Network is a very scary thing. He can't see or touch it, but it actually exists.
Just like Liu Xuande, who worked hard in Jingzhou for seven years and could easily lead more than 100,000 people to leave Xinye, the people of Jingzhou regarded him as a benevolent person.
But when Cao Mengde went south, all the prominent figures in Jingzhou flocked to join him.
Is this because Cao Mengde is overbearing?
Or maybe Cai Mao and Cao Cao are old friends?
It's not, it's connections.
He, Cao Mengde, had accumulated enough connections from the moment he was born.
Liu Xuande whipped the postal superintendent and he was about to abandon his post and flee. Cao Mengde, together with the three monarchs, spoke out against the eunuchs and powerful officials of the Manchu Dynasty. He was fair and strict in the chaotic court and showed no mercy.
But he has nothing to do. As long as he wants, he can still sit in the position of Jinan Prime Minister.
What is this? This is connections!
Cao Teng is the ancestor of the Shi Changshi, who was favored by the emperor at that time, and Taiwei Zhang Wen was his disciple.
For the sake of a lieutenant, Cao Song would throw out hundreds of millions of dollars to buy an official position. Who in the world could have any objections?
This is connections, you can do whatever you want, even your ideas can surpass your talents.
This is the case now. As a very special being under Zhao Huan, it is not an exaggeration to say that Geng Nanzhong can be regarded as a true favorite.
He is not a fearful person like Qin Hui. The plan in his mansion can be said to be full of people. I don't know how many officials, dignitaries, and even people who want to ask for something come to visit.
Are these people really corrupt officials?
Are these people really traitors?
Isn't this nonsense?
When he held a birthday banquet, he sent invitations to the six ministers, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others who had returned to Beijing to report on their duties, so that they could attend the banquet to celebrate his birthday.
Who has nothing to do with this kind of thing, so he has to throw away his face and make him unable to be a minister in the imperial court?
An old guy in his 70s or 80s, who has no real power at all, is cheerful all day long, is polite to everyone, and greets everyone with a smile. The only thing left is his face, which is protected by the official family. As an official Someone with dignity invites you to a banquet.
How reluctant are you to have a fight with him? Do you insist on not coming on this trip and trample his face under your feet? Do you have to make things difficult for the officials?
Is it so hard to think about it?
This old guy usually relies on abundant rewards and plays and feasts every night. Not only within the territory of the Song Dynasty, but also in the city of Luoyang, who has not been to his mansion and had a drink with him?
If not, then do you have to think about why you don’t have yourself?
For example, Zhang Yong still hasn't figured out why Geng Nanzhong, who treated Tong Guan as a guest, refused to invite him to go.
Now Zhang Yong looked at Geng Nazhong who was still yelling at him and warning him that he must impeach him to make him look good. Thinking about Qin Hui's words just now, the right hand holding the knife at his waist slowly loosened his grip. .
"Qin Hui, you old fool tricked me!"
Zhang Yong's face was gloomy. He originally wanted to use this opportunity to kill Qin Hui and Geng Nazhong in one fell swoop, but when Qin Hui did this, he didn't intend to deal with Geng Nazhong.
Luoyang City, which was standing behind Geng Nanzhong, was going to be cleaned up.
And Qin Hui was not afraid at all. He had been hiding and suffering all his life, and he finally stood up this time.
"Commander, a certain family was kind enough to help the Imperial City Division pull out the nails hidden by this golden man. Now the evidence is here and the people are here. Why do you say that a certain family framed you?"
Just because a certain family just reminded the commander to be careful about others?
If such a certain family retracts what they just said, why not ignore how the Imperial City Division behaves? "
"You!" Zhang Yong looked at the guy in front of him angrily. He really wanted to chop this guy with a knife now.
If he wanted to attack Qin Hui before because of the official's order, then now, he really wanted to kill this guy.
Qin Hui is a real disaster!
"Commander Zhang Yong, do you still need to deal with the following matters?"
"Come here!" Zhang Yong roared, "Take this thief down and put him in the prison of our Imperial City. No one is allowed to visit him without an order from a certain family!"
"promise!"
Qin Hui saw that he was tied up without any resistance and allowed them to take him away.
Zhang Yong frowned when he looked at the other old guy.
"Send Geng Nanzhong to the Criminal Department, as well as this woman and the letter!"
"Zhang Yong, you thief, how dare you treat me like this!" Geng Nanzhong still didn't expect what happened to him at this time, "What do you want to do!"
"Mr. Geng, do you need to tell someone that this letter was framed by someone else?"
"Ah!" Geng Nanzhong spat directly on Zhang Yong's face, "Stop messing around here, this is what the Jin caravan gave me!"
As soon as these words were spoken, not to mention Zhang Yong, even the people in the Imperial City Division were stunned.
"You admit it?"
"I'm so stupid!" Geng Nanzhong no longer had any manners, "These guys from the Jin caravan wrote these things to praise my talent, so what's the point?
Even the officials don’t have any objections. What do you, a thief, have?
Is it possible that the Song Dynasty did not allow the Jin people to come to trade? "
"Then this woman, and the money!"
"This is a woman sent by the Jin caravan to honor me. I am old, what does having a woman have to do with you!
As for this money, what's the matter? I have never done anything for them. I am upright and not afraid of the shadow. You are trying to incriminate me, so why bother? "
Seeing such an irritable Geng Nanzhong, Zhang Yong and the experts from the Imperial City Division really opened their eyes.
"Send it to the Ministry of Punishment, send it to the Ministry of Punishment, and let Na Wanqixi interrogate it on his own!"
In the end, Zhang Yong let him scold him so furiously that he couldn't suppress his anger several times and attacked him. He had him taken away and sent to the Ministry of Punishments to be thrown to Wan Qixi.
After hearing the name Wan Qixi, Geng Nanzhong, who was not afraid of anything, finally panicked for a moment.
"Thief, you dare, you dare!"
Geng Nanzhong wanted to curse angrily, but his mouth was blocked by a piece of rag. He was then taken to the Ministry of Punishment by more than ten people from the Imperial City Division and in front of Wan Qixi.
When Wan Qixi saw this struggling old guy, the first thing he did was to let him go.
Then he was given a cup of ginseng tea.
"A certain family has long said that if Mr. Geng is so careless and careless about his actions, big problems will occur sooner or later. Now it turns out to be true."
Wan Qixi pushed the ginseng tea in front of Geng Nanzhong but was knocked to the ground by his slap.
"Wan Qixi, is it possible that you really plan to torture me?"
Looking at the angry Geng Nanzhong, Wan Qixi just smiled.
"Except for officials, there is no one in the world who dares not to punish someone. As long as a certain family feels the need to punish someone, they will definitely do it!"
"you dare..."
"Mr. Geng, drink this ginseng tea. I'm afraid the rest won't be easy."
Seeing the smile on Wan Qixi's face, Geng Nanzhong felt waves of panic all over his body.
At the same time, the news that the Imperial City Division raided Geng Nazhong's residence and captured Geng Nazhong spread throughout Luoyang.
Countless people were in an uproar over this, and countless people entered the palace overnight, requesting to meet the prince, hoping that the prince could curb the power of the Imperial City Division.
Faced with this situation, Zhao Chen, as the prince of the Song Dynasty and in charge of state affairs, really didn't know what to do when he wanted to find his own help.
Zhao Ding, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Zhao Bocong, his companion who has been with him since he was a child.
But now both of them are not in the mansion. Facing the angry court, look at Zhang who came to him first and asked him to make a decision, to dismantle the Luoyang defense line and temporarily hand over the power to the Imperial City Division. use.
Prince Zhao Chen no longer knew what he should do.
The people on both sides seemed to be talking a lot and made sense, but the words of both sides made Zhao Chen not sure what to do.
When Zhao Chen was at a loss, on the other side in the mansion of Zhao Kai, King Yun of the Song Dynasty, on a bed, Zhao Kai, who was seriously ill, was resting slowly with his eyes closed.
At the same time, next to the bed, two people, an old man and a young man, were playing chess. The battle situation was very close.
The old man is Zhao Ding, the Minister of Household Affairs of the Song Dynasty, and the young man is Zhao Bocong, the companion of the Prince Zhao Chen of the Song Dynasty.
"Mr. Zhao is really not worried about another disturbance in the court today. Even if the situation develops to such an extent, Luoyang may be in danger of overthrowing if he is not careful."
"Don't worry, there won't be chaos in Luoyang." Zhao Ding stroked his beard with his hand, with a smile that never changed, "Don't say that these old guys like me are not dead yet, even if we are all dead.
Your Majesty is still there, the prince is still there, and the power of the Song Dynasty is still there. "
"Why is this so? This kind of thing is too big. After all, it will make me, Da Song, look disgraced."
Zhao Bocong sighed helplessly. He knew what Zhao Ding and others wanted to do, but he couldn't figure out why these old guys did this.
It was so decisive.
"His Majesty is old and there are some things that it is difficult for His Majesty to come forward for, so he asked me to wait for him to come forward."
Zhao Ding dropped the chess piece, then looked at Zhao Bocong in front of him again and smiled softly.
"Why do you think His Majesty lets that Zhang Yong stay in Luoyang?"
"It is reasonable and reasonable to use the Imperial City Department to supervise all the big and small problems in Luoyang City..."
"Is that just that, or don't you dare to speak too clearly?" Zhao Ding's words made Zhao Bocong fall into silence, and he began to hesitate about the chess pieces in his hands.
“In this world, everything is too much and too little is too much.
Rights are the most important thing! "
"Again...killing two birds with one stone?" Zhao Bocong couldn't help but smile helplessly, "Your Majesty's heart is really becoming more and more elusive."
"You just need to know that if it hadn't been for His Majesty's secret protection all these years, Qin Hui wouldn't be alive today even if he was really clean."
