In the brightly lit Yingxian Tower, Chen Ji looked at Zhang Zhuo with some surprise.

The chief ceremonial officer and the civil servants have been in conflict for a long time, and they are incompatible with each other.

He originally thought that if he didn't have the royal flag in hand, it would take a lot of trouble to invite Zhang Zhuo away, but Zhang Zhuo just heard that the refugees were in danger, and he immediately stood up and was willing to go with him.

Why?

Zhang Zhuo looked at Chen Ji amusedly: "Why, I dare to go with you, but you don't dare to take me away?"

The banquet gradually became noisy, and a new imperial examination candidate stood up and shouted loudly with the help of wine: "Sir, you must not leave with the eunuchs. What if they want to take the opportunity to arrest you and put you in jail?" ?”

"Sir, you must not be fooled by the eunuchs!"

However, Zhang Zhuo suddenly raised his hand, and the voices at the table stopped. He smiled and said to Chen Ji, "Please, business is more important."

Having said that, the prefect should go outside Yingxian Tower first.

After leaving Yingxian Tower, Zhang Zhuo stood on the stone road of Baiyi Lane, looked back at the traces behind him, and said casually: "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Chen Ji quickly explained: "I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to open the granary immediately and transfer a batch of grain to the west city gate."

Zhang Zhuo stroked his beard and said, "Open a granary? Young man, the granary in Luocheng is a strategically important place, and it is of great importance... Why didn't you go to Mr. Chen instead of me?"

Chen Ji calmly said: "Master Chen is rigid and pedantic. Now only Master Zhang in Luo City has the ability and courage to do this."

Zhang Zhuo smiled and scolded: "Don't blame me. If you said this in front of Mr. Chen, I might be happier."

As he spoke, he suppressed a smile and said, "I need to confirm again. Do you know what you are doing at this time and can you bear the consequences?"

Wearing a bamboo hat in gray clothes and Zhang Zhuo in a red official robe, they stood looking at each other.

After a long time.

Chen Ji said firmly: "Master Zhang, I know what I am doing."

Zhang Zhuo asked no more questions: "It's good if you know."

Chen Ji turned to the alley next to Yingxian Tower and said loudly: "Xifeng prepares the car, you escort Master Zhang to adjust the food supply, the sooner the better."

Xifeng pulled out a carriage from the alley, and several spies were riding horses to guard the carriage.

Chen Ji said: "Master Zhang, please get in the car."

But Zhang Zhuo didn't get on the carriage. Instead, he quickly took off the lasso from the horse, turned over and got on the horse.

He laughed loudly: "The carriage is too slow! See you later in the west of the city. If I find out that you are playing tricks, Xu Wenhe will not be able to protect you!"

After saying that, Zhang Zhuo clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and the horse raised its hooves and galloped away.

Chen Ji watched the red robe disappear out of the white alley, and he felt that if there was a sword hanging on the leather belt of the official robe, it might look more appropriate.

While he was thinking about it, the golden pig ran out from Yingxian Tower, muttering: "Crazy, crazy..."

Chen Ji asked in confusion: "Sir, what's going on?"

The Golden Pig complained: "Although our Secret Service is domineering and has arrested many civil servants, taking away a fifth-grade imperial official at the Luming Banquet has never been done before. It is a taboo.

!”

Chen Ji explained: "But we are not trying to arrest Master Zhang, but we are trying to save him."

The golden pig was helpless: "Those civil servants don't think so! Before you do this, you should discuss it with me!"

Chen Ji asked: "If I asked, would you still let me do this?"

The Golden Pig said angrily: "Then I definitely don't agree...Forget it, do whatever you like! Where are you going now?"

"Chengxi!"

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"Old traces."

"Um?"

The golden pig was riding on the horse, looking at the calm-faced medical apprentice beside him, and suddenly said with emotion: "You are born to eat this bowl of rice. You said before that you would resign as a secret agent, but the secret agent is just

It’s the best place for you.”

"Why do you say that, sir?"

The golden pig looked at the end of the long street: "You like to take the wrong approach too much, and you will fall sooner or later."

Chen Ji changed the subject: "Sir, Sir Zhang just said, 'Xu Wenhe can't protect you.' Who is Xu Wenhe?"

The golden pig was delighted: "That is the name of Lord Nei Xiang, but nowadays everyone either calls him poisonous phase or calls him Nei Xiang, and has almost forgotten this name. Zhang Zhuo is so brave, a fifth-grade official actually

Dare to call the Prime Minister by his first name!"

Chen Ji said curiously: "I always feel that Mr. Zhang is not much like those civil servants, but more like a knight-errant."

The golden pig smiled and said: "You were right. After Zhang Zhuojie's wife passed away, he actually worked as a knight-errant for a year, hanging out with people in the world every day and not doing his job properly."

"Then why did he come back and marry Mr. Xu Ge's niece?"

The golden pig sneered and said: "If you learn literature and martial arts, you will be able to join the emperor's family and the civil servants think so. There is no reason why. By the way, what happened to the fact that he wants to betroth his daughter to you? If it can really happen,

This will save you thirty years of detours... The Prime Minister once said that Mr. Zhang is the prime minister and assistant minister!"

Chen Ji did not answer, and could not answer.

At this time, a spy exclaimed: "Sir, there is fire!"

Baiyi Alley is in the east of the city. By the time Chen Ji and others rushed to the west of the city, it was already midnight.

Before leaving the city, Jin Zhu and others saw a huge fire burning outside the city from a distance, with sparks flying in the night sky.

Jin Zhu looked at Chen Ji in shock: "Did you really expect this? How did you know something big would happen in the west of the city!"

Chen Ji's face was as dark as water.

The golden pig asked anxiously: "What can burn such a huge fire outside the city?"

Chen Ji replied: "I'm afraid it's a granary used by the Luocheng government office to subsidize the victims."

Golden Pig's face became serious. He was not stupid, and he immediately understood the point: "More than 10,000 victims of the disaster in western Henan gathered outside the city. They were hungry and had no clothes to wear. If the granary was burned and someone else mixed in with the victims to incite,

I am afraid that the victims will immediately turn into bandits and rush into Luo City to burn, kill, loot and loot. If a civil uprising breaks out, the future of Zhang Zhuo and Chen Liqin will be ruined!"

A spy said doubtfully: "Sir, the Luo City Army and Horse Division are not just for free. If there is a civil uprising, they will immediately close the city gates and wait for the officers and soldiers to come to suppress it. If they do not close the city gates in time, they will be beheaded.

It's a serious crime, no matter how much money the Liu family gives them, it won't work."

Jin Zhu said coldly: "I guess the West City Gate should have been opened by the Liu family at this time."

As soon as he finished speaking, several people rode their horses and turned a corner. They saw the west city gate suddenly opened. All the soldiers in front of the gate had their necks wiped and their bodies fell to the ground.

In the distance, through the open city gate, we can see the dense crowds of victims holding torches high, holding rakes and wooden sticks in their hands, running toward Luo City in a menacing manner.

A spy asked urgently: "Sir, what should we do now?"

Jin Zhu wants to quit. What does it have to do with whether Zhang Zhuo and Chen Liqin lose their official positions? What does this group of victims rush into Luo City to burn, kill, and loot? What does it have to do with him?

He is not the parent official here!

The golden pig looked at Chen Ji: "You and I have tried our best today. It was the fighting between the civil servants that led to the big mistake, and it has nothing to do with us! Your father doesn't want to see you anyway, and he lost his official position just to relieve your anger.

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Chen Ji stood on his horse, his eyes under the bamboo hat silently looking at the firelight outside the city gate. Outside the city gate, there seemed to be an uneasy atmosphere, dancing with the flame shadow of the torch.

Chen Ji asked: "If the victims rush into the city, how many people will die?"

Jinzhu looked at the fire in Chen Ji's eyes and exclaimed: "You don't care how many people die, these victims can't kill Anxi Street! Chen Ji, can you just pretend that we haven't been here tonight? As long as we don't interfere."

, this matter has nothing to do with us. Once we intervene, it is not our fault, and those civil servants will put it on our heads!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Chen Ji lowered his body and rode his horse straight to the city gate: "Close the city gate and don't let the victims rush in!"

The spies were startled and turned to look at the golden pig.

Jin Zhu looked at Chen Ji's back and gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry about him, let him die on his own!"

But after struggling for a few breaths, he slapped the horse on the butt with a whip, and said in a ferocious voice: "Damn it, let me close the city gate! I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes to end up with such a thing!"

Everyone rushed to the city gate on horseback. Seeing that the victims were only a hundred steps away, the spies worked together to push the two huge red-painted city gates and slowly closed them.

When the wooden stakes were placed inside the door, I felt a little relieved.

Chen Ji and Jin Zhu walked up to the tower and looked at the victims below.

Chen Ji held up a torch and shouted loudly: "Who broke into the city without permission?"

Among the densely packed torches under the city, someone shouted angrily: "The imperial court has burned down the granary used to provide porridge, so we won't be able to survive! Open the door quickly, we are going into the city to beg for food!"

Golden Pig frowned: "How could anyone believe such outrageous rumors? Why did the imperial court burn your granary?"

Chen Ji shouted: "There must be a traitor instigating this matter. Don't listen to the rumors!"

After the words fell, someone among the victims shouted: "Don't care what these dog officials say, they have enough to eat and drink in the city, they can stand and talk without back pain, and break down the door!"

The next moment, Chen Ji squinted his eyes and realized that there were more than thirty victims in the dark night, carrying hemp ropes on their shoulders and carrying a heavy giant tree rushing towards the city gate.
To be continued...