Bao Zheng's carriage was walking leisurely on the road to Bianjing City. It was guarded by a group of imperial guards, but the people couldn't help but stay away.
Bao Zheng¡¯s carriage had already been walking for half an hour without realizing it. At this moment, there was a burst of noise from the front. Fang Lingmei's expression tightened, thinking that someone was coming to cause trouble, so she immediately clenched the sword in her hand and wanted to go out and take a look. As soon as the curtain of the carriage door was lifted, Bao Zheng caught a glimpse of a group of official sedans and horses in front of them. They happened to meet Bao Zheng's imperial army. At this time, the road was narrow and it was difficult to avoid them. []
The leader of the Imperial Guard who was guarding Bao Zheng said to the sedan: "Those in front, please step back so that our carriages and horses can pass by first."
A leader who looked like a guard ran out of the sedan team, and he said angrily: "Who are you? How dare you let the dignified Eighth Prince make way for you?"
When the Imperial Guards at Bao Zheng heard the name of the Eighth Prince, they all exclaimed in surprise. The leader of the imperial army immediately replied: "It turns out that he is the Eighth Prince, who is famous in the world and respected by thousands of people. If he had known that the Eighth Prince was in the sedan chair, he would have given way long ago. In this case, we will give way now!"
The leader of the imperial army was about to command the troops to retreat. At this time, a gentle and elegant middle-aged man with a mustache came out of the sedan. Bao Zheng saw that he had a jade-like face, a dignified appearance, and a very friendly look on his face. smile. The eighth prince smiled and said: "There are many brothers in the Forbidden Army. How can there be any reason why we should give way to more people despite the small number of us? Brothers in the Forbidden Army, there is no need to retreat. There are only a dozen of us, and we are not far away from that spacious place. It's close, we just retreat."
After the eighth prince finished speaking, he returned directly to the sedan chair. The guard leader listened to the Eighth Prince's order, but said no more. Immediately, the Eighth Prince's entourage carried two sedans and began to retreat. When they reached a spacious place, they stepped aside to the side of the road.
Bao Zheng¡¯s men immediately passed by the Eighth Prince¡¯s sedan chair, and the imperial guards guarding Bao Zheng all praised the Eighth Prince¡¯s benevolence. Bao Zheng couldn't help but take a closer look at the entourage around the Eighth Prince, but he saw that each of them had gleaming eyes and the aura of a powerful person. It seemed that all of the dozen or so people around the Eighth Prince were not simple!
Bao Zheng's carriage drove by, but it came to another sedan chair belonging to the Eighth Prince. A breeze blew by, and the curtains of the sedan fluttered. Bao Zheng glanced away, but he saw someone who surprised Bao Zheng secretly.
After Bao Zheng¡¯s team completely gave way to the Eighth Prince¡¯s people, Bao Zheng¡¯s carriage continued to Kaifeng Mansion. Seeing Bao Zheng's strange expression, Fang Lingmei immediately asked: "Bao Zheng, did you discover something when you met the Eighth Prince just now? When the curtains of the sedan behind were fluttering, I didn't see clearly what was inside. who."
Bao Zheng smiled at this time and said: "Even if the fairy sees the person inside, she will definitely not recognize her. She is a person I met in Shunchang Mansion. I have a deep hatred with her at the moment, but I didn't expect that she would actually do it now Being with the Eighth Prince, does she have any relationship with the Eighth Prince?"
Bao Zheng asked himself questions. After listening to Bao Zheng's words, Fang Lingmei knew that she didn't know the person in the sedan. Since the person was not familiar to her, Fang Lingmei didn't ask any more questions.
Bao Zheng murmured at this time: "I didn't expect that the legendary Eighth Prince would be so easy-going, gentle and elegant, and completely behave like a gentleman. It seems that we should have good contact with this Eighth Prince in the future."
Fang Lingmei said calmly at this time: "Bao Zheng! If you want to be favored by the emperor, you'd better stay away from the Eighth Prince. Although the Eighth Prince is mild-mannered and gentle by nature, it is precisely because of this that he His prestige in the court was extremely high, and in many cases, the court officials would take the Eighth Prince as his leader. When the Emperor was in good health, this was obviously not harmful, so the Eighth Prince had always been highly used by the Emperor. However, now The emperor's dragon body is not in good condition, and the ministers in the court are getting closer and closer to the Eighth Prince. Now that the emperor has seen this situation, how can he not be wary of the Eighth Prince?"
After hearing Fang Lingmei¡¯s analysis, Bao Zheng couldn¡¯t help but nodded. Perhaps this is the so-called: ordinary people are not guilty, but they are guilty of carrying a jade. The Eighth Prince's sin may be that he is too wise. Bao Zheng knew that there were many people in the world who were hypocritical and could tolerate it for a long time. Whether the Eighth Prince was a hypocrite or a truly wise man could only be known if he had a real face to face with him in the future.
The carriage stopped at this moment, and the leader of the Forbidden Army immediately said to Bao Zheng: "Sir! The Kaifeng Mansion Yamen has arrived."
Bao Zheng and Fang Lingmei got off the carriage. Bao Zheng looked up and saw a huge eight-character gate with two majestic stone lions at the door. On the lintel are several shining three gold-plated characters "Kaifeng Mansion".
Bao Zheng took Fang Lingmei directly to Kaifeng Mansion, but was stopped by a government servant at the door. The yamen servant said: "This is the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture."?Idle people are not allowed to trespass. "
Bao Zheng was secretly surprised when he saw the yamen servant's expression remained unchanged. The yamen officer clearly saw that he was being swarmed by the Forbidden Army, but he still dared to stop him at this time. It seems that the Kaifeng Mansion yamen is really not comparable to an ordinary local government. Even the yamen guarding the gate has seen the market. figure.
Bao Zheng said sternly: "I am the newest magistrate of Kaifeng Mansion appointed by the emperor! Why can't I go in?"
As he spoke, Bao Zheng took out the two volumes of imperial edicts from his sleeves. When the yamen officer saw Bao Zheng's imperial edict, he immediately said respectfully: "Since I am a newly appointed official, please come with me!"
Bao Zheng was led by the yamen servant into the yamen. After Bao Zheng stepped into the yamen, he saw a solemn and solemn public trial hall. In the middle of the upper part of the hall, there was a long black wooden table. On the long table were the gavel wood, the order sign, and the four treasures of the study. The yamen officer rushed into the inner hall at this time, obviously to inform the officials inside.
On top of the long table, there is a huge gold-plated plaque. On the plaque are written a few large characters, which is "A mirror hangs high". Bao Zheng looked around and saw various torture instruments for interrogation placed around him. These torture instruments made the lobby even more depressing. Just then, an old man in official robes walked out from behind the lobby.
Bao Zheng looked at the trembling old man, but he was a little stunned. Could it be that this old man in his late teens was the chief of Kaifeng Mansion?
As expected, the old man opened his mouth and said: "Is this the new general magistrate of Kaifeng? This old man is Yin Wenrui, the governor of Kaifeng. We will be colleagues in the future!"
Bao Zheng replied respectfully at this time: "My junior name is Bao Zheng. My colleagues don't dare to call me, I only dare to call myself students."
Wen Rui laughed loudly at this time and said: "Bao Zheng! I am old and dim-sighted, and I have long been unfit for appointment. However, I don't know why I was transferred to the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture for no reason. Unknowingly, I did a lot of work in this Kaifeng Prefecture Yamen." Years. It¡¯s time for someone to replace this old bone like me.¡±