Chapter 380 Everything has to be one step ahead
Ma Weishan sat in the lobby with an extremely ugly face. Usually he rarely sat in the lobby, usually in the second hall. As Jingzhao Yin, he did not need to make a case, and he rarely had to make a small fuck, so the lobby was not needed, but today he had to sit here. The reason was that he was waiting for news.
The monk from White Horse Temple killed people everywhere, and he had already learned that, but at first he didn't believe the news. When someone came to inform him, he still shouted, thinking that this was completely impossible and it was completely nonsense.
But as more and more people came to report, he finally began to doubt the truth and sent someone out to check it out. The time was delayed. It was not until the recent news that Ma Xiaobao and his people were taking the people to attack the Princess's Mansion that he became panicked. Someone came to report that Yang Ze had already led his troops there, and he felt a little relieved.
Yang Ze is the county magistrate of Wannian County, a serious local official, and he brought his troops there. Although they are all soldiers in the west, they are the army after all, and they should handle the matter quickly. It is difficult for him to go directly now, so the responsibility will be put on his head. He will have to wait until Yang Ze has almost handled it before he will appear again.
If the matter is handled well, he will pick peaches. If the matter is handled poorly, he will punish Yang Ze severely. All the consequences are to be borne by Yang Ze. Who told Yang Ze to be a subordinate official? The subordinates are used to take the blame. This is a natural thing.
Suddenly, someone outside shouted, calling for him whether he was there or not. Ma Weishan was shocked, stood up, looked out of the lobby, and saw a young official trotting over.
Ma Weishan thought to himself: "This is Yang Ze. It depends on his age and official uniforms. It should be him!"
Sure enough, the young man entered the lobby and bowed to him, saying, "Secretary Yang Ze, have seen Lord Ma."
Ma Weishan nodded and said, "You are Yang Ze who just took office? Why did such a big thing happen in the capital as soon as you took office? How are you doing this at the Princess's Mansion? How did you handle the matter?"
Yang Ze took a breath and said whisperedly: "The official has just taken office and originally planned to come to see Lord Ma, but these days they either entered the palace or solved the case, and there was a major case today. So I really don't have time to come to see him, so I hope Lord Ma will forgive me."
Ma Weishan was very impatient and waved his hand, saying, "Why are you talking about these things at this time? I don't mean to be strangers. What's going on in the eldest princess's mansion? Did that Ma Xiaobao attack? But I need my official to send troops to support me? As a county magistrate, you are a people-friendly official. When encountering such a thing, you should react quickly. How can the situation develop so quickly and so badly!"
He is more verbose than Yang Ze. But every sentence is blaming Yang Ze.
Yang Ze felt very happy. He was really an old bureaucrat. In his heart, things were not done well. It was all the fault of his subordinates. It was his credit for doing well. Why did he become an old bureaucrat? They were all the same style?
Well, that's right. If they weren't like this, they wouldn't be such a big official. How many officials could they dare to take responsibility like me!
Yang Ze pretended to be aggrieved and said, "The matter has been settled, and it's nothing big. But the eldest princess refused to let the lower official take charge. She said that the lower official position was too low, so the lower official had to come and ask Mr. Ma, what should she do about her affairs?"
Ma Weishan first exclaimed and said, "The matter has calmed down?" This is what he cares most about.
Yang Ze nodded and said, "Ma Xiaobao and his monk apprentices have all been killed. The eldest princess has returned to the mansion. The matter is over, but..." He stopped at this point.
Ma Weishan hurriedly asked, "But what, what else is there, please tell me quickly."
Yang Ze said: "It's just that the officials want to solve this case. This is a big case. There is a big event like attacking the Duke and the Princess's Mansion in the city. Of course, it's a case with the number one in Tianzi. Of course, the officials have to ask, but the eldest princess does not allow the officials to ask."
As he said that, he walked forward, took paper and pen on the Ma Weishan case, wrote down several names, and said, "It seems that Ma Xiaobao, the host of White Horse Temple, wanted to kill these people. The reason is unknown, and the eldest princess does not allow the officials to ask, so... I'll ask you to decide everything!"
Ma Weishan looked at the name of the person on the paper and couldn't help but complain. As the Yin of Jingzhao, he didn't know the secret of Jingzhong, let alone the secret of Dugu's love for the little white face. Of course, it's still a secret, but it's a secret that everyone knows, and of course he knows it.
Ma Weishan thought to himself: "No wonder the eldest princess doesn't allow Yang Ze to ask. This involves the emperor's **, no one can ask!"
Yang Ze was still asking: "So, should this case be filed? Should it be filed in Wannian County, Xiaguan, or directly in your place with Lord Ma?"
Without thinking, Ma Weishan said directly: "Your Highness the Princess said you don't need to be established, so you don't need to be established. The people will not be investigated without raising officials. Although Your Highness the Princess is the princess, he is still my generous citizen."
"But what about those dukes?" Yang Ze continued to ask relentlessly.
Ma Weishan hesitated for a moment and said, "This matter is very strange, but it is not difficult to guess. According to my estimate, Ma Xiaobao, the host of White Horse Temple, did not follow the rules, drank too much wine, and ended up injuring people and killing innocent people. However, because he was already dead, the revenge of the Dukes was considered avenged. These Dukes and Ma Xiaobao had no descendants, so there was no question of whether the father had debts or sons to repay the revenge. If the case... in fact, it was already over when it happened. I only need to write a memorial and report it to the emperor."
Yang Ze said oh and nodded. He deliberately did not explain it clearly, but said again: "It's better to solve this matter like this. Anyway, this matter has not hurt ordinary people. It's just a group of monks and the Dukes. Lord Ma said this, then that's it!"
Ma Weishan waved his hand and asked Yang Ze to retreat, but he thought about how to write this memorial to Queen Dugu.
Yang Ze slowly walked out of the lobby, suddenly turned around and said, "Master Ma, you'd better go to the eldest princess's place to see. If the eldest princess has any instructions, it's better to do things according to her instructions. If there is any place to be useful for the lower officials, the lower officials will be at any time."
Ma Weishan stood up again, thinking about writing a memorial to Queen Dugu, but forgot to please the eldest princess. This is not the way to be an official, and he has to go and do the aftermath. Anyway, the matter is over, so there will be no trouble when you ask.
Ma Weishan immediately left the lobby and asked someone to lead the horse. He rushed to the Princess's Mansion and left the yamen earlier than Yang Ze.
Yang Ze looked at Ma Weishan's back and laughed a few times. He also left the yamen, but did not return to Wannian County, and immediately rushed to the palace. The palace was very close to here, so he could get there by horse racing!
Yang Ze went to the square in front of the palace, dismounted his horse and walked to the palace gate, and asked the guards: "The official has urgent matters to come to the palace to meet the saint. I hope my brothers will report to the official!"
As he said that, he took out a small bag of golden seeds from his arms and handed them to the guards. The guard recognized him, the famous Yang Ze. He had been running to the palace recently, and how could he not recognize him?
The guard took the small bag and said with a serious expression: "Is it because of Ma Xiaobao?"
Yang Ze nodded immediately and said, "That's right. It's the matter! Has anyone entered the palace to report this to the emperor before?" He planned to be the first one, but as the guards said, everyone seemed to know about this.
The guard shook his head and said, "Not yet. You are the first one, please wait here." He turned around and went to see the foreman's guard first. With the permission of the foreman's guard, he entered the palace.
The guards at the palace gate are not of high rank. After all, they are just guarding the gate. Even if they guard the gate, they will not be of much higher rank. But Yang Ze is now at the ninth level, and there is no lower rank than him, so he has to call himself a subordinate whenever he sees everyone.
Looking at the other guards at the door, Yang Ze smiled, but he was anxious. The guards reported the message and it would take at least two quarters of an hour to go back and forth. If the eldest princess had reacted at this time and came to ask for a meeting, wouldn't that be a problem? After all, he caused a great disaster to the eldest princess's mansion.
This time he didn't ask him to wait long. Soon, the guard came back, followed by a small eunuch, who came to pick him up.
The little eunuch smiled at Yang Ze and said, "Mr. Yang, if you have something to ask to see the emperor today, is it a happy or a troublesome thing?"
Yang Ze was a little stunned. Why did this little eunuch ask such a question? It's not in accordance with the rules. How could the eunuch ask the ministers what they have to see the emperor? Such a talkative way would be beaten to the slap.
If things are abnormal, they will become monsters! Yang Ze immediately guessed that Queen Dugu didn't want to see him very much. If it was a happy thing, she would be able to tell the story. If it was a troublesome thing, of course she would have to let him enter the palace.
Yang Ze hurriedly said, "It's a very troublesome thing. A life has happened in the capital. The host of the White Horse Temple killed people and set fires everywhere. The company's princess's mansion was burned. The subordinates went to the palace to report this matter."
The little eunuch was shocked and said, "Mr. Yang, aren't you kidding? This kind of joke is not funny at all!"
"How can you joke about this kind of thing?" Yang Ze reached out and took out a small bag from his arms, full of golden melon seeds.
Using golden melon seeds to open the Tao, he can open any Tao, so there are always many gold-carried people on his body.
The little eunuch took the bag a little embarrassedly, and was overwhelmed, and said happily, "Since it's a troublesome thing and such a big deal, then please come with our family!"
After entering the palace, when he walked to a place with few people, Yang Ze asked in a low voice: "Don't the emperor want to see foreign ministers today?"
The little eunuch said with a hint and said, "The emperor is preparing for the enthronement for the little princess. There are a lot of things. Lord Yang, you also know that the little princess is very favored, so if there is nothing important, it is better not to disturb the emperor."
Yang Ze smiled and said, "This matter is not small."
The little eunuch frowned and said, "That Ma Xiaobao, we have seen him, is a bit stunned, but even if he is stunned, he will not run to the eldest princess's mansion to kill and set fire. What's going on?"
Yang Ze shook his head and said, "The eldest princess is not allowed to take care of this matter. There is no way, and the lower princes don't know much."
The little eunuch really stopped asking. The two of them arrived outside the hall. The little eunuch asked Yang Ze to wait for a while, and he hurried in.
Chapter completed!