"Elder Zhang Ge, there's a letter from Beijing."

The deputy envoy of Jinyiwei went to Qincha Xingyuan to meet Zhang Xuan, and said after the meeting.

This place is a merchant manor in Jinan, and a green bamboo forest is planted in the park, which is a little cool in summer.

"Shin'er in Kyochu?" Zhang Xuan got up, but he didn't know it at all.

"Jinyiwei is here."

"Oh."

Zhang Xuan is a cabinet elder, but Ma Bin is the deputy envoy of Jinyiwei after all, Jinyiwei is not subordinate to the civil official sequence, and because he is trusted by the Son of Heaven, his grade is inferior, but his status is definitely not low.

"What's the matter?"

After Ma Bin sat down, he told the story of the recent events in Beijing, and talked about the possibility that it was related to Shandong, and he said: "The meaning of the saint is that it is useless for such officials to keep such officials with ill-intentioned and unscrupulous means, and to secretly obstruct the Qingtian Order, this is an unforgivable crime. ”

Zhang Xuan frowned and finished reading, "There are wicked people who are as bold as a fight!" ”

"The movement in the capital is not small, and after taking the letter, the lower officials have already sent someone to arrest the person."

In the Jinyi Guard's prison, many people have already recruited, and the process of how the local officials recruited and bewitched him, and finally sent him to the capital division is vivid and vivid.

Zhang Xuan affirmed: "Your concern is good, now that the news is revealed, let's move quickly." ”

Saying that, they also set off immediately, this way is to go to the political envoy Yamen, the new Shandong political envoy surnamed Tian Mingjin, is an ordinary official under Liu Jian, there is no stain, but this time the matter is from the political participation in his yamen.

Zhang Xuan also borrowed the soldiers and horses of the governor's yamen here, and dressed in brocade clothes to guard the yamen and horses to kill the political envoy yamen.

Tian Jin didn't dare to slack off, and went out of the inner hall to greet him, "The lower officials have seen Zhang Ge Lao and the deputy envoy Ma. ”

His afterglow glanced at the evil acquaintance with the sword behind the two of them, and his heart couldn't help but tighten, "I don't know what's wrong?" ”

Ma Bin asked: "Is there a person named Tong Xin in your house who participates in politics?!" Call him out! ”

"Indeed, there is this man, and indeed there is such a person. I wonder what he has done? ”

As he was talking, Ma Bin's nose moved slightly, and he smelled a strange smell, and then 'snorted' twice, "It's on fire?" ”

Then a wisp of white smoke rose from the backyard of the inner hall.

Ma Bin is experienced and immediately knew that something was wrong, "I'm burning something!" Check it out! ”

The speed of transmission of news is about the same, and even Ma Bin is slower, after all, it takes a process to arrest people, interrogate and then transmit the news from Jingshi.

But the person who really committed the crime, from the beginning of the arrest of the Jingshi, someone will report to him.

A group of people rushed to the backyard and saw a middle-aged man fluttering around the fire, and was startled by such a group of people.

"What are you doing?" The envoy asked first.

This person is Tong Xin, he has white skin and a long body, like a learned talent, but at this time he is a little embarrassed, and his expression is flustered, and he has lost a little calm, "Xiaguan...... The lower official didn't do anything, the lower official was putting out the fire, yes, putting out the fire. ”

Ma Bin stepped forward quickly and squatted down beside the stove, the last bit of fire inside disappeared in the shaking, and some of the remaining paper also turned to ashes, only flashing the last light of the flame.

"What did you burn?"

"I—I'm not burning, I'm putting out fires."

Ma Bin sneered, "When you get to my place, you will speak." ”

"Spare your life!" Tong Xin pounced and knelt on the ground, "I don't know, I don't know what crime the lower official committed?" Lord Tian, Xia Guan, Xia Guan didn't do anything! ”

Tian Jin also felt a little sudden, he arched his hand to Zhang Xuan, "Elder Zhang Ge, please also make it clear that this political participant in the lower official gate acts in a low-key manner on weekdays, and it is not easy to compete with others, but I don't know what I did this time?" ”

"There should always be a reason for asking people about cases. The official understands this. Zhang Xuan took out the letter in his cuff, "This is from Beijing, Tong Xin, your people have already recruited you, do you still have to quibble?" ”

Under the threat of death, of course, he struggled hard, "Xia Guan doesn't understand what Zhang Ge always means, who is Xia Guan?!" ”

"The pretending Taoist priest you sent to Jingshi."

Tong Xin shook his head again and again, "Wronged, Ge Lao!" Xia Guan has never sent anyone to Beijing, let alone a Taoist priest! ”

Tian Jin also spoke up, "Elder Ge, Tong Xin really doesn't associate with Taoist priests on weekdays. And it is really hasty to arrest the court officials and take them to prison just on the basis of the words of the Taoist priest who don't know where they came from, at least there should be conclusive evidence! ”

"You're going to vouch for him?"

"The lower official is just telling the truth."

Liu Jian has been upright all his life, and the people under him are also upright, and they will not be so frightened that they dare not speak because they are young.

Zhang Xuan and Ma Bin glanced at each other, they were a step slower, and now apart from this letter, they really don't have too hard evidence.

But Ma Bin didn't have so many concerns, his purpose was to complete the things assigned to him by Mao Wen, he leaned closer and lowered his voice, "Ge Lao, since this letter can be delivered from Beijing, it must have been read by the emperor." It's about the Qingtian order, and I also ask the old man to think twice. ”

Zhang Xuan's mind turned sharply, and the emperor wanted to take the incident in Beijing as an opportunity to deter the officialdom and promote the Qingtian matter, and he understood this thought.

Don't be fooled about big things.

"You can tell the truth, and the official must also do what he is told. The people in the edict prison don't identify you or me, why did they identify this child's letter? He is a politician, and he is not a world-famous talent, how can a Taoist priest who has nothing to do with you know that there is a person named Tong Xin in the yamen of Shandong's political envoy? In this case, you are still suspicious! ”

Tong Xin continued to deny it, "Elder Zhang Ge, how do outsiders know about the lower officials, how can the lower officials know?" Maybe it's the enemy, but I can't say! ”

"Needless to say! Deputy Ma, arrest someone, what the truth is, let Jinyiwei find out at a glance! ”

Tian was in a hurry, but there was no way.

Character is just one thing, but it is also very helpless to speak lightly, there is no way, so he went to Liu Jian after this chaos.

The old man was old and was taking a nap, but he was also woken up by him.

"Zhongcheng, Zhang Xuan is arrogant, he doesn't take the law of the court in his eyes at all, and what he does is based on likes and dislikes, if anyone offends him, it will immediately be a crime of hindering the national policy, and if it goes on like this, Shandong will be in chaos!"

Liu Jian stared at him, "Don't talk nonsense, how can Shandong be chaotic?" ”

"Zhongcheng!"

"You sit down first, don't worry." Liu Jian accentuated his tone slightly.

"Zhongcheng will let him do it?"

"Hey." Liu Jian let out a long sigh, "It's all said that you don't worry." You sit here, and the old man will tell you some old things. Now all the changes in Shandong are nothing more than the five characters of the Qingtian Order in the world, and where does the Qingtian Order in the world come from? ”

The results are self-explanatory, and there is nothing to say, but Tian Jin is angry but does not talk about it.

"You know in your heart that this is from the emperor, and the emperor has been planning for many years, wanting to check the world's acres, what is it for?"

Tian Jin still didn't speak.

Liu Jian smiled, "Look, I was impatient just now, but I didn't say half a word at this time, why?" Because you know it's divine will, there's nothing to say. ”

"Xiaguan doesn't believe in the holy will, he asked that Zhang Ge Lao to arrest so many people in Shandong!"

“…… In the past, the old man, like you, felt that His Majesty was too reckless and bold, although the purpose was good, but the way was really thrilling, and it was inevitable that there would be bad things with good intentions. But then it turned out that His Majesty was right. After a few times, the old man understood that what His Majesty had done might not make sense at the moment, but after it was done, it would either benefit the country and the people, or it would have other unexpected effects.

Since the Tang and Song dynasties, land annexation has been a major stubborn disease, as the Han Book says, the rich have no land, and the poor have no place to stand. There are many examples of landless people who have become homeless, and if they are not corrected, the whole world will be homeless. Therefore, the Qingtian Decree is a great good government, and Your Majesty's holy will is to find a way out for thousands of people, which you know very well. ”

Tian Jin was so speechless that he couldn't say a word, "But what does this have to do with Zhang Ge Lao arresting people indiscriminately?" ”

"If you don't catch some people, how can you do such a thing?" Liu Jian seemed to mutter, the old man looked in the direction of the Jingshi, and said: "Tian Jin, you are still young, there is still a chance, Your Majesty is a generation of holy masters, the old man is looking forward to you can also make some achievements, as an official, for the benefit of one party, the people's livelihood is difficult, since there is this opportunity, let's do something practical for the people." ”

Tian Jin's heart shook slightly, this was his boss, and he actually spoke to him in this tone, "Xiaguan understands, Xiaguan will go back and personally watch Qingtian's process, live up to Zhongcheng's expectations, and handle this matter for His Majesty." ”

Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction.

Da Ming is still improving, and he wants to live longer now, and it is better to see that day.