Rapidnovel Chapter 167: Ask About the Common People and the Supernatural Beings
Chapter 167: Ask About the Common People and the Supernatural Beings
Chapter 167: Ask About the Common People and the Supernatural Beings
Seeing the faint voice of Zen singing in the lobby, Sun Shaozong grabbed a scribe and asked him carefully.
Han Anbang was on duty last night. In the middle of the night, he heard that it was freezing rain outside, which made him uneasy. After all, the old man was afraid of the sudden cold and heat. Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com
The old men of rich and noble families should not have an issue, but the old men of poor families might not be able to take good care of themselves.
Thinking of these things, Han Anbang worked out with the manservant, who was responsible for keeping the bed warm for a long time but was still unable to sleep peacefully.
So before dawn, he sent the Yamen runner on duty to investigate around. Sure enough, he found that about ten old men who were scheduled to enter the Palace to celebrate the Emperor's birthday had already fallen ill.
The number of people was not too large, but he was afraid that some old man would not be able to get better and would be gone tomorrow. The death of the previous one could be said to have been an accident. But if there were more deaths, it would be a face slap!
How many heads did Han Anbang have that he dared to hit Emperor Guangde in the face?
So he was so anxious that he invited famous doctors in the city to come and serve him. He also asked for a prescription to nourish their yin and kidneys, prevent wind, and drive away the cold. He set up a big pot of stew in front of Yamen. When the stew was ready, he asked the Yamen runners to distribute it all over the city, so that no old men would fall ill one after another.
Han Anbang still didn't think it was safe enough, so he simply invited a group of bald people from a nearby temple to open an altar in the lobby of the Central Judicial Office, apparently to pray for the elderly but secretly to ask the Bodhisattva to keep his position.
When the hearer told the cause and effect, Sun Shaozong could not help but sympathize with him.
No wonder they say that the position of the head of the Central Judicial Office was difficult to handle. Even such freezing rain could trigger the crisis of losing his position!
However, with sympathy, Sun Shaozong would not take the initiative to wade into the muddy affairs.
After waving away the scribe, he quietly went to the Criminal Department's courtyard, brewed a pot of tribute tea from the Rongguo Mansion, and slowly sipped on his tea, looking at the blue-glazed Northern official kiln in the rain. It was a pleasant feeling.
"Master."
Cheng Rixing came in with a smile and said, "Did you see Zhao Liben when you came?"
"General Judge Zhao? What’s wrong with him?"
"Yesterday, the Imperial Secretary sent a message."
Cheng Rixing gloated and said, "It is said that on Emperor Day, there will be a lucky sign coming from the front building so that we can live a happy life. We must not cause any trouble. After hearing this news, General Judge Zhao didn't sleep well last night. Today, he simply suffered from a toothache, and half of his face is swollen like a steamed bun!"
Zhou Da said with a smile, "I’m just a scholar who passed the imperial examination at the county level, and I didn't think I could make progress at first. But since I followed you, I have accumulated some credit. My mind has been active again unconsciously. Hehehe..."
Sun Shaozong also felt that it was time to give this guy some real benefits when he saw his swelling face shaking.
He has been following him for more than half a year, let alone the other matters. But his face was indeed a work injury, so he should have gotten some compensation.
With this in mind, he pushed the old ginseng back to Zhou Da and said, "Take this to the front office and ask the famous doctors to use it on the old men as appropriate."
"Your Honor, this..."
Zhou Da said in a hurry.
Sun Shaozong stopped his words with his eyes, and said angrily, "After following me for a long time, why haven't you made any progress? If I want to recommend you for promotion, I need to find a suitable opportunity and reason. Now you can give this thing to the front, and everything will be ready."
Zhou Da suddenly understood, took the old ginseng in his hands, and said with a smile, "I'll find a way to change it tomorrow and send it to your mansion!"
"That's not necessary."
Sun Shaozong waved his hand and said, "I felt your sincerity. It's not easy for you to support your family and four concubines."
In fact, the words imply admonition and warning.
After Zhou Da's appearance was destroyed, perhaps because of his inferiority complex, he bought two beautiful concubines at one go!
Although this matter was nothing in the arena of officials, it still attracted some comments. They all said that Zhou Da gained a lot of benefits after he followed Sun Shaozong. That's why Sun Shaozong made this insinuation.
Unfortunately, Zhou Da didn't know the true meaning of this sentence. Instead, he thought Sun Shaozong was concerned about himself, and he was moved to tears for a moment.
He then fell to his knees with a puff and sobbed, "Your Excellency... Your Excellency is really like my secondary parent!"
Great~
Looking at this, if Sun Shaozong agreed, it meant that he would be recognized as his Godfather on the spot!
It seemed that this guy could at most accelerate to eighth or ninth grade in officialdom. If he were to be promoted to a higher position, he would cause trouble for himself.