Cheng Changqing suddenly stared at Su Yi, and said seriously and seriously: "Young man, remember, whoever can represent the Holy Lord, no one is qualified to investigate him." Got it?"

When he said this, it was more like he was taking a stand, rather than teaching a lesson to a young man like Su Yi who had nothing to do with the court.

"Understood. Su Yi nodded, thinking that Cheng Changqing couldn't say it, but he wasn't so taboo, so he said: "So even if it is the Holy Chaotian Pavilion, it is not exempt from vulgarity, and it is necessary to do something to fill one's own pockets and use public weapons for private purposes." Lord Yao is in the capital, but he still has a big manor far away in Zhu County, I'm afraid he doesn't think about it all the time. ”

"You seem to have a prejudice against Chaotian Pavilion?" Cheng Changqing looked away and said casually.

I have to say that this Master Cheng's insight is still very keen and vicious, and he heard that Su Yi was not just aimed at Yao Chong. It's just that he wasn't interested in what grievances Su Yi had with Chaotian Pavilion, so he didn't think about it deeply.

Su Yi was shocked in his heart, and then said without changing his face: "I have prejudices about things that bring disaster to the country and the people. ”

"I don't see that you still have this mind. ”

"It made the adults laugh. Su Yi looked ashamed and said, "Since Lord Yao has a noble status and can't move easily, what does Lin Changsheng say? At this time, there is still his name on the hanging list, so you can't take him down on this ground?"

Cheng Changqing shook his head and said: "The hanging order is written on Lin Huanzhi, and the portrait is also his current appearance." To get away with it, he just had to go back to Guang'an Mansion, take off his disguise, and be his prefect. and then insist that the bandit leader 'Lin Huanzhi' is the same name as his son-in-law, if you don't believe it, you can see that Lin Huanzhi of the Lin Mansion is completely different from the portrait. And how do you condemn him?"

Su Yixin said that Lin Huanzhi was really not as useless as it seemed, he seemed to be in danger, but in fact, he had already paved the way to retreat.

"Is there nothing you can do about him?"

"Lin Changsheng... You don't have to worry about him. ”

Su Yi thought to himself, is it difficult to have other things to worry about?

Cheng Changqing continued: "Speaking of which, he also participated in the dirty things in this town, and now it happens that the new and old accounts are settled together. ”

"I heard that the lord has no right to deal with the local officials, so he can only return to Beijing to present the performance, and the decision of the saint is up. Will it be too long to come back and forth?"

"Hehe..." Cheng Changqing suddenly sat up straight, with a smug look on his face, and said with a gesture: "There are policies above, and there are countermeasures below." There are countermeasures, and I also have good strategies. Before this trip, I had already secretly recited the Holy Majesty and received my will. So this time, Lord Ben is not here to exercise the right of oversight, but to go on a killing spree. Poor grandsons still think that there is time to prepare, and there is room to turn around. ”

The light in his eyes was even a little crazy, as if he was not a big official who enforced the law impartially, but a wicked person who killed people without blinking.

"It turns out that the adults have already collected the evidence?" Su Yi said in amazement.

"Nope. Cheng Changqing said very simply.

"It's... If there is no evidence, how can the Holy Lord..."Speaking of this, Su Yi suddenly paused, and then exclaimed: "Your Excellency falsified evidence?"

"Don't say it so ugly, that's speculation. ”

"Isn't this a deception?"

Su Yixin said that Cheng Changqing had not seen the truth yet, so he dared to do this kind of thing that was cut first and then played, and tricked on the Son of Heaven. I don't know whether to say that he is reckless, or to praise him for being confident.

"How can you deceive the king?" Cheng Changqing said disapprerovingly, "You have seen everything here, and it is not far from what I speculated." Now that the evidence is in hand, is speculation a fact?"

"My lord is really a master of art and boldness. Su Yi sighed sincerely.

The chaos in Cangzhou, I'm afraid it is really difficult to manage without Cheng Changqing's means.

"Since the adults have a way to punish Lin Changsheng, what should the righteous rider led by him do?"

"What to do, what to do. If you violate the Song law, you will naturally be dealt with in accordance with the Song law. ”

"What if there are innocent people among them?" Su Yi asked again.

"In the name of righteousness, they do the things of bandits. I have long understood what these people do, and even if they are famous, breaking the law is breaking the law, and there is no innocent person. ”

When Cheng Changqing said this, he suddenly paused, and then asked, "Among these people, are there your friends?"

"Yes. Su Yi generously admitted.

Cheng Changqing said disdainfully: "Don't you look down on people who show favoritism? Why do you have to seek special treatment when it comes to yourself." ”

"Because this friend of mine is really innocent. She was only ten years old when she fell into the grass, and she was a poor child who was trafficked from Ulzhou to Cangzhou, thousands of miles away. In the end, it was also bewitched and instigated by Lin Changsheng that he went astray. ”

Su Yixin said I'm sorry for Lin Changsheng, this black cauldron can only be handed over to you to carry it all.

"Who is the person who bought her?"

"Lin Changsheng. ”

Cheng Changqing was stunned, and suddenly he was a little speechless, as if he couldn't figure out what happened for a while. After a short while, he laughed and said: "The girl who was abducted and trafficked fell into the grass with the prefect of the buyer, this story... It's pretty bizarre. ”

"There are still many such children in the Righteous Ride, although now that a few years have passed, most of them have grown up, but when they were led astray by Lin Changsheng, they were still too young after all. Besides, they didn't do anything unforgivable, and finally made it to the hanging list, probably a scene directed and acted by Lin Changsheng, in order to satisfy his strange habits. Therefore, I think that it is enough to catch one Lin Changsheng, and the others should be dealt with separately and not too harshly. ”

Cheng Changqing actually thought about Su Yi's suggestion seriously, and did not feel that he was suspected of trespassing by saying this. He didn't despise him because of his age, as if these words came from his side and thought he was a teacher.

Cheng Changqing nodded slowly, but did not say anything, and asked again: "These are all your friends?"

"No, I'm proving to adults that I'm not a favoritist. When innocent people suffer, I will help too. ”

"Well, if the truth is as you say, I can order someone to remove the hanging order, and at the same time expunge the cases left by your friends in the official palace. ”

Su Yi just breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he heard Cheng Changqing continue: "But..."

The turn of events made his heart hang again.

"You have to tell me first, how did you find out from Ulzhou to Cangzhou, and how did you find your friend?"

Master Cheng was really keen, and he immediately asked the key point. He obviously knew some of the ways of Wanzhou Firm in human trafficking, and knew very well that if he was an ordinary person, how could he be able to trace the whereabouts of the missing person and find the person.

It was not an uneasy question to answer, Su Yi's hanging heart was put down again, and he happily replied: "Don't hide it, my lord, I have been tracking down the human trafficking of Wanzhou firms for a while. Er came to Cangzhou this time to answer a friend's appointment to find someone for her. The choice of Cangzhou was only a speculation at first. In the end, I can find someone, and I think most of it is God's favor. If you are interested in hearing about my investigation of Wanzhou firms, I can tell you about it slowly. ”

"No need. ”

Cheng Changqing didn't care about these details, and asked the words "Wanzhou business" from his mouth, and he also achieved his goal.

"I didn't expect your hands to be quite wide, and you have to take care of everything. At a young age, he dared to collide with Wanzhou business, and dared to say bluntly that Chaotian Pavilion was not. ”

Su Yi couldn't hear whether he was ridiculing or mocking in his words, so he pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring, and said lightly: "The people of my generation are doing the thing of punishing evil and eliminating adultery. Being young is my greatest reliance, and it is precisely because of my youth that I can dare to move forward and dare to act. Even if I do, I still have a chance to do it all over again. ”

In fact, his dissatisfaction with Wanzhou Firm and Chaotian Pavilion had little to do with righteousness. Investigating WH Group, it is more because I am not used to it. And Chaotian Pavilion, it's even simpler, there is a way that you want to kill me, and when I catch my breath, I will kill you.

Cheng Changqing was not moved by his justice at all, and said lightly: "It is a good thing that young people have ambition and momentum. But when rushing, you also have to watch the road. You can't afford to fight with some of them. ”

Su Yi knew that of course Wanzhou Business was a big pit, and once it was planted, it was possible that it would not be able to climb out. But for some reason, I always feel that this Lord Cheng, who is just meeting for the first time, seems to be a little too worried about his safety.

"What do you mean... It seems that you don't want me to continue investigating the WH Group?" Su Yi said tentatively.

Cheng Changqing didn't answer, but asked, "How many things have you found out about WH Group?"

Su Yi replied truthfully: "It is limited to human trafficking, and I found the head of Wan Qingxiang, the Changle semicolon. ”

"You want to dig a gap in WH Group through human trafficking, so as to bring it down?"

"If you can do it, but it doesn't hurt. ”

"Then do you know how much weight the business of human trafficking has to WH Group? and what is the status of Changle Branch in WH Group?"

Su Yi didn't know, but he didn't feel ashamed, these things should have been peeled back and slowly investigated. Even if he doesn't know now, he is confident that he will find out in the future. But since Cheng Changqing mentioned it, he said casually: "Please also ask the adults to solve their doubts." ”

Cheng Changqing didn't have any private hiding, and said truthfully: "Wan Qingxiang is a genius in business, and he is there wherever there is money to be made." ”

His evaluation of Wan Qingxiang reminded Su Yi of Blackwater City and the Ling Jueding who was full of interests. They all love money like fate and smell like each other, no wonder the two can get together in Beiyue City.

"Human trafficking has existed since ancient times, but in the past, it was done in the shadows and on the sly. Or take advantage of Song Lu's loopholes to avoid being traced. And Wan Qingxiang was the first person to do it as a legitimate business. It even got bigger and bigger, and finally brought it into the Wanzhou firm. It can be said that all the things involved in the process of buying and selling, no matter how big or small, are all from Wan Qingxiang's design. ”

"There is such a thing..."Su Yi said.

"Could it be that he brought this business to Wanzhou Firm, and Wanzhou Firm accepted it? Could it be that those shopkeepers, and those... Big shots, don't you know what Wan Qingxiang did was against Song law?"

If the Wanzhou firm itself is black, it is more acceptable. But now it is clear that it was originally a pool of clear water, but it was blackened by Wan Qingxiang's mud, and it is even more indignant to be so unclean.

What Su Yi couldn't understand, there were also those big people with official backgrounds who supported the Wanzhou business behind their backs. They can't be ignorant of it, but they're willing to pretend they don't know, or they don't care about it at all.

Cheng Changqing stood up, straightened his sedentary and stiff lumbar spine, and continued: "The main reasons for WH Group to accept Wan Qingxiang are nothing more than two. One is that you can't refuse, and the other is why you should refuse?"

"Wan Qingxiang's conditions are too tempting, and people can't refuse to tempt Wanzhou Firm. He is in charge of this business alone, and he pays a large amount of money and silver to the general account every year, but he is responsible for it alone. It can be said that WH Group did not have to do anything else in the whole process except collect money. ”

"So, why refuse? No one can find a reason. If you don't accept it, will human trafficking be extinct? Apparently not. In their opinion, what Wan Qingxiang did was just to integrate those scattered transactions into a big business. And what they need to pay may only be some channels. There are even those who believe that this is a rare good thing. Wan Qingxiang provides a fair and stable excellent trading place for buyers and sellers in need, and this theory is not unsupported. ”

"But this matter has always violated Song Law, and no matter how much you quibble, it is useless. Do those people also think that it is acceptable to know the law and break the law?"

In Su Yi's opinion, the laws of the Great Song Dynasty can beat them to death with a stick, not to mention any human morality. This is the bottom line, and if even the bottom line can be bypassed, it will be like a game that is out of the rules, and it will become meaningless.

"Yes, they all understand. But now it is Wan Qingxiang who knows the law and breaks the law, not them. ”

"But they're still conniving..."Su Yi suddenly stopped saying something halfway through his words, only feeling very bored. If you continue to be entangled in this way, it will only be a bottomless pit, and there is no point in exploring who is hiding in this hole. Eventually, it will only be found that each of them is in the hole.

"So the adults told me this in the hope that I wouldn't touch Wan Qingxiang?"

Cheng Changqing shook his head and said: "Changle branch and Wan Qingxiang are actually dispensable for Wanzhou business. It can provide great benefits, but it can also bring disaster. When there is an accident, I believe that Wanzhou firm will not hesitate to abandon Wan Qingxiang and his Changle branch in order to protect itself. This is also the wishful thinking they had already made when they accepted Wan Qingxiang, the chicken that lays eggs can be wanted, but once the chicken has a plague, it will be abandoned immediately. ”

"So if you want to deal with Wanzhou Business through the clue of Wan Qingxiang, I'm afraid the result will be very disappointing to you. But apart from this cancer, do you have any reason to bring down the Wanzhou firm?"

Su Yi was silent, and he found that aside from the matter of human trafficking, he really couldn't find other illegal things about Wanzhou Firm. It may not be that there is none, but I have never heard of it, and if I find fault like this, it will be difficult to find it.

Listening to Cheng Changqing continued: "Of course, there must be other things wrong with Wanzhou business, but they are all unavoidable. Just like the Chaotian Pavilion next to the Son of Heaven, there will also be things like what you said about fraud and favoritism in public and private use. As long as he can accomplish nine practical things out of ten things, the remaining private matter will not matter. This is the way to survive, which is both ironic and helpless. ”

As the largest pillar in the Great Song Dynasty, the complexity of the structure and the wide range of involvement of the Wanzhou firm cannot be explained clearly in a while. It is so large that it is inevitable that some pests will breed. But is it worth cutting down an entire tree for the sake of one pest?"

Su Yi took a deep breath and sighed: "I understand, the adults are bitter, and the juniors are grateful." ”

This is the first time he has called himself a "junior" to Cheng Changqing, and he has also expressed his attitude.

"Wanzhou Firm, the thigh of the Great Song Kingdom, I will not try to cut it off again. But there are sores on my thighs, and there are pus, and I will go and heal them. ”

Cheng Changqing clapped his hands and smiled: "Your metaphor is better than mine." ”

"I also want to ask you a question. Su Yi said again, "If the adults tell me these secrets, aren't you afraid that I won't listen to persuasion, insist on going my own way, and finally stab Lou Zi?"