Feng Ling stormed out of Changyou Hall, even turning back and shouting, "You're just a small lieutenant, yet you dare to disobey the order of the governor. You're so audacious! Wait for the governor's decree to punish you!"
After saying that, Feng Ling threw the wooden sign with the word "official business" written on it to the ground and smashed it, then left the Night Patrol Captain's Mansion directly.
Gu Zhenqing's face was filled with shock. He had heard Feng Ling's words clearly. This night patrol captain actually refused the order from Lord Lingyin?
You must know that the Garrison Commander is the direct superior office of the Day Patrol Captain's Office and the Night Patrol Captain's Office. Thinking of this, Gu Zhenqing immediately walked towards the Changyou Hall.
Soon, Gu Zhenqing was stopped by the guard again. Gu Zhenqing immediately showed the wooden sign and said, "I am Gu Zhenqing, the day patrol captain. Please let me know that I would like to see the night patrol captain."
The sergeant on the left said, "Please wait."
Then he turned and went into the Changyou Hall to report. Soon the soldier came out and said to Gu Zhenqing, "Daily Patrol Captain, my captain wants to see you."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhenqing immediately stepped into the Changyou Hall.
When he entered the Changyou Hall, he was stunned again. He found that the original "tables and chairs" in the Changyou Hall had all been removed, and instead, bamboo mats, cushions and low and small jade tables were neatly spread on both sides of the hall.
Even the steps of the main hall were decorated in the same way. The steps were also covered with bamboo mats, and two cushions were placed on the bamboo mats. Fang Jian was sitting cross-legged on the cushions with a jade table in front of him, and Yu Censhuang was standing respectfully beside him.
While Gu Zhenqing was surprised, Fang Jian, who was standing on the steps, had already bowed to him and said, "Fellow Daoist, are you the Japanese patrol captain Gu Zhenqing?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhenqing immediately returned the greeting and said, "That's right."
Fang Jian nodded, then pointed to the left side of the hall and said, "Captain Gu, please take a seat."
Gu Zhenqing bowed and thanked him, then walked to the top jade table on the left side of the big dot and sat down cross-legged on the cushion behind the jade table.
After Gu Zhenqing sat down, Yu Censhuang immediately brought him fairy tea and placed it on the jade table in front of him. "Please have some tea," said Yu Censhuang.
Gu Zhenqing thanked him again and then asked Fang Jian, "May I know your name, Captain?"
Fang Jian smiled and said, "I dare not call you venerable. My secular name is Fang Jian, and my Taoist name is Hong Qing."
Gu Zhenqing nodded, then said, "Captain Fang, was the man who just left Feng Ling, the steward of the Garrison Office?"
Fang Jian nodded and said, "That's him. He was the one who conveyed the order from the governor, ordering me to hand over the criminals to the court, but I refused."
Gu Zhenqing said, "Captain Fang, that was an order from Lord Ling Yin. Lord Ling Yin is the immediate superior of both the Day and Night Palaces. If you resist his order like this, you will only offend Lord Ling Yin."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "Compared to offending people, I'm more afraid that the law won't be enforced and justice won't be served."
"..." Gu Zhenqing couldn't help but stand in awe upon hearing this, but he immediately said, "Captain Fang's words make sense, but enforcing the law and upholding justice requires authority. If you don't have authority, how can you uphold justice?"
Gu Zhenqing's words were implicitly telling Fang Jian that it was good to want to uphold justice, but one must also preserve one's own strength. If one loses the power to uphold justice, how can one uphold justice?
This is also telling Fang Jian that it is better not to offend those who should not be offended.
Fang Jian smiled upon hearing this and said, "There are many ways to uphold justice. In my opinion, as long as I'm here, Lie Heng won't be able to leave the gate of the Night Patrol Captain's Mansion."
Gu Zhenqing was shocked by Fang Jian's words. This was really too arrogant. He didn't know where Fang Jian got the confidence from. Maybe it was still the confidence of "breaking the jar and throwing it away" as mentioned before?
But Fang Jian’s expression and temperament don’t seem like that of a man who has given up on everything, right?
While Gu Zhenqing and Fang Jian were talking, Feng Ling had already returned to the Garrison Office and reported to the Garrison Office Commander Sanxu Shangqing that Fang Jian had refused to accept the imperial order.
Upon hearing this, Sanxu Shangqing flew into a rage, and Lie Yi, standing by, took the opportunity to say, "Fang Jian is just a minor state scholar, yet he dares to disobey your order. It seems he doesn't take the Garrison Office seriously at all."
This sentence undoubtedly added fuel to the fire. The Night Patrol Captain's Office was originally a subordinate agency of the Garrison Office. Now this subordinate agency actually dared to resist his orders. Isn't this indirectly saying that he is incompetent and can't even control his subordinates?
'Bang'
Sanxu Shangqing slammed the table and stood up, immediately saying to Feng Ling, "Fengling Shaoqing, go and convey my decree, ordering the Day Patrol Captain Gu Zhenqing and the Night Patrol Captain Fang Jian to come to the Garrison Office immediately to discuss matters."
Feng Ling was overjoyed when he saw Sanxu Shangqing was angry. He thought to himself that Fang Jian was bound to be in trouble this time. Let's see if you dare to be rude to me again!
Thinking of this, Feng Ling immediately bowed and said, "Yes, I obey your command."
After Feng Ling left, Sanxu Shangqing called another steward and said, "Pass on my decree, ordering all the junior stewards and stewards in the Garrison Office to come to Minghua Hall for a meeting."
Finally, Sanxu Shangqing said to Lieyi, "Shangqing Lieyi, I will set up a screen behind Minghua Hall. Please sit behind the screen and listen."
"Okay." Lie Yi nodded and said, "Thank you very much, Lord Sanxu."
...
Soon Feng Ling came to the Night Patrol Captain's Mansion again to convey the imperial edict. When he saw Gu Zhenqing was also in Changyou Palace, he couldn't help but be surprised.
But Feng Ling didn't think much about it. Instead, he said to Fang Jian with a proud look on his face, "Captain Fang, the Lord Lingyin has ordered you to go to Minghua Hall in the Garrison Yamen to discuss matters immediately."
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