After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 172 Everyone adds firewood and the flames rise

Xie Wenjie went back to the room, and Xie Wuying came in accompanied by Zhang Dayi.

As soon as they entered the room, they saw Xie Yuchuan and Xie Wenjie had strange expressions on their faces.

"what happened?"

Xie Wuying has always been outspoken and says whatever comes to mind.

Zhang Dayi saw that Xie Yuchuan's eyes seemed to be thinking about something, so he didn't disturb him and sat down on the wooden bed where he would rest tonight.

When Xie Yuchuan saw Zhang Dayi coming back, he turned around and asked, "Sir, do you know that Pang Jiming is this person?"

Now that he was asked, Zhang Dayi pondered for a moment.

“I don’t know much about the grassroots river officials dispatched by the Ministry of Industry, but Zheng Qiming, the former water conservancy envoy in charge of water conservancy construction in Jiangnan Province, went to the same school as me, and the mountain chief of Taishan Academy, my mentor, valued him very much at that time. He often mentions his hard work in study in front of us younger generations. After hearing it often, we become familiar with it, but I don’t have much contact with him. "

Zhang Dayi recalled a little, "Oh, at the end of the year last year, it was my mentor's birthday. Zheng Qiming was too late to return to Beijing due to work, so he sent a gift back to the capital. The gift was very popular with his mentor, and he even praised him in public during the banquet. I I heard that Pang Jiming is Zheng Qiming’s student. Based on my understanding of Zheng Qiming’s life, his direct student should not be too bad.”

Zhang Dayi shook his head, "I've only heard a little bit about it, but don't know much about it. It's so difficult to live in prison, so how can I be in the mood to inquire about other people's affairs."

Hearing this, Xie Yuchuan nodded slightly.

"This is intriguing." Zhang Dayi also seemed to find this matter strange, "It is said that Zheng Qiming's trial will not be held until this autumn, and the sentencing officials of the Ministry of Punishment also have a process to go through. It could be as short as March or May, or as slow as next year. The case was finalized. Moreover, there were so many officials in Jiangnan Province, and even the accounts needed a considerable amount of time to be checked. However, the case in Hedao was immediately pronounced. The Ministry of Punishment said the evidence was conclusive, and Zheng Qiming also pleaded guilty. The case was reported to the emperor, and the emperor sentenced him to death. ”

Xie Yuchuan personally poured a cup of warm tea for Zhang Dayi.

Zhang Dayi pinched the rim of the cup with his fingertips and recalled: "There was a flood in the south of the Yangtze River. The disaster was severe and the losses were heavy. I don't know how the disaster relief work was done. I just heard that the officials in Jiangnan Road were colluding and embezzled the disaster relief money, causing the refugees to flee. There were too many impeachment scandals in the capital, and the Hanlin Academy was overwhelmed with official duties at that time. Later, I heard that the emperor was furious, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to arrest Zheng Qiming, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to convene with the three departments of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a trial. "

Xie Yuchuan: "Oh? Sir, can you explain it to me?"

He stood up from his original position. Xie Wuying quickly gave up his stool to Zhang Dayi, ran to the side and stood against the wall with his arms crossed to watch.

"However, I heard a little about it in the two days before the exile."

"How about the trial?"

"Why is this inconvenient?" Zhang Dayi smiled.

The three Xie Yuchuan brothers listened carefully.

On the side, brothers Xie Wenjie and Xie Wuying heard this and agreed with it, nodding frequently.

After they were imprisoned, they were so focused on protecting their own families that they had no time to inquire about others.

"Why is he in the exile team? Sir, do you know?"

Zhang Dayi was surprised for a long time when he heard about the haste and harshness of this matter.

"Now that the man is dead, his relatives and servants were confiscated and made into slaves. I don't know much about the follow-up of this case. I just heard that one of the other officials involved in the case was sentenced to exile, and a new envoy was appointed in Jiangnan Hedao."

"Pang Jiming is one of these people." Xie Yuchuan said. "should be."

Xie Yuchuan pondered for a while, "Among the people exiled this time, are there any water officials who were exiled with Pang Jiming?"

"I don't know about this." Zhang Dayi smiled and said, "If the young general wants to know more, you can ask Pang Jiming. Wouldn't it be more convenient?"

Although Zhang Dayi didn't know why Xie Yuchuan suddenly became interested in Pang Jiming, he stood in the situation of an exiled prisoner and thought about it from another perspective. Instead, he felt that it would be good if the Xie family could protect Pang Jiming in his situation. things.

But he won't talk much.

The Xie family had no responsibility to take care of others, but he and his mother were deeply indebted to the Xie family, and they were short of money and had no time to repay it. How could he bring trouble to himself and give Xie Yuchuan random advice.

But Zhang Dayi was still curious as to why Xie Yuchuan suddenly paid attention to Pang Jiming.

Xie Wenjie saw the confusion on Zhang Dayi's face and explained for his sixth brother Xie Yuchuan: "I just went downstairs to get something. When I came back, I happened to see Pang Jiming helping the officials. His wife and children looked scared, so I told him about it. I mentioned it to my sixth brother when I came back, and he asked my husband about it."

Zhang Dayi suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's it. I thought the young general had some thoughts about Pang Jiming."

Xie Yuchuan raised his eyes, pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, your guess is not wrong. I am indeed a little curious about Pang Jiming."

At this time, not only Zhang Dayi was curious, but even the other two brothers couldn't help but look at Xie Yuchuan.

"Young General, you want to get to know him?" Zhang Dayi thought for a while and then took the initiative and said, "If the Young General has this intention, I think I can say a few words about him because I came from the same school as his division commander."

Xie Yuchuan said cautiously: "What do you think of Pang Jiming, sir?"

Zhang Dayi finally came to his senses. There must be something outstanding about Pang Jiming that the young general of the Xie family took notice of.

The Xie family relies on the gods, so there is no guarantee that Xie Yuchuan will have no other ideas in the future.

It is difficult to get to Liaozhou now, and it is still unknown what will happen when we get there. Does Xie Yuchuan want to make some preparations in advance?

Zhang Dayi thought quickly and said frankly: "I think he is at least a virtuous and talented person. He protected his wife and children all the way, which shows that this person has a strong sense of responsibility and does not bully the weak. It is difficult to survive on the road of exile, and he did not do it for food. He was in cahoots with those people, and once I saw him helping an old woman who almost fell down, which shows that this person has a bottom line in his heart. It is rare for a gentleman to be cautious in a difficult situation. I wonder what the young general thinks? "

"It's indeed rare." Xie Yuchuan agreed after hearing this.

"Pang Jiming is a talent in water control. I heard that the talent pool in the North is declining. If people like Pang Jiming can reach Liaozhou safely, they might be useful."

Zhang Dayi said casually, seemingly casually, but in fact he was saying good things for Pang Jiming.

Walking with the Xie family all the way, Zhang Dayi felt in his heart that even if Xie Yuchuan was exiled, given the status of the Xie family, he could not take it lightly.

Everyone is gathering firewood, and the flames are high. If the Xie family can gather some talents, wouldn't their wealth and life be more secure when they arrive in Liaozhou?

The corners of Xie Yuchuan's lips parted slightly, obviously hearing something behind Zhang Dayi's words.

"If it's not troublesome, sir, please introduce me to each other, but Yu Heng has the intention of becoming friends."