Full of doubts, Wei Chao left Nanjing. Before departure, he went to the bookstore and bought a large bag of poetry collections, preparing to supplement his poor cultural knowledge on the way back.
When he left the capital, Zhu Yijun told him that he didn't have to rush back to the capital after finishing his work. He could just hang out for a few days and return to the capital before the end of the year. This was actually a holiday that Zhu Yijun gave to the staff around him who had always been highly nervous, so that they could
You can loosen the strings and release the psychological pressure. Previously, Chen Ju, Sun Long and others were arranged to go out of Beijing on errands. Chen Ju left the center for more than three months during the Jiangnan draft.
The Wei Dynasty had already judged that if the people around the emperor hurriedly returned to the palace, they would not only show their loyalty wrongly, but also stab the emperor's heart. Although Jiuli Center was worried about being overtaken by someone from behind, if he showed it, he would be punished by the emperor.
Suspicion - Are you trying to deceive Shengcong or what?
Therefore, along the way, Li Chun, one of the hundreds of royal guards who protected him, found that General Manager Wei had completely changed. He kept talking about the matter all the way, harassed the place when he left the capital, and banned all the fine clothes and food.
The group of people took the travel expenses given by Feng Bangning and pretended to be wealthy businessmen on the road, and walked slowly to the capital. Li Chun felt that since the emperor reformed the Jinyiwei, this foreign trip was the most comfortable one, and the Wei Dynasty's daily praise almost flew into the sky.
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It was already a severe winter, and there were very few pedestrians on the roads in the empire. Because many canals were frozen and blocked, the group could only take a carriage.
Along the way, no one in the Wei Dynasty spoke, so he had to discuss his reading experience with Li Chun. Although Li Chun was somewhat educated, he was still far behind the Wei Dynasty. In order to flatter himself, he had no choice but to follow the reading. Although he felt that he was sublimated along the way,
He learned a lot, but because of his poor foundation, the more Wei Chao chatted with him, the more depressed he became.
When entering Henan, the group finally had a companion. Liu Mengyun, the imperial envoy sent by the Metropolitan Procuratorate to Anyang to investigate the "Dingming Rebellion Case", took dozens of officials and escorted Zhangde Prefecture and a dozen prisoners from Anyang County back to Beijing to meet with them.
A group of people from the Wei Dynasty met.
Wei Chao read a lot of poems and had nowhere to vent his literary talents. He almost went crazy with joy after seeing the imperial envoys who were traveling. After sending Li Chun to reveal his identity, Liu Mengyun never expected that the eunuch beside the emperor would actually be traveling with him, so he came over
Flatter.
Now the Wei Dynasty was finally able to find someone to sing along with him. Liu Qinchao was a Jinshi scholar and was full of poems and books. Because he wanted to curry favor with the Wei Dynasty, he showed himself to be a little lower than the Wei Dynasty. The Wei Dynasty was very happy with him.
.If it weren't for the fact that he had been trained by the emperor's side for several years and had to be more careful with foreign officials, the two of them would have almost become his disciples.
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Although reason told the Wei Dynasty that it was best not to understand the meaning of the emperor's poems, Feng Bao's sentence "If you understand it, you will be qualified to be an 'ancestor'" is like a devil, and it always comes out.
It seduced him all the time.
After the reform, the Supervisor of Ceremonies was abolished, and the power of red approval was assigned to the Attendant's Office. The General Manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was a British public servant. It is hard to say whether the words "ancestor" will exist in the future. However, the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still held by the Internal Affairs Bureau.
, responsible for the affairs of the inner palace, this power is so great that it is impossible for the Wei Dynasty not to be tempted.
Therefore, while singing peace with Liu Mengyun, he mixed the emperor's five lines of poetry with hundreds of lines of poetry, and discussed various meanings with Liu Mengyun. But the emperor's meaning was too obscure, unless the Wei Dynasty clearly knew that Feng
Only when Bao had done something important and the emperor knew about it could he find out what these lines of poetry meant.
So what did Feng Bao do that required the emperor to grant him death and spare his life? During the trip, Wei Chao carefully recalled what he heard about Feng Bao in the inner palace. However, the things he could think of were enough.
There is no one who deserves to be "given death", but there are many who are worthy of "reward".
Unable to think clearly, Wei Chao drank with Liu Mengyun and composed poems, and asked about the case of Zhangde Mansion and Anyang County prisoners.
Liu Mengyun said with a smile: "This Anyang County is too courageous. In order to get a 'double excellence', he actually became a gangster who cut off roads and robbed people. He first arranged for people to beat passers-by and robbed their luggage and travel expenses. Waiting for these
When people wandered into the city, they were charged with "loitering and causing trouble" and made to work on the construction site for three months. During this period, more than 30 people died."
After hearing this, Wei Chao opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it. He scratched his head and said, "How can this not leak? There will always be a smart person who can see it. Isn't this a sure thing?"
Liu Mengyun said: "Who says it's not the case? This Anyang County actually used the proceeds from the robbery to bribe everyone in the Zhangde Prefecture. The Zhangde Prefecture and the officials all called him brothers and sisters, and regarded it as the most capable county in Zhangde."
A few dissatisfied people went to Zhangde Mansion to complain, but they were all labeled as traitors and falsely accused - when I went there, they were actually still being held in the government prison."
Wei Chao laughed loudly after hearing this, and actually burst into tears. He said: "The world is really big and full of wonders, but there is such a weird official who violates the laws of the country to gain a future——"
Liu Mengyun also laughed and said: "People are most afraid of the word greed, the so-called 'birds perish for food'. This official is also the most afraid of 'greed for merit'. He is blinded by his future. This person who violates the law of the country and seeks a future can be
This is not the only one in Anyang County."
Wei Chao nodded in agreement and asked Liu Mengyun: "I wonder how these people can be judged?"
Liu Mengyun said: "We only investigate the case, and the verdict is the matter of Dali Temple. However, Anyang County instigated people to rob roads, injure people, and kill people on construction sites. There is no way for Dapi to escape. Zhangde Mansion and Tuiguan, etc. are corrupt and perverting the law."
When it comes to crime, the lightest one is far away."
Wei Chao said with a smile: "Well, such an official is the one that the emperor hates the most. If I investigate this major case, I will definitely get this reward when I go back."
After hearing this, Liu Mengyun narrowed his eyes with a smile. He cupped his hands and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Wei to speak kindly when he has the opportunity. I and other subordinates, how can I have the opportunity to meet the saint on weekdays? During the court meeting, I can only look at the sky from a distance.
Yan, I have never heard of the Emperor Yuyin. I can only rely on my brothers’ recommendation.”
Wei Chaoqing knew that Liu Mengyun would inevitably beg him, and he knew it well. He smiled and said: "If all the procuratorates are as diligent as my brother, and catch more than a dozen of these corrupt officials at once, the emperor will not have to worry about the administration."
Unexpectedly, Liu Mengyun did not take the credit, and explained: "It's not because of some high-level tactics, but when I left Beijing, a guy from the Gewuyuan sent me a petition, clearly describing the dirty things done in Anyang County, and all the witnesses were complete.
, so I came here and picked up a ready-made one.”
After hearing this, Wei Chao chuckled and said, "Does this person from Gewuyuan have a grudge against Anyang County?"
Liu Mengyun said: "Exactly, he was beaten up in Anyang when he came to the capital to register, and he worked there for more than three months. And he came with the film of Prime Minister Zhang's second son, I am a big official.
Is there anything else you don’t understand?”
Wei Chao was surprised when he heard this and said, "Has the Zhangde Mansion offended the Zhang family?"
After hearing this, Liu Mengyun said: "No one knows this. The man named Xu in Gewuyuan said that he met Mr. Zhang by chance and felt unfair after hearing what happened to him. We just listened to him."
After hearing this, Wei Chao nodded and said, "Well, the Zhang family is indeed famous. No wonder I think about it."
When Liu Mengyun heard what Wei Chao said, he felt that all the bones in his body were lighter. He returned to his carriage, took out a baggage and gave it to Wei Chao and said: "General Manager Wei is elegant, good at literature, and has an extraordinary understanding - let's see what's inside?"
When Wei Chao opened it, he found that the bag was full of animal bones and turtle shell fossils, which are what Chinese medicine calls 'dragon bones'. Liu Mengyun said with a smile: "When I was in Anyang, I had some insomnia, so I asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine.
——This is the keel used by the locals."
When Wei Chao heard about it, he knew that he could never give him a piece of traditional Chinese medicine, so he picked up a piece and looked through it carefully. Then he found that there were many symbols carved on the bone, like words. He looked carefully - he didn't recognize any of them.
, but this symbol was by no means formed naturally. He raised his head and recalled it, feeling that the thing in his hand looked very familiar.
When Liu Mengyun saw Wei Chao looking over and over, he just smiled and said nothing. Wei Chao looked at all the fossils in the bag and said to Liu Mengyun: "Brother, can you understand the words on this?" Liu Mengyun said: "Although not
I know them all, but I can recognize a few."
After hearing this, Wei Chao exclaimed happily and gave Liu Mengyun a thumbs up. Seeing how excited Liu Mengyun was, Liu Mengyun smiled and said, "Brother, do you think offering this thing is enough for auspiciousness?"
Wei Chao laughed and said: "The emperor doesn't like auspiciousness, but I am right to offer it to you. I remembered that I heard the emperor talk about this thing before, and the emperor even sent Sun Long to lead people to look for it in the general place - unexpectedly
Brother, you took the lead."
Liu Mengyun heard this and said strangely: "How did the emperor know this thing? Although I collected some, I don't know what it is. How did the emperor know it in the deep palace?"
Wei Chao said with a smile: "I heard from the emperor that this thing is called 'Oracle Bone Inscriptions'. I heard from the emperor that this is the ancestor of writing!"