Meng Sanshu left the secret room and closed the door.
When he walked out of the study and left this independent courtyard, the entire square house was already dead silent, and both the palace attendants and the men in black who had been sweeping the house had disappeared.
Meng Sanshu walked through the empty corridor, walked across the empty bridge, walked around the rockery, and came to the main entrance courtyard at the front of Fangzhai. After taking a look at several hidden positions, he walked to the open door. Standing still, he folded his hands between his chest and abdomen, his long sleeves fell in front of his knees, and closed his eyes, like a statue in meditation.
The sun was just right at this time, and it shone warmly on people's faces.
There were no pedestrians, cars or horses on the streets, and the whole city was as quiet as the wilderness.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of a carriage running over the road came from the end of the street. It was as clear as if it was in my ears. A heavy and solid-looking solid wood carriage came from a distance. There were hundreds of elite soldiers in armor in front and behind the carriage. To protect it, the driver carries a silver star on his shoulder, which is a hundred generals.
The carriage stopped at the door of Fangzhai. The coachman Baijiang glanced at Meng Sanshu who was standing at the door. He turned around and opened the curtain of the carriage, and out came an official in rich clothes with half-white hair and small eyes. It was none other than Zhou Zhongqing, the chief official of the department. .
Zhou Zhongqing got off the carriage and did not go straight into the square house. Instead, he turned around and said to the driver, General Wang, "General Wang, let the soldiers enter the house, half of them guard, and the other half can take turns to rest. They have been busy all night. It’s all very hard.”
The coachman, who was called Wang Baijiang, jumped out of the carriage and saluted respectfully, "Master Zhou, don't pay attention to us. When we are marching and fighting with Master Junwei, we can go for many days and nights without rest. It doesn't matter. I asked the brothers to set up defenses inside and outside the house." , and bring ten brothers to accompany Mr. Zhou, ready to listen at any time."
Zhou Zhongqing did not insist. He nodded and turned towards the scholar who was standing alone at the gate of Fangzhai. His face was full of smiles. Before the scholar could bow to the end, he took a few steps to help him up and said, "Mr. Meng, you don't have to Duo Li, from now on you and I will work together for the Grand Administrator, it’s not good to be too separate.”
Meng Sanshu still insisted on finishing the ceremony and said seriously, "Master Zhou is a humerus from Li County. He was born late in life and can only punish sinners. He will never dare to lose his etiquette."
"Hey," Zhou Zhongqing took Meng Sanshu's arm and walked into Fang's house, saying as he walked, "You and I are both subjects of Dading. It is only natural that the two counties will unite to fight against Nanyi. There is no such thing as surrender or not. Mr. Meng, don't worry too much, the Grand Administrator still values you. With your talent and ability, it will only be a matter of time before you enter the court, so don't belittle yourself."
Seeing that Meng Sanshu was still being polite, he pointed to the house in front of him and asked, "Mr. Meng has already sent people to clean up the inside and outside of Zhao Mansion?"
Meng Sanshu nodded, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. No one from the Zhao family should be dealt with, and the rest will be kept in a safe place until the prefect is free, and then we will deal with it. At present, this square house Clean inside and out, no issues.”
"Mr. Meng is safe when doing things," Zhou Zhongqing said while looking around. Naturally, he had heard about this square house. Now that he stepped into it, he saw it was empty and his emotions were complicated. , "Then Zhao Nanpeng...has he also dealt with it?"
Meng Sanshu shook his head, "Zhao Nanpeng is of great importance after all. He is currently only being held in secret. However, the families related to him have been dealt with in various ways. Even if he comes out now, it is difficult to cause a lot of waves."
"Yes," Zhou Zhongqing exhaled a long breath and said with some emotion, "Overnight, half of Yongchang's old dignitaries were wiped out. So earth-shaking, this Yongchang, or this Yicheng , Mr. Meng, how do you think we can quickly recover as before?"
Meng Sanshu said, "Wansheng shouldn't have said much about such an important matter, but Wansheng knew a little about Yicheng, so he had the guts to make a few nonsense remarks to Master Zhou." He looked around and said, "Master Zhou just said that everything turned upside down last night. This is indeed the case, but for the old dignitaries in Yongchang, the real earth-shaking did not start last night, but started more than half a year ago."
Zhou Zhongqing's expression changed, but he did not interrupt, but listened quietly.
"Half a year ago, Yongchang County lost the land of three warehouses in one breath, which can be said to have eliminated half of the country. Then the army suffered a series of defeats. Even Yicheng was attacked by monsters. People inside and outside the city were panicked." Meng Sanshu's eyes were indifferent, " But for the powerful families, it is not simply panic that can be described. The land of Sancang is vast and has many people. It is the largest grain-producing area in Yongchang. How many land, real estate, and even core children of the powerful families, Just in the land of Sancang, if the land of Sancang is lost, all these things are lost, which can be a devastating blow to some families. In this way, the seats above the court and the profit distribution of the remaining half of Yongchang will be immediately It needs to be rewritten. For this reason, the battles and attacks inside and outside the Yicheng court can no longer be described as undercurrents, but as the law of the jungle preying on the strong, and even bloody massacres!"
"And the impact of this chaos is destined to be long-lasting and far-reaching, because for nine hundred years, the relationship between the aristocratic families in Yongchang has been so complicated, with conflicts and conflicts, betrayal and revenge... From then until now, This earth-shaking chaos has never stopped. More than two or three families have been expelled from the big families. Families have declined and even their families have been destroyed." Meng Sanshu pointed at his feet, "And the pinnacle of this square house is from there. It started when.”
"In the next six months, the succession of old and new governors in Yongchang County, the struggle for real power in the court, and the violent turmoil at the middle and even lower levels caused by the struggle at the upper levels, existed for a long time, and some yamen even changed in three days. The three chief officials, and so on, in the final analysis, are all because of the overall power and interests. After the drastic change, it is impossible to find a balance in a short time. As a result, how can Yicheng and even Yongchang be able to quickly, as Mr. Zhou said, Recovered as before?" Meng Sanshu looked at Zhou Zhongqing and said, "Even if the main strength and ignorance of the army are still in the hands of the Meng family, it will be of no use."
"I can see the problem in this, Meng and his son can see it, and even smart people like Zhao Nanpeng and Wang Quanhu can see it," Meng Sanshu's voice was cold, "But the trouble is, we People have different ways of solving these things, and this is another problem that is destined to be unable to be rebalanced in a short period of time."
"Originally, this situation could not be solved even if the Li army invaded Yicheng and captured the entire Yongchang." Meng Sanshu looked at the silent sky of Yicheng further outside Fangzhai, "For nine hundred years, the emperor has been The prefect governs the world, and the prefect governs the people with his power. This has always been the case. The interests and rules in this are intertwined and have become a fixed rule. But now, our lord, the prefect, has actually used an earth-shaking to eliminate other A sea change.”
"It's like a small courtyard that was originally packed with people. Not even half of it was left at once. At the same time, the courtyard wall was broken down, and there was a much wider world outside. What was left was If these people continue to be obedient and behave well in this three-acre piece of land, they will be able to make a lot of money. If they are determined to venture into the bigger world outside, there is no doubt that they will have a greater future. There are always some people who want to If you go back and forth, everyone will be able to find a better place to go, and everyone will have a head to head towards, so who can still not understand the truth?"
"Humans, if you can live, no one wants to die. If you can live well, who wants to trouble God?" Meng Sanshu shook his head, "When everyone who is alive wants to live a good life, it is just a good city. How difficult is it to recover as before?”
