After moving away, outside the Chief Secretary and even the entire Wuchang Mansion, it started to rain again.

…

On the official road from Wuchang to Yuezhou Prefecture, the rain became even heavier, hitting pedestrians and carriages with a crackling sound.

The closer we get to Yuezhou Mansion, the darker the sky becomes.

Dark clouds are gathering.

Commander Zhan En sat on the carriage with a livid face, staring at the governor Zhao Xian in front of him.

The former said bitterly: "Governor Zhao, I am also a high-ranking official of the imperial court! You are dragging me by force like this, and you are not insulting me, but the official body of the imperial court!"

He was working at the Capital Command Department. The governor in front of him, who was usually suave and dignified, but today was irritable and restless, rushed directly into his office, and without even saying a word, he dragged himself onto the carriage.

Such disregard for dignity, I don’t know why you are so crazy!

Zhao Xian has an elegant face. Although his face is expressionless, he seems not angry and confident.

His tone was cold, and he spoke word by word: "Official body?"

"Commander Zhan had better have nothing to do with Yuezhou's affairs, otherwise, let alone official status, I'm afraid he will lose his official life."

Zhan's expression changed. If he hadn't been in the carriage, he would have almost stood up in shock.

He looked anxious: "Young Governor Zhao is talking nonsense here! The matter between Zhang Chucheng and Tang Bincha has nothing to do with me!"

Zhan En naturally knew what he meant by the so-called Yuezhou matter.

I don’t know what made Governor Zhao so crazy that he said such nonsense!

Zhao Xian looked at him coldly: "Really?"

"Then the Yuezhou Guard's five thousand-household patrols all stopped on routine patrols that day, and you didn't know that?"

Mine thief?

Without the release of Yuezhou Guards, how could the mine thieves have the ability to attack the county government!

Zhan En also came back to his senses immediately, his scalp numb.

He suppressed the throbbing in his heart and spoke with a little surprise: "The ministry is saying that the Yuezhou Guards deliberately indulged the bandits that day!?"

Zhao Xian watched Zhan En's reaction closely, unable to miss a single bit.

Seeing that Zhan En did not reveal any flaws, Zhao Xian spoke again: "So Commander Zhan doesn't know..."

He changed the subject: "I heard that the subordinate officers of Zhan Commander's Department have close relations with the subordinate officials and eunuchs of various princes?"

Zhan En's heart sank, but it didn't show on his face. He shook his head repeatedly: "What the Ministry said is biased. Officials in the yamen need to let me intervene in official matters, but in private matters, even if I am the commander, I have no right to interfere.

As for whom I associate with, and whether we are close or not, that is not my concern."

After hearing this, Zhao Xian nodded and said no more to him.

The carriage fell into silence for a moment.

Zhan En looked at the heavy rain outside the window and the direction in which he was traveling. He tilted his face and asked, "Are you going to take me to Yuezhou Guard?"

Since Zhao Xian said that Yuezhou Wei and Zhang Chucheng were involved, he must have grasped something.

At this moment, he went straight to Yuezhou, and what he meant was too obvious.

Zhao Xian turned his head and glanced at Zhan En, his meaning unclear: "I want to go to Yuezhou Guard for inspection, but..."

"Shu Ao, the censor of the patrol, asked us to go somewhere else first, saying that we have something to discuss."

Zhan En asked cautiously: "Why don't we say it clearly? Where else?"

Zhao Xian stared at Zhan En for a long time before spitting out four words: "Prince Yueyang's Mansion."

Zhan En nodded thoughtfully and nodded politely to Zhao Xian, thus ending the conversation.

Only the hands shrunk in the sleeves were trembling slightly.

…

The heavy rain in Yuezhou Prefecture has been continuous for days, and it is still pouring at this time.

Bai Yu's dancing beads hit the court hall of the government office.

The plaque hanging high above the mirror was smashed and blurred.

Under the plaque is Shu Ao, the patrol censor, sitting in the government office.

Zhong Chongwen, the magistrate of Yuezhou Prefecture, was sitting on the lower body, while Tongzhi, Tongjian, and other officials stood on both sides without even a place to sit.

Don't look at the mere seventh rank of the imperial censor.

But when official power was really displayed, even the fourth-rank prefect did not dare to breathe heavily, let alone the other junior officials.

The imperial court has repeatedly issued orders to patrol the censors and not to beat local officials without reason, and today it seems that there are countless things that can be done.

Shu Ao was sitting in the lobby, closing his eyes and concentrating, saying nothing.

The government officials in the hall were trembling and at a loss.

This scene has gone from morning to now.

The prefect Zhong Chongwen exchanged glances with his colleagues in the government office and communicated secretly.

As if urging and begging, Zhong Chongwen finally sighed and nodded.

He looked around at his colleagues in the hall and the soldiers standing outside who had been transferred from nowhere.

Zhong Chongwen then looked at Shu Ao, who was sitting in his previous seat, and said cautiously: "Shu Yushi, you said you had something to discuss, so you summoned us. Now that everyone has gathered, half a day has passed. You might as well say something now?"

Even though he was the censor on patrol, it was too much to just eat without letting anyone leave. Even having to send someone to supervise him when going to the toilet was too much.

Shu Ao, the patrol censor, slowly opened his closed eyes, and looked at the speaker.

Seeing that it was the prefect, he first nodded politely and smiled, and then said with relief: "Prefect Zhong, please be patient. I am still waiting for someone to come from Huguang Huicheng."

"When people arrive, you can leave."

He invited Governor Zhao Xian to the Yueyang Prince's Mansion for a briefing. Naturally, he had to control the people in the government office first.

This is not only to prevent leaks, but also to prevent people from being connected in series and jumping over the wall.

Zhong Chongwen was helpless and was about to argue.

Just then.

There was a noise outside.

Some of the prefect Zhong Chongwen, Tongzhi, Tongpan and others turned to look outside, while others looked at each other in confusion.

The captain who was accompanying him on patrol strode in, holding the hilt of his sword, and then said a few words next to Shu Ao's ear.

Shu Ao quickly stood up and walked out in a hurry.

As soon as I walked outside the government office, I saw the governor's guard of honor.

Zhao Xian opened the car curtain and walked out, and Shu Ao walked forward quickly.

Both parties greeted each other.

It was raining heavily, and even if the attendants were holding umbrellas, their clothes would inevitably get wet.

But the two of them couldn't care less.

Zhao Xian held Shu Ao's arm and said urgently: "Shu Yushi, how is the Yueyang Palace now?"

Shu Ao didn't dare to ask for help, so he hurriedly said: "We have sent people to look after the surrounding area, and not a single fly can fly out!"

Zhao Xian asked: "Where is the Yuezhou Guard? It's absolutely perfect!?"

At this time, Commander Zhan En also bent down and walked out of the carriage. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look towards Shu Ao.

Shu Ao nodded confidently: "General Soldier Liu Zhen arrived one step ahead of the department and has already gone to Yuezhou Guard."

As the number one military attache in the province, the Commander-in-Chief will have no problem keeping the Yuezhou Guards in check without causing any trouble.

Zhao Xian let out a sigh of relief.

This patrol censor is much better than the trash of the Chief Secretary and the eagle dog of the Qianhu Station of the Imperial Guard.

He raised his head and glanced at the Yueyang Palace in the distance and snorted coldly.

Then he grabbed Shu Ao's arm and quickly pulled him towards Yueyang Prince's Mansion.

While walking in front, he said: "Shu Yushi, that mine thief is really in the Yueyang Palace!?"

Although the mine thief Shi Chaofeng was beheaded, other leaders have escaped.

It was precisely because Shu Ao wrote a letter saying that if he went to Yueyang Prince's Mansion at this time, he could catch someone and get the stolen goods, he came in such a hurry!

There was no way he could escape the punishment if his seal was stolen, nor could he just sit back and watch like Chen Rui.

If he didn't go all out and charge into battle, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as simple as dismissal.

Shu Ao nodded: "Nothing wrong!"

He didn't elaborate on how he found it, just to prevent taking credit, just click on it.
To be continued...