After leaving the door, Yang Biao grabbed Jia Xu. "Wenhe, are you busy today?"

Jia Xu smiled. "No matter how busy he is, he is not as busy as Situ."

Yang Biao said: "Since that's the case, then the three of us will do a joint trip and discuss how to deal with the escape from overseas. I can take all the responsibility, but I cannot solve the problem independently."

Jia Xu nodded and agreed.

Zhou Zhong was a little embarrassed and followed silently.

The three of them walked side by side, talking about gossip. From time to time, officials walked by and saw the three men walking side by side, and were somewhat surprised and bowed to their salutes.

Yang Biao suddenly laughed. "Twenty years ago, if the three men were walking together, I am afraid that the emperor would summon him in less than half a day."

Jia Xu smiled but said nothing.

Zhou Zhong also sighed a little. "As Situ said, the emperor's demeanor can be comparable to Yao and Shun, and the Han Dynasty will surely be revived."

"We are fortunate to be in a prosperous era and wait for the three ministers to be guilty of the crime. Although we cannot follow each other, we cannot leave a bad example for future generations." Yang Biao said with a slight silence: "It's just that Yuan is my Yang family's in-laws, and I should avoid suspicion.

I have to ask you two to handle one thing, so that the upper and lower levels will be satisfied.”

Zhou Zhong nodded again, but said nothing.

Jia Xu took over the conversation. "It is very simple to satisfy the emperor, just handle it impartially. It is probably a bit difficult to satisfy the emperor. How to divide the righteous private affairs has always been the crux of the Confucian school. Although Situ's first report came from Zhigong

, it will inevitably be criticized in the future."

Yang Biao sighed. "The two evils are the least. I can only choose between public and private. However, these are all trivial matters. What I worry most is the hearts of the people behind Yuan Mai's mother and son. I have been promoting education for many years.

Mencius has tens of thousands of copies printed in the world. Even children with Huangkou know the truth that they are born in distress and die in peace, but few can really practice it. Some people are actually fleeing back to the Central Plains at the risk of raiding their families and extermination. It is indeed

I didn't expect it."

"It's not that easy to change customs and customs." Jia Xu said calmly. "The emperor often said that if you have been a tree for ten years, you can't get a hurry."

Zhou Zhong also echoed: "Yes, Yuan Mai is young, what can I understand? The responsibility lies with Liu. In my opinion, let's take her as an example to warn her. After a long time, those people thought that the law would not blame the public.

Woolen cloth."

Yang Biao also said: "Yes, it's better to be quick, not late."

Jia Xu shook his head. "I understand your feelings, but you don't have to worry. In my opinion, at most, there are some people from the four prefectures of Yan, Yu, Qing and Xu, and the number will not be large."

"How can I see it?" Zhou Zhong asked in confusion.

"After Yuan Benchu ​​was captured, there were not many people in the Central Plains who remained in Jizhou, and later the exiled were mainly Jizhou people. The people of Jizhou were even more enduring, and most of them were in the army. They could have the opportunity to conquer overseas, so they couldn't get it.

How many will escape back to their hometown at the risk of extermination?”

Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"In addition, except for Bohai, Jizhou arranged all young and strong ministers trusted by the emperor. They were smart and capable, unlike the officials in the Central Plains who had the habit of famous scholars. There was really something wrong with the emperor, which had long been heard. Why did it wait until now?

?”

Yang Biao suddenly realized, raised his hand and patted his forehead, with mixed joys and sorrows.

No wonder Jia Xu is so calm, not only because he is out of the matter, but also because he has long known that the matter is not that serious, so there is no need to worry too much.

But in this way, the emperor was even less afraid and had to take the opportunity to clean up.

——

Because the matter involved Yuan family in Runan, Yang Biao had to avoid suspicion and handed over the power of handling it to Taiwei Jia Xu.

Sikong Zhou Zhong could participate, but he could only assist and had no power to dominate. In addition, Zhou Zhong himself had long broken with Yuan Shao and even fought with each other, so he did not have the interest to help Yuan Shao's party hide his interest.

Things were carried out very smoothly. Two months later, just as the twelfth lunar month began, Jia Xu submitted a report.

As he originally predicted, almost all the people involved in the case were from the four prefectures of Yan, Henan, Qing, Xu, and the total number was limited, which was only a dozen households, but hundreds of people helped them cover them, including Zong Cheng, the prefect of Runan.

Zong Cheng was arrested by Han Sui very early, but he did not cooperate with the investigation and kept silent and did not provide any information.

Han Sui did not dare to touch him easily, but refused to let him go. He kept locked him up and prohibited contact with outsiders. He gave up only after the Runan Commander took over.

Although the Runan Duwei was not Han Sui's old subordinate, he was from Liangzhou. When he learned that Zong Cheng did not take Han Sui seriously, Han Sui was unhappy and did not spare Zong Cheng. He specially made a stern car to lock Zong Cheng.

Inside, you can't stand and sit, and you can't sit and you can only half-squat.

Before leaving Runan County, Zong Cheng was exhausted. The journey ahead was basically hanging from the sill car with his neck.

If it weren't for the escort, he wouldn't have seen the gate of Wancheng alive.

The investigation is the responsibility of the Taiwei Mansion, and the interrogation is the responsibility of the Sikong Mansion, and the specific execution is the Tingwei Temple. The Tingwei Xuanbo, who has always been relatively leisure, suddenly became busy and couldn't suppress himself. After receiving the edict, he arrived as soon as possible.

Imperial Prison.

He saw an old acquaintance: Guo Tu.

Guo Tu is the person who is specifically responsible for the placement of Yuan Mai and his son, so he naturally cannot escape the responsibility. Compared with a few years ago, he has less anxiety and more calmness, and looks like a paranormal.

But the moment he saw Xuanbo, his calmness disappeared.

Humiliation and anger surged into my heart with the memory, and my white face turned red in an instant.

"You..." He stood up, his hands trembling.

Xuan Bo grinned. "It's me, Guo Jun, why don't you come to be fine?"

Looking at Xuan Bo's smile, Guo Tu's whole body was cold and his face turned pale. He didn't want to talk anymore. When he met someone like Xuan Bo, begging for mercy was just a humiliation of his own, and it was useless.

He sat down slowly, looking at his nose, his nose, and his mouth.

Xuan Bo waved his hand and ordered people to open the prison door. He walked in with his hands behind his back and walked back and forth around Guo Tu twice. "Okay, don't pretend to be an expert in front of me. What kind of virtue are you party members? I still

Don't know. What about Fan Mengbo, really treating himself as Li Yuanli?"

Guo Tu's cheeks twitched, and he regretted it, and his front teeth even ached slightly.

I have lived in seclusion so comfortably in recent years. I don’t know anything about the situation of the court. I don’t even know that Xuan Bo is actually the Tingwei. If he had known this, he would not have been tied up. He would have committed suicide directly.

.

"To be honest, this is all fate." Xuan Bo sighed: "You said that you are all saints. If you are poor, you will be safe and you will be able to help the world. If you are successful, you will be able to help the world. If you really encounter something, how many more will you have?

Can you behave in the same way? So many people are fighting overseas, but they can't stand the suffering. They have escaped from hardships and have implicated so many people. What does this mean? It means that you are destined to be like this, you can escape for a while, but you can't escape for a lifetime
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