Chapter 118 (1/2)
At the end of June last year, Zhang Xingzhi was suddenly arrested by the internal affairs government. Cao Yi, one of the chief officials of the Ministry of justice, knew nothing about the reason. Zhang Zhou went to Xirong again and had to go to the empress to ask for help. As a result, the emperor was furious and clearly told anyone not to mention or inquire about the matter, and the empress didn't get any good face. After being reprimanded by the decree, Cao Yi was directly sent to the southwest to secretly investigate a case that no one knew about the Lianju newspaper - the affair between the southwest clan and local officials!
Although the heart has stomach Fei, the duty is that Cao Yi will never multiply. Moreover, there are many actions of the southwest clan, which makes the chaotang uneasy. He took some hands and secretly sneaked into the land of Wu and Ying.
Clans, large and small, in the southwest states are dotted with stars and have great influence there. In this place far away from the court hall, there are naturally many things like flies and dogs, corruption and darkness.
The main objective of Cao Yi's investigation is the relationship between local leaders and big clans, of which Mou Lin, the chief political officer of Wuzhou Prefecture, is the key object of investigation. After a period of secret investigation, it was found that Mou Lin was a great talent in management and operation. He was not pedantic, farsighted, decisive and had a beginning and an end. In particular, he had an excellent relationship with several big families in Wuzhou. The development of Wuzhou in the past decade was closely related to Mou Lin's governance methods! As for the idea of colluding with the southwest clan and plotting not to return, it is entirely to catch the wind and shadow and intend to form a trap!
But Mou Lin has a great ”defect”, that is, contempt for dignitaries! According to the information, the relationship between Mou Lin and several members of the royal family is not harmonious! The internal struggle of the royal family is extremely fierce. If you want to get the support of the southwest States, you are bound to get the recognition of the southwest clan. All the clans in Wuzhou follow Mu Lin's lead. Therefore, Mu Lin with distinctive personality is somewhat eye-catching, and it is not difficult to understand that he is trapped by others!
Such officials, Cao Yi, do not want to be destroyed by such unwarranted charges, so he plans to conduct in-depth investigation and evidence collection to affirm Mou Lin's practice and prove its importance to the stability of Wuzhou and even the whole southwest region. So he postponed his memorial to the court.
Another reason is Zhao Qirui, who was demoted to Yingzhou as the king of waifeng. Zhao Qirui is different from other waifeng Wang's low-key and introverted. After he arrived in Yingzhou, what he did was blatant and capricious! Local officials at all levels are even more obsequious and fully cooperate. And there was a move to reach out to Wuzhou. As a result, there was a contradiction with Mou Lin. Cao Yi already suspected that the secret report was done by Zhao Qirui. Because Zhang Zhou and Zhang Xingzhi were trapped, Cao Yi had a bad feeling for Zhao Qirui. Coupled with the guilt and remorse for his inability to protect Zhang Xingzhi, he began to pay special attention to Zhao Qirui's every move and secretly collect his criminal evidence. In the process, he accidentally found that someone was secretly paying attention to Zhao Qirui, which aroused his interest.
Mingzhou river embankment collapsed and floods raged, causing chaos in the southwest. Cao Yi, who is in Wuzhou, was extremely angry after understanding the inside story of the flood disaster. He investigated the inside story of the disaster in detail and used it as evidence for future reporting!
The disposal minister sent by chaotang went to Wuzhou. Thunder caught Mou Lin and made Cao Yi, who wanted to make some contact with Mou Lin, have to be cautious. Then, the official Army of Wuzhou was defeated and the situation collapsed so quickly that he, the left attendant of the Ministry of justice in Wuzhou, could do nothing.
He gave up the chance to escape and lurked in Wuzhou Prefecture. He believed that the Datang army would fight back soon and decided to stay to provide some support for the arrival of the army in the future. At the same time, because there was no conflict between the mob and the five clans in Wuzhou, he suspected that the defeat of the army should be related to the Wushi clan! However, with more and more information collected, he realized that the secret behind the matter was becoming more and more complex and amazing!
He saved Mou Lin and asked Xu Yi to escort him away. He continued to check in the city. As a result, he caught up with the bandits attacking Wu Shi, rescued Wu Murong and others, and caught Wu Linshen. After a secret trial, he cleared the context and Cao Yi who learned the inside story. He was really frightened!
After King Jing's soldiers and horses blockaded Wuzhou City, he resolutely chose to hide with the help of wumurong, hoping to get out again when the right opportunity came, but the situation did not develop as expected, but became more and more severe! The whole Wuzhou was closed and the return of refugees was stopped; A large number of Wulin people are searching and arresting; Pressing on the Wu clan step by step
Cao Yi knows that the other party is determined to find himself. He hid the evidence and asked Wu caier to help send out the information. He didn't hope that Zhang Zhou could avenge himself, but that Zhang Zhou could understand the truth in the future. He believed that Zhang Zhou would do the best, and Zhang Zhou was the only person he could trust now.
When he learned that the army supervised the major clans in the name of the clans hiding bandits, Cao Yi knew that his time was running out. I also know that Wu Murong is no longer able to help himself!
There are only seven or eight people around Cao Yi. He doesn't expect the surprise of divine soldiers falling from heaven. I'm afraid chaotang already thinks he is dead and in chaos. He is just a little ashamed of the punishment and arrest with him. He is dragged down by his decision and is likely to end up in a strange land!
At night, wuzhoufu city is dead. The slum in the west of the city is now deserted. It used to be an ideal place to hide, but now it has become a good place to be surrounded and killed!
Relying on Cao Yi in the corner, he endured the pain and sat cross legged. For the first time, Hao took out a wooden box from his arms, gently put it on the ground, and put the saber across his knees, so that everyone gathered around. Everyone found the existence of the wooden box, but no one spoke.
Cao Yi looked at these people around him and said softly, ”come with me to Wuzhou. It's nearly ten months. I'm afraid we're all dead in the hall!”
No one spoke, the atmosphere was dignified.
”You should be well aware of the current situation. We have little time left! In this box, we are the fruits of all our efforts. If these things are destroyed, we will really die in vain! Now I want to hear your thoughts!”
A man took the lead and said, ”Sir, what else can you say now? Just fight. After being a criminal for a lifetime, will you finally be counselled?”
Then someone said, ”yes! Shit, kill one more and earn one!”
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Cao Yi stroked the wooden box with his hand, nodded and said, ”man, don't insult the name of punishment and arrest! But we can't let these evidences disappear with us!”
Cao Yi paused and said, ”my idea is to find a way to send these evidences to Wu Shi and let them find a way to preserve or spread them, so that we can die well!”
Some people nodded, but others shook their heads. A man with some bruises on his face looked at Cao Yi, then stared at the wooden box and said, ”Sir, those clans are used to treachery. We shouldn't trust them!”
Cao Yi sighed softly.
”But now there is no better way!”
The bruised man weighed it and said, ”Sir, it's better to give it to me. I'll try to escape...”
”Escape? How? Now the blockade is so strict that we can't even get close to the city gate!”
”My Lord, although it's difficult, there will be loopholes in the tighter blockade. I think it's better to give it a try than to give it to those capricious clans!”
”Yes, after all, you are the only one who has successfully escaped the Siege!”
Two days ago, the hiding place of the bruised man was found. As a result, only he was able to escape, and the rest of the arrests were unknown.
The bruised man heard that this was definitely not a compliment and immediately explained, ”my Lord, I...”
Cao Yi stopped the man from talking, but his eyes became colder and colder. He said faintly, ”if I remember correctly, is the king beard in your group your master?”
”Ah, yes, yes, my Lord!”