At the same time, Jiang Tian also led a group of followers and rode horses to the third lane of Jinguangmen South Street, in front of the Jingzhao Mansion where Deguangfang is located on the east side of the West City. And inside the Jingzhao Mansion archway
The front door had already been opened, and dozens of officials in Tsing Yi greeted them respectfully.
In a sense, ever since Jiang Tian came to this world, he seemed to be incompatible with Jingzhao Mansion, so that every time Jingzhao Mansion got involved with him, the benefits were not much, but the trouble was.
It caused a lot of trouble; therefore, there were not a few unlucky officials.
Therefore, after several twists and turns, even those officials who were lucky enough to pass the customs and were retained would inevitably change their expressions after hearing about them; they would even treat any opportunity to have contact and negotiation with them as a terrifying road like a flood of ferocious beasts.
.But helplessness will inevitably make people stronger.
Nowadays, he is already a powerful person in Xiantai, and he has obtained the certificate of "assistant investigation inside and outside the capital" issued by Yushitaiyuan and endorsed by Shangshu Province. Therefore, no matter how much they dislike and taboo him, they are not allowed to do so.
Don't hold your nose and recommend an unlucky person who is responsible for the handover.
Otherwise, the newly appointed officials would be impatient. Although the Shangguan who was suddenly ill and resting at home would not have any direct problems, the low-grade subordinate officials, subordinates and servants under him would not be able to withstand the opponent.
Impeachment for accountability; someone who can easily be pushed out as a scapegoat.
Therefore, amidst the silence, sideways glances, and peeks from behind the cracks in doors and windows, Jiang Tian and his group, led by a few senior officials who dared not speak out and were sweating, walked through the house without any trouble.
Everywhere is quiet, like a ghostly courtyard and porch.
Until the moment when their figures completely disappeared from another building complex, the halls and courtyards that were originally dead silent except for the chirping of cicadas were restored to a roaring state, with people running around and walking through each other like weaving.
The noise and hustle and bustle. There were also people following behind secretly.
But there were many inquiries and discussions. Now this god of plague, who has been vaguely announced, is too old to live. Why did he suddenly come to Jingzhao Mansion? What officials and staff of the departments and offices were caught?
The handles and problems are going to be very bad.
It wasn't until someone initially sent back and confirmed the news that the other party headed directly towards the inner room; most of the people who had nothing to do with it couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. After all, compared with dozens of small and large departments in Jingzhao Mansion,
House office; a house that specializes in old documents is really nothing.
Speaking of which, Jingzhao Mansion, after a long period of operation, has naturally accumulated various chronic diseases and malpractices; it can be said that most departments and offices are not exempt from vulgarity, nor are they without authority.
The censor came to inspect and inquire as usual.
However, the neibufang neither has enough money allocated by the public, nor does it have the natural benefits and rules of lay authority of the government offices; even current official documents and confidential documents that are time-sensitive are not included in its jurisdiction. Therefore,
It’s simply the “too cold and abandoned” part of “too cold and abandoned”.
There is no need to worry about being found out about any serious wrongdoing; after all, it contains old eucalyptus documents and backup copies of documents that have been preserved in accordance with imperial regulations; I am afraid that things that did not happen several times or even more than ten years ago, even if they are taken by Xiang
It won't be involved in overturning the government. There are currently employees in Jingzhao Mansion and so on.
It can be said that apart from a pile of stuff that has been accumulated over the past generations and can barely be sold as scrap paper, there is really no evil in it. Therefore, after losing the imminent personal threats and powerful relationships, most people are very happy.
It quickly returned to normal, as if no one had ever been there.
At the same time, Jiang Tian was deep in the second half of the huge building complex of Jingzhao Mansion, instructing and leading a group of officials who were forced to come to assist.
Digging through the piles of old papers that have accumulated dust and musty smell, startling bookworms to crawl around.
As scrolls, bookkeeping and brochures are constantly being moved out of the shelves and cabinets marked with seals and indexes; among the dust, occasionally there will be binding lines and seals of corresponding documents, and suddenly they will appear.
It broke apart and scattered on the ground like snowflakes, obviously it was not well preserved.
The face of the old man with the goatee who was responsible for taking the lead in the search also became more humble and miserable. However, Jiang Tian did not hold them accountable for this, or took the opportunity to reprimand them. Instead, he took the initiative to pay for the money.
With the money, I bought some fruit snacks and cold drinks as a token of comfort.
Of course, Jiang Tian's mistake was not unwarranted. This time it was a new official task; it was to preside over and coordinate the search of the underground ditch network in Chang'an City that had been used for many years. For this purpose, the Jing Zhao in the city could be mobilized anytime and anywhere.
Government officials, and guards attached to the Jinwu Street Envoy.
From this, he can justifiably call and investigate the layout of the past above-ground buildings and underground structures in Chang'an City to complete a long-standing wish. It will not specifically arouse the suspicion of behind-the-scenes forces that are still lurking in the dark many years later.
Suspicion and vigilance.
Of course, compared to Chang'an County and Wannian County, which are more relaxed and have been infiltrated into sieves by dynamic social organizations, the cost of buying and controlling Jingzhao Mansion, subverting flowers and trees, and hiding the truth is undoubtedly more expensive and troublesome.
, so there may also be omissions.
After all, the Jingzhao Mansion is under the eyes of the central government of the imperial court. It is theoretically directly responsible for the political affairs hall and is the most highly-equipped local government office in the world. If the mastermind behind the scenes had the ability to directly control the government affairs, there would be no need to go to great lengths to transfer those
The suspected accomplices were sent out.
According to the imperial court's regulations, important documents such as household registration, tax and servitude, litigation and criminal names, all local governments need to keep 4 books; they are reported step by step by county, state/prefecture, road/road, and the corresponding competent departments of the central ministries. Therefore, in the past dynasties of Chang'an,
The above-ground buildings and underground structure patterns also have their own preparations.
What Jiang Tian is looking for is the cross-comparison of old and new patterns produced during repairs, dredging, and dredging over several years; he hopes to discover side details that may have been missed or ignored by others. However, this is obviously
It's a quite complicated process.
After all, Chang'an City is a huge city and metropolis in the world with a household registration of one million; with the flow and convergence of the population like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea, there are corresponding derivation and changes almost every year, and there is dynamic development and evolution everywhere.
Even if the time and scope are reduced, it is still tedious.
The relevant drawings and scrolls that were finally cleared were piled up into a hill as high as a person. Just when Jiang Tian was about to lose his patience, he planned to use his own temporary expediency to pack them and transfer them back to the underground government office, thinking that he could sort them out slowly.
The old official with a goatee suddenly made a suggestion.
He could recommend someone to help Jiang Tian find roughly what he needed on the spot; however, because the other person's identity and qualifications were not enough, he needed a guarantee from an official and a certain amount of remuneration. Jiang Tian couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this.
, I never thought that he would dare to negotiate terms with me.
But then he calmly took out a fifty-min note, along with a personal badge and a short knife, and placed them in front of him. Problems that can be solved with money are not always big problems. But if they are solved
If there is no problem, that doesn't stop Jiang Tian from solving him first.
Immediately, the old man with a goatee hesitated for a moment, then put away the note without politeness, then took his ID card and walked out accompanied by others. After about half a moment, he brought back a corner of his mouth.
The downy hair is still there, and he looks quite childish and shy young man.
"This is the eldest grandson of my servant, and the only one in the family." The old man with a goatee quickly introduced him: "I have been brought here since I was a child to help the servants in the inner working room and storage warehouse.
Therefore, I am more familiar with the furnishings, storage, sending and receiving inside than I am..."
"If it happens to be of benefit to Shangguan, I don't dare to ask for these rewards." The old man with the goatee turned to Jiang Tian and said sadly: "I just hope that Shangguan can mention it for him when the yamen asks.
In a word, my talent and quality have been put to good use, and I will be forever grateful."
"Aweng, why is this so important? In fact, I can make a living by copying and correcting people's books..." At this point, the childish and shy young man forced a smile and said, "Aweng doesn't need to spend so much money.
Zhou Zhang’s plans and plans for me..."
"Shut up, if you only rely on copying books and correcting characters for a living, how can you marry, have children, and continue the family line?" However, the old man with a goatee shouted: "What will you do after I die? I am just an incompetent person.
"Old bookworm, I can't even afford you to study in the civil service; if I can't use this old face to my best advantage and take over the job of the inner guard room, I'm afraid I won't have any hope of having my only shelter in the future."
"That's enough, don't talk about other gossip." However, Jiang Tian was a little impatient after hearing this, and interrupted the bloody drama between his grandfather and grandson: "If you can really quickly find out what I want in this pair of eucalyptus slips,
Come with what you want; even if you have no place to live in the future, I can consider giving you a meal."
"...Thank you Shangguan, thank you Shangguan." The old man with the goatee was stunned when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed and thanked the young man together: "My grandson, we have met the person of destiny. This is Xiantai.
noble official..."
Then, the old man and the young man threw themselves into the pile of eucalyptus rolls again, and disappeared among the dust and ash. About half an hour later, with the help of the young man, they turned around with a gray face and red eyes.
Holding a few eucalyptus rolls, he staggered and choked and said, "... Fortunately, I lived up to my trust..."
Then, several large, mottled, yellow and brittle pictures, with traces of insect-eaten and rat bites, but still barely visible, were carefully spread out in front of Jiang Tian one by one. However, they included many different pictures.
The architectural diagram of the Yamen was drawn on translucent Chengtang paper.
Among them, there are seals and signatures from the Maintenance Department of Ouchi Gongtai Province, the Construction Supervision Department of Zongzheng Temple, the contractor of the Department of Work under the Ministry of Industry, the craftsman making bureau of Shaofu Temple, and the general
The envoy of the master craftsman's office, and even the signature of the family order of a certain prince's house were left in the Jingzhao Mansion.
And when some of the areas described on these Chengtang papers were finally overlapped and combined; with the progress prompts that suddenly popped up in his field of vision, Jiang Tian finally saw some clues. All the details on these rubbings
The difference is that they all point to the same person.
More than 20 years ago, Peng Wenju, one of the leaders of the Yujie dredging and cleaning project, was demoted from Beijing because of the Yugou collapse incident that injured people. He was also the husband of Wei, who was in charge of the guard general at that time.
Qian Niubi and Gao Wentai were among the same group of people who were demoted and released from Beijing.
However, this time, through the underground layout and composition pictures obtained, Jiang Tian still caught a little bit of Peng Wenju, which involved the tail end of what happened back then.