: Little Sword and Sword

When two officials, Tang Feng and Zhang Siyuan, walked into the second hall of the governor's yamen, Yan Boda also came out. He ignored Zhang Siyuan and asked them about the execution of Xiong Can. Instead, he smiled and bowed to Tang Feng and said, "It's really rude that Lord Tang suddenly visited. I can't lead someone to greet him."

Seeing that his smile was not sincere, Tang Feng emphasized the word "sudden". Knowing that the other party had already understood the purpose of his coming, he smiled perfunctorily and said, "Mr. Yan is so polite. I came suddenly and never had any notice in advance. It would be my rude thing to say."

"Oh? Haha..." Yan Boda didn't expect that the young man would not give in and replied to him suddenly. He stopped saying anything more, but smiled and said, "Master Tang, please sit in there. Come on, come and have a tea!" As he said that, he also winked at Zhang Siyuan and the others, and asked them to follow him into the second hall to sit down.

After a while, after a few greetings, Yan Boda said again: "I heard that Lord Tang is from Zhejiang. He came to Zhejiang to visit relatives a few months ago. I wonder what I said is right?"

"Yes. The emperor's long-lost, I approved the six-month holiday for this official and asked me to go back to my hometown to handle some private affairs. I laughed at you, Lord Yan. It was just because I came to Zhejiang for personal reasons this time, so I never came to pay homage to Lord Yan, please forgive me."

"Hey, Lord Tang is a close minister valued by the emperor. How could I compare to me and other foreign officials? I should go to see you? It's just that because I am busy with official duties every day, I really can't find time. Lord Tang is very low-key in his behavior, obviously he doesn't want anyone to disturb you. I didn't take the liberty to see you." Hearing Tang Feng's words, Yan Boda retorted in his words, which not only satirized Tang Feng's identity, but also reminded him that he was the first constitution in Zhejiang.

Tang Feng picked up the teacup and took a sip, smacked the taste: "Good tea, this should be the Longjing before the rain, right? It's true that the fragrance is mellow, which makes people feel fragrant." His irrelevant words made Yan Boda and the other two officials who wanted to see Tang Feng angry a little confused. For a moment, the hall became quiet, and only Tang Feng savored the sound of fragrant tea unscrupulously.

Unexpectedly, this young man would do this, which made Yan Boda dare not underestimate him: "If Lord Tang likes it, I still have a few kilograms of Longjing in front of the rain here, so I will give it to you. It is also the only wish of the people of Zhejiang."

"Mr. Yan is so polite, I am disrespectful." Tang Feng laughed and accepted it. Just as Zhang Siyuan couldn't continue his topic and wanted to tell the matter on the court, Tang Feng suddenly said: "But I have something unknown. Please ask a few masters to explain it. The name of Longjing is known to me in all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and even the tributes of the emperor are also included in the tributes of the emperor. With the emperor's kindness, I have also drank tribute tea in the palace, but why can't the Longjing here taste pure and mellow? "

Unexpectedly, this mere cup of tea was tasted by Tang Feng, which made the few people present nervous. Zhang Siyuan's reaction was still fast, and he smiled and said, "I think he is also a tea lover. Just after tasting this tea, I realized the difference. It really made me admire it. Yes, the tea here is indeed better than the tribute tea, but this is not the disrespect of the officials who are deceiving the emperor, but there is no way.

"My dear mentioned just now that this is Longjing before the rain. Although this Longjing tea is mostly grown in Hangzhou, it can sprout before the rain. Few people can be picked and used as tea leaves, which are about ten kilograms every year. However, there are hundreds of kilograms of tea in Zhejiang every year. In addition to the quality of this tribute to the emperor, the most important thing is to have a unified grade. If the emperor or the nobles in the palace notice that there is a mixed taste, it is a serious crime.

"So no matter where the tribute is, maintaining its consistency is the first priority. As for the taste, we can only stay in the longjing of Yuqian, which produces very little. I heard that the adults are also a good official who is kind to the people. In addition to myself, I also have the consideration for the local tea farmers, in case they are blamed by the court. I believe you can understand it, right?" As he said that, he bowed to Tang Feng slightly.

Tang Feng really didn't think so carefully. The reason why he suddenly mentioned this was to suppress these officials in awe, but he didn't expect that they had their own considerations, so he nodded and said, "So that's the case, but I am abrupt. It is really a blessing for the people of Zhejiang to think about the people of our Zhejiang."

As a result, the atmosphere on the scene improved a little. Yan Bonian laughed and said, "Mr. Tang is too ridiculous. We should be loyal to the emperor. It is a duty to do something practical for the people. But some people don't think so. As a parent official in the same place, he actually caused countless casualties and injuries to the people under his rule for his own selfish desires. It is really unforgivable to forgive." As he said that, he looked at Zhang Siyuan and said, "Although in front of Lord Tang, I don't want to hide anything, then Xiong Can, the magistrate of Jiande County, has been sentenced to death?"

When Tang Feng saw that he changed his subject and turned to Xiong Can, he really admired Yan Boda's reaction. Fortunately, his purpose here was also for Xiong Can, so he did not mean to stop it. Zhang Siyuan was waiting for Master Yan to ask about this matter. When he saw him asking, he immediately stood up and said with shame: "When the governor said, the subordinate is incompetent, Xiong Can has not been punished by Ming Zhengdian..."|

"What? Do you have any intention of protecting people like this?" Yan Boda said angrily: "If you can't give me a suitable explanation now, I will not forgive you."

"Governor, this fact is not because the officials refused to do their best, but because someone obstructed it." Zhang Siyuan said and looked at Tang Feng: "When I had ordered the execution, someone stopped this execution!"

"Who is so brave that he even dares to trespass the court of the government?" Yan Boda slapped the armrest of the chair, and anger appeared on his face. Tang Feng watched the conversation between them, and there was always a feeling that they were acting. As the head of the officials in Zhejiang, Yan Boda could not even know such a big thing. What he did was to force himself into an unruly person. So in order not to be held by them, Tang Feng smiled and admitted, "It was me, I, who prevented Lord Zhang from ordering someone to execute the execution in the court."

"It's you!" Yan Boda suddenly turned his head and looked at Tang Feng, his eyes full of anger: "Master Tang, I respect you as an official in the capital and a close minister around the emperor. He is also respectful to you. But why did you do such a thing? Is there anyone in Zhejiang who bully me? Although you are the Tongzhi of the Jinyiwei, you can't act so carelessly!"

"Don't Governor Yan wants to know why this official wants to stop this?" Tang Feng smiled indifferently, and did not retreat at all because of the other party's anger.

"No matter what the reason is, it is not necessary to rob the Dharma field on the ground in Zhejiang!" Yan Boda said righteously.

But Tang Feng ignored his official words and said to himself: "That's because I found out that this matter has something else. The county magistrate Xiong who was about to behead was wronged. Does Lord Yan kill an innocent person for the sake of so-called dignity? How can the justice of the world be upheld?"

Seeing that Tang Feng brought out this set of remarks, Zhang Siyuan and Feng Keyan were both nervous, fearing that Yan Bonian would not dare to move again by his words. Feng Keyan wanted to speak several times, but was stopped by Zhang Siyuan with his eyes. Now it was not the time for them to get involved, Zhang Siyuan had already made arrangements. If Tang Feng could really give out any evidence, he might have to take a risk.

Yan Boda was not squeezed by Tang Feng's words as they thought, but snorted coldly: "It turns out that Lord Tang had been investigating this matter privately. But do you think our Zhejiang governments are always doing things like this? This matter, including myself, has alarmed many officials in Zhejiang. After we carefully investigated, we came to the current conclusion. How dare you ask Lord Tang, what did you say that what you found was the truth, but what we found was fake? Perhaps Xiong Can's family saw that his family had committed a crime and came up with the words that he came up with to save himself to deceive Lord Tang, but you believe it?

"Although Lord Tang, you are from the Jinyiwei, you may not be able to interfere in the cases in my local area. You have no imperial edict or official documents from the Ministry of Justice. You just came to Zhejiang to visit relatives, so you rashly took charge of the internal affairs of Zhejiang. What's the reason? Lord Tang, it would be fine if you admit this mistake today, otherwise, no matter what you did before and what your identity is now, I will still be in this article to participate in your public and private affairs without any distinction between public and private affairs, and will do whatever you want to interfere in my local government affairs!" In the end, this was already very strict.

Zhang and Feng did not expect that Lord Yan could say such powerful words, which made them look at them with admiration, and at the same time they had a little more grasp of the matter. The two of them also agreed in a timely manner: "Yes, Lord Tang, if you can't give us an explanation, we will be blamed by the court and we will be punished by you. Don't think that you, the Jinyiwei, can do whatever you want!"

Tang Feng smiled and looked at the righteous people with a few smiles, sighed and said, "Why do you have to say so terrible words? There is no room for a turnaround in this way."

"Hmph, you blame yourself, who can you blame?"

"I will naturally have my own reasons for doing this, but what Lord Yan said is also reasonable. If there is no intention of the court, I will not dare to participate in local affairs in Zhejiang without authorization. However..." Tang Feng said, paused, attracted the eyes of several people to himself, and then said: "But I have the imperial edict that Lord Yan said."
Chapter completed!