At the same time, Jiang Tian also led a group of followers and rode horses to the third lane of Jinguangmen South Street, in front of the Jingzhao Mansion where Deguangfang is located on the east side of the West City. The front door of the Jingzhao Mansion archway had already been opened, and more than a dozen officials in Tsing Yi greeted them respectfully.
In a sense, ever since Jiang Tian came to this world, he seemed to be incompatible with Jingzhao Mansion, so that every time Jingzhao Mansion got involved with him, the benefits were not much, but the trouble was. It caused a lot of trouble; therefore, there were many unlucky officials.
Therefore, after several twists and turns, even if they are lucky enough to pass the customs and survive, the various officials and subordinates will inevitably change their expressions upon hearing about them; they will even regard any opportunity to interact and negotiate with them as a terrifying road like a flood of ferocious beasts. . But helplessness will inevitably lead to strength.
Now he is a high-ranking and powerful member of Xiantai, and he has obtained a certificate (permission) issued by Yushitaiyuan and endorsed by Shangshu Province to "assist in investigating the internal and external affairs of the capital". Therefore, no matter how disgusted and taboo they were, they had to hold their noses and recommend an unlucky guy who would be responsible for the handover.
Otherwise, the newly appointed officials would be impatient. Although the Shangguan who was suddenly ill and resting at home would not have any direct problems, the low-grade subordinate officials, subordinates and officials under him would not be able to withstand the opponent. Impeachment for accountability; someone who can easily be pushed out as a scapegoat.
Therefore, amid the silence, sideways glances, and peeping from behind the cracks in the doors and windows, Jiang Tian and his party, led by a few senior officials who dared not show their presence and were sweating, walked through the place without any trouble. Everywhere is quiet, as if it were a ghostly courtyard and porch.
Until the moment when their figures completely disappeared from another building complex, the halls and courtyards that were originally dead silent except for the chirping of cicadas were restored to a roaring and noisy state, with people running around and walking through each other like weaving. The noise and hustle and bustle. Others followed him secretly.
But they were busy asking and discussing. Now, for what reason did this god of plague, Tai Sui, who has been vaguely announced, suddenly come to Jingzhao Mansion? And which officials and staff of the departments and offices have been caught with the corresponding handles and problems, and will be downgraded because of this? It's really bad.
It wasn't until someone initially sent back and confirmed the news that the other party headed directly towards the inner chamber; most of the people who had nothing to do with it couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. After all, compared to the dozens of departments and offices in Jingzhao Mansion, the internal office that specializes in old documents is really nothing.
Talking about the Jingzhao Mansion, after a long period of operation, it has naturally accumulated various chronic diseases and malpractices; it can be said that most departments and offices are not immune to this. It's not like there wasn't a competent censor who came to inspect and interrogate as usual.
However, the neibufang neither has sufficient financial resources allocated by the public, nor does it have the natural benefits and rules of lay authority of the government offices; even current official documents and confidential documents that are time-sensitive are not included in its jurisdiction. Therefore, it is simply the "dislike of coldness and abandonment" in "dislike of coldness and abandonment".
There is no need to worry about being found out about any serious wrongdoing; after all, it contains old eucalyptus documents and backup copies of documents that have been preserved in accordance with imperial regulations; I am afraid that things that did not happen several times or even more than ten years ago, even if they are taken by Xiang. It won't be involved in overturning the eucalyptus. There are currently employees in Jingzhao Mansion and so on.
It can be said that apart from a pile of stuff that has been accumulated over the past generations and can barely be sold as scrap paper, there is really no evil in it. Therefore, after losing the imminent threat and serious relationship, most people quickly returned to normal, as if no one had ever been there.
At the same time, Jiang Tian was deep in the second half of the huge building complex of Jingzhao Mansion, instigating and leading a group of officials who were forced to come to assist. Digging through the piles of old papers that have accumulated dust and musty smell, startling the bookworms to crawl around.
As scrolls, bookkeeping and brochures are constantly being moved out of the shelves and cabinets marked with seals and indexes; among the dust, occasionally there will be the binding lines and seals of the corresponding documents, and suddenly they will appear. It broke apart and scattered on the ground like snowflakes. It was obviously not well preserved.
The face of the old man with a goatee who was responsible for taking the lead in the search also became more humble and miserable; however, Jiang Tian did not hold them accountable for this, or took the opportunity to reprimand them. Instead, he took the initiative to pay for the favor and bought some fruit snacks and cold drinks as a token of comfort.
Of course, Jiang Tian didn't let it go without hesitation. This time it is a new official task; it is to preside over and coordinate the search of the underground ditch network in Chang'an City that has been used for many years. For this purpose, officials from the Jingzhao Prefecture in the city and guards belonging to the Jinwu Street Envoy can be recruited at any time and at any time.
From this, he could also legitimately call and inventory the layout of the past above-ground buildings and underground structures in Chang'an City to complete a long-standing wish. It will not specifically arouse the suspicion and vigilance of the suspected black power behind the scenes that is still lurking in the dark many years later.
Of course, compared to Chang'an County and Wannian County, which are more relaxed and have been infiltrated into sieves by dynamic social organizations, the cost of buying and controlling Jingzhao Mansion, subverting flowers and trees, and hiding the truth is undoubtedly more expensive and troublesome. , so there may be omissions.
After all, the Jingzhao Mansion is under the eyes of the imperial court and is theoretically directly responsible for the political affairs hall. It is the most highly-equipped local government office in the world. If the mastermind behind the scenes had the ability to directly control government affairs, there would be no need to go to great lengths to send out those suspected accomplices.
According to the regulations of the imperial court, important documents such as household registration, tax and servitude, litigation and criminal names, etc., are required to be kept in 4 books by the local government; they are reported step by step by the county, state/prefecture, and road/road to the corresponding competent departments of the central ministries. Therefore, the above-ground buildings and underground structural patterns of Chang'an in the past dynasties also have their own preparations.
What Jiang Tian is looking for is the cross-comparison of old and new patterns produced during repairs, dredging, and dredging over several years; he hopes to find out-of-this-world details that may have been missed or ignored by others. However, this is obviously a very complicated process.
After all, Chang'an City is a huge city and metropolis in the world with a household registration of one million; with the flow and convergence of the population like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea, there are corresponding derivation and changes almost every year, and there is dynamic development and evolution everywhere. Even if the time and scope are reduced, it is still huge.
The relevant drawings and eucalyptus scrolls that were finally cleared were piled up into a hill as high as a person. Just when Jiang Tian was about to lose his patience and planned to use his temporary expediency to pack it up and transfer it back to the underground government office, thinking that he could sort it out slowly, the old official with the goatee suddenly made a suggestion.
He could recommend someone to help Jiang Tian find roughly what he needed on the spot; however, because the other person's identity and qualifications were insufficient, he needed a guarantee from an official and a certain amount of remuneration. Jiang Tian couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would dare to negotiate terms with him.
But then he calmly took out a fifty-min note, along with a personal badge and a short knife, and placed them in front of him; problems that can be solved with money are never big problems. But if the problem cannot be solved, it does not prevent Jiang Tian from solving him first.
Immediately, the goatee-bearded old official hesitated for a moment, then put away the money note without politeness, and walked out accompanied by someone else, holding his ID card. About half an hour later, he brought back a young man who still had some hair on the corners of his mouth and looked quite childish and shy.
"This is the eldest grandson of my servant, and the only one in the family." The old man with the goatee introduced quickly: "I have been brought here since I was a child to help the servants. Therefore, I am more familiar with the furnishings, storage, sending and receiving inside than I am..."
"If it happens to be of benefit to Shangguan, I don't dare to ask for these rewards." The old man with the goatee turned to Jiang Fang and said sadly: "I just hope that when the yamen asks, Shangguan can mention it for him. In a word, my talent and quality have been put to good use, and I will be forever grateful."
"Aweng, why is this so important? In fact, I can make a living by copying people's books and correcting them..." At this point, the childish and shy young man managed to squeeze out a smile and said, "Aweng doesn't need to spend so much money. Zhou Zhang’s plans and plans for me..."
"Shut up, if you only make a living by copying books and correcting characters, how can you marry, have children, and continue the family line?" However, the old man with the goatee shouted: "What will you do after I die? I'm just an incompetent person. Old bookworm, I can't even afford you to study in the civil service; if you can't use this old face to exhaustion and take over the errand of the inner room, I'm afraid that the only place you can live in in the future will be gone."
"That's enough, don't talk about other gossip." However, Jiang Tian was a little impatient after hearing this, and interrupted the bloody drama between his grandfather and grandson: "If you can really quickly find out what I want in this pair of eucalyptus slips, Come with what you want; even if you have no place to live in the future, I can consider giving you a meal."
"...Thank you Shangguan, thank you Shangguan." The old man with the goatee was stunned when he heard the words, and then he was overjoyed and thanked the young man together: "My grandson, we have met the person of destiny. This is Xiantai. noble official..."
Afterwards, the old man and the young man threw themselves into the pile of eucalyptus rolls again, and disappeared among the dust and ash. After about half an hour, with the help of the young man, they were sullen and with red eyes. Holding a few eucalyptus rolls, he staggered and choked and said, "... Fortunately, I lived up to my trust..."
Afterwards, several large plates that were mottled, yellowed and brittle, and still had traces of insect-eaten and rat bites, but could barely be seen clearly, were carefully spread out in front of Jiang Tian one by one. But it is a structural diagram of multiple different yamen, and it is drawn on translucent Chengtang paper.
Among them, there are seals and co-signs from the Maintenance Department of Ouchi Gongtai Province, the Supervision Department of Zongzheng Temple, the contractor of the Department of Work under the Ministry of Industry, the craftsman of Shaofu Temple, and the general The envoy of the master craftsman's court even had the signature of a royal family order somewhere. They all left notes in Jingzhao Mansion.
And when some of the areas described on these Chengtang papers were finally overlapped and combined; with the progress prompts that suddenly popped up in his field of vision, Jiang Tian finally saw some clues. All the subtle differences on these rubbings point to one person.
More than 20 years ago, Peng Wenju, one of the leaders of the Yujie dredging and cleaning project, was demoted from the capital because of the Yugou collapse incident that injured people. He was also the husband of Wei, who had the rank of guard general at the same time. Qian Niubi and Gao Wentai were among the same group of people who were demoted and released from Beijing.
However, this time, through the underground layout and composition pictures obtained, Jiang Tian still caught a little bit of Peng Wenju, which involved the tail end of what happened back then.
