"Uncle Zhongjing, you are so bold!"

In the evening, Cao Bin had just walked into a house as agreed, and was dismounted by Bao Zheng.

This is a very ordinary house, in the dim room, only a candle is lit, and the light is a little insufficient.

Bao Zheng sat on the main seat, and Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce stood beside him.

A very ordinary bedroom, they actually put on a posture of three sessions.

Cao Bin kicked in and out of the door, and when he heard this, he immediately stopped, and said:

"Lord Bao called me here today, is he trying to judge me?"

"If that's the case, then I'm leaving?"

As he spoke, he turned away.

Bao Zheng frowned and said, "Isn't this government able to judge you?" ”

Cao Bin turned his head and said:

"Master Bao is a serious Qincha, and his official position is bigger than mine, so he can naturally judge me! But what sin am I? ”

"Besides, Lord Bao asked me out late at night, just for the interrogation of the private house? This is not in line with the laws of the imperial court, is it? ”

Bao Zheng said: "How do you explain the construction of a soft red hall, robbing people's daughters, accepting bribes, raising grain prices, and conspiring with the local gentry to embezzle the country's money and grain?" ”

Cao Bin smiled:

"If Master Bao cooperates with Cao, I am naturally willing to explain clearly and prove my innocence."

"If Lord Bao plans to interrogate me, then please ask Lord Bao to open a public court in accordance with the rules of the court, and I am willing to confront me in court!"

Hearing Cao Bin's words, Bao Zheng's expression relaxed a little, which showed that Cao Bin was indeed confusing local officials as he suspected.

"Zhan Guard, take a seat for Uncle Zhongjing!"

Cao Bin smiled with satisfaction, secretly smug in his heart.

It's really not easy, after being mixed up for so long, I finally no longer have a head-on conversation with Bao Zheng as a prisoner.

Cao Bin was not polite, and sat directly under Bao Zheng's head, and said, "Master Bao called me here, what do you command?" ”

Gongsun Ce couldn't help but roll his eyes, didn't you have to blow up Lord Bao? Otherwise, Bao Da will not bother to pay attention to you!

However, he didn't delve into it, but just reminded: "Uncle Zhongjing should prove his innocence first." ”

Cao Bin waved his hand and said, "Those are all non-existent things. ”

"The Soft Red Hall is just a name made up by someone else."

"The gold and silver treasures inside, the beautiful young woman, I have recorded all them clearly, and I have not moved them at all, and I plan to hand them over to the imperial court for disposal."

"And I also submitted the account book to Master Pang, and he can prove my innocence for me?"

Hearing this, Bao Zheng's face suddenly relaxed a little, and he was also a little more relieved:

"Uncle Zhongjing is doing this for another purpose, right? Can you tell us about your plans for the future? ”

Cao Bin smiled: "Didn't Master Bao already guess my purpose?" ”

Bao Zheng smiled slightly, stroked his beard and said:

"We do see some clues, but Zhongjingbo has spent nearly two million yuan of disaster relief food."

"Even if the price of food drops sharply, how will you solve the next food rations for the disaster victims?"

"I'm afraid the existing grain stocks alone will not be enough to support the autumn harvest!"

Cao Bin said very easily:

"What's so hard about that? No croons are monolithic. ”

"As long as I give enough benefits, I can naturally select a group of inconsequential grain merchants and officials and send them to prison for punishment."

"Even the evidence that they took bribes is ready-made!"

"I don't need Cao to do it himself, Chang Daren and other officials will do it for me."

"Their assets may not be enough to make up for the current losses, but it is still possible to ensure the supply of the victims."

As he spoke, he laughed:

"What's more, Lord Bao is here, like a sharp sword hanging over everyone's heads, I am more confident in convincing them!"

"It's just that I don't know how they'll react."

What can be the reaction?

It's nothing more than running away with money, or joining forces to cheat, or breaking the net, no matter what the result, it's not what Bao Zheng wants to see.

His face was slightly gloomy and he said:

"Then the Shandong pacification envoy is the biggest culprit of the local officials, and Zhongjing Bo wants to be in the same stream with them?"

Cao Bin sighed:

"The Yellow River is turbid, and the Yangtze River is clear, but both irrigate countless fields on both sides, and the imperial court will not be abandoned because of the turbidity of the Yellow River."

"Cao doesn't have as much power as Lord Bao, as long as he can save the victims, how can he care if he is a clean official or a corrupt official?"

Bao Zheng was stunned for a moment, and seemed to understand Cao Bin's thoughts, but Gongsun Ce said:

"Zhongjingbo has raised the price of grain by three times, and the benefits have been divided among corrupt officials."

"These are all grains sent by the imperial court to the victims, how can the uncle bear to pull out the grain from the mouths of the hungry victims and let them embezzle?

Cao Bin glanced at him and said:

"Mr. Gongsun, do you know how much food the victims were able to get every day when we first arrived in Shandong?"

"It's less than half a catty!"

"Counting nine cold winters, there is no tile to cover the body, this less than half a catty of food, can make the victims breathe, it is already God's blessing."

"If I don't try to work around, you won't see countless victims, but bones!"

After saying that, he paused and said:

"Do I want those officials to be corrupt? They eat and I watch? Am I crazy or stupid? ”

"How many clean officials are there who are dedicated to the people? If I don't feed them first, will they carry out my orders without discount? ”

"When the time comes, I'm afraid that they will be greedy in the east and a little in the west, and use my orders as a tool for their corruption!"

“...... Even so, there are officials and grain merchants who don't know whether they are alive or dead, mixing moldy grain into disaster relief food! ”

"If I hadn't found out early and reported to Lord Chang to kill them to deter the group, I don't know how many victims would have died and how big an accident would have been!"

Bao Zheng waved his hand and said:

"Uncle Zhongjing doesn't need to hide the murder, the government already knows the details."

"Although this matter has not been reported to the imperial court for review, it can be done urgently."

"In that case, the slightest carelessness will lead to a civil uprising, and military law can be temporarily enforced!"

"You don't have to worry about the consequences, although the government strictly enforces the law, it is not a person who does not know how to be flexible."

After speaking, he pondered for a long time before he nodded and said:

"You are so young, you can have such an understanding, but it is surprising to this house!"

"But things can't do this, if you collude with Changfeng, the government will not stand idly by, and it will not indulge in corruption and harm to the people."

At this time, Gongsun Ce suddenly reacted, and hurriedly gave a deep salute and said:

"Gongsun asked himself to travel the world, and he can be regarded as well-informed, but in the overall situation, he is not as good as Uncle Cao."

Cao Bin smiled:

"In fact, Cao Mou does not have to act with the help of Changfeng's power."

"If Master Bao can stand up and fully cooperate with Cao, it will naturally be a quick knife war and chaos, and all the corrupt officials will be wiped out."

"When the time comes, the imperial court will not only have no losses, but may also make a lot of money."

"And Lord Bao doesn't have to bother searching for their incriminating evidence, because all their incriminating evidence is in my hands."

Hearing this, Bao Zheng couldn't help crying and laughing, it turned out that he was waiting for him here.

He couldn't help but be a little skeptical at this time, wondering if Cao Bin planned to wipe out those corrupt officials from the beginning.

First take the initiative to let them be greedy, and then take them out to raid the house, one-stop service.

This is fishing enforcement, right?

When encountering people like Cao Bin who don't follow the rules, those officials are afraid that they have burned high incense for three lifetimes!

However, his appetite is really not small, if all the Shandong officials fall from power, not to mention the capital, even the officialdom of the entire Great Song Dynasty will tremble.

This kind of thing, even Bao Zheng himself is a little hesitant to do it, not because he is afraid, but because he is worried about the instability of the court.

"Alright! This house will cooperate with you once! ”

Seeing that Cao Bin looked like if you didn't stand up, I would cooperate with Chang Feng, Bao Zheng could only pinch his nose and agree.

At most, control the range of hits......