Xie Ming

Chapter 514 A scholar encounters a soldier

Xiao and Ma, the two servants, sang the same tune and said a few words to each other, and they were determined to exonerate Ma Weimin. They can be taken away now!

Although it seems to be going smoothly, it is at the last critical juncture!

Suddenly, Liao Geng, who was stubborn, intervened and tried to stop the process.

What he said was not afraid of the Duke's intention and he refuted it strongly.

Seeing this, although Xiao was stunned, he was not afraid of him at all. He argued with him and did not give in.

"Duke Jingguo!"

"Defend Shandong in the north and attack the Tartars!"

"You are a hero of our country!"

"However, no matter what happened to Ma Weimin, he was first arrested by our inspection team."

"The case he is involved in is complicated. Logically speaking, first come first served. It is in compliance with the law that our inspection team should handle the follow-up!"

"Your Majesty, it is not easy to explain why you forcefully intervene in this matter during the trial."

"Duke Jingguo, I advise you to think twice before doing this!"

When Liao Gengshen saw that it was Xiao Lang who had argued, he refused to give in and kept pestering him.

Hearing this, Xiao became angry, gradually narrowed his eyes, and stared at him sternly.

"Eh? Old Ma?"

"This Inspectorate, the Inspectorate, what's the Censor, what official rank is it?!" Xiao Lang deliberately asked in a roundabout way.

Upon hearing this, Ma Weimin quickly delivered the message.

"Ah! Hi!"

"Seventh grade!"

"The Censor is only a seventh-rank official, just an insignificant position!" Ma Yi deliberately pretended to be resentful.

"Hiss——" Xiao pretended to take a breath and continued.

"It turns out it's only the seventh rank!"

"This is for you to show off!"

"Look at the tone of your voice. If you hadn't said it, I would have thought it was some high-ranking official who was challenging me!"

"You, don't worry about me!"

"Liao Gengshen, with your status, it seems that you are not qualified to speak harshly in front of me!"

"Did I give you too much face just now?"

Xiao Jingchuan choked, suddenly changed the subject, changed his expression, and glared arrogantly at Liao Yushi on the left.

His change of tone was quite abrupt, and the people sitting in the hall who heard his nonsense gasped and were immediately shocked.

Liao Geng, who was under extreme pressure, was really shocked by this and looked terrified.

You are just pretending to be strong, and there is only room for you to speak between your teeth.

"you"

"What do you mean?!" Xiao chased after him aggressively.

"I'm not in the military this time, and you're just a civilian official who has never been in the military!"

"Just be happy about this!"

"If you were in our army, you would have been beheaded long ago just based on what you said just now!"

"Will you stay here and argue with me?!"

"Humph!"

"You're using me to grind your teeth, and you're throwing this stuff at me!"

"Who the hell are you?"

Xiao Lang's curse was vicious, and his evil deeds were as powerful as a tiger's. Sometimes, it was much more effective than empty talk of great principles to deal with such a sour scholar!
And the effect will be seen faster!

Look, Liao Geng was so frightened that he was speechless, his face turned red and he couldn't say a word!
Even if he was unwilling, he could not bear the momentum of Xiao Lang's behavior and was completely defeated. You know, these Jiangnan scholars have been studying hard and working hard since they were young.

As for these individuals, once they have managed to make a name for themselves in the officialdom, which one of them is not well-read in the classics, history, and poetry, and which one of them is not well-versed in the art of sophistry and debate?
If you talk to them reasonably, they will all sit down and argue with you for ten days or half a month until one of them dies!
But he is weak, after all!
They say that when a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain himself clearly!

There is so much to say, so just roll up your sleeves and show off your arms!
Conquer people with force!

Being rude and scolding can often achieve twice the result with half the effort!
Another moment.
After Xiao Lang's fierce eyes intimidated him, Liao Geng dared not say anything more and became dejected.

Seeing that the guy was in a state of decline, Xiao Lang finally stopped, diverted his energy, and moved away from Liao's desk.

Liao Gengshen thought he had escaped, and finally heaved a sigh of relief, relaxing his tense nerves.

"Hey!"

"Old Ma, what do you say?"

"Can you still hold on?!"

After Xiao Jingchuan finished his work, he returned to Ma Weimin.

"Oh! It's okay!"

"I won't die for a while!" Ma Weimin responded with a grim face.

In this case, Xiao Jingchuan simply didn't want to delay any longer.

He glanced at the official who had escorted Ma Weimin into the hall.

"That!"

"Take off your chains and follow me now!"

As he was speaking, the official also noticed the situation and, following Xiao Zhi's instruction, he hurried over to remove the shackles from the old horse.

It didn't take long before the sound of "clicks" was heard in the hall, and a string of handcuffs fell to the ground!
Ma Weimin regained his freedom.

"hehe."

"Damn, this thing is so heavy that it makes it hard for me to even take a shit and wipe my butt!"

"Today, we are finally done with it!"

Ma Weimin smiled bitterly and mocked himself, muttering to himself.

Seeing him hunched over and lame, one can't help but feel a little sad.
"Row!"

"Come with me!"

Looking at Old Ma and seeing him pause slightly, Xiao Jingchuan quickly gathered his mind and said a few words in a hurry. He did not stay in the hall for long, leading the way, with Generals Yue and Ma following behind him!

The three of them walked away from the hall in a hurry.
After him, only the members of various departments in the three halls were left. They all looked at each other in amazement and remained silent for a short time. No one dared to say what to do next.

Until Xiao Lang and his group arrived in front of the yamen, and together with Chang Ting and the soldiers who followed them, they all mounted their horses and rode away. In the yamen, the officials in the three halls were still looking at each other, and no one took the initiative to take charge, and the stalemate remained there.

Later, a servant from outside the hall came in and reported that the cavalry had left the yamen.

The senior officials from various departments finally breathed a sigh of relief, left the meeting in disappointment, and ended the event hastily.

Noon, late noon (around 1:00 p.m.).

Outside the Jiangning County government office at this moment, the sun was high in the sky. The dazzling white light and the hot and windless weather made the servants and sedan chair bearers from various departments who were basking in the sun outside the government office look listless.

After Xiao Xing's cavalry left, these people, realizing that it had nothing to do with them, relaxed and hid wherever they could, looking for some rare shade and space to lie down and take a nap to kill time.
But you don’t have to wait any longer!
Suddenly!

Squeak.
The gate of the government office was wide open.

The inspection team, including officials from various departments, finally came out from the inner chamber.

But everyone was holding their breath, with droopy faces, looking quite depressed.
During this period, especially when Lin Zhiwan took a big step over the threshold, a strong light shone on his face, and he was unprepared. He was thinking about other things when he was suddenly hit in the face by the bright sun. He shuddered all over and felt very uncomfortable. He quickly raised his hand to block it.

"Hey."

"Damn weather!"

"The sun is so scorching, it might as well burn everyone to death!"

"It also saves us from wasting food!"

"What bad luck! What kind of weather is this?"

(End of this chapter)