Facing the master of the room, Zhang Fakong sat upright on an embroidered pier, his hands clasped under his chest, and his white head was deep in front of his chest, looking both restrained and respectful, without losing the etiquette and demeanor of a court official.

As the political envoy of Sichuan Zuobu, Zhang Fakong came to Shizixing for the first time.

Entering from the porch in the middle of the small building, you will be greeted by an ink painting called "Snow Pressing Green Pine and Straight", and I don't know whose masterpiece it is.

At this time, the prince's guard will take the visitor to a small room next to the foyer for security checks. After the security check is completed, if Shizi is not available now, the visitor will be guided to the waiting room opposite the security room to have tea and wait.

The room where the prince saw the foreign official was on the third floor of the highest building.

Coming out of the waiting room, after turning to the snow-pressed green pine map, there is a wide rough concrete staircase. After going up the stairs and turning back and forth a few times, I came to the study of the son.

Shizi's study is large, but it is also extremely simple.

The mottled fire bricks mixed with red and black on the wall show a kind of primitive roughness.

In the middle of the north wall is a three-layer cement treasure platform, with a phoenix crown and golden dragon on the sea chart as the screen. This dragon is covered with golden scales, and the phoenix crown covers the horns; Nine curves coiled, swimming in the sky; The white clouds and the wind follow, and the turbid waves are surging.

A desk and a chair in front of the screen are the places where the master approves and reads; There are a number of embroidered piers under the stage, which is the place where the old minister plays his words.

There was also a whole row of locked, tall cabinets lined up along the east wall, which must have been the place where the newspaper was stored.

Everything in the room, except for the chairs and piers and a large curtain on the west wall, felt hard. The only ones that are famous are the south-facing windows.

On each window lattice, there is a circle of pasted window paper around it. In the middle, there is a piece of transparent glass half a foot square, like crystal.

This glass is a rare good thing!

The son once brought back a few pieces of colored glass from the temple of the Xiyi monk, and at first glance, it was colorful and very beautiful. Just by shining a light on them, they take on their original form:

The inside is cloudy, with bubbles of varying sizes sandwiched in between. It's like these pieces of colorless glass, crystal clear!

A pair of huge cowhide riding boots with thick, heavy muddy heels appeared on the wooden floor in front of Zhang Fakong, pulling his divergent thinking back to reality.

However, the pair of cowhide riding boots only stayed in front of Zhang Fakong for a moment, and then disappeared from view with heavy footsteps. But the cowhide riding boots stepped back and forth heavily, making a shocking knocking sound, always reminding Zhang Fakong:

The master here has long had a reputation for wisdom, but he is not a faint master who deceives the young at will!

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Liu Yuliang is very important, but it is not enough to let Liao Daheng entrust Mr. Zhang to come here in person to pass on the recital.

If the written text can't be written clearly, then Liao Daheng can completely explain it in person.

Even if he himself is too busy to come, he will entrust his Master Sun to come. Because Master Sun is not only his cronies, but also the secretary of the military aircraft recognized by himself.

So why did Liao Daheng entrust Zhang Fakong, a dignified old man who doesn't care about anything, to come?

Just because the person involved is the former first assistant Liu Yuliang?

With many years of experience in organ work, Zhu Pingjin almost instinctively denied it.

Since Qin Shi Huang opened the counties, a professional bureaucratic class began to take shape, and then evolved a mature bureaucratic selection system. The imperial examination system is the embodiment of the institutionalization and maturity of this system.

Those who pass the imperial examination system are almost all the best of the best social elites. The scholars and the Son of Heaven share the world, which is essentially the deep combination of imperial power and social elites, and the elite governance under the cloak of imperial autocracy.

The Ming Dynasty officials were no exception. They may be greedy or mediocre, but almost everyone is a poet and a scholar, and they are all chosen for one time and one place, and their average IQ is astonishingly high. If you imagine them as submissive fools, you will be like the worldly supreme in the Qianqing Palace, and they will be reduced to dolls played by the courtiers!

The crux of the matter lies in Zhang Fakong, and Zhang Fakong himself is related to Liu Yuliang's case!

Zhu Pingjin paced back and forth a few times, and then figured out the general outline of the matter. Liao Daheng didn't let Zhang Fakong bring any tendentious opinions, so Liao Daheng's opinions must be hidden in Zhang Fa

Hole in the body!

Where is Zhang Fakong?

Zhu Pingjin raised his head suspiciously, and a thin old man appeared in front of him:

The black gauze hat can't cover the gray head, and the big red official robe can't support the thin shoulders, this is an old cadre who is about to retire in the Ming Dynasty.

They have been in the cold for ten years and have become the lucky ones who walked over the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination;

They trembled, and with their qualifications and not making mistakes, they rose step by step to the rank of four or above.

Yes, he is about to retire, with the silver accumulated in office, with the glory of the Shangguan and even the emperor, and become a glorious and leisurely squire, from then on the glory of the lintel, blessing and descendants, in his hometown continue to reign for decades, until a few generations later, a descendant who will not die if he does not die, loses all his family business and honor overnight.

That's right! A spark shone in Zhu Pingjian's mind.

Isn't this old cadre Zhang in front of him the old cadre Liu who was in front of the emperor a few years ago?

Liao Daheng's dumb riddle is interceding for Liu Yuliang!

On the one hand, Liao Daheng arrested Liu Yuliang's entire clan, demonstrating his resolute implementation of his instructions to "defeat the local tyrants and inferior gentry by thunderbolt means", and ruled out any possibility of holding him accountable; On the other hand, he sent Zhang Fakong to remind me to be kind to the old ministers and gentry, so as not to chill the hearts of the ministers and scholars!

After figuring out all the joints, Zhu Pingjin finally sat down with peace of mind. He read the recital on the table again, and then asked:

"It's rare for Mr. Zhang to enter the Hajj. Now that you're here, you might as well sit down for a while. Now that Shu is eventful, Lord Zhang has been a eunuch for a long time, and this son can also ask for advice. ”

The meaning of Shizi's words, Zhang Fakong understood. But he didn't care about that, all he wanted was a chance to speak, and now he finally waited. It's just that as soon as he opened his mouth, Zhu Pingjin, who was already relaxed, was taken aback.

Because Zhang Fakong said, he wanted to impeach Liao Daheng, the governor of Sichuan, to the imperial court, and he changed the law without authorization and acted as a military system; Snatch the people's land and tyrannize the gentry! As for Wang Yingxiong, Liu Yuliang and other major cases, Liao Daheng was all charged with crimes.

Could it be that the old man in front of him is an old birthday star drinking arsenic - he is impatient to live?

There is a mechanism hidden under Zhu Pingjin's desk. As soon as he pressed the mechanism, the unrestrained plumb would pull the rope and shake the brass bell of the guardhouse next door through the pulley set under the wooden floor.

However, Zhu Pingjin suppressed the anger in his heart and did not make any move.

If you want to achieve great things, you need to be calm in everything, and you might as well listen to the words.

……

Zhang Fakong first made alarmist remarks. When Zhu Pingjin's face changed slightly, he was happy in his heart: The opportunity has come. So he hurriedly changed the conversation and talked about the current situation in Shudi:

"Shizi, the sword is sharpened, and the blade is split in two strands; It can kill enemies and hurt people!

Now the local tyrants are making trouble in the province; Sacrifice thieves to plunder outside the province. Protecting the country and strengthening the army is newly completed, millions of displaced people have entered Sichuan, food, ordnance, soldiers, financial resources, and hundreds of officials are overstretched, which is the new policy of the old Shu land, and it is imperative.

However, the gentry have enjoyed the country for three hundred years, and overnight, they have taken all their benefits, and the old ministers are afraid that there will be many people who are uneasy about their share! The first of them is Chongqing Wang Yingxiong, Mianzhu Liu Yuliang, Qiongzhou Yang Shen, Xu Kongtu, Meizhou Li Chuandi, Hanzhou Cheng Dadian, Jiading Zhou Yi and others.

However, as the saying goes, you want to be quick but not reach. Everything in the world varies from person to person, from event to event, and from time to time. If you blindly punish and kill, you may hurt the saintliness of the world; If one is not killed, it may be difficult to shoot a small night. Whether it is guilty or not, whether it kills or not, and how it is punished, it is still necessary to judge the situation and not be too violent.

For example, Liu Yuliang, who was the first assistant, although his character is unbearable, he has no evil deeds.

His ancestor Liu Kui, Gongsheng, is a good person and a righteous and poor person, known as Liu Bodhisattva, and has been praised in the township so far; His father, Liu Yancen, was a man who had worked in Huguang and Yunnan, and his official reputation was very good.

Loyal and filial piety, poetry and book heirlooms, and his grandfather's two generations accumulated good fortune (Note 1), which gave birth to the Liu family and three sons.

The eldest brother Liu Yuyang once served as Taichang Shaoqing and Guannan Dao, defending the city for disaster relief, and died of illness caused by hard work, and the imperial court gave the imperial servant Siqing; The second brother Liu Yulie once served as a squire in the military department and the official department, and in the Pingdengzhou Rebellion, the Tartars entered the Kou, and hundreds of officials were tied. Liu Yulie asked Ying to go into battle, and finally died on the battlefield. Liu Yuliang is in the township, he is kind and donating, and he is a follower, and he has countless disciples......

Lao Chen's careful reading of Liu's sin is just a matter of making peace with Deyang's crimes, and singing poems, even if there is a phrase "Huang Wei Xiaoer" in the book, it is just a drunken lie, so as to raise his own value.

Liu Yuliang has always liked to talk about military affairs, and it is not improper to have opinions on the war situation in northern Sichuan. He had some details about the new policies of the prince, such as land reclamation, military service, taxation, and schools, which was also common. It's just that what he said is not human, and he shouldn't say that he knows about the Deyang Sin Sect, so that he can use the topic to play and discredit the world......

The old minister thought that Liu Yuliang was definitely not a rebel. Liao Fu is by no means a cool official like Zhang Tang and Lai Junchen (Note 2)! He detained Liu's family and claimed to punish his crimes, but it was just to intimidate the unscrupulous gentry, and to release the son of the world, so as to show that the Shu people's rewards were all to the son of the world, and Wang Enhao spread all over the Shu land.

Liao Fu is a Shu Fu, and he wants to carry out a new policy, and he does not hesitate to be famous for his infamy, and the old minister is full of admiration. However, the dry city of Liao Fuguo, the prince of the world, must not be lost.

The old minister thought hard for a long time, and came up with such a strategy......

The old minister was dying, so he risked death with a useless body to admonish him to be this traitorous villain. He is criticized by the Shu people, and the old ministers come and go without hindrance, and they just return to their hometowns to support the elderly......"

"The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, this principle is known to the world!

Mr. Zhang is right. Liu Yuliang's sin is neither in singing poetry nor discussing current affairs. He was originally a counselor of the Shu Palace, and if he has complaints, he can write a book and play it, why should he mutter to the rebel thief with the Deyang Sin Sect below?

Liao Fu took him, that is Liu Yuliang deserved!

However, what the boss said is right, Liu Yuliang is really forgiving. Why don't you punish him for being confined to his home and thinking about it for three months behind closed doors?

Also, there is no need to make a noise about this matter. Liu Yuliang was also the first assistant of the imperial court and the chief counselor of this prince. He wants face, the court also needs face, and this son wants face even more! ”

"Thank you for your kindness...... However, the Liu family has a lot of dependents...... There are also Gong Wanjing, Luo Guoxian's family members......"

Liu Yuliang's words were disrespectful, but he had no objection, so don't bother his family. Liu Yuliang is still the counselor of this son! Doesn't he like to talk about war? Let him not be idle at home, and take the time to write a book. does not stick to the topic, in the province, outside the province, in the imperial court, write something if you think of it, and this son will not blame him. ”

"The son of the world is really a bodhisattva, and his energy is like the sea, and the old minister is Liu Yuliang...... No, on behalf of the fathers and elders of Shu and the world's scholars, thank you for the ......"

Zhang Fakong trembled and wanted to kneel, but was stopped by Zhu Pingjin's gesture.

"Tell Liao Fu that Gong Wanjing has failed to live up to the kindness of his son, and he will be heard by the legal department and reported to the court! His family is under temporary residential surveillance. After the review is completed, it will be issued. As for Luo Guoxian, Yunnan is very important, don't be alarmed for the time being! ”

"The old minister obeys!"

"Liu Yuliang's matter is over, what about Wang Yingxiong's matter?"

This is a trap, Zhang Fakong, who was a little proud just now, suddenly woke up.

Wang Yingxiong is very different from Liu Yuliang. If you intercede for Wang Yingxiong like Liu Yuliang, you are asking for your own death!

"Wang Yingxiong connived at the rebel son to rob his wife and kill people on the street; instigated his younger brother to harm officials and relatives, and broke his family and killed him (Note 1). The rest of the people who embezzled money and killed people are countless.

even falsified evidence to frame Chin Cha; The sin of colluding with ministers and separating relatives is really an unforgivable sin!

Although he fled, he should still be made public and his evil exposed. His son Wang Yangxi and his younger brother Wang Yingxi should be convicted and punished according to the Ming law. None of his family wealth was returned to the government. As for the other people involved in Wang Yingxiong's case, they will all be punished according to the law of Daming! ”

Zhang Fakong's words touched Zhu Pingjin's heart, and his wife was still worried about Chongqing's income.

"Well said the Lord! Hate Wang Yingxiong, this old Wang Ba ran away! ”

Zhu Pingjin slapped the table exaggeratedly, as if he was particularly angry.

"It is precisely because Wang Yingxiong ran away that the old minister wants to impeach Liao Fu to the imperial court!" Zhang Fakong is colored.

Note 1: There is a cloud in the "Altar Sutra": "Merit is not merit. ”

Note 2: Zhang Tang, a favored minister of the Han Dynasty; Come to Junchen, the favorite minister of the martial queen. Both of them are included in the history books as the biography of the cool officials.

Note 3: In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Wang Yingxi fell in love with Ni Tianhe, the son of Ni Sihui, a fellow villager of the Nanjing Bureaucracy, and became a big prison. Wang Yingxi took advantage of the situation to break his family.

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