Chapter 18: Follow the old man

"Dead?" Jiang Yun looked at His Royal Highness King Wu in front of him in a daze, his cheeks couldn't help twitching slightly, he really didn't know what to say. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

It was very exciting to hear such good news early in the morning, but come on, the criminals were killed! It's not that the yamen arrested and brought to justice. You are a vassal king, but you represent the court and the government! It is true that the criminal was killed, but this is a private vendetta, and one of the dead is an innocent girl from his country, and one case leads to two other cases. Look at this sting... Do you still want to nod face? Is it really appropriate?

King Wu seemed to see what he was thinking, his old face was slightly red, and he coughed lightly and said: "These dead people are indeed criminals, the murder weapon is the knife left at the scene, Wang Yuanwai's beloved daughter was obviously also humiliated and killed by these beasts, although this case made the king sad, but although the murderer did not reach the law, he died cleanly, and he was also a clean death, and he had an explanation outside the king, as for who disregarded the law of the country and killed ten lives in private, of course, the investigation must continue to investigate, but... After all, this is just an ordinary criminal case, and the king has been away from Jinling for a long time, and there are many important matters that need to be dealt with as soon as possible, so this Zhuang case will be handed over to the county government to take over. ”

Is this the rhythm of going to pick a pick, pat your ass and leave? Jiang Yun said suspiciously: "In this way, the case of the county commander being stabbed is over?" ”

"It's nature." King Wu said with a look of course: "The criminals are all dead, what are you going to do?" ”

"Diplomacy! This is a great opportunity! Talking about this, Jiang Yun's face suddenly turned red, and his tone was very excited. My dignified county lord of the Great Zhou Dynasty let the people of Dongde kill him, which is also lawless! There must be a diplomatic protest! Ask for compensation! It's free to cut the ground or something, and it's useless to come to the broken place where the bird doesn't, pay compensation! It's still acceptable to ask for a few million taels of silver! ”

This kid, it's out of the money. King Wu looked at the strange man in front of him with a stunned face, and after confirming that he was not joking, he couldn't help crying and laughing, and waved his hand again and again: "This can't be done!" Dongfang is a subject country of my Great Zhou, and he pays tribute every year, which is very deferential. Although the murderer is from the east, it is impossible to confirm whether it is a domestic samurai or a pirate, and the east will definitely not admit that it has anything to do with them, not to mention, I want to go to the kingdom of the Great Zhou and ask a subject country to ask for money, isn't it a big joke. ”

Jiang Yun was dumbfounded. Big joke? You're the joke! Your whole family is a joke! Will Japan be submissive? Slippery world! Regardless of whether they were from the east or the Japanese, the geographical environment determined that they would not be subservient to the Zhou Dynasty.

Who doesn't want to live a better life? An island country with few resources, if it wants to live a good life, it must rely on the outside world, landing is their only choice, perhaps limited by the stage of development, and now the east may not have this idea, but it is a matter of time. It is impossible for a country to be strong forever, once the Great Zhou is victorious and declining, the evil wolf around him will inevitably pounce on him and tear off a piece of flesh, war is unavoidable, and the history that Jiang Yun knows has confirmed this inevitability.

However, the economic restriction on going abroad from the East will not cure the root cause, but it can greatly delay this risk. Now that a few magistrates have died, it has been determined that it was done by people from the east of the country, isn't it a high-sounding reason for negotiation? It's ridiculous that the king of the town in front of him, the feudal official, is still working tirelessly to build a face-saving project, and the atmosphere in the court can be imagined, Jiang Yun couldn't help but feel cold.

"Little ginger." King Wu looked at the uncertain young man in front of him lightly, and asked: "This case can have a result, you have also made great efforts, this king sees that you are clever, and you also have a few skills, so before leaving, I specially invited you to come and ask, do you have any plans to enter the official career and serve the court?" ”

Public servant! The three big words couldn't help but come to mind, Jiang Yun's eyes lit up, and his worry about the country and the people instantly receded, and he put on a smiling face, and said busily: "I don't read much, can I be an official?" Don't lie to me. ”

Jiang Yun This is not a self-humble sentence, he has read a lot, and in his previous life, he was indeed admitted to the civil service with real skills, the point of the problem is that no matter how many books he reads, he will not be used here at all. For Baguwen, except for knowing a name, there is no understanding at all, what to take to take the field exam? Thinking of the characters in those stories, often seventy or eighty years old, there is only one talent and fame, and the idea of becoming an official has never appeared in his heart at all, not because he doesn't want to, but because he is self-aware.

"It's not difficult to give you a fame, and it's naturally not difficult to be an official." King Wu smiled and said: "It's just that the seven products are on the seal, and the appointment and dismissal of the Ministry of Officials is a book, after all, this king is a prince, and it is not appropriate to interfere, so as not to be truthful." This Wu County is the fief of this king, if it is just to appoint and dismiss sesame petty officials, it is not difficult. But the positions in this county all belong to you, and this king intends to protect your reputation, and it just so happens that the history of this county is old, so you will take his position, feasible? ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, the grass people will live up to Your Highness's expectations, do their best, and die. Go to the soup and go to the fire, and do not hesitate. "Climb up the pole, show loyalty, this is Jiang Yun's specialty, come as soon as you open your mouth, effortlessly.

Jiang Yun has been coming to Wu County for a while, and he still has basic common sense. Classic history, although even the Jiupin sesame official is not comparable, outright "not into the stream", but he is a "court official" with a strong roots, his status is not high, his power is not small, and he is equivalent to the director of the county public security bureau! Compared with his identity as a small policeman in his previous life, he has obviously taken a big step. What's not to be satisfied with? As for whether the county here and the county of later generations are the same concept, there is no need to think about it, as long as the horizontal and vertical counties are county-level.

King Wu nodded, and said casually: "Thank you, although this king can protect you as a petty official, but whether you can sit firmly depends on your own ability, and this king can't help you." ”

There is something in the words! Jiang Yun thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "I don't know what Your Highness is referring to?" ”

"The county magistrate of this county was assassinated, but it is as big as a country, as small as a corner, and it can't be headless! This king got a report last night that the new county commander of this county has set off from the capital and will arrive soon. The county order was sent by the imperial court, and the king naturally had no objections, but... ”

When King Wu said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, lifted the lid of the cup in his hand, gently skimmed the tea leaves floating in the cup, took a sip, and said lightly: "The new county commander's surname is Cao Mingrui, and he is a scholar of the two lists of undergraduates, and his father Cao Yi is a lecturer in the East Palace and a waiter in the Ministry of Rites. From the perspective of common sense, after Cao Rui is on the list, even if he fails to rank among the top three, just by virtue of his father's relationship, it is not impossible to enter the Hanlin Academy to serve, and after two years, the future is unlimited. But he prefers to be sent out to Jiangnan to be a county magistrate, which shows that this person is quite high-spirited and a person who does great things. For this kind of aspiring young man, this king also appreciates it very much. So ... After Jiang Dian took office, he still needs to cooperate with the officials as much as possible and make some merits, so as not to live up to the expectations of the court and the king. ”

When talking to smart people, you can just click on it, and you don't need to say it too clearly. But Jiang Yun is just a flat-headed ordinary person after all, if he says it too implicitly, he is afraid that he will not know it in his heart, so King Wu chose an unrestrained and implicit statement, and made a little adjustment.

Is this a hint? Jiang Yun couldn't help but roll his eyes, is this a clear statement?

He has never been an official, but he has never seen and heard of this kind of bullshit in officialdom. What kind of heart is quite high, this is simply the court pressed a nail on your Wu Wang's house, a mere seven-grade county order, looking at the entire officialdom, it's a fart! But if you put it in King Wu's house, you will become a disgusting slug, and you won't want to hide it from the court if you get to it. As for getting rid of it, hehe, and you're not afraid of getting your hands dirty?

As for why the imperial court did this, Jiang Yun knew it in his heart, because during the autopsy a few days ago, a key word popped out of King Wu's mouth - "imperial grandson".

It's a very important word, but it's also very subtle. In Jiang Yun's impression, there is only one person who can be equated with this - "Zhu Yunwen"... Not to mention whether today's imperial grandson is as superb as Emperor Jianwen, but from a horizontal and vertical point of view, King Wu, your old man does not look like a bullish figure like Zhu Laosi.

For a while, Jiang Yun was a little hesitant...

The canonical history is the official of the imperial court, and King Wu can directly guarantee it, but the procedure that should be taken still has to be followed, and after reporting to the ministry, it will be appointed by the ministry. Once you go through this process, I am afraid that this little history of myself will be immediately branded as King Wu.

Leaning against the big tree is good for the shade, and King Wu's thighs are indeed thick enough, Jiang Yun doesn't mind being King Wu's person in the officialdom, because this brand is very important! Especially in the fiefdom of King Wu, the benefits are self-evident.

The problem is, there has to be a big premise for this, peace and prosperity! But in case ... Isn't it? Looking at King Wu in front of him, how can he be forty or fifty years old, how young can he be? Once the old thing closes his eyes and kicks his legs, I am afraid that within three years, history will repeat itself, and this pair of uncles and nephews will definitely pinch up!

As for the evaluation of Emperor Jianwen in history, whether it is contemporary or later generations, no one has ever questioned any mistakes in his attitude towards the vassal king, what is wrong is only the timing and means. Therefore, this imperial grandson will never be an exception, allowing these uncles of the family to live happily after they ascend the throne, leaving hidden dangers.

Zhu Laosi is very awesome, but even if he is such an awesome person, it is pure luck to succeed, if it is not for the sword and axe, he has no choice, I am afraid that he may not dare to make the behavior of "Qingjun's side", and resist the whole country with a corner, which is almost impossible.

Although Zhu Di is also a prince, but the level of King Yan is obviously higher than the uncle in front of him, Zhu Laosi himself is also a member of the long-term struggle with the nomads, he has good fighting subordinates, brave soldiers, and even mastered the Duoyan Sanwei, a kind of iron-blooded cavalry that blocks a hundred, but the uncle in front of him... What does he have? What does he have besides a belly that looks like he is a few months pregnant?

"Young man, be an official! Glory and wealth, it is not a dream to seal a wife and a son! Decadent and degenerate, a life without shame is just around the corner, what else do you have to hesitate about? This is what King Wu's smile expressed.

"Young man, follow the old man! Pull the flag and rebel, the prince and the general, rather have a kind? This is what Jiang Yun's ears absorbed with his cheeks twitching slightly.

Jiang Yun, silent...