When Xie Wenzai returned to Hai's house, it was already dark.
After hearing the news, the ancestors and grandsons of the Hai family came to the front yard to find him with their accounting notes.
Today he spent a day in front of the Duke of Zhen and gained a lot of news.
Whether it was Zhang Pinggui who was in the Zhenguo Palace or Wang Laoliu who was imprisoned in the Chang'an government prison, they all revealed more information under the torture of the interrogation experts. Duke Zhen Guo can still keep his composure, but Magistrate Huang no longer intends to wait any longer. He immediately drafted a secret document and prepared to send it to the capital. After he has reviewed more information, he can write a second memorial to supplement it.
As the emperor's confidant, Huang Zhifu was placed in Chang'an. I wonder if he considered that Chang'an now needed the governor to take charge of the overall situation, and Du Boqin was too involved in sinister relationships, breaking a certain principle he had established since he took office. After completing the secret draft, he did not copy the original copy and send it directly to the capital. Instead, he quietly brought the manuscript to the Zhenguo Duke's mansion, showed it to the Zhenguo Duke, and asked him to find out whether the words used in it were inappropriate. The place.
This is definitely an unprecedented show of goodwill.
Duke Zhen Guo also gave Huang Zhifu a lot of face. He only changed an insignificant word and returned the draft to him.
Originally, he had no intention of going against the emperor, but the needs of the northwest frontier army were placed there, and the war between Chu and the Hu people did not allow him to be polite and tolerant, so he did many things that made the emperor in the capital dissatisfied. But Zhenguo Gong believed that he was doing it entirely for the country, the country, the people of the court, and to be loyal to the royal family, with a clear conscience.
The emperor had never been to the border in his life. He didn't know what the lives of the soldiers and civilians at the border were like, let alone how cruel the war was, so he would care about some meaningless trivial matters. If it were a time of peace, the Duke of Zhen would not mind teaching the emperor carefully. But Chu and Hu had been fighting off and on for decades, and he could count on one hand the number of times he could spare time to return to Beijing to meet the emperor. The longest stay was only a month. What could he teach the emperor? No matter how much or how detailed he spoke, it would be meaningless if the emperor couldn't listen.
The Zhou family has a queen mother in the palace, and a Marquis of Cheng'en is stationed in the capital. If the emperor wants to know about the situation at the northwest border, there are many people who can answer him. However, the emperor concentrated on reform and focused his main energy on the Central Plains and Jiangnan areas, and was indifferent to the soldiers and civilians in the northwest. As long as Northwest can pay taxes on time and in quantity, and there is no change in the border troops, he will not ask more questions and let the Zhou family do the trouble. The Duke of Zhen Guo no longer had any expectations for the emperor.
Since Magistrate Huang took office, he can be said to have done his best for the people under his rule, and he has also been able to get along well with the border troops. The Duke of Zhen and the frontier soldiers still respected him very much. If he is willing to show kindness, the Duke of Zhen will naturally appreciate it. As for how Magistrate Huang planned to report the recent events in Chang'an City to the emperor, he did not intend to interfere.
In fact, Duke Zhen Guo felt that Magistrate Huang's secret note was well written and should make the emperor clearly realize that the Sun family's actions had seriously harmed the country and could no longer be tolerated.
When Hai Jiao heard what Xie Wenzai said, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "What did Magistrate Huang write in the secret book?"
Xie Wenzai then told him and Haixiya's ancestors and grandsons that Magistrate Huang described in detail the occurrence and solving process of the Jin family murder case, implicating Du Boqin, the border army commander who hid the killer, and also mentioned the arrested killer. They all unanimously confessed Sun Yongbai, the mastermind behind the scenes, and also stated clearly in the killer's confession that Sun Yongbai was ordered by Concubine Sun to attack the Jin family, and that Sun Yongbai was ordered by Sun Yongping to conspire with Du Boqin. He attempted to assassinate many generals' disciples in Chang'an and sow discord between the northwest frontier army and the imperial court.
But when he wrote this, Magistrate Huang changed his tone. He did not mention that Mr. Sun Ge had any conspiracy against the Zhou family's military power, but instead began to question Du Boqin's intentions. He claimed to have discovered evidence that could prove that Du Boqin had been secretly embezzling military expenditures, raising thugs privately, and planting spies in the homes of many generals in the northwest frontier army for many years after he had been the commander of the Chang'an vanguard. He seemed to be secretly inquiring about the military situation at the border.
Du Boqin's behavior is not so much that he is the son-in-law of the Zhou family, following the orders of the Zhou family to commit rebellion. It is more like he defrauded the Zhou family's daughter into marriage, forced her to death early to prevent her from leaking the secret, and then used The son-in-law of the Zhou family has an evil intention.
Magistrate Huang thought his identity was suspicious. Although he was born and raised in a military family in Chang'an City, and his life trajectory since his birth was clear, he might have been bribed by barbarians and became a spy for the enemy country. Otherwise, why would he secretly plot a conspiracy to harm the outstanding young disciples of the Northwest General? His attempt to sow discord among the generals in Chang'an would only lead to civil strife in the northwest frontier army. Who will benefit then?
Considering that the Chu and Hu countries have just signed a peace treaty, there will be no major wars for a few years, and the Hu Kingdom is in turmoil. The new Khan King and Uncle Wang are fighting to the death. The Hu people probably wanted to use conspiracy to provoke civil strife within Da Chu during the peace years, kill military talents, and weaken the strength of Da Chu's army. In this way, when the situation in the Hu State stabilizes and they send troops to attack Chu again, the Chu army will not be able to fight them back with their strongest combat power like they did in previous years!
Magistrate Huang wrote four large pieces of paper in such a eloquent manner. He only mentioned the Sun family who sent murderers at the beginning, but seemed to have forgotten them later. He did not say a word, but instead talked about the possibility of Du Boqin being bribed by the barbarians. sex.
When Haixiya and Haijiao just listened to Xie Wenzai's retelling, they both felt confused and didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Huang Zhifu's gourd. Although Magistrate Huang was not as famous as Xie Wenzai when he was young, he was also a serious second-class scholar, so it was impossible for him to write a memorial that was all muddled. What does he mean by writing a secret like this?
But after reading the draft, Duke Zhen Guo thought it was quite good?
Hai Xiya was silent in thought, but Hai Jiao had already spoken out his question first.
Xie Wenzai said with a smile: "I have never seen what the secret seal that Mr. Huang wrote to the emperor looked like before, but I can still understand the meaning of this secret seal. Mr. Huang has already written the facts in the secret seal in advance. , the emperor would naturally have some conjectures, and he did not need to draw conclusions. Of course Du Boqin could not collude with the Hu people, but what he did was harmful to Chu, and the emperor should know the seriousness of the matter. No matter how much he dotes on the Sun family , nor can we gamble with the country and the country. Since the Sun family ignores the people of the family and the country for their own selfish interests, and even does not hesitate to shake the foundation of the country, if the emperor still knows that he is the king of a country, he should take action to stop them from continuing to commit evil!"
Hai Jiao suddenly understood, and looked at Hai Xiya, who also figured it out: "Although Magistrate Huang has not filed a complaint against the Sun family, just stating the facts clearly is no different from filing a complaint."
This way of reporting may be more in line with the emperor's preferences, right? He never liked others speaking ill of the Sun family, as if anyone attacking the Sun family was slapping him in the face.
Xie Wenzai suffered such losses in his early years, and he is still deeply impressed by it!
Hai Jiao asked him: "Is the emperor going to punish the Sun family this time? Even if Sun Guifei and Sun Ge Lao are not moved, other Sun family children, such as Sun Yongping and Sun Yongbai mentioned in the secret, should also be punished, right? "
Xie Wenzai suddenly fell silent and did not answer.
Hai Xiya sighed: "How easy is it? Sun Yongping... is the only son of Mr. Sun Ge!"
Sun Yongping was the only son of Mr. Sun Ge, the brother of Concubine Sun, and the biological father of Concubine Ji. How could the Sun family push him to take the blame? !
Hai Jiao was a little dissatisfied.
What about Mr. Sun Ge's son? When the Sun family was destroyed, he did not escape. He only waited to see how the person sitting on the throne would make his decision.
(End of chapter)
