Is this woman crazy? She had no choice but to choose here. Li Qi quickly closed the door, sat back and said, "Miss Zhao, you are so noble that you don't deserve to live here."
Zhao Jingyan said: "I don't want to either, but it is precisely because of my special status that I chose this place. Originally, if you didn't come, no one here knew me, so I could still move freely, but when you came, I couldn't anymore
It’s like before.”
"What are you afraid of? I won't tell you."
"How dare you guarantee that no one you brought will recognize me, and how dare you guarantee that they won't tell anyone about this?"
"Uh... you'd better continue to live here."
Zhao Jingyan gave him a roll of her eyes and then said seriously: "Okay, let's talk about business."
That's right, I almost forgot about the real thing. Li Qi hurriedly said: "Then tell me what you know quickly!"
Zhao Jingyan smiled bitterly and said, "I must have told you everything I know today."
"What? You've been here for so long, and you just asked for this little information?" Li Qi said in disbelief.
Zhao Jingyan said: "Since you know that I have been staying here all the time, where do you want me to find news for you?"
"That's true." Li Qi nodded, feeling indescribably disappointed. Maybe Zhao Jingyan brought him too much useful information in the past, so he developed this bad habit.
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said, "Are you disappointed?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "A bit, but having you here is good enough news for me. I need a counselor to give me some advice now."
Zhao Jingyan shook her head and said: "No matter what you say, I won't stay for a moment longer when it's time to leave. Besides, haven't you already made up your mind?"
This woman is really unscrupulous and unloyal. Li Qi asked in astonishment: "Why have you made up your mind?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "Didn't you already tell people to find Qin Hui?"
Li Qi was surprised and said: "You---how did you know that?"
"I can see it myself." Zhao Jingyan pointed to her eyes and said: "This afternoon I happened to see a Forbidden Army rushing out of Linyou County on the roadside for 800 miles. You can either tell him to go to the capital. Or you can
Instruct him to go to Jiangnan to find Qin Hui. Judging from his route, he is definitely not going to the capital."
Li Qidao: "This is just your guess. What should I do with Qin Hui?"
Zhao Jingyan said with a smile: "Now that the matter has come to this, you still want to hide it from me. One hundred thousand stones of disaster relief grain turned into twenty thousand stones. It was obvious that someone had tampered with it. Although the imperial court transported food to Fengxiang from all over the country at that time, the main thing
It still came from the Huainan Granary. A total of 60,000 shi of grain was shipped out of the Huainan Granary. Fengxiang only received 20,000 shi, which means that no matter what, there must be something fishy in the Huainan Granary. At this time, Qin Hui was leading his people to Jiangnan to clean up corruption.
Official, anyone else would take advantage of this trend to find out the matter casually."
"Awesome." Li Qi sighed helplessly and said, "You are absolutely right. But---." At this point, he shook his head in distress.
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "But those are just minions, the real mastermind behind the scenes, and you can't do anything about it. I wonder if I am wrong?"
You are so arrogant. If you have the ability to break the "seal" on your chest, I wonder if you can still be so powerful. Li Qi secretly despised it, curled his lips and said: "You are so smart. How could you say something wrong?
.To be honest, I am having a headache because of this. It would be fine if I only lost ten or two thousand stones. Anyway, this kind of thing happens all the time. Along the way, every time I go to a place, the local officials will definitely reach out and grab a handful. But
, this time there is a loss of 80,000 shi, and the most important thing is that the three consecutive memorials of the Ji Prefecture have all disappeared. Obviously, this matter must involve someone in the court, or even several ministers, and the official position is definitely not small."
Zhao Jingyan said: "So you start the investigation from a young age, and then decide whether you should continue the investigation based on the situation?"
Li Qi nodded and said with a wry smile: "What else can we do? In fact, whether we can kill the chicken to scare the monkey is still a question."
Zhao Jingyan said: "But if it is true as you said, what will you do?"
"What do you think I will do then?" Li Qi asked without answering.
Zhao Jingyan pondered for a moment and said: "I think you will consider the overall situation. With your personality, you should not be so impulsive."
"Then what would you do if you were me?"
Zhao Jingyan frowned and said: "I'm afraid it's the same as you, because once those people are found, you will be in a dilemma. But if you turn a blind eye, what's the difference between you and them."
"Didn't you always ask me to treat rape with rape?"
"But now you are shielding them."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Actually, there is no difference between them and me. We are all human beings, except Liang Shicheng and Tong Guan, of course. Apart from this, we just have different values. The so-called bad guys
Just like men and women, they are an objective existence that cannot be driven away or killed. Corrupt officials are just one type of bad people. Even if I kill all the corrupt officials this time, it will not take long for them to become like this.
Bamboo shoots are springing up again after the rain.”
Having said this, he shook his head again and said: "Actually speaking, strictly speaking, there are no good people and bad people in this world, because bad people and good people are people's subjective judgments, based on people's own moral standards.
Since it is determined by concepts, it cannot be regarded as an objective fact. It can be said that bad people are the kind of people who act out of their own interests no matter what they encounter, just like those fleeing landowners.
A good person is like the filial son you just mentioned. When encountering certain things, he will first consider the interests of others. When the latter views the former with his own value, the former is undoubtedly a bad person, and vice versa. The right way is
One general's achievements lead to thousands of bones being withered. Which king does not have tens of thousands of bones at his feet? The people who died because of them are far better than the people who died in this famine. Are they bad people? It depends on who they are dealing with.
, for their enemies, they are undoubtedly very bad people, but for those who have become prosperous because of him, they are undoubtedly very good people, so I don’t like to judge a person, or an entire person, by good or bad, loyal or traitor, good or evil.
A group of people, because that will allow another subjectivity to override your subjectivity, which will make your judgment inaccurate. It is undeniable that I often knowingly commit crimes, and when I see some people who abduct and traffic children, I also want to kill them with a knife.
he."
Zhao Jingyan pondered for a while and suddenly asked: "Then what do you like to use to judge others?"
"Enemy or friend."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Anyone who offends my interests is my enemy, and anyone who is beneficial to me is my friend."
"It also seems like an extremely selfish judgment."
"Any subjective judgment is extremely selfish." Li Qi said with a smile: "But this kind of selfishness is by no means ironic or derogatory. If I care about the people of the world, then the people of the world are my interests. Who would
If you hurt them, it is against my interests, and you are naturally my enemy. Since they are enemies, I will definitely try my best to defeat them. If fame and fortune are my interests, then anyone who harms my interests is mine.
The enemy, even the people of the world. If you judge my words from a moral perspective, then I must be a very evil person. But if I am the former, then the result will prove that I am a good person. Isn't this very contradictory?
"
Zhao Jingyan nodded slightly and said: "Although I don't completely agree with your concept. But what you said seems to make sense. If you care too much about good and evil, loyalty and treachery, you will undoubtedly limit yourself to a narrow range. This is not
A good thing. Take some loyal ministers in ancient times. In order to preserve their reputation, they would rather die than lose their integrity. They would not give in even a little bit. This is indeed worthy of people's admiration. But if you use your method
To judge, it is an extremely stupid approach. Loyal ministers naturally care about the people of the world, so the people are their interests. If their death will bring benefits to the people, then that is fine, but usually, they are
If they die to prove their innocence, but the interests of the people are harmed and a good official is lost, then their death is a selfish expression of putting their own reputation and principles above the people, no matter how they are used.
Judging in that way, their choices are all wrong. Only by living can you protect your own interests, keep your own interests in mind, put them at the top, and protect them at all costs, even if it means losing your so-called reputation.
No matter how strict you are, this is what a loyal minister should do."
"You can draw inferences from one example, and you can teach me." Li Qi laughed and said, "Actually, I don't like to tell others about my ideas, because I'm afraid it will affect other people's judgments, or it may cause a few friends to...
But it may also create more enemies, but I think you and I think very similarly, so I told you, and it won't affect you anyway."
Zhao Jingyan smiled and shook her head, curiously asking: "Then are you the former or the latter?"
Li Qidao: "Of course it's the former. The interests of the people of the world, or the Song Dynasty, are the interests in my heart. I don't mean to say that I want to say how great I am. Those are all ethereal. This person prefers more real things.
For example, regarding gold and silver treasures, I was just stating a fact, so from beginning to end, I never said I would not pursue the matter."
This was beyond Zhao Jingyan's expectation, and she said, "What would you do if someone is found guilty?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "I just investigated, and didn't say I would do something. There is still a distance between investigation and action. As I said before, since I have sat in this seat, the people are my interests, even if I am here
In business, only if there are more wealthy people, more people will buy my products, so my first priority is naturally to protect my own interests, so naturally the first thing I have to do is to provide food and clothing for the people of Fengxiang.
Problem, this is a top priority and is beyond reproach. As for those who have harmed my interests, they have already been harmed. Even if you kill them, things will not change. As far as this matter is concerned, the gain may only be a small amount of pleasure.
.I think the best way is to prevent them from hurting my interests again, and eradicating the roots is undoubtedly the best choice. So if I can kill, of course I will kill, but if not, I will not take my life.
Go and fight, because once I lose, it will never be a good thing for the people of Fengxiang, so I will not be too pushy, I will only try my best to prevent similar things from happening again."
Zhao Jingyan nodded and said: "Since you have thought it through clearly, what are you still worried about?"
"Please, I just understand what I want in my heart, but I'm still clueless about the details and the process. Otherwise, why would I be here at the track in the middle of the night, and you won't warm me up? It's just a joke, don't be mean, oh no.
Don't make excuses, tell the truth."
When Li Qi saw Zhao Jingyan put down the sword, he felt relieved and said quickly: "I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter, because if you don't know who the enemy is, then you don't know where to start taking precautions. But the problem is
As for how to check, you must also know my current situation. The people below are watching me, there are people above who are watching me, and there are people below who are watching me. The emperor is also waiting for me over there. I am really surrounded on all sides. I want to
It is really difficult to hide the truth from everyone, clarify the matter first, and then consider the solution. But if the truth is exposed prematurely, then the people will chase me and yell in my ears to punish those corrupt officials.
And those corrupt officials will definitely fight against me in order to protect themselves. Even the emperor may feel that he is in a dilemma and is wavering. At that time, I can only passively find a solution according to the situation. In that case, I will not be able to die even if I die.
Oh, this is the saddest ending to being an official. Now you know why I am troubled, right? As long as you make one wrong step, then every step will be wrong."
Zhao Jingyan smiled bitterly and said: "What you said makes sense. This matter is related to the family army, and the emperor will definitely take it very seriously. This is not just a matter that harms their interests. It also directly endangers their lives. Compared with the reform,
For me, this matter is much more serious. If we don’t handle it well, we may end up in a situation where we either die or we live.”
Li Qi said bluntly: "I don't want to die yet, and I can't die either."
"Who wants to die? Who can die?"
"Is this what makes it scary? Now that you know it, please help me find a way."
"You are smarter than me. You can't even think of it. How could I think of it?"
"I absolutely agree with this, but if one person is short-term and two people are long-term, just think of me as begging you."
No matter how Zhao Jingyan listened to it, she felt that these words were strange, and she said: "It's such a good sentence, but why does it change the taste as soon as it hits your mouth?"
Li Qi said nonchalantly: "Am I the Golden Knife Chef King? I just like to change the taste."
Does this make sense? Zhao Jingyan was immediately speechless, frowned and pondered.
Li Qi also thought about it. In fact, he still valued Zhao Jingyan's opinion, because Zhao Jingyan was not only a smart person, but also a native of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, Zhao Jingyan was able to consider many aspects that he might have neglected. It was even more valuable for Zhao Jingyan.
She is still an undoubted beauty. Aren't you tired of working as a male and female partner? If the person sitting opposite you is an alcoholic, then Li Qi will not have any thoughts, he will just be nauseated.
After a while, Zhao Jingyan suddenly said: "I thought it would be too difficult to hide everything."
Damn it! You have thought about it for so long and you just came up with such nonsense? Li Qi said depressedly: "Isn't it difficult for me to ask you to help me think about it?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "But you can do the opposite!"
"Doing the opposite?" Li Qi asked in surprise.
Zhao Jingyan said: "That's right. While the matter is still confusing, I will expose this matter first."
"That's easy for you to say. If the emperor knew that one hundred thousand turned into twenty thousand, Long Yan would definitely be furious. By then, I would really be in a difficult position." Li Qi said angrily.
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "Of course we can't let the emperor know. You must also understand that there are only a few people with such power. Now they are secretly and you are secretly. Maybe they are all waiting for your response, and then the driver will
If you spread the word to the capital first, the situation will be reversed, and you can turn from light to darkness and act according to the opportunity."
What this transvestite said really makes sense. Li Qidao said: "But how can I tell them this? If they make a mistake, they will definitely use this opportunity to deal with their enemies, and then I will become a butcher's knife in their hands.
"
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "Don't worry, the people who can sit in their seats are definitely not reckless. Even if the matter has nothing to do with them, they will definitely investigate, so they won't report it to the emperor for a while. Moreover.
There is someone who can help you, and with his help, you will be safe."
Li Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Cai?"
"That's right. When this happened, the Grand Master was still at home, so he could be excluded. But after Wang Fu became an official, the Grand Master had already eliminated all the people who should be eliminated. There were not many people who could really threaten his status, so
, after he learns the news, he will definitely assess the situation and test those who may be involved in the matter first, and then make a decision. The most important thing is that the grand master still has to rely on you, so he will take your safety into account when he acts and help him.
Find out the way. Then I will give you good suggestions."
Li Qi pondered for a while and said: "Your method may really work. Since I can't find a way to hide the truth, I just leave it to them to handle it. I like this extremely irresponsible approach. Okay, let's do it like this, you
Write a letter for me and send it to the Grand Master."
"Do you want me to help you with this?"
"This is necessary. It's not like you haven't seen my words before. If the master reads it wrong or I write it wrong, it may be self-defeating and cause quite bad results. Moreover, the fewer people know about this, the worse it will be.
Okay, just do your best and send Buddha to the West."
Zhao Jingyan let out a depressed breath and said: "Okay. If I owe you, I will write it for you." After saying that, she took out a pen and paper. Suddenly asked: "By the way, I said before that the food and clothing for the people of Fengxiang is
Top priority, what are you going to do about this?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Let's see how much we can get from private donations first. The rest will naturally come from Sansi."
"Will the Third Division approve it?"
"You don't need to remind me. I know that Sansi is indeed very poor now, but this matter is theirs to take care of. If I don't look for them, who can I look for?"
"It's hard for me to see."
"In fact, it's not difficult. If you don't have money, you can just borrow it. This is how everyone got here."
"Who can I borrow from?"
"Me! Oh no. Ordnance Superintendent, if you don't fight quickly, I will give you a discount. Nine times out, eleven times out, it is the emperor's money anyway. They borrowed it and dare not pay it back."
Zhao Jingyan was stunned immediately. The person who dared to let Sansi borrow money was probably Li Qi. She smiled bitterly and said: "I am convinced by you. I can think of all these ways. Being an official for a businessman is really better than being an official for a villain."
It’s going to be a bit of a headache!”
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Huaiyin County.
At this time, the county government office was full of solemnity. Qin Hui was at the top. There were more than twenty officials sitting on the left and right below, ranging from the magistrate of Chuzhou to Bo, the mayor of Huaiyin County. They all had strange expressions on their faces. You looked at me, and I looked at you.
Behind them stood two rows of soldiers with stern expressions, all holding broadswords. They looked really intimidating.
The man on the left suddenly said: "Inspector, how long do you plan to keep us waiting?"
This man's name is Ye Tiannan, and he is the magistrate of Chuzhou.
Qin Hui took a sip of tea, smiled slightly and said, "Wait a little longer, it should be soon."
Ye Tiannan said: "You already said so the day before yesterday."
Qin Hui frowned and said, "Ye Zhizhou, are you busy?"
"I believe that no magistrate in the country has enough time to sit here all day long and watch the inspectors drink tea."
Qin Hui chuckled and said: "I'm busier than you. Not only am I busy, I'm also anxious. That's why I invited you here because I want to resolve this matter more quickly than you do. I don't want to have to give up if something happens."
People come to your house looking for you."
"What kind of invitation? You obviously tricked me into waiting." Ye Tiannan muttered softly.
Qin Hui listened clearly, but he didn't care. He glanced at everyone and said seriously: "I know everyone is busy, but there is no other way. I am here under the emperor's order. My business is the biggest. For you,
Even more so, if you have any objections to me, Mr. Qin, you can report to the Emperor after this matter is over. Now, please sit here and calm down."
"Where, where, the inspector's words are serious."
As soon as those officials heard the emperor's order, they quickly curried favor with Qin Hui.
Ye Tiannan became a little impatient, stood up and said, "I'm going to go to the latrine."
"Of course." Qin Hui stretched out his hand toward the soldier behind Ye Tiannan and said, "Send Ye Zhizhou to the latrine."
"As commanded."
Ye Tiannan glared at Qin Hui angrily, but Qin Hui didn't look down on him. After asking for trouble, his sleeves shook and he sat back down.
At this moment, a soldier sprinted in, clasped his fists and said, "Inform the inspector that General Han is back."
"Oh? Please come soon."
After a while, a general wearing armor walked in, but he saw that this man had darker skin, a tall figure, a dignified appearance, and was not angry or intimidating. This man was none other than the famous general who was as famous as Yue Fei, Han Shizhong. Behind him were others
Several soldiers were escorting a fat, ugly man.
Some of the people sitting there had expressions of horror on their faces when they saw the man.
"Kneel down."
Qin Hui stood up to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work, General Han."
Han Shizhong clasped his fists and returned the salute, saying: "Where, where, the inspector spoke harshly. In fact, it is not hard work at all." As he said that, he pointed at the man and said, "This man is the leader of those grass bandits.
His name was Wansandao, and he gathered about 300 people to rob merchants passing by the Huaihe River and the canal. They were originally hiding south of the Huaihe River, but by the time I led the army there, they had already escaped. Later, I continued to track them down.
It took two days to find them in the mountains and forests fifty miles south of the county, and we captured them at dawn this morning."
Qin Hui asked: "Are there any injuries to our army?"
Han Shizhong said disdainfully: "For these grass bandits, our army only shot a few arrows before they surrendered. There were only a few minor injuries, so it's not a problem."
"That's good, that's good. General Han, please take a seat quickly."
After Qin Hui finished speaking, he immediately returned to his seat, knocked on the wooden door with a loud bang, and said: "You are so bold, you dare to do evil and rob other people's property in this bright world, why don't you just punish me for it."
Wan San tilted his sword head and said, "I have nothing to say. You want to kill or scrape, it's up to you."
Qin Hui sneered and said: "Okay! Although he is a bandit, he is quite heroic, which is very good. Then don't blame me for being ruthless. Come on, get the torture device."
Wansandao was really a man, not afraid at all, and even arranged his appearance to facilitate their execution.
When Qin Hui saw it, he couldn't help but frowned and thought to himself, this guy is really cunning. He must have noticed that I actually wanted to force him to reveal who the mastermind was. If he didn't tell me, then I might not kill him prematurely.
, and he didn’t know that the imperial court, in order to regain the trust of the people in Jiangnan, was determined to rectify the officialdom in Jiangnan, and had given me the power of life and death. He must have thought that even if I wanted to kill him, I would have to report it to the Ministry of Punishment, which would take at least a month.
He can only be executed. As long as he doesn't die, once I leave, someone will rescue him. If he confesses, then no one can protect him. If I were him, I wouldn't say that the longer I delay, the worse I will be to him.
It's good for me, but bad for me. This is really difficult to handle. After pondering for a while, he suddenly came up with a plan and whispered a few words to the guards around him.
After hearing this, the guard looked horrified.
Qin Hui said in a deep voice: "Go quickly."
"yes."
The guard immediately headed outside.
After the man left, Qin Hui patted his forehead and said: "Oops, I almost forgot. When I came here, the economic envoy told me not to abuse lynching and beat myself up to death. I must strictly abide by the economic envoy's instructions."
The command."
This---what does this mean? Everyone was confused.
Wan Sandao couldn't help but secretly rejoice when he heard this. Who wants to be punished?
Qin Hui glanced at them and continued: "You may not know that Gao Taiwei's youngest son, Gao Yanei, is a benevolent and righteous man, known as Gao Qingtian. Although he is a Yanei, he is also a great benefactor.
Criminals suffer physical pain. At the beginning of last year, a new punishment was specially created. This punishment will not make the prisoners feel pain, but will also allow the prisoners to spend their time in pleasure. However, this punishment has not yet been listed.
It has entered the law, so you don’t know that this time the court knows that my task is difficult and allows me to use this kind of punishment. Come here, bring the torture instruments." (To be continued...)
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