An eunuch had been listening silently, thoughtfully. At this moment, he stood up and bowed and said: "The Imperial City Division is different from others. It is rooted in the capital. Many people are our spies. Through their gaze, we will definitely
No one will notice!"
"After all, they are not officers and soldiers or government officials, they are just ordinary people living nearby. They just tell what they saw in exchange for a piece of food, money or protection."
The eunuch said a little proudly, this is still a system handed down from the time of Wei Shizu.
Jianghu people or magicians are sensitive to certain groups of people, but it is difficult to guard against this kind of people. I don’t know how many thieves have been caught.
After hearing this, Ma Shunde nodded slightly and said, "As long as you know what's going on."
"I already have the military talisman. If necessary, I can mobilize the garrison inside and outside the city and the officers in the yamen! Let's go back and let people say hello. If anything happens to you, you can directly mobilize the troops. It can only be used within a hundred people!"
Ma Shunde's words can be regarded as reassurance for these people.
As long as the troops inside and outside the city can be mobilized, what should the mere remnants of the previous dynasty have to fear?
Even if they have some power of their own, in the capital city, the remnants of the previous dynasty will definitely not have too many manpower!
Too many people, it would have been exposed long ago!
When the time comes, they will block people in the city, seize the clues, and arrest all the high-ranking officials. Their great achievements will be enough to get promoted and make a fortune, and they will even be heard.
"Also." Ma Shunde suddenly thought of something, smiled coldly, and warned again: "Pay attention to whether the next generation's palace has any contact with them."
"Yes." Several of Ma Shunde's confidants in the Imperial City Department immediately responded to the order. At this time, Ma Shunde saw the little eunuch coming in and asked, "What's the matter?"
The little eunuch hurriedly smiled and said softly: "Liu Zhan handed me the sign to see Long Live. He is going out now. You have told me to pay attention. I am here to report it."
"Oh, when it comes to this matter, relevant people are here. Come on, let's take a look." Ma Shunde stood up and said.
palace gate
At that time, the weather was getting colder. Although the sun was shining on the imperial city today, it was still very cold when the wind blew. There was an ox cart parked outside. Ma Shunde went over and got on the ox cart first. After a while, he saw Liu Zhan coming on foot.
, obviously preparing to leave the palace and take the car back.
Ma Shunde sneered, opened the car curtain, leaned half of his body out, and said to Liu Zhan with a smile: "Master Liu, we will give you a ride."
Liu Zhan said politely but coldly: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Ma. This is not necessary."
"By the way, this temple incident caused a sensation in the capital and was widely implicated, but the ritual was presided over by a real person, which shows the emperor's trust in the real person." Ma Shunde continued talking to himself.
Liu Zhan frowned, knowing that the eunuch meant something. He didn't like eunuchs, but he didn't like Ma Shunde even more than Eunuch Zhao.
Because although Eunuch Zhao is also a small-minded villain, Eunuch Zhao's "smallness" is still within the range that Liu Zhan can tolerate, but Ma Shunde is a villain among villains. He is not only mean, but also harsh. This kind of person
, even if the emperor admired it for a while, it was still a chamber pot - it smelled bad, and was thrown away after use.
Many people think that by clinging to the emperor's thigh, they offend others and think that they are so clever. In fact, since ancient times, lonely ministers and harsh officials have not suffered a good death.
Without it, the emperor would have to rely on the court, act as a lonely minister and a harsh official, and offend most people. Will the emperor withstand the pressure and backlash for his slaves? Then he is not an emperor, but an idiot.
The pressure and backlash are really great, so regardless of loyalty or traitor, the first thing to do is to hand over the lonely ministers and harsh officials to die.
Therefore, even if he expressed his loyalty to the emperor, he had to keep his reputation and not offend most people. But Ma Shunde's virtue was that he was willing to be a chamber pot, and his death was not far away.
How could Liu Zhan get close to him, so he said lukewarmly: "Eunuch Ma is joking. If you talk about the person the emperor trusts, it is you, Eunuch Ma, who is incomparable to me."
With that said, he was about to find an excuse to leave.
As a result, Ma Shunde laughed strangely: "We heard that Zhenren and Cao Yiyan are masters and disciples?"
Liu Zhan was startled and his footsteps stopped.
As soon as Ma Shunde saw him, he knew that he was right. Is this old man really related to Cao Yiyan, a remnant of the previous dynasty?
"Master, please don't refuse. Let our family give you a ride. It just so happens that our family also has something to talk to Master." He invited warmly.
Because Ma Shunde mentioned Cao Yiyan, Liu Zhan felt uneasy. He originally didn't want to have too much contact with the eunuch, but now he could only endure it.
"Then there's Eunuch Laoma." He thought for a moment and then responded.
When he got into the car, Liu Zhan's face was as dark as water. Thinking that Ma Shunde was not a random person, he suddenly mentioned Cao Yiyan. Could it be that this villain caused the trouble?
Ma Shunde first asked the carriage to continue moving, and then said with a smile: "The Imperial City Department has found clues about the conspiracy to frame King Qi, and this matter is related to Cao Yiyan."
When he said this, Ma Shunde paused and looked at Liu Zhan. Seeing that his expression did not change, he suddenly felt a little bored.
Ma Shunde sneered and continued: "The surname is Cao. Ha, this Cao is the surname of the former dynasty. Real person, you have never doubted it in the past?"
Liu Zhan had come to his senses and said calmly: "I wonder what you want to say. Are you talking about the spying innkeeper and Cao Yiyan? Don't forget, I was the first to capture him that day!
"
"And the surname Cao in the world is not only the surname of the previous dynasty. Cao Yiyan was once a civil servant. After inspection by the government, he was the surname Cao of Luoshan County."
Luoshan County is a small frontier county, not a large county. To be able to be an official in such a county, at this age, one is already very talented.
Liu Zhan continued: "Moreover, the so-called masters and disciples are just incense disciples who have become attached to the Tao, not even the outer sect. When I became my disciple, there were two Jinshi, seven or eight people, and the rest were all
They are scholars, there are more than twenty of them in total."
"This person was the one who held the title of Juren. If there is any mistake, I am afraid that the Luoshan County government will be guilty of neglecting the investigation first."
"Of course, even if there are many reasons, I still have some misunderstandings and will apologize to the emperor."
Ma Shunde was secretly angry.
What Liu Zhan said makes sense. When you are a candidate for examination, the government will inevitably check your identity again and again. If there is any problem, it should have been found out long ago.
Although it is said that he is really a remnant of the previous dynasty, he must have some power. It is not difficult to rely on his power to forge one or two identities so that the government cannot find out.
But this is the responsibility of local governments.
Moreover, now that Taoism is prosperous, many officials are also associated with Taoist temples. Liu Zhan did not only accept Cao Yiyan as an entry-level disciple, but also accepted more than 20 scholars, Jinshi, and others as incense disciples in one day. This is very normal.
Even if these remarks were made in front of the emperor, the emperor would probably not punish him. If he were to pursue him, he would be suspected of being censorious, and the most he would do would be to scold and fine him.