Zhong Xing and Zhao Huaiyi, who were not traveling in Shuzhou, both asked to see the governor of Shuzhou.
Huo Wenshi, the governor of Shuzhou, was quite surprised when he heard such things from the concierge.
There is no way not to be surprised.
Although today's Zhao State has civil servants controlling military generals, there is no real subordination relationship in the Zhao State's bureaucratic system.
In essence, only the emperor still has the power to mobilize generals. Civil servants can speak eloquently and speak to the emperor's heart every time they speak, so that the emperor can act according to their plans.
Rather than saying that the civil servants restricted the generals, it was the emperor's deliberate suppression.
Therefore, in Zhao State, especially in this remote Shuzhou, there is no situation where the civil servants and military generals suppress the other. On the contrary, the two forces can be regarded as dissatisfied with each other.
Especially Shuzhou's Biejia Zhongxing and Shuzhou's guard Zhao Huaiyi.
These two people have always disliked each other and scorned each other. No one looked down on the other and neither was convinced by the other.
Even sometimes when he hosted a big banquet, either Zhao Huaiyi or Zhong Xing wouldn't come.
Although this behavior made him quite annoyed as the governor of Shuzhou, he had nothing to do.
But after all, I am also a civil servant, and I am not in the same system as other military commanders.
In short, these two people have not looked at each other for a long time.
We actually came together to see him today?
Is this the sun rising from the west?
Huo Wenshi, the governor of Shuzhou who didn't understand the situation, felt deeply unbelievable.
But it is unbelievable, and it must be seen.
Huo Wenshi immediately ordered: "Please go to the study with Mr. Zhong and General Zhao and serve tea."
After the servant agreed, he bowed and left.
Huo Wenshi tidied up his clothes, and then walked to the study. Before anyone arrived, laughter came in: "Hahaha, Mr. Zhong and General Zhao are really in good spirits. How come I am so happy even on this day of rest?"
Coming here?"
But after Huo Wenshi walked in and saw the solemn expressions of the two people in the room, he suddenly felt something bad.
At this moment, Zhao Huaiyi hurriedly said: "Master Huo! Fan Chao took bribes from King Ming in order to rebel!"
"What?" When Huo Wenshi heard this, the smile that originally filled his face suddenly disappeared without a trace: "Where did this news come from? Is it reliable?"
Zhao Huaiyi said: "Yesterday, a box of gold and silver was carried into Fan Mansion. This is what Mr. Zhong and I saw with our own eyes!"
Huo Wenshi heard Zhao Huaiyi's words and looked at Zhong Xing aside.
Zhong Xing immediately nodded and said: "That's right! We felt something strange at that time, it was a box of gold and silver! Who would pay such a large sum of money?! It's not easy to come up with so much money, and what can we do if we ask someone to do it?
Got so much money? So Mr. Zhong and I became suspicious and found out the clues after many investigations. After saying this, Zhong Xing took out a paper."
Huo Wenshi asked: "What is this?"
Zhong Xing said: "This is an exchange of letters that General Zhao and I worked hard to obtain. It is a letter between Fan Chao and Prince Ming. This is just one of them. Who knows if they still have it? Or whether they have reached anything else.
Conspiracy?"
Huo Wenshi took it over, his outstretched hand trembling.
You know, Shuzhou is his jurisdiction!
He will be jointly and severally responsible for anything that happens in Shuzhou!
If Fan Chao really rebels, even though he will not end up like Fan Chao, who has implicated all nine clans, he will still be dismissed from his post to investigate and bring trouble to his family.
Huo Wenshi is now middle-aged, and because he offended someone in the court and was transferred to this remote Shuzhou as governor, he may have no hope of promotion in his life.
If you can stay in Shuzhou safely until you become an official, everything will be fine.
But now it seems that if I don't take action, it may be too much to hope for a stable career.
While reading the letter, Huo Wenshi said in a friendly tone: "General Zhao and Mr. Zhong were able to put aside their past grudges and cooperate sincerely during this critical time. I really admire them!"
Zhao Huaiyi immediately said: "Compared to the family, the country, and the world, personal grudges are nothing to mention. Now that Fan Chao has taken bribes from King Ming and deliberately rebelled, we have to make preparations early! It is better to report it to the court immediately!"
Zhong Xing on the side also nodded and said: "Yes, this is a serious crime of treason! It is to punish the nine tribes! And it is the guard general of Shuzhou who is in charge of half of the troops. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to decide!"
After hearing what Zhong Xing and Zhao Huaiyi said, Huo Wenshi quickly waved his hands and said: "No! Never!"
Zhong Xing and Zhao Huaiyi looked at Huo Wenshi and sincerely tried to persuade him: "Sir! This matter can't be delayed for long! If we don't report it soon, who knows when Fan Chao will start trouble!"
Huo Wenshi sighed and said: "Master Zhong and General Zhao are wrong! We are both the civil and military officials and adjutants of Shuzhou. You two might as well think about it. If we report that there is a rebellion in the jurisdiction of the imperial court, we will definitely
It will implicate us! If we get into trouble, wouldn’t we ourselves also be involved?”
Zhong Xing and Zhao Huaiyi looked at each other and said as if they suddenly realized: "What you said makes sense!"
Huo Wenshi said: "So we absolutely cannot report it to the court like this!"
Zhong Xing looked at Huo Wenshi and said, "Sir, are we just going to pretend we don't know anything? Wouldn't this be an even greater sin?"
Zhao Huaiyi nodded and said: "Yes! If we remain indifferent and pretend not to know, and Fan Chao joins forces and seizes Shuzhou City and declares rebellion, we will become his accomplices whether we are willing or not!"
Huo Wenshi waved his hand and said: "Hey, you might as well think about it from another angle. If we report it so hastily, it will be a rebellious force within the jurisdiction, which is a big mistake. But if we capture Fan Chao
Woolen cloth?"
"Captured?" Zhong Xing looked thoughtful.
Huo Wenshi said: "If we catch Fan Chao, the traitor! Then it will be very different! Then we will be the great contributors to capturing the traitor! By then, if His Majesty Long Yan is happy, we will all be promoted.
ah!"
Zhong Xing looked happy when he heard this and said, "Yes! Mr. Huo is wise!"
Zhao Huaiyi said: "But Fan Chao is very skilled in martial arts, how can we capture him? Don't forget that he controls half of Shuzhou's troops!"
Zhong Xing opened the fold, pointed to one place and said, "Did you see it? In three days, he will go to the small temple fifteen miles outside the city to meet with the envoy of King Ming. The more secretive this kind of thing is, the better! By then he will
We definitely don’t dare to bring more soldiers. At most, we can bring some personal guards. This is our opportunity! We can arrange it in advance and maybe we can catch Fan Chao and maybe King Ming’s envoy! If we catch it,
The merit of being the envoy of King Ming would be even greater!"