Yang Zhen, who hadn't closed his eyes all night, was awakened by Cai Yingyang's screams soon after he fell asleep, and then Mo Chong also knocked on the door outside: "My lord, something happened outside." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Huh?" Yang Zhen quickly got up from the bed, opened the door and looked at this subordinate with some puzzlement: "What's the situation, why is there such a fuss." ”

"My lord, many people gathered in front of the mountain gate of the temple, clamoring to see the chincha. Looking at the posture, it seems that there is a possibility of rushing in at any time. Mo Chong said with a nervous expression.

"Is there such a thing? Let's go out and see why! Yang Zhen said, stretched out his hand to take the robe on the side and put it on, and then walked out of the Zen courtyard accompanied by several Jinyi Wei brothers who came after Mo Chong. It just so happened that Zhong Yu on the other side also rushed out when he heard the news, his face was full of exhaustion and sorrow, obviously he didn't sleep all night and the pressure in his heart made him very sad.

"My lord, there are people disturbing outside the temple, we ......" Yang Zhen saw that Zhong Yu was not in charge, so he handed over the leadership.

Zhong Yu's answer was also very simple: "Let's go and see what's going on, it's not good to disturb the tranquility of Huayan Temple because of us." As he spoke, he took the lead and walked down.

The group walked very fast, and after a while, they came to the gate of the temple. From a distance, Yang Zhen saw hundreds of ordinary people gathered over there, and in front of them, there were several monks, looking at their appearance, trying to persuade those people not to break into the temple at will.

Obviously, the prestige of Huayan Temple in Datong is still good, so even if there are only more than a dozen monks in front of the door, the hundreds of people have no intention of rushing in, but these people are still shouting non-stop, carefully distinguishing what they mean to see Lord Qincha.

Seeing this, Zhong Yu suddenly showed a look of shame on his face, walked a few steps, came to the mountain gate, and then saluted several monks: "A few masters, let the official deal with them, I'm really sorry for making you frightened." After saying this, he turned around and said to the people who had obviously quieted down when they saw him coming: "I don't know why the fathers and elders want to see this official?" ”

"Are you the Lord Qincha sent by the imperial court?" The first yellow-faced man looked Zhong Yu up and down, and then asked with great confidence.

Zhong Yu realized that because he was in a hurry, he didn't change into his official uniform. But now it is obviously impossible to go back and change, so he nodded calmly: "Yes, this official is Qincha Zhongyu, what grievances do you have that you need to go to this place of Buddhism to disturb?" ”

"Please make the decision for us!" When the man heard him say this, he quickly knelt down. Then, the people behind him also knelt on the ground one after another, bowed to Zhong Yu several times, and only said that they wanted him to be the master for themselves.

Zhong Yu has followed the clear stream route since he became an official, and his knowledge of the local officials' methods of governing the people is really limited. Now seeing so many people constantly bowing down to him, he was a little panicked for a while, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

Fortunately, there is also a Yang Zhen next to him. Although he has no experience as a magistrate, because he has seen many cases of his brother adjudicating cases in Zhuji for a period of time, he still has some understanding of how to deal with the people's grievances. Seeing that Lord Zhong was a little stunned, he took the place and said in a loud voice: "You don't have to be so polite, if you have any grievances, please stand up and say, since Lord Zhong is a messenger of the imperial court, he should be the master for you." ”

His words came from the spirit of dantian, and his voice was extremely loud, so although many people in front of him were still talking to themselves unevenly, they were completely overshadowed by his words. Hearing this majestic voice, all the people stopped, but they did not stand up, but their eyes fell on the yellow-faced man just now, obviously letting him convey it on his behalf.

Zhong Yu glanced at Yang Zhen gratefully, and then asked the person in front of him: "Who are you, and what grievances do you have that you need to complain to this official?" ”

"Xiaomin is especially three years old, and he is an ordinary person in this Datong city. The reason why we offended Lord Chincha today is because we have heard of something that we are extremely afraid of. ”

"But what?" Zhong Yu couldn't help frowning when he heard this, how could a little rumor make so many people so disdainful that they came to find him?

You Sannian seemed to feel Lord Qincha's unhappiness, and his body couldn't help but shrink. But then, he met Zhong Yu's eyes again and said, "Xiaomin and the others heard that the adults wanted to speak for those rebellious troops and pardon their crimes, and the Xiaomin and others would never agree to this. They rebelled suddenly, killed our family and relatives, and plundered a lot of our belongings. As he spoke, his eyes stared straight at Zhong Yu, just waiting for his response.

Zhong Yu's face suddenly sank: "Who are you listening to?" When did the officer say that he would pardon the rebels? ”

"Word has already spread in the city that the Lord has come to calm the situation. Moreover, you also feel that it is inappropriate for Lord Futai and General Guo to quell the rebellion, so you want to deprive them of control over the matter. Also, the lord also wants to attribute the reason for the rebellion of those rebels to the fault of Lord Futai...... "Nayou three years is indeed very bold, even in the face of Lord Qincha, who has sunk like water, he still dares to talk eloquently and completely say his thoughts about waiting.

And as he said every word, the people behind him continued to echo him, saying that he wanted to ask Lord Qincha to learn clearly, and to ask Lord Qincha not to be deceived by others. The sound was unconsciously raised.

At this time, Zhong Yu didn't know that this so-called people's shouting of injustice was instigated by someone behind his back, which made his heart sink even more. He was already under pressure because his family was related to this, but now he felt even more pressured.

It's not that he's afraid of what these people in front of him will really do to him, but he's worried about what the other people in Datong City will think of this matter after these words get out. He knew it was all falsehood, but did anyone else know? The three of them became tigers, and he was very clear about the statement that everyone was accumulating gold and destroying their bones.

But if he relented and said in front of these people that these things were false, he would not excuse those rebellious armies? I am afraid that if I want to track down the mutiny, it will become a backtrack, and I am afraid that there will be more people gathered in front of me at that time. But how is this good?

Just when Zhong Yu was full of embarrassment and didn't know how to choose, Yang Zhen suddenly spoke: "Fathers, please hurry up, everything you said is groundless, as an official of the imperial court, how could you make such a decision when you came here as a saint?" I hereby pledge that Lord Chincha will never favor those who are evil for the sake of a moment of peace! ”

"Really?" You Sannian suddenly showed joy on his face when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.

"How can the government deceive the people? What do you say, my lord? Yang Zhen gently pulled Zhong Yu.

Only then did Zhong Yu react and said categorically: "Yes, this official represents the imperial court, and he will never do anything to defend the wicked, but please rest assured." As he spoke, he glanced at Yang Zhen very attentively, he didn't expect this young man to be so adaptable, and he was also well versed in the specious rhetoric in the officialdom.

Yang Zhen's words, on the surface, sounded like Zhong Yu had made a promise to the people in front of him that he would not pardon the rebellious army because he was eager to quell the rebellion. But in fact, it also contains the meaning that he will investigate this matter to the end, but it is impossible for these people in front of him, who may not even know much of the words, to hear the sound outside the strings. This kind of method is exactly the method that the government uses to drive the people to try and try again and again.

Sure enough, when the people heard this, their faces all turned happy, and some even kowtowed, shouting that the adults were wise and so on. Zhong Yu pressed the guilt in his heart, and persuaded them with kind words, and then sent these hundreds of people away.

After sending these people away, Zhong Yucai sighed and said: "This official prides himself on being upright, but he didn't expect to have to make such a move today, foolish people ......"

"Adults don't have to blame themselves, everything is the idea of the lower officials." Yang Zhen hurriedly reassured him. Seeing that Zhong Yu's expression did not improve much, he said again: "And don't adults think it's strange?" How did these people know that you were here, and that you had come to your door? ”

"What do you mean by that?" As soon as he asked, Zhong Yu thought of the reason. Yes, except for the officials of Datong, the others did not know that they did not live in the Qincha Xingyuan but in this Huayan Temple. In other words, these people were instigated by certain officials.

Seeing that Zhong Yu came back to his senses, Yang Zhen continued: "So if you really say that you are foolish, it is also the Datong officials who are foolish first. They want to use public opinion to put more pressure on adults. ”

"I see...... But why would they do it? Zhong Yu said strangely.

"Yes, now that everything is under their control, we don't seem to be able to do anything, so why would they risk being noticed by us to do this?" Yang Zhen also asked, and then his eyes flashed: "The only explanation is that they have a problem, and they are afraid that we will continue to investigate, so they want to use public opinion to force the adults to stop as soon as possible." That is, they are already panicking! ”

Zhong Yu also groaned when he heard this, and only nodded after a while: "You are right, so it seems that we may be able to find some clues soon." Or perhaps, in fact, we have found some clues without knowing it, and it seems that we have to think carefully about what has happened these days. ”

This time, Yang Zhen saw the situation wrongly, and didn't know that this was Liu Yingji's preparation for the next change. But at the same time, Liu Yingji himself didn't expect that he actually played a stinky chess hand, which not only failed to make Zhong Yu stop, but strengthened his already wavering determination!