Xiao Jing knew that once he told the truth about the matter, he would cause a lot of turmoil, not only himself or the governor would be in great trouble, but even Zhang Ge Lao might not be able to live in peace. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info But Jin Yiwei's powerful threat is in front of him, he doesn't dare to hide anything anymore, and only by telling everything can he ensure his own safety.

Although there are many people in this world who focus on the overall situation and would rather die unyieldingly, there are even more people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. The Jiangling County Cheng in front of Yang Zhen belonged to this type of person, and when he saw Yang Zhen's steps walking outward, but his body still hadn't turned around, he was even more anxious, and hurriedly said: "This matter is actually very related to the death of Zhang Ge's father. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Zhen finally frowned slightly, and the person also turned around: "You continue to say, you must not hide anything." ”

"Yes......" Since the words had begun, Xiao Jing naturally didn't dare not continue, so he said: "The news of Old Lady Zhang's death suddenly spread in the county that day, which made several of us in the yamen feel very surprised. Because logically speaking, if such a big thing really happened, Zhang Fu should have passed the matter to the major yamen as soon as possible. And it wasn't until the people from our county government and the government went over to inquire that Zhang Fuzhong told the truth a little hesitantly, saying that the old lady Zhang had indeed died suddenly that morning. It was only because of the suddenness of the incident that they were so sad that they did not immediately notify our yamen. ”

"And then?" Yang Zhen asked again quietly, and he could see that the other party was still going around in circles outside, and he didn't say anything substantial.

Xiao Jing swallowed his saliva a little uneasily, but found that his mouth was already dry, there was no saliva at all, and his heart was even tighter, so he had to say truthfully: "When we noticed something wrong, we started to investigate." As a result, a truth that was deliberately concealed by the Zhang family was really found out - in fact, the old lady Zhang did not pass away that day, but had gone two days ago. And the Zhang family didn't know what to think about, but they kept it a secret, until the news suddenly came out in the city, and the people from our yamen came to inquire, and they couldn't hide it, so they made the matter public. ”

When Yang Zhen heard this, his expression was as usual, but there was already a trace of self-blame in his heart. Just when Xiang Ying came back a few days ago, he mentioned to him the details of the Zhang family's concealment of Zhang Wenming's death, which he used the power of the local brocade guards to uncover.

But at that time, he only paid attention to the wave of impeachment of Zhang Juzheng by the DPRK and China, and did not think about the problems at all. It wasn't until this time, after listening to Xiao Jing's story, that I suddenly realized that this matter was not simple. The people of the Zhang family in Jiangling did this, naturally for Zhang Juzheng, and it was up to him to decide whether to make his father's death public. And this kind of behavior is simply not tolerated in this era of strict etiquette.

If you look at it together with Zhang Juzheng's previous actions of wanting to win love, the image of a disloyal and unfilial power minister who is so powerful that his desire for power is outrageous will be completely depicted. Let's ask, if those officials in the DPRK and China know this, will Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, still be able to sit still? Even if there is a Son of Heaven to defend him, he who has openly broken the bottom line, it is impossible for him to be accepted by the ministers. At least on the surface, in order to maintain discipline, all officials must draw a line with such a guy.

Seeing that Yang Zhen suddenly looked solemn and was silent in thought, Xiao Jing stopped talking, but just stood there nervously, waiting for the final result. He didn't know how much Yang Zhen could hear from his words, and what he would do with this news, he only knew that if he had the opportunity to return to Jiangling this time, the first thing he would do was to resign and leave. Although this is good as an official, in comparison, it is more important to live in your own life.

After being silent for a while, Yang Zhen looked directly at the other party: "What evidence do you have to prove this?" ”

"This ...... But you can't take it out. Xiao Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Our county government also dug up the news from the mouth of a subordinate of the Zhang family, but the old lady Zhang had already settled in the ground at that time, where can we find any evidence?" And the man did not dare to testify against his master in public. ”

Yang Zhen nodded, and when he said this, he was calm. Indeed, although this incident will have an extremely bad impact on Zhang Juzheng, because there is no conclusive evidence, at most it can only form rumors. But the rumors alone were enough for Zhang Juzheng to give him a headache, so he made an exception to reduce Huguang's grain tax. However, judging from his usual calm style of acting, after being coerced, he will definitely come up with a way to deal with it, but I am afraid that after these two days, Jiangling should have received the letter, and he is also thinking about eliminating all evidence.

"Huh......" After letting out a long sigh of relief, Yang Zhen looked this Xiao Xiancheng up and down again, and then said: "You are indeed quite bold, you dare to come to the capital to do this kind of thing." Well, you can stay here for a few days in peace, and then I will arrange for you to return to Gangneung. After that, without waiting for the other party to agree, he pushed the door and walked out.

Although Xiao Jing was dissatisfied, he had explained everything, why did the other party refuse to let him go? But people under the low eaves can only recognize it.

After walking out of the house, Yang Zhen's face finally showed a look of regret, this was a great opportunity to completely drive Zhang Juzheng out of the court in one fell swoop. If he suddenly disseminates such a piece of news by himself when the DPRK and the Central Committee unanimously oppose Zhang Juzheng's seizure of affection, I am afraid that even Zhang Juzheng will not be able to withstand such pressure, and he will inevitably completely lose his mind and resign.

And now, although it still has a certain lethality to spread the news, it is impossible to use this to drive Zhang Juzheng away. blamed myself for not being familiar enough with the minds of people in this era, failing to understand how important this was earlier, and wasting a great opportunity.

After a while, he recovered, regained his mood and said: "Even so, you still showed a flaw this time, as long as the news of your reduction and exemption of Huguang grain tax spreads, it is enough for you to leave without eating, and those magistrates are not arbitrary." Also, if someone takes a step or two to check this, maybe they can even find out about it. Thinking of this, a smile appeared in his expression again, after all, the matter was still under his control.

When Yang Zhen felt that everything was still under his control, Zhang Juzheng was obviously a little panicked. Because he just got the news, neither the Tongzhou wharf nor the people on the canal have found the Jiangling petty official named Xiao Jing, who seems to have disappeared from the world since he left the capital.

For such a result, Zhang Juzheng has two judgments - first, this Xiao Jing is cautious, and he is afraid that he will be retaliated against after offending himself, so he pretended to take the waterway, but in fact he changed the route and returned to Jiangling; The second is that he fell into the hands of someone else after leaving the city.

If it was only the first point, Zhang Juzheng would be acceptable, after all, everything had already been done, and he would not be so dizzy that he would say the news at will when he returned to Jiangling, and after all, it was the Zhang family's sphere of influence, and it was not too difficult to control these people. But if it's the second point, the matter is too worrying, who will those who will arrest Xiao Jing, why should they arrest him?

Layers of worries have made Zhang Juzheng worried, and he has been doing it for most of the day, and he hasn't dealt with a few things at hand. Just as he restlessly put down the brush in his hand again, about to call someone to ask something, a cronie walked to the door with a slightly strange expression: "Elder Ge, someone in your house is asking to see you outside the palace. "This is the third time in a few days that someone from Zhang's mansion has come to see Zhang Juzheng, which was almost unimaginable in the past.

What was even more surprising was that after hearing this, Zhang Juzheng not only did not see the slightest displeasure, but stood up and hurriedly walked out, obviously anxious to see the man.

Looking at the back of the elder who left in a hurry, this personal entourage once again showed a look of surprise, the elder of the pavilion today's behavior was too weird, but he didn't know what kind of big changes had happened in his house.

Waiting outside the palace gate was Zhang Shoulian, and now only he and a few servants of the Zhang family knew about it. As soon as he saw Zhang Juzheng coming out, he hurriedly greeted him, and then whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Master, we have found out that a carriage was robbed on the official road not far from the capital last night, and according to the memories of some people, the car should be the one Xiao Jing took when he left." ”

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, his heart sank even more, what he was most worried about still happened, and the person did fall into the hands of others: "Have you found out the identity of the person who robbed Xiao Jing?" ”

"Not really. The coachman seemed to be worried that he would be implicated, and did not return to the capital, and the little one had already sent someone to look for him, as long as he was found, he would have an answer. ”

"Then hurry up and investigate, and be sure to get the person back." Zhang Juzheng is colorful. This fact is too crucial, and he doesn't dare to take the slightest chance. Then, he frowned again, there are not many people in Beijing who dare to do it, and who can do such things. As far as he judged, it seemed that only one party had this ability-Jin Yiwei.

Only Jin Yiwei was able to quickly find out Xiao Jing's whereabouts, and calculated the time, and took him down after he left the capital. Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng's back felt a chill, if his expectations were not bad, I am afraid that the truth of the matter has been figured out by others, and his biggest handle has also fallen into Yang Zhen's hands.

And what made him even more unsettling was that he didn't even know what Jinyiwei was doing this for. Is it Yang Zhen to take revenge on the previous incident, or does he have other plans? Or maybe he was just under the orders of others. Thinking of the only person who could command Yang Zhen to do things, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but tremble in his heart......