one's door

One or two pieces is not enough to attract attention.After all, the official reputation of Langyuan City is excellent, and its city officials have been evaluated as top-notch for more than ten years.It is not impossible that such a place is subject to some envy and slander.What's more, it's an anonymous secret letter.

But for several consecutive years, there are as many as ten secret letters every year, and the contents range from "corruption" to "breach of the law" and the matters involved can be described as lawless.No matter how big-hearted people are, they dare not say with certainty that everything is slander and false accusation.What if?What if one of these things is true?That's the big deal!

The people in the court department chose a roundabout way.Did not go directly to Chalangyuan City.It avoids affecting the feelings of officials and officials in Langyuan City once it is verified to be false.The choice is to check the source of these secret letters.Finally found it out.

After confirming the origin of the incident in the secret letter, the people from the Department of Justice really paid attention to it.Because the senders of these secret letters are not the actual writers of the secret letters.The actual writer had already died a long time ago, and it was a fire that directly wiped out the family.These secret letters were written and handed over to close friends before the family was destroyed, saying that in case of accidents, they would be delivered to the Secretary of Justice bit by bit.

That close friend didn't break his promise, he really split up those secret letters and delivered them year after year, and some even delivered them repeatedly.In order to fulfill their promises.Even when this person was found by the Department of Justice, he was not panicked at all, but rather emotional, and said, "You are finally here." Regardless of whether it was a "misfortune" or not, this person seemed very calm.

However, as a yamen in Nanyuan Kingdom that specializes in transferring officials, the Secretary of Justice still did not disappoint.At least the city magistrate in one county has not been able to handle the people in the court department.

Therefore, the "Special Project of Corruption and Abuse of Wu Yuan, City Official of Langyuan City, Beijiang County" was subsequently included in the top-secret plan of the Department of Justice, and has been silently advancing.

Later, the transfer of Xiao Wangcheng to Beijiang County as the county guard was also fueled by the people from the Department of Justice.Before taking office, the Chief of the Department of Justice had a long talk with Xiao Wangcheng for a full day.

But the difficulty lies in the fact that when you discover the problem and want to peel off that glamorous false skin, you realize that there is no grasp at all.

It's better than you smelling the stench and knowing that there must be shit in that stuffy jar, but you have to have a handle to open the stuffy jar.Even though the words of those secret letters are convincing, all the witnesses mentioned above are dead, missing or missing, and the only mystery left behind seems to prove that the things in the secret letters are not groundless.

Or just transfer Wu Yuan away and reveal the Langyuan City that was covered by him?

It doesn't work either.In that case, Wu Yuan will definitely realize the danger, and all the remaining clues will be cleaned up by him.Things will not get better, it will just completely rot all the clues in your hands.

This is also the reason why Xiao Wangcheng has been in Beijiang County for more than two years, but he still hasn't touched every plant and tree in Langyuan City.It was Xiao Wangcheng who was waiting, waiting for the best opportunity.

Before that, Wu Yuan suddenly got sick and wanted to go back to his hometown.There was no news about this before.But it made Xiao Wangcheng keenly aware of a once-in-a-lifetime loophole.He directly dismissed Wu Yuan's leave note, and immediately asked Yang Jie to go to Langyuan City to sit in town, and began to try to get into the stuffy pot of Langyuan City.As long as a small breakthrough is found, the rest of the matter will be easy to handle.

But who would have thought that Yang Jie, who was about to arrive in Langyuan City, would receive the news of Wu Yuan's sudden death.

Plans were disrupted.But it also means that the lid of the stuffy jar is gone.It is not so easy to hide the dirty things inside.So Yang Jie directly stated the chariots and horses, and asked all the officials under Langyuan City, no matter how big or small, to be in danger and start chaos first.

And compared to what kind of drama will the following people perform for Yang Jie in the end, farce or comedy?There is still a trump card in Yang Jie's hand, that is, he insists on not leaving at this time, that is, he wants to cover Wu Yuan's mansion and the people in this mansion tightly.

Yang Jie believed that as long as his people checked all corners of the Wu Mansion, the gains here would definitely be enough to set off a bloody storm in Langyuan City.Those bedbugs hiding under Wu Yuan's wings and committing crimes will also die without a place to bury them!

It's a pity that the main criminal, Wu Yuan, died, as did Wu Yuan's only son, Wu Qingling, who was mentioned many times in the secret letter.In Yang Jie's view, the two died too easily, and only Ling Chi could be worthy of the evil deeds of the father and son.

But... Thinking of this, Yang Jie couldn't help but turn his eyes to the crumpled suicide note on the table again.This may be the second thing that surprised Yang Jie besides Wu Yuan's sudden death.

"Zhang Yan..." Yang Jie was not like what he told Zhou Cang before, he had never heard of this name.On the contrary, he had heard of Zhang Yan more than a year ago.I heard it from Xiao Wangcheng, the sheriff who had only been in Beijiang County for less than a year at that time.

Yang Jie's memory is very good. He clearly remembered that Master Xiao had received a letter from his friend General Song Qinghe, and mentioned Zhang Yan's name in his heart. It seemed that General Song wanted Master Xiao to do a favor to protect this Zhang Yan, and Wu Yuan, the city administrator of Langyuan City, was also mentioned.Yang Jie doesn't know much about the inside story.I just remember these, and what Mr. Xiao said at that time, "It's not the time yet".

Now when I saw this name again, it actually appeared in Wu Yuan's suicide note, and I could see that Wu Yuan was full of fear when he wrote this name...

Chapter 167 Qualitative

Being written on a suicide note, and the fear revealed between the lines came from the heart, and even a suicide note died suddenly on the spot before it was finished.No matter how you look at it, this seems strange.

But whether it was the conclusion of Wu Zuo's work or the cross-examination of Wu's family and Wu Yuan's trustworthy doctors, all of them pointed to the fact that Wu Yuan's death was a sudden and serious illness, and his death had nothing to do with that person named Zhang Yan.If not, Zhang Yan would have been taken back to the Yamen for careful interrogation just based on the name left in the suicide note, instead of simply confirming his whereabouts as it is now.

"grown ups."

"Come in."

The adjutant pushed in through the door with an inch-thick copy, saluted and placed the copy on the table in front of Yang Jie.

In fact, it is also very interesting.Just a few hours ago, the owner of this study was Wu Yuan, and even Wu Yuan's body was lying under the seat where Yang Jie was sitting at this time.

"The copy room is under control?"

"Yes, my lord. Our people seized the entrance and exit of the file room first. During the period, some people tried to block it and were cut off. Now we have called a group of soldiers from the guard to come over to help watch, and we have already started to tidy up the inside of the file room." Yes. For now alone, there are quite a lot of things hidden in it.

In addition, this document related to the case of "Zhang Yan" mentioned in Wu Yuan's suicide note has already been completed.The subordinates looked through it roughly, and found that the case was done very well, and it seemed that there was no problem.But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't make sense. "

"Which doesn't make sense?"

"The motive of Zhang Yan's murder is unreasonable. After the murder, he didn't run or hide, but was hungover in a place that was still unfamiliar to him, which is even more inconceivable."

Hearing this, Yang Jie also opened the copy of the file, flipped through it quickly, and asked, "So you think there is something wrong with this case?"

"Well. At least it's not clear enough, and it can't withstand scrutiny. If the subordinates finish a murder case like this, the subordinates will definitely open his ass and let him go."

Yang Jie laughed.His adjutant was born as a policeman, and half of his skills were devoted to investigating and handling various cases.Later, he was promoted with Yang Jie, and it was impossible to continue running the case, but his habits and eyesight would not change, and he could see the strangeness in Zhang Yan's case at a glance.

Yang Jie glanced at it hastily.Then he said, "You can bring someone to check where the testimony and testimonies mentioned above come from. Maybe they can be used later."

"It's my lord. But the manpower we brought this time is not enough. The subordinates in the Langyuan City Yamen think it's safe to not use any of them for the time being." The adjutant said firmly.Although he has only been in Langyuan City for more than half a day, he is already familiar with the affairs of Langyuan City.I know how deep the water is here and how bad the officials are.

This is not to say that everyone in Langyuan City is corrupt and corrupt, and there are also people who are struggling to survive.But this kind of people doesn't mean they can be trusted.They also have the possibility of making a "compromise" when they are "forced", otherwise how would they stay in the muddy pit until now?

"What do you mean? Transfer people from the yamen of the sheriff's mansion? Or from another place?"

"My lord, what I mean by this subordinate is to transfer our own people directly from the Sheriff's Mansion. Wu Yuan has been operating in Langyuan City for many years, and it's hard to say how big the net weaving around is. It's better to be cautious. But in our people Before you come here, you can ask Master Zhou’s soldiers to take care of you for a while.”

After hearing the words, Yang Jie thought about it for a while, then agreed with his adjutant, nodded and said: "Do as you say, report to Lord Xiao immediately, simply report the first-hand situation, and at the same time ask for reinforcements.

As for Mr. Zhou, he also sent a note, with a more sincere attitude, asking them to help maintain the internal and external security of the Langyuan City Yamen, as well as the safety of the officials, and it is best to protect them all.do you understand me? "

The adjutant nodded yes, and hurriedly went to implement it.

Soon an urgent report came out of Langyuan City and rushed towards the Xiangkou where the Sheriff's Mansion was located.At the same time, the adjutant went to the garrison camp outside the city in person and asked Zhou Cang for assistance.

Zhou Cang didn't put on airs either, he had to give face to Zuo Lang, the majestic county governor's mansion.So with a wave of his hand, half of the battalion came out of the camp, took Yang Jie's request for permission, and his own big-printed document to report to the Yamen of the Chief of the Zuojun Daohang, and at the same time drove into Langyuan City.

The half battalion had five hundred soldiers, including fifty cavalry.The battle when entering the city is definitely very bluffing.Especially for ordinary people living in such a sensitive geographical location as Langyuan City, the first reaction is: Beiwu Kingdom is calling?Or did Huayue on the opposite side of the river kill to the edge of the city?

But then I thought it was wrong.If it was really up to that point, wouldn't the city gates have been closed long ago?Can you still drive it in and out?

So something big happened in the city?Could it be related to the sudden death of the city magistrate?

There are quite a few good people, all of whom are the so-called upper-class people in Langyuan City. After all, for them, the heads and minds of Langyuan City are related to their "livelihood".As far as ordinary people are concerned, at most they gossip, and no one takes it to heart.

But soon, the high-class people in Langyuan City were frightened by the next scene, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

One counts as one, but all the officials who have a title in the local yamen of Langyuan City are assigned soldiers to guard the door and back door, and several soldiers follow behind them grandly when they go out.The two left and right Langguans of Langyuan City even accompanied a whole group of soldiers, and the guards were counted separately!

This move by the guard not only frightened the upper class, but also the officials.Wouldn't the first reaction be that the garrison Zhou Cang rebelled?But when I think about it again, I don't feel like it.

After a question, the soldier replied: "Following the order from the peak, there are bandits and bandits attacking secretly in the sky of Langyuan City recently, so I will accompany you to protect all the officials."

Just such a sentence, if you ask others, they will not answer you, if you dare to run around or get rid of them deliberately, you will be grabbed by their clothes and dragged back.No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the word "protection".

By this time, even the dullest people can understand that the biggest thing in Langyuan City now is not the death of a city official, but that the entire local government circle in Langyuan City is in big trouble!

That night, late at night.In the study of the Wu Mansion, Yang Jie saw the ledgers, lists of property, and all kinds of correspondence that were collected after digging three feet from the mansion.

It was still the adjutant, who was still full of energy at this time, but his eyes were bloodshot, and he bowed to Yang Jie who was seated in a slightly excited tone, "My lord, use these belongings to pull Wu Yuan out. It’s okay to be flayed alive. It’s just a pity that he died first. However, the letters and accounts received from the Wu Mansion can also be used, at least it can match the contents of many secret letters received before, so that those cases can be solved. Continue to dig deeper."

"Very good! Lord Xiao said before this incident, as long as it is a person from Beijiang County, no matter who it is, whoever is found will be taken down, and the pressure will be borne by you. So, it's time to dig hard. Those bedbugs!"

Chapter 168 Door Wall

If one says the quietest place in Langyuan City, it must be the white high wall located in a large area in the northeast corner of the city.

There is also a large circle of green trees inside the high wall, tall and strong enough to exceed the high wall by about two feet.With their cover, even if you stand on the tallest tower in the city, you can't see much of what's going on inside the wall.

The entrance is a porch decorated with white jade, and three vigorous characters are engraved on the stone above it: Jiangwu Academy.

From the day Zhang Yan came to Huangtianyu, he had heard of the name of Jiangwu Academy.The reason is that Huagou told him that six out of ten warrior masters cruising on the wall were from the Academy of Martial Arts.Since then, Zhang Yan has had a lot of assumptions about the Academy of Martial Arts.

Because there is no such concept as Zongmen in Huangtianyu.More than half of the martial artists in the world come from the martial arts schools in various countries.The remaining [-]% to [-]% were cultivated by the family of martial arts or the way of learning martial arts.Therefore, the School of Martial Arts has a unique weight and status in the Huangtian Territory.

Looking at Nanyuan Kingdom alone, in the 300 to 400 years since its founding, all five emperors had the experience of studying at the Martial Arts Academy.Even the two emperors who were both warriors and had reached the state of Tongqiao once held false titles in the martial arts academy.

In addition, if you really want to count, the Martial Arts Academy of Nanyuan Kingdom was not established after the founding of the country.It was inherited directly from the previous dynasty.Also inherited is a series of systems and rules of the Jiangwu Academy.Therefore, the Martial Arts Academy of Nanyuan Country actually existed for a long time longer than Nanyuan Country itself.

After Zhang Yan agreed with Li He's suggestion and was willing to accept Shi Xuan's recommendation to enter the Jiangwu Academy as a "guest teacher", he curiously searched for a lot of books to learn about the Jiangwu Academy.In addition to those mentioned above, he also found a very interesting thing.That is, as the largest gathering and birthplace of warriors in Nanyuan Kingdom, it can be said to be the core of Nanyuan Kingdom, right?However, the position of the head of the Martial Academy is not determined by the emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom.Instead, the previous dean appointed the successor.However, the emperor can only assign a court judge to the Jiangwu Academy to be responsible for daily affairs, and the principal will decide on major matters with one word.

That's where it gets interesting.Such an important core place, but the emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom didn't really hold it in his hands?

"I'm afraid the water in the martial arts academy is unusually deep." Zhang Yan thought in his heart.

Today, Li He came to the gate of the martial arts academy in Langyuan City together with Zhang Yan.Since it was a recommendation, Li He, as the adjutant of the recommender Shi Xuan, naturally had to come with him.It is not only to give face to the Martial Arts Institute, but also to help Zhang Yan's face.

"Mr. Zhang, shall we go in?" After checking his identity with the guard at the door, Li He turned around and called out to Zhang Yan who was looking up at the big characters on the porch.

"Alright Mr. Li."

Not long after entering the door, I saw an old man in a black robe with a long beard coming up quickly.Before approaching, Li He calmly reminded Zhang Yan: "That person is the judge of the Martial Arts Academy in Langyuan City, Xiao Shu. He is a member of the Xiao family."

Just two simple sentences are enough to make Zhang Yan smile and deal with it carefully.

Judgment.That means that they are people arranged by the emperor here, and at the same time, they come from a military family, or a big family "Xiao family".So it seems that he should be regarded as half of the army?No wonder you will come out in person.

"Hahaha, Mr. Li, I haven't seen you for many years, don't you come here all right?"

"Thank you, senior Xiao, for your concern. Li He is just fooling around with the commander in chief. I heard that senior has been improving recently, so it's not far from a breakthrough, right?"

"It's very early! I don't know how many years it will be until we can break through. By the way, this is the Mr. Zhang mentioned in the letter from the commander-in-chief?" Zhang Yan handed over his hands, not intending to neglect Zhang Yan at all.You can tell at a glance that he must be a good communicator.

Li He heard the introduction and said: "Yes, Senior Xiao, this is Zhang Yan, Mr. Zhang. You are a scholar who is also full of praise from the military commander!"

"Well! Shi Junshuai made it very clear in the letter. Mr. Xiao Shu is really ashamed to have such an achievement at such a young age! Sir, Xiao Shu is being polite!" Xiao Shu said to Zhang Yan saluted again, the etiquette was very formal, it was the first big gift for peers.

"The court judge doesn't have to be like this. Zhang Yan's underachiever was promoted by Shi Junshuai to have a little reputation, but he is really ashamed to mention it in front of the court judge. The court judge has broken Zhang Yan!"

Zhang Yan also quickly returned the gift.He was a little confused.Because the Xiao Yuan Judgment in front of him seemed a little too formal and polite, which made him not used to it.

Only Li He next to him smiled and didn't speak, but he understood what Xiao Shu was talking about in his heart.

Everyone who is knowledgeable in the field of miscellaneous studies!Moreover, several useful things have been produced, and they are being gradually emulated and promoted in the military.There are no such people in the martial arts academy in the whole Nanyuan country.Now because of Shi Xuan's relationship, Langyuan City's Martial Arts Institute can set a precedent. As the judge and the actual contact person, Xiao Shu naturally takes care of all aspects.When you first meet, you can be as polite as you can, and it's not surprising that there are many people who are polite.After finding out Zhang Yan's temper, he will naturally know how to get along with him.

"Recently the dean happened to be in retreat, so I can't see Mr. Zhang for the time being. However, I am in charge of the daily affairs, which will not affect Mr. Zhang's entry. I will take him to go through the formalities first, and then take him to the residence to see Look, if you have any dissatisfaction, please speak up, sir, our Langyuan City Lecture Academy will definitely allow you to study comfortably here without being disturbed by trivial matters."

With that said, it was obvious that Xiao Shu was implying something.It also meant to reassure Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan is naturally a follower of kindness.After going through the formalities, I received four sets of robes that were similar in style to Xiao Shu's black robe, with only some slight differences.This is what he wears in the lecture hall, counted as "work clothes".In addition, I also received a lot of things, such as waist badges, standard private seals, keys to the private courtyard, and so on.And a blank copper bar for teaching plan reporting.

Those things in the front are easy to talk about, but the blank copper bar in the back is very particular.

"Mr. Zhang can go back and think about it first, and draw up a rough outline of the things that are going to be taught in the courtyard. Then explain the practical and theoretical uses of these things, and finally write down the methods of assessment. When the time comes The dean will consider this when he goes out of customs, and if it is feasible, then Mr. Zhang can start classes in the courtyard."

"What if you can't pass?" Zhang Yan asked curiously.

"Can't pass? Hehe, Mr. Zhang is a master of miscellaneous learning, and he can pass the test by teaching whatever he wants. But... If you really can't pass the test of the dean, then you don't have to start the class. After all, Mr. Zhang is a guest Teaching. It is not included in the main subject. But in that case, you need to share some of your knowledge or research with the Kobu Academy, sir."

"Understood." Zhang Yan already knew it in his heart.

Chapter 169 Teaching

In the final analysis, it is not a good hall to talk about martial arts.What they were looking at was not Zhang Yan's name, but the things in his mind.

Before coming, Li He gave Zhang Yan some advice.It is said that the application of the Bagua array in the army has already got a clue.The outstanding ones are Zhang Yan's former Shangfeng Lin Zedong and Song Qinghe.These two people took advantage of the geographical advantages of Yubei Mountain to play a lot of tricks on the Eight Diagrams Formation. While achieving good results, they also said that the Eight Diagrams Formation can not only be used for defense, but also for confrontation between large armies. Used.

As a result, the fame of Bagua Formation gradually spread in the army and more and more people began to pay attention to it.

In this way, Zhang Yan's reputation was spread out in a disguised form.

Therefore, the School of Martial Arts also hopes to get some benefits from Zhang Yan.

Of course, Zhang Yan came here with selfish motives. He needed to use the special status and relatively closed environment of the martial arts academy to help him avoid the rumors about the bone-strengthening pill that would inevitably be widely spread in the future.

But since you're here, stay at ease.There will definitely be new changes in the future, and it will be time to see what happens.That's what Zhang Yan planned in his heart.

After going through the process, Zhang Yan also went to see the so-called independent courtyard assigned to him.Quiet is quiet, the huts and bathrooms are also complete, but very small.There is a small main room and a bedroom, and there is a small dam several feet in radius outside.According to Xiao Shu, this courtyard is already the best teaching residence in the martial arts academy.The implication is to take care of Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan accepted the other party's kindness, but he will not live here all the time.At least he won't live in it until he's figured out what he's going to teach here.

Li He declined Xiao Shu's invitation and did not stay for dinner.Zhang Yan also bid farewell to Xiao Shu with Li He.

"Now that things are over, Mr. Li has to go back to report. If Mr. Zhang has any troubles in the future, please write to the army directly. You can just go to the post station of the army. I have already said hello, so it can be the fastest to contact Mr.

Just after he came out of the lecture hall, Li He was in a hurry to go back and return to his command.Also rejected Zhang Yan's banquet.

Unable to keep it, Zhang Yan took out two small porcelain bottles from his arms.One big and one small.

"There is nothing to entertain your lord. There are only some pills that you can take home for emergencies. Please accept this small bottle. The big bottle is a thank you gift for the military commander." Zhang Yan didn't beat around the bush, and directly Just take out three bone-strengthening pills that were refined and saved directly before.A favor for Li Hyuk as an errand.After all, he is Shi Xuan's close confidant, so this investment is inevitable.Giving two to Shi Xuan is a reward for his help in helping to talk about the Martial Arts Academy this time.

Don't think that Shi Xuan's recommendation of Zhang Yan to the Martial Arts Academy is to return favors from others, on the contrary, this time it is Zhang Yan who owes Shi Xuan favors.Although Shi Xuan's breakthrough was due to the bone strengthening pill.But the Bone Strengthening Pill that Shi Xuan ate was sent by Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang was responsible for the favor.The next one is Zhou Cang and Zhang Yan.

The recommendation this time is entirely because Shi Xuan hopes to have a good relationship with Zhang Yan, or to get on line, instead of letting Zhou Cang go around in the middle all the time.

These twists and turns around Zhang Yan are very clear.He was even sure that Shi Xuan would still have some temptations after he entered the martial arts academy.It doesn't necessarily have malicious intent, but it will definitely try to squeeze out more benefits from him, or the bone strengthening pill in his hand.

Li He smiled and did not pretend to refuse, but it could be seen that he was still very surprised that Zhang Yan would also consider his share.When parting, he cupped his hands and said goodbye to Zhang Yan.Say hello to Zhou Cang if he stopped by the garrison camp when he left the city.After speaking, he led the guards away.

Back home, Zhang Yan was not in a hurry to think about what he was going to talk about in the martial arts academy.Because he can combine too many things.What he needs to consider is not "what to say", but "what is the most appropriate thing to say".

"Second brother! Are you back?"

Seeing that it was my younger sister Zhang Huiyuan who opened the door for him, Zhang Yan was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Why aren't you in the shop?"