Chapter 251 Here's a good show to watch
Early the next morning.
Three carriages were lined up outside the county government office, with two rows of cavalry standing on both sides waiting.
Zheng Shixian walked out of the gate with Gu Chan and Ding Sheng, carrying his bag with a reluctant look on his face.
Gu Chan said with a grin, "Master Zheng, why don't you send someone to the refugee area to inform my fiancée and ask her to prepare some luggage for me and wait for me outside the city."
"You think you are going to have fun, so why are you packing luggage?" Zheng Shixian said with a grim face.
"The journey to Kyoto is long, and Fatty Ding and I don't have any clothes to change into. Are we going to wear this set of clothes all the way?" Gu Chan said, spreading her hands.
Zheng Shixian said coldly, "How about preparing two sets of prison uniforms for you to change into on the way?"
After saying that, he glared at Gu Chan fiercely, then stepped into the second carriage first.
"Hehehe..."
Gu Chan and Ding Sheng looked at each other and both laughed out loud.
As long as Zheng Shixian was angry, they felt happy. This bastard originally wanted to trick them, but now he has gotten himself into trouble. It is hard to say what will happen on this trip to Kyoto!
Just as the two were laughing secretly, the Imperial Censor came out from the gate and said to them, "Get in the car, and set off early so that we can arrive in Kyoto earlier."
"Yes, Your Excellency the Censor." Gu Chan and Ding Sheng said in unison.
Then the two of them got on the third carriage together.
The censor naturally sat in the first carriage, and then the team set off, slowly driving away from the county government office and heading towards the city gate.
As they did not sleep well last night, Gu Chan and Ding Sheng fell asleep soon after getting into the carriage. When they woke up, it was already noon.
By this time, the carriage had already left Zhongyuan City and was at least twenty miles away.
Gu Chan propped herself up and sat up, lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out, and found that the closer they got to Kyoto, the more beautiful the scenery on the road became. Moreover, they were taking the official road, and there were many escorts, grain transporters, horse caravans and other teams coming and going on the road.
Seeing that Gu Chan and others were government servants, these people wisely avoided them and no one dared to block their way.
Sitting in the carriage, Ding Sheng sighed and said, "Manager Gu, we have no chance of survival on this trip to Kyoto! But it's okay, at least we can have a companion on the road to the underworld and not be alone."
"Bah! Who wants to accompany you on the road to the underworld, you fat man? When we get to Kyoto, you'd better be smart, otherwise I will find a way to escape and save my life. I won't care about you anymore." Gu Chan said coldly.
"Hmph! Once you enter the Tianji Pavilion, you won't be able to escape." Ding Sheng snorted coldly.
Gu Chan glared at him, raised her fist and prepared to attack him.
But before Gu Chan could punch down, the convoy suddenly stopped. She quickly put away her fist and stuck her head out to watch.
Ding Sheng also jumped behind her and looked out, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"I don't know, it seems like someone is blocking the road ahead." Gu Chan said in a low voice.
Then the two men immediately got off the carriage and ran forward to check the situation.
When they ran to the front of the convoy, they discovered that a middle-aged woman was kneeling in front of the convoy to block the road. Both sides of the official road were filled with passers-by watching the fun.
The censor also got out of the carriage, walked up to the middle-aged woman and asked, "Where did you come from, woman? Why are you blocking my way?"
"Sir, I had no choice but to stop the road and sue the officials. Please help me redress my grievances!" The middle-aged woman explained in a crying voice. Everyone present then understood that she was stopping the road to sue the officials.
Gu Chan became interested.
She had only seen scenes like this, where people stopped on the road and sued the officials, in TV dramas before, but she had never expected to see it happen in real life today.
The censor was a little overwhelmed!
The purpose of his coming to Zhongyuan City this time was only to take Gu Chan to Kyoto and deal with Ding Sheng. As for all other matters, he tried not to get involved as much as possible to avoid trouble.
But now the middle-aged woman looked so pitiful, and there were so many people watching on both sides. As an imperial censor from Kyoto, it would be unreasonable for him not to help.
After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, the censor suddenly had an idea and shouted, "Sir Zheng, this Central Plains is under your jurisdiction. Now someone is blocking the road and suing the officials. Why don't you come out and solve the problem quickly?"
"Yes, Your Excellency the Censor, I'm here." Zheng Shixian responded with a smile.
Then he ran to the side of the censor like a monkey and stood there.
Unexpectedly, when the middle-aged woman saw that it was him, she immediately said in a stern voice, "Your Excellency the Censor, the person I want to report is Zheng Shixian, the magistrate of Zhongyuancheng County."
"Oh my! This woman is so bold! She sued the magistrate of Zhongyuan City in front of the censor."
"Yes! I never thought she would be so courageous."
"Now there's something good to watch."
As soon as the middle-aged woman said this, the people watching the excitement on both sides of the official road were all shocked and talked in low voices.
Gu Chan and Ding Sheng, who were standing at the back watching the fun, smiled at each other and thought this was quite interesting.
Originally they all thought that the journey to Beijing would be quite peaceful. After all, with the censor's flag leading the way, no one would dare to run into the muzzle of a gun.
Now that someone has sued Zheng Shixian, isn’t that great?
Zheng Shixian stood there in a daze, staring carefully at the middle-aged woman kneeling in front of him, but after looking for a long time, he really couldn't remember how he had offended this woman who was dressed in rags and looked like she was from a poor family.
Puzzled, he said with a puzzled look, "You shrew, you are so bold to speak nonsense in front of the censor. I don't know you at all, why are you suing me? Stop making a scene here and get out of here, or I will have someone beat you up and throw you to the side of the road."
"Wait a minute!" Gu Chan, fearing that the world would be in chaos, immediately shouted from behind.
Then she trotted forward, intentionally supporting the middle-aged woman and said, "Sir Zheng, she wants to sue you, so she must have a reason. You can't just let her speak, right? No matter what, you have to let her explain the reason first, so that the censor can make a decision. Don't you agree?"
"This little brother is right. How can you chase someone away without letting them explain themselves?"
"Yes, she stopped an official on the official road and reported him, and the person she stopped was the current censor. If it is not handled properly, it will be known as a case of officials protecting each other, which will be disadvantageous to the censor."
"Isn't Master Zheng feeling guilty? He doesn't dare to let her tell the truth?"
As soon as Gu Chan said this, everyone immediately joined in the cheering.
Zheng Shixian's face turned pale upon hearing this. He clenched his fists tightly, wishing he could tear Gu Chan into pieces.
He knew very well that Gu Chan was eager to cause him some trouble. After all, he had used the matter of the Tianji Order to secretly set a trap for Gu Chan.
It is only natural that Gu Chan would seize this opportunity to take revenge.
(End of this chapter)
