Chapter 415: See the official
Faced with the insistence of Mrs. Zhao, Li Zhang finally couldn't bear to refuse her anymore. What's more, as a mother, Mrs. Zhao did have the right to know the real situation of her son, so Li Zhang could only sigh and introduce Zhao Anren's experience and current situation.
Old Mrs. Zhao was able to remain calm at first, but when she heard that Zhao Anren was abducted and sent to the Liao Dynasty Palace to be a eunuch, her whole body was shocked. Then, her old hands covered her face, and tears flowed silently from the gaps in her fingers. She was blaming herself, blaming herself for not protecting her son, which made him suffer so much at such a young age?
Seeing Mrs. Zhao's painful appearance, Li Zhang could only sigh. In fact, except that she was an eunuch who could not get married and have children, Zhao Anren is now better than most normal people. Moreover, he is Xiao Nojin's confidant. When Yelu Longxu died and Xiao Nojin seized power, Zhao Anren might become the most popular eunuch in the Liao Kingdom.
After finally waiting for Mrs. Zhao to calm down again, Li Zhang continued to explain Zhao Anren's current situation in detail, and also specifically praised Zhao Anren for his love for the Song Dynasty. Not only did he help him, he even wanted to escape back to the Song Dynasty before, but unfortunately he failed. It can be said that Zhao Anren's performance was much better than most of the Han officials in the Liao Dynasty court.
"Although An Ren is disabled, he has not forgotten what I taught him back then, which makes me quite relieved!" Old Mrs. Zhao said with tears at this time, but when she said this, she suddenly looked at Li Zhang and asked, "Brother Li, you must be an ordinary person who can see An Ren in the Liao Dynasty Palace, right?"
"I am actually an envoy sent by our Song Dynasty to the Liao Kingdom. Thanks to Brother An Ren's cooperation, he completed the tasks assigned by the court." Li Zhang did not hide his identity at this time and said with a smile.
Old Mrs. Zhao was not too surprised. She had guessed before that Li Zhang's identity was extraordinary, and the only one who could reach the Liao Kingdom was probably the envoy. Of course, she also knew that Li Zhang was appointed as an envoy at such a young age, and there was probably a deep background behind it. However, Li Zhang did not introduce it, and she did not ask any further questions.
Just as Li Zhang and Mrs. Zhao were talking in the room, suddenly there was a noise outside the yard, followed by a scream. Old Mrs. Zhao's face immediately showed a look of worry, but Li Zhang smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, it's my brother who is teaching people a lesson!"
Li Zhang said and helped Mrs. Zhao out of the room. Sure enough, he saw a wild dog standing outside the gate. The Chu family fell from the ground. The Chu Lin, who had his mouth full of teeth knocked off by a wild dog with a stone, was in it. His arms were in a twisted state, and it seemed that he had broken. Behind these people, there were a group of people who had not fallen. Among them, the middle-aged man with long beards, who looked hypocritical, but his face twisted due to anger destroyed his temperament.
"Who are you? You dare to hurt someone in broad daylight?" The middle-aged man with long beard pointed at the wild dog and scolded him angrily, but he was afraid that the wild dog would attack him, so he stood behind the crowd and looked a little ridiculous.
The wild dog stood in front of the gate with his arms held back, and ignored the middle-aged man's clamor. Li Zhang was talking to the Zhao family inside, and his task was to prevent the people in the yard from being disturbed, so as long as Li Zhang didn't speak, no one would step into the yard.
Li Zhang handed the old lady Zhao to Sanniang, then went up to look at the people outside the yard, and then asked the middle-aged man with long beards: "Who are you, why are you here to make trouble?"
"Who are you? Why did you hurt our Chu family?" The middle-aged man did not answer Li Zhang's words, but instead stepped forward and questioned.
"Haha, you can't control who I am, but your Chu family is really brave enough to seize the property of the Zhao family. What are the local officials in Hejian Prefecture doing for food? How could they indulge you so much?" Li Zhang sneered at the moment. If he hadn't arrived in time today, the Zhao family would have been in trouble. Moreover, the Chu family acted so unscrupulously, and it was obvious that they were indulging in the face of officials, which made him very angry.
As soon as Li Zhang said the words, the middle-aged man opposite was also shocked, because Li Zhang's tone was too loud, and he seemed to ignore the entire Hejian Mansion, which made him feel awkward. However, then he saw that Li Zhang was so young and very handsome. At most, he was a junior of a powerful man from another place, which made him calm again.
"I'm not old and have a big tone. I don't care who you are, but it's not your turn to act wildly on the ground in Hejian Mansion!" Thinking of these above, the middle-aged man with long beards felt that his waist was much harder, and he pointed again angrily.
"Who? Who is hitting people here?" Just as the middle-aged man with long beard finished speaking, a team of yamen runs towards him on the street next to him. The leader was a tall middle-aged man with a beard, who looked very powerful, and he was just shouting.
"Qian Bantu, I reported the case. Zhao and these two foreigners have defeated our Chu family. You have to make the decision for the people of our Hejian Prefecture!" The middle-aged man with long beards pointed at Li Zhang and Wild Dog at the moment, and then shouted at him with a smile. With Qian Bantu, he was not afraid that the two young people in front of him would commit murder again.
"It turns out it's Master Chu. Where is the person who committed the crime? I took him to the yamen. If Sanmu doesn't believe him, he won't help!" Qian Bantou laughed and said enthusiastically when he saw the middle-aged man with long beards. It seemed that they were all acquaintances.
Qian Bantuo and Master Chu exchanged polite greetings, and then the other party brought a dozen yamen runners to Li Zhang and Wild Dog, looked up and down and sneered: "At a young age, I don't know the importance of doing things. It's okay to offend the Chu family, but I dare to beat people in public. No one can save you now. Let's go back to the yamen with me!"
Qian Bantou said and waved his hand. More than a dozen yamen runners behind him rushed up like wolves and tigers. However, Li Zhang looked at the group of yamen runners who rushed up and smiled calmly and said, "Are you sure you want to arrest me?"
As soon as the word "I am an official" was spoken, Qian Banto was also startled. The yamen runner who was originally full of ferocious faces and was about to pounce on him was frightened and turned his head to look at his head. After all, no one dared to pretend to be an official these days. If the other party was an official, even if the smallest official was, it would be an official, at least it was much higher than the status of the yamen runners like them.
Master Chu was also shocked when he heard Li Zhang's words, but he was very calm because the Chu family also had a considerable force in the officialdom, and there were even some officials in the family. So if the young man in front of him was really an official, although it would be a little troublesome, he was not afraid. After all, at the age of the other party, he might not have much higher position.
However, Qian Banto was in the background of the Chu family. His face changed several times, and finally he showed a reluctant smile and saluted: "I don't know what the young master calls him, where he serves, and why did he commit an accident in our Hejian Mansion?"
When Li Zhang heard this, he sneered again. Although the Qian Banteshu's attitude was a little softer, he still pushed the responsibility on his own and obviously wanted to help the Chu family. It is estimated that he had been with the Chu family many times before.
"You are not qualified to know the position of this official!" Li Zhang snorted coldly, then looked at the Master Chu and said again, "Since the Chu family sued me, then I will take them to the court together. At that time, I will see how the officials of Hejian Prefecture tried the case!"
The more arrogant Li Zhang was, the more respectful Qian Bantuo's attitude became. Then he looked at Master Chu behind him in a very embarrassing manner. After all, the other party was an official, which was beyond his scope of handling, so he had to let the Chu family come forward in person.
"Just go, a small official from another place dares to act in Hejian Mansion. I can see if your official position can be saved?" Master Chu said very toughly. He is more familiar with the officials of Hejian Mansion than anyone else, and there are several officials who have interests in their Chu family. In addition, he firmly believes that Li Zhang's position is not high, so he is not afraid of seeing officials at all.
Li Zhang sneered when he looked at Master Chu. His position was indeed not high. The Shangqi Duwei was only a fifth-rank rank, one level lower than the fourth-rank magistrate. Apart from this, there was no serious official position. The position of martial arts was taken back when he was imprisoned, and the envoy was not binding on local officials. But don't forget that he was a royal relative, and he was also the emperor's cousin and the empress dowager's nominal nephew. Not to mention a small local official, he was a big man in the capital that no one dared to mess with.
At that moment, Li Zhang explained to Mrs. Zhao and his family, and then followed Qian Banto to the government office. Master Chu and his group were naturally taken away, including Chu Lin and others who were injured by wild dogs. This was also specially ordered by Master Chu, because he wanted to use these people as evidence to convict Li Zhang.
Before Li Zhang and the others arrived at the government office, Qian Bantou sent the person who reported the news to the Hejian Prefect. The prefect surnamed Qiu, when he learned that the Chu family had a conflict with a young official from another place, he couldn't help but frown. He had no interest in the Chu family, and even had a little disgusted with the local tyrant like the Chu family, but he did not dare to touch them, because these people had great power in the officialdom. If he really moved the Chu family, he would probably not be a prefect.
Chapter completed!