Lord Tang took Bai Shan and Censor Ren to go see what was going on, but they had barely ridden half a street when they ran into Governor Yu's grand procession returning.
Censor Liang's face was dark; he was only forcing himself to keep quiet in front of everyone.
Governor Yu had an ape-like back and a wasp waist, a full beard on his face, and eyes like blades. He merely sat quietly on horseback, yet gave people the feeling of a half-drawn knife, sharp and dangerous.
Lord Tang pulled his horse to a stop, lowered his voice and said to Bai Shan, "He really is tough. His rank is higher than ours, but we're here on an imperial inspection, and we have censors at our side, so there's no need to cower. In a bit, just follow behind me."
Bai Shan nodded slightly.
The two sides met head-on. Lord Tang sat on his horse with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth and clasped his fists to the man opposite. "Might you be the newly appointed Governor Yu?"
