Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 178 The cool official understands reason, and the censor makes three mistakes [Second update, please subscribe]

"What? The special envoy is Ting Wei Zheng Zhang Ruo? Yu Liang is just following the crowd? What's going on?"

On the other side, Zhao Xing also got the news from Tao Ya and others, and his face suddenly became ugly. He thought of Zhang Ruo's past reputation, and then thought of how he looked like an insider in front of Chen Zhi outside the city gate that day. His face turned a little red at the news.

False news has been spread.

"Go and tell Chen Zhi the situation first, and then mention Zhang Ruo's matter to him. Forget it, I'll go there in person." Zhao Xing said and was about to go out, but the servant next to him reminded: "Master, Chen The young master has been summoned by the special envoy for questioning."

"What?" When Zhao Xing heard this, he stopped and looked thoughtful, "What does it mean to ask Chen Zhi to ask questions? It would be fine if it were someone else, but Zhang Ruo is famous for not accepting hard and soft words. He is here to interrogate It’s hard to say what the outcome will be when the case is settled, so we must remind Chen Zhi as much as possible!”

Thinking of this, he gave a few instructions to the servant, and the man left in a hurry.

After the people left, Zhao Xing started thinking again.

"Since Yu Liang is also here, let's ask Brother Guan. He has a good relationship with Yu Liang. After Wang Mi's incident, although Wen Jian didn't say it, she was actually a little convinced of Chen Zhi in her heart, otherwise she would definitely not Do not take the Baili Sword..."

………………

Chen Zhi didn't know yet that the leader of the imperial envoy was not the censor but Wei Zheng. The ox cart he was riding in had already arrived at the gate of the county governor's house. The people sent by Zhao Xing were destined to be unable to catch up. .

However, Chen Zhi had already sensed an abnormality in the special envoy's actions and had his own plans.

"No matter what this special envoy means, I did indeed save people. This fact cannot be changed. Now that we are looking at it, we might as well understand the attitude of the special envoy. Maybe we can get a glimpse of the political situation of Xinhan, the local families After all, the understanding of government affairs has limitations, and most of it is a whitewashed situation, and the real situation in the court is often very different from what is advertised."

After thinking about it, he walked into the governor's house. Zaoli was already waiting there. When he saw Chen Zhi coming, he came up to salute, and then said respectfully: "Junzi Chen, several superiors are waiting in the back hall. Because they are involved in a case, It’s inconvenient for the county guard to be here, so let me come and lead the way.”

"The county magistrate didn't attend?" Chen Zhi was a little surprised, but he still followed.

When they arrived at the place, Zaoli bowed and retreated, while Chen Zhi glanced at the back hall in front of him.

It is said that it is the back hall, but it is actually based on the Yamen in the front.

In the New Han Dynasty, the county governor had the responsibility of handling civil matters. If the county government office could not handle civil or criminal matters, it would be handled by the county government office, so it occupied a large area.As for the so-called back hall, there is more than one hall. There are three halls in total, two small and one big. They also have agency capabilities and are used to deal with matters that are not suitable to be made public or are complicated.

The special envoy of the imperial court occupied one of the three halls. Just looking from the outside, the door of the hall was quite impressive.

Chen Zhi straightened his clothes and walked in. As soon as he walked in, he saw a powerful guard named Kong Wu standing on both sides of the hall. They were uniformly dressed and looked serious. As soon as he stood there, there was a chilling aura emanating from him. People will be afraid unconsciously. If someone presses them, they will inevitably reveal the truth.

In the innermost part of the hall, there were four people sitting on the mat, and an unsmiling person sat in the middle, followed by a handsome young man, who was looking over with a smile and nodding slightly.

The remaining two people are located slightly outside. There is a desk in front of them, with books spread out on the desk, and they are holding pens and waiting to record.

With this kind of arrangement, the priority can be seen at a glance.

"Pengcheng Chen family, Chen Zhi, I have met you all." Chen Zhi stepped forward and saluted several people.

The young man smiled and said: "Chen Zhi, this is Tingwei Zheng Zhang Ruo. We are appointed by the imperial court to investigate Wang Mi's affairs. I am Yu Liang and serve as the censor to assist Zhang Zheng [Note 1 ] Investigation, asking you to come over, you should know the reason, just to ask about what happened that day, you'd better tell the truth, don't get involved with other thoughts, you know, you must know how to do your duty."

Ting Wei Zheng?This is different from what Zhao Xing said. Didn't it mean that the censor was leading the team?However, there seems to be something wrong with Yu Shi Yu Liang's tone.

Chen Zhi remained calm on the surface and said: "I have seen Ting Wei Zheng and Shi Yu Shi, so I should tell you everything I know."

"Chen Zhi."

Zhang Ruo, the envoy who had been silent since Chen Zhi came in, finally spoke. His voice was a little low, but his words were clear.

"On the day of Wang Mi's attack, you were present, and you personally killed several evil thieves. Even the death of the bandit leader Wang Mi was related to you. I hope you can tell the story of the incident exactly. Tell me clearly what you saw and remembered, starting from the time you arrived at Wobing Tower."

This kind of business-like tone was not unfamiliar to Chen Zhi, and his demands were not excessive. His memory was his strong point, so he did not refuse. From the moment he arrived at Wobing Tower, he recounted everything that happened in the building. Including the contact with Guan Xian and others, but there is no need to explain the content of the conversation in detail, just express a general idea.

In the middle of the narration, Zhang Ruo would ask for some details from time to time, but Yu Liang just smiled without looking at Zhang Ruo or asking for details, as if he was just a bystander, but Chen Zhi noticed that his smile was not genuine.

When Chen Zhi talked about how he suddenly became violent, first killed a thief, and then attacked in front of Wang Mi, saving Zhuge Yan from the two thieves, Zhang Ruo showed a look of surprise, asked a few emphatically, and asked the other side The last two people recorded it.Looking at this posture, Chen Zhi knew that this person would verify his statement through other means afterwards.

After he finished speaking, when the issue of Wang Mi's suicide was mentioned, Zhang Ruo frowned: "I knew that Wang Mi committed suicide because of your scolding before I came here, but there are many doubts in it. I need you to explain what you said at that time." If so, please give a rough description, and I will find people who were present at the time for verification afterwards.”

When Chen Zhi heard this request, he pondered for a moment.

Before this, both Xu Hui and Zhuge Yan had repeatedly said that those words scolding Wang Mi might have hidden dangers, so they suppressed the relevant rumors. As a result, when the special envoy arrived, Chen Zhi was asked to explain it emphatically. .

Faced with such a clear request, Chen Zhi would certainly not be vague. Otherwise, it would make people think that there was a hidden problem if there was no problem at all. Therefore, he was not vague and simply described everything in detail.

Having said it all, there was no need to be vague. With his strong memory, Chen Zhi said what he and Wang Mi said word for word without any mistakes or omissions.

Zhang Ruo and Yu Liang didn't think anything about it when they first heard it. After Chen Zhi finished speaking, they immediately tasted it and both looked surprised.

First, I was surprised by Chen Zhi's memory, and second, I was surprised by what he said.

After hearing this, Zhang Ruocai frowned, obviously thinking about something, but did not interrupt Chen Zhi. After the latter finished speaking, Zhang Ruocai took a deep breath and said, "You remember these words clearly."

When Chen Zhi was narrating, he always paid attention to the expressions of the two people, assessed their temperaments, and replied after hearing this: "I've had a good memory since I was a child."

"I'll record everything you said first. Once verified, I will use this as a criterion to conduct an investigation." Zhang Ruo still looked businesslike, but after saying this, he suddenly said, "You scolded Wang Mi Are these words coming from your true heart?"

Chen Zhi nodded in agreement.

Zhang Ruo said: "There are some taboo contents in these words, but some of them are not unreasonable. You said that Wang Mi did not formulate regulations before he raised his army. This is true. This is also the most evil thing about thieves. The root cause is breaking the law. , is the source of all evil. Since this is your sincere thought, it means that you have done a good job in studying Legalism. You don’t have to worry. These words are to refute the rebels and bandits. I will not pursue them. This time, they only involve the king. Mi’s case, don’t ask about anything else.”

This answer surprised Chen Zhi. He thought that the information he received in advance was wrong, and he thought that this Tingwei was difficult to get along with, but unexpectedly he turned out to be a reasonable person?But soon he came to his senses and realized what kind of person this Zhang Ruo was.

"This is a pure Legalist, a true royal sword. He acts by the law and inquires about the world by the law, so he can distinguish the priorities. Although he said these words, he appreciates my views, but there are more reasons. The purpose is not to complicate the matter and prevent extraneous matters during the investigation. For him, fulfilling his destiny is the most important thing, and other than that, he can ignore it and ignore it."

Understanding this, Chen Zhi immediately realized that as long as he cooperated with the investigation, this Zhang Ruo would never be detrimental to him.

"In this case, I will not get involved. The forces behind the thieves will be left to the court to deal with. Of course, the premise is that they can find out."

Just when Chen Zhi thought it was almost time to leave, Yu Liang suddenly spoke——

"Chen Zhi, as far as I know, you contacted the imprisoned thief without permission. What? You also want to investigate the case? Think you are omnipotent? Your hand is stretching too far."

"Huh? There's a thorn in these words." Chen Zhi's eyes moved slightly, and his eyes fell on Yu Liang, looking at this person carefully.In his memory, this person had a name for later generations in the original history, but it was not a good name.

Yu Liang didn't wait for Chen Zhi to respond, so he laughed to himself, and continued: "As long as I take the order, I must go all out to complete it. Once a matter is entrusted to me, I have to do my best, so I have to remind you to pay attention to your identity."

He was sitting on the table casually, but when he said this, he suddenly straightened his back, and his whole posture changed drastically. He looked straight at Chen Zhi, and asked solemnly, "Do you know how many mistakes you have made?"

Chen Zhi was quite surprised.

How many mistakes did I make?What is this person talking about?
Unfortunately, before Chen Zhi could ask, Yu Liang stretched out his hand and raised three fingers.

"When you refute the rebels, it is the first mistake to speak falsely about the family and the law; then it is the second mistake to trespass on the place where the crime is to be committed, and it is lawless; finally, you think you are famous for the sake of gaining The third mistake, nonsense, nonsense, making a fuss, doing something out of line without restraint, this is the third mistake! With these three mistakes, even if I take you down, I have a reason! If you want to support me, you should be honest , don’t get involved in everything, you don’t have the qualifications!” His voice became higher and higher, and finally his tone became stern.

A normal person would be thrown into chaos by Yu Liang's words without warning, if not frightened by his status.

But Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes, feeling unhappy in his heart. Looking at this man, he just felt confused. He didn't expect that the seemingly serious and old-fashioned Zhang Ruo was reasonable, but it was this unrelated Yu Liang who warned him.

He said this for no reason, it was a warning and a threat. There was no reason at all, but there had to be a reason, right?

Note 1: Zhang Ruoting Weizheng, referred to as Zhang Zheng.

　Thanks to "Zhang Xiaobai Yaya" and "Ahluha123" for the reward!I don’t expect any monthly tickets for this achievement. I just ask friends who think this article is good to subscribe more!After ten o'clock, there is a debt repayment plus change.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)