The two messengers looked at the expressions of those officials, and they were a little uneasy in their hearts, they couldn't understand what reason these people had been standing still for what reason, could it be that when they invited themselves to dinner just now, they were just polite, not sincere?

Otherwise, it was the place the two of them chose to eat, which was too expensive, and these people were distressed about the money and regretted inviting them to dinner?

The two poor people couldn't guess what those people were thinking for a while, and they didn't dare to act rashly, so they could only stand in place and confront those people.

The two of them knew in their hearts that the scene had been stalemate like this, and it would not be beneficial to both sides, and if Zhou Yiming and Inspector Deng had finished dealing with important matters and found that they had gathered here to be lazy, they would definitely be furious.

The two of them glanced at each other, and after agreeing with their eyes, one of them took a step forward, looked at the little officials, and said in a low voice: "Brothers, if you have something to say, don't hide it in your heart.

If the big guy thinks that going out to eat is too extravagant and wasteful, then this time the matter of the treat will be pushed back, and it will not be too late for us to get together again when we have time.

What's more, now is also an extraordinary period, there are many things in the yamen, if we go outside to eat and drink for no reason, it will be seen by Lord Zhou, which is really not good. ”

In fact, the reason why these little servants surrounded the two messengers was not because they were worried about eating, because they had other things to do, and they wanted to ask these two people for help.

Seeing these two messengers, they misunderstood what they meant, and these officials all showed embarrassed expressions, and then sent a person to take the lead and said their thoughts: "What are you talking about, since our brothers have decided to invite you to a big meal, we will definitely not feel sorry for money."

Moreover, the consumption of the restaurant you just chose is not too high, and it is more than enough for us brothers to scrape together the money to cope with the consumption level there. ”

After hearing this, the two messengers were even more confused, thinking that since it was too expensive to invite us to dinner, then why did you delay moving the place?

Although they had always had this question in their hearts, these two poor people were very clever and knew that they didn't need to ask in person at this moment, as long as they were patient enough, those people would not admit themselves.

The two people's guesses were indeed correct, and after a pause, the person in charge of explaining among the officials said very embarrassedly: "But before inviting you to dinner, we brothers have one more thing to ask for.

We just misunderstood the matter of Lord Zhou, please keep it secret for us, otherwise once we let Lord Zhou know about it, we will definitely have no good fruit to eat. ”

"What do we two think it's a big deal, isn't it just a secret? You can rest assured, the two of us will do what we say, bring this secret to the coffin, and never reveal a word to outsiders. ”

After learning of the request of these officials, the two messengers immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and they even felt that it was superfluous for these people to make this request, and even if they did not ask for themselves, the two of them would not say this matter, because in that case, it would seem that they were doing this with too strong a purpose.

In fact, the reason why these two poor people went to great lengths to eliminate the misunderstanding of these officials about Zhou Ming was not out of noble sentiments, they were completely thinking about their own interests.

In the process of the two of them going to Zhou's house to invite Zhou Ming, whether intentionally or unintentionally, they had already offended Zhou Ming's parents miserably, although Zhou Zhou Ming didn't say anything, but in fact, he also had a lot of complaints about the two of them in his heart, and these two poor people understood this in their hearts.

The two of them even knew that after Zhou Zhou Ming made a great contribution yesterday, the number one leader in the south of the city to inspect the yamen would be his sooner or later, and if the two of them wanted to mix well in the yamen in the future, they had to ease the relationship with Zhou Ming, and if they wanted to do this, in their experience, there was only one way to go.

But just as they were thinking about what gift to give Zhou Ming, they entered the yamen and happened to see those officials complaining about Zhou Ming.

Seeing this situation, the two of them understood in their hearts that Zhou Ming was not so easy to deal with, and it was a fool's dream to use conventional means to have a good relationship with him.

After realizing this, these two messengers were a little desperate in their hearts, because they had been on an errand in the south of the city for more than ten years, and if they had to leave this yamen just because they offended Zhou Yiming, they were very unwilling.

They were at a loss, and when they saw that the emotions of those officials were getting more and more excited, the two of them rolled their eyes, feeling that this was a good time to have a good opportunity with Zhou Ming.

The two of them thought that as long as these people's misunderstandings about Zhou Ming were cleared up, and then this matter was cleverly spread, once Zhou Ming learned that they had put in so much effort to maintain their image, they would definitely improve their impression in his heart.

It was because they had this thought in their hearts that these two errands would spare no effort just now, in front of those little officials, to clear and explain for Zhou Ming.

After receiving the promise of the two messengers to keep it secret, the officials were very happy, and they didn't care about the errands in the yamen, and planned to take the two messengers out to eat and drink at once.

In this case, on the contrary, the two messengers still kept calm: "Brothers, don't be impatient, the two of us know your brothers' intentions, and we will definitely go to this meal with you, but now is not the time."

You see, not long after the sun has just risen, there are still many things to do in the yamen, if we go out at this time, once we miss the errand, you and I can't afford to suffer.

Besides, now is the critical moment for us to inspect the yamen in the south of the city to rise, when we run errands, it's too late to be careful, if we really leave our posts without permission, it will cause huge trouble, and anger Deng Patrol Inspection and Lord Zhou, how many heads do you and I have to cut off for them? ”

The words were reasonable, and for a while those officials had nothing to say.

The two messengers continued to reassure: "Brothers, we have a friendship here, and we won't be in a hurry to eat at this time, according to our brothers, it is better for us to return to our respective posts, finish our official affairs first, and in the evening, even if we drink until tomorrow, our brothers will accompany us to the end." ”

Hearing the two of them say this, the officials nodded and left one by one satisfied.

Looking at the backs of these fools leaving, the two poor people secretly muttered in their hearts, why are these people so stupid? The two of us spent so much time with you, just to eat your meal? You're underestimating both of us.

Although we have promised you just now that we will not leak what happened to outsiders, you have not said how to define this outsider.

Thinking of this, the two messengers glanced at each other, and then a smile full of wisdom appeared on the corners of their mouths.

After Zhou Ming entered the yamen in a huff, he ignored anyone and entered the back hall directly, wanting to go to Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang to settle accounts.

He went straight to the back hall where Deng Tong worked, and found that it was empty and there was no one inside, which surprised him a lot, because usually as long as Deng Tong was in the yamen, whether it was to rest or work, he would definitely be here.

Just when he was puzzled, a little maid suddenly passed by at the door, and Zhou Ming hurriedly stopped her and asked, "What about Inspector Deng and Xia Zhutou?" They asked me to come to the yamen early in the morning to discuss business with them, but why did I come to the yamen but I didn't see any of them? ”

The little maid was holding a tray with three cups of tea in it, and her expression was very unnatural, as if there was someone important to serve.

However, the little maid also knew that Zhou Zhou Ming was a person she couldn't afford to provoke, so under his questioning, she could only stop, stand at the door, and replied very respectfully: "Back to Lord Zhou, Inspector Deng and Lord Xia have already come to the yamen, but they are not here, they are entertaining guests in the west room, if you want to find them, I can take you there, or I can pass a message for you." ”

Zhou Ming wanted to follow the little maid to find Deng Tong and them as soon as possible, but he thought about it, what kind of guest is it, he actually needs Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang to accompany him, it seems that this guest is a bit of a background, if he goes rashly without knowing the origin of the other party, it is likely to cause unnecessary trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhou Ming retreated to the room again, and then said to the little maid: "You go and help me pass a message to Inspector Deng, just say that I have arrived at the yamen."

But you have to remember that when you preach this word, you must be sure to see the right time so that it is not heard by outsiders. ”

The little maid nodded, took the tray, and turned to leave.

Zhou Zhou Ming was pacing back and forth in the room, he was wondering, who was the guest that Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were accompanying? The emperor sent a messenger? It's impossible, if the emperor really has the intention of sending Qincha, he will also send it directly to Han Pingzhi.

After thinking about it for a while, a terrible thought suddenly popped into Zhou Ming's head, could it be that this unidentified guest was someone sent by Yan Qiu? But what was his purpose in doing so? Is it just to spy on the case? No, the old traitor is usually cautious and cautious, and if he blatantly sends someone to spy on the case, it will be too arrogant, and he will probably show his fox tail because of it.

Just when he was thinking nonsense, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang suddenly appeared at the door, and after the two of them saw Zhou Ming, they immediately ran in and greeted him warmly.

"Lord Zhou, you are finally here, you are not the backbone of the yamen, we really don't have an idea of what to do." Deng Tongtian shamelessly began to pat himself on the back, since Zhou Ming made a great contribution yesterday, he no longer dared to underestimate Zhou Ming, and always called him Lord Zhou.