Chapter 381: Scapegoat
The time of midsummer is short and full of lingering, in the blink of an eye, Xie Yun and Han Zhen arrived in Hangzhou Mansion, and borrowed ancient books from the local scholarly family with the holy order of the current emperor, because the Xie family of Chenjun is the head of the dynasty family, with a hundred years of heritage, so the people of Hangzhou Mansion only hear the word "Xie family" and have longed for it, Xie Yun and Han Zhen every time they come to the door, these literati are not glad to invite, and borrow the unique ancient books at home, which is proud.
During this period, the governor of Zhejiang, the governor of Zhejiang, and the prefect of Hangzhou personally entertained the two with the courtesy of a messenger.
After nearly half a month like this, it was calm and uneventful, as if the arrival of Xie Yun and Han Zhen did not bring the slightest uneasiness to the officials of Hangzhou Prefecture.
This night, the moonlight poured down like water, the silver moonlight gently spread the entire river, the blue tiles and white walls on both sides of the bank have already provoked the Chinese lanterns, the dim and warm light then fell into the water, and the moon shadow overlapped into layers of light, occasionally a boat with mottled lanterns passed by, with the sound of oars gently paddled across the water, splashed a string of fine water droplets, only to hear the blue waves when they turned up, rippling round and round of ripples, slowly spreading to the surroundings, until finally hidden in the water, returned to calm.
And in this piece of quiet, the osmanthus of Hangzhou has already bloomed all over the city, in this heavy twilight, the four-petal osmanthus of millet-like size is gathered together, one cluster after another, gathered into a bunch of small flower balls, just like that noisy squeezed under the smooth leaf surface, at a glance, or gold or silver, with the wind, the fragrant and elegant fragrance of the osmanthus lingers around the tip of the nose, making people feel refreshed.
The crystal dew pressed on the surface of the petals, occasionally slid down from the tip of the leaf, knocked down the very fine filaments, and carried the small osmanthus down with it, falling into the river, which attracted the fish under the river to curiously stretch their small mouths out of the water, spitting bubbles around the small petals.
Leisurely, the silk and bamboo song on the pavilion and flower pavilion in the distance lingered in the ears, wrapped in moist and slightly hot water vapor attacked, silently, a boat boat on the river, slowly moving forward, if you don't look carefully, just stop in it, never stepped forward.
Han Zhen, who was dressed in regular clothes, stood behind the window with his hands, looking at the quiet moonlight outside the boat through the carved lattice window, only to see where the boat passed, the water waves rippled, shaking the heavy light and shadow on the river surface, as if countless colorful and dazzling glass broken tiles, flashing with light that could not be ignored. At this time, he didn't seem to be interested in appreciating the scenery, his expression was indifferent, his eyes were only fixed on the river, and the corners of his lips were slightly pursed and he couldn't see the meaning.
At this time, Xie Yun was sitting behind Han Zhen, the small table in front of him was covered with brocade cloth, the light of the glass lamp slowly fell, quiet and peaceful, Xie Yun curled up his right hand slightly, holding a small cup, raised his hand, handed the cup to his mouth, and took a sip of tea quite calmly.
Neither of them spoke, but they were divided into tacit understanding, as if they were waiting for something.
The boat moved forward slowly, only the faint sound of water waves could be heard in the ears, and the ethereal singing, at such a beautiful time, a slight footstep seemed to sound slowly at the door, and the next moment, you could hear someone gently knocking on the door, respectful and patient.
Xie Yun's hand paused slightly, and Han Zhen, who was on his back, also turned sideways, and between his eyes with Xie Yun, he said quietly: "Enter." ”
I only heard a "squeak-" sound, the door was slowly pushed open, and then a man's figure could be seen, as the door was covered again, the man's tall figure slowly walked out of the shadows, and at a glance, the man did not have too many expressions, although his appearance was ordinary, but the pace was calm and powerful, and the cold and solemn temperament of the body made people see a little different.
"Commander Han, Lord Xie. ”
The man stepped forward and stood with his fists clenched, bowing his head respectfully, and his words were crisp and neat, without the slightest emotion.
"Let's get up. ”
Hearing Han Zhen's voice, the man immediately stood up, and the moment his head was raised, through the light of the glass treasure lamp, he could see his dark complexion, as well as a scar on his forehead that was not shallow, but not deep.
"How's it going?"
Han Zhen had already approached at this moment, and the man didn't delay much when he heard this, he only raised his head slightly, and then blurted out: " I heard that the county governor of Wujiang County colluded with the county magistrate of Wujiang County to investigate the profiteers, deceived the superiors and subordinates, secretly embezzled the silver taels issued by the imperial court, and even made false accounts, which confused the governor of Zhejiang and other officials, so that the disaster of the embankment broke this time. Now that the Wujiang County Commander and the County Cheng have both admitted their crimes, the case will be closed. ”
As soon as the words fell, there was silence in the boat, the man didn't say much, only stood there silently, Han Zhen was cold arc between his lips, and turned to look at Xie Yun, Xie Yun in front of him did not have the slightest surprise, it seemed that they had guessed a piece.
When the secret letter was not heard by the heavens, there was not a trace of the news of the embankment breaking in the whole of Zhejiang, let alone the governor of Zhejiang, the governor of Zhejiang, and the envoy of Zhejiang jointly asked for the crime.
Now that they have just arrived in Zhejiang, the facts of the case have been investigated, and even the culprit is clear.
I have to say that the efficiency of Zhejiang's actions is indeed fast.
It was originally a shocking case, and it was enough to muddy the whole of Zhejiang, but now it has been investigated by them in Zhejiang, but it is so small.
Embezzling the silver of the imperial court, building the river embankment with shoddy quality, causing the river embankment to burst, tens of thousands of people were displaced, such a big thing that angered Long Yan was actually a small Wujiang county order and county Cheng dared to do, not only that, a huge Zhejiang, the dignified governor of Zhejiang, the governor of Zhejiang, the Zhejiang envoy and a number of officials can be kept in the dark, only the crime of negligence.
If this is reported to the emperor, I am afraid that he will no longer need to sit in the position of commander.
"Let's go down. ”
Han Zhen turned to slowly walked to the round table in front of Xie Yun, paused slightly, and said calmly: "This has been a hard journey, you take the other brothers to rest for a few days." ”
"Yes. ”
When the man heard this, he immediately responded awe-inspiringly, then clasped his fists and saluted Xie Yun and Han Zhen, and then slowly retreated.
When the ship fell into silence, Han Zhen sat down in his robe, looked at Xie Yun in front of him, rubbed the cup in front of him, and said indifferently: "Now every move you and I make is in their eyes, I am afraid that wherever we go, it should be a scene of people living in peace, and it will be in vain to stay." ”