The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

Chapter 243: Korean Mission

Just now, he heard that the reserved guest room had been occupied, and Zhao Wutong stood up.

However, at this time, the man laughed at him in front of him, but his official prestige didnt increase but decreased. The reason was, of course, the sentence, Our men have been served well with good food, drinks and entertained in the Governor's Mansion.

This place was not far from the Governor's Mansion. Whether this was true or not would be known as soon as someone asked. Since the other party dared to speak out in a big way, there must be no false statement.

Would it be easy to provoke someone who could receive the generous treatment of the Governor's office?

Therefore, instead of being annoyed, Zhao Wutong's attitude was more respectful, and without any embarrassment, he asked, "Where do you come from? Is it convenient to let me know?"

Seeing that Zhao Wutong had asked for advice, the man raised his hand to stop the laughter of his subordinates, and lifted the coat with disdain, revealing a bright bronze waist token.

When Zhao Wutong saw the waist token, his face suddenly brightened. He bowed and apologized. Turning back, he apologized to Sun Shaozong and said, "Lord Sun, I'm sorry. How about you condescending to live in the west courtyard for a while?"

Sun Shaozong stood aside and observed coldly for a long time. Seeing that things had finally affected him, he chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Originally, Im fine to live anywhere, but now I have to live in this East Cross courtyard no matter what."

As soon as the words were uttered, the owner of the bright waist token across the street suddenly turned somber, and the big men around him were shouting at each other with various tongues, "How dare you!"

"I don't think you want to live anymore!"

"Hey, I really hit a snag today!"

Another person, learning the tone of the leader's voice just now, raised his nostrils and sneered, This adult is also such a great official. It seems that the color of your official uniform is not quite right, right?"

The rest of the strong men listened and laughed again.

Sun Shaozong was not upset, but he just smiled and said, I am not any high-ranking official, I am just a fifth-grade member of the Central Judicial Office, but I am also the Chief Inspector of the Northern Town of the Dragon Guard."

When they heard that he was a fifth-grade official of the Central Judicial Office, several men were still laughing, but the person in charge had changed his color. When he heard the words Chief Inspector of the Northern Town of the Dragon Guard, the inn immediately became quiet.

He saw those men one by one as if they had been given an immobilization method, staring and opening their mouths, but they couldn't make a sound!

"What?"

Sun Shaozong's face suddenly turned cold, and he also lifted his official robe, revealing a bronze waist token of the same style. His mouth sank and he exclaimed, "Can't I live here in this East Cross courtyard?"

"Yes, Yes you can naturally live here!"

The man who was the leader woke up and rushed forward quickly. He knelt on one knee and said in a respectful voice, "Im Wang Fenghua, Deputy Chief of the Shandong Department, greetings to the Inspector!"

It turned out that Wang Fenghua had just lifted his robe and revealed a Deputy Dragon Guard of thousand households waist token!

The Dragon Guard was known for its power to inform local officials and was in a prominent position and authority. Even if it was common knowledge, even the Prefect or even the three Chief Yamen above, might not be willing to offend them.

But using this identity to intimidate Sun Shaozong would be completely ridiculous.

At the beginning of February, the Northern Town of the Dragon Guard issued a written appointment appointing Sun Shaozong as an Inspector of thousand households, leading the inspection of the discipline of the Northern Town of the Dragon Guard.

It could be said that except for the three envoys stationed in the Capital and the State of Yang, the entire Northern Town of the Dragon Guard officials were all under his supervision, making him the real leader of thousand households.

Wang Fenghua was only a Deputy of thousand households, even if he was a genuine official of a thousand households, he was definitely not qualified to rob his residence!

At this moment, Wang Fenghua naturally knew that he had kicked the iron plate, so after being courted, he nervously apologized and said, "I didn't know it was the Inspector who was in front of me, I just..."

Pak!

He suddenly raised his hand and gave himself a hard slap in the face, then turned around and shouted, A group of inconspicuous things, don't you hurry and smack your lips!"

Those Dragon Guards under him quickly knelt and slapped with their hands!

"Enough."

After they had each smoked a few times, Sun Shaozong shouted and frowned. "Since you are from the Shandong Department, why did you come to Jinmen Mansion?"

The Dragon Guards were divided into North and South Towns, who were mainly responsible for guarding the Imperial Palace and supervising the Northern Town Detective Department. As for the Dragon Guards distributed throughout the country, they were all under the jurisdiction of the Northern Town Dragon Guards.

However, there were only six people in the current thousand households under the official brand of Northern Town of the Dragon Guard, including four in the Capital, two in the State of Yang, and Deputy thousand households such as Wang Fenghua, who were already the highest Commander of the Dragon Guard in Shandong Province. It was reasonable to say that they were not allowed to leave their posts without reason.

Could he tell him that he was going to the Capital to report his duties? Seeing the waterway that was only half a day away from the Capital, there was absolutely no need to stay at the Jinmen Mansion. Moreover, listening to what he said, he specifically made a trip to the Zhili Governor's Mansion.

This made it even more strange. Why did the Dragon Guards, who oversaw Shandong, visit the Governor of Zhili?

Wang Fenghua glanced at Zhao Wutong in embarrassment when he asked about it.

Zhao Wutong immediately said, "Lord Sun, I have to go to the Governor's Mansion to meet other colleagues. I have to go one step ahead. I will leave two servants in the inn. If you have anything to do, just tell them."

Sun Shaozong sent Zhao Wutong out of the door and then followed Wang Fenghua to the east yard.

As Wang Fenghua asked his subordinates to brew tea, while pouring beans from a bamboo tube, he reported, Inspector, since the Imperial Court granted permission to open Dengzhou Prefecture in the second year of Guangde, serving as a port for the exchange of trade with the Korean state, our Shandong Department has been collecting information about North Korea. A few days ago, I suddenly heard a rumor

Twelve years ago, the second expedition of the Great Zhou Dynasty led to the collapse of the territory of Korea. However, due to the sudden death of General Baoling Hou, the Commander of the army, he had to be hastily supported. He had always admired the veteran General Cao Minxiu of the Central Turk Dynasty as King and established the current State of Korea under the Cao family.

In the spring of the second year of Guangde, Cao Minxiu sent an envoy to meet the new Emperor, agreed on the rule of paying tribute every three years, and begged for the opening of Dengzhou Prefecture as a port to facilitate mutual trade between the two sides.

Although Cao Minxiu and the father and son of Cao Dongxu, who succeeded him in Guangde in the sixth year, were always respectful to the Great Zhou Dynasty, they were, after all, new vassals, and had undergone two bloody battles before, so the court was secretly wary of them.

Therefore, there was a move by the Shandong Department of the Dragon Guards and were asked to inquire about North Korea in Dengzhou.

A few days ago, Wang Fenghua suddenly received an urgent report from Dengzhou that the Korean tribute delegation was preparing to cross the Bohai Bay this year, so they rushed to the Capital via the Jinmen Mansion.

At first, Wang Fenghua heard of this news and thought it was somewhat absurd. After all, North Korea always paid tribute by land, and its route was also determined by the Imperial Court. How could it be said it was changed?

However, he sent his subordinates to Dengzhou for a tour, but when he returned, he reported that not only the Korean merchants but also the businessmen from the Great Zhou Dynasty, who were commuting between North Korea and Dengzhou, spoke with certainty about this matter.

Now, Wang Fenghua didnt dare to neglect and was willing to report directly to the Northern Town Governor, but he was afraid that the news might not be true. He was so tired that he made a bad impression on the new Governor.

If he didnt report it, and it happened that the North Korean delegation suddenly appeared at the Jinmen Mansion and the news from its own side leaked out, it would be a serious crime.

After much deliberation, he decided to report to the Governor's Office of Zhili first and ask the Jinmen's Office to make preparations in advance. Anyway, even if this matter was purely a foul incident, Zhili and he were not affiliated with each other, so he couldnt be punished for lying about the military situation.