This sleeve is broken secretly

Outsiders discuss affairs like people watching a drama, and rarely pursue the truth. As long as the plot twists and turns, someone will buy it.

The verbal reactions of Xie Ling and Shen Biao in Jutai and Guangji Temple were spread, especially the questioning of Shen Biao, and the students who were outraged wrote Zhu Moyu and posted them on the six departments, Huangchengmen and the Supervision Institute. Outside the door, he knelt down and asked the court to strictly investigate those who spread rumors, and implored Shen Yu to reinstate immediately to preside over the reform of the military field.

Perhaps with the approval of Emperor Hongwu, the Wucheng Bingmasi, who was in charge of patrolling the capital, began to inspect the streets and alleys of those who spread rumors in the market three days later.Under Thunder's means, more than 20 suspects were arrested and detained in Shuntian Mansion, and two teahouses were sealed up. Immediately, all the gossips dispersed like birds and beasts.

Shen Bing also began to resume work as usual.On his first day in court, he happened to meet Xie Ling in front of the imperial court and walked across from each other.At that moment, almost all the eyes around turned around, looking at them openly and secretly, trying to see some clues from their reactions.

Yet they didn't give anyone a chance.

"Liangqing." Xie Qin raised his arms and cupped his hands, and greeted him with a casual smile.

Shen Yi bowed slightly in return, and said with a smile, "Let it go, please."

The rising sun turns around the eaves of the Longsheng Jiuzi in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and then spreads on the shoulders of these two proud sons of heaven.They stood side by side in front of the magnificent and magnificent White Jade Pill, and their official uniforms of the same color and texture fluttered in the wind, making them standing opposite each other like twins born from the mirror.

It was evenly matched, and it was bright for a while.

Before such a bright and calm aura, no one can speculate on their relationship with dark thoughts.

Amidst a circle of stares of unknown meaning, the two met each other with a smile, and walked up the white jade steps hand in hand, towards the Ninth Five-Year Zun and the Seat of the Son of Heaven.

They have come hand in hand, and then left side by side, not afraid of other people's eyes.

After the rumors dissipated, Shen Yi continued to oversee the reform of the military and farmland, while Xie Qin continued to clean up the final account checks at the Ministry of Accounting, and helped the Ministry of War to raise food and grass for the northern army.

One day at the beginning of October, Qin Lang was about to leave Beijing for Jingzhou, and Shen Wei came here to see him off.

The ten-mile gazebo outside the city originally planted stretches of tender willows, but in this October season, all the willow leaves have faded, leaving only dry, shriveled brown branches standing stiffly by the roadside, looking endlessly bleak.

The two masters and apprentices stood under the pavilion, looking at the galloping cars and horses and the hurrying pedestrians.Going to the south, the weather is getting warmer and the scenery is luxuriant; to the north, the grasslands are broad and lush, and the mountains are undulating.The mountains and rivers are laid out under their feet, and the people go south and north around them.If the peace at this moment can be maintained for a long time, it will be enough.

"It's the students who are incompetent, so I have to ask the teacher." Shen Yan said in a low voice, "The students are ashamed."

Qin Lang smiled casually: "I didn't come here entirely for you. The situation in the world is changing rapidly. I live in the south of the Yangtze River and close my eyes and listen. If I don't come out, I will become dull."

Shen Bin said: "If the teacher can come out of the mountain, it will definitely help the situation—"

"Stop, stop." Qin Lang waved his hands and smiled, "I'm used to white clothes, I can teach you all, but it's not suitable for entering the court... Now that you have been an official for a few years, you should know how to write articles and do things well." Is there a difference between officials?"

Shen Bing was silent.He recalled the spring of the 23rd year of Hongwu, when he was inscribed on the golden list and passed on before the Golden Palace of Supreme Harmony.When the sun rises and officials come to court, he bows before the emperor's seat. At that moment, it seems that as long as he holds a pen in his hand, he can point out the country and realize thousands of ambitions.

However, the reality is not so smooth.The court situation is secretive, and invisible enemies are hidden in every corner. He has a passion for nothing, but he will only make himself hit head-to-head.

Now that he has entered the game, it is as if he is in a turbulent river, he will either fight to the other side or be buried at the bottom of the river, there is no way out.

Qin Lang looked at his students from the side, and asked with a smile: "I asked you before you went to Beijing to take the exam, would you like to stay in the south of the Yangtze River forever. The mountains are beautiful and the water is beautiful, and you live in a green house. With a scroll in your hand, you can have the world. You don't need to be polluted by the wind and dust. Isn’t fireworks beautiful? But you insist on going north, do you regret it now?”

Do you have any regrets?

It would be a lie to say that I have no regrets at all.How can those who used to point fingers and look at each other coldly not feel chilled?

but--

Shen Bing lowered his head slightly, he didn't want the teacher to see the smile on the corner of his mouth, but without noticing, he let Joy climb into his voice.

"Although there are regrets, there are no regrets."

Although this choice made me regret it, I was never really disappointed.

After all, I have found the person who can really stand side by side with me, and I am no longer afraid of the deep river and the cold water.

Qin Lang laughed loudly: "What a 'regrets, but no regrets'. Seeing you like this, I can feel relieved a lot."

He paused, then asked with a smile again: "Did Mr. Xie not come?"

Shen Bing's face became a little hot.But the teacher's eyes are like a torch, he and Xie Ling can hide it from the world, but they certainly can't hide it from his mentor who has a teacher-student or even father-son relationship with him.

"His horse is at the foot of the mountain." Shen Yan pursed his lips and said with a low smile, "However, the current situation is uncertain, so it's better for us to appear together less often."

"The future will be long." Qin Lang shook his head with a smile, "After this incident, you are all mature and stable. I have nothing else to explain, only one thing I want to remind."

Shen Bing was taken aback, but he heard his teacher ask: "Kuang Zheng seems to be flattering and treacherous, but he is actually extremely wise. He never does anything useless. This time, he used rumors to frame the two of you. It's a coup, but it can't solve his shortfall at all. He tried his best, but he only held you two for two months, and even angered the emperor—for what?"

Shen Bing was stunned.

In an instant, something hit his forehead and heart in a flash, making him tremble all over.

In fact, he had the same doubt for a short time, but too many things happened in this month, he was confused by the authorities, and he was too busy to take care of himself, so he didn't think about it so much.

But now that Qin Lang reminded her, a chill came over her heart.

The sky is gradually turning cloudy, and the sky in October is often cloudy and pale, and this piece of dark cloud suddenly adds a bit of bleakness to the sky and the earth.

Xie Ling stood under the tree with his arms folded, let his horse graze nearby, and raised his head to stare at the hill.After waiting for an unknown amount of time, he saw an azure jacket floating down the mountain path. The corner of his mouth involuntarily raised a smile, and he stepped forward to meet him.

Shen Bing's footsteps were somewhat hurried, and his brows and eyes were full of anxiety.As soon as the two met, before Xie Ling could speak, he grabbed Xie Ling's arm and said anxiously: "Quickly go and check the military ration accounts of Yingzhou!"

Xie Ling was taken aback, but before he could react, he asked subconsciously: "What about the accounts of Yingzhou's military rations—"

Shen Tie's face looked even paler under the gloomy winter sun, but he saw some cold sweat oozing from his forehead, as if he had thought of something extremely chilling.

"What good is Kuang Zheng holding you and me for a month with rumors? In the end, you still have to check his accounts. After all, the only thing that is imminent now is the war in the north."

Xie Ling understood what he meant in an instant, and his face became serious immediately: "But Yingzhou's appropriation pens and pens are all famous, and they are all checked by Liu Ling, the servant of the household department. You don't have to doubt him. The state army rations are people from Zhu Jian, and I have checked my identity before and they are all innocent—"

"Go and check the person who escorted the rations." Shen Yan said decisively, "If it's not what I expected, the relationship between him and Kuang Zheng must not be so easy to find out."

"Of course the payment is fine. But what if the goods don't match?"

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The sky in October is getting more and more foggy and hazy, and the surrounding fields seem to be enveloped by something impenetrable, making people breathless.In the evening, the hood above seemed to be pierced, and the torrential rain fell suddenly, which caught people off guard. For a while, the streets were full of pedestrians and horses rushing to hide from the rain.

But at this time, there were two horses, one black and one white, galloping against the flow of scattered people.Stepping on the rainwater, a journey of fleeting ground flowers was opened, and accompanied by the two fast-moving figures, they headed for the place where the wind and clouds were most intense.

The two oil-paper lamps in front of Liu Ling's mansion, the servant of the household department, had been blown to death by the heavy rain and wind, and the candle flames flickered on and off, which seemed even more mysterious.And the servant in a coir raincoat stood at the door, waiting under the whip-like rain.

When the horses of Xie Ling and Shen Bing roared towards them, the servant in coir raincoat immediately jumped up to meet them, grabbed the bridles of the two horses and shouted against the sound of thunder and rain: "Master is waiting for the two adults inside! "

However, it was the time of You, but the world had already been clouded by the sudden rainstorm, and there was a drenched chaos everywhere, as if implying some ominous omen.

Xie Ling strode heavily through the drenched corridor, but saw Liu Ling anxiously pacing back and forth in the brightly lit hall.Hearing the two people coming, he suddenly turned his head, and before he could say hello, he came up to him, shaking a letter in his hand, and said sharply: "Zhang Fuming! He is Kuang Zheng's lackey!"

Since the beginning of the use of troops in the north, there have been serious problems with the accounts of Kuang Zhengyi's faction. Naturally, such important matters as dispatching soldiers, supplies, and grass would not dare to go through Kuang Zheng's hands.The cost of using troops this time was decided by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households through consultation. Everything was carried out under the control of the cabinet Liu Ling and Li Chenfu, and there should be no mistakes.

Originally calculated, Yingzhou should be self-sufficient in food and grass for soldiers.However, the dismantling of soldiers and horses all year round, the private occupation of military fields, and the empty quota have already emptied the local granaries. This time, the prairie soldiers went south in a hurry. The front line of the war.The time for this grain adjustment is tight and the task is big, and a grain transportation officer was specially appointed to assist in handling the transfer and distribution of grain and grass.

And Zhang Fuming is the grain transport officer.

Xie Ling took the letter and scanned it quickly with Shen Bing.

Zhang Fuming was originally the head of the household department who managed the granary. This time, as an official dispatched abroad, he cooperated with the grain escort.He has always been cautious and cautious, and he doesn't have many good colleagues.If Kuang Zheng's influence hadn't been cleaned up this time, the matter of escorting food and grass would not have fallen on him.

And he was low-key and poor on weekdays, he was not like Kuang Zheng's disciple, nor had any relationship with the Kuang family, so everyone missed him when they tracked down Kuang Zheng's followers.And this time the grain transport officer sounds majestic, but in fact he just ordered the grain and grass when he left Beijing, followed the team to the border, and ordered the grain and grass again on the front line, which was a thankless and laborious job.

What kind of storm can such a person who has nothing to do with Kuang Zheng and has no real power create a disturbance?

Xie Qin frowned tightly, and crumpled the edge of the letter paper: "...is he in the same class as Kuang Zheng's youngest son?"

The youngest son of Kuang Zheng was the only one who became an official, but because of his poor grades in the examination at that time, after spending a few years in the capital, Kuang Zheng made the decision and was sent to a fat post in the south.Although Zhang Fuming and Kuang Zhengyaozi are in the same department, their contact time is not too long.

Xie Jin couldn't help shaking his head: "This relationship is far-fetched...and you and my elder brother have personally reviewed all the approval notes this time, and the accounts are accurate. What can he, a small food security officer, change?"

Liu Ling said anxiously: "I heard that you asked me to investigate all the people who accounted for this grain shipment. This is the one who has the closest relationship with Kuang Zheng. Let me tell you, if it wasn't for him, you would be all soldiers."

There was a brief silence in the house, and the atmosphere fell into a mysterious silence, and the dense and urgent rainstorm outside the house was still hesitating.

why?

The one-month rumors, the seemingly useless grain transport officer, the grain and grass in Yingzhou...

Kuang Zheng is putting in so much effort, what is he planning?

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning split the sky, illuminating this muddled world as if it were daytime, and it even reflected the complexions of the three people in front of the hall like paper, pale and cold.

"Wait a minute..." Shen Yan's lips suddenly murmured, "Which way will the food transport team go?"

Xie Qin and Liu Ling raised their heads suddenly, and their faces immediately became confused - they also understood in an instant.

Cold sweat dripped from Shen's forehead, and his beautiful eyes blinked twice, as if he wanted to force himself to face the horrific but impossible-to-hide truth: "From here, go north, pass through Jinzhou, and then enter Yingzhou. State, to reach the front line..."

Xie Ling clenched his fists to death, and his voice was as tight as a stretched bowstring: "The place you must pass is the former site of Qianwei."

Liu Ling was also frightened by this thought and sweated all over his body, but his thoughts could not help following the two of them. At this time, he licked his lips and added dryly: "A large number of Juntian's private possessions are Kuang Zheng's disciples, Kuang's A large part of the deficit also comes from this. If we take this opportunity to exchange Chen Liang from the guard and Xin Liang from the official warehouse for the crown prince..."

Solved the shortfall, and played Xie Ling and Shen Bing by the way, killing two birds with one stone.

The three of them looked at each other, the soles of their feet felt cold, and they couldn't speak for a while.

And the dull thunder that was delayed after the lightning finally came crashing down, and suddenly hit the heart of this beautiful country with a lot of anger, as if countless evil spirits and ghosts were screaming about injustice and grievance.The sound of thunder shook the fertile soil and panted, the birds and beasts scattered, and the creatures bowed their heads.

Surprise is still coming.