Sword narration is painful in the world

After returning to the county office that day, Song Yu sat there drinking tea gloomily, and kept nagging:

"This emperor is so stingy that he didn't even bother to ask for a meal. Now that I think about it, I did something wrong. I should have asked him for more gold, silver and jewelry."

Hong Lingquan's mood was naturally not much better. He ignored Song Yu and let him mumble alone.

After a while, Xiaobao and the government officials served the food. After a simple meal, they went back to their houses to rest.

A few days later, in the early morning of that day, Zhengde sent an eunuch to convey the order, saying that Hong Lingquan should be summoned to the palace immediately early in the morning, but Song Yu was not mentioned again.

As Hong Lingquan changed his clothes, he secretly guessed that the emperor wanted to interrogate him and Yan Rong in front of all civil and military officials.

Thinking of this moment, Hong Lingquan whispered in his heart:

The identity of the old thief Yan Rong is obviously there. She has a favored daughter in the palace, and there are his disciples and minions outside. This old thief has a prominent official position and a large number of people. Although he has the power of Li Chaozhong, The Prime Minister supports him, but after all, his official position is humble and his words are low-key. I'm afraid it will be difficult to win against the old thief Yan Rong.

There was no certainty at all whether Yan Rong's appointment would be a good or bad thing, but when he thought of Yan Rong's evil crimes, Hong Lingquan couldn't help but feel anger rising in his chest, and he became fearless.

So he secretly made up his mind that he would fight even if it was a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, even if he would fight his way into the dragon's pond and tiger's den, even if he couldn't defeat the old Yan Rong for a while, he would still argue with his reason today, and he must defeat him in front of the civil and military officials of the court. The evil deeds committed by the old thief were revealed one after another, which also made him infamous and his prestige was ruined.

After entering the palace, Hong Lingquan waited for the order outside the gate of the Golden Palace. At this time, the morning court time had arrived. All the civil and military officials in the court knelt down and kowtowed, shouting "Long Live Long Live" three times. After the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers, they began to discuss matters.

Almost an hour later, Emperor Zhengde sent someone to convey the order, and Xuan Hong Lingquan entered the palace to see him.

After Hong Lingquan went up to the hall upright, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw an important figure, a person who rarely participated in court meetings, actually appearing.

This person is Prince Xu Yanzhao, the founder of the Ming Dynasty and a descendant of Xu Da.

This Xu Yanzhao was given a black gold mace by the late emperor, with which he could defeat the emperor and slander his ministers. He was a powerful and famous figure in the imperial court.

The good thing is that this Xu Yanzhao is incompatible with Yan Rong's party, but he is the living enemy and mortal enemy of the old thief Yan Rong.

It turns out that today's incident was caused by Li Chaozhong's old prime minister. He was afraid that Hong Lingquan's people would be weak alone, so he invited old prince Xu Yanzhao to help out. With the current trend, only the old prince's intervention can shake Yan Rong.

The old prince Xu Yanzhao was favored by the late emperor, and the imperial court had specially prepared a large brocade-covered chair on the left side of the emperor's imperial desk. This was unique among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

At this time, old prince Xu Yanzhao was seen sitting upright with a majestic appearance and a black gold mace in his arms.

When Hong Lingquan had completed the ceremonial ceremony and was kneeling to listen to the emperor's instructions, he heard Zhengde say:

"Hong Aiqing, since you became the magistrate of Kyoto, as far as I know, you have indeed lived up to my expectations and made great achievements."

When the civil and military officials in the court heard this, the emperor praised Hong Lingquan in public, and instead of saying anything, he also used a word of extraordinary achievement, which made them all stunned.

Everyone thought, Your Majesty, you are too good at telling lies.

By the way, he, Hong Lingquan, is just a magistrate of Kyoto who is as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. He has only been in office for a few days and has little merit.

At this moment, You Gong was Yan Rong. He stood there with eyes wide open, thinking to himself:

"You Yan Niangniang, what is going on? Yesterday I sent someone to deliver a message to you, asking you to do a good job in bed, blow your pillow well, and work hard to persuade the emperor. This morning, Hong Lingquan must be designated as a bully. He committed the crime above and then wiped out his entire family. How come we, the son-in-law of the emperor, praise him for his unparalleled achievements?"

Yan Rong was depressed and wondering when he heard Emperor Zhengde continue to say:

"Hong Aiqing, since you took office, you have not only been unafraid of power but also enforced the law impartially, which really makes me happy. But your contribution to the rescue that day is truly unparalleled."

Yan Rong frowned again after hearing this, thinking to himself, what the hell, when did this little thing save the emperor?

If this person really saved the car, he would be guilty of a capital crime in the future and would probably have to pay a fine.

Sales.

It seems that if you want to eradicate this Hong Lingquan who knows the heights of the world, you will not be able to do it today.

Li Chaozhong on the side actually didn't know about Hong Lingquan and Song Yu rescuing him. At this moment, hearing what the emperor said, the old Xiangguo thought to himself, Hong Lingquan, you are a little thing, you are hiding a big thing, but you don't even know it. Let me know.

Ha, if I know that you have contributed to the rescue, why should I be worried about you? Today, I have to drag Mr. Xu here before dawn.

The civil and military officials in the court suddenly realized that this fledgling Hong Lingquan was actually kind to the emperor. No wonder Long Live said that he had great achievements.

At this time, all the civil and military officials have probably guessed that this person who is called Sesame Mung Bean Official today will definitely receive a reward.

Sure enough, the emperor said again:

"Hong Aiqing, based on your merits, I am going to give you a title and promotion today."

But as soon as the emperor finished speaking, someone shouted loudly:

"Long live your Majesty, I have something to report."

When Zhengde saw that it was indeed Yan Rong, he knew that he was in a hurry and thought to himself:

"My father-in-law, you are getting more and more confused as you get older. In fact, your charming daughter told me last night, but this Hong Lingquan did save my life, and he is indeed an honest official. So I hinted to you from the beginning, I already have my opinion in my mind."

Therefore, Emperor Zhengde quietly glared at Yan Rong, said nothing at all, and then issued another imperial order in a high-profile manner:

"Hong Lingquan is promoted to the fourth grade prefect. After you complete the handover procedures, you will immediately leave the capital and go to Huai'an Prefecture to take up the post."

After the appointment was completed, Zhengde winked at the old eunuch beside him.

The old eunuch immediately shouted:

"All the ministers bowed before them, and the emperor withdrew from the court."

So, amidst the shouts of all the ministers, Zhengde left the dragon chair and was surrounded by a group of eunuchs and maids.

Lao Yanrong was happy when he heard this:

Damn, my good son-in-law is really awesome. This is a trick for me to leave the mountain, allowing me to continue to be free and unrestrained. It is really wonderful.

After the ministers retreated and left the Jinluan Palace, Li Chaozhong became anxious and hurriedly pulled Hong Lingquan and whispered:

"You little fool, since you have saved me, why didn't you refuse the emperor's appointment just now? That unlucky Huai'an Mansion is really a den of tigers and wolves. If you leave, you will be fighting alone, and there will be no danger. , you come back to your home with me quickly, and I will tell you in detail. If you don’t want to go, I will go to see the emperor again and ask Long live the Lord to change his will and send someone else."

Unexpectedly, Hong Lingquan laughed after hearing this:

"Teacher, you don't have to worry about it. If I don't go, others will have to go. If I go, it will be a disaster. If I go and become a dog official and a wolf official, won't the people there suffer even more? I will I want to go to Huai'an Mansion to take a look, and then do my best to eradicate evil and eliminate evil, so as to rectify the country."

The two of them were walking and talking softly. Li Chaozhong, the old prime minister, didn't even sit in the sedan chair. Wang Shouren, the military commander of the Five Cities, was following closely beside him.

Wang Shouren originally wanted to see if Hong Lingquan had any regrets. If he saw that he was unwilling to go to Huai'an again after knowing how powerful he was, Wang Shouren planned to help Mr. Li and go to the palace to persuade him. With more people and more power, they might be able to change the emperor's attitude. The decree is to keep this rising star in the capital.

But now it seems that this stupid Qing Hong Lingquan is not afraid of death at all. He is so determined that he can't stop even the old Prime Minister Li wants to stop him. Therefore, Wang Shouren can only shake his head secretly with regret, and then give Hong Lingquan a few words of advice. Then he said goodbye and returned home.

Besides, Hong Lingquan followed Li Chaozhong back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. After sitting down in the study, Li Chaozhong told his proud disciple everything he knew about Huai'an Mansion, and finally said:

"You must restrain your sharpness during this trip. The most dangerous opponent in Huai'an Mansion is the Marquis of Huai'an Yu Wuyang. It is said that he has a group of thieves and murderers under his command. Among these people, there are not many martial arts masters. You must be extra careful.”

Seeing Hong Lingquan nodding obediently in agreement, Li Chaozhong dragged others to the table.

After dinner, he said goodbye to Li Chaozhong and returned to the county government office. Song Yu had already been waiting in a hurry. When he saw Hong Lingquan coming back, he immediately asked:

"Sir, why did you come back just now?"

After taking the tea brought by Xiaobao, Hong Lingquan told Song Yu one by one what happened in the golden palace today.

Unexpectedly, Song Yu turned pale after hearing this.