Huaiyuan City is far away from Anyang City, Daning Jiangshan, before His Majesty Li Chengtang destroyed Nanyue, a total of 19 provinces, a 19 counties, Daning is already very proud, and Li Chengtang has been expanding the army over the years, and now Daning is an unparalleled giant.

Destroy the South Yue Pingyue Road, destroy the Yongli Road, destroy the Miao Country to get the Yunhai Road, destroy the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions to get the Xiping Road, destroy the Bohai Sea Country to get the Yuyang Road, the battle of the Northern Expedition is a big victory, and the land of the Black Wu East and West is thousands of miles and more than a thousand miles from the north to the south, a total of four roads, one is the Xifeng Road, one is the ancient city road, one is the Bailu Road, one is the Nanyuan Road, and soon Wu Xinyu will break through the Montenegrin Khanate, His Majesty has even set the name, and named it the Black Horse Road.

And Shen Leng led the army to break through Rilang, and this place will become the third overseas river and mountain of Daning, and it is also the thirtieth river and mountain of Daning.

Today's Daning is no longer nineteen vertically and horizontally, but thirty.

In fact, the total of the eleven newly established rivers and mountains destroyed by Li Chengtang was only a little smaller than the original nineteen provinces of Daning, which is equivalent to doubling the territory of Daning.

In the past, the nineteen provinces of Daning were the most important, and there were many disputes, and the richest one was none other than Jiangnan Province.

When it comes to grain production, it is natural to mention Liaobei Province, when it comes to the military, it is natural to mention Junping Road, and when it comes to silkworms, it can only be Jiangnan Province.

The Daofu of Jiangnan Province is naturally more important, after all, the land of Jiangnan Province can provide such a huge wealth income for Daning, and the weight of its location is obvious.

Half of the thirty rivers and mountains were fought down during Li Chengtang's reign, and in any case, the evaluation of Li Chengtang by later generations is already predictable.

And when it comes to this Daning Emperor, who has no predecessors and may not come later, he will definitely mention the generals in this previous campaign.

Huaiyuan City is very large, but it is a little aggrieved.

As the seat of Jiangnan Province, its status is self-evident, but in fact, even the people of Huaiyuan City feel that the most important thing in Jiangnan Province is not the local area but Anyang County, look at what Anyang City has? There is Jiangnan Weaving Mansion that is enough to affect the economic lifeline of Daning, and there is Anyang Dock that can directly affect the military lifeline of Daning, what does Huaiyuan City have?

But no matter what, Huaiyuan City is still where the Daozhi is located, it is also the county government of a county, the county government of Anyang County is from the fourth grade, and the county government of Huaiyuan County is the fourth grade, although it is only one level away, the people think it is half a level, but the gap between the first half of the officialdom is the gap between raising and bowing.

Provincial Governor's House.

Daoist Lord Yue Jinglin had a headache, a headache.

The case of Jiangnan Weaving Mansion is too big, so big that it is already appalling, so big that it has created the most since the founding of Daning, even if it is a case of Mu Zhaotong's rebellion, how many officials are involved on the surface? There are more than 1,000 people up and down in the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion case.

As a Daoist, of course Yue Jinglin knew that he was to blame, His Majesty had not sent someone to check on him, he was just waiting, waiting for him to resign.

This is the last decent thing to give him.

"I've already been guilty of pleading."

Yue Jinglin looked at his subordinates, and the dejected appearance made him a little uneasy.

"If Your Majesty remembers that I have done something for Daning over the years, I may be given a good death, and I will resign and go home to retire......"

As the second-in-command of Jiangnan Province, Daocheng Li Shengxian's face is also ugly, and the Daofu Lord has already expressed his position, and he will also make a statement.

"Although the case of Jiangnan Weaving Mansion did not involve Huaiyuan, we have to be self-aware."

Li Shengxian has royal blood, hundreds of years ago his ancestors were also the heirs of the founding emperor, and then they became more and more separated, and when he looked at the genealogy of his generation, he could naturally distinguish the generations, in fact, it was far, far away from the Li family's royal family.

However, he knew why he became Jiangnan Daocheng in the competition with others, of course, because of the blood relationship of the Li family in his bones.

There is a huge difference between those with the surname Li and those without the surname Li.

"Your Excellency."

Li Shengxian looked at Yue Jinglin: "The case of the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion really has nothing to do with adults, the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion is independent of Daozhi, and adults can't manage it if they want to. Alas...... Bad things are bad things in the weaving house in our Jiangnan Province, and I feel wronged and wronged for adults. ”

"Not aggrieved."

Yue Jinglin smiled bitterly: "If the case is out, it is out, what are the grievances?" ”

He tidied up the things on the table, and there was some nostalgia in his eyes.

"I am in Jiangnan Province, and I am also conscientious, and I once thought that I was worthy of His Majesty's attention and the trust of the people in Jiangnan Province, but as soon as this case came out, what I thought was worthy became sorry."

He shook his head: "There is no need to discuss this matter, if nothing else, it won't be long before the new Daofu Lord will come to replace me, and you will each do your own thing, I consider myself incorruptible, and I have never taken a copper coin from Lou Yu, and I firmly believe that all of you colleagues are the same as me, and have never been contaminated by those yellow and white things, even if the Criminal Department comes to investigate, the Tingwei Mansion comes to investigate, I am not afraid." ”

He got up and clenched his fists: "You all go back, although you all know your own ending, but you still shouldn't be slack off, before the officials who take over us and others arrive, you still need to do your best not to disgrace this official uniform, not to disgrace Your Majesty's trust." ”

Everyone stood up and saluted, and took their leave.

There were only two people left in the room, Daofu Yue Jinglin and Daocheng Li Shengxian, and the two old friends who had been partners for more than ten years glanced at each other, and then smiled bitterly at the same time.

"You can still laugh?"

"Aren't you laughing too?"

Yue Jinglin poured Li Shengxian a cup of tea: "Actually, think about it, how difficult is it to be worthy of the four words of heart?" ”

Li Shengxian also sighed: "Yes, especially being an official, it is more difficult to be worthy of your heart." ”

He glanced at Yue Jinglin: "My lord, there is no one else but you and me at this time, I want to ask the adult a word, and please tell me the truth." ”

"Ask."

Lou Yu ...... Has Lou Yu ever looked for an adult? ”

"Nope."

Yue Jinglin replied quickly.

"He knows my temperament, and if he comes to me, he is not afraid that I will sue him?"

Yue Jinglin sighed: "Even if he buys everyone up and down Jiangnan Road, he won't come to buy me, just now you said that you were wronged?" I am not wronged or wronged, a crime of dereliction of duty, I have to accept it sincerely, although the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion is not under my control, but it is in Jiangnan Road. ”

Yue Jinglin looked at Li Shengxian: "Has Lou Yu looked for you?" ”

"Not either."

Li Shengxian also replied quickly.

"It's not that he doesn't know what my relationship with adults is, if he comes to me, isn't he afraid that I will tell you?"

Li Shengxian shook his head with a smile: "It is rumored that Lou Yu is greedy for millions of taels, and he has not been able to get some benefits from such a big corrupt official next to him. ”

Yue Jinglin laughed and glanced at Li Shengxian inadvertently, and something in his eyes flashed away.

"Yes, the two of us did it."

Yue Jinglin looked at the hot tea in the teacup: "This time apart, I'll go back to Chang'an, I guess you will also go back to your hometown in Lianshan Road, right?" It will be difficult for you and me to see each other in the future, but fortunately, there will be manors and fields after you go home, and I can only look at the thousands of mansions in Chang'an City. ”

"It's not like adults are feeling self-pity, it's like showing off."

Li Shengxian smiled: "Jokes, I can only go home and farm." ”

Yue Jinglin glanced at him: "Otherwise, let's change?" ”

Li Shengxian shook his head: "No, no, I still want to go back and be a Tian family with peace of mind." ”

He got up: "My lord also rests early, I will pack my bags after I go back, Lord Ye of the Criminal Department is already in Anyang County, and he should come to Huaiyuan City in the near future, and then you and I are afraid that you and I will have to go to Chang'an together to meet Your Majesty first, and then we will separate." ”

Yue Jinglin snorted: "Yes...... I still have to meet Your Majesty face to face. ”

He glanced at Li Shengxian: "Being scolded by Your Majesty for a few words, my heart is better." ”

Li Shengxian snorted, didn't reply again, and hugged his fists and said goodbye.

Sitting in the study, Yue Jinglin looked at the four treasures of the study on the table, and suddenly let out another wry smile.

"If you don't know what to do, how dare you go back and be scolded by Your Majesty?"

He reached out and took the brush off the pen holder, spread out the paper, and picked up the pen to write.

Early the next morning, the family knocked lightly on the door outside the door and called him to have breakfast, shouted several times and no one paid attention, the next person felt that something was wrong, and quickly pushed the door open to take a look, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the body of the Taoist lord hanging on the beam of the house and swaying, and the person was already dead.

There was a light rain last night, which seemed to be a farewell to the adults.

The news spread quickly, the entire Huaiyuan City was blown up, and the news of the suicide of the Daofu Lord by hanging the beam spread far and wide, at this time, the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion was a big case, and the Daofu Lord committed suicide after leaving a book, which suddenly cast a shadow on the entire Huaiyuan City.

Five days later, Ye Liuyun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came from Anyang County day and night, and the case became bigger in an instant.

Ye Liuyun strode into the Daofu compound, and asked first when he entered the door: "Is the corpse still there?" ”

"Yes."

Ding Moshan, the Qianban of the Tingwei Mansion in Huaiyuan City, bowed his head and said: "The body is properly kept, don't dare to make mistakes, the study of the Taoist Mansion has been sealed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave after the incident. ”

Ye Liuyun snorted: "Very good, go and see the study first, and then take me to see Lord Yue's corpse." ”

He glanced back at Li Shengxian, a Taoist who followed with a blank face: "Lord Li? ”

Li Shengxian slowly turned his head to look at him: "Is there something wrong with Lord Ye?" ”

Ye Liuyun asked, "I heard that Lord Yue committed suicide on the night of his death, and you were there?" ”

"Yes."

Li Shengxian's face looked very blank, but his eyes were full of pathos.

"The last person to see Lord Yue is me."

Li Shengxian raised his head and looked at the sky: "He threw this case to me, I knew that I should have gone one step ahead of him." ”

Ye Liuyun frowned slightly and looked at Li Shengxian.

Li Shengxian had already stepped forward: "Let's go, I'll accompany Lord Ye to check, and then go to Beijing to see Your Majesty." ”

A few people entered the study, and the half-written memo was still on the table, maybe half-written, maybe already written, although the number of words was not much, but the meaning was complete.

"Guilty ministers, ashamed of Your Majesty, ashamed of the people, ashamed of the ancestors and ancestors......"