Wang Xian never expected that he would sign for a room in the Jinhua magistrate's office and meet the Zhejiang inspector, the cold-faced Tiehan Gong Zhou Xin.
"I pay my respects to you, sir." Wang Xian quickly bowed down.
"No need to be formal." Zhou Xin said calmly: "Sit down and talk."
"Yes." Although Zhou Xin wore a green preacher's robe and dressed up as an ordinary teacher, he still gave people a sense of oppression. Wang Xian knew that he didn't like nonsense, so he sat down obediently.
"Are you surprised to see me?" Zhou Xin did not sit upright, but sat down on his left side.
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded and said: "But it's not too surprising. After all, Mr. Nitai has always seen the beginning but not the end of the dragon..."
"Haha..." Zhou Xin said with a faint smile, "Then why should I see you alone?"
"You can't guess in a humble position." Wang Xian said with a wry smile.
"It's not that you can't guess, but you don't dare to say it." Zhou Xin said coldly: "If you have any questions in your mind, just tell them, I'm here to answer your questions.
"I don't dare to say anything because of my humble position, and I don't dare to ask either." Wang Xian acquiesced.
"Indeed..." Zhou Xin's unmoving face actually showed a look of empathy, and he said bitterly: "But to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor, one can only put aside personal honor and disgrace...
"
Wang Xian didn't look at him, lowered his head and continued: "Master Zhitai, please tell me something."
"Haha, you are really cautious." Zhou Xin said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Before Hu Jie'an went to Fuyang, he went to Hangzhou and had a secret talk with me." Jie'an was Hu Wei's nickname. Wang Xian raised his head after hearing this.
, looking at Zhou Zhengtai with a resentful look, Zhou Xin couldn't help but laugh again: "I didn't trick you, so don't blame good people."
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded, and then heard him continue: "But Hu Wei did ask me about my evaluation of you. I answered truthfully..."
"..." Wang Xianxin said, and it turned out that he was still fooled.
"Later, he told me that he would go to Fuyang to meet you, and if appropriate, he would send you to Pujiang County as a pawnbroker." Zhou Xin revealed the secret to Wang Xian and said, "You must be wondering why he wants you to be a little pawn."
Official, come to shoulder such a huge responsibility?"
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded and said, "I am puzzled by my humble position. I really can't figure it out."
"That's right." Zhou Xin said with a smile: "This is what Hu Jie'an wants."
"So that's how it is..." Wang Xian suddenly realized that Hu Xian had deliberately asked himself, the top official in the south of the Yangtze River, to come to Pujiang to work as a pawnbroker and work as a minister of the Ministry of Personnel. In fact, he was trying to spread suspicion about the old story and attract the attention of those people.
After a while, he asked in a low voice: "Where are the actual soldiers..." Before he could finish his words, Wang Xian shut up because this question was too stupid...
"Yes, I am the actual soldier." Zhou Xin said with a wry smile: "The winter before last, I was originally appointed as the inspector of Jiangnan, but before the trip could be completed, it was changed to Zhejiang's honest inspection. It turned out that Hu Jie'an said this when reporting to the emperor.
That person should be in Zhejiang, so the Emperor temporarily changed my job for me. When His Majesty resigned, His Majesty personally gave me the task of finding the person..."
Wang Xian looked at the cold-faced Mr. Han, and felt sympathy in his heart... Who told you that you are usually too popular, and you are praised as a contemporary Mr. Bao, who is not looking for you at this time? So people, high profile will die early, if this
You can't die once, you must keep a low profile and keep a low profile in the future
"So after I took office, I continued to conduct private visits incognito." Zhou Xindao: "Everyone thought that I was secretly investigating the administration of officials and visiting unjust prisons. In fact, it was just a cover-up. I have traveled all over Zhejiang in the past year, and I have only one real purpose... that
Just looking for someone."
After hearing Zhou Xin's words, Wang Xian suddenly became enlightened and asked: "Did Taiwan notice the missing persons case?"
"That's right." Zhou Xin nodded and said, "I discovered it. But before that, I had already suspected Pujiang County, because this place is really suitable for that person to hide.
"Hu Jie'an has been searching for several years, but he ignored Zhejiang. Everyone thought that the man would hide far away, but who knew he was hiding in Zhejiang? This is really unexpected." Zhou Xin continued: "But in fact,
When people are afraid, they often flee to the place they think is safest. Once you focus on Zhejiang, you will soon find that there is no better hiding place in the world than Pujiang."
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded, indeed. When that man was in power, he abolished Zhejiang's heavy taxes and vigorously promoted scholars, which made Zhejiang Province full of favor for that man. And Pujiang was even personally granted the title of Emperor Taizu.
The home of loyalty and filial piety has courtiers he can trust in times of crisis, a terrain that is easy to hide and move to, and it is not far from the capital... At least psychologically, it will make him feel safe and not be completely overwhelmed by the feeling of failure.
"If that's the case, why are you so reluctant to take action, and why do you still want to use my own hands?" Wang Xian asked regardless of his identity.
"The reasons are very complicated." Zhou Xin said slowly: "First of all, that person is like a frightened bird, ready to escape at any time, so you can't alert the snake. Send you a little dianshi there. Although they will be suspicious, in fact, they will be suspicious.
The world is still stable, because the Zheng family is too strong in Pujiang and too strong in Zhejiang, so they will not take you seriously. And because they are focusing on you, they will ignore the real danger... This paragraph
Time, while the Zheng family's attention is all on you, I have completed the arrangements and blocked several channels for the man to escape."
"Both of the two, the Zheng family is so powerful that it can provide the best protection for that person. Without dispatching the army, it is impossible for us to capture that person. But the army has no name, because the court has long declared that the person is no longer alive, even if
Hu Jie'an had to pretend to be looking for Zhang Slutty when he was looking for him. So there was no reason why the imperial court couldn't mobilize troops to surround Pujiang."
Although Zhou Zhengtai spoke slowly and calmly, Wang Xian was sweating all over his clothes. It turned out that in the end, the army still had to be mobilized.
"Third, it is not easy for refugees to enter the country this time. Hangzhou Prefecture has done its best, and there shouldn't be so many refugees." Zhou Zhengtai returned to his usual serious tone and said: "And this time the number of refugees has reached ten.
Wan, there must be some force behind it."
"Mingjiao." Wang Xian said softly.
"That's right." Zhou Zhengtai nodded heavily and said: "The Mingjiao has always been low-key and secretive, but this time it went out in a big way. The purpose is self-evident. This is what we hope to see. After they fight against the Zheng family in Pujiang, the court will have
The reason for sending troops will be dealt with by the Mingjiao and the Zheng family at the same time."
Wang Xian couldn't help but gasped. He finally realized for himself what a big shot's decision to kill means. It cost tens of thousands of lives...
"I understand." At this point, Wang Xian still didn't understand. It turned out that Hu Qinqi asked him to be the Pujiang Classical Historian, not to find someone himself, but to fulfill his duty as a Classical Historian——
If you discover Mingjiao, report it promptly
"Of course, this is the worst plan." Zhou Xin sighed softly: "If you could find that person before this, this killing might not have happened.
"Master Tai and the imperial envoy don't seem to have any hope for this." Wang Xian said coldly.
"It's about the stability of the country. It's impossible to pin our hopes on any one person." Zhou Xin said calmly. "Even if we kill all the people in one county, it will be worthwhile to save the people of the other 1,400 counties from weapons.
"After a pause, he said: "If you want to save the people of this county, just try your best to find that person."
"Actually, you want to save the people of Pujiang, right?" Wang Xian said softly: "Is this the reason why you want to see me?"
"..." The self-mockery that had been on Zhou Xin's face disappeared at that moment. He looked deeply at Wang Xiandao: "It would be good if fewer people died. In fact, Hu Jie'an also thought so. He asked you
Isn't this kid who can always create miracles come here just to seek comfort?" He sighed deeply, not hiding his entanglement and said: "I have been in office for twenty years, and I have never been as upset as I am today..."
After Zhou Zhengtai finished speaking, his face turned cold again and said: "Don't take it too seriously. After all, no one expects you to find him. When the time comes, you will still act as planned..."
Wang Xian had already recovered from the shock and asked calmly: "I still don't understand why Mr. Hu wants to add me in. Without me, it doesn't seem to affect the overall situation."
"Because none of the ministers who came from the previous dynasty wanted to bear the name of regicide." Zhou Xin was upright and did not hide it: "But you are a newcomer and you were wearing crotchless pants ten years ago. This reputation does not count for you.
Notoriety will make you rise to the top."
Wang Xian couldn't help but curse loudly in his heart. It turned out that he was the one they were planning to take the blame for.
He had weighed various results repeatedly and knew that if this credit was credited to himself, Emperor Yongle would definitely reward himself greatly and upgrade himself to ten levels. But those who were nostalgic for the Lord would definitely reward themselves greatly.
Civil servants did not dare to settle accounts with the emperor, but they would definitely put the accounts on themselves, and sooner or later they would find an opportunity to torture themselves to death.
It is estimated that Emperor Yongle will be willing to use himself, an insignificant guy, to appease the grievances of the civil servants...
So Hu Wei, this treacherous old bastard, stole someone else's wife, but let himself be the adulterer. He is really a bastard.
Seeing Wang Xian's hesitant expression, Zhou Xin said, "It seems you don't want to bear this stigma."
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded, looked at him sincerely and said, "The reason why Nie Tai told me is that there must be a way to save me from the fire and water."
"The solution is for me to take the blame. I can still hold my own." Zhou Xin said slowly: "But the premise is that you can find the person in advance to avoid this massacre.
"..." Wang Xian knew that the overall situation was such that there were too few personal choices, so he could only agree in a low voice.
There was silence in the security room. For a long time, Wang Xiancai whispered again: "Actually, when it comes to finding people, Jin Yiwei is better at finding people. He is just a clever second-hand swordsman in his humble position."
"This is the last thing I want to tell you." Zhou Xin said in a deep voice: "Remember, don't let Jin Yiwei find that person in advance." After a pause, he said, "Even if you let that person escape,
, we cannot let Jin Yiwei succeed, remember this."