Chapter 259: Recruiting Troops (3)
On the Dexing Tea House.
"Guest officer, the incense slices and melon seeds you want, use them slowly!"
"Thank you, Mr. Cai, please!" Meng Yan waved his hand to signal that Dr. Nacha could go down.
Cai Jin lowered his head and took a sip, and praised it: "Son, this incense piece is good, try it?" ”
Meng Yan laughed: "I drink tea like a cow drinking water, and I can't taste good or bad." ”
"In fact, the tea ceremony is not an elegant way, no matter how good the tea is, it is also drunk by people, and the person who drinks good tea must be a person with noble interests, not necessarily, is the person who drinks ordinary tea only a country man, a man in the market?" Cai Jin smiled.
"What Mr. Cai said makes sense, I don't know much about the tea ceremony, but I know that this tea is a good thing, it has the effect of refreshing and refreshing, and it also has the effect of fighting cancer, delaying aging and so on!" Meng Yan Road.
"I know the effect of this refreshing and refreshing old man, but I don't know this old man who fights cancer and delays aging, and the son is really knowledgeable."
"Hey, I just like to read some miscellaneous books."
"These miscellaneous books that Gongzi Ye reads are much stronger than those useless Four Books and Five Classics." Cai Jin said with a smile.
"Confucianism, those are the classics of governing the world, they are the avenues, and I am just a small road!" Meng Yan smiled.
"There is no trail, where is the avenue, the prince is humble."
"Tianxing is coming up." Meng Yan raised his eyes and saw Lin Tianxing coming up from the corner of the stairs.
"Childe?"
"Sit down and say, incense, freshly brewed." Meng Yan beckoned.
"Thank you, Childe!" Lin Tianxing did it, picked up the teacup and took a sip. "I found someone to send a letter to Zhang Xuan as Mrs. Yu, according to the observation of the person who sent the letter, after Zhang Xuan received the letter, he couldn't sit still immediately, and he should be coming over."
"Didn't this Zhang Xuan doubt the authenticity of the letter?"
"Probably not."
"Then let's wait here, Tianxing, eat melon seeds." Meng Yan greeted.
About a stick of incense has passed.
A young man in a half-worn silk robe went up to the second floor of the Dexing Teahouse, stood at the top of the stairs and looked inside.
"Tianxing, go and ask, if it's Zhang Xuan. Bring it on! Meng Yan has never seen Zhang Xuan either. It can only be based on eyesight and judgment.
Lin Tianxing stood up and walked over.
"Is it Lord Zhang Xuan?" Lin Tian walked over, got closer, and asked softly.
"You are?" Zhang Xuan was slightly startled. Just now he looked around. Wen Xiaoyu was not found.
"Our shopkeeper is on the third floor. Please come with me! ”
"Oh, okay!" Zhang Xuan didn't think much about it, and there were people coming and going in the teahouse. It's understandable that he didn't see it for a while.
"Lord Zhang, there are many people on the second floor, and the shopkeeper has booked a box on the third floor, and ordered the small one to wait for you here!"
"I see!" Zhang Xuan let go of a trace of caution in his heart and followed Lin Tianxing up to the third floor.
"Mr. Cai, the guests have arrived, let's go up too!" Meng Yan smiled, stood up, and greeted Cai Jindao.
"Childe, please!"
In a secluded box on the third floor, Lin Tianxing led Zhang Xuan inside.
"Lord Zhang, please!"
Zhang Xuan stepped in with his feet up, and was surprised to find that there was no one inside, and was about to turn around, but was gently pushed by Lin Tianxing and went in.
"Master Zhang, wait a while, my shopkeeper will be here soon!"
"Who are you, dare to deceive the official, what do you want to do, I am the official of the imperial court, and the kidnapping of the official of the imperial court is to kill the head!" Zhang Xuan was taken aback, and scolded repeatedly.
Lin Tianxing turned a deaf ear, wrapped his arms around his chest, and blocked the door.
Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded, she was actually deceived by someone here, and the other party obviously knew her relationship with Wen Xiaoyu, otherwise she would not have succeeded so lightly.
I can't help but think about his own mistakes, his mind is too hot, and he is carried away by emotion, Wen Xiaoyu has never asked him out in such a way, such a simple scam, he was actually fooled so lightly!
It's so stupid to be real!
But he is a small head of the criminal department, his official position is no more than seven grades, and an official the size of a sesame mung bean, is it worth someone to design such a trap so carefully for himself to drill?
Now, Zhang Xuan calmed down and thought about how to get out, this is the third floor, if you jump out of the window, you will have to be crippled if you don't die.
"Childe!"
Just as Zhang Xuan was thinking of a way to get out, Meng Yan and Cai Jin arrived.
"Stay at the door and don't let anyone in!" Meng Yan commanded, raised his feet and stepped into the box, and Cai Jin followed.
"This must be Lord Zhang Xuan, the director of the Sichuan Department of the Criminal Department, right?" Meng Yan clenched his fists and asked politely.
"I am, may I ask your Excellency?" Zhang Xuan is not a Dousheng Xiaomin who has never seen the world, and his expression is calm.
"In Xia Mengyan, this is my curtain officer Cai Jin!" Meng Yan casually introduced.
"Your Excellency is Meng Yan?" Zhang Xuan was surprised.
"What's the matter, there is a second Meng Yan in this capital?" Meng Yan smiled and greeted, "Lord Zhang, please take a seat!" ”
Zhang Xuan sat down with slightly wary eyes: "What did I do, do you Jinyiwei want to arrest me back?" ”
"Does Jinyiwei have to arrest someone?" Meng Yan smiled.
"Why, if you don't arrest people, then what do you want to do?" Zhang Xuan asked with a puzzled look.
"Isn't it okay to drink tea?"
"Please forgive this official for being incomprehensible, is there anyone who invites someone to drink tea like this?" Zhang Xuan snorted coldly.
"No way, it's hard to enter the gate of the Criminal Department, I want to invite Master Zhang to tea in person, but your people won't let me in to find you." Meng Yan said with a smile.
"Why is that?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled.
"Lord Zhang doesn't know?"
"What does this official know?" Zhang Xuan was confused.
"Hehe, it seems that the prejudice of the criminal department against Meng is really deep, yes, the Holy Majesty decreed the establishment of the Beijing Patrol Envoy Yamen, and Meng was transferred as the inspector, which is a temporary institution. The main thing to do is to investigate and correct unjust, false and wrongful cases, in addition to the patrol envoys, also need some subordinate officials, the Holy Authority authorized this official to transfer an official in the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and Dongchang, and the Criminal Department, this official has taken a fancy to you, so this official is here! Meng Yan said simply.
"Master Meng wants me to work under you?" Zhang Xuan was a little surprised, which he didn't expect.
"Yes, this time it's just a secondment. Your position in the Criminal Department does not move! Meng Yan said.
"I'm sorry. I don't want to go. Zhang Xuan refused.
"Don't you think about it?" Meng Yan had already prepared for Zhang Xuan's attitude, if Zhang Xuan promised him, it would be difficult for him to return to the Criminal Department in the future.
The officials of the Criminal Department are now the same enemy against him, and Zhang Xuan is close to him. Or even work together. Back to the Criminal Department. It will definitely be ostracized.
Zhang Xuan's refusal is understandable.
The inspection made the yamen a temporary institution now, but it may not become a permanent institution in the future.
But this is all uncertain, and people have selfish intentions. Zhang Xuan has experienced setbacks in officialdom and learned to think about himself, which is also normal and irreproachable.
"I don't want to have anything to do with Jinyiwei, Lord Meng, I understand your kindness." Zhang Xuan's attitude was extremely cold, and he stood up with a fist and was about to walk towards the door, "Farewell!" ”
"The first case that this official took over from the inspection envoy Yamen was the case of Bai Suxin's adultery and murder!" Meng Yan said slowly.
"What did you say?" When Zhang Xuan heard this, he immediately stopped.
"Didn't Master Zhang hear clearly, Bai Suxin's adultery murder case!" Meng Yan repeated.
"Lord Meng wants to re-investigate Bai Suxin's adultery and murder case?" Zhang Xuan's eyes showed a hint of excitement, it was because of this case that he was framed by his colleagues, and he was accused of a mistake, demoted from Langzhong to the main matter, and his promising future suddenly became bleak.
"Not bad!"
"Is Master Meng deceiving the official, this case was handled by Dongchang, although there has not been a review by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, but everyone knows that the case handled by Dongchang, who dares to overturn it?" Zhang Xuan said.
"The official didn't say that he wanted to overturn the case, but said that he would re-investigate!" Meng Yan smiled calmly, in the absence of conclusive evidence, the word reversal of the case cannot be taken out and said publicly, and if someone is caught, he will give someone a handle when the time comes.
Zhang Xuan is not stunned when he first entered the officialdom, how can he not hear the meaning of Meng Yan's words, the review is actually the reversal of the case, but it is not explicitly stated.
"Lord Meng wants to review this case, does Dongchang agree?"
"This official reviews this case, why do you need Dongchang's consent?" Meng Yan smiled coldly.
"So, Lord Meng has the emperor's order?" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up, only the Holy Purpose can not be afraid of the interference of the East Factory.
"If there is no emperor's order, how dare this official do this?"
"Lord Meng, can the holy decree give this official a look?" Zhang Xuan said.
This request is very rude, the holy decree is casually read, even if it is Meng Yan who received the holy decree, he must put away the holy decree and enshrine it, let alone take it with him, otherwise it will be disrespectful.
"Yes, as long as Lord Zhang agrees to join me to inspect the yamen, he will naturally be able to see the holy decree!" Meng Yandao, the implication is that only if you join, you are qualified to see the holy decree, if you don't join, why should you show the holy decree.
"Lord Meng, can you allow this official to think about it?"
"Yes, but Master Zhang must make a decision before sealing!" Meng Yan nodded, such a big thing, it is unrealistic not to let people think about it.
"Good!" Zhang Xuan nodded, "This official has another question for Master Meng?" ”
"Lord Zhang, please speak!"
"What is the relationship between Master Meng and Songhe's shopkeeper Wen Xiaoyu?" Zhang Xuan asked solemnly.
"Lord Zhang really wants to know?"
"Yes, please tell Master Meng!" Zhang Xuan said.
"Okay, Tianxing!" Meng Yan commanded.
Lin Tianxing took out a big red wedding card from his arms and handed it to Meng Yan, Meng Yan handed it to Zhang Xuan and said: "On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, the official takes a concubine, and I also ask Lord Zhang to take the time to appreciate the light and come to the house to drink a glass of water and wine." ”
Seeing the big red bronzing wedding card, Zhang Xuan felt black in front of him, dizzy, and didn't know how the wedding card got into his hand.
"Master Zhang, farewell!" Meng Yan knew that this news was a huge blow to Zhang Xuan, but there were some things that could not be forced.
Just took this opportunity to make him die, but it was a cause and effect.
Meng Yan and the three of them walked for a long time, and Zhang Xuan took a wedding card and left the Dexing Teahouse in despair. (To be continued......)