Fenghou

Huang Yougong cursed secretly in his heart, Qin Hui asked his staff to write the seven deadly crimes, and he only provided a little content, and then made a name for it, but now he put the responsibility entirely on himself, why didn't he scold his staff?The hundreds of wives and concubines were obviously written by his staff, so what does it have to do with me?

But no matter how much Huang Yougong hated him, he didn't dare to talk back to Qin Hui, let alone shift the responsibility to Qin Hui. He picked up the newspaper for a while and said, "I've read the criticism written by the other party, but there are actually loopholes in it."

"What loophole?"

"It's the land case. Although Chen Qing was in Lin'an at the time, he doesn't need to come forward for this kind of matter. Naturally, someone will handle it for him. Maybe his family did it in his name, so the other party insists that Chen Qing is not in Beijing. Zhao, I feel that this is a trap, and it is easy to ignore the obvious. You can refute the other party from this issue. In addition, there are many aspects of Chen Qing's arrogance. For example, he needs thousands of people to protect him when he travels..."

Qin Hui interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Don't mention the matter of usurpation. The officials don't want to see this, so they refute it with the land matter you just said. It makes sense. He really doesn't need him to come forward in person if he wants to occupy the wealth. , go! See the newspaper tomorrow."

Huang Yougong left in a hurry, and Qin Hui said to his nephew Wang Bo, "Immediately send someone to investigate. Who is this 'Spear Whisperer'? Let me find out his background."

"My nephew knows, let's go and investigate!"

"Wait a minute!"

Qin Hui stopped him again, and said slowly: "There is also Huang Yougong's situation to be investigated together. Where does he live and who is in his family? Do you understand?"

Wang Bo was startled, this probably meant that he was going to attack Huang Yougong.

"My nephew understands."

Wang Bo saluted and left in a hurry.

Qin Hui looked at the newspaper again, and couldn't help being upset for a while. How could the seven deadly sins that he thought were very confident at the beginning couldn't stand up to the other party's refutation?The Son of Heaven must have read this article, what would he think?The key lies in the other four crimes. How will the other party refute it tomorrow?

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When Wang Bo returned to the county government office, he immediately found his staff Jia Yingfang and the archer Dutou Ma Song. He took a newspaper, pointed to the Spear Whisperer on it, and said, "The author of this article is called the Spear Whisperer. Separate yourselves." Go and find out who wrote this article, and find out the background of this Spear Whisperer for me, Mr. Qin is anxious to know, the task is on me, you should find out for me before tomorrow night."

Ma Song, the head of the archers, agreed, and immediately went out with his men, while Jia Yingfang returned to his official room. He pondered for a moment, wrote a note, and went to Liuweiju Teahouse for tea without haste.

A quarter of an hour later, Jia Yingfang met Dong Qun, the intelligence leader of the Western Army in Lin'an, at the Liuweiju teahouse. This teahouse has been bought by the intelligence station and has become a gathering place for various intelligence in Lin'an.

Chapter 934

At noon the next day, the Beijing News published a second rebuttal article, strongly refuting the other four crimes.

The other four crimes are embezzling the salt tax of Jinghu Road, nepotism, massacre of innocent people in Xixia, and evading court officials.

The focus here is on the salt tax case and cronyism, while the massacre of innocent people in Xixia and the abduction of court officials are generally not of interest to the common people, but the Spokesman still refuted the first and second articles respectively.

There is no so-called massacre of innocent people in Xixia. They were scattered and resettled in the counties of Sichuan Road, Xihe Road, Shaanxi Road, and Hedong Road. The herdsmen were resettled in Hexi Road, a total of more than 240 , involving more than [-] counties, and each county resettled more than [-] people. The Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy and the county government have detailed records, allowing them to gradually integrate into the Han people, and the Dangxiang people have since disappeared.

The second point is that the imperial court ordered the official to refer to Sichuan Road. According to the agreement signed by the two parties, the Xuanfu Envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi controlled the counties on Sichuan Road, and the imperial court controlled the states, but there was no county as the basis. Of course, the states were floating in the air. It is normal for the government to feel that it is being emptied, but the agreement between the two parties was signed in this way, in black and white, what is the crime of King Yong?In the final rebuttal, he asked, did the court want to tear up the agreement, so it deliberately made a fuss about this matter?

When these two points are explained clearly, the so-called seven deadly sins give people a feeling that they want to commit crimes and have no reason to worry.

As for the salt tax case and cronyism, these two crimes are not worth refuting. The Lin'an court has never collected salt tax from Jinghu and Jinghu. Invasion of the south, the two roads of Jinghu and Jinghu have been in war, and both places have been occupied by private salt dealers.

It was not until the second half of last year that the Western Army killed more than 380 private salt dealers with thunderous means and confiscated all their property. Only then did official salt from Sichuan and Shaanxi appear in the markets on Jinghu Road. The imperial salt price is [-] Wen a catty, and it can be sold in two ways in Jinghu.

It was a slap in the face, and the people of Lin'an suddenly discovered that the price of salt in Sichuan and Shaanxi was only [-]% of the salt price of the imperial court. This immediately became another hot topic.

But it was the last crime that really slapped him in the face. King Yong was nepotism, and all the relatives of King Yong were killed by Jin Bing. He didn't even have any distant relatives.

But when it comes to Jingzhao’s acceptance of officials who went to Lin’an, only three officials were not hired. Among them was Huang Yougong, who was disqualified for visiting brothels in violation of regulations. abscond.

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar in the government and the public in Lin'an. At this time, the so-called seven deadly crimes had all been refuted by the "Beijing News", and everyone naturally believed that Huang Yougong's trip to Jingzhao was actually to seek a job. Retaliation concocted the so-called Seven Deadly Crimes of King Yong.

In just one afternoon, Huang Yougong's reputation was completely tainted.

In the afternoon, Jia Yingfang came to the six tea house again, and dozens of tea customers in the tea house were arguing together.

A skinny old man shouted: "I think the "Express" has a point. King Yong wants to seize the land and let his subordinates come forward. So what if he is in Lin'an? It makes sense!"

Someone retorted: "If King Yong really ordered his subordinates to seize the land, would Huang Yougong know about it?"

"Huang Yougong doesn't know, but the court must know, someone will tell him!"

"Hehe! It turns out that the real behind-the-scenes of the seven deadly crimes are the imperial court, and Huang Yougong is just a scapegoat they put out!"

"That's not what I meant, don't talk nonsense!" The old man blushed.

"Who is this person?" Jia Yingfang asked the shopkeeper Dong Qun in a low voice.

Dong Qun sneered, "This person is one of the four chief stewards of Uncle Wei Tong. His surname is Qiu. When he reported the Seven Deadly Crimes on the first day, he worked hard. Now he insists on holding on to the land issue. I guess he Want to spread rumors."

"Let me refute him and see how he spreads rumors!"

Jia Yingfang stepped forward, cupped her fists and smiled, "Guan Qiu, do you want to hear my explanation?"

The old man surnamed Qiu stared fiercely at Jia Yingfang, "What do you want to say?"

"I just want to tell you that the new city expanded by Jingzhao is ten miles wide from east to west and five miles long from north to south. Calculated to add nearly [-] mu of land, only [-] mu of it is private land, and the remaining [-] mu is private land. It’s official land. If King Yong wants to make a fortune from expanding the city, wouldn’t he buy official land directly? It’s cheap, but he insists on occupying private farmland at a high price and ruining his reputation. If he is really so stupid, will he be able to achieve what he is today?”

There was a burst of laughter in the teahouse, and the old man surnamed Qiu was speechless, so he had to leave in a huff. Jia Yingfang's words sealed his throat with a sword, and soon spread throughout Lin'an, and Huang Yougong's last struggle was also drowned in ridicule. middle.

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In the backyard of the teahouse, Dong Qun asked Jia Yingfang to sit down, poured him a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile: "What you said yesterday, Mr. Qin Hui's investigation of the Spokespeaker may not be good for him. I have already responded to Mr. Zheng. Mr. Zheng said, You can reply to Wang Bo in this way, saying that there is no such person as the Spear Whisperer, this person is a fiction, and the two corresponding articles gathered the opinions of many people, and then Hu Yun wrote it.”

"Dong Yuhou means that Hu Yun can be regarded as a spear talker?"

"You can also say that! He is the special envoy of King Yong, and he is responsible for defending King Yong, and he knows the situation best."

Jia Yingfang nodded, "I understand, I'll go back and report, forgive Qin Hui for not daring to touch Hu Yun."

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Jia Yingfang had just returned to the county government office when she met Wang Bo rushing out of the county government office. Fortunately, Jia Yingfang dodged quickly and the two almost bumped into each other.

"Your Majesty, why are you in such a hurry?"

Seeing that there were yamen servants on the left and right, Wang Bo quickly pulled Jia Yingfang aside, and said in a low voice, "I just got the news from Madutou that Huang Yougong is dead!"

"what!"

Jia Yingfang was really taken aback, "When did it happen? Where did you find it?"

"It's what happened just now. In the woods outside the city, he hanged himself on a tree."

"Did he hang himself?"

Wang Bo shook his head, "The reporter saw some black clothes dragging Huang Yougong into the woods from a carriage."

Wang Bo suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "I'm going to Qin Xianggong's mansion, how did you find out, who is that spear talker?"

"I found out that this Spear Talker is not a real person, but a fictitious person. The article in the "Beijing News" was discussed by many people, and then written by Hu Yun."

Wang Bo was stunned, "Hu Yun, special envoy of King Yong?"

Jia Yingfang nodded.

"It sure is him!"

Wang Bo hurriedly said: "I will report to Xiangguo Mansion now."

He got on his horse and ran towards the Qin residence with a few followers.

Jia Yingfang thought for a while, then turned around and returned to Liuweiju Teahouse. He wanted to tell Dong Qun about Huang Yougong's murder.

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In Xiangyang Pavilion, Qin Hui urgently reported Huang Yougong's murder to the emperor.

Zhao Gou immediately understood that it was because Qin Hui's best strategy didn't work, and he used his worst strategy. The lie of the seven deadly crimes was completely exposed, so he could only kill Huang Yougong to frame Chen Qing, and at the same time silence him.

Qin Hui gave Zhao Gou the right to choose. If Huang Yougong was declared guilty of committing suicide, then the matter would be regarded as a confession, and the Wen Gong war was over. But if Huang Yougong was killed, it would obviously be to frame King Yong and promote him. The height of the battlefield.

It is very likely that Jingzhao will also join the war. This is what Zhao Gou is most worried about. He is worried that Chen Qing will directly drive out the Sichuan Luzhou official appointed by the court in a fit of anger. Come out, where to put the court's face?He was even more worried that Chen Qing would make some substantive actions, such as annexing the entire Jing South Road.

"Who is that Spear Whisperer?" Zhao Gou glanced at the newspaper and asked again.

"The news I got is Hu Yun, the special envoy of King Yong."

"It's him? No wonder!"

Zhao Gou nodded. He walked a few steps and said, "Let the county government spread the news! Huang Yougong hanged himself and died. Don't tell me why, understand?"

Zhao Gou was full of compromises in his bones, not only for Jin Bing, but also for the powerful Chen Qing.

But Zhao Gou still left a small tail. Whether Huang Yougong committed suicide in fear of crime or fear of being retaliated, he didn't say, let people guess.

Chapter 935 changes

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Chen Qing received several pigeon letters from Hu Yun, and by linking these pigeon letters together, Chen Qing knew that there was a huge disturbance against him in Lin'an, a civil attack against him.

"Husband, who is this Huang Yougong?" Lu Xiu asked after flipping through the pigeon letter.

"It's the official who drank flower wine in the brothel and was not hired." Chen Qing said lightly.

"He is taking revenge on his husband, fabricating a seven deadly sins of King Yong?"

Chen Qing sneered, "He doesn't have the guts yet, it's just a tool, behind it should be Qin Hui, or even the emperor Zhao Gou, in fact, this is their original intention of running "Express", to smear me, they have been doing it before, but this time It’s more obvious and more vicious.”

"Then how should we deal with it? Do we just let them slander your husband?"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "This incident happened on the second day of the first lunar month, and now on the tenth day of the first lunar month, eight days have passed, which means that this matter has been resolved. Hu Yun said in the pigeon letter that Uncle Zheng found a very powerful military adviser A super person named Wang Mu refuted the so-called seven deadly crimes of King Yong in the "Beijing News", letting the people of Lin'an fully understand the truth."

"Where did you see this name?"

Lu Xiu thought for a while and smiled, "Grandfather mentioned him in a letter to me, saying that he is a great talent, and I want to recommend him to my husband."

Chen Qing nodded, "Not only your grandfather recommended him, but Zhang Jun and Zheng Tongquan also recommended him to me, and he was recommended by three heavyweights, and now even Hu Yun is full of praise for him, recommending him as my staff, for me Supervising the "Beijing News", this person is worthy of reuse."

"Husband, let's get to know him!"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "He used to be Zhang Jun's confidant, he was the one who filled my military registration for me and arranged for me to study martial arts. I have a very good impression of him, if he can become my aide, I wish for it. "

"But my grandfather said that he would not be able to come to Jingzhao for the time being because he wanted to be a filial piety for his father."

"Then let him stay in the "Beijing News" and deal with all kinds of slander and slander from the imperial court for me. I really need such a person to protect my reputation in Lin'an."

Lu Xiu left the study and left. Chen Qing took out the last pigeon letter and looked at it. The content of the pigeon letter was very simple. In just two sentences, Huang Yougong died, and the court ruled it as suicide.

Chen Qing paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. This was obviously Qin Hui's murder, but the declaration was a suicide, not a homicide, which was a bit unexpected for Chen Qing. If he declared a homicide, he would have to bear the blame.

But there are also two kinds of suicide, one is to commit suicide in fear of crime, and the other is to commit suicide in fear of being retaliated. If it is the latter, one's reputation will be affected to some extent.

It is probably a little trick played by the emperor, and finally admitted to being cowardly, but he was not reconciled, so he refused to add the word "fear of crime", but let others guess.

Of course, Chen Qing didn't want to care about this little trick. Huang Yougong's suicide would generally be considered a suicide in fear of crime under the current environment.

Wait for the final report on this matter!

Chen Qing put away the pigeon letter and continued to think about the major issues in front of him to formulate an annual strategy.

As the supreme ruler of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Chen Qing considered strategy more, and then handed it over to the Internal Affairs Hall, which then decomposed and implemented it.

This is what he has to do at the beginning of each year. In fact, many things have continuity. For example, he won the Datong Mansion last year to solve the worries for the later attack on the Central Plains.

So there is only one thing he wants to do this year, attacking the Central Plains.

Last year, he seized the northern part of Hedong Road and Datong Mansion, and solved the northern threat of Hedong Road. This year is the key year for the Kingdom of Jin to conquer the grassland with all its strength. Opportunity to attack the Central Plains by yourself.

Chen Qing is not Song Xianggong. Facing a life-and-death war, he refuses to take advantage of others' dangers. War is to seize favorable opportunities.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, "Officer, it's me!"

It was Zhao Qiaoyun's voice, Chen Qing smiled and said, "Come in!"

Zhao Qiaoyun walked into the study with a plate, and there was a stack of documents on the plate. She put the documents on the table, smiled sweetly, and sat in her husband's arms, wrapped her arms around his neck and said softly, "I've been busy for two days. Don't the officials reward you for working so hard?"

"Of course there are rewards for hard work!"

Chen Qing lowered his head and kissed her red lips, and his big hands wandered freely on her body. In a moment, Zhao Qiaoyun was panting delicately, her cheeks were flushed, and her body was constantly twisting. The sound of running footsteps.

Zhao Qiaoyun woke up all of a sudden, stood up quickly, straightened her dress, and only heard a report from a maid outside: "Report to the lord, the butler said that Counselor Zhou has something to see."

Zhou Kuan came, Chen Qing nodded, "Please wait in the guest room!"

The maid left, Chen Qing hugged Zhao Qiaoyun tenderly for a moment, then whispered: "I'll go to your place tonight!"

Zhao Qiaoyun nodded shyly, stood up and said, "It's cold outside, I'll put a robe on the officials!"

Chen Qing put on a thick robe, saw the thick paperwork on the table, flipped through it and said with a smile, "Amazing! It took only two days to sort it out!"

"I've finished reading them all, and they're pretty much the same. I'll explain to my husband later."

"I'll go see Zhou Kuan first, and then you can explain it to me. After the Shangyuan Festival, I will be deployed to the Internal Affairs Hall, and the time is pretty tight."

"Yeah! I might be at the eldest sister's side later, and the officials sent someone to call me."

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