It’s a pity that Jia Deng relied on the prisoners and poisons in the black prison for his whole life, and he didn’t know how many innocent people he had murdered. In the end, he was also killed by the prisoners with a large bowl of brine. It was really a cycle of heaven and he was unhappy to retribution.

There were naturally enough methods in the yamen to disguise him as if he had committed suicide by taking poison. The next morning, when Zheng Ziming had handled a lot of important matters, he sent Li Shun'er to interrogate the prisoners, and all he saw was a cold corpse.

Li Shun did not dare to neglect, and immediately ran back to the temporary headquarters of the defense commander to report to Zheng Ziming. After hearing his words, the latter was stunned. His face, which was no longer white, suddenly turned into the bottom of the pot: "I committed suicide by taking poison?! How could I commit suicide by taking poison? Shunzi, you immediately ordered the troops and arrested all the prison guards in the yamen! The bones I personally picked up for Jia Deng yesterday, the person's thigh bones, arms and spine were broken. Within three days, it would be a miracle to move his fingers. How could he pour the poison into his mouth by himself!"

"As for your order!" Li Shun agreed and pressed his hand to the handle of the knife and left with great force.

Zhao Kuangyin and Han Chongyun looked at each other with a smile and no stop. Until Li Shun's figure left the door, he shook his head and advised one after another: "Forget it, third brother, even if you arrest all the prison guards and torture them one by one, you will never find the real murderer. If Jia's surname is not dead, there are countless people in Cangzhou City. He is dead, and he is just overwhelmed!"

"Yes, Ziming, you shouldn't have spent so much effort to save him yesterday. Although the doctor's parents are in love, if a person like Jia Deng doesn't die, everyone in Cangzhou will be in danger. It would be better to let him die in a daze. Everyone will reveal all the past and continue a new chapter!"

"Why are you saying that I'm just pretending to be confused?" Zheng Ziming stared at the top of his eyes and hesitated. When it comes to leading troops to fight, his ability is no worse than that of his two friends. But when it comes to officialdom wisdom, he is more than a little bit different from his two friends.

"Actually, isn't it obvious who is the real messenger behind the scenes? You keep a living Jia Deng, just because you have an extra confession, and it may not be useful!" Knowing that his third brother's official experience is close to zero, Zhao Kuangyin grinned with a wry smile and added in a low voice.

"Yes, what can you do if you catch the yamen runner who murdered Jia Deng? It's just a series of mixed fish that can't be the real murderer." Han Chongyun also smiled and added earnestly. "Since you have become a local official, you have to learn to pretend to be confused. Most of the time, you just need to understand it in your heart, and on the surface you have to turn a blind eye!"

"Just like Cao Cao burned his letter after the Battle of Guandu!" Pan Mei, who had been choosing to listen to him before, suddenly interjected, citing the classics.

"Oh-hehe, hehe..." Zheng Ziming suddenly realized, covered the back of his head with his hands and smiled bitterly.

After the victory of the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao burned all the captured Yuan Shao's letters. It was not that he was so open-minded, but that in that case, the most rational choice. If Cao Cao insisted on thorough investigation, most of his civil servants would be affected. The Xuchang regime he established would inevitably be in danger. Cao Cao chose to completely ignore it. Those who had been secretly following Yuan Shao for self-protection would be grateful for his generosity and consideration, and since then he was loyal to him.

Before Zheng Ziming showed enough strength, many people in Cangzhou were just engaging in Jia Deng for self-protection? Now Jia Deng is dead, and it is time for him, Zheng Ziming, to win people's hearts. At this critical moment, he was unable to show goodwill to the local famous families, but he was in a hurry to avenge Jia Deng, who was supposed to be damned. What if it wasn't water in his head?

"Thank you, second brother and brother Han for your advice!" After thinking through Guan Qiao, Zheng Ziming calmed down his chaotic mood and bowed his hands solemnly.

"Why be so polite? They are all my own family. Second brother, I was worried that you were the first time you became an official, so I followed you all the way!" Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand and responded with a smile.

This is a big truth. In terms of martial arts and military strategies, the only few local tyrants may not pose any threat to Zheng Ziming. Even when he was surrounded by assassins that day at the "Jieguanting" he was surrounded by assassins, Zhao Kuangyin firmly believed that his third brother had the ability to escape danger.

But Zhao Kuangyin didn't believe that his third brother had the ability to deal with the secret arrows in the officialdom. After all, the latter had lost all memories and life experience before the age of fifteen. After the age of fifteen, he would either hang out with the green forests or struggle to survive, and he would not have much chance to get in touch with the fireworks of the world.

"Your family, don't be polite." Han Chongyun's thoughts were similar to Zhao Kuangyin. He also smiled and added in a low voice. "Cangzhou is not as good as Lijiazhai. Your past experience is basically useless. In Lijiazhai, you only need to manage a dozen people around you and train your troops. In Cangzhou, in addition to being a defensive envoy, you also have to catch Cangzhou's governor. Both military affairs and literary affairs must be seized. If you rely solely on Zhongxun and Tao Zizheng, you will sooner or later exhaust them. So how to deal with the relationship with local gentry became the primary priority. Although the master killed people in Zelu and Luzhou, he was willing to bow his head and give in. This is the reason. Whether it is to appease the people or control the place, you have to help. Only the children of the gentry family can read and read, and they can become your arms and minions!"

In Han Chongyun's view, although Cangzhou has fertile land and the benefits of boiling sea and making salt, Zheng Ziming, the governor and defensive envoy, was not easy to be a good person.

First of all, the Youzhou Army, which is only separated by a river, will not allow a new force to grow slowly under the nose. Secondly, the Fu family behind Cangzhou is probably not a good neighbor. Thirdly, the little emperor Liu Chengyou was very afraid of Zheng Ziming, but now he finds that he is getting richer and will use all kinds of means to deal with him. Finally, it is Han Chongyun’s own idea. He has never told anyone yet, and he will never plan to tell anyone that the favors of the Guo family are not that easy to get. The more Zheng Ziming gets now, the greater the price he will pay in the future!

Therefore, it is Zheng Ziming's top priority to win over the hearts of the people and gain the support of local gentry. Only by gaining the support of the gentry's wealthy gentry can Zheng Ziming take root in Cangzhou. The Cangzhou defensive hat on his head can be worn safely. For this purpose, even if he temporarily says something against his will and does something that goes against his nature, he will do whatever he wants.

He and Zhao Kuangyin were both out of kindness. Unexpectedly, both of them underestimated Zheng Ziming's stubbornness or recklessness. The latter thought quietly for a while, and suddenly, he bowed down again and saluted them solemnly, "Second brother, Brother Han, I understand what you two mean. However, I want to try to see if another path can be done?"

"What other way? Ziming, don't let it go..." Zhao Kuangyin and Han Chongyun were startled and dissuaded in unison.
Chapter completed!