Han family achievements

Chapter 523 Disease
While the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel were still bargaining, Tian Feng did not stop at all.

Following the list of names Wu Jing provided, Tian Feng arrested quite a few more people. The corruption cases and clues uncovered during the interrogations were so numerous that Tian Feng could not keep up.

The Right Prime Minister stood in front of him, flipping through a stack of documents, glancing at Tian Feng from time to time, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Tian Feng said without even raising his head, "Just say whatever you want to say."

The Right Prime Minister immediately looked back, stepped forward and whispered, "Central Prime Minister, from the confessions of Wu Jing's confidants, it can be seen that Wu Jing is in collusion with a mysterious person, and his intentions are very big."

Tian Feng nodded lightly and continued to look at the case file in his hand.

Seeing that Tian Feng didn't say anything, the Right Prime Minister hesitated for a while before saying, "Central Prime Minister, this Wu Jing is the uncle of Wucheng Marquis Sun Ce. If he has any ill intentions, it will threaten the safety of the country. Are you really not going to report it?"

Tian Feng closed the case file in his hand, then opened another one and said, "Do you think the court really doesn't know? The little we found out during the investigation is barely enough."

The Right Prime Minister was startled and asked, "Then, torture?"

Tian Feng frowned. The case file in his hand was a little complicated. He said casually, "He is a third-rank official of the court and the governor of a state. The Censorate has no power and cannot punish him. Okay, don't worry too much. Someone will come to take him away soon. We don't have to think too much."

Upon hearing this, You Cheng heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good."

It was a major case of treason. For a small person like him, it was a huge matter. Without a proper handling, he would be unable to sleep or eat.

After waiting for a while, the Right Prime Minister said again: "Central Prime Minister, are you really not going to send anyone out of the capital? There are so many officials from various states involved in river corruption. If we keep them, not only will they transfer the stolen money and destroy the evidence, but they will also escape. It will be extremely difficult to catch them in the future."

Tian Feng then raised his head, his eyes indifferent, and said: "Even if I send you out now, do you think you can catch him?"

The Right Prime Minister's face was slightly stiff, and he stammered, "It's hard to catch the big ones, but at least we can catch some small ones."

Tian Feng had experienced the truth about the corruption in the Yuzhou river. If he had not gone mad and threatened Liu Yao, the governor of Yuzhou, he would have died countless times.

If we send people from Luoyang to the local area to investigate and arrest people, I am afraid that they may not be able to reach the place and die at the hands of bandits!

Tian Feng retracted his gaze and said, "The reason why I told the Shangshutai that I wanted to leave the capital was just to prepare in advance, not because I really wanted to go out. When the time comes that I have to leave the capital, the Shangshutai will beg me to give me more power. At that time, it will be a good opportunity to thoroughly investigate the corruption case!"

The Right Prime Minister immediately understood that Tian Feng had already thought of everything, and he raised his hand and said, "The Central Prime Minister is wise!"

Tian Feng closed another case file and said, "These files must be carefully classified, the evidence must be fixed, the clues must be grasped, and the cases outside Luoyang must be hidden. Not all of them can be given to the Criminal Department or the Court. In addition, the confiscated gains must be listed neatly, and not a single cent can be missed."

The Right Prime Minister said quickly, "Don't worry, Zhongcheng. I have been very careful and have not made any mistakes. According to Zhongcheng's order, all the confiscated money has been secretly handed over to the Royal Money Shop. The Household Department and the Taicang Department have repeatedly asked for it, but I have always shirked it."

Tian Feng nodded and said, "That's good."

The Right Prime Minister raised his hand and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and took a step forward and whispered, "Central Prime Minister, the six lieutenants of Luoyang Prefecture helped us arrest people and search their homes. I found that some people still escaped. The explanation from the Yulin Army is reasonable, but I always feel that something is wrong and I can't explain it."

Tian Feng seemed to have thought of something, his expression slightly changed, and he said, "You didn't tell anyone else, did you?"

The Right Prime Minister said solemnly, "Don't worry, Zhongcheng, I haven't told anyone."

Tian Feng pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, don't move yet."

The Right Prime Minister understood, raised his hand and left.

Tian Feng sat in his seat, looking at the case file in his hand, but his mind was not on it.

The prefect of Luoyang was Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi's son was Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were very close and they were close friends.

So, do Zhou Yi and Wu Jing have any special secret relationship?

Looking at the case files, no clues were found.

But everyone would suspect that the relationship between Wu Jing and Zhou Yi is anything but ordinary!

Tian Feng thought for a while, then reached out and flipped through the case file again.

At this moment in Luoyang Prefecture, Zhou Yi was losing his temper.

He stared at the six lieutenants in front of him and shouted angrily, "Why did six people escape from Wu Jing's mansion? Why did the eldest son of Liu Han, the Minister of Works, Zhou Lian, the Deputy Minister of Households, and Tao Yong, the Minister of Personnel, all escape? Wasn't this arranged in advance?!"

None of the six commanders said a word; they all lowered their heads.

Seeing that they were silent, Zhou Yi became furious and shouted, "You are responsible, tell me!"

The Northern Commander smiled bitterly and said, "Prefect, I am not trying to shirk my responsibility. It is because although this was arranged in advance, the news has already leaked out, and the Yulin Army is also involved. I, your humble servant, really have no choice..."

"You can't do it, but I have a way!"

Zhou Yi didn't have a sword, otherwise he would have drawn it long ago. He stared at him with red eyes and said, "The higher-ups have asked me about this several times. If I'm caught by the Censorate again, I'll be sent to prison. Can you guys escape?"

The six commanders all looked frightened and looked at each other quietly, but no one dared to speak.

To be honest, they do have some resentment in their hearts.

This time, they cooperated with the Censorate to arrest too many people and offended too many people. Now, not only do they not get any credit, but they are also being convicted. Is this justifiable?! ?

Seeing that they still refused to tell the truth, Zhou Yi really wanted to kill them, and shouted, "Tell me the truth!"

The Northern Commander was pushed to the edge of a cliff by Zhou Yi. He endured and endured, and said with a stiff upper lip: "Prefect, it is true, someone did take the money and let some people go, but, but, I didn't know about it beforehand. I checked and found that they were all children, no important people. The officials who escaped were from the Yulin Army..."

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

Zhou Yi was so angry that he shouted like crazy, "Your people took the money, but they said it was the Yulin Army. Can I tell these reasons to the Shangshutai? Will the Yushitai believe them? If they impeach me, do you think His Majesty will believe it?"

The Northern Commander lowered his head and dared not breathe.

When the situation escalates to that level, it is no longer something a villain like him can comment on.

Zhou Yiqi was so short of breath that his eyes went dark. He almost fell to the ground. He stood up holding onto the table, gasping for air. He tried hard to suppress his nausea and said, "Get lost!"

The six commanders did not dare to stay for a moment and left quickly.

Zhou Yi took a long time to calm down, then sat down slowly with great bitterness, looking much older.

He was different from Wu Jing, who was ambitious and had connections with Sun Jian and Sun Ce, but Zhou Yi wanted to be an official in the imperial court.

The Zhou and Wu families can be considered old friends, and he was familiar with Wu Jing. But after coming to Luoyang, Zhou Yi deliberately kept a distance from Wu Jing and they had very few private relationships.

Now that Wu Jing's incident has happened, Zhou Yi wants to distance himself from the matter, but few people in the government or the public will believe him.

Zhou Yi had a fear that a disaster was about to happen.

"What a disaster..." Zhou Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly, full of dejection.

At this time, a servant walked in from the side door and whispered, "Master."

Zhou Yi turned his head and glanced at him, enduring the headache, and asked, "What's the matter?"

The servant glanced outside the door and said in a lower voice, "I have sent a message to ask about the master's safety and whether he is... heading south."

"Go south?" Zhou Yi was startled, then he understood what Zhou Yu meant. He was asking him if he wanted to escape. Zhou Yi sighed and said, "How can I escape? Luoyang City is full of Yulin troops, and the city gates are heavily guarded. Who can escape?"

The servant was a little scared and asked, "Master, what should we do then?"

Zhou Yi shook his head helplessly and said, "I have nothing to do with the Wu Jing case. Up to now, the Censorate has not questioned me. I think, probably, they won't arrest me."

The servant heard the uneasiness, suspicion and fear in Zhou Yi's words, and suddenly dared not speak.

Zhou Yi's panic is a microcosm of the entire Luoyang city.

As the actions of the Censorate intensified and deepened, more and more people were arrested. The Yulin Army became an extremely scary term in Luoyang City, and even ordinary people avoided it.

The only place that remained quiet was the imperial palace.

The situation in Luoyang City was turbulent and people were in panic. It was like a huge whirlpool, with Luoyang as its center, rapidly expanding in all directions.

In the seven states controlled by the imperial court, countless people were worried and unable to sleep. Countless people were like headless flies, running around everywhere, trying to find out the news and seek "refuge".

The Han Dynasty court has been rectifying the administration of officials with unprecedented force. In Jingzhou in the south, the situation is stable as usual without many disturbances. In Nanhai County, south of Jingzhou, which is close to the sea, the war seems to have subsided, but it is like a taut bowstring that may trigger a new war at any time.

Yuan Shao’s camp.

Inside the big tent, the meeting ended in vain again.

Yuan Shao walked out of the tent with a gloomy face, the flames in his heart kept rising, but he was helpless.

Zhang He followed him and accompanied him outside the tent, looking to the north.

After an unknown amount of time, Yuan Shao still asked angrily, "Zhang He, do you think we should withdraw our troops?"

Zhang He said decisively: "Mr. Yuan, withdrawing our troops is equivalent to our demise! I will never agree to this!"

Yuan Shao's face was as hard as iron. He said nothing, his chest heaving as he looked straight to the north.

His soldiers are tired and food is scarce. Unless he can capture Nanhai County in a short period of time, he will have no choice but to retreat to Yangzhou.

After more than half a year of fighting and consuming a huge amount of money and food, they returned with nothing. No, not nothing, but their prestige was greatly damaged and their morale was greatly destroyed!

If we fail to take Jiaozhi this time, there will be no second time!
Yuan Shao understood this truth deeply, so he looked into the distance, waiting for news.

"Mr. Yuan,"

Feng Ji came hurriedly, looking uneasy and said, "Sun Ce is here to ask for food again, saying that if Lord Yuan doesn't give it to him, he will withdraw his troops back to Wujun!"

Yuan Shao snorted angrily. He wanted to refuse, but he gritted his teeth and said, "Give it to him!"

Feng Ji said hurriedly: "Mr. Yuan, we don't have much food and grass left. It's not spring yet, and there won't be any food and grass delivered from Danyang. If we give it to Sun Ce, then we..."

"Give it to him!" Yuan Shao interrupted him and said in a low voice.

Feng Ji was startled and responded in a submissive manner.

"General! General!"

At this time, a fast horse came from a distance and landed in front of Yuan Shao, and said in a happy voice: "General, Military Advisor Guo is back!"

Yuan Shao opened his eyes, took a short breath, and trotted forward two steps, asking, "Has Liu Biao agreed? Is he willing to send troops?"

The messenger raised his head and said, "It's agreed! Liu Biao has sent Cai Mao to lead 10,000 people out of Changsha, and he has also delivered 50,000 dan of grain!"

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and kept saying, "Great! Great! Great!"

If Liu Biao is willing to send troops, then it will be just a matter of time before he can capture Nanhai County!

Yuan Shao's mind raced, and he suddenly said in a deep voice: "Quick, spread the word that Cai Mao will arrive soon. Zhang He, reorganize the troops. I will take over Nanhai County within three days and send troops to Jiaozhi!"

"I obey your command!" Zhang He responded loudly.

Feng Ji looked surprised and asked, "Mr. Yuan, why did Liu Biao suddenly agree to send troops when he had been reluctant before? Wasn't he afraid of angering the court? Liu Bei has stationed 20,000 troops in Runan."

Runan County is adjacent to Nanyang County. Once Liu Bei suddenly sends troops, he can reach Changsha County before today.

Yuan Shao was filled with pride, and his previous decadence was swept away. He laughed loudly upon hearing this and said, "Then Liu Biao must have known that Jingzhou could not compete with the imperial court, so he divided Jiaozhi with me and formed an alliance to fight against the imperial court. This is the best strategy!"

'Isn't Liu Biao afraid of courting disaster?'

Feng Ji subconsciously said something in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out loud. Instead, he said seriously: "Mr. Yuan, Liu Biao may have other intentions when he sends troops. We must be on guard."

Yuan Shao smiled and said confidently, "As long as he sends troops, Nanhai County will be in a panic, and Jiaozhi will not dare to help easily. Nanhai County is a completely isolated city! As long as I take Nanhai County, I will have a smooth journey and can march straight to Jiaozhi! Jiaozhi is in my hands!"

Feng Ji felt bad when he saw him being so arrogant, so he advised, "Mr. Yuan, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run. I would like to ask you to call a meeting and listen to the opinions of the generals."

Hearing this, Yuan Shao was dissatisfied. He squinted his eyes and snorted coldly, "Meeting? Are you asking them to continue to persuade me to withdraw my troops?"

Feng Ji met Yuan Shao's gaze, his heart sank, and he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Soon, a carriage came, covered in dust.

Yuan Shao laughed and walked forward to greet him personally.

When Guo Tu got out of the carriage, he was startled to see Yuan Shao waiting outside. He got off the carriage in a hurry and bowed respectfully, saying, "Guo Tu greets the lord."

Yuan Shao grabbed his wrist and laughed, "Sir, please excuse me. Follow me and wash off the dust."

Gongze is the courtesy name of Guo Tu.

Guo Tu was flattered and was pulled into the camp by Yuan Shao.

Feng Ji looked at Yuan Shao's back with a frown. He didn't know why, but he felt uneasy. He wanted to say something to Zhang He, but Zhang He ignored him.

'Just wait and see.'

Feng Ji suppressed his uneasy thoughts and followed him into the big tent.

"Quick, tell me, Gongze, how did you convince Liu Biao to send troops?" Yuan Shao said impatiently as soon as he sat down.

Guo Tu saw everything clearly, his mind was as clear as a mirror, his expression was unusually humble, and he said respectfully: "My lord, Liu Biao originally refused to agree, but I bribed Liu Biao's wife, Cai. Liu Biao was henpecked, so Cai's ear was in his ears, and the deal was done."

Yuan Shao was startled and asked in confusion: "Why didn't it work before?"

Guo Tu said with a proud look on his face, "I have sent another valuable gift to Cai Mao."

Yuan Shao still felt something was wrong, but no matter what, Liu Biao was willing to send troops, which was more important than anything else. He was overjoyed and said, "You are a great talent! From today on, I will make you the chief priest and governor of Danyang!"

Feng Ji was shocked when he heard this. Wasn't Danyang agreed to be given to Sun Ce?
(End of this chapter)