Chapter 128

Chen Yan glared at Qin mubai angrily: "can you not be so frivolous and casual, can you give me a clear answer?"

"Some people in the world are just strange. They don't believe their promises when they are serious. If they are false and perfunctory, they should take them seriously." Qin mubai said, "I thought you are such a person, so I specially perfunctory to you."

"Man, don't be so small!" Chen Yan knew she was a little guilty. She glared at Qin mubai and walked back. Leaning against the pillar, she said, "now it's my turn to ask you some questions. If you answer well, I will believe you and naturally tell you everything you want to know. If you don't answer well, I will never say a word easily even if I am a corpse today. "

"What are you waiting for, ask!"

Chen Yan said, "are you going to investigate the case of Zhang Tianci in depth?"

"Naturally." Qin mubai said, "to tell you the truth, the king of Wu and I came out to thoroughly investigate the Jishan case on the order of the emperor. Originally, we didn't know that things would be so complicated, let alone that Jishan county magistrate would suddenly die, leading to a series of major cases. From the beginning, we are also very innocent to be involved in, and involuntarily deeper and deeper. In fact, we don't want to chase and fight or deliberately target anyone, and we don't want more people to suffer as a result. What we are doing now is to minimize the crisis brought about by this case. Except for those villains who are the culprits of the crime, others should try not to spread it. of course. That includes ourselves. So what we are doing now is just to save people, to save ourselves, and to try to make the chaotang community less shocked. "

"You are sincere and logical. I believe you for the time being." Chen Yan said, "second question, what will you do with Zhang Tianci?"

"He must not die now." Qin mubai said simply, "it's because. He must die after all the dust has settled. "

"That means Zhang Tianci will die?" Chen Yan nodded, "I believe that, too. In fact, I may know more about the case than you do. I did cheat you before. In my correspondence with my husband, he poured out a lot of bitterness to me, especially when the flood defense dike of Jishan lake began to be built. He and I have always talked about everything. He is a person who attaches great importance to feelings and righteousness. He always takes into account the interests and face of others and prefers to pay and sacrifice himself. So he was in pain and hesitation. I don't know what to do. I've said many times that I want to quit my office and go back to my hometown, but I really can't let go of the fame and official position I've worked so hard for ten years. From then on, I hated officialdom and officials. "

"You've finally told a little bit of the truth." Qin Mu Bai micro ran a smile, "the truth sounds different."

"I haven't finished asking." Chen Yan glanced coldly at Qin mubai and said, "if you go all the way to investigate this case and find out some big people you didn't expect It's extraordinary for you to be big people - what would you do then? "

"You mean..." Qin Mu Bai's treacherous smile, thought that she all said this, why don't I cheat her?

After deliberately opening the tone and selling it for a while, Qin mubai said, "do you mean someone bigger than the king of Wu?"

Chen Yan said quietly: "you answer the question first."

"Discretion." Qin mubai said, "I can only answer like this. It's too false to say that we should deal with justice or make promises now. "

"That means to see who they are and then decide what to do with them, right?" Chen Yan said.

"Yes."

Chen Yan began to be silent and did not speak any more.

After a long time, Qin mubai said, "are you finished? Now can you start telling me the truth and tell me your secret? "

Chen Yanxing looked up at Qin mubai, and there was a little hesitation and hesitation in the corner of her eyes.

"I won't force you." Qin mubai said, "in fact, if you don't tell me many things, it doesn't mean I don't know. It's just that I can't implement it without solid evidence, but I can make a bold guess. "

"Guess what." Chen Yan light way, "anyway is not from my mouth say of, all can't prove what."

"That's reasonable, so I guess." Qin mubai said, "in fact, Zhu Chengwen did write down a confidential account book, and he may realize that he would be in danger, so he sent this account book to you in advance, in case of future need. This account book records the whereabouts and uses of many imperial appropriations, some of which must be invisible. It means offering bribes to some people. "

Chen Yan listens quietly and doesn't say yes. She doesn't even change her expression.

Qin Mu Bai Wei continued with a smile: "later, Zhu Wenwen died, so you immediately think that he was retaliated or killed, and then you come to revenge. But you have a lot of scruples, because this account involves some people, which makes you feel very embarrassed. Maybe he is kind to you, or he is kind to you, or he has many connections with both of you, which makes you in a dilemma. At the same time, you know that King Wu and I came to Jishan for disaster relief and are investigating this case. So you want to know how far we've found out. Next, you try to get in with us. "Chen Yan is still silent.

"Just yesterday afternoon, you saw Zhang Tianci come to juntun. The king of Wu also received him and gave him a reward." Qin mubai said, "maybe because of this, you think that we are just like Zhang Tianci, which makes you very angry and anxious. First, you feel used and cheated by me. Second, you are eager to get revenge. Third You really want to kill Zhang Tianci immediately, kill people, the purpose is to cover the person recorded in the account book. I said that, right? "

"It's all speculation, not a bit of evidence." Chen Yan's light way.

"I really don't, but it doesn't mean I can't find it." Qin mubai said, "I have nothing to do with you. It doesn't mean I have nothing to do with Zhang Tianci. You are a good man who abides by chivalry, but he is a villain. If a villain is greedy for life and afraid of death, he can sell anything. "

"So I have to kill him in advance!" Chen Yan drinks angrily.

Qin mubai sighed and said with a smile, "you finally admit it!"

Chen Yan's Willow eyebrows frown lightly and glare at Qin mubai like anger and resentment. She turns her head and keeps silent.

"Actually The person you want to cover may be the one we want to help Qin mubai said. "Maybe he is innocent too. He just took some money from others in a muddle and was used by others. Even if there are minor mistakes, they should not be affected by such serious crimes. Chen Yan, you know it but don't know why. You think that man and Zhang Tianci are the same passer-by, the mastermind and the accomplice. If we go on investigating this case, we will not get good results, so you are wishful thinking to eradicate the insiders for him. You can't help him, but you're hurting him. I've said so much. You should understand what I'm talking about, right

At this time, Chen Yan was shocked: "you I know everything? "

"Guess, no evidence." Qin Mu Bai smiles, "but my guess is not groundless, it is reasonable. You won't understand this, and you can't imagine how I can guess this, can you? "

"Good You are terrible! How can you think of so many things? Although you don't have any evidence, the reality is almost the same as what you guessed! " Chen Yan looks at Qin mubai in surprise. Her beautiful big eyes show a look of fear for the first time.

"Maybe that's why you look down on officials." Qin mubai laughed at himself, "officials are full of bad ideas. They think about everything before and after, and they think about all the causes and consequences. If you do this kind of thing a lot, you will develop some skills of foretelling. "

"What the hell are you talking about?" Chen Yan is still very surprised, at the same time a little confused, "how did you think of it?"

"Think of -- Li daozong, king of Jiangxia?" Qin mubai said with a smile.

"Er!..." Chen Yan is surprised, "do you really know?"

"It is." Qin mubai said with a smile, "in fact, it's time for us to open the window. Because both the king of Wu and I have great respect for the king of Jiangxia. The king of Wu knew him better. He once told me that he was perfect. There is only one quirk, that is, greed, and it is pure greed. He will never be greedy and pervert the law, because it is always very easy for him to get wealth. Therefore, we have been speculating that behind Zhang Tianci, there should be big people to provide convenience for him. This great figure is likely to be Li daozong, the present governor of Jinzhou. Zhang Tianci easily got to know Li daozong through his relationship with the prince. And then bribe him. Then, under his banner, they hung sheep's heads outside to sell dog meat, and began to engage in prostitution. The king of Jiangxia must have been kept in the dark. Otherwise, with his personality, he would never allow a little marquis to tarnish his reputation and cause him trouble. "

"Is that so?" Chen Yan surprised way, "I always thought, Jiangxia king and Zhang Tianci together!"

"Did Zhu Chengwen tell you that?" Qin mubai smiles. "Petty officials like him, after all, don't know much about official affairs. Or, it is Zhang Tianci, Cheng Songnian and others who deceive Zhu Chengwen and make him mistake for the truth. Chen Yan, in fact, I have a word of disrespect for the dead, which I have never said. Now I want to ask you, so first of all, please forgive me. "

"Well, you say."

"Good luck. In fact, he was with Zhang Tianci and others, right Qin mubai said, "otherwise, he would not have known so many secrets and would not have been killed. I guess that he had no choice but to join Zhang Tianci and others and become a part of them because he was helpless or trapped by some emotion. At the same time, he has his own bottom line and conscience. So the heart has been very struggling. He was so miserable that he had no place to pour out, so he told you all about it. The reason for his suffering, I think, should be Li daozong, king of Jiangxia. Chen Yan, can you tell me what Zhu Chengwen has to do with the king of Jiangxia? "

Chen Yan's face became a little white. She bit her silver teeth and avoided Qin mubai's eyes. She nodded slowly: "it seems that I really underestimated you You're terrible. You can guess that! "

"Say it! believe me. I will keep this secret and let the dead keep the last trace of dignity Qin mubai said.Chen Yan nodded and said, "King Jiangxia is my husband's great benefactor. When I went to Beijing to take the exam, my husband was poor and could not afford to live in an inn. He lived in the Lifang street of Chang'an every day, reading by the light of night lights. By chance, he met King Jiang Xia. The king of Jiangxia was very moved to see that a scholar was so poor but still worked hard. Give him some money and things immediately. Let him live in the official Inn and prepare for the exam. Then, Jiang Xiawang, a man of purpose, said hello to the people from the Ministry of household and the Ministry of official affairs, saying that he had a student to take part in this year's examination. "

"In this way, the king of Jiangxia is really very kind to Zhu Chengwen." Qin mubai said, "if you can vote for a good family and a good family background in the imperial examination, you will vote for the" Xingjuan "when you are recommended by a noble minister. In this way, the chance of getting an imperial examination will be greatly increased. And from then on, he was even a student of King Jiang Xia. Where you go, it's also a gold lettered signboard. "

"Yes." Chen Yan said, "but my husband didn't know anything about it, and he submitted a public paper to the Ministry of rites in a muddle headed way. After he was admitted, he just heard from the officials of the Ministry of rites about the recommendation and support of King Jiang Xia. He regretted it and felt grateful to King Jiang Xia ever since

"It's a pity." Qin mubai said, "if he becomes an official in the form of" Xingjuan ". The starting point in the official career will be very high, and it may even be possible to become an official in the capital as a humble official, with a bright future in the future. It's just because I've submitted to the Ministry of rites, I'm just an ordinary Jinshi. It's not bad to be a magistrate of seven grades. King Jiang Xia is the Secretary of the etiquette Department of the school. Although he will not personally preside over the affairs of the etiquette department, he still has authority there. With a little help, he completely changed the fate of Zhu Wenwen's life. No wonder Zhu Chengwen is very grateful to him. "

"In fact, before I met the king of Jiangxia, my husband regarded him as a God in his heart." Chen Yan said, "I've heard him mention King Jiangxia more than once. I've heard about his great achievements in that year, how he was a young hero, how he loved the people like a son, and how he was a perfect person with lofty morality. If you can see him once in your lifetime, it will not be in vain. Never thought of it. He and his party in Chang'an actually met King Jiang Xia and received his great kindness It's no wonder that when my husband came to Jishan and met those things, he would be so miserable and struggling. "

Qin Mu nodded: "I see. I understand. It seems that the account book really exists, and it must have recorded the whereabouts of a part of the money for dike repair, which was sent to King Jiang Xia. It must be very painful for Zhu Chengwen to see the king of Jiangxia taking bribes and money so much. meanwhile. Zhang Tianci and Cheng Songnian use Zhu Chengwen's psychological weakness to coerce him into the gang. However, in order not to betray the king of Jiangxia, Zhu Chengwen had to muddle along and agree with them, helping to do some unreasonable things. In the struggle between kindness and morality, I can imagine the pain. But at last, the outbreak of Hu Hong broke the balance in his heart, and he decided to report. Even if the world scolds him for being ungrateful. He also wants to make public the true face of the flood. Is that it? "

"Not bad. Because of this, he was killed by Liao Lirong. " Chen Yan said, "in fact, I can imagine how relieved my husband was when he died. If he lived like that, it would be more painful than if he died. It's just a pity that if he can live longer, see you, and listen to you, the king of Jiangxia is just cheated and used by others. He would not have suffered so much! "

Speaking of this, Chen Yan's eyes were red and her voice choked. She quickly put her hand over her mouth and forced herself not to cry.

"Did he tell you in his letter that if he died, he would never betray King Jiang Xia?" Qin mubai said.

"Yes. This is the last and only wish he left me. " Chen Yan said, "I don't know why he is so stupid. In the end, he has decided to expose the truth of the case to the public in the name of being scolded and ungrateful, but he left me such a last wish?"

Qin mubai sighed and sighed leisurely: "it's hard to have both emotion and righteousness. Zhu Chengwen is a good person. He has a heart of gratitude and justice for the public. But these two hearts couldn't blend together, which made him unable to survive or die. I guess at the end of his life, he had expected that he might face the disaster of killing, and he was suddenly enlightened. As the magistrate of a county, he has the responsibility to safeguard the justice of the royal law. But when he died, he would no longer be the magistrate of Jishan county. Someone else would deal with the case, and someone else would take his place. At this time, there was only one heart of gratitude left in his heart. He hoped that King Jiang Xia would be safe Although he did not know whether the king of Jiangxia was really innocent and was being exploited. He was just Thank you

"That's his only wish. No matter what he says. I will do it regardless of myself. " Chen Yan said, "in this way, I came to Jishan. You'll know everything that happened next. "

Qin mubai was silent.

Zhu Chengwen, one of the most common officials in the Tang Dynasty, lived a miserable life under the test of love and blood, kindness and righteousness. As Chen Yan said, death is a relief for him.His pain. From their own unique love!

If it is a fickle man, can an be so miserable and even die recently?

Chen Yan, however, is a straightforward chivalrous woman with a happy heart. Entrusted by others, loyal people do not hesitate to die for a word, regardless of success or failure and right or wrong, and never move forward.

The same emphasis on love and justice.

Love and righteousness, why there are so many versions in this world? Which is right or wrong?

In other words, should we use simple and absolute "right" and "wrong" to measure emotion and righteousness?

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