Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 277 Decision

"I agreed." Han Zhang smiled.

If Yuan Wenshao didn't put forward conditions, he would become suspicious.

Therefore, he was not angry at Yuan Wenshao's threatening words.

"I hope you can have a pleasant cooperation with the Grand Master. If there is nothing else, I will leave first." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Haha, don't worry, I am very happy that Yuan Hou can agree to cooperate with me, and I have a gift for you." Han Zhang said.

"Oh?"

Yuan Wenshao was surprised and said: "I wonder what the Grand Prime Minister Han wants to give me? I see that the Grand Prime Minister Han doesn't seem to have brought anything."

He didn't think Han Zhang was so kind and even prepared a gift for him. There must be something wrong with this gift.

"Haha, this gift is not a thing, but a piece of news. I heard that Yuan Hou and Geng Jiechuan are not getting along with each other?" Han Zhang said with a smile.

Yuan Wenshao's heart tightened and he said calmly: "It's not that we won't deal with him, it's just that we have some differences."

Han Zhang smiled, not paying attention to Yuan Wenshao's words, and said: "I got news that someone in the rear army had replaced the army rations with Chen Liang. Is Yuan Hou satisfied with this news?"

Yuan Wenshao's heart sank. He was not a fool. Han Zhang first mentioned the conflict between him and Geng Jiechuan, and then told the news. Although he did not mention Geng Jiechuan's name, it goes without saying that he knew that Geng Jiechuan did this.

"Haha, it seems that Marquis Yuan is very satisfied with the news. I won't delay Marquis Yuan and will leave first."

Han Zhang laughed and walked down the hillside.

Yuan Wenshao stood on the mountain slope and watched Han Zhang get on the carriage and leave, his face gloomy.

He did not doubt the authenticity of Han Zhang's news. Han Zhang only told the news but did not provide any evidence. He obviously asked him to investigate on his own.

"This old fox is still worried about me." Yuan Wenshao cursed in his heart.

Han Zhang obviously had no good intentions when he did this.

Wealthy families own large amounts of land and can store large amounts of food every year.

In ancient times, when people relied on the sky for food, hoarding food and making money in case of natural disasters was one of the basic ways for aristocratic families to make money.

However, the past few years have been smooth sailing, and food prices have been low.

The price of old grain is even lower.

The imperial granary originally had a lot of old grain, but when the late emperor was still alive, in order to prepare for Xixia, he transported a large amount of grain to Xixia.

Nowadays, granaries everywhere store new grain harvested last year, and the grain and grass supplied to the army are naturally new grain.

There is a big gap between the prices of new grain and old grain. It is not surprising that some people make money by replacing new grain with old grain.

No one reported this kind of thing, so it was not a big deal. After all, old grain was still grain, and the soldiers were not hungry.

However, doing this is to enrich one's own pockets. Once exposed, the crime will be serious.

Han Zhang did this obviously to ask Yuan Wenshao to submit his name certificate.

Nowadays, although the people in Yuzhou Qiandi look down on Yuan Wenshao, they still have a decent reputation.

Geng Jiechuan was a minister of Yuzhou Qiandi. If Yuan Wenshao reported on him, he would be completely separated from the people in Yuzhou.

What's more, Geng Jiechuan was also a confidant of the official family. The official family appointed him and Zheng Wu as deputy governors of the rear army in order to decentralize power.

If Yuan Wenshao did this, even Zhao Zongquan would be suspicious of him.

Although Zhao Zongquan himself didn't trust him, Zhao Zongquan might not really treat him like that in the future.

It's likely that he will just sit on the bench.

Once he does this, Zhao Zongquan and those in Yuzhou will not let him go in the future.

But it wouldn't work if he didn't do it. Han Zhang did this as a test for him.

If he didn't take action in a short time, Han Zhang would probably take action against him.

Yuan Wenshao also said before that Han Zhang was so bold, he told him everything, and he had a backup plan waiting for him after a long time.

"Master Hou."

Qin Li saw Yuan Wenshao stunned on the hillside for a long time and shouted.

"Whoo~"

Yuan Wenshao came to his senses, descended the hillside, got on his horse, and said: "Go to the military camp!"

He just had the urge to return to the city immediately and report Han Zhang to Zhao Zongquan or King Huan.

Finally I endured it.

Because he had no evidence at all. As the Grand Prime Minister, Han Zhang could not believe Zhao Zongquan when he made empty claims.

……

After Han Zhang entered the city, he ordered people to find Wen Yanjing.

Not long after Qianjiu returned home, Wen Yanjing came.

"I have met the Grand Master." Wen Yan saluted.

"No need to be polite, sit down and talk." Han Zhang waved his hand and said.

"The Grand Prime Minister sent someone to find me, but is there any way?" Wen Yan asked anxiously.

Now the rumors outside are getting more and more intense, and the streets are full of people scolding Chen Shimei.

In addition, Yuan Wenshao sent people to spread the news that he was the Chen Shimei, and many people even scolded him.

Fortunately, many people have never seen him, otherwise he would be yelled at and beaten by everyone when he went out.

However, many people in the public housing knew about him. When he returned to the public housing, he hid in the house and did not dare to come out.

Even so, he could hear people passing by his door stop to curse.

Han Zhang's face darkened and he said: "If you want to get ahead in the officialdom, you will have to remain calm despite the collapse of the mountain. How can you become a big deal if you get flustered over trivial matters?"

"What the Grand Master taught me is that I was the one who messed up."

Although Wen Yanjing was anxious, when he saw what Han Zhang said, he still sat down honestly.

"Ah."

Han Zhang stroked his beard lightly and nodded with satisfaction, and said, "I never expected that Yuan Wenshao would use such despicable means to ruin your reputation."

"What? Yuan Wenshao did this?" Wen Yanjing gritted his teeth.

Youdao is a person who shortchanges a person's wealth and kills his parents.

For Wen Yanjing, he studied hard for many years, and fame is a way of making money for him.

Yuan Wenshao ruined his reputation, and if he was a bad person, he would not even be able to hold an official position. It was no different from cutting off his wealth.

If Yuan Wenshao were in front of him now, he would be willing to fight for Yuan Wenshao.

"Yes, I asked someone to investigate, and it was him who did it. I know you hate him in your heart, but he is a marquis, let alone a bastard. Even if I want to deal with him, it is not that simple." Han Zhang said.

Wen Yanjing said with a ferocious expression: "My lord, is it possible for him to slander me like this? If I continue like this, my reputation will be completely ruined. When the news reaches the ears of the officials, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep my reputation. I If you want to sue him in front of the officials, you don't believe that he can cover up the sky with one hand."

Although the title of Jinshi is lifelong, it is rare that the title is revoked.

However, if one's private morality is deficient, one's reputation can be completely revoked.

"Why are you panicking!" Han Zhang shouted: "You are my man, I will naturally help you. You go to the officials to sue him, and there is no evidence, what can you do to him? As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. , the most important thing now is to keep your reputation."

Wen Yanjing was surprised when he heard this: "Do you have any idea?"

Han Zhang muttered: "I was very angry when I found out, but considering your reputation, I went to negotiate with him. What he meant was that as long as you were willing to marry a girl from the Lu family, he would have people spread the news and say This marriage was arranged by your parents, and you didn't know about it before. This way, your reputation can be preserved."

"impossible!"

Wen Yanjing became angry: "I will not compromise with him."

Part of his pretense was genuine, and part of it was pretended.

Yuan Wenshao plotted against him and asked him to compromise, so he was naturally angry. But it's not like I've completely lost my mind.

He actually did this to see if Han Zhang had any other options.

Han Zhang said calmly: "The old man of the Lu family has also heard that they are not as rich as the country, but they are rich in wealth. The Lu family did this this time because they were threatened by Yuan Wenshao. If you marry a girl from the Lu family, With the Lu family's financial support and my guidance, your future is limitless. The most important thing is that only in this way can you get evidence from the Lu family and take revenge."

Wen Yanjing sat down in despair, remained silent for a long time, and said, "Master, I am willing to marry a girl from the Lu family."

"I'm very relieved that you can understand. That's how officialdom is. It's not about who laughs, but who laughs for a long time. The momentary gains and losses are not important." Han Zhang nodded and said.

"I understand what the Grand Prime Minister said." Wen Yanjing said.

"As long as you understand, prepare a generous gift tomorrow and go to the Sheng family to apologize. The bigger the battle, the better." Han Zhang said.

……

"Master Marquis, the grain allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs is indeed new grain. I secretly sent someone to find out. Except for the generals in the army, the grain eaten by ordinary soldiers is old grain." Qin Li reported.

"Well, I understand, you can go down." Yuan Wenshao waved his hand.

He was not surprised by this. Since Han Zhang told him the news, it couldn't be false.

Let Qin Richard check, just to confirm.

Now that the news has been confirmed, there is not much time left for him. Yuan Wenshao must make a choice as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if Han Zhang loses patience, who knows what will happen.

After pondering for a long time, Yuan Wenshao decided to report Geng Jiechuan.

Because Han Zhang would definitely be watching him at this time, and he had no choice now.

However, reporting is all about reporting, and you definitely cannot report in front of the court. You can only get the evidence and go to the official to report alone.

If the report was made to the court and civil officials launched an attack, Zhao Zongquan would definitely not be able to protect Geng Jiechuan.

This will make him hate him.

Reporting in private would give Zhao Zongquan some time to maneuver.

After thinking about this, Yuan Wenshao called Qin Li and asked him to search for evidence.

The evidence is not hard to find. Eighty thousand people train every day, and they consume more than 100,000 catties of food every day.

Geng Jiechuan could only do something after the grain came out of the Bianjing granary.

The biggest possibility is that it is on the way to the camp.

Once in camp, the goal of getting in and out is too great.

Yuan Wenshao even suspected that this matter was simply a trap set by Han Zhang.

The Ministry of Household Affairs are all civil servants, and wealthy nobles want to exchange grain. Wouldn't it be easier to do it before the Ministry of Household Affairs allocates the grain and grass?

Why was there no news about Yuan Wenshao before?

Because in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, eating old food is normal and no one thinks there is a problem.

If the Ministry of Household Affairs allocated Chen Liang, Yuan Wenshao would not think there was a problem.

What's more, Geng Jiechuan was a minister of Yuzhou's Qiandi, and the officials in Bianjing looked down upon him at all. He couldn't find someone from Yuzhou to cooperate.

In fact, it was similar to Yuan Wenshao's guess. Qin Li basically investigated the matter in the evening.

When transporting grain and grass from the granary to the rear army camp, they would stay at a village for more than an hour each time, where the grain exchange was completed.

But when Qin Li investigated the master behind Zhuangzi, he found that there was no clue at all.

Qin Li continued to investigate, but still couldn't find it.

When Yuan Wenshao heard the news, he basically concluded that Han Zhang arranged for someone to set a trap for Geng Jiechuan.

With Han Zhang's scheming character, since he dared to do it, he would definitely not be able to find any clues.

Yuan Wenshao stopped Qin Li from continuing the investigation and asked him to seize the time to check the evidence of Geng Jiechuan's food exchange.

Qin Li collected all the evidence and handed it over to Yuan Wenshao the next afternoon.

Yuan Wenshao got the evidence and returned directly to Bianjing City.

It was already evening, and he did not go to the palace, but returned home.

After arriving home, Hualan and the child were not at home. From the servants, they learned that Hualan took the child to the Sheng family.

I learned more detailed information from Zhang An.

It turned out that this morning, Wen Yanjing went to Sheng's house with great fanfare to apologize with gifts.

It was said that his parents arranged a marriage for him without his knowledge.

Marriage has always been a matter of parents' orders and the matchmaker's advice. He failed Sheng Hong's good intentions.

Sheng Hong said that it was just his intention originally, and since Wen Yanjing had settled on getting married, it didn't matter.

The two masters and apprentices performed a drama of a wise master and a filial piety.

It didn't take long for the news to spread throughout Bianjing, and it was obvious that there was some push behind it.

Zhang An got Yuan Wenshao's instructions and did not let anyone secretly add fuel to the flames. In just one day, Wen Yanjing's reputation was reversed.

Of course, there are still some people who believe in the story Yuan Wenshao fabricated and think that Wen Yanjing wanted to climb high after being named on the gold list.

However, because someone secretly guided him, more people still believed that Wen Yanjing did not know anything about it.

Yuan Wenshao didn't care about this. He asked someone to prepare hot water, changed out of his armor and took a bath.

Not long after the bath, Hua Lan came back with the child.

"Daddy!"

Sister Wen was so happy when she saw her father.

Yuan Wenshao had not returned home from the military camp for nearly half a month. He came back to attend Zheng Wu's wedding banquet a few days ago. He was drunk again and did not spend much time with her.

However, Brother Xian was sleeping soundly in the maid's arms.

Yuan Wenshao also missed his daughter, held her in his arms and asked, "Have you listened to your mother these days?"

"I'm obedient. Even the teachings praised me." Sister Wen said proudly.

"Really, my sister Wen is so awesome, what kind of reward do you want?" Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

"Ok?"

Sister Wen frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Daddy, please teach me how to ride a horse. I want to learn polo."

"What kind of polo does the girl play? She knows how to pick one. The handwriting is so ugly and she was told by the teacher, why didn't you tell your father?" Hua Lan said angrily.

Hualan has always wanted to raise her daughter to be a well-known lady, knowledgeable and courteous.

As a result, Sister Wen has the same temperament as her brother, she is very fiery and even practices martial arts with Yuan Wenshao.

Now she actually wants to play polo, how can she agree to it?

"Okay, you see she was very happy just now, but when you told her, she became unhappy again." Yuan Wenshao advised.

"Just spoil her." Hua Lan rolled her eyes at him.

"Sister Wen, be obedient and go back to your room to practice calligraphy. Dad will be home tomorrow and will play with you well then." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Well, dad, I'm going then."

Sister Wen got down from Yuan Wenshao's arms, made a face at her mother, and ran away.

"Master, look at her!"

This made Hua Lan very angry.

(End of this chapter)