This jailer had already known An Zheng before, and when he introduced himself, he asked An Zheng to call him Lao Sun. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info An Zheng was brought directly into the cell by Chen Zaiyan, the squire of the Ministry of War, and when he came in, Chen Zaiyan specially explained to Lao Sun and them, so they were polite to An Zheng.

After Lao Sun entered the door, he said with a smile: "An Ye, you may need to stay for a while." ”

An Zheng, who was lying on the bed, sat up: "Why?"

Lao Sun said: "Just now, Lord Shilang explained that he will not let you come forward until the public opinion is appeased. Your Excellency just sent someone over and let me inform you...... He said that the best time for you to show up is when the matter is about to be settled perfectly. You stand up and say a few words for the Martial Academy and the Ministry of War, and then this matter will be over. As for your charges, Lord Shirou said that he would find a way to wash you away. ”

An Zheng thought about it, but it was nothing: "It's okay to stay for a few days, but I'm going to write back to tell my family." ”

Lao Sun said: "That's nothing, Master An, you have written it, and I will send someone to send it to your home." ”

An Zheng nodded: "Thank you, Brother Sun, you are much older than me, don't call me An Ye." ”

Lao Sun kept smiling and was very honest, but there was a kind of philistine in his eyes that only came after experiencing a lot of things: "Ye An, we can't talk about age, although you seem to have committed some things, but there are Shangshu and Lord Shilang to protect you, and there are so many people staring at you, it is impossible for the court to do anything to you." And after this incident, the future of An Ye will be bright. In the future, when you come out of the martial arts academy, the most unfortunate thing is that you are also a sixth-grade lieutenant, as long as you accumulate a little military merit, you will soon be promoted to a fifth-grade general. ”

"At that time, you and I were very different in status. So Lao Sun is calling you An Ye now, it's not too much. ”

An Zheng pointed to the wine and food that Lao Sun left on the table just now: "Drink?"

Lao Sun Hehe smiled: "Okay, thank you for your reward." ”

Another jailer hurriedly ran out and found two stools, this one was a young man, who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old. The skin is very dark, the eyes are big, and he looks as honest as Lao Sun, but he has a lot more spirit. His name is Lu Kuan, and he calls Lao Sun Master.

This is an unwritten rule, and the new jailer in the prison must have a master with him. And in the yamen, there is also a group of helpers under the general fast catchers, and these helpers receive silver from the fast catchers, but they do not belong to the regular establishment of the yamen, and they also have to call the master if they are unhappy to give them silver.

Lu Kuan looks dark and honest, but he is very shrewd. moved a stool, but he kept standing next to him, pouring wine for Lao Sun and An Zheng.

"Sit down, why are you so restrained. ”

An Zheng pointed to the empty stool next to him.

Lao Sun said: "Since An Ye asked you to sit, you can sit." In the future, you will look at An Ye, and the future achievements are limitless. A few years younger than you, and you, who are not promising, will learn some of the trades of cleaning up with me in this prison. ”

Lu Kuan still smirked and didn't speak.

An Zheng said with a smile: "Actually, it's quite comfortable to work here, and you don't have to go outside to contact too many people and things." ”

Lao Sun said: "So everyone is stupid, I was stupid, I have been working here for so many years, and I don't know anything anymore." My stupid apprentice has gone to the next level, and he was born with a stupid spirit in his womb, and he will be even more stupid if he is locked up in the prison of this military department for a few more years. When the time comes, he won't be able to socialize, he won't be able to do things, and you say that if I don't have it in the future, what will he do? ”

Lu Kuan still laughed, and popped out stupidly.

An Zheng poured a glass of wine for Lao Sun: "Our military department is actually the fairest yamen, at least there are not so many dirty things." It's okay to be honest, and you won't be bullied here. ”

Lao Sun nodded: "What An Ye said is right, the atmosphere of our military department is rare and clean." If this stupid boy had been sent to the prison of the Criminal Department, he would have been bullied to death long ago. It's his luck to follow me, at least I'm good at serving, and if I don't contradict me, I won't make me angry. ”

Lu Kuan smirked and said the first sentence: "How can you make Master angry, then...... That's not filial piety. ”

His language skills are really limited, and he probably hasn't read any books, so he uses the most simple words of unfilial piety to describe his thoughts.

It seems that these are two very good people, but An Zheng always feels that these two people are a little weird. Maybe it's because of so many years of experience in the Da Ximing Law Division, An Zheng has seen too many people. So from the very beginning, he always had a wariness of Lao Sun and Lu Kuan, although he felt that the people in the military department would not really be difficult for him.

An Zheng had been chatting with Lao Sun with a match, and when he leaned back, he saw Lu Kuan's hands under the table rubbing unnaturally. The left hand rubs the right hand and the right hand rubs the left hand.

That night, Chen Zaiyan, the squire of the military department, personally sent Hao Ping'an, the lord of Shangshu, into the carriage. When he got into the car, Hao Ping'an may have been tired and his steps were a little shaky, Chen Zaiyan held Hao Ping'an's hand and sent him to the car. The carriage was escorted by sixteen masters of the military department and returned directly to Hao Ping'an's mansion.

At dawn the next day, Chen Zaiyan entered the palace and told Mu Changyan, King of Yan, about the martial arts in detail.

The window was open, and the early morning wind blew in from outside the window, making Mu Changyan, who was drunk last night, a little sober. He already knew about the martial arts yesterday, and before it was his turn to do anything, the Queen Mother Su Qingnuan rushed over and asked for a thorough investigation of the military department and the dismissal of Hao Ping'an. Mu Changyan is quite smart in the affairs of the Ministry of War, and knows that Hao Ping'an and the people in the Ministry of War are the most loyal courtiers to him, and if he overturns the Ministry of War, he will not even have any power at all.

Last night, he was worried and drunk, and he came in a daze in the morning.

"What do you mean?

Mu Changyan's face changed after hearing Chen Zaiyan's words.

Chen Zaiyan nodded and said, "Back to the king, this matter was planned by Lord Shangshu himself. Lord Shang Shu knew very well that the Martial Academy had also been infected by the evil wind, and in the long run, the Martial Academy would be completely reduced to a place to hide filth and filth. But in the martial arts academy, the interests of too many people are involved, so if this matter is made public in advance, it will be difficult to investigate the martial arts academy. ”

"Then you should also say something to Lone first. ”

Mu Changyan had already said the solution before listening to Chen Zaiyan, so his heart calmed down a little: "Hao Ping'an's mind is good, but it is a little reckless to do so." Especially if there was such a thing before the Autumn Cheng Ceremony, the impact was really bad, and I was afraid that those students would be disappointed in Dayan. ”

Chen Zaiyan lowered his head and said: "Lord Shangshu also meant to report to the king first, but when I discussed it with Weichen later, I felt that once this matter was reported to the king first, I was afraid that I would ...... The Queen Mother will interfere. ”

The Queen Mother was a thorn in Mu Changyan's heart, so Chen Zaiyan's words immediately made Mu Changyan a little angry. But he was angry, and Chen Zaiyan's words were not wrong after all.

Chen Zaiyan continued: "Lord Shangshu said that the Martial Academy is rotten, if we don't rip off the rotten flesh ourselves, those who want to control the Martial Academy will use this rotten meat to make the Martial Academy rot faster." At that time, it will be difficult to use the martial arts again. Moreover, the reason why Lord Shangshu made this decision was also because he sensed that there seemed to be an unknown force that wanted to control the Martial Academy. ”

Of course, Mu Changyan knew who the unknown forces pointed out by Chen Zaiyan were, and the Queen Mother had always wanted to control the military department and the martial arts academy, which he knew.

Chen Zaiyan said: "Lord Shangshu said that he wanted to catch the other party off guard. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he cut off all the hands that reached into the martial arts academy, and cut off all the hands that reached into the military headquarters. Only in this way can the purity of the Martial Academy and the Ministry of War be guaranteed, and the loyalty of all the people of the Academy and the Ministry of War to the king. He also said that this matter ultimately requires a person to stand up and sacrifice, and he is willing to be this person. ”

Mu Changyan sighed and said, "Alas...... It's hard for him. ”

Chen Zaiyan said: "In fact, it was not only Master Shangshu who made the sacrifice, but also the young man named An Zheng. ”

"An Zheng?"

Mu Changyan was in a trance in his mind, and he always felt that this name was a little familiar. Suddenly, he thought of the time when he went out of the palace for a private visit, and met the team called the Apocalypse Sect that entered the city. These two things are inexplicably connected, Mu Changyan actually thought of what happened in the Illusory World Changju City four years ago.

"Oh...... It's him. ”

Mu Changyan muttered to himself, and then was shocked in his heart.

Did Aunt Ye and the son of the former prince also come to the capital?

He immediately sat up straight: "Who is this An Zheng?"

Chen Zaiyan said: "He is a young man who is very much admired by Master Shangshu, and he is a rare talent. Although he is only fifteen years old, he has high ambitions and deep plans, and he will become a great weapon in the future. Moreover, this young man has a heart to dedicate himself to the country, and is willing to sacrifice his reputation and future to help Lord Shangshu accomplish this, which is particularly commendable. The king is now the time to employ people, and this young man can be reused in the future. ”

Mu Changyan's heart was like turning over the river and the sea, and he was thinking about another thing.

Ye Yun and Xiao Qidao, the child of the former prince, came to the capital, once this matter was known by the Queen Mother, Xiao Qidao would definitely die. And once Ye Yun knew that his child was gone, he would inevitably be disappointed in him. It was his brother's child, the blood of the Mu family, and this matter must not be leaked out.

Then Mu Changyan turned to think that this young man named An Zheng had been protecting Xiao Qidao for more than four years, and obviously had true feelings for Xiao Qidao. Once he mobilizes people from his side to protect Xiao Qidao, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Queen Mother, so he must leave this peace struggle. He originally had a thought in a blink of an eye, An Zheng knew Xiao Qidao's identity, and he had to get rid of An Zheng immediately.

But as soon as his thoughts turned, he knew that getting rid of An Zheng was the most irrational thing to do.

"Oh......"

Mu Changyan let out an absent-minded sigh, and then probably realized that he was a little out of shape, so he subconsciously asked: "These things, why didn't Hao Ping'an come to talk to Gu himself." ”

Chen Zaiyan lowered his head and said: "Lord Shangshu has not been home for half a month for this matter and the war on the frontier, and he can't sleep for an hour or two every day, which is too tiring. Early this morning, he was going to come over to tell the king in person, but because he was unwell, he was already bedridden. Last night, Lord Shangshu sent someone to tell me that he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to report this matter to the king in person, so he asked his ministers to enter the palace to see you in the morning. ”

Mu Changyan sighed: "If Dayan has a few more people like Hao Ping'an, he will be at ease." You are also very good, you have been Hao Ping'an's most powerful assistant in the military department all these years, and it is not easy for the two of you to manage the military department smoothly and smoothly. Hao Ping'an is recuperating at home, so you can temporarily replace Shangshu's authority. You are also familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of War, and if you change others, you are afraid that you will make the Ministry of War a miasma. ”

"The minister commanded. ”

Chen Zaiyan clenched his fists: "King, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, so the minister has already started to investigate the Martial Academy, and there will be results today." The ministers first retired to appease the people, and then in the afternoon the results of the martial arts were made public. Then arrange people to find back all the candidates who have been delayed by the Martial Arts Academy over the years, and then arrange for the Martial Arts Academy to make things open to the people, so that the people can enter the Martial Arts Academy, so that the people can understand the Martial Arts Academy more. ”

"There you go. ”

Mu Changyan said: "You are fully responsible for this matter, don't worry about the Queen Mother's side, the affairs of the Ministry of War, Lone will never give in." ”

Chen Zaiyan got up: "The minister retired." ”

After Chen Zaiyan left the Tianji Palace, he immediately went to the Martial Academy. Then outside the martial arts courtyard, he explained face-to-face with the people around him, knowing everything. With such a court official here, the people gradually became less troublesome. Then Chen Zaiyan sent people to prepare a lot of steamed buns and send them to the crowd, and he himself stood on the high platform while explaining while eating steamed buns with the people, and Chen Zaiyan's prestige in the hearts of the people immediately reached a new height.

In the afternoon, the family of Hao Ping'an, the secretary of the military department, sent someone to the Tianji Palace to report that Lord Shangshu was seriously ill. Mu Changyan was shocked, and personally rushed to Hao Ping'an's Mansion with the best doctor in the Tianji Palace.

At the same time, Chen Zaiyan announced at the gate of the Martial Arts Academy's list of those who had been thoroughly investigated for dereliction of duty and perverted the law, which was two pages long and involved more than 60 people, including a vice president of the Martial Academy. The inspector and lieutenant of the military department directly rushed into the martial arts academy to arrest people, but in half a day, more than 100 people were all arrested. Moreover, this case was not handed over to the Criminal Department, and the Military Department reported directly to Yan Wang Mu Changyan.

When it was dark, the people were completely infected by Chen Zaiyan's personality charm and were convinced of him.

Chen Zaiyan announced to everyone at the gate of the martial arts academy that the martial arts academy would be open for three days, and anyone could enter the martial arts academy to visit. Then the Martial Arts Academy will reopen a new censorship system, relax the conditions for the children of the poor family, and more people from ordinary backgrounds will be able to enter the Martial Arts Academy to study, and they will be treated as fairly and justly as everyone else. As long as those who pass the military academy and graduate, they can be directly assigned to the army to become low-ranking officers.

This news is really exciting for the people.

Chen Zaiyan said before leaving: "The young candidate An Zheng who found out about the corruption of the Martial Arts Academy is now in the military department, everyone can rest assured that he will not be treated unfairly." And An Zheng said that he was willing to take out part of his family property to find those candidates who had been excluded from the martial arts academy, so that they could return to the martial arts academy to study. In addition, An Zheng is also willing to take out a sum of money to specifically fund students from poor families, at least so that everyone can have no worries about three meals in the martial arts academy. ”

The people let out bursts of cheers, and by the way, Anzheng's name was also known by more and more people.

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Su Mao's face was very ugly: "Queen Mother...... The reaction of the military department was too fast, and the minister originally felt that this matter was an opportunity, which could be a good opportunity for us to bring down Hao Ping'an. But before the ministers could formulate a plan, the matter of the Martial Arts Academy had almost been resolved, and the public opinion had been appeased. Now I can only call on the ministers to participate in Hao Ping'an, and then see if the situation can remove Hao Ping'an from the military department. ”

Empress Dowager Su said: "In this matter, the king's attitude is very resolute, he rarely dares to talk back to me, and I don't want to push him too quickly, after all, I still need this puppet." But in any case, the affairs of the military department must be grasped and Hao Ping'an brought down so that our people can be inserted into it. As long as the military department is in hand and the military power is in hand, the king will not be able to have the mind to confront me anymore. ”

Su Mao replied: "This matter can't be delayed, so the ministers will go back, gather the ministers, and discuss the wording overnight. ”

Empress Dowager Su waved her hand: "Go, the martial arts are small, and the military department is big." The affairs of the Martial Academy can be caused by them, so let's start slowly. But the affairs of the military department can't be stopped for a moment, even if Hao Ping'an dies, I can't let him die in style. ”

Su Mao got up and said goodbye: "This is what the minister is going to do." ”

He was just about to go out, when Li Changlu, a close attendant beside the Empress Dowager Su, hurriedly ran in and fell to his knees with a plop: "The Empress Dowager...... Hao Ping'an, the secretary of the military department...... Dead!"

Empress Dowager Su stood up violently: "Dead? Didn't you say that you were seriously ill and died so soon?"

Li Changlu knelt there and replied: "It's not that he's seriously ill, the previous news was wrong." The exact news came out of Hao Ping'an's house just now, saying that Hao Ping'an blamed himself too heavily for the affairs of the military department and the martial arts institute, and he couldn't think about it for a while, so he apologized with death. ”

Empress Dowager Su's body shook slightly, and the anger in her eyes burned out like fire: "This Hao Ping'an!"

She just said that even if Hao Ping'an died, she couldn't let him die in style. Now Hao Ping'an is indeed not a beautiful death, he has left this world with death as an apology, but this person's reputation can no longer be tarnished. He's dead, and there's no point in putting any more charges on his head. One apologizes with death, and all the sins are undone.

As soon as Hao Ping'an dies, there will inevitably be an unprecedented unity among the people in the military department, so even if she wants to take the opportunity to insert people into it, it will be difficult to climb to the sky.

"Immediately find a way to win over Chen Zaiyan. ”

After the Empress Dowager Su calmed down, she ordered: "He was born in a poor family, he has never seen much of the world, give him money, treasures, women, give him everything he can give, and pull this person over to me." The king will inevitably let Chen Zaiyan be promoted to the secretary of the military department, we have already lost the first hand, and it is too late to choose and compete with Chen Zaiyan at this time. Then get him here, and do it now!"

Hao Ping'an hurriedly ran out, his steps a little chaotic.

At this time, Chen Zaiyan was in the prison of the Ministry of War, sitting quietly face to face with An Zheng'an.