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- Two Hundred and Seventy-Eight: Seeking Proof (Part 2)
Qin Xuan's actions were indeed very fast. Meng Ju had just given the order in the morning, and before lunch, Qin Xuan had already reported the results: "Report to the Governor, you are right as you expected, the person who came is indeed the Southern Dynasty." An envoy from the imperial court. The person coming is Shi Lin Zhongmao, the military commander of Xiangyang Guards House, a fifth-rank official in the Southern Dynasty."
"Lin Zhongmao? I don't know this person. What does Lin Changshi want from me?"
"He refused to disclose it. He only said that he wanted to see you, the governor. Without your permission, I wouldn't dare to torture him¡ª¡ªwhat do you think, governor?"
Meng Ju pondered for a long time, but he didn't know how to make a decision. From the very beginning, he felt that these people from the Southern Dynasties had come here strangely. He is the Yinghou of Beifu. If the Southern Dynasty court wants to contact him, it will naturally pass the news to him through Mr. Yi. But now, there is no news from Beifu, and these people came without warning. This makes Meng Ju feel very unreliable - if the imperial court had not collapsed and Bai Wusha was dead, he would still think that this was the case. It was a conspiracy used by the Xianbei court to test itself.
"Xiao Xuan, should I go see him?"
Qin Xuan looked at him strangely: "Governor, this is our land, they are all controlled by us. What are you worried about when you see him as a lonely traveler?"
Meng Juru woke up from the dream: Yes, I have thought too much and got into trouble! Why don't we meet and hear what we're talking about? No matter what the purpose of this group of Southern Dynasty people is, as long as they don't want to, can they still force themselves to do it? What other tricks can they come up with on their own territory?
"In that case, Xiaoxuan, after dinner tonight, you can bring that Lin Changshi over."
After dinner, Qin Xuan brought people as promised.
Meng Ju was waiting in the living room. When he saw the visitor, he was just a middle-aged scholar with an ordinary appearance, except that his beard was neatly trimmed and he was wearing a green scholar's robe. He looked like a scholar who had read poetry and books. There was a slight gloominess between his brows, as if he was worried.
Seeing Meng Ju, Lin Zhongmao was also stunned - in the room, there was only a slightly thin scholar in white sitting in the main seat. His eyebrows were like daggers, and his gaze was like lightning, which was very powerful.
But, is this slightly pale young scholar the world-famous number one general of the Wei Dynasty, Meng Ju? How can this be? Could this be his staff or relative?
Soon, Lin Zhongmao¡¯s doubts were answered. The young scholar stood up from his seat, bowed deeply and said, "It's a great pleasure to have friends come from afar. The envoy from the Kingdom of God has come all the way, and Meng missed the welcome. It is really a sin. Please forgive me."
It turns out that this scholar is really Meng Ju!
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Lin Changshi also bowed deeply in return: "I don't dare. I have taken the liberty to come here and disturb the purity of the governor. It is the inferior official who should be said to be disrespectful."
"You're welcome, sir. Come, please take a seat."
The two sat down separately as host and guest. The attendant came up and served tea. After the two drank a cup of tea, they began to talk.
"Master Lin, it's really hard for you to come all the way. There are wars all over the Central Plains. Did you encounter any trouble along the way?"
"A certain person came from Hanzhong via Shaanxi, but he did not pass through the war zone. But the road was indeed not very peaceful." Lin Zhongmao sighed and said with a Huainan accent: "There are many thieves everywhere, natural disasters, people are in dire straits, and the government is not considerate. , instead of thinking about suppressing the bandits, they imposed more brutal taxes on the civilians, and the people were filled with resentment. From a certain family's perspective, I am afraid that the Northern Dynasty has very little energy left."
Meng Ju took a sip of tea and smiled silently. Although he often lamented that the imperial court was exhausted, he still felt uncomfortable when a visitor from the Southern Dynasty said this - he said that the Northern Wei Dynasty was about to end when they met. Could this guy be trying to give himself a blow? ?
He changed the subject: "I feel ashamed to say that your Excellency has come all the way. We only know that you are an envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven, but we don't know that you hold any position in the Southern Dynasty?"
"I dare not bother most of the supervisors to ask, so and so is the Chief Military Counselor of the Xiangyang Governor's Office in the Tang Dynasty."
"It turns out he is the Changshi of Xiangyang Prefecture, which is disrespectful. It's just that Changshi has come all the way, what's the important matter? You know, Meng also serves as the governor of Dongling Guard. Lin Changshi is so If you reveal your identity rashly, aren't you afraid that Meng will turn against you and arrest you to claim credit from the court? Mr. Lin, as the long history of Xiangyang, your weight is not light!"
After saying that, Meng Ju's face darkened, his face was as cold as water, and a murderous aura emerged from his face.
Although he knew clearly that Meng Ju was testing, Lin Zhongmao still felt trembling in his heart. He said calmly: "The governor is making a joke on a certain family. Not to mention that the Xianbei Tatar court is currently too busy to take care of itself. Does it still have the energy and dare to arrest the officials of the Tang Dynasty? Let me talk about you, the governor - ¡ªYou yourself are the fifth member of the Jiangdu Forbidden Army.Colonel Yingyang, how can there be any reason to arrest one of your own people? "
Meng Ju looked at the other party intently for a while, and finally smiled: "Just kidding, Sir Chang Shi, don't blame me." - Since the other party can accurately tell his identity and official position, he is naturally a real Southern Dynasty official. If the other party couldn't say anything, Meng Ju really planned to turn against him.
Now that his identity has been confirmed, Meng Ju dared to speak out boldly: "Master Chang Shi has come all the way, what is your purpose? But according to the decree of the imperial court, what orders are there for Meng?"
Lin Zhongmao hesitated slightly: "Exactly. The lower official has obeyed the superior's order and needs to ask the governor if there is anything."
Meng Ju was a criminal officer and was very alert. Lin Zhongmao spoke vaguely, but he immediately realized something was wrong: he asked about "the imperial court's will," but Lin Zhongmao answered "the superior's order." Although the two are similar, they are not the same thing.
He secretly increased his vigilance in his heart: "Since you have come here with an order, you may as well ask directly. Meng knows everything he knows and will tell you everything."
"In this case, I am presumptuous. I heard that in June this year, the Governor stayed at the Ye Family Manor in Kinki Fusui County, Luojing. Is this possible?"
Meng Ju's face suddenly darkened. Although he became the Yinghou of the Southern Tang Dynasty, his relationship with the Southern Tang Dynasty was more of assistance and cooperation. Now, Nan Tang was involved in monitoring him. How could this not make him angry?
Seeing Meng Ju's unkind look, Lin Changshi hurriedly explained: "Master, don't be angry. There is a reason for everything. It's not that we are spying on you for no reason. In June of this year, two Yinghou patriots from our Beifu came to the Ye family's manor. They died heroically. The cause of their death is confusing and quite doubtful. We happened to know that the Grand Governor happened to be a guest in Ye Mansion at that time and was one of the people present, so we came all the way to seek confirmation from the Grand Governor. coming."
Meng Ju's expression softened a little, and he asked: "How did the two Eagle Lords die? Lin Changshi, you might as well tell me, see if I still remember."
"Thisit is said that he was killed when he assassinated Ye Jianxin, the head of the Ye family, but we don't know the specific circumstances. We have to ask the governor for advice."
Seeing Meng Ju's expressionless face, Lin Changshi had to continue: "The governor is busy with work, so he may not remember it. But there is one person who the governor should remember: Shen Xizhu, the counselor of the Henan Department of Beifu. At that time, she Also present.
Our Xiangyang Prefecture also sent an undercover agent to the Ye family. He sent a secret agent saying that he had heard the news that Shen Xizhu personally killed two patriots from the Beifu Prefecture in order to protect himself. But because the undercover agent was never present, he just heard the rumors. However, he said that there was also the Governor of Northern Xinjiang present at that time. You, the Governor, should know the truth of the matter.
¡°I came all the way here just to verify the authenticity of this matter. "
Meng Ju closed his eyes slightly when he mentioned Shen Xizhu - how could he forget? The beautiful girl, who looked like a flower bone, was holding a sharp blade and chopping up her companions, causing blood to hit her nose. The sharp screams and the dull sound of the blade chopping bones sounded from time to time in his nightmares.
Meng Ju opened his eyes and raised his eyebrows. He felt incredible: "Lin Changshi, are you the Chief of the Guards of Xiangyang Prefecture?"
"Exactly."
"Sorry, I have been in the north for a long time and am not familiar with the official system of the imperial court - I don't know what level the official of the Xiangyang Prefecture's governor's office is and what his responsibilities are?"
"I'd like to ask the Governor, according to the official system of our dynasty, the commander of the army guard Shi is a fifth-grade official and the chief of staff of the army. He is usually in charge of the daily planning affairs of the commander's office. When the commander and deputy commander are absent, a certain general will be in charge. The duty of commander in chief of Xiangyang Mansion.¡±
Meng Ju understood that the so-called Chief of Guards Shi was similar to the "Chief of Staff" of the military region in later generations. He was considered the third-ranking figure in the army, and even vaguely the second-ranking figure. Because he had been in the Dongling Guards for a long time, he also knew the situation in the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Xiangyang garrison was the most powerful military region in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It was as important in the Southern Tang Dynasty as the six towns in Northern Xinjiang were in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Being able to be the number three person with real power in such a large military area, Lin Changshi must also be a high-ranking figure.
Meng Ju said: "Lin Changshi, I'm sorry, I have something that I can't figure out: if a Yinghou died in Beifu, he would send a high-ranking official like you, Lin Changshi, thousands of miles away to verify it? Over in Beifu, the Yinghou who died for his country will be afraid for a year. There are hundreds but not a thousand. Can you handle it?
¡°Furthermore, since it was Beifu¡¯s Yinghou who died for his country, even if there are doubts that need to be verified, then naturally the judge of Beifu should send someone to check. It seems that it is not your Xiangyang army¡¯s turn to intervene in this matter, right? "
Lin Changshi looked slightly embarrassed when Meng Ju revealed the key point with one word.
"Wellthere are naturally some reasons for this." Seeing Meng Ju staring at him with bright eyes, Lin Changshi sighed: "The GovernorThat's right. Under normal circumstances, our Xiangyang Army will naturally not care about Beifu's affairs. But what happened this time was a bit special - among the two Yinghou patriots who died, one of them was named Yu, named Yu Junsheng. "
Meng Ju didn¡¯t speak, but used his eyes to signal the other party to continue speaking.
Lin Changshi sighed again: "That lofty idealist Yu Junsheng He is our only son, Marshal Yu."
"The commander-in-chief of Xiangyang Prefecture, Yu Huailie, is the commander-in-chief?"
"Exactly. Marshal Yu has only an only son. Losing a son in middle age is truly a tragedy in life. Please also ask the Governor to understand Marshal Yu's mood."
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