After noon, the wind and snow in Tokyo became even worse. The biting north wind mixed with the flying snow whistled in the sky, which greatly affected the view outside. Coupled with the falling temperature, the This bustling capital seemed increasingly deserted at the moment, with even some shops closing their doors and no longer doing business.
According to common sense, in such a harsh climate, it would be impossible for those officials with high status to go out in the wind and snow. They would either go home early or spend the night in the Yamen. But there was an exception today. A luxuriously decorated two-wheel carriage was driving quickly on the wide imperial street, facing the wind and snow, heading straight towards the palace.
The driver, who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage and driving his horse, originally wanted to put safety first, but the owner inside kept urging him. In the end, he could only keep urging the horse more and more, regardless of the snow on the street and the slippery road. If any pedestrians on the side saw this situation, they would wonder if there was some serious war situation at the border, and this official with a high status needed to go and report it urgently.
But the carriage did not arrive at the palace after all. Instead, it stopped in front of the political hall near the palace. Then the officials sitting inside got out of the car in a hurry, without even bothering to tidy up their official uniforms that were a little wrinkled due to the bumpy journey. He walked up in such a hurry, and after revealing his identity, he quickly passed through the door that was still guarded by the Forbidden Army soldiers. He was surprisingly Tang Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and before him, two slightly smaller carriages had stopped here. Apparently someone had arrived earlier than him.
Of course, it was impossible for him to be an ordinary official in the political affairs hall. It was the words of Taishi Cai Jing that made him leave his yamen. He summoned him without any hesitation. At the same time, he also knew why the other party wanted to summon him to see him urgently. It was not the chaos earlier today.
In fact, Tang Jing only learned about this chaos earlier, and many people from the Ministry of Justice were involved in it. What made him even more shocked and angry was that as the chief officer of his headquarters, he actually only found out about this incident at that time, and no one had ever reported it to him. Before he could get angry and order a strict investigation into who was making the right decision, Cai Jing had people summon him to the political hall to discuss the matter. This shocked Tang Shangshu. In the end, he didn't know all this until he went out. Unexpectedly, they were all arranged by his own subordinate, Wei Daozhang.
When he went out, Wei Daozhang had not yet arrived at the Yamen, which made Tang Jing even more angry. He had already ordered to detain Wei Daozhang once he came back, and then he ran to see Cai Jing first. It wasn't until he came to the closed hall door that Tang Jing quickly adjusted his mentality, straightened the official hat on his head, and then reported in a low voice: "Tang Jing of the Ministry of Punishment of the Ministry of Justice asks to see Grand Master Cai."
After a while, the hall door opened at a corner, and an attendant smiled and said: "Tang Shangshu, please come in and talk." He said that he made way for him to enter smoothly.
The main hall of this political hall occupies a large area and is decorated in a very high style. Several calligraphy and paintings are hung on each wall. Below is a long bookshelf with various books. It looks like a A study room rather than a public house. At this time, two pots of smokeless animal charcoal were burning in a far corner, making the entire hall warm and warm, like spring, separated from the severe cold of winter outside.
but
After seeing the frowning frown of the old man with silver hair and wrinkles on his face, Tang Jing felt a chill in his heart for some reason, which made his back even colder than when he was outside. After he stepped forward to greet him, Cai Jing raised his head and glanced at him and the two officials who were waiting by the side a step earlier, but did not even dare to take a breath: "You three can explain to me, why did Jingzhong go out?" This kind of thing has happened, but I have always been kept in the dark?"
Cai Jing's words were not harsh and his voice was not very loud, but hearing it in the ears of these three people still made their bodies tremble. Only then did Tang Jing see clearly that the other two people were Wei Sizheng, the Street Secretary, and Yin Zhou, the Governor of Kaifeng Prefecture.
A third-rank minister, a fourth-rank governor, and a fourth-rank Sizheng. Although the status of the three officials is quite different, they all acted tremblingly in front of Grand Master Cai at this time, and they could not tell the aura of being the chief official of a government office. Come. After a while, Tang Jing, the person with the highest position, spoke up: "Grand Master, please calm down. I just learned about this. It was Wei Daozhang, the subordinate minister of the Criminal Department, who made the decision without authorization, and the subordinates who were suddenly transferred took people at will." …”
With his start, the other two finally calmed down a little, and they all followed: "Grand Master, I am the same, I have been kept in the dark, and it is completely the subordinates who act privately. There must be someone involved in this matter. As long as the Grand Master gives us time, we will be able to take down and punish the relevant people as soon as possible, so that this chaos will not have too big an impact."
Everyone knows that what Taishi Cai values the most is the stability of the capital. If such a big mess happened in Tokyo today, he will naturally pursue the matter angrily. But none of them dare to take such a responsibility, so they can only stabilize each other first, and then punish those who cause trouble in order to protect themselves.
"Wei Daozhang of the Ministry of Justice, Han Xianchu, the official of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Zhao Kangming, the street chief, suddenly joined forces to cause today's chaos. Of course I know that this matter has nothing to do with you three, but seriously Doesn't it have anything to do with you? As the chief officials of these three yamen, you are completely unaware of such things, and you didn't tell me these things until the incident happened?" Cai Jing leaned forward slightly, his eyes were even sharper, There's nothing old-fashioned at all.
"Xia... I know my mistake. I have indeed neglected my duty." The three of them were beating drums in their hearts, but they did not dare to excuse themselves anymore and could only admit their mistakes honestly.
"Do you know who the three yamen are dealing with and why they suddenly joined forces?" Cai Jing smiled sarcastically and suddenly asked this question.
This made the three of them shake their heads uneasily again. They had just found out about the trouble and were summoned by Cai Jing. Naturally, they knew very little about the inside story. Tang Jing hesitated for a moment, then plucked up the courage to ask in a low voice: "I wonder if Grand Master can teach me..."
"It's all the good things you do on a daily basis. For those yellow and white things, you let thieves run rampant in the capital. Even I have heard of the famous name of Wuyou Cave."
"They... they suddenly joined forces to attack Wuyou Cave?" Several people's expressions changed again. In front of Cai Jing, they had no intention of hiding it, because they knew that the things they did in private could not be hidden from Master Cai, and the other party had always let it go. After all, he was the most corrupt official in the world. Compared to myself
What does it matter
And Zhou Fuyin looked even more panicked: "They are so brave. Behind this Wuyou Cave is..."
"Hmph, can the person behind Wuyou Cave really be so ignorant? Even I don't have the courage." Cai Jing interrupted his subconscious words and said with a serious look: "Look You can’t answer my next question either.”
"Isn't it because those guys in Wuyou Cave have done so many evil things and caused public resentment?" Wei Sizheng asked in a low voice.
"Of course this is one of the keys, but more importantly, someone has brought these three together. Guess who it is?"
How could the three of them guess such a riddle out of thin air? They were silent for a while and then shook their heads.
Cai Jing's expression became more and more unhappy. These three people were really so tight-lipped that they didn't even notice such things. No wonder they were kept in the dark by their subordinates. They didn't learn of this change until the incident happened: "Recently Who has the best reputation in Tokyo?"
Following this question, the three people quickly understood: "Yue Hou Sun Tu? Didn't he lead the troops to exterminate some bandits?"
"So you usually just eat in the corpse position, and you don't even know about such things. I will tell you now that Sun Tu is still in Tokyo, and he is currently in Liufangju, waiting for further news. "
Hearing these words, the three of them were shocked again: "This is happening." At the same time, they secretly hated themselves. Sun Tu was really hateful. He actually did so many things behind his back and put himself in such a passive situation. . But at the same time, a trace of doubt arose in their hearts. Since Grand Master Cai had already grasped Sun Tu's movements, why didn't he just take action directly and call the three of them to talk so much
They didn't think that Taishi Cai would be afraid of Sun Tu. Even though he was a marquis who had made great achievements, he was still just a nobody in front of the powerful Taishi Cai. He could be completely knocked out of the world with just a flick of his hand.
Cai Jing didn't mean to let them think too much. He just waved his hand and said: "Since it was you who planted the trouble, it's up to you to find ways to quell it. Whether it's to come forward to help put down those bandits, take this as an opportunity." Regardless of whether we take down Sun Tu, I won’t care about it. But I only have one request, get it done as soon as possible, and no later than tomorrow, I want the capital to be restored to its original state, and there will be no more chaos."
When the three of them heard this, they hurriedly responded with congratulations. Zhou Fuyin and Wei Sizheng have quickly made up their minds. The master behind Wuyou Cave is not something they can provoke. Since the Grand Master has said so, of course they have to take down Sun Tu and the others. .
Only Tang Jing was more cautious at this time. He always felt that there was still something wrong with the matter. Grand Master Cai's attitude on this matter was a bit strange. It seems that we must take things steadily, at least not in haste.
After the three people left, Cai Jing let out a breath of turbidity. Originally, he summoned three people here just to put pressure on them and let them take down Sun Tu and others. However, after receiving two shocking news, he suddenly changed his mind.
"This snowstorm is quite big. I don't know how many people will suffer from it... I didn't expect that person to be involved in this accident... "