According to the rules of traditional Confucian scholars, before and after the crown, they must travel to study in all directions, and those who are honest and honest must go to the north and south, and those who are shy in their pockets must at least go out of the state. Because Zhang Wence came from a family of eunuchs, his father and grandfather were both officials at the state and county level, so he was able to go far and his knowledge was not shallow.

Later, he entered Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, and not only saw all the Chang'an flowers, but also was summoned by the emperor to see it, and was fortunate to enter the palace. Although he only participated in the banquet with trepidation that time, he was later invited to enter the gate of many princes and nobles, so he knew how magnificent the mansion of the prince of Chang'an was.

In comparison, Qingzhou Anwangfu is not very majestic, and the magnificence of the pavilion and loft is just commonplace, and it does not make people feel afraid.

Zhang Wence followed behind Liu Mingming and the others, stepped into the door of the palace, and did not feel like entering the tiger's den in Longtan. Although he didn't dare to look around, he could also see that the officials and officials who came and went looked ordinary and had never walked on thin ice.

Of course, they were not summoned by King An as soon as they entered the palace, but were led to wait in a wing room in a large compound. The wing room is quite large, there is not much splendid decoration, and the furnishings can only be called elegant, which is much worse than the magnanimity of those princes, but it is not bad for tea and snacks.

"Maybe His Royal Highness King An is not as terrible as rumored. Zhang Wence thought so after sitting down, his gaze resting on the scribe who had brought them.

The other party is a young man, in his early twenties, personable, easy-going and talkative. On the way, he has been chatting with Liu Mingming, revealing a sense of affection, it seems that the two are very familiar, and they praise each other's performance and other things, and express their admiration.

"It is rare for Liu Gong to come back, He Sima and Xu Senjun have already said that when Liu Gong sees His Royal Highness and finishes handling official business, he will come to invite Liu Gong to He Sima's mansion for a banquet, and then we will learn from Liu Gong and learn how to be a local magistrate. ”

The scribe smiled and said, "Liu Gong is here for a while, eat some tea and snacks, and rest for a while." His Royal Highness is receiving the envoy of the Henghai Festival, and it will not be delayed for too long. ”

"Xu Jun just has to get busy. Liu Mingming asked with a very good smug smile hidden on his face, and asked with an affinity for his juniors.

Zhang Wence looked at Liu Mingming's posture with a solemn look in his eyes.

After entering King An's Mansion, several officials stopped to greet Liu Mingming on the road, and the other party did have a deep foundation in King An's Mansion.

Zhang Wence sighed secretly, he couldn't help but be worried, he remembered what Liu Mingming had said to him last night, and he became more and more firm in his speculation.

"Liu Mingming's power is so big, even if I shake out his ugly things in Weizhou when I see His Royal Highness King An, I'm afraid it won't have any effect, and I may not even have a chance to speak. Throne An is very powerful, and it is extremely rare to see us, where will there be time to talk to me, the county commander."

Thinking of this, Zhang Wence had already made up some kind of determination.

said that they didn't have to wait too long, Zhang Wence and the others were also stuffy in the wing room for half an hour, and then they were rumored to enter the political hall to meet King An.

Following the team into the huge political hall, Zhang Wence, like his colleagues, walked with his head buried to show respect, and only looked left and right from the corner of his eye.

Behind the thick columns on both sides of the main hall are rows of bookcases, many of whom are burying their heads in the papers, or writing hard, or looking through the official books, everyone is so focused that there is almost no noise in their hands.

This is King An's pre-case scribe group, cooperating with King An to deal with daily military and political affairs, and he is in his hands to hold the military and political secrets of dozens of states and counties in Nine Towns and the filing of various affairs.

As for what is going on, although Zhang Wence can't see it, he can also imagine it. In front of them, on the three-foot high platform, behind the majestic throne, the dragon and tiger stood the most powerful and highest cultivation prince in the Tang Dynasty, and he was also the most powerful prince in today's troubled times!

"Wait for the ministers to meet His Royal Highness King An!"

Zhang Wence followed his colleagues and leaned over and saluted to the king who was sitting facing south.

"You don't have to be polite, just sit down. ”

A neutral, smooth and easy-going voice sounded.

Unlike Zhang Wence's expectations, this voice did not reveal much majesty, and when they saluted, got up, and sat down on the futon in two rows, there was no coercion from the main seat.

Zhang Wence breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but think in his heart: "It seems that King An is not a majestic and powerful person, and he is not so frightening."

Coming to this conclusion is important to Zhang Wence, and it is related to his next move.

Choosing one of the two terrible beings to deceive or rebel is, of course, choosing a less terrible choice.

At the moment when Zhang Wence relaxed, his eyes were no longer so rigid and restrained, and he swept left and right without a trace.

Because of this action, he saw a person, which made him slightly stunned.

In front of them sat a woman in a purple robe with cold eyes, with a charming figure and charming eyebrows, full of maturity.

Zhang Wence couldn't help but tremble in his heart just when he swept the corner of his eye to the other party, he felt as if he had seen an abyss and a high mountain. There is a dangerous aura in the abyss that cannot be seen directly, and there is a strong coercion in the high mountains that makes people breathless!

Zhang Wence hurriedly retracted his gaze, Mo said to take a second look, he didn't even dare to face it, his heart was beating wildly.

He noticed that Liu Mingming, who was like a giant in front of him, was sitting in danger at the moment, and he didn't dare to breathe. Even though he was closest to the purple-robed woman, his eyes were staring at the floor, and he didn't dare to move half a minute, as if he was afraid that the other party would think he was rude.

"What kind of person is this woman, who makes Liu Mingming so frightened? Could it be that she is the number one master under King An? But aren't all the masters under King An a demon clan? Could it be that this woman is actually a big demon?" Zhang Wence had such a thought in his mind.

He felt afraid, but he was not nervous, as a well-educated person and the head of a county, of course he knew that even if the other party was a big demon, he was just able to protect King An's thoughtfulness, and he would not have any opinions on political issues, let alone the ability to interfere.

As long as he is not abrupt and beautiful, and he is not rude to King An, the other party will not be able to control him at all, let alone affect his career and his fate.

At this time, King An's easy-going voice sounded again, "Yuantai, you got a first-class evaluation in the last performance appraisal, and Wei Bojiedu also praised you, it seems that you did a good job in Weizhou, and you didn't lose the face of the lonely king, and the lonely king is very pleased." ”

Yuantai is Liu's well-known character.

Liu Mingming hurriedly got up and bowed his hand, and said very respectfully: "The well-known dare not forget his identity, let alone forget the teachings of His Royal Highness. If you can not disappoint Your Highness, you will be satisfied if you are well-known!"

"Well, that's a good point. King An's voice was still steady, as if there was a sense of approval, but it was not obvious, "What else does Yuantai want to say about Weizhou's political and military affairs, except for the report on the paperwork?"

Liu Mingming's arched waist has not been raised, and he thought for a while, "The documents are already very detailed, and there is no omission that His Royal Highness Datang is here, which is really a blessing for the community!"

"Okay, take your seats. ”

Zhang Wence watched Liu Mingming sit down out of the corner of his eye, and the other party was still cautious. But he was very close to the other party, and he still noticed the ease and confidence in Liu Mingming's eyes, which was the atmosphere that everything was under control!

It seems that most of his sincere fear in front of King An is also pretended. It seems that King An can't see through his true colors either. The world says that King An has a good eye, but in fact, it is just that, but he can't be harsh on King An, after all, he has nine towns and dozens of states under his command, how can he check good and evil" Zhang Wence smiled bitterly in his heart.

When he was thinking about this, he felt King An's gaze, swept by, and then King An's voice continued to come without being salty: "Except for Yuantai, you are either the governor of Weizhou, or the county orders, King Gu is now asking you, is Weizhou really prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment, is Liu Tingshi not corrupt and perverted the law?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wence couldn't help but secretly shook his head, and thought to himself: "King An's perfunctory question, it is more like affirming the credit of Liu Tingshi, who can say otherwise?"

Zhang Wence followed everyone and hurriedly got up and bowed down to the middle position together, "Your Highness Shengming, Assassin Shi Xiande, Weizhou Changhe!"

At this moment, Zhang Wence has extinguished the idea of "attacking" Liu Mingming on the spot.

He was disappointed because King An could not see the details, and his last hope was dashed.

But at the same time, he couldn't help but feel lucky, because he could continue to be the county magistrate of Wei County and keep his status and wealth.

Prior to this, when Zhang Wence stood at the head of Weixian County and faced the Yicheng Army on the other side of the Yellow River, he chose to stick to his heart and offend the powerful.

After that, if Zhang Wence can still stand at the head of Weixian County, then he will choose to follow the flames.

A good official disappears, a villain is born, and when the situation does not allow officials to be honest and honest, they can only choose to bow down to the feet of power.

This is not their fault, because whether the officials in the world are black or white does not depend on themselves, but on the soil under their feet, on whether the real superiors see their merits and evil deeds, whether they reward their sins and ignore their merits, and guide them from white to black.

"Take your seats. ”

King An's voice sounded again.

Zhang Wence saw the smile on the corner of Liu Mingming's mouth, it was a smile that the overall situation had been decided.

Next, if King An doesn't greet them, they can retreat.

Sure enough, Zhang Wence heard King An say: "The time of the lonely king is always insufficient, so I won't talk to you more, just say the result, the commander?"

Then Zhang Wence saw the purple-robed woman, casually flipped through the books in front of him, and said in the same tone as calmly and calmly as he was studying: "After a thorough investigation by the Tsing Yi Yamen, the Weizhou Assassin Liu is well-known, has been an official for half a year, is greedy for ink, has a dark governance, and colluded with local tyrants and squires to annex land and property, resulting in more than 1,680 people being displaced, and 53 people have died in vain For half a year, the 'New Deal' has not been implemented effectively, which is equivalent to empty paper"

Hearing this, the smile on the corner of Liu Mingming's mouth suddenly froze, and the whole person was almost about to jump up like a ghost in the day!

Zhang Wence was startled, raised his head in disbelief, no longer cared about etiquette, and looked directly at the purple-robed woman who was studying, and the whole person was almost stupid.

Qingqingyi Yamen, this woman turned out to be Song Jiao, the famous commander of the Tsing Yi Yamen?!

The other officials in Weizhou were all dumbfounded, almost thinking that they were hallucinating!

At this time, shouldn't Liu Mingming be commended and given an official rank? Why did he suddenly change his tone and start counting his crimes?

The Tsing Yi Yamen actually knew all the culpability of Liu Mingming, when did they know? How could they know!

How so!

However, no matter how the officials in Weizhou reacted, Song Jiao turned a blind eye, and her voice did not stop, "Song Kexing, the county commander of Ji County, has been the county commander of Ji County for three years, and he was an official in the mean, barely without merit, but after Liu Mingming's arrival, he quickly became the minions of the other party's rampant state and county, and the people of fish and flesh, and all the evil things were done, and they were verified by the Tsing Yi Yamen"

"Gongcheng County ordered Liu Zhengjie to flatter the special association, looted the people's money during his tenure, and flattered his superiors"

"County Order Zhang Cheng"

As Song Jiao kept reading, almost all the Weizhou officials were named, and the merits and demerits of the past half a year were all mentioned in great detail.

Except for a few two or three people, the rest of the Weizhou officials, including Liu Mingming, their bodies were already shaking like a sieve!

Before Song Jiao finished reading, they fell to their knees as if they were mourning, and at first they shouted that they were wronged, and then they didn't even have the voice of forcibly quibbling, because the truth was too red.

By the time Song Jiao finished reading, the floor was already covered with sweat.

Zhang Wence lay on the ground, his thoughts were turning over the river and the sea, his mood was mixed, and he couldn't even say a word.

He never imagined that the Tsing Yi Yamen would know so clearly about the affairs of Weizhou! This is simply incredible! There are so many officials in the nine towns and dozens of prefectures, could it be that the Tsing Yi Yamen has gone to investigate? How is this possible? But if they hadn't investigated, how could they know so clearly about the affairs of Weizhou?

The Tsing Yi Yamen is so terrifying?!

Zhang Wence's limbs were cold, and he felt that he had fallen into the abyss of fear.

Song Jiao's voice finally stopped.

King An's voice sounded above his head: "King Lone gave you a chance just now and asked you if there was anything you wanted to say, King Lone originally wanted you to know your way back and be able to tell the truth to King Lone, but you didn't." The lonely king is very sad, and the sad thing is not that you have deceived the lonely king, but that the lonely king can no longer trust you. Come on, take it down!"

The voice was still steady, without any pretentious majesty.

But Zhang Wence dares to guarantee that any voice he has heard in his life is not as powerful and coercive as this voice at this moment!

After listening to King An's words, he finally understood that the real horror was not the Tsing Yi Yamen, but King An!

His Royal Highness King An, who dominates nine towns and dozens of states, has every opportunity, and can still see everything!

How can An Wang do this?

How did King An do it?

It's incredible!

The fear of King An in Zhang Wence's heart penetrated into the liver and gallbladder in an instant, penetrating the bone marrow!

He finally understood that anyone who wanted to blind King An and thought that he could blind King An's eyes, even if it was an old man with deep roots like Liu Mingming, could only suffer the consequences in the end, and there would be no second end!

Such a king does not need the majesty and splendor of the mansion at all to show his wealth and wealth, and make people fear his extraordinary status and unparalleled power, because he himself is as tall and powerful as a god, and anyone who has seen him will be in awe from the bottom of his heart!

I can only be in awe from the bottom of my heart!