Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 172 Evil Beast
Yang Guangfang sat in the dark and finally figured everything out.

When Magu was originally the river envoy, he took advantage of his authority to establish a relationship with the Bai family, who needed to open a river to divert water.

The Bai family urgently needed to open a river to divert water, so they wanted to please Magu, and they got the news from somewhere that Magu liked to eat "lamb feasts". In order to suit his liking, they used their power to trick young children into making lamb feasts for Magu. , but eventually the incident happened and Magu was caught and jailed.

The two groups were in cahoots with each other, but because the impact of the incident was too bad and the Bai family had a big business, they spent money to minimize the impact. Magu was secretly arrested and imprisoned. Although the people around him knew a little, everyone who knew everything was very worried. Few, there are rumors, but they are just rumors.

This is the most troublesome part of the handling of serious cases in the past. In order to avoid being held accountable and to avoid being attacked by political opponents for lax governance, once the matter touches court officials, they will not control it. Go hide it.

Everything must be hidden first.

Originally, the matter was over at this point. After Magu was convicted and executed, it was Yuan Xiaoju's business whether to send a message to Daxing City. Once the situation calmed down, it was considered resolved.

But because of Yang Guang's arrival, things changed. Magu was released again and activated. Yuan Xiaoju arranged him beside Yang Guang, and his personal ability was extremely strong.

In fact, Yuan Xiaoju didn't care whether Magu gained Yang Guang's trust, as long as he could work with Yang Guang.

Just like why Zhang Dabao was afraid of Yang Guang before, it was because it would make the people think that Yang Guang was Magu's backer, which ultimately made people panic. As a superior, Yang Guang rarely heard the voices of the people. If it weren't for this time Let Wang Yi investigate. He didn't know about such a thing at all. Over the years, it would have a great impact on his reputation.

Like Zhang Dabao, all the people would think that Yang Guang was Magu's backer, and that their King Jin was a King Jin who harbored demons. From then on, Yang Guang became infamous.

It is even possible that word spread and Yang Guang likes lamb feasts.

Yang Guang couldn't help but sigh: "Yuan Xiaoju, Yuan Xiaoju, what a good method, killing people invisible. This will slowly destroy my reputation. This Magu does things neatly. I really use him. It's true." I almost got you, if I hadn't been able to read fortune tellers every day, or if I hadn't noticed that things were going too smoothly, I would have been kept in the dark."

Yuan Tiantian listened to Yang Guang speak so calmly, and the calmer his tone became at this time, the angrier he became.

In Yuan Tiantian's eyes, there seemed to be a black mist behind Yang Guang. In the black mist, a beast with wild eyes was biting everything it could touch. She asked, "Your Highness, what are you going to do?"

"What do you think I should do?"

Yuan Tiantian thought about it, and she naturally knew that Yang Guang had to take revenge. Others were involved in this matter, so she could tell. But in her eyes, Yang Guang might not only be out of anger and revenge, but also wanted something else. thing.

"Your Highness wants to give an explanation to the people?"

Yang Guang turned to look at Yuan Tiantian, his eyes did not change much, but there was an added sense of appreciation. The little girl had an exquisite mind and could understand what she wanted.

In the eyes of Yang Guang at this time, Magu, the Bai family, including Yuan Xiaoju are all dead, but the difference is that they die early and die later. This matter directly reveals that the Bai family and Magu will die for heaven's sake. As for Yuan Xiaoju, the emperor will not If he were to die now, he would at most end up being shielded. The punishment wouldn't be too severe, and Yang Guang couldn't kill him directly.

Therefore, for Yang Guang, killing them is a certainty. What is more important is to restore his reputation and establish his image.

Yang Guang asked Yuan Tiantian: "How do you think we can give an explanation to the people?"

"Dharma!"

Yang Guang smiled charmingly: "You are really smart, and you also know how to make puns."

This is the first time Yuan Tiantian has seen Yang Guang smile like this. Confidence and evil coexist. Maybe this is the evil charm mentioned by the maids in the backyard who like to listen to stories.

"Let's go, follow me to the Dharma."

"Your Highness, where are you going?"

"I should first go to the legal government office to find out whether Magu was really imprisoned and whether he was really imprisoned for this. Now I just listened to Zhang Dabao's words. Some folk rumors are credible, and some are distorted. I still have to Go check it out yourself first and find out clearly.”

Yang Guang did not go out, but asked Wang Yi to go for a run. Soon, Wang Yi came back with a young man, Yang Jiangchuan, the son of the Wu family of Luoyang County Magistrate Yang Cheng who he had met in school.

When Yang Jiangchuan learned that it was the King of Jin who had summoned him, he naturally came quickly.

"Caomin Yang Jiangchuan has met His Highness the King of Jin."

Yang Guang approached Yang Jiangchuan with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

"The common people are flattered that His Highness cares about you."

"Yang Jiangchuan, I have been in Luoyang for many days and have not yet visited the county magistrate of Luoyang. I wonder if I can pass the message on my behalf. I would like to meet with County Magistrate Yang."

Yang Jiangchuan's face was full of joy: "Of course that's good. I'll go home and tell my father."

"Wait, that's it. I don't want anyone else to know about this meeting, so please pass the message to Magistrate Yang to disguise himself and come to my house to meet me."

"what?"

Yang Jiangchuan looked puzzled. Why were they so secretive about their meeting? Could it be that Yang Guang had something shady going on? "This matter is confidential, so I can't say more to you now. You can pass the news on my behalf. I will meet with County Magistrate Yang today, but you can rest assured that there are only good things and no bad things for Magistrate Yang."

Although Yang Jiangchuan was full of doubts, he did not dare to disobey King Jin's order and went home immediately.

Yang Guang looked at his leaving figure and said to Yuan Tiantian: "The county magistrate of Luoyang has the same functions as the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. If he does not know anything about Luoyang, he will be derelict in his duties."

Yuan Tiantian nodded. Yang Guang's words made her understand that he wanted to get to the bottom of this matter. Anyone involved or ignorant of current affairs would inevitably suffer disaster.

Yang Jiangchuan quickly returned to his house and informed Yang Chengwu about Yang Guang's affairs. Yang Chengwu's head was full of questions and he didn't know what was going on. However, King Jin summoned him and he had to go.

Yang Chengwu thought about whether he had done anything bad recently, but he asked himself that he was doing fairly well, and even if he did something wrong, it was a small mistake. He was only worried that Yuan Xiaoju had arranged for him not to help Yang Guang, so in He has never paid a special visit to Yang Guang, and the etiquette is not very thorough, and there is also the matter of releasing Magu privately.

"Father, His Highness has summoned you, so you should go early."

Yang Chengwu finally disguised himself and went to the door where King Jin lived. Looking at the courtyard, he seemed to be confused by black mist. For a moment, he couldn't move and froze on the spot.

But once we got here, we couldn't retreat. Yang Jiangchuan didn't know why and urged Yang Chengwu: "Father, why don't you go in?"

Only then did Yang Chengwu come to his senses and walked in.

After entering the house and taking off his disguise, Yang Chengwu saluted Yang Guang: "I am a humble minister, Yang Chengwu is here to see His Highness the King of Jin."

Normally when others salute, Yang Guang usually asks people to refrain from saluting, but today he did not say exempt from saluting, but stared at Yang Chengwu without saying a word. Yang Chengwu looked at the fierce eyes, and for a moment the hairs on his head could not help but stand up, as if he was in front of him. Not a young prince, but a ferocious man-eating beast.

Yang Jiangchuan sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and just as he was about to speak, Wang Yi reminded him softly: "Master Yang, it's best not to speak when it's inappropriate to speak."

Yang Guang stared at Yang Chengwu for a long time, and then he said, "Mr. Yang, you are the magistrate of Luoyang. You should know everything about Luoyang."

"Xiaguan... Xiaguan knows most of the trivial matters in Luoyang's management, but no one knows everything. There are always some things that he doesn't... know."

"Has anything shocking or unethical happened in Luoyang recently?"

Yang Guang's voice was very low, even hoarse.

When Yang Guang asked, Yang Chengwu understood what Yang Guang was asking about. It was unethical and shocking, so it was naturally the matter of Magu eating lamb.

At that time, Yuan Xiaoju ordered him to secretly investigate Magu's matter. In order to prevent the news from being exposed, few people knew about it, and he was the one who knew the full story best.

Just talk about it or not?

Yang Chengwu hesitated and did not dare to speak.

Seeing his behavior, Yang Guang continued to ask: "County Magistrate Yang, since the matter I mentioned must be investigated, I will never show mercy if I find something. I found it out myself, and no one else can comment. It’s useless. Whatever is found in this incident, those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to be punished will also be punished. I, Yang Guang! I will do what I say!”

Yang Chengwu looked at Yang Guang. The King of Jin in front of him was not a teenager. He was a man-eating beast. His hoarse voice was like a beast's claws rubbing against a rock.

Yang Chengwu himself felt unbelievable that he was completely defeated in front of such a young prince. He let out a sigh and said, "Your Highness, do you want to ask about Magu?"

Yang Guang sat back and said, "Say."

Since Yang Chengwu opened his mouth, he told everything, including the investigation and evidence collection after discovering what happened to Magu, and the discovery of incriminating evidence in Magu's home. The Bai family had a large business and the matter was suppressed. He was under pressure and did not say anything to the Bai family. In this way, after all, they are just a few children in this era. Even if there is no such thing, many people will disappear every year.

His statement was basically the same as what Zhang Dabao said before.

"Why did you let Magu out again?"

Yang Chengwu said in embarrassment: "Your Highness, I just received the order and acted according to the order."

He picked them all cleanly, but as the person who arrested Magu in the first place, at least he should not have participated in the matter of Magu eating the lamb, but he let him go in violation of regulations, and knowing that Magu arranged for Yang Guang, he didn't even give him a hair. It is obvious that Yang Chengwu is an old man in the officialdom and knows not to meddle in other people's business. As for the person who gave the order, it doesn't take much thinking to know that it is Yuan Xiaoju.

"Don't tell anyone what happened today when you go back. Your report was meritorious. If you didn't hide it, it means there was no big mistake."

Yang Chengwu, who walked out of Yang Guang's mansion, sighed helplessly and couldn't help himself when he was caught in the torrent.

After the others left, Yuan Tiantian asked Yang Guang: "What's wrong with your voice, Your Highness? Is it so hoarse?"

"I don't know, maybe I'm angry."

(End of this chapter)