If someone says what they can do when they come to the Yamen, it will naturally be a complaint, and this will be a layman. The so-called birth is not allowed to enter the public door, this is the privilege of the gentry in the Ming Dynasty, if they are sued, as long as they have a meritorious name on their heads, they do not have to go to the yamen to respond to the lawsuit, and send a steward family to support it. If it is a major case, you must be present in person, and you must meet in the second hall, and you don't need to go through the main gate to enter the yamen, which is the so-called decency of a scholar.

As for saying that the rich and noble have to say goodbye, they don't have to come to the door in person. Even if such a person has a lawsuit, as long as the housekeeper sends the paper, he will never go into battle in person and beat the drum at the entrance of the yamen to shout grievances. So the officials were a little confused, what did the brothers run to the door of the yamen to wander around?

Yan Hong was silent, Wang Ting had already handed over the name sticker, and said: "My son-in-law has an important matter to ask to see Old Father Lin, and I also ask this eldest brother to pass it on." As he spoke, he had already stuffed a small ingot of silver with the help of handing over the name sticker. It's just that he doesn't accept bribes much on weekdays, and he doesn't give money a few times, so this method is a little rusty.

Originally, the public saw money like flies and saw blood, and there was no reason to refuse. Unexpectedly, the tolerance pushed the silver out and said: "This benevolent brother doesn't know that the local Lord Lin is different, and his majesty is extremely strict, and he will never allow us to accept money." Brother, if I accept your silver, and let the eldest master know the way, it will be a double refund, plus forty boards, brother, I can't bear it. Wait a minute, I'll go in and pass it on. Seeing it or not, but it's all in Master Lin, and it has nothing to do with the small. ”

The man said, turned around and went back to the yamen to report. But Wang Ting was stunned there. Several other officials also came over, saying that not only was his master a clean official, but also that his brothers were not allowed to accept money, and that violators would not be tolerated, so please don't be embarrassed.

Yan Hong frowned secretly, and said in his heart: This is really not easy to do. If this public person is the same as ordinary people, it is easy to take the money when he sees it, but I am afraid that he will meet an adult like Hai Rui No. 2, who is honest and self-controlled, and has no hands and feet, it is not very easy to do. The wall stands thousands of feet, and if there is no desire, it is rigid. If there is no greed, it is difficult to find weakness. Even if you smash him to pieces, you will break your own blood.

Thinking of this, Yan Hong carefully looked at the few dukes in front of him again, but this time he saw the difference. But when I saw the public here, all of them were ruddy and full of energy, and their clothes were bright. Compared with the embarrassed appearance of the public in Chun'an County, who is yellow-skinned and thin-skinned, and has withered clothes, it is really a world of difference. Weird, weird, these tolerances that don't charge black money, what do they rely on to sustain their lives, and they are still so nourishing?

After a while, I saw the previous official walking out quickly, and gave a salute first: "Report to the two sons, my eldest master is waiting in the flower hall, and please come with me." But as for the noble servants, they could not come in. ”

Yan Hong nodded and said, "That's exactly how it should be." The eight people found a tea stall opposite the yamen and sat down to drink tea and wait, and Yan Hong and Hu Baiqi were led by tolerance until the front of the West Flower Hall. The tolerance guided: "Two sons, my grandfather is inside." "Say goodbye and bow and leave.

Yan Hong and Hu Baiqi entered the flower hall, but they saw a middle-aged man with white skin and three locks of ink hair in front of them, dressed in regular clothes, sitting on the Taishi chair, presumably Lin Yangqian, the local magistrate. Seeing that the two of them were coming, he got up and said, "The lower officials don't know that the two sons are coming, and they are disappointed, so I hope you will forgive me." Please be seated. Come on, tea. ”

Yan Hong took the opportunity to look at Lin Yangqian carefully. This person is a clear stream above the Jiangnan officialdom, but at this moment, he is much bigger than Hai Rui. Compared with Hai Rui, this tiger Ban Zhixian is far from being a skinny and sour face, but has fair skin, a plump face, and a beard like ink, which can be called dignified. Looking at his eyes, his eyes are also blazing, worthy of the majesty of the two lists of the country and the dynasty.

After the three of them met each other, the guests and hosts sat down, and the servants offered fresh fruits and refreshments and then withdrew, Lin Zhixian said: "Yan Gongzi is not in Beijing to take up a job, come to my Shanyin County, I don't know what to do?" ”

Before coming here, I also spent a period of time with Wang Cuiqiao, what kind of person is this Lin Yangqian? In Yan Hong's heart, it is estimated that since the other party is from Hanlin, he is a first-class noble in the national dynasty system, and he must be above the top, and he has never been put in his eyes if he is a person.

But such a nobleman, after three years of disbanding, did not have to stay in office, released to the county, after the examination was completed, he was transferred to the county, and he actually moved to the attached Guo County, mixed with the situation of the same city of the prefecture and county. It can be said that he was born in a situation, and he is high and low.

In Yan Hong's mind, in this case, Lin Yangqian must be full of anger, and since then he has become a super cent leading the way, looking at no one is pleasing to the eye, and everyone has to put on a stinky face. Especially his own grandson of a traitorous minister, and Hu Baiqi's identity as the young master of the governor's family, is really embarrassing. came to visit recklessly, and there was nothing abnormal about this Qing official directly ordering people to beat them with sticks. He was ready to look at the stinky face.

Unexpectedly, at this sight, the other party was neither humble nor arrogant, not far or close, and looked pampered and not surprised. At the same time, he also made a position that he didn't seem to want to offend himself, but he wouldn't have a relationship with him. In short, it is like swallowing water warmly, tepid. At that time, there were two ways of civil and military, and Shilin Qingliu and Jinyi Eagle Dog were doing their own thing, and this attitude was normal. However, with Lin Yangqian's showing this attitude, Yan Hong's original prediction also fell short.

But people are polite, and the drama here has to be performed. At that moment, Yan Hong arched his hand and said: "Don't hide it from Lin Lao Ling Yin that this official is here, and it is really a case of Xu Hai." ”

Lin Yangqian raised his eyebrows: "Oh, Xu Hai's case." That Xu Hai is a famous widow, burning, killing and looting in the past, doing countless evils, and the people of Jiangnan can't sleep on his skin and eat his flesh. In January of this year, this guy was armed with a sharp sword, led several people from the same party, sneaked into the county seat, and wanted to cooperate with the Japanese in the sea, and broke the city to slaughter and burn it. Fortunately, it was captured by the official. The official has reported to the imperial court and asked for his beheading. I don't know what Chief Yan wants to do when he comes here? ”

Since Yan Hong has a clear official body, then Lin Yangqian also calls him a chief.

When Yan Hong heard this, Lin Yangqian's words were not leaky, and he kept saying that he wanted to correct Xu Hai, but he was a powerful person. He hurriedly said: "Old Ling Yin, I Jinyiwei visited and learned that Xu Hai was involved in a major case of rebellion. Jingshi has already captured several bandits, and there are many suspicions, many of which require him to identify with the party. Therefore, I was ordered by the governor of Lu Dadu to bring him out of prison and return to Beijing with me for trial. ”

This kind of reason was thought of by Lu Bing when he left Beijing, because Jinyiwei was involved in secrets, it was very strange to arrest people, and it was even more strange to raise people from prison, and there was no need for any legitimate reason. To put it simply, this person is involved in a case, and we need him, as for what the case is, I'm sorry that your level is too low, and there is no need to know the truth. And whether this person is released or killed in the end is all controlled by Jinyiwei.

Lin Yangqian smiled when he heard this: "What should I do? But it was. There's nothing hard about that. When the thief was taken, he kept saying that he was a good citizen who had been recruited, and the official said, he had not seen the holy decree issued, who was bold enough to dare to recruit a good citizen? ”

Hearing this, he saw Hu Baiqi's face twitch. If it weren't for the hardships he had suffered in Chun'an, and now that the people were not around, I was afraid that he would have a seizure on the spot.

Lin Yangqian continued: "Sure enough, this thief has not changed, not only doing evil in Jiangnan, but also involved in the Jingshi case, which can really be killed but not kept." It was not difficult for Chief Yan to take him away, but he also asked Yan Qianhu to ask the holy decree to come out, and the lower officials naturally released him when he saw the will. ”

After hearing this, Yan Hong secretly scolded a dog's head in his heart. This guy is saying a nice thing, but it's actually a thorny sentence. If there was really a holy decree, Lao Tzu would have already held the holy decree and told you to kneel, and did he still use such a person to come to see you like a dog? At the moment, he had to say: "Don't hide it from Lin Lao Lingyin, Jinyi does things, but not all of them do it with the holy decree." ”

Lin Yangqian nodded and said: "I also know this, Jinyiwei does not follow the routine, but it has been for a long time. It is easy to do without a holy decree, but you can have the official document of the Governor of Lu Dadu and use it as a certificate, or you can take someone away. ”

Lin Zhixian is worthy of being a civil official from the tiger class, and it is Yan Hong's seven inches that he handles. He is not like Hai Rui's one-sided emphasis on the hard top, on the contrary, he is soft and rigid, even eliminating and playing, and he is really a good Tai Chi.

If Lu Bingzhen wants to send an official letter to transfer the criminal, then just send a cat and a dog to do it, why send Yan Hong here? But it's also risky. If the suspect who took away the official letter of the Metropolitan Governor of Lu will reappear at sea or on land in the future and commit something again, will he still make it clear to the Metropolitan Governor of Lu? And this widow Xu Hai can no one vouch for it. Lu Dadu supervised Wang Cuiqiao's money, or for the sake of the overall situation in the southeast, to save Xu Hai's life, that is okay. But if you want to trade with the safety of Governor Lu Dadu's own, then don't even think about it. At the beginning, the so-called saying of opening a driver's post, in fact, when Yan Hong left Beijing, he didn't see the following, which is the reason.

Therefore, Lu Bing sent Yan Hong to Jiangnan this time, there was no holy decree, and there was no official letter, what he wanted was a tacit understanding, and everyone understood each other. However, this method requires people to really understand with you. Lin Yangqian made it clear that he was not in the same position at this time, and he also took this point, opened his mouth to ask for an official letter, chased and beat him fiercely, and he had to try to see the dagger.

At this time, Yan Hong's life was in the hands of people, so he had to say: "This, the official letter, is also nothing." ”

"Huh? There is no holy decree, and there is no official letter. Yan Qianhu, you came to the door to bring a widow who committed a heinous crime and planned to be beheaded out of the county prison, but there were no formalities, could it be that you want to mention it openly and secretly? Lin Yangqian's face sank at this time, but his face changed. The kind words of Fang Cai are just appetizers, and this is the main meal.