After not seeing each other for several months, Zhou Xin's stern and thin face looked a little thin and haggard. He was sitting in front of the big case where the mortgage room was signed, looking at Wang Xian who was sitting with his head upright, and said nothing for a long time.
After Zhou Tai served Wang Xian tea, he left silently with a tray. The people in the signing room where they were guarding could only talk casually.
"Thank you very much to Nitai for rescuing me. Lingxiao, brother and sister Xianyun gave me support. Zhang Qianshi arrived in time with his people, so that I can come to see Nitai." In both emotion and reason, Wang Xian wanted to express his thanks first.
"You don't have to thank me. By the time I received the news, it was already too late to send someone over. Fortunately, you formed a good relationship with the Xianyun brothers and sisters, so you didn't get caught without help..." Zhou Xin said frankly: "Is everything okay at home?
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Wang Xian said softly: "Everything else is fine, but Erhei was injured and may need to recover for a while."
"Of course it's no problem." Zhou Xin nodded, confirming Er Hei's lie, and sighed softly: "Be careful in the future, if you are targeted by those people, it won't end like this." He sighed again.
He said at once: "Those people are extremely cruel. If they capture you, they will torture you to death in just a few moments. Even if I go there in person, I won't be able to save you in time."
"..." Wang Xian felt chilled after hearing this, and whispered: "Can't they be cured even in Taiwan?"
"It can't be cured." Zhou Xin said with a straight face and a hoarse voice: "Although Xu Qianhu, the Jinyi Guard, is only a fifth-grade military attache, he is a close associate of Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. It depends on the owner to beat a dog. Who dares in this world?
Provoke Ji Gang?" After a pause, he said without concealing his weakness: "Although I am a third-grade magistrate, even if he is as ruthless as Ji Gang, he cannot directly take action, but Emperor Yongle regards him as a close minion, and he will frame anyone if he wants to.
People, as long as they file a complaint in front of the emperor, they can easily achieve their goals. Even the important ministers in the court and the government have to stay out of the way. What can I, a small official in Zhou Dynasty, do to them? "
"Zhengtai..." Wang Xian looked at Zhou Xin with a pale face. He came this time, but he actually regarded Zhou Xin as a life-saving straw. If Zhou Xintai, who seemed to be very kind, could not save himself, could he still count on the old fox?
The same cunning Hu Wei? He really regretted that he didn't ask for the black boy's identity at the beginning, and now even if he was seriously ill and sought medical treatment, he couldn't find the temple.
Although the bravery of an ordinary man can penetrate the sun and the moon, Wang Xian is not an ordinary man. He still has his parents and family to protect. For him, courage comes from strength. Jin Yiwei pinching himself to death is like pinching an ant to death. At this time, you can do whatever you want
Strategies and all kinds of courage are all in vain. Only by finding ways to borrow strength and borrowing strength that can match the Jin Yiwei can you be qualified to fight with others.
In Wang Xian's view, Zhou Xin is the only choice for both emotion and reason. For emotion, Zhou Xin once taught earnestly by the Puyang River, obviously he values himself. For reason, Zhou Xin is the envoy of Zhejiang and now serves as the official and citizen of the province.
They are all eagerly waiting for him to solve the problem...
But who would have expected that Zhou Xin would be hit with a basin of cold water, which chilled Wang Xian's heart. If even Tie Han, the coldest and toughest cold-faced person in the world, had to shun Jin Yiwei, the world is so big that there would be no one like him.
But when I calm down and think about it, it is definitely not the case. Otherwise, why would Zhou Xinyu have called him here? Is he just telling himself to be careful in the future? Then he, a dignified inspector, is really full.
After being shaken for a moment, Wang Xian's face returned to color, and he mocked slightly: "I don't mean what I said in Taiwan."
"How do you say it?" Zhou Xin said calmly.
"I think back then, when I was on the bank of Puyang River, I was teaching my subordinates in Taiwan, and my words were as clear as words in my ears." Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "I don't believe in a man who upholds the principle of 'the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the most important.
A young Yasage believer would be afraid of an emperor’s vicious dog.”
Zhou Xinxian said, his eyes were staring at Wang Xian with lightning eyes, and he did not hide the admiration in his eyes. He was completely convinced that he had seen the right person. This Wang Xian was the person worthy of entrusting him with important things. During this time, I don’t know how many times
People are talking behind his back, saying that he has a cold-faced face, just for the sake of his reputation, and is picking on soft persimmons instead. Although it cannot shake his resolve, it will always make people feel depressed.
Now hearing what Wang Xian said hit his mark, Zhou Zhengtai felt a strong sense of knowing his friend, but there was still no trace of a smile on his face, which was like ice that would never melt. He said: "The emperor's vicious dog, Zhongde cannot say this."
OK..."
"It's true," Wang Xian said coldly: "Ji Gang has a terrible reputation, and even I heard about his evil deeds when I was in the countryside. The current emperor is in his prime, wise and powerful, and can see the smallest details. Such people are around him.
How could you not notice it?"
"Nonsense," Zhou Xin quickly shouted in a low voice, "Of course your majesty is deceived. Don't split the words of the sage. To put it completely, Mencius's sentence is 'Knowing the details without seeing the public opinion.'
I know the true face of Mount Lu only because I am in this mountain."
"Sir, please calm down. I am just discussing the matter." Wang Xian said in a deep voice without caring: "The crux of this disaster in Zhejiang does not lie with the Jin Yiwei. They are just a group of vicious dogs that bite according to their master's will. The real root cause is
The current Emperor Yongle deeply hates the Zhejiang officials and people who hid Jianwen and deceived the court, so he asked the Jin Yiwei to come and investigate their cruel methods. I am afraid that as long as Ji Gang said, the people of Zhejiang are tough, otherwise it is not enough to scare people. Emperor Yongle
There will be no further investigation.”
"Shut up!" Seeing that this kid was getting more and more outrageous, Zhou Xin suddenly changed his color and said, "It's treacherous and treacherous to assume the Holy Heart. If you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Didn't your Excellency say that the people are more valuable than the king?" Wang Xian frowned.
"Then you can't criticize your Majesty. This time there was a traitor in the imperial court. All the mistakes he made are all the fault of Ji Gang." Zhou Xin said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty attaches great importance to nostalgia and nostalgia. When Ji Gang was in his most critical moment, he defected to him.
He had been loyal and accomplished a lot, so the Emperor naturally favored and trusted him. Who knew that instead of repaying his favor, he took advantage of the Emperor's trust, bullied officials, deceived the Holy See, acted recklessly, and was full of evil." He said to the court
Beifang cupped his fists and said: "Get rid of this traitor, and it is the duty of all the emperor's holy names to serve as ministers."
"Subordinate... I have learned a lesson." Wang Xian could only nod his head. He sighed quietly in his heart. In fact, the truth is very simple, but the limitations of the times are here. Even if Zhou Xin believes in the more radical Yasheng doctrine, he still cannot
He insisted that the emperor was not at fault and that the faults were all the ministers'
Maybe it's not that Zhou Xin doesn't know, he just can't admit it, because the Lord of Heaven and Earth, the Lord, the Master, is the greatest truth in the world. Once he thinks that the Lord is at fault, his faith will collapse...
Only a heterogeneous person like Wang Xian would not take the emperor and imperial power seriously.
"Then what do you mean, sir?" Wang Xian was a little confused by this contradictory Zhou Jiantai, so it was better to ask directly: "Do you care or don't you care?"
"Of course we have to take care of it," Zhou Xin said decisively: "Although the Jinyiwei faked the name of the emperor and ran rampant, how can the court's laws be ignored? Why don't we care about the people's misery? If these evil-doers are not brought to justice,
What's the point of asking me to be a police officer?" As he said that, he showed Wang Xian the thick stack of papers, "These victims, risking a sea of blood, threw in the papers, how can I turn a deaf ear? As the saying goes.
He said, "I am in charge of my job, and since the throne has appointed me to carry out a province's punishment and prison, how can I not make decisions for the people and relieve the people's suffering?"
Listening to Zhou Jiantai's conclusive words, Wang Xian realized clearly that in fact, Lao Zhou understood everything, but there were some things he couldn't say clearly. Everyone knew it but didn't point it out, which was the way to talk about such a taboo topic.
It's still too reckless. It needs to be changed. It needs to be changed.
As soon as the thought flashed, he became excited. He stood up and clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to lend a helping hand to you." Helping others means helping yourself. This is true.
"I'm about to ask Zhongde to help me." Zhou Xin's eyes were shining with wisdom. The deep conversation by the Puyang River last year was the foreshadowing for today.
Zhou Xin claimed to be very perceptive, so he naturally knew that He Chang, a condemned prisoner, had transformed into a royal guard. He was extremely shocked by this, because this not only showed that there were serious loopholes in the management of the prison, but also showed a blatant contempt for the country's laws.
However, when Zhou Xin found out about this, He Chang had already become Lord Long's son-in-law. He naturally guessed that it was Wang Xianyu. After all, there were only a few people in Fuyang County who had the ability and motive to take action. Wang Xian was a suspect.
The biggest one. But he did not pursue it because Jinyiwei himself was a monster independent of the law and was not bound by the law at all. If Wang Xian did not kill He Chang, He Chang would definitely kill him. People can't just capture him, for
There is nothing wrong with killing someone to protect yourself.
At that time, Zhou Xin thought that since Zhu Jiuye no longer pursues the case, the matter will be over. After all, Jinyiwei has no organization in Zhejiang, and it is impossible to send people down specifically to investigate the death of a small flag. Who would have thought that things would be so difficult in this world?
According to the information, the dragnet in Pujiang County did not catch Jianwen Jun, but gave Jin Yiwei an excuse to invade Zhejiang.
At that time, Zhou Xin realized that the Jin Yiwei would definitely cause trouble for Wang Xian, because there were almost no people in the world who dared to attack the Jin Yiwei. The person who had saved He Chang would definitely regard Wang Xian's provocation as a great shame.
He must be crushed to ashes in order to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Now that he understands where the enemy must attack, Zhou Xin can naturally take advantage of his tactics and dig traps for them to jump.
"May I ask, sir, what do you want me to do?" Wang Xian asked in a deep voice.
"Zhongde, come here." Zhou Xin lowered his voice and gave instructions, and finally said: "This matter will take some time to brew. You just have to take the college exam first. Having the reputation of being a scholar is still very useful."
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded and agreed expressionlessly, but he couldn't help but feel secretly depressed in his heart. Why are you being used as a bait again? Can't you give me a new job?"