Full of doubts, the Wei Dynasty left Nanjing. Before departure, he went to the bookshop and bought a large collection of poems, preparing to supplement his lack of cultural knowledge on the way back.
When he left the capital, Zhu Yijun told him that he didn't have to rush back to the capital after finishing his work. He could wander outside for a few days and return to the capital before the end of the year. This is actually a holiday that Zhu Yijun gives to the staff who have always been highly stressed, so that they can relax and release their psychological pressure. Previously, Chen Ju, Sun Long and others were arranged to go out of Beijing on errands like this. Chen Ju was away from the center for more than three months during the Jiangnan draft.
The Wei Dynasty had already judged that if the people around the emperor rushed back to the palace, they would not only show their loyalty wrongly, but also stab the emperor's heart. Although Jiuli Center is worried about being overtaken by others, if it shows up, the emperor will be suspicious of it - are you trying to deceive Sheng Cong or something else?
So along the way, Li Chun, the member of the Jinyi Guards who protected him, discovered that Manager Wei had completely changed. He didn't let go of the book and talked about it all the way. When he left the capital, he harassed the place all the way.
The group took the travel expenses given by Feng Bangning, pretended to be traveling wealthy businessmen, and walked slowly to the capital. Li Chun felt that since the emperor reformed the Jinyiwei, this foreign trip was the most comfortable one, and the Wei Dynasty's daily praise almost flew into the sky.
It was already winter, and there were very few people on the roads across the empire. Because many canals were frozen and navigation was blocked, the group had to take a horse-drawn carriage.
Along the way, Wei Chao had no one to talk to, so he had to discuss his reading experience with Li Chun. Although Li Chun was somewhat educated, he was still far behind Wei Chao. In order to flatter himself, he had no choice but to follow his studies. Although he felt that he had improved a lot along the way, because of his poor foundation, the more Wei Chao chatted with him, the more he felt that depressed.
When entering Henan, the group finally had a companion. Liu Mengyun, the imperial envoy dispatched by the Metropolitan Procuratorate to Anyang to investigate the "Dingming Rebellion Case", along with dozens of officials, escorted more than a dozen prisoners from Zhangde Prefecture and Anyang County back to Beijing, where they met the Wei Dynasty party.
Wei Chao read a lot of poems and had nowhere to vent his literary talents. He almost went crazy with joy when he saw the honor guard of the imperial envoy who was traveling. After sending Li Chun to reveal his identity, Liu Mengyun never expected that the eunuch beside the emperor would actually go with him and come over to curry favor with him.
Now the Wei Dynasty was finally able to find someone to sing along with him. Liu Qinchao was a Jinshi scholar and was full of poems and books. Because he wanted to curry favor with the Wei Dynasty, he showed that he was a little lower than the level of the Wei Dynasty. The Wei Dynasty was very happy with him. . If it weren't for the fact that he had been trained by the emperor's side for several years and had to be more careful with foreign officials, the two of them would have almost become a prostitute.
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Although reason told the Wei Dynasty that it was best not to understand the meaning of the emperor's poems, Feng Bao's sentence "If you understand it, you will be qualified to be an 'ancestor'" is like a devil, always Tempting him all the time.
After the reform, the Supervisor of Ceremonies was abolished, the power of red approval was assigned to the Attendant's Room, and the head of the House of Internal Affairs was a British public servant. It is hard to say whether the words "ancestor" will exist in the future. However, the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still held by an internal official, responsible for the affairs of the inner palace. This power is also so great that it is impossible for the Wei Dynasty not to be tempted.
Therefore, while singing harmony with Liu Mengyun, he mixed the emperor's five lines of poetry with hundreds of lines of poetry, and discussed various meanings with Liu Mengyun. But the emperor's meaning was too obscure. Unless the Wei Dynasty clearly knew what important things Feng Bao had done and the emperor knew about it, it would be possible to figure out what these lines of poetry meant.
So what did Feng Bao do that required the emperor to kill him and yet spare his life? During the trip, Wei Chao carefully recalled what he heard about Feng Bao in the inner palace. However, there was nothing he could think of that could be worthy of "death", but there were many that could be worthy of "reward".
Unable to think clearly, Wei Chao drank and composed poems with Liu Mengyun, and asked about the cases of Zhangde Mansion and Anyang County prisoners.
Liu Mengyun said with a smile: "This Anyang County is too courageous. In order to get a 'double excellence', he actually became a gangster who cut off roads and robbed people. He first arranged for people to beat passers-by and robbed their luggage and travel expenses. Waiting for these When people wandered into the city, they were charged with 'loitering and causing trouble' and made to work on construction sites for three months. During this period, more than 30 people died."
After hearing this, Wei Chao opened his mouth and couldn't close it. He scratched his head and said: "How can this not leak? There will always be a smart person who can see it. Isn't this accurate?"
Liu Mengyun said: "Who says it's not the case? This Anyang County actually used the proceeds from the robbery to bribe everyone in the Zhangde Prefecture. The Zhangde Prefecture and the official officials all called him brothers and regarded it as the most capable county in Zhangde. There are A few dissatisfied people went to Zhangde Mansion to complain, but they were all labeled as thieves and falsely accused - when I went there, they were still locked up in the government prison."
Wei Chao laughed out loud and even cried. He said: "The world is really big and full of wonders. There is such a weird official who violates the laws of the country and wants to make a career -"
Liu Mengyun also smiled and said: "People, the word greed is the most taboo, the so-called 'birds perish for food'. This official is also the most taboo of 'greed for merit'. He is blinded by his future. This person who violates the law of the country to gain a future can be This is not the only one in Anyang County."
Wei Chao nodded in agreement and asked Liu Mengyun: "I wonder how these people can be judged?"
Liu Mengyun said: "We only investigate the case, and the verdict is the matter of Dali Temple. However, Anyang County instigated people to rob the road, hurt people, and killed people on the construction site. There is no way for Dapi to escape. Zhangde Mansion and Tuiguan and others used corruption and perverted the law. When it comes to crime, the lightest one is far away."
Wei Chao smiled and said: "Well, such an official is the one the emperor hates the most. If I investigate this major case, I will definitely get this reward when I go back."
After hearing this, Liu Mengyun narrowed his eyes with a smile. He cupped his hands and said: "I would like to ask Mr. Wei to speak kindly when he has the opportunity. How can I and other subordinates have the opportunity to meet the Holy Spirit on weekdays? During the meeting, I can only look at the sky from a distance, and I have never heard the emperor's jade voice. I can only rely on him to rely on him. Many brothers recommend it.”
Wei Chao knew that Liu Mengyun would inevitably ask for help from him, and he knew it well. He smiled and said: "If all the procuratorates are as diligent as my brother and arrest a dozen of these corrupt officials at once, the emperor will not have to worry about the administration."
Unexpectedly, Liu Mengyun did not take the credit, and explained: "It's not because of some high-level tactics, but when I left Beijing, a guy from the Gewuyuan sent a petition, clearly describing the dirty things done in Anyang County, and all the witnesses were complete. , so I came here and picked up a ready-made one.”
After hearing this, Wei Chao chuckled and said, "Does this person from Gewuyuan have a grudge against Anyang County?"
Liu Mengyun said: "Exactly, he was beaten in Anyang when he came to the capital to register, and he worked there for more than three months. And he came with the film of Prime Minister Zhang's second son, I am a big official. Is there anything else you don’t understand?”
Wei Chao was surprised when he heard this: "Did the Zhangde Mansion offend the Zhang family?"
After hearing this, Liu Mengyun said: "No one knows this. The man named Xu in Gewuyuan said that he met Mr. Zhang by chance and felt unfair after hearing what happened to him. We just listened to him."
After hearing this, Wei Chao nodded and said, "Well, the Zhang family is indeed famous. No wonder I think about it."
When Liu Mengyun heard Wei Chao's words, he felt that all the bones in his body were lighter. He returned to his carriage, took out a baggage and gave it to Wei Chao: "General Manager Wei is elegant and good at literature, and his knowledge is extraordinary - let's see what's inside?"
When the Wei Dynasty opened it, he found that the package was full of animal bones and turtle shell fossils, which are what Chinese medicine calls "dragon bones". Liu Mengyun said with a smile: "When I was in Anyang, I had some insomnia, so I asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine - this is the dragon bone used by the locals."
When Wei Chao heard about it, he knew that he could never show himself a piece of traditional Chinese medicine, so he picked up a piece and looked through it carefully. Immediately, I discovered that there were many symbols carved on the bones, like words. I checked carefully - I didn't recognize any of them, but this symbol was definitely not a natural one. He raised his head to recall and felt that the thing in his hand looked very familiar.
When Liu Mengyun saw Wei Chao looking over and over, he just smiled and said nothing. Wei Chao looked at all the fossils in the bag and said to Liu Mengyun: "Brother, can you understand the characters on this?" Liu Mengyun said: "Although I don't recognize them all, I can recognize a few."
After hearing this, Wei Chao praised Liu happily and gave Liu Mengyun a thumbs up. Seeing how excited he was, Liu Mengyun smiled and said: "Brother, do you think offering this thing is enough for auspiciousness?"
Wei Chao laughed and said: "The emperor doesn't like auspiciousness, but I'm right to offer it to you. I remembered that I heard the emperor talk about this thing before, and the emperor also sent Sun Long to lead people to look for it in the general place - unexpectedly Brother, you took the lead."
Liu Mengyun heard this and said strangely: "How did the emperor know this thing? Although I collected some, I don't know what it is. How did the emperor know it in the deep palace."
Wei Chao said with a smile: "I heard from the emperor that this thing is called 'Oracle Bone Inscriptions'. I heard from the emperor that this is the ancestor of writing!"
