Pei Xingjian invited Shangguan Yi to the duty room, ordered someone to serve him tea, and then asked, "You Shao is here, what's the important matter?"
"You Shao" is the Chinese character for Shangguan Yi.
Shangguan Yi raised his eyes to look at the heavy rain that was still pouring outside the window, took a sip of tea and said: "Chief Mu asked me to give you a message..."
Then he repeated Mu Yuanzuo's words word for word.
Pei Xingjian held the teacup in his hand and was silent.
There is no doubt that Pei Xingjian considers himself to have outstanding talents and outstanding talents, but after all, considering his age, when it comes to the dirty tricks of privacy in the officialdom, there is a clear gap between him and an "old oil man" like Mu Yuanzuo. Today
If such a big incident happened, not only would his own future be cast into a shadow, but even Fang Jun in the capital would be implicated.
Or maybe, this is just for Fang Jun...
How could Pei Xingjian, who had always regarded Fang Jun as his "benefactor", stop being impatient and anxious to cut through the mess quickly and find out the matter clearly?
But now after listening to Shangguan Yi's retelling, Pei Xingjian realized that he was too eager.
Whenever big things happen, calmness is an excellent quality that an outstanding person should have. Negative emotions such as eagerness, anger, fear, etc. will disrupt your thinking and make decisions that are far below your ability. Looking at things in the world,
There may seem to be a lot of chaos, but in fact they all have a process of origin, development, and end. Calm your mind, think quietly, find the "origin" in the chaotic situation, peel off the cocoons and follow the vines, and many things will be clearly revealed.
In front of you.
So what is the “origin” of this matter?
It seems that it was caused by the explosion of the warehouse where the Thunderbolts were stored, and some of the Thunderbolts were stolen, but in fact it was not, and the motive of the whole thing needs to be traced back.
According to the current situation under control, even the mastermind behind the incident is not known, and there is no way to know the motives.
But it doesn’t matter, the warehouse was blown up, the soldiers were killed, the thunderbolt was lost, the corpses of Goguryeo warriors were fished out of the river...the "origin" of all this was the night watchman Wu Laosan. It was Wu Laosan.
Taking the key and opening the door of the warehouse, these people were able to blow up the warehouse and steal the Thunder Thunder without anyone noticing.
Wu Laosan is just a small soldier. His wife, children, and family are all in Huating Town. How can he dare to blow up the warehouse?
He had no motive to do so.
Then, the person who caused him to owe a large amount of gambling debt is very likely to be a node in the whole matter. As long as he is dug out, he may be able to pull out the thread in the chaotic situation and change the situation.
suddenly see the light……
After his heart calmed down, Pei Xingjian asked: "According to what the navy soldiers said, the person arrested is a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan?"
Shangguan Yi said: "He's just a distant relative. Maybe he has a little bit of the Taiyuan Wang family's blood, but he has already been out of the fifth server. It's just that this person is quite smart, because the Taiyuan Wang family and the Wuwei Zhang family are related by marriage.
, so he was sent by his family to Suzhou City to open a gambling house and serve as a steward."
After a pause, he added: "The person who received the news and went to stop the navy soldiers and then tried to rescue Wang Jingxun on the street was Suzhou Biejia, Zhang Mingpu."
Pei Xingjian frowned and said: "Wuwei Zhang? The son of Zhang Gong, the governor of Muzhou?"
Shangguan Yi nodded and said, "Exactly."
Pei Xingjian pondered.
Therefore, Zhang Cong, the governor of Muzhou... was the brother-in-law of Changsun Wuji and the brother-in-law of His Majesty Li Er!
This man had done great things for His Majesty Li Er back then, but after His Majesty Li Er came to the throne, he stayed away from the chaos of the court and went to Muzhou to serve as governor for several terms. His political achievements were not obvious, but because he stayed out of the court strife, he became a special
He walks alone, cherishes his feathers, and is highly respected by His Majesty.
Muzhou, located near Qiantang, has always been the hub of Jiangnan.
Wu Laosan, Wang Jingxun, Zhang Mingpu, Taiyuan Wang family, Wuwei Zhang family, Changsun family...
Pei Xingjian had a headache.
It is very likely that the Changsun family is behind this incident. How can the Changsun family be brought down with just Wang Jingxun?
This is impossible.
Even the Wang family in Taiyuan can't even get involved...
Pei Xingjian thought of Mu Yuanzuo's words again. If the rhythm slowed down, maybe the situation would be completely different...
It was raining heavily outside the window, and Pei Xingjian's thoughts were a little confused.
After inviting Shangguan Yi to drink a cup of tea, Pei Xingjian said: "Zhang Mingpu is in the living room at the moment. He wants to evade Wang Jingxun. The excuse is that he is afraid that the navy will abuse torture and beat him into submission, but I haven't seen him yet. That Wang Jingxun is just a little person.
Even with his confession, there is no evidence, I am afraid there is nothing he can do about the Taiyuan Wang family, let alone the behemoths like the Changsun family..."
Having said this, he looked at Shangguan Yi with burning eyes.
He knew that Fang Jun valued this person very much, and that this person could be promoted from a small county magistrate to the chief secretary of the Suzhou Governor's Office in two years. Although Fang Jun was the driving force behind it, his own ability should not be underestimated.
Therefore, he sought Shangguan Yi's opinion.
Shangguan Yi looked at Pei Xingjian and was slightly stunned at first. Then he understood the idea, chuckled, and said with his hands: "This plan is very clever, but there is no proof, so let's get some proof for him... As long as we can pull the Wang family from Taiyuan
Come in, even if the water in the pool is muddy, you will be much more calm when you deal with it. Even... without Changshi Pei having to waste any more time, the Taiyuan Wang family can no longer sit still."
Pei Xingjian also laughed: "Do heroes think alike?"
Shangguan Yi laughed: "Same, slightly the same!"
Pei Xingjian then called his clan brother Pei Su in and ordered: "Go to the Navy to collect some thunderbolts, and then send them to Wang Jingxun's residence. In addition, he notified Governor Su and asked him to cooperate later..."
Pei Su became excited upon hearing this and immediately took the order and left.
Pei Xingjian glanced at Shangguan Yi. The two looked at each other and laughed, cherishing each other and getting along quite well.
*****
Pei Xingjian sent Shangguan Yi away from the back door, then stood at the door and watched the pouring rain wash away the courtyard walls and buildings like new. The rainwater accumulated in the courtyard and flowed freely across the courtyard. After a while, he turned around and Shi Shiran went to the living room.
Zhang Mingpu felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
He never expected that the Navy would be able to find the clue about Wang Jingxun so quickly and arrest him so forcefully. How careless...
Now that Wang Jingxun has been arrested and imprisoned in the town office, it is not that there are no informants from him in the town office, but this case is really too serious. Without Pei Xingjian’s order, who would dare to let him in to see Wang Jingxun? Zhang Mingpu couldn’t even get through the gate.
I had no choice but to come and look for Pei Xingjian.
Seeing Pei Xingjian's figure appear from the door, Zhang Mingpu suppressed the anger in his heart, stood up, cupped his hands, and said coldly: "Pei Changshi is really busy, I have been waiting here for a long time."
Pei Xingjian was serious about his words, he casually bowed his hands as a courtesy, sat down on the main seat, and said calmly: "Now the dock warehouse has been bombed, Zhentian Lei has lost a lot of things, and many soldiers have died as a result. Everyone is busy up and down, but they are a bit neglectful.
I just don’t know if Zhang Biejia has come here this time to give me any advice."
Zhang Mingpu held his breath and said: "I don't take advice seriously. It's just that the navy soldiers arrested people in the street and even shot and injured civilians with bows and crossbows. I would like to ask, do you still have the law in your eyes?"
"hehe."
Pei Xingjian sneered, looked up at Zhang Mingpu who looked angry, and said slowly: "Isn't this statement of yours taken into consideration? Then Wang Jingxun is a serious suspect in this case. He is a Suzhou captain and does not want to help the navy.
Apprehending the suspect, but blindly protecting him, why?"
Without Zhang Mingpu's rebuttal, Pei Xingjian slammed the table and said angrily: "Furthermore, it was the navy who took the man, and it was the navy who shot the man. Why did you go to Wuhuating Town to threaten and make nonsense?
!”
Zhang Mingpu held a breath in his chest and almost couldn't breathe.
You pushed it all the way?
"Since everything is the navy's fault, then why is Wang Jingxun in prison in Huating Town now?"
"This is between me and the Navy Master, what does it have to do with you?"
"You are clearly colluding to despise the king's laws and frame good people!"
Pei Xingjian looked at Zhang Mingpu coldly and warned: "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. I just say that I despise the king's law. I will not refute it. You can report the situation to the governor of Suzhou, or you can go to the capital, go to San
The judicial officer submitted the petition, and even went to the gate of Taiji Palace to knock on the door to complain... As for framing Liang Shan, that is even more nonsense. If Wang Jingxun is innocent, he will be let go afterwards, but if the evidence is solid, even if it is
Even if Duke Zhao is here, he won't even want me to step back even half a step!"