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Chapter 523 Something Big Has Happened!

Hearing this, Zhang Qing scratched his nose in embarrassment, laughed a few times, pointed to the table and said:

"This... You have also seen that since I offended Duke Ma last time, I am still suffering from the bitter fruit."

Hearing this, Xie Yuan sighed in disappointment, lowered his eyes and said, "I know... I can't make it too difficult for you."

The two were silent for a while.

Suddenly, Xie Yuan suddenly raised his Danfeng eyes again, and stared straight at Zhang Qing, seeming to be planning to flash in her eyes.

Zhang Qing understood immediately, leaned back quickly, looked at her vigilantly, waved his hand and said:
"No, General Xie, calm down, hijacking or knocking me out is not the best strategy, because what you want is not here at all."

The sharp light in Xie Yuan's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he asked suspiciously:
"Not here?... Where is the Tingwei Office?"

Zhang Qing said: "That case involved Wei Guoxie, and it is not an ordinary case in China. All files and evidence are naturally stored in the Supervision Department."

When Xie Yuan heard this, he immediately stood up and was about to leave.

Zhang Qing hurriedly stopped her, her tongue was extremely sharp, and Xie Yuan left for fear of speaking too late:
"General Xie, listen to me, don't be in a hurry to go to the Supervision Department! Some time ago, Wei Guoxie wanted to kill Yishan, but now the Supervision Department is surrounded like an iron barrel, which is much stricter than here, unless you Take the soldiers and rush in, otherwise, you will never have the possibility of stealing... Besides, do you know where the room where the inspection department stores the files is facing? How to find it?"

Xie Yuan froze when she was about to cup her fists to say goodbye, she watched Zhang Qing pursed her lips, and then sat down helplessly.

Then he looked at the ground in front of his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhang Qing considered the language and said:
"Actually, I'm not reconciled to the current result. But what my master Eunuch He said is right. Now the overall situation needs these people. For the sake of the overall situation, we must bear the burden of humiliation and tolerate one or two pickles. This is a last resort. "

Xie Yuan's eyes were awe-inspiring when he heard that, and asked:

"What kind of overall situation? I admit that sometimes it is necessary to tolerate sacrifices for the sake of the overall situation. But what kind of overall situation?...What is the overall situation of Song State in the future, to tolerate these disobedience and selfishness to disrupt the court?"

Zhang Qing was stunned for a moment, then said:
"Ah... this is to maintain the stability of the court. You know that the ruler is weak and the ministers are strong, and the Song Dynasty is in turmoil. If it is not like this, then..."

Xie Yuan intercepted his words and said:

"So, Master Zhang thinks that the Song Kingdom will fall without those people? Is it because the Song Kingdom has no good ministers to use, or is their role so great that no one can replace them?

With all due respect, a group of people with evil intentions will do a lot of harm but not any benefit. If they really put their hearts first and thought of everything for the sake of the Song Dynasty, the war outside the city would not have happened. "

Zhang Qing blinked his eyes, looked away with some guilt, his voice became softer, and said:
"It's not because they are... irreplaceable ministers, but just to check and balance... rights, they have to be like this..."

Xie Yuan immediately said: "I know, to prevent one family from being dominant and powerful enough to bully the lord so as to overthrow Liu Song and replace him."

Hearing Xie Yuan's quick response to every answer, Zhang Qing knew that she must have figured out these things long ago, so he hesitated and said:

"It turns out that General Xie understands all the truths, and since he understands everything... just bear with it."

With sharp eyes, Xie Yuan firmly retorted:
"No, it's precisely because I've figured it out that I can't bear it. The Ma family exists to check and balance my master, Shen Qingzhi.

In the eyes of outsiders, I am considered part of the Shen family.If we say that the role of the Ma family's party is only to prevent my master from committing chaos.

When I knew that neither Master nor I could do such treacherous things, their existence was meaningless.Not to mention, it's worth covering up their crimes to keep them. "

Zhang Qing looked at Xie Yuan, his eyes flickered, already quite shaken.But he still said:
"This...although I believe in Shen Guozhu and General Xie's character, but... others will not believe it, especially my master He Gonggong, who was left behind by the late emperor and is responsible for monitoring all officials, mediating conflicts and balancing forces at critical times... ...he will never allow you to eradicate the Ma family."

Xie Yuan raised his chin and said sharply:

"What I want is to eradicate traitors according to the law, not to eradicate dissidents! If they are not guilty, they will naturally not fall into my hands. If they are guilty, don't think about exposing them so easily.

If Eunuch He thinks that we need checks and balances, just ask him to replace someone who is innocent and innocent. Why do we have to hide the filth and cover up the guilty? If this continues, what can the Song Dynasty do? ! "

Zhang Qing was completely speechless... she lowered her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and someone asked in a panic:

"Is Master Zhang still here?"

"Yes... it's in the file room."

Xie Yuan immediately stood up and hid in the darkness behind him.

She is being grounded now, and if someone finds herself sneaking out, it will be a big or small crime.It's better to be unnoticed.

Zhang Qing also hurriedly covered for her, quickly moved her position, was sitting behind the table, grabbed the pen, and made a look of writing vigorously.

The voice of a yamen servant was getting closer, and he shouted while running: "Master Zhang! Something serious happened!"

As soon as Zhang Qing looked up, the yamen servant came in.He put down his pen steadily, and asked slowly:
"What can happen in the middle of the night, could it be a thief?"

Xie Yuan hiding in the dark:
"..."

"My lord Zhang, just now there is urgent news from Princess Huaizhen's mansion, saying that Princess Huaizhen was killed by Jie's son-in-law! General Xie has a special status and controls the military and horse power of the three city defense camps outside the city. I am afraid that the world will change. What shall we do?!"

Zhang Qing's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he quickly turned around to look at the place where Xie Yuan was hiding behind him.

In the pitch-black shadows, no one could be seen at all.

For a moment, Zhang Qing felt that he was dreaming. Could it be that the person he saw just now was a hallucination?
He was completely dumbfounded, and he didn't even listen to what his subordinates said later, but turned his head and asked:
"No... who killed Princess Huaizhen? Say it again."

"He was released by the Hussar General, and his son-in-law! He ostentatiously entered the princess mansion alone, and after assassinating the princess, he ostentatiously left. Many people in the princess mansion saw it!"

Xie Yuan, who was hiding in the darkness, was so shocked that he almost rushed out, but he held back abruptly.

She pursed her lips tightly, leaned against the bookshelf, and moved forward two steps gently, trying to hear herself clearly.

Standing in front of the table, Zhang Qing's eyes flickered... After a long while, he asked again:
"When did this happen?"

The yamen servant turned his head to look at the time clock in the room, and said:

"Two quarters of an hour ago."

(End of this chapter)