Zhou Zhengdao felt that this little magistrate was quite able to pretend.

After three inspections of food and five flavors, Sun Yuanwai saw that the atmosphere was almost ready, and asked how Qi Rui's preparations for this year's township exam were.

Qi Yuanwai replied, "The dog is not talented. It's not bad to be a scholar. People are destined to be destined. If I can get a name this time, I will do my best to know the destiny."

Several people said that he was humble, and then began to compliment the magistrate, after all, he was the most knowledgeable among the people present.

Sun Yuanwai took the opportunity to be kind to Qi Yuanwai, and said to Tang Tianyuan, "Your Excellency is a disciple of the Son of Heaven, and he is young and promising. If Master Qi can get some advice from adults, this year's autumn test will be able to sit back and relax."

Tang Tianyuan was originally an exam tyrant. At first, he was Jie Yuan from the capital in the township exam. Later, he won the third place in the palace exam, not because of his level of knowledge, but mostly because his face was qualified to be a "Tanhua", so His Majesty the Emperor happily decided to do so. . Now, Tang Tianyuan originally didn't mind mentioning Qi Rui one or two, but when he saw the "Tang Tianyuan Family Question" folding fan in Qi Rui's hand, he didn't care. So I said a few beautiful but impractical teachings.

Only then did Sun Yuanwai talk about the main topic, "Young Master Qi is very successful now, Qi Yuanwai will just wait and enjoy the happiness in the future!"

Member Qi hurriedly said, "Wherever, children are all debts."

Sun Yuanwai nodded, raised his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes, choked up, "That's right, I don't know how much I owe my unworthy son in my last life, and I taught him to do such harm to my family in this life."

The crowd quickly consoled him.

Tang Tianyuan looked at Qi's father and son with cold eyes, their expressions were a little reluctant, and they didn't seem to be sincerely reconciling with the Sun family. He was even more certain that the Qi father and son were coerced by Sun Yuanwai.

"Mr. Sun, relax a little bit, Ling Lang's case is not without a turnaround," Tang Tianyuan said.

This is what Sun Yuanwai was waiting for, and he quickly asked, "Really?"

"This matter needs to be discussed in the long run. We only drink alcohol today and don't talk about business."

Sun Yuanwai naturally knew that this was not the time to talk about business, but with the words of the county magistrate, he really felt relieved.

The atmosphere of the banquet

easy

stand up. Everyone pushed the cup for a change, and the conversation was lively. A girl sitting next to Tang Tianyuan was drinking with hazy eyes. One Su pressed Tang Tianyuan's shoulder, and the other held a wine glass to his lips.

Tang Tianyuan wanted to overturn her to the ground. Of course, bear with it. He took the glass and put it on the table, turning his shoulders away from her hand.

The girl covered her heart and said softly, "Your Excellency is so puzzled, do you dislike the slave family?"

Outside the elegant room, Tan Lingyin gnashed her teeth in anger as she listened to the conversation inside, scratching her claws on the door. Fortunately, her fingernails are not long, and she did not scratch too much.

Tan Lingyin felt that she might have been deceived by the bastard magistrate inside. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a prelude to bad things. Her ears were close to the door, and she wanted to hear how Tang Tianyuan would hook up with these dusty women inside, but unfortunately, he cherished his words like gold, and didn't say a word, only some people around him started to make a fuss.

Tan Lingyin listened, and suddenly felt that the light in front of her was dimmed. She was a little strange. When she turned her head, she found that there was a tall man in front of her.

The man was also listening to the movement inside. In her position, only his chin can be seen.

Tan Lingyin jumped away in shock, "you you you... who are you?"

"Shh—" The man put his index finger in front of his lips and made a silent gesture.

Probably because this person had a chilling aura that made her a little in awe, so Tan Lingyin really closed her mouth and even her breathing became lighter.

The man turned his face to face the door and suddenly raised his foot.

Bang!

Tan Lingyin: "..." Who can tell her what the meaning of such silence is?

The door was slammed open wide by the force of the foot, and the person inside was frightened. He lost his chopsticks and lost his cup. The crisp sound of ping-pong-pong in the room was accompanied by the woman's scream. Several girls hugged their heads, and some pushed them into the arms of men.

Tang Tianyuan was quite calm at first, until the girl next to him plunged into his arms.

When he looked up, he happened to see Tan Lingyin looking at him. Tang Tianyuan couldn't hold back this time, and without hesitation he lifted the girl away.

The girl flipped straight back and fell to the ground, screaming again.

The other guests in the private room heard the movement and curiously opened the door and looked around. The guy downstairs also ran up, but unfortunately, before he approached, he suddenly felt a rush of coolness slide across his face. The guy stood still and stared blankly at the dagger pinned to the pillar by his ear. pendulum.

Being so close to that person, Tan Lingyin didn't even see how he made his move. She couldn't help sighing, her eyes were already so bad.

"Go away." The man said only one word.

This word is very effective. The guy stumbled and was about to run downstairs. His legs were weak, and as soon as he slipped, he immediately rolled down.

The man was very surprised, "It's still really rolling."

The other guests in the private room also ran downstairs in fright. The second floor was cleared for a while.

Tan Lingyin ran over, pulled out the dagger, and handed it back to him, "Master, your knife."

Tang Tianyuan looked at her with contempt.

"Thank you," the man put away the dagger, "Actually, I don't like to do it very much," he said, looking at everyone in the private room, "Drinking, drinking and having fun, I settled the life case, it's a good deal. ."

Only then did everyone recover from the shock, and Sun Yuanwai said angrily, "Who are you?!"

The visitor was dressed in a dark red straight jacket embroidered with gold threads, and a large piece of clear suet white jade was inlaid on his belt. He walked in, "It doesn't matter if you don't know me, you must know it." Then, he put a small bag on the table.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what the hell this man was doing.

Tang Tianyuan opened the bag and changed his face immediately, "This is the defense of the imperial envoy."

The official seal of the imperial envoy is easy to recognize. The ordinary official seal is square, and the official seal of the imperial envoy is rectangular; the ordinary official seal uses vermilion ink pad, while the seal of the imperial envoy is purple, commonly known as the purple flower seal.

Zhou Zhengdao was also knowledgeable, and his goatee was almost raised in shock. He looked at the person who came, "You are... you are..."

"I'm Tang Tianyuan, and I'm here to inspect the people's livelihood in South Zhili Province." He pulled up a chair and sat down.

Tang Tianyuan hurriedly knelt down, "Xiaguan Tongling County Magistrate Tang Feilong, see Sir."

Everyone else knelt down. Among them, Zhou Zhengdao was more frightened than others, and a layer of sweat was already on his forehead. This happened too suddenly, and he was not prepared at all, but if he doubted whether it was true or not - who has no time to think about forging imperial guards? Do you think you have lived too long? Moreover, he has seen the imperial guard once before, and this one does not look like a forgery.

In other words, the person in front of him is indeed an imperial envoy.

Zhou Zhengdao's heart was beating wildly, he just wanted to make sure of one thing right now, is this imperial commissioner just to inspect people's livelihood? Or is there another purpose?

The man who claimed to be Tang Tianyuan continued, "This official passed by here and happened to hear an interesting story, but he responded to the words of 'the son of a thousand gold, don't die in the city'. Master Tang, do you think it's funny or not?"

Tang Tianyuan lowered his head and replied, "Sir, it is not enough to be trusted by ignorant people."

"Oh? Then you explain to this officer why Sun Bufan's murder case has not been reported to the Ministry of Justice after so many days?"

"Sir..."

The man slapped the table heavily, causing the cups and plates on the table to shake, and everyone kneeling at the bottom shook, so scared that their livers were broken.

"It's clear that you were bribed by the Sun family with the intention to bend the law for personal gain, right or not?!" He said, without looking at Tang Tianyuan, but gave Sun Yuanwai a sideways glance.

Sun Yuanwai hurriedly shook his head, "Sir, you are wronged!"

"I don't dare to be an official, please be careful."

He waved his hand, "This official is too lazy to investigate. I don't care what you did in private. Since I have encountered this matter, Qi Hui should be able to die. Tang Feilong."

"The subordinate is here."

"Tomorrow, I will report the case as it is to the Punishment Department. If there is any further delay, take off your black gauze hat."

"Yes. The lower officials dare not."

Tan Lingyin witnessed the entire reversal process and sighed to herself, as expected of Tang Tianyuan, he was truly extraordinary.

☆、Chapter 27

The imperial envoy felt that since he had all come to this boundary, it was necessary to make a surprise inspection of the daily work of the Tongling magistrate.

Of course, as a noble and mysterious imperial envoy, he must act in a low-key manner, and he does not need too many people to accompany him.

In fact, there are not many people willing to accompany them. Sun Yuanwai and Qi Yuanwai are fully prepared. They can go as far as the imperial envoy gives an order; Qi Ruiyin once said in front of the county magistrate that he is the same as Tang Tianyuan. After passing by, and now seeing the deity, one word fills my mind: run.

As for Zhou Zhengdao, he is now thinking about how to tip off the prefect.

Tan Lingyin was the only one who refused to leave with a drooling face.

People are handsome, good at reading, good in martial arts, and full of sense of justice, which is simply a fascination. Comparing this imperial envoy with the county magistrate who saw the money, he made a high judgment.

Tan Lingyin had some admiration for the legendary Tang Tianyuan, but now that she sees the real person, it is no exaggeration.

Tang Tianyuan couldn't stand it any longer. He always felt that Tan Lingyin would take out a rope and tie it around his neck in the next step, and then hand the end of the rope to Zheng Shaofeng.

That's right, the real name of this fake imperial envoy is Zheng Shaofeng. This person is the third son of the former chief minister of the cabinet who has already served. At the beginning, with the help of Tang Tianyuan, he reluctantly tried to raise people in the exam, and then he was inadvertent and powerless.

In the eyes of a scholar like Tang Tianyuan, Juren can only be regarded as the stage of breaking away from illiteracy. Naturally, the value of a person cannot be determined by the level of knowledge. For example, Zheng Shaofeng is not good at reading, but he is very talented in martial arts. Tang Tianyuan felt that if three of him were tied together to get three heads and six arms, he might not be able to beat a Zheng Shaofeng.

Therefore, Zheng Shaofeng did not force himself to continue the exam, but joined the army with the aura of Juren. He stayed at the border for a few years, and fought wars—in fact, he specialized in robbing the Mongolian bandits who were constantly intruding on the border, and killed people—the bandits were disobedient and could only cut down with knives, and chased girls in his spare time—no chases On... In short, I had a very fulfilling life. Later, he was frustrated and proud of the battlefield, and the harassment made the Mongolian bandits lament that the surnamed Zheng was too shameless. It was not easy to earn some military merit in peacetime. The emperor was very generous, and granted him generals from the third rank Huaiyuan, and he was promoted to generals Dingyuan.

To be at this level in your twenties is considered a young age.

After returning to his hometown, Zheng Shaofeng walked out of the shadow of his lovelorn, and gradually became a little restless. The emperor was afraid that he would be lonely, so he sent him south and let him take over the command of An Qingwei.

What does this mean?

You only need to open the map and measure it roughly with your finger, and you can see that Anqing is more than 200 miles southwest of Tongling County. It is very convenient to travel between the two places, whether by land or water. Tang Tianyuan shouted from the lower reaches, and Zheng Shaofeng from the upper reaches could row down the boat and come down to play with him.

So what about an emergency march? If you go at full speed, you can arrive the same day if you are fast, or the next day if you are slow.

In short, this nail is wedged so firmly that it is ruthless.

Anqing is a military hub, and the garrison here is also relatively good. Moreover, between Anqingwei and Tongling County, there is a Chizhou government office. Under normal circumstances, the military

system

The administrative system is independent of each other, and the two sides try not to interfere with each other. Of course, occasional minor conflicts are inevitable.