Chapter 180 Framing
"Sir Xu, you are a deputy censor of the Censorate, you should cooperate with us!" Li Chunhui said angrily with his face as black as charcoal.

Xu Jin frowned, "Although this case was previously tried by the Censorate, I did not participate in the trial. Is there anything I can do to cooperate with you?"

"I suspect that Yang Zhengshan, the garrison commander of Anyuan City, has embezzled dirty money." Li Chunhui said.

Xu Jin looked at him suspiciously, "Aren't you a doctor from the Ministry of Revenue? How come you are involved in the Ministry of Justice?"

"Even if Yang Zhengshan embezzled the dirty money, you should report it to Lord Zhang from the Ministry of Justice. Isn't he here too?"

Zhang Yu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, had the highest official position among the officials who had just arrived.

Li Chunhui's face became even uglier. How could he not know that Zhang Yu was here too? They came together.

As for reporting to Zhang Yu, he was not really stupid. How could he embarrass himself by reporting such a thing to Zhang Yu?

He came to Xu Jin just to cause trouble for Yang Zhengshan, because Xu Jin had the power to supervise the Military Preparation Office and also had the responsibility to supervise Yang Zhengshan.

It doesn’t matter whether Yang Zhengshan embezzled the money or not, he just wanted to embarrass Yang Zhengshan.

But he never expected Xu Jin to be so disrespectful.

However, what he didn't expect was that Xu Jin not only didn't give him face, but also threatened him.

"Sir Li, framing a colleague is a serious crime. If you don't have evidence, I suggest that you refrain from speaking nonsense!" Xu Jin said in a deep voice, with no intention of saving Li Chunhui's face.

He had been in Anyuan City for more than a month, and he already had an idea of ​​what kind of person Yang Zhengshan was.

To be honest, he had been an official for more than 20 years and had never seen an official like Yang Zhengshan.

From training soldiers, to managing the army, to ensuring the safety of the people, Xu Jin admired him very much.

He knew exactly what the soldiers in the garrison camp were like and what the situation was like in the garrison outside the city, and he also knew about what Yang Zhengshan had done.

What’s more important is that Yang Zhengshan does not avoid him. As long as he makes a request, Yang Zhengshan will cooperate without hesitation.

He had checked the accounts of the garrison office, visited the garrison office's warehouse, and followed Yang Zhengshan to the garrison camp to distribute food and wages, so he knew very well whether Yang Zhengshan had embezzled money.

Yang Zhengshan had never embezzled money or grain from the garrison office, so why would he embezzle the dirty silver from the houses of the criminals?
Li Chunhui was so shocked by his words that he couldn't say a word. His face turned pale and blue and it took him a long time to recover.

"You, you are very good. You are protecting each other as officials. I will report this to Lord Cui!" he roared angrily.

The Lord Cui he was referring to was Cui Rongsheng, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate.

"Go ahead. I have a clear conscience and am not afraid of being framed by villains!" Xu Jin did not give in and directly put Li Chunhui into the ranks of villains.

Li Chunhui pointed at Xu Jin with a flushed face, but luckily he knew he couldn't get any advantage here, so he flicked his sleeves and left angrily.

Xu Jin looked at his back and snorted, "Despicable villain!"

"Come on, follow me to the garrison office!"

He turned around, gave an order, and then walked towards the garrison office.

On the other hand, Yang Zhengshan returned to the garrison office and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

It is normal for these Beijing officials to ignore him, but why would a doctor from the Ministry of Revenue make things difficult for him?

is it necessary?

It's not necessary!

There is no grudge between them, so why would this person cause trouble for him?

Is it just because he wants to show off the power from Kyoto?

Yang Zhengshan felt that this person shouldn't be so idle.

He thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Just when he was about to give up thinking about these messy things, Han Fei reported from outside the door: "Sir, Sir Xu is here!"

"Oh, please let him in!" Yang Zhengshan said casually.

Then he stood up and sat down at the coffee table next to him.

Xu Jin walked in, and Yang Zhengshan hurriedly greeted him, "Old Xu, you came at the right time. I just found two tubes of good tea here. It seems to be Maofeng from Yuzhou."

Yang Zhengshan is not sure whether Yuzhou's Maofeng is good or not.

But this thing is a gift from Zhou Lan, so I think it should not be an ordinary item.

When he got married, he received many gifts, which had been piled up in the warehouse. He only found some time to sort them out these two days. What can he say? He found a lot of good things in them.

There are really a lot, including good wine, tea, cigarettes, and everything else you can think of. There are also precious medicinal materials, martial arts techniques, gold and silver jewelry, jade pendants, and so on.

Everything that could be placed in his warehouse was good stuff. The ordinary things had long been dealt with by the Wang family, such as cloth, mountain products and the like.

In addition to Yang Zhengshan's acquaintances such as Zhou Lan, Zhao Yuan, Lu Erye, Luo Shang, etc., the people who sent him these good things also included Liang Chu, Wang Bin and Lu Hua.

He was not surprised that Wang Bin sent him a gift, but he was surprised that Liang Chu and Lu Hua also sent him a gift.

Liang Chu was the Marquis of Changping and the general of Chongshan Town. Although Yang Zhengshan had met him once, they did not have much of a relationship.

As for Lu Hua, there is no need to say more. Yang Zhengshan really doesn't want to have any intersection with Lu Hua.

Fortunately, the gifts sent by these two people were not very expensive. No, it should be said that they were not expensive to them, but they were rare treasures to Yang Zhengshan.

Xu Jin sat down, and Yang Zhengshan poured him some tea. "You don't look very happy! Who offended you?"

Although Xu Jin had only been in Anyuan City for over a month, Yang Zhengshan was already very familiar with him.

Xu Jin often came to the garrison office to check this and that, but Yang Zhengshan didn't care and always entertained him warmly every time he came.

At first, Yang Zhengshan thought that this old man had a strange temper, but after getting to know him better, he found that Xu Jin was a very principled person.

Yang Zhengshan was happy to interact with such people, so after a few interactions, the two of them developed a closer friendship.

"Have you met Li Chunhui?" Xu Jin asked. "Li Chunhui, who is that?" Yang Zhengshan didn't know the name of the doctor in the Ministry of Revenue.

"It's the Ministry of Revenue doctor who came today!"

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows slightly, "I have met him, any questions?"

"He just..." Xu Jin briefly recounted what had just happened in front of the Bingbei Dao Yamen.

After hearing this, Yang Zhengshan's face turned extremely ugly.

This guy actually wanted to frame him for embezzling dirty money?

"You have to be careful!" Xu Jin suddenly reminded.

"What do you mean?" Yang Zhengshan asked with a frown.

Xu Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "This Li Chunhui is just a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. Logically, he shouldn't target you, but he did. That can only mean that he was instructed by someone!"

Yang Zhengshan took a deep breath, "Under someone's orders? I'm just a guard, who would deal with me?"

"That doesn't make sense! I've only been an official for a few years, and I don't have any enemies in the officialdom. Not to mention Kyoto, even in Chongshan Town, no one should be against me!"

He had never been to Kyoto and had no major connections there. Logically, he should have been the kind of person that no one would pay attention to in Kyoto.

As for Chongshan Town, everyone knows that he is Zhou Lan's man, and who dares to provoke Zhou Lan?

Zhou Lan could walk around Chongshan Town with ease, and he could avoid a lot of trouble by following Zhou Lan.

Besides, he doesn’t have much interaction with other officials, and there is almost no involvement of interests.

If you ask him to find someone who might be hostile to him, he won't be able to think of one right away.

Xu Jin said: "Some things cannot be judged by their appearance. Maybe you think something is nothing, but it is very important in the eyes of others."

"Or maybe you're blocking someone else's way without even realizing it!"

Compared with Yang Zhengshan, Xu Jin knows more about officialdom and has experienced countless unexpected disasters.

Yang Zhengshan seemed to be thinking about something.

Did I offend someone unintentionally?
Who did you offend?
Although Yang Zhengshan had been an official for several years, he had always been smooth sailing under the protection of Zhou Lan and had hardly encountered any difficulties. This made him not very familiar with some of the rules in the officialdom.

He still couldn't figure it out.

Xu Jin wanted to give Yang Zhengshan some advice, but he didn't have a comprehensive understanding of Yang Zhengshan's situation and couldn't figure out where the problem lay for a while.

The two chatted for a while, and then Xu Jin stood up and said goodbye.

After sending Xu Jin away, Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said to Han Fei who was guarding outside the door: "Go and call Ding Qiu!"

Ding Qiu is the commander of the Yang family's guards. When Yang Zhengshan doesn't go out, he stays in the backyard to train the young men.

A moment later, Ding Qiu came to the study, "Master!"

"Well, take your men to keep an eye on the officials who came into the city today, especially the doctor from the Ministry of Revenue. Keep an eye on them in person and report to me immediately if there is any movement!"

"Be careful, the guards around these adults are not simple!"

Yang Zhengshan ordered.

In the past, it would have been difficult for Yang Zhengshan to do this.

Because he has no power of his own in his hands.

The officers and soldiers of the garrison camp certainly cannot do private things for him, not because they can't trust him, but because they try not to do so.

However, now he not only has Ding Qiu under his command, but also ten disciples of the Tianqing Sword Sect. These disciples are all martial artists. Although they are not professional at stalking and tracking, they are better than those soldiers in the garrison camp.

"Yes!" Ding Qiu responded and stepped back.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a while, then sat down and wrote a letter.

This matter must be taken seriously.

Someone wants to deal with me, but I don’t even know who the other person is.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't feel at ease until he found out the reason behind this.

"Send this letter to the lieutenant general!"

Yang Zhengshan instructed Han Fei.

If he can't figure it out himself, he'll ask someone to help him think about it.

The problem should not be with Yinghe Fort, otherwise it would not have emerged now.

As for Kyoto, that should also be impossible.

Although Li Chunhui was a doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, if there were people in Kyoto to deal with him, there would be no need to arrange a doctor of the Ministry of Revenue to take action.

The problem most likely lies with Jiacheng.

It could be the General's Office, or it could be the Songzhou Guard.

It would be right to ask Wang Bin about this matter.

As for whether Wang Bin would help Yang Zhengshan, Yang Zhengshan felt that Wang Bin should help, after all, Wang Sheng was still under his command.

After sending the letter, Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to think about it anymore and returned to the backyard.

(End of this chapter)