A knife in love

Chapter 1125

Ma San's eyes were filled with stares from this slap, and he turned half a circle on the ground.When he stood upright and was about to speak, he felt the edge of his mouth getting hot, so he couldn't help wiping it with his hand, and when he looked intently, his hand was covered in blood.Only then did I know that the official was annoyed and struck so hard that the corner of his mouth was broken and bleeding.

The short fat man sneered, and said: "The lord's surname is Wang, what is his position in the Ministry of Rites?"

Mr. Wang just lost face a lot, he was ashamed and angry.Seeing that Ma San fled away first regardless of himself when the situation was critical, and then slipped back with a flattering face, all the anger burst out at him immediately, and he was slapped with a raised hand.Seeing that Ma San's mouth was bleeding and he was in a state of distress, the bad breath in his chest was only slightly relieved.Just hearing Humpty Humpty's question, his heart trembled.Just now when I saw Humpty Dumpty drinking the people who were in a mess, he already knew that he was not easy to mess with, so he didn't dare to be arrogant, and when he was thinking about how to respond, Zhang Jin, who was hiding behind him, wanted to please his master, But he got out from behind him, and said triumphantly: "My lord Wang is in the ancestral hall of the Ministry of Rites to worship the officials of the Ministry of Rites. This time, he was ordered by Lord Shangshu to come to Chengdu to do business. How dare you dare to treat the king? Your Excellency being rude?"

Zhang Jin's flattery was very comfortable, Mr. Wang's face suddenly showed a complacent expression.

The short fat man scratched his head, then turned to Li Qiufeng and said, "What kind of official is Jingcheng, is it very big?"

Li Qiufeng said: "The official in charge of the Ministry of Rites is the Minister of Rites, who is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. His subordinates are the left and right ministers, who assist the Minister of Rites to do things. There are four divisions under the Ministry of Rites, and the first one is the Department of Rites and Clearance, which is in charge of ceremonies, military ceremonies and academic affairs. , Imperial Examination. The second is the ancestral hall to clean up officials, in charge of auspicious rites and ominous rites. Then there is the host and guest to clean up officials, in charge of guest ceremonies and reception of envoys from the four barbarians. Finally, there is fine meal to clean up officials, in charge of feasts and sacrifices and other matters. In addition to the four divisions, there is also a casting and printing bureau, which is in charge of casting the emperor's seal and internal and external officials' seals. There is also a joint four translation office, which is in charge of receiving vassals, foreign tribute envoys, and general translation.

"This shrine sacrifices to Qing officials as one of the four divisions under the Ministry of Rites. The chief hall official is Langzhong, and there are two Yuanwailangs under him to assist in handling affairs. Yuanwailang has two principals under the orders of Langzhong and Yuanwailang. Underneath there are more than a dozen Bitieshi, who assist the principal in handling affairs. In addition to these dozen Bitieshi, there are five or six Jingcheng, who handle procurement and other affairs for the shrine priest Qinglisi."

Mr. Wang didn't expect that Li Qiufeng was so familiar with the official system of the Ministry of Rites, he was shocked, he took a closer look at Li Qiufeng, and saw that this person had an ordinary face and old clothes, not inconspicuous, he was surprised and uncertain.

The short fat man heard a lot of words from Li Qiufeng, but he didn't understand, and said: "This Lord Wang is Jingcheng, what other officials are there under Jingcheng?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head, and said: "Jing Cheng is the smallest official in the temple priests and officials, and there is no one below."

Humpty Humpty was startled for a moment, then laughed loudly, and said, "There is no one below? Haha, wouldn't that mean he became a eunuch?! It turns out that Master Jingcheng is gone! Haha, haha."

Mr. Wang was extremely annoyed when he heard the sarcasm in Humpty Man's words.It's just that he has seen that Humpty Humpty and Li Qiufeng are not good friends, if he offends them, he may cause great trouble.So he suppressed his anger and did not speak.

Ma Sanfang just offended Mr. Wang, knowing that he is narrow-minded, and must punish himself.That's why he was worried, and when he was thinking about how to calm Lord Wang's anger, when he heard the short fat man's sarcasm, he thought to himself that it was the best time for him to win Lord Wang's favor again.Therefore, regardless of the bleeding from the corner of his mouth, he ran up to Mr. Wang in a few steps, pointed at the short fat man and cursed: "Mr. Wang is in charge of the procurement, and it is a fat vacancy for the shrine priest to clean up officials. I don't know how many people want to sit in this position." But I can't get a seat. You two scumbags have no knowledge, and you are still talking here and there, are you afraid that Mr. Wang will be angry and want the Chengdu government to arrest you and punish you?"

When he just said this, he only heard a "huh", and then he was hit hard in the head, his head was dizzy, and he knelt down involuntarily.

When Ma San knelt down on the ground in a daze, he heard Master Wang scolding viciously behind him: "You dog slave! What are you, dare to talk too much here?!"

Humpty and Li Qiufeng saw Master Wang punching Ma San in the back of the head and knocked him to the ground, knowing that Ma San flattered Ma San and slapped him on the horse's feet, which made Master Wang furious.The short fat man laughed, and said: "Wang Jingcheng, I feel sorry for this prince. If you can handle his affairs, you might as well help him."

Mr. Wang thought to himself, who are you, that you dare to speak to me like that?It's just that as the saying goes, a good man doesn't suffer from immediate losses, and he only brought two slaves, Ma San and Zhang Jin, if he annoyed these two people in front of him, he would definitely not get well.And the man in gray is familiar with the official system, so I'm afraid he has some background.I don't know the details of these two people, so it's better not to offend them.So he suppressed his anger and said in his mouth: "This matter is indeed not under the jurisdiction of the official. Even if the official wants to help, he is powerless. The matter of the prince cannot be done. It is because the Ministry of Internal Affairs refuses to do it. Even if the Ministry of Rites It’s still useless to hand over the folder and send it up.”

Hearing what Master Wang said, the short fat man couldn't help turning his head to look at Li Qiufeng.Li Qiufeng nodded, indicating that Mr. Wang was not lying.The short fat man scratched his head and was about to speak when he heard the man in yellow angrily say, "But in the past few decades, no one in your Ministry of Rites has ever mentioned this matter. Every time we send money to the capital, we don't only It's the official in charge of the hall, and there is also a copy of the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It's just that every time you say that the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs is handed over by you. After decades, it is no less than 5 taels of snowflake silver. Where did this money go, you guys Can you make it clear?"

Lord Wang was quite embarrassed, and said in his mouth: "My lord, I am a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing, and I have only worked in the Ministry of Rites for seven or eight years. I don't know anything about the old lord and you. Just now this brother also said , our temple worships the Qing officials and is in charge of auspicious and inauspicious rites, which has nothing to do with what the prince wants to do. Therefore, I have no right to interfere in this matter, and I hope the prince will not embarrass me again."

The man in yellow was about to speak again, when he heard another commotion not far away.Everyone looked for the reputation, but saw a group of people coming from the road on the east side, all wearing the clothes of a police officer.Among them was a big green sedan chair, which was surrounded by a group of police officers.

As soon as Mr. Wang saw the sedan chair, he recognized that the prefect of Chengdu was riding it, and his original fear of Humpty Man and Li Qiufeng disappeared without a trace.His face darkened, he held his black gauze cap with both hands, coughed twice, and said with a dignified expression: "I don't want to talk to you anymore. If you still want to stop me from doing things, be careful that I will ask the governor of Chengdu prefect You arrest and punish."

While talking, Mr. Wang glanced at the short fat man viciously, then his eyes flicked across Li Qiufeng's face, and finally he said to the yellow robed man with a non-smiling smile: "My lord, I advise you to return to the palace and don't come out again." Nonsense. Don't say that you are just a down-and-out royal family member. Even a famous king like King Ning, the court won't take it if it wants to? If you have the ability, you can give the cabinet a booklet and see if those big bosses ignore it. !"

After he finished speaking, he hummed and turned to leave.The man in the yellow robe was not willing to give up, and was about to rush up to stop him, but the short fat man stood in front of him and said, "He is just a petty official, so he can't help you. If you ask him to do something, you can only do it." You can be scammed by him. You have been doing this for decades, but you have achieved nothing. Don’t you have enough of the losses of these decades?"

The man in yellow knew that Humpty Humpty was right.It's just that seeing this villain leave just like that, I'm not reconciled in my heart.Thinking that as a member of the imperial family, he was humiliated by this low-level official, and even caused his wife and children to lose face in the street. Suddenly, grief came from him, and he hugged the child in his arms tightly, sobbing and began to cry.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the trembling voice of the woman in fine clothes say: "Silver! My money! Where is my money?!"

(End of this chapter)