Chapter 268 Jia Family
The little official ran very quickly and almost fell down the river on the springboard. Fortunately, the boatman standing nearby pulled a hand and did not lose his composure. Wang Kui frowned and scolded him.
"Why are you so panicked? How can the officials of the court be so unconventional?"
The little official hurriedly bent down and bowed, and said anxiously: "Sir, please forgive me, please report important matters!"
Wang Kui snorted dissatisfiedly and said, "Tell me!"
"Jia Sidao, deputy envoy of the Yangtze River Control, was waiting not far from the wharf. The magistrate of Ezhou, the magistrate of the magistrate, the magistrate of the prison, and other magistrates were also waiting there. I heard from the people over there that they had been waiting there since the beginning of Shen Shi." The little official wiped his sweat.
"Jia Sidao? Why did he come?" It was Wang Kui's turn to be surprised. He was slightly stunned and said suspiciously: "Shen Shichuk? Wouldn't that be waiting for an hour?"
The little official raised his head slightly, looked up at Wang Kui again, wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to speak, and then lowered his head again.
Changsun Hong saw the trick. He knew that Wang Kui was not Zhang Yang's person. He just sent someone to inform the governor of Ezhou overnight, and did not notify others. Jia Sidao was the deputy envoy of the Yangtze River and the governor of Jiangzhou. This official position was the deputy envoy of the system, and the governor of Jiangzhou was the actual position. Jia Sidao's workplace was usually in Jiangzhou, not Ezhou. Wang Kui had no connection with him when he went to Ezhou.
Then why is he waiting here?
Admiring Wang Kui?
Changsun Hong shook his head and pulled it down.
Why exactly?
Seeing the little official wanting to speak but stop, Changsun Hong had ominous thoughts in his heart.
Jiangzhou is in the south of Ezhou. It is a must-pass route to go from Jiangzhou to Lin'an. If Jia Sidao also received the order from Shangjing, it would be understandable that he would appear here, but the time was too coincidental.
Wang Kui could play with big swords, but he was a civil servant, with a rough and delicate appearance. Although he reacted slightly slower than Changsun Hong, he immediately saw the embarrassment of the minor official and immediately asked: "What else is there? Tell me!"
The little official was sweating and whispered: "The little man was on the shore and saw a large number of officers and soldiers behind Lord Jia, with great momentum. All the local officials in Ezhou were huddled aside. That way, it seemed... not very much like welcoming the adults."
Officers and soldiers?
Wang Kui's eyes suddenly became cold and he narrowed his eyes and looked up the shore. It was dusk in the evening and the light was dim, but the empty streets in the distance were indeed full of torches, and many people gathered there.
There are no people to see or count them across the shore pier.
Waving his hand, Wang Kui sent the clerk: "You go down, I understand."
Then he turned his head and asked Changsun Hong: "Second brother, do you know what's going on?"
At this moment, Changsun Hong had already clarified the veins. The bloody case on the banks of the Dadu River suddenly surged into his heart. The shadow behind the killed private salt dealer was the Jia family.
Needless to say, this is here to find fault.
Jia Sidao, the powerful priest of the two dynasties, seems to be joining him.
In the information reported by Natuzhi and Li Gui, it was said that the Jia family died by a nephew who died by the Dadu River, and they were the leader of the younger generation. Calculated their age, they were probably about the same age as Jia Sidao, and it might not be a brother.
Changsun Hong frowned gently and sighed. This matter had been reported to the Ministry of Justice according to the major case channels, and explained in detail the suspicion of Xichuan Salt Supervision to the court. Today, it seemed that the effect was not good.
At least Jia Sidao did not believe it.
When he heard Wang Kui ask, Changsun Hong mentioned this matter.
Wang Kui also knew about this, but because time passed, he just forgot about it. When he heard it, he immediately understood it.
"Isn't this the fuck throwing shit on us?" Wang Kui cursed and sweared: "The case done by bandits and horses is nothing to do with us? We make money and do business, why do you have to do such stupid things? Jia Sidao wouldn't think about it?"
Changsun Hong shrugged and said in a deep voice: "If you or I were in Jia Sidao's position, I would have asked you clearly, but it would be a bit too much for him to mobilize troops."
Wang Kui bit his teeth and said angrily: "Let's go, let's go, he is one level lower than me in terms of official positions. Could it be that he is going to be in the street to embarrass me? I think he has such courage!"
As he said that, he flirted with the hem of the official uniform that he had changed into early to deal with such meetings of officials. He gritted his teeth and jumped onto the shore and took big steps in front of him.
Changsun Hong walked behind him, and a group of personal soldiers who were guarding them followed silently.
The docks in Ezhou are more spacious than docks in central Sichuan. The rows of berths are enough to stop hundreds of large ships, so it takes several quarters of a minute to walk from one end of the dock to that end. The huge warehouse stretched far from the dock. Looking up, a tile roof is a warehouse roof used to temporarily store goods, which is as dark as moss growing on the ground.
Correspondingly, Yanhe Street is longer than other places. The houses on both sides are lined up one by one, one by one, and the lanterns hanging under the eaves are bright red. The name of the shop with the ink-word written on it is particularly eye-catching. However, it is still early and it is not dark, and there are few pedestrians on the street. The shop owners are huddled in their own stores and stumble their heads.
When they saw Wang Kui and Changsun Hong coming from the dock, the people immediately showed excitement. Although there were soldiers leading the way, they did not dare to stand up and point fingers, but their expressions squeezed by the door were afraid and happy, as if they were not interested in watching the fun.
"These idle people look at us at a while and look at the other side of the long street. It seems that there are many people brought by Jia Sidao." Wang Kui snorted coldly, striding heavily, and swept the people on both sides.
Changsun Hong walked side by side with him, with a firm face and no fear. He responded: "The daughter of the Jia family, that is, Jia Sidao's sister, was named the imperial concubine by the official family. It is the time to be favored. Brother, don't stand up later and let me deal with it. If there is any problem, you can advance and retreat."
Wang Kui cursed: "I'm afraid of him! So what if the official protects him? Is he going to be arrogant?"
But after thinking about it, I felt that Changsun Hong was justified. He was the commander of the commander and had the greatest official position here. If there was a conflict with Jia Sidao, no one would have the status to smooth things over.
Changsun Hong was different. He was a troupe and had a low status in the Song Dynasty. However, Dali's title of kingdom made him not an ordinary official of the Song Dynasty. Unless Jia Sidao risked the war on behalf of the Song court, he would not offend Changsun Hong too much.
Once things are really out of control, Wang Kui is higher than Jia Sidao's grade, so he can stand up and say justice and resolve conflicts.
So he endured it for a moment, and Wang Kui nodded and said, "You are right, then I will feel wronged by my second brother."
Changsun Hong smiled and said, "It's okay, but it's not certain who is wronged."
Although the Yanhe Street was long, the two of them walked through the conversation. At the end of the street, there was a large open space, with several roads leading to different directions intersecting here. There were wooden signs for public announcements of the yamen, as well as the tax office of the Transportation Office and the security pavilion of the Inspection Office. However, at this moment, they were all empty, and I don’t know where all the officials who were on duty went.
On the open space outside the wooden fence, there were a group of people standing in black. Countless torches illuminated the dim sky as bright as day. In the light of the fire, the reflection of the long spear blade was particularly dazzling. When you glanced over, the red tassels of Fan Yang's hat occupied the main position in the field of view.
Several Ezhou local officials dressed in government officials stood aside with awkward expressions, lowering their heads and being so arrogant. A young man, wearing a round neck and vermilion official uniform, with a dome-shaped head and a dome-shaped head, a leather belt on his waist, and a jade sword dengue shoe. He was proudly raising his head and chest, standing proudly in front of everyone.
The scene was silent, with only the footsteps of Wang Kui and others from far to near.
The young official was Jia Sidao, who is currently the deputy envoy of the Yangtze River Control. He looked at the people in the Sichuan who were strode ahead, and two vicious lights suddenly burst out from his eyes like thin slits.
Chapter completed!