Chapter 15: The Hundred Horsemen (I)
"Shengshang, Bi Gou, the ambassador of the capital water prison, will be the master craftsman Yan Wuming, and the Weinan County Ling Fang Gong, met unexpectedly at the door of Zhang Qian, the young superintendent of weapons, today!" In the imperial study on the east side of the Zichen Palace, Zheng Kejun, the deputy head of the Hundred Cavalry Division, half-bowed his body and reported in a low voice.
"Oh, what are they going to do with Young Eunuch Zhang?" Li Xian, the Emperor of the Ying Heavenly Divine Dragon, who was reviewing the folds, raised his head and asked with a pair of dark eyes.
Zheng Kejun organized the language and responded truthfully: "According to the report of Team Zhao of Weinan County, Fang County ordered to go to Zhang Shaojian for the purpose of Wei Liang, the secretary of the workshop, and blocked the door more than three months ago to urge Zhang Qian to go to serve in forced labor. At that time, in the name of rectifying the river canals in the county, the Wei Shuban returned the Yong ...... paid by the Zhang family before the autumn."
"Evil officer, you should be killed!" Li Xian raised his hand and slapped the table fiercely, interrupting sharply, and dark clouds rolled on his fat face.
"Holy Wisdom!" Zheng Kejun shuddered with fright, took half a step back, regained his footing, and cautiously added, "The Fang County Order has thoroughly investigated all Wei Liang's past bad deeds, and has sent him to Yumen Pass to be a pawn according to the law. Today, Fang County ordered the Zhang family to report this result to Shaojian Zhang. ”
"Hmm-" Li Xian was furious, pushed the fold to the edge of the bookcase, and snorted coldly.
When he was relegated to live in Luling in his early years, he had seen with his own eyes how local evil officials coerced the people. Those people relied on the support of the government behind them, set up clever names, and wantonly blackmailed. Especially for those whose families are thin, or the people who have migrated from other places, they are bullied unscrupulously.
And Zhang Qian, more than three months ago, should have just settled in Weinan not long ago. This person has no relatives in all directions, and he is still a white body. Wei Liang, the secretary of the workshop, suddenly returned Zhang Jiayong at that time, blocked the door and urged him to serve in forced labor, whether it was for public or private, I don't know!
And that Weinan County ordered Fang Gong, and his behavior was even more hateful. What happened more than two months ago, he actually "found out" after Zhang Qian became the young prisoner of the weapons prison!
What if Zhang Qian hadn't been a young eunuch? Or is Zhang Qian still an eight-grade master? I'm afraid that Fang Gong will never find out about the evil deeds of his workshop clerk to blackmail the people, right?
For the eight-grade master book, dare to do so. For the people under the rule, I'm afraid that the surname Fang will not take it seriously! This is still Gyeonggi, less than twenty miles away from Chang'an City. If it is changed to Hebei, Jiangnan and other places, the people are afraid that they will have to be eaten alive by Fang's dog officials!
My Datang is absolutely not allowed to do whatever this kind of dog official wants!
When the queen mother was in power, corrupt officials and corrupt officials harmed the people, and I couldn't do anything about it. Now that I can finally make my own decisions, I must clean up these moths!
Thinking of this, Li Xian, the Emperor of the Heavenly Divine Dragon, became more and more angry. He is preparing to send someone to convey an edict to the Ministry of Officials, and in the near future, he will arrange manpower to thoroughly investigate the political achievements and discipline of local officials. In his ears, Zheng Kejun's cautious report came again, "Shengshang, Bi Gou and Yan Liming went to Zhang Qian for the manufacturing cost of windmills and wells. According to the investigation of the Baiqi Division, the capital water supervisor and the general will be the supervisor to serve the holy oracle, according to the method offered by Zhang Shaojian, a large number of windmills and machine wells were built. But the cost has never been reduced to less than 35 hangs. Therefore, Ambassador Bi and Yan Dajiang came to the door today to ask for advice, and I would like to ask Zhang Shaojian for guidance! ”
"Hmm-" Hearing the cost of the windmill and the shaft, it was not reduced to the expected target. Li Xian immediately put aside the idea of rectifying the discipline of local officialdom. He frowned and muttered for a moment, and asked in a deep voice: "Can Young Eunuch Zhang tell me what the problem is?" Ambassador Bi and Yan Dajiang, how did they react at that time? ”
"Holy forgiveness!" Zheng Kejun, the deputy head of the Hundred Cavalry Division, raised his head, and the shame on his face was clearly illuminated by the candlelight, "My subordinates are incompetent, and I have not been able to place people in Young Eunuch Zhang's house." Therefore, only the purpose of Ambassador Bi, Yan Dajiang and Fang County Ling was found, but they could not find out what they said after entering Zhang's house. ”
"Huh?" Li Xian's eyebrows quickly raised, and his round face vaguely revealed a bit of disappointment.
"Holy forgiveness!" Zheng Kejun shuddered again, and hurriedly added in a low voice, "It's not that the Hundred Cavalry Division is not dedicated to doing things, but in Young Eunuch Zhang's mansion, in the past four months, no newcomer has been recruited. Including after he was promoted to the rank of junior superintendent of the ordnance superintendent, although there were neighboring people who took the fields to work, and some speculative campers sold themselves to recommend themselves, they were all blocked by the two housekeepers of his family. ”
"Why?" Li Xian was so curious when he heard it, glanced at Zheng Kejun, and smiled to get to the bottom of it.
This is very different from the image of a rising man he knows. In the past, there were also low-level officials like Zhang Qian, who were suddenly promoted unusually. After suddenly ascending to a high position, even if he didn't buy a house and buy a property immediately, at least he would quickly use up the slave quota given by the imperial court. Anyway, the money for recruiting and feeding slaves can be reimbursed by the imperial court. They can't spend it all, and they don't end up in their own pockets.
"Young Eunuch Zhang is the only one in the family, plus a personal maid. The family and the slave were originally enough. Zheng Kejun's report continued, vaguely with a bit of disdain, "The two housekeepers in his house have never done anything in the eunuch's house before, and they don't know any rules at all. They were worried that the arrival of new recruits would threaten their status and that of the old men. I am afraid that the newly recruited people will cause trouble and drag them down. So, just pretend to be deaf and dumb. As long as Young Eunuch Zhang doesn't speak, they won't let anyone touch the light of his proprietor! ”
"Diao slave bully!" Li Xian was angry and funny when he heard it, and couldn't help but tap the table again, "Aren't they afraid of embarrassing the proprietor of his family?" The proprietor of his family is also the fifth grade of the imperial court, if he doesn't pay attention to pomp and circumstance at all, he will ...... with his colleagues in the future."
Halfway through his words, the previous report of the Baiqi Division to Zhang Qian suddenly sounded in his mind, and his voice suddenly decreased, and he shook his head helplessly.
It's no wonder that the two housekeepers of Zhang's Mansion didn't know anything, that Zhang Qian himself was a nobody. At the beginning, as the master of the eight products of the Tang Dynasty, he actually took off his hat, took off his official robe, and fought with a Tibetan soldier Cao in the mud.
Fortunately, he won the battle that day, if he accidentally lost, the face of the Tang Dynasty, at least the face of the entire ordnance prison, would have to be disgraced by him!
However, that guy can also be regarded as both civil and military. actually used his fists and feet to smash a Tibetan elite soldier Cao unconscious. If all the civil officials of the Tang Dynasty are so strong, they will compete on the battlefield in the future, where will they use what generals will be sent! It is enough for a four-rank assassin to lead the troops into battle, and sending the sixteenth guard general out is simply bullying!
"Shengshang, Young Eunuch Zhang and He Shulang are old friends, do you want to arrange a new housekeeper for him to go in through He Zhizhang's side......" Sensing that Li Xian's mood had turned cloudy to clear, Zheng Kejun, the deputy head of the Hundred Cavalry Division, leaned forward and hurriedly whispered.
"That's it!" Li Xian glanced at him and shook his head with a smile, "He Zhizhang is a well-known and kind-hearted person, if you do this, what is the difference between forcing him to return to his hometown?" That's it, take your time, there's no rush anyway! “
"The last general understands, and the last general makes people continue to work hard!" Zheng Kejun was relieved and hurriedly bowed down to receive the order.
"Just treat him like other officials, and you don't need to send people to keep an eye on him. He's not an ambitious man, I can tell! Although he seemed to be in a very poor spirit, Li Xian was very sober. He waved his hand and added with a smile.
However, without waiting for Zheng Kejun to respond, he suddenly stared at the other party's eyes again, and quickly asked: "How is the investigation of his master's affairs?" Have some clues? ”
"Holy forgiveness! The Hundred Cavalry Division searched almost all over Zhongnan Mountain, but found nothing! Zheng Kejun's face suddenly turned purple, he lowered his head and stammered to report. The only clue is that, according to the monk of Xiangji Temple, Zhang Shaojian, the day Zhang Shaojian appeared, the big bell of Xiangji Temple rang without ringing. At the same time, the smoke of the incense candles all pointed to a certain direction on the west side of the Xiangji Temple, as if something was inhaling hard! ”
"Huh?" Li Xian had just let go of his forehead, which had not been long ago, and he wrinkled again, thinking hard and meditating, but he couldn't figure out what the situation would be like such a strange phenomenon.
Zheng Kejun, the deputy head of the Hundred Cavalry Division, is very good at observing words and feelings. Seeing that Li Xian was thinking hard, he quickly lowered his voice again, and cautiously added, "Holy Lord, in this matter, the last general specially sent someone to knock on the side with Daoist Li of Baiyun Temple. It's just that his words may not be credible! ”
"What he said, you learn it to me! Whether it is credible or not, I have my own judgment! Li Xian has always been skeptical about Buddhism. Seeing that Zheng Kejun said mysteriously, he couldn't help but feel a little itchy, so he ordered with a smile.
He said that the Buddhists say that the Sumeru is hidden in mustard seeds, and the Taoists say that the heavens and the earth are blessed, in fact, they all mean the same thing. There are many famous mountains and rivers, and there is no winter in the depths. Ordinary people have no chance to enter, and they can't find it. But sometimes the entrance to the cave is opened, and people and objects that are close to each other will be induced. Zheng Kejun didn't dare to hide it, and reported truthfully in a voice that only two people could hear.
"Oh, this is in line with Zhang Qing's own statement!" Li Xian nodded slightly, but the expression on his face was skeptical.
Zheng Kejun immediately didn't dare to say more, lowered his head, and waited for him to make a decision. After waiting for a small half-pillar of incense, a new voice came from the Yushu case, "Forget it, since you can't find it, forget it." It's cold, and your brothers have worked hard. All those who were ordered to investigate the matter were each given two months' salary. Then, the matter was stopped, and the process and results were archived and sealed for future reference! ”
"Yes, Holy Lord!" Zheng Kejun breathed a sigh of relief again, feeling that every bone in his body had stretched a lot.
Although Emperor Ying Tianshenlong is a "benevolent monarch", according to the rules of the imperial court, it is impossible to let a person whose origin is unclear easily control such a critical place as the Weapons Supervisor. Therefore, since Zhang Qianshi, Zheng Kejun, the deputy head of the Baiqi Division, has been assigned an important task by the superiors to find out the true origin of this person, and to find out the real purpose of this person's departure from the mountain.
At first, Zheng Kejun thought that he had received another beauty difference that could show off in front of the emperor this time, and for several days in a row, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. However, after officially starting the investigation, he was stunned to find that Micha had turned into a ball of thistle.
Unlike those hermits who took the shortcut to the south in the past, such as Lu Zhengming and Lu Zangyong's brothers. There is a huge family standing behind it, and as long as the Baiqi Division investigates with his heart, he can even feel it clearly when the two of them were young when they were studying and didn't have to be beaten by Mr.
Zhang Qian, who claimed to be born in Qin Mo, did not have any traces of his existence in Datang before he met Ren Cong. Hometown, place of birth, neighbors, classmates and friends, all blank!
It's not like those liars from Tianzhu Kingdom, no matter how they pretend to be gods, all they want is one word, money. And Qin Mo's disciple Zhang Qian, although his ability to make a fortune does not belong to the liars of the Tianzhu Kingdom at all. But he never did, and he didn't bother to pretend to be a ghost. According to the investigation of the Baiqi Division, this person has denied that he is an immortal master and a master more than once, and even hates these two titles, and does not hesitate to turn his face with others for this.
As for this person's attitude towards being an official, according to the investigation of the Baiqi Division and Zheng Kejun's own speculation, it is also very arbitrary. Because of his meritorious escort, he was promoted several levels in a row, but I didn't see how happy he was. At the beginning, he offered gunpowder and gunpowder disinfection techniques, but he only changed to an eight-grade master, and no one heard him complain!
It's just that this person is not a cautious person in words and deeds, otherwise, he would not have taken off his official robe and fought with the Tibetan soldier Cao in the mud. Not to mention that the young eunuch who has just become an ordnance supervisor will call a brother and sister to a royal family.
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If this is the case, the more he checks, the more confused Zheng Kejun becomes, and the more he checks, the more he feels like a fly that has been buried in a gourd. There are black holes all around, and you can't see anything. You can only bump around with your feelings. The nose and face are swollen, and the head is dizzy, but the result will never be achieved.
And today, he is finally relieved.
Should the Heavenly Dragon Emperor personally order him to give up the investigation and collect the team for archiving, he will no longer be stupid to find out. Even if Zhang Qian's origin is fake, there is a shocking conspiracy behind it. can clean up all the traces before leaving the mountain so cleanly, and the force behind him is definitely not something that a small deputy head of the Hundred Cavalry Division can provoke.
If you don't let go when you can let go, you are afraid that your life is long! has been in the position of deputy head of the Baiqi Division for so many years, and he still has the dual blood of the Li family and the martial family, Zheng Kejun knows how to grasp the balance very well.
"Did you send someone to check the elixir he consigned?" Just when he was secretly glad that he finally didn't have to be a fly in the gourd anymore, after the imperial book case, the voice of Li Xian, the Emperor of the Heavenly Divine Dragon, came again. Very slowly, but very softly, it didn't sound like a person talking, but the god in the sky suddenly spoke, "Is the effect really that magical?" Can people who are dying be alive again in the blink of an eye?! ”