Chapter 838 of the main text volume Yang Shen and Xu Jie, some of the trump cards, are on their way to Yongping Mansion.
That day, when they were resting at the official post office, they received a letter from Zhu Hao from Yongping Mansion.
Xu Jie asked curiously:
Yang Shen smiled and said:
Xu Jie was stunned when he heard this.
As an orthodox court official, Zhu Hao actually resorted to this kind of trick to conceal the truth? When he was not in the government office but went to the mine, wouldn't it be considered AWOL?
Yang Shen said:
Xu Jie was very ashamed.
In his life creed of the past twenty years, rules must be obeyed unconditionally. He looks smart, but in fact he has always tried to be a good boy who follows the rules. He has never experienced a real beating. To put it bluntly, he naively thought that this
The world is only in black and white.
From the moment he met Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao taught him a vivid and lively social lesson. What Yang Shen is now teaching him is also the most common gray area in officialdom.
Yang Shen said:
Xu Jie asked puzzledly:
Xu Jie really understood the logic of acting for the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, especially in this matter.
It's enough to send officials from the Hanlin Academy to investigate cases that were originally under the supervision of the Three Laws Division, but what status should the two Hanlin officials take when they get there?
Imperial envoy? Advisor?
Who is responsible for checking? How to arrange manpower? How to report after checking?
Xu Jie's head was a mess.
When Yang Shen heard Xu Jie mention this, his face was somewhat gloomy, because he thought of what Sun Jiao said to him before leaving, and immediately said:
Yang Shen still taught Xu Jie to use facts as the criterion, which is something he has always insisted on.
Before he knew whether he could find evidence linking Di Yi to the case, Yang Shen could only take one step at a time.
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Tang Yin set off one day earlier than Yang Shen.
After learning the news, he set off immediately and rode a horse instead of a much slower carriage, so he arrived at the mine much earlier than Yang Shen.
Among the new emperor faction, Tang Yin's status is relatively high.
Zhu Hao sent people to greet Tang Yin.
When Tang Yin entered the mine, he didn't find Zhu Hao. He only saw Gongsun Yi and Lu Song. He felt a little unhappy. He was exhausted physically and mentally from the two days of driving, and he really wanted to get angry at this time.
Tang Yin said dejected words in front of Gongsun Yi and Lu Song.
It was also Tang Yin who felt that you, Zhu Hao, were just playing dirty tricks. You could just frame yourself up, but you actually bothered me to come all the way from the capital city and said you wanted me to investigate the case. You were obviously addicted to tormenting people!
I don’t know, but I, Mr. Tang, just want to do some nice things recently, go shopping, go fishing, write calligraphy and be a free man? Can you respect the old man’s choice?
Lu Song said helplessly:
Tang Yin has now learned a lot of Zhu Hao's mantras,
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Tang Yin was full of wine and food and was about to get up.
After finding a place to sleep, Zhu Hao appeared in front of him dressed in gray and black clothes with dust on his face.
Tang Yin frowned:
Behind Zhu Hao, Guan Jing, who was wearing clean clothes, quickly stepped forward and reported on his behalf:
Tang Yin didn't understand.
Zhu Hao smiled and said:
Tang Yin was a little surprised:
Zhu Hao still smiled in response.
The dishes on the table were almost eaten at this time. Zhu Hao sat down without moving his chopsticks. Guan Jing, who was sitting behind him, looked at the leftovers and actually swallowed. He was obviously very hungry.
Tang Yin asked:
Zhu Hao shook his head:
Tang Yin was a little angry.
Ever since I got to know Zhu Hao, I have been kept in the dark by Zhu Hao most of the time. I always feel like I am being led around by others. As a great talent of the Ming Dynasty, this feeling is very bad.
Just at this time, Lu Song came in from outside and reported:
Zhu Hao nodded,
Tang Yin said:
Zhu Hao smiled and said:
Tang Yin was shocked,
Zhu Hao said:
Tang Yin didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zhu Hao said again:
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Yang Shen didn't know that Zhu Hao had set him up again before he even arrived at the mine.
After receiving Zhu Hao's letter, he rushed on his way and finally arrived at Yaozi Mountain, where the Yongping Prefecture Iron Mine is located, on the afternoon of the next day after Tang Yin arrived at the mine.
This time Zhu Hao personally came down the mountain to greet him.
However, Zhu Hao acted in a low-key manner and never had many retinues with him. They exchanged pleasantries after meeting and had no intention of immediately taking Yang Shen and Xu Jie into the mine.
Then Zhu Hao led Yang Shen to a narrow path, and Xu Jie caught up to him and asked:
Zhu Hao said:
Xu Jie wanted to say, I am also here to investigate the case, why did you only bring Yang Shen and not call me?
But in the end, he figured out that he was nothing in front of Yang Shen and Zhu Hao, so he could only sigh quietly and said:
Zhu Hao then took Yang Shen to the new mine in Yaozi Mountain.
There were quite a few people inside, and they seemed to be exploring and digging.
They were digging, but they were all wandering around and seemed to have done nothing.
Yang Shen looked around:
Zhu Hao said:
Accompanied by guards, the two walked through a dense forest and arrived at a depression in the mountains. Then a scene that shocked Yang Shen appeared. In front of them was a hill of pig iron.
Zhu Hao introduced.
Yang Shen's eyes widened, extremely shocked:
Zhu Hao said:
Yang Shen originally wanted to say, could it be related to foreign barbarians? Then he shook his head and said he didn't know.
Zhu Hao sighed:
Yang Shen had originally suspected that Jin Yiwei was responsible for bringing local officials and gentry to make trouble, but now after listening to Zhu Hao's explanation, everything became reasonable.
Jin Yiwei was not just unhappy because the mine was taken over by the prefect's Yamen, but it turned out that it was also related to the pig iron produced by the mine.
Zhu Hao spoke with great emotion. Yang Shen was frightened after hearing this. He looked around again and sighed: