Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

When Zhu Sui'an arrived, Ji Jiahui and Nie Ziru naturally couldn't sit still and hurriedly stood up to greet him.

"Your humble servants pay their respects to the envoy." The two said in unison.

Zhu Sui'an said calmly, "No need to be so polite."

As the highest executive officer in the area, although his demeanor is gentle, his aura is overwhelming. Ji Jiahui, who used to be arrogant, is as honest as a quail in front of Zhu Sui'an.

Nie Ziru's heart was pounding. Originally, he and Chen Lang were working together to completely turn the situation around, but Chen Lang got too stubborn and insisted on fighting Ji Jiahui to the death.

The envoy's appearance at this critical juncture made the already complicated situation even more confusing.

In particular, there was a Tong Shicheng standing next to the envoy to comfort him.

Tong Shicheng had criticized Chen Lang's song "Peach Blossom Cottage" harshly. Although Tong Shicheng and the prefect did not have much contact, when facing Chen Lang, their positions were at least the same.

When the envoy of appeasement came to the government office under his leadership, it was very likely that Tong Shicheng would have instilled in him some bad impressions of Chen Lang in him in advance.

In this way, the probability of Chen Lang and himself turning things around is further reduced.

Such a good situation was ruined just like that.

Nie Ziru was heartbroken and even had the urge to beat Chen Lang up.

You've been showing off and refusing to back down. Now let's see how you end up!

Ji Jiahui led Zhu Sui'an to the side of the trial platform and said, "Please take a seat, sir."

Zhu Sui'an frowned slightly: "I'm just here to listen, it's not appropriate for me to sit in the first seat."

Ji Jiahui said flatteringly: "Your Excellency is of noble status, so you should take the first seat."

Zhu Sui'an said calmly, "Since that's the case, then I'll take the lead for once."

"Please come in, sir." Ji Jiahui wiped the chair with his sleeve, then moved it a little so that Zhu Sui'an could sit better.

After Zhu Suian sat down, Ji Jiahui unceremoniously moved Nie Ziru's chair over and sat down himself. As for where Nie Ziru and Tong Shicheng sat, he didn't care.

Fortunately, the officer nearby was very considerate and quickly brought three chairs so that Nie Ziru, Tong Shicheng and Pei Ming could all have a place to sit.

Zhu Sui'an's gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the hall, and finally fell on Chen Lang's face.

“Like…really like…”

But the voice was so soft that no one around could hear it.

"Are you Chen Lang?" Zhu Sui calmed down and asked.

Chen Lang bowed and said, "Student Chen Lang, greetings to the Pacifier."

Zhu Sui'an waved his hand: "Come forward."

Chen Lang didn't understand what was going on, but he still went forward obediently.

He just heard Ji Jiahui call this man "Mr. Pacifier".

The pacification envoy is the highest military commander in the Great Yan Dynasty!

The administrative divisions of the Great Yan Dynasty were somewhat similar to those of the Song Dynasty. Lu was the highest administrative region, which was further subdivided into states, prefectures, and counties.

Among them, state is roughly equivalent to province, and road is a general term for several provinces.

For example, Qinzhou Road includes three states: Qinzhou, Gongzhou and Huizhou. Among them, Qinzhou is the largest state in Qinzhou Road, and Guangling Prefecture is included in it.

The pacification envoy is the person who controls the military power along the way, and can be simply and roughly understood as a prince of a different surname.

As for why Zhu Sui'an was able to become the pacification envoy despite being a person of a different surname, it was because his contribution to dividing and disintegrating the Zhongwu Army was so great.

If it weren't for Zhu Sui'an, based on the loyalty of the Zhongwu Army to Li Shirong, there was a more than 90% chance that they would have mutinied after Li Shirong was captured, either going to Beijing to "clear the court" or directly defecting to Northern Liao.

It was Zhu Sui'an who solved this huge hidden danger, so the emperor bestowed on him the title of Duke of a County and made him the highest military commander of Qinzhou Road.

There were even people in the court who said that Zhu Sui'an's contributions were such that it would not be excessive to confer the title of Duke.

But Zhu Sui'an himself had no idea about the title, whether it was a county duke or a county lord. His only request was to set up his office in Linshui County instead of in the provincial capital or a big city.

The emperor was actually worried that Zhu Sui'an would become powerful and independent, so he asked Zhu Sui'an to send his family to the capital as hostages very early on.

Zhu Sui'an agreed very readily, without any sign of objection.

The pacification envoys of other routes have been replaced several times, but Zhu Sui'an has remained the same. His prestige in Qinzhou Road is unattainable by the pacification envoys of other regions.

"Raise your head." Zhu Sui'an said.

Chen Lang muttered in his heart, I'm not a beauty, why should I look up?

Could it be that the envoy, like Yan Xiaoguo, is fond of men?

It seems... very possible.

Otherwise, why would the pacification envoy give a calligraphy to Yan Xiaoguo? In all likelihood, Yan Xiaoguo got it in exchange for selling chrysanthemums.

Although Yan Xiaoguo is old, he has fair skin and is well maintained.

Who knows, the envoy might like this.

After all, in another time and space, the anus of a strong man like Lao Zhan was coveted by others.

Although he was constantly complaining in his heart, Chen Lang still had to keep his head up.

Seeing Chen Lang at such a close distance, Zhu Sui'an's heart was once again filled with turmoil.

They really look alike, especially those eyes...

"Are you from Hezhong Village, Nanhe County?" Zhu Sui'an asked.

Chen Lang nodded.

"Is he a child adopted by his parents?" Zhu Sui'an asked again.

"They said it themselves, so it shouldn't be false." Chen Lang replied.

"how old are you."

"Twenty-five."

"Ok?"

Zhu Sui'an frowned, "Are you sure?"

Chen Lang twitched his lips and said, "Sir, this is the age shown on my household registration."

Zhu Sui'an said: "Oh, that's enough, you can leave now."

Chen Lang returned to his previous position in confusion.

Zhu Sui'an signaled Ji Jiahui to continue the interrogation, and he called Tong Shicheng to his side and whispered, "Thoroughly check his age to see if there are any false positives."

Tong Shicheng nodded: "I will arrange it immediately."

On the other side, Ji Jiahui opened his mouth several times but couldn't utter a word.

The main thing is to appease the adults, whose attitude is too ambiguous.

He first asked about my hometown and then my age, acting like an elder caring for his junior.

How can I interrogate Shen Lang?

After Zhu Sui'an finished explaining, he saw Ji Jiahui was silent with a bitter face and asked, "Why don't you hold the trial?"

Ji Jiahui swallowed and said, "Sir, the facts of the case are clear. Although Chen Lang is talented, he is suspected of cheating in the imperial examination."

"I think we should lock him up first and conduct a thorough investigation."

Zhu Sui'an asked, "Cheating? Is there any evidence?"

Nie Ziru quickly replied, "Sir, there is no evidence that Chen Lang cheated!"

Ji Jiahui glared at Nie Ziru fiercely.

Nie Ziru pretended not to hear. This was a critical moment of life and death. The envoy's attitude was unclear. If Ji Jiahui was allowed to lock Chen Lang up, he would have enough time to fabricate "evidence". At that time, it would be impossible to clear Chen Lang's name.

The nature of this fraud case must be thoroughly settled in front of the envoy!