With Zhang Juzheng's appointment, although Yang Chen's official position remains unchanged, he is only a small principal in the Ministry of Industry, but his voice in the disaster relief after the flood in the capital has long surpassed that of the officials of the Shuntian Mansion and other major yamen, who were in charge of large and small affairs. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info are those who have official positions much higher than him in the Ministry of Industry, and they have to do what Yang Chen wants in the next affairs such as drainage, security, etc.

Although these bosses were inevitably a little uncomfortable under the command of a seventh-rank petty official, knowing that they were assigned by Zhang Gelao, and at the same time knowing how he had opposed the prescient move of opening the gate before, everyone could only obey Yang Chen's command and do a good job in various tasks.

And Yang Chen did not disappoint Zhang Juzheng and those officials, under his command, the capital's self-help seemed more orderly, and at the same time, because of his special emphasis, not to let the people take water at will to use for washing, but must be used to draw water from the newly dug deep well; In addition, he paid more attention to the environmental sanitation around the disaster victims' gathering places than the previous officials, and even ordered people to find quicklime and other disinfectant materials to spread around the temporary residences, so that the most worrying epidemic did not happen much.

In this regard, the most vocal ones are naturally the doctors on the side of the Tai Hospital, as well as the doctors who have been summoned in the capital. Even if they have not experienced any major disasters, they have heard from their masters and predecessors that there will be a great epidemic after the great disaster. And this time, under Yang Chen's various measures, although many of the victims still fell ill one after another, it did not cause a frightening epidemic, and the situation in the capital was still stable.

And it is precisely because of this that Yang Chen's prestige in the eyes of these officials in charge of the aftermath has been completely established, and then every measure he takes will be implemented by his subordinates without discount, so that the disaster relief work will be smoother, and Yang Chen's name will spread more widely.

Of course, corresponding to the continuous improvement of his reputation and power, Yang Chen has heavier burdens and responsibilities on his shoulders, he is so busy every day that he can't spare time to drink a cup of tea and rest for a while...... In this way, it is naturally even more unlikely that he will go home.

Fortunately, his brother Yang Zhen is actually busy working here, so he is not worried that he will not be able to pass the news of his release home. Yang Zhen was because the capital needed a large number of people to maintain order, and the Shuntian Mansion and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division had to send a large number of people to relieve the disaster, so the imperial court once again used the power of the Jinyi Guard. Every day, he had to take his brothers to patrol the four cities to prevent any small-eyed people from taking advantage of the fire to rob.

However, as Yang Chen did his job excellently and let the victims settle down temporarily, the order of the capital did not suffer much challenge, which allowed Yang Zhen to finally relax a little. And took a moment to come to Zhong Yu's house again.

At noon on the day of the flood, the Jinyi guards who were ordered by Yang Zhen to find Zhong Yu's whereabouts found Zhong Yu and several of his family members in an abandoned and dilapidated house. Fortunately, the people of Jinyi Wei found it in time, otherwise I am afraid that Lord Zhong and they will not be able to escape the flood this time.

After receiving the news, Yang Zhen has been busy with official business, and he can't spare time to visit Zhong Yu, who was shocked and suffered because of himself. Now, I finally found some free Yang Zhen and rushed over as soon as possible.

When he was introduced into the guest hall and saw Zhong Yu, who had not changed much, Yang Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Zhong, what happened before was really inconsiderate to Yang Zhen, which made you suffer and be frightened." And the lower officials haven't been able to come to visit earlier, so please don't be surprised. ”

Seeing that he was deeply swaying towards himself, Zhong Yu hurriedly stepped forward and hugged him and said: "Erlang is serious, I help you also for Beijing and the people, I didn't notice it for a while, what does it have to do with you?" And I should be ashamed that I could have avoided this catastrophe had I not been attacked. As he spoke, he let out a sigh of self-reproach.

What he said is indeed good, with Zhong Yu's current status, as long as he enters the palace and tries to argue, he can at least suspend the opening of the Ministry of Industry. Even if they really continue to insist, the imperial court will take precautions before opening the floodgates, so that this disaster will not occur.

But Yang Zhen disagreed with this: "Lord Zhong, your words are even more embarrassing. It stands to reason that I should have said this, and now that you are almost killed because of this, how dare I blame you for not being careful. ”

The two of them comforted each other a few words, and then gently revealed the matter. After all, the incident has already happened, and it is useless for the two to blame themselves, so it is better to learn a lesson from this incident in case of the future. At the same time, there is another question that they must solve, that is, who attacked Zhong Yu.

In fact, at the beginning, after learning that Zhong Yu was attacked and disappeared, Yang Zhen's first reaction was to think of the White Lotus Sect who had been working against the imperial court and always wanted to make some trouble, and then he could fish in troubled waters. Because he still remembers very clearly, there were their shadows in the original Zhuji flood and the Shanxi mutiny. Maybe this time the capital flooded, they also got a kick. Moreover, the capital is the most important in the world, and it is obviously more attractive to the White Lotus Sect.

But after learning that Zhong Yu and his subordinates were safe and sound, Yang Zhen's judgment was shaken. Because he is well aware of the White Lotus Sect's style of acting. Once they make a move, they're just going to get things done. If a high-ranking official like Zhong Yu fell into their hands, they would definitely not just knock him unconscious and kidnap him, but would definitely take his life and make a big deal out of it.

So judging from the results, it was not the thieves of the White Lotus Sect who attacked Zhong Yu and them. This made Yang Zhen even more curious, because he really couldn't understand who else would do such a thing, could it be that he came for the Yongding River? But at that time, I knew that Zhong Yu was going to the palace to make a speech, but it was only him, him, and his brother Yang Chen, how could the other party be prepared early?

This question has been bothering Yang Zhen, and he has no clue for a few days. So today, after seeing that Zhong Yu was safe and sound, he directly raised the question in his heart: "Lord Zhong, have you seen the appearance of those thieves who robbed and defeated you?" Do you recognize the identities of these people? ”

Zhong Yu's face unconsciously showed a trace of dazedness, and he shook his head lightly: "It was dark and raining, and I was a little nervous when I was pulled out of the sedan chair by them, except that I found that they were all wearing masks, and I really didn't recognize their identities." ”

"Face shields?" Yang Zhen's eyes shrank: "It seems that these guys are worried that if they fall into the eyes of adults, their identities will be exposed." And what about what they are wearing? Are there any features? ”

"They are wearing night clothes, and they don't look very distinctive......" Zhong Yu tried to recall, but still shook his head helplessly. After all, it was so sudden that he couldn't remember what the other party was dressed up in so calmly.

Seeing this, Yang Zhen had to sigh: "It seems that it is really difficult to find these thieves." ”

Zhong Yu saw that he was a little frustrated, and he couldn't help it, so he said: "Although I haven't noticed anything, maybe my house slaves will find something by accident, and I will ask them to come up and ask." ”

"Okay." Now there are only so few clues in this regard, Yang Zhen nodded and said, it can be regarded as better than nothing.

After a while, several of Zhong Yu's cronies and family members were brought in. After facing Yang Zhen's inquiry, several people also began to frown and think carefully.

"You all think about it, even the smallest detail may allow us to find out the identities of those thieves." Yang Zhen reminded them again.

After some contemplation, one of them finally said with some hesitation: "By the way, my lord, I didn't pass out immediately when I was knocked down, and I seemed to see that the shoes worn by one of them were the thin-soled fast boots that are often worn in the public......

"Is that true?" Yang Zhen's face froze, and he hurriedly asked.

"It shouldn't be wrong, the little one has dealt with a lot of people in the public gate before, and I'm used to seeing what they are wearing, although it was suddenly night at the time, but I shouldn't be wrong." The man nodded affirmatively after a careful recollection.

Yang Zhen nodded, although this clue is not too useful, it is better than nothing.

"My lord, I still remember the knot that tied us, which was also used by veterans in the public gate, and the more I struggled to be tied, the more I would be firmly bound by the rope!" Another person also suddenly thought of something: "The little one also worked in the county government for half a year before following Lord Zhong, this is still certain." ”

"Is it a feature of the public gate again?" Yang Zhen nodded. Judging from these two points, this matter is really Zhong Yu kidnapped by someone from a yamen in the capital. And this is also consistent with Yang Zhen's previous judgment that the other party would not take Zhong Yu's life, so it seems that it was indeed done by the people in the official mansion in the capital.

But there are so many yamen in the capital, even if they are narrowed down to the yamen who can generally take people, there are more than a dozen, not including some people who have retired from the public gate. So these clues are still not enough for Yang Zhen.

"Who the hell could it be? And why are they doing this? How could it be so coincidental that Zhong Yu was caught? I came to him for help on an impromptu basis, how could they know this and make arrangements in time? Unless they keep staring at Zhong Yu, or keep staring at me......" After thinking for a while, Yang Zhen's expression suddenly froze again, and a thought flashed in his mind......