Chapter 467 A false alarm

The next morning, Tan Zong, who was sleeping soundly, was shouted out from the bed by Su Jin, and washed and dressed sleepily under Su Jin's service.

Compared with all dynasties, the time for Dashun to attend court has changed significantly, that is, he went to court at 8 o'clock in the morning, which made the civil and military officials in the court no longer have to go into the darkness and guard outside the Meridian Gate and blow the cold wind.

Even so, most officials got up at six o'clock and rushed to the Meridian Gate after breakfast. One reason was that they were worried that something would happen on the way would delay the court time, and the other reason was that the cabinet ministers usually arrived at the Meridian Gate at half past seven o'clock, so they could not come later than the cabinet ministers.

"Jin'er, did you not sleep well last night?" When Su Jin tidied up Tan Zong's brand new official uniform, Tan Zong suddenly saw that her eyes were a little red, as if she had not had a good sleep all night.

"I am so excited that my husband can finally stand in the Golden Palace." Su Jin smiled at Tan Zong when he heard this.

"Jin'er, when my husband finishes handling the matter at hand, he will use the eight-carrying sedan chair to marry you into the door." Tan Zong held Su Jin's hand and said softly. Su Jin has paid too much for him during this period.

"Mr.!" Su Jin couldn't help but feel sad when he heard this, and his eyes were red and leaned against Tan Zong's arms. Tan Zong was confused by the authorities and could not realize the intention of the official: the princess is a golden branch and a jade leaf, how could a man hug just by saying he could? You must know that only the princess has such qualifications.

Tan Zong thought Su Jin was so happy to hear the news, so he hugged her in his arms with a smile, enjoying the warmth that belonged to the two of them.

"Brother Tan, you have to take a good look at what the Golden Palace looks like, come back and tell me... Ah! I didn't see anything, you can continue." Not long after, a figure rushed in, witnessed the scene in front of him, quickly covered his eyes, and ran out.

"It seems that her injuries have been healed." Looking at Sanqiao who was leaving in a mess, Tan Zong let go of Su Jin with a smile.

After these days of rest, Sanqiao's injuries on her butt had almost healed. She got along very well with Su Jin and Qiao Yu. Knowing that Tan Zong was going to court today, she came to ask Tan Zong to pay attention to the layout of the Golden Palace. She could tell the people of Ergou. Unexpectedly, she saw a scene that she didn't dare to see, and ran away with blushing face.

"My husband, go to court." Su Jin sorted out the official uniforms on Tan Zong's chest and said with a smile. She knew that this courtship was crucial to Tan Zong, so now, we must not let Tan Zong see his abnormality, so he should not be distracted.

Tan Zong nodded, took Su Jin's hand and strode out of the room. He surrounded Qiao Yu and Shen San and Chen Si to the entrance of the inn, preparing to take the carriage parked at the door to the Meridian Gate.

When they arrived at the entrance of the inn, Tan Zong was surprised to find that You Hongsheng led the alternate officials in the inn to see him off, standing outside the door in a dark way. Due to their insufficient grade, they were not qualified to enter the Forbidden City.

"Mr. Tan, the road is smooth all the way." After seeing Tan Zong, You Hongsheng, who was standing in front of the crowd, bowed to him and said loudly.

"Mr. Tan, the road is smooth!" Then, the officials behind You Hongsheng bowed to Tan Zong and shouted in unison.

"Thank you all." Tan Zong knew that You Hongsheng and others were showing kindness to him, so he smiled slightly, bowed to everyone, got on the carriage, and drove towards the Meridian Gate under the gaze of everyone.

"Mr.!" Looking at the carriage gradually fading away, Su Jin shouted silently in his heart, with a sad expression. If Tan Zong was really recruited by the official family, where would she go? Should she compete for favor with the princess?

You Hongsheng and others were full of expectations for Tan Zong. For those of them who had been marginalized in the officialdom for too long, Tan Zong's appearance undoubtedly gave them a glimmer of hope of turning things around. Everyone wants to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change their destiny through Tan Zong.

When Tan Zong arrived at the Meridian Gate, there were already many officials' sedan chairs and carriages parked outside the Meridian Gate.

After the sergeant guarding outside the Meridian Gate found out Tan Zong's identity, he pointed him in a remote place to park. There was no way. The parking space outside the Meridian Gate had long been occupied by officials of various departments according to their position size, so Tan Zong could only park the carriage far away.

There are several rows of bungalows on the left and right sides of the Meridian Gate. The bungalows on the left are for the officials to rest, and the room on the right is for the officials' coachman and entourage to settle down.

Tan Zong casually walked into a bungalow on the left, where some officials were sitting in groups of three or five, drinking tea and chatting, chatting and laughing, looking quite leisurely.

When Tan Zong came in, the room became quiet in an instant. The officials talking and laughing couldn't help but look at him, with a look of surprise on their faces, and the atmosphere at the scene became tense: because Tan Zong's official uniforms were from the Supervision Office, and the people from the Supervision Office were not in this bungalow.

What Tan Zong didn't know was that these seemingly ordinary bungalows had been divided up by various yamen in the capital. Different yamen occupied different bungalows, and he accidentally walked into the place where officials from the Ministry of Works gathered.

"I wonder what this adult is here?" After a moment of silence, a fifth-rank middle-aged official with a mustache came over and asked Tan Zong with a expressionless face.

As a supervisory institution with real power in Dashun, the conflict between the Supervisory Office and the civil and military officials in the capital has been around for a long time. I don’t know how many officials fall into the hands of the Supervisory Office every year, and the relationship between the two sides is as powerful as water and fire.

At this time, the people from the Supervision Office appeared here, so there was only one explanation, that is, someone had committed a crime, and the Supervision Office was preparing to come here to ask someone to go back for interrogation.

This kind of early court prerequisite is a special right enjoyed by the Supervision Office and can save a lot of trouble. No wonder the officials of the Ministry of Works will become nervous: If the Supervision Office really wants to investigate, few of their butts will be clean.

"That... I'm here for the first time to go to court. If there is any offense, I hope Hai Han will accept it." Tan Zong found that since he came in, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed. He seemed to have made some taboos, so he laughed dryly, bowed to the middle-aged man with a beard and said in a big voice.

Hearing this, the officials in the room couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and they all felt relieved. After a long time, they found that they had met a young man.

"You are the guerrilla guerrilla Tan Zong, the Jiangnan Guerrilla of the Supervision Office?" The middle-aged man with a beard looked up and down at Tan Zong, frowned slightly, and asked tentatively.

"I'm right, I don't know what this adult is called." Tan Zong saw that the middle-aged man with a beard saw his identity and was quite curious, so he bowed to him and asked in a deep voice.

"Zhou Heng, the doctor of the Ministry of Works, Dushuiqing Literature." The middle-aged man with a beard smiled and said to Tan Zong, "Mr. Tan, the people from the Supervision Office are in the house on the left behind."

Dushui Qingli Office is one of the four major departments of the Ministry of Works. It has three doctors, five ranks, five ranks of official positions, and five ranks of deputy ranks. The officials under it are chief officials, pens and posts and scriptures, etc., and the subordinates are Dushui, river defense, bridge roads, weaving, cabinets, miscellaneous departments, calculation rooms and fire rooms. It is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Works. Since it is in charge of bridge repair and road paving, it is the department with the most oil and water supply in the Ministry of Works.

"Thank you, Lord Zhou." Tan Zong realized that he had gone to the wrong place, bowed to Zhou Hengyi, stood up and left.

"Brother Zhou, is he Tan Zong who made great contributions in Jiangnan?" After Tan Zong left the door, the officials in the room gathered beside Zhou Heng. A thin fifth-rank official asked in surprise. No one expected to meet Tan Zong in such an environment.

"Who in the Supervision Office except him, who would go to the wrong place and who would go to the Golden Palace today?" Zhou Huan nodded and said to the thin official.

"Did you hear that? The Censorate seems to be in trouble with the surname Tan today." At this time, a sturdy deputy fifth-rank official came over and said mysteriously.

"No, Tan Zong is now a celebrity in front of the official family. Who would have been so unhappy that he actually hit the stone?" As soon as he finished speaking, a surprised voice sounded in the crowd, and everyone felt a little incredible.

"Don't forget, there is a madman in the Censorate." The sturdy official smiled slightly, with a gloating smile on his lips. "It's enough for Tan Zong to bite him by that madman."

"But, Tan Zong had no mistakes in Jiangnan. How could he impeach him?" Everyone suddenly realized when they heard this. An official frowned slightly and said in confusion.

The others didn't understand, and they turned their attention to the stout officials.

"Don't forget, Tan Zong died in the hall in order to vent his personal anger." The thick official looked around the people around him and said mysteriously, "I heard from friends in the Censorate that the madman has been collecting evidence of the grievances between Tan Zong and Bi Shijie recently. There will inevitably be a good show in the court today."

Hearing this, the officials in the room showed an excited expression on their faces. As two departments with similar functions, if the Censorate and the Supervision Office fight to the death, they will definitely be extremely exciting at that time.

Tan Zong knew nothing about this, so he followed Zhou Heng's guidance to the house on the left behind and strode into it.

Similar to the situation in the Ministry of Works, the people from the Supervision Office in the room gathered together in groups of three or five to drink tea and chat. Judging from the official rank, they were all fifth-rank officials.

The officialdom is very strict, and as for officials above the fifth rank, they will naturally not be crowded with these subordinates in other places.

"Jiangnan Guerrilla Tan Zong Tan." As soon as Tan Zong entered the door, he immediately attracted the attention of the people in the room. Everyone stood up one after another. A tall fifth-rank official walked up and looked at him, and pointed out his identity.

"It's just below." Tan Zong bowed to the tall official when he heard this and said with a smile, "I'm here for the first time, I hope you can give me some advice!"
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