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Under Ren Huaian's leadership, Fang Ling came to a large room in the front yard of the Ministry of Justice. Here he saw a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a mustache and in the official uniform of the in charge, sitting at the long desk at the office.

As soon as Ren Huaian came in, he said respectfully: "Mr. He, I have brought it."

Director He nodded and asked Fang Ling to sit down casually. Then he picked up the paper and pen to signal Ren Huaian to hand it over, and said with a smile: "Young man, it's fine if you figure it out. As long as you write this prescription, nothing will be gone."

Fang Ling looked at the paper and pen handed over, but did not answer it immediately, but said lightly: "Mr. He, I wonder how much money the shopkeeper Yu has given you?"

"You kid..." Ren Huaian glared and immediately cursed.

But Master He waved his hand and acted like a superior person and said, "If you want to know, I will tell you frankly, three hundred taels."

Fang Ling said: "If I pay a higher price, can the head of the company stop there?"

Master He smiled arrogantly and said, "Boy, you can't do things by giving money. Do you know what you lack? It's status and strength. Without these two conditions, no matter how much money you give, no one will do things for you, so put away your cleverness."

Fang Ling was not angry, and said calmly: "It seems that Lord He is more like a businessman, no wonder he even opened a gambling shop."

When he heard this, Master He's face changed slightly, changed his kind attitude just now, and said in a cold tone: "Young man, you know what you shouldn't know. You may not know the consequences. I advise you to pay attention to your mouth!"

Ren Huaian grinned and said, "Boy, our master is a dignified sixth-rank official. He can crush you like an ant a hundred times with just one finger. Don't take any blame for yourself!"

The two of them were arrogant and arrogant, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn, but Fang Ling's expression did not change at all. He just smiled and said, "So, if I don't hand over the prescription, the consequences will be very tragic."

Master He looked at him with contempt and said, "Then let's open the skylight and speak out. We originally wanted to find the prescription. It would be fine if we locked you in prison for a few days, but this prescription didn't seem to be found, so we could only ask it out of your mouth. If you don't say it, my prison in the Ministry of Justice is not a joke. I will put a few torture instruments on you and promise to answer whatever you ask, but I advise you to be obedient and not to make things happen in that way!"

Fang Ling said lightly: "Mr. He is right, why bother making trouble? Or just deal with it calmly."

"This is just like that. I like smart young people. But..." Director He laughed loudly and said with a deep face: "I hope you will keep your mouth when you go out. If you dare to talk nonsense outside, this prison of the Ministry of Justice can be waiting for you at any time!"

Fang Ling then slowly followed the paper and pen and said, "I can't write this prescription, so I'll take it out for you." After that, he took out the waist card from his arms and gently placed it on the white paper.

"Boy, don't play any tricks on me!" Ren Huaian sneered, grabbed the waist card, and took a look, his eyes suddenly widened, his eyes as if they were inlaid on his face, and he couldn't move.

"What's wrong? What's the matter so fussy?" He Hong waved loudly.

Ren Huaian came to his senses and ran over in a panic, handing the waist sign in front of He Hong. He Hong's eyes suddenly became as big as a copper bell. He sucked in in one breath and couldn't exhale, and his lips trembled unconsciously.

The waist plate in front of me was cast in brass, with cloud-patterned ornaments at the top, with a perforation in the middle, and three seal scripts are engraved in the horizontal row above the front: The Ministry of Internal Affairs.

What's there in the Office of the Internal Affairs? There are only eunuchs, and the level of the holder represented by this brass-made waist card is suddenly the sixth grade.

In Chu State, officials of all levels had their waist cards to represent their identities. As the head of the sixth rank of the Ministry of Justice, He Hong naturally also had waist cards, and they were also made of bronze.

However, although these two waist-branded cards are of the same level, their status is very different.

One is a small chief in the Ministry of Justice. He is located outside the palace. When he sees an official who is older than him, he has to bow and bow to him, and dare not surpass the etiquette of superiority and inferiority.

The sixth-rank eunuch represents the position of a sixth-rank official in the palace, and is the position of deputy attendant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, second only to the position of deputy general manager and general manager, that is, the third and fourth person among eunuchs. Not to mention a mere sixth-rank chief, even a second- and third-rank official must be polite when he sees it.

He Hong didn't know the weight of this waist card. He was almost scared. However, he held a little luck again. This waist card must not be Fang Ling's. After all, he was still young, so he took the courage to question: "Where did you get this waist card?"

Although I was questioning, I had no confidence at all. Just because the eunuchs in the palace entered the palace at a very young age, they were usually not very old. Those who were a little older had already made official positions. If they wanted to leave the palace to do business, they would naturally ask the eunuchs to do business. Is Fang Ling a little eunuch?

Fang Ling looked at the changes in their expressions with interest, and then slowly said: "I think why is an adult smart person? I'm still very confused? Do you think this prescription is mine?"

"Then...whose?" He Hong stuttered.

Fang Ling stood up from the chair and said with his hands behind his back, "This prescription was given to the deputy servant by a certain empress, and then the deputy servant was handed over to me to make money outside the palace. Now, for a little money, Lord He wants to cut off the deputy servant's financial path?"

Having said that, the cold sweat on He Hong's forehead came one after another, Ren Huaian seemed to be waxing, and there was no trace of power. Who would have expected that this prescription could actually involve a certain empress.

You should know that although the Empress in the Harem was in charge of the great power, the Emperor Chu also favored several concubines very much. Moreover, each of these concubines was from a famous family and had great power inside and outside the palace.

The prescription was given to the deputy servant and made money. Although I had heard of the bounty and silver rewards, I had never heard of the rewards for the medicine, but Yu Tiancheng wanted to get this prescription so much, and I guess it was definitely something that made money.

Not to mention that you have cut off the wealth of the deputy servant, if this master said to the empress, and the empress would blow some wind in the emperor's ears, it would be impossible to think about it.

Thinking of this, He Hong even wanted to die, and even greeted Yu Tiancheng's eight generations of ancestors, then walked out in a panic, his feet weakened, and he knelt down. When Ren Huaian saw that all the adults were like this, he could not stand there, so he hurriedly knelt down, buried his head low and did not dare to get up.

He Hong's face had long turned into a pig's liver, and he said in a trembling voice: "Master...Master, the villain really doesn't know that this prescription is so involved. If he knew, even if he had the courage, he would not dare to touch you."

Fang Ling narrowed his eyes and thought, although He Hong was just a chief officer, he was from the Ministry of Justice. If he could use it for himself, it might be a bit convenient in the future. He said lightly: "What should Lord He thinks should we do now?"

When He Hong saw a turnaround, he hurriedly said, "I'll send my father-in-law out now. The three hundred taels are just to apologize to my father-in-law." Then he waved at Ren Huaian and said, "Hurry up, why don't you go and give the silver notes to your father-in-law!"

Fang Ling did not refuse, but smiled slightly, helped him up and said, "Mr. He is so tactful, then these three hundred taels are considered to be filial to the deputy servant."

"Yes, then I'll prepare another 300 taels to honor you, father-in-law." He Hong was happy when he heard this, and suddenly had an idea. If he could take this opportunity to climb the line of the deputy servant, wouldn't this promotion be just around the corner?

When Fang Ling heard this, he knew that this guy had really made a lot of money by opening a gambling shop, but he naturally took the 600 taels away. If he didn't want to, he would be suspected by this guy. After all, there weren't many eunuchs in this palace who were not greedy for money. The more greedy he was, the less suspicious the eunuch's identity would be.

Seeing Fang Ling collecting the silver notes, He Hong calmed down and said with a flattering look: "Dadlock, I will send someone to catch Yu Tiancheng back. I will deal with whatever I want."

Fang Ling waved his hand and said with his own attitude: "I don't care what you do about Yu Tiancheng, but my identity must be kept confidential. After all, it is not good if this matter is spread."

He Hong was even more heartwarming when he heard this and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, I understand."

Fang Ling said, "By the way, I'm the one in the same prison as me, go and take him out. Lord He, you don't have to send him away, so as not to make people doubt it. I will come to visit you again if I have time in the future."

He Hong smiled with a groan and asked Ren Huaian to release the person, while respectfully saying: "Young is waiting for your father-in-law's big journey at any time."

After Fang Ling and Tai Doctor Chen left, He Hong breathed a sigh of relief and said in his mind that his ancestors had accumulated virtue. If this father-in-law really got angry, it would be difficult to save his life.

Ren Huaian raised his thumbs up and said, "Congratulations, this time I've really been able to get rid of danger. If I climbed up the deputy minister, it would be just around the corner to become the Minister of Justice."

He Hong also laughed loudly, then his face sank and shouted: "You go and call Yu Tiancheng that damn thing, almost made me lose my head. I also said that he was just a mere young man, with a pair of dog eyes!"

Ren Huaian hurriedly said, "Younger, go here!"

He Hong paused slightly, but added: "Wait, bring more people, bring him back to me in the store, make the momentum bigger so that my father-in-law will be satisfied. As for the charge, it is the intention to bribe the official, but I refused it righteously and sternly!"

Ren Huaian raised his thumbs up again and said, "Sir, you are so smart. In this way, the people will definitely praise you as a great honest official."

He Hong laughed out loud and said proudly: "The officialdom is a business world. If you want to do a good job of business, you will naturally not lose money. The six taels of silver I just gave will be scraped back on Yu Tiancheng."
Chapter completed!