Magistrate looked at Liu Zhimo, and grinded his teeth hard. What did Liu Zhimo mean? Do you want to have a falling out with him? Ah?If he hadn"t received the punishment of the Emperor, how would he punish Liu Zhimo?
"Lord Liu, where are the traitors?"
Liu Zhimo raised his teacup, gracefully took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "This has nothing to do with Lord Magistrate, right?" He couldn"t be thinking of taking the rebels away, right?
Magistrate"s expression became serious as he said in a serious tone: "Lord Liu, such an important matter regarding The Imperial Court Against Thieves is not something that you can handle." No matter what he did, he would definitely bring The Imperial Court Against Thieves away today.
Once he takes away his The Imperial Court Against Thieves, there will be a way for the Emperor to not punish him.
The corner of Liu Zhimo"s mouth curled up as he said indifferently. It was rare that the Lord of Magistrate knew that the The Imperial Court Against Thieves was an important matter.
Now that he said that the The Imperial Court Against Thieves was an important matter and not something he could handle, then where did he go to?
It was impossible to avoid his punishment with his merits, and he would not give him the opportunity to do so.
Magistrate looked at Liu Zhimo sharply, asking him if he wanted to stop him from handling the case.
"Hmm?" Liu Zhimo"s face did not change, he looked at Magistrate coldly, "This official does not understand the meaning behind Master Magistrate"s words? Could Master Magistrate please explain it a little more clearly? "
Lan Gang was really thick-skinned. He wasn"t afraid of losing his teeth if he said those words.
Looking at Liu Zhimo who was pretending to be stupid, Magistrate laughed coldly, "Seems like Lord Liu wants to stop me from handling this case. Since that is the case, then don"t blame me for using such a forceful method." If it really didn"t work, he would use all sorts of methods to bring the The Imperial Court Against Thieves away.
Was this a threat?
Liu Zhimo laughed in ridicule, and before he could speak, he heard Mr. Luo"s cough.
Mr. Luo used a bit of strength to place the teacup back on the table. He lifted his eyelids a bit and looked at Magistrate, smiling as he said, "Magistrate sure is mighty!"
How dare he threaten his little grand-disciple in front of him? Did he really think that just because he had the prince as his backer, he would not put him in his eyes?
He, the emperor"s tutor, could still speak well before the emperor. In fact, he could even wear small shoes for him.
"Mr. Luo, you won"t interfere in the matters of the yamen, right?" Magistrate looked at Mr. Luo in the blink of an eye.
He was just an emperor"s tutor. What qualifications did he have to manage the affairs of the yamen?
His hand stretched out too long.
Mr. Luo responded to Magistrate and slightly nodded his head: "Since Magistrate has an opinion about this, then this old man will write a memorial for the Emperor and tell him that from now on, this old man will no longer concern himself with matters of the imperial government." The coldness in his eyes, "Magistrate, are you satisfied?"
Magistrate"s face changed, he bit hard on his lower lip and said, "Mr. Luo misunderstood me, I do not have that intention."
Although he was not afraid of Mr. Luo, but he was afraid of trouble, and was even more afraid of being abandoned by the Duke.
In fact, when he received news that the Ninghua County had The Imperial Court Against Thieves s, he immediately sent the news to the Prince to seek his opinion.
Only after he received the orders from the prince did he give the order to not send troops.
Unfortunately, they were unable to complete their plan, and allowed Liu Zhimo to escape this calamity.
When he heard the words of the soldiers on their way back, he did not have time to report to the prince, and instead personally led his troops over.
He was afraid that if he was any later, he would cause irreparable damage.
"What does Magistrate mean? "Hmm?" Mr. Luo"s face suddenly darkened, and he opened up his aura to look at Magistrate, "Don"t you know that the emperor asked this old man to support Lord Liu?" To use the words of his wife, if a tiger doesn"t show his might, does he think he is a sick cat?
Although he did not like to take part in court affairs, he would advise the emperor on important matters.
As the emperor"s tutor, he did not completely retreat behind the scenes.
Besides, when he was in the capital, even if the king saw him, he would have to be polite to him. After coming here, he was actually looked down upon by one of the prince"s lackeys.
Hearing Mr. Luo"s words, Magistrate looked at Mr. Luo suspiciously, and then looked at Liu Zhimo. Why didn"t he receive the news?
"If you don"t believe me, you can ask the Fifth Prince and see if there"s anything like that?" When Mr. Luo saw Magistrate"s expression, he knew what he was thinking about.
If Liu Zhimo didn"t know what was going on, he would have been tricked by Mr. Luo when he saw his expression.
As expected, the other party was lying to him, and he was impressed by him.
He looked at Magistrate with slight sympathy. To dare play tricks in front of an elder, he truly did not know death.
He looked at the grandmaster warmly in his heart. Even if the grandmaster believed that he had a way to deal with this, he could not bear to see him being wronged. Thus, he decided to make a move in advance.
He felt both touched and guilty for his teacher"s kindness. He felt guilty for worrying about his teacher even at such a young age.
If he could have grown up early, he wouldn"t have to work so hard like a teacher.
Sigh...
Mr. Luo felt Liu Zhimo"s gaze and glanced at him. He signaled him to calm down and leave it to him.
If he was here, then he wouldn"t let anyone bully his disciple.
Let alone a mere Magistrate like him, even the Emperor would not give up.
Magistrate could not help but swallow his saliva, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his tightly clenched hands. If this was really the case, then what was the intention of the Prince for him to not send out troops?
Could it be that the real motive of the Duke was to make Mr. Luo disappear? Liu Zhimo came along with it?
Thinking of this, Magistrate"s heart started to beat faster. Did the King give up on him?
Otherwise, how would they let him offend Mr. Luo?
If he had known earlier, that Mr. Luo was the emperor"s esteemed master, if he had died in Ninghua County, the consequences would be …
Previously, he only dared to be tough in front of Mr. Luo due to his reputation as the Prince. Now that he thought about it clearly, he did not dare to be tough anymore.
"Mr. Luo, I am unable to figure out the situation. I hope that you, Sir, will be magnanimous and not bother about me." Magistrate forced a smile, and sincerely apologized.
His quick change in att.i.tude caused Mr. Luo to look at him with a different light. He thought that Magistrate would continue to be stubborn and fight him head-on, but he never thought that it would happen so quickly …
Disappointment... [I am so disappointed …]
Could he continue to confront him and make him say the rest?
If Magistrate knew what Mr. Luo was thinking, he would probably vomit blood from anger.
"Sir Lan, your face is changing a bit quickly, and I can"t react in time." Mr. Luo laughed out loud, "Actually, you can persevere with your own thoughts, it"s really …" It was boring to be defeated so quickly.
He really wanted to play a little longer.
Liu Zhimo slightly twisted his face, reaching out to pinch his thigh to prevent himself from bursting into laughter.
The eunuch was being naughty again. Wasn"t he afraid of scaring the other party?
Magistrate forced a smile and turned to look at Liu Zhimo, "Lord Liu, may I ask, is The Imperial Court Against Thieves trapped in a cell? Can you let me take a look? " Since he was already here, no matter what, he had to take a look and see who had the guts to secretly make weapons.
Liu Zhimo raised his eyebrow, and nodded his head, "If Master Magistrate wants to go, I cannot stop him, otherwise, he would say that I will stop you from handling the case." These words of his were said with extreme sarcasm, causing Magistrate to feel hatred in his heart, but he had no choice but to maintain his smile.
If it wasn"t for his quick reaction and careful consideration of the sequence of events, he really would have used a forceful method against Liu Zhimo and the others.
If that happened, things would get out of hand.
And his chess piece would be quickly given up by the Fifth Prince.
When he thought of the Fifth Prince, he couldn"t help but feel infuriated, and there was nothing he could do.
Just based on the fact that he still needed the Fifth Prince"s help, he didn"t dare to offend the Fifth Prince.
Otherwise, he wouldn"t even know how he died.
Liu Zhimo took another sip of the tea and placed the teacup down. Then, he slowly stood up and let Mr. Luo rest at home.
Mr. Luo nodded slightly, telling him to go back early.
Seeing that the Magistrate did not dare to make things difficult for Liu Zhimo, he decided to not follow him.
Moreover, he believed that Liu Zhimo had the ability to make the Magistrate act like a human with his tail between his legs.
If it were not for the fact that he could not stand by and could not watch, he would not have acted rashly to protect Liu Zhimo.
The following matter, just leave it to Liu Zhimo.
He wasn"t young anymore. It was time for him to grow up.
"Mr. Luo, see you later." Magistrate stood up and made a gesture towards Mr. Luo, then said with a slight smile.
Mr. Luo nodded lightly, and did not continue listening to Magistrate.
Who wants to see him later? He was really thick-skinned.
The Magistrate did not say anything else and followed Liu Zhimo to the yamen.
When he walked out of the gate and was about to get on the carriage, Liu Zhimo called out to him repeatedly.
"Lord Magistrate, the yamen is very close, you do not need to take a carriage."
You don"t need a carriage?
Magistrate turned around and glanced at Liu Zhimo. Seeing that Liu Zhimo did not look like he was faking it, his steps paused for a bit before he asked Liu Zhimo in surprise. Did he walk to the yamen normally?
Liu Zhimo nodded and said yes.
"..."
Ninghua County wouldn"t be so poor that she couldn"t even afford a horse carriage, right?
"Lord Liu, when I return, send two carriages over."
Hearing that, Liu Zhimo looked at him like he was an idiot, and lightly nodded, "Since Master Magistrate is so sincere, then this official will reluctantly accept it." If someone wanted to give it to him, he wouldn"t accept it for nothing.
What did his eyes mean? Magistrate could not help but frown as he walked forward with his hands behind his back.
Liu Zhimo stood at the same place, looked at him for a moment, and said, Master Magistrate, you"re going the other way.
If not for the fact that he felt that shooing his head and running away would offend Mr. Luo, he would have left long ago.
Magistrate clenched his teeth and took two deep breaths. He adjusted the fierce look on his face and walked back in.
"Lord Liu, are you purposely watching me make a joke?"
Liu Zhimo shrugged his shoulders and said, this official did not know that the Magistrate would be this impatient.