Chapter 136: You Come and I Come
At this time, Seinfeld, who had checked the identity of the candidate, had almost completed the task in hand
After verifying the identity of the last candidate waiting, Seinfeld stretched comfortably, then put away a thick handbook in his hand that recorded the candidate's information, and prepared to leave the place.
But at this time, Zhang Ran came to Seinfeld's side with great strides, for Zhang Ran in front of him, Seinfeld only knew that he was an official sent by the household department to help his side, and Seinfeld didn't know anything about Zhang Ran's other identity.
"Master Zhang"
"Lord Song"
The two saluted each other in a friendly manner, but when Song Fei heard that Zhang Ran in front of him actually knew his name, he was also slightly surprised
"Does Master Zhang know me?" Seinfeld looked at Zhang Ran with surprised eyes, and Zhang Ran also smiled slightly at this time
He said to Seinfeld
"Ministry of Rites Seinfeld, no one knows the name of Lord Song, no one knows." Zhang Ran's opening also made Seinfeld subconsciously open his mouth with a look of surprise.
"Master Zhang, don't make fun of me, I'm just a nobody in the Ministry of Rites, as for what no one knows, no one knows...... I can't afford it. Seinfeld said with a wave of his hand
Zhang Ran didn't continue to entangle Seinfeld's explanation, and after he saw Seinfeld leaving, Zhang Ran also asked Seinfeld
"Lord Song, where are you going?"
"I need to return these manuals to the Ministry of Rites, and there is still some time before the start of the imperial examination, so I want to use this time to handle this matter." Seinfeld said.
After Zhang Ran heard this, he also glanced down at the manual in Seinfeld's hand, and at this time, Zhang Ran pretended to be an ancient Taoist and said to Seinfeld casually
"It just so happens that I have nothing to do in this matter, why don't you let me come and go for you, I don't know if Lord Song can trust me?" Zhang Ran's sudden words made Seinfeld hesitate a little, and after a slight pause, Seinfeld also smiled
"Zhang Ran has to invigilate the exam next, if Zhang Ran is delayed because of my trivial matters...... That's really wrong...... I appreciate Mr. Zhang's kindness. ”
From beginning to end, Seinfeld thought that Zhang Ran was an ordinary official of the household department, and he was only ordered to invigilate the exam, and Seinfeld did not have much defense against Zhang Ran's enthusiasm.
According to common sense, Zhang Ran should have understood what he meant at this time, but the man named Zhang Ran in front of him made Seinfeld feel a little strange.
His euphemistic refusal did not let Zhang Ran leave, but after Fang Songfei saw Zhang Ran looking at him with a strange look, the manual in his hand became a little bent due to force at this time.
"Master Zhang, what do you mean by that?" Seinfeld asked Zhang Ran with a frown, and Zhang Ran was also like a scoundrel on the street at this time, stretching out his hands to Seinfeld and nullifying his shoulders, and then with a helpless expression
"It's not interesting, I'm just trying to help you." Zhang Ran reached out at this time to snatch the manual from Seinfeld's hand, but Seinfeld dodged Zhang Ran's outstretched right hand with one side of his body.
"Shang Shilang, you came just in time, and the lower official has something to tell you."
After Seinfeld saw Shang Nong coming to his side with the officers and soldiers, he also hurriedly said.
Shang Nong glanced at Zhang Ran and Seinfeld, and then he turned his head to Seinfeld and said
"I saw everything that just happened"
When Seinfeld heard this, a trace of joy also appeared on his face, and Seinfeld said to Shang Nong respectfully at this time
"Xiaguan now suspects that Zhang Ran has bad intentions and wants to deliberately disrupt the normal progress of the imperial examination, this son has ill intentions and bad intentions, and Xiaguan feels that Shang Shilang should subdue this person to avoid more trouble."
Seinfeld's plea also made Shang Nong nod again and again, and this fashion farmer turned his head and asked Zhang Ran
"Zhang Ran, do you have any justification for what Seinfeld just said?"
"Nope." Zhang Ran said as he stared at the manual in Seinfeld's hand.
"In that case, let's arrest it." As soon as Shang Nong spoke, the two officers and soldiers behind him took their own steps, but the direction of the two of them was not Zhang Ran, but Song Fei.
"Shang Shilang! What's going on? Seinfeld was held high by two officers and soldiers at this time, with a look of puzzlement and shock, and the manual that he had been holding tightly fell to the ground at this time.
"Take it first." Shang Nong directly chose to ignore Seinfeld's defense, and after Seinfeld was taken down, he also opened his mouth to ask Zhang Ran, who had been watching the manual
"Virtuous nephew, I hope you have a reasonable explanation to convince me...... and your father. ”
After Zhang Ran heard this, he also nodded at Shang Nong with a serious face.
………
Qinghai Academy, at this time, Fang Tang was calming down his mood outside the door of the examination room
"I have been a student for a total of 12 years from elementary school to high school, but I didn't expect to be able to live the addiction of being a teacher today...... It's beautiful! ”
Fang Tang had a happy look on his face at the door, and he was also puzzled when he was seen by others
"Why does this man keep giggling at the door? Is he crazy? ”
At this time, an officer and soldier stationed in Qinghai Academy found Fang Tang at this time
"Dare to ask if you are an official of the household department, Lord Fang Tangfang?" The officer and soldier asked tentatively
And after Fang Tang heard this question, he also nodded his head and said
"Exactly"
"Zhang Ran from Cangnan Academy, Master Zhang sent someone to bring you a message at this time."
"Zhang Ran? Brought me a word? What words? Fang Tang asked the officers and soldiers
After thinking about it for a while, the officers and soldiers also spoke with a strange look
"Lord Zhang said to you, after the imperial examination is over, let you bring Zhou Xiaoer and Qin Tang to accompany Lord Zhang to burn incense in a Taoist temple of Jinyun Temple in the city." Said the officer and soldier
"Burning incense? There is nothing to burn incense for...... Wait, who did you just say to take and where to burn incense? Fang Tang's eyes flashed with a hint of caution at this time.
"Zhou Xiaoer and Qin Tang, the four of them went to Jinyunguan outside the city to burn incense." The officer and soldier muttered.
Fang Tang didn't pay attention to it at first, but it wasn't until he said the three words Jin Yunguan from the mouths of the officers and soldiers that he realized that there were other meanings in Zhang Ran's words.
The four of them went to Jin Yunguan to investigate whether Jin Yunguan had been secretly selling sulfur, and Zhang Ran and Fang Tang had also given gag orders to Zhou Xiaoer and Qin Tang to not let them tell the other brothers.
Originally, an incident that should no longer be mentioned was told again by Zhang Ran at this time in the imperial examination. And he sent someone to Qinghai College to tell himself.
What does Zhang Ran mean? Could it be that at this juncture, he made another discovery.
But even if he found sulfur, with Zhang Ran's ability and background, he should be able to handle it, but why did he still tell himself?
Could it be that what he found this time was not sulfur?