The two people in the study were slightly stunned, especially Sun Tu, who frowned even more: "Is Yuan Wang running here at this time because of his weak heart?" "If he thought that the person behind the scenes who colluded with the fierce Jiao gang was Yuan Wang, and he might only have six or seven points, then now he is more than ninety percent sure.

But what was a little surprising was that after a little muttering, Cai Jiu still spoke: "Yuan Zhoutui, please come in and speak." It wasn't until he spoke that Cai Lian, who was blocking the door, got out of the way and let Yuan Wang in, at this time his face was full of humble smiles, and he was completely different from before: "Xiaguan has seen Taishou, I didn't expect Sun Tuanlian to be here, you really have a big trouble for me Jiangzhou this time." ”

Sun Tu had already quickly adjusted his mentality, and when he heard this, he quickly got up and saluted politely: "Yuan Zhou has pushed the reputation, and the lower officials just talked to Taishou, and the extermination of the water bandits on the river is the responsibility of the lower officials and others in Jiangzhou, and they dare not claim the credit." When he said this, his gaze still fell on the other party's face with some suspicion, as if he wanted to see through his mind thoroughly.

Not only him, but Cai Jiu also looked at Yuan Wang thoughtfully, although he didn't ask, but his expression had already brought out the doubts in his heart. Yuan Wang didn't have the slightest intention of panicking when he was looked at by the two of them, but just smiled flatteringly: "There are two things to say when the lower officials come today, one of which is to ask Taishou for his guilt." ”

"Oh? Yuan Zhoutui has been an official in Jiangzhou for many years, and he has always been diligent and honest, and has a good reputation, so how can he say that he is guilty? Cai Jiu asked with a smile, his tone was quite flat, obviously he had already guessed that the other party would talk like this.

"Xia Guan knows that he is stubborn, and because of the different positions in the DPRK and China, he has been fighting with Taishou you a lot over the past year, and now that he thinks about it, he really shouldn't have done anything before. My Jiangzhou is located in a key area, and it is a heavy place for the imperial court, but because of some thoughts before the officials, the money and grain taxes have repeatedly failed to be handed over in full in time, which is really a great crime. In addition, as a subordinate of Taishou, Xia Guan has not caused trouble to Taishou on weekdays, but fortunately, Taishou has not been blamed on me because of his magnanimity, and now I think about it, it makes me even more ashamed. Now that the lower officials know that today is yesterday, I hope that Taishou can forgive the lower officials for their momentary confusion! Speaking of this, Yuan Wang had already bowed deeply to the ground, but he had already bowed to Cai Jiuxing, who was second only to kneeling in the officialdom, and his posture couldn't be lowered.

Cai Jiu's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Why is Yuan Zhoutui like this, please hurry up." It's inevitable that there will be disputes between you and my colleagues, but this official has never blamed you, and I can't afford such a heavy gift. Although he said this, he still sat there with a big body and did not mean to avoid or step forward to help, only waiting for the other party to make a full salute before giving Sun Tu a look, and the latter helped him to help people up.

"Taishou can treat me so magnanimously, which really makes the lower officials grateful." After straightening up, Yuan Wang thanked him again, and then said with a bitter face: "Actually, there is something that the lower officials have long wanted to tell Taishou, it was indeed not my intention to make things difficult for you a few times before, but I had to do it by someone else." ”

"Oh? But who dared to force Yuan Zhoutui to do such a thing? Cai Jiu was right at this time, knowing that the real key had arrived.

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To tell the truth, it is the Tokyo Liang Taifu who has made it difficult for the lower officials several times in the past year, he is the benefactor of the lower officials, and I can have it today from his cultivation, so he has an order, and Yuan Wang can only obey the order. Yuan Wang's answer was also very happy, and he immediately revealed his real backstage.

As soon as Sun Tu's reaction came out, his reaction was stable, but Cai Jiu's face quickly changed: "You are actually Mrs. Liang's person?" No wonder ...... "No wonder Yuan Wang, a small state magistrate, dared to compete with Taishou in this state, who is the son of Cai Jing, and even did not hesitate to be his enemy in the open."

Originally, Cai Jiu only wanted to have a good official reputation as Yuan Wang, and he had many friends of the same year who were imperial historians in the court, so he dared not to offend himself. It wasn't until now that he didn't know that there was such a great god behind him, no wonder he had asked people to impeach Yuan Wang several times before, but it was all over.

That Liang Taifu's name is Liang Shicheng, and he is another highly favored high-ranking official next to Zhao Ji today, not only the official worships the Taifu of the school but also leads the Xingde Army Festival envoy from afar, and his honor is not at all under Cai Jing as a Taishi, and because of his background as the emperor's close attendant, in a sense, he is more trusted by today's officials than Cai Jing.

Yes, this Liang Shicheng, like Tong Guan, was born as a eunuch in the palace, and in terms of status and power in the court, he is far above Tong Guan. Although he is also known as the "Six Thieves" by the people, his official position is far beyond his peers, only under Cai Jing, and he is even called "Hidden Phase" by the world.

It is said that after the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, he learned the lessons of the collapse of the former Tang Dynasty and established the national policy of promoting literature and suppressing military force, and at the same time, he also regarded the eunuchs, a group that made waves in the late Tang Dynasty, to death, and almost did not give them the opportunity to grasp military power or political power. However, after this tradition lasted for more than a hundred years, it broke the rules with the appearance of the arbitrary and reckless official Zhao Ji, not only promoted high-ranking officials such as Tong Guanren as a privy envoy to hold military power, but even handed over many political powers to Liang Shicheng, and made it to balance the power of Cai Jing and his party in the court.

Perhaps Liang Shicheng's power is far less powerful than Cai Taishi, who has been up and down in the court for decades, and his protégés and former officials are all over the world, but Liang Taifu still has the confidence and courage to fight openly and secretly with Cai Jing and his subordinates in external states and counties!

Cai Jiu really didn't expect that there would be such a powerful and terrifying enemy buried by his side, if it weren't for Yuan Wang's hidden identity today, he would still be in the dark until now.

After his face changed several times, Cai Jiufang regained his composure: "I see, before saying this, the official really underestimated Yuan Zhou's push." But what makes me curious is, why are you willing to tell the truth about such a secret thing? ”

"This is the second reason why Xia Guan came to visit today." Seeing that Cai Taishou was worried, Yuan Wang's hanging heart finally let go back, and he glanced at Sun Tu and said, "The lower officials heard that after the suppression of the water bandits this time, the soldiers brought out a person from their lair......"

Sun Tu didn't understand what he was going to say at this time, so he didn't hide it at the moment, nodded and said: "Yes, that person's name is Cheng Jichang, and he is a businessman in my Jiangzhou City, and as far as those water bandits say, he is the one who suppressed our officers and soldiers."

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The relevant information was passed on, which led to the defeat of the official army in suppressing bandits several times. As far as the lower officials know, the deployment of the official army is a secret in the army, even few people in my official mansion know about it, let alone a mere businessman, so there must be another mastermind in this. After saying the last sentence, his gaze looked straight at Yuan Wang without avoiding it at all, and the meaning was already quite clear.

Yuan Wang's face was slightly entangled, and in the end he could only sigh and say: "Now that the lower officials don't dare to hide it anymore, yes, it is I who leaked all kinds of military information to the water bandits in the past year." ”

Even if they had already made a judgment, after listening to him admit this, Sun Tu and Cai Jiu were still shocked, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time. Then, Sun Tu quickly spoke: "Yuan Wang, do you know how much sin you have committed?" Just because of what you did, you killed no less than 500 soldiers, and even made hundreds of people have no livelihood, making all the industries in Jiangzhou City decadent...... In vain, you still claim to be the people, and you are also called a clean official and a good official by countless soldiers and people! The more he spoke, the more excited he became, the person had already gotten up from the banquet, if it weren't for Cai Jiu by his side, he would have to give the other party a slap to vent his anger.

It was Cai Jiu, who had calmed down after the initial surprise, and only asked with a slight frown, "Why are you doing this?" Is it just to make Jiangzhou under my rule tired, so that the imperial court can punish me? But as a local magistrate, your crime is even heavier when bandits run rampant. ”

"If you go back to Taishou, Xia Guan is not doing this to cut off the waterway in Jiangzhou, but for another purpose, to obtain enough benefits." Yuan Wang's attitude became more and more respectful, but what he said was even more shocking: "On the surface, it seems that the Xunyang River has been cut off by the fierce Jiao in this year, but in fact it is not the case, and some merchants' ships can still pass through this waterway smoothly without being invaded by water bandits." ”

"Are these people spending money to buy peace? And that Cheng Ji Chang plays the role of a broker in the middle? Sun Tu immediately understood and asked out loud.

"Yes, this money is divided between me and Fierce Jiao, which is the real purpose of my game." Yuan Wang didn't hide it anymore, and nodded and told the truth.

Only then did Sun Tu understand why a group of fierce Jiao water bandits would be entrenched on the Xunyang River for so long. You must know that since they robbed passing ships on the river, there were few merchants who no longer transported goods by water, so they could not get oil and water. But now it seems that what really keeps them here all the year round is because they have long been in collusion with the government.

"Why are you doing that?" Cai Jiu asked with some doubts: "If you are greedy for money and have other means, why do you have to take such a big risk?" And as far as I know, you Yuanzhou Tui is also very frugal and honest on weekdays, what do you want so much money for? "If the other party is really a corrupt official, once he finds out, I'm afraid he will be driven out of Jiangzhou City a long time ago.

Yuan Wang smiled bitterly: "It's true that Xia Guan is not greedy for money, but that doesn't mean I don't need money." If I want to let those colleagues in the DPRK and China open their eyes for me, and if I want Mrs. Liang to speak for me, I spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year...... A small prison camp alone is not enough to solve the problem, and I don't want to ruin my reputation for many years, so I have to think of something else......"

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