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Madam Yuan's face froze, she hesitated to speak.

She didn't have to tell Yang Biao, but she couldn't lie when Yang Biao asked.

This is the bottom line of trust between husband and wife.

She told about Yuan Mai's mother and son quietly returning to the Central Plains, then got up from the table and knelt in front of Yang Biao.

Yang Biao's expression changed, and he was going to have an attack several times, but he finally restrained himself when he saw the kneeling Madam Yuan.

"Confused!" Yang Biao clapped the case. "What a fool! You can still live if you do evil by God. You can't live if you do evil by yourself." He stood up and was about to go out.

Madam Yuan was shocked, she stepped forward and hugged Yang Biao's leg.

"Husband, spare their mother and child a life."

"Is that about their mother and son?" Yang Biao was furious. "The Confucian school is just at the time of reformation, and it cannot withstand such twists and turns. If their mother and son are intertwined, and this rare peace is ruined, the emperor will not be angry, and I will kill them with my own hands."

After finishing speaking, he pushed Madam Yuan away forcefully and left in a hurry.

Mrs. Yuan was frightened by Yang Biao's anger, and she didn't dare to move for a long time.

-

Yang Biao came to the atrium, slowed down his pace, and stood on the corridor thinking for a while.

He is very angry, but he knows that anger will not solve the problem, it will only lead to more problems.

Yuan Mai's mother and son are probably not an isolated case. There must be some people who can't bear the hardships abroad and take advantage of the family relationship to sneak back to their hometown.Once traced, half of Kanto may be implicated.

The situation that has just stabilized will be hit hard again.

Yang Biao thought for a while, then turned and went to Sikong Mansion.

Sikong Zhou Zhong is dealing with official business.The autumn harvest is approaching, planning is about to start, and the governors of various states have also entered the busiest time. A large number of documents have been sent to the Sikong Mansion. He dare not relax and must deal with them in time.

Seeing Yang Biao, Zhou Zhong was taken aback, got up immediately, and welcomed Yang Biao to the study.

"What happened?"

"Who said something was wrong?" Yang Biao asked calmly.

"And!" Zhou Zhong raised his hand. "It's okay, you will come to me at this time? The plan is coming soon. I don't know if you are busy or not?"

Yang Biao sighed and told the whole story without covering it up.

After hearing this, Zhou Zhong also changed his expression, stroked his beard, and remained silent for a while.

On the contrary, Yang Biao calmed down, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it slowly.

Zhou Zhong glanced at him and said with a sneer, "Wen Xian, looking at you like this, you must have already made a decision?"

"Jiamou, you should know that the emperor is now reforming the system, especially military service, in preparation for the future Western Expedition."

"It's not a secret, of course I know."

"Wanli in the Western Regions, when do you think the emperor will triumph?"

"At least three to five years, as many as ten years."

"Then let's take an average, let's say ten years. What will happen to the government if the emperor has been away for ten years? Can we handle it well?"

Zhou Zhong's eyes flashed, thoughtful. "You mean, one of the purposes of the Son of Heaven's expedition to the west... is to give us a chance to see if we can handle the affairs of the court well, and whether it is feasible to rule from the ground up?"

"Is it possible?"

"Yes, too much." Zhou Zhong suddenly became a little excited. "It might not be possible for someone else. But with the great talent of the Son of Heaven, it is indeed possible." He frowned again, raised his hand, and scratched the tip of his brow with his little finger. "But if we can't do it, ten years later, the emperor will have to return to court to set things right..."

He raised his eyelids and looked at Yang Biao, with a wry smile on his lips. "In the future, it will be self-defeating to bring up the arch and rule it."

Yang Biao nodded. "Jiamou really lives up to his words, and he hits the nail on the head."

Zhou Zhong waved his hand, and said angrily: "Don't say these are useless. What are you going to do? If this is a thorough investigation, not one or two people will be involved."

"I only hope that they are isolated cases and have not yet formed a trend. But if they are not dealt with in time and more and more imitators are waiting, it will be a big trouble." Yang Biao sighed. "Jiamou, to tell you the truth, what I'm most worried about is that the emperor knew about it a long time ago, and just took this opportunity to beat us, to see if we can prove our innocence."

"Don't talk about us, it's you. The governor can't care about those trivial matters. The Yuan family is your natal family. How can you not know? Even if you really don't know, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win people's trust."

"I'm not afraid of that." Yang Biao said lightly, "I have a clear conscience. If I don't know, I just don't know."

"That's right, you are the queen of Duke Yang who knew you four times." Zhou Zhong teased.

Yang Biao glanced at Zhou Zhong, disdaining to defend himself.

While teasing, the two discussed it and felt that this matter should be reported and asked for a thorough investigation, instead of waiting for the emperor to issue an edict.The sooner it is dealt with, the less the ramifications are, and the fewer people get hurt.

More importantly, the more the emperor can believe that they did not deliberately conceal.

The trust between the monarch and his subjects is too important.Once damaged, it is difficult to recover.

After the discussion, Yang Biao sighed. "The Kanto gentry are still too squeamish, and there are too few young people like Gong Jin. They can't bear this kind of suffering. If they don't temper themselves, they will inevitably fall."

Zhou Zhong felt the same way. "Or Mencius is right, born in sorrow, die in peace. Sincerity is not to be deceived."

-

Coming out of Sikong Mansion, Yang Biao turned around and went to see Jia.

He bowed down in front of Liu Xie, explained the situation Mrs. Yuan said one by one, and then pleaded guilty to Liu Xie.

As a husband, he failed to manage his wife well.

As Situ, he knew nothing about Yuan Mai's mother and son secretly returning to the Central Plains. Even if he was not directly responsible, he had insufficient control over the county.

Liu Xie was also surprised, but he was not angry.

He is very clear that with the current level of technology, it is unrealistic to know everyone's whereabouts well.Not to mention Situ Mansion, counties and counties may not be able to do it.

In other words, the prefect of Runan and the order of Ruyang also have the possibility of being kept in the dark, but this possibility is much smaller.

Therefore, the point is not how it happened before, but how to deal with the problem after it is discovered.

Yang Biao's ability to report immediately and take the initiative to plead guilty has already shown his loyalty and there is no need to be harsh.

"Let this matter be handled by the Taiwei's Mansion, just to see how effective the new military service will be." Liu Xie helped Yang Biao up, and said calmly, "As for Yang Gong, you just need to take care of the family affairs."

"Wei." Yang Biao thanked him again.

Liu Xie immediately summoned Taiwei Jia Xu and Sikong Zhouzhong, explained the matter briefly, and asked the Taiwei Mansion to arrange someone to investigate the whole incident, and the Sikong Mansion would cooperate to deal with the relevant officials.

Jia Xu and Zhou Zhong received the edict and went to deploy immediately.

Especially in Taiwei's Mansion, an order was sent directly to Han Sui, the general of Fujun, asking him to arrest Yuan Mai's mother and son as quickly as possible for interrogation.

At the same time, Yuan Tan, as an insider, was also imprisoned immediately.

Knowing that it was Yang Biao who made the first complaint, Yuan Tan was very angry. In front of Mrs. Yuan, he angrily accused Yang Biao of being inhumane, killing orphans and widows, and that he would be cast aside by thousands of people in the future.

Madam Yuan was furious, raising her hand was a resounding slap.

"What do you know? Your uncle is for the entire Confucianism, not your family."

Chapter 1113 Reasonable and restrained

Yuan Tan was stunned, staring at Mrs. Yuan for a while, and then slowly said: "In the eyes of my aunt, I, the Yuan family, are an obstacle to the revival of Confucianism?"

Madam Yuan also felt that the tone just now was too harsh, so she slowed down and persuaded softly: "Xiansi, think about it carefully, how is the you today different from the you four years ago?"

Yuan Tan's eyes flickered slightly, and he remained silent.

"Four years ago, you wanted to take the casual riding test and failed. Today, you are able to rank second in the casual riding, competing with a group of teenagers who are more than ten years younger than you. The reason is that Yuan is richer. No, is it because the Yuan family is more expensive? Neither, but because you have suffered unimaginable ordeals in the past four years. Mencius said: Born in adversity, died in peace. You are a living example."

Mrs. Yuan thought of Yuan Tan's hard work in the past few years, and couldn't help but shed tears.

"Your grandfather, Li Yuanli, and others followed up and followed up. Is it for their personal honor and disgrace? For the sake of Confucianism, they are not even afraid of death. Why can't Yuan Mai's mother and son endure the suffering overseas? I don't believe it. With Xianyi taking care of them, they will have to work harder than the emperor did in Liangzhou. The emperor can bear it, but they can't bear it?"

Yuan Tan let out a long breath and shook his head. "Auntie, please go back, I'm a little confused, I have to think about it."

"You really have to think about it." Madam Yuan said: "In the past four years, you have been guarding the tomb in Runan, seeking only from within, but ignoring the changes in the outside world. Read it, you might get something out of it.”

As she spoke, she beckoned, and the two attendants came in with a pile of mansion papers each, placed them in front of Yuan Tan, and quietly retreated out.

Yuan Tan looked at the two stacks of mansion newspapers and was taken aback. "so much?"

"This is only a small part." Madam Yuan said meaningfully: "Xiansi, the court has changed so much in the past few years, beyond your imagination."

Yuan Tan nodded, and said again: "Yuan Mai is young, and he was also the person my father loved during his lifetime. I also ask my aunt to try to save his life."

Madam Yuan's complexion was slightly gloomy, and a stern look flashed in her eyes. "I see."

-

The arrest of Yuan Mai's mother and son went very smoothly.

After they received Yuan Tan's warning, they did not act immediately.Mrs. Liu would rather go back to her hometown in Donglai than go to Jiangnan.She had contacted Liu Yao before, and learned that the south of the Yangtze River was hot and humid. Liu Yao couldn't get used to it for several years, and his health has not been very good.If she goes, the situation will only get worse.

Just when she was hesitating, the cavalry arranged by Han Sui rushed to Ruyang and captured their mother and son.

In front of the murderous soldiers, Mrs. Liu didn't last long before revealing the whole story.

After receiving the report, Han Sui arranged for people to arrest people along the route Mrs. Liu sneaked back to Ruyang, and at the same time sent a fast horse to report to the emperor, asking the emperor to send someone to investigate thoroughly.He was only responsible for supervising the two prefectures of Yanyu and had no right to communicate with Zhongshan King Liu Bei and other prefectures.In his view, this is by no means an isolated case, and it is likely that more people have quietly returned to their hometowns.

This is a joint effort of the Shandong gentry to defy the imperial edict, which cannot be tolerated.

After Liu Xie received Han Sui's letter, he invited the three princes over to consult their opinions.

Jia Xu was very calm, while Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong looked a little ugly.

Han Sui obviously had the motive to expand the situation. He wanted to drag the entire Kanto into trouble.Although the people who were dispatched overseas were mainly Jizhou people, there were also many people from Yanyu Qingxu.Compared with the people from Jizhou, these people can't bear the suffering overseas, and they are more likely to abscond and come back.

Moreover, it is impossible to escape alone, and there must be someone to cover it.Once traced, there may be several or dozens of companies.

At that time, Zhang Jian looked at the door to find a place to stay, and he was agitated all the way. After so many years, it is still in front of his eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Biao got up to salute, took off the crown on his head, and bowed in front of Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, the military service law has just been changed, and some counties have not yet implemented it. The Situ Mansion was responsible for the local security before. If something like this happened, I cannot absolve myself of the responsibility. Please punish the crime of the minister. It is just the first peace of the world, and it is not appropriate Please be careful, Your Majesty."

Liu Xie's face sank like water, and he didn't say a word.

Yang Biao took the initiative to take responsibility because he didn't want the situation to escalate. He knew this kind of thinking clearly.

But when encountering a problem, he doesn't want to learn from the past and learn from the past, but first thinks about making the big things small, and the small things become small. This is not the result he expected.

Seeing that Liu Xie didn't speak, Zhou Zhong was even more disturbed. He wanted to get up several times, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

Jia Xu opened his mouth lightly. "Your Majesty, I think that a few fugitives in the district will not affect the peace of the Kanto. Although some things may have happened before the reform of the military service law, it does not prevent the newly appointed captains of the counties and counties from investigating. It is also good as training. Of course, this way There is no need to use the garrison for such a trivial matter, the general of the Fujun is commendable for his loyalty, but he is a little too hasty, and the immediate edict is to take full responsibility."

Liu Xie nodded slightly. "What the Taiwei said is true. Let this matter be handled by the Taiwei Mansion."

"only."

"Over there, Da Honglu will arrange for an envoy to go there." Liu Xie thought for a while, and then said: "To show solemnity, let Wang Jiang go there in person, and take a look at the customs of Zhongshan."

"only."

Liu Xie got up, walked in front of Yang Biao, bent down and helped Yang Biao up. "Mr. Yang is loyal to the country, and I can trust it. But it is not a good habit to resign when something happens. Those who know it is Mr. Yang who is brave enough to take responsibility, but those who don't know think Mr. Yang is threatening the court."

Yang Biao blushed, and hurriedly pleaded guilty: "How dare I, it's a death penalty, a death penalty."

Liu Xie smiled, and then said: "The territory is expanding day by day, and there will be more and more overseas dependent countries in the future, and the responsibility of Dahongyu will also become more and more important. We must pay attention to cultivating talents, and we can't wait until we employ them to find out that we are not enough." .”

Zhou Zhong immediately echoed: "Your Majesty's words are true. If there are more talents like Jiang Gan, maybe there is no need for Dahong Luqing to go there in person."

Liu Xie thought for a while, then raised his head and looked outside the door.

Shangshu Qin Mi was standing outside the door, looking inside, meeting Liu Xie's eyes.He subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but when he thought about it, he stopped again. He and Liu Xie looked at each other for a moment, summoned up courage, and stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I wish to go."

Liu Xie smiled and turned to look at Jia Xu and the others. "What do you guys think?"

The three said without thinking: "It's up to His Majesty to decide."

They all know that the current Dahonglu Qing Wang Jiang is an old minister who has been promoted according to the rules. His character is good and his loyalty is sufficient, but his ability is very average.Although it has been a few years since he served as Dahonglu, he has never carried out a mission, and he has no support for the emperor's overseas expeditions.

Such a person would definitely not stay in the Dahonghe position for long, and would not be able to meet the requirements of the emperor. Sooner or later, a more suitable successor would have to be chosen.

Qin Mi is eloquent and courageous, so she is a good choice.

Taking this opportunity to let Qin Mi accompany Wang Jiang for a trip can not only assist Wang Jiang to complete the task, but also allow Qin Mi to make meritorious service and prepare for future promotion, the best of both worlds.

With Sangong's approval, Liu Xie immediately issued an edict to transfer Qin Mi to be a member of the Dahonglu Temple, and to go to Zhongshan with Wang Jiang.

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