Gao pragmatic did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment before asking: "Judge Cen, although you are a local official, you should also know the nature of impeaching a superior official without being a scientific or Taoist official. Of course, given that you What I have told you is a special case of the chieftain, and you can handle it in a special way, so I will not ignore it for the time being. What I want to ask you now is, since this matter happened three or four years ago, why did you not do it until today? Come and report to me?"
Cen Ling said: "According to the circumstances, when this happened, Xiaguan did not have an official position. The post of state judge was only awarded by the imperial court several months after Xianguan's nephew Yunhan was sent to Guilin. But Since the Yao rebellion broke out in Guangdong and Guangxi in recent years, the former Guangdong and Guangxi armies Yin Gongmao, Guo Gongying, and Ling Gong Yunyi were all busy with the Yao rebellion in various places. Although the lower officials were local officials, they also knew the overall situation and did not dare to trouble the court at that time."
Gao Pragmatic naturally didn't believe this, or he couldn't believe it entirely. It is certainly a fact that the Yao rebellion has occurred in Guangdong and Guangxi in recent years. From Yin Zhengmao, Guo Yingping, Ling Yunyi to the current Liu Yaojie, every governor of Guangdong and Guangxi has regarded the suppression of the Yao rebellion as the main task, and even the Japanese pirates have been put on the back burner. Guangdong and Guangxi are still attacked by Japanese pirates from time to time, but in fact their personnel are mainly Ming Dynasty pirates. The biggest recent Yao rebellion is the Bazhai Rebellion, which was settled last year.
From this perspective, it is indeed possible that the imperial court failed to take into account the internal power disputes in Sicheng Prefecture. In fact, when the imperial court dealt with similar matters, it would often wait for the chieftains to fight internally until both sides were harmed before taking action... Well, that's not much. said.
However, despite such objective facts, Gao Pragmatic would not believe what Cen Ling said about taking the overall situation into consideration.
He was a noble son of a chieftain's family. His family's home was occupied by "rebels". The head of the family was placed under house arrest. The young master had no choice but to become a hostage of the court. If it weren't for the fact that he had powerful wolf soldiers in his direct lineage from the Cen family, his family's situation would have been doomed. Not far away, what else will he consider about the overall situation of the court?
What an international joke you are making. If you have this consciousness, why don’t you make toast? It’s better to study hard and prepare to go to Yanjing to be a pavilion boss!
However, Gao Pragmatic couldn't be sure what Cen Ling's specific thoughts were at that time. Maybe he didn't want to make his family scandal public and planned to regain Lingyun City on his own?
But if that's the case, why did you bring the matter to yourself again today?
Of course, suspicion is suspicion, and free praise can be thrown away casually. Gao Pragmatic naturally sent a few top hats to me without a red face, and then said: "Can you come and explain the situation to me? I appreciate it, but for such a big matter, I can't just listen to your words, I must investigate it clearly before handling it."
"Don't worry, I understand this truth." After Cen Ling finished speaking, he hesitated to speak.
Gao Pingshi saw it and didn't mind acting with him, so he said, "If Judge Cen has any other worries, you might as well tell us about it. I'll make my own decision."
As expected, this was what Cen Ling was waiting for, and he immediately said with a look of Hao Ran: "Unfortunately, the Cen family has such rebellion. Now, although there is a court to look up to for its power and righteousness to rely on, Huang Ma is the head of the rebellion. Fu's execution is already planned... However, if this matter spreads out, it will be a small matter for the official to lose his reputation. I am afraid that my brother will lose his prestige in the future, which will lead to instability among the local people under his rule and damage to the peace of Guangxi. It is a crime. Mo Dayan."
Oh, Cen Ling wants me to keep the secret for him... It seems that he is loyal to Cen Shaoxun. Under this situation, he didn't want to lend my hand. While destroying Huang Ma, he also gave his eldest brother Cen Shaoxun a Unnatural death.
You know, if Cen Shaoxun also dies while Huang Ma is being eliminated, then the court will either let him take over as the governor of Tuzhou, or let Cen Yunhan go back to take up the post. But even if Cen Yunhan goes back to take up the post, he will not be able to do it because he is too young. He must be needed as an assistant, which is equivalent to a "regent".
Of course, it is not impossible for the court to directly change his native land and return him to exile, or to hire a exiled official and intellectual to "assist" Cen Yunhan. But if you think about it carefully, this possibility is very small, because the court also needs to pay for the merit. His behavior, for the imperial court, is to maintain orthodoxy and even has a hint of survival. This is very important. As long as the imperial court is not in trouble, it is impossible to suppress such people, because this is the righteousness.
How important is justice to the court? After the imperial court calmed down Sien, it inexplicably suppressed Cen Meng, and finally caused such a big mess. This lesson was harsh enough. Therefore, if they make another mistake more serious than suppressing Cen Meng, the court will be hopelessly stupid.
However, whether this matter is kept secret or not is only related to the Cen family. From the court's point of view, there is no need to worry about whether Cen Shaoxun will lose his prestige. Gao Pragmatic even felt that Cen Shaoxun's loss of prestige was a good thing for the court.
The Cen family in Sicheng is currently the head of the Cen family, including those in name only.
