In midsummer, the weather had not yet completely turned hot, and before Zhang Xing transferred to Zhongzhen Fusi, the atmosphere in the eastern capital suddenly became tense.

The reason couldn't be simpler. The major case of Yang Shen's rebellion was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. As a result, the Minister of Punishment, Zhang Wenda, took a strict stance as soon as he came up.

The mastermind of such a huge case, Yang Shen, was from the Shangzhu Kingdom and was the first contributor to the founding of the country. Therefore, he was the prime minister and the eldest son of Yang Bin of the Shangzhu Kingdom. His so-called disciples and former officials were all over the world, and his in-laws were all over the two capitals. Once something happened,

When you pick up the melon vines, it will be a lot of fun.

Therefore, everyone in the wealthy families in the eastern capital is in danger, and all kinds of people who rely on the wealthy families are also cautious and cautious.

In fact, Yang Shen's case was of course handled by Jingan Taichung at the beginning, and Cao Lin, the prime minister and clan minister of Jingan Taichung, should be personally responsible. However, the plan given by Cao Lin at the beginning was to only punish the culprit and not go too far.

After investigating, the result was that the Nanya governors unanimously agreed and sent him to the palace, but he was beaten back by the palace without a word the same day.

The emperor, the emperor, the saint, in short, the one who had led the army to conquer Nanchen as early as the late emperor, was recognized as a civil and military strategist, intelligent and powerful, and known as the supreme being in the world. Without any instructions or any words, he directly sent back the joint memorial.

No one dares to despise the saint's attitude.

Therefore, the Nanya princes discussed it for a while, and they were very happy and immediately handed over the matter to the censor Zhongcheng.

As a result, the censor Zhongcheng Dou Shang went back to fiddle around and came up with a slightly harsh treatment plan. The Nanya princes were transferred to Ziwei Palace again, but were sent back again.

At this time, according to the rules, it is time for the Ministry of Punishment to take over.

Therefore, the Dukes of Nanya formally sent a letter to the Ministry of Punishment, and Zhang Wenda, the Minister of Punishment, came to discuss a plan.

Let's say that this matter and Dongyi's defeat are the two biggest events in the current situation. Everyone is watching, and as things happen again and again, I don't know how many people have secretly speculated.

The saint of Ziwei Palace has long been impatient.

Zhang Wenda, the Minister of Punishment, is obviously one of them.

Since he received the summons from the Dukes of Nanya, he did not immediately go to Jing'an Station to collect information about the criminals and the process of the rebellion. Instead, after three days of silence, he suddenly submitted a letter publicly.

In this grand memorial of passing through Nanya and Beiya and entering the Ziwei Palace, Zhang Wenda publicly accused the Nanya princes of being officials because many of the courtiers were related to the Yang family and the Li family.

Being coerced, easily swaying one's position, leaving one's body untouched, betraying the trust of the saint.

As for Cao Lin, the Prime Minister of Taichung, Jing'an, and Dou Shang, the Prime Minister of Taichung, they are of course incompetent people who occupy their positions and do not want to serve the country, but are suppressed by public opinion.

Finally, Zhang Wenda specifically pointed out that the reason for the defeat of the Second Conquest of Dongyi was not because of the imperial court's planning errors, not because the Wei soldiers were not brave, or because the saints were not virtuous enough to show the world. The root cause was the villain Yang Shen's deliberate efforts to trap the saints and the court in danger.

, harming the separation of the world and the four seas.

If such bad criminals cannot be thoroughly investigated and their party members are implicated, the country will not be stable. Even Bai Diye may despise the strength of the country's judicial system and no longer protect the country.

When the memorial entered the palace, the saint immediately added Zhang Wenda, the Minister of the Criminal Department, to participate in the general affairs of the Zhongshu Province, and sent Zhang Wenda's memorial back to Nanya... Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province were all located in the south of Ziwei Palace, which was separated from Da Nei by a wall.

The palace, taken together, represents the authority of the governor, and is usually called Nanya. In other words, Zhang Wenda's memorial made himself one of the Nanya princes he criticized.

And so far, how can the Nanya princes still not understand the meaning of the sage?

So soon, Nanya made a new report, asking Zhang Wenda, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the General Secretary of the Zhongshu Province, to take charge of the Yang Ni case and the Dongyi military affairs.

This time, Ouchi immediately played the tune accurately.

"So this is all a fuss?"

At noon, on the old middle bridge of Jingshanfang, Zhang Xing, who had just changed into a suit of brocade clothes today, was drinking chilly sour plum soup under the envious eyes of the children next to him. For the past half day, he and Qin Bao had been looking at the hot scene in the north.

, while chatting about related matters.

Over there, countless soldiers and servants from the Ministry of Justice were transporting carts and loads of documents from north to south. There was no need for anyone to pass through. In addition, there were many officials from the Ministry of Justice who were sweating profusely.

The idlers watching the excitement almost blocked the road, forcing Zhang Xing, who came to go through the entry formalities on his first day, to openly fish with Qin Bao in public.

"Brother Zhang said the opposite." Qin Bao swallowed the sour plum soup and curled his lips. "This is the end of the hard work... The Ministry of Punishment has rarely suppressed our Jing'an Taiwan. We have been working hard these days, pointing at Yang Ni

The case was blustered and glared at, demanding prisoners, documents, and even a piece of paper had to be signed and stamped by the relevant people in Taichung. If anything went wrong, everyone would be called in to start over. If anyone dared not come, they would take the opportunity to cause trouble and have them arrested.

The label of being a bully is immediately slapped on my head... everyone said that the Ministry of Punishment almost took the opportunity to seize the Jing'an Tower this time. Never has Taichung ever been so angry, but there is nothing we can do."

Zhang Xing was holding a cup of sour plum soup, ignoring the matter as it was none of his business: "You have to understand, the Ministry of Punishment has also been oppressed by Jing'an Taiwan for many years. Once they are overturned, what's the point of letting off some anger?"

"To be honest." Hearing this, Qin Bao looked around and spoke in a low voice. "If Taichung wasn't bothered by this incident, and the incident on the other side of the river, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy...Brother Zhang, don't let it go either.

Cheap and good.”

"If you don't behave when you get an advantage, if you don't leave your name when you do good deeds, isn't it just walking at night in fine clothes?" Zhang Xingtian was shameless and refuted it on the spot.

If someone else had said such words, Qin Bao would definitely break off the relationship, but he knew that in the previous case, although the man in front of him was seeking revenge for his own sake, he also had a vague intention of helping the strong and supporting the weak.

In a righteous manner, he did not leave a name... but it was hard to say much.

In fact, the two of them watched the team of people from the Criminal Department in the north gradually drifting apart, drank the sour plum soup in one breath, and were about to leave for the stage. Qin Bao just discovered that most of the cans of sour plum soup at the vendor behind Zhang Xing were already filled with cold air.

And it seems that Zhang Xunqi, who did good things, did not leave his name.

Without further ado, the road was open, and two patrolmen in fine uniforms entered Taiwan proudly. However, they said they were 'entering Taiwan', but in fact they were going to the island.

The location of Jing'an Terrace is very interesting... The entire Eastern Capital City is about a magical land. Beimang Mountain and Luoshui were widely used to the extreme, while Ziwei Palace and Xiyuan naturally had to use large areas of living water to decorate, but in the end

It also gushes out from the drainage system east of the imperial city.

This drainage system is called Xiecheng Canal.

At the same time, Luoshui led to two artificial canals. One was divided from the inside of the city from south to north, and the other was already divided from east to west outside the city, leading to the arsenal and warehouses in the north and east of the imperial city respectively.

It is a serious canal. The two canals and the Xiecheng Canal are tied together in the east and south of the imperial city, naturally forming a pool in the city and surrounding it as an island.

That's right, the Jing'antai headquarters and the prison system of Zhongzhen Fusi are located on this island.

"I heard from an old man in Taili that this island was originally called Lidefang. It was named after Chengfufang across the pond, and Chengfufang was named after Chengfumen in the southeast of the palace, which was used to unload canal goods.

It's a chain within a chain." After crossing the bridge and setting foot on the island, Qin Bao automatically started to act as a tour guide. "There were even residents originally. But then the population of Dongdu increased and the canals opened more and more.

The wider it is, the larger the water area of ​​Xiyuan is, making the southern pool wider and wider, and the area of ​​​​Lidefang getting smaller and smaller, so the residents simply moved out, and now it is exclusively owned by Jing'an Terrace."

Zhang Xing nodded and did not make any additional comments, but he had already thought about it in his mind. Backed by the imperial city, the environment was closed, and it was a self-contained system. It was easy to cultivate a sense of belonging and independence. No wonder Qin Bao entered the school earlier than himself.

Jinyi has been riding around for more than half a month, and he is already one of us.

"What is that?" Turning the corner, the buildings covered by the mounds and trees next to the pool came into view, and Zhang Xing first noticed a strange black building that was more like a tower than a building.

.

It's not high, only five or six floors, but it's impressive enough.

"I knew you were going to ask." Qin Bao said with a smile. "That's where we are going soon... The top floor is Zhongcheng's place. He usually discusses things in Nanya in the morning and works here in the afternoon, because

There are no heirs of concubine Ji, but she stayed here five or six times out of ten at night... As for the lower floors, they are the assessment, promotion departments, and personnel files, above the general banner of Fusi in East Town, Fusi and West Town in Central Town.

Even if the promotion of a small soldier in the Zhenfu Division is promoted, it must be done in the afternoon."

Zhang Xing understood, then his heart suddenly suddenly became a little nervous, and then he immediately asked in a low voice: "Did you tell me the day before yesterday that Zhongcheng is a great master?"

"Yes." Qin Bao immediately became excited. "It is precisely because I know Zhongcheng's cultivation level that I am sure that it turns out that cultivation and being an official go hand in hand..."

Zhang Xing was unable to complain.

The great master who came from a clan had never married or had children in his life, and he was twenty years older than the saint at that time. It would be strange if he could not become a high official. What made him nervous was that for such a person, all promotions had to be personally witnessed.

God knows if there will be any explanation.

"Don't be nervous." After taking two steps, Qin Bao seemed to react and quickly comforted him. "Zhongcheng is very kind to the low-level patrolmen. I saw him once that day..."

Zhang Xing was speechless, but he had come this far. How could he turn back? He simply nodded and walked slowly down the tower with Qin Bao.

Before arriving at the lower courtyard of the tower, Qin Bao stepped forward and handed over his waist badge. After a brief explanation, he said that Zhong Zhong would get out of the way.

When the two of them entered the courtyard under the tower and were about to enter the tower, Qin Bao suddenly stopped and said:

"Brother Zhang, I can't follow you in next time... However, although I have always admired your knowledge, today I can't help but want to test you in front of the school officer inside... Do you know that Zhongzhen Fu

Where is Si’s famous Tianlao?”

Zhang Xing looked around, his eyes fell on the tower in front of him, he hesitated, and pointed to his feet.

Qin Bao was speechless: "How do you know?"

Zhang Xing didn't say anything, but just spread his hands... Shouldn't this be common sense? In a world with true energy, is there a more reliable jailer than a great master?

Pagoda Town River Demon!

Even when Qin Bao asked, Zhang Xing finally realized that this tower was probably built against the Tianlao.

However, now was not the time for idle chatter. Zhang Xing finished spreading his hands and lowered his head directly into the five-story black tower.

"Name."

As soon as I stepped into the tower, I heard a voice.

Zhang Xing looked around and saw that the surroundings were empty. He immediately looked up and saw several screens on the second-floor curved platform directly in front. There were figures swaying behind the screens, and the sound came from there.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Xing decided not to tolerate these interviewers, and turned directly to the second floor in a strange silence. Then he found the screen under the attention of many busy clerks on the second floor, and saw a person behind the screen.

The gentleman with a black ribbon and the two with a white ribbon were holding a cup of herbal tea in their hands, looking straight at themselves.

At this time, he seriously bowed his hands and saluted:

"I don't know which superior officer asked about it just now. Is it me? I am Zhang Xing, former patrol sergeant of the fifth team of Dongdu Department of Fusi, Dongzhen. I have been ordered to join the Jinyi patrol."

"I didn't ask you so much."

After a long while, the black-sanded man spoke coldly.
To be continued...