There is a difference between advising the emperor that he is not guilty and cursing him in the street; the latter is blatant disrespect.
The Hu Ya Si is very large. Now the number of people in the entire Hu Ya Si, both on and off the payroll, is about 10,000. Not everyone knows the emperor.
There were thousands of officials in the Hu Ya Si alone. Generals were generally eunuchs, and ordinary soldiers could only serve as team leaders at most. This was Zhao Huan's effort to prevent the abuse of power.
The Hu Yasi department was illegal and existed only because of Zhao Huan. When the country was strong enough to no longer need the Hu Yasi, Zhao Huan would personally end it.
Not every emperor could wield this double-edged sword, and the Tiger Yasi must not be passed down to future generations. Unless the future ruler is truly wise and powerful, a truly wise and powerful emperor would not need such a department.
The Hu Ya Si is a unique product of Zhao Huan's era. It was born out of external and internal troubles. One day it will disappear with the improvement of the Song Dynasty's system.
However, this Tiger Yasi, a captain of the rank and file, did not recognize Zhao Huan: "You ignorant commoner, how dare you openly insult the Emperor? Capture him!"
"An Liangshi, you, you are worse than a beast!" Zhao Fachun pointed at him angrily.
There was a reward for reporting, and An Liangshi heard Zhao Huan cursing him. It happened that a team of tiger officials was patrolling nearby, so he gloriously reported Zhao Huan.
This kind of person will not feel guilty. An Liangshi said angrily: "He dared to insult the emperor. I heard it clearly. He called the emperor's name a bastard."
A small team leader led by Hu Yasi waved his hand: "Capture him!"
"Wait!" A voice rang out from behind. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Tian Yingying. She looked at Zhao Huan and asked, "Who are you? You are not the emperor."
"I..." This time Zhao Huan was speechless: "I am the emperor."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces paled. The officer from the Tiger Court sneered, "How dare you! I was thinking of putting you down and taking you to the Tiger Court for a beating. But you dare to impersonate the current emperor? Even a god can't save you!"
Two Tiger Yasi officers came over to hold Zhao Huan. An Liangshi approached with a smile and said, "Hey, sir, what's my reward?"
The captain looked at him with disdain and said, "Come with me to the Tiger Yasi first. This matter is of great importance and needs to be reported to the Sishi before a decision can be made. If this man is not a lunatic, you will get the reward."
Zhao Fachun suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, he is a lunatic. Sir, please be merciful and let him go. This man is crazy and his nonsense cannot be trusted."
Zhao Huan was grateful, knowing that Zhao Fachun was trying to save him. Just because he had treated him to a drink, this man was so righteous.
The team leader sneered, "What? You want to take the blame for him? You should know what crime he committed!"
Zhao Fachun was startled and didn't dare to say anything. Zhao Huan said angrily, "Stop talking! Take me to see Zheng Xian!"
The people in the Tiger Yasi were even more shocked. One of the officers shouted angrily, "How dare you! How dare you say my master's name so casually?"
The team leader noticed something was amiss. He stopped his men and asked, "Who are you?"
Before Zhao Huan could speak, Tian Yingying became anxious: "Sir, what crime will he sentence me to?"
The captain said, "If he insults the emperor, he might be exiled. But if he pretends to be the emperor, he will be beheaded at the very least, or even beheaded."
"Is there any difference?" Zhao Huan asked.
The team leader looked at him and said, "It makes no difference. You're dead."
Zhao Huan smiled and said, "Then let's go."
Tian Yingying blocked their way and said, "My dear officers, I think this matter should be handed over to Kaifeng Prefecture for handling. Why not take this man to Kaifeng Prefecture and let Lord Meng handle it?"
Normally, the Kaifeng Prefecture should have arrested the criminal. However, Zhao Huan's crime was insulting the emperor, and impersonating him, so the Hu Ya Si also had the power to execute him. This meant more merit for each case, so how could the Hu Ya Si agree to this? The captain said, "This man is impersonating the emperor. We must find out who is behind this. As for whether he will be transferred to the Kaifeng Prefecture, that's up to us, the Si Shi, to decide."
Suddenly, Tian Yingying bit her lip and said, "Sorry!" Then she jumped up and pounced on the two Tiger Yamen officials.
Although Tian Yingying's martial arts skills were not as good as Nangong Lian'er's, she was more than capable of dealing with a few Tiger Yamen officers. After three or five rounds, she knocked several officers to the ground, then grabbed Zhao Huan and ran away.
Zhao Huan was confused: "What are you doing?"
"You will die if they catch you, run!" Tian Yingying grabbed Zhao Huan's hand and ran.
"Catch them! Don't let them run away, girl. You are an accomplice to this man. Aren't you afraid of committing a crime?" The captain of the Hu Yasi behind screamed. Tian Yingying had already run far away with Zhao Huan.
After getting rid of the officials, the two stopped in a small alley. Zhao Huan asked breathlessly, "Why did you save me? Do you know that you will be wanted by the court and will not become a criminal?"
"No." Tian Yingying grabbed Zhao Huan's arms and tied him up.
Zhao Huan was shocked: "You, what are you doing!?"
Tian Yingying found a hemp rope used to tie up firewood and tied up Zhao Huan. "I didn't expect you to be an imposter. If I send you to the Tiger Court, you will surely die. I will now send you to Kaifeng Prefecture. Lord Meng, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, is a good official. Let's see if he can spare your life!"
It turned out that she saved him in order to send him to the government. It seemed that this girl had a good heart. In this case, Zhao Huan could only resign himself to his fate: "Well, let's go to Kaifeng Prefecture."
"Why are you pretending to be the emperor? Is this fun, you big liar!" Tian Yingying escorted him to Kaifeng Mansion.
"I, I admire you very much." Zhao Huan said shamelessly: "It's more than admiration, I'm simply afraid of losing you. For you, I don't care if I pretend to be a dog emperor or lose my head. I don't want to see you unhappy."
Tian Yingying was stunned for a moment. She didn't seem to expect Zhao Huan to say that: "Are you stupid?"
"I'm not stupid. I fell in love with you the first time I saw you. Especially after hearing Old Li and Zhao Fachun tell your story, I liked you even more. I know that living like this is more painful than dying. But since you are alive, you should live well. For your Han Zhongyong, you should also live well."
"You are not allowed to mention him!" Tian Yingying said angrily.
Zhao Huan turned around and looked at her: "I have to mention it. Anyway, I'm going to die. When I get down there, I can tell Han Zhongyong that I like you and I want to make you happy like him. Although I didn't do it, I don't regret it. Remember, if I die, you must live happily. All I did was to make you understand that you shouldn't live in the sadness of the past. When I see Meng Gu Rao, I will still curse that dog emperor. It was he who made you what you are now."
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