Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 49 Secret
But what is Han Zhang’s purpose?

It was just a fight, no one was killed, only a minor injury at most, how much crime could it be?
He couldn't kill his nephew just to frame them, could he?

"Master Xue, what will happen if the other party does not accept mediation?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

He no longer expected Xue Qi to find witnesses.

After the accident, the officials from the Kaifeng Mansion showed up, and it was obvious that Xue Qi was also an insider.

In the end, it is very likely that no witnesses could be found, but the wound on the face of the son surnamed Han is real, and they are still the one at fault.

"Hitting is not a serious crime. If the other party does not accept mediation, the attacker only needs to be imprisoned for half a month. I heard that General Yuan and General Liu did not take action, so you can go back." Xue Qi said.

"Erlang, Liulang, one person does the work and the other takes responsibility. It's only half a month. I admit it!" Sun Hao said.

Because his impulse had affected Yuan Wenshao and Liu Lei, he felt very guilty.

Now that Yuan Wenshao and Liu Lei will not be implicated, they are relieved.

Yuan Wenshao frowned slightly. Han Zhang personally took action just to imprison Sun Hao for half a month?

What is the point of doing this?
And what qualifications do the three of them have to let Han Zhang take action against them?
"Is this incident just an introduction? Han Zhang's target is Duke Dingguo?"

"Impossible. This trivial matter cannot involve Duke Dingguo, and the officials will not allow it." Yuan Wenshao quickly rejected this speculation.

"Take a break, the three of you. I will arrange for people to investigate one or two. When the results come out, if it is true as General Yuan said, then nothing will happen. If no witnesses are found, I will try my best to mediate." Xue Qi smiled. road.

"Then please leave it to Master Xue." Yuan Wenshao said with cupped hands.

After Xue Qi left, Sun Hao said: "If I had known that I would be imprisoned for half a month, then I would have focused on it."

Yuan Wenshao and Liu Lei did not speak, and both of them looked a little dignified.

"What's wrong with you? It's only been half a month. It'll be over after a few sleeps." Sun Hao said.

Liu Lei smiled wryly and said, "Balang, you think things are too simple. Bianjing has five city soldiers and horses patrolling, and Kaifeng government officials don't go out to patrol the streets. As soon as you hit someone with your forefoot, the Kaifeng government officials appeared. Do you feel normal?"

"You mean they dug a hole for me to jump into?" Sun Hao finally came to his senses.

"It would be great if that were the case. How could those young masters instigate the Kaifeng governor? I'm worried that their target might be Duke Dingguo." Liu Lei said.

"No." Yuan Wenshao shook his head and expressed his guess.

"What Erlang said makes sense. This matter really won't affect Duke Ding, but what should we do now?" Liu Lei asked.

Yuan Wenshao pondered for a while and said: "I guess there must be no witnesses. We have to go out and find a way first. Anyway, Hachiro can't really be imprisoned."

"It's okay, it's just half a month." Sun Hao didn't care.

"It's not a question of how long it takes. The other party is deliberately trying to get you into the cell, so we can't let them succeed." Yuan Wenshao said.

Half an hour later, Xue Qi came over again.

As Yuan Wenshao expected, Xue Qi told them that he sent a yamen servant to investigate, and everyone present said they hadn't heard Han Wei say anything.

"Master Xue, this case will not be settled now, will it?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"Of course not, but if the evidence is not found tomorrow, I will have to deal with it. Before there is no new evidence, I need to wrong Young Master Sun." Xue Qi said.

"Can the two of us leave now?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"You didn't hit anyone, so you can leave naturally." Xue Qi said with a smile.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Xue. I don't know what's going on at home. I should be anxious now. Liu Liulang and I will go back first." Yuan Wenshao said.

"I'll send you two off," Xue Qi said politely.

Yuan Wenshao nodded slightly to Sun Qi and left the room with Liu Lei.

Xue Qi sent the two of them to the gate of the government office.

"Son!"

Zhang An and Liu Lei's attendant Liu Qiang had been waiting at the entrance of the government office. When they saw the two coming out, they hurriedly greeted them.

"You two, I will send you here." Xue Qi said with a smile.

"Master Laoxue is here."

Yuan Wenshao and Yuan Wenshao bowed their hands together, got on their horses and left.

"Liu Lang, you go to the British government for help. I'll go home and see my dad to see if there's anything I can do." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Okay!" Liu Lei nodded.

After separating from Liu Lei, Yuan Wenshao returned home on horseback.

After entering the house, he inquired with his servants, and Yuan Wenshao went directly to Yuan Weichang's study.

"Uncle Fu, I have something to see my father, please let me know." Yuan Wenshao said to Yuan Fu.

Yuan Fu is a follower of Yuan Weichang. He has followed him for many years and has a high status in the family.

"Second son, wait a moment."

Yuan Fu responded, and just as he was about to go in to report, he heard Yuan Weichang's voice coming from the house.

"come in."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wenshao opened the door and walked in.

"father."

"Sit down." Yuan Weichang put down the tea bowl in his hand and said, "Didn't you go to have a drink with the young master of Duke Dingguo's mansion? Why are you back so soon?"

"Father, child..."

Yuan Wenshao told what happened and said, "Dad, is there any way to rescue Balang?"

Yuan Weichang pondered for a while and said: "This matter is not that simple. Don't be impatient. Let me think about it carefully."

Although Yuan Wenshao was anxious, seeing his father say this, it was hard to rush him.

"This matter should be the work of Mr. Han Da." After a long time, Yuan Weichang said.

"Dad, I have this suspicion too, but what's the purpose? Is it possible that Mr. Han did this just to imprison Balang for half a month?"

This is something Yuan Wenshao has never figured out.

"His goal is not you at all." Yuan Weichang said.

Yuan Wenshao laughed at himself: "Father, my son naturally knows that we don't have the qualifications yet. But this little matter won't affect Duke Ding, right?"

"Who said his target is Duke Dingguo? His purpose is to provoke a civil-military dispute!" Yuan Weichang said.

"what?"

Yuan Wenshao said in disbelief: "How many of us can provoke a civil and military dispute?"

"It's not you guys, but the young master." Yuan Weichang corrected him and said: "The young master came to Beijing this time to express gratitude to Duke Ding, and Duke Ding has a high prestige in the military. After the official ascended the throne, There are few wars. Although this Northwest War was not large-scale, it recaptured an important city and made the military feel proud. At this time, they will never tolerate the young man being imprisoned."

"Then what good will it do for Mr. Han to do this?" Yuan Wenshao asked confused.

"Liwei!"

Yuan Weichang said solemnly: "Since ancient times, civil and military officials have been neglected. In addition, the Great Zhou Dynasty has emphasized civil servants over military officers. Once the military generals unite, the civil servants will naturally unite. Han Daxiangong is the leader of the civil servants. When the civil and military forces fight, these people Naturally, Mr. Han will be the leader.”

Yuan Wenshao still didn't quite understand why Prime Minister Han was already the head of the civil service, so why did he need to do this extra thing.

Seeming to see his doubts, Yuan Weichang said: "Mr. Han has not been a grand minister for a long time. You should know about the Jianxing New Deal, right?"

"My child knows that after the official family was in charge of the government, Li Xianggong, who advocated reform, was promoted to preside over the reform. However, there were many people who opposed the new policy, and the new policy was implemented in a hurry, which had many disadvantages. It failed after a few years. " Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes, after the failure of the New Deal, the officials had to oust Prime Minister Li who presided over the New Deal and a group of supporters, including Prime Minister Han. Most of the people in the DPRK and China were conservatives. However, the officials did not give up on reform. Later, They have been purging the old party. In the past two years, the officials took control of the court situation and once again had the idea of ​​​​reforming. However, by this time Grand Prime Minister Li had already passed away, so the housekeeper chose Grand Prime Minister Han after careful consideration."

"The officials first restored the Prime Minister of Han to the Grand Prime Minister, and promoted him to the Grand Prime Minister half a year later." Yuan Weichang said slowly.

"Then why did Mr. Han not make any reform measures after he came to power?" Yuan Wenshao asked curiously.

"Because the official family was deceived by Master Han." Yuan Weichang said.

"What?" Yuan Wenshao was a little unbelievable.

A minister deceived the emperor, where did he have the courage?
"Although Mr. Han supported the New Deal back then, he also pointed out many shortcomings of the New Deal. It is precisely because of this that the officials felt that he was more stable than Mr. Li back then, so he was appointed as Mr. Li to preside over the reform."

"In fact, Mr. Han Daxiang supported the New Deal in the first place just to cater to the wishes of the officials. He pointed out the shortcomings of the New Deal in order to show favor to the conservative faction. The only reason for being demoted to Jiangnan." Yuan Weichang explained.

"Since Mr. Han was able to approve the reform in order to cater to the officials, why does he dare to lie to the officials now?" Yuan Wenshao said incredulously.

"Because the official family is old, several heirs of the official family have died one after another in recent years, which has been a huge blow to the official family." Speaking of this, Yuan Weichang lowered his voice and said: "The official family is in poor health and has no heirs. Who knows what the official family will be like in the future? Who is it? Reform is difficult to carry out without official support. If Mr. Han presides over the reform, he will definitely offend many people. If the new emperor succeeds and does not agree with the reform, his end will be very miserable. "

Yuan Wenshao asked doubtfully, "Can the officials tolerate it?"

"Of course the officials can't tolerate it, but the reform faction has no one who can take the lead, and the betrayal of Mr. Han has completely extinguished the government's desire for reform. And these are tacitly understood things, and the officials have not Prime Minister Han was summoned alone to talk about reforms. Prime Minister Han did not say that he would carry out reforms. In addition, Prime Minister Han has been very cautious in recent years, and it is not easy for officials to directly change their positions," Yuan Weichang said.

"Father, these things don't seem to have anything to do with what's going on now, do they?"

Yuan Wenshao didn't expect that there were so many secrets in it, but what did these have to do with Mr. Han's civil and military dispute?

(End of this chapter)