The look on the face of King Jing Zhu Renchang changed several times in an instant, and then he said solemnly: "If it is really as Yang Yan said, this matter is indeed very serious. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn this case, you should immediately contact the local officials in Guilin, why did you come to tell this to the idle prince Gu? ”

The several changes in the other party's expression naturally couldn't hide from Yang Zhen, he saw that King Jing was a little anxious at first, as if he wanted to say something, but then he realized something and became hesitant, and finally, what came out of his mouth became such a prevarication.

This is actually very understandable, because King Jing wants to avoid suspicion. Although it is no longer a long time ago when the vassal king had enough troops to threaten the imperial court, those officials in the imperial court would not think so, once people realized that he, the king of the southwestern domain, had the ability to meddle in local political affairs and even military affairs, I was afraid that in a few days, the impeachment of him would be able to fill the entire imperial case.

At that time, even if the emperor did not have any suspicion of him, he had to attack him for the sake of the stability of the country. This kind of thing has happened a lot in the past, and it will definitely not disappear in the future, for a local vassal king like King Jing, who has no ability to protect himself, try not to get involved in any officialdom, and only think that he is a rich man is the best means of self-preservation.

Why was the Ming Dynasty replaced by a bunch of mud legs and tens of thousands of pig tails in history, in addition to the problems of the court itself and the weakness of the people, these local vassal kings who should have been protected by King Qin had almost no strength is also a key reason.

In the face of the imminent changes in Guilin and even the whole territory of Guangxi, King Jing's first thought was still the issue of his own safety and reputation. Even if he had the heart to contribute to the country, he did not dare to show anything under the imperial court's consistent strategy of guarding against local vassal kings like thieves.

After looking at King Jing for a while, Yang Zhen exhaled: "Your Highness, in fact, the difficulties of the ministers, with your wisdom, you will not fail to see it. The minister is just an official from the capital, and both Guangxi and Guilin are newcomers, let alone discussing such a big matter with those local officials, even if the minister asks the minister to identify which officials are trustworthy, he can't say it. But Your Highness, you are different, the Jingwang Mansion has been here for nearly two hundred years, which official does not come to see when he takes office, even if he has few contacts in ordinary times, but after all, he does not look up and see, only you can point out which officials in this city are worthy of trust, and only if you come forward, they will believe in the importance of this matter. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen stood up from his seat again, and solemnly knelt down towards King Jing again: "Lord Wang, the minister knows what you are worried about, but today's Guilin and the people in it can't afford to drag it off. I also hope that you will think of the people of the community and help the ministers this time, which is also to help yourself. ”

"Yang Yan, please get up quickly!" King Jing didn't dare to let such a brocade-clothed guard leader kneel in front of him like this, and as he said so, he quickly glanced at Changshi Bailiang beside him.

Bai Liang was relieved, and immediately walked up, and gently picked up Yang Zhen: "Yang Yan is a little calm, and the prince didn't say that he must not help with this, but the matter is big, so we should think about it in the long run." ”

Yang Zhen stood up, but he didn't mean to back down, he still looked at King Jing: "Lord Wang, this Guilin and Guangxi are your fiefdoms, once you really make those White Lotus Sect traitors and foreigners get into trouble, the local officials will not escape the blame, and the charges on your body are not small." Also, most of those officials are just here alone, and there is really no way to turn into thieves or flee from this place, but you certainly can't do that.

"King Jing's mansion has a big business, let alone leaving Guilin, so many people just walked out of this palace, and the movement was also great. As for joining the traitor, I am afraid that with the hatred of the White Lotus traitor for the imperial court, he will definitely not let go of the prince. Even if you take a step back, if they are really willing to accept the prince, with your current vassal king, will you still have more status then than now?

"Lord Wang, in fact, you are helping me to save myself. Moreover, if this turmoil can be eliminated, it will also be a great merit, even if there will be some people in the DPRK and China who are suspicious of it, but understand that people are the majority after all. Moreover, the Son of Heaven Shengming, how could he not see that the prince was just in a hurry? Your Majesty will definitely not blame the prince for meddling in local government affairs at this time. I also hope that the prince will not refuse, quickly think of contacting those trustworthy officials, and then use their hands to find out the thieves and prevent trouble! After speaking, Yang Zhen slammed to the ground again.

King Jing and Bai Liang stared at Yang Zhen in surprise, they really didn't expect that this big leader of the Jinyi Guard would be so eloquent and analyze things so well, could this be done by the Jinyi Guard, who was known for all kinds of surveillance, secret agents and tough methods?

To be honest, these words really moved Zhu Renchang, he hesitated before, but he was worried that the court would beat him up after he made a move. But now that I think about it, if I don't make a move, I'm afraid I may not even be able to wait for that day. He wouldn't be a thief as a vassal king.

After a long period of silence, King Jing finally sighed: "Yang Yanshi really gave his words, and this king deeply admires it." But how can you be sure that this king must have a good understanding of these officials in Guilin City? ”

"Maybe the prince himself can't have much contact with these local officials because of his identity, but Bai Changshi, as a subordinate official of the palace, always needs to deal with them more whether it is for the sake of the prince or for local considerations. In addition, after all, the identity of the prince is here, and it is inevitable that local officials will have a good relationship with the palace for their own future. Yang Zhen explained with a smile.

When Zhu Bai and the others heard this, they could only smile helplessly, and at the same time, their hearts were secretly tight. Fortunately, Yang Zhen wanted to ask himself for help this time, if he used this ability to target the palace, he was afraid that there would be a catastrophe in the Jingwang Mansion.

Having said this, King Jing knew that he could no longer shirk it, so he nodded at Bai Rail, who willingly withdrew from the palace. Just when Yang Zhen felt a little strange, King Jing spoke: "If things are really as Yang Zhen said, I am afraid that many of those thieves' accomplices have already entered this city. There are a lot of people in and out of Guilin City on weekdays, as long as they don't carry anything prohibited, they can enter and exit, and there is no distinction between our race and foreign race. Therefore, it is indeed not easy to find these people with ulterior motives. ”

"So it needs to be done by local officials, who are most familiar with the geography and the people of the place. For example, the local prefect and the county are pro-people officials. Yang Zhen put forward his own opinion.

King Jing nodded: "Yang Yanshi's overall idea is good, but among these magistrates, there are also many problems, they may be Tusi officials themselves, if the White Lotus Sect traitors really intend to pull those foreign clans together to make trouble, I am afraid that these people are their main targets." Those Miao Zhuang and other ethnic groups are more united than our Han people in many things, as long as those Tusi officials give orders, they will inevitably follow.

"There are also some officials, although they are appointed by the imperial court, but for various reasons, they are either related to interests or bribed by others, and they also rely on those foreigners. You don't know about Yang Yan, in fact, in these southwestern provinces, the status of our Han people is even far inferior to those of foreign races, if there is any conflict, the government will always put the blame on the Han people in order to appease those foreign people. With the passage of time, the arrogance of the foreigners became stronger and stronger, and there was even a tendency to force the government. ”

Yang Zhen nodded with a gloomy face to show understanding. In fact, this point, even in the era hundreds of years later, was ordinary, those foreigners relied on their special status, and in some areas they had a great advantage in numbers, so they didn't take the royal law into account at all, and there were many places to oppress the good and the good. It is really sad to think that the local government institutions often turn a blind eye to this, and they are obviously the main members of the entire country, but they are reduced to second-class citizens.

Seeing that Yang Zhen didn't ask much, King Jing continued: "So the above two types of officials are the objects we must watch out for, and if we want to eliminate this turmoil, we must ask the remaining court officials to help." As for these people, Lone took care of them, and their names and official positions were also recorded. Speaking of this, I saw Bai Liang rushing back again, holding a booklet in his hand, which must be the roster in King Jing's mouth.

Obviously, in a place like Guilin, where many ethnic groups live together and the government is not too strong, the pressure on King Jing is really not small. That's why he prepared this booklet, naturally, just in case. If something really happened, he could still rely on this to find those loyal court officials to help, and he would not become a fish under the knife of those people.

After handing the booklet to Yang Zhen, he continued: "But this king doesn't know much about this kind of thing, so who should I find to help, it's up to you and Bai Changshi to discuss and decide." Even if he promised to help, King Jing still kept a hand and kept himself out of the matter. There's no way, the identity of this vassal king is still too sensitive, and it's better to avoid suspicion as much as possible.

In this regard, Yang Zhen had no intention of objecting, and he also understood King Jing's difficulties, so after thanking him, he and Bai Liang carefully studied the list of credible and usable people.

That night, the Jingwang Mansion, which had always been very peaceful, suddenly sent a lot of slaves to various places in the city, found a group of rogue officials, and sent them a secret letter. After reading this letter, the officials immediately became extremely nervous, and the next day they began to secretly dispatch men to patrol all parts of the city, and at the same time arrested some people into the yamen for questioning.

Unconsciously, the situation in Guilin, which had always been quite relaxed, suddenly became tense......