Chapter 172 Everyone is gathering firewood and the flames are high
Xie Wenjie went back to the room, and Xie Wuying came in accompanied by Zhang Dayi.
As soon as they entered the room, they saw Xie Yuchuan and Xie Wenjie had something wrong on their faces.
"What's the matter?"
Xie Wuying has always been outspoken, saying whatever comes to mind.
Zhang Dayi saw that Xie Yuchuan's eyes seemed to be thinking about something, so he did not disturb him and sat down on the wooden bed where he would rest tonight.
Xie Yuchuan saw Zhang Dayi coming back, turned around and asked, "Sir, do you know that Pang Jiming is this person?"
Now that he was asked, Zhang Dayi pondered for a moment.
“I don’t know much about the grassroots river officials assigned by the Ministry of Industry, but Zheng Qiming, the former water conservancy envoy in charge of water conservancy construction in Jiangnan Province, came from the same school as me and was mentored by the mountain chief of Taishan Academy. At that time, I valued his character very much and often mentioned his hard work in study in front of our younger generations. After hearing more, we became familiar with him, but I didn’t have much contact with him.”
Zhang Dayi recalled a little, "Oh, at the end of the year last year, it was my mentor's birthday. Zheng Qiming was too late to return to Beijing due to work, so he sent a gift back to the capital. The gift was very popular with his mentor, and he even praised him in public during the banquet. I heard that Pang Ji Ming is Zheng Qiming’s student. Based on my understanding of Zheng Qiming’s life, his direct student should not be too bad.”
Zhang Dayi shook his head, "I've only heard a little bit, but don't know much about it. It's so difficult to live in a prison, so how can I be in the mood to inquire about other people's affairs."
Xie Yuchuan nodded slightly when he heard this.
"This is intriguing." Zhang Dayi also seemed to find this matter strange, "Supposedly, Zheng Qiming's trial will not be until this autumn, and the sentencing officials of the Ministry of Punishments also have a process to go through, which could be as short as March or May. , or the case will be finalized next year. Besides, there are so many officials in Jiangnan Province, and even the accounts will take a lot of time to check. However, the Hedao case was judged immediately. The Ministry of Punishment said that the evidence was conclusive, and Zheng Qiming also pleaded guilty, and the case was reported to the imperial court. , the Holy One appointed him to death.”
Xie Yuchuan poured a cup of warm tea for Zhang Dayi with his own hands.
Zhang Dayi pinched the rim of the cup with his fingertips and recalled: "There was a flood in the south of the Yangtze River. The disaster was severe and the losses were heavy. I don't know how the disaster relief was done. I just heard that the officials in Jiangnan Road were colluding and greedy. The amount of money needed for disaster relief caused refugees to flow to the capital, and there were too many impeachment scandals. During that time, the Hanlin Academy was overwhelmed with official duties. Later, I heard that the emperor was furious, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to arrest Zheng Qiming, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to convene with the three departments of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a trial. ."
Xie Yuchuan: "Oh? Sir, can you tell me a little bit?"
He stood up from his original position. Xie Wuying quickly gave up his stool to Zhang Dayi and ran aside. They stood with their chests wrapped around their chests and leaned against the wall to watch.
“However, I heard a little bit about it in the two days before the exile.”
“How about the trial?”
“What’s the inconvenience of this?” Zhang Dayi smiled. laugh.
The three Xie Yuchuan brothers listened carefully.
Besides, the brothers Xie Wenjie and Xie Wuying heard this and agreed with it, nodding frequently.
After they were imprisoned, they were so focused on protecting their own families that they had no time to inquire about others.
"How come he is in the exile team, sir, do you understand?"
Zhang Dayi was surprised for a long time when he heard about the haste and harshness of this matter.
“Now that people are dead, their relatives and servants have been confiscated and become slaves. I don’t know much about the follow-up of this case. I just heard that one of the other officials involved in the case was sentenced to exile, and a new envoy was appointed in Jiangnan River.”
"Pang Jiming is one of these people." Xie Yuchuan said. "It should be."
Xie Yuchuan pondered for a while, "Among the people exiled this time, are there any water officials who were exiled with Pang Jiming?"
" I don't know about this." Zhang Dayi smiled and said, "If the young general wants to know more, wouldn't it be more convenient to ask Pang Jiming?"
Although Zhang Dayi didn't know why Xie Yuchuan suddenly became interested in Pang Jiming, he thought about it from the perspective of an exiled prisoner, and felt that it would be good if the Xie family could protect Pang Jiming in his situation. things.
But he won’t talk too much.
The Xie family has no responsibility to take care of others. However, he and his mother were deeply indebted to the Xie family, and they were short of money and had no time to repay it. How could he bring trouble to himself and give random suggestions to Xie Yuchuan.
But Zhang Dayi was still curious as to why Xie Yuchuan suddenly paid attention to Pang Jiming.
Xie Wenjie saw the confusion on Zhang Dayi's face and explained for his sixth brother Xie Yuchuan: "I just went downstairs to get something. When I came back, I happened to see Pang Jiming helping the officials. His wife and children looked scared. , I came back and mentioned this to Sixth Brother, and he asked Mr. Zhang Dayi suddenly realized: "Oh, that's what I thought the young general thought about Pang Jiming." "
Xie Yuchuan raised his eyes, pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, I am not wrong. I am indeed a little curious about Pang Jiming."
This time, not only Zhang Dayi was curious, but also others. The two brothers couldn't help but look at Xie Yuchuan.
"Young General wants to get to know him?" Zhang Dayi thought for a while and took the initiative: "If the Young General wants to do this, I think that because I came from the same school as his division commander, I should be able to tell two things about him. "
Xie Yuchuan said cautiously: "What do you think of Pang Jiming?"
Zhang Dayi finally came to his senses. There must be something outstanding about Pang Jiming that the young general of the Xie family took notice of.
The Xie family relies on the gods, so there is no guarantee that Xie Yuchuan will have no other ideas in the future.
Getting to Liaozhou is difficult, and we still don’t know what will happen when we get there. Does Xie Yuchuan want to make some preparations in advance?
Zhang Dayi thought quickly and said frankly: "I think he is at least a virtuous and talented person. He protected his wife and children all the way, which shows that this person has a strong sense of responsibility and does not bully the weak. It is difficult to survive on the road of exile. , and he did not join in with those people just to make ends meet. I even saw him once helping an old woman who was about to fall. This shows that this person has a bottom line in his heart. It is rare for a gentleman to be cautious in a difficult situation. I don't know what the young general thinks. How?”
“It’s really rare,” Xie Yuchuan agreed after hearing this.
"Pang Jiming is a talented person who controls floods. I heard that the talent pool in the North is declining. If people like Pang Jiming can reach Liaozhou safely, they might be useful."
Zhang Dayi said casually, seemingly casually, but he was actually saying good things for Pang Jiming.
Walking with the Xie family all the way, Zhang Dayi felt in his heart that even if Xie Yuchuan was exiled, given the status of the Xie family, he must not take it lightly.
When everyone adds firewood, the flames are high. If the Xie family can gather some talents, wouldn't their wealth and life be more secure when they arrive in Liaozhou?
The corners of Xie Yuchuan's lips parted slightly, and he could tell there was something in Zhang Dayi's words.
"If it is not troublesome, sir, please introduce me to each other, but I would like to have a friendship with Yu Heng."