In fact, from the legal point of view of the imperial court, the small flower account in the man's hand can only be regarded as a codex at best, and does not have any legal benefits; It is even more impossible to use this thing to trip up a Qingliu official who is about to become a son of heaven's in-laws! In addition, the Northern Yan Dynasty was in turmoil, even if Chen Shijie patted his chest and admitted all the charges, Emperor Tianyou Zhou Yuanqing could only pretend not to know, neither dared to take him under the knife, nor did he have time to change generals before the battle.

It's also a little ridiculous to say, although Chen Shijie is an out-and-out national thief; But he has been an official in Luojing City for decades, but he has won a good reputation as a clean and honest official!

Although he plays the word "greed", Chen Shijie's gameplay is very different from that of other colleagues.

For example, in the triennial river repair and dredging silver, he was not only not greedy, but also insisted on being selfless and honest in his official duties; Every day, I must go to the scene to supervise the work, not to mention, but also to break a copper plate in half to use; Just the profiteers who were indiscriminately filled with good and bad things, he killed no less than twenty with his own hands!

Another example is that in the early spring of each year, the seedling silver issued by the imperial court to farmers will inevitably have some interception and shortage; Not only will he take out his official salary, but he will try to fill the gaps left by those household masters; He will also invite some skilled crop handlers with high salaries to go door-to-door to guide and assist.

As for the 18 official granaries for disaster relief and emergency relief, and the urban defense facilities that cannot be used once in a century; The courage of the apparently redundant guards of the city; and the leather armor and swords and guns that rotted in the barn...... Whenever there is greed for ink in this aspect, Chen Shijie feels that he is ruthless and ruthless, and even has a sense of pride in sharing worries and solving problems for the imperial court!

As for the local people in Luojing, they are grateful for the love of the people and the diligence and self-denial of this great man; Every three years, the small examination and the five-year big evaluation of the Ministry of Officials, there will be local people in Luojing City, who will make Wanmin umbrellas for him overnight and send them to the capital on foot! If it weren't for public opinion, he would not have been able to work in the same place for nearly thirty years just by virtue of his status as a distant relative of the queen!

As for Chen Shijie's daily life standards, it obviously exceeds his official salary...... After all, they are relatives of the queen's mother, even if they eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow, and embrace their wives and concubines, it is also a reasonable thing!

Judging from Chen Shijie's actions and the so-called "moral standards", he is obviously a person who is greedy for pleasure and attaches great importance to fame; It's not bad, but it's not good, it's just an ordinary person.

Since ancient times, civil officials have cherished their names and military generals have been warlike, which is understandable. However, Chen Shijie had already rolled into the fireworks courtyard, but he had to carry a chastity archway with him, which was a little shameless.

Chen Shijie, who has enjoyed the reputation of a lifetime of clear streams, only looked at three or five pages, and his whole body was already soaked in cold sweat! He quickly closed the account book in his hand, and under the playful gaze of the other party, he quickly put it on fire under the lamplight......

The man looked at the flames burning from the account book, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly:

"I said, Lord Chen, you don't be naïve enough to think that this will be a lonely thing, right?"

As the so-called concern leads to chaos, Chen Shijie was afraid that he would not be able to protect himself in the evening, and he would do such a stupid thing under the chaos. Now that he was ridiculed by the other party, he came back to his senses, and he didn't know what to say for a while, just stared blankly at the handful of black ash under his feet and was silent......

"Huh...... In fact, Lord Chen doesn't need to be so ashamed, after all, as far as the two melons and dates in your purse are concerned, they are not a problem at all; Not to mention being on a par with the Xianyang Gong in Beijing; Even Wang Fang, who has always been righteous and squandering money, eager for justice and righteousness, is not necessarily cleaner than you when you really check it! As for showing you this account book below, there is no intention of coercion; I just want to ask you, is such a Northern Yan Imperial Court really worthy of your loyalty? ”

This sentence can be regarded as hitting Chen Shijie's heart. As the so-called treachery seems to be loyal, and the hypocrisy seems to be true; Decades of involuntary greed, at least from his own point of view, wherever he is greedy for ink, it must be the fault of the imperial court! For example, the eighteen granaries that rot like mountains, how much good grain is wasted every year! The rats in the official warehouse eat fatter than cats one by one! Even if someone came to pick it up, they wouldn't be able to run at all!

Not to mention the waste of expensive leather armor and ordnance, which rots and rusts every year, is an astronomical amount! Just because the group of fools in Yanjing City slapped their heads, how many people and people in Beiyan have to pay for it every year, and it will be in vain in the end!

Who knows that the Chinese food and grains are all hard!

Seeing Chen Shijie raise his head and look at himself with his eyes, this person hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said:

"Then again, Lord Chen is also a scholar, so he should know the etiquette and rules of the imperial throne. Throughout the ages, they have followed the way of the father dying and the son succeeding, and the brother ending with the brother; and the old Qin King Zhou Gongyuanling, who is the eldest son of the former emperor and the eldest brother in the family; From the perspective of ancestral etiquette, the death of the first king should be the succession of the eldest son King Qin, and there is no reason to abolish the long and young! ”

The middle-aged man's words pulled Chen Shijie's thoughts back to an unsolved case that year. There is a matter about the old King Qin and Emperor Tianyou, until now, no one can say one, two, three, four. is because when the first king died, the king of Qin was fighting bloody battles with the people of Western Xinjiang, and he didn't have time to see his father for the last time; When he returned to the court with a great victory; His Majesty's third son, Yuanqing, has already ascended the throne and sat in the palace, and he is called a lonely widow!

Although in hindsight, all the human and material evidence show that the former king passed the throne to Zhou Yuanqing when he was dying; But at that time, King Qin was not in the capital after all, and Zhou Yuanqing had plenty of time and ability to do anything if he wanted to!

For example, overkill.

In fact, this kind of thing is like living a life for two people; As long as one party has doubts in his heart; Then this suspicion will never be completely dispelled.

This person brought the topic here, and finally got to the point. At this time, his intention was also very clear, just as Chen Shijie expected, he came to persuade him to surrender!

Chen Shijie was silent for a long time, hoarse, and only said one sentence:

"Excuse me...... It's true that you said that, but you chose the wrong person. Although someone Chen has been in Luojing for a long time, he is just a mere three-grade prefect after all... Regarding the affairs of the heavenly family, I dare not put a beak in the next place"

Although Chen Shijie's words were not explicitly stated, he had already secretly shown his heart to the other party. At least the orthodox name of Hua Yu on Zhou Yuanqing's head has already put a question mark in his mind.

In fact, Chen Shijie wanted to accept this statement in his heart; Because it is better to set things right than to turn things out of treason and join the enemy......

This person spent so much effort to persuade him to surrender, but he did not make any promises to Chen Shijie, which is also his cleverness.

Chen Shijie is old, he doesn't have many days left, and his official career can be regarded as coming to an end. And even if the official position promised to him by the Qin army is high, it will never be more affordable than a Luojing prefect; No matter how much money is promised to him, Chen Shijie is no longer here, and there is no temptation at all.

Therefore, the main direction of attack chosen by this person was directly placed on the reputation that Chen Shijie valued the most. After his inspiration and inducement, Chen Shijie also faintly gave birth to a strange thought in his heart

At present, if he leads his army to defend Luojing, then in less than ten days, the ancient capital of Luojing, which is full of flowers, will also be like Sanmen Bay, under the bombardment of the Qin army's siege equipment, and finally reduced to a piece of wasteland.

At all times, he is indeed fighting to the death to serve the country and being loyal for a thousand years; But when a discerning person thinks about it, it is not difficult to find the flaws at all. Because the loss of Luoyang City is directly related to the huge deficit of city defense, ordnance, grain and grass, and soldiers.

At that time, when the East Window incident happened, then he would instantly change from a peerless and clear stream to a hypocritical and greedy villain. No matter who dies in the battle of Qin Yan, his name Chen Shijie will inevitably be nailed to the pillar of shame of the Northern Yan Dynasty and will be scolded and laughed at by future generations......

But if you open the city gate by yourself, after letting the Qin army enter Luojing; He immediately resigned from his official position, fled to Nankang with his family wealth, and lived a rich and noble secluded life. In this way, the result is completely different.

First of all, he can bring up the old matter again and completely deny Zhou Yuanqing's qualifications to inherit the orthodoxy of Northern Yan, and from then on occupy the righteousness of the orthodox courtiers of the Kuangfu Heavenly Family, and his name will not be damaged.

Secondly, Luojing City, which is "light on the surface of donkey dung and eggs", will not suffer the baptism of war, and those tofu scum projects will naturally not be exposed to the world. At the same time, he has already retired in the name of "loyal ministers and two masters", not only retaining his innocence, but also handing over this thorny mess to the next Luojing prefect unknowingly.

In the end, he could also write a book and biography in Nankang, write in detail about the darkness and decay of the Northern Yan officialdom, and completely expose his benevolence and righteousness to the world by being stigmatized as betraying the lord and protecting the hundreds of thousands of people in Luojing City......

From this point of view, it's no wonder that Fei Yu, that reckless man, will fall for their way! This person's methods are indeed clever, and he is even more determined to win Luojing City! All his efforts are to pave the steps and threshold for himself, and encourage himself to take that earth-shattering step......

Seeing that Chen Shijie's face has changed several times, but he is still unwilling to make a guarantee; The man stroked his short beard and laughed softly:

"Heh, if my guess is correct, Lord Chen should be worried, and we will fall short in the end, right?"

As the people say, no matter how wonderful the result of "setting things right" is, as long as the Qin army is defeated, then all his off-the-board moves will also become a mirror!

"Lord Chen, I wonder if I can give you a reason why the Qin army will never fail, and if you are willing to make a written agreement with me? Of course, I will also hand this paper back to you on the day the army enters the city. ”

When Chen Shijie heard this, he couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart and hurriedly asked:

"Oh? Does your army still have a reason why it will never fail? Listen to ......"