Chapter 87: A show of force (please read it on Tuesday)
"If you want to do this, I have no choice but to do so."
Mochou was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something and said calmly.
I don’t need to support you... Do you think highly of yourself, and your confidence is inflated because of your repeated meritorious service? Do you think you can do it without His Majesty's help?
Or is it simply that you want to show off your abilities and impress me? Reversing the impression?
It’s not important, and the female prime minister doesn’t care.
Although she had a premonition that after Zhao Duan entered Lihuatang, he would definitely look for her as a reinforcement.
After all...a treacherous villain who bullies his subordinates and flatters his superiors, who bullies the weak and fears the strong, usually dominates the lower-level officials and the common people.
But if you are facing a powerful kid who you can't afford to offend, your knees will probably be weak. This has nothing to do with ability and skill.
Mochou did not doubt that Zhao Duan was smart and capable.
But she also knows that the smarter a person is, the better they know how to "sizing up the situation" and even follow the trend.
Well, if you put it this way, there is another possibility:
That is, the person named Zhao has no intention of establishing his authority at all, but is colluding with the rich and powerful people of Lihuatang and working together.
Based on Zhao Duan’s poor character design, this possibility is not small...
But if Zhu Kui were here, he would definitely feel a little thump in his heart. Whenever his envoy showed such a smile, it meant someone was going to be unlucky.
…
After a while, the carriage arrived outside the imperial office. Zhao Duan got off the carriage alone, leaving the female prime minister waiting outside.
Zhaoya is a whole complex of buildings, and each hall has its own courtyard.
Corresponding to the main entrance is the "Governor's Hall" where Ma Yan works.
There are nine hall entrances scattered to the left and right, and beyond that is the famous "Edict Prison" dungeon.
"Master Jisi! I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you very much."
As soon as Zhao Duanfu came in, he was greeted by his old acquaintance Baihu Zhoucang with a big smile:
"The Governor has something to do and he has to wait for a long time to lead the way for the Inspector General."
Can't get away? It can't be that you are avoiding me, senior brother, it feels like your calling is in vain... Zhao Duan smacked his lips and nodded happily:
"In that case, there is work."
Zhou Cangdui smiled: "You are welcome, sir. Please come with me."
The two of them walked along the stone road towards Lihuatang. Along the way, there were occasional servants and officials passing by. They all looked sideways, obviously they had heard about the new commander who was airborne.
"The Governor has ordered me to brief you on the situation. If you don't understand anything, just call me at any time." Zhou Cang said as he walked.
Zhao Duan smiled and said:
"Before I came here, I had heard a little bit about Lihuatang. I heard that they are all a group of disobedient people, right?"
It was so sharp...Zhou Cang replied awkwardly: "This...is indeed true."
Zhao Duan said curiously:
"Will the Governor just tolerate it? With his authority, would it be difficult to eliminate him?"
Zhou Cang sighed and said with a wry smile:
"The Governor has His Majesty's back. If he is determined and moves regardless of the cost, he will naturally be able to catch some stubborn illnesses, but..."
He hesitated for a moment, as if weighing it, and finally lowered his voice and chose a euphemism:
"Your Excellency, you may know that since the founding of Zhao Yamen, most of the governors in the past dynasties have ended badly."
Zhao Duan understood instantly!
He studied history in his previous life and discovered that the leading officials in institutions such as the East-West Factory and the Imperial Guard often met tragic ends, and later became victims of quelling the anger of courtiers.
But there are exceptions.
For example, Lu Bing, the leader of the Jinyi Guards in the Ming Dynasty, absorbed the experience of his predecessors. When he was an official, he paid great attention to currying favor with powerful ministers, and the emperor's chief and assistants had both sides.
He worked for the emperor openly and secretly for the powerful ministers. He knelt and licked in both directions, wandering around, and finally escaped completely.
Zhao Duan was influenced by movies and TV dramas, and once believed that the secret service was lawless and had full power to intimidate ministers.
But after opening the history books, we found that the situation was complicated.
For example, Lu Bing once begged the then chief minister for forgiveness. He knelt down and begged, crying bitterly... and then turned to his political enemy and bit him to death. This is a story later.
Return to Dayu.
Although Ma Yan would not fawn over Li Yanfu or Yuan Li, he was still a human being after all.
He is loyal enough to serve the empress, but he will also consider himself and try to reduce the hatred value of the official group.
Therefore, Ma Yan will tolerate some people who are not necessarily offended.
This group of people from Lihuatang falls into this category.
Thinking of this, Zhao Duan suddenly understood. Is there another layer of considerations that his Zhenbao and Yuan Li, the old thief, had put themselves in this position?
"That's it." He nodded lightly and asked: "Then tell me, what are the people in Lihuatang who are not easy to offend?"
Zhou Cang exhaled silently and considered, "Not counting the newcomers and the others who were kicked out because they were not in tune with others. The others with backgrounds, considering your relationship with His Majesty, do not need to be in awe.
As long as you don't go too far, it doesn't matter if you offend a little. There is only one exception, and you must not suffer from it. Being called Li Lang is also the biggest thorn in Lihuatang's side. "
"Something sounds familiar, which young master is this?" Zhao Duan frowned.
"Princess Yunyang's son." Zhou Cang whispered.
Zhao Duan suddenly realized!
Princess Yunyang is very famous. She is the sister of the old emperor. The empress also wants to call her aunt.
However, due to his young age, he is only about ten years older than Xu Zhenguan.
A true royal nobleman.
Qin Qiu was able to sneak into the Beijing circle because he climbed into the lap of Yunyang's consort. However, the most famous thing about Princess Yunyang was not her noble status.
But the word "debauchery".
As the aunt of the empress, she blatantly raises a handsome young man, and often seeks out handsome young men to play games with her. The prince consort has a green head, and he can be called the best turtle in the Yu Dynasty.
"The heir of Princess Yunyang?" Zhao Duan raised his eyebrows.
No wonder I had to be offended. Both Ma Yan and him were attached to the royal family.
It doesn't matter if you offend foreign ministers, but if you offend a member of the royal family... you will always have to worry a lot.
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While talking, he walked through a side door and entered a courtyard.
In the center of the courtyard, a huge pear tree has lush branches.
On the branches, green-skinned pears hang, not yet ripe.
Turn left and you will find the inner hall. The plaque reads "Lihua Hall" in three large gilded characters.
It was well past one o'clock, but the hall was empty. There were a few chairs scattered around a huge "conference table".
There was only one female officer lying on the table, dozing off.
Zhao Duan:? ?
“Cough!” Zhou Cang looked embarrassed, clenched his fists and coughed:
"Where are the others? Didn't the Governor inform you earlier that the new Inspector is coming today? Are you expected to wait?"
The sleepy female officer suddenly stood up, still dizzy.
He looked to be in his early twenties, and he looked quite upright, with a red mark on half of his face and a string of crystals at the corners of his mouth.
Maybe she was sleepy and stupid, which reminded Zhao Duan of the image of a female college student entering the workplace in workplace movies and TV dramas.
His eyes are clear and stupid, as if the next moment, he will bow ninety degrees and say "Private Marseille"!
Qian Kerou stayed up late last night reading a storybook, wasting time.
This was not a problem in the past because Lihuatang had no hall officials and everyone was unorganized and undisciplined.
I just go through the motions, often skip work, and dozing off is a common occurrence.
But today was different. When she was confused, she remembered that the new Chief of Police had taken office, and explained with trepidation:
"They are all here, playing cards in the back...I, I will call them right now!"
After saying that, he walked away. After taking two steps, he remembered to turn around and salute his new boss. Suddenly he saw Zhao Duan's handsome face. He was stunned for a moment and whispered: "Sir, please wait a moment."
He ran away in a flash.
Zhou Cang rubbed his hands in embarrassment and explained: "I clearly informed you yesterday..."
"It doesn't matter," Zhao Duan said without anger, instead with a smile on his face, as if he didn't care:
"By the way, this was..."
"Oh, he is a newcomer who has just entered the Yamen. He has no background. He was hired to fill the vacancy of his family. He is a mortal martial artist." Zhou Cang introduced, "He is one of the few obedient subordinates in Lihuatang."
When you say "few", do you mean "the only one"... Zhao Duan cursed, and the smile on his face became brighter.
Okay, great, he was very satisfied with despising Shangguan on the first day.
After all, if everyone is honest and obedient, so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, how can he establish his authority? After all, he's not a demon.
"There are so many talents, and I am very fond of them." Zhao Duan said calmly, leaning against the big pear tree in the courtyard.
Zhou Cang was sweating profusely and felt the cold wind blowing.
However, he saw that Zhao Duan had already taken steps, walked straight into the lobby, and glanced at the weapons rack next to the wall.
Then he turned around, Shi Shiran, sat on the main seat at the end, closed his eyes and waited.
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