When Director Wang returned to Taicheng, his mentality was already a little impatient. Earlier, when he left, he only had some doubts in his heart, and there were still some luck, but now, this is the case, and with Bian Dun's self-assertion, the situation has become even worse.

At present, the most optimistic estimate is that the dispute can be confined to Taicheng and not spread to the outside world. You must know that the capital is still under construction, and many people are gathered, and once there is any rumor, then the commotion will erupt uncontrollably.

Of course, Director Wang also knows that this is a delusion, and now there are too many people who want to take the opportunity to make trouble, and they can't hope that everyone has a sense of the overall situation.

Therefore, after sending the warrant drawn up on the road to Zhongshu to summon the Taiwan ministers, Wang Dao went directly to the Protector's Mansion, and at the same time informed Cai Mo, the secretary of the five soldiers, to come here quickly.

But when he stepped into the official office of the Protector Army, he was slightly stunned when he saw the people sitting in the hall.

Seeing Wang Daoxing entering, Wen Qiao slowly stood up from the hall, and said with a somewhat solemn expression: "Tingwei this time, it is really hard to escape the blame!" ”

Director Wang's heart was already a little messy, but his face remained calm, and after hearing this, he also sighed: "Yes, Bian Zhongren is really ...... this time Alas, it has come to this, so don't say more. For the sake of today, it is still necessary to think about how to calm the public feelings. You can't stay out of it again this time. Shangshu is an official with high power, and he must restrain Taichung and don't cause chaos. ”

Speaking of this, he paused in his voice, turned his head and said: "Don't talk about it yet, the most important thing is now." Yes, where is Gu Changshi? ”

Wen Qiao smiled bitterly after hearing this, and said: "This time, even if you want to shirk it, you can't shirk it, this kind of thing happens in the capital, and the guards and guards can't escape the blame." Gu Junxiao has been introduced by Her Majesty the Queen Mother to Jianping Garden, and now I am reluctant to take care of the army for the time being. Taibao comes, if it's business, just say to me. If it's a private matter, please wait a moment. ”

When Director Wang heard this, no matter how deep the elegance was, he was stunned for a while, and then sighed in his heart, careless! He demanded stability, and the result was already taken advantage of.

At this time, another person walked in quickly outside the door, but it was Zhou Mo, the general of the rear army. When he saw Director Wang standing in the room, his face changed first, and then he arched his hand and said, "The last general will meet the Taibao." ”

As soon as Director Wang was about to open his mouth, Zhou Mo had already straightened his waist and walked straight through, and said to Wen Qiao: "Duke Wen has a call, I don't know what to send?" ”

Wen Qiao nodded and said, "The situation is urgent, so I won't talk to Zhou Hou." Please Zhou Hou lead his troops to the stone, and patrol the lower capital, if there is any change, you can act cheaply. ”

Wen Qiao handed over the Empress Dowager's edict, the order of the Protector's Mansion and his own warrant to Zhou Mo in turn. Then he invited everyone in the room to take a seat, and then explained to Zhou Mo the problems he was facing at the moment, as well as some details.

Director Wang listened to the two people's answers in the banquet, but his heart was astringent, and he was usually upside, but now once he encounters something, he will expose his embarrassment of having no one to use. A lot of things were busy a few years ago, and the situation in the capital was also bad, and now that it has just calmed down, he was originally going to use some people in the guard. But before he could make a move, this accident happened, which caught him off guard.

The other two people in the room said a lot of military affairs, but Director Wang's identity was there, and there was no need to avoid suspicion. In some places, Wen Qiao also asked for Director Wang's opinion, but this was especially the case, which made Director Wang feel like he was on pins and needles.

Wen Qiao entered the Protector's Mansion first, and also took away the long history Gu He. Director Wang also knew that it would be no different to stay here now, so he simply got up and said goodbye. But when he arrived at the gate of the official office, he saw Sima Wuji, the king of Chen, hurrying over surrounded by several guards.

Although the power of King Qian is inferior, but the title is high, and there is no lack of young and vigorous, after seeing Wang Dao, he just pulled his face, turned around directly, and entered the Protector's Mansion through the side door.

Although the Protectorate has the power to control and supervise the guards, it does not have the power to directly order the specific transfer and deployment of the guards. Besides, Wen Qiao is not a real protector general, but only temporary, if Wang Dao argues with reason, it may not be impossible to divide the power. However, in this way, it is not known that the contradiction will intensify, and the outcome of the dispute will depend on the intention of the specific commander of the army.

Nowadays, there are also many generals in the capital, but Wen Qiao only recruited Zhou Mo and King Qiao, and obviously has no intention of separating the power with Wang Dao. Moreover, Director Wang himself is not lacking in weakness, and if he quarrels because of this, it will undoubtedly exacerbate the already torn relationship between the ministers in Taichung. If Wen Qiao can suppress the situation and control the change in the capital, there is no need for him to compete for the first place.

Cai Mo hurriedly walked from a distance, and after seeing Wang Dao, the first thing he said was to ask: "Where is Tingwei......?"

"I really don't know."

After Director Wang heard this, he whispered.

Cai Mo was stunned for a moment, and then he understood, but he didn't ask more. He was also there at the morning meeting, and he was originally in the mood to watch the excitement, but he was surprised when the news suddenly came that the murderer had died in the court lieutenant's prison in the afternoon. At this time, when I heard Director Wang's answer again, I had already guessed in my heart.

"This Bian Zhongren is really ......"

sighed, and Cai Mo didn't know what to say about Bian Dun. Even if you don't think about anything else, the county government is directly pushing people out, and you don't want to get involved in this trouble, doesn't Bian Dun understand?

Seeing that Taibao's expression was silent, Cai Mo asked again: "Taibao, is the matter really that serious?" ”

"Wen Taizhen is already in the Protector's Mansion."

Director Wang pointed behind him and said, and then beckoned to Cai Mo: "Daoming will come with me first." ”

The two walked to the Taibao official office together, and along the way, they also saw many people hurrying back to Taicheng, each with a somewhat solemn expression, obviously preoccupied.

When he returned to the official office, Director Wang found that many people had already gathered here, such as Zhuge Hui and others. When they saw Director Wang, they all looked at him with curiosity.

These people can be said to be the backbone of the Qingxu family, and they may not be closely connected in the past, but once they encounter any changes, they will also get together to make a noise.

The reason why they were curious was because they originally felt that this matter had nothing to do with them, but they just watched Wu Zhong and the Danyang people quarrel back and forth. But now it seems that they are thinking wrong, a few murderers actually died in Tingwei, what does this mean?

Could it be that the Taibao also saw that the Wu people were too active in Jiankang, and wanted to intervene to suppress the arrogance of those Wu people? Or maybe you want to straighten out the overall situation in the capital? The incident happened in Tingwei, Bian Dun is to blame, and he has to pay the price of a high-ranking Jiuqing official, and the Taibao plan is not small!

Seeing everyone's inquiring eyes, Director Wang opened his mouth but didn't speak, not because he didn't know what to say, but because he was ashamed to say it!

After Cai Mo saw this, he glanced at Director Wang first, and then spoke: "Bian Zhongren is in his position, but this kind of negligence that should not have happened is really dereliction of duty. But he is also a heroic family in the end, an old villager. Later, when we discuss the matter, I would like to ask you to help and not make the scene too ugly. ”

Some of them were slow to respond, and they were still thinking about the meaning after hearing this. And similar to Zhuge Hui and others, they frowned after hearing this, what is this called!

Compared with the depressing atmosphere of the Taibao Bureau, other areas of Taichung are more active.

The chief eunuch originally belonged to the Shaofu, and it was not a permanent position since Nandu Zhongxing, and it would only be set up in case of trouble. Shen Ke can be appointed as a general eunuch, which is already a prominent position now, and when he is judged afterwards, he will definitely be worthy of Jiuqing. Therefore, now he also has an independent official office in Taichung.

Now in Shen Ke's official office, twenty or thirty people of all sizes have gathered.

In the past, if the Wu people were not particularly Qingwang people, they were actually not very willing to work in Taichung, first, they could not hold important positions in the Qing Dynasty, and they were often whipped officials, and second, they were far away from the countryside, without the help of relatives and friends, and there was no hope for promotion, which was far less than being able to work calmly and happily in the township.

However, with the pacification of the turmoil this time, this custom has changed, and most of the qualified families have more or less selected some clansmen to settle in Taicheng. Although it is not an important position, at least there are many people, if there is a dispute in Taichung, there will be no stage fright when there is a quarrel!

Such a group of people got together and expressed their opinions, and you can imagine what the scene was chaotic about. Some people are scolding the Danyang family for being unreasonable and framing, and some are worrying about guessing what the Qingxu Qiaomen family is.

While everyone was still talking, Shen Mu walked in from outside. He rushed from the construction site in the south of the capital, his clothes were covered with dust, and after entering, he looked around at everyone and said dissatisfiedly: "What are you going to do?" Why should the materials be sealed and not allowed to be accessed by craftsmen? At present, Dunan is already in turmoil, and many rumors are breeding, if there is no explanation, it will be impossible to suppress it! ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Shen Ke. They also got notices from Shen Ke, so they ordered the industries to collect their materials and even escort them out of the capital at any time.

"Erlang, what are you yelling about? This is not something you should worry about, since there is a shortage of materials, then simply stop working. Let those who have been sent to servitude go back and take the opportunity to rest. ”

Shen Ke waved his hand, not caring at all, he also received Shen Zhezi's notice to do so. Now that the murderer is dead in Tingwei, there is no proof of death, and the other party still doesn't know what kind of attack and chaos will be made. Even if it is for the safety of the villagers' property, they should be prepared.

"But where's the shortage? The warehouses everywhere are full, and if this is a delay......"

Shen Mu has been squatting on the construction site every day recently, and his mind is full of thoughts about completing the task quickly so that he can change to a new ministry, so he is also very nervous about the fortification. However, he was not too sluggish, and he frowned halfway through his words: "Could it be that those rumors in Dunan are true?" Because of the opposition of the ministers, the imperial court is going to stop the fortifications? Is it that the person surnamed Xue who was beaten by the mob refuses to give up? ”

In fact, the current commotion in the capital is only concentrated in Taicheng, and the people at the bottom don't know that so many major events have happened in the past two days. Even if Shen Mu was in Dunan, the news was very lagging behind, and only occasionally heard people say that a Taiwanese minister was beaten, and the news obtained was also seriously untrue.

"Why won't he give up? This kind of arrogant talker should not only be beaten, but also killed! But the problem is that the person was not beaten by us, but was framed, and now the murderer is also dead in the court lieutenant prison, and there is no proof of death......"

Some villagers said angrily: "What is the number of Tingwei Bian Dun, who doesn't know?" What are their intentions when they do such bad things? Our fellow villagers are also loyal and righteous people, and they are going north to Jiankang with their fists, is it just to be framed? This matter cannot be left without a statement! ”

After listening to it for a long time, Shen Mu gradually sketched out a general idea of something, and when he understood that Shen Zhezi was actually slandered like this, he was already angry in his heart, and he wanted to rush out. Shen Ke was afraid that he would go out and cause trouble again, so he hurriedly asked someone to stop him.

Taibao summoned people to Taichung to discuss the matter, but the time was not set for a long time. More and more people in Taicheng gathered, and each of them gathered into a small group to discuss the recent events.

After a hasty rest in Taicheng for a night, in fact, many people have been sleepless all night, but when they went out to see it at dawn, they found that the entire Taicheng had been surrounded by guards, and there was a tense atmosphere! Everyone couldn't help but be horrified in their hearts, and before they could react, they were told to go to the Taiji front hall to discuss the matter.

For a while, with apprehension and their own calculations, everyone turned to the front hall of Taiji. At this time, in such a tense atmosphere, even if they look at each other and hate each other, they don't dare to talk casually anymore, and they are silent, so as not to provoke any unwarranted disasters.