The Qincha team that went to Shanxi to quell the rebellion continued to move forward against the gradually westward sun, and each soldier's face was covered with sweat, which had to be wiped off with his sleeve from time to time, which made the whole team not look much of a formidable military might. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoEven the cavalry and the generals sitting on their horses were full of impatience at the moment, and they just wanted to hurry to the next place and rest for the night.

However, in the wide carriage in the middle of the procession, the environment was very good, and not only did it not feel a little stuffy, but it was very cool. Coupled with the refreshments that can be eaten at hand, it makes people feel like they were born in their own yards.

Yang Zhen sat opposite Zhong Yu at this time, picked up a piece of pastry and nibbled it carefully, but he was not in a hurry to answer the other party's question just now. Seeing him like this, Zhong Yu just smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip, without the slightest hint of urging.

It wasn't until a piece of mung bean cake was eaten by Yang Zhen that he said slowly: "Actually, this is nothing to put it bluntly, although Huang Shilang is treacherous, he is just a country man who has never seen much of the world, as a murderer, he is always nervous when he sees Xiaguan, the official of the imperial court, I can still see this."

In addition, although the vast majority of people believe that the biggest beneficiary of Huang Baifu's killing is Huang Qishan, no one doubts that Huang Shilang is the murderer. But in the eyes of Xia Guan, the biggest beneficiary of Huang Baifu's death should be Huang Shilang. Originally, there were two priests in the village, and he would still be divided with half of the power, and the benefits would only be half, but once Huang Baifu died, everything would be decided by him, and the benefits would be his. So if you really want to talk about motives, I'm afraid that Huang Shilang's suspicion will be far better than Huang Qishan's.

Moreover, Huang Qishan also pretended to use the mouth of the hundred gods to completely condemn the case to death, and eradicate Huang Qishan as well. Although this plan to kill two birds with one stone is powerful, it also exposes his own selfishness. Based on this, the lower officials determined that Huang Shilang was the real murderer. As for the method of finding out, it is just to let the villagers see through Huang Shilang's character, and to make it difficult for Huang Shilang to deny. ”

"Good!" After listening to Yang Zhen's explanation, Zhong Yu couldn't help but slap his hands and admire: "Yang Qianhu is really good, everything has been calculated in just a short period of time, which is really amazing." Even those officials who are good at criminal matters are afraid that it will be difficult for them to solve the case as easily as you.

"When the official heard about your deeds in the capital before, he still felt that you could only become famous by luck or by the hands of others. Now it seems that the official is lonely and unheard, and he spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. As he spoke, he solemnly bowed his hand to Yang Zhen, which could be regarded as an apology.

Yang Zhen didn't dare to hold it up, so he quickly returned the salute. Seeing that he was not as rude and uncivilized as ordinary martial artists, Zhong Yu looked at him even more highly: "Before, this official still had some complaints about His Majesty's insertion of you into the team of this Qincha, and I felt that it was impossible for you, a brocade guard, to play a role in such a big thing." But now it seems that His Majesty is still wise, and with your help, this official's trip to Shanxi will inevitably be a little more successful. ”

"The lord praised it falsely, and the lower officials just knew some things from the sidelines, which was really nothing. It's you, an adult, that can help the community and do some practical things for the people of the world. "The experience in the officialdom in the past few years has allowed Yang Zhen to learn this method of mutual praise, and there is no sense of strangeness at this time.

In this regard, Zhong Yu only smiled when he heard it, and did not take it to heart, this kind of talk has been heard too much in his nearly twenty years of official career. But soon, his smile narrowed again, and then he asked Yang Zhen with a cautious expression: "I don't know what Yang Qianhu thinks of our going to Shanxi to quell the rebellion this time?" What should we do in this matter? ”

Finally, after laying down so many almost useless words in front, Zhong Yu threw out the topic. This is the purpose of his special call for Yang Zhen into the car today.

In fact, since he took the initiative to stand up and take over the errand of counterinsurgency and finding out the truth, Zhong Yu has a great deal to do on his shoulders. He also knew that this matter was not easy to do, and if it was not handled properly, it would attract criticism from all sides, so he had been thinking about what he should do after he arrived at the place, and what step he should take to find out the problems there. Don't look at his usual square and stubborn personality, in fact, he still understands the rules of the game in officialdom very well, otherwise he would not be able to sit in today's position.

But at the same time, his integrity has always reminded him that this incident is related to the stability of the Ming Frontier, and he must not let go of those who do evil for the sake of officialdom. The two thoughts have been entangled in his heart for a long time, and today he wants to hear the opinions of Yang Zhen, who seems to be still a lot away from officialdom.

Of course, if it weren't for Yang Zhen's performance today, which made him sincerely appreciate, Zhong Yu would not have asked him such a sensitive question so abruptly.

After Yang Zhen listened to his question, he was also stunned, this question was really difficult to answer. It's not that there is no correct answer to this question, at least if he says that he must investigate to the end and not let a guilty person escape, Zhong Yu will never say that he is wrong. But this statement, which can almost be said to be unrealistic, is not feasible, and it is not something that Zhong Yu wants to hear an answer. In this way, Yang Zhen has to consider the other party's position first, and then choose whether to welcome or admonish.

Seeing Yang Zhen looking down and thinking, Zhong Yu was not in a hurry, poured half a cup of tea for himself, sipped it slowly, and did not say anything to ask. But a pair of eyes swept over Yang Zhen's face from time to time, trying to guess his thoughts by looking at his expression.

However, Yang Zhen only frowned and pondered, but it was impossible for him to see his thoughts. After a while, he spoke: "Xiaguan is just a martial artist, and he is a subordinate of the adult, and he originally went to Datong just to act on orders, and I will do what the adult says." But since the adults asked so much, then the lower official could only tell the truth what he thought in his heart. ”

When Zhong Yu heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he poured half a cup of tea for Yang Zhen, and then motioned for him to continue. Yang Zhen took a sip of tea and moistened his throat, and then continued: "Actually, when you go to Datong, adults have two choices. One of them is to reuse and win over the current Datong generals, and use their hands to quickly extinguish the rebels - of course, maybe they are more anxious than you, and before we reach Datong, those rebels will have been extinguished. Then, ask them to find out some culprits, and use the heads of these people as the spoils of this counterinsurgency, and give a satisfactory explanation to the imperial court. ”

"Huh?" After Zhong Yu heard his words, his face changed slightly. I didn't expect Yang Zhen to see things so thoroughly at a young age, and he said it so directly, and he said the most realistic and feasible dirty things in officialdom without concealing it. After frowning slightly, he asked, "Since you said that there are two choices, what else can this official do?" ”

"This second option is much more difficult than the first." Yang Zhen took a sip of tea again, and then said solemnly: "The previous measures to quell the chaos by the Datong defenders are naturally unchanged. But then, instead of being at the mercy of local officials and generals, the adults had to find out the truth on their own. During this period, perhaps we will encounter obstruction or even threats from various forces, and discover some secrets that may cause chaos in the entire Shanxi, and even affect the entire situation......"

Listening to Yang Zhen say all the little things he thought of before, Zhong Yu's face had become extremely solemn and grim. Originally, he just wanted to test Yang Zhen's ability, but at this time, he didn't feel a little wanted to ask him: "Then according to Yang Qianhu's opinion, what choice should the official make of these two paths?" ”

"Then it depends on what your ambitions and ambitions are, Lord Zhong." Yang Zhen said, glanced deeply at Zhong Yu in front of him, and after a pause, he said: "If the adults only want to finish things and give the court an explanation that can be accepted and recognized by most people, then the first way is undoubtedly very good." As long as you do this, the adult's credit will inevitably be indispensable, and you will make a lot of friends, not only those generals in Shanxi, but also those powerful people in the DPRK and China behind them, and they will inevitably inherit the adult's feelings, and in the future, the adults will also have a lot of help in the officialdom, even if you want to enter the cabinet, it is not a difficult thing. ”

Listening to the great prospects that Yang Zhen described to himself, some of them were not expected by Zhong Yu himself, but after listening carefully, he felt that it made sense, which made him hesitate to choose this path. But at this time, he heard the word "but" from Yang Zhen's mouth, which made his mind wake up suddenly.

"But......" Yang Zhen looked at Zhong Yu with a smile: "Does Lord Zhong think this must be a good thing?" Perhaps this is the best solution for the imperial court and Shanxi in front of them. But I thought that this was only a palliative solution, and no one could guarantee that in a few years, there would be no similar rebellion in Shanxi or other border areas. If the cause of the rebellion cannot be eradicated, it will continue to haunt our Ming frontier like a nightmare, and perhaps the rebellion that will break out in the future will be even greater and more harmful than this one.

"And if the lord is planning for the court, for my Ming dynasty, and for the livelihood of the world, he should throw away all his personal honor and disgrace, and take this opportunity to thoroughly unearth the truth that has been covered up, so that the princes of the DPRK and the central government can clearly know how many ills there are in our frontier, and this is the only way to prevent the same thing from happening again in the future!"

As he spoke, Yang Zhen looked at Zhong Yu deeply again: "As for whether you can get by, or learn from the pain, and risk offending many people to make the truth public, it is only in Zhong Yushi's thoughts." The subordinate only acts according to the will of the adult! ”