Martial Cultivator

Within a few days, more than 20 officials in Shendu died or were taken to the Zuowei Yamen. Eye spies from various families were sent to the vicinity of the Zuowei Yamen. The news they received was that they heard the constant screams. Voice.

Those Daliang officials who acted as ghosts for monk Fang Wai were never hard-boned, otherwise they would not have been so easily coerced by monk Fang Wai and chose to be the ghosts hidden within Daliang Dynasty.

For a moment, people were panicked. In the entire city of God, everyone had not waited for the princes to fight for power, but they were waiting for such a purge that could not be called a small one.

Therefore, there were always many officials guarding the Prime Minister's duty room, and there were constant complaints, which made it difficult for several officials to concentrate on reading the memorials sent from various places. However, when they subconsciously turned their eyes to the Prime Minister, When I asked Mr. Zaifu, I found that Mr. Zaifu, who should be sitting behind the table, was missing.

On a long street adjacent to the hotel, a small house stood quietly here.

A young man in black walked in with Xuan Dao and easily saw the old man sitting in the yard waiting for him.

The old man was sitting at the stone table in the yard, with a grape trellis set up next to him. But it was already winter, and with the heavy snowfall, it was hard to tell what his original appearance was. The old man was facing a head of wind and snow, so he couldn't tell what his original appearance was. Even his hair was dyed white by the wind and snow.

Looking at the thin old man, the young man in black bowed and then sat down opposite.

When it comes to official positions, Zaifu is already the head of the civil servants. In the entire Liang Dynasty, among the military attachés, only the Guardian Envoy and the Northern General had the same rank as him. But it is obvious that in this world, no matter how knowledgeable a person is, he still has the same rank. It doesn't matter if you have a high official position, because the monks outside the country will not respect you because of your official position, and the northern demon clan will not let you go because of your official position.

In this world, in the final analysis, it is better to have a big fist.

As the prime minister of the Liang Dynasty, when talking about important people in the capital, they were basically ignored. The old man didn't seem to respect the young man in front of him too much or care too much about his actions. He just got straight to the point and asked, "Commander Chen How many more people are going to be killed and how many ghosts are caught?”

Nowadays, people in Shendu are panicking. Although the biggest storm has not yet completely erupted, Zaifu even thinks that Chen Chao may be the trigger.

Chen Chao said calmly, "I don't know how many ghosts there are in Shendu, but obviously even if I think I can catch all the ghosts in Shendu, I still won't be able to catch them all, so there is no need to worry, there are as many ghosts as there are ghosts to catch, and as many as I can catch." Catch as many ghosts as you can, and as many ghosts as you can see.”

When manpower is exhausted, many people will be troubled by this, but Chen Chao feels that he does not need to worry so much, because he only needs to do things within his ability. This is what it means to catch as many ghosts as there are.

Mr. Zaifu originally thought about it

There was a lot to say, such as carefully talking about the situation in Shendu, talking about things that should be done now, and some things that should not be done at the moment. But when he finally heard these words from Chen Chao, he was a little surprised, and for a while I don't know where to start.

He was a little distracted.

Then he looked at Chen Chao in front of him, his eyes were extremely clear, and he was looking straight at the Master Zaifu in front of him.

Master Zaifu sighed and said, "It seems that meeting you once is a bit unnecessary."

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Actually, I have always wanted to see you."

Although the Prime Minister is not a big figure in God, as Prime Minister, in many cases, he is the one who formulates and implements national policies. Although all of this requires the nod of the Emperor, for the people of Liang, especially For the people of Liang who benefited from his policies, Master Zaifu was a real big shot.

"The reason why I did these things is because long before I returned to Shendu, I received a list. The things I have done these days and the people I arrested are all on this list. In other words, in fact, these The ghosts have been seen by us a long time ago, but it doesn't really make any difference whether they are caught or we keep watching. "

Chen Chao looked at Mr. Zaifu and said calmly, "So it doesn't seem to have much meaning for me to do this kind of thing."

Master Zaifu had already vaguely guessed that this was the result of many years of savings from the Guard’s lineage, but he didn’t understand why such a thing had to be done at this time, and now, he didn’t even understand why Chen Chao had to say These words.

Chen Chao saw Master Zaifu's doubts, so he answered the first question, "Of course it's a good time to do something like this at this time. It seems that catching ghosts and arresting the so-called old men from the previous dynasty are also It doesn’t seem out of place, at least it looks like this now, and it won’t cause too much panic. I don’t know what the guardian envoy is thinking. Anyway, in my opinion, this is the reason.”

"As for why you say these things to Lord Zaifu, Lord Zaifu is the head of the civil service. He deals with hundreds of officials in the court every day. There are some things that I am afraid I have already made a conclusion in my heart. Now I just want to ask Lord Zaifu to tell me. Come out."

Hearing this, Mr. Zaifu understood. He looked at Chen Chao curiously and asked, "Why do you think I know, and why do you think I will tell you? You know how many people are outside the room at this moment." People are scolding you. If I told you this, they wouldn’t come to my check-in room to scold you, but they would really scold me.”

At this point, he gasped

tone, asking, "Even if I tell you, how can you tell that I'm not using it to suppress my opponent?"

Mr. Zaifu has been in the officialdom for many years and is naturally a politician with rich experience. For a person like this, it is difficult for ordinary people to know what he is thinking and to calculate against him.

However, when facing Chen Chao, Master Zaifu seemed to be somewhat sincere.

But such sincerity made Chen Chao feel unreal.

Because this should not be the attitude that Mr. Zaifu should have.

Chen Chao was silent for a long time.

He was not thinking about how to respond to Master Zaifu, he just wanted to be silent.

Master Zaifu said, "Young men of this age should not pretend to be serious, because it is meaningless."

Chen Chao said, "You should know that in the Liang Dynasty, especially in the officialdom, it is meaningless no matter how calculating you are, and it is meaningless no matter how you cultivate your own strength, because you can't deceive anyone."

When Master Zaifu heard this, he already understood who Chen Chao was talking about. In this world, they, the so-called old foxes, cannot hide anything from one person.

"Your Majesty is naturally an unparalleled hero. If you don't have to worry about Taizu Emperor Gao, I would be afraid of the government and the opposition..."

Master Zaifu looked at Chen Chao and said calmly, "Your Majesty's vision is indeed good."

Although not everyone knows the details of what happened to Chen Chao and Emperor Daliang, Master Zaifu knows very well that Chen Chao is the person whom His Majesty the Emperor values.

Chen Chao said, "Do you believe that His Majesty died in the north?"

This is also a rumor that has been widely circulated in the gods these days. His Majesty the Emperor died in the north.

Master Zaifu smiled and said, "Although the Demon Emperor is strong, His Majesty is not weak either."

He did not answer this question directly, but he already gave his own answer.

Chen Chao said, "It seems that His Majesty is really remarkable in your hearts."

Lord Zaifu did not answer this question, he just thought, who else could win a vassal with one land and one country?

Chen Chao said, "So after all that, you still don't want to give me some names?"

Master Zaifu shook his head and said, "Of course I will give it to you."

Chen Chao became a little strange and looked at Lord Zaifu in front of him curiously, quietly and silently.

Master Zaifu smiled and said, "I haven't said it before because I don't know what you are going to do. Although I am a scholar, I also know how to eliminate the roots. If it is only part of it, then there is no need to say anything."

After saying this, he took out a list from his arms,

Passed it to Chen Chao.

Chen Chao opened his eyes and saw a familiar name, and asked curiously, "Master Li has an excellent reputation in the government and the public. He has always been honest, and the yamen where he works can't spy on any secrets. Why is he there?"

Master Zaifu said calmly, "It's impossible now, but it may not be impossible in the future. Let's put a chess piece here for a few years. When the time is right, we can put the chess piece in a key place."

Chen Chao thought for a while and said, "I understand."

Then he saw another name and said, "These ghosts are all in Qingliu Yamen. Maybe they just received the benefits of monk Fang Wai first, but the other party will not ask them to do anything, so even the guarding Yamen has a hard time detecting them." It was a ghost, but how did you find out?"

Master Zaifu smiled and gave some reasons.

They are probably all very trivial things.

"An ancient book can easily cost hundreds of dollars. It's not easy."

Lord Zaifu sighed.

Chen Chao didn't say anything, he just stood up and wanted to leave here.

Master Zaifu suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought that I am also a ghost?"

This question seems to be asked casually, but it is not, it is very meaningful.

Chen Chao looked at him and said, "I have thought about it."

Lord Zaifu smiled and waited for the next chapter.

Chen Chao frowned and said, "Compared to my peers, I can certainly be said to be smart, but compared to you, I seem very childish."

Master Zaifu smiled and said, "It's rare for you to be so self-effacing at such a complacent age."

Chen Chao didn't say anything, just bowed and walked out, quickly disappearing into the wind and snow.

Lord Zaifu kept looking at him like this.

I don't know how long it took, but Du Qian walked out of the room behind him. The Taishi Ling's face still didn't look good.

Lord Zaifu said, "Do you still think he is not good?"

Du Qian frowned and said, "He is so scheming at a young age, and he actually plots against you. Naturally I don't like him."

Master Zaifu smiled and said, "In this world, everyone is a chess piece, and there are only a few people who can play chess."

Du Qian said displeased, "How can it be like this?"

Lord Zaifu looked at Du Qian and shook his head, and suddenly asked, "How are those boys in your family doing now?"

Du Qian was a little excited when he mentioned his descendants, and said with a smile, "These little guys are all good, but it just makes me a little embarrassed, who can take over from me in the future."

Official positions in the Liang Dynasty were not hereditary, but the post of Taishi Ling had always been hereditary.