Ming Dynasty: I, Yan Maoqing, am truly radiating auspicious energy!

Chapter 53 Hug the thigh

Shen Lian ultimately failed to receive Lu Bing's instructions in time.

Therefore, he had no choice but to proceed according to the original plan, and just as Yan Maoqing was about to verify the travel permit and leave the capital, he deliberately created this controllable chaos.

Although doing so is somewhat risky and could very likely cause you some unnecessary trouble.

However, after these days of surveillance and preconceived notions, he had come to regard Yan Maoqing as a corrupt official who would bring disaster to the country and the people if he entered officialdom in the future. How could he sit idly by and watch him escape from the capital so easily?

"stop!"

Shen Lian was still acting in concert with his subordinates.

"This……"

Seeing this, the centurion of the military command under Chaoyang Gate naturally dared not stand idly by. After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to give the order:

"Aren't you going up to help?"

The Northern Garrison Command is of a higher rank than the Five Cities Garrison Command. Even the commander of the Five Cities Garrison Command can arrest and deal with them at will. How could a mere centurion of the Garrison Command possibly afford to offend him?

If he didn't show some appreciation while the Imperial Guards were arresting suspects right in front of them, he might be targeted in the future...

Who knows the next moment.

"No need for the brothers of the Military Command to take action, that's fine!"

Shen Lian leaped over the carriage and kicked the young man to the ground, subduing him in two quick moves.

"What superb skills..."

Yan Maoqing observed this and suspected that this Jinyiwei leader was deliberately putting on an act.
"With such good skills, how the hell did you manage to get the suspect to this place, destroy my carriage, and almost kill my horse?"

Just as Yan Maoqing was scrutinizing everything before him.

Shen Lian had already tied the young man's hands behind his back. He turned around and stood in front of the coachman hired by Yan Maoqing, grinning broadly.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to ruin your carriage. But it's alright, come with me to the Northern Garrison Command, and they will compensate you for your loss."

The driver was already pale with fright from the sudden and terrifying scene. Although his heart was bleeding, upon hearing that they were going to the Northern Garrison Command, he was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground.
"No, no, it's an honor for me to help the Embroidered Uniform Guard capture the suspect. I'll take care of it myself."

Yan Maoqing also quickly chimed in:
"No need, no need, I'll take responsibility for the loss; it's not worth much."

"How about that?"

Shen Lian immediately raised his eyebrows and said seriously,

"You two are important witnesses in the capture of the fugitive. Compensating for the losses is one thing, but I would also like to trouble you two to come with me to the Northern Garrison Command to give your statements."

As he spoke, Shen Lian had already reached Yan Maoqing and then suddenly snatched the travel permit he was about to hide behind his back:

"You two can leave the city after we've finished taking your statements!"

"???"

At this moment, Yan Maoqing felt as if he had been transported to another world.

In his past life, when he accidentally took the wrong left-turn lane, his driver's license was taken away by the officer in the hat on duty. He still vividly remembers the words, "Go to the Third Brigade tomorrow to deal with it."

"Hehehe..."

Seeing Yan Maoqing's grief-stricken appearance, Shen Lian became even more convinced that there was something wrong with this person.

As he secretly applauded his own cleverness, he waved and summoned several plainclothes Imperial Guards from the crowd. The group quickly restrained the "suspect" and led the carriage away.

But just as he turned around, something suddenly wrapped tightly around his right leg from bottom to top.

"Ok?"

Looking down, he saw that Yan Maoqing had gotten off the carriage at some point and was now clinging to his leg like a snake, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at him and the travel permit in his hand.

"Brother Jinyiwei, I have an extremely urgent matter to attend to. Please return my travel permit and let me leave the city!"

"Don't worry, my name and hometown are on my travel permit. I can't and won't run away. I'll definitely go to the Northern Garrison Command to give my statement later." "I'll remember your great kindness for the rest of my life. Please, brother, do me this favor!"

As he spoke, Yan Maoqing quietly grabbed Shen Lian's hand.

Shen Lian immediately felt a heavy, icy weight in his hand; it was a silver ingot, estimated to be at least ten taels.

How could he not understand what Yan Maoqing meant at that moment?

This guy clearly wanted him to take a closer look at his travel permit, understand his status as a junior official, and then do him a favor by showing him the seals of the Grand Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel.

These corrupt officials!
Using the people's hard-earned money to bribe officials is so blatant!

Shen Lian felt increasingly resentful.

[Bribery of the Imperial Guards is on record!]

Most importantly, what exactly is this thing in front of us?
He was, after all, a junior scholar, a literary star in the eyes of the people, yet he dared to be so disrespectful in front of everyone.
Slumped to the ground?

Hug your thighs?
Still crying and wiping away tears?
He was also a Jinshi who had passed the imperial examination and had made many acquaintances with him. Which of these people was not proud and arrogant? When had they ever seen such a despicable and lowly newly appointed Jinshi, let alone a Shujishi?
Shen Lian noticed out of the corner of his eye that even the coachman's gaze toward Yan Maoqing had changed drastically, now filled with a lack of confidence.

Fortunately, I am not the same age as this person, otherwise even if I had only called him "brother", it would have been a stain on my life!
Those who passed the imperial examination in this year's session were truly unlucky...

"A few men, come over here, grab him and take him away!"

……

Beizhen Fusi.

"You bastard, come out with me!"

In front of Yan Maoqing, Lu Bing first put on a stern face and called Shen Lian out, after which his loud reprimands rang out from outside.

"What kind of work have you done? How could you treat Yan Jishi like this? Just wait and see how I deal with you!"

Then came the sounds that Yan Maoqing couldn't hear:
"I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You handled this matter beautifully. Once I report this to the Emperor, I guarantee you'll be promoted one rank. Just wait until you're promoted to commander of a thousand households..."

Not long after, when Lu Bing pushed the door open again, there was another person behind him.

The man shrugged, his face was ashen, and his legs were trembling, as if he had lost his parents.

"Eh?!"

Upon seeing this person, Yan Maoqing was instantly struck dumb, his mind reeling.

Because this person was none other than Xu Shen, the Imperial Medical Academy Director who had prescribed his medical condition yesterday!
"Yan Jishi is a scholar whom the Emperor has cultivated. The Emperor has always cherished talent. Upon hearing that Yan Jishi had contracted a serious illness, he specially ordered the Imperial Medical Academy to send someone to treat Yan Jishi."

Lu Bing observed Yan Maoqing's expression, but still maintained a friendly smile and said...

"Please, Dean Xu?"

"Pfft!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shen's legs went weak and he knelt down, grabbing Yan Maoqing's leg and bursting into tears and snot.
"Yan Jishi, I'll return the silver to you, please loosen your grip!"

"His Majesty has already issued an edict: if your illness cannot be cured, I will also lose my life. I beg you, for the sake of our recent and distant past grievances, please spare my life. I plead with you on behalf of my family!"

"..."

Yan Maoqing was already grieving as if he had lost his parents.

Finished!

It's all fucking over!
This is his weakness.

He would never force Xu Shen to his death; this illness absolutely must be cured.

And it has to be healed immediately, right away!
Otherwise, given Xu Shen's truly terrifying mentality, he might have been easily sent away this time, even before the "Renyin Palace Coup" and without the Jiajing Emperor taking any action...

He was completely baffled as to how the Jiajing Emperor knew about these things.
He thought about it carefully and didn’t think there was anything obviously wrong with his previous plan. How did it inexplicably develop to this point today, with one thing leading to another?
In that case, wouldn't he have to start all over again, and the difficulty would be even greater?

(End of this chapter)