Chapter 254: Heavenly Shogunate, Mirror Heavenly Mansion
Outside the door of the prison, Ning Yue took He Qiuniang to lead people. Although Chen Shuilian promised to release people in front www.biquge.info of the emperor, Ning Yue really didn't dare to guarantee that Chen Shuilian would not do anything out of the ordinary again.
After waiting for a while, He Taishou, who was extremely embarrassed in prison clothes, was pushed and taken out of the gate of the prison.
"Dad-" He Qiuniang screamed, rushed up and hugged He Taishou, who was covered in dirt, and cried bitterly. He Taishou didn't seem to think that he would get out of the prison alive. Grief and surprise were intertwined, and he even hugged He Qiuniang and cried into tears.
"Don't cry, the emperor has issued an order to release the family members sent to Yashan by Lord He. However, before the case was concluded, Lord He was still guilty, so he ...... You're still going to have to stay at home and don't go anywhere. "Ning Yue is most unaccustomed to tragic dramas, although their family is quite miserable, but they are also uncomfortable when they see crying.
"The lower official thanked Lord Ghost Fox for his rescue, and the grace of saving his life could not be repaid...... Please accept the bow of the lower officials...... "He Taishou is worthy of being a person who has risen and fallen in officialdom, and as soon as Ning Yue's voice fell, he had already reorganized his emotions.
"Excuse me, I'm also responsible!Lord He, let's go back early and wait for the family reunion!" Ning Yue was about to leave with a slight arch of her hand, but before she could step out, she couldn't help but pause again.
Chen Shuilian, who was dressed in black brocade, walked slowly, with a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum on her face.
"Governor Chen is really loyal to his duties, and his subordinates are not at ease and come to supervise in person?" Ning Yue said with a playful smile.
"Ghost Fox, don't cancel the Sprinkle family, the Sprinkle family is here to find you this time!"
"Oh?" Ning Yue's smile faded.
"Can Ghost Fox move?"
"It's good here, just say anything here!"
"The ghost fox is worthy of being a ghost fox, it is really cautious!" Chen Shuilian's figure flashed, and she had already come to Ning Yue, and her cold gaze swept over He Taishou coldly. There was a hint of a playful sneer.
He Taishou was frightened by his eyes, and suddenly shuddered, stumbling under his feet and almost falling.
"Master He, you and Miss He should go first! I will talk to Chen Dudu. Ning Yue said cordially, He Taishou just made a series and left in a hurry.
Looking at He Taishou's back, Chen Shuilian's face once again showed a fox-like smile, "Do you know why I let him live until now? ”
"Actually, I also want to know that he was convicted by you half a year ago, and according to your custom, he should have been killed by you long ago. There's no proof of it, isn't it?"
"Hahaha...... Lord Ghost Fox and the Sprinkle family are really the same kind of people, the doorway of the Sprinkle family, you are self-taught!"
"I'm sorry, I'm a normal man!" Ning Yue shook her nose with disgust on her face.
And Ning Yue acted like this, Chen Shuilian didn't seem to be angry. Slowly turned around and looked at the direction in which He Taishou left, "Do you think you found out what they did? Do you think you know that He Taishou was wronged? Are you really in the mirror Tianfu is so famous, and the Sprinkle family is so confused?"
"Oh, frankly speaking, I never dared to underestimate the governor!" Ning Yue stared at Chen Shuilian's side face scrutinically.
"Knowing that the imperial court has the Heavenly Shogunate, why do you have to set up the Mirror Heavenly Mansion?"
"Tenshofu and Mirror Tenfu...... There doesn't seem to be overlap in terms of authority, right?" Ning Yue asked curiously, turning her head curiously.
"No overlap? hehehe...... Chu Yuan didn't think so at first. The Tenshogunate dealt with all criminal cases under heaven, while the Mirror Celestial Mansion oversaw all civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Whenever there was a threat to the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Jingtianfu had the right to intervene.
The Tenshofu is a minister, and the Mirror Tenfu is a slave. The Tenshofu is the sword in the hands of the emperor, the sword in the hand. The Mirror Shogunate can go up the mountain in the court to shout long live in high spirits, but the Mirror Heaven Mansion can only call itself a slave in private. This is the biggest difference between the Tenshofu and the Mirror Tenfu. ”
"Are you crying out for Jingtianfu?" Ning Yue smiled faintly, squinting at Chen Shuilian with some sarcasm.
"On the contrary, the Sprinkle family is very proud!" Chen Shuilian smiled proudly, "The Sprinkle family is a servant of the royal family, entered the palace at the age of six, and served three generations of kings. A few years after the Sprinkle family entered the palace, they witnessed the turmoil in Kyushu, witnessed how Prince Qilian supported the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and witnessed Emperor Rongren stepping out of the palace alone and pulling out a government army dominated by farmers from scratch to pacify Kyushu.
The Sprinkle family is proud of the royal family, and they are proud to be the dog of the royal family.
Jingtianfu is the domestic slave of the royal family, and the slave not only has to make the master happy, but also solves problems for the master. Only when the master is happy, the dog has the face to wag his tail.
If the whereabouts of that batch of silver are traced, then He Taishou will not be able to get out of the prison alive. Even if you know that he is wronged, this case must be closed. Because...... If the emperor knows that it is not the peace of the country and the people under his nose, the emperor will be unhappy, and the emperor's unhappiness is the sin of the family. ”
"Hehehe......" Ning Yue suddenly chuckled, "What kind of logic is this? In order not to annoy the emperor, he created an illusion of peace in the world, and ignored all the dirty corruption hidden under peace?"
"Lord Ghost Fox still doesn't understand the meaning of the Sprinkle family, the meaning of the Sprinkle family is to let the emperor ignore it, and let the emperor not worry about these little things, but it doesn't mean ...... Mirror Tianfu can let it go!
Those dark hands in the dark, those moths that suck the essence and blood of the Great Zhou, the Sprinkle family will naturally investigate thoroughly! Then let them all die silently. In this way, the emperor will not be bothered, and those who dare to corrupt the dynasty will also die. Isn't that the best of both worlds?
In fact, just now in the imperial study, the Sprinkle family can give the emperor's answer. The general of the Yellow River Water Division has deducted military salaries and filled his pockets, and there has been an uproar. If this time, he can't pay the military salary he owes, his soldiers will mutiny.
When the time comes, once the truth is revealed, his whole family will be beheaded. But...... The military salaries that have been deducted over the years have been squandered by him. The arrears of the purchased warship could no longer be delayed, so he had to take the risk to set up this game.
But it's a pity that people are watching the sky! I got the official money with a trick, but my soul was smashed by a falling stone and returned to the netherworld. He's dead, but the mess he left behind has to be cleaned up. ”
"Hahaha...... Another ghost for the dead?" Ning Yue glanced at Chen Shuilian with disdain, "The same trick is used over and over again, is it interesting?"
"The Sprinkle family knows that you don't believe it, but it doesn't matter! Lord Ghost Fox can go and check! His Huang Song's military camp is on the outskirts of Kaiyuan Mansion, you can check it casually! The results to be found are a little different from what the Sprinkle family said, and the Sprinkle family is at your disposal. ”
Listening to Chen Shuilian's words, Ning Yue's brows couldn't help frowning, but she believed Chen Shuilian's words in her heart, "Since it was Huang Song's case...... Why don't you tell the truth but let He Taishou be the scapegoat?"
"Withhold military salaries, eat empty salaries, and fill your pockets...... Do you think it's a special case of the Yellow River Naval Division? The Great Zhou army, more than ninety percent of the army is like this, and it has rotted to the roots!
With the emperor's temperament, once he knows about it, he will definitely order a thorough investigation! When the time comes, the extent of the implication will not even dare to imagine the Sprinkle family. Compared with the chaos in the world, what does it matter if he Taishou dies? But ...... But you're going to get this case out......"
According to what you said, those official silvers have already been buried at the bottom of the Yellow River, and those who should mutini will still mutiny, and paper will not be able to contain the fire after all. Whether I overturn the case or not, these will be known to the emperor sooner or later. ”
"Hmph, hmph, don't you think of these things when the Sprinkle family thinks of this? The military salary owed by Huang Song was paid out of the Sprinkle family's own pocket. The arrears he owed, and the Sprinkle family tried to pay it back for him.
This matter can no longer be involved, and I am not afraid to tell you. The emperor asked the Sprinkle family to investigate thoroughly, but the Sprinkle family could only make this case an unsolved case. The Sprinkle family said so much today, out of my mouth and into your ears. But after a blink of an eye, the Sprinkle family will no longer admit it, whether you believe it or not. The Sprinkle family is gone......"
Ning Yue's eyes flickered as she looked at Chen Shuilian's departing back, and the essence in her eyes flickered, constantly analyzing the truth of what Chen Shuilian said. Is he a loyal servant or a rebel?
"Wait!" Ning Yue suddenly spoke, "The matter of Yan Huishui Pavilion...... Do you have an explanation?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned to the capital, so naturally he will not hide this matter. If they are really the people of the Sprinkle family...... Do you think the emperor will not pursue the Sprinkle family? I kindly remind you that the water in the capital is very deep! If you can't see the situation under the water clearly, don't go there. ”
Back at her home, Ning Yue locked herself in her room. Qian Duxue sat quietly beside her and looked at the book, and raised her head to look at Ning Yue, who was frowning.
Is what Chen Shuilian said true? Is he really loyal to the emperor, or is it a lie he has made up to mislead himself?
Ning Yue also knew that the Great Zhou had been peaceful for more than forty years after ending the war fifty years ago. Ninety percent of the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was in the idle stage, and it was training in addition to training in peacetime.
Except for a few armies bordering the steppes that occasionally fought with the steppes, the rest of the armies were basically without a fight. And the training of the world's armies does not have the science of later generations, and the absence of a war represents a regression of combat power.
But these are not the most fatal soldiers, and the source of livelihood depends on the imperial court. If there is no chance to go to the battlefield, there will be no military achievements. If you don't have military exploits, you can't be promoted, and you can't be rewarded. Without the goal of struggle, decay will slowly breed and spread. Therefore, Chen Shuilian said that ninety percent of the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty had rotted to the roots, and he believed it.
But what Chen Shuilian said must be referring to those conventional armies, and the Great Zhou did not rely on conventional armies to stabilize the world. In that year, Emperor Rongren created the government army. In his spare time, he was a farmer, and in wartime, he was an army. The fields allocated to them through the military exploits of pacifying the world were enough for them to spend these forty years without worrying about food and clothing.
And now, perhaps their children and grandchildren have grown up. Training is carried out every year during the slack period, and for 40 years, the government army has been hidden in the countryside and once assembled, it will be mighty.
There was also the Royal Praetorian Guard that had impressed Ning Yue at the beginning, those armies that were very advanced even from the eyes of Ning Yue's previous life would definitely not be as corrupt as Chen Shuilian said.
In the end, they had to guard the border troops of the three northern states, and often fought with the grassland Hulu, so they should still retain the bloody spirit of the soldiers. Therefore, Ning Yuezhi didn't worry much about the force of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As for those rotten armies...... The meaning of An Ningyue would be good to remove the name directly. But as Chen Shuilian said, in order to get rid of these decays, you can't cut the mess quickly, you need to use a blunt knife to cut it slowly......