Han family achievements

Chapter 518 Demons and Monsters
Liu Bian watched Tian Feng's back, his right hand involuntarily stroking the jade pendant around his waist.

When Pan Yin saw this action, he quietly lowered his head and looked intently.

Huangfu Jian, who was behind the screen, came over quietly and said, "Your Majesty, Tian Feng lied."

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes, looked at the empty door, and said: "I am curious, why does he dare to do that?"

Huangfu Jian was startled for a moment, then analyzed and said, "Yes. Logically speaking, as long as Wu Jing is interrogated, we can know the whole process of Tian Feng's arrest of Wu Jing that day."

Liu Bian's mouth curled up into a strange smile, and he said, "There are only two possibilities for him to dare to say that. First, he is secretive enough and is not afraid of my investigation. Second, he is not afraid of me knowing the inside story."

"But what was the inside story that made Wu Jing surrender?"

Huangfu Jian looked thoughtful and said, "Not to mention that Wu Jing had so many powerful servants and assassins in his hands, even Tian Feng's departure from the capital was not too secretive, Wu Jing should have known about it, why didn't he run away?"

Liu Bian glanced at Huangfu Jianchang and couldn't help laughing. He said, "Second Young Master, now you know how complicated the court is, right? There are too many people in the court. The big shots have their ambitions and ideals, and naturally they have their like-minded people. The small shots have their own ideas, and they are all seeking their own interests, and they are intertwined."

Huangfu Jianchang listened to Liu Bian's words and seemed to understand something. He said, "Your Majesty, are you saying that someone secretly helped Tian Feng? There are only a handful of people with such great power. Who would dare to take such a big risk to help Tian Feng?"

Liu Bian smiled and said, "I don't know, but there must be such a person. This person, like Tian Feng, meets the two possibilities I mentioned before."

Huangfu Jianchang suddenly fell into deep thought, and used the process of elimination to select from the court.

Liu Bian glanced at him, stood up and walked out, saying, "Don't think too much. If they are not afraid of me knowing, then there is no danger. We don't need to bother to investigate. Don't interfere in the matter of 'official administration'. Let the court handle it first. The Huangmen Beisi Prison will assist and supervise. You keep an eye on the south. What we hope for is what Yuan Shao and others don't want to happen. Therefore, they will not follow our expectations. We have to spend some time on it."

Huangfu Jianchang understood and said, "Yes. All the secret agents of the Imperial City in the south have been mobilized to assist Shi Xie in resisting Yuan Shao. Shi Xie can know the intelligence of Yuan Shao's army at the first time."

Liu Bian hummed and said, "Cheng Yu should not go to the Grand Marshal's Mansion. He will be too conspicuous. The Household Department is short of a transport officer. Let him go."

Huangfu Jianchang said without hesitation: "I obey your order."

Liu Bian left Chongde Hall and headed south, saying, "What do you think of what happened in the past two days?"

Huangfu Jianchang followed Liu Bian's right rear side and said, "Someone must have instigated this. I have already started investigating, but... I haven't found anything yet."

Liu Bian snorted and said, "My Luoyang City is really full of all kinds of monsters and demons. Keep investigating!"

"As you wish." Huangfu Jianchang said with an iron face.

In the past one or two years, Luoyang City has indeed been much more lively than before, especially after the imperial court defeated Dong Zhuo.

From Shi Xie, Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao in the south, to Liu Zhang in Yizhou, the Three Qiang in Liangzhou, and then to the Wuhuan, Xianbei, Xiongnu, etc., it is unknown how many people were sent to operate in Luoyang city, openly or secretly.

For example, there are countless people with ulterior motives like Wu Jing. The dark corners of the sewers in Luoyang City are filled with sneaky shadows.

Liu Bian and Huangfu Jian talked for a long time as they walked through the Jiade Hall and came to the Attendants' Lodge.

This was originally the place where the eunuchs in the palace held meetings, especially the Twelve Eunuchs, who had been entrenched here for many years.

After Liu Bian ascended the throne, he turned the place into a study place for the princes and their companions. Even before he approached, he could hear sporadic reading sounds.

Liu Bian waved his hand, leaving Pan Yin, Dian Wei and others where they were. He and Huangfu Jian walked quietly to the front and stood outside the window.

From this perspective, Liu Bian could just see Sun Quan, as well as Liu Jing, who had disguised himself as a man and mixed in with the group, pretending to read but actually reading a small book under the table.

Huangfu Jianchang also saw it, was slightly startled, then shrank his head and pretended that he saw nothing.

Liu Bian looked at Liu Shao, Liu Yu, Cao Pi, He Yan and others again, and left without saying a word.

"What do you think of Sun Quan?" Liu Bian asked as he walked out of the study.

Huangfu Jian couldn't make out anything from Liu Bian's words, so he said calmly, "Your Majesty, Sun Quan did a lot of things in secret in Luoyang City. The Sun family is not loyal."

Liu Bian put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth, and said, "I want to marry Liu Jing to him."

Huangfu Jian was stunned. Is it so straightforward?
But soon, he said: "Your Majesty, is there anything you want me to do?"

Liu Bian glanced at the sunlight shining through the clouds, and said calmly, "Let him see the true side of me, the Han Dynasty."

Huangfu Jianchang understood immediately and said, "Your Majesty, give me a month."

Liu Bian nodded and said, "Guan Yu is coming to the capital, you should take him with you."

Guan Yu?

Huangfu Jian thought of Liu Bei for a long time, thinking in his heart, and said calmly: "I understand."

Liu Bian waved his hand and turned back to Chongde Hall.

Huangfu Jian stepped back respectfully, watched Liu Bian for a while, and then turned and left.

At this time, outside the palace, after Liu Bian's decree of "not retroactively investigating the past" was issued, the place was in an uproar, and countless people put their hearts back in their stomachs.

Cai Mansion.

There were still a bunch of people in front of Cai Yong. Compared to their previous nervousness, they were all smiling and bringing gifts.

"Mr. Cai, this is just a small token of my respect."

"Mr. Cai has shown great kindness and generosity, which I will never forget."

"It is all thanks to Lord Cai's kindness that we were able to survive this time. Please accept my humble respect."

Cai Yong sat there, unmoved, stroking his gray beard, feeling secretly proud of himself.

He knew that these people did not come for the so-called thanks.

These people knew that it was not he who helped to protect them. The reason they came was just to use this as an excuse to get closer to him because of his identity - the father of the Queen, the grandfather of the Crown Prince, and the current father-in-law of the Emperor.

Cai Yong didn't care either. He pretended to be reserved in greeting and accepted the favor, but he didn't accept any gifts at all.

Even so, the atmosphere was still very lively. Everyone talked to Cai Yong as if they were chatting about family matters and were unwilling to leave.

"I heard that His Majesty was furious about what happened recently. He rarely reprimanded the Master of the Secretariat and lost his temper in the back hall!"

"I also heard that it was the three ministers of the Shangshutai who insisted on continuing the investigation, saying that once the bow is shot, there is no turning back."

"Minister Wang of the Ministry of Personnel has also stood beside the Secretariat, and has also requested a thorough investigation." "Your Majesty is wise, and has not 'not retroactively investigated'. We don't know how many people will be arrested and how much chaos will be caused!"

"But now it seems that the court's 'rectification of official administration' is not your majesty's intention, but the court's intention."

"This, the 'Yingchuan Party' will not merge with the 'Yang Party', right? If they are in collusion, how can others in the court have a chance to speak!?"

"I don't think they are really colluding. They are just using each other to gain benefits for each other in the process of 'rectifying the administration'!"

"One is the Shangshutai, and the other is the Licao. If this continues, all the official positions in the world will be divided up by them!"

Everyone was chatting away, some unintentionally, some taking it seriously. Cai Yong couldn't help but frowning slightly, stroking his beard, as if thinking about something.

If the imperial court is controlled by the "Yingchuan Party" and the "Yang Party", wouldn't his grandson be controlled by others when he succeeds to the throne in the future?
Yushitai.

Tian Feng came out of the palace, explained some things, and went directly to Wu Jing's cell.

There was no dungeon in the Censorate, but for temporary detention, an area was set aside with more than a dozen houses used as cells.

Wu Jing's cell was fully equipped with tables, chairs, benches, pens, ink, paper, inkstone, tea, snacks.

At this moment, Wu Jing was sitting in front of the desk with his hair loose. He ignored the books spread out on the table and took in a copy of "Zuo Gong", reading it very attentively.

squeak
The door was pushed open and Tian Feng, dressed in casual clothes, walked in.

Wu Jing seemed unaware and calmly turned the page.

"You have been reading this page for almost a day. Do you understand it?" Tian Feng came up to him, sat down, and said lightly.

Wu Jing put down the book and said expressionlessly, "I had expected this day to come. I have already dealt with everything that needed to be dealt with. You don't need to try to trick me. I'm dead now."

Tian Feng reached out, picked up the teacup and poured him some tea, saying, "Do you think that just because I don't know what you did in Luoyang City, other people don't know? Are the Imperial City and the Huangmen Beisi Prison really that confident in you that they didn't investigate you at all?"

Wu Jing snorted coldly and said, "So what?"

Tian Feng placed the teacup in front of him, then stood up, looked him in the eye, and said, "Your good nephew is now in Yuan Shao's army, helping Yuan Shao to take over Nanhai County. Do you think Wu County is empty? By the way, you don't know that the right Sima Liu Bei has already returned to Yuzhou."

Wu Jing remained calm and said, "I want evidence."

Tian Feng smiled and said, "What evidence do you want? Such a big incident happened in the river. As the Minister of Works, your dereliction of duty alone is enough to exterminate your entire clan."

Wu Jing showed no fear and said, "If the imperial court wants to kill me, what can I do?!"

Tian Feng looked at his expression of being a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, shook his head and said, "Your crime is the extermination of three clans. You are stubborn and will not change at all."

Wu Jing sneered and said, "If that's the case, isn't it asking for trouble for Tian Zhongcheng to come to me?!"

Tian Feng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "I need your list, the list of corruption and bribery you committed while serving as the Minister of Works, especially those involving the river. As for your conspiracy with Sun Ce and others, I don't care."

Wu Jing picked up the book on the table and looked at it again.

It's ridiculous that Tian Feng keeps talking to himself and looks like he has him defeated.
Tian Feng didn't care and said, "I know you are not afraid of torture. If you want to die, I can't stop you. But you should know that things will not change because of your death. I have arrested most of the workers. No matter whether they confess or not, they will be tortured for a whole night. Your secret is hidden very deeply, but it will only take me a little longer to find it out."

Wu Jing seemed not to have heard it and turned the page leisurely.

Tian Feng looked at his exposed forehead and said, "Of course, not all of them, but it's enough. When I came to Luoyang from Yuzhou, I had made up my mind. No matter what method I use, I must root out the corrupt officials involved in the river, even if it means we perish together. I had received the imperial edict nearly a month before I arrested you. Guess what I have been doing for so long."

Wu Jing's expression changed. He slowly put down the book and stared at Tian Feng with indifferent eyes.

Tian Feng picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and then said, "I killed almost all the river officials in Yuzhou, but before killing them, I also interrogated them. Following the clues, I caught some people hiding in Hexi. Many of these people were the ones you dealt with before you went to Beijing. But I have to say that you are not ruthless enough. If it were me, I would definitely kill them and make them disappear from the world and never speak again."

At this point, Tian Feng paused, looked into Wu Jing's eyes, and said with a smile: "I did it for you, it's very clean."

Wu Jing's face gradually darkened. He stared at Tian Feng and said in a low voice, "Tian Feng, what on earth do you want to do!?"

This is not a normal court official, this person is simply a madman!
Those people were his confidants, brought from Wujun, so he couldn't bear to kill them. Unexpectedly, Tian Feng was found.

Not only did they not leave any witnesses, they were killed!
Tian Feng looked indifferent and said, "I told you, I don't care about your other matters. I only care about the matters involving the river officials. If you don't give them to me, something you don't want to see will happen. For example, the in-law you found for Sun Quan."

Wu Jing's expression changed drastically, and then he gritted his teeth, opened his eyes angrily, and glared at Tian Feng viciously.

He didn't expect that Tian Feng had discovered such a secret!

Tian Feng took in Wu Jing's expression, pushed the pen and ink in front of him, stood up and left.

"and many more!"

Wu Jing's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really just want the river list?"

Tian Feng said calmly without even turning his head, "Just the list."

Wu Jing looked at Tian Feng's back, then lowered his head to look at the white paper in front of him.

He hesitated and struggled in his heart, and his right hand still trembled as he reached for the pen.

He can choose not to write, but the secret he is hiding will be revealed, which will be more terrifying than the three Yi tribes and will destroy his only remaining hope!
Even though he knew in his heart that even if he wrote it down, there was no guarantee that Tian Feng was deliberately trying to trick him, but he still wanted to take a gamble!
Tian Feng seemed to hear the sound of writing, and then he continued to walk out of Wu Jing's cell.

"Zhongcheng, we haven't found any relatives of Sun Quan?" After taking a few steps, the clerk behind him couldn't help but ask.

He was familiar with the case files and there was no such thing.

Tian Feng said: "I chatted with Sun Quan on the way to Taiyuan. He said there was such a mysterious marriage, and he didn't know the details."

The clerk was startled and asked, "This, this, is the Zhongcheng trying to trick Wu Jing?"

Tian Feng kept walking and said, "What about the Hexi incident? I know there is such an incident, but I don't know where the person is exactly."

The clerk stood there in a daze.

Pure, it’s purely a lie?

"Send someone to the Yulin Army to borrow soldiers. Also, inform the Tianlao that I want a bigger cell belonging to the Censorate."

Tian Feng walked in front and said, "Inform the Shangshutai again. I will leave the capital in a month at the latest."

The clerk looked at Tian Feng's back, which was as straight as a pine tree, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Is this really a trick?
(End of this chapter)