"The so-called officials involved did not specify the names of the officials, who did not have who, who should be counted as the officials involved, and who could stay out of the matter, which in itself is a consideration of the official's cognition. When the high arch was at its peak on the day, it was arbitrary, especially compared to Jiangling, and it was an unprecedented official in the country. He took the official promotion and transfer power into his hands, and planted private people all over the court. Although Zhang Juzheng expelled Gao Gong, after all, what he wanted was peace and security in the world, and he didn't want to make people panic, so Yu Baiguan tried his best to stay still. Later, some people were replaced by the Gangneung Party, but in order not to create panic, a large number of high-ranking officials were retained. From Gao Gong's retirement to the present, it has not been a few years, and those people still have power. Some people don't have a deep connection with Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng is not thin on them, so they give up their heights. There are also some of them who are high-minded and defend him from the heart. These people don't usually see it, but this time it's a litmus test. ”

Today, the work efficiency of the Criminal Department is not high, and it is said that now is the time to arrest Zhu Guochen and the rest of the party and clean up the interior of the yamen, and the Criminal Department should be busy. But the people are impetuous, everyone's mind is on this temple battle, the energy invested in the case is limited, and the work is not serious.

The three officials in the criminal department who participated in Zhou Shichen's case have all been released, but the remaining officers do not mean that they are safe. If the imperial court tracks down the people involved, no one dares to guarantee that the board will not fall on their heads, so people's attention is focused on it.

At lunchtime, Fan Jin and Hou Shouyong left the yamen and went to a nearby tavern for dinner. Zheng Chan has already left, she cried in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for more than an hour, and actually let many righteous people and gentlemen donate generously for it, and she has received thousands of copper coins just for donations. Being able to get such a sum of money from a group of poor Yushi shows his acting skills.

After saying a few words about her, Hou Shouyong mentioned the current situation. His grade is too low, unless it is a big court, he can't go to the Golden Palace, and he also obeys orders at work. After a little analysis of Cisheng's decree, I guessed that the real intention of Empress Dowager Li was to clear mines.

"If it is said that the last thing in this court wants Gao Gong to come back, the first person is definitely not Zhang Juzheng, but the emperor and Cisheng. At the beginning, Gao Gong said that how could a ten-year-old son sit in the world, which is like usurpation. Mu Miao treats him like a mountain, but as soon as Fang Shengyao, he spat out such a kingless and fatherless language, long live hating him to the bone. Of course, His Majesty is satisfied with this expulsion, and Cisheng will also support it. ”

Fan Jin smiled: "Since the teacher can see this, why worry? It's long overdue to let go of your hands and feet, as long as you live and rejoice, you will naturally have a bright future. Why bother not to see the action, even this time, I am a little hesitant. ”

"You're still young, and you still don't understand the heaviness of this. Although this world is the world of Banzai, it doesn't mean that Banzai can definitely do what he wants, and it doesn't mean that whoever he hates can really drive him away. Take the current incident as an example, in fact, it is also taking risks. Once there are many people in the court who support the high arch, what will happen to Banzai? It is impossible to force the ambition of hundreds of officials with the strength of one person and chill the hearts of the ministers. In fact, the same is true of being an official, we are local officials, and we look majestic, but in fact, we are also controlled by others everywhere. People who don't know how to compromise and retreat, and who are blindly strong, most of them will not end well. Unless it is a person like Hai Rui, who has experienced everything himself, he will cut off his seven emotions and six desires as soon as he sits in office, and his wine and wealth will not move. That kind of saint's character, ordinary people can't learn. ”

Fan Jin nodded, "That's what the teacher said." However, the disciple thought about it, the evidence in Zhou Shichen's case was conclusive, and Zhou Yingjia was probably going to fall. The four pins of thorns have been cut off the horse, who will jump out? ”

"It's hard to say. As a teacher, he has been up and down in the officialdom for many years, and he has seen a lot of strange things, and many times he thought that he would win safely, but he could also be turned into a winner. Sometimes I think I am defeated, but I can make a fairy move in my belly. Therefore, teach you a little bit for the teacher, you must prevent accidents when you are proud, and you don't have to despair when you are frustrated. ”

"Disciple, thank you for your advice."

"I'm not talking to you about Xuanmen, I'm a scholar or a monk, and I don't know anything about Xuanmen. I'll just tell you the facts. For the time being, this kind of thing should be discussed by the cabinet, and it would be good to come up with a final decision to implement it. Why do you have to discuss it with hundreds of officials? is worried that the handling will be unfair and attract a backlash from the civil and military, so it will be difficult to do things. Let the hundred officials discuss it publicly, in fact, they want to use the mouth of the ministers to disgrace Gao Gong's reputation. How can a person who has been criticized by hundreds of officials be in charge? This abacus is very good, but once more than half of the hundred officials do not raise their bows, and only say that they are poor and cure the crimes of Weng Dali or Zhang Guowei, what should the emperor do? Could it be that for the sake of one person, if you offend the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, then you can't do official business? ”

Fan Jin couldn't help but nod and said, "As soon as the teacher said a word, the disciple suddenly opened up, but in the past, he thought about things too simply. ”

"You're young, you're impulsive, and you can't see what's going on here. Of course, we are officials who eat the emperor's money and share worries for long live. But the opinions of the people around you can't be ignored. If everyone doesn't like you, your life will be sad. It's easy to be a lonely minister, but it's really hard to do it, not to mention the past and present, how many good ends are there for being a lonely minister? We still have to make a lot of colleagues, and at critical moments, they are more useful than the emperor. ”

Fan Jin said: "Teacher, what do you think now?" ”

"What else can you think? The master has already boarded this boat, can he still retreat? As you say, even if I retreat now, they won't spare me. There can only be progress and no retreat, and as for the future outcome, it has to look at creation. There was no turning back when he opened the bow, so the teacher could only list the high arch and punish him. If Gao Xin Zheng really returns to the court to take charge of the pivot one day, I will go to the sick and go home to farm. ”

Fan Jin said with a smile: "The teacher's words are serious, and the disciple guarantees that things will never come to this point." ”

When the night was over, Fan Jin wanted to arrive at Zhiqiao to visit Hua Zhengfang, but was stopped by Hou Shouyong. "Although Brother Hua's illness is dangerous, with Lang Zhong's care, it will not change for a while. Don't be busy going first, and go home first, and appease the Zheng family. This woman is worthy of your cherishment for the sake of you beating drums and shouting grievances outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate, whether it is courage or the strength that is not afraid of death. When you reach the age of being a teacher, you will know that a woman's appearance is secondary, but this true heart is rare. No matter what she has experienced, as long as you have this heart for you, you should not fail her. Go back and comfort her for a few words, talk to her, Hua Lao has a teacher over there, you don't have to worry about it. ”

Fan Jin pondered his teacher's words, and also felt that it was very reasonable, and on the way back, he first bought some cooked meat, and then bought a few delicate jewelry, and prepared to give them as a thank you gift. But when he arrived at the door of the house, as soon as Fang knocked on the courtyard door, Zheng Chan rushed out to greet him. Without waiting for Fan Jin to give a gift, she preemptively said: "Master, you are back, someone has been waiting for you for a long time." I've been waiting here since noon and have been waiting until now. The tea has been changed several times, and it is really rare for him to have such a big belly. ”

"Guest...... Who is it? ”

"This official concubine knows each other, the commander of this piece is surnamed Zhang, and the official is the ...... of the upper country and the lower "

Zhang Guowei. The first person responsible in Zhou Shichen's case is now waiting to see him at home. Fan Jin snorted coldly, "This old man Zhang is not small, he dares to come to my house." I just looked at him and had something to say to me. ”

In the room, Qian Caiyin was gossiping with Zhang Guowei. In this family, it is only suitable for her to do this kind of thing. It is precisely because of her that she is a woman who is good at perfunctory scenes, Zhang Guowei will not be too bored to wait, if he is Zheng Chan, there will be basically nothing to say in two clicks.

Zhang Guowei is in his forties, born tall and full of beards, looking like a martial artist. Wearing a purple arrow sleeve scarf, dressed as a samurai, there is really a bit of heroism between his eyebrows. As soon as he saw Fan Jin, he immediately stepped forward to bow his head and bowed, and actually took the initiative to bow down.

The security of the Jingshi is nominally the responsibility of the two counties of Daxing and Wanping. Divide the Jingshi into two from the central axis, the left side belongs to Daxing, and the right side belongs to Wanping. But in reality, the influence of the yamen of the two counties was limited to the junction of the suburbs and parts of the outer city. The combination of the outer city and the inner city and even the security of the inner city, the two yamen could not control anything.

The children of local officials and eunuchs like Jingshi are everywhere, and the fathers and elders of any family are tougher than the county orders of the two counties. The housekeepers in the family may be on an equal footing with the county officials, and it is basically a dream to expect them to take care of the descendants of these officials. The security in the capital is mainly responsible for the criminal department, the five city soldiers and horses, and their respective patrol city imperial histories, plus the brocade guards.

Among them, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division divided the Beijing Division into five parts, and each part set up a soldier and horse commander with archers and officers and soldiers to maintain law and order and inspect the ground. Although its chief officer is also called a conductor, there are only six grades, which is completely incomparable with the third-grade commander.

The fact is that although the supreme commander of the Terracotta and Horses Division is the commander, the actual work is responsible for the patrol of the city of the tube, and the command of the soldiers and horses is only responsible for obeying orders. There are countless powerful slaves in the capital, and there are even a considerable number of imperial relatives. If you encounter a strong command of the general patrol of the city, and dare to fight with anyone, the last unlucky one is the commander of the soldiers and horses. Those dignitaries and dignitaries who have suffered losses are unwilling to provoke civil officials, and the petty military attachés who have found a way to handle it do not waste their strength at all.

Therefore, no one is willing to do this errand and envoy, and if he becomes a job, he can't be relieved, and he basically has no hope of being promoted, and it is not easy to get dismissed if he does a bad job. Finally, a hungry person came to the back, which is so easy to run away. Of course, there are also benefits to doing this errand, which is directly dealing with the merchants and hawkers in the city fox and the rats, and whoever wants to gain a foothold in the capital has to be filial piety to the soldiers and horses. If you are lucky, you can make a windfall in a few years and buy your own house in Beijing.

Although Zhang Guowei's face is not good-looking, he does not look like a poor man in terms of clothes and accessories. Fan Jin greeted each other with him, and sat down with a few words of greeting. Qian Caiyin didn't need to say hello, she found an excuse to get up and leave, leaving the room for the two of them.

Zhang Guowei looked around at no one, suddenly got up for the second time, knelt straight in front of Fan Jin and said: "Master Fan, I have admired your name for a long time, but it is a pity that I have been entangled in mundane affairs and have no chance to meet you." I came here today to see the true face of the big man Lushan, and secondly, to ask the big man to raise his noble hand and spare the villain's life! When the villain is a cow and a horse in the next life, he must thank the old man for his kindness. ”

As he spoke, he had kowtowed hard to the ground, and Fan Jin got up to dodge, not taking his head away, and reached out to help him up.

"Master Zhang, you are too polite. Fan is just a scholar and has no official position, how can he save your life? If you have something to say, sit down and talk about it. ”

In the eyes of officials, people like Zhang Guowei are actually not much better than officials, and it is difficult for people to treat him as an official with a six-rank patrol commander in the Beijing Division. However, in the eyes of the people, this kind of person is a city god on the ground, and a casual word can make people lose the stalls they rely on to make a living. It is more than enough than the top, and Fan Jin definitely doesn't dare to provoke, but when it comes to door-to-door climbing, it may not be, the main thing is that everyone doesn't mix in a circle, and it's useless to worship Fan Jin's dock.

When Fan Jin investigated Zhu Guochen's case before, Zhang Guowei would not come to the door, even if he knew that it would not be useful to come to the door to intercede. Although everyone is an official in the same dynasty and Fan Jinzhu is still in charge of his own films, but civil and military affairs are different systems after all, and it is difficult to say how much role they can play when they come to beg for gifts. The reason why he was forced to come to the door this time is also very simple: he is desperate.

In Beijing, there is a bit of a relationship background, and Zhang Guowei is no exception. He has a relationship in the military department, and it has always been this relationship that has supported him, and since he is a sesame officer, he can't afford to worship other docks. Zhang Guowei has always lived with the mentality of not seeking merit but seeking no fault, neither taking the lead nor causing trouble, and living comfortably. After learning that Fan Jin was re-investigating Zhou Shichen's case, he was nervous, but he couldn't say how frightened he was. In this case, he himself is only the first interrogator, and there is a criminal department and a first assistant in the back, as long as they don't fall, he will not have a problem.

The problem is still that Zhu Guochen and his group attacked Zheng's shop, here is his pipe piece, although because the factory guards are there, the patrol of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division does not come here to check, but the responsibility is indispensable. Before he could react, another decree was issued by hundreds of officials, and Zhang Guowei suddenly felt that a catastrophe was coming.

He inquired through his connections, and the current mainstream of public opinion has designated him as the first person responsible. Even some people, in order to exonerate Gao Gong and Weng Dali from responsibility, also threw the responsibility to Zhang Guowei. If he doesn't do something, he, a professional who carries the pot, is about to take on the biggest black pot in his officialdom career, and this pot is obviously beyond the scope of his size, and most of the results are to take people's heads on top of it.

His relationship didn't play much of a role in this matter, and he couldn't talk for a short time if he wanted to find another way. Fan Jin was the only person he could find at the moment, so he had to come to the door hard. He also knew that this matter could not only rely on red mouth and white teeth to say a few words of gossip, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Master Fan, the villain has been an angry official for all these years, and he has a few pennies in his hand, as long as Master Fan saves the villain's life, the villain is willing to repay him." There is a little little courtesy here, not a respect, please smile and accept it. ”