In front of the main gate of Jingyesi, Gu Cheng and the head of the Jin family looked at each other, and the atmosphere fell into an awkward moment.
The head of the Jin family glanced at Gu Cheng with a half-smile, then turned back to the middle-aged man and said, "Master Li, your colleagues are here, so I won't bother you any more."
After the head of the Jin family left, the middle-aged man asked Gu Cheng doubtfully: "I am Li Tianqing, the governor of Jiangnan County. Where are you from Jingyesi?"
Gu Cheng cupped his hands and said: "I am Gu Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Region of the lower capital, and also the temporary inspector responsible for Li Shanchang's case. These are documents and tokens. Your Excellency can check them."
Then Li Tianqing didn't look at the token and documents at all. No one would dare to falsify such things, and when he heard Gu Cheng's name, he immediately knew the other person.
Li Tianqing said with a polite smile: "I wonder why Mr. Gu came to my office?"
Gu Cheng said solemnly: "The demon monk of Jinguang Temple intends to murder King Yongling, and is also related to the disappearance of thousands of refugees, so I am going to second the power of Jiangnan County Jingyesi to destroy Jinguang Temple!"
In fact, Li Tianqing already knew Gu Cheng's purpose of coming. The head of the Jin family had told him about this matter before, mostly in a mocking tone.
Who would have thought that the head of the Jin family had just left when Gu Cheng came.
Li Tianqing shook his head and asked: "Is the prince's life in danger? Do you have direct evidence that the disappearance of thousands of refugees is related to the Jinguang Temple?"
Before Gu Cheng could speak, Li Tianqing spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty is not well now, and you have no direct evidence, right?
Mr. Gu, you are from the capital, and you are young and have a bright future, but the complexity of Jingyesi in this place is far beyond your imagination.
It's not that I don't want to help you, but one move can affect the whole body. If you move the Jinguang Temple, it is equivalent to moving the entire Jiangnan County Wulin. Once it gets bigger, I won't be able to explain it here, or even to the court, and I won't be able to help.
"
After saying that, Li Tianqing patted Gu Cheng on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Young man, you have only joined Jingyesi for a few days. Don't be quick to kill and kill. There is still a long way to go. You need to know that if you take a step back, the sky will be brighter."
The truth.”
Yan Beigong had a look of anger on his face, but Gu Cheng held Yan Beigong down, and with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said to Li Tianqing: "Thank you for your advice, Gu Cheng has been taught. Since this is the case.
, then I won’t disturb you, sir.”
After saying that, Gu Cheng and Yan Beigonghe turned around and left.
Seeing the two people leaving, Li Tianqing snorted disdainfully. At this time, one of Li Tianqing's confidants came over and said hesitantly: "Sir, this Gu Cheng is from the capital after all, and it's because of King Yongling, let's just ignore it.
, it’s okay to just show off? Wouldn’t this offend the other party to death?”
Li Tianqing sneered and said: "So what if he comes from the capital? It's not like I've never been to the capital. The commander of the Eastern Territory is indeed a low-ranking official, but that's just in the capital. Outside of the capital, does he really treat himself like a green onion?
I want to take care of everything!
The same is true for Li Shanchang. Don't pay too much attention to that one. He didn't even dare to reach out to the capital to ask for something. Even if he helped him, he sent some congratulatory gifts to express his gratitude. How do you expect him to come for me in front of His Majesty?
The position of the commander?
I helped them, offended the martial arts forces in Jiangnan County, and was made noisy. In the end, they just slapped their ass and left, but I was responsible for finishing the matter. How could such a good thing happen?
He is young and energetic, and he really thinks that he can do well wherever he goes. There are many such young people in Jingyesi, the most in the capital.
After a few years of experience, I learned how to behave after being taught a lesson once.
Forget it, leave him alone, Lao Jin just sent me a piece of high-quality gold field jade, and helped me find a craftsman to carve a few bracelets to share with my concubines.
Hey, it’s troublesome when there are so many women. If you give something as a gift, you have to give it as a set. You can’t favor one thing over another, right?”
After leaving Jinling Mansion, Gu Cheng was not very angry. He had probably guessed Jiangnan County Jingyesi's attitude before leaving.
Although Yan Beigong also guessed it, he still couldn't restrain his anger.
"I knew these stupid scum would look like this!
They will only care about their own interests, their official status, and whether they are in trouble.
They don’t want to think about whether what they do is worthy of the black armor of Jingyesi they wear!”
Gu Cheng shook his head and said: "Brother Yan, don't be angry. It's useless to be angry about this kind of thing. The general trend is inevitable and cannot be changed by just one person.
In my opinion, there is something fundamentally wrong with Yasushi's system.
When the Jingyesi was first established, everyone relied on the idea of pacifying the world and eradicating demons and ghosts, and almost all thought of bringing clarity to the world. There were very few people like Li Tianqing.
But after several generations, how many people really hold this concept? There are some in the middle and lower levels of Jingyesi, but the higher you go, the fewer because they have no motivation.
Above the governor is the commander, but there are only four commanders. No matter how well you manage the fiefdom, as long as the people above you don't move, you have no chance.
Without motivation, people will naturally become slack.”
Yan Beigong sighed. He also knew that what Gu Cheng said made sense, but every time he encountered this kind of thing, he couldn't restrain his anger.
"Brother Gu, Jiangnan County Jingyesi is unwilling to help, what are you going to do now?"
Gu Cheng smiled and said: "Without Zhang Butcher, why don't you eat pigs with hair on them? If Jingyesi of Jiangnan County is not willing to help, then we will go to Jiangbei."
Yan Beigong shook his head and said: "I don't think there is any chance. Jiangnan and Jiangbei are just the same. In my opinion, Tan Zi is no different from Li Tianqing. Besides, this incident happened in Jiangnan, so he is even more impossible."
Cross the line to deal with this matter.”
Gu Cheng said slowly: "Of course it's not enough to rely on responsibility alone, but what if it's profitable?"
Yan Beigong didn't know what Gu Cheng meant, but he knew that Gu Cheng was very sharp-tongued, and he didn't know how he was going to persuade Tan Zizai.
The headquarters of Jiangbei County Jingyesi is located in Shouchun Mansion, not far from Mojiang Mansion. Because it is not near the river, it seems to be not as big as Mojiang Mansion.
In order to hurry, Gu Cheng and Yan Beigong went all the way to Shouchun Mansion by crossing the river and taking a small road regardless of their own strength.
When Tan Zizai heard that Gu Cheng was visiting, he looked baffled.
Didn't Gu Cheng follow Li Shanchang to deal with matters in his palace? Why did he come to his place again?
The two of them had nothing in common, and he really couldn't figure out why Gu Cheng came to him.
Someone welcomed Gu Cheng in, and Tan Zizai said with a polite smile: "Gu Xiaoyou has solved the strange things in Prince Yongling's palace? How come you have the time to come to me this time?"
Gu Cheng shook his head and said: "It's only half solved. To be honest, sir, I'm here to ask for help from you this time."
With that said, Gu Cheng told Tan Zizai everything that happened in Jiangnan County.
After hearing this, Tan Zi had a look of surprise on his face. He did not expect that King Yongling's matter would involve such a series of troubles.
But then Tan Zizai immediately refused: "Gu Xiaoyou, it's not that I don't want to help you, but you should also know Jingyesi's rules.
Jiangnan is Jiangnan, and Jiangbei is Jiangbei. As an envoy from Jiangbei, I am in charge of the affairs of Jiangnan, and it is a big violation of the rules for me to overstep my boundaries.
Once I help you, not only will Li Tianqing be offended to death, but even Jingyesi headquarters will hold me accountable.
So in this matter, I support you mentally, but in reality, there is nothing I can do to help you."
Tan Zi was perfunctory here. In fact, he even had the same idea as Li Tianqing. He thought that Gu Cheng was too naive and had never experienced severe beatings in the Jianghu. He had been in the capital for a long time and therefore did not know about these messy relationships in the Jianghu local area.
If it were Li Tianqing, he wouldn't care about this kind of thing.
At this time, Gu Cheng knocked on the table, squinted his eyes and said, "Master Tan, please don't refuse yet. It's not a trouble for you to interfere in this matter. On the contrary, it will be beneficial."
Tan Zizai sneered: "I only see the trouble, but I don't see any benefit at all."
Gu Cheng said in a deep voice: "This matter has troubled Prince Yongling for a long time. It can be said that the prince hates Jinguang Temple deeply.
This time, Li Tianqing, the governor of Jiangnan Province, stood aside and did not want to get involved in this matter, but the prince even hated him.
Mr. Tan, you know that given the prince's identity and character, if you help him, he will indeed be unable to help you in the court.
But you must not forget that the prince is the emperor's uncle after all, and he is qualified to tell this matter directly to the emperor.
If Mr. Tan, you can take action, the prince only needs to deliver a letter to the Holy Emperor. There are only two contents in the letter. One is a cry complaining about Jiangnan Jingyesi's inaction, and the other is praising Jiangbei Jingyesi for his due diligence and responsibility, even if he breaks the rules and takes action.
help.
What do you think His Majesty's reaction will be when he sees this letter?
Mr. Tan, you are now the governor of the town. It is true that you cannot be promoted. At least you will not become the commander in a short time.
But you don’t want to expand your territory?
Jiangnan and Jiangbei are close to each other, but the land in Jiangnan is richer than that in Jiangbei. Don't you want these regional jurisdictions?"
Gu Cheng's words made Tan Zizai's breathing quicken for half a minute.
Of course he wouldn't rush into anything without any benefit, but what Gu Cheng said was possible at this time.
Moreover, his relationship with Li Tianqing, the governor of Jiangnan Jingyesi, is not very good either.
One of them belongs to Jiangnan and the other belongs to Jiangbei. They are often compared, but the land of Jiangnan has geographical advantages, and he will definitely not be able to compare with the other.
If there is a legitimate reason to trick Li Tianqing and then benefit himself, it seems that this is not impossible.