Changcheng, in a house.
After Yao Jia obediently served two cups of hot tea, she turned around and retreated with lotus steps.
Yang Dong looked at Ma Bufan with a faint smile on his cheeks.
But this smile made Ma Bufan feel a little numb.
After tasting the tea, he couldn't bear it anymore and said bravely:
"To be honest with you, sir, the common people came here today just to thank you in person for your life-saving grace."
"From now on, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
When Yang Dong heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter. He personally poured a cup of tea for Ma Bufan, but Ma Bufan was so frightened that he stood up and bowed repeatedly.
"My lord, you must not do this!"
"How can a common man be so virtuous and capable as to ask an adult to pour tea for a common man?"
"Hey, there's no need to be so polite between you and me."
Yang Dong smiled nonchalantly and continued:
"Captain Ma, I have heard that you have been in the military before?"
Ma Bufan immediately nodded and said respectfully:
"The grassroots people did guard the city wall in Pingzhou for several years. But because they offended their superiors, they were fired from their posts and sent back to their place of origin."
Mentioning the past, a trace of depression still flashed across Ma Bufan's cheeks.
Originally, I had reached the rank of captain and had good kung fu, so it was a good time to make achievements.
But it happened that the deputy commander was not a son of a man and actually tried to kill the people of Zhou Dynasty and falsely claimed his merits.
Ma Bufan is an upright man, how could he just watch him act so recklessly?
So in a rage, he slashed the deputy commander with a knife.
It was precisely because of this that Dantian was abolished and removed from his military position. In the end, he saved his life by relying on his contribution to killing Qin thieves in Pingzhou over the years.
But even so, it made him depressed for many years.
After all, a great future was right in front of us, but it was suddenly taken away.
How can this feeling be good?
Seeing the change of expression on his face, Yang Dong remained calm, but he made his own judgment in his heart.
It seems that the information I found is good, this horse is extraordinary, and it was indeed wronged back then.
However, after so many years, it is completely unrealistic to clear his name.
What's more, he is just an inspector in Luozhou.
Yang Dong took a deep breath and continued to ask:
"Captain Ma, what do you think about General Yang Yan?"
"This matter..."
There was a trace of hesitation on Ma Bufan's cheek.
If it had been the time when he had just left the military camp, he would have cursed directly and greeted the other party's eighteen generations of ancestors.
But now, Ma Bufan has gradually become much more mature after experiencing a lot of beatings from society.
He did not answer Yang Dong's question directly, but said:
"Today's Pingzhou is relatively peaceful. Isn't this due to Yang Yan's contribution?"
Yang Dong looked at Ma Bufan in surprise, then thought of something again, and said with a faint smile:
"Captain Ma, you don't have to test me like this. I probably know a little bit about what Yang Yan did in Pingzhou."
"Isn't it just to support the soldiers and respect themselves, secretly cultivating direct descendants?"
As soon as these words came out, Ma Bufan's expression immediately changed.
"Sir, be careful! Yang Yan is the leader of the military generals and the founding general of our great Zhou Dynasty. Your Excellency comments like this, don't you worry that someone will read your Majesty's book?"
Yang Dong smiled faintly, but he was not worried in his heart.
Isn't it just a few bad words about the general? What's there to be afraid of?
Not to mention that he is far away in Pingzhou, so what if he is in the capital?
Let the censor write a memorial to criticize me, haha! The young master's troublesome inspection envoy is only temporary.
Speaking of which, I am the general manager.
Do you understand what the Ouchi Manager means?
Internal matters have nothing to do with you and the outer court!
Putting away his proud thoughts, Yang Dong continued:
"I act upright and sit upright. Why should I care about what others think?"
"As for your Majesty... Your Majesty is not a faint-hearted king who can't distinguish between loyal and traitorous people. If not, how could he send me to Luozhou?"
When Ma Bufan heard this, a look of understanding appeared on his cheeks. Then it became a bit of a struggle.
He was a little unsure about what Yang Dong was like in front of him.
But I remembered that even my own life was saved by the other party yesterday. He immediately stopped hesitating and said:
"To be honest with you, Sir Inspector, from the eyes of ordinary people, General Yang Yan is clearly a man who deceives the world, steals his reputation, and betrays his country in pursuit of glory!"
As soon as these words came out, even though Yang Dong was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Wait, is it really appropriate to evaluate the number one military general in the dynasty like this?
Would it be too much?
Seeing that he was a little confused, a sneer appeared on Ma Bufan's cheek.
"My lord, do you think the description of the common people is a bit exaggerated?"
Yang Dong neither nodded nor shook his head, but asked calmly:
"What's the secret behind it?"
"Your Majesty the Inspection Envoy, you really have a keen eye!"
Ma Bufan praised loudly and then said:
"Your Excellency, you don't know. The reason why Yang Yan has been able to control Pingzhou for so many years is because he colluded with the Qin thieves!"
"Is this happening!?"
Yang Dong looked shocked. He did not expect that Yang Yan, the most dignified Zhou general and regarded by the empress as her last support, would have secretly colluded with the Qin thieves... the Qin people!
No wonder Pingzhou encountered danger many times and was always resolved accurately by Yang Yan.
But even so, this is still a big deal!
Especially for Yourong.
As for Yang Dong himself...if he had done well in the Qin Kingdom, he would have had darling wives and concubines in droves by now. How could he be reduced to the harem of Zhou Dynasty and become a eunuch that everyone looked down upon?
For the Qin State, neither the original owner of this body nor the current Yang Dong had a good impression.
On the contrary, Yang Dong was particularly concerned about Yourong.
After all, she is so beautiful in this world. Even today, Yang Dong can't help but feel excited when he recalls all the things he did in the bathtub at that time.
Ma Bufan didn't know that Yang Dong had such complicated thoughts in his mind at this moment.
He just continued to speak, telling the story of what he saw in the army.
"Your Majesty, you don't know. When the great general Yang Yan was guarding Pingzhou, he removed all the tea and horse markets. For this reason, the Qin State repeatedly invaded the border. Although we, the soldiers, are not It’s miserable, but everyone is also very tired every day.”
"Until one day, for some unknown reason, Qin never came to invade the border again. Not only that, I didn't even see Qin's cavalry for half a year. Those were one of the few happy days in the life of ordinary people."
Speaking of this, a soft color flashed in Ma Bufan's eyes.
But the next second, his eyes changed, his features twisted together, and his cheeks were filled with hatred.
"But it wasn't until one day when the civilians were changing their defenses that they overheard a conversation between the guard general and a merchant."
"It turns out that Pingzhou's peace is based on the suffering of the people!"
"General Yang Yan sent people to plunder his own people. After taking the property, he gave it to Qin with both hands."
"In just a few years, the number of people in Pingzhou has decreased by one-tenth or two!"
