Cyber Daming

Mountains and rivers are connected, wind and rain are in the same sky.

The wind and rain that had been raging all night in Chengdu finally subsided, the stars faded, and the sky became slightly brighter.

Pei Xingjian stood with his hands clasped under the plaque that read, "Government and Harmony", staring at the raindrops under the eaves that could no longer form a line, and sighed softly.

"It's finally over."

"Teacher, the Gu family sent someone to send gifts. They are waiting at the door of the Yamen now."

A clear voice sounded behind Pei Xingjian.

"He's quite well informed."

Pei Xingjian sneered, "He's hinting to me to hurry up and make room for him."

The young man standing behind him smiled slightly when he heard this, "Gu Xi has just been recommended not long ago, and has not even entered the capital to meet the emperor. He has been promoted to the county magistrate of Chengdu as a candidate in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Who else would be impatient."

"But it has only been two or three hours since the affairs in Chongqing Prefecture have settled. The fire on the Golden Tower may not have been extinguished yet. They already know that you are going to be the prefect of Chongqing Prefecture."

The young man sighed: "The strength of the Gu family should not be underestimated."

"They're just a bunch of short-sighted and rotten people."

Pei Xingjian said disdainfully: "They only see the rich wealth in Chengdu County, but they don't know how this position will be pushed to the forefront!"

"Wealth has been sought through danger since ancient times. There is a saying among the Western Yi people that as long as there is three times the profit, it is enough to make people forget about life and death. Only when it is stormy and stormy can you catch big fish worth thousands of gold."

"Yang Baize, you are not very young, but why do you speak so sternly compared to an old man like me?"

Pei Xingjian laughed and scolded, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes, "I'm just afraid that it's not the big fish that's causing the storm, but an enraged dragon."

Equipped with a pair of robotic arms and wearing a white shirt, Yang Baize's eyes flashed with light, and his brows were full of energy.

Just like the young man who stood under the big moon in Mianzhou County that day and loudly said that he would surpass his ancestors and change the world on his own.

"Teacher, the dragon you are talking about refers to the Dao Sect?"

Pei Xingjian nodded and said in a heavy tone: "Although they drove away the Buddhist order, the dirty tricks played by Zongren Mansion and Honghu were also known to them. These bull-nosed people are not people who can talk about it. What's next? The Chongqing Prefecture is bound to be constantly fighting openly and secretly, and life in the Chengdu Prefecture will not be easy either."

"That's why they asked you, teacher, to take charge of the overall situation.

Yang Baize smiled and said: "Without you, the Chongqing government office would not be able to open."

"They disliked the fact that this job was dirty and tiring, and they could lose their heads if they were not careful, so they just gave it to me."

Pei Xingjian sneered, and then slowly turned around and looked at the closed disciple who had obtained a treasure by chance, and his tone softened.

"Have you read the report on the handling of the Chongqing incident jointly issued by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War?"

"seen it already."

Pei Xingjian's words were full of comparison, "Then let's talk about your views."

Yang Baize pondered for a moment, organized his words and then said softly: "Judging from the content of the report, the tone of the whole matter is to punish openly and reward secretly."

"Oh?" Pei Xingjian raised his eyebrows and said with interest, "What kind of overt punishment and secret reward method?"

"This time Honghu sneaked into Chongqing Mansion to murder King Zhu Youhong of Qin. Although King Yin Ding Huan was eventually executed on the spot, King Qin still died. Not to mention murder or suicide, according to the empire's practice of handling such incidents, Chongqing Mansion has the responsibility of guarding Even the royal guards cannot escape accountability."

"But the notice only used one sentence: 'All officials will be demoted one level and fined for half a year', and the matter was dismissed lightly. The board was raised high and fell gently. The punishment was so light that it was considered a start. It’s the first of its kind in the empire.”

"And the results of the handling of several supervisors in Chongqing Jinyiwei are also very thought-provoking."

Pei Xingjian chuckled and said, "Tell me more specifically."

"The notice stated that Yan Bahuang, a hundred households of the Jinyi Guards, was loyal to the emperor and died heroically for the country, so he was posthumously awarded the position of a thousand households of the Jinyi Guards. His deeds were compiled and reported by the Fusi of Beizhen, and distributed in the form of a newspaper to government offices, guards, and military units throughout the empire. Study in town.”

"This is not difficult to understand. It is to save face for the royal family and the Three Laws Division. After all, the New Donglin Party, the Zongren Mansion, and the Three Laws Division all have tricks in this matter, and no one's hands are clean. If we really find out the truth If you put it on the table, everyone’s face will look ugly.”

"Secondly, Wang Xie, the director of the Second Division, was demoted to a small banner. He continued to take charge of the general banner and took the lead in completing the reconstruction of the Jinyi Guard House in Chongqing Prefecture. This actually left him the position of 100 households in Yanbahuang."

"That's right." Pei Xingjian nodded in agreement, the smile on his face getting thicker.

"The last one is the director of the first division. Although his identity is not recorded in the records of Beizhen Fusi, hundreds of households in the local household office have the power to appoint the general banner of their subordinates. And as far as I know, the person whose identity is recorded The procedure has been reported, so whether Beizhen Fusi admits it or not, Li Jun’s identity as the director of the Jinyiwei Division 1 of Chongqing Prefecture is confirmed.”

"The notice stated that Li Jun was also demoted to a small flag and transferred to serve in the Japanese pirate area where the resistance was the most rampant. This is obviously someone in the court who is protecting him and wants to get him out of the muddy waters of Chongqing Mansion."

Yang Baize saluted the smiling Pei Xingjian, "This is also one of the most puzzling points for students."

The latter smiled and asked: "The content of the report is so simple and clear, what's the problem?"

"For the public, the truth about the death of His Royal Highness King Qin remains to be discussed, but the court is so sure that he died at the hands of Ding Huan, so the determination is too arbitrary. For the private, Li Jun followed the martial arts sequence after all, although He is a 'wild' martial artist with no sect support behind him, but doing so may also cause dissatisfaction from both the Taoist and Buddhist sects."

Yang Baize said in a deep voice: "In both public and private matters, the result of such a treatment is too slight."

Pei Xingjian's smile faded slightly, without comment, he just asked: "If I remember correctly, teacher, Li Jun once spared your life, right?"

"That's why the student wants to ask clearly so that he can tell him all the news in the future."

Yang Baize looked magnanimous, without any taboos between orders, and not worried that this sentence would anger his teacher.

Grace is grace, and love is love.

He still remembers that when he was in Mianzhou County, Li Jun could kill himself like a bug and then take away all the brain tissue slices.

But the other party was willing to risk being discovered by Shudao Logistics, leaving a slice and a life for himself.

"Okay, the grievances are clear, and you are indeed the seed of reading that I like."

Pei Xingjian laughed loudly, and his laughter echoed in the courtyard of the county government office.

"You have seen most of the whole thing thoroughly. The reason why you have this remaining doubt is because you don't know that when someone in the court revealed Honghu's development plan to Zhu Youhong, this imperial vassal was doomed. The king’s end can only be death!”

"The Dao Sect's unification of the southwest of the empire is not in line with the interests of the New Donglin Party."

Pei Xingjian's eyes were bright and he said loudly: "To put it bluntly, the turmoil in Chongqing Mansion is a trap set up to solve this problem."