Delong

Chapter 28: Walking in the Sky Street (1)

In the middle of summer, the weather had not completely turned hot, but before Zhang Xing transferred to Zhongzhen Fusi, the atmosphere in Dongdu suddenly became tense.

The reason couldn't be simpler. Yang Shen's major treason case was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. As a result, Zhang Wenda, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, assumed a strict attitude as soon as he came up.

Yang Shen, the mastermind of such a scandalous case, is Shangzhu Kingdom himself, the first hero in the founding of the country, former prime minister and eldest son of Shangzhu Kingdom Yang Bin's heir. If Gua Man copied it, it would be a lot of fun.

Therefore, everyone in the wealthy family in the eastern capital is in danger, and all kinds of people who are dependent on the wealthy family are also cautious and careful.

In fact, the case of Yang Shen was of course handled by Jing'an Tai in the first place, and Cao Lin, the prime minister and clan minister of Jing'an Tai, should be in charge of it himself.But the plan Cao Lin gave at the beginning was to only punish the chief culprit, and not to pursue excessively.As a result, the chief executives of the Nan Yamen agreed unanimously, and then sent him to the palace, but was beaten back by the palace without a word on the same day.

The emperor, the son of heaven, the sage, in short, is the one who led the army to conquer Nanchen as early as the first emperor. He is recognized as the supreme being in the world.

No one dared to underestimate the attitude of a saint.

So, the princes of the Nanya discussed it for a while, but they were very happy, and immediately handed over the matter to Yushi Zhongcheng.

As a result, Yushi Zhongcheng Dou Shang went back to fiddle around and came up with a slightly harsher solution. The Nanya princes were transferred to the Ziwei Palace again, but were sent back again.

At this time, according to the rules, it was time for the Criminal Department to take over.

Therefore, the princes of Nanya formally transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, and Zhang Wenda, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, came to discuss a plan.

Besides, this incident and Dongyi's defeat are the two biggest issues in the court situation at the moment, everyone is staring at it, and as the incident repeats again and again, I don't know how many people have secretly speculated how many times The mind of the sage of Ziwei Palace has long been impatient.

Zhang Wenda, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, is obviously one of them.

Since he received the letter from the princes of Nanya, he didn't immediately go to Jing'an Station to gather information about the criminals and the process of treason, but instead, after three days of silence, he suddenly published the letter.

In the memorabilia of entering the Ziwei Palace through Nanya-Beiya, Zhang Wenda publicly accused the princes of Nanya because most of the courtiers were related to the Yang family and the Li family. Coerced by him, he easily wavers his position, and the dead body is a vegetarian, which violates the trust of the saint.

As for Jing'an Taichung Chancellor Cao Lin and Yushi Taichung Chancellor Dou Shang, of course they are incompetent people who occupy their positions and do not want to serve the country, but are instead suppressed by public opinion.

Finally, Zhang Wenda specifically pointed out that the failure of the Second Expedition to the Eastern Barbarians was not due to the failure of the imperial court's plan, nor was it that the generals of the Wei Dynasty were not brave enough, nor was it that the saints were not virtuous enough to show the world. , Harm the separation of the world and the world.

If such vile criminals cannot be thoroughly investigated and their party members are implicated, the country will not be stable. Even Emperor Bai may despise the strength of the country's justice and no longer protect the country.

When the memorial entered the palace, the sage immediately added Zhang Wenda, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, to participate in the general affairs of Zhongshu Province, and sent Zhang Wenda's memorial to Nanya... Zhongshu Sheng, Menxia Sheng, and Shang Shusheng were all located in the south of Ziwei Palace, which is separated from Da Nei by a wall. The palace, together, represents the authority of the governor, and is usually called the existence of the Nanya. In other words, Zhang Wenda made himself one of the princes of the Nanya that he accused.

And so far, why don't the princes of Nanya understand the meaning of the saint?
So soon, Nanya played again, and asked Zhang Wenda, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments to participate in the general affairs of Zhongshu Province, to take charge of Yang Ni's case and Dongyi's military affairs.

This time, Ouchi played immediately.

"So this is going to be a toss?"

At noon, on the old middle bridge of Jingshanfang, Zhang Xing, who had just changed into brocade clothes today, was drinking cold sour plum soup under the envious eyes of the children next to him. Just half a day ago, he and Qin Bao were looking at the hot scene in the north , while chatting about related matters.

There, countless soldiers and miscellaneous servants of the Ministry of punishment are transporting carts and loads of documents from north to south, and there is no need for idle people to pass through. The idlers watching the excitement almost blocked the road, so Zhang Xing, who came to go through the entry formalities on the first day, had to openly fish with Qin Bao in public.

"Brother Zhang said it the wrong way." Qin Bao swallowed the sour plum soup, which was rare. "This is the end of the torment... It's rare for the Ministry of Criminal Justice to suppress our Jingantai once. These days, we have been tossing around, pointing at Yang Ni's case and staring, asking for criminals, documents, and even a piece of paper related to Taichung. People wait for signatures and pledges, and if there is anything wrong, all of them will be called to start over again. If anyone dares not to come, he will take the opportunity to make trouble and directly buckle the hat on the bullying king... Everyone said that the Ministry of Punishment is so bad this time. I didn't take the opportunity to copy Jing'an Terrace, when did Taichung suffer this kind of anger, but there is nothing I can do about it."

Holding the sour plum soup, Zhang Xing said, "You have to understand, the Ministry of Justice has also been oppressed by Jing'antai for many years, once it comes to the fore, what's the point of venting your anger?"

"Tell the truth." Qin Bao heard this, looked around, and whispered to each other. "If it wasn't for Taichung being bothered by this matter, the matter on the other side of the river might not be so easy...Brother Zhang, don't take advantage of it and act good."

"Don't show off when you get a good deal, and don't leave a name for a good deed, isn't it a night walk?" Zhang Xing was shameless and refuted it on the spot.

If someone else said something like this, Qin Bao would definitely break off the friendship, but he knew that in the previous case, although the person in front of him was doing his own favor, but there was also a faint sense of hoeing the strong and helping the weak. The attitude of righteousness has not left a name... On the contrary, it is difficult to say more.

In fact, the two watched the manpower of the Ministry of Justice in the north gradually estranged, and they drank the sour plum soup in one gulp. When they were about to leave for the stage, Qin Baofang discovered that most of the cans of sour plum soup at the vendor behind Zhang Xing were already shrouded in cold air.

And it seems that Zhang Xunqi, who has done good deeds, did not leave a name.

Gossip less, the road is smooth, two knights in brocade clothes enter the stage boldly, but they say they are "entering the stage", but they are actually going to the island.

The location of Jing'an Terrace is very interesting... The entire Eastern Capital City is about a law of heaven and earth, Beiman Mountain and Luoshui are widely used to the extreme, while Ziwei Palace and Xiyuan naturally use running water to decorate a large area, but in the end it is It also gushes out from the drainage system in the east of the imperial city.

This drainage system is called Xiecheng Canal.

At the same time, Luoshui leads to two artificial canals, one is divided from the inside of the city, from south to north, and the other is separated from the outside of the city, from east to west, leading to the arsenal and storage in the north and east of the imperial city respectively. It is a serious canal.The two canals and the Xiecheng Canal are knotted in the east and south of the imperial city, forming a natural pool in the city and surrounding it into an island.

That's right, the Jing'antai headquarters and the prison system of Zhongzhen Fusi are located on this island.

"I heard from the old man in the platform that this island was originally called Lidefang, and it got its name from Chengfufang across the lake, and Chengfufang got its name from the Chengfu Gate in the southeast of the imperial palace, which was specially used to unload the canal goods. It's a ring and a ring." After crossing the bridge and stepping on the island, Qin Bao automatically began to act as a tour guide. "Even there were residents at first. But later, the population of Dongdu became more and more, the canal became wider and wider, and the water area of ​​Xiyuan became larger and larger, making the pool in the south wider and wider, and the area of ​​Lidefang also became larger. As it got smaller and smaller, the residents were simply moved out, and now Jing'an Terrace is the exclusive property."

Zhang Xing nodded and did not make redundant comments, but he was already thinking about it. Backed by the imperial city, with a closed environment and self-contained system, it is easy to cultivate a sense of belonging and independence. Jinyi Xunqi has been riding for more than half a month, and it is already one of us.

"What's that?" Turning a corner, the buildings covered by the mounds and trees beside the pool came into view, and Zhang Xing first noticed a strange black building that was more like a tower than a building .

It's not high, only five or six floors, but it's enough to attract people's attention.

"I knew you wanted to ask." Qin Bao smiled. "That's the place we're going to right now... the top floor is Zhongcheng's place. He usually discusses matters in Nanya in the morning and works here in the afternoon. Since he has no concubine Ji's heir, there are five or six times out of ten in the evening. Stay here... As for the lower floors are the assessment and promotion departments, and where the personnel files are located. It was done in the afternoon."

Zhang Xing understood, and then his heart suddenly felt a little nervous, and then immediately asked in a low voice: "Did you tell me the day before yesterday that Zhongcheng is a great master?"

"Yes." Qin Bao immediately beamed with joy. "It is precisely because I know Zhongcheng's cultivation level that I can be sure that there is no delay between practicing and being an official..."

Zhang Xing was powerless to complain.

A grand master from the clan, never married and childbearing, and [-] years older than today's saints, it would be strange if he couldn't become a high official.And what makes him nervous is that for this kind of person, he has to go through all the promotions in person, and God knows if there will be any explanation.

"Don't be nervous." After walking two steps, Qin Bao seemed to understand and quickly comforted him. "Zhongcheng is very kind to the low-level patrol riders. I also met him once that day..."

Zhang Xing was speechless in his heart, but he had come here, how could he turn his head back, so he simply nodded and walked down the tower slowly with Qin Bao.

Before arriving at the lower courtyard of the pagoda, Qin Bao stepped forward and handed over his waist badge, explaining briefly, and Nei Zhong immediately stepped aside.

But when the two entered the courtyard under the pagoda and were about to enter the pagoda, Qin Bao suddenly stopped and said:
"Brother Zhang, I won't be able to follow you in from now on... However, although I have always admired your knowledge, I still can't help but want to test you in front of the school officials inside... Do you know that the governor of Zhongzhen Where is the famous prison in the sky?"

Zhang Xing looked around, his eyes fell on the tower in front of him, he hesitated for a moment, and pointed to his feet.

Qin Bao was speechless: "How do you know?"

Zhang Xing didn't say a word, but just spread his hands in reverse... Isn't this common sense?In a world full of true qi, is there a more secure jailer than a grand master?

Pagoda Town River Demon!

Even when Qin Bao asked, Zhang Xingfang realized that this pagoda was built on top of the sky prison.

However, now is not the time to gossip, Zhang Xing finished spreading his hands, and directly bowed his head and stepped into the five-story black tower.

"Name."

As soon as he stepped into the tower, there was a voice.

Zhang Xing looked around and saw that the surroundings were empty, he immediately looked up, and sure enough, he saw several screens on the curved platform on the second floor in front of him, and the figures behind the screens swayed, and the voice came from there.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Xing decided not to be used to these interviewers. He turned his head and went up to the second floor in a strange silence. Then he found the screen under the eyes of many busy officials on the second floor, and behind the screen he saw a The black ribbon and the two white ribbons were holding a cup of herbal tea in their hands, looking straight at themselves.

Only then did he earnestly salute:
"I don't know which Shangguan asked just now. Is it from the next? In Xiazhangxing, the street patrol sergeant of the fifth team of the East Metropolitan Division of the former East Town Fusi was ordered to join the Jinyi Patroller."

"I didn't ask you so much."

After a long while, that black ribbon just spoke coldly.

"Yes, next Zhang Xing." Zhang Xing cupped his hands again.

Hei Shou stared at the other party, and finally asked: "Why did you come upstairs?"

"For politeness." Zhang Xing bowed his hands again and again. "I'm just below, although I don't know who it is, what rank it is. But since it is in the key place of Taichung, it should be in the same row of Jing'antai... If you are in the same row, you will live and die together if you go out. Then share weal and woe... How can there be any reason to hide your face through a screen, yell, and deliberately distance yourself from each other?"

You can hear a needle drop in the quiet surroundings, and the black ribbon and the two white ribbons looked up almost at the same time, and then looked back at the same time.

After a while, one of them, Bai Shou, reluctantly picked up a piece of paper on the long desk behind him, frowned and asked:
"Joining Jinyi Xunqi? Recommended by Bai Xunjian? So it's Jingjiehu?"

"Yes." Zhang Xing was speechless, didn't he have to ask again?

"Do you know that there is a problem with your file?" Bai Shou, who was holding the file, frowned even more. "Even if your parents are gone, there must be other relatives, right? Why is it not marked at all? If you are 23 or [-] years old, you should have friends and neighbors too... According to the rules, there must be five guarantors who have known you for more than five years , you can be considered to have a clean background, but in the end there is only..."

At this point, with Hei Shou's muffled groan, Bai Shou stopped immediately, and then looked up at Zhang Xing: "No matter what, you have to make this matter clear, otherwise we will never be able to record it."

"It's actually very simple." Zhang Xing sighed. "I told Chai Changjian about this a few days ago... To tell you the truth, I am a former sergeant of the Central Base Army. Almost all the troops in Luolongtan were wiped out. I escaped alone..."

"Head hurt, can't remember?" Hei Shou's tone was a little slow. "How should I put it? Brothers are not making things difficult for you... Your description is not convincing. The most obvious one is, what if you are Dongyi Shijian?"

Zhang Xing had nothing to say.

If he knew how to say it, he would have come here to report in the first place.

But he wasn't worried, because since Bai Yousi asked him to come, it meant that someone would answer this question for him.

Sure enough, at this moment, a bell rang out from nowhere on the upper floor. Hei Shou looked serious and raised his hand upwards: "Go to the third floor...you don't need to take care of the files here."

Zhang Xing went up in silence, and when he reached the third floor, he saw another black ribbon standing here like an iron tower, but this one's request was very simple.

"Ice is really angry, isn't it? Use your strength and punch me in the chest!" Hei Shou shouted proudly.

Zhang Xing was not too polite, and he punched with his backhand. In the next moment, he felt that his fist had hit a human-shaped iron tower. In addition to the unbearable pain, his whole body took seven or eight steps back, and he almost didn't move. Roll down the stairs.

"Five main pulses have been opened, and the reaction and strength are not bad. He is a good seed, but he is far less talented than Qin Erlang, who was recommended by Bai Xunjian last time." Hei Shou raised his hand and pointed upwards. "Go up!"

Zhang Xing endured the pain and walked up to the fourth floor, then he saw a middle-aged Zhu Shou whom he didn't know standing in the middle of the fourth floor.

The next moment, Zhu Shou calmly said a word: "Punch me too!"

Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, his scalp felt numb, and he wished he could run away immediately.

In fact, it seemed that his feet were really weak, and he turned around and took two steps toward the stairs. But at this moment, with the laughter behind him, Zhang Xing, who had just taken two steps, gritted his teeth and turned around. Dispatch's Bing Bing was really angry, kicked his feet, and punched the opponent's face with all his strength.

The middle-aged Zhu Shou was obviously stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't expected this to happen, and then in the next moment, a dazzling golden glow appeared on his body almost instinctively.

Zhang Xing punched him, but the expected pain did not come, instead he felt that his body was not his own, and soon he realized what was going on - a man without a crown but wearing a purple robe The old man suddenly appeared in front of the middle-aged Zhu Shou, holding the real light with one hand, and behind him was Bai Yousi who just casually put himself upright.

There is nothing to say, the purple-robed old man can only be Cao Lin, the Great Uncle of the Great Wei Emperor and Duke Dingguo, the Censor Zhong Cheng, and he and Bai Yousi are already on it.Seeing that something was going to happen below, we came down together to save people.

Of course, it's hard to say who comes first and who comes next.

"Xue Liang!" After the scene settled down, Cao Lin scolded on the spot. "I don't want to ask why you suddenly became interested in molesting your subordinates, and you didn't test his knowledge of criminal cases well, so that it almost caused an accident. I just want to ask you one thing. Didn't you think that someone could shoot back? As far as your cultivation level of Tongmai Dzogchen is concerned, who gave you the courage to underestimate a living person?"

Zhu Shou, surnamed Xue, blushed with embarrassment, and immediately cupped his hands: "Please punish the father-in-law."

However, Cao Lin didn't pay attention to it at all, and instead showed his face to see Zhang Xing.

And the gray-haired Dingguo Duke just showed his face, but his eyes shot like eagles: "Zhang Xing, right? Sisi wants to use you, of course she has a reason; if she is willing to protect you, I am also willing to trust her... But there is still something to be said. You are too glib on the second floor. I don’t like it. You should know that even if you are in the same row, there should always be respect. But whether you are on the second floor or the third floor, go to the fourth floor I still have courage in my chest, and I am getting stronger and stronger. The punch just now was even more outstanding. Even without Sisi, I am willing to recognize you as a hero and accept you into the stage... The workshop is not closed, go out and get money from Qin Erlang, and buy yourself a good horse, from now on, you will be a knight in brocade clothes, not the same as a Jingjie tiger, don't lose face when you go in and out."

Zhang Xing, who had just caught his breath, quickly bowed his head behind Bai Yousi and said yes.

PS: Thanks to the new leader, Master A, this is the 40th cutest chapter in this book.

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