Chen Gong really didn't brag. Less than three days after agreeing to Zhang Heng's offer, he got a settlement.
Don't ask, just ask because I have friends.
In this era where celebrities can have their faces painted everywhere, Zhang Heng really has nothing to say.
After taking the case, Taishi Ci did not delay and set off for Luoyang that day.
It only took one day for Taishi Ci to arrive at Luoyang City.
Looking at the towering Luoyang City, Taishi Ci couldn't help but be stunned, feeling as if he was in another world.
Now the world is in chaos, people are dying of hunger everywhere, and famine and famine are rampant. But the Luoyang in front of us is a prosperous and peaceful scene of singing and dancing, which is enough to make people sigh.
But what Taishi Ci didn't know was that this false prosperity would not last long.
Once Dong Zhuo starts to move the capital, he will burn the entire Luoyang to the ground, just like the overlord burned Xianyang.
The magnificent city that took countless people's efforts to be condensed, and the Sheji Ancestral Temple that had lasted for hundreds of years were all destroyed by this fire.
The ugliness deep in human nature is vividly displayed.
What I can’t take away, I will never leave to you!
Luoyang was not only the political center of the Eastern Han Empire, but also the economic center. Although Dong Zhuo strictly controlled it, it could not be completely closed. The ministers in the city, and even the emperor in the palace, all have to go out to buy things, so they can't starve to death.
So early in the morning, a large group of people swarmed outside the city, waiting for the city gate to be opened.
Taishi Ci followed the crowd, but quickly passed the interrogation and entered the city smoothly.
This was not surprising, but he ran into trouble after entering the city.
Where is the residence of Taiwei Zhang Wen?
A wise man will surely make a mistake if he thinks a lot. The master has countless things to do, but why did he forget this one thing!
Taishi Ci thought to himself, and couldn't help but reveal a wry smile on his face.
In fact, it wasn’t Zhang Heng who was negligent, Zhang Heng actually didn’t know either!
Although he told everyone that he had stayed in Luoyang, in fact he didn't even know what the gate of Luoyang looked like, let alone entered Zhang Wen's mansion, so how could he know the location?
Therefore, we can only rely on Tai Shici to find him.
Fortunately, the legislation in the feudal era was strict, and officials generally did not mix with ordinary people in order to show their status.
In this era, there was no such thing as the rich in the East and the rich in the West, and the poor in the South and the humble in the North. There is only one criterion for measuring a person's status from his mansion, and that is the distance from the palace!
The closer the residence is to the palace, the more powerful the person is.
Don’t you see, the three princes have their own exclusive mansion in the palace!
After some inquiring, Taishi Ci soon learned where the official residences in Luoyang City were gathered, and then after some inquiring, he finally found the location of Taiwei's Mansion.
Speaking of Zhang Wen, he is a very complicated person.
He has fought for his country and held high positions. At that time, he was successful in conquering the border rebellion in Liangzhou. Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong sent an envoy to worship Zhang Wen as Taiwei, becoming the first three Dukes in the Han Dynasty to be absent from the court for hundreds of years.
It stands to reason that as a highly respected minister and with soldiers and horses in his hands, Zhang Wen could escape from the court's control at any time if he had the slightest evil intention.
But he didn't. Far from it, he was very obedient to the court's orders.
In the third year of Zhongping, Zhang Wen was ordered to punish the thieves and worshiped the Taiwei. In the fourth year of Zhongping, he was dismissed from office because he was unfavorable in his pursuit of thieves. From then on, he fought to the end!
Such a high-ranking official with a large number of troops was dismissed by an imperial edict and returned to Luoyang alone to pay his penalty. This cannot be said to be disloyal.
Looking at Mr. Dong again, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did not dare to mention his dismissal. He only promoted him and asked him to hand over his troops to Huangfu Song. Even this old Dong was unwilling and even made up a ridiculous story. reason.
Your Majesty, my younger brothers collectively stopped me and refused to let me go. What should I do?
But to say that Zhang Wen is a pure and loyal minister in the eyes of scholars is not necessarily the case.
First of all, Zhang Wen was not only greedy, but also very close to the eunuchs, so he was able to prosper during the Ling Emperor's reign.
Moreover, his initial qualification for promotion came from the eunuch Cao Teng.
Yes, that is Cao Cao's grandfather, Cao Teng, the great Changqiu, who was known as a wise official.
Not only Zhang Wen, most of the ten chief servants in the Ling Emperor Dynasty who controlled the government were also promoted by Cao Teng.
When Cao Cao became the director of the North Branch of the Luoyang Public Security Bureau, he killed the clan uncle of the eunuch Jian Shuo, but in the end he was only dismissed from office.
Why, it's not because Cao Cao is a group of eunuch relatives and friends.
If you were someone else, you would be screwed if the ten chief servants died.
With this relationship, it is natural for Zhang Wen and the tenth minister to flirt with each other.
In the eyes of scholars all over the world, they naturally became speculators. Therefore, Zhang Wen's reputation among scholars has never been very good, and it can even be said that his reputation is not good.
We admit that you are an important official of the imperial court and that you have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, but you are not a good person!
Zhang Wen was a truly loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but he was not a moral gentleman in the traditional sense.
Not to mention the Confucian scholars in the world, even Taishi Ci, who had just arrived here, looked at the magnificent mansion in front of him and understood how much Zhang Wen had embezzled over the years.
Taishi Ci straightened up his appearance, strode to the door, raised his hands to the doorkeeper and said: "Brother, please tell me, I have something important to do and I want to see Captain Zhang!"
Hearing this, the servant at the door almost laughed angrily and glanced at Tai Shici with the corner of his eye.
Boy, who are you? You have such a loud voice!
Who do you think you are? You can see the Taiwei whenever you want!
There are so many people asking to see the Lieutenant every day. We all report to them and we are still exhausted!
However, in line with the principle that Luoyang's high-ranking officials are everywhere, and Jiuqing is not as good as a dog, the guard reluctantly returned the salute.
"May I ask who you are?"
Taishi Cici was about to inform him of his name, but he suddenly hesitated and handed over his hand again and said: "Brother, just inform me. I just said that my old friend from Nanyang is paying me a visit, and the Taiwei will meet you."
Now the servant was relieved.
He didn't even dare to say his name, he was indeed a low-class guy.
"Your Excellency wants to see the Taiwei, but you don't even dare to reveal your name. It's too disrespectful." The servant sneered, "If the Taiwei is convicted for this, we can't bear it."
"this……"
Of course Taishi Ci could see that his servant looked down upon others, but his words were so precise that he could not refute them.
After thinking about it, Taishi Ci's eyes suddenly brightened, he walked up slowly, took out two pieces of horseshoe gold from his arms, gave one piece to each of the two servants guarding the door, and continued to hold his hands in his hands and said with a smile:
"Brother, it's really inconvenient for me not to report my name unless it's because I don't want to report it. You can just report it. If the Lieutenant is convicted, I will bear the responsibility myself and will never implicate my brother."
Sure enough, as soon as they saw the golden horseshoe, the two servants smiled excitedly and quickly took it and put it in their arms. The whole process went smoothly, as if they had experienced it countless times.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Your Excellency, please wait here for a moment, and I will go in and report. It's just whether the Taiwei can see you or not, that's not something I can decide."
The implication is that no matter whether you can see the person or not, the money will not be refunded.
Tai Shici quickly raised his hands and said, "It's natural. If the Taiwei doesn't see you, how can I dare to force you? Please make it clear, brother, that it's an old friend of Nanyang Rang County who wants to see you."
"Don't worry, I took note of it."
The servant nodded and hurriedly turned around and walked inside.
This scene fell in Taishi Ci's eyes, and he couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
Money opens the way, and everything goes wrong, I’m not going to deceive you!
When Taishi Ci's request for an audience was blocked just now, he turned his eyes to the magnificent mansion in front of him and suddenly had an idea.
What is good above will be replicated below. Zhang Wen was corrupt as an official, so his subordinates were definitely no better off, so they thought of using money to clear the way.
After giving it a try, it worked!
Why does Ziyi, the chief official and even a sincere gentleman, have such an uncle?
Taishi Ci thought to himself that he suddenly had no good impression of Zhang Wen.
In the courtyard, Zhang Wen was reading and sunbathing.
Since last year, the imperial bureau has been under the sole control of Dong Zhuo. As a lieutenant, he has become a sinecure. Being bored, he can only pass the time by reading books every day.
Recalling the glorious past, I once wore battle armor and went to war for my country; I controlled the army and killed the enemies!
Who would have thought that when he was approaching old age, he could only watch Dong Zhuo, a traitor, do nothing to bring trouble to the capital. This made Zhang Wen feel angry from the bottom of his heart.
Unable to change the status quo, he simply stopped interfering in government affairs.
While he was sighing, the housekeeper came in from outside, cupped his hands to Zhang Wen and said, "Master, there is someone outside asking to see you."
"not see!"
Zhang Wen frowned when he heard this and said a little unhappy.
In the past, when he was in great power, he liked to entertain guests and friends, show his majesty, support his juniors, and receive many benefits at the same time.
But now that he has no power at all, these people still want to follow his path, maybe they are blind.
What's the point of seeing this disgusting thing?
"Master, that man said he is an old friend of Nanyang Rang County." The housekeeper said again.
"An old friend from Nanyang Rang County..."
Zhang Wen muttered to himself, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
It's good that Rang County is his hometown, but in recent days, he hasn't asked anyone from his family to come here.
Only one clan nephew came to seek refuge with him, but he didn't see anyone for several months. Nowadays, there is a chaos of war outside. He must have been killed by thieves. Zhang Wen was still sad for a long time.
"Master, see you?"
Seeing that Zhang Wen didn't reply, Juan asked softly again.
"Forget it, I just have nothing to do today, so let me see who this so-called old friend from Rang County is."
As he spoke, Zhang Wen stood up and asked the housekeeper to bring people in.
