Xu Jing said seriously, "What can I do? I just saw that your clothes were in disarray, so I helped you tidy them up."
"You don't need to be so kind." Luo Ying stiffened her neck and shook off his hand. "I'm not interested in men."
"It's incomprehensible. How could I be attracted to a married man? General Luo might have misunderstood." Xu Jing handed him the things he had packed and separated the boundaries.
Luo Ying treated him coldly, wanting to explain something, but she felt there was nothing to explain. Indeed, as Jiang Xuqing said, he already had a family and a career, so why would he bother to attract other people?
Bah, bah, bah, who is the bee and who is the butterfly?
He coughed twice to mask his embarrassment. "Sir Jiang, after the imperial envoys leave, Luo Ying would like to invite you to dinner at Hongmen Tower. Would you be so kind as to attend?"
"What if I say I won't go?"
Xu Jing looked at him with a half-smile, thinking in his heart.
What you call a dinner invitation? I'm afraid it's just the Hongmen Banquet.
Since ancient times, there has been a rift between the civil and military. Seeing him, a seventh-rank county magistrate, rise to the fifth-rank prefecture governor, while the generals, who had worked so hard, achieved nothing, which of those military generals would be willing to be trampled under the feet of a civil official?
It’s more like coercing him than inviting him to get some benefits from him.
Luo Ying looked indifferent, with an attitude that said, "You can go if you want, or not. If you don't go, it's your loss."
"I want to give Mr. Jiang a piece of advice."
Xu Jing nodded. "Go ahead."
"Jianzhou is not decided by Lord Jiang alone."
Indeed, even if he was promoted to the fifth rank of prefect, his family background would still not give him much help.
On the contrary, his promotion for no reason has already caused trouble for many people in the capital. If he doesn't behave himself, he will soon be in big trouble.
Luo Ying laughed and said, "Even if Lord Jiang brags to the heavens, when the Jiannu invade in the future, we will still have to rely on our military commanders."
"so what?"
"So you have to go."
Xu Jing raised his eyebrows. "Is it absolutely necessary to go?"
Luo Ying answered without hesitation. "I absolutely must go."
"Crackling."
In a flash, the two men looked at each other, murderous intent in their eyes ready to burst out.
Luo Ying did not expect that the usually smooth-talking Jiang Xuqing would openly contradict him. Doesn't he know how to write the word "death"?
Xu Jing said, "If you act cool, you'll be struck by lightning. Don't you know who's in charge of Jianzhou? Are you trying to overthrow Jianzhou?"
"Master Jiang, we'll meet at Hongmen Tower at dusk the day after tomorrow. I hope you won't refuse my toast and drink a forfeit."
"Jiang must taste what this penalty wine tastes like." A figure passed by the window, and Xu Jing deliberately said loudly: "General Luo insisted on forcing me, and I dared not disobey. But I want to tell General Luo one thing: those who do evil will eventually perish."
Luo Ying was furious. "What did you say?" He rushed over and was about to grab him by the collar and beat him up.
Xu Jing took several steps back and shouted, "Help! Help! General Luo has killed someone!"
"Bang." The door opened and several guards walked in. "General Luo, please be merciful and release Magistrate Jiang."
"Hmph." Luo Ying gritted his teeth and glared at him. "Did you do this on purpose?"
He deliberately provoked him, put him in an unjust position, and made him bear the infamy of bullying an official appointed by the court.
Good, very good!
Jiang Xuqing is indeed a sinister and cunning fox. He will take revenge when he finds an opportunity. He is really good.
Luo Ying released his hand and said coldly, "I was just playing a little joke on Lord Jiang."
"Emissary, don't listen to his nonsense." Xu Jing, still terrified, patted his heaving chest and said weakly, "He really was about to rush over and hit someone just now. You saw it with your own eyes."
The guard nodded and said, "It is true. I believe that Lord Jiang is not lying."
Xu Jing pointed at Luo Ying and said, "I kindly invited General Luo to discuss the distribution of military pay, but I never expected General Luo to be so unreasonable and want to take the imperial award given to me as well. I argued with him, but he cornered me and beat me. If the envoy hadn't come, I would be dead!"
Talking about the sad part, Xu Jing burst into tears. The guard could not bear to watch any longer and helped Xu Jing up, comforting him: "I will talk to Eunuch Bai and will not let Lord Jiang down. As for General Luo..."
Luo Ying snorted coldly and said, "You are only a sixth-rank official, what can you do to me?"
Is this guy an idiot? Even if he is a sixth-rank official, he is from the imperial court. He can kill you, a local official, in seconds, okay?
Xu Jing finally understood why these military generals could not defeat the civil officials.
All his intelligence is focused on defending his country, and he knows nothing about the ways of the world.
They represent the national government, and the person behind them is the emperor.
As the saying goes, when beating a dog, you have to consider the owner. If you beat the emperor's dog, you are not giving the emperor face.
Xu Jing felt that Luo Ying was really hopelessly stupid. There must be a reason why he died so unjustly in his previous life. His pig brain was something that even gods could not save.
The imperial guards were originally spies sent by the court to see discord between the civil and military officials, so that they could return home with peace of mind. (The emperor's greatest fear was civil and military officials colluding to overshadow the emperor, as this would jeopardize his power.)
Now we can indeed see the discord between the civil and military officials. The military leader Luo Ying is still very arrogant and even dares to openly bully the fifth-rank official of the court.
The guard took out a badge and waved it in front of Luo Ying. "General Luo, do you recognize it?"
"A secret order from the Imperial Palace?" Luo Ying's eyes widened instantly, and then he knelt down unwillingly, saying, "I am the one who has offended the envoy. I hope you will forgive me."
I just saved the steps from collapsing, but it's too late to regret now.
The guards waved their hands, and several people pressed Luo Ying down and trapped him.
The guard pronounced Luo Ying's sentence with an expressionless face.
"Luo Ying, the Jianzhou city gate guard, assaulted an imperial official and openly insulted the imperial envoy. According to the laws of Dayan, he will be punished with 100 strokes of the cane as a warning to others. Someone, drag him to the execution hall for execution."
One hundred strokes of the cane will result in a broken buttock and a bedridden period of ten days to half a month.
No, if the Jiannu invade, the result will be more trouble than gain.
"Wait a minute," Xu Jing said, "Please show some leniency and forgive General Luo's unintentional mistake."
"Master Jiang, you're pretending to be a good person now, but why did you just add fuel to the fire?" Unexpectedly, the envoy refused to buy his words and insisted on having his own way. Xu Jing, quick-witted, stuffed some silver into the envoy's hand. The envoy weighed it for a few seconds and said with a half-smile, "Master Jiang, who do you think Jin is? You're actually trying to bribe me with money. Are you dying?"
Xu Jing said, "Of course I want to live. Today is the day the angels come to Jianzhou to commend me. If something happens to me, it will be embarrassing for you, the envoy."
"How dare you threaten me?" Seeing that he was about to have a rabid attack, Xu Jing continued: "How can it be a threat? I am just thinking about you, sir. You are broad-minded, sir, and you will not argue with me and others, right?"
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