Chapter 159: The Suspicion of Tongjin
Along the zigzag plank road, Chen Xin came to the height of the Lanzihao.
From time to time, he looked down at the nearby Gangan.
Lan Zihao is located in the center of Baihuaya, and Lan Zhijun's Golden Pavilion is not blocked by higher buildings before.
Although the terrain of Baihuaya is low, looking down from here, you can still see the civilian tiled houses in the small half of Pingjing City.
Looking at this scene, Chen Xin suddenly felt a little annoyed, the owner of a small flower kiln actually lives in such a place every day, facing such a scene, is this in line with the regulations of the Great Zhou?
The door of the Golden Pavilion was open, and Lan Zhijun had already made tea and sat at the small table where he was talking, waiting for Chen Xin's arrival.
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In the cabinet, Sun Beiji had just finished presiding over a morning meeting of cabinet members, he took off his glasses and slowly sat down on the edge of the table.
His two fingers gently pinched the bridge of his nose, and when no one was at this moment, he quickly squinted his eyes and rested for a while.
But the familiar footsteps soon appeared again, and although it was very slight, Sun Beiji still heard someone coming - it was Zhang Shouzhong.
"Ge Lao, the emperor has already arrived in Zhuozhou the day before yesterday." Zhang Shouzhong put a letter on Sun Beiji's desk, "The saint also wrote a short book himself, can you take a look?" β
"Tell me about it." Sun Beiji said a little tiredly.
Zhang Shouzhong said softly, "The main thing is to ask about the follow-up interrogation results of our blue-robed bandits. β
ββ¦β¦ It's not a big deal at the moment, let's just play it as it is. β
Zhang Shouzhong was silent, and this silence made Sun Beiji open his eyes.
"What is Shouzhong worried about?"
ββ¦β¦ Today, the Ministry of War also received a piece of news, which is only a rumor for the time being, and there is no evidence. Zhang Shouzhong said with deep eyes, "But General Shen sent it back." β
Sun Beiji's gaze became solemn, "You say." β
"At the beginning of last month, the prefect of Zhuozhou arrested two people who knew the golden language, but later it was found out that they were just farmers who went back to Jiangzhou City to visit relatives, so they were released again." Zhang Shouzhong said softly, "At that time, in order to verify the identities of these two people, the Yamen of Zhuozhou Mansion sent the confessions of interrogation to Jiangzhou, and only then did they confirm their identities.
"But later, the Jiangzhou Mansion cleaned up the remnants of the Qingpao bandits, and when they entered the information, they found these two people again."
"General Shen...... Is it suspected that the Qingpao bandit and the Jin people are colluding? Sun Beiji frowned slightly.
"There is no evidence," Zhang Shouzhong said softly, "that this matter will be discovered, which is a great coincidence in itself." At that time, the Jiangzhou Mansion was short of manpower, and several clerks from the yamen also went up the mountain to help clean up the corpses, and it turned out that there were more than a dozen wounded people hidden in the bandits' stockade.
The government entered their identities on the spot - as a result, one of the documents on the scene happened to be the one who had previously sorted out the confession of the Zhuozhou Mansion, and then recognized it.
"But the two were so badly injured that they died before they could get down the mountain." Zhang Shouzhong said softly, "When Ram En learned about this, he immediately reported it to Zhuozhou, and also sent a document to Beijing. β
Sun Beiji frowned, "Why don't we know?" β
"There are still too many urgent reports from all over the country during this time, and when the people below sort it out, they will look at the specific reasons and the frequency of the incident, and this matter has only been reported once, and it is mostly speculation, so the people below did not report this matter to the cabinet, and it was not submitted until today that General Shen sent it again with his urgent delivery."
Sun Beiji thought for a while, "It's the same...... Zhuozhou is on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and some of the people can speak the golden language, which is a very common thing. Guarding the center, are you worried about the emperor's safety? β
"Yes, I'm worried about the emperor's safety!" Zhang Shouzhong said in a deep voice, "...... Four years ago, the emperor personally cut off the structure of the former crown prince's Jian'an Pavilion. But if the old prince at the beginning would be dissatisfied with Heng Yuanjun's surrender to see the Ange, then today, the emperor will tour the northββ"
"This is not the emperor's first northern tour," Sun Beiji said in a low voice, "In the second year of Shengming, the Holy Lord went to the northern border once. What's more, this time there is also the Shenji Battalion with him, so it should be fine......"
Sun Beiji frowned, and said, "On the contrary, in the capital, we have to pay attention." β
Zhang Shouzhong was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered the upheaval in the capital in the forty-fifth year of Jianxi.
"Yes...... Zhang Shouzhong's brows furrowed even tighter, "The situation is changing......
Zhang Shouzhong suddenly paced up in the room.
"Elder Ge, do you still remember that although the blue-robed bandits existed in the first year of Shengming, they suddenly grew stronger at the end of the second year of Shengming."
"Impressions." Sun Beiji said in a low voice, "There was a great drought in Jiangzhou that year, and the harvest was out at the end of summer. β
"Yes, we were looking at this incident together with the drought of that year, and the people had to fall to the grass when they couldn't survive, which made the Qingpao bandits arrogant. But now it seems...... Maybe it's not that simple? β
ββ¦β¦ Let's not rush to this conclusion just yet. Sun Beiji's back straightened, "Let's go at our own pace, since the emperor asked us about the results of the interrogation of the Qingpao bandits, we will first send a copy of the confession and subsequent disposition."
"The emperor is now in Zhuozhou, staying with General Shen, and there are many treacherous things in the north, I'm afraid the saint knows better than us at this moment...... Believe in the emperor. β
Zhang Shouzhong was a little remorseful, "I really shouldn't have temporarily sent a thousand mausoleum guards to the north. β
"It's hard to buy a thousand dollars, and we know that we are also concerned about the emperor's safety." Sun Beiji said in a low voice, "Besides, I agree with this matter, don't blame yourself alone." β
Sun Beiji stood up, he raised his hand to raise his glass, and took a sip of the tea that had completely cooled down.
"The capital is no longer the same as it was four years ago, and no matter what the situation in Japan is, we are prepared." Sun Beiji comforted, "We will listen to the order for the time being, it is June now, and autumn is coming again, we have more important things to do." β
ββ¦β¦ I understand. Zhang Shouzhong nodded.
The whole week is staring at the northern border this year.
Autumn is coming, and the tigers, leopards, and jackals on the grassland are making a comeback, and perhaps another group of people have to move south as homeless.
"By the way," Sun Beiji said with deep eyes, "Over there in Qinyuan, you still need someone to keep an eye on ...... Later, I will go to Gonggong Yuan, and it is better to completely cut off Hengyuan's contact with the outside world as at the beginning of this year. β
"Pavilion Elder and that Heng Yuanjun, have you had any dealings over the years?" Zhang Shouzhong asked.
Sun Beiji shook his head, "I'm the same as you, except for the night when the Song family's father and son rebelled, I haven't met this person in person for the rest of the time. β
"It's mysterious." Zhang Shouzhong sighed in a low voice.
"It's all old things...... Sun Beiji raised his eyebrows slightly, "If this gentleman really has the truth of gold, we can also kill him in Qinyuan first." β
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