Yin Chengliang was stunned for a moment, and thought: Although this question originated from officialdom slang and seemed to be a joke, it seemed to be pointing directly to the key points of the officials, and it should not be answered at will.

After all, he has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he has been mixed up and smooth, and he pretended to be embarrassed and said to Zheng Xin: "Xiaguan has been in Jiangnan for a long time, but it seems that he has never heard of this, and I don't know when and where it began to circulate. He turned around again and asked the civil and military officials of the palace, "Have you ever heard of it?" ”

These officials are all human spirits, and they have already taken over Yin Chengliang's Lingzi, and they all said: "I haven't heard of it...... Never heard of ......"

Yin Chengliang nodded, and seemed to suddenly realize: "By the way, there is really a newly sent magistrate here in Xiaguan." Lord Qiu, have you ever heard of Your Highness's words? ”

Qiu Yizhi was also stunned when he heard this, and thought: This Yin Chengliang is a layman in using soldiers, but he is extremely proficient in the art of officialdom, and in just two or three sentences, he not only kept himself and all the Jiangnan officials out of the matter, but also pushed me down here - what an old fox!

However, Qiu Yizhi is not a good stubble, neither humble nor arrogant, and said: "Of course I have heard of this. ”

Qiu Yizhi's clever tricks, Yin Chengliang understands them very clearly. He originally thought that as soon as his words came out, Qiu Yizhi would definitely deny and deduce in every possible way, but who expected him to be outspoken and admit it directly. So Yin Chengliang planned and said: "Then I have to ask Lord Qiu, where did you hear this?" ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled and said, "Oh, this is what the emperor mentioned to me when he summoned me to speak. Without the emperor's words, how could the lower officials be cheeky and ask the saint to ask for a magistrate of Jiangnan Province? ”

Qiu Yizhi's words were so clear that Yin Chengliang was speechless when he heard it.

Zheng Xin heard it clearly, but he felt funny in his heart: When the four of them were studying together, this Qiu Yizhi was known for being tricky and eccentric, and even the erudite and talented Zhong Likuang was often embarrassed by him, not to mention you Yin Chengliang.

However, after all, he is now noble and condescending, although he has the mission of punishing Yin Chengliang and other Jiangnan Provincial officials, he doesn't want to refute the face of Yin Chengliang and others too much when he first arrives, so he smiled and said: "This is a rumor, but I just mentioned it casually, and you don't have to investigate it in detail." ”

Yin Chengliang hurriedly stepped down the step and said: "Since ancient times, there have been thick and thin official positions, and my Jiangnan is a rich place in the world, and it is a fact that officials are living a better life, so it is no wonder that officials from all over the country have some complaints. However, there may be some officials in Jiangnan Province who use their official status to do some business and get rich, but there are no officials who are extremely vicious and compete with the people for profit. Yin can guarantee this. ”

Zheng Xin smiled and nodded, and said, "I can still trust Lord Yin's words. However, since I am an envoy sent by my father, I can't be perfunctory, and when the time comes, it is also necessary to go to several counties to check the accounts of the past years, visit the gentry and the elderly, and explore the customs and customs of the people. When the time comes, please don't blame Lord Yin. ”

Yin Chengliang hurriedly said: "That's nature, that's nature." "But I thought in my heart: Some of my Jiangnan yamen are bookkeepers, and they have already made the accounts seamless; Most of the gentry in various places were related to the officials, and how could they talk strange things and dig their own graves; As for visiting the people, when the time comes, find a few acquaintances to give some money, pretend to be a common person, and send it away with the emperor's grace and the rule of the officials.

Yin Chengliang was wishful thinking in his heart, but he heard Zheng Xin's words turn around and said: "Government affairs must be investigated, and military affairs cannot be wasted." It is said that Lord Yin also ordered tens of thousands of people in the Jiangnan Province Jiedu Army to go out for training a few days ago, I wonder if there is such a thing? ”

When Yin Chengliang heard this, cold sweat suddenly welled up on his back, weighed it for a moment, and chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb and said, "I have heard a little about this. However, although the lower officials were also in charge of the civil affairs and military affairs in Jiangnan, they did not know anything about leading troops. The daily training and mobilization of the Jiedu Army are all in charge of the Jiedu envoy Shi Changjie and General Shi. If Your Highness wants to ask, it is better to ask General Shi. ”

Shi Changjie is the highest-ranking military attache in Jiangnan, in addition to receiving the actual position of Jiangnan Jiedu envoy, he also worshiped the false title of "General of Zhengnan". However, Yin Chengliang has always covered the sky with one hand in Jiangnan, and he never spoke to himself, the military commander, when he used troops and horses, and this time he only sent a secretary to come over to say hello at will, and he didn't even ask for his own opinions.

Therefore, Shi Changjie heard Yin Chengliang kick the ball to himself, and he was immediately angry. If it was put in normal times, Shi Changjie would definitely take advantage of this great opportunity to give Yin Chengliang a dose of fierce medicine in front of Zheng Xin.

However, he can't do it now, just because his butt is not clean.

It turned out that Shi Changjie was born in a martial arts, but his wife was a general, and he was just over forty years old to serve as the highest military attache in a rich place like Jiangnan, and his wife's family also contributed a lot. Therefore, his wife has no fear, never polite in front of him, and has always been known as the "tigress". Shi Changjie dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out about this, one did not dare to divorce his wife, the second did not dare to raise a private house, and the third did not dare to sleep in a brothel, so he had no choice but to pretend to be a cultivator in the name of self-cultivation and mingle with the Taoist aunts in several Taoist palaces inside and outside Jinling City.

With the above reasons, although Shi Changjie did not get along with Yin Chengliang, he also never wanted the "Dust Palace" case to be exposed, so he pondered and pondered while carefully saying: "Lord Yin has greeted the last general in this matter, saying that there are bandits and bandits attacking the city in Yuezhou, and the situation is very big, so he will transfer the surrounding garrisons to quell the rebellion." As for the progress of the operation...... Due to the recurrence of the last general's old injury, he did not command the army this time, and the specific situation is not clear. ”

Yin Chengliang is such a shrewd person, knowing that Shi Changjie kicked the ball back to his side, he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, but now is not the time to turn his face, so he had to answer casually: "That's right." It was Lord Mu Cai of Yuezhou Prefecture who reported that his garrison in his own state could not be suppressed, so he led the army to go. ”

Zheng Xin had already known the truth from Qiu Yizhi's side, but he wanted to deliberately embarrass these officials so that they could say something contradictory. So Zheng Xin turned his head again and asked, "Is Lord Zhou Mu Cai here?" The bandits' attack on the city is a major case of rebellion, what is the current situation, can you tell me more about it? ”

Cai Min, who was standing in the queue, was stunned for a moment, and secretly calculated: "If you admit that there is a reverse case in your jurisdiction, then as a competent official, you will not be able to escape the blame, and the court will punish you as usual - according to your age and qualifications, if you are demerit or demoted at this time, it will be impossible to go further in this life and this life." If you don't admit the occurrence of the reverse case, then there are only ordinary criminal cases within your jurisdiction, and besides, the 'dust palace' case is not deeply involved, and there is no reason to help this arrogant and arrogant Yin Chengliang divide the crime. ”

After such a complicated psychological struggle, Cai Min finally said: "It's not that some bandits attacked the city, in fact, it was Lord Lingqiu of Shanyin County who left his post without permission, which caused the disorder of law and order in the county. Therefore, Xia Guan took the order of Lord Yin and led the local garrison to suppress it. ”

"Oh? And what's going on? Zheng Xin pretended to be puzzled, and then looked at Qiu Yizhi who was standing at the end of the team and said, "Lord Qiu, you and I have had a few encounters. How do you do something that you leave your job without permission? What do you have to say? ”

This was originally a double reed that Qiu Yizhi discussed with Zheng Xin to perform in front of the officials in Jiangnan, and after listening to him finally introduce the topic to the topic, he forced a smile and stepped forward and said: "The lower officials did not leave their posts without permission." It's just that there was a big case in this county, and the officials didn't know how to handle it, so they went to Jinling to ask Yin for advice. Maybe I forgot to report to Lord Cai, which caused a misunderstanding, right? ”

When the officials in Jiangnan heard the word "case" come out of Qiu Yi's mouth, their hearts were all in shock, although they didn't dare to turn their heads around, their eyes were focused on Yin Chengliang.

Yin Chengliang just wanted to end this topic quickly, and hurriedly said: "Yes, there is such a thing." The lower official has given instructions to Lord Qiu, and Lord Qiu has not left his post without permission. Presumably, this is because of the lack of communication between the third-level officials, and it is a joke for His Highness to see. With that, he lowered his voice and laughed dryly.

The hall full of Jiangnan officials also laughed out loud - the temporarily vacated meditation hall was suddenly filled with embarrassing laughter.

"What kind of case is it that actually asks Lord Qiu to put down his errand and personally skip the level to ask for instructions from the assassin?" Zheng Xin asked.

As soon as Zheng Xin said this, the laughter in the room suddenly fell silent, and more than a hundred and dozens of civil and military officials looked at Qiu Yizhi together.

Qiu Yizhi's mouth grinned, and said: "The case mentioned by His Royal Highness is a big case, and it is sensational in the entire Han world. ”

Zheng Xin immediately said, "Oh? Although my Han dynasty is prosperous, there is no lack of ignorance and reckless people, and there are countless cases in a year. Why is Lord Qiu's case called sensational? ”

Qiu Yizhi also took over the conversation and said: "Your Highness is well-informed, and may not be under your eyebrows, but in the eyes of the following officials, an unknown Dao Gu actually killed thirteen people in a few years. Such a case can really be worthy of the word 'sensational'! ”

"What! Thirteen lives! Zheng Xin took the case, pretending to be surprised, and said, "Lord Qiu! When there is such a great case in your jurisdiction, do you not know that it is your duty to keep a shepherd, and that your sins will not be forgiven? ”

Qiu Yizhi also pretended to be frightened and said: "Your Highness, please calm your anger, this is not the sin of the lower officials!" At the time of this case, it had been less than a day since the official arrived, and the official was unwilling to share it for his predecessor! ”

When Zheng Xin heard this, his anger seemed to dissipate somewhat, and he said, "You are very sharp-toothed...... But it's not all unreasonable. Now that you've been in office for two months, you've finally found out the facts of the case, right? ”

"Found, found." Qiu Yi waited for Zheng Xin's words, so he hurriedly explained the before and after of this "Thirteen Lives Strange Case".

Zheng Xin and Qiu Yizhi's questions and answers were extremely tight, so Yin Chengliang didn't even have a chance to interject, so he could only listen carefully and rub his hands in a hurry.

But it was said that Zheng Xin listened to Qiu Yizhi's words, and said with a long sigh of relief: "I didn't expect this 'Miaozhen layman' to be so vicious, even if he killed and injured thirteen lives over the years, he actually dared to make a move against the court officials, it was really lawless!" It should be severely punished! ”

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly shook it to the end and said, "What His Highness said is extremely true, and the lower officials also think so. However, Lord Cai Min and Lord Yin Chengliang Yin did not think so. ”

"Oh?" Zheng Xin sighed heavily, turned his head to look directly at Yin Chengliang and said, "Lord Yin, what do you say?" ”