Red Mansion: Taming the Overlord

The original "Dream of Red Mansions" adheres to the style of "the real story is hidden". It neither specifically writes the story of which dynasty or generation it is, but also briefly mentions the part related to the government affairs without saying anything.Red scholars of later generations have been arguing endlessly about this, and each has their own speculations, but in theory, since the book was written in the Qing Dynasty, it is written about the old fantasy of Cao Xueqin's family, and the natural background setting will not be too different.

But even so, it is not easy for Bo Yang to find out the parts corresponding to reality from the bits and pieces he remembers, and then explore them one by one.Even though he came to the northwest, he didn't think about where to start.

Fortunately, Liu Xianglian didn't know that he still had the "plot" in hand, so she didn't expect Bo Yang to sort out the clues and figure out the direction as soon as he came here, but sent all the information he had learned since he came here , after Bo Yang had a look, he had a general understanding of the situation in the Northwest, and then the two discussed how to go next.

The situation in Ping'an Prefecture is so obvious, Liu Xianglian has been here for a while, and naturally found a lot of things.It goes without saying that officials are arrogant, extravagant and dissipated, wantonly plundering the people, amassing money, and domineering.But things can't be so simple, and what the emperor wants is not these superficial things.

After all, although Pingan Prefecture is located in the border area, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, but it is still concerned by the court after all.Even if the emperor can't take care of it for a while, but since these things are done, there will always be traces. If it breaks out, it will be a major case that shocked the whole country. ——Who gave these officials the courage to do things so openly?

Going deeper, do these officials have contacts with the DPRK and China?Who is supporting them and even covering them up, so that this matter has never been reported.

In particular, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture has been in office for ten years.It is inevitable that the officials of the imperial court have too much control over a place. After the official position reaches a certain level, the rotation is very frequent, and the more important the position, the faster the rotation, so as to prevent the officials from cultivating power and grasping this lifeline department.Therefore, perhaps below the sixth rank, there will be cases where officials have served in one place for more than ten years or even decades, but after passing the fifth rank, this situation is almost impossible.

However, it is not so easy to investigate the situation in front of you, and even find out who the opponent's backer is in the court.And there are many dangers in it.After all, the other party has been operating in the Northwest for many years, and they are newcomers. If there is any clue in their actions, they may be noticed.At that time, there will be an accident in the northwest, and the court will not even have any evidence.

In fact, before Liu Xianglian, it was not that the Shangyu Backup Office had tried to send relevant personnel to come, but these people never returned, and there was no news of them.

After learning about the situation, Bo Yang asked Liu Xianglian to relax for the time being, and stop pursuing her so closely.

The part of the content he has found so far has actually touched the interests of some people, but it is not obvious, so the other party has not acted yet.But if you continue to investigate, it is very likely that something will happen.And to find out what's going on in the Northwest, ordinary methods are useless at all.

"Then what do you do now?" Liu Xianglian asked.

Bo Yang said with a smile, "Brother Liu has never relaxed since he came to the Northwest, right?"

Liu Xianglian said helplessly, "The task is on your shoulders, how dare you relax?" He cherishes this opportunity very much.Moreover, I stand alone, come alone, and have a heavy responsibility, so naturally I dare not relax a bit.

Seeing that he still didn't understand, Bo Yang asked again, "How long has Brother Liu been here?"

"in less than a year."

"In less than a year, so many things were found out, and it went so smoothly without any setbacks. Doesn't Brother Liu have any doubts?" Bai Yang laughed.

Liu Xianglian was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Bo Yang with a look of shock on her face, "What does Brother Bo mean?"

"As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake, let alone Brother Liu is not a strong dragon? They have been operating here for more than ten years, and they are already like iron barrels. You have investigated this matter with great fanfare since you came, and you have found so much content , how could the other party not notice it?"

"So it's just holding back, maybe a trap has been set to lure me into it?" Liu Xianglian frowned slowly.

"I can't rule out this possibility." Bo Yang said, "But I think Brother Liu must be very cautious, and he won't be caught by the tail so easily. So it's not a big deal. But if we continue to investigate, it's not necessarily so."

"What does Brother Bo mean?"

"You might as well rest for a while, and wait for the other party to relax." Bo Yang said.

Liu Xianglian thought for a while, then looked at Bo Yang, "I understand, since they know that someone is investigating things here, they have to communicate with the capital. But if I continue to investigate, they will definitely not act. So now we have to relax the investigation and let the other party calmly contact and arrange. You can’t just follow the vine, but you can catch a big one.”

Although it must be difficult, the danger is even greater when the opponent is on full alert, but the rewards are also more generous.

"What are we going to do next?" He asked Bo Yang.

Bo Yang was amused, "Who in the capital does not know Liu Sanlang's reputation, you are an expert in this field, why did you ask me?"

Liu Xianglian also laughed, smiled, sighed softly, and asked, "It's not convenient to say this in the letter, why did Brother Bai come here? I'll just let it go, I always have such a thought in my heart, so I don't want to try it." If you try, you will never be reconciled. But Brother Bai, you are not like this kind of person. After following this path, many things are out of your control."

Just like himself, he was so free and easy in the past, but now he is weighed down by the responsibilities on his shoulders, and he almost feels out of breath.

Bo Yang thought for a while, and then said, "Who knows? Many things are always unexpected in advance. Besides, this matter is not as mysterious as you said. With our status, we can still be independent to some extent. That's enough." .”

Anyway, when Bo Yang came, Liu Xianglian only felt that half of the burden had been shared, and even her thoughts became clearer.On the grounds of entertaining visiting friends, he didn't care about other things, so he took Bo Yang to play around every day.Although the northwest is desolate and bleak, there are many scenery to see, and it is absolutely different from what Bo Yang has seen before, so it is quite enjoyable.

Nearly a month passed like this, finally there was movement over there, and Bo Yang and Liu Xianglian immediately started to get busy, no longer the leisure before.

Bo Yang had thought very well at first, to sort out the matter here within a few months, and leave the rest to Liu Xianglian, who can easily go back to the capital by himself.This is without a doubt the best outcome.

But the development of things will not always be absolutely in accordance with the wishes of a certain person.

Just as Bo Yang imagined, these Northwest officials were slippery and shrewd, and they were extremely vigilant. The investigation by him and Liu Xianglian was very difficult, not to mention the slow progress, and they almost alarmed the other party a few times.The most terrible thing is that time is running out. They must find out this matter before the contact person leaves Northwest.Otherwise, there are too many variables on the road, and they have no authority to trace the past.

But the worst happened.

The other party set up several routes to confuse people, but Bo Yang and Liu Xianglian made a wrong judgment and stepped into the trap.