Hai Jiao told Hai Tang the gossip he had heard from the disciples.
It is said that Mr. Zhao, the commander of Shanxi Province, never knew that there was a corrupt official in his hometown of Pingyang, who was causing trouble to the village. In the past, officials from Pingyang Mansion secretly sent him letters, but he happened to be out on patrol, and the letter was intercepted by his wife. His wife learned that corrupt officials had not harmed her family, not even the town where her hometown was, so she chose to hide the matter and pretended that she knew nothing. When the Pingyang Mansion officials saw no reply from the Zhao family, they just assumed that they had given up and ignored it. After being frustrated, no one wrote to the Zhao family anymore.
Even the Zhao family members didn't say much. Firstly, it was because of the attitude shown by the commander of the Zhao capital, and secondly, because corrupt officials did not harm the Zhao family. If they accidentally harmed his relatives or friends, the Zhao family would go and say hello, and the corrupt officials would stop. The Zhao family thought it was a special act of dignity, so they stood by and watched in a dignified manner.
The attitude of the Zhao clan members made the prefect of Pingyang even more cold-hearted. No matter how much trouble he encountered after that, he never spoke to the Zhao family again. After the commander of Zhaodu returned home, no one told him what happened, so he thought his hometown was fine until he received a letter from his old friend Zhuang Tongzhi at home on New Year's Eve.
At that time, he angrily questioned his wife, but her wife said plausibly: The in-laws of the Sun family came to Pingyang Mansion to serve as officials, which gave the Zhao family face. How could the Zhao family not know the interest? The Sun family is powerful and is about to become in-laws with the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion. Could it be that the Zhao family can offend the Sun family for the sake of their hometown, and then offend their old benefactor, the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion, and harm their own family's future?
Besides, corrupt officials are not rare at all. Where are they not? There is also one in Taiyuan. Since the Zhao family has never said anything to the corrupt officials in Taiyuan, why is there any need to pursue the corrupt officials in Pingyang Prefecture? Even if you drive someone away and bring in a new one, does that mean he must be a good, honest and capable person? If the one that comes is not as good as the original one, and even doesn’t give the Zhao family face, then it’s better not to change it!
The commander of Zhao Du was furious with his wife's words, but was not persuaded by her fallacy. Instead, he immediately wrote a reply to Zhuang Tongzhi. In the letter, he stated that he would definitely send someone to investigate what happened in Pingyang Mansion. If there were really corrupt officials causing harm to the people in his hometown, he would never let it go easily! Even if they are relatives of the Sun family, the in-laws of the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion, it is the same. A general like him who fought hard on the battlefield to earn merits would not be afraid of a few relatives!
Commander Zhao Du also thanked Zhuang Tongzhi in the letter for telling him the truth, but also complained a little because Zhuang Tongzhi had rarely contacted him in recent years, and he waited and waited but could not get a letter from his old friend. Initially he thought it was because Shuzhong was too far away from Taiyuan and communication was inconvenient, but later he heard that Zhuang Tongzhi had been transferred to Chang'an, which was only a thousand miles away from Taiyuan. Zhuang Tongzhi still had no letter, so he thought that his old friend was related to him. I gave birth to myself. However, his old friend was willing to send him a special letter and send his confidants to travel quickly in the winter for the news about his hometown that he accidentally learned. This shows that the old friend's friendship for him has not changed, so why has he never contacted him?
The commander of Zhaodu felt aggrieved, but Zhuang Tongzhi, who received the letter, knew what was going on. Since Mrs. Zhao deliberately intercepted letters written by outsiders to her husband, then there is an explanation for Zhuang Tongzhi's experience of being ignored when he wrote to an old friend. It's already miserable enough for a husband to meet a wife who doesn't have the same heart, but as a good friend, how can he resent him anymore? Zhuang Tongzhi immediately forgave his old friend.
The messengers and soldiers sent by the Zhaodu commander were very loyal to their duties. Even though Zhuang Tongzhi repeatedly asked him to rest for two more days, he refused to agree. After eating and drinking, he had to go back after a good night's sleep. It is said that the commander of Zhaodu had stipulated the time for his return. Seeing this, Zhuang Tongzhi had no choice but to write a reply and asked him to take it back.
The letter Zhuang Tongzhi wrote this time not only described in detail his previous experience of being coldly received when writing letters, but also mentioned that the Chang'an Mansion accidentally got news from a murder case and knew that the Sun family wanted to avoid the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion On the premise of antagonism, she married her daughter to Prince Ji, intending to harm Prince Yingchuan. The news has been informed to Marquis Yingchuan. Chang'an doesn't know how he will react, but the marriage between the two families will definitely not go ahead. Zhuang Tongzhi didn't want his old friend to make wrong judgments because of the delayed news, so he wrote a letter to inform him.
No one knows how Commander Zhao and his wife will feel after receiving the letter.
When Haitang heard the whole story from her brother, she couldn't help but be surprised: "Why haven't I heard my cousin mention this matter? Logically speaking, there is no reason for Zhuang Tongzhi to hide this from his old friend? Also, since Zhao Du commanded the envoy After receiving Zhuang Tongzhi's letter, he immediately replied, so how did my brother know the news from the Zhao family in Pingyang Prefecture?"
Hai Jiao smiled and said: "Shaanxi and Shanxi are close to each other, and the personnel exchanges between the two places are quite close. Especially the Yanfu Guards are very close. Some of the military attaches are from Pingyang Prefecture, and some of our people have been transferred. He went to work at the Puzhou Qianhu Office. People from both sides visit relatives from time to time. What's the difficulty in knowing the news about Pingyang Prefecture? Qianhu of the Puzhou Qianhu Office is from Pingyang Prefecture, and his hometown was harmed by the Pingyang Prefecture. The consequences were serious, and a distant cousin died. Unfortunately, he had no backing. Even if he complained, he would be suppressed in Fucheng. Even his relatives and friends in his hometown were warned. He was full of resentment, but he did not stop complaining to the people around him. Vomiting bitterness. There are many people coming to Chang'an to report on work and visit relatives during the Chinese New Year, so naturally some people will bring the news to Chang'an."
Since the Northwest Frontier Army has been targeted by the Sun family for many years, in Chang'an City, military personnel came to visit during the New Year, and complaining about the Sun family was one of the hottest topics. Although this year, the Du Boqin scandal and the Jin family murder case took away a lot of heat, but It is still an essential classic and will last forever.
To be honest, the co-president of Pingyang Mansion made a fool of himself in Pingyang Mansion because he was an in-law of the Sun family. If the local officials and people were not afraid of the power of the Sun family, they would have taken action against him long ago. The news about him is no secret in the area from Yan'an Guard to Huashan Guard in Shaanxi Province. It's just that it has nothing to do with the border troops, so no one has spread it to Chang'an City.
However, now that the Commander-in-Chief of the Shanxi City Commander-in-Chief Department is going to take action against him, a small colleague of Pingyang Prefecture, his strength has come to an end. So what if he is an in-law of the Sun family? The Sun family themselves still have to face the wrath of the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion, so how can they be free to save a little Tongzhi who has done something wrong to himself?
Haitang looked forward to hearing the follow-up news about this corrupt official in the near future, but Hai Jiao said again: "The letter from Commander Zhao Du to Zhuang Tongzhi also mentioned another thing... I wonder if he came from Ying According to the rumors heard from Chuanhou Mansion, military attachés from Shaanxi and Shanxi are likely to be transferred in a rotation after the year."
Haitang was stunned: "What does this mean?"
Hai Jiao shook his head: "I can't tell clearly. Several generals and disciples said that their fathers, uncles and elders may be transferred to the Shanxi Dusi, and the military attachés from Shanxi may also serve under the Shaanxi Dusi. Therefore, they are very concerned about the temperament of the commander of Zhaodu. This is the news from the capital, and it is 80% true. God knows if the emperor has new tricks? Now the Zhou family is bent on easing the relationship with the emperor. If it is just a few Personal transfers will not be inappropriate."
Haitang frowned: "Brother, have you ever heard of this in your previous life?"
"No." Hai Jiao said with certainty, "In the previous life, it was not until the death of Marshal Zhou, the Duke of Zhenguo, that the Zhou family lost military power, and no military attaches from other places were transferred to the Northwest Frontier Army. However, the generals of the Northwest Frontier Army, Not one of them has been transferred.”
Things that never happened in the previous life happened in this life. What does this mean?
(End of chapter)
