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Chapter 15 The Hundred Knights (1)

"The emperor, Bi Gou, the ambassador of the Dushi Water Supervision, will be the chief craftsman of Yan Wuming, and the magistrate of Weinan County Fang Gong, today we met Zhang Qian, the house of the military weapon supervisor, unexpectedly!" Zheng Kejun, deputy general manager of the Baiqi Office, half-beared his body and reported in a low voice.

"Oh, what are they going to find Zhang Shaojian?" Emperor Yingtian Shenlong, who was reviewing the memorial, raised his head and asked with a pair of black eyes.

Zheng Kejun organized a speech and responded truthfully: "According to the report of Team Zhao in Weinan County, the magistrate Fang went to find Zhang Shaojian for the purpose of Wei Liang, the secretary of the workshop, blocked the door and urged Zhang Qian to serve more than three months ago. At that time, the secretary of Wei returned the mediocre paid by the Zhang family before the autumn was completed under the pretext of rectifying rivers and canals in the county..."

"Evil official, it's time to kill!" Li Xian raised his hand and slapped the table hard, interrupting it sternly, and dark clouds rolled on his fat face.

"The Lord is wise!" Zheng Kejun was so scared that he shivered, took a step back, stood firm again, and added carefully, "Mr. Fang has thoroughly investigated all the bad deeds of Wei Liang in the past and sent him to Yumen Pass to be a garrison. Today, the Magistrate Fang came to Zhang's family to inform Zhang Shaojian of this result."

"Yes" Li Xian was so angry that he pushed the memorial to the edge of the desk and snorted coldly.

When he was exiled to live in Luling in his early years, he had seen with his own eyes how local officials threaten the people. Those people rely on the support of the government behind them, made clever names and wanted to blackmail them. Especially for those who were poor in their families or those who migrated from other places, they were bullied unscrupulously.

Zhang Qian, more than three months ago, probably had just settled in Weinan. This man had no relatives and was still a white man. Wei Liang, the secretary of the studio, suddenly returned the Yong of the Zhang family and blocked the door and urged him to serve. Whether it was for the public or for the private sector, it was obvious that it was not possible!

And Fang Gong, the magistrate of Weinan County, was even more hateful. What happened more than two months ago, he finally "discovered" after Zhang Qian became the military weapon surveillance!

What if Zhang Qian had not been a minor prisoner? Or would Zhang Qian still be an eighth-rank chief clerk? I am afraid that Fang Gong would never discover the evil deeds of his subordinates who blackmailed the people, right?

He dares to do this to the eighth-rank chief clerk. Those with the surname Fang may not take it seriously when governing the people! This is still the capital, less than twenty miles away from Chang'an City. If it were Hebei, Jiangnan and other places, the people would probably have been eaten alive by such a dog official in Fang!

In my Tang Dynasty, such dog officials are absolutely not allowed to do whatever they want!

When my mother was in power, corrupt officials harmed the people, and I couldn’t do anything I wanted to manage. Now, I can finally make the decision on myself, so I must clean up these borers!

Thinking of this, Emperor Yingtian Shenlong Li Xian became more and more angry. He was about to order people to convey oral orders to the Ministry of Personnel, and arrange personnel in the near future to thoroughly investigate the political achievements and disciplines of local officials. However, Zheng Kejun carefully reported in his ears, "Sage, Bi Gou and Yan Wuming went to find Zhang Qian for the cost of windmills and wells. According to the investigation of the Baiqisi, Dushui Supervisor and the Supervisor will serve as the emperor's orders. According to the method offered by Zhang Shaojian, the windmills and wells will be built in large quantities according to the method offered by Zhang Shaojian. However, the cost could not be reduced to 35 chutes. Therefore, Ambassador Bi and Yan Dajiang came to ask for advice today, and wanted to ask Zhang Shaojian to give advice!"

"Yeah" Hearing that the cost of windmills and wells did not reduce to the expected goal. Li Xian immediately put the idea of ​​rectifying the local officialdom discipline aside. He frowned and pondered for a moment, and asked in a deep voice: "Shaojian Zhang said what the problem is? How did Ambassador Bi and Yan Dajiang react at that time?"

"Sir, please forgive me!" Zheng Kejun, deputy general manager of the Baiqisi, raised his head, and the expression of shame on his face was clearly illuminated by the candlelight. "My subordinates are incompetent and have never been able to install people in the Zhang Shaojian's house. Therefore, only Ambassador Bi, Yan Dajiang and Fang County Magistrate's respective purposes were found, but they failed to find out what they said after entering the Zhang family."

"Hmm?" Li Xian's brows quickly raised, and a faint disappointment appeared on his round face.

"Sir, please forgive me!" Zheng Kejun shivered again and quickly added in a low voice, "It's not that the Baiqisi is not dedicated to doing things, but that Zhang Shaojian's mansion has not recruited a new person in the past four months. Including after he was promoted to the Military Arts Supervisor, although nearby people led the fields to be effective, and some speculators sold themselves to recommend themselves, they were blocked by the two housekeepers."

"Why?" Li Xian was curious when he heard this, looked at Zheng Kejun, and smiled and digged into the bottom line.

This is completely different from what he knew about the image of a person who has risen to the top. In the past, there were low-level officials like Zhang Qian who were suddenly promoted to the extreme. After suddenly reaching a high position, even if they do not buy houses and buy land immediately, they will at least use all the quota of slaves given by the court. Anyway, the money for recruiting and raising slaves can be reimbursed to the court. They cannot spend it all, and in the end they will not fall into their own pockets.

"He is the only one in Zhang Shaojian's family, plus a personal maid. The servants are enough." Zheng Kejun's report continued, with a hint of contempt. "The two housekeepers in his house had never done anything in the official family before and did not understand any rules at all. They were worried that the newly recruited personnel would threaten their status and the original group of old people. They were also afraid that the newly recruited people would cause trouble and drag them down. Therefore, they simply pretended to be deaf and dumb. As long as Zhang Shaojian didn't speak, they would not let anyone take advantage of the boss of his family!"

"A spoiled the master!" Li Xian was both angry and funny when he heard this, and couldn't help but pat the table again, "Are they afraid of embarrassing his boss? His boss is also a fifth-rank official in the court. If he doesn't care about the show at all, he will interact with his colleagues in the future..."

Halfway through his words, the Baiqisi's previous report to Zhang Qian suddenly sounded in his mind. His voice suddenly became weaker, and he shook his head helplessly.

It’s no wonder that the two housekeepers of the Zhang family were unaware of it. Zhang Qian was a terrible person. As the chief clerk of the eighth rank of the Tang Dynasty, he actually took off his hat and took off his official robe, and fought against a Tubo soldier in the mud.

Fortunately, he won that day. If he accidentally lost, the face of the Tang Dynasty court and at least the entire military weapon prison would be thrown away by him!

However, that guy was considered both civil and military. He even used his fists and feet to knock an elite Tubo soldier unconscious. If all the civil officials in the Tang Dynasty were so strong and fought for power in the future, how could they send any military generals? It would be enough for a fourth-rank governor to lead troops to fight. Sending the general of the Sixteen Guards out would be a bully!

"Sir, Zhang Shaojian and He Zhuzuolang are friends who are forgot to age. Should we help him arrange a new housekeeper through He Zhizhang's side..." I realized that Li Xian's mood had turned into a clear sun. Zheng Kejun, deputy general manager of the Baiqi Department, leaned forward and quickly made a low proposal.

"Forget it!" Li Xian glanced at him, smiled and shook his head, "He Zhizhang is a famous kind person. If you do this, what's the difference between forcing him to retire and return home? Forget it, take your time, you won't be in a hurry anyway!"

"The last one will understand, and the last one will make people continue to work hard!" Zheng Kejun felt relieved and quickly bowed to accept the order.

"It's better to treat it the same as other officials, and there's no need to send someone to stare at him. He is not an ambitious person, I can detect it!" Although he looked very unsatisfied, Li Xian was very clear-headed. He waved his hand and added with a smile.

However, before Zheng Kejun responded, he suddenly stared at the other party's eyes and quickly asked: "How is his master's affairs? Are there any clues?"

"The Master forgives the crime! The Hundred Riders searched almost all over Zhongnan Mountain, but found nothing!" Zheng Kejun's face turned red and purple. He lowered his head and reported stammeringly. "The only clue is that according to the monks of Xiangji Temple, the day when Zhang Shaojian and Zhang Shaojian appeared, the big bell of Xiangji Temple was ringing without knocking. At the same time, the smoke from the incense candles pointed to a certain direction on the west side of Xiangji Temple, as if something was inhaling hard there!"

"Hmm?" Li Xian's forehead, which had just been letting go, wrinkled tightly again. He thought hard but couldn't figure out what happened that such a strange phenomenon occurred.

Zheng Kejun, deputy general manager of the Baiqi Department, was very good at observing words and expressions. Seeing that Li Xian was thinking hard, he quickly lowered his voice and added carefully, "Master Master, for this matter, I will only send someone to the Master Li of Baiyunguan to touch the other side. However, his words may not be credible!"

"What does he say? Learn to me! I will judge whether it is trustworthy!" Li Xian always held a skeptical attitude towards Buddhism and Taoism. Seeing that Zheng Kejun was mysterious, he couldn't help feeling itchy, so he smiled and ordered.

"He said that Buddhism says that Sumeru is hidden in mustard seeds, and Taoism says that the world is blessed with the world is actually the same. Many famous mountains and rivers have different caves in the depths. Most people cannot find it no matter how they are. But sometimes when the entrance to the cave is opened, people and objects close to each other will have a sense of the situation." Zheng Kejun did not dare to hide it, and reported truthfully with a sound that only two people could hear.

"Oh, this is consistent with Zhang Qing's own statement!" Li Xian nodded slightly, but the expression on his face was skeptical.

Zheng Kejun immediately did not dare to talk anymore, lowered his head, and waited for him to make a decision. After waiting for half a stick of incense, he heard a new voice coming from the Yushu case, "Forget it, since you can't find it, forget it. It's cold and the brothers under your command have worked hard. Everyone who was ordered to investigate this matter will be paid for two months' salary. Then, he stopped the matter, archived the process and results, and sealed it up for future review!"

"Yes, Master!" Zheng Kejun breathed a sigh of relief again, feeling that every bone in his body stretched a lot.

Although Emperor Yingtian Shenlong was a "benevolent monarch", according to the rules of the court, a person who could not even explain his origin easily controlled the vital places like military weapon supervision. Therefore, since Zhang Qian took office, Zheng Kejun, deputy general manager of the Baiqisi, has been assigned an important task by his superiors to find out the true origin of this person and to figure out the true purpose of this person coming out.

At first, Zheng Kejun thought that he had received another Meicai who could make a big splash in front of the emperor. He was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth for several days. However, after the investigation was officially started, he was shocked to find that Meicai had turned into a ball of caltrops.

Unlike the past hermits who took the shortcuts in Zhongnan, such as Lu Zhengming and Lu Zangyong, there is a huge family behind him. As long as the Baiqisi checks carefully, they can even understand the two of them when they were young, and they were not careful when they were thugs by their husbands when they were young.

Zhang Qian, who claimed to be from Qin Mo, had no trace of existence in the Tang Dynasty before meeting Ren Cong. His hometown, birthplace, neighbors, classmates, relatives and friends were all blank!

It is not like those scammers from Tianzhu, no matter how they pretend to be a god, they all have the same word, money. Although Qin Mo's disciple Zhang Qian, although his ability to make money is not inferior to that of scammers in Tianzhu, he never disdains to pretend to be a god. According to the investigation by Baiqisi, this person has denied more than once that of the immortal master and master, and even hates these two titles, and he does not hesitate to turn against others for this.

As for this person's attitude towards being an official, according to the investigation of Baiqisi and Zheng Kejun's own speculation, he was also very casual. Because he was promoted to several levels because of his merits in protecting the car, he was not very happy. When he offered gunpowder and gunpowder disinfection techniques, he only changed to the eighth-rank chief clerk, and no one heard him say a complaint!

But this person is not a person who is cautious in his words and deeds, otherwise he would not have taken off his official robe and fought with Tubo soldiers in the mud. He would not have just become a military weapon supervisor and called a brother to a royal family.

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The more you investigate, the more you become confused, the more you look at Zheng Kejun, the more you feel like a fly that has penetrated into a gourd. There are black holes around you, and you can't see anything. You can only bump into it based on your feelings. The bump makes your nose, your face swollen, and you're dizzy, but you can never get any results.

And today, he was finally relieved.

Emperor Yingtian Shenlong personally told him to give up the investigation and collect the team to archive the files, so that he would not foolishly try to figure it out. Even if Zhang Qian's origin was fake, there was a shocking conspiracy behind him. He could clean up all the traces before he left the mountain so cleanly, the power behind him was definitely not something that a small deputy general manager of the Baiqisi could provoke.

If you can let go, you don’t let go. It means you have a long life! After working in the position of deputy general manager of the Baiqisi for so many years, he also has the dual bloodlines of the Li family and the Wu family. Zheng Kejun knows how to grasp the right position very well.

"Have you sent someone to check the magic medicine he sent?" Just as he was secretly glad that he finally didn't have to be a fly in the gourd, the voice of Emperor Yingtian's Dragon Emperor Li Xian came from the imperial desk. It was very slow and very soft, and it didn't sound like a person talking, but the god in the sky suddenly spoke, "Is the effect of the medicine really that magical? Can the dying person become alive again in a blink of an eye?!"
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