Since I met you, people are dying every day

"What is the master going to the capital for?" Chaming asked.

"Don't talk about this now, pack up your things quickly." Ye Sirui urged again and again.The incident happened suddenly, and at Ye Sirui's request, Chaming only packed a few clothes, silver and other necessities, leaving the rest of the things Ye Sirui was used to first.Ma Lu came here in a hurry to deliver money to Ye Sirui, and he didn't have much luggage, so he rented a horse first and took it to the back door of the state government office.Ye Sirui and Xia Shu came out from the back door with their bags on their backs, and left without saying goodbye.

All the way to the north city gate, Ye Sirui showed his waist card and shouted back the guards, "I act according to the order, how can I explain to you!" The guards obediently let them go.After a few miles out of Pu County, Ye Sirui ordered to slow down, filled water bags in the surrounding houses, and bought some bread to satisfy his hunger.

It is the end of autumn now, the sky is high and the air is crisp, and the temperature is just right for the journey at noon.Ye Sirui urged them to wolf down a meal, and then they continued on their way until sunset without stopping.Stop only once or twice in between, for a drink of water, or convenience.

In the evening, Ye Sirui didn't see the pursuers for a long time, so he finally gave up the idea of ​​traveling overnight and took them to a restaurant.

During the meal, Ma Lu couldn't help asking: "Can your lord explain why you are going to the capital now?"

Ye Sirui ordered the waiter to serve the restaurant's signature dishes, but they were not allowed to drink. "The members of the Golden Scissors Society came for Master Tang's memorials. Only the officials of the state government at that time knew that these memorials were not burned. Someone leaked the news."

"You mean...it's Mr. Li?" Ma Lu looked at Ye Sirui's expression, saw that he didn't deny it, and then hurriedly said: "But the prefects and judges of the state government have all accepted bribes, maybe they..."

"Who does it matter?" Ye Sirui looked at the big fish and meat on the table with distaste, and barely picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks. "The important thing is that Li Xiang refused to arrest them, and Master Zhu refused. They didn't even interrogate Kong Taiping carefully, otherwise they would know immediately after asking." He caught a glimpse of Ma Lu in a daze and added: "Master Zhu is a sentence According to the inspector division according to the inspector."

Since it was the immediate superior who spoke, Mr. Ye must have nothing to do.Ma Lu understood, but after thinking about it, he was wrong: "Then why are you rushing to the capital?"

Ye Sirui's chopsticks paused. "I have a showdown with Li Xiang." He said calmly. "With Zhu Yin's inspector here, it will definitely be useless for me to submit a memorial request to deal with these officials. The only way is to meet the emperor in person, explain the situation in detail, move it with emotion, and understand it with reason. Things may turn around."

"But..." Ma Lu's words got stuck in the middle of the sentence, and the rest of the words were really not what he should say.Master Ye is an official of the fifth rank, he can be regarded as a local official in Helin County and Pu County, but there are a lot of officials of the same level in the capital, why does the emperor meet him?Even if you can see the sky, why does His Majesty believe in the words of the Third Rank's Lord Inspector?

Even if Ma Lu didn't say anything, Ye Sirui knew what Ma Lu was going to say.But he really can't explain it now.What's more, even if it was useless, he had to give it a go. He couldn't sit idly by and let Tang Lianggong sacrifice in vain.Tang Lianggong is willing to write a letter to defend him against all officials, so can't he seek justice for him?

Ye Sirui held his breath in his heart.Every day I don't need to call for tea, I just get up and go on my way, and I don't stop until the sun goes down.If you can make it in time, you can stay in a restaurant or inn, if you can't make it, just lie down on the side of the road for a night.But if it is said that he will stay with someone halfway, he absolutely forbids it.Chaming has never seen her master be so careless, let alone him, even Xia Shu.But Xia Shu knew that Ye Sirui was holding his breath, so he followed him on his way every day.

After rushing so desperately, he soon arrived in the capital.

On the day he entered Beijing, Ye Sirui changed into a fifth-rank white pheasant suit.Although the soldiers saluted and let them go, their usual attitude reminded them that this is a capital city where throwing a brick can smash down a whole bunch of officials.

Ma Lu originally thought that Ye Sirui would go to the capital to hand over the paperwork to see him, or report to the Procuratorate of Zhili.Unexpectedly, Ye Sirui wandered around the city leisurely, looking here and there, sometimes sighing, "I used to come to this store often when I was in the capital. The owner is very nice. I didn't expect But it has been closed for so long." Only then did Ma Lu remember that he should have gone to Beijing to rush for the exam, but where is the time now to feel nostalgic for the past?He wanted to ask Mr. Xia to persuade Mr. Ye, but when he saw Mr. Xia, he was also sighing mixed with emotion.Could it be that he has also been to the capital?

After riding around for most of the morning, Ye Sirui chose the "Zhuangyuan Building" to move in.

Zhuangyuan Building is really extraordinary, very grand, and has a long history.It is said that the three words on this plaque were inscribed by a certain candidate who had stayed in the previous dynasty. Later, the candidate really won the number one scholar, and he went on to become a cabinet scholar, and the number one scholar building became famous.Nowadays, the supervisors who are rushing to take the exam, who have ample money, will inevitably come to the Zhuangyuan Building to rejoice.

Ye Sirui was wearing an official uniform, and the shopkeeper of the restaurant inevitably came to salute. "This lord has just entered Beijing?"

Ye Sirui nodded, "I will stay in Beijing for a few days, please prepare two upper rooms for the shopkeeper."

This was unexpected.The shopkeeper didn't react for a while.So rich!How many of the following fifth-rank officials can allow their servants to live in the upper room of the champion building?In the end, it was Ma Lu who refused: "My lord, don't you need it?" Who knows how many months of salary it would cost him to stay here for one night!

Ye Sirui urged the shopkeeper: "Hurry up and get ready, the horses we brought also please ask the shopkeeper to take care of them."

"It's natural, natural." The shopkeeper responded with a series of voices, beckoning the waiter to take care of them.Ye Sirui asked Chaming to take the silver, but Chaming gritted his teeth and took out the heavy silver ingot.

The building was still a bit deserted at this moment, most of the candidates who participated in the March Examination had just started their journey, the only people dressed as Confucian scholars whispered in twos and threes, carefully looking at Ye Sirui and his party.

After checking in, Ye Sirui ordered another sumptuous meal as usual.Xia Shu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "The money spent on this meal is enough for all the victims in Bing County to eat porridge for several months."

Hearing this, Ye Sirui suddenly came to his senses, thinking about the situation of the victims, he inevitably felt ashamed, and crossed out half of the dishes.Seeing that the waiter in the shop secretly scolded this person for being talkative.

After dinner, Ye Sirui told them to go back to their room to rest, then changed into casual clothes and went out.Ma Lu was worried, and asked him where he was going, but he only said that he was going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to deliver the paperwork.Ma Lu was speechless inwardly, wearing a commoner coat to hand out the booklet?He really didn't know what Master Ye was thinking.

Ye Sirui's paperwork had been drawn up long ago, and with him in his arms, he rode a horse and walked around half of the capital city before making a detour to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The door of the Metropolitan Procuratorate refused to let him in, so it was no wonder that Ye Sirui, a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, was no more than a commoner no matter how expensively he was dressed.Ye Sirui was not annoyed, he took out the booklet and handed it to the door, and solemnly ordered: "My master ordered me to deliver the booklet to the Metropolitan Procuratorate by myself."

Menzi really regarded him as a servant running errands, received the memorial, and asked suspiciously: "Who is your master?"

Ye Sirui smiled slightly, "The procurator for punishment is the procurator, Mr. Zhu."

After finishing speaking, he didn't care about the memorial, and rode his horse back to Zhuangyuan Building.Seeing Xia Shu and Ma Lu, they only said that the brochure had been handed over.Xia Shu reacted indifferently, Ma Lu showed worry, he pretended not to know.

Later, there was a knock on Ye Sirui's door.Ye Sirui walked over quickly and opened the door, a handsomely dressed, white-faced boy looked him up and down, and asked in a shrill voice: "Are you the procuratorial envoy Ye Sirui?"

Ye Sirui respectfully said yes.

"Your Majesty asked our family to pass you into the palace!"

Xia Shu lived with Ye Sirui, and at this moment he strode over.Ma Lu lived on the opposite side, and knocked on the door when he heard the sound.The inner eunuch showed a sullen look on his face.Ye Sirui said politely: "Please excuse me for a moment, father-in-law, I will change my clothes."

Xia Shu opened the door, and when Ma Lu saw that it was the eunuch of the palace, he knew that the matter was half-successful, and immediately avoided going out.But Xia Shu stood still like a wooden stake.The eunuch glared at him, and then said sharply: "Master Ye has never met Tian Yan, so he must not know the rules..."

Tea tea served Ye Sirui inside and changed clothes, Ye Sirui said perfunctorily, "Please give me your advice, father-in-law."

The eunuch glared at Xia Shu proudly, and said in a dragged voice, "This is the first thing...Master Ye must first learn to restrain his servants."

Ye Sirui's voice suddenly became cold, "I already know the etiquette for the audience, so I don't need to bother you." He walked out slowly, wearing a green robe with small patterns, and his horns twitched slightly with the movement of his head. trembling. "Eunuch, please."

Gritting his teeth, the eunuch followed him downstairs and asked him to sit in a special sedan chair.Ye Sirui knew well that when he came back, he would have to say a few words in front of the emperor.But so what?

The shape of the sedan chair is ordinary and unobtrusive.Carried into the palace gate, it is time to get off the sedan chair and walk.Ye Sirui focused on walking with his eyes and nose focused, without any distraction from looking at this magnificent palace city.

The eunuch brought him to the Nuan Pavilion, and the eunuch serving outside the Nuan Pavilion asked him, "Master Ye Sirui?"

Ye Sirui looked at his clothes and bowed his hands respectfully, "Exactly, please let me know."

"Don't dare, His Majesty is waiting for you." The eunuch smiled and led him in.

His Majesty the Emperor has only been crowned for two or three years, and he is in his prime.At this moment, he is alone in the warm pavilion, burying his head in reviewing the memorial. He only wears a dragon-patterned gown with a narrow collar and narrow sleeves. On Yishan’s crown is inlaid with gold two dragons playing beads. Astringent face.

Ye Sirui couldn't help looking directly at Longyan, and when he heard the eunuch cough, he lowered his eyes and knelt down. "Your Majesty has seen Your Majesty, Long Live Your Majesty!" Then he got up and stood with his hands down, unable to find a single fault.

Only then did the emperor raise his head, and said to the eunuch who led Ye Sirui in: "Thank you, Mr. Feng, go and watch at the door, and all the insignificant people will go back."

Eunuch Feng sang, and then walked out slowly.The door closed again, and the emperor finally looked at Ye Sirui, who lowered his eyebrows and lowered his hands. "Master Ye, what wind brought you here?"