Mrs. Yuan's face froze and she wanted to speak but stopped.
She could not tell Yang Biao on his own initiative, but when Yang Biao asked, she could not lie.
This is the bottom line of trust between husband and wife.
She told the story of Yuan Mai and his son quietly returning to the Central Plains, then got up from the table and knelt in front of Yang Biao.
Yang Biao changed his face and was about to have an attack several times, but when he looked at Mrs. Yuan who could not get up, he finally held back.
"Hutu!" Yang Biao slapped the croaker. "It's really Hutu! God can still live if he commits evil. He can't live if he commits evil." He stood up and was about to go out.
Mrs. Yuan was shocked, and walked forward and hugged Yang Biao's legs.
"Husband, let them have a way out for life."
"Is that the business of their mother and son?" Yang Biao was furious. "The Confucian school is in the moment of innovation and cannot withstand such twists and turns. If the rare peace is ruined because of the troubles of their mother and son, and the emperor does not need to be angry, I will kill him with my own hands.
They're done."
After saying that, he pushed Mrs. Yuan away with force and hurried away.
Mrs. Yuan was frightened by Yang Biao's anger and did not dare to move for a long time.
Intersection
Yang Biao came to the atrium, slowed down, and stood in the corridor and thought about it.
He was very angry, but he knew that being angry could not solve the problem, and would only lead to more problems.
Yuan Mai’s mother and son are probably not an isolated case. They can’t stand the suffering overseas. There must be people who secretly return to their hometown by taking advantage of their family relationships. Once they are investigated, half of Guandong may be implicated.
The situation that has just stabilized will suffer another heavy blow.
Yang Biao thought for a while and turned around and went to Sikong Mansion.
Sikong Zhou Zhong is handling official business. The autumn harvest is approaching, and the plan is about to begin. The governors of various states are also entering the busiest time. A large number of documents are sent to Sikong Mansion. He dare not relax and must deal with it in time.
When Zhou Zhong was shocked when he saw Yang Biao, he immediately stood up and welcomed Yang Biao to the study.
"What's the matter?"
"Who said something was wrong?" Yang Biao asked with a calm look on his face.
"And!" Zhou Zhong raised his hand. "It's okay, will you come to me at this time? The plan is about to come. Can I still not know whether you are busy?"
Yang Biao sighed without any concealment and told the whole story.
After hearing this, Zhou Zhong changed his face, stroked his beard and didn't say anything for a long time.
Yang Biao calmed down instead, poured a cup of tea himself and drank it slowly.
Zhou Zhong glanced at him and sneered: "Wenxian, look at you like this, I guess you have made a decision?"
"Jiamou, you should know that the emperor now reforms the system, especially military service, is to prepare for the future Western Expedition."
"This is no secret, I know it naturally."
"When do you think the emperor can pass through triumph?"
"At least three or five years, and at most ten years."
"Then let's take the average, for ten years. The emperor is not in court for ten years. What should we do if the government affairs are going to do? Can we handle it?"
Zhou Zhong's eyes flashed, thinking. "You mean, one of the purposes of the Emperor's Western Expedition... is to give us a chance to see if we can handle the government well and whether it is feasible to rule with a downward slogan?"
“Is this possible?”
"Yes, too much." Zhou Zhong suddenly became a little excited. "It might be unlikely if it were someone else. But with the emperor's great talent and strategy, this is indeed possible." He then frowned again and raised his hand
, scratched the eyebrows with the fingers of the tail. "But if we can't do it, ten years later, the emperor will have to return to the court to correct the situation..."
He raised his eyelids, looked at Yang Biao, and smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth. "If you raise it again and treat it again, you will be humiliating yourself."
Yang Biao nodded. "Jiamou is really like his words, hitting the mark."
Zhou Zhong waved his hand and said angrily: "Don't say these useless things. What are you going to do? If you investigate thoroughly, there will be more than one or two people involved."
"I just hope they are an isolated case and have not yet formed a trend. But if they are not dealt with in time and people are waiting for the imitation to be imitated, that is a big trouble." Yang Biao sighed. "Jiamou, I'm going to hide it from you, I'm most worried about it." The emperor knew for a long time, and just took this opportunity to hit us to see if we could prove our innocence."
"Don't talk about us, it's you. The governor can't control those trivial matters. Yuan is your foreign family. How can you not know? Even if you really don't know, it may be difficult to win the trust of others."
"I'm not afraid of this." Yang Biao said calmly: "I have a clear conscience, but I don't know it."
"That's right, you are the descendant of the Fourth Master Yang." Zhou Zhong joked.
Yang Biao glanced at Zhou Zhong and refused to defend himself.
While teasing, the two discussed it and felt that this matter should be reported on its own initiative and requested a thorough investigation. We should not wait for the emperor to issue an edict. The earlier it is handled, the smaller the involvement is, the fewer the injured will be.
More importantly, the more the emperor can believe that they did not deliberately conceal it.
Trust between the king and the minister is too important. Once destroyed, it will be difficult to recover.
After the discussion, Yang Biao sighed. "The Kanto gentry is still too spoiled. There are too few young people like Gongjin. I can't stand this little suffering. If I don't temper it, I will inevitably fall."
Zhou Zhongshen felt the same. "Mencius was right. He was born from suffering and died from happiness. I am sincere and I will not bully him."
Intersection
After leaving Sikong Mansion, Yang Biao turned around and went to see the car.
He fell to Liu Xie, explained what Mrs. Yuan said one by one, and then apologized to Liu Xie.
As a husband, he couldn't manage his wife well.
As Situ, he knew nothing about the secret return of Yuan Mai and his son to the Central Plains. Even if he had no direct responsibility, he would have insufficient control over the counties.
Liu Xie was also surprised, but he was not angry.
He knew very well that with his current technical level, it would be unrealistic to know everyone's whereabouts well. Not to mention Situ's Mansion, counties and counties may not be able to do it.
In other words, the Ruyang Order is also likely to be kept in the dark, but this may be much smaller.
"The Ronin Start with Douro"
Therefore, the key point is not how it happened before, but how to deal with the problem after discovering it.
Yang Biao was able to report immediately and take the initiative to apologize, which has shown his loyalty and his mother must be harsh.
"Let's leave this matter to the Taiwei Mansion to see the effectiveness of the new military service." Liu Xie helped Yang Biao up and said calmly: "As for Mr. Yang, you can handle the family affairs well."
"Ye." Yang Biao thanked him again.
Liu Xie immediately summoned the Taiwei Jia Xu and Sikong Zhou Zhong, and briefly told the matter, asking the Taiwei Mansion to arrange people to investigate the whole matter, and the Sikong Mansion cooperated to deal with the relevant officials.
Jia Xu and Zhou Zhong led the imperial edict and immediately went to make arrangements.
Especially the Taiwei's Mansion, an order was sent directly to the general of the Fu Army, Han Sui, who asked him to arrest Yuan Mai and his son as quickly as possible for interrogation.
At the same time, Yuan Tan, as an insider, was also detained as soon as possible.
When Yuan Tan learned that it was Yang Biao's first report, he was very angry and angrily scolded Yang Biao for being inhuman in front of Mrs. Yuan. He would kill all the widows and be despised by thousands of people in the future.
Mrs. Yuan was furious and raised her hand and slapped her loudly in the face.
"What do you know? Your uncle is for the entire Confucian school, not the same surname as you and me."