In fact, at the beginning, the on-duty insider who was responsible for the consultation was very conscientious and carefully interrogated the cause and effect and specific details. However, no matter how much he tried to persuade and beat him with metaphors, Jiang Tian insisted that these people with strong quack habits were quite disrespectful to him as a court official and superior, and even made rude remarks.
At the same time, he also emphasized that he was explicitly invited to screen and appraise these newly elected members of the Qingzheng Division; but he did not expect that if he took advantage of the situation, they would be in vain; he could not even persist in the means of meeting them face to face. Come down; already completely defeated. Then, he expressed indignantly that with such a group of insects, how could the king be at ease?
As the Shangguan of Jinwu Guard, Song Boyi, who was present to listen in, also questioned the various doubtful points and irregularities in this matter as he knew how. He even took the opportunity to launch a critical attack, demanding a thorough investigation into the possibility of someone abusing his authority and violating the court's rules and regulations. As a result, the unknown member of the Yushitai gradually came to his senses and joined in the fun and chimed in. .
So after half of the consultation/wrangling. A sweaty and panic-stricken Xiao Huangmen walked in and whispered a few words. No matter those who were present at the General Administration Department or those who were present, their expressions changed slightly; they immediately announced a suspension and hastily ended the consultation. Jiang Tian was vaguely aware of this. Apparently, the mine he had planted in Yaoyi City exploded.
In fact, at this moment, as the head of the palace house, Huang Er, who was an official envoy of Dongdu Qunyuan and a minister of the palace, just felt that an inexplicable disaster was falling from the sky, and a cauldron that everyone could not explain fell down. on his head. Although Mr. Wei, who died in his family's mansion, was not very prominent, he just had a particularly long life among the officials and had the qualifications to have lived through four generations of emperors.
However, the absurd crime of torturing a senior eunuch to death in his own private house and also murdering others; even if it was only a temporary suspicion, it was undoubtedly a very dangerous sign for him. At least, he didn't know that several other big Diao Yue with equal power would not take this opportunity to do anything. For example, taking away his authority and ministry on the pretext of assisting in tracing the inside story.
After all, as an extension of the imperial power, together with the relatives of the clan and the noble ministers, they are also known as the eunuchs who protect one of the three nobles of the royal family. Nowadays, although their influence on the outer court is limited, they are also full of ubiquitous competition and involution. Just like under his control as Qunyuan Envoy, the maintenance and repair of many internal and external palaces in the Eastern Capital itself are extremely considerable resources and benefits.
As a tribute to a foreign vassal, Huang Er was brought into the palace as one of the beauties; as a little slave with a beard-like appearance, he worked hard to get into the eyes of his adoptive father, Xiaomafang Commander Huang Xin; and he was adopted by Huang Xin. Among the many fake brothers under his knees, he stood out by stepping on their blood, tears and corpses; he sacrificed his life in the autumn hunting field to save the emperor, who was not yet in charge of the country at that time, and was able to rise to great heights.
Therefore, he was able to have the largest palace grant among the officials left behind in the Eastern Capital. Not only did he have a decent family with many wives and concubines, but he also had dozens of pretenders as confidants and subordinates; he also had many foreign husbands (adopted sons) in the mansions and manors outside the palace, who traveled all the way to the north and south for it. , taking care of various industries and livelihoods. And all of this is based on his ability to be in power.
In fact, although he retired to the north as the emperor, he is no longer the most prominent or powerful among the eunuchs, or the one who has the most trust from the reigning emperor. However, in addition to the period when the emperor visited the Eastern Capital regularly or irregularly, he was the most powerful manager and head of the huge Eastern Capital, and even the many internal and external palaces, royal properties, and imperial estates within the capital. .
Therefore, he must complete a private exchange of interests and compromise with his colleagues in the palace in the shortest possible time; in exchange for the initiative to pursue the matter, so as to find out the mastermind behind these abandoned corpses in his palace residence. . Otherwise, the longer the situation drags on, the fewer and fewer resources he can self-identify and control; he may not even be able to hope for a name that allows him to escape with dignity.
However, Huang Er, who received the urgent report of the children in the palace and hurried back from the banquet in the garden outside the palace, began to use all his authority and resources to try to find out who had their throats cut or their necks broken. When he discovered the identities of several other people whose bodies were found in his palace, he received another piece of bad news. These people are not ordinary housekeepers, but internal disciples who belong to the imperial city of Shangjing.
And when he sent the top officer in the investigation, Huang Jian, the right prime minister of the Internal Affairs Bureau and the head of the adopted son, to try to find out the specific origins and background of the corpses based on the markings on them; In the office, I hit a wall hard. Li Shouyi, the deputy envoy of the Dongdu branch, directly handled the secrets of the various departments within the palace and rejected any attempts and requests for verification.
But on the other hand, Huang Er's other adopted son, Huang Feng, brought him back an inspection officer under the deputy envoy Li Shouyi, who paid him a lot of money to impress the little talk he revealed. In other words, these people who died in his palace were not ordinary internal martial arts disciples selected from among the children in the palace and who practiced martial arts since childhood; they were probably one of the more elite five internal martial arts masters.
When things got to this point, Huang Er couldn't help but worry about gains and losses. He didn't know whether he should insist on continuing to lead the investigation. Because the internal warlord Wu Biao, who was born as a child in the palace, is just like the elite outside regiment men who were selected and trained among the Yulin orphans raised in the Forbidden Garden; they are the closest internal guards to the Tian family. It may also involve some secret things between the Supreme Being he serves and his current superior.
But no matter how entangled Huang Er, the insider who took the blame for no apparent reason, was, it had nothing to do with Jiang Tian, who escaped unscathed. In fact, after he walked out of the inner visitor room at the Yintai Gate, he received calls from the Yushitai, the left and right Jinwu guards, the right Wuwei, and even the General Affairs Department, including the Ministry of Punishment, and several families from outside the dynasty. An invitation to a private banquet by an official of the Yamen.
Therefore, when Jiang Tian slowly walked out of the west waiting courtyard, where people were looking at him with suspicion, he saw Zhang Wusheng and Li Huan who were waiting here, and they were already rushing to greet him. He immediately said: "Next, you can follow me around in Luodu. After your Majesty sees me to thank you, I will express my gratitude and go back to Chang'an directly. I don't know what other plans you have. Arrangements?"
When Li Huan heard this, he said without hesitation: "I'll just listen to the proprietor's orders." Zhang Wusheng was stunned for a moment, and then responded: "I am the person who records things. Naturally, I will go wherever the records go." Jiang Tian nodded and said, "In that case, I will naturally give you some ideas. An opportunity and a future.”
Of course, after this incident, he was really disappointed in the so-called Kiyomasa. In addition, now that I have taken action to break up the relationship, I am too lazy to continue playing games of intrigue and compromise with those who may be behind my back. At least compared to the spiritual outlook over there in Chang'an, the bloatedness and slowness of the big dynasty here in Dongdu are more obvious.
According to the limited internal information obtained from Jinwuwei and Youwuwei. It has been at least half a year since strange beasts and ghosts were discovered in the land of Kanto. However, the attitude of the upper echelons of the Eastern Capital towards the situation, apart from treating it as routine riots and turmoil and sending troops to encircle and suppress them one after another, was still so unhurried and unhurried, even blatantly perfunctory.
You know, maybe the hundreds or even thousands of casualties caused by these strange beasts are completely harmless to the metropolitan area, which often has millions of households. But the impact of rumors and public opinion generated by public panic on the political level and economic activities is the most fatal and important. In this case, the newly established Qingzhengsi is even more of a joke.
Based on what Jiang Tian saw with his own eyes and the follow-up information provided by Jinwu Weili. The so-called Qingzheng Bureau relies on a group of strange people recruited from various parties to fill the scene, plus a few related households to mediate. How is this different from the ordinary Qinggui Yamen that is used to support idle people. Therefore, Jiang Tian would not work with such a hastily put together grass-stage team.
Because, in Qingzhengsi's current basic plan. There is no logistical support for the payment of money, food and equipment, no means of medical rescue, and no regulations for organization, scheduling, and training. Even the target to be dealt with is a vague concept. Not to mention veterans who are good at tracking and following trails. Medical officers and widowers who dissect corpses and conduct subsequent analysis...
Jiang Tian really couldn't afford it, and he couldn't do it, and he had no obligation to worry about this for them who had no relatives or friends. In a sense, they are a group of dead people. Even if they are not dead now, they will be dead sooner or later if something happens in the future. Therefore, Jiang Tian made it clear and forthright in the Jinwu Guard Yamen.
What the court needs most at the moment is not a group of people who can only show off and perform in front of the nobles with their unique skills, and can barely fool the common people for a while. Rather, they are methods and equipment that can command and enforce orders like an army, but are flexible enough and have a continuous training mechanism that can be divided into elite teams (groups) at any time.
Of course, even if these words are spread, it is hard to say how much effect and impact they will have. Jiang Tian also did his best to do his best, which was a response to the imperial court's promotion of officials; but compared to the newly discovered mission clues, these things that the world was eager to pursue were not particularly important.
