40, those who seek the country also seek their lives (I)

Yan Xing's words were very light, but his tone was like the heaviness of Mount Tai.

Zhou Liang's legs were weak when he heard this, and his body trembled slightly, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted:

"That's true, on the file, the evidence is conclusive, it is indeed a customs clearance document issued by the Hussar General's Palace."

After getting Zhou Liang's affirmative and confirmed promise, Yan Xing's momentum slowly decreased, his face was contemplative, and he just said, "Lonely know!" He didn't say anything more.

In addition to reporting on the progress and results of the investigation of the three major cases, he also had to ask Yan Xing for the next step in the matter of the school.

After seeing Yan Xing come back to his senses a little, Zhou Liang, whose legs were sore, hurriedly said:

"Ming Gong, what will the school do next?"

Yan Xing raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Liang, pondered for a while, and responded:

The hands of the palace continued to be kept until the Son of Heaven's heart was cured. As for the ministers in the city, which ones should be strengthened, which ones should be planted, and which ones could be removed, it will be decided according to the degree of suspicion of this school investigation, and the list will be handed over to me after the list is drawn up. And those inconsequential artisan civil servants and common people, let them go back, the prison in Luoyang is already full of people, and the chapters and documents for the impeachment of the school affairs, the Shangshutai and the general's mansion are also full of several large baskets! ”

"No!"

After Zhou Liang listened to Yan Xing's words, his eyes rolled, and he asked again:

"What about customs clearance?"

"Don't take care of this matter anymore, leave it to Fuzhong Xicao to deal with, you go down first!"

Knowing Yan Xing's intentions, Zhou Liang's heart was also relieved, glad that the judgment he had made before was correct, this mansion and the inner house were indeed taboos that could not be touched by school affairs.

At the same time, he also felt a little proud in his heart, with Yan Xing's face-to-face affirmation and instructions, the school affairs that had been criticized for stabilizing the situation in Luoyang City could still maintain his confidence in his next actions.

After Zhou Liang cautiously retreated, Yan Xing, who had a solemn face, took out a volume of roster from the many documents on the desk, which was the roster of the history of the Hussar General's Mansion, from the long history to the assistant officials, and everyone's names were written on it.

Yan Xing's fingers slowly traced the texture of the bamboo slips one by one: Shi Yanzhu, the governor of the Liufu, Zhicai of the military division, Xun You, Sizhi Jia Kui, Xicao Peng Pei Hui, Jun Zhou Liang, the master bookkeeper Sun Zi, Sima Biqiu Xing, the literary Peng Sima Lang, Peng Yang Jun, Zheng Hun, Ling Shi Sima Zhi, Du Ji, and the secretary of the office Zuo Pei Juan······

The customs clearance documents issued by the Hussar General's Mansion, each of which has a record in the mansion, as long as you follow the vine, it is easy to find the person who is implicated with the Yanzhou Traveler Dong Ren through that document, but in addition to this person, this huge Hussar General's Mansion, a large number of Peng Shi Zuo officials, is there other people with ulterior motives?

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Yanzhou, Changyi.

As we enter July, the hot weather begins to cool, and the wheat and corn that ripen in autumn are being harvested and stored one after another.

And under the shade of the trees, the cold cicadas, whose days are numbered, chirp sadly, as if they are saying their final goodbyes to this world where the autumn breeze is gradually declining.

Cheng Yu, who has a long beard and a gray beard and wrinkles crawling on both sides of his eyes, sits quietly in his own hall, closes his eyes and pretends to sleep, resting and recuperating, his upright body is motionless, and the gray beard under his chin shakes slightly with the cool breeze blowing into the hall.

Although he is more than fifty years old, he can be regarded as a long-lived old man nowadays, but Cheng Yu, who is like a cicada entering autumn, has always been very tough, and he can even ride a horse, withstand the bumps in the road, and he received a summons from the state government as the minister of Dongping, and it only took two days to rush from Shouzhang to Changyi.

However, at the moment, in Cheng Yu, who is sitting quietly and pretending to sleep, he can't see any image of a good minister and strategist with outstanding wisdom and resoluteness, and he looks motionless with his eyes closed, which is not much different from an old man who works in the fields and rests in his spare time.

The eldest son, Cheng Wu, walked into the hall gently, holding a few books in his arms, he glanced at his father in the hall, then carefully slowed down, slowly walked over little by little, ready to put the books his father wanted on the desk, and then turned to leave, not disturbing his father's rest and meditation.

It's just that when he arrived at the case, looking at the clearly visible eye folds on his father's face up close, Cheng Wu thought of the rumors he heard in the state capital recently, and his heart couldn't help but be disturbed, and he forgot to move his pace for a while.

"Something?"

Cheng Wu was thinking about the things in his heart, but Cheng Yu, who was sitting quietly and pretending to sleep, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were blazing, and he shot directly at his own son Cheng Wu, Cheng Wu couldn't help but be frightened, and hurriedly put down the book in his hand and retreated to the hall to salute his father.

After the ceremony, Cheng Wu's heart stabilized slightly, and remembering his father's inquiry just now, he hurriedly replied:

"I was just thinking, didn't you go to the state capital today?"

"Hehe, I'm old, I've been riding a horse for such a long time, I'm old, I saw Cao Gong again yesterday, and there is nothing to do in the state today, so I just stayed at home."

"Adults should be old and strong, and they are more agile than children when they get on horses, how can they be called old."

Hearing Cheng Yu's self-deprecation for his old age, Cheng Wu hurriedly complimented his father when he heard this, but then his voice changed, and his eyes flickered and said:

"It's just that the child heard that Cao Gong is going to use troops against the outside world again, and now the state capitals are busy with Cao, how can adults say that there is nothing to do in the state."

When Cheng Yu heard this, there was a meaningful light in his eyes, his eldest son had just passed thirty, and he had served as an adjutant in the state capital, and now he was about to be released as a county commander and chief.

"Tell me, what do you want to know this time?" Cheng Yu brushed his clothes, got straight to the point, looked at his eldest son and asked.

Cheng Wu showed a hint of sneer, but also said directly:

"The child heard that yesterday Cao Gong summoned Xun Jun, Guo Jun, Dong Duwei and adults in the state hall, but during the discussion, everyone had a dispute, Guo Jun and Dong Jun argued loudly, and the voice once reached the ears of the guards and scholars outside the hall, and the hall regained calm after a long time. But afterwards, Guo Jun's face was pale, and he threw up his sleeves in a hurry, and the officials in the house rumored that Guo joined the army, who had always been trusted by Cao Gong, was going to be treated coldly. ”

"Hmph, nonsense, you dare to listen to this kind of words that come out of the mouth of a villain." Cheng Yu scolded in his mouth, although his words were harsh, but he couldn't help but show a sneer on his face.

Seeing this, Cheng Wu also smiled and said respectfully:

"Of course, the child knows that this is the villain's words, so he just made up his mind and wanted to ask the adults for verification."

"You really want to know?"

"Yes!" Cheng Wu blurted out, his eyes full of excitement.

Cheng Yu put away the sneer at the corner of his mouth, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he raised his head, as if recalling the scene in the lobby of the state capital the day before, and his deep voice slowly sounded in the hall.

"Yesterday in the lobby, Guo Fengxiao talked eloquently, talked about the story of the Qin and Han dynasties, talked about the Warring States dispute, and bluntly said that the six countries have the sages of Xinling and Chunshen, and the land of the east and Jiangzuo, there are Ning Yue, Xu Shang, Su Qin, and Du He's subordinates conspired, and Wu Qi, Dai Tuo, Lian Po, and Zhao Hao commanded the army.

"And Qin uses the power of one country to fight against six countries, but he has the spare strength to control its disadvantages, winning every battle, chasing the dead and chasing the north, so that it slaughters the world and divides the mountains and rivers, but why?"

"Why?" Cheng Wu listened excitedly to his father's story, as if he was there, and at this moment his family had also become Cao Gong's confidant, he touched the short mustache on his chin, and seriously thought about the deep meaning of Guo Jia's words.

"That's because the system of the Qin State is better than the Six Kingdoms: the Qin State emphasizes military merit and ignores the family, so the Qin people are happy when they hear the war, donate armor to the enemy, take the head on the left, and take prisoners on the right, although the Six Kingdoms are still not able to be dressed in armor millions; The Qin State persuaded the farmers to be light on the merchants, so the Qin people worked diligently in agriculture and mulberry, the warehouses were abundant, and the people had no hunger and cold. The Qin State attaches great importance to talents and is frivolous, so Shang Ying, Zhang Yi, and Fan Ju are thousands of miles apart, hoping to strategize and rejuvenate the king and dominate the ······"

Therefore, Guo Fengxiao asserted, Hedong 'wins', Hebei 'wins', 'wins' and 'wins' is better than 'people wins', although Hedong is weak at the moment, but Guanxi Shima is strong, the lord is virtuous, and the benefits of agriculture and mulberry, if the years and months, will rise among the heroes, unstoppable. Although Yuan Benchu supported the people of Hebei and spanned four states, his people were not male lords, and they would decline if they were prosperous, and the two families would fight each other in the future, and Hebei might not be the enemy of Hedong. ”

"I, Yanzhou, not only want to welcome the Son of Heaven, but also have always been friendly with Yecheng, it is better to take advantage of the Hedong army to march westward, unite with Yuan Benchu, and the two families take advantage of the situation to send troops to extinguish this fang and divide the land equally. It can not only welcome the Son of Heaven, but also never suffer in the future, if you wait for Hedong to take all the places in Guanzhong, then you want to swallow this fang, there is nothing you can do! ”

Hearing these words, Cheng Wu's heart also boiled, Guo Jia's eyes were sharp, his words were sharp, coupled with his analysis of the Legalist technique, it was indeed surprising and eloquent.

At the same time, Cheng Wu also had a trace of curiosity in his heart, in the face of Guo Jia's fierce offensive, how should everyone in the hall respond, and how should Dong Duwei, who was arguing with him in the rumors, fight.

"My lord, what about after Guo Jun finished speaking?"

Cheng Yu had a weird smile on his face and continued:

"After Guo Fengxiao, it is naturally Dong Gongren. Dong Gongren was also able to endure his anger, and allowed Guo Fengxiao to discuss the Qin and Han dynasties and have a long talk before attending the debate with him. He said, it is precisely because of the potential of the dragon in the east of the river that Yanzhou can not attack rashly, you must know that Bian Zhuangzi stabbed the two tigers, the two tigers and eat cattle, eat sweet and fight, fight will fight, fight will be injured, the small will die, from the injury and stab, in one fell swoop there will be the name of the double tiger. ”

"First, there is a dispute in Hedong and Hebei in Hanoi, just like two tigers fighting each other, Yanzhou can take advantage of the convenience, sit and make the two tigers fight to the death and be injured, take advantage of the situation and take the two tigers, and now Yanzhou is attacking Hedong, which is to help the big tiger devour people!"

"Second, the warring states are fighting, and it is necessary to pay attention to the technique of long-distance friendship and close attack, and Hebei and Hedong forces are adjacent to each other, and they are fighting endlessly. Yanzhou and Hedong forces do not border, Hedong is close to the west of Chenggao, Yanzhou according to the border of Chen Liu, but bordering Xuzhou and Yuzhou, the forces are staggered, now it is necessary to secretly make good friends with Hedong, concentrate troops to collect the entire territory of Yuzhou, and then annex Xuzhou and Huainan. ”

"Third, Cao Gong has sent an envoy to repair the book, rushed to Luoyang, and discussed with the Yan Hussar, hoping to force it to take advantage of it, and the soldiers can welcome the Son of Heaven without blood, why do you need to consume troops to attack Chenggao, you must know that the Son of Heaven is alive and dead, but it is still in the hands of Yan Xing!"