Zhang Qianzhi said, "Then tell me, who helped me?"

Mu Chen said, "Don't worry, you forgot that I still haven't said anything"

Zhang Qianzhi said: "Oh?

Mu Chen said, "I believe that you are a very honest official, and I believe that you will not do the dirty deeds of corruption."

He was obviously exaggerating Qianzhi by saying this, but instead of smiling, Zhang Qianzhi's expression became more stiff.

Mu Chen said, "Do you remember when I visited you?"

Zhang Qianzhi said: "Are you here to find out my bottom?"

Mu Chen said, "Yes, I was really shocked by your life predicament that time, don't talk about me, no one in the world would have thought that the place where you Zhang Daxiangguo lived was actually not as good as a dung picker"

Zhang Qianzhi finally smiled and said, "Don't talk about you, I can't think of it myself."

He sighed and said with a wry smile, "I'm used to living a hard life, I thought I could enjoy happiness when I got an official position, but those houses are too big, and I always feel that there is a little less human touch."

Mu Chen said, "This is the reason why you refuse to live in the official residence, even so, you shouldn't be so poor, the imperial court will give you a fortune every year."

Zhang Qianzhi smiled bitterly and said, "I was the same as you thought, but I didn't know that I was in a quagmire and couldn't extricate myself."

Mu Chen said, "Why?"

Zhang Qianzhi said, "When you have fame and money, trouble will follow, do you know?"

Mu Chen sighed, he had to admit that this was indeed a very troublesome matter.

Zhang Qianzhi said, "The powerful will take the initiative to make friends with you to fight his interests, and the powerful will win you over and strengthen their power in the imperial court." And those who have no power can only pester you every day and ask you to find a way out for them, not to mention that you already have an identity, and you don't dare to refuse this kind of thing casually"

Mu Chen sighed and said, "It seems that successful people may not be without troubles," but he suddenly smiled again, and said, "But people like Zhang Xiang will come up with a good way to solve these problems."

Zhang Qianzhi smiled bitterly and said, "People are sophisticated, the world is hot and cold, this is the case, even if it is me, what can I do?"

Muchen said, "But you will come up with it after all"

Zhang Qianzhi said, "I did come up with it, I have reformed the officialdom under the guise of being honest, so that the emperor suppressed most of my money." ”

Mu Chen said, "And then?"

Zhang Qianzhi clapped his hands and said proudly, "Think about it, who in the officialdom will take the initiative to hand over Yu Lu except me, just for the unwarranted name of incorruptibility?

Mu Chen exclaimed, "In this way, not only will no one want to win you over, but no one will cause you trouble."

He also had to admit that although this was a grievance to himself, it was a good way to reduce trouble.

Lost the trouble and won the fame.

Just like in life, if you want to avoid trouble, you have to learn to restrain yourself and not be greedy for fun, otherwise trouble will follow.

Zhang Qianzhi also looked very proud, such a method is really not something that ordinary people can come up with, and the fact is not something that ordinary people can endure.

So in life, there are very few people who will really avoid trouble

Mu Chen sighed, "This is indeed a good way for you, but you must know that being smart is often mistaken by being smart."

The smile on Zhang Qianzhi's face disappeared again, and he said, "What do you mean?"

Mu Chen said, "Do you remember when you found the black and white dragon and phoenix to kill Zhang Qianzhong?"

Zhang Qianzhi sneered, "It's a pity that it didn't work out, they were still bought by you"

Mu Chen smiled and said, "That's not the point, the problem I care about is that they said that the reward you gave was forty-four thousand four hundred taels"

Zhang Qianzhi said coldly, "You know a lot"

Mu Chen said, "So they didn't lie to me"

Zhang Qianzhi closed his mouth, he realized that he had fallen for the young man in front of him, so he refused to continue to be fooled.

But Mu Chen is not a fool, since the other party has already entered the trap, then he must make this trap bigger.

Mu Chen said, "The reason why I went to your house is not only to see you, but also to verify my thoughts"

Zhang Qianzhi wanted to ask, "What do you think?"

But he didn't ask, he was afraid that it was another trap.

Mu Chen didn't ask and answered, and said, "I've seen the appearance of the four walls of your house, and I also asked the people around me, I really can't figure it out, how did you come up with the more than 40,000 taels of silver?"

Zhang Qianzhi said coldly, "Maybe I'm just pretending, just to save money to buy a killer"

Mu Chen smiled and said, "Yes, you have already asked the emperor to reduce your salary, with your current income, if you want to save 40,000 taels, I'm afraid a hundred years is not enough, do you tell me that you were already planning to kill your own brother before you were born?"

Zhang Qianzhi didn't speak, he couldn't speak, so he could only wait for Mu Chen to continue.

Mu Chen said, "So, someone must have helped you with this money, and that person, the person who gave you the martial arts cheats, is the real murderer who wanted to kill Zhang Qianzhong."

He said this naturally, as if it were not speculation, but fact.

Zhang Qianzhi's face became more and more ugly, as if an old man helped his grandson cover up the crime of stealing sugar, but was seen through, and that feeling was really uncomfortable.

Mu Chen said, "There is only one person who can give you martial arts cheats, give you ten thousand taels of silver, and make you willing to harm your own brother."

When he said this, he didn't continue, but looked at Zhang Qianzhi with a smile. His eyes were full of confidence, as if there was an answer in his heart, but he just wouldn't say it.

"The Emperor"

In the end, it was Zhang Qianzhi who said it. He really couldn't stand Mu Chen's eyes and the torment in his heart.

Mu Chen nodded, not surprised, if the answer was not the emperor, he would be surprised.

Because in the Northern Dynasty, only the emperor can complete these three conditions.

Mu Chen said, "Why?"

Zhang Qianzhi did not speak.

Mu Chen said, "Since you have already said this, you still refuse to continue, what is the point of insisting?"

Zhang Qianzhi sighed and said, "Because the emperor ...... The emperor is suspicious."

Mu Chen said, "What are you suspicious of?"

Zhang Qianzhi said, "Big brother, big brother, he has military power in his hands, and the power in his hands is very large, and the emperor is afraid that he will rebel"

Mu Chen lost his voice and said, "It turns out that all this is the emperor's ghost?"

Zhang Qianzhi nodded and said, "The emperor once told me that he was very worried about the eldest brother and wanted to get rid of the eldest brother, so he asked me to do it."

Mu Chen said, "You are brothers, how could the emperor let you do this?"

Zhang Qianzhi said, "Because the people of our Zhang family, no matter when, are loyal to the Lord, and our seven brothers are like this," he sighed and said, "What's more, the monarch's imperial technique, how can we, who are courtiers, be able to influence it?"

Mu Chen said, "So you do all this to get rid of hidden dangers?"

Zhang Qianzhi said, "This kind of disgraceful thing, of course, you have to find a fig leaf"

Mu Chen said: "So you wronged him for rebellion?"

Zhang Qianzhi nodded.

He said, "I never wanted to kill my brother, so I didn't kill him myself."

Mu Chen said, "He didn't know that you knew kung fu, so if you kill him personally, the chance of success will be higher"

Zhang Qianzhi nodded and said, "I didn't do this, but sent a killer, and I also knew that the killer would fail, but I still did it"

Mu Chen said, "Why?"

Zhang Qianzhi said, "Because I hope that this matter will be exposed to him, so that the eldest brother can understand my good intentions, so that he will never appear in the Northern Dynasty, but who would have thought that he would meet you and appear at the sacrificial ceremony"

Mu Chen said: "So you stop all the charges on yourself?"

Zhang Qianzhi just smiled and didn't speak.

Mu Chen said, "You think I don't know what you're thinking?"

Zhang Qianzhi looked at him in surprise.

Mu Chen said, "I have already sent someone to inquire, the emperor is famous in Beijing, and everyone praises him as a virtuous monarch." But no one would have imagined that the virtuous monarch in the eyes of the people was actually a ruthless person who could do whatever it took to gain power."

Zhang Qianzhi said, "You're right, but you must not let others hear such words."

Mu Chen said, "But Zhang Qianzhong suddenly appeared at the sacrificial ceremony and informed the envoys of various countries of the origin of the matter, although the spearhead is directed at you, but I think there are always smart people who will see through all this."

Zhang Qianzhi said, "When the time comes, the king's benevolence and righteousness will no longer be famous, people's hearts will be turbulent, the people will be resentful, and the country will be chaotic."

Mu Chen said, "You are for your master, so you stopped all the charges on yourself, and the emperor is just a joke that he was deceived by a traitor."

Zhang Qianzhi sighed, "It's better to laugh than to be infamous, isn't it?"

Mu Chen looked at him and fought for a long time before he sighed, "That's why I said you are really a loyal minister."

Zhang Qianzhi smiled bitterly and said, "Loyal minister, I'm just a criminal minister now," he Huo Ran looked at Mu Chen and asked, "Will you tell me about this?"

Mu Chen said, "You said it all, can't I say it?"

Zhang Qianzhi said with a straight face, "We are different"

They are certainly not the same. Anyone who becomes a scapegoat will be a little depressed, even if it is a voluntary Zhang Qianzhi.

Generally, such a person will always be tempted to tell his story to others, not to redress grievances, but to let others know how great and selfless he is.

In fact, this idea is stupid, very stupid.

But what can be done about stupidity?

Who can say that what they are doing is wrong? No one can say for sure.

It's like no one can tell whether foolishness is good or bad. Like Zhang Qianzhi, can you say that he did the right thing?

But you can't say that he did something wrong, after all, he did his duty as a courtier, and this kind of duty is exactly what ordinary people can't do.

(End of chapter)