Chapter 431: Peeling Back the Ropes
"What?!" Qin Ming was at a loss for the second monk, and he didn't understand what Su Shi was talking about, "There is truth in the newspaper?" My great genius Su, don't tease me! ”
Su Shi didn't know how to explain to him, so he had to follow the temptation: "Qin Dalang, do you know why I stayed in Kuizhou for so long?" ”
Qin Ming immediately replied: "I know this, aren't you just going to those Goolan tile shops to watch plays and drink tea, go to the squire's mansion to visit, and go to the mountains and rivers to write your poems?" ”
Qin Ming's words made Su Shi unable to refute. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIndeed, since he stayed in Kuizhou City for nearly two months, he has been repeating these things. But Su Shi did this for a reason: "I went to Goolan Tile because there were many people there who traveled from south to north, and I could hear a lot of news; I went to the squire's mansion to find out if any of the servants in their house had been sold; I go to the countryside, not to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but to ......"
"I know, I'm going to ask the farmer, right?" Qin Ming interjected and said, he has been following Su Shi, where does he not know the whereabouts of this great talent? "Then what clues did Su Dacai get from these people's mouths?"
Su Shi was speechless by Qin Ming's question, and said for a long time: "At least I know where the abducted child went." ”
"I've told you these a long time ago, the boys are sold into the Gaomen Mansion as domestic servants, and the virgins with good looks are sold into the Qinglou; those with slightly worse appearance are sold into the mansions of high-ranking officials as maidservants; If the posture is not good, it will be sold to the poor countryside and used as a child daughter-in-law...... These children have already signed the deed of sale, and now that you know their whereabouts, what can you do? Qin Ming showed no mercy and continued to ask.
Su Shi shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Qin Dalang, haven't you really used your brain to think about it?" Who has tried to kill us again and again, and has the means to abduct and sell so many children? These children come from Kuizhou Road, Zizhou Road, Guangnan East Road, Guangnan West Road, Fujian Road and so many other roads, and then bring these children to other state capitals in Dashun and sell them to the next family, where do ordinary people have such ability? Moreover, he has been able to do this for many years and has not been discovered. If it weren't for the fact that the Inspectorate had noticed the anomaly, they might have noticed that they were doing such evil! ”
Qin Ming was stunned, what he had never dared to believe was still broken by Su Shidao: "Su Dacai, do you suspect that there are people in the court ......"
Su Shi sighed and said, "I'm also in doubt now, and I don't dare to confirm it." This thing is sensational, easy to say, who would dare to believe it? ”
"It's unimaginable!" Qin Ming was also in an unstable mood, "Who can believe that the high-ranking official would do such an ugly thing?" ”
Su Shi pondered for a while and said, "Now I just suspect it, and there is no conclusive evidence. ”
"What more evidence is needed! Who knows if we are out of Beijing? And the last time the inn caught fire, this time the assassin assassinated, is it all a coincidence? Fortunately, they only thought about assassination, and didn't use the strategy of poisoning......" Qin Ming said hatefully, no wonder he was so angry. The students who were brought out all used their flesh and blood to block a knife because they protected Su Shi. Although the assassin was also seriously injured and fled, who can guarantee that there will be no next time?
Although Su Shi is open-minded by nature, he is not open-minded to the point of being assassinated again and again, and he is also light-hearted. Calmly analyzed: "They won't use poison, after all, only we know now, and the mastermind behind the scenes is likely to be the official in the court." The assassination can also be said to be a vendetta in the rivers and lakes, once poisoned, not only will the government and the opposition be shaken, but His Majesty will not let it go easily. I'm afraid that at that time, things will be even more difficult to hide. His Majesty is not biased in listening and believing, and naturally thinks that someone in the court must be secretly doing it. By doing so, are they not shooting themselves in the foot? ”
Qin Ming said with understanding: "That's right, so they can only use the power of the rivers and lakes to deal with us, once the power of the government is used, I'm afraid their true colors will be exposed immediately." ”
"I didn't expect Qin Dalang to use his brain one day!" Su Shi teased, "Yes, they burned down the inn before, just to remind us not to investigate further." But a few days ago, maybe we had already touched the truth, so they did whatever it took to put us to death. ”
Qin Ming's face was flushed when he was teased by Su Shi, and argued: "Since the truth has been found, why don't you go down to find out if you are a talented man?" Isn't it ridiculous to say that the truth is in the newspapers! ”
"Do you know that Your Majesty has begun to implement a new policy again?" Su Shi said with a straight face, his blazing gaze stared at Qin Ming's heart.
"Didn't Your Majesty start implementing the New Deal early in the morning, what's so strange about that?" Qin Ming didn't know why.
Su Shi sighed and said, "This time is extraordinary, have you noticed that there have been a lot fewer inspectors around us in the past two days?" Seeing Qin Ming nodded, Su Shi continued, "That's because they're going to start arresting people, and the world is in turmoil, I'm afraid it's inevitable ......."
Qin Ming was stunned for a moment and said, "What's going on?" ”
Su Shi talked about the content of the new policy, especially the original principle of the ten-grade official system. The hatefulness of the officials in the world, Qin Ming has long known. It's just that under the habit of taking it for granted, Qin Ming is not surprised. It is reasonable to delay until today that the imperial court issued a policy to solve the problem.
"It turns out that the inspectors went to arrest the evil officials, which is good. The people of the world have long been oppressed by these evil officials and filthy officials so that they can't raise their heads, Your Majesty will definitely win the hearts of the people if you get rid of them, this is really good governance! But Qin Ming still couldn't figure it out, "But what does the implementation of this new deal have to do with us solving the case?" ”
"The officials in the state capitals are uneven, and Your Majesty has implemented a new policy in order to rectify the rule of officials. It's just that in this way, where will the scholars everywhere give up? cut off their path to promotion, and ask them to do things that they think are extremely lowly and vulgar, just like the officials. Although the official position is set as a ten-grade official, compared with the officials, how bad is it? After studying hard for more than ten years, he finally became a jinshi, and he was not as good as a Xu official. Who can stand such a gap? Even if His Majesty opens the autumn festival again and increases the number of scholars, how can he appease the hearts of the soldiers all over the world? A turmoil that can't be avoided......"
Su Shi sighed faintly, as a talented man who was rich in learning and five cars, and only eight buckets in talent, how could he not see the benefits of the new deal? It's just that where there are benefits, there are definitely risks. The risks of the new deal also made Su Shi quite worried. It really responds to Fan Zhongyan's famous saying: "If you live in a temple, you will worry about its people, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about its king!" (To be continued.) )