Father can be an enemy to the country

The brothers hurriedly hurriedly and slowly arrived at Fengyang on the day before the winter solstice. At least they did not delay the ancestor worship.

According to the system of offering sacrifices to imperial mausoleums, Tailao is offered as sacrifice on the Winter Solstice and Zhengdan every year, Shaolao is offered as sacrifice on Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Mengdong Festival, and is saluted by the department official; Shaolao is offered as sacrifice on New Year's Day every month, and Shaolao is saluted by the officials of the Zhongdu Department.

The so-called Tailao means cattle, sheep and hogs, that is, all three animals are available. Shaolao only has sheep and pigs, no cattle.

The process of offering sacrifices is very similar to that of last year, so there is no need to go into details.

After leaving the imperial mausoleum, several brothers went to inspect the Zhongdu Palace according to the order... Although the construction of Zhongdu City has stopped, the already built palace cannot be demolished, right? In line with the principle of shameful waste, Boss Zhu asked his son to see if he could use it for something.

Zhu Zhen did not go with him, but accompanied Luo Guanzhong to find Han Yike.

The former magistrate of Han County in Linhuai was appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang as the imperial envoy to inspect Fengyang and censorship more than a year ago, and he is still in office today.

Zhu Zhen and Luo Guanzhong thought that Mr. Qingtian, who accepted complaints from the people, interrogated prisoners, and filed case files on behalf of the emperor, must be very busy. However, when they came to the inspection Yamen, they were surprised to find that there was not much people here. .

With doubts, Lao Liu asked his disciples to inform him that His Royal Highness the King of Chu had arrived.

Although he has thick eyebrows, round eyes, and is not very old, with the Gon dragon robe on him, he immediately has a royal aura, so that the doorman rushed in to report, and the guard guarding the door quickly opened the middle door.

"Oh, it's really His Highness the King of Chu." Han Yike hurried out and when he saw this huge young man, he quickly bowed down in surprise. "I pay my respects to Your Highness."

In fact, what he was even more surprised about was how Mr. Guanzhong got together with His Highness the King of Chu. Didn't he always describe himself as Li Taibai's "Able to defeat the powerful and make me unhappy"?

"No need to be polite. I came to Fengyang with my brother to worship my ancestors. Thinking that I have been cared for by the magistrate of Han, I stopped by to visit." His Royal Highness King Chu waved his hands, his face full of kindness.

Han Yike stood up quickly and led his highnesses to the back hall to serve tea. He defended with a guilty conscience: "It was really hard to disobey the emperor's order at the time. I was so negligent to your highnesses. I hope you can forgive me."

"Is it as simple as just neglecting it?" Zhu Zhen said with a gradually perverted smile: "I wonder who dressed up as a robber and took away the last rations of my brothers?"

"It's not me, definitely not the official." Han Yike shook his head like a rattle and quickly denied it. Just kidding, I wouldn't admit it even to death.

"You said it would be the end of you if you didn't? Do you know how miserable it is for us? It makes us sell out, you know?" Zhu Zhen glared at Han Yike and said in a rough voice: "Originally, my brothers were coming to find us. You are the one who is settling the accounts, but I, for the sake of my fellow disciples, stopped you."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." Han Yike wiped his sweat in the middle of winter and said to himself, "You still remember that I am your senior brother."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Master often teaches me to protect my senior brother more." His Highness King Chu shook his head and said.

"Thanks to His Highness for your kindness, I am deeply grateful." Han Yike said with a grateful smile.

But he didn't see Luo Guanzhong behind him, rolling his eyes...

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After the guests and hosts sat down in the back hall to serve tea, Zhu Zhen asked with a smile: "I didn't expect that senior brother's office is so quiet. It seems that all the tasks assigned by the father have been completed?"

"Haha, we are still busy on weekdays, and the queue for complaints is very long." Han Yike said with a smile: "Maybe because of the arrival of several highnesses, no one complained today."

"Then we've delayed senior brother's business." Zhu Zhen picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"It's nothing." Han Yike waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, there is indeed a long queue outside on weekdays, but all the people in the queue are old men, old ladies, disabled people, beggars and the like. What I'm telling you, It’s also trivial things like a chicken being lost at home, a couple fighting, the daughter-in-law not washing her pants, someone taking away her begging place, etc.”

"Ah?" Zhu Zhen asked curiously: "Is this a matter that the patrol yamen should take care of?"

"No, but who told the original imperial edict to say that I should accept complaints from the people on behalf of the emperor?" Han Yike said with a look of shit on his face:

"Do I dare to kick them out? Will someone sue me later?"

Luo Guanzhong understood what he heard and said to Zhu Zhen: "He offended too many people last year, and those people still want to find fault with him. Besides, this kind of thing is easy to talk about and not easy to hear. The emperor loves the people the most. If I heard that Han Xun wouldn't do it, If you ask about the sufferings of the people, you will definitely get angry."

"It's really..." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but nod. He knew the old thief's impulsive and irritable behavior very well. If he didn't make it, he might just have Han Yike's dog head brought to him.

"Is this a damaging move thought up by those noble families?"

"Who else could it be?" Han Yike said depressedly: "If I take up all my time, won't I have no time to seek their misfortune?"

"That's so arrogant!" Zhu Zhen raised a thick eyebrow and said, "Who gave them the courage?"

"Who else can it be? Mr. Han." Han Yike could not suppress his resentment and said: "The emperor clearly gave him the Emperor's Sword, and he asked me to find out. He promised that no matter who it is, no matter how high his official position, as long as it is found out, he will be severely punished. Loan. Originally, everything was fine. With the help of Tianwei, the lower official managed to keep the nobles in Zhongdu in order and was conducting interrogations in a step-by-step manner.

"But who would have thought that last year, at the end of Nian Gen, a piece of paper came down, ordering the South Korean Duke to marry Prince Yan, and the atmosphere suddenly changed. Those noble disciples started to argue again, saying that the limelight was over."

"Nonsense, my father deliberately paralyzed Mr. Han." Zhu Zhen said: "Didn't you look back at the New Year and start the empty seal case?"

"But the emperor turned around and married the Korean prince again." Han Yike resisted the urge to scold his mother and said: "Besides, the people who handled the empty seal case were all civil servants... Even the lower officials were punished because they were the magistrate of Linhuai County last year. The people interrogated me for two months. Here and outside, how can those noble sons and powerful families take this official seriously? If I didn't have the Emperor's Sword, do you believe they can come to the door?!"

"Oh, it's really hard for senior brother..." Zhu Zhen sighed sympathetically.

"If His Highness really regards this official as his senior brother, please help me and tell the Emperor." Han Yike stood up and held his hands in his hands, begging again and again: "I really can't do this job of Fengyang's patrol. Please ask the Emperor for someone else." Please be smart."

"Senior brother, don't worry. I already understand your difficulties, but you also have to understand my father. The situation in the court is too complicated. My father wants to weaken Duke Han, but he can't kill his whole gang. He has to be allowed to It is most beneficial to remain half-dead, both dead and alive." Zhu Zhen comforted him and said:

"Well, if you really don't want to do it, just do it with me."