The speed of the decree was surprisingly fast, Zheng Xunrui's recital was sent to the capital on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, and the decree arrived in Yansui Town on May 12, and it was the eunuch of the celebrant who came to announce the decree together.

This can't help but make Zheng Xunrui curious, it seems that the speed of the holy decree is too fast, it only takes eight days before and after, and the imperial court needs to send someone to Qingyang Mansion to verify, but no procedures have been carried out, the emperor's holy decree came down directly, and it was the eunuch who came to announce the decree.

Zheng Xunrui vaguely understood something, if such a fold is in accordance with the normal procedure, it should be the cabinet to put forward specific handling opinions, and then the emperor's decree, at least need to verify the situation mentioned above, so as not to make false accusations, but the strange thing is that all the procedures have not been taken, and the holy decree has arrived, which at least shows one point, that is, someone prompted the emperor to make a decision in the shortest possible time.

There are not many people who can prompt the emperor to make up his mind in a short period of time, and only the first assistant and the second assistant of the cabinet can do it in the cabinet, followed by the eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, and the emperor has begun to re-trust and reuse the eunuch of the celebrant because of his disappointment with the ministers of the court.

The arrival of the holy decree so quickly is not a good thing in Zheng Xunrui's view.

Zheng Xunrui didn't know exactly what the content of the holy decree was, and he wouldn't ask about it, but he knew the ins and outs of the matter, and he knew that the holy decree was definitely not a good content.

The governor yamen issued an urgent document and quickly sent it to Qingcheng County, asking Chen Yaoyan, the governor of Qingyang Prefecture, to go to the governor yamen of Yansui Town to receive the order.

On 17 May, Chen Yaoyan rushed to the governor's yamen.

This is the first time Zheng Xunrui has seen Chen Yaoyan, although he has been doing Hanlin revision for three months, he has very little contact with the adults in the court, so he doesn't know Chen Yaoyan, and when he was in the Hanlin Academy, Chen Yaoyan was still in Nanjing, and he was not transferred to the capital, so it was even more impossible to meet, let alone know.

Chen Yaoyan's face was thin, he looked aggressive, and when he came to the governor's yamen, after seeing Zheng Xunrui, he should have hugged his fist and saluted, but he also hugged his fist, and quickly put it down, and there was not even a smile on his face.

Chen Yaoyan's expression made Zheng Xunrui sigh in his heart, such a person is actually in the matter, no matter what kind of qualifications he has, no matter where he is an official, after seeing his superiors, he at least needs to show respect.

Zheng Xunrui will not be serious about these small things with Chen Yaoyan, he knows that Chen Yaoyan must have thought that he can leave Qingyang Mansion and return to the capital, maybe the holy decree will ask Chen Yaoyan to return to the capital, but it is by no means to go back to be an official, Chen Yaoyan's arrogant look on his face is still zài, but he can see that there is an irrepressible pride and smile on his face.

Seeing the celebrant eunuch who came to announce the decree, Chen Yaoyan was slightly stunned, probably thinking about why it was not the official of the Ministry of Officials who came to announce the decree, but it didn't matter.

The celebrant soon began to read the decree.

Chen Yaoyan, who was kneeling on the ground, began to stiffen, and after the holy decree was read, he almost collapsed on the ground, if it weren't for the reminder of the celebrant and eunuch, he would almost have forgotten to thank him.

Zheng Xunrui entered the lobby, looked at Chen Yaoyan, who was still kneeling on the ground, being watched by the sergeant, and his face was bloodless, and shook his head slightly, at this time, the eunuch talked to him, saying that according to the requirements of the holy decree, he needed to be escorted to the capital immediately, Zheng Xunrui smiled and said that the food still needs to be eaten.

The celebrant and eunuch entered the wing room to drink tea, but the Jinyi guard who came with him looked at Chen Yaoyan deadly, and it seemed that no one was allowed to approach.

But this is in Yansui Town after all, others can't see Chen Yaoyan, but Zheng Xunrui can still see it.

Chen Yaoyan was temporarily detained in the prison, waiting for dinner, he was about to leave Yansui Town and escort to the capital, Chen Yaoyan probably understood something, and asked to see the governor, this request is not very excessive, after all, Zheng Xunrui is the governor of Yansui and Chen Yaoyan's former superior.

When Zheng Xunrui entered the cell, he was accompanied by Jinyiwei, and it was impossible for him to see Chen Yaoyan alone.

Maybe it was because he thought of something, after Chen Yaoyan saw Zheng Xunrui, he had no expression on his face, and he spoke without emotion.

"In the three months that Xia Guan has been in Qingyang Mansion, he has seen an adult for the first time, and he didn't expect that he is so young."

Chen Yaoyan still calls himself a subordinate official, it seems that he doesn't know a qiē yet, maybe he won't know how he died at that time, when he saw Chen Yaoyan for the first time, Zheng Xunrui felt that this person was not his opponent, and he was not even worthy of being his opponent, and now this impression is even more profound.

"Lord Chen, this official will call you an adult, it is said that you are in the position of the prefect of Qingyang Mansion, and you are doing things conscientiously, and this official has nothing to say, but it is a pity that you are for your own selfish interests, regardless of the life and death of the people, do you think you can still have any good end."

Chen Yaoyan's body trembled violently, and he stood up suddenly, looking at Zheng Xunrui, his eyes were full of horror, and at this time, he might understand the meaning of the holy decree.

"My lord, you, what did you do to your subordinates."

"People are doing it, the sky is watching, in just two months, more than 200 people starved to death in the four counties of Qingyang Prefecture, and more than 20,000 people became homeless, do you think these people will let you go, do you think what you did, the emperor doesn't know."

"This, this, the lower officials do things according to the rules of the imperial court."

"Joke, the tax is levied in the year of the catastrophe, you dare to say that this is the rule of the imperial court, regardless of the life and death of the people, forcibly collect taxes and displace the people, this is the rule of the imperial court, you are really not afraid of death, dare to say such a rebellious word, the official sees that you are hopeless."

Chen Yaoyan's body began to tremble again, he knew these things, the urgent documents in various parts of Qingyang Mansion had already made him restless, especially the documents of the governor's yamen, which gave him an ominous premonition, and he didn't expect that people would have already done it behind his back.

Chen Yaoyan is not stupid, he will soon be able to think of the ins and outs of the matter, the collection of taxes has not been over for a long time, the places under the jurisdiction of Qingyang Mansion have just begun to be chaotic, and they have not yet fully manifested, and the contradictions have not broken out in a concentrated manner, why is the emperor's holy decree issued at this time, and it is the holy decree of exempting himself from the prefect of Qingyang Mansion and escorting him to the capital.

Without investigation, without inquiry, the holy decree came down, Chen Yaoyan understood the powerful relationship, his matter was messed up, I am afraid that he will be completely abandoned.

If it weren't for Zheng Xunrui's reminder, he still had illusions in his heart, maybe after arriving in the capital, all the problems would have been solved.

Seeing the huge change in Chen Yaoyan's attitude before and after, Zheng Xunrui sneered slightly, turned his head and left.

"Slow down, the sinner has something to say."

Chen Yaoyan's voice suddenly became clear, and there was no sign of panic, which made Zheng Xunrui a little strange, he turned his head again, and saw Chen Yaoyan's cold expression.

"What the criminal minister did in Qingyang Mansion, the adults must have known, the criminal minister used to be in the middle of the household department, why didn't he think of impeachment, it's ridiculous that the criminal thought that he had received the holy decree and could leave Qingyang Mansion and return to the capital."

"Chen Yaoyan, there is no need to say these words, this official has already said that people are watching the sky, if they think they can play with the people in the palm of their hands, they will eventually play with fire."

"The teachings of the sinners have been recorded, don't you want to know why the sinners did this?"

Zheng Xunrui looked at Chen Yaoyan carefully, the brocade guard beside him had no expression on his face, probably didn't know the reason for the matter, and didn't open his mouth to stop it.

Zheng Xunrui knew the severity of this matter, Chen Yaoyan probably thought of the consequences of death, and also knew that he was abandoned, and it is understandable to think of telling the mastermind behind it at this time, but it is not ruled out that Chen Yaoyan set a trap when he died.

No matter what Chen Yaoyan thinks, Zheng Xunrui will not get into it, even if he wants to know the person behind Chen Yaoyan, but it is not now, not to mention that there is a Jinyi guard by his side.

"Chen Yaoyan, you say these words, have you forgotten the original intention of studying, you have been an official in the court for many years, the so-called seeking his position in his position, the court sent you to Qingyang Mansion as the prefect, that is, you are required to sincerely do things for the people, loyal to the court, loyal to the emperor, you act recklessly, ignoring the life and death of the people, and actually want to find a reason for yourself, this is really a joke, you are not a three-year-old child, you have done a big rebellious thing, and you are still looking for any reason here, do you think the court will listen to your justifications, the official is not interested, and he is not so curious, what do you want to say, go to the capital and say it. ”

Chen Yaoyan's miserable face suddenly appeared a trace of redness.

"My lord, being an enemy of you is the most wrong choice in the life of the criminal, and the matter has come to this, and the criminal has nothing to say."

Zheng Xunrui turned to leave, and the brocade guard on the side looked at Chen Yaoyan seriously.

After eating, the eunuch of the celebrant escorted Chen Yaoyan and rushed to the capital.

Five days later, Zheng Xunrui got the news that Chen Yaoyan had just been escorted to Shanxi, and committed suicide in fear of crime.

When the news came, Zheng Xunrui was silent for a long time, when he talked to Chen Yaoyan, Chen Yaoyan had already understood, probably knowing that he would not be able to live, so he wanted to say the person behind it, but unfortunately the opportunity was not good, as for whether Chen Yaoyan committed suicide in fear of sin, only God knows.

Chen Yaoyan's death reminded Zheng Xunrui that the power behind it is very powerful, the emperor issued a holy decree so quickly, the celebrant eunuch personally went to Yansui Town to announce the decree, and took the brocade guard to escort Chen Yaoyan to the capital, which is still far away from the capital, Chen Yaoyan chose to commit suicide in fear of crime, which all shows that the person behind Chen Yaoyan is extraordinary.

Chen Yaoyan is just one of the chess pieces, a chess piece that has been completely abandoned