My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 309 Skynet is not missing

  After Jin Chun heard this, his face changed slightly, and he looked at Zhang Anshi very bluntly.

  At this time, Zhang Anshi said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, among these rumors, the reason why I judged that it came from the Ningguo Mansion is because..."

  He paused, and said with a relaxed look: "Because rumors change gradually."

   "Gradient change?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, looking at Zhang Anshi thoughtfully, as if he was also waiting for Zhang Anshi's next words.

Then Zhang Anshi went on to say: "It's as if one person spreads a message, and when it reaches the second person's ears, it will start to be embellished, until it reaches the third and fourth person's ears, it will gradually become outrageous again. .”

   "So it is actually very simple to find the source of the news, that is, which rumor is closer to the truth, then nine out of ten, this may be the source of the news."

  Zhu Di probably understood: "Zhang Qing continued."

So Zhang Anshi continued: "Here is the news that Dongchang collected wind from various places. In the capital, rumors have begun to spread everywhere that thousands of people have died. It is even said that a large number of people have died in the capital. It is obvious. , these news are outrageous."

   After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued: "This proves that the source of this news is definitely not from the inner city."

  Zhu Di nodded again, and he felt more and more that Zhang Anshi seemed to be logically different from most people.

  This is called professional!

  In fact, through many things, the analysis and judgment of data and information is now almost one of the important courses in government schools.

Zhang Anshi continued: "The news didn't come out of the city, but this made the minister very suspicious. Because the person who spread the news was among the ministers and others, and all the princes here are high-ranking and powerful. Logically speaking, if they spread the news If the news comes out, then the source of the news must be in the city. After all... Nanzhili is very big, and it is difficult for them to have any contact with people outside Yingtian Mansion. So I pay special attention to the public opinion of Taipinghe and Ningguo Mansion."

  Zhu Di said: "You mean...the Taiping Mansion is because of the Qing family, and the Ningguo Mansion is because of the Jianqing?"

Zhang Anshi said confidently: "Yes, I said bluntly, the other magistrates and officials in Nanzhili are not qualified at all if they want to make friends with the people in this palace today. Those who can make contact with the princes in the court, except Your minister's Taiping Mansion is Ningguo Mansion."

"Because of this, I pay special attention to the public opinion of Qixia and Ningguo Mansion. The rumors on Qixia's side are that thousands of people have been killed or injured in the inner city, and even say...the whole city is full of dead rats, Your Majesty... this is obvious Qixia's news is even more outrageous. What they received must have been second-hand news from the capital. If the source came from Qixia, how could such sensational news spread to the capital? reduced?"

"We all know that the biggest feature of rumors is that after a personal word of mouth, the number will continue to expand. It's as if your majesty told the minister that he had a good appetite today and ate half a catty of meat. It spread to the second population, saying that His Majesty has a good appetite, and the meat he ate would never be less than half a catty. The fundamental reason is that the more sensational and exaggerated the rumors that people talk about, the more Contagious."

  Yang Rong and others, when they first heard Zhang Anshi's categorical words about Ningguo Mansion, they seemed to believe that Zhang Anshi probably wanted to take personal revenge.

  After all, Zhang Anshi and Jian Gong are not getting along well now.

  But now, hearing what Zhang Anshi said, I have to admire... Zhang Anshi is at least logically tenable.

  With their wisdom, it is easy to understand.

  Na Jin Chun's face changed slightly, but he had to suppress his anger.

  Zhu Di asked at this time: "Then why Ningguo Mansion?"

"Because among these many reports, the news from the Ningguo Mansion is the most accurate. Among the rumors collected by the East Factory, most of the rumors are that more than 30 people in Beijing have died. Although this is exaggerated, it is because the news The source has been polluted, people spread word of mouth, and those news that were not shocking enough have long been covered up by more exaggerated rumors. However...comparing their news samples with those of the capital and Qixia, the minister dared to use the head as a guarantee, the news must be It is from the Ningguo Mansion."

Immediately, Zhang Anshi continued righteously: "Since the Ningguo Mansion is some distance away from the capital, news can be sent from the Ningguo Mansion as quickly as possible. In this Ningguo Mansion... all the ministers except Mr. Jian I can't imagine that there are still people who make friends with the ministers in this palace, and can even work. Among the princes, some people have worked tirelessly to release the news in person."

  Zhu Di frowned and said, "Jian Yi?"

  Zhu Di's complexion became more and more ugly, and his complexion turned cold.

  Yang Rong and others were silent. To be honest, they dare not say that what Zhang Anshi said must be the truth, but at least... this should be the logic closest to the truth.

  Seeing that His Majesty was furious, Jin Chun hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, this is just... an inference without any real evidence..."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Anything, as long as it is done, there will be traces. Now that there is already an inference, it becomes easy to find evidence. In fact, it is very simple to investigate thoroughly, that is, if it is true If someone sends a message to Mr. Jian, then the one who leaked the news must not be Mr. Jian himself, but the people around him. Around this clue, the person in charge of handling his documents and letters will know immediately."

"Furthermore, since someone sends a letter, and the news is so fast, it must be a fast horse. If the horse does not stop... Just check the condition of the horses in each mansion to find out. And the person who sends the letter must also be a confidant... These people, It is clear at a glance how many of them left Beijing last night. There are many ways to investigate, and it is easy to follow the clues."

  Zhu Di glanced at all the people here with a frosty face, and then looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "In this way, who do you think is the most likely?"

Zhang Anshi looked around, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jian is very popular in the court. I think everyone here has a close relationship with him, but I am thinking... just a close relationship is not enough. , because there are many kinds of relationships, some are pure friendship, and some are different. For example, this time, for such an important military event, the news did not come from the capital, but was transmitted to Ningguo Mansion immediately. This shows that some people think that , it is very important for Mr. Jian to get the news as soon as possible."

   "For such a terrible thing as the plague, instead of first notifying the family members secretly, but instead notifying Mr. Jian, it is not an ordinary relationship. I dare to assert that the person who conveyed the news should not be in Wenyuan Pavilion."

   "How do you see it?"

   "In Wenyuan Pavilion, although there are people who are close to Mr. Jian, after all, they are collaborators. They have not yet reached the point where both are prosperous and both are prosperous."

  Zhu Di nodded approvingly, and his eyes fell on several ministers.

  Zhang Anshi smiled slightly: "Next, we can rule out Jin Zhong Jinbutang, Jinbutang... cough cough..."

  Jin Zhong said with a blue face: "Can you finish the sentence? Don't cough, it makes the old man seem to have some hidden disease."

  Zhang Anshi felt embarrassed, and then said: "This...Jinbutang, I mean, Jinbutang is His Majesty's former minister in Beiping. He has always only known about His Majesty, but not others, so..."

  Jin Zhongdao: "Then just say no."

  Zhang Anshi continued: "Secondly, Duke Xia can be excluded."

  Xia Yuanji saw that the drug circle was getting smaller and smaller. Although he felt that he was upright, he was also afraid that he would be suspected. Now that Zhang Anshi ruled him out, he was silently relieved.

  Zhu Di asked again: "How can you see it?"

Zhang Anshidao: "When Emperor Taizu Gao was here, Xia Gong entered the ban and issued a patent. By the time of Jianwen, he was already the right servant of the household department. It's an extraordinary promotion, and today's success depends on his own qualifications. Although he has a close relationship with Mr. Jian, there is really no need to pass on such important military affairs to Mr. Jian as quickly as possible."

  Zhu Di's eyes became more and more heavy, and he said: "Then..."

  At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Jin Chun.

  Jin Chun's complexion changed.

  Jin Chun immediately said: "I am wronged."

Zhang Anshidao: "Duke Jin, if my memory is correct, you first worked as a doctor in the Department of Literature and Selection of the Ministry of Officials, and then went to the Chief Political Officer of Jiangxi Province to participate in politics... When His Majesty ascended the throne, Duke Jian strongly recommended you, and you He was promoted from Jiangxi to the imperial court and became Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

   It can be said that Jin Chun's promotion is extremely abnormal. He first worked as an ordinary official in the Ministry of Officials, and he should have made friends with Jian Yi since then. This is considered an old official in ancient times.

   After that, he went to Jiangxi to be a right-hand political adviser. This right-hand political envoy was actually the right-hand man of the chief minister and a local official, but his status was not prominent.

   And it was precisely during his right participation in politics that the imperial court at that time was dominated by several favorite ministers of Emperor Jianwen, and even Jian Yi had stepped aside.

   But when Zhu Di came to the throne, Jian Yi's tide rose, and Jin Chun immediately skyrocketed.

  You must know that entering the court from a local official is already extremely difficult, but after entering the court, he was quickly promoted to the high position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice, which is definitely an eye-opener.

   Without Jian Yi's strong recommendation, this would have been almost impossible.

  Zhu Di also seemed to understand something.

  One prospers all, one loses all.

   There are some relationships like this, if something happens to Jian Yi, the bachelors of Wenyuan Pavilion naturally don't have much to do with it, it doesn't matter whoever is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

   It doesn’t matter to Xia Yuanji, Xia Yuanji has profound qualifications, and he is also a protégé and old official all over the world. In a sense, the emperor needs him to be the secretary of the household department so that he can better deal with many problems of the court.

  As for Jin Zhong, let alone, when the emperor is here, he is there. As Zhu Di's humerus, it doesn't matter whoever is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

  But Jin Chun is different. This former official of the Ministry of Officials, who participated in politics in Jiangxi, although he is a minister of the Ministry of Punishment, actually has no foundation.

No matter in terms of qualifications or other aspects, it is far inferior to other Shangshu, and even the emperor's impression of him is not very deep. All he can rely on is Jian Yi, and Jian Yi's former student is his The support of Jian Yi, an old student and former official, is his greatest guarantee.

  Zhu Di suddenly became furious: "It seems that a thorough investigation is necessary, isn't it? Do you want me to order someone to go to your house immediately to check the details?"

   After Jin Chun listened, his face was ashen. As Zhang Anshi said, as long as you follow the vines to find out such things, there will be nothing that cannot be found out, and it will be indisputable at that time... that is to say, you will not shed tears if you don't see the coffin.

He hastily kowtowed and bowed his head, sadly said: "Chen...Chen...a mere commoner, loved by His Majesty, to be bestowed with such a high position, I...have the crime of ten thousand deaths, yesterday...I did pass on the letter to Mr. Jian, not because I have selfish intentions, It's just that... I feel that this is a big matter. Mr. Jian is a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, so he should know about it. Minister... minister..."

   Jin Chun's complexion became more and more miserable, but he kept kowtowing, saying that he would die.

  Zhu Di's expression changed drastically, he gritted his teeth, and stared at Jin Chun with a ferocious look: "I told you again and again, but you dare to take risks with such sinister intentions, and you deserve to be punished."

  Jin Chun had no choice but to continue to kowtow: "Yes, I am guilty of death."

  Zhu Di said: "You passed the letter to Jian Yi, but Jian Yi sent the news..."

"No..." Jin Chun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jian... Mr. Jian is a gentleman. He has always been cautious and careful in his actions. If news spreads, it must not be Mr. Jian's actions... Maybe it's because his ministers didn't act well, that's why... This caused the news to be leaked in the middle, and it was all the fault of the minister, the minister... the sin deserves death, there are thousands of mistakes, it is all in the minister's body, and now the minister is living in a temple..."

  As he spoke, he couldn't help sobbing: "It's no wonder Mr. Jian..."

  Zhu Di glared at Jin Chun fiercely.

   At this time, Jin Chun still wanted to protect Jian Yi.

   Everyone looked at Jin Chun and couldn't help but sigh.

  The relationship between Jian Yi and Jin Chun is indeed far beyond the friendship of ordinary people. When Jian Yi was squeezed out by Jianwen, Jin Chun, as Jian Yi's confidant, was sent directly to Jiangxi to participate in politics. And once Jian Yi stood on the temple again, he used almost all means to ensure that Jin Chun entered the court.

  This kind of relationship is really not comparable to ordinary people.

  Zhu Di said with a cold face: "Leak the military plane, how should we deal with it?"

  Zhu Di continued: "What's more, this person is still the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. It can be said that he knows the law and broke the law, and the crime is even more serious."

  Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi at this time.

  Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said, "Actually... I also want to plead guilty."

   "Huh?" Zhu Di was taken aback.

  Zhang Anshidao: "Your Majesty, I already knew that the news would leak out."

  Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Why?"

"I am the Commander of Jin Yiwei, Tongzhi. In fact... when I came to see His Majesty yesterday, I knew that there will be no secrets between Jin Chun and Jian Yi. This news... will surely spread to the world. "

  Zhu Di was taken aback again: "Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

  Zhang An Shidao: "I actually think... this news, if you want to hide it, you can't hide it. Instead of the court covering it up, it's better... something really spread."

  Zhu Di said: "But now people's hearts are floating, do you know... What will be the consequences of floating people's hearts?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Of course I know, but...Your Majesty, once the plague starts to break out among the crowd, sooner or later people's hearts will be fluctuated. Instead of this, it's better...wait for the news from Fujian to send everyone All the attention is shifted to the Fujian plague, and I will teach everyone to see if there is any way to alleviate it.”

   "Although the current situation is difficult, as long as the soldiers and civilians in Nanzhili have hope to survive, the hearts of the people will naturally be stabilized."

  Zhu Di pursed his lips, calmed down, but said, "Did you send someone to Jianning Mansion?"

  Zhang Anshi said truthfully: "It's already gone, hurry up and travel day and night."

  Zhu Di's expression finally eased a bit: "How sure are you?"

  He is still counting on Zhang Anshi to have a solution!

  Zhang Anshi said: "I only dare to say that I will do my best."

  Zhu Di couldn't help but sighed, and said again: "Then how to deal with this Jin Chun?"

"Dismiss from office and wait for investigation and punishment." Zhang Anshijian said: "At this time, there is no need to make any more troubles. The relationship between the minister and Mr. Jian is not harmonious, but when the country is in danger, the minister also knows himself. Mr. Jian and others are known to be human. Hope has always been relied on by the soldiers and civilians of the world."

   "If there is any trouble in the imperial court at this time, it will arouse the suspicion of the people of the world. Even if it is to be dealt with, it is to let them take the blame and make meritorious deeds. We will discuss it later."

  After listening to Zhang Anshi's words, Yang Rong couldn't help but glance sideways at Zhang Anshi.

  He originally thought that Zhang Anshi would take the opportunity to make trouble at this time, but who would have thought that at this time, Zhang Anshi would turn to speak for Jian Yi and Jin Chun.

  Even Jin Chun was so ashamed after hearing Zhang Anshi's words, he lowered his head slightly, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

  Jin Zhong was also thoughtful, but he was also surprised.

  Zhu Di let out a long breath, and then quietly said: "That's it..."

  He showed a bit of disbelief, but now he also knows that everything should be dealt with the plague that is coming in front of him first.

  Zhu Di was obviously in a bad mood today, so he said, "Everyone back down."

  Everyone retired silently with a sense of humor.

  Zhang Anshi is very busy, so he walks in a hurry.

   Not far away, Jin Chun quickly caught up with him: "Duke Wei..."

  Zhang Anshi stopped and only looked back at him.

  Jin Chun only made a long bow to him, wanted to say something, but didn't say anything, and then walked away quickly.

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

   "You kid, it seems that you have grown up, and I thought you would take revenge!"

Seeing Jin Chun's back, Jin Zhong came slowly, couldn't help smiling, and seemed relieved: "At first when I saw you, I looked a bit like Monk Yao, but later I realized more and more that you are not just like Monk Yao, you are almost like Monk Yao. He is Monk Yao's long-lost grandson."

   "Who are you scolding?" Zhang Anshi was angry, and immediately opened his eyes wide, staring at Jin Zhong.

Jin Zhong pressed his hand: "Don't worry, listen to the old man, but just when the old man thought you were Monk Yao's second, but now he finds that it's different. You are better than him, that's the heart Not that small."

Zhang Anshi said very honestly: "I'm not short-sighted, but I want to do something that no one has done before. At this time, I must protect Mr. Jian and never let him have trouble in other places, because... I want to beat him upright! When I beat him, I don’t want to knock him down, but to tell the world that the old way won’t work anymore.”

  Jin Zhong's eyes became more appreciative, and he said with a smile, "So ambitious!"

   "This is not ambition." Zhang Anshi said: "This is a clever plan. It is a fight on the table, and it is necessary to teach everyone that they can't pick out the thorns."

   Jin Zhong sighed: "Monk Yao is different, he likes to use Yin most."

  Zhang Anshi said: "I want to tell him these words."

  Jin Zhong: "..."

   "Okay, just kidding, just kidding."

  Jin Zhong immediately said worriedly: "You said... can the plague really be prevented?"

  Zhang Anshi said truthfully: "Difficult, very difficult."

  Jin Zhong showed disappointment: "But you sent someone to Jianning Mansion."

   "I just want to give it a try." Zhang Anshi looked at Jin Zhong seriously and said, "No matter what, a dead horse should be a living horse doctor."

  Jin Zhong showed a sad look: "Once it spreads, there is no way to prevent it, and it will really suffer. But I don't know...how many soldiers and civilians will die. This is a disaster for the world."

  Zhang Anshi's heart sank. The plague is in Europe at this time, but it has killed tens of millions of people... If it were placed in Daming...

  But Zhang Anshi cheered up: "Anyway..."

"No matter what?"

  Zhang Anshi said a very second-guessing sentence: "As long as there is a slight possibility, we must try. Okay, Jin Gong, I have something to do...Leave."

  Jin Zhong showed a complex look, and his worried mood has been difficult to dissipate.

  This kind of sad mood is actually more than just a Jin Zhong.

  ...

  Jianning Mansion.

   It has been more than half a month since I came here.

  Chen Daowen saw several villages and towns along the way, and there were quite a few of them, and there were ten rooms and nine empty ones.

  If these things were only put on the report, they might be just numbers, but only when they saw it with their own eyes, did they know how serious the plague has become.

  At the moment, according to Zhang Anshi's instructions, he rushed to the Jianning government office.

   But Zhifu is already seriously ill, and he probably won't live long.

   Now he is working in the Tongzhi office, but this Tongzhi looks lifeless.

  Their only advantage is that they are low-level officials. Even if they are really infected with the plague, they will only die alone, and their family members are at least thousands of miles away.

  But for Jin Yiwei, this colleague is still cooperative.

  Under Chen Daowen's instruction, they opened up an area in a certain workshop in Fucheng.

  In this area, everyone distributed the medicine, and at the same time... took out the contents of this cart, and began to distribute it.

  This square is directly surrounded by Jinyiwei, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.

   Immediately afterwards, people had to record the situation of the people infected with the plague and the situation of promoting the medicine.

   A full half a month has passed.

   A piece of data began to appear.

  The ashen-faced colleague gradually began to turn slightly rosy.

   To be precise, his eyes began to light up.

   After that, he became more and more energetic.

   Until the tenth day of March.

  He found Chen Daowen excitedly.

   "The new number... registered again, great results, great results, Chen Qianhu...Chen Qianhu..."

  Tongzhi rushed forward, like a hungry ghost, and kissed Chen Qianhu directly on the face.

   Enter your mother.

  Chen Qianhu was so insulted that he flew into a rage, pressed the handle of the knife on his waist, and glared at the acquaintance.

Tongzhi didn’t take it seriously: “Guess how many people have been infected with the plague in this neighborhood these past few days? Three… only three… For more than half a month, the number of people infected with the plague in the surrounding area is ten times or a hundred times that of this place. Here... there are only three people..."

  Tongzhi burst into tears, wiped his tears and said: "There are countless living people, countless living people, the common people are saved."

  (end of this chapter)