At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 162
Belin changed her irritable appearance just now, and said honestly: "I shouldn't be arrogant..."

Zhu Qizhen said cheerfully: "Aren't you very arrogant just now, now you know you are afraid?"

"I'm afraid of him?"

Belin became excited again, and said with a blushing face, "It's just such an ignorant son, I can give him one hand, and he can beat him to the ground!"

Fan Zhong and Yuan Bin looked at each other. The two of them really don't understand. A good scholar is even more manic than a military officer like himself...

Zhu Qizhen seemed to be watching the fun and didn't think it was a big deal, and asked again: "You are not afraid of him, but what about Gao Zhu, he is a cabinet minister, what if he crowds out you in the future?"

Beilen looked indifferent, and said: "My ministers just do their best for the emperor, whether they crowd out or not, besides, what about the cabinet, it made me anxious, so beat me up!"

These words are true. Li Shimian, who was in his 70s, was beaten before. That scene was simply...

"Since you're not afraid, why admit your mistake?"

"Weichen..." Beilin lowered her head embarrassingly, and said, "I am worried that I will cause trouble for the emperor. The emperor is going on tour in his clothes, but he doesn't want to be known. Now because I can't control it for a while, maybe... Expose your whereabouts and disrupt the emperor's plan..."

The monarchs and ministers were drinking tea and chatting, only to hear a sudden commotion outside, it seemed that many people had come, shouting and shouting, it was very lively.

Zhu Qizhen chuckled and jokingly said, "Lord Bei, I'm here to trouble you!"

Bellin waved her hands, stood up, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the ministers are responsible for each job, and the Emperor will never be involved!"

After finishing speaking, he straightened his clothes and walked out of the guest room.

Zhu Qizhen gave Yuan Bin a wink, Yuan Bin understood, got up and followed out.

"Who did the murder here?"

When Beilin and Yuan Bin walked out of the room, they saw a middle-aged man in an official robe standing in front of him, probably the magistrate of this place, with a beard and staring eyes, as if he wanted to eat people.

Behind this person, Yi Cheng, like a quail, lowered his head and dared not speak.

In Daming, although Yicheng was also a civil servant, he was not considered a high-ranking officer and could only be regarded as an official.

There is a world of difference between an official and an official, there is no promotion channel between the two, an official is an official, no matter how good or outstanding you are, you can never be promoted to even the lowest official.

The county magistrate is different, he is a Jinshi with a serious background, and the worst one is a candidate. Although the grade is not high, the future is bright. After being beaten, he hurriedly dropped the concubine in his arms, put on his pants and rushed over in a hurry.

Beilen politely cupped her hands and said, "Beilene, Deputy Supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, I would like to ask your Excellency..."

"Liang Ke, magistrate of Suqian County!"

The other party was not polite at all, and his tone was extremely bad.

Beilen still said calmly: "So it's Liang Zhi County, no respect, no respect!"

"Come on this!"

Liang Ke asked angrily: "What is the purpose of the post station murder?"

On the way here, Yicheng had already explained the matter clearly. Although Liang Ke was only a seventh-rank county magistrate, he was not afraid of Bei Lin, because the gate of the yamen of Qin Tianjian was quite special.

Qin Tianjian is not only able to observe the sky at night, it is roughly equivalent to the National Astronomical Observatory of later generations.

In addition to observing the sky, its functions are mainly to calculate solar terms and formulate calendars.

In an agricultural society, the calendar was directly related to the farming time, and the ancients believed that changes in the celestial phenomena directly corresponded to changes in personnel, which made the position of Qin Tianjian very important.

However, there was such a regulation in the Ming Dynasty that officials of the Qintianjian were not allowed to be transferred to other officials, and their descendants were not allowed to be promoted or become officials unless they were specially ordered.If there is a vacancy, the superintendent will fill it up step by step.

In this way, this yamen has become an existence independent of the entire officialdom, and the promotion and transfer of local officials has almost nothing to do with Qin Tianjian.

Anyway, you can't control me, and it's even less likely that you will become my boss in the future. However, Mr. Gao is different. Behind him is the elder Gao of the cabinet. You can't curry favor with me on weekdays. It's good now. Beaten on his own turf...

Therefore, even if Belin is an official in the capital, he will not hesitate to stand on the side of Mr. Gao Ge.

If I don't ask for an explanation tonight, my official career will come to an end!

Bei Lin smiled, and said: "The magistrate of Liang asked well. The man surnamed Gao on the ground ignored the laws of the Ming Dynasty and beat the court officials. What is his intention? He should have a good trial!"

Liang Ke was taken aback, then he came to his senses, pointed to Belin's nose and said, "I only saw that you hurt someone for no reason, how dare you bite back now? If you don't explain clearly what happened tonight, don't blame me for not telling you." You Qin Tianjian don't save face!"

"The magistrate of Liang's words are serious. I don't have any face. It's just that I happened to encounter such a thing. If I turn a blind eye, how can I be worthy of the emperor's trust?"

"you……"

Liang Ke didn't take it seriously at all, and now that the emperor was carried out, he was choked and speechless.

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Bei Lin continued: "Yicheng already knows the whole thing the most. I have to go on the road tomorrow, so I won't accompany you."

"You...don't go!"

Liang Ke couldn't help but said, "Even if Mr. Gao's behavior is not in compliance with the rules, it's the county's business. What's the matter with you?"

"What Liang Zhixian said is wrong. You and I are both court officials, and we both work for the emperor. Why should we be divided?"

"No, don't go, if you don't explain what happened today, don't go anywhere!"

Beilen's face darkened immediately, and she said, "Can you afford to delay the arrangement of the emperor?"

"Don't scare me with the emperor. This is Suqian. This county has its own rules. If you hit someone, you have to give an explanation!"

"Could it be that Suqian doesn't belong to Ming Dynasty? Magistrate Liang, do you know that what you said just now is suspected of treason!"

Liang Ke's eyes were red, and he said angrily, "I don't care where you are going or what purpose you are following. In short, if you don't handle this matter properly, you will never leave Suqian!"

As he spoke, the policemen behind him stepped forward one after another, surrounding Belin on the spot.

Beilin did not rush, and said coldly: "Magistrate Liang, are you going to rebel?"

Liang Ke said: "Tonight, you have only one way to go. Immediately apologize to Mr. Gao and compensate for the medical expenses. After returning to Beijing in the future, you will come to Mr. Gaoge to plead guilty. Otherwise, I guarantee that you will not be able to go anywhere. !"

He is also a master who bullys the weak and fears the strong. Seeing that there is only one follower behind Belin, it is even more true.

Belin laughed and said, "So, Liangzhi County is determined to be Gao's dog?"

After hearing this, Liang Ke was not annoyed, and said, "I don't care what you say, even if I'm the dog of the Gao family, it's my own business, and it has nothing to do with you, Lord Bei!"

"I'm afraid that if you want to be the dog of the Gao family, the Gao family may not like you!"

"Slick tongue, come here, lock it up!"

"Bold, let me see who dares!"

Belin shouted loudly, and the guards on both sides were startled and stopped.

Liang Ke stared left and right, and said angrily: "What are you doing in a daze, didn't you hear what I said?"

The guards had no choice but to bite the bullet and went forward again, but saw Belin take a step back, and behind him, a person came forward, with his hands on his shoulders, and looked at them with mocking eyes.

This move makes people a little puzzled. There are more than a dozen of us, and you only have one. Who do you look down on?
However, the next second, they regretted it.

Yuan Bin stretched out his hand to grab the two front guards, and when he touched them hard, they fell limply.

There is a world of difference between a person who has been on the battlefield and an ordinary person. The invisible murderous aura emanating from him is enough to suffocate.

Liang Ke also took a step back involuntarily, pointed at Yuan Bin and said, "You...what are you going to do..."

The others were even more frightened and stopped, not knowing what to do.

Yuan Bin pointed to Mr. Gao who was unconscious on the ground, and said, "Excuse me, is this man an official of the imperial court?"

Liang Ke swallowed, and said, "Even if it's not now..."

"I just ask you, don't I?"

Yuan Bin interrupted him without waiting for him to finish speaking.

Liang Ke rolled his eyes and said, "Who are you, why do you speak to me in such a tone?"

Yuan Bin stepped forward suddenly, grabbed his collar, and said word for word: "I'll ask you one last time, won't I?"

"Yes... no, no..."

Liang Ke's face was livid with fright, and he even spoke incoherently.

"Is it really?"

"No... not!"

"Okay, let me ask you again, what does the station do?"

"Yes... it is to receive past officials and pass on military information..."

"Since this person is not an imperial official, what qualifications does he have to come to the station for this meal?"

"No...not qualified..."

"For the sake of Elder Gaoge's face, my adults didn't drive him away, but just asked him to pay for the meal. Is there a problem?"

"no problem!"

Liang Ke was on the verge of crying. What was the origin of this person? The cold light in his eyes seemed to be able to kill people.

"This matter is not the responsibility of my adults, but to help. Doesn't your county even have a word of thanks?"

"Thank you...thank you...Master Bei..."

Yuan Bin did not let him go, but said to the others: "My lord and Guixian have a few words to say, everyone, get out!"

Those guards looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to move.

After all, I have never encountered such a situation in my life, and I immediately stayed on the spot, not knowing what to do.

Yuan Bin tightened his hands, and Liang Ke obviously felt a suffocation in his neck, and hurriedly scolded: "Are you all deaf, get out!"

Only then did everyone exit the door, Yuan Bin glanced at Yi Cheng and said, "You go out too!"

Yicheng was so frightened for a long time, he said boldly now: "You are all officials of the imperial court, if you have something to say, say it well!"

After finishing speaking, he managed to squeeze out a smile before going out, and closed the door sensiblely.

Beilin patted Yuan Bin's hand, and Yuan Bin released Liang Ke.

"You...you...what are you going to do?"

"Master Liang, take a step to speak!"

Beilin turned and went back to the guest room. Liang Ke was a little at a loss, but seeing Yuan Bin's murderous eyes, his legs followed him involuntarily.

Zhu Qizhen and Fan Zhong listened at the door for a long time, and when they saw someone coming in, they stood aside, pretending to be Belin's guards.

Liang Ke didn't notice these two people either, he was only thinking about how to get out.

What I met tonight was not a good one, it was simply audacious, so what if you are a Beijing official, but you are just a deputy supervisor of Qin Tianjian, who has no power and power, not to mention, this is Suqian after all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, I am dignified Can the magistrate let you handle it?
After finding a way to escape, he immediately sent people to surround the place, and if necessary, he had to inform the magistrate, after all, Gao Ge's nephew was beaten, and the magistrate was very embarrassed.

"Master Liang, please sit down!"

Liang Ke waved his hands again and again, and said, "You can just stand here, I don't know what orders Mr. Bei has?"

Yuan Bin reached out to pat him on the shoulder, Liang Ke felt his knees go limp, and sat down on the bench.

Bei Lin said: "Master Liang is thinking that after a while, we will send troops to surround the post after leaving this gate. At that time, it will be difficult for us to fly without wings. I wonder if I am right?"

"That's right...ah, no, the lower officials definitely don't think so!"

Liang Ke shook his head vigorously, his head was like a rattle drum, and said: "Master Bei did the right thing about tonight, and the officer knows it's wrong! It's just..."

He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This kind of thing... It's very difficult for a lower official to do. Mr. Bei must consider the difficulty of the lower official. If he offends the elder of the court because of a meal, will the lower official, the county magistrate, still want to do it?" Done……"

Bei Lin said: "Master Liang wants to make progress. This is a good thing. However, if you want to curry favor with Mr. Gao Ge, you can spend your own money to entertain Mr. Gao. Why put him in the post station? The post station is where the imperial court entertains past officials. Leaving aside, let’s just talk about the money for the meal, will it come from the county government? If all the money from the county government is used to entertain these people, how can they do things for the people?”

Liang Ke lowered his head and said, "My lord Bei's order is, my officer... I know I'm wrong..."

Beilin continued: "I would like to advise you, if Mr. Liang has no common people in his heart, even if he flatters the old man, his official career will not be smooth!"

No matter how reluctant Liang Ke was, in this situation, he had no choice but to give in. He lowered his head and stopped talking.

"The Yellow River in Huai'an Mansion broke its embankment. After the emperor knew about it, he immediately allocated a large amount of money and grain to build the embankment. If I remember correctly, Suqian should have allocated 20 taels. I hope Mr. Liang will spend the money where it should be spent. Don't betray the trust of the emperor!"

Liang Ke suddenly smiled wryly and shook his head, and said, "Lord Bei, you don't know this. Suqian did receive a sum of money for river control, but it wasn't 20, but... 5 taels!"

As soon as this remark came out, Belin couldn't help being stunned for a moment. He took a peek at the emperor, as if his face was a little dark...

"This official is going to Huai'an Mansion to assist with river control related matters when I leave Beijing this time. I remember clearly that the price in Suqian should be 20 taels. It can't be wrong!"

Liang Ke replied: "Master Bei is talking about the order from above, but what Suqian received was actually only 5 taels."

(End of this chapter)