Lu Bangyan saw that Duan Qianqiu was listening intently, so he continued: "Exactly. The case is full of suspicions. And the whole process was investigated by Han Baohu. ”

According to the Yizhou Futang Daily: On the day of Meiluochuan's madness, Han Baohu sent troops to surround Meijiazhuang, and the people in Meizhuang saw the arrival of the official army, in order to protect Meiluochuan, the whole village joined the resistance, and as a result, nearly 1,000 people in the whole village were almost killed, and only more than 100 people escaped the net. The officials and soldiers found a large number of weapons, flags, official robes, and seals engraved with the name of Yang Yong, the prince of the previous dynasty, in the village, so the Yizhou Mansion wanted the people who had escaped the net on the charge of gathering a crowd to rebel. ”

"The Jiannan Dao town has been dispatched to encircle and suppress it, why does such a big matter seem to be unfazed in the court?" Duan Qianqiu asked puzzled.

Lu Bangyan said: "Some time ago, Shen Weijing and Wei Wenting had accidents one after another, and the government affairs under the jurisdiction of these two important members were involved in the luck of Dajing and the lifeline of the country. The imperial court will crack down as usual, but it won't make much of a splash. ”

"There are so many suspicious points in this case, and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple are not involved in the investigation?"

"The Criminal Department and Dali Temple are busy with the Shen Weijing case and the princess's assassination case, how can they have time to take care of these trivial matters?"

"Is this murder of nearly a thousand people a trivial matter?" Duan Qianqiu's eyes were filled with anger.

As far as the imperial court is concerned, this case that has already been closed is naturally a trivial matter, and Han Baohu has even been rewarded for his meritorious service in killing the rebellious! During his tenure as the general of the Jiannan Provincial Army, he suppressed the army of the Tubo State to the point that it was impossible to raise its head, and although the means were despicable, they were very effective, and a large part of the current disintegration of Tubo was due to him. The emperor now relies on him very much, and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple will naturally not investigate him. Lu Bangyan patiently explained.

He glanced at Duan Qianqiu and asked, "Brother, why are you so interested in this case?"

Duan Qianqiu knew that it was not the time to say it to him, so he said perfunctorily: "This Mei Luochuan and I have a relationship with each other, he is a humble gentleman, at first glance, he doesn't look like an evil person who will act so crazy, so he asked a little more. ”

Lu Bangyan knew Duan Qianqiu's temperament, and he didn't doubt him, so he didn't ask again.

On this day, Duan Qianqiu was going to be on duty in the palace, and he flawlessly took care of Mei Fang and her friends.

The next day, Duan Qianqiu came directly from the palace to Zheng Bingrong's mansion to find Mei Fang.

To his disappointment, Mei Fang was not there.

"Are you going to the cave again?" Duan Qianqiu thought to himself, and was about to say goodbye to the housekeeper of the Zheng Mansion.

At this moment, Zheng Bingrong walked into the living room from outside the door, and came in with her, as well as her father, King Zheng Yang.

Duan Qianqiu met Zheng Bingrong and King Zheng Yang according to the number of etiquette. King Zheng Yang seemed to like the newly promoted General Yulin, and smiled in return.

Zheng Bingrong teased him as always: "General Duan, I didn't expect that after you put on the thief armor, you actually had some bravery." It's a lot better than the previous Wen Weak Book, but I don't know if it works in the war?"

Duan Qianqiu had taught her sharp teeth and teeth, and he didn't argue, but said with a smile: "Princess Fengzhi has good eyesight, I was overwhelmed by this armor, and now I feel that it is easier to be a scholar." ”

King Zheng Yang, who was on the side, answered with a smile: "General Duan, it's not easy to be a scholar now, an old scholar like me is being squeezed by people in the court today. ”

"Master Zheng, you are also from my uncle's generation, just call me Qianqiu in the future, I am not very used to others calling me General Duan now. ”

King Zheng Yang was also a cheerful person, so he changed his words and said, "Qianqiu, so good." You and Bingrong are very close to each other, don't always call me Lord Zheng, I don't have any official position now, it stands to reason that I should call you Lord Duan. Just call me Zheng Shibo. ”

Zheng Bingrong listened to it, and said with a smile: "The two of you are very familiar with each other quickly, and after a while, it is like climbing to your in-laws." ”

She giggled, and after a while realized that she had a lot of trouble in what she had just said, and couldn't help but blush and shut her mouth.

Seeing this, King Zhengyang didn't break it, but just picked up the teacup and drank tea. Duan Qianqiu pretended not to hear.

Duan Qianqiu saw that the atmosphere was embarrassing, so he provoked the topic and said: "Zheng Shibo, just now you said that you were squeezed by people above the court and had nothing to say, is it about the successor of Cao Du?"

King Zheng Yang put down the teacup and said as if he had infinite concerns: "What else can happen?!" Then Cai Xun was-for-tat at the court meeting, and he actually refuted me speechless. ”

"As far as I know, Wei Wenting was recommended by Cai Xun, and now he has been deposed, and the imperial court also intends to let Zheng Shibo take over the position of Cao Governor, why are there so many twists and turns?"

"Qianqiu, you don't know, although Wei Wenting was influenced by his younger brother, coupled with the inexplicable greed and ink entanglement of a small number of officials under him who were removed from the post of Cao Governor, but he did a good job in the management and operation of Cao Yun affairs in office, before him, there were many Cao Governors in the Dajing Dynasty, but I can say without minus that he is the most competent one. ”

Zheng Bingrong said: "Dad, what did he do, and you have such high praise for him?"

"On top of the water transportation, the interests of the provincial governments are involved, and it is not just a matter of river and water transportation. The governor of Caoyun not only has to collect the money and grain taxes of the provincial governments, but also safely transport them to the capital and northern Xinjiang, which is thousands of miles long, almost across the waterway of the entire Dajing Dynasty, not the peaceful world, sometimes bandits and rebels make trouble, the Cao Governor in the hands of the control of the provincial government of more than 100,000 Cao soldiers, to ensure the safety of the grain and silver on the way, so the complexity of Cao Yun is more difficult than the management of several provinces at the same time. And what Wei Wenting did was very simple, with only three things, he managed the entire Cao Yun line in an orderly manner. ”

"What three things?"

"Balance interests, kill corruption and eliminate traitors, regardless of military affairs. ”

Zheng Bingrong said: "The first two things are still somewhat understood, he has Cai Xun's support, so he naturally does it easily." As for ignoring military affairs, what is the reason? With so many soldiers left alone, isn't that a military and political abolition?"

King Zheng Yang said with a smile: "He doesn't care about military affairs, and he doesn't completely let go." Because he was born in Hanlin and didn't understand military affairs, he didn't blindly get involved in military and political affairs, he only prepared enough money and equipment, and then found someone he trusted and understood the military, and let this person take care of it. ”

"Oh, he's a man who understands. Just do three things so easily, and Cao Luck will get better?" Zheng Bingrong asked.

"These three things are the most difficult things in the world, how can they be said to be easy? Balancing interests alone is absolutely impossible without some iron-fisted and thunderous means and officialdom strategy. ”

In order to do these things, Wei Wenting even did not hesitate to use tricks to frame and put some provincial governments in prison, and then fabricate charges, remove officials, and kill heads. A few years before he took charge of Caodu, the officialdom gave him the nickname "Wei Shaved Head"! This means that wherever he passed, there was not a single hair left behind, and there was not a single grass left. ”

"So powerful, why did he do this? The child heard that during his tenure, he was honest and self-controlled, not greedy or bribery, and his official reputation was quite good. Zheng Bingrong said.

Duan Qianqiu, who had been listening to the side, spoke at this time: "He is for the Dao!