He had received the news that his father-in-law (uncle) had been arrested. When he heard the news, he was a little dazed at the time, and then there was a hint of anger in his eyes.
He spent time in prison.
Naturally, he knew what the prison officer's actions meant.
This is a private revenge.
But now he is just a Guizhou official, not even a petty official. He can't do anything but walk around the house anxiously.
At this time.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door.
Zheng An's face lit up, knowing that it was Zheng Xuan who was back. He didn't even bother to put on his boots, and ran quickly outside the house, three steps at a time.
Zheng Xuan spent the whole day sorting out the account books at the Railway Administration Office.
I got up very late and went home.
open the door.
At first glance, Zheng An was waiting at the door barefoot.
Zheng Xuan immediately scolded: "It's cold, why are you standing barefoot at the door?"
immediately.
He realized something was wrong.
He still knows his own son very well.
In the past, when Zheng An had these abnormal behaviors, it was usually when he committed crimes. Thinking of this, Zheng Xuan's face darkened.
Zheng An dodged his eyes, not daring to look directly.
I could only say in a low voice:
"Aweng, something... happened."
Zheng Xuan said angrily:
"Seeing you like this, would I know something was wrong?"
"explain!"
"What trouble did you get into again?"
"I gave you three warnings and five instructions before, asking you to stay at home for me during this period and don't go out, don't go out, and yet you turned a deaf ear to my words."
"Say! What did you do again?"
Zheng An felt aggrieved.
He didn't even leave the door today.
But Zheng Xuan was touching him, so he didn't dare to provoke him. He could only explain in a low voice: "Aweng, it wasn't me who caused the trouble. I haven't gone out today."
Zheng Xuan frowned.
He said coldly:
"It wasn't you who caused the trouble?"
"Then what did you say happened?"
Zheng An looked around, closed the door, and whispered: "It's not me who caused the trouble, but something happened to Ji's father. A prison official came over just now and told me that Ji's father was taken to the prison."
Zheng Xuan frowned even more tightly.
Although he has never worked in other government agencies, he also knows some common sense. The prison office is responsible for handling civil cases in Xianyang and surrounding areas. Zheng Sheng is an engineer and an official, and is not under the jurisdiction of the prison office at all.
Why do prison officials dare to arrest people?
but.
He didn't speak and let Zheng An speak.
Zheng An continued:
"I'm not too sure either."
"The prison official said that Ji's father was arrested and was reported to the prison by someone, saying that Ji's father had stolen someone else's treasure."
"When Hua Yu asked about the case, Prison Cao Xi took the case directly."
"That means Father Ji is deemed to have stolen it."
"As soon as the case was established, because Ji's father was an engineer in the workshop and the prison office had no jurisdiction, he asked other jailers to compile a copy of the case, and then sent Ji's father and the love letter to him overnight.
It’s time to serve the censor.”
"This is clearly a public revenge!"
"Aweng, why don't we sue him too?"
Zheng Xuan glanced at Zheng An.
He said coldly:
"The question now is to sue?"
"What's the use of suing him? Can it save your father Ji?"
"Even if you succeed in suing him, he will be deemed as derelict in his duties at most and be fined for several months. Other than that, it will not have any impact on him."
"But if something happens to your father Ji, then something will really happen!"
"Your mother is a maid!"
"There is nothing to worry about."
"I just finished handling your matter with the front foot, and he caused trouble for me with the back foot."
Zheng Xuan was also very angry.
If it weren't for the fact that the troublemakers were all his own relatives, he would really have wanted to just leave it alone. They were all troublemakers and never made anyone worry.
there has never been!
But he couldn't ignore it yet.
Zheng Sheng knew too many things about him.
They were plotting against Qin Luoheng, and it was Zheng Sheng who was in charge. If Zheng Sheng couldn't come out, and Qin Luoheng went to the workshop to get things when the time came, everything would be exposed.
Zheng Xuan took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
He said in a deep voice:
"Can that prisoner be trusted?"
"Did he tell you who the person who sued your father Ji was?"
"Also, what was your father Ji's attitude towards the case at that time? Did he strongly oppose it, remained silent, or argued vigorously."
"Tell me everything again."
Zheng An smiled bitterly and said:
"Aweng, that's just a prisoner. He doesn't know so much information. But what he said should be true. I just sent the prisoner to my aunt, and Ji's father did not come back."
"As for the other things Awen asked."
"I have no idea."
"The prison official didn't say anything either."
Zheng Xuan was furious.
Cursed:
"Your mother is a maid!"
"I don't know who is suing him, I don't know what he is suing for, I don't know whether your father Ji stole anything, I don't know anything, what do you know? What do you want me to do?"
"Do you still want me to break into the imperial censor?"
Zheng An stood aside tremblingly, not daring to say a word.
After scolding several times.
Zheng Xuan also suppressed the anger in his heart.
He walked around the hospital, thinking about how to rescue Zheng Sheng.
It was impossible for him not to save Zheng Sheng. He was his biological brother, not to mention that Zheng Sheng was still burdened with many things.
a long time.
Zheng Xuan stopped.
He finally got his head straight. The most important thing now was to figure out the situation. Now that they were blind and didn't know anything, it was useless to worry.
If you want to figure out the ins and outs, there is only one way.
Enter the imperial censor.
It's just that he has no contact with the people in the Yushi Mansion, so if he comes to his door for no reason, the other party may not even see him.
After much thought, he could only rely on giving gifts.
Zheng Xuan said to Zheng Xuan: "Go and get my treasured Guizhang."
Zheng An opened his eyes wide.
Puzzled:
"Aweng? What are you doing with Guizhang?"
"That's what you managed to steal back then."
Zheng Xuan said angrily:
"Go if you are told!"
"With your father Ji's character, if something happens, do you really think we won't be implicated?"
"If I don't tell you, I'll just say that I helped you mend the basket a few days ago and misappropriated the amount of wrought iron belonging to Qin Luoheng. If your father Ji is really imprisoned, this matter will be exposed."
"When."
"Neither you nor I can run away!"
"Do you think I am willing to take out this Guizhang?"
"That was the treasure I stole from the palace of the King of Chu at the risk of losing my head when I broke Chu."
"I originally planned to treat this Guizhang as a family heirloom and pass it down from generation to generation."
"but now......"
"In order to save your father Ji, I have no choice but to take it out."
"I can't bear to let the child catch the wolf."
"If you don't take out this Guizhang, you won't be able to see the censors. If you can't see the censors, how can you go to the prison and see your father Ji? How can you know the ins and outs of all this?"
“If you give up, you will gain!”
"This damn thing is used to save lives!"
Zheng An's face was full of heartache.
But Zheng Xuan was completely determined.
See the situation.
Zheng An could only take the Guizhang over, and when he handed it to Zheng Xuan, his eyes were full of reluctance. Zheng Xuan took the Guizhang, stuffed it into his sleeve, and went out directly.
He is going to visit the censor Qi Ji.
There were thirty-six censors in the Qin Dynasty, but Zheng Xuan didn't know many of them.
The only one who made contact was Qi Gill.
When he was conquering Chu, he was the leader of 2500, and Qi Ji was the right general. He was under Qi Ji's command at that time, and could barely be regarded as Qi Ji's old subordinate.
but.
Zheng Xuan didn't think Qi Gill would remember him.
He only hoped to use this relationship to enter Qi's house, and then use this Guizhang to impress Qi Yi and get him to allow him to enter Shi Yushi's prison to check on Zheng Sheng's situation.
It didn't take long.
Zheng Xuan arrived at Qi's house.
He knocked on the door and waited respectfully.
...
Washington.
The lights in Washington are brightly lit tonight.
But there weren't actually many people in the mansion.
Apart from Hua Fu and his son, there were only two people, Yang Duanhe and Qiang Yu (lei).
Yang Duanhe sat beside the case, his eyes full of confusion.
At the end of today's court meeting, Hua Fu suddenly stopped him and asked him to go to Washington to get together in the evening, but did not directly explain the reason.
The same is true for Qiangxu.
The two of them were sitting by the case, somewhat confused about the situation. They knew that Hua Fu had been very active recently, but they didn't understand why Hua Fu had called them here.
They haven't been together for a long time.
It didn't take long.
Hua Fu arrived at the lobby.
Yang Duanhe and Qiang Yu slightly cupped their hands.
Their official positions are not under Huafu, so naturally they don't need to pray.
Yang Duanhe said vigilantly:
"Hua Fu, what do you want to do?"
"Don't try to influence me."
"I helped you back then, but it caused me, Mrs. Yang, a lot of harm."
"At that time, if the Wang family's military merits had not been too high, I would have been left idle by His Majesty. Even so, I, the Yang family, have not been relieved until now. Apart from me, the highest person in the court is only a doctor, like Yang Xiong, Yang
Xi, Yang Zhen (jiu) and others are only a lieutenant in the army."
"I'm warning you, don't have other thoughts."
Yang Duanhe was really a little scared.
Hua Fu's face turned dark.
but.
He really couldn't say anything.
They were the ones who were at the forefront in the forced palace, and were suppressed the most by His Majesty. Almost no one was seen in the court. At that time, Chu, Qi, and Yan were destroyed. In these three battles, they were the Hua, Bai, Sima, and Gan families.
The clans such as the Yang clan and the Yang clan were directly excluded from the army by His Majesty.
Three battles to destroy the country.
These clans have not made any achievements.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, their situation did not improve.
Those who were not involved in that incident, such as the Feng family, Meng family, Wang family and other clans, after becoming a rank officer, directly entered the fast track for promotion, while the children of these clans could only go from being a scholar to a senior official step by step.
Climb up.
Promotion speeds vary greatly.
Qiang Yu and Yang Duanhe just want to perform well in front of His Majesty and try to win His Majesty's mercy so that their descendants can have an easier time.
As for the rest, they haven't thought about it.
I dare not even think about it.
I am really afraid of being suppressed.
Qiang Yu stared at Hua Fu suspiciously, like he was staring at a thief. If they hadn't had decades of friendship with Hua Fu, he wouldn't have wanted to come over at all this time.
Who knows what evil Huafu wants to do.
He didn't want to get involved at all.
See the situation.
Hua Fu looked a little unhappy and cursed:
"You two bastards, am I so miserable in your eyes? You all guard me like a thief. You are miserable, but I am not miserable?"
"I think so?"
"I didn't make the decision alone."
"You didn't stop me at the time."
"Now, you guys are blaming me one after another. If I had known, I wouldn't have asked you to come over. I'm really pissed off."
Yang Duanhe was completely unmoved.
He had known Hua Fu for many years and was well aware of Hua Fu's character. He did not listen to Hua Fu's words at all.
Qiang Xu was dissatisfied and said:
"Brother Hua, it's late at night, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"Stop beating around the bush here."
The anger on Hua Fu's face faded.
Ningshen said:
"I met Lao Cheng yesterday."
"The old prime minister went to see his majesty and frankly said that he wanted to resign, but his majesty refused. However, the old prime minister revealed a piece of information to me."
"What information?" Yang Duan asked.
Hua Fu lowered his voice and said:
"The old prime minister made a suggestion to His Majesty."
"He suggested that His Majesty promote us old clans."
"In addition, His Majesty also told the old prime minister personally that the Qin Dynasty will soon raise troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north and capture Baiyue in the south."
Raise troops?
Qiang Yu and Yang Duanhe's eyes lit up.
But soon.
The eyes of the two of them dimmed.
Even if he raises troops, His Majesty may not use them.
The leader of the Northern Expedition has long been decided.
Meng Tian!
Everyone in court knows this.
As for taking Baiyue from the south, they don't know yet, but since His Majesty has told the old prime minister, he must have already decided on the leader.
They had no chance.
immediately.
Yang Duanhe realized something was wrong.
Questioned:
"wrong."
"This is what His Majesty told the old Prime Minister."
"They are all military secrets."
"The old prime minister is always cautious and never makes mistakes like this. Are you sure this is what the old prime minister said?"
Hua Fu nodded and affirmed: "I'm very sure!"
"Now you know why I asked you to come?"
"This is our chance."
"Although we cannot lead the army ourselves, and His Majesty will not allow us to lead the army, the children of each of our families can obtain military exploits and return to the world's attention. The outstanding children of each family can even use these military exploits to
, enter the court."
Qiang Xu frowned and said:
"Although the old Prime Minister has a very high status in His Majesty's heart, His Majesty will change his mind based on just one word from the Old Prime Minister. Isn't this too natural?"
"and......"
"Why do you think this is His Majesty's wish and not the old Prime Minister's obsession before he retires?"
Yang Duanhe also looked at Huafu.
Since Hua Fu's tone is so certain, there must be a reason.
Hua Fu said in a deep voice:
"This is what your Majesty wants!"
"The old prime minister does have old feelings for us, but what kind of person is your majesty? How could the old prime minister not know that with his character, he would dare to reveal such a big secret?"
"Old Prime Minister will retire soon, why bother to provoke His Majesty at this time?"
"If it were you, would you do such a thing?"
Qiang Yu, Yang Duan and Yi Shensi shook their heads.
When they want to retreat, they will definitely not get involved in anything. It is enough if they can retreat safely. It is not necessary or worthwhile to get involved in other things.
Think of this.
Both of them couldn't help but have a strange look in their eyes.
Hua Fu smiled and said: "All of this naturally happens for a reason."
"What's the reason?" Qiang He asked.
Hua Fu looked around cautiously, with a gleam in his eyes, and whispered: "Because that person is back."
"Who?" The two of them became even more confused.
Hua Fu said in a deep voice:
"The person we fought so hard for back then, even at the expense of angering His Majesty, so that our major clans have fallen to where they are today."