Within a few days, more than 20 officials in Shendu died or were taken to the Zuowei Yamen. Eye spies from various families were sent to the vicinity of the Zuowei Yamen. The news they received was that they heard the constant screams. Voice.
Those Daliang officials who acted as ghosts for monk Fang Wai were never hard-boiled, otherwise they would not have been so easily coerced by monk Fang Wai and chose to be the ghosts hidden within Daliang Dynasty.
People were panicked for a moment, and everyone in the entire city of God was waiting for such a purge that could not be described as a small one before the princes could fight for power.
So there were always many officials guarding the prime minister's duty room, and there were constant complaints, which made it difficult for several officials to concentrate on reading the memorials sent from various places. However, when they subconsciously turned their eyes to the prime minister, When I asked Mr. Zaifu, I found that Mr. Zaifu, who was supposed to be sitting behind the table, was missing.
On a long street adjacent to the hotel, a small house stood quietly here.
A young man in black walked in with Xuan Dao and easily saw the old man sitting in the yard waiting for him.
The old man was sitting at the stone table in the yard, with a grape trellis set up next to him. But it was already winter, and with the heavy snowfall, it was hard to tell what his original appearance was. The old man was facing a head of wind and snow, so he couldn't tell what his original appearance was. Even his hair was dyed white by the wind and snow.
Looking at the thin old man, the young man in black bowed and then sat down opposite.
When it comes to official positions, Zaifu is already the head of the civil servants. In the entire Liang Dynasty, among the military attachés, only the Guardian Envoy and the Northern General had the same rank as him. But it is obvious that in this world, no matter how knowledgeable a person is, he still has the same rank. It doesn't matter if you have a high official position, because the monks outside the country will not respect you because of your official position, and the northern demon clan will not let you go because of your official position.
In this world, in the final analysis, it is better to have a big fist.
As the Prime Minister of the Liang Dynasty, when talking about important people in the capital, they were basically ignored. The old man didn't seem to respect the young man in front of him too much or care too much about his actions. He just got straight to the point and asked: "Commander Chen How many more people are you going to kill and how many ghosts are you going to capture?"
Nowadays, people in Shendu are panicking. Although the biggest storm has not yet completely erupted, Zaifu even thinks that Chen Chao may be the trigger.
Chen Chao said calmly: "I don't know how many ghosts there are in Shendu, but obviously even if I think I can catch all the ghosts in Shendu, I still can't catch them all, so there is no need to worry, there are as many ghosts as I can catch." Catch as many ghosts as you can, and catch as many ghosts as you can see."
When manpower is exhausted, many people will be troubled by this, but Chen Chao feels that he does not need to worry so much, because he only needs to do things within his ability. This is what it means to catch as many ghosts as there are.
Lord Zaifu originally thought of a lot of things to say, such as carefully talking about the situation in Shendu, talking about things that should be done now, and not to do some things at the moment, but finally after hearing these words from Chen Chao, he let him It was a bit unexpected, and I didn’t know where to start talking about it for a while.
He was a little distracted.
Then he looked at Chen Chao in front of him, his eyes were extremely clear, and he was looking straight at the Master Zaifu in front of him.
Mr. Zaifu sighed and said, "It seems that meeting you once is a bit unnecessary."
Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Actually, I have always wanted to see you."
Although the Prime Minister is not a big figure in God, as Prime Minister, in many cases, he is the one who formulates and implements national policies. Although all of this requires the nod of the Emperor, for the people of Daliang, especially For the people of Liang who benefited from his policies, Lord Zaifu was a real big shot.
"The reason why I did these things is because long before I returned to Shendu, I received a list. The things I have done these days and the people I arrested are all on this list. In other words, in fact, these The ghosts have been seen by us a long time ago, and now it doesn't really make any difference whether they have been caught or we have been watching them."
Chen Chao looked at Mr. Zaifu and said calmly: "So it seems that it doesn't make much sense for me to do this kind of thing."
Master Zaifu had already vaguely guessed that this was the result of many years of savings from the Guard’s lineage, but he didn’t understand why such a thing had to be done at this time, and now, he didn’t even understand why Chen Chao had to say These words.
Chen Chao saw Master Zaifu's doubts, so he answered the first question, "Of course it's a good time to do something like this at this time. It seems that catching ghosts and arresting the so-called old men from the previous dynasty are also It doesn’t seem to be out of the ordinary, at least it seems that way now, and it won’t cause too much panic. I don’t know what the guardian envoy thinks, but in my opinion, this is the reason.”
"As for why you say these things to Lord Zaifu, Lord Zaifu is the head of the civil service. He deals with hundreds of officials in the court every day. There are some things that I am afraid I have already made a conclusion in my heart. Now I just want to ask Lord Zaifu to tell me. Come out."
Hearing this, Mr. Zaifu understood. He looked at Chen Chao curiously and asked: "Why do you think I know, and why do you think I will tell you? You know that at this moment, you are outside the room, and you don't know if there is someone else." How many people are scolding me? If I told you this, they would not come to my check-in room to scold you, but they would really scold me."
At this point, he took a breath and asked: "Even if I tell you, how can you tell that I am not using it to suppress my opponent?"
Mr. Zaifu has been in the officialdom for many years and is naturally a politician with rich experience. For a person like this, it is difficult for ordinary people to know what he is thinking and to calculate against him.
However, when facing Chen Chao, Master Zaifu seemed to be somewhat sincere.
But such sincerity made Chen Chao feel unreal.
Because this should not be the attitude that Mr. Zaifu should have.
Chen Chao was silent for a long time.
He was not thinking about how to respond to Master Zaifu, he just wanted to be silent.
Master Zaifu said: "Young men of this age should not pretend to be serious, because it has no meaning."
Chen Chao said: "You should know that in the Liang Dynasty, especially in the officialdom, it is meaningless no matter how calculating you are, and it is meaningless no matter how you cultivate your own strength, because you can't deceive anyone."
When Master Zaifu heard this, he already understood who Chen Chao was talking about. In this world, they, the so-called old foxes, cannot hide anything from one person.
"Your Majesty is naturally an unparalleled hero. If you don't have to worry about Emperor Taizu Gao, I would be afraid of the government and the opposition..."
Master Zaifu looked at Chen Chao and said calmly: "Your Majesty's vision is indeed good."
Although not everyone knows the details of what happened to Chen Chao and Emperor Daliang, Master Zaifu knows very well that Chen Chao is the person whom His Majesty the Emperor values.
Chen Chao said: "Do you believe that His Majesty died in the north?"
This is also a rumor that has been widely circulated in the gods these days. His Majesty the Emperor died in the north.
Master Zaifu smiled and said: "Although the Demon Emperor is strong, His Majesty is not weak either."
He did not answer this question directly, but he already gave his own answer.
Chen Chao said: "It seems that His Majesty is really great in your hearts."
Lord Zaifu did not answer this question, he just thought, who else can win a vassal with one land and one country?
Chen Chao said: "So after all this, you are still unwilling to give me some names?"
Master Zaifu shook his head and said, "Of course I will give it to you."
Chen Chao became a little strange and looked at Lord Zaifu in front of him curiously, quietly and silently.
Lord Zaifu smiled and said: "I haven't said it before because I don't know what you are going to do. Although I am a scholar, I also know how to eradicate the grass and roots. If it is only part of it, then there is no need to say anything."
After saying this, he took out a list from his arms and handed it to Chen Chao.
Chen Chao opened his eyes and took a look, saw a familiar name, and asked curiously: "Master Li has an excellent reputation in the government and the public. He has always been honest, and the yamen where he works can't spy on any secrets. Why is he there?"
Master Zaifu said calmly: "It's impossible now, but it may not be impossible in the future. Let's put a chess piece here for a few years. When the time is right, we can put this chess piece in a key place."
Chen Chao thought for a while and said, "I understand."
Then he saw another name and said: "These ghosts are all in Qingliu Yamen. Maybe they just accepted the benefits of monk Fang Wai first, but the other party will not ask them to do anything, so it is difficult for even the guarding Yamen to detect them. How did you find out that they are ghosts?"
Master Zaifu smiled and gave some reasons.
They are probably all very trivial things.
"An ancient book can easily cost hundreds of dollars. It's not easy."
Lord Zaifu sighed.
Chen Chao didn't say anything, he just stood up and wanted to leave here.
Master Zaifu suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought that I am also a ghost?"
This question seems to be asked casually, but it is not, it is very meaningful.
Chen Chao looked at him and said, "I have thought about it."
Lord Zaifu smiled and waited for the next chapter.
Chen Chao frowned and said, "Compared to my peers, I can certainly be said to be smart, but compared to you, I seem very childish."
Master Zaifu smiled and said, "It's rare for you to be so self-effacing at such a complacent age."
Chen Chao didn't say anything, just bowed and walked out, quickly disappearing into the wind and snow.
Master Zaifu kept looking at him like this.
I don't know how long it took, but Du Qian walked out of the room behind him. The Taishi Ling's face still didn't look good.
Master Zaifu said: "Do you still think he is not good?"
Du Qian frowned and said, "He is so scheming at a young age, and he actually plots against you. Naturally I don't like him."
Master Zaifu smiled and said: "In this world, everyone is a chess piece, and there are only a few people who can play chess."
Du Qian said displeased: "How can it be like this?"
Master Zaifu looked at Du Qian and shook his head, and suddenly asked: "How are those boys in your family doing now?"
Du Qian was a little excited when he mentioned his descendants, and said with a smile: "These little guys are all good, but it makes me a little embarrassed, who can take over from me in the future."
Official positions in the Liang Dynasty were not hereditary, but the post of Taishi Ling had always been hereditary.
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