After three rounds of wine, the guests enjoyed themselves.
Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Han Zheng insisted on inviting Yang Dong to the study to appreciate the paintings.
Yang Dong naturally understood that the drunken man of Luozhou Prefecture did not care about drinking.
Being able to have a frank and honest interview alone will save trouble.
In the study,
Han Zheng personally made a cup of tea for Yang Dong.
"Inspector Yang, you have traveled thousands of miles to come to Luozhou. May I ask what arrangements your Majesty has?"
Seeing the other party asking directly, Yang Dong didn't hide it.
He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, feeling the fragrance lingering on his lips and teeth, and making his mouth and tongue salivate.
"To be honest, Mr. Han, I came to Luozhou this time on orders from His Majesty to deal with the flood victims."
"Master Zhou Mu should understand the current situation in Luozhou. If I have doubts, I would like to ask Master Han to clarify my doubts."
Han Zheng looked calm, looked at Yang Dong, and suddenly sighed.
"If the old minister's prediction is correct, Yang Xunchang went to Jiaocheng this time, I'm afraid he's here to question me!"
He sighed softly, as if he had been prepared for it. He stood up and took out a sandalwood brocade box from the wooden cabinet on the side.
He looked at the brocade box with a trace of reluctance flashing between his eyebrows. But he was still cruel and handed the sandalwood brocade box to Yang Dong.
"Inspection Yang, this is the official seal and document of the veteran."
"I know that I am ashamed of my trust in your majesty and did not protect Luozhou for your majesty. In this case, I would like to ask Yang Inspector to take back the post of state pastor on your behalf."
"More than 100,000 victims of the disaster in Luozhou were killed or injured. These more than 100,000 wronged souls were all caused by the veteran. The veteran feels guilty and only wishes to stay in Luozhou in this life to atone for his sins."
Um?
Yang Dong frowned slightly and did not accept the brocade box handed over by Han Zheng.
This old man Han has something.
He planned to resign as soon as he came up. This was because he knew his weakness.
Nowadays, various forces in Luozhou are intertwined. If he resigns, how can I carry out my work?
But if he is not allowed to resign, how will the master's disaster relief plan be carried out?
After pondering for a moment, Yang Dong refused the brocade box in Han Zheng's hand, and then said:
"What does Mr. Han mean by this? The situation in Luozhou is complicated, and I naturally know it. I cannot decide whether Mr. Han's actions are meritorious or not."
"However, the people of Luozhou are now in dire straits, and there are countless people dying of hunger on the road. I also ask Mr. Han to remember that all living beings are suffering, and open warehouses to provide disaster relief!"
When Han Zheng heard this, his old body was slightly startled. A hint of complexity flashed between his brows.
After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly sighed.
"Sorry, Inspector Yang. This matter... I cannot agree to this!"
"And even if the old minister agrees to this matter, there will be no surplus food in the Prefecture Mufu. Now Luozhou's treasury is already empty."
"Is this happening!?"
Yang Dong raised his eyebrows. Since the floods in Luozhou, Han Zheng, the state shepherd, has never released a grain of food for disaster relief.
It stands to reason that, not to mention that the treasury is full, there should be a lot of food stored.
But Han Zheng said that the treasury was empty. Why was this?
Seeing the confusion on Yang Dong's face, a wry smile flashed across Han Zheng's wrinkled cheeks.
"Does Inspection Yang know that Hou Jin is going to invade Youzhou?"
Yang Dong frowned slightly.
"You mean that you sent all Luozhou's treasury to Youzhou?"
"It's ridiculous! When you act like this, have you ever thought about the people in Luozhou who were affected by the disaster?"
Han Zheng's face changed slightly, and his eyes showed exhaustion.
"Inspector Yang, I naturally know what you are talking about."
"If I had been willing to open a warehouse to store grain, I might have saved hundreds of thousands of people in Luozhou. But..."
“But did Yang’s inspection know how much food shortage there is in Youzhou?”
Youzhou?
Yang Dong frowned slightly,
He already knew about Hou Jin's greed for the Youzhou horse farm. Not only that, the empress also had a response in advance.
But he had never heard of the food shortage in Youzhou.
Could it be that this matter was ignored by Yourong?
He frowned slightly, then slowly relaxed.
No, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses move on before the food and grass are moved.
Yourong cannot be said to be well versed in the art of war, but he is by no means a fool.
It is impossible for her not to know the importance of food and grass.
In this case, where did the lack of food that Han Zheng mentioned come from?
Seeing Yang Dong's gloomy expression, Han Zheng sighed deeply again.
"Inspection Yang can tell why Youzhou is short of food?"
Yang Dong shook his head slightly, looking at the other party with confusion in his eyes.
"To be honest, the current deputy general of the Youzhou garrison is my student."
"The deficit in Youzhou is huge. The soldiers from all sides only have seven days of rations left!"
"What did you say?!"
Yang Dong slapped the table and stood up in shock.
According to military regulations, the border defenders must have enough food and grass for at least two months.
This rule was established by the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. For hundreds of years, no one dared to violate it.
But now, in a place as important as Youzhou, there are only seven days of rations left.
What exactly happened?
As for Xichang and the spies in the hands of the Empress, they were completely kept in the dark.
There must be a big fish hidden behind this matter!
Lin Chunqiu!
Yang Dong looked slightly cold. He knew very well that there were only a few people in the entire Zhou Dynasty who could do this.
Among them, only Lin Chunqiu, the Chief Assistant, could do so without leakage.
If I hadn't heard Han Zheng mention it at this moment, I think I and Yourong would still be in the dark.
No, the situation in Youzhou may change!
I have to inform Yourong of this immediately.
Yang Dong was anxious, but on the surface he remained calm.
He stared at Han Zheng and suddenly asked:
"Since the situation in Youzhou is so urgent, why doesn't Master Han report this matter to His Majesty?"
Han Zheng sighed quietly, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Does Inspector Yang really think that I didn't report this matter to His Majesty?"
As he spoke, he opened the brocade box.
In the brocade box, in addition to official seals and documents, there was also a thick stack of memorials.
Han Zheng picked up the memorial at the top and said gloomily:
"Since the year before last, I have reminded your Majesty to check the military rations shipped to Youzhou. But what?"
"The memorial came one after another, but every time it was reviewed, it was verified."
"But the disciples of the old minister said that every time it was just loud thunder and light rain."
"In this brocade box, there are a total of twenty-one memorials. They are all reports that I have reported to Your Majesty in the past three years. It's a pity that most of them have disappeared into the sea."
Yang Dong's expression changed again.
What a great leader!
This trick was able to conceal the truth from the sky, even from the entire court.
But why did he do this?
Later, the Jin cavalry went south, and their troops pointed directly at the capital. This old guy should know better than I do about the truth that no eggs can be left intact after the nest is overturned.
unless……
A bold idea emerged in Yang Dong's mind.
He took a breath, and terrible thoughts surged wildly in his mind.
"I think Inspector Yang has already guessed that our chief minister, haha..."
A sneer appeared on Han Zheng's cheek.
"In the past few years, I have written many secrets to the palace. However, these secrets have just disappeared into the sea."
"What do you think, Inspector Yang?"
