In terms of treating ordinary people or treating colleagues around him, Li Yan's principle of doing things is to weigh the pros and cons.

As for the righteousness of being an official, he didn't care at all.

Ten years of cold windows is to get ahead.

When Li Yan was weak, he was ridiculed by his neighbors and bullied by others, and no one gave him justice, but now that he is strong, why should he give justice to others?

Two hours later, Huang Yuandai looked at the confessions of Li Yan and the other four Yuan Shen Realm officials, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Glancing at Li Yan, who was standing respectfully in the hall, still looking cramped and uneasy, Huang Yuandai finally showed a friendly smile and greeted the other party: "Lord Li, you don't have to stand all the time, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you, Brother Huang!" Li Yan hurriedly thanked him.

He now knew Huang Yuandai's name, but that's all, Huang Yuandai didn't tell him too much information about himself, there was no need for this, so Li Yan only knew that Huang Yuandai was Zhao Ning's advisor.

If it wasn't Huang Yuandai sitting here but Zhou Ying, Li Yan might still be able to think of the other party's identity after hearing the other party's name, after all, Zhou Ying had fought with the Fang family in Yunzhou City for many years, and the tortuous deeds were spread relatively widely, as for Huang Yuandai, there were no eye-catching anecdotes before, plus he didn't go out to get together with literati and scholars very much, his reputation was not obvious, and he was one of the thousands of mud legs persecuted by the Fang family.

Putting down the confession, Huang Yuandai habitually touched the few whiskers, and asked thoughtfully: "Tong Jing, as Tongping Zhangshi, Tokyo Mansion Yin, and the crown of power, only has some painless bad deeds, and there is no handle for great crimes, which doesn't seem to be very normal." ”

In Li Yan's confession to several officials of the Yuan Shen Realm, although Tong Jing also accepted bribes on the 4:8 Festival, the amount was not large, and it could basically be regarded as a normal unspoken rule of officialdom, and the rest of the crimes of dereliction of duty were not obvious, most of them were some things that were problematic but not big.

In the big dye vat of the power field, no one can really get out of the mud without staining, the difference is only in the degree, three years of 100,000 snowflakes and silver in the Qing Governor's Mansion, when you can eat your own brain full of fat, remember to do something practical for the people, and there is no harm to people's lives, then it is worth sending a Qingtian plaque.

The two sleeves and the six relatives do not recognize that kind of official, there have not been a few since ancient times, and each of them is still famous in history, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a god who descends to earth and a saint who is reincarnated.

If you put aside the matter of land annexation and displaced people, Tong Jing can be regarded as a clean official.

Li Yan is Tong Jing's right-hand man, and the latter has almost nothing to hide from him, and even Li Yan can't come up with additional evidence of Tong Jing's crimes, which shows that Tong Jing really has no angry behavior.

After listening to Huang Yuandai's words, Li Yan said with embarrassment: "Tong Jing's family is well-off, although the Tong family is not a strong party, but it is also a local family, and there is no shortage of brocade clothes and food, so he basically has nothing to ask for bribes or seek money and kill while he is an official." ”

Huang Yuandai snorted, knowing in his heart.

The existence of imperial officials, as long as they are not greedy for money, there is basically no need for dereliction of duty, and lust is not a problem - as long as the size is an official, there will not be too much shortage of beauties, and the official position is above the fourth grade, except for the daughters of powerful families, folk beauties are at your fingertips.

If there is no obstacle to wealth in life, most of the desires will be gone, and the only remaining desire for power may not necessarily have to be used to do evil.

Pressing this question for the time being, Huang Yuandai said to Li Yan with a smile: "Among the four Yuan Shen Realm officials, has Master Li figured out who he is going to kill?" Li Yan immediately tensed.

He had to kill someone in order to complete the petition. Especially when Tong Jing's evidence was not given. Only in this way can Huang Yuandai completely cut off his back road, so that he can only obey Zhao Ning's orders in the future.

"Actually, Master Li doesn't have to hesitate. Huang Yuandai said lightly, "Lord Li only needs to pick out the person who has done the most evil and deserves death among these four officials, and kill him." ”

Li Yanne was half loud, and after all, he bowed his head and said yes.

......

The dawn spilled into the room through the window paper, and Zhao Ning opened his eyes after finishing a night of cultivation.

Served by the little girl in Tsing Yi and freshened up, Zhao Ning was just about to have breakfast, Huang Yuandai twisted his beard and entered the door, under the guise of reporting last night's results, to rub Zhao Ning's food. Early in the morning, Huang Yuandai shouted for wine, saying that he didn't sleep all night last night, and now he is mentally tired and tight, so he just came to the pot of soju to refresh himself.

After listening to Huang Yuandai's report, Zhao Ning was not surprised by the fact that Tong Jing did not have a big crime, he knew this person in his previous life, and the other party could indeed be regarded as a clean official. After all, it is Tokyo Prefecture Yin, and after Song Zhi moved the capital to Bianliang, the two sides will inevitably have some contact.

"Brother Huang, just follow your plan. Zhao Ning finally made a decision, "Although Tong Jing is a capable minister, there is no right or wrong in the struggle for power, only a position. ”

Huang Yuandai got Zhao Ning's attitude, so he was completely relieved, drank a glass of wine, closed his eyes and touched his mouth: "To say that it is a Qing official is also to abandon the premise of land annexation." Li Yan's attitude towards Zhang Jing would not have worked without Tong Jing's approval, and if you really want to count the sin of so many people being displaced over the years, Tong Jing's local magistrate has died eight times. ”

Zhao Ning just nodded and didn't say anything more.

Land annexation is a common phenomenon in the entire dynasty, and to a certain extent, it is also a general trend, since it is a general trend, it cannot be disobeyed, and individuals cannot change anything, only adaptation.

Although this incident did ruin many people's families, if this was really to be included in the performance evaluation of officials, few of the officials in charge of the prefectures and counties in the world would be able to keep the black hats.

In the final analysis, the land annexation brought about the growth of the power of the landlords of the Hanmen Shu clan - this is the foundation that the emperor must have to support the Hanmen officials and scholars to become bigger. The power of the poor landlords is not large, and no matter how many cold officials there are, they are just empty buildings.

The so-called poor door does not refer to ordinary people, whether it is businessmen or manual workers in workshops, including homesteaders, they cannot be called "doors". Hanmen refers to the landlords of the Shu nationality.

The landlord class other than the gate lord clan and the family magnate is the landlord of the Shu nationality.

Therefore, if you want to be called a cold door, you must first be a landlord.

The emperor's support for the Hanmen was mainly to support these landlord forces.

Therefore, land annexation is never possible.

Of course, this does not mean that the emperor excluded the common people, and there has never been a rule that "those who are not from large landlords cannot participate" in the imperial examination.

It's just that most of the ordinary people, farmers, merchants, and manual workers don't have the extra time, energy, and money to study with their teachers, and they have to do their best just to support themselves and their families. Those who can concentrate on studying hard for ten years and ignore what is going on outside the window must at least be a solid home.

After breakfast, Huang Yuandai left with half a pot of wine that he hadn't drunk, and he needed to take someone with Li Yan to rush to Bianliang City. Of course, Zhao Ning didn't have to run around in person, just follow the boat to Bianliang at a normal speed.

In his free time in the afternoon, Zhao Ning habitually came to the bow of the boat to watch the scenery in the winter wind. The open terrain of the Central Plains and the endless fields help to open up the mind. At the same time, Zhao Ning also had to look at the villages and civilians along the coast, and witness the current situation of some people.

Not long after, Yang Jiani also came to the bow of the boat.

Compared with Zhao Ning, Yang Jiani has more time to practice every day, after all, she almost doesn't have to take care of things, in the past, she ended her cultivation every day, either sitting and watching the scenery in a daze, or going to the kitchen to tinker with the wine jug to eat, I don't know what's wrong recently, she will appear in Zhao Ning's field of vision when she is free.

"What are you going to do when you let all the bandits and outcasts under Zhang Jing go back to their lair, but let him stay on the boat and take him to Bianliang City?" asked Yang Jiani with her head sideways.

Zhao Ning glanced at Yang Jiani, the other party stood closer to him, this glance, the other party's snow-white and tender pretty face was seen, it looked very full, but it didn't look fat at all, as if it could pinch out the water, full of youthful vitality, and Zhao Ning's heart moved slightly.

"Bianliang is not as good as Yunzhou, this is the most prosperous and wealthy place in the Central Plains, there are many people, fish and dragons are mixed, and you and I don't have much power here, so whether it is Yipinlou or Changhe Boat Line, it is not so easy to gain a foothold here.

"Zhang Jing Baigou Tai Sui's name, the powerful side, also has a great influence in Bianliang City, and it is rare that this reputation is very popular and praised in the market because it has continued to collect displaced people in recent years, and is linked to heroic righteousness.

"With Zhang Jing walking in front of the road, it is much easier for Yipinlou and Changhe Boat to gain a firm foothold here. Retracting his gaze at Yang Jiani and looking at the vast world in front of him again, Zhao Ning simply answered the other party's question.

Yang Jiani nodded seriously, and suddenly said strangely: "Your luck is not ordinarily good." When I walked to Xinghua Village, I met Zhang Jing, who was in trouble, and then caught Li Yan, who came to settle the matter, and now I have to rely on them to open the situation in Bianliang City. This series of measures is smooth, easy and freehand, and the situation is reversed between talking and laughing, and the battle is safe, like Zhou Lang burning Chibi.

"If it weren't for them, you would have to solve the dilemma encountered by our two industries in Bianliang, I'm afraid it wouldn't be easy, right? Tell me, how can your luck be so good?"

Zhao Ning smiled, can he say that he had known for a long time that Zhang Jing would make trouble in the area of Xinghua Village at about this time, so he deliberately arranged the itinerary?

The difference is that in the previous life, Zhang Jing noticed that Li Yan and the others had arrived, and he ran fast alone, and was not caught tonight, and showed up again in a few days, so he reorganized his manpower and began to raid the county on a large scale.

Of course, Zhao Ning couldn't say all this, so he could only say involuntarily: "My luck has always been not bad." ”

These words can fool others, but they can't blind Yang Jiani, who looked at Zhao Ning very seriously, and said thoughtfully: "I always feel that since we met last autumn, you guy has a weird air all over his body." ”

Zhao Ning snorted, "What can be weird, but it's just that I don't do it anymore." ”

Yang Jiani snorted, and directly chose to ignore Zhao Ning's perfunctory words, and then her eyes suddenly lit up, thinking that she had grasped the point: "Have you cultivated some kind of powerful secret method and have the ability of an unpredictable prophet?!"