In midsummer, the weather had not yet completely turned hot, and before Zhang Xing transferred to Zhongzhen Fusi, the atmosphere in the eastern capital suddenly became tense.
The reason couldn't be simpler. The major case of Yang Shen's rebellion was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment. As a result, Zhang Wenda, the Minister of Punishment, took a strict stance as soon as he came up.
The mastermind of such a huge case, Yang Shen, happened to be from the Shangzhu Kingdom. He was the first hero in the founding of the country, the former Prime Minister and the eldest son of Yang Bin of the Shangzhu Kingdom. His so-called disciples and former officials are all over the world, and his in-laws are all over the two capitals. Once something happens, If you pick up the melon vines, it will be a lot of fun.
Therefore, everyone in the wealthy families in the Eastern Capital is in danger, and all kinds of people who rely on the wealthy families are also cautious and cautious.
In fact, Yang Shen's case was of course handled by Jing'an Taichung from the beginning, and Cao Lin, the prime minister and clan minister of Jing'an Taichung, should be personally responsible. But the plan Cao Lin gave at the beginning was to only punish the culprit without excessive investigation. The result was that the governors of Nanya unanimously agreed and sent him to the palace, but were beaten back by the palace without a word the same day.
The emperor, the emperor, the saint, in short, the one who had led the army to conquer Nanchen as early as the late emperor, was recognized as a civil and military strategist, wise and powerful, and was known as the supreme being in the world. Without any instructions or any words, he directly sent back the joint memorial.
No one dares to despise the attitude of the saint.
As a result, the Nanya princes discussed it for a while, but they were happy and immediately handed over the matter to the censor Zhongcheng.
As a result, the censor Zhongcheng Dou Shang went back to fiddle around and came up with a slightly harsh treatment plan. The Nanya princes were transferred to Ziwei Palace again, but were sent back again.
At this time, according to the rules, it was time for the Ministry of Punishment to take over.
Therefore, the Dukes of Nanya formally sent a letter to the Ministry of Punishment, and Zhang Wenda, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, came to discuss a plan.
Let's say that this matter and Dongyi's defeat are the two biggest events in the current situation. Everyone is watching, and as things happen again and again, I don't know how many people have secretly speculated. The saint of Ziwei Palace has long been impatient.
Zhang Wenda, the Minister of Punishment, is obviously one of them.
Since he received the summons from the Dukes of Nanya, he did not immediately go to Jing'an Station to collect information about the criminals and the process of rebellion. Instead, after three days of silence, he suddenly submitted a letter publicly.
In this grand memorial that passed through Nanya and Beiya and entered the Ziwei Palace, Zhang Wenda publicly accused the Nanya princes of being officials because many of the courtiers were related to the Yang family and the Li family, regardless of the fact that Yang Shen had committed a heinous crime and brought trouble to the world. Being coerced, one can easily waver in one's position, and one's corpse is left bare, betraying the trust of the saint.
As for Cao Lin, the Prime Minister of Taichung, Jing'an, and Dou Shang, the Prime Minister of Taichung, they are of course incompetent people who do not want to serve the country in their positions, but are suppressed by public opinion.
Finally, Zhang Wenda specifically pointed out that the reason for the defeat of the Second Conquest of Dongyi was not because of the imperial court's planning errors, not because the Wei generals were not brave, or because the saints were not virtuous enough to enlighten the world. The root cause was the villain Yang Shen's deliberate efforts to put the saints and the court in danger. , harming the separation of the world and the four seas.
If such bad criminals cannot be thoroughly investigated and their party members are implicated, the country will not be stable. Even Bai Di Ye may despise the strength of the country's justice and no longer protect the country.
When the memorial entered the palace, the saint immediately added Zhang Wenda, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, to participate in the general affairs of the Zhongshu Province, and sent Zhang Wenda's memorial back to Nanya... Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province were all located in the south of Ziwei Palace, which was separated from Da Nei by a wall. The palace, taken together, represents the authority of the governor, which is usually called Nanya. In other words, Zhang Wenda's memorial made himself one of the Nanya princes he accused.
And so far, why don't the Nanya princes understand the meaning of the saint?
So soon, Nanya submitted another report, asking Zhang Wenda, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the General Secretary of the Zhongshu Province, to take charge of the Yang Ni case and the Dongyi military affairs.
This time, Ouchi immediately played accurately.
"So this is all a fuss?"
At noon, on the old middle bridge of Jingshanfang, Zhang Xing, who had just put on a suit of brocade clothes today, was drinking chilly sour plum soup under the envious eyes of the children next to him. For the past half day, he and Qin Bao had been looking at the hot scene in the north. , while chatting about related matters.
Over there, countless soldiers and servants from the Ministry of Justice were transporting carts and loads of documents from north to south. There was no need for anyone to pass through. In addition, there were many officials from the Ministry of Justice who were sweating profusely. The idle people watching the excitement almost blocked the road, so Zhang Xing, who came to go through the entry procedures on the first day, had to openly fish with Qin Bao in public.
"Brother Zhang said the opposite." Qin Bao swallowed the sour plum soup and curled his lips. "This is the end of the hard work... The Ministry of Punishment has rarely suppressed our Jing'an station. It has been hard these days, pointing at Yang Ni's case and glaring at it, asking for prisoners, documents, and even a piece of paper related to Taichung Everyone is waiting to sign and sign, and if anything goes wrong, everyone will be called over to start over. If anyone dares not to come, they will take the opportunity to cause trouble and directly slap the label of deceiving the king... Everyone says that the Ministry of Punishment is in trouble this time. I didn’t take the opportunity to rob Jing’antai. When has Taichung ever been so angry? But there is nothing we can do.”
Zhang Xing was holding a cup of sour plum soup, and he ignored the matter and said, "You have to understand that the Ministry of Punishment has also been oppressed by Jing'an Taiwan for many years. Once they are overturned, what's the point of letting off some anger?"
"Tell the truth." Hearing this, Qin Bao looked around and spoke in a low voice. "If Taichung wasn't bothered by this incident, what happened on the other side of the river wouldn't have been so easy...Brother Zhang, don't take advantage of me and act like a good boy."
"If you don't behave when you get an advantage, if you don't leave a name for doing good deeds, isn't it just walking at night in fine clothes?" Zhang Xingtian was shameless and refuted it on the spot.
If it were someone else who said this, Qin Bao would definitely break off the relationship, but he knew that in the previous case, although the person in front of him was seeking revenge for himself, he also had a vague intention of hoeing the strong and supporting the weak. In a righteous manner, he did not leave a name... but it was hard to say much.
In fact, the two of them watched the team of people from the Criminal Department in the north gradually drifting apart. They drank the sour plum soup in one breath and were about to leave for the stage. Only then did Qin Bao realize that most of the cans of sour plum soup sold by the vendor behind Zhang Xing were already filled with cold air.
And it seems that Zhang Xunqi, who did good deeds, did not leave his name.
Without further ado, the road was open, and the two patrolmen in fine uniforms entered Taiwan proudly. However, they said they were 'entering Taiwan', but in fact they were going to the island.
The location of Jing'an Terrace is very interesting... The entire Eastern Capital City is about a magical land. Beimang Mountain and Luoshui were widely used to the extreme, while Ziwei Palace and Xiyuan naturally had to use large areas of living water to decorate, but in the end It also gushes out from the drainage system east of the imperial city.
This drainage system is called Xiecheng Canal.
At the same time, Luoshui led to two artificial canals. One was divided from the inside of the city from south to north, and the other was divided from east to west outside the city, leading to the arsenal and warehouses in the north and east of the imperial city respectively. It is a serious canal. Two canals and the Xiecheng Canal were tied in the east and south of the imperial city, forming a natural pool in the city and surrounding it as an island.
That's right, the Jing'antai headquarters and the prison system of Zhongzhen Fusi are located on this island.
"I heard from an old man in Taili that this island was originally called Lidefang. It was named after Chengfufang across the pond, and Chengfufang was named after Chengfumen in the southeast of the palace, which was used to unload canal goods. It's a chain within a chain." After crossing the bridge and setting foot on the island, Qin Bao automatically started to act as a tour guide. "There were even residents originally. But then the population of Dongdu became more and more, the canals became wider and wider, and the water area of Xiyuan became larger and larger, making the water pool in the south become wider and wider, and the area of Lide Square also became larger. It got smaller and smaller, so we simply moved the residents out, and now it’s exclusively owned by Jing’an Terrace.”
Zhang Xing nodded and did not make any additional comments, but he was already thinking about it. With the imperial city behind him, a closed environment, and a self-contained system, it was easy to develop a sense of belonging and independence. No wonder Qin Bao entered the school earlier than himself. Jinyi has been riding around for more than half a month, and he is already one of us.
"What is that?" Turning the corner, the buildings covered by the mounds and trees next to the pool came into view, and Zhang Xing first noticed a strange black building that was more like a tower than a building. .
It's not high, only five or six floors, but it's impressive enough.
"I knew you were going to ask." Qin Bao smiled. "That's the place we're going to soon... The top floor is Zhongcheng's place. He usually discusses things in Nanya in the morning and works here in the afternoon. Since he has no heirs, he does it five or six times out of ten in the evening. Stay here... As for the lower floors, they are the assessment and promotion departments, and where the personnel files are located. Above the general banner of Dongzhen Fusi, Zhongzhen Fusi and West Town Fusi, although they are promotions of small soldiers, they must be in It was conducted in the afternoon.”
Zhang Xing understood, and then his heart suddenly suddenly became a little nervous, and then he immediately asked in a low voice: "Did you tell me the day before yesterday that Zhongcheng was a great master?"
"Yes." Qin Bao immediately became excited. "It is precisely because I know Zhongcheng's cultivation that I am sure that it turns out that cultivation and being an official go hand in hand..."
Zhang Xing was unable to complain.
A great master who was born in a clan, never married or had any children, and was twenty years older than the saint at that time. It would be strange if he could not become a high official. What makes him nervous is that for this kind of person, all promotions must be personally reviewed. God knows whether there will be any explanation.
"Don't be nervous." After taking two steps, Qin Bao seemed to react and quickly comforted him. "Zhongcheng is very kind to the low-level patrolmen. I saw him once that day..."
Zhang Xing was speechless, but he had come this far. How could he turn back? He simply nodded and walked slowly down the tower with Qin Bao.
Before arriving at the lower courtyard of the tower, Qin Bao stepped forward and handed over his waist badge. After a brief explanation, he immediately got out of the way.
When the two of them entered the courtyard under the tower and were about to enter the tower, Qin Bao suddenly stopped and said:
"Brother Zhang, I can't follow you in next time... However, although I have always admired your knowledge, today I can't help but want to test you in front of the school officer inside... Do you know that Zhongzhen Fu Where is Si’s famous Tianlao?”
Zhang Xing looked around, his eyes fell on the tower in front of him, he hesitated, and pointed to his feet.
Qin Baodeng was speechless: "How do you know?"
Zhang Xing didn't say a word, but turned around and spread his hands... Shouldn't this be common sense? In a world with true energy, is there a more reliable jailer than a grand master?
The pagoda suppresses the river demon!
Even when Qin Bao asked, Zhang Xing finally realized that this tower was built with the Tianlao in mind.
However, this was not the time for idle chatter. Zhang Xing finished spreading his hands and lowered his head directly into the five-story black tower.
"Name."
As soon as he stepped into the tower, there was a sound.
Zhang Xing looked around and saw that the surroundings were empty. He immediately looked up and sure enough, he saw several screens on the second floor curved platform directly in front. There were figures shaking behind the screens, and the sound came from there.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Xing decided not to tolerate these interviewers, and turned directly to the second floor in a strange silence. Then he found the screen under the attention of many busy clerks on the second floor, and saw a person behind the screen. The gentleman with the black ribbon and the two with the white ribbon were holding a cup of herbal tea in their hands and looking straight at themselves.
At this time, he seriously bowed his hands and saluted:
"I don't know which superior officer asked about it just now. Is he asking about me? I am Zhang Xing, former patrol sergeant of the fifth team of Dongdu Department of Fusi in Dongzhen. I have been ordered to join the Jinyi patrol."
"I didn't ask you so much."
After a long while, the black-sanded man spoke coldly.
"Yes, I'm Zhang Xing." Zhang Xing handed over his hand again.
Heishou tried to stare at the other person, and finally asked: "Why did you come upstairs?"
"For politeness." Zhang Xing bowed his hands again and again. "I was just below. Although I don't know who is calling me and what rank I am. But since we are in a key place in Taichung, we should be in the same column as Jing'an Terrace... Since we are in the same column, we will live and die together when we go out, and we will die together when we enter. Then we share joys and sorrows... How can there be any reason to hide our faces across a screen, yell and deliberately distance ourselves from each other?"
You could hear a pin drop in the quiet surroundings, and the black-sanded man and the two white-sanded men looked up almost at the same time, and then looked away at the same time.
After a while, a man with a white ribbon on his back reluctantly picked up a piece of paper on the long desk behind him, frowned and asked:
"Joined the Jinyi Patrol? Recommended by Bai Patrol? Turns out he is a street tiger?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing was speechless, didn't he have to ask again?
"Do you know there is something wrong with your file?" Bai Shou, who was holding the file, frowned even more. "Even if your parents are gone, there must be other relatives, right? Why are there no marks at all? After you live twenty-three or four years, you should also have friends and neighbors...According to the rules, you must have five people who have known you for more than five years. Only by being a guarantee can you be considered to have a clean background, but in the end, there is only..."
At this point, Hei Shou groaned, and Bai Shou immediately stopped, then raised his head to look at Zhang Xing: "No matter what, you have to make this clear, otherwise it will be impossible for us to record the file."
"It's actually very simple." Zhang Xing sighed. "I told Chai Changjian about this a few days ago... To be honest, I am a former sergeant of the Middle Base Army. Almost the entire army was wiped out in Luolongtan, and I escaped alone..."
"Your head was injured and you can't remember?" Hei Shou's tone softened slightly. "How should I put it? Brothers, it's not like I'm trying to make things difficult for you... Your description is unconvincing to everyone. The most obvious one is, what if you are Dong Yi's dead body?"
Zhang Xing had nothing to say.
If he knew how to say it, he would have been here to report it from the beginning.
But he wasn't worried, because since Bai Yousi asked him to come, it meant that someone would answer this question for him.
Sure enough, at this moment, a ringing sound suddenly rang out from somewhere on the upper floor. Hei Shou looked solemn and raised his hand: "Go to the third floor... you don't need to take care of the files here."
Zhang Xing silently went up, and when he reached the third floor, he saw another black man standing here like an iron tower, but this one's request was very simple.
"Isn't it true that Hanbing is really angry? Use all your strength and punch me in the chest!" Hei Shou shouted proudly.
Zhang Xing was not polite, and punched him with his backhand. The next moment, he felt as if his fist had hit a human-shaped iron tower. In addition to the unbearable pain, his whole body took seven or eight steps back, almost missing. Roll down the stairs.
"Five positive meridians are connected, and his reaction and strength are pretty good. He is a good young man, but he is far less talented than Qin Erlang, who was recommended by Bai during the last inspection." Hei Shou raised his hand and pointed upward. "Go up!"
Zhang Xing endured the pain and walked up to the fourth floor. Then he saw an unknown middle-aged Zhu Shou standing in the middle of the fourth floor with trembling eyes.
The next moment, Zhu Shou said calmly: "Punch me too!"
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, his scalp felt numb, and he wished he could run away immediately.
In fact, he seemed to have really lost his footing. He turned around and took two steps towards the stairs. But at this moment, as laughter came from behind him, Zhang Xing, who had just taken two steps, gritted his teeth and turned around. However, luck could control his whole body. With the cold ice energy, he kicked his feet and punched the opponent in the face with all his strength.
The middle-aged Zhu Shou was obviously startled, as if he did not expect this to happen, and then in the next moment, almost instinctively, a dazzling golden light glowed on his body.
Zhang Xing punched him, but the expected pain did not come. Instead, he felt that his body was not his. Soon he realized what was going on - a man without a crown and wearing a purple robe. The old man suddenly appeared in front of middle-aged Zhu Shou, holding the light that looked like substance from the air with one hand, and behind him was Bai Yousi who had just put himself upright.
There is nothing to say. The old man in purple robe can only be Cao Lin, the imperial uncle of the Great Wei Dynasty and the censor of Dingguo Duke, Zhongcheng Cao Lin. He and Bai Yousi were already there. Seeing that something was going to happen below, we came down together to save people.
Of course, it’s hard to say who comes first and who comes last, and who each comes to save.
"Xue Liang!" Cao Lin yelled on the spot after the scene calmed down. "I won't ask you why you suddenly wanted to tease your subordinate and didn't test his knowledge of criminal cases, which almost caused an accident. I just want to ask you one thing. Didn't you expect that he could come back to you? With your Dzogchen cultivation level, who gives you the courage to underestimate a living person?"
Zhu Shou, whose surname was Xue, flushed with embarrassment and immediately raised his hands: "Please punish me from my adoptive father."
However, Cao Lin ignored him at all and instead showed his face to see Zhang Xing.
Although the gray-haired Dingguo Gong just showed his face, his eyes shot like a hawk: "Zhang Xing, right? If Sisi wants to use you, she has her reasons; if she is willing to protect you, I am also willing to trust her... But there is still something to be said. You are too glib on the second floor. I don’t like it. It should be noted that even if we are in the same row, there should be some respect for superiors and inferiors. But whether it is the second floor or the third floor, go to the fourth floor. You still have some courage in your chest, and it's getting more and more abundant. The punch just now was even more outstanding. Even if you don't have Sisi, I am willing to recognize you as a hero now and accept you into Taiwan... taking advantage of the cultivation industry. The workshop is not closed, go out and collect money from Erlang Qin, and buy yourself a good horse. From now on, you will be a patrolling rider in brocade clothes, which is not the same as a street tiger. Don't let me lose my face by going in and out."
Zhang Xing, who had just caught his breath, quickly bowed his head behind Bai Yousi and said yes.
PS: Thanks to the new leader, Mr. Bachelor A, this is the 40th cutest episode in this book.
