Chapter 272: Into the City
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Rainy and snowy weather, cold and freezing, today's Fenglin County is exceptionally deserted. The gates were ajar, and no one had been seen entering or leaving for a long time. The group of soldiers guarding the gate were very bloated and cowered under the city gate.
"Someone's coming!"
Suddenly, one shouted.
Everyone suddenly woke up, and saw a man riding a horse, with a horse beside him, and two boxes on the horse.
"Who?"
"Stand, take off your hat, and get off the horse for inspection......"
The soldiers' eyes shone as if they had seen a wolf eating meat.
Chen Tang did not dismount, and raised his hand to show a token.
"Huh, what's that?"
Some soldiers didn't know each other, so they asked suspiciously. However, his tone was restrained, and he didn't dare to be as domineering as before.
"Blind idiot, I can't even recognize the sign of the nine doors, look for it!"
A captain-like leader ran out, caught a glimpse of the sign in Chen Tang's hand, and immediately slapped the soldier blocking the road.
Hearing that it was nine doors, the soldiers subconsciously shrank their necks and hurriedly stepped aside.
"Stand up straight, straighten up, please enter the city!"
The leader shouted loudly, let the soldiers line up, and almost clapped his hands and shouted "warm welcome".
Chen Tang raised his head, revealing a paralyzed face. This Mowgli appearance doesn't look like a scholar, it's closer to the type of strange people, and asked indifferently: "What's your name?"
"The lowly position is called Ma Xia, and he holds the position of military Cao. ”
The leader hurriedly replied.
Chen Tang sighed, pointing to the horsewhip: "Ma Juncao, lead the way ahead." ”
"Okay. ”
Ma Xia responded smartly, took Chen Tang into the city, and went to the yamen.
Someone had already taken the first step and went to the county government to report to the county office, and the county order took a group of personnel to meet each other outside.
In terms of official positions, the county order is much larger than a nine-door school captain. Strictly speaking, the captain is not listed in the official rank, because he does not have an official seal, but only a token. However, in the current environment, in many cases, authority is much more effective than rank.
Seeing the chubby county magistrate with a flattering smile on his face, Chen Tang was surprised, and wondered if the other party was the real county magistrate. This posture is too low.
The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and after making an introduction, the county magistrate named "Zhu Wei" cried out bitterly: "Mo Daochang, you can be counted as coming, if you don't come, the official doesn't know what to do." ”
Chen Tang impersonated Mo Shaochun's identity, dressed up as a family member, and it was much more convenient to act. At that moment, he said: "Master Zhu, I came from afar, the road is difficult, and the wind and snow are mixed, so I am really a little tired......
Zhu Wei suddenly said: "It's me who is too anxious...... Chief Mo Dao, do you want to live in a post station or an inn?"
"Inn. ”
"I immediately had people arrange. ”
There was a strange incident in the county, which made people panic, and the official document asking for help had already been sent to the Qinzhou Prefecture Government. But when the people of the Nine Gates will come, and who will come, nothing is known. This Zhu County Order has been mentally prepared for the beginning of the Spring Festival, and now that someone is coming, he is overjoyed, and hurriedly arranges the best inn in the city and orders the best upper room.
"Catch the wind and wash the dust, let's get rid of it. The poor road doesn't like to be noisy, and there is something delicious, so you can tell the inn to prepare. As for the matter, wait until tomorrow. ”
Chen Tang was very full of hands and commanding.
"Okay. ”
Zhu Xianling didn't care about this, in his opinion, the people of the Nine Doors should behave like this. Some of them are said to be more eccentric and will make very tricky demands. For this reason, Zhu Wei is still quite worried, and now Chen Tang is like this, and he is in the middle.
The luggage and other belongings were moved to the room, and the two horses were placed in the inn's stables, where they were carefully cared for.
asked Xiao Er to prepare a large bucket of hot water, Chen Tang took a comfortable bath happily, and then sat in the room wearing a Taoist robe.
This trip to the city under the guise of identity is mainly to find out the news of the path, and then replenish it, and it will not stay for long. If it goes well, it will be all over in two or three days. However, thinking of the flattery of Zhu Xianling and others, he felt funny, as if he was making a play, but it was also interesting.
I think he was the county magistrate himself, but he didn't enjoy such treatment, and he didn't have the time to be an impostor.
The way of the world is like this, and it is absurd.
After finishing some trivial matters, at lunchtime, the inn sent someone to bring a sumptuous meal, a chicken, a duck, and two plates of good meat, plus a can of thick soup, and vegetables and so on. Put a table full of them.
When Chen Tang saw it, his index finger moved. He hadn't seen such good food in a while, so he was welcome to feast.
The shopkeeper got the order, just waited outside the door, and when he was ready, he came in to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and saw that the food was basically eaten cleanly, and he couldn't help but be speechless, thinking that this Taoist master could really eat......
Chen Tang opened his mouth and asked, "Little Er, your Zhu County Commander seems to be quite interesting, how long has he been an official here?"
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment and replied respectfully: "The county master only took office in August this year. ”
Chen Tang was stunned: "Doesn't that mean that he has just been in office for a few months?"
The shopkeeper nodded: "Yes." ”
"And how about he as an official?"
Chen Tang asked again.
At this moment, the shopkeeper suddenly panicked, and hurriedly said: "Dao Ye forgives, I don't know this problem, and I don't dare to say it." ”
Chen Tang waved his hand: "Okay, you can get busy." ”
The shopkeeper was pardoned, so he quickly cleaned up, closed the door and went out. In his opinion, he regarded Chen Tang as a master of the Qincha, and he didn't know what to investigate Zhu Wei. How dare he get involved in such matters?
After eating and drinking, Chen Tang did his homework and fell asleep. He can tolerate sleepiness, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have to sleep. If you have time to catch up on sleep, why not?
When I woke up, it was already afternoon, and I was refreshed. Counting the time, it was almost time for dinner.
It's been a decadent day.
Chen Tang got cheap and muttered obediently.
There was a sound outside the window, the snow was still falling, and when I opened the window, I looked out, and everywhere was covered in silver, white and white.
For dinner, the store prepared a side stove, another delicious meal, and drank a pot of wine, which was warm and very comfortable.
After a night without words, Chen Tang originally wanted to travel at night and go shopping. But the wind and snow were falling, and the streets were pitch black, where was there any night market to see?
The next day, after breakfast, after a while, Zhu Xianling came over with someone.
"Mo Daochang, did you sleep well last night?"
Chen Tang replied indifferently: "It's okay...... Master Zhu is newly appointed, and he looks very concerned about government affairs. ”
Zhu Wei said solemnly: "Since you are an official, you can benefit one party, and you will live up to the trust of the court." ”
Chen Tang pursed his mouth, not believing in this kind of beautiful words, and asked directly: "Say, what happened?"
Zhu Wei coughed dryly: "This matter has to start with a place called 'Zhengqi Villa'......"