Regardless of the provincial capital, state or county, except for the scale, the regulation of the prison cells is the same. Passages, iron fences, stone walls, and all rooms are guarded at the exit to the passage to the cell. Now the standard of the duty room in the Chun'an County Jail has been upgraded, and it has become the signing room for Hai Rui's temporary office.

There were soldiers standing outside the door, but Hai Rui didn't let them in, and the servants of Chun'an County who were waiting inside were all carrying knives at the door. Hai Rui sat alone in front of the big case that he had temporarily moved, flipping through the account books and case files left by his predecessor.

Two messengers came in with two buckets and a basket of chopsticks and a prison meal.

"Master." The officer put down the bucket and said to Hai Rui, "It's time to open the prison for the prisoner." ”

Hai Rui looked at the two buckets: "It's divided here." ”

The two officers glanced at each other, one took the bowl, the other scooped the rice, and the dozen bowls of rice were quickly divided. The two servants folded bowls of rice into buckets.

"Wait." Hai Jui stopped them, "You have to take a bite of each bowl." ”

The two servants were stunned: "Master, this is prison food." ”

Hai Rui: "Take a bite of every bowl." ”

The two officers had no choice but to pick up the chopsticks and hesitate for a while before each picking up a bowl and picking up a ball of rice and bringing it to their mouths. As soon as the rice was in their mouths, their faces became bitter.

As the saying goes, "You don't break the law for people, and it's not people who break the law." In which dynasty, the prison was normally allocated grain by the official warehouse. The cell boss and jailer never gave the good rice of the official warehouse to the prisoners to eat, but sold the good ones, and then bought the old moldy rice, and those who spoke with a little conscience were mixed with chaff, and those with black hearts mixed with sand and gravel. How can you eat this rice? happened to meet such a Taizun, and actually asked the messenger who sent the prison meal to taste it first. The two scolded in their hearts, but they didn't dare not eat.

One person tasted six mouthfuls, and all twelve bowls were tasted. Hai Rui then said: "Tell everyone not to look at poisoning the rice." If a prisoner is poisoned, the cook and the one who delivers the food will eat the food himself. ”

Two officers: "Don't dare." ”

Hai Rui: "Send it in." ”

Then the two of them folded the bowl into the bucket again, carried the bucket, and walked towards the passage.

There is also a bitter one, which also walked in at this time, and it is Tian Youlu.

Hai Rui looked up at him.

Tian Youlu sat down on the chair opposite his big case, sweating: "Don't you kneel, you just haven't knelt down, and you only borrowed two days' relief food for your humble position." ”

Hai Rui: "Have they all been distributed?" ”

Tian Youlu: "It's being distributed." ”

Hai Rui stopped looking at him, lowered his head and flipped through the account book: "Then go and borrow again, I'm talking about three days, and there is still one day left." ”

"Honor, I can't borrow my humble position anymore." Tian Youlu seemed to come with an iron heart, and his tone was also a little stubborn, "Which one to bear, the hall will look at the punishment." ”

Hai Rui still lowered his head: "Don't bear any of them." When this matter is over, I will only ask you one thing, how did the Xin'an River embankment break in Chun'an. ”

Tian Youlu's face changed suddenly: "Tangzun, the former magistrate has been beheaded, you can't count this matter to the head of the lowly position." ”

Hai Jui: "Borrow grain." ”

Tian Youlu had no choice but to stand up: "Tang Zun, the eaves are dripping from generation to generation, and the new official is not counted as the old official's account." You're going to be in the ...... of the future."

Hai Rui's eyes brushed at him: "I don't have a son, and I don't plan to get out of Chun'an alive!" Borrow food! ”

"Good, good. Humble this is going to borrow. Tian Youlu walked out for a while, sweated and turned back, and shouted when he stepped into the threshold of the duty room: "It's here!" Honorable, it's finally here! ”

Hai Rui: "What's coming?" ”

Tian Youlu: "Grain ship!" Jiangnan Weaving Bureau bought a grain ship! ”

Hai Rui was shocked: "Where is the grain ship?" ”

Tian Youlu: "The grain ship of the Weaving Bureau." ”

Hai Rui stood up suddenly: "Do you understand?" ”

Tian Youlu: "The messenger came to report, saying that he could see it clearly, and the lanterns of the Weaving Bureau were hung on the masts of each ship. Their people were also led and waited at the county office. ”

Hai Rui: "You go to the reception, and ask again in person, whether it is a grain ship of the Weaving Bureau." ”

Tian Youlu: "There are lanterns hanging on all boats, and they must belong to the Weaving Bureau." ”

Hai Rui's eyes flashed: "You go to implement it personally, they really come to buy land under the brand of the Weaving Bureau!" ”

Tian Youlu could not understand what Hai Rui meant, and immediately greeted him: "What the hall said is that the palace has come to buy the field, and we can unload the burden of what we do." ”

Hai Rui's eyes narrowed to him.

Tian Youlu: "Honorable, is it wrong to say that you are lowly? ”

Hai Jui: "You're right. When I asked them clearly, I told them to wait for their grain ships on the dock first, and I would go to meet them. ”

"Yes!" Tian Youlu had the confidence to answer for the first time, and then said to Hai Rui: "Don't you come forward to borrow the grain of the big family in this county for the past three days?" ”

"Are those big families repaying it?" Hai Rui stared at him again.

"Well, that's not yet." Tian Youlu stuttered a little again.

Hai Rui ignored him, narrowed his gaze, and thought sharply there.

Tian Youlu had no choice but to take a light step and walk out again.

The sails of each ship are down, the lanterns of the weaving bureau are still hanging on the mast, the bow of the back bites the stern of the front, the mast is like a forest, and the lanterns with red letters on the white gauze face are more prominent and eye-catching.

Except for Shen Yishi's big ship, which was close to the dock, and the large group of grain ships were all four feet away from the shore, the bow and stern were covered with iron chains and floated on the river. On the ground in disaster years, the prevention is that the hungry people grab food. Therefore, the coastal line is full of soldiers.

Shen Yishi changed his clothes again at this time. Because of the long-term errand for the weaving bureau, Yang Jinshui asked the palace for him to ask for a set of six-grade crown belts, and the officials appointed by the ministry are different, the gauze hat does not have wings, and there is no complement on the robe, but once it is worn, it is an official in the eyes of the people, and it is a person in the palace in the eyes of the officialdom. Shen Yishi is usually diligent in affairs and has a low-key demeanor, but he has not worn this set of robes and uniforms of the Weaving Bureau, and when he put it on at first glance today, the people around him were a little surprised: The master turned out to be an official!

At this time, a chair was placed on the bow of the big ship, and Shen Yishi sat quietly on the chair. The shore was already full of disaster victims, blocked by soldiers, and both hungry eyes looked at Shen Yishi on the bow of the boat.

The steward was escorted by four soldiers and galloped from the north gate of Chun'an City. When he arrived at the dock, the steward got off the horse, immediately walked on the gangplank, and walked towards Shen Yishi.

The steward walked to his side and whispered: "Master, the little one has confirmed that the Japanese and the criminals arrested by the Yamen have indeed not been executed, and they are now all in prison." The newly arrived Kaichi Prefecture said that it was going to wait for the Governor Yamen, the Governor Yamen, and the Yamen of the Governor to retry the case. ”

Shen Yishi looked at the flowing water on the river in the distance: "What else did that Haizhi County say?" ”

The steward: "The little one didn't see Haizhi County, it was told by the county magistrate of Chun'an, and he only said that Haizhi County would come to see the master......"

Shen Yishi slowly looked at him: "The food for disaster relief should be gone today, and they are not in a hurry?" ”

The steward: "It seems that they have borrowed three more days of relief food from the big families in this county." ”

Shen Yishi groaned: "I really want to meet this Haizhi County." ”

The steward: "The little one is urging him to come?" ”

Shen Yishi: "No need to rush. Urging, he can't come. ”

The steward was stunned.

Shen Yishi: "You took a few people back to the city, watched at the county office, and immediately came to tell me if there was anything." ”

"Yes." The steward immediately walked back to the gangplank.

"Someone." Shen Yishi stood up.

The two attendants immediately approached: "Master." ”

Shen Yishi took off the gauze hat on his head, and an entourage hurriedly held it with both hands.

"Wait for a change." Shen Yishi wore bare hair and walked towards the cabin.

Two attendants, one holding a gauze hat and one hanging his hand, followed behind. Judging from the back, the six-grade official uniform on the master's body really made him uncomfortable. There is neither the heaviness of the usual kudzu linen cloth, nor the elegance of the cicada's wings and silk along the way.

Let Shen Yishi say right, Hai Rui can't leave here now. The execution was stopped two days ago, and he had only one way, and that was to wait. He didn't know what the outcome would be. Will Zheng Michang and He Mao come? If they don't come, what kind of instructions did Jiang Qianhu bring? I don't know. His only hope is the way to Suzhou to deliver the urgent report, if the urgent report can be delivered to Hu Zongxian, Tan Lun is by his side, and he will definitely come. But the distance in Suzhou is farther than in Hangzhou, and Hu Zongxian is on the way, if he misses it, he doesn't know when this emergency will reach Hu Zongxian, so Tan Lun can know. When he came, he only had one day's relief food left, so he forced Tian Youlu to borrow three days' relief food, and with these grains, he could last four days. The grain ships that bought the fields in the four days will definitely arrive, and the remaining move is to use this injustice to prevent them from buying the fields. Then, the grain bought from the fields was retained, borrowed in the name of the Chun'an County Ya, and then lent to the victims, and the seedlings were planted in June and July, and a crop of rice could be harvested in September and October. At that time, if the victims are asked to return food, the land annexation will end without a problem. Of course, this is just Hai Jui's wishful thinking. Do it yourself, and the above is destined not to agree. Then fight to go to prison and kill your head, this matter will also be reported to the court, and the court situation will change. As long as the imperial court's strategy of changing rice to mulberry can be changed, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of Tan Lundai's promise to invite himself out!

Just now, I suddenly heard that the grain ship was coming to buy land under the brand of the Weaving Bureau, and Hai Rui was immediately keenly aware that the turning point was coming! According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal kings in various places have imperial fields, and there are also imperial villages in the palace to support the emperor, but since Emperor Taizu Gao, there are customizations, and the imperial villages are not allowed to encroach on the people's fields. If the expenses in the palace are large, the household department will allocate funds from the treasury as usual, and the so-called Son of Heaven is rich all over the world, and the emperor says that home is the country, and the country is the home, and there is never a shortage of expenses, how can there be a reason for the monarch to plunder the people's land again. Such a blatant brand of the Weaving Bureau, that is, the brand of the palace to buy land, obviously violates the ancestral system and commits a big taboo. Why so, he didn't know. But it is already certain that Zheng Michang and He Maocai did not dare to come, and the yamen at all levels in Zhejiang would avoid it from afar, and they did not dare to come to this troubled water. You can detain all the grain ships in the name of "defiling the holy name"! The current suffering is that he has no one under his command and no soldiers, so he can't leave the prison for half a step. If these criminals are killed, the situation will deteriorate dramatically. The consequences are unimaginable.

It's time to put on the lights again, and the two messengers who delivered the food yesterday have come to light the lights. The two of them brought Hai Rui a candle lamp with a gauze cover and placed it on the table. Then two small oil lamps were hung on the walls on either side of the passage to the cell intersection. After it was lit, it was the size of a bean, and the passage looked even darker.

"Why are there only two small lights?" Hai Rui suddenly spoke, "Just like yesterday, there are headlights at the door of each cell. ”

An errand officer: "Taizun, the oil in the cell is rationed." A few headlights lit last night, the oil was still brought from home by the small ones. ”

"What month is it?" Hai Rui asked.

Officer: "Back to Taizun, it's June." ”

Hai Rui: "Even if there is a ration of lamp oil in the cell, won't all the oil be ordered this year?" ”

Officer: "Taizun doesn't know, the lamp oil is received every day." ”

Hai Rui: "Where can I get it?" ”

Officer: "The cell boss is there." ”

Hai Rui: "Yes, why didn't the cell boss come?" ”

Officer: "Back to Taizun, it's been two days and two nights, and he's tired." He said he wanted to take a break. ”

Hai Jui: "Call the cell boss." ”

Officer: "Yes." ”

Wang Jiaotou and Tian Youlu were both in the county government's signing room at this time, and after listening to Jiang Qianhu and Xu Qianhu, who came from Hangzhou, explain their intention to ask them to participate in the killing and extinguishing their mouths, their brains were stunned, and they looked at each other, and froze there.

Jiang Qianhu and Xu Qianhu glanced at each other, and then both pairs of eyes stared at the two of them tightly.

After a long time, Tian Youlu's eyes moved, and he looked at Jiang and Xu: "That's right." Haichi Prefecture had already sent someone to inform the ship of the Weaving Bureau, telling him to go and meet them first. The people from the Weaving Bureau are still waiting for me. I need to go right away. Without waiting for their answer, he walked to the door.

Jiang and Xu didn't stop him, just watched him walk to the door.

Tian Youlu beat the drum in his heart, and when he reached the door, he felt that he had walked out of the ghost gate, and when he stepped on the threshold, the step was very big. But as soon as the front foot stepped out, the back foot was still in the door.

Two knives glowing in the doorway and pointed straight at him! The two soldiers whispered to him, "Go back!" ”

At this time, Tian Youlu found that the courtyard and outside were full of soldiers from the Yamen.

"W-How do you say this?" Tian Youlu's voice trembled, but he still straddled the threshold in that posture and refused to go back.

Suddenly, someone slapped him on the shoulder again, Tian Youlu trembled, hurriedly turned around, and the leg that stepped out was withdrawn.

"I've been an eight-rank official for several years, why are you so careless?" It was Jiang Qianhu who stood behind him, his face was gentle, but his eyes were bright and bright.

Tian Youlu trembled again: "Humble, lowly and lowly are indeed going to see the people of the Weaving Bureau." ”

Jiang Qianhu: "I've told you all about killing people and killing people, so you want to get out of this threshold like this?" ”

Tian Youlu knelt down with a weak leg: "The two generals, there are old and young in their humble positions. If nothing else, for the sake of my family, I won't talk about it. Besides, if you use a knife or a gun, you can't do it if you have no power in your hands......"

"Long-winded!" Xu Qianhu was furious, "Sign your name on this note first." ”

Tian Youlu was there: "Master Xu, the humble position is only an eight-grade, such a big thing, there are not many with me, and there are not many without me, you will raise your hand when you are old, don't let me get involved." ”

"You can't sign it!" Xu Qianhu slapped his palm on the table.

Tian Youlu was taken aback. The cell boss standing at the table was also startled.

Xu Qianhu: "Both of them signed." ”

The cell leader: "Two masters, the little one is illiterate......"

Jiang Qianhu smiled: "Who will help you sign the money and things in the yamen every day?" If you don't want to sign it, then we'll have to do you two here first. Come! ”

Two soldiers came in with swords in their hands.

The cell head: "I sign, I sign ......" said and picked up the pen on the table, but his hand kept trembling, so he really changed the posture of holding the pen like an illiterate person, and held the pen in the center of his fist, so he didn't tremble, so he wrote his name on the note, but the words were much larger.

Xu Qianhu looked at Tian Youlu: "It's your turn." ”

Tian Youlu got up, walked to the table, took the pen from the cell boss's hand, and often wrote, his hands did not tremble, but his two legs were a little uncomfortable, shaking underneath, and his body kept shaking.

Jiang Qianhu was impatient: "Sit down." ”

Tian Youlu sat down, looked at the piece of paper and suddenly felt hope again, so he looked up at Xu and Jiang: "No, there is no empty space......

Xu and Jiang looked at the note, and it turned out that the blank space below was filled with the three big names of the cell head. The two of them couldn't help but glance at the cell head.

The cell head bowed his head: "The little one said, I don't know how to read......"

Jiang Qianhu turned to look at Tian Youlu: "Sign your name on it." ”

Tian Youlu: "There is no ...... signed on it"

"Write!" Xu Qianhu slapped the table again.

Tian Youlu had no choice but to start writing his name in the blank space above the note.

The passage of the cell was replaced with headlights, and it was immediately much brighter.

Tian Youlu was in front and the cell head was behind, and the two appeared at the door of the duty room, but they still stopped there, looking at Hai Rui who was sitting in front of the big case in distraction.

Hai Rui sat upright, eyes slightly closed.

Tian Youlu and the cell boss Wu Zi didn't want to cross the threshold, and they were obviously poked in the back, and both of them were agitated, so they had to walk in. Four soldiers followed them.

Hai Rui opened his eyes, Tian Youlu and the cell boss had already walked to the front of the big case, and the four soldiers also walked into the duty room and stood behind them.

Hai Rui was so alert that he immediately saw something strange on the faces of the cadres.

Tian Youlu looked at him and wanted to laugh, but he couldn't; The cell boss only bowed his head; The four soldiers all stared blankly ahead, without any expression.

Hai Rui: "What's the matter?" ”

Tian Youlu lowered his eyes: "Hall, Hall, the Weaving Bureau has sent someone to urge." Please, please go to the dock immediately. ”

Hai Rui looked at Tian Youlu closely: "Where are the people from the Weaving Bureau?" ”

Tian Youlu: "In, on the dockside, on the boat." ”

Hai Rui: "Didn't you say that you sent someone to urge you?" Where are the people who came to urge me. ”

Tian Youlu was stunned for a moment: "Waiting, waiting in the county office......"

Hai Rui: "Since they're here to urge me, why don't you bring them to me?" ”

Tian Youlu's brain buzzed again: "I don't know if I am humble or lowly...... Don't ask, don't ask. ”

Hai Rui glanced at the cell head again, and the cell head was tiger-headed, and only lowered his head.

Hai Rui understood more at this time, no longer asked them, and looked at the four soldiers behind them with a sly look: "I said the day before yesterday, only the officers and guards of the county government are allowed to come in this prison, who called you in!" ”

The four soldiers looked at each other and did not answer.

"Get out!" Hai Jui stood up.

The four soldiers were still standing upright, motionless.

Hai Rui looked at Tian Youlu: "Call Xu Qianhu!" ”

Tian Youlu had no choice but to look back at the four soldiers: "You, you go out......

The four soldiers didn't dare not leave, looked at each other, and walked out.

"The one surnamed Hai didn't come out, why did you come out!" Xu Qianhu stood in the darkness in the courtyard outside the cell and faced the four soldiers.

A soldier: "The surname Hai said, if we don't come out, we will call Xu Ye." ”

Another soldier: "He also said that he wanted to meet the people of the Weaving Bureau in person." ”

"Difficult!" Jiang Qianhu also stood in the dark, and then answered.

With a thud, the door slammed shut.

"Why did you close the door too?" Jiang Qianhu was a little strange.

A soldier: "I'm afraid I won't let the little ones go in again." ”

Jiang Qianhu: "Then you all go to the door, what should you do, listen to the instructions." ”

The four soldiers immediately ran towards the cell door again.

In the dark, Xu and Jiang were left.

"This time, Lord Zhongcheng, Lord He and we have all met a nemesis." Jiang Qianhu suddenly let out a sound of hatred.

"Just, put a fire and break in, and even he did it together!" Xu Qianhu was also very angry.

"If you can kill him, you won't have to spend so much effort." Jiang Qianhu continued, "As mentioned above, he is the person recommended by King Yu, and only by destroying people, sitting on him for the crime, and stabbing the court can King Yu's mouth be blocked." Changing rice to mulberry can also be rounded. ”

Xu Qianhu: "If he doesn't come out, we can't wait." ”

Jiang Qianhu: "Wait a little longer, see what Tian Youlu comes out to say." ”

Xu Qianhu: "Can't wait any longer!" When dawn came, Gao Hanwen arrived, but he couldn't do anything. ”

Jiang Qianhu: "It's really a last resort, and then call people dressed as widows to kill them in the middle of the night!" ”

Xu Qianhu: "What about Hai Rui?" ”

Jiang Qianhu: "Just keep him and don't kill him, and kill the others." Didn't he let our soldiers take care of the prisoners? When the time comes, we'll all take our soldiers away. It is his sin that a man is killed. ”

According to Hai Rui's order, the door was closed, and Tian Youlu and the cell boss sat down opposite Hai Rui.

"Let's talk about your two families first." Speaking of this, Hai Rui looked at Tian Youlu, "Tian Xiancheng, you have three sons, and you supervise them to do their homework every day, and you are quite a father. ”

Tian Youlu didn't look up: "Duo Cheng Taizun praises." ”

"Do you deserve a compliment, too!" Hai Rui raised his voice: "Your mother has passed away, and there is only one old father, who lives in the county government with his wife and son, but lets his father live alone in a thatched hut in the south of the city. Isn't it? ”

Tian Youlu's voice was as low as a mosquito: "Taizun is accusing." ”

"And you! It's not like words! Hai Rui's gaze stabbed at the head of the Wang cell like a knife, "I was raised by my widowed mother since I was a child, and my younger brother was poor, but he was left alone to support his old mother." The little cell boss actually has a wife and a concubine, but he doesn't support his mother! ”

Wang Prison Leader was surprised in his heart, and looked up at Hai Rui: "Taizun is really a mirror, so soon even the little ones know these things......"

"I have a lot of stakes on my head." Hai Rui's eyes were blazing, "From the province to Chun'an, no one helped me." I have to know who is disturbing the royal law and opposing the court. One day the court asked, and I also had an explanation. ”

Tian Youlu and Wang Prison Boss were already weak-hearted, and when they heard him say this, although the dungeon was shady, the sweat couldn't stop flowing.

"In fact, no matter how big an official is, in the end, he will live at home. No one wants to die. Hai Rui's words changed and pierced the hearts of the two, "I also have an old mother, and I will be seventy this year." But I don't have a son, I only have a daughter. Your blessings are greater than mine. ”

Tian Youlu suddenly had a feeling, he originally felt that this person was right, but now he felt that he might be his savior, and he was immediately a little excited: "Tangzun, you are always a star, where can you compare ...... humble position?"

Hai Rui: "That's not the case. There's only one thing I'm better than you. My family is in Fujian. The court promised me that if I were killed in Chun'an, someone would take them to Beijing. ”

Tian Youlu looked at the head of the Wang cell, and the head of the king also looked at him.

Tian Youlu asked in a low voice: "Tangzun, I heard that you are always recommended by King Yu?" ”

Hai Rui: "Does it matter?" ”

"Of course it is." Tian Youlu hurriedly answered, "Who in the world doesn't know that Prince Yu is the future emperor." ”

Wang Prison also seemed to follow Tian Youlu's train of thought, and his eyes were also looking at Hai Rui eagerly.

Hai Rui knew that they were moved, and seized the opportunity, Zhengyan asked, "Do you want to leave Chun'an with your family safely?" ”

Tian Youlu immediately stood up, and Wang Prison also stood up.

"Save me!" Tian Youlu knelt down.

The head of the Wang cell also knelt down: "You are always the Taizun of this county, and you are our heaven." Only you can save us. ”

Hai Rui: "I promise you, listen to me, we will get through this difficult time together, and there will be no business for you in the future." ”

At this time, the soldiers of the four Yamen were still dead outside the prison door, and when they saw the cell door "creak" open, Tian Youlu walked out. The soldiers immediately met them.

Tian Youlu whispered: "Where are Jiang Ye and Xu Ye?" ”

A soldier: "I'm waiting for you." As he spoke, he led Tian Youlu to the dark place of the eaves on the left side of the prison.

It took a while for Tian Youlu to see that Jiang Qianhu and Xu Qianhu were standing here.

Tian Youlu: "There's no way, he said that he couldn't see the people from the Weaving Bureau, and he didn't leave." ”

Xu Qianhu immediately wanted to have a seizure, but Jiang Qianhu stopped him and looked at Tian Youlu: "Where is Boss Shen's steward now?" ”

Tian Youlu: "With a few people, I have been waiting at the county yamen. ”

Jiang Qianhu: "Then call him." Let him bring the man surnamed Hai to the ship. ”

Tian Youlu deliberately hesitated: "He won't listen to my ...... either"

Jiang Qianhu: "Let's just say that you have seen Boss Shen, which is what Boss Shen meant." ”

Tian Youlu rubbed again: "Then I'll try." ”

Xu Qianhu: "It's not a try, you must call it." ”

Tian Youlu: "I'll go now." ”

The moon was obscured by clouds, and only shimmered with some starlight. In previous years, at this time in the field, Chun'an was already full of seedlings and frogs. This year, the fields have been flooded, the seedlings have not been planted, the fields and ditches are full of weeds, the sound of frogs is thin, and the sound of insects is loud.

The sound of horses' hooves and wheels came from the distance of the post road, and the closer it got, the louder it became, and the many insects stopped screaming. The lantern light on the carriage approached.

One officer, eight cavalrymen, all carrying swords, four in the front, four in the back, and in the middle was the officer guarding Gao Hanwen's carriage.

Zheng Michang originally arranged for Gao Hanwen to take a boat, but he insisted on taking the land route, so he took a carriage instead. Anyway, the time is in the hands of these officers and soldiers who escort them, and they all understand that it is just right to arrive in Chun'an at dawn on the third day. Now it is more than an hour before dawn, the horse team arrived at the north of Wushi Mountain, rested a little, and crossed the mountain to Chun'an County, the sky was just bright.

Gao Hanwen sat in the carriage with his eyes closed, although his body was still weak, his spirit was much stronger. Yang Jinshui's meeting made him spit out the great grievance in his chest, although the road ahead was still unpredictable, but at this time, he could face it with the science in his chest. There is also a feeling that I really want to see Hai Rui now. In the second deliberation of the governor's yamen, Hai Rui's awe-inspiring statement of "the earth is the river, and the sky is the sun and the star" made the righteousness of heaven and earth that he had imagined for many years suddenly have a living person. From the moment he boarded the carriage, Gao Hanwen's eyes lingered in front of him, and it has always been Hai Rui's shadow. This person is now standing alone in Chun'an, and Gao Hanwen suddenly has a sense of pride from the bottom of his heart, which is the kind of dry cloud spirit that "hears the drum and holds the golden ge" and breaks the battle side by side! Thinking of this, Hai Rui's shadow disappeared from his mind, Gao Hanwen opened his eyes and went to lift the curtain, he wanted to know when he would be able to arrive in Chun'an.

At this moment, the carriage slowly stopped.

"Where?" Gao Hanwen asked.

The team officer next to the car: "Back to Gaofutai, I have already arrived at Five Lions Mountain." ”

Gao Hanwen had read "Chun'an County Chronicles" and immediately said: "Chun'an is Chun'an after crossing the Five Lions Mountain?" ”

The team officer: "That's what Gao Futai said. ”

Gao Hanwen: "Don't stop, rush to Chun'an before dawn." ”

The officer turned over and dismounted, and then several soldiers rolled over and dismounted.

Gao Hanwen: "Did you hear what I said?" ”

The team officer: "The men and horses are sleepy. Gaofutai has to make people take a breather. ”

Gao Hanwen: "Then take a break and then hurry." ”

The officer: "We can't get in time before dawn." Let's go after dawn. Then he said to the other soldiers: "Tie up the horses and feed them some fodder." And everyone rested. ”

Gao Hanwen immediately understood that this was the arrangement of Zheng Michang and He Maocai, and the anger in his heart surged up again, jumped off the carriage, and walked straight to the officer: "Give me the horse." ”

The officer tightened the reins: "Gao Futai, what are you always doing?" ”

Gao Hanwen: "You guys, I'll go to Chun'an alone." ”

"That's not going to work." The officer of the team pulled the reins, "The province arranged for us to escort the adults, how can we let the adults go alone." ”

Gao Hanwen slowly raised his head, the dark clouds covered the moon, the stars twinkled, and he was so lonely under the sky!

"Who!" Suddenly, the captain shouted a loud question.

Gao Hanwen looked at it, and more than a dozen people and horses walked out from the woods on the side of the road in front of the post road.

All eight soldiers drew their swords and confronted each other.

One of the other party led the horse in front, and the other led the horse on both sides, and walked over with two lanterns.

"Stop!" Gao Hanwen's guards shouted loudly again.

"Blind. Can't you see such a big word on the lantern? The person on the other side was still leading the horse, and it was Tan Lun.

The soldiers here are staring at the lantern - the lantern is impressively printed with the three big words "Governor's Office"!

The arrogance of several soldiers of the Yamen immediately disappeared, and he slowly inserted the knife into the scabbard and made way to stand there.

"Lord Tan!" Gao Hanwen saw Tan Lun at Xinyang Station, and he couldn't help but be excited at this time and greeted him.

Tan Lun grabbed his hand and said, "Let's talk while we speak." ”

Seeing the two of them walking towards the woods next to the post road, the officer of the Yamen of the Yamen showed a look and followed with two soldiers.

Tan Lun stopped and looked back at the three soldiers: "What are you doing?" ”

The officer: "Back to Lord Tan, the little ones are ordered to guard Gaofutai." ”

Tan Lun: "I heard it just now, Gao Futai said that he wanted to leave, but you held him and didn't let him go, is this a guard?" ”

The officer was silent.

Tan Lun: "The law of the Ming Dynasty, civil officials control military generals. A few soldiers from the Yamen dared to blackmail the prefect of Hangzhou and the envoy of disaster relief! Come. ”

The soldiers of the Governor's Office answered and walked over.

Tan Lun: "Got their knives down, it seems." ”

The soldiers immediately rushed to the officer and the eight soldiers, and took off their swords.

"Go aside, squat together!"

The officer and the eight soldiers were driven to the side of the road.

"Please." Tan Lun then led Gao Hanwen towards the grove again.

Tian Youlu actually brought Shen Yishi, the steward, and four soldiers here.

Jiang Qianhu and Xu Qianhu, who were standing in the dark, looked at each other and nodded, and then looked at the line.

Tian Youlu knocked on the door of the cell, said a few words, the cell door opened, and Tian Youlu led the steward in. Four soldiers remained in the doorway and stood.

Jiang Qianhu: "Come here!" ”

A few soldiers standing not far away came running.

Jiang Qianhu: "Have those people changed their clothes?" ”

A soldier: "Back to Jiang Ye, it's already been changed." ”

Xu Qianhu: "As soon as Hai Rui leaves, take the people from the Weaving Bureau away, and tell them to kill them." ”

A few soldiers: "Got it." He replied and ran out of the courtyard.

——The cell door slammed and closed again, and Shen Yishi's steward was startled and looked back.

"You may be seated." Hai Rui stood there and stretched out his hand.

The steward looked at him and sat down slowly in the chair across from the big desk.

Hai Rui: "From the Weaving Bureau? ”

The steward: "Serve as an errand for the Weaving Bureau." ”

Hai Jui: "I should have gone to see your boss earlier. Out of the unjust prison, it is a big case related to the widow, and I can't get out. I have no choice but to invite you to come here and talk. ”

The steward: "Hundreds of boatloads of grain, our master can't do without it." ”

Hai Jui: "He can't do without, of course I'm going to see him." ”

The steward immediately got up: "The little one will accompany you to grow old." ”

Hai Rui: "No hurry. It was only an hour before dawn. Deign to sit here again. After dawn, I'll go with you. ”

The steward: "Didn't you say you always promised to go now?" As he spoke, he turned to look at Tian Youlu.

Tian Youlu: "No. Our cousin only promised to go, but did not promise to go now. ”

The steward: "Then what are you bringing me here for?" ”

Hai Rui: "You are from the Weaving Bureau, and I should accompany you according to the courtesy." I couldn't go to the county office, so I had to accompany me here. ”

"Then you don't need to." The steward moved away from his chair, "I'm still waiting at the county office, when you go, I'll follow when you go." ”

"Lock the door!" Hai Rui suddenly said to the head of the Wang cell.

The head of the cell was by the door, and he took out a large lock and locked the door from the inside.

The steward was shocked: "What are you going to do?" ”

Hai Rui: "I have already said, I will accompany you until dawn, and then go to the dock to see the grain ship." You may be seated. ”

- The more I waited, the more impatient I became.

Xu Qianhu: "It's not out yet, what's going on?" ”

Jiang Qianhu also saw that something was wrong, and said to a soldier not far away: "Go over and ask, what's going on?" ”

The soldier hurried over.

Jiang Qianhu and Xu Qianhu stared at the soldier at the door to ask questions, and then stared at them knocking on the prison door, and they had a conversation for a while. When it was over, the soldier came running again.

Jiang Qianhu: "What's going on?" ”

The soldier: "It was said that Haizhi County was talking to the people from the Weaving Bureau, and he would not go to the grain ship until after dawn." ”

Jiang Qianhu: "What about Tianxian Cheng and Wang Cell?" ”

The soldier: "These words were said by Tian Xiancheng and Wang Cell Boss." ”

Jiang Qianhu stomped his foot: "These two dogs, it's the water!" ”

Xu Qianhu: "Can't wait!" Bring more people into it, and get the people from the Weaving Bureau out first. ”

The soldier: "If you go back to your father, the cell door will be locked from the inside." ”

Xu Qianhu was angry and hateful: "Hit the door!" Knock it out. ”

Jiang Qianhu: "If you want to hurt the people in the Weaving Bureau, it will be a big trouble." ”

Xu Qianhu: "It's going to be dawn, let's open the door first." ”

Jiang Qianhu pondered for a moment: "Then set fire to the house outside first, just say that it is a fire alarm and knock the door open." Put out the people of the Weaving Bureau and the people surnamed Hai, and then act! ”

Xu Qianhu: "Good way! Do you understand everything? ”

A few soldiers: "Understood! ”

Xu Qianhu: "The first team set fire, and the second team broke open the door and broke in to set up people!" ”

"Yes!" A few soldiers immediately ran away, and as they beckoned, more soldiers gathered towards them.

After a while, a soldier came running again.

Jiang Qianhu: "What's the matter?" ”

The soldier: "Second master, the prison door is too strong, and there are no guys in the second team who hit the door." ”

Xu Qianhu was so angry that he died: "Find a big wooden pillar!" ”

The soldier: "But there is no ...... in this yard"

Xu Qianhu: "Then go outside and find it!" If you can't find it, you cut down the pillar outside the door of the shop! ”

The soldier: "Understood! He hurried over again.

A group of soldiers ran out of the courtyard gate. Not far from the prison, on the side of the street, I saw a shop with a thick bowl outside the eaves of the house. The soldier whispered, "That's it!" ”

The two soldiers drew their swords, and one slashed at the base of the pillar.

Two deep openings were cut diagonally on both sides of the pillar. The soldier shouted again, "All right." Knock it down! ”

A few soldiers hesitated: "If you collapse, you can smash people." ”

The soldier: "You can't kill it." Crash! As he spoke, he took the lead and kicked the pillar with his foot.

The pillar shook, but it still didn't fall. A few tiles on the eaves fell and smashed into the street with a loud noise.

"There are thieves!" Someone shouted in the shop.

The two soldiers walked over and said viciously: "Shut up! Shout again to kill your whole family! ”

It was quiet inside.

The soldier who kicked the pillar was in a hurry: "Use your shoulder, and hit it in turn!" ”

One of the soldiers ran over and slammed his shoulder, and the pillar shook so hard that the soldier sat on the ground.

Another soldier: "If a person pushes a person, he can push him down." ”

The soldier who kicked the pillar: "Then push." As he spoke, he straightened his hands against the pillar.

One soldier stood behind him and put his hands on his back, and several soldiers behind him stood in front of him.

The soldier at the top of the pillar: "Listen to my orders." Three—up! ”

All the people worked together, and the pillar fell with a "bang" with the tiles on the eaves.

The soldiers hurriedly dodged away.

The soldier who kicked the pillar: "Lift up, go!" ”

A few men lifted the pillar and ran.

He had just run a short distance when the sound of horses' hooves came from the side street. Several people stopped.

An officer with a dozen horses galloped over from the side street.

The horse team stopped beside the soldiers carrying the pillars. A few horses circled around them with broken steps.

A few soldiers were stunned.

The official was Gao Hanwen, and he stared at them at this time: "Which yamen is from?" Do? ”

The soldier was a little panicked: "Hui, Hui, my lord, the county prison is on fire, let's go and bang on the door to save people." ”

Gao Hanwen was taken aback: "Take us there!" ”

The soldiers did not dare to move again.

Gao Hanwen shouted: "Go!" ”

The soldiers drew their swords.

The soldiers had no choice but to carry the pillar and trot towards the county jail.

Gao Hanwen took his own soldiers and rode horses to follow.

- The torches were ready, and there was a lot of dry wood piled up by the walls of the houses where the jailers lived in the courtyard outside the cell, and they set fire to the pillars as soon as they came, and then slammed the door.

The light of the torches illuminated the courtyard outside the prison, and Jiang and Xu had already retreated to a room at this time, standing behind the door and waiting anxiously to find the soldiers on the pillar. Suddenly, I heard the sound of horses' hooves mixed with footsteps, and immediately felt that something was wrong.

But the soldiers in the courtyard couldn't wait, their eyes were fixed on the courtyard gate, and the torches were dangling by the dry firewood.

Jiang Qianhu: "Not good. Tell them not to set fire to it yet. ”

A soldier outside the door immediately shouted: "Don't let it go!" Don't let ...... yet."

As they were shouting, several soldiers carried the wooden pillar, and a group of men and horses followed them and broke into the courtyard gate.

"Close the door!" Jiang Qianhu saw Gao Hanwen, and immediately pulled Xu Qianhu and hurriedly closed the door.

A group of horses galloped into the courtyard, where they trotted in circles.

Gao Hanwen asked loudly on the horse: "Where is the fire?" ”

The soldiers carrying the pillar looked at each other. The soldiers with the torches also hurriedly threw the torches to the ground, and with a sharp stomp of their feet, they all stepped on the torches.

Gao Hanwen looked around the courtyard with blazing eyes: "All the people are standing in place, and the trespassers are immediately arrested!" ”

The pro-soldiers of the Governor's Office immediately shouted: "Queue! Stand up! ”

The soldiers of the Yamen hurriedly divided into two teams and stood on both sides of the courtyard.

Gao Hanwen: "Where is Haizhi County?" ”

The soldier carrying the pillar: "Go back to your lordship, in, in the inner prison." ”

Gao Hanwen dismounted: "Lead me in!" ”

Hai Rui slowly got up from his chair and looked at Gao Hanwen who appeared at the door.

Gao Hanwen's eyes flashed, and he walked in quickly from the steps of the cell door.

Tian Youlu hurriedly walked over to help Gao Hanwen: "My lord, be careful......

Gao Hanwen shook his hand lightly and approached Hai Rui, and the two looked at each other through the big case.

Hai Rui had already seen the personal soldiers of the two governors' yamen who came in with him, and asked softly, "Futai, have you seen Hu Butang?" ”

Gao Hanwen shook his head: "Hu Butang sent someone. ”

Hai Rui: "It's Lord Tan?" ”

Gao Hanwen nodded.

Hai Rui let out a sigh, and the fatigue of a few days suddenly came out, and he sat down.

Gao Hanwen immediately shouted: "Fuhai Zhixian went to the Yamen to rest." ”

Tian Youlu and Wang Cell Boss rushed over, and one by one went to help Hairui.

Hai Rui himself stood up again: "It's rude." Futai, it's not the time to rest. ”

Gao Hanwen paid attention: "Can you stand it?" ”

Hai Rui: "Didn't Futai also hold on?" ”

For the first time in a few days, Gao Hanwen showed a hint of a smile. Then he ordered: "You all go out first, I have something to say to Haizhi County." ”

And all the people slowly withdrew.

Here, as soon as Tian Youlu walked out of the prison door, he grabbed the sleeve of a personal soldier of the Governor's Office. The soldier looked at him.

Tian Youlu said in a low voice: "Jiang Qianhu and Xu Qianhu are hiding in this courtyard, next to the door to find out." ”

The pro-soldier: "Everything that listens to the tall man, it's none of your business." ”

Tian Youlu swallowed his saliva and looked at the head of the Wang cell again.

Wang Cell's head was tiger-headed: "Don't worry, you must always get that note back." ”

Over there, Gao Hanwen and Hai Rui sat across the desks, and both sides looked at each other.

Gao Hanwen: "Here I am, no one dares to make trouble anymore." Lord Tan meant, you are the person recommended by King Yu to the ministry, let you go to the dock to take down the lanterns of the Weaving Bureau, and detain all the grain ships. ”

Hai Jui: "How many soldiers will I have?" ”

Gao Hanwen: "How much you want." ”

Hai Rui: "What do you say?" ”

Gao Hanwen took out an official document from his arms: "This is the official document of the Governor's Yamen, with it, you can dispatch all the soldiers." ”

Hai Rui reached over the desk with both hands and took the official paper. Gao Hanwen didn't let go immediately, and looked at him deeply: "Brother Gangfeng, do what you have to do." I'm with you! ”

At this moment a ray of morning light shot in through the prison door, and it was dawn.

Since the beginning of the summer, there has been no wind in Beijing for many days, and there was a breeze at dawn on this day, Jiajing did not let people close the door of the palace, after all, there was no wind for more than ten days, and he was willing to watch the wind blow in from the outside, blowing the curtain hanging between the fine house and the main hall.

Jiajing sat cross-legged on the bright yellow embroidered futon, his thick Songjiang cotton robe had been tied, and his face was better than last night.

Yan Song also gave him a seat, his face was full of panic, not pretending, and his eyes were dimly looking at the outside of the veil.

Outside the veil knelt Yan Shifan.

Lu Fang was busy with him as usual, first changing the incense on the altar, then picking up a handful of dust and standing beside Jiajing, in case there were flying insects and the like flying in outside. On the other hand, he said to himself: "It's still the sincerity of the Long Live Lord, and the wind finally rose." There will be rain on the next day or two. ”

Jiajing: "You don't talk much. Let them say. ”

Lu Fang: "Yes, master." ”

Yan Song had to speak: "Yan Shifan, how is the change from rice to mulberry in Zhejiang going?" Have all the victims been compensated? In front of the emperor, you played truthfully. ”

Yan Shifan's voice came from outside the veil: "The minister received a report from Zhejiang yesterday evening, saying that Chun'an has Diao people and a widow. Zhejiang has already sent the new Chun'an Zhixian Hai Rui to deal with it. Then we will arrange for the 'change and relief' thing. In June, the seedlings will be able to be inserted. ”

Jiajing: "How to change and give relief? ”

Yan Shifan, who was outside the veil, was silent for a while, and then another voice came: "If you go back to the emperor, let the big silk farmers with grain take out the grain to buy the fields of the disaster victims, and then change it to mulberry fields." The people who sold their fields have also made arrangements, and they will be allowed to plant these mulberry fields next year. ”

Jiajing: "What kind of big silk family are you talking about?" ”

Yan Shifan's voice came after a while: "Back to the emperor, of course, it is the big families of the Zhejiang silk workshop. ”

Jiajing slowly looked at Lu Fang, and Lu Fang also looked back at Jiajing, and Jiajing motioned for him to ask.

Lv Fang: "Zhejiang's big silk producer shouldn't be the Weaving Bureau, right?" ”

First of all, Yan Song trembled when he heard this, and looked at Lu Fang with a smile.

Yan Shifan's frightened voice immediately came from outside: "Your Majesty! Ministers, ministers don't know what Gonggong Lu means by this? ”

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang again.

Lu Fang: "Do you know, God knows, you know!" ”

Yan Song immediately knelt down from the low pier.

Suddenly, the wind became stronger, and with a sharp whistling sound, it blew into the temple gate from all directions from a distance. The two windows of the fine house were suddenly blown outward, and the veil suddenly flew from the direction of the main hall to the fine house, revealing Yan Shifan kneeling outside the veil.

Lu Fang hurriedly ran to the veil that floated to Jiajing's side, grabbed it, and dragged it there. The veil here was still flying, just brushing over the head of Yan Song, who was kneeling on the ground, and the hunting ground was floating.

The gate of the Yuxi Palace was also blown by the wind, and the two eunuchs on duty immediately pushed the palace gate inward.

"It's off! Close the doors of the temple! Lu Fang shouted in a low voice.

The two eunuchs braved the wind and tried to close the door of the temple from the inside out.

"Don't turn it off." Jiajing spoke.

"Master......" Lu Fang pulled the veil tightly and looked at Jiajing.

Jiajing: "I said, don't turn it off." ”

Lu Fang had no choice but to shout again: "It's closed, come over and tie the veil tightly." ”

The two eunuchs on duty couldn't let go of their hands against the door, so they had to shout outside the hall door in the wind: "Come two people!" ”

Immediately outside the gate of the palace, two eunuchs rushed in, and they were blown in by the strong wind.

The two eunuchs grabbed the veil one by one and knelt on the ground, and Lu Fang freed his hand and ran a few feet away in front of Jiajing to block the wind for him.

Jiajing: "Don't stand in my way. ”

Lu Fang had to slowly move to Jiajing's side, paying nervous attention to him.

The wind was too strong, and Jiajing closed his eyes: "In front of the sky, Yan Shifan, you have to reply truthfully." ”

Yan Shifan knelt there with his back to the wind, so his frightened eyes widened, and he replied loudly: "The emperor is the sky, and the minister didn't say a word of lie." ”

It's strange to say, Yan Shifan said this, the wind gradually decreased, but the sky slowly darkened, it was going to rain.

Jiajing's hand waved slightly. Lu Fang immediately looked at the two eunuchs who were still kneeling and dragging the veil: "It's none of your business here, call the two people at the door to go out." ”

"Yes." The two eunuchs tied up the veil, quickly got up, and withdrew. Retreating to the door, he beckoned the two eunuchs to exit the temple gate together. At this moment, a series of lightning bolts, and soon, a muffled thunder rolled from the distance of the sky.

Jiajing: "Yan Shifan, have you heard this thunder?" ”

Yan Shifan raised his head: "The sky is above, the emperor is above, if the minister dares to bully the king, let the heavenly thunder kill the minister immediately!" ”

Immediately after that, there was a bright lightning, followed by a thunderclap, which fell to the ground, as if it was exploding outside the temple gate!

The torrential rain poured down with the thunder, and Jiajing's gaze passed through the gate in the middle of the house, and looked at the sky-like rain curtain outside the main hall of the north wall: "Heaven has handed over all directions of Kyushu to me, and I am the Son of Heaven, that is, the father of all peoples." Now I have taken the money and bought the people's fields cheaply. If I really want to be such a son of heaven, God will hate it! If it is such a monarch, all the people will abandon him! ”

Yan Shifan's big face was already white, but after hearing Jiajing's words, it immediately became whiter.

Yan Song knelt there and gathered his strength, and said sharply: "Yan Shifan, talk back!" ”

Yan Shifan: "The minister should die." If someone in Zhejiang really went to buy the fields of the victims under the brand of the Weaving Bureau, the minister would immediately investigate thoroughly. ”

Lu Fang: "Do you still need to check this?" Zhejiang went to buy land under the brand of the Weaving Bureau, but Yang Jinshui has not returned to Hangzhou. When the grain ship left Hangzhou, Zheng Michang and He Maocai were on the dock. These two men did not report to the Cabinet? ”

Yan Shifan: "The cabinet has not received the report. If this matter is really capable of Zheng Michang and He Mao, please immediately correct the two of them on the spot in Zhejiang, and the minister is willing to accept the guilt together. ”

"Good back. Having said that, I can't disapprove of it. But I approve of you, but the subjects of the world do not approve of me. Jiajing's gaze swept to Yan Song's face again, "I handed over the cabinet to you, and you have fallen into such a big deficit!" In order to make up for the deficit for you, I also agreed to change your rice to mulberry. If you want to put all the deficit on my head now, I will simply give you this seat to sit on! ”

What does it mean to be a companion like a tiger? Yan Song, Yan Shifan, father and son, really felt it from all their internal organs at this time. Yan Song immediately took off the gauze hat on his head, and Yan Shifan also took off the gauze hat on his head and put it on the ground.

Yan Song raised his head, already in tears: "There are thousands of mistakes, they are all the minister's fault, and they are all Yan Shifan's fault." As long as the holy name can be clarified, the minister and Yan Shifan will now ask the emperor to punish the crime. ”

Jiajing: "Things have gotten to this point, you want to put up your yarn hat?" ”

The torrential rain resounded outside the hall, but there was a deathly silence in the hall, and the four of them were silent.

Jiajing slowly looked at Lu Fang: "Let's just believe him again, let Yan Shifan investigate the matter." The three of you have heard what I said today, so don't spread it. ”

Lu Fang: "The slave understands. ”

Yan Song and Yan Shifan were shocked when they heard this, raised their heads and looked at Jiajing with teary eyes.

Jiajing looked at them: "The cabinet is still handed over to you, what should you do." ”

Yan Song and Yan Shifan kowtowed almost at the same time: "Thank you." ”

The two of them picked up the gauze hat from the ground and put it on, Yan Shifan quickly stood up, but Yan Song held the ground with his hands but couldn't stand up for a while.

Jiajing looked at Yan Shifan: "Help your father up." ”

"Yes." Yan Shifan walked up to Yan Song in a few steps and picked him up.

Yan Shifan helped Yan Song's figure to disappear outside the gate of the house, Jiajing looked at the rain curtain outside the north window of the gate of the house, and the sound of rain came all over the sky, as if the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were shrouded in overwhelming rain at this time.

"Have those people from Jinyiwei arrived in Zhejiang?" Jiajing suddenly asked Lu Fang again.

Lu Fang hurriedly approached behind him and whispered, "Master, they only left last night." ”

"Send a few more powerful ones!" Jiajing was in a very sad mood.

Lu Fang: "Yes." ”

If it was a sunny day, Yan Song's double escort stopped under the stone steps of the main hall of Yuxi Palace as usual, and today the heavy rain came, and the two eunuchs on duty had already carried the eunuch to the eaves of the outer porch of the main hall of Yuxi Palace and waited for Yan Song to come out.

In the Ming system, the prince or the old and sick minister had a special purpose to reward the Forbidden City by two people. The so-called double lifting, but a special chair, the backrest and both sides are sealed with a whole wooden board, only the front is empty for people to sit on, rain and snow are also allowed to add a cover on it, add a curtain in front, two bamboo poles pass through both sides of the chair, and are carried by two people or hands or shoulders. In the twenty-first year of Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing moved into the West Garden, and the Forbidden City became the West Garden.

Yan Song served as the first assistant, and he has been enjoying this lifting from seventy to eighty. Looking at the celestial phenomena and knowing that there is rain today, the eunuch on duty has already added coverage to the public opinion, and a curtain has also been added before the public opinion.

Yan Shifan was not qualified to take the carry, and another eunuch on duty had already prepared a huge umbrella for him to stand by the carry.

Yan Shifan carried his father from the passage outside the door of the fine house to the door of the main hall, almost moving over. From the outside of the Jingshe door along the passage to the door of the main hall is five zhang away, today, Yan Song, who was held by Yan Shifan, seems to have walked for twenty years. In the 20 years since he was in charge of the cabinet, many storms have swept away. Today's heavy rain can still be covered by the curtain and the umbrella on the side of the road? Yan Song's heart was as dark and gloomy as the weather.

The threshold of the gate of the high Yuxi Palace was at his feet, Yan Shifan wanted to hold his father over with both hands, Yan Song actually stopped at this time, pushed his hand away, lifted his robe, and slowly stepped over with one leg, and slowly stepped over the other leg.

Yan Shifan had just been furious by a thunderbolt, and at this time he was hit by his father's cold frost, and he was also angry for a while, so he simply stood in the hall gate and watched him step out of the threshold.

The eunuch on duty did not dare to slack off, one person immediately raised the sedan pole after carrying the public opinion so that the sedan pole in front of him landed on the ground so that Yan Song could step over the sedan pole in front of him, and the other immediately lifted the curtain of the sedan pole and waited for Yan Song to sit in the sedan chair.

Yan Song didn't even look at the ride at this time, and at a great age, he walked from the stone steps of the main hall to the rain curtain in the sky!

Several eunuchs were stunned.

Yan Shifan couldn't be angry anymore at this time, so he immediately crossed the threshold of the main hall and took the umbrella from the eunuch's hand, stretched it out and chased it down, and put the umbrella on his father's head.

Yan Song went down the steps and stood again, not looking at his son behind him, only looking at the white rain curtain: "Take the umbrella away." ”

"Daddy!" Yan Shifan's voice was almost generous, "You always shelter the emperor from the wind and rain, and your son has been sheltering you from the wind and rain!" If you want to kill me, you will be alone, and you will not be involved. ”

Yan Song slowly turned his head sideways to look at his son, his face was dripping with water, and he didn't know if it was rain or tears: "Yan Shifan, I'll tell you." There is only one person in the Ming Dynasty who can call the wind and rain, and that is the emperor! There is only one person who can shelter from the wind and rain, and that is me, not you! None of you and the people you use have sheltered me from the wind and rain, they are all provoking the wind and rain! I have been shielding the wind and rain called by the emperor for 20 years, and no one can shelter you from the wind and rain you provoked. A "Twenty-One History" only exterminates nine tribes, only my Ming Dynasty can exterminate ten tribes! Throw away the umbrella in your hand, it can't save you, and it can't save my Yan family. After saying that, he let the torrential rain blow all over his head and face, and continued to walk forward with difficulty.

Yan Shifan only had a white water curtain left in front of him, and then as soon as he let go of his hand, the umbrella immediately rolled away in the wind and rain, and he also let the torrential rain blow, and followed his father's looming figure.