In the rain curtain, the two of them were slightly separated, walking together.
Su Dingfang said: "Oh? Although Zhang Biejia is an official of the imperial court, he will not get entangled with rebellious ministers and traitors. Since such rumors are spread, it will cause some damage to Zhang Biejia's reputation, so he will send someone Please Zhang Bie drive to the naval barracks to clarify it. Naturally, no one will make irresponsible remarks about this matter afterwards..."
The two people's words were loud, and Mu Yuanzuo could hear them clearly in the door behind them. When the two of them walked into the rain curtain holding an umbrella together, and their figures gradually blurred and disappeared, Mu Yuanzuo showed a proud smile.
Shangguan Yi is indeed a man who knows how to watch people's words. No wonder he was so respected by Fang Erlang that he wrote to himself personally recommending him to come to Jiangnan as an official.
With just a little mention, I can hear the elegant meaning of the string song and know the elegant meaning, which has a bright future!
Then, Mu Yuanzuo discovered once again that it seemed that all the young people nowadays were extraordinary...
With foundation, ability, and backing, these young people may not seem to have a prominent official position now, but in time, they will definitely excel and stand out, and sooner or later they will be able to occupy a place in the court. In comparison, their official career has already reached At the peak of his career, in a few years he would be transferred to a more comfortable official position within the six ministries and nine temples in the three provinces of Chang'an, and then he would be retired.
It is true that a new generation replaces the old, and there are talents from generation to generation...
*****
The Zhang Family Mansion.
Zhang Mingpu locked himself in the study and no one was allowed to come near. He wanted to calm down and think carefully about the current situation.
It's just that the more I think about it, the more I feel that the situation is not optimistic, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "precarious".
The situation he least expected to see finally occurred. Pei Xingjian suddenly found a shortcut to break the situation through a small oversight on his part, and brought a serious and serious case such as the loss of Zhentianlei onto the nobles of Guanlong. , at this time, it is impossible for Fang Jun to bear the wrath of His Majesty Li Er...
This matter will surely shock the world. The clans colluded to frame the minister. How shocking is this?
Zhang Mingpu can almost imagine how furious His Majesty Li Er will be after learning about this matter. He will definitely order the Third Law Department to open a case for trial, vowing to find out the truth!
The truth will definitely come to light. In the end, this case was traced to the nobles of Guanlong and even Changsun Wuji. Could it be that the emperor could implicate the whole of Guanlong in a big way? Everyone knows that the emperor is now single-handedly suppressing the family members, and at the same time controlling the heat, so that the family members will not worry about "exterminating the family and exterminating the clan", so the matter will definitely be stopped at a certain point, and the impact will be controlled within a certain range. Inside.
The emperor can tolerate some behaviors of the Guanlong nobles that violate the bottom line, all for the sake of overall stability, but the Guanlong nobles must give the emperor an explanation on this matter.
How to explain?
This requires a scapegoat to bear all the blame and bear all the blame.
There is no doubt that Zhang Mingpu is the best candidate...
Zhang Mingpu felt cold all over his body and wanted to cry but had no tears.
I originally thought that through this incident, I could show my abilities and get closer to my uncle, gain his favor, and thus get the opportunity to return to Chang'an and enter the center. There is no hope, but it may drag the family into a bottomless abyss...
You absolutely cannot stay here and wait to die!
After figuring out the joints before and after, Zhang Mingpu made a decisive decision. No matter the glory of the family or the title of wife and son, they were no more important than his own life. If you can't even take care of your own family, who can take care of your eldest grandson's family? As long as you can live, don't worry about the flood!
Immediately, Zhang Mingpu called a few cronies, packed his luggage, changed into slave clothes, and quietly left home and fled.
His children and wives are all in his hometown in Wuwei. There are only a few concubines here in Suzhou that he took in after he took office. It seems that with His Majesty's generosity towards his ministers, his children will not be implicated. If Hou Jun conspired to rebel, this would be unreasonable. In all dynasties, he had been accused of the Yi clan, but his son was still alive and well and was sent to the army to be exiled?
As for the honor and disgrace of the family, I really can't care about that...
Less than half an hour after Zhang Mingpu fled, a large number of navy soldiers swarmed in, broke open the door of Zhang's house, and rushed in like wolves and tigers.
After a while, I learned that Zhang Mingpu had absconded...
At the gate, Shangguan Yi, who was holding an umbrella, said sarcastically: "It's a pity that this thief escaped because he was a step too late and could not be brought to justice!"
Su Dingfang is not a humanist, but he has always been close to gentle scholars like Shangguan Yi. Hearing this, he smiled, patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Sometimes, you can't be too harsh on the results of doing things, and try your best to improve them." Doing one thing to the extreme may not necessarily yield the best results. This is the principle of 'a blessing in disguise'. Especially in the court, everything is true, but it is often difficult to achieve what you want. … I didn’t understand this path before. I just took it for granted that what I paid would be rewarded, but I didn’t understand where so many things in the world came from. Sometimes confusion is the real wisdom. I didn’t understand this until I was nearly forty years old. It makes sense, but it’s not too late.”
This is the philosophy of life that Su Dingfang only came to understand after many years of being suppressed and excluded, and after many years of depression and lack of ambition even though he was full of talent and learning.
"Sometimes you are confused" does not mean that you have no bottom line, but you need to understand the principle of "when the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will lose money." Don't worry about gains and losses in everything, do what you should do well, and then let nature take its course.
When people live in this world, sometimes they can be more like the light and the dust. If they get more recognition from people, they can do more things...
Shangguan Yi was not an idiot. After just thinking for a moment, he understood the hint in Su Dingfang's words.
It is easy to catch Zhang Mingpu. According to the confession of Zhang family servants, Zhang Mingpu has only been away for less than an hour at most. At this moment, he is probably not out of Suzhou. The waterway has long been blocked by the navy. If you want to leave, you can only ride on horseback or Taking a car, how far can we go in one hour when the road is muddy due to heavy rain?
As long as you want to chase, you can definitely catch up.
But what happens after catching up and arresting him?
It would be fine if Zhang Mingpu also followed Wang Jingxun's example of "committing suicide out of fear of crime", but what if he confessed first?
It is revealed that there are some people behind him who are adding fuel to the flames, and even the mastermind behind the scenes. What do you want His Majesty Li Er to do?
If the evidence is conclusive and no punishment is given, that would be bending the law for personal gain.
But if punishment is imposed, the whole situation will instantly turn into a confrontation between the imperial power and certain forces. This confrontation has absolutely no buffer. Either the east wind will overwhelm the west wind, or the west wind will overwhelm the east wind. It will never stop without distinguishing between male and female. .
This is completely contrary to the policy strategy that His Majesty Li Er is slowly planning...
When the time comes, everything will be put on the table. It may seem like the case has been solved, but in fact, no one has any room for maneuver. Is that the result the emperor wants?
It is better to deal with it in a more subtle way. Although there is no conclusive evidence, everyone knows what is going on. The emperor can still ask questions with open ears. If anyone denies it, it is a blatant challenge to the emperor's authority. How can there be such a fool?
Take a step back and be a little confused, but the result is acceptable to everyone.
*****
In a teahouse opposite the Zhang family's house, a young man wearing a bamboo hat stood by the window, looking across the sloping rain curtain, watching Su Dingfang and Shangguan Yi walk away, leaving behind a group of wolves and tigers. Soldiers surrounded the entire Zhang Mansion and searched it thoroughly.
After a while, the waiter from the teahouse ran up the stairs quickly and whispered breathlessly: "Da Lang, Zhang Mingpu has absconded and is missing!"
Changsun Langjun let out a sigh of relief, feeling a little relieved.
If Zhang Mingpu is caught...
The consequences are simply unimaginable, forcing His Majesty to quarrel with the Changsun family!
Behind him, a man dressed as a porter came forward and said in a cold tone: "Mr. Changsun, now that the waterway is blocked and Zhang Biejia has escaped without a trace, it is really difficult for us to return to Goguryeo. It’s so difficult, what should we do?”
Changsun Langjun was wearing a bamboo hat on his head, covering most of his face. At this moment, he couldn't see the expression on his face. He just said lightly: "Can a living person die from urination? There are naturally many ways to return to Goguryeo, and among the navy there are also It's not monolithic... But we can't return to Goguryeo right now. The group of men in black who ambushed us must find out where they came from. We must find out and recover those thundering thunders. Otherwise, why would we go back to Goguryeo to meet Da Mo? Departure?"
