Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 371
"My lord Wang has sent so much gold, flowers and silver to the capital, but take a look, my lords, this official mansion is so simple, it really is dedicated to the public."

"It's ridiculous that the ignorant people in the capital are still there criticizing Mr. Wang for being greedy for money, and being treated like this for being loyal to the country. Doesn't it chill the hearts of loyal people in the world?"

"I checked all day today, and I checked all the accounts one by one, and I didn't find anything wrong, so why bother here."

"What Eunuch Shen said is that the imperial court sent us here to do errands, and it wasn't for us to enjoy Tianjin in spring. There are still many errands to be done in Tianjin, and the conclusion was written early. After everyone signed it, they returned early. Beijing master!"

The expressions and states of the four were obviously wrong, but they were all speaking official language calmly there, and the official guards standing on the side naturally wished to go back earlier. After lunch, the other party obviously did not intend to entertain this dinner. Hurry up Going back to fill your stomach is the real business.

But didn't the four adults just say that a major case was found just now? Why did they change their tone, and a young official was pulled by the people around him just as he was about to speak.

Looking back, he found that the people around him were winking fiercely, and immediately knew something was wrong, so he didn't dare to say more.

The four officials finished speaking in harmony with each other. They were vaguely headed by Guo Pingguang, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and all eyes were on Guo Langzhong.

After Guo Pingguang said a few words on the scene, he just stood there in a daze. The room was awkwardly quiet for a while, and someone pushed him hard, and then he realized that he was stunned and quickly stood up and said:
"That's the end of the investigation. Everyone, go back and have a good rest. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you will play in Tianjinwei for a few days."

You don't need to do errands, you can still play and go shopping, and you still spend public funds. Naturally, everyone is willing, and everyone hastily smiled and bowed to accept orders, and went out one after another.

The two civil servants in the room, one eunuch and one Qianhu, sat there and looked at each other, and they both saw each other's serious concerns. According to the rules, Wang Tong had to come out to deliver the investigation when the mission left. But at this time, these few feared that Wang Tong would come out.

Sitting still for a while, Shen Cun, the head of the Yuma Supervisor, sighed, and said first:

"Everyone, it's boring here, everyone go back first!"

Everyone got up sullenly, with a heavy heart, and dragged their feet out of the house. The guards of the Thousand Households Office straightened their backs and looked indifferent. I can only bow my head and go out.

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"Master Wang, the investigators have all left!"

Wang Tong agreed, and the guards outside the door stopped making a sound. The files in the wooden box were the secrets of everyone who came to Tianjin Wei to investigate and investigate the news from the Secretary of Public Security in the capital. , have been found out a lot.

The Department of Public Security has gradually expanded its eyes and ears in the capital, and its tentacles are dense. From the court hall to the market, there are informants undercover. This time Wang Tong wrote to ask for help. Zou Yi, Li Wenyuan and Lu Wancai who presided over the specific practice Almost urging the following to run with all their strength.

Such an intelligence agency with a rudimentary form of a modern organization, once it operates at full speed, its efficiency will be extremely terrifying.

What's more, the so-called gentle scum, the so-called beasts in clothes, none of these people who came here were clean, and it was very easy to find faults.

Telling the truth, watching a confident person quickly fall into fear and collapse in front of you, Wang Tong has a strange feeling, as if he is aloof and powerful, and it is vaguely like this to decide the life and death of others.

The wooden box in which the files were placed was very large, and apart from the files of the four people, there were quite a few officers and officers in the entire investigation team.

After Wang Tong locked the wooden box, he let out a sigh of relief. If you use this to deal with others today, you may be dealt with by others in the same way tomorrow. Don't be hurt by this double-edged sword.

Just as he was feeling emotional, another guard greeted him outside, and Yang Sheng reported:
"My lord, there is a letter from the capital, please go out and receive it."

The person who sent the letter was waiting outside the house. When he saw Wang Tong coming out, he handed it over respectfully, and then said:
"My lord, Lu Tongpan ordered the little one to send it over quickly, and said that after the lord receives the letter, please open it and read it immediately."

Wang Tong nodded, ordered his subordinates to take the messenger to rest, and took the letter back to the house to open it. The letter did not contain much content, but simply explained that "Zhang Siwei from the Ministry of War was behind this investigation, and Li Sancai, a member of the household department, was in the capital. A storm arose, and it was suspected that this matter was related to the investigation of the Qingxian salt cargo. The Changlu Salt Transportation Department experienced the cause of Qian Chunping's death as a very suspicious cause. Qian Chunping was a guest of Zhang Han's house at the time, but was recommended by Zhang Siwei afterwards."

The letter seemed to be vague and said something fragmented, but Wang Tong could understand it, and he raised his voice and said:
"Mr. Yang, please come and go quickly!"

Even though Wang Tong was the only one who showed up on this day, the backbone of the staff below were all waiting in the official office. If the guards outside the gate went to greet him, it would take no time and they would arrive soon.

After Yang Sichen entered the door, he was about to cup his fists to congratulate Wang Tong for easily passing today's inspection, but when he saw Wang Tong's gloomy face, he quickly stopped talking.

"Mr. Yang, do you know this Qian Chunping?"

"Could it be that the person in the capital called Hei Hei Zi, who used to be a clean-up guest in Zhang Han's mansion in the Ministry of Officials, and later Zhang Han's official career fell, but he got a position with experience in the Salt Transport Department instead?"

Back in the capital, Yang Sichen played piano, and Qian Chunping relied on chess skills. They both took the route of Qing Ke and became famous.

Wang Tong nodded and asked again:
"Qian Chunping's experience in the salt transport department was recommended by Zhang Siwei, the Ministry of War. Does Mr. Yang know about this?"

When Yang Sichen was a Qing guest in Shen Shixing's mansion, a scholar and minister of rites, everything he did was arranged by Zhang Siwei. He is also a smart person. Hearing what Wang Tong said, he didn't understand, so he immediately reacted. His expression also became solemn, and he said in a deep voice:
"Students naturally know about the master's point."

"Our investigation of smuggled salt in Qing County this time involved the Changlu Salt Transportation Department. One experience hanged himself. If he bears all the responsibilities, this experience is Qian Chunping. Then the capital began to impeach the official. sent out..."

Wang Tong said another word, Yang Sichen was terrified, stood up and said hastily:

"Could it be that Qian Chunping was involved, someone committed a taboo because of Qian Chunping, and then made the following right and wrong, could it be that Da Sima?"

He didn't mention the name directly, but the minister of the Ministry of War is in charge of the world's martial arts, and the folks commonly call him the Great Sima. Wang Tong nodded and said:
"There is also other news that Qian Chunping's death is suspicious."

Yang Sichen's face changed again, he didn't sit down, walked a few steps there, and murmured:
"I usually look at such a refined and noble person, but they are so cruel..."

He said a few words to himself, but stopped and turned around and said:
"Master, Zhang Siwei's actions are insidious. On the one hand, he is sure that His Majesty's confidant Master, if he personally criticizes him, it will inevitably cause displeasure to the higher-ups, so he instigates it behind his back. Your Majesty's vassals, there is absolutely no reason for a vassal to spoil a scholar."

"That is to say, he can keep attacking, but there is nothing for me to fight back, right?"

Seeing Yang Sichen with an ugly face finished speaking, Wang Tong asked back in a cold voice, and Yang Sichen nodded with an even more ugly expression.

One is the actual second assistant of the cabinet, the second person under Zhang Juzheng, the top minister, deeply trusted by the queen mother and the elders of the cabinet, and the other is Jinyiwei Qianhu, who is sent to Tianjin Wei, and is also the head of the Ministry of Industry Authority, the emperor's gradually estranged favored minister, was hostile by the civil servants of the capital.

The difference in status, power and influence between them is too great. Although they are not reconciled, the matter is probably the same as what Yang Sichen said.

Wang Tong sat there and fell silent. Yang Sichen wanted to speak at the side, but couldn't think of anything to say for a while. In the face of the absolute gap, many schemes and plans were useless.

But as a counselor in the study, the master's family was in trouble there, but he was helpless, Yang Sichen felt ashamed, when he was about to say something, he saw Wang Tong patted his hands lightly, and said:
"Master Xiao Zhang can't be allowed to do whatever he wants. Today, so many people's tricks have been manipulated. Master Xiao Zhang is not a complete gentleman. There is always a way to handle it. Mr. Yang, as far as I am concerned, you write it and give it to Master Shen. Go write a letter."

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The second day was very quiet, and the investigators never came to make any noise. Since they had reached a "consensus" yesterday, everything was red tape.

The papers after the investigation were all written by the official, and a copy was sent to Wang Tong's paper. This paper really showed the hype of Wang Tong and Tianjin Wei Kua, and even Wang Tong, who had always been calm, read it. After that, I was a little flustered.

But what they said there is clear, the written document is useless, everyone's signature does not count, but the signature of Hu Zhizhong, the head of the Sixth Section of the Supervisor of Rites, is required. According to the seat rules, Hu Zhizhong is the first, if he does not approve, everything will be in vain.

Wang Tong naturally understood the joints, but yesterday Hu Zhizhong didn't come to the door, there was a written document there, and Hu Zhizhong didn't show up. He sent people to the official office to call a few guides, and then started to wander around the city.

I thought there was something strange about shopping, but I told people in the past that this father-in-law Hu walked around, talked with people on the side of the road, ate a few famous shops by the canal, Haihe River, and walked a lot of shops. , Even going in and out of the training camp and the fort.

From this point of view, it was really shopping. On the second day, the third day, and the fourth day, this Eunuch Hu was walking around in and out of the city.

On the fifth day, Wang Tong couldn't hold back any longer, thinking that if he continued to wander around like this, he might as well ask him directly, but on the evening of the fifth day, Hu Zhizhong took the initiative to visit...
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