Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2237 Confused
Amidst the rain, the two of them were slightly staggered and walked together.

Su Dingfang said: "Oh? Although Zhang Biejia is an official of the imperial court, he will not be entangled with rebellious officials and thieves, and since such rumors spread, which will damage Zhang Biejia's reputation, then send someone to Please ask Zhang Biejia to go to the navy barracks to clarify, and naturally no one will make irresponsible remarks about this matter afterward..."

The voices of the two people were not low, and Mu Yuanzuo behind the door could hear them clearly. It was only when the two of them walked into the rain under the umbrella that their figures gradually blurred and disappeared, did Mu Yuanzuo show a smug smile.

Shangguanyi is indeed a person who knows how to read words and demeanor, no wonder Fang Erlang thinks highly of him, so he personally wrote a letter to recommend him to come to Jiangnan as an official.

I just mention it a little, and I can hear the strings and know the elegance, and I have a future!
Then, Mu Yuanzuo found out again that it seems that the young people nowadays are all great...

With foundation, ability, and backing, these young people seem to be insignificant in official positions now, but given time, they will surely stand out from the blue, and sooner or later they will be able to occupy a place in the court. Compared with them, their official career has already reached At the peak, in the next few years, he will be transferred to any of the lesser official positions in the six departments and nine temples in the three provinces of Chang'an, and he will retire from office.

It's really a new generation replacing the old one, there are talents from generation to generation...

*****
Zhang Family House.

Zhang Mingpu locked himself in the study, and no one was allowed to approach him. He had to calm down and think carefully about the current situation.

It's just that the more you concentrate and think carefully, the more you feel that the situation is not optimistic, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it with the phrase "we are in danger".

The situation he least expected to see finally appeared. Pei Xingjian forcibly found a shortcut to break the situation through a small omission of his own, and bit the Guanlong nobles on the big crimes such as the loss of Zhentianlei. At this time, it is impossible for Fang Jun to bear the wrath of His Majesty Li Er...

This matter will surely shake the world, the clans colluded to frame the minister, how appalling is this?

Zhang Mingpu could almost imagine how furious His Majesty Li Er would be when he found out about this matter, he would definitely order the San Judicial Department to open the case for trial, and vowed to find out the truth!
If the truth comes out, it will definitely not come to light. This case was finally found on the nobles of Guanlong, and even Changsun Wuji. Could it be that the emperor could still implicate the whole Guanlong in a big way?Everyone knows that the emperor is now single-handedly suppressing the aristocratic family, and at the same time controlling the fire, so that the aristocratic family will not worry about "destroying the family", so the matter will be stopped at a certain cutoff, and the impact will be controlled within a certain range. Inside.

The emperor can tolerate some behaviors of the Guanlong nobles who cross the bottom line, all for the sake of overall stability, but the Guanlong nobles must give the emperor an explanation on this matter.

How to explain?

This requires a scapegoat who takes full responsibility for the crime and bears all the scapegoats.

There is no doubt that Zhang Mingpu is the best candidate...

Zhang Mingpu felt cold all over his body, and wanted to cry but had no tears.

I thought that through this incident, I would show my ability, and I would be able to get closer to my uncle, gain his uncle's favor, and thus get the opportunity to return to Chang'an and enter the center, but unexpectedly, things went against my wish, and the lintel was revitalized Hopeless, on the contrary, it may drag the family into the bottomless abyss...

Absolutely can not stay here, do nothing!
Having figured out the front and rear joints, Zhang Mingpu made a decisive decision. No matter the family glory, no matter how good his wife is, nothing is more important than his own life.He can't even take care of his own family, so who can take care of his eldest grandson's family?As long as he can live, he doesn't care about the flood!

Immediately, Zhang Mingpu called a few cronies, packed his soft bags, changed into a servant's clothes, and quietly fled home.

His children and wives are all in Wuwei's hometown, and here in Suzhou there are only a few concubines who came to take office. He thought that his majesty's generosity to his courtiers would not cause his children to be implicated. In all dynasties and dynasties, he was charged with the crimes of the barbarians. Didn't his son still live well and be sent to be exiled into the army?

As for the honor and disgrace of the family, that is really irrelevant...

Less than half an hour after Zhang Mingpu absconded, a large number of navy soldiers rushed in, smashed open the gate of Zhang's house, and rushed in like wolves and tigers.

It was only after a while that I found out the fact that Zhang Mingpu had absconded...

At the gate, Shangguanyi, who was holding an umbrella, sighed, "It's a pity that this thief escaped and was not brought to justice!"

Su Dingfang is not a humanist, but he has always been close to gentle scholars like Shangguanyi. Hearing this, he patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Sometimes, you can't be too harsh on the results when you do things. Use your best efforts to make things better." If one thing is done to the extreme, it may not be able to achieve the best results. This is the principle of "a lost horse is a blessing in disguise". Especially in the court, everything is true, but it is often difficult to follow one's mind everywhere. …In the past, I didn’t understand this path. I just took it for granted that what I gave would be rewarded, but I didn’t understand how there are so many things in the world. Sometimes confusion is the real wisdom. I didn’t understand this until I was nearly [-] years old. Makes sense, but it's not too late."

This is Su Dingfang's philosophy of life that he just comprehended after many years of being suppressed and squeezed out, full of talent and learning but depressed and frustrated for many years.

"Sometimes being confused" is not without a bottom line, but to understand the principle of "when the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will be a loss". Don't care about gains and losses in everything, do what you should do well, and then let nature take its course.

People live in the world, sometimes they are a little bit "like the light", and get more people's affirmation, but they can do more things...

Shangguanyi is not an idiot, but after a little thought, she understood the hint in Su Ding's dialect.

It was easy to catch Zhang Mingpu. According to the confession of the servants of the Zhang family, Zhang Mingpu had left for less than an hour at most. At this moment, he might not have left the Suzhou area. The waterway had already been blocked by the navy. If he wanted to leave, he could only ride a horse or By car, the road is muddy with heavy rain, how far can you go in an hour?
As long as you want to chase, you can definitely catch up.

But what about after chasing and arresting them?
It would be fine if Zhang Mingpu followed Wang Jingxun's example and "suicide in fear of crime", but what if he confessed himself first?

It turns out that there are some people behind him who are contributing to the flames, and even the mastermind behind the scenes, what do you ask His Majesty Li Er to do?
If the evidence is conclusive and not punished, that would be bending the law for personal gain.

But if punishment is given, the whole situation will instantly turn into a confrontation between the imperial power and certain forces. This kind of confrontation has absolutely no buffer, either the east wind will overwhelm the west wind, or the west wind will overwhelm the east wind. .

This is completely contrary to the policy strategy of His Majesty Li Er's slow plan...

At that time, everything will be put on the table. It seems that the case has been solved, but in fact, no one has room for maneuver. Is that the result the emperor wants?
It's better to deal with it in a subtle way. Although there is no conclusive evidence, everyone understands what's going on. The emperor can still ask questions with his ears open. If anyone denies it, he is openly provoking the emperor's authority. How can there be such a stupid person?

Take a step back and be a little confused, but the result is acceptable to everyone.

*****
In a tea house opposite Zhang's mansion, a young man wearing a bamboo hat stood by the window, looking beyond the slanted rain curtain, watching Su Dingfang and Shangguanyi walk away, leaving behind a crowd of wolves and tigers. The soldiers surrounded the entire Zhang Mansion and searched it thoroughly.

After a while, the clerk of the restaurant quickly ran up the stairs, breathless and whispered: "Da Lang, Zhang Mingpu has absconded and is missing!"

Changsun Langjun exhaled lightly, feeling a little relieved.

If Zhang Mingpu is caught...

The consequences are simply unimaginable, it is forcing His Majesty to tear faces with the eldest grandson's family!
Behind him, a man dressed as a porter stepped forward and said in a cold tone: "Mr. Changsun, now that the waterway is blocked, and Zhang Biejia has fled without a trace, it is really a thousand years for us to return to Goguryeo." Difficult and difficult, how can this be good?"

Changsun Langjun wore a bamboo hat on his head, covering most of his face. At this moment, he couldn't see the expression on his face, but said lightly: "Can a living person be suffocated by urine? Naturally, there are ways to return to Goguryeo. It must be a monolith...but we can't return to Goguryeo right now. The men in black who ambushed us are suitable for the way, we must find out and recover those thunders, otherwise why go back to Goguryeo to meet Damo out of branch?"

(End of this chapter)