The team escorting prisoners, under the leadership of Yi Ming, had a smooth journey. Except for a few suspects who had a premonition of the tragic fate waiting for them, and wanted to seek death and survival while the yamen next to them were not paying attention, they did not encounter anything. emergency.
While passing through some of the most prosperous sections of Huijing City, the escort team led by Yi Ming encountered several of the biggest crises. At that time, the attention of countless people was attracted to them, including ordinary people shopping, small traders, and There were some people with suspicious identities who took advantage of the chaos and crowded towards the escort team, almost causing a huge chaos.
If Zhou Yiming hadn't stood up at the critical moment, mobilized his energy, and pushed the crowd back, the consequences would have been disastrous, because no one knew whether there were secret spies from the North hidden among those with suspicious identities. If these spies Once a huge chaos is created, the key witnesses in the case are likely to be kidnapped. Even if they cannot take away alive, they will kill and silence them.
At that time, all Yiming Ming's efforts last night will be in vain. Not only will he be in vain, but he will also implicate Han Pingzhi.
Because Han Pingzhi has more or less offended Yan Qiu because of this case, if he can completely solve the case, make a great contribution, and get a reward from the court, then he can use these achievements to offset the disadvantage of offending Yan Qiu. , otherwise, he will fall into a situation that is beyond redemption.
Zhou Yiming naturally understood the stakes involved, so even if he had to pay the price of his life, he could not let any accident happen during this escort mission. After all, he did not want to lose a rare good brother like Han Pingzhi, nor did he want his path of honoring his ancestors to come to an abrupt end. Stop.
Besides that, the biggest motivation in his heart is his wife Lin Gillian.
Lin Ajiao is not only unparalleled in beauty and extremely skilled in martial arts, but also has a gentle personality, virtuous and virtuous. She is a unique good woman. She was able to marry him when she was at her lowest. This kind of kindness was revealed on Monday. Ming will never forget it. Even on the night of the wedding night, he secretly vowed in his heart that no matter how much effort he had to make in the future, he would let Lin Ajiao live the happiest life, otherwise he would not only feel sorry for Lin Ajiao , I will also look down on myself.
After subduing the chaotic crowd, Zhou Yiming did not dare to neglect. On the one hand, he led the team to move forward quickly, wanting to leave the place of trouble and trouble quickly. On the other hand, he ordered Xia Dezhang and Deng Tong to lead a few people behind to ensure the safety of the escorting team.
After experiencing these dangers, Zhou Yiming became more cautious when leading the escort team. Moreover, he learned lessons from those crises and no longer led the team through the busiest roads, but tried to take smaller roads as much as possible. , although these trails may take a long way to go, they are usually inaccessible and safety can be adequately guaranteed.
During the journey, Huamian Lang stopped Yi Ming several times and told him some places where spies from the North usually lurk, and asked him to avoid these places as much as possible to prevent falling into a trap.
Zhou Yiming believed Hua Mianlang's words deeply, because he knew in his heart that Hua Mianlang had been completely destroyed by him in martial arts and became a useless person, and he also knew his secret. If he met him at this time, When spies from the Northern Kingdom come to cause trouble, the flower-faced man will undoubtedly die, because in the eyes of other spies from the Northern Kingdom, he has become a traitor and they will definitely kill him and silence him.
Moreover, he does not have any martial arts cultivation. Even if he faces a person with only first-level martial arts cultivation, he has no power to fight back and can only sit back and wait for death. The only one he can rely on now is himself. If his backer once falls, , his future ending will be very tragic.
According to the advice given by Huamian Lang, Yi Ming avoided many dangerous places. After many twists and turns, the escort team finally arrived at the street where the General Affairs Office was located.
Seeing the signboard of the General Affairs Office from a distance and the sergeants guarding the door, Zhou Yiming breathed a long sigh of relief. He looked at the team in front of him and thought that if this team had been following him, he would not have been spies from the North. To kill is to be crushed to death by pressure.
After all, this team is like a hot potato, and it is uncomfortable for anyone to hold it in their hands. If something happens during the period when Yi Ming is in charge, not only will he lose all his credit, but he will also be punished by the court. In this way Not everyone can withstand the mental pressure.
In front of the General Affairs Office Gate, there were not only heavily guarded sergeants, but also an anxious figure. This person was none other than Han Pingzhi, the general manager of the General Affairs Office.
Ever since Yi Ming left the General Affairs Office, Han Pingzhi has been on pins and needles, fearing that something unexpected might happen if Yi Ming never comes back. If such a thing happens, his future life will be miserable.
After all, when dealing with the Northern spy case, he repeatedly stood by Yi Ming. Not only did he not show any respect to his old boss, but he teamed up with Yi Ming to deal with Yang Shijun severely and took two pieces of meat from him. One hundred thousand taels of silver, the reason why he dared to do this was because he believed that Yi Ming would do something in the future. Before he could reach success, he quickly hugged this big tree. As long as this big tree grew smoothly, he would naturally follow him in the future. the benefits of.
But if things don't develop as he imagined, he will be in big trouble. Not only will Yang Shijun not let him go, but his former boss will also regard him as his enemy and will kill him in minutes.
Thinking of this, Han Pingzhi felt panicky. Originally, he was waiting for Zhou Ming to come back in the Yamen of the General Affairs Office. Later, because he didn't see Zhou Ming for a long time, he couldn't sit still anymore. Regardless of everyone's dissuasion, he came alone. In front of the Yamen of the General Affairs Office, he kept looking left and right. While looking, he hoped that Yi Ming would appear in his sight soon, otherwise the huge pressure on him would probably crush him.
After waiting and waiting, Yi Ming never came back. Han Pingzhi was on the verge of collapse. The fact that he had been able to stay in the officialdom for so many years and still hold the position of the general manager of the General Affairs Office did not depend on his ability. , just because he is very stable in doing things and never makes serious mistakes, and it is precisely because of this that Yan Qiu helped him to this position after he left the White Guard organization.
The reason why Yan Qiu did this was because he took a fancy to his stability and knew that in this enviable position, he would not cause trouble for him, and his identity was also very suitable. After all, on the surface, he was no longer in white. Wei's people have nothing to do with Yan Qiu, but only they know whether there are still inextricable connections between the two.
Han Pingzhi was grateful that Yan Qiu was able to pull him into the position of general manager of the General Affairs Office, but he also understood in his heart that he was just a pawn placed by Yan Qiu in this official position. Yan Qiu's real purpose was to let him occupy this official position. Position, do not let other forces get involved.
As the saying goes, Xiao He succeeds and Xiao He fails. Han Pingzhi was able to sit in this position entirely because of his strict demands. However, he had worked hard for this position for many years, but he was not reused by the court at all, and he had no hope of promotion. This is also a gift from Yan Qiu.
After all, the emperor and all the forces in the court are not fools. They know that although Han Pingzhi has separated from Yan Qiu on the surface, he is still his confidant. Therefore, no matter how hard he works, not only will he not be reused and rewarded by the court, Instead, they were ostracized and suppressed everywhere.
Faced with such a dilemma, how could the extremely smart Han Pingzhi understand the truth? If he was a mediocre person, he might just accept his fate like this. After all, being able to stay in the position of the general manager of the General Affairs Office is also a kind of supreme of glory.
But Han Pingzhi is not reconciled to this. He has greater ambitions, and he always has a worry in his heart. Although Yan Qiu has power over the world, he is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, but there is no prospect of how long such a situation can exist. clear.
After all, the old emperor is old and the prince is in his prime. If the old emperor has a physical accident and returns to the west due to illness, and the young and powerful prince ascends the throne, how can he accommodate such a powerful minister as Yan Qiu.
The first thing the new emperor will do when the time comes is to uproot Yan Qiu's forces. If Han Pingzhi still hasn't cut himself off from Yan Qiu's forces by then, he will definitely suffer along with him. Not only will he not be able to protect his own High-ranking officials may even lose their lives in vain.
It is this huge sense of crisis and worry that makes Han Pingzhi panic all day long. He is always watching with cold eyes, trying to find a new backer among the court officials. This is not only to find a way out for himself, but also to find a new supporter. A chance to survive.
The process of finding new backers was very slow, and Han Pingzhi was also extremely cautious in his search. Although he found a few good candidates during this process, after several trials, he found that these people were all weak on the outside and unlikely to achieve great things. , so give up decisively.
It wasn't until he met Zhou Yiming last night that his eyes lit up. He felt that this young man was not only courageous, but also agile. What was even more rare was that he was young and had extremely high martial arts skills. This kind of unique Young talents are not only the pillars of the Great Chu Kingdom, but also the new backers he has been looking for.
Although he immediately identified Zhou Ming as a rare talent at that time, he was still not sure whether he was a qualified backer. Therefore, when investigating the Northern spy case, Han Pingzhi repeatedly took the opportunity to test Zhou Ming. The result made Han Pingzhi very satisfied, and he even felt like he had finally found his master.
It was precisely with this thought in his mind that when he was handling this case, he openly refused to accept Yan Qiu's blame and always stood by Yi Ming's side.
Now that he saw that the new master he had taken the risk to be, might be in danger, how could he not be anxious?
