Chapter 120 Behind you, His Majesty is silently shielding you from the wind and rain
Before Ma Yan appeared, the scene was still noisy, with bursts of exclamations.
When Ma Yan appeared, there was silence, and you could hear a needle drop.
In the official circles of the capital, this "King of Yama" has always been described poorly. Even Dali Temple, a member of the "Three Dharma Division", is in awe of him.
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
If Zhao Duan's reputation was just bad, then Ma Yan was feared.
"Wow——"
After a brief silence, the officials from Lihuatang spoke first.
The expressions of Hou Renmeng, Shen Juan and others changed from tense to relaxed in an instant.
Accompanied by the salutes of "Governor" one after another, I finally understood why Zhao Duan was so confident.
Correspondingly, the people on the side of Dali Temple trembled in their hearts.
Xia Jianghou, who had already extended his fist, suddenly stopped, his momentum suddenly stopped, and he forcibly stopped the energy pouring out. How could he dare to punch Ma Yan?
My heart was shocked.
He originally thought that Zhao Duan would only get Ma Yan's acquiescence at most.
Unexpectedly, the master in charge of the imperial office, the sword used by the empress, seemed to have been hidden in the dark without anyone noticing.
This was far beyond his worst expectations.
The Dali Temple minister who gave the order also had trembling eyelids. Although his face remained calm, his heart was actually in turmoil.
With his status, although he is not afraid of this "King of Hell", he has seen too many ministers fall from power in the past two years. It would be too false to say that he has no fear of him.
Huh... Fortunately, I was prepared in advance, otherwise I would have been in trouble... Zhao Duan exhaled silently, and it felt good to have someone supporting him.
Previously, in the Governor's Hall, he was worried that Marquis Xia Jiang would resist arrest with force.
Ma Yan suggested that he might as well imitate the deception arrangement that day. Zhao Duan was in the light and he was in the dark.
As the saying goes, "Routine is not afraid of aging," Zhao Duan readily agreed, and it turned out that he actually used it.
"Governor, they won't let him go." Zhao Duan, the villain, complained first.
Ma Yan glanced at him from the corner of his eye, ignored him, looked at Tingwei, who had a crimson official robe, a Chinese character face, and a heavy "chuan" pattern on his forehead, and said:
"Dali Temple wants to protect him?"
No nonsense, straight to the core.
The Minister of Dali Temple asked with an expressionless face:
"Is the government going to violate the law and steal people from the Sanfa Department?"
"So, Wei Ting really wants to protect him," Ma Yan said, scanning the audience lightly:
"I want to take him, can you save him?"
Domineering and leaking.
Everyone heard the implication. If Ma Yan used force to rob people, no one here could stop him.
The Minister of Dali Temple said coldly: "Ma Yan, you want to..."
Boom——
What answered him was the eunuch's right leg quietly stepping down.
"Peng."
The ground shook suddenly, the green bricks on the outermost ground cracked, and soil thorns sprung up one after another, forming a low "fence" around the place amid the exclamations.
The officials of Dali Temple were forced to retreat, isolated from the outside, and the courtyard was sealed.
Incredible skills... Is this martial arts or magic?
Zhao Duan's eyes lit up and he thought that Brother Xianyang was deliberately showing off his skills again.
Pretend in front of yourself - well, show off, right?
"What are you going to do?" Dali Temple Qing finally changed his expression.
Ma Yan did not respond and said to Zhao Duan:
"Tie the person back, don't worry, he won't dare to resist."
Got the order!
Zhao Duan geared up and approached Xia Jianghou with a smile.
At this moment, the Marquis who was showing off his power was horrified to notice that with Ma Yan's eyes shrouding his eyes, the movement of Qi throughout his body was extremely slow.
Although he can still move, he is much slower than a normal person as if he were in mud.
"Master Hou, please give me some advice."
Zhao Duan smiled, and as fast as lightning, he reached close to him and stretched out his hand, but it was a fake move.
This caused Xia Jianghou to block subconsciously, his fist grazing the corner of his clothes.
"Okay, you dare to resist arrest..."
Zhao Duan said loudly, and his right palm, which had been charged several times, lightly moved towards his chest.
"Bang."
There was a muffled sound of an iron tool penetrating into flesh. The veins on Xia Jianghou's forehead bulged and his pupils narrowed. The powerful palm force made his internal organs twitch and cut off the flow of Qi in his meridians.
Lift your feet off the ground and fly backwards.
Zhao Duan came up behind him first. He didn't pull out the sword in his hand, but used it as an iron bar and hit him hard on the spine.
"ah!!"
The Qi in his whole body was locked by Ma Yan, and the Hou Ye, who was unable to exert his cultivation, let out a heartbreaking scream, and half of his body was numb like an electric shock.
He fell to the ground, bowed like a shrimp, his internal organs spasmed, and he vomited out large amounts of filth, and the stench was overpowering for a while.
Zhao Duan stepped back quickly to avoid being stained by the dirt, and looked around at everyone with an innocent face: "You all saw it, he was the one who hit me first."
No one responded, already shocked by this sudden scene.
I ask you to kidnap someone, not to beat them...
But Zhao Duan knew very well how to kill him while he was sick.
Although you can't go too far, it's not too much to inflict serious injuries and collect some interest, right?
This stick is for those who have been bullied by you... Zhao Duan looked down at Xia Jianghou.
Immediately he shook his head again and thought:
Forget it, I can't be so hypocritical after all, and I don't stand on the moral high ground anymore, just to vent the bad anger in my heart.
Physical and mental comfort.
Behind him, several Lihuatang officials came forward and tied him up with iron ropes.
Ma Yan waved his hand, and a large group of people left. The people in Dali Temple were forced back like a tide, and no one dared to stop them.
Come and go as you please.
It wasn't until they watched these "Kings of Hell" leave that someone cautiously looked at the steps:
"Sir..."
The minister of Dali Temple had an expressionless face, and his cloudy eyes were like a pool of stagnant water: "Sending orders, drafting memorials, impeaching Ma Yan for ignoring the law, exceeding his authority and arresting people, committing crimes with abandon, contempt for nobles... Seal of Dali Temple, follow the official Enter the palace tomorrow and go to court."
All the officials were shocked and secretly thought that the court meeting tomorrow morning would be very lively.
Outside, in the crowd, a person turned his head and said:
"Lu Pingshi, let's go. Go to the office quickly and don't bother the adults."
Next to him, the man who had been arrested by Zhao Duan not long ago was sent to prison.
Later, because his family was poor and he had no money to pay bribes, Lu Zhi became the only one among the fifty-eight people to be released as an official. He suddenly said with a sullen face: "Xia Jianghou is not a good person. Why did Lord Tingwei protect him?" ?”
"Shh, keep your voice down. Your Majesty is very angry. Don't drag us with you if you want to die."
Several colleagues around him were shocked and hurriedly dragged Lu Zhisheng away.
I sighed in my heart: troubled times.
…
..."Zhao Yamen Zhao Duan led a group of people to break into Dali Temple at night and contradict the court captain. Ma Yan came forward to support him and forcibly detained Xia Jianghou. According to witnesses, when the Houye was arrested, he was beaten and covered with filth. , no dignity at all.”
That night.
This explosive news spread like wildfire and began to spread wildly among the official circles, dignitaries and literary circles in the capital.
When the people were robbed, the sky had just turned dark, and then the officials from all major government offices in the capital were "off duty."
According to custom, we go to restaurants, Jiaofangsi, Goulan Restaurant and other places to have a social gathering in twos and threes.
It is also a unique place to spread and discuss gossip.
"Real or false? Then Zhao Duan used force to break into the Sanfa Division? Is this really lawless?"
"Can this be false? I have seen with my own eyes that the Minister of Dali Temple is powerful, right? He is not even taken seriously by Zhao Jisi."
"Yes, I was at the scene, and that lantern was me... I can prove it."
"Hey, no one pays attention to Marquis Xia Jiang? How come you have offended that little King of Hell, noble Marquis?"
"I heard it is related to the eldest princess..."
"I think this matter is not that simple. Is the Governor personally going down just to support his subordinates? Isn't it the temper of the Minister of Dali Temple to swallow his anger? There will be a scene tomorrow morning."
Zhaoyamen, Governor's Hall.
Zhao Duan dismissed his men, and as he walked this way, he vaguely heard people in the Yamen whispering.
You can imagine what the discussion will be like outside.
"Ha, if it were in the previous life, this kind of popularity would directly hit the hot search... No, what are you thinking about? You can't even create an entry. It will prompt that it will not be displayed according to relevant laws and regulations..."
Zhao Duan complained in his heart and stepped through the door.
I saw Ma Yan sitting upright, holding a pen as if writing a memorial. When he saw him coming over, he waited for a while, then put down his pen and said:
"The person has been arrested, is there anything else?"
Zhao Duan smiled playfully: "Thanks to my senior brother's presence just now, otherwise my life would have been in danger. However, my life is not important. The key is not to lose the face of our imperial office..."
"Let's get down to business." Ma Yan interrupted helplessly.
"Oh." Zhao Duan found a chair and sat on it, saying:
"What I want to ask you about is the next steps."
"What do you want?" Ma Yan asked.
Zhao Duan also became serious:
"My original plan was to arrest the person and then find out the charges and solidify the case. After that, whether I report it to His Majesty or if the soldiers come to stop him, I still have the initiative."
After a pause, he frowned and said:
"But I didn't expect that Dali Temple would be involved. Now I'm just afraid of many changes."
Ma Yan said angrily:
"You also know that this matter is troublesome? If you had reported it to Your Majesty from the beginning, how could it have come to this?"
Zhao Duan smiled awkwardly and suddenly said:
"Isn't this subordinate also following the wishes of the Governor?"
Ma Yan said "Oh?" and looked at him with interest:
"What do I mean?"
Zhao Duan tried and said:
"The Governor didn't originally plan to attack Xia Jianghou, right?"
He had been holding back this question for a long time.
Seeing that Senior Brother Qianyi remained silent, he had no choice but to continue speaking on his own:
"I came here to apply for a driving permit before, and you, senior brother, had already prepared it. Although I was surprised at the time, considering that with your intelligence, I made such a big fuss, I was not surprised to learn about it in advance.
“But the more I thought about it, the less simple it became.
Senior brother, although you have been slandered by outsiders in every possible way, as far as I know, you have been in charge of Zhao Yamen for more than two years, but you have rarely abused your power wantonly.
Although there was a confession from 'Master Meng' in the arrest of a hereditary marquis this time, in the final analysis... it was not enough. "
Ma Yan listened quietly, and a subtle smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth:
"So, you don't understand why I promised so neatly."
Zhao Duan nodded frankly: "Yes. Especially when I forced my way into Dali Temple, but you didn't stop me and allowed me to act recklessly, my doubts became deeper and deeper."
Who is Ma Yan?
It's not selfless, but ruthless is real.
At least Zhao Duan thought to himself that based on his current relationship with Lao Ma, the other party was not willing to ignore the rules unconditionally for him.
But Ma Yan not only allowed him to go beyond the rules and arrest the hereditary marquis.
To support him even more, he would not hesitate to slap a third-grade official in the face...
Zhao Duan thought that something was wrong.
So after much thought, I decided to ask in person.
Sometimes, it is not a bad thing to expose your ignorance in front of your boss appropriately.
Especially when your personality is that of a "smart person", it will make your boss feel superior in terms of IQ.
This is flattery that leaves no trace.
The corners of Ma Yan's mouth widened as expected, and a rare smile appeared on his usually stern face:
"Yes, I am indeed preparing to deal with Xia Jianghou."
"Why?" Zhao Duan was confused. This was too much of a coincidence.
Ma Yan suddenly looked at him deeply and said in a complicated tone: "From the beginning to the end, I only listen to His Majesty's words."
Zhao Duan was stunned.
Ma Yan only listened to the empress' words.
Ma Yan suddenly decided to deal with Xia Jianghou.
so……
"You mean, this is His Majesty's arrangement?" Zhao Duan was really surprised.
Ma Yan smiled, and suddenly threw away the paper he had just written on the impeachment of Marquis Xia Jiang, and said: "How could your Majesty not know that you have offended Princess Yunyang? How could you not guess that I That 'aunt' can't bear this tone and will cause trouble for you? "
"Your Majesty knows everything, so he ordered me to keep an eye on you secretly and protect you from the wind and rain."
"So, even if you don't do anything this time, I'm ready to catch him."
"You are very capable. Capable people often like to do things by themselves. They don't want to rely on others and worry that the results will not be what they want."
"But you also need to know that you are His Majesty's. Just as Shen Juan was bullied, you would stand up for him, and if you were bullied, His Majesty would stand up for you."
Zhao Duan was stunned and stared at the still-ink-stained booklet on the table.
In my ears was Ma Yan’s voice:
"You don't have to worry about the follow-up to this matter. You have been working hard all day. Go back and rest. I will make appropriate arrangements for the rest of the storm. We will find out tomorrow morning."
Going to court tomorrow morning... Zhao Duan suddenly turned his head.
The sight seems to pass through the walls, black tiles, and dim sky, into the majestic and bright palace.
It fell on the empress who was dressed in white and had green hair like a waterfall.
In the imperial study room.
Xu Zhenguan, who was correcting the memorial, suddenly wrinkled his beautiful nose and muttered:
"Who is thinking about me?"
…
Typos will be corrected first
(End of this chapter)