Chapter 908: Do You Admit It?
It was almost noon.
Outside the main gate of the Dali Temple, dozens of yamen runners holding water and fire sticks formed a human wall and stood on the steps as if facing a great enemy.
In contrast, there was a group of barbarians shouting at the bottom of the stairs:
"When you're fighting one against many, it's inevitable that you'll make mistakes. How can you convict him for that?"
"Go crazy and [let] my chief go!"
"&*#￥@, there are so many Han dogs, the headman, the headman... it's unfair, it's unfair to the Han dogs!"
Although their speech was very poor, more than half of these Tartar rulers actually spoke the official language of the Great Zhou. This was obviously the result of the unremitting efforts made by the Great Zhou during its heyday to promote the sinicization of the entire territory.
Right Shaoqing Li Wenshan stood in the doorway with his hands behind his back, listening to the strange shouting, his brows furrowed more and more.
Looking at the dozens of yamen runners in front of the door, trembling with fear as if facing a powerful enemy, he felt even more aggrieved in his heart - the dignified Dali Temple, the chief law enforcement agency in the world, was actually blocked at the door by a few Tartars who were shouting and cursing at it. How would it look if this got out?
At least……
Shouldn't we drive them away before scolding them?
"grown ups."
Hearing his doubts, Hong Jiu, who was pushed out to maintain order, had to explain with a bitter face: "If you look closely, you will know that most of these Tartars are veterans of battles, strong and armed with swords and arrows. If they really start to make trouble, I'm afraid we won't be able to suppress them."
"Then go get the people from the patrol camp! If that doesn't work, go to the Wucheng Bingma Division to mobilize troops!"
Li Wenshan angrily scolded, pointing outside and said: "Let a few barbarians be so arrogant, where is the face of our Dali Temple? Where is the dignity of the Great Zhou?"
Hong Jiu responded with a "yes, yes, yes" sound, but he actually disagreed in his heart.
Aren't you the masters who decide on the deployment of troops? If you can, just go ahead. Why are you yelling at a lowly official like me?
Li Wenshan shouted angrily a few times, but seeing that the clerk in front of him was just agreeing and flattering him without any practical action, he became more and more angry. He flicked his sleeves and was about to walk out of the door to face the dozen or so barbarians.
Just after taking two steps forward, a dozen hideous, hairy faces came into view.
What's even more terrifying is that saliva is flying from those bloody mouths, and no one knows how much of it is sprayed on the yamen runners. Even from a long distance away, one can seem to smell a fishy odor.
Li Wenshan couldn't help but pause. After his expression changed several times, he suddenly turned around and said, "You guys stay here, I'll go ask Lord Sun to come out," and left without looking back.
After respectfully watching him go away, Hong Jiu lowered his head and curled his lips in disdain, then squeezed into the middle of the group of yamen runners with a look of shared hatred and said in a low voice: "I don't know how long this will last. I asked people to cook a few pots of meat soup and bake a hundred or so pancakes. Brothers will take turns to go to the gate to eat some later, so as to warm up their bodies and boost their spirits."
…
However, Li Wenshan rushed all the way to the Zuosi government office, and without waiting for anyone to report, he directly lifted the curtain and entered the main hall, only to find that Sun Shaozong was playing chess with his legal advisor Qin Kejian as if nothing had happened.
"Brother, you are so relaxed!"
Because they had often discussed the pros and cons of "Popularizing Law in the Countryside" together these days, the two of them had already become familiar with each other, so Li Wenshan did not exchange pleasantries with Sun Shaozong. He went up to disrupt the chess game and pointed outside and said angrily: "There are a dozen Liaodong barbarians outside, they are about to tear down the plaque of our Dali Temple. How can you still sit still!"
Sun Shaozong smiled indifferently, picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip slowly. Then, under Li Wenshan's indignant gaze, he asked, "Then what should I do according to Brother Li's will?"
"Either send in troops to drive these barbaric dogs away, or..."
Li Wenshan stopped talking halfway when he fixed his gaze on Sun Shaozong. It was obvious that he wanted Sun Shaozong to come forward and deal with those Hu people.
"Mobilize troops?"
Sun Shaozong laughed and shook his head, "The situation is unclear right now. Do you think the Five Cities Army will intervene in this matter?"
"What? Do they dare to stand by and watch?"
"It's not certain that they will stand by and watch, but they will definitely shirk responsibility and argue." Sun Shaozong laughed and pointed to the north: "Let alone others, where is our Lord Wei now?"
"There was a court meeting today. I think... I think there was some debate, so... so..."
Li Wenshan spoke haltingly, his voice gradually becoming inaudible, and it was obvious that even he himself did not believe what he said.
There is indeed a court meeting today, but those barbarians who claim to be envoys of the Later Jin Dynasty first caused a scene in Shuntian Prefecture, and now they have blocked the main gate of the Dali Temple. They have been waiting inside and outside for two or three hours, so at least the court should have received the news.
"Wait a little longer."
Sun Shaozong did not dwell on this matter. He signaled Qin Kejian to give way to Li Wenshan and said calmly: "At least we should know whether the imperial court recognizes this Later Jin envoy."
"What if you admit it? What if you don't admit it?"
"If you don't admit it, these barbarians are traitors who rebelled against the imperial court!" Sun Shaozong showed a sinister smile: "It will take at most half a quarter of an hour for me to build a small Jingguan outside!"
Li Wenshan's face turned pale, his throat moved a few times, and he said awkwardly, "There's no need to be so cruel, just teach him a lesson."
Sun Shaozong smiled again, but did not respond.
After a long while, Li Wenshan finally came to his senses and asked, "What if the imperial court recognizes it?"
"That's another matter."
Sun Shaozong's majestic body collapsed backwards, and the ebony chair he bumped into creaked. "Even when two countries are at war, they still don't kill envoys, not to mention that the other side came to pay tribute and pay tribute."
"Then...then we can't just indulge them like this, right?"
This time, Li Wenshan was not indignant.
Sun Shaozong was even too lazy to respond. He motioned to Zhao Nan to refill the tea, then he crossed his legs and sipped it.
Seeing this, Li Wenshan realized that he had been contradicting himself. He was silent for a long while, then suddenly tapped the chessboard with his fingers: "Shall we play a game?"
"I dare not disobey..."
"My Lord, my Lord!"
Before he could even utter the word "accompany", a man rushed in from outside. It was Huang Bin, the head constable promoted by Sun Shaozong. He was sweating profusely, folded his hands, and reported in a low voice: "The court issued an imperial edict half an hour ago, and Shuntian Prefecture Ge Zhizhong was dismissed from office!"
Yes~
He tried to pass the buck and even lost his job.
Sun Shaozong signaled Zhao Nan to pour a cup of tea for Huang Bin. After Huang Bin drank it, he asked again, "Anything else? Does the court have any other reaction?"
Huang Bin shook his head: "I haven't heard of that."
Sun Shaozong seemed to be thinking about something, but Li Wenshan beside him was anxious: "What does this mean? Does the court recognize it or not? How should we deal with it?"
Sun Shaozong still did not say anything, but stood up suddenly and ordered without question: "Go and inform Zhang Cheng, and ask him to drive the car to the main gate."
Then he bowed to Li Wenshan and said, "I have an appointment with someone at noon, so I'll leave first."
Having said that, he strode out quickly.
“Ah, ah!”
Li Wenshan chased him for a few steps, but seeing that he turned a deaf ear and walked further away, he could only sigh dejectedly: "That's good, they all hid away one by one , leaving only me... Huh?"
He was muttering to himself when he suddenly realized that Sun Shaozong had just said that he wanted to drive the carriage to the main gate.
Could it be that...
Without thinking any more, he quickly lifted up the hem of his official robe and hurriedly chased after him.
