"Don't be polite, you are our brother!"
Zhou Yi was very cordial to him, as if he really regarded Zhou Xiong as his brother.
In fact, parents, brothers, and relatives are nothing in Zhou Yi's eyes. His godson has killed a few of them with his own hands, and he has already become a person who would rather teach me to disgrace the world.
Nowadays, when you are close to your tribe, you can also use it.
After all, His Majesty would not dare to reuse a lonely person without parents or children. Such ministers who have no weaknesses are also the most unscrupulous in their actions and are difficult to control.
So you can not care about the family, but you have to pretend to care!
"That's very good."
Zhou Xiong nodded repeatedly, feeling relieved a lot from his nervousness.
After only one year in charge of Tianlao, the Supervision Department sent in dozens of officials, some from the capital and some from other places. The same thing was that they had all been tortured and they were unrecognizable.
Listening to the prisoner's story about the cruelty of the Governor of Dongchang, Zhou Xiong was still frightened even though he was his brother.
"Sir, I have something to report."
Zhou Yi circulated his inner energy to penetrate into Ji Yue's body, leaving a hidden hand on his chest, which would explode tomorrow and kill him with all his internal organs shattered.
You must not be lenient when dealing with the enemy, and kill them when necessary, so as not to allow them to make a desperate comeback.
"Say it."
"A few days ago, many refugees came to the capital. Our family opened a porridge shack to provide relief. My father saw that one of the children was smart and clever, so he went to the government office to register his household registration and changed his surname to Zhou."
Zhou Xiong raised his eyes and glanced at Zhou Yi. Seeing that he was smiling, he continued.
"Father, name this child as your son, and he will carry on the incense in the future. If you agree, please give me a name."
"Name it..."
Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and said: "Let's call it peace. I don't ask for glory and wealth, I just want peace and safety."
Surprise flashed in Zhou Xiong's eyes and he quickly bowed.
"I am going to enter the family tree for my nephew."
"Go ahead, let's spend the day in jail."
Zhou Yi waved his hand and ordered Zhou Xiong to retreat, and walked alone in the prison. As a result, he no longer felt the inexplicable sense of familiarity. Instead, he learned a few fresh torture methods while communicating with the jailer.
"Try the effect on the dungeon prisoners later!"
…
Four years of orthodoxy.
September.
The first confrontation between the two factories ended with the East Factory winning a resounding victory.
The commander, Ji Yue, ransacked his family and exterminated his family, affecting thousands or hundreds of local households and dozens of people. It was the first large-scale punishment of officials in the town and Fu divisions since the founding of Daqing. Lu Wei, who was a fellow magistrate at the time, reported meritorious service and was promoted to commander.
The first thing Lu Wei did when he took office was the East Factory, where he arrested six eunuchs in succession.
The governor of Dongchang became furious and scolded Lu Wei as a treacherous villain. He led hundreds of black-clothed gangsters and attacked the Zhenfu Division in an aggressive manner.
Pass by the palace gate.
Eunuch Yuan had been waiting for a long time and said with a smile: "The Governor will stay here while your Majesty orders."
"Long live my emperor..."
Zhou Yi quickly knelt down and shouted long live.
Eunuch Yuan said: "Your Majesty heard that many refugees have come from the north. The local officials have not reported the disaster. The town and government are now empty. This matter has been handed over to the governor for investigation."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will investigate thoroughly."
Zhou Yi kowtowed and accepted the order, took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeves and stuffed them into Eunuch Yuan's hands: "How is your Majesty's mood these days?"
"Very good."
Eunuch Yuan said, "Yesterday, His Majesty praised Commander Lu for his loyalty and reliability in his work!"
Zhou Yi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Eunuch Yuan."
The Zhenfu Division suffered heavy losses, and Lu Wei was appointed at the critical moment. It was difficult to compete with the East Factory in a short period of time, so His Majesty took action to divert Zhouyi and give the West Factory time to recover.
Of course, it is also important to investigate the refugees coming from the north.
Eunuch Yuan glanced around and whispered: "There are some things that the Superintendent should understand. If both factories are present, they will both be here. If they die, both of them will die!"
"Goodbye, Eunuch Yuan!"
Zhou Yi took the police officer in black and went back to the Supervision Department and summoned the person in charge of the interrogation, Eunuch Lin.
"What disaster happened in the north that there are so many refugees?"
"Reporting to your lord, the father-in-law in charge of the three prefectures in Northern Xinjiang, the carrier pigeon sent back at the beginning of the month stated that there was nothing serious."
Eunuch Lin bowed and said, "Our family has doubts. We sent a police officer to investigate a few days ago. It has been more than ten days, but no news has come back."
"Jiejiejie..."
When Zhou Yi heard this, instead of being angry, he let out a series of strange laughs: "Okay, okay, it has only been a year since the Supervision Department was established, and the local father-in-law has been bribed. It is really amazing!"
The officers waiting on the left and right, and the officials taking orders next to them, fell to their knees with a bang.
Zhou Yi turned to look at a Gan'er: "Let me ask you, who in the north has such great ability to bribe a servant who has no roots and no descendants?"
The godson said in panic, "My godfather, my son doesn't know."
"Is it because I don't know, or because I don't dare?"
Zhou Yi waved his hand over Gan'er, grabbed his neck, and said coldly: "Last night, a man with a northern accent went to your house in Beijing. Our family has sent eight generations of your ancestors away, and we don't have any relatives going to the north to seek a living. "
Gan'er didn't dare to hide anything and screamed.
"Godfather, please forgive me. My son was confused for a moment and took money from King Zhenbei..."
"The cash register is nothing, our family collects more, but you have to know that some people's money cannot be touched!"
When Zhou Yi spoke, the strength on his hands gradually increased, and as the last words fell, his neck bones shattered with a crunch.
His head lost its support and fell limply to his chest.
He waved his hand and threw the gan'er into the corner. He had his own fan in charge of collecting the accounts. Zhou Yi glanced at all the gan'er and officials with cold eyes and lectured: "Whoever dares to collect money from the north in the future will not die so easily!"
Everyone kowtowed, not daring to have any opinions.
The newly deceased Gan'er was usually very happy with Zhou Yi, and he never thought of killing him without mercy. What's even more terrifying is that he couldn't hide whoever he saw at home from the governor.
"Gather your troops and head north in three days."
Zhou Yi said with a gloomy expression: "We want to see what method we use to wipe out all the Supervision Department in the north!"
Zhou Yi didn't care about refugees, natural disasters, etc. He almost starved to death that year and no one helped him.
"As commanded."
Everyone in the Supervision Department agreed in unison, and then dispersed to recruit the elite men under their command.
…
Daqing Kyoto.
East City.
Chongrenfang.
The people who live there are all dignitaries of the country, and every inch of land is worth a lot of money. If you drop a brick, you will at least be an uncle.
Zhou Mansion is located in the southeast of Chongrenfang, covering more than ten acres of land. It is full of pavilions, rockeries and lakes. It can be said that every step is as beautiful as a picture scroll.
This house was originally the residence of the Duke of Xingguo. During the previous dynasty, he was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and his family was exiled to mining in northern Xinjiang.
The Zhengtong Emperor thought of Zhou Yi's contribution and gave the Xingguo Palace to the Zhou family as a show of favor.
Nowadays, a plaque of "Zhou Mansion" can be hung at the door. The position of Supervisor is recognized by the court. He is a foreign minister, not an internal eunuch.
at dusk.
A series of fans came to Zhou Mansion, took over the responsibility of guarding the courtyard, and were on duty at the door and corridor.
Eight bearers carried the official sedan to the door, and Xiao Yinzi bowed and opened the curtain.
"Daddy, we're home."
Zhou Yi closed the "Records of the Imperial Dynasty". Since he took over the investigation of the case in the north, he borrowed the history books about northern Xinjiang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and started looking at them from the previous dynasty.
Before Daqing, there was the Zhou Dynasty, which had been destroyed for more than 300 years.
The two dynasties fought repeatedly with the foreign tribes in northern Xinjiang. At the beginning of the founding of the country, there were more victories than defeats. Later, there were victories and defeats for each other. After that, they were allowed to be invaded by foreign tribes and could only serve as defense.
"The late emperor may have been obsessed with immortality and immortality, but by destroying the Wolf King's Golden Tent, he can be called the Lord of ZTE!"
Zhou Yi got off the sedan and saw his parents and brothers waiting at the door. He took a few steps forward and bowed to salute.
"I've met my father and my mother!"
"Duke, please come inside."
Zhou's father felt a little pity for Zhou Yi when he saw his old appearance.
After the Zhou family became prosperous, in order to be elegant, Zhou's father hired many gentlemen to teach him how to read and write. He was no longer just a man digging in the dirt.
He knew that the prosperity of the Zhou family today was completely based on Zhou Yi's sacrifice. He faced the conspiracies and machinations of the court alone and endured huge pressure, which led to premature aging.
"Erwazi, my mother has personally prepared a banquet for you."
Zhou's mother became more and more obese, and her voice was as loud and rough as before, as if she was afraid that others wouldn't know that Zhou Yi was her biological son.
Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Mother has taken the trouble."
When Zhou's mother heard the compliment, she glanced at a dozen young women proudly.
You are usually proud and use your beauty to seduce the master. Now when you meet the head of the Zhou family, each one of you is not even qualified to speak, and you are obediently waiting beside him.
Zhou Yi saw the changes in everyone's expressions.
Zhou's father is lustful, Zhou's mother is delicious, and his brother has become a fan of officials...
The rest of the Zhou family's relatives within the fifth rank were at least assigned a position as subordinate officials in the yamen, and suddenly they were able to eat the royal grain, and no longer had to work hard in farming.
According to the investigation by Fanzi of the Supervision Department, these relatives have their own hobbies and none of them are popular.
When the poor suddenly become rich, very few people can stick to their true intentions!
Zhou Yi originally had the idea of pulling the clan members, but when he saw this situation, he just raised them like pigs to show His Majesty that he would not miss him at all when he really confiscated the family and exterminated the clan.
As he was talking, he came to the main hall, and there were about twenty children kneeling at the door, all kowtowing in worship.
All the children of the right age in the Zhou family were asked by Zhou Yi to see if any of them caught his eye, and even their parents would be prosperous and wealthy.
Zhou Yi scanned them one by one, and his eyes fell on a six or seven-year-old child.
The other children were frightened, but this one had calm eyes and an orderly manner, unlike someone who could be raised by a small family.
"Which company does this belong to?"
"Duke, this is your child."
Zhou's father had a look on his face. There were more than 20 children among the group, but he only picked this one, which showed that he had a bright vision: "He is Zhou Pingan. He is waiting for you to come back and kowtow to recognize his father."
"Interesting, interesting!"
Zhou Yi said: "Come here and let us have a look."
Zhou Ping'an heard the sound and came over, bowed and saluted: "Greetings to the Governor."
Zhou Yi held down Zhou Ping'an's shoulders and used his zhenqi to explore the muscles and meridians in his body. As expected, he was unusually tough and there was still a weak but pure zhenqi in his dantian.
"Such a bone must have been cultivated from the mother's womb. Only sects from aristocratic families have this secret method. What is your origin?"
"Report to the Governor."
Zhou Ping'an said: "I am a descendant of the Tang family of Xuanfu. My original name is Tang Yun. Now the Tang family was destroyed by foreigners. I was lucky enough to escape with my life and wander to the capital."
Zhou Yi asked again: "Why did you come to Zhou Mansion?"
Father Zhou next to him said in confusion: "Master Governor, it was not him who wanted to come, but I took the initiative to take him in."
Zhou Ping'an bowed and said, "Please forgive me, Mr. Zhou. I heard about the reputation of the Governor, so I deliberately tried to show my intelligence to you. I wanted to be a servant and take care of my life.
"I never thought that I would fall into the eyes of the master and adopt the name of the Governor."
"You kid..."
Father Zhou's eyes widened. An old man who was nearly fifty years old actually let a seven-year-old child plot against him. If word spread, it would become a big joke.
"When our family was as old as yours, we could only live in the mud!"
Zhou Yi exclaimed in admiration that the heirs of aristocratic families were raised from an early age, physically practicing their muscles, bones and meridians, and spiritually reading and teaching scriptures, how could the common people compete with them.
Probably only when the world changes, can a few people from poor backgrounds reach the top from among the numerous skeletons!
"Come in with me and talk."
"Thank you, Governor."
Zhou Ping'an's face showed joy. The fifty-year revenge originally planned, if the powerful Governor of Dongchang could help him, or
May you achieve your wish as soon as possible.
Main hall.
The table has been prepared, and the main seat was reserved for Zhou Yi.
"The country governs the world with filial piety, and His Majesty practices it personally, chanting sutras and praying for the late Emperor every day."
Zhou Yi helped Zhou's father to the throne and said: "Our family follows your majesty as an example, father, please take a seat!"
No matter how much he didn't care about his family in his heart, Zhou Yi did everything right on the surface. When he returned home, he put away his majesty as the Governor of Dongchang and became an obedient and filial son.
The spies of the Zhenfu Division are everywhere, perhaps the servants in the mansion, or the policemen standing guard at the door, but nothing they say or do can be hidden from His Majesty's ears and eyes.
Besides, if the Zhou family continues to be prosperous and Zhou Yi performs filial piety for decades, who can say it is fake.
"Peace, you sit next to us.
Zhou Yi asked: "Our family entered the palace at the age of ten, and it has been twelve years since then. We are still lacking a descendant to pass on the incense. Are you willing to join our family's name and accompany our family to the grave in the future?"
"Baby, meet your father."
Zhou Ping'an knelt down without hesitation, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, took the tea brought by the servant, and handed it to Zhou Yi respectfully.
"Jie Jie Jie!"
Zhou Yi drank the tea in one gulp and asked, "My child is of noble birth, but our family is just a mud-legged child. Do you feel aggrieved?"
Zhou Pingan thought for a moment and said: "When the Tang family was exterminated, the child still had pride, but the thousands of miles from Xuanfu to the capital, the wind, frost, rain, snow, hunger and cold, have worn away his temper!"
"Well said."
Zhou Yi seemed to be referring to it when he said: "Whether the rich suddenly become poor, or the poor suddenly become rich, they all have to temper their temper, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve success."
Father Zhou understood it, but he had no intention of changing it and would take a concubine into his room in a few days.
I’ve already given the gift money, can I still get it back?
Mother Zhou's laughter has not stopped since she saw Zhou Yi. She lives a simple life and cannot hear her voice. Anyway, she is devoted to Erwazi!
Only Zhou Xiong was restless. Ever since he also served as the head of the Supervision Department, he had been walking unsteadily.
He dared to take money that he didn't dare to take, and he dared to settle cases that he didn't dare to settle. He was wearing the official robe of the Supervision Department, and when he saw the third-level official, the six ministers had to give in three points.
Zhou Yi gave him a few words of instruction and stopped paying attention.
The Zhou family and many relatives, Zhou Xiong, who has the highest official position, is only at the sixth rank, so no matter how hard he tries, he can't make a difference.
"Ping An, our family will go to the north the day after tomorrow. Can you tell us how the Tang family was exterminated?"
The Tang family in Xuanfu is extraordinary and can be traced back to the founding years of the previous dynasty. It is said that its ancestor was a minister of Hui Gu, Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it has been passed down for thousands of years. The thousand-year-old family was destroyed in one fell swoop, and the news didn’t even reach the capital. It’s really shocking!
