Chapter 184: Public and Private Interpretations

After dinner in Ningkun Palace, I hurried back to Ningqian Palace. Quan Jiu stayed in Ningkun Palace and discussed with Xie Daoqing and others about taking a concubine for me.

Last night, Song Chengzu's recital of the Criminal Department seemed to mention that Jinhuatong's sentencing of Fang Zhuo was related to Gai Zhaotian's case, but I was so uneasy that I didn't read it anymore after reading the beginning of the recital. I sat down at my desk in the imperial study, opened the fold, and flipped through it again.

The following is the content of Song Chengzu's compromise on the Gai Zhaotian (League) case, and as for the corruption and malfeasance of officials in Jinhua Mansion and the situation in other places, it will not be reproduced here.

Chen was instructed to investigate the case of dereliction of duty by officials in Jinhua Mansion and the case of Gai Zhaotian, and inadvertently discovered the connection between Fang Zhuo, the sentence of Jinhuatong, and Gai Zhaotian. According to the laws of our dynasty, Gai Zhaotian had to be sentenced to at least five to fifteen years in prison, but in the end, he was released after more than a month of imprisonment. Yi Changjiang, a subordinate of the minister, intended to get acquainted with the people of the criminal family, according to the family of the criminal family, after the punishment of the family after the punishment of the big drunk, the criminal Fang Zhuo after the trial of the case, he sent him to secretly escort Gai called the mountain to the mountain as a bandit, and later the criminal university also went up the mountain many times to pass letters for the criminal Fang Zhuo, and Gai called the sky also changed the name of the criminal Fang Zhuo as the second brother, if it is only this, it can only be judged that the collusion of officials and bandits, but because of the intervention of Hu Feng of the Alliance, Gai Zhaotian died in the prison, so this matter involves the Alliance, and the minister has no conclusive evidence to judge whether the criminal Fang Zhuo is related to the Alliance, but with the prejudgment of the minister, There must be a connection between the two, so the minister did not startle the snake for the time being, in order to try evidence.

The ancient emperor is most afraid that someone will form a party to rebel, although the alliance will be hidden in the dark, but there are already signs, of course I understand Song Chengzu's meaning, in his opinion, the alliance will be the first important case, if it can be cracked, it will be a great credit, but it is official dereliction of duty, official collusion and other incidents have become insignificant.

I am also very curious about this alliance, because there is no such record in history, and second, because its name is the same as the name of the organization led by Mr. Sun Yat-sen in later generations.

"Little Seven."

"The little ones are here."

"It is said that Song Chengzu is said to be in the last dynasty."

"Yes, official, let's arrange it for the small ones."

"Wait!" I asked, "Xiao Qi, is there any news from Wen Tianxiang?" ”

"Official, Lord Wen has arrived at Chenzhou Mansion, and it is expected that he will be able to go to Jishou tomorrow."

I hummed, a little worried: "National contradictions are not easy, Miao people have strong surnames, for Song Rui, this is a big test." ”

Xiao Qi is full of confidence: "The official family can rest assured, Wenda is both humanistic and military, and he is an upright person, so he should be able to handle it well." ”

"Hehe, Xiao Qi, you can also know people?"

Xiao Qi smiled: "When the official family went to Fujian Road, Xiao had a lot of contact with Lord Wen and Lord Lu, and I deeply felt that they were different from other officials. ”

"Yes, what's the difference?"

"Official, this little one can't say it well, I just think they are doing things for the court with all their hearts."

I nodded and said, "Well, Xiao Qi, you are right, in the past, more than half of the minds of the officials of my court were used to plan for themselves, and they thought too little about the official affairs of the court. Our ancestors had already thought of this when they made words. ”

"Official, why is that?"

I picked up the pen and wrote the words "public and private" on the paper, and then said: "Xiao Qi, you see, half of the words public and private are the same, which shows that public and private are both human surnames, and there are similarities and differences between the two. This private word shows that when a person's selfishness is too great, he will become a seedling, and when the public heart is more than selfishness, the person can deepen into a human form. Therefore, when the ancients made words, they were always reminding future generations that public heart is suitable for the development of human beings, and excessive selfishness can only regress the evolution of human beings. ”

Xiao Qi seemed to understand whether he understood or not: "The official family is wise, but the little one never thought of these when he was literate." Xiao Qi's words became much more difficult, and he continued, "Xiao I remember that in the period of the first emperor, most of the officials were too selfish as the officials said. However, since the official family ascended the throne, the surnames of officials in the DPRK and China have begun to change, and there are more and more good officials like Lord Wen and Lord Lu. ”

"Haha, Xiao Qi, it seems that it is still beneficial for you to integrate into the Government Council."

Xiao Qi smiled honestly and said, "Official, the little one retires, go to pass the decree first." ”

The next court meeting ended early, and I summoned Chen Zongli and Song Chengzu, the secretary of the criminal department, separately in the apse.

Song Chengzu first reported: "Your Majesty, roughly after the twists and turns of the minister, there is no trace of Hu Feng after he disappeared, and there is no clue in the case of the Alliance, the minister thinks that he can only wait for the rabbit at present, as long as the criminal Fang Zhuo is related to the Alliance, he is not afraid that the Alliance will not send people." ”

Although I was passive, I couldn't think of any good way, so I thought about it and said: "Song Aiqing, you are an expert in this area, you can decide for yourself, and at the same time, you can't relax when you want Hu Feng, I think that this matter depends on who is more patient between us and the alliance." ”

"Your Majesty, since the alliance will have such an anti-heart, it will never give up halfway, and the ministers also think that sooner or later they will make a move, and then the ministers and others will definitely be able to catch the clues of the other party, and then follow the vine."

Chen Zongli also said: "Your Majesty, the Criminal Department has notified the local governments around the capital to pay attention to Liangzhejiang Road, Fujian Road, Jinghu Road and other local governments, and once there is news of the Alliance, whether it is verified or not, it must be reported immediately. ”

"Yes, that's good. Regarding the matter of the Alliance, your criminal department can set up a separate task force, but it can only be done privately. "I don't want to promote the League for free without knowing the real situation.

Chen Zongli said: "Yes, Your Majesty, keep in mind the ministers. ”

"Alright, report to me as soon as you have any news."

"Yes, the ministers are leaving."

After talking with Song Chengzu about the Jinhuagai case, I took Yuan Jian and Lu Xiufu to Shifeng Commercial Bank.

According to my orders, Zhang Shijie will arrive at the firm before noon today to listen to my arrangements for the New Army's musket team.

After returning from Fujian Road, Fang Ling received a message from the General Bureau of Chengwei Dart Bureau, saying that her father asked her to go home to discuss further cooperation between their Dart Bureau and Shifeng Commercial Bank. The so-called further cooperation is the in-depth cooperation I said last time I went to Fang Ling's dart bureau, that is, the two sides invested in the establishment of a joint-stock company to jointly develop logistics matters, and it seems that Fang Ling's father has already planned.

Fang Ling was not there, and the Shifeng Commercial Bank was much more deserted.

"What about Xiao Tian?" After entering the house, I asked Xiaosi.

"Ah, Childe is here, Shopkeeper Xiao is talking to Mr. Zhang upstairs."

"Oh, Zhang Shijie has arrived?"

"Hui Gongzi, I'll be there before noon."

"Well, little four, you can do something, let's go upstairs by ourselves."

Compared with when I first met Zhang Shijie in Huiji, Zhang Shijie has obviously lost a circle, and he is a lot darker, although his figure is still rickety, but he is stronger and more energetic.

"Grass farmer Zhang Shijie visits Gongzi."

Zhang Shijie recognized me at a glance, and hurriedly got up and saluted.

"Well, Xiao Qi, make a pot of tea, Xiao Tian, you go get busy first."

Zhang Shijie saw that after Xiao Tian went downstairs, there were no outsiders in the house, so he quickly knelt on the ground and saluted: "Long live my emperor Zhang Shijie of the grass people." ”

"Get up. Outside, you can call me the son of Huyan, and you don't have to bow down. ”

"Yes, Childe." After Zhang Shijie finished speaking, he greeted Yuan Jian, Lu Xiufu, and Xiao Qixing one by one.

"Zhang Shijie, sit down and drink tea."

Zhang Shijie took a sip and said busily: "Gongzi Xie." ”

"Feel free as you like." I smiled and said, "Zhang Shijie, how are the soldiers of the villa training?" ”

"Hui Gongzi, all the personnel have mastered the basic essentials of shooting, but at present, the shooting speed and accuracy are still uneven. Other queues, physical fitness, throwing, etc. can meet the requirements. ”

"Well, Zhang Shijie, the weapons supervisor will be able to create 300 improved muskets in the near future, and after these muskets are built, I plan to move all the people of the villa to Yangzhou under the rule of Li Tingzhi, and train in the name of the military tax army alone."

"The meaning of the childe, Shijie has no disobedience. From the instructors sent by Master Li, Shijie can see that Master Li is also handsome. ”

"Hehe, Zhang Shijie, you can see that Li Tingzhi is a handsome talent from just a few instructors, which shows that you are also very discerning."

Zhang Shijie said embarrassedly: "The son has won the award, and the grass people have followed General Zhang Rou to serve in the army for several years, ah, no, it is the anti-thief Zhang Rou." ”

Zhang Rou, Zhang Shijie's uncle, an official of the Jin State, later surrendered to Mongolia, was able to conquer and fight, and was named "Badu" by Kublai Khan together with Shi Tianze, another Han general in Mongolia. His son Zhang Hongfan and Ah Shu and Boyan together waved troops to destroy the Song Dynasty.

For a Mongolian general, who is also a Han Chinese, he is naturally deeply despised by the military and people of the Southern Song Dynasty. As soon as Zhang Shijie said this, he knew that something was wrong, looked at me nervously, and added again: "It's the anti-thief Zhang Rou."

My face suddenly sank, and Yuan Jian and Lu Xiufu thought that it was because Zhang Shijie's words of "General Zhang Rou" made me serious.