On February 19 of the second year of Xuanhe, the appointment ceremony of Yuefu Yin ended like this.

After dispersing the row of officials, one by one the officials began to frown, there was no three fires of the new official, and none of the inverted friezes were spanked, but this new mansion Yin was obviously not easy to deal with.

After dispersing the yashen, a group of Xu Ling returned to their respective rooms, and some of them sighed: "We will not have a good time in the future!" ”

"Be quiet, don't be heard!" Hearing the complaints of colleagues in the same errand room, someone hurriedly lowered his voice and persuaded: "The new Lord Yin has the title of Marquis, but the red man in front of His Majesty and His Royal Highness King Yun, I don't know how many people in Biandu City want to find an opportunity to join him, and there is no way to climb this relationship, if I listen to you say this, I don't seize the opportunity......"

The sighing cha Ling looked a little angry: "I can't wait for a month but I don't have any money left, if I don't have these door rules money and shoe money, how can I support my family?" ”

Another errand is also indignant: "Brother Huang is right, now the steamed buns that are not stuffed in Bian are sold for three or four yuan a piece, and the small money for a month and a half is for the brothers and a half to drink the northwest wind......"

The officials are as clear as water, and the officials are as smooth as oil. In other words, if it weren't for the oil and water that were on an errand in the yamen, how could these people come to the yamen on an errand with their heads, and the words and actions of the ceremony of Lotte were obviously giving these errand men great psychological pressure.

Not only the fast errand room, but also the six Cao errand houses of the soldiers, households, ceremonies, soldiers, criminals, and workers, are also sighing again and again.

Most of the errand workers are old men who don't know a few words, and it's okay to complain a few times, but most of the people who work in Liucao's case room have failed to go to school and have read books, and the resistance to Lotte is even greater.

At this moment, all the officials in the torture room were silent, and they were busy with the case files at hand, but everyone's eyebrows obviously couldn't stretch, and they chewed every word Lotte said repeatedly in their hearts.

At this time, an official looked at the case file in his hand, but laughed: "This case is very interesting!" ”

"What case?" Someone next to him asked, and then shook his head again: "I'll be sad when I wait, Fang Zhusi, you still laugh." ”

"Hong Shuban, come and see this case!" The officer who had been called to be the priest said.

Na Hong Shuban took the file and looked at it carefully, and soon his eyes were full of smiles: "This is not a case handed over yesterday, it is related to the emperor's relatives and relatives for us and others, and it is also a headache for the judiciary to join the army. ”

"Actually, this case is not very big in terms of its original cause...... Fang Zhisi said.

Hearing what Fang Absi said, Hong Shuban laughed: "It's not big, we can make it bigger......

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After the yashen dispersed, a group of miscellaneous officials welcomed Lotte to the back hall, and saluted again in the flower hall of the back hall.

After the miscellaneous officials retreated, Lotte walked to the flower hall under the guidance of the old official, which is the inner hall suite where Fu Yin usually handles cases, and it is also the most important place in the entire Kaifeng Mansion.

When Lotte joined the army as a manager in Kaifeng Mansion, he was busy with cases all day, and it was also the day of the Ya Shen to stand in the hall to see Nie Shan a few times.

Lotte reported directly to Nie Shan, this is a taboo in officialdom, in the words of later generations, this is called a skipping newspaper, so as not to be squeezed out by the division and colleagues, Lotte is not a fool and naturally can't do such a thing.

Although the yamen layout in the world is roughly the same, and Wu Song, Shakuqi, and Tu Si are also mixed in the official office, but for Kaifeng Mansion, the old official Meng who led the way with Lotte in front is the most familiar.

Entering the inner hall suite, Lotte's eyes swept over Sitong and nodded, this inner hall suite of Kaifeng Mansion Yin Office is obviously not comparable to Qiantang Governor and Hangzhou Governor, the room is spacious, and the placement is also very elegant.

But when he saw a portrait hanging in the inner hall suite, he immediately attracted Lotte's attention.

Seeing that Lotte was attracted by the painting, the old man Meng hurriedly said: "Master Yin, the person who painted this painting is Bao Longtu, and the previous Master Yin hung the portrait of Master Bao at this time in order to encourage himself, and it is said that it has been decades long!" ”

Lotte approached, first bowed to Bao Gong, and then watched carefully, the paper of this husband's painting has been yellowed, obviously it has been some years, and then carefully look at the appearance of Bao Gong in the painting, Bao Gong should be about sixty years old, long beard and beautiful hair, in ancient times it seems to be an old handsome guy, plus the solemnity of the painting handsome deliberately painted, it looks even more majestic and solemn.

Looking at Bao Gongxiang, Lotte immediately felt that this painting of Bao Gong was completely different from his own image of Bao Gong, in his own image Bao Gong is a carbon black color, but the white-faced old handsome guy in front of him obviously does not agree with his own image.

The surprise of the heart gradually revealed on his face, and seeing Lotte's surprised face, the old official Meng said: "Does Master Fu Yin think there is something wrong?" ”

"No, no!" Lotte shook his head and said.

The old official Meng continued: "Master, this painting of Bao Lao is rumored to be made by Emperor Renzong when Bao Lao was sixty years old, and this one is copied, and the original painting is hidden by Bao's descendants!" ”

Lotte knows that most of his information about Bao Gong comes from dramas, and the characters in Chinese dramas are all face-painted. Black, showing a serious, fair and selfless character, such as Bao Gong; And white is treacherous and suspicious, such as: Cao Cao, Yan Song. Over time, if Bao Gong is white-faced, he will not be accepted by future generations.

When Lotte looked at Bao Gongxiang, Meng Laoyi stared at Lotte for a while, as if he wanted to say something and stopped.

Lotte didn't pay attention to Meng Lao's demeanor, but Wu Song on the side saw it and said, "Uncle Meng, what do you have to say to my family officials, and don't say anything!" ”

Hearing Wu Song's words, Lotte and Wu Song glanced at each other, obviously understood something, and said: "Old Meng, if you have anything to say, tell this official, you also know that this official is a person!" ”

Today is different from the past, Lotte used to be just a petty official from the eighth grade, but now he is the dignified Kaifeng Mansion Yin and the third grade marquis, and Meng Lao is naturally afraid. After getting Lotte's words, Meng Laoyi had to speak: "Master Yin, the little old man has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not!" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Lotte said.

Old Servant Meng hesitated and said: "Master Yin of the Mansion has heard of it, the official is as clear as a water official, and the words are as smooth as oil?" ”

"I've heard a little!" Lotte nodded.

Meng Lao Servant continued: "Don't hide the old man Yin from the house, that is, the old man Bao is sitting in Kaifeng Mansion, although he is aware of everything, he will inevitably be used by the small officials, and then this little official is proud because of this, and his identity in the eyes of the people in the ya, and this story has been circulated in the yamen for a long time!" ”

What the? Even Bao Zheng was used by these little officials, and Lotte couldn't help but be shocked, and said, "You can talk about it carefully......"

"The little old man also heard about it from a senior official when he first entered the government." Old Servant Meng said: "When Mr. Bao was in office, there was a person who broke the law and deserved to be punished with a cane according to the law, and this person went to bribe the clerk on duty in advance in order to reduce the punishment. The scribe took care of the prisoner after receiving the money, and said: 'After the trial, the master will order me to write your noble petition (book) before the execution, and then you will cry out for injustice, and I will defend you.' ’

On the day of the trial, after Mr. Bao was promoted to the court to interrogate the case, he asked the official to write a noble statement before the execution. The clerk who had received the money scolded loudly: 'Get out of here after eating the cane, don't be too long-winded!' ’

When Mr. Bao heard this, he immediately became disgusted with the official's display of power, and in turn scolded the official, and the prisoner was lightly punished. ”

"I can get that prisoner off lightly in front of Mr. Bao, this little official is really a character!" When Wu Song heard this, he couldn't help but sigh lightly.

"In the eyes of Mr. Bao, this is called 'suppressing the power of the officials', in the eyes of this official, Mr. Bao doesn't know that he has been sold by the traitor!" Lotte said.

"It's very much what Master Yin does!" Old Servant Meng hurriedly spoke.

Lotte suddenly remembered a poem in later generations, which was specially used to ridicule the old officials, and couldn't help but chant: "The old and the old are more familiar with the knife and pen, and the old and the new are more reasonable." Fighting wits should be heroic, and they will also cooperate with the sniper in the year. Sun Kuiming has something to hide, and Bao Lao Yan is still in the trap. I'm afraid that Yama will be difficult to wipe suit, and the iron whip will make his ghost buttocks red. ”

"The eldest master also knows the difficulties of this generation!" Listening to Lotte's chanting of "Song of the Old Officials", Meng Lao Yi couldn't help but sigh, hesitated for a moment and then said to Lotte: "It's just that today's big man is Ren, it is inevitable to give people a harsh appearance, there are more than 600 officials in Kaifeng Mansion, and the little old man is afraid that the big man will interfere too much, so that the little ones will have a lot of troubles for the big man." ”

Shakuchi has been by Lotte's side for a long time, and he has learned a lot of official tones, and said: "My eldest lord is small, rebellious, has the power to destroy the summer, has the position of a marquis, and everywhere he goes, the world is Qingping, Biandu is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and my lord is an official who wants to benefit one party." ”

Immediately, Shakuchi comforted Mr. Meng: "Don't worry about my master, since my lord is an official, few people dare to make a traitor in the hands of my lord, even if someone is like this, these people will not end well in my family." ”

Lotte nodded when he heard this, his eyes were a little more appreciative, now that his status is high, he naturally doesn't need to speak out about this matter, shakuchi can "progress" to this extent in answering questions, and he has a bit of the taste of a spokesman in later generations, which makes him very satisfied.

Meng Lao Yi just stopped making a sound when he heard it, there are more than 600 Xu Ling in Kaifeng Mansion, Meng Lao Yi knows the virtues of these people very well, although he can't persuade Lotte, but he still talks like this and closes his relationship with Lotte, which is also a kind of harvest.

Lotte also knew the intentions of the old official Meng, and then said: "Old Meng, you are the old official of this Kaifeng Mansion who is proficient, and this official is not familiar with the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, so you will listen to it by the side of this official!" ”

When Meng Laoguan heard this, he was overjoyed: "Being able to follow the eldest master is a blessing that the little old man has cultivated for several lifetimes!" ”

When I first arrived in Kaifeng, everything was peaceful, but there were no waves, and Lotte was only familiar with the affairs of the government.

"Master Fu Yin, there was a murder case at noon yesterday......" When he was about to disperse in the evening, he suddenly saw someone enter the inner hall and say.

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