"Taking your energy? Are you saying that someone can stop you from tracking down the Prime Minister and the real culprit of your assassination?" Zhe Weizhong reacted quickly and immediately guessed the truth of the matter.
"I'm not sure, but I can guarantee that in the past, no other department in Kaifeng Mansion had as much to do as I did." Han Qing thought for a while and explained in a low voice, "It's not just the trivial matters within Kaifeng Mansion, the accumulation of
Rushan. The county magistrates and county magistrates of six of the seventeen counties below suddenly no longer decide the case, and they all push it to the Kaifeng Prefecture. According to the rules, I can't find anything wrong with them. But if this continues,
I worked from morning to night, and I didn't even have time to go out of Nansi's gate, let alone pursue the assassination case."
"This..." Yang Wenguang and Wang Yan were both stunned for a moment, and then their brows turned into knots.
Earlier, they heard Han Qing say that some officials were deliberately trying to pick up the slack. They just thought those people were trying to deceive students. But now when they heard Han Qing tell the details, they immediately realized that something was wrong.
This kind of deception is not surprising in the Bianliang officialdom. Kaifeng Mansion is located at the foot of the official family, and the governor must also serve as the deputy prime minister. As the subordinate officials of the governor, the Northern and Southern Envoys have extremely promising futures.
bright.
Normally, after two terms of office, the Northern Division Envoy can be promoted to the Commander of the Military and Horse Command of the Forbidden Army. After the Southern Division Envoy completes his term, the worst way out is to be transferred to the First Division as a transit envoy. It is better.
, it is not surprising that Wang Shu was directly promoted to deputy prime minister.
For such a good position, those old guys who were born as Jinshi and had been in officialdom for 20 to 30 years did not take the turn. Instead, it was given to Han Qing, a young man who had been an official for less than four years and was just a dropout from Imperial College.
How could the guys be convinced?
Feeling dissatisfied, it was normal for officials to give up their picks while working to make things difficult for their new boss, Han Qing. However, from within the Southern Division of Kaifeng Prefecture to the counties under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, several fifth- and sixth-rank officials colluded to pick up picks and teases.
It's obviously not normal.
Unless someone secretly instructs them to do so, or promises benefits to induce them to do so.
And the person behind the scenes was probably not trying to give Han Qing a blow. He must have a deeper purpose, at least to delay Han Qing's time to dig out the mastermind of the assassination!
"Didn't you catch two assassins? Did they confess?" Zhe Weizhong's thinking was obviously half a beat faster than that of Yang Wenguang and Wang Yan. He frowned and thought for a moment, then asked again in a low voice.
"I didn't confess. Those two assassins were not very capable, but they had very tough mouths. Someone should have promised them huge benefits, or captured their family members." Han Qing once said when he was on the Yongxing Military Road.
Having worked with Zhe Weizhong, I knew that this person was reliable, so I did not hide anything and told the truth about the results of the interrogation.
Hearing this, Zhe Weizhong nodded slightly, "Your judgment may not be unreasonable. Especially during the period of personal conquest by the officials. In fact, our Bei Division has also discovered many strange cases recently, but we just kept investigating.
It can’t go on any longer.”
"The investigation can't be continued, but the clues are broken, or someone suppressed the case?" Han Qing is now considered a veteran in investigating cases, and immediately asked the reason.
"In two cases, the main witness committed suicide. In another two cases, the victim himself suddenly requested to withdraw the case. In more cases, it simply cannot go on. There are many yamen in Bianliang City, and Kaifeng Prefecture cannot control them.
There are many places and layers of wrangling, making the investigation more and more difficult." Zhe Weizhong also admired Han Qing very much and told the truth about the troubles he had encountered recently.
The two people smiled bitterly at each other, and then they both saw deep worry in each other's eyes.
When investigating a case, the most helpless thing is not that someone is putting pressure on me, but that I am arguing according to official rules.
In the former situation, as long as the investigators can withstand the pressure, they can continue to investigate the case and get to the bottom of it. You can even use the person who put pressure on you as a new clue in the case and follow the clues.
When it comes to wrangling according to official rules, it is much more troublesome. Many evidences are time-sensitive. If the case is delayed for a long time, the evidence will no longer be effective. The real murderer can also take advantage of the opportunity to find ways to destroy clues and set up a maze, and finally
The investigators went astray and lost their sheep.
"I suspect that someone wants to take advantage of the fact that the officialdom is no longer in Bianliang." Yang Wenguang was young and courageous, and suddenly added: "In this way, it makes sense for him to delay time."
"Inspector Yang, we can't talk nonsense like this unless we can get real evidence." Zhe Weizhong was startled and quickly frowned and shouted, "King Yong and Wang Xiang are sitting in Kaifeng Mansion, which is enough to
A young person cannot make any trouble."
"Okay, don't say it, don't say it. If I don't say it, just pretend it doesn't exist." Yang Wenguang shrugged his shoulders and responded with an unconvinced look on his face.
"No matter what the other party's purpose is for delaying time, let's join forces and use every trick to make their goals fail. Naturally, they will become impatient and jump out again." Yang Wenguang's performance is all taken into account.
In his eyes, Han Qing thought for a while, then brought the topic back to the topic with a smile.
This is not the first time he has heard that there is going to be trouble in Bianliang City. A few days ago, Wang Shu said similar words, and the final result was also the same.
As for the reason for pointing out so far, it is actually not difficult to guess based on his experience in the world of the two countries.
The person involved in the case, or the person suspected by Wang Shu and Yang Wenguang, has a high position. Without real evidence, the Kaifeng government cannot investigate this person.
If you are like Yan Guan, you will not only be unable to do anything about this person, but also risk your own future and even your life and fortune.
Therefore, Han Qing was not surprised by Zhe Weizhong's reaction. On the surface, this person was reprimanding Yang Wenguang. In the world, he was protecting this person to prevent Yang Wenguang from being young and energetic and diving into the political whirlpool.
Ended up to be shattered to pieces.
"Judge Han is right, let's join forces! Don't guess what the other party's purpose is, just do the job at hand." Wang Yan deeply agreed with Han Qing's words, and also smiled and interrupted, "Judge Han
If you need any help from the three of us here, just ask! As long as we can do it, we will never refuse."
"Yes, senior brother, if you want us to help you, just ask." Yang Wenguang also knew that Zhe Weizhong was doing it for his own good, so he voluntarily dropped the previous topic.
"Except for mobilizing the left and right forbidden troops into an organic form, as long as you give the order, all the Bei Division can go all out for other matters." Zhe Weizhong made the last statement, but added a condition to the promise.
"Judge Zhe is joking, how can I have the courage to mobilize the left and right armies." Knowing Zhe Wei Zhong's cautious nature, Han Qing smiled and shook his head.
The left and right armies of the Northern Division of Kaifeng Prefecture also belong to the Forbidden Army sequence. There are not many soldiers and horses, and they are all in one compartment, that is, about 2,500 people. Their equipment is only light armor, bows and arrows, and short knives.
Although they are also regarded as forbidden troops, the main task of these two teams is not to fight, but to maintain local order. They usually use battalions and capitals as units to patrol the inner and outer cities of Bianliang to deter ruffians and catch thieves.
Drive away the beggars.
When it really comes time to mobilize the entire left or right army on a large scale, I am afraid that it will be to send troops to quell the rebellion, or to raise troops to rebel.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Zhe Weizhong first blocked the possibility of mobilizing the left and right armies on a large scale.
"The left and right armies cannot move lightly, but the military inspectors under the Bei Division can be dispatched by Judge Han to assign jurisdiction and arrest heads." Seeing that Han Qing was quick to tell, Zhe Weizhong smiled and quickly added.
"Including Wang Yan and I, senior brother, you can dispatch them as you please." Yang Wenguang suspected that Zhe Weizhong was too cautious, so he added with a smile, "It is better for the four of us to join forces than to have the northern and southern divisions fight independently."
"That's what Han has in mind!" Han Qing originally planned to do so, and immediately took over the conversation with a smile. "Recently, I accidentally got some clues about the Red Lotus Sect. However, it is inconvenient to go out to investigate. I am also worried.
If the three of them can secretly help..."
He and Yu Bolian had fought many times, and Wu You and others under his command had long been recognized by the remnants of the Red Lotus Sect. Therefore, after receiving Yu Bolian's letter earlier, it was difficult for him to avoid being noticed by the other party.
, take advantage of the situation.
But now, with the help of Zhe Weizhong, Yang Wenguang and Wang Yan, the clue of the letter can be fully utilized.
If Yu Bolian tries to raise doubts about the accident, his reply will eventually be delivered to this person. As long as Zhe Weizhong, Yang Wenguang and Wang Yan send people to keep an eye on the final destination of the letter, they will be able to find Yu Bolian's hiding place!
"If you, the Northern Division, have any cases that are suitable for the Southern Division to investigate, you might as well hand them over secretly!" After calmly introducing his arrangements to Zhe Weizhong and others, Han Qing took the initiative to reciprocate, "For one thing,
Maybe on Han’s side, bystanders know better. Secondly, if your opponents find out that you are no longer pursuing the case, they may relax their vigilance and reveal new tricks.”
"This is a clever move!" Zhe Weizhong's eyes lit up and he immediately said with a smile, "The three of us will secretly help you investigate the assassination case. You, Wu You and others, secretly solve the problem that our Bei Division encountered.
Difficult problem. On the surface, we have all fallen into the trap of our opponents and cannot make any progress. But secretly, we can uncover the fog step by step, and when the time comes, we can catch our opponents off guard!"
"Then it's a deal!" Han Qing stretched out his hand habitually, ready to high-five the other party and sign a contract.
Then, he suddenly realized that this was a habit he had developed in another time and space, which was somewhat inconsistent with the etiquette of the Song Dynasty.
However, just when he was about to secretly withdraw his hand, Zhe Weizhong's palm struck his palm in the air, "Deal!"
"And me!"
"And us!"
Yang Wenguang and Wang Yan were stunned at first, probably feeling that the high-five action was interesting. Soon, they both came forward and exchanged slaps with Han Qing's palms in the air.
"Pah!" "Pah!" Clear high-fives accompanied by laughter rang out one after another in the back garden of Kaifeng Mansion. The osmanthus blossoms on everyone's heads rustled down.
