Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1000

The key point is that they don’t even know who this Duke of Zhenguo is, and they can’t find out any details about him.

Because when Wei Wu entered the yamen, he only stated his identity as the Duke of Zhenguo and said nothing else.

He did not reveal his name until he met Zhu Zongshan, but at that time Zhu Zongshan was the only one in the court.

Therefore, even if these wealthy businessmen and gentry had the means to get information from the government office, they could only obtain limited information.

However, since they knew that there was a great god in the prefectural government office, these people understood why they were waiting here.

They are just local wealthy businessmen and gentry, while he is the Duke of the current dynasty. Even a fool knows which side is more important.

What these people didn’t expect was that they only understood why they were waiting, but didn’t know how long they would have to wait.

In the following time, wealthy businessmen and gentry continued to come, but after arriving, they also stood there in the cold wind.

At this moment, a convoy consisting of three carriages slowly drove over from a distance and finally stopped at the gate of the government office.

After the carriage door curtain was opened, a fat figure got out of the car. It was the man named Bao Yu.

After getting off the car, he greeted the people around him while walking towards the government office gate.

I had no idea why these people were standing at the door and not going in, so as expected, they were stopped by the yamen runners.

Perhaps because he was used to being arrogant, Bao Yu immediately became angry when he saw the yamen runners stopping him.

"Do you know who I am? How dare you two lackeys stop me? Don't you know that it was your prefect who invited me here?"

The yamen runners were not angry. They had experienced this kind of thing before, so they just said in a businesslike manner:

"The prefect has more important matters to attend to. He is busy now and is waiting for notification outside the door."

"you!!"

Bao Yu was about to get angry when someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder from behind.

"Master Bao, don't embarrass them. The governor is meeting with the Duke in his mansion. They won't let us in."

"Duke?"

"Well, come over here! Let's discuss the details here."

Although Bao Yu was arrogant and domineering, he was not so stupid as to not know what was good for him, so he immediately followed him.

So, in the following cold wind, there was another person outside the yamen who was blown by the cold wind.

Moreover, these people waited in the cold wind for nearly two hours, and even the guards standing guard at the government office gate had changed shifts.

But still no one came to inform them that they could go in. Then after another half an hour, they finally saw some signs of progress.

I saw a yamen runner jogging out of the mansion, looking at the people outside and saying something loudly.

"Everyone, you can go in."

At this time, the wealthy businessmen and gentry who could neither enter nor leave finally breathed a sigh of relief.

While stretching their stiff bodies, they quickly followed the yamen runners towards the court.

However, when they approached the court, they were stopped again, and then they heard the yamen runner say:

"Excuse me, everyone. The Duke of Zhenguo said he doesn't want to see a chaotic situation, so everyone should enter the court in an orderly manner."

As he was speaking, the bailiff suddenly took out a booklet from his bosom, opened it, and then started shouting while comparing it with the answers.

"Zhou Li."

When someone called their name, someone in the crowd immediately stood up and asked with a puzzled look:

"Yes, can you let me in first?"

"Yes, and then there's Yang Fengxi."

The bailiff nodded in response, then called out another name, and another person came out of the crowd.

Next, every time the bailiff called out a name, the corresponding person would stand up and quickly walk into the court.

As time passed, everyone's name was called, but only Bao Yu was left outside alone.

At this time, Bao Yu felt a little embarrassed and immediately wanted to ask why he was not included.

But before he could say anything, the bailiff called out his name, and then turned and left without even looking at him.

Bao Yu was also a little confused, and couldn't help but think secretly in his heart:

"Is it because I'm the most important that my name was called out last?"

With this doubt in mind, Bao Yu walked into the courtroom and found that all the people who had just entered were already seated.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Bao Yu thought that it was because he came in last.

He glanced at Zhu Zongshan who was standing in front of the court, and at the young man who was obviously of higher status and status sitting next to Zhu Zongshan.

Bao Yu understood that this person should be the Duke of Zhenguo, but now was not the time to think about these things, he had to sit down first.

But just when Bao Yu was about to find a place to sit down, he found that there were no extra seats in the courtroom.

So Bao Yu turned around and looked at Zhu Zongshan.

"Sir, there seems to be no extra seats in this courtroom. Could someone bring a chair over?"

After hearing Bao Yu's words, Zhu Zongshan did not respond immediately, but turned to look at Wei Wu who was sitting next to him.

Although he didn't know the inside story, he understood that today's situation was specifically targeted at Bao Yu by Wei Wu.

This matter is not his responsibility, and he has no right to do so, so what to do next can only be decided by Wei Wu.

But Wei Wu just lightly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and squinted his eyes to savor the sweet aftertaste.

After a long while, he looked at Bao Yu and slowly said:

"There's no need to sit down. I asked you to come here today just to tell you something. You don't have to sit and listen."

As soon as Wei Wu finished speaking, Shen Lin and Zhang Hai beside him took a step and came directly in front of Bao Yu.

Then, in front of everyone, he was forcibly "invited" to the center of the court and made to stand there.

Looking at Zhu Zongshan and Wei Wu sitting under the plaque "A Bright Mirror Hanging High", and looking at the wealthy businessmen and gentry sitting on both sides.

Bao Yu suddenly felt like he was a prisoner who was being escorted here and was about to be tried by three judges.

At the same time, he finally understood why everyone came in, but he was the last one to come in.

Feeling indignant, Bao Yu immediately asked.

"Sir, what do you mean? I..."

Bao Yu was about to speak when Wei Wu suddenly interrupted him.

"That's unruly! My countryman hasn't finished speaking yet. When did it become your turn to speak? Did I allow you to interrupt?"

Hearing this, Bao Yu was stunned, and a familiar feeling came to his heart.