Chapter 327: Reason
Besides, since Zhao Xu came to announce when he was still on duty in the yamen, it showed that there was indeed an emergency, and Ouyang Shu could not be lazy.
However, when Ouyang Shu saw Tong Guan at this time, he was indeed a little weak in his heart, and there was no other reason than the incident that he had with Queen Meng last time.
Tong Guan saw Ouyang Shu, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. However, then he seemed to think of something, and his face changed to an arrogant look, and said: "County Lord Li, these people in your yamen are also rude, and they don't know me, and they dare to do something to me, is this the hospitality of your Kaifeng county government? I don't want to say much about the others, you can watch and do it! His meaning is very clear, if you don't punish these people well today, you will not give me face, and you will go against me!
Ouyang Shu originally thought that the other party was an angel and didn't care about him, but he didn't expect that Tong Guan would just beat his subordinates, but the wicked person sued first, and it was endless, and the anger in his heart suddenly couldn't be contained. This is not only not to give his subordinates, but also not to give him his own face, if he bows to Tong Guan at this time, he will lose his heart in this yamen in the future, and there will be no way to mix it up.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a sound of small footsteps behind me, and it turned out that these officials in the yamen heard that there was a fight outside, and they rushed out together, wanting to see what was going on, and the first one of them was Fan Zhengping. As soon as everyone went out, they heard Tong Guan's almost arrogant question, and they all turned their eyes to Ouyang Shu, wanting to see how he responded. It should be said that Ouyang Shu's next response will definitely affect his position in everyone's minds in the future and affect his popularity in this yamen.
For Tong Guan, Ouyang Shu's initial idea was to try not to offend, although it was not appropriate to get too close to him, but in order to protect himself, it was best not to become an enemy with him. However, today's situation is that if he is given face, it will be difficult to mix up in this yamen in the future, and who can afford to look down on a boss who is flattering and bullying? Moreover, this boss is a newcomer, and he has not yet figured out the situation in the yamen.
In Ouyang Shu's opinion, this trade-off is not difficult to decide.
Ouyang Shu tried his best to suppress his anger and said, "Tong Daguan, these officials in my yamen should not have done anything about today's matter, right? They are all just loyal to their duties, if no matter who comes over and asks to see the lower officials for no reason, will the lower officials still have time to deal with official business? The lower officials are dull, I don't know what kind of crime Tong Daguan wants the lower officials to condemn them?
Daguan is the title of high-grade eunuch in the Song court. As soon as everyone heard Ouyang Shu's name, they immediately realized the identity of the person in front of them. There is only one person in the palace who can be called a big official and has the surname Tong, and that is Tong Guan. It is said that this Tong Daguan is the emperor's confidant, and the emperor must take him with him wherever he goes.
Everyone couldn't help but sweat for Ouyang Shu. You must know that ministers like Tong Guan, who have been by the Son of Heaven for a long time, are not easy to mess with, they just slander in front of the emperor, which is sometimes much more useful than an impassioned impeachment by the officials in the court. Because they know the emperor's mind better than the ministers, and they know how to provoke the emperor's anger. And Ouyang Shu's words seemed to hand over the decision back to Tong Guan, and he would personally punish these officials, but in fact, it was sarcastic, and it was full of dissatisfaction with Tong Guan.
Isn't this a big ear scraper that slaps the child firmly?
When Tong Guan heard this, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. But he is a eunuch after all, and those who can climb to his position are all extremely thick-skinned, very capable of being wronged, and the most good at making amends and laughing.
Although Ouyang Shu's position is not high, judging from the performance of the official family, he is very trusted, like the illness of Master Chongzhen, when the official family visited, he did not take the imperial doctor to go, but took him there, and last time he obviously pampered Master Chongzhen inside, the official family did not shy away from suspicion, so he let him guard outside.
This shows that in the minds of the officials, this person is very trustworthy. Thinking of the fact that the official family personally resisted the opposition of these ministers, including Zhang Xianggong, as well as the gossip outside, insisted on promoting this person to Tanhua, and promoted him to such a hot yamen today, Tong Guan had already come to a conclusion: Ouyang Shu is really one of the most favored people in the official family today. This is also the fundamental reason why Tong Guan took the initiative to win over Ouyang Shu in the first place. He is the kind of mercenary person, if there is no benefit, how can he condescend to marry a good person!
Although Tong Guan looks powerful and has high martial arts skills, he is also a person with a lot of eyes, since the official family is fortunate to be unable to defeat Ouyang Shu for a while, he naturally wants to be friends with him. In order to make friends, it is nothing to be wronged in his opinion, because he has suffered too many grievances in his life, and almost every time he is more humiliated than today. Besides, today's incident was originally provoked by him, and he has already taken a big advantage, so it is not a grievance at all.
With this thought, Tong Guan changed his face and said: Li Xianzun don't want to be surprised, the Sprinkle family just tried to test them. The Sprinkle family has long heard that the officials of the Kaifeng County Government are all serving the law and enforcing the law, and they will never be biased because of the high and low status. Li Xianzun, Brother Li Xian, Brother Fool is really happy for you, with such a good subordinate to help, why can't you show your skills and serve the emperor's Longen!
The crowd was amazed and thought they had misheard. Although Tong Guan's words were still quibbling, since he praised these officials, it was naturally equivalent to an apology in disguise, and no one could expect Tong Guan to bow his head and bend down to be careful and slap his mouth in front of a few officials.
Everyone was really respectful and convinced of Ouyang Shu for a while, a newly appointed magistrate who had just turned twenty years old could force the celebrities in the palace to admit it, which was by no means an easy task, but Ouyang Shu only used a faint sentence, which was really unconvinced.
Even Fan Zhengping's eyes couldn't help but bring a hint of appreciation. The people of his Fan family have always paid the most attention to the word iron bones, starting from Fan Zhongyan, three generations of ministers, all of whom are loyal ministers who are famous for their outspokenness. What they admire the most is, of course, officials who are also not afraid of the powerful and dare to speak out.
Ouyang Shu was greatly relieved when he saw Tong Guan admit it, if Tong Guan continued to be tough, he really didn't know what to do. Did you order him to be beaten? Not to mention that he didn't bully the king, with Tong Guan's outstretched hand, everyone here couldn't beat him if he swarmed up, his skills, Ouyang Shu had also seen it at the beginning.
Ouyang Shu then decided not to think about himself, and greeted the smiling face with a smile: Tong Daguan is polite, everyone is fulfilling their duties and serving the emperor. I didn't know the official was here
Tong Guan sighed and said: The official family ordered me to summon it, Li Xianzun will go with me!
Everyone was amazed again, the small county order actually had a unique opportunity, what a great favor. Li Xianzun is not afraid of the powerful, dares to come forward, and has won the favor of the emperor, he is really a good boss. With such a boss, as long as you do things well, why worry about the future?
Not to mention that the officials of Kaifeng County were secretly making up their minds to do things well and strive for Ouyang Shu's appreciation, but they said that Tong Guan led Ouyang Shu forward for a while, and suddenly turned to the side.
Ouyang Shu was worried that he would not go to the palace, but when he saw the change of direction, he suddenly chuckled in his heart, it turned out that he was really not going to the palace, but to Yaohua Palace!