Daming: Internship also counts as work experience

Chapter 41 No way!
Pie will fall from the sky, but the prerequisite is that you have some connection with this pie.

Because of Jia Chuan's "heartfelt confession", Han Zhen credited Jia Chuan with the greatest credit when writing his performance report. All actions were perfectly implemented under Jia Chuan's suggestions and planning. At the critical moment, he deduced the location of the secret passage in the mountains. Jia Chuan bravely fought the enemy, tried his best, and almost died. In the end, he was able to successfully wipe out the Xiaodongshan bandits, captured three leaders and several bandit minions, and one person was confessed by the bandits to have worked in the Huangluling Inspection Office. This person was named Xie Dali.

Jia Chuan was the first to know the news. All the prisoners were imprisoned in a nearby cell in Dongguan County and guarded by people sent by the garrison. However, someone still deliberately went to inform him of the results of the preliminary trial, especially the matter of the traitor in the Inspection Office.

Jia Chuan told Dong Shuben and Shunzi that Xie Dali was a traitor. After being stunned for a moment, they fell into their chairs, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.

They wanted to be happy because Xie Dali was a man of few words. He would do whatever he was told to do without any desires, complaints or regrets, and was silent and unobtrusive... He was a recognized honest man in the Inspection Office.

Not to mention Dong Shuben, even Jia Chuan and Shunzi never said a word to him in private. Xie Dali always had a silly smile on his face. No matter what you asked him, he would just smile shyly. Over time, he seemed like a transparent person. No one joked with him. They would only remember him when they encountered work that required effort.

Since there is not much contact, can I be exempted from responsibility?

But the extent of their contact wasn't something they could just say. Without even a single witness, how could they explain it to others? When Dong Shuben and Shunzi thought about this, how could they be happy?

The Inspection Office had over forty members, all with very different personalities. Jia Chuan and the others hadn't expected the most honest Xie Dali to be the one. Of course, they hadn't considered who else it might be. The Inspection Office was so isolated from the world that even Dong Shuben didn't know who they were guarding against. What was the point of bribing a clerk? Needing materials to survive in the mountains?
During these three years, no matter at which stage Xie Dali was bribed, no one else noticed anything unusual. Even Jia Chuan did not notice anything. He hid it so deeply, there must be a deeper meaning.

So when Jia Chuan heard the news, he did not forget to instruct the people sent by Han Zhen: "Be sure to keep a close watch on this person, this person is very important!"

Han Zhen reported this truthfully.

Xie Dali is an accomplice of the third group of people. Now the only thing we don’t know is who the third group of people are. As long as Xie Dali is alive, it will not be difficult to find out. Even if we follow the clues and peel the onion, if the Ministry of Justice Prison is not enough, isn’t there the Imperial Prison?
Thinking of this, Jia Chuan knew that his troubles had come. The Pacification Office would definitely send people over. Whether it was to deal with Li Shun's case or to deal with those who were captured and involved in the murder of the crown prince, the Jinyiwei would inevitably have to make this trip.

Who will come?

Of course it was Xu Gong who came again.

Zhu Zhanji was about to ascend the throne, and Xu Gong rushed over in a dusty state.

There are quite a lot of people coming this time. It is obvious that they are going to bring a series of criminals back to the capital for interrogation. Do these criminals include Jia Chuan and the other two?

Han Zhen sent someone to tell Jia Chuan who the traitor was and how the three leaders tried to evade responsibility, but he did not say how his report was written.

So Jia Chuan felt unsure, especially when he saw the huge team of Jinyiwei, their uniforms and their chilling appearance, Jia Chuan's calves began to feel uncomfortable.

While waiting for news over the past two days, Gao Yuntian urged Jia Chuan to go with him to Dongxi Village. Jia Chuan tried to persuade him patiently at first, saying that he was just a nobody and had no mood to investigate the case.

But Gao Yuntian would come over to ask whenever he remembered, which finally made Jia Chuan anxious. He couldn't understand if Gao Yuntian's brain was online for five minutes and rested for two months?

In fact, Jia Chuan misunderstood Gao Yuntian. Not only Gao Yuntian, but all the leaders in the county government had the same idea. No matter what the result of the bandit suppression was, Jia Chuan was still the prince's man. The foundation was there, not to mention that he succeeded. This was a huge achievement. Gao Yuntian didn't understand what Jia Chuan was worried about?
It was not until Gao Yuntian saw the Jinyiwei that a complex feeling, which ultimately came down to fear, arose in his heart. He naturally understood Jia Chuan, but his understanding was a little biased. He thought Jia Chuan was worried about Li Shun.

……

When Xu Gong arrived at the county government office, the first thing he did was to dismiss everyone and only keep Jia Chuan by his side.

Jia Chuan hung his head, his whole body stiff.

Xu Gong sat in the main seat and pointed to the seat below and said, "Sit down."

Jia Chuan remained calm, replied "yes", and sat upright.

"You are very determined. If it were someone else, they would have collapsed to the ground by now."

Jia Chuan's heart was in turmoil. What did this mean? The prince had convicted me?
Jia Chuan calmed himself down, looked at Xu Gong with clear and innocent eyes, and asked, "Why are you so weak?"

Xu Gong smiled and said, "You have made another contribution this time. The Crown Prince is very pleased. This way, the truth about the Crown Prince's danger along the way will soon be revealed. However..."

Xu Gong stopped, frowned, picked up the tea bowl and took a symbolic sip, then put the tea bowl down and looked at Jia Chuan.

Jia Chuan's eyes were still clear, but now there was a hint of doubt in them.

"How did Li Shun... die?" Xu Gong asked with a gloomy face.

"He wants to kill me." Jia Chuan spoke every word clearly without changing his expression.

This is the solution Jia Chuan came up with in the past two days. Instead of planting the seeds of suspicion in the hearts of the Jinyiwei, it is better to prevent them from mentioning this matter again.

Of course, if the prince directly convicts him after this time, he won't have to think about it anymore.

But Xu Gong's attitude made him feel that he still had a chance.

Sure enough, Xu Gong's expression suddenly changed.

"Do you two have any old grudges?" Xu Gong leaned forward and asked.

Jia Chuan shook his head.

"Then why does he want to kill you?"

"You should ask Xu Chenshi about this."

Jia Chuan crossed his legs. Xu Gong's panic was obvious. Why was he so panicked? Killing Jia Chuan was, of course, not a good thing. At the very least, it was a personal grudge between Jia Chuan and Li Shun. But even if it was personal, Jia Chuan was the crown prince's man. How could a mere centurion of the Imperial Guard dare disrespect him? What did this mean? Xu Gong didn't dare to think too deeply.

To put it in a broader sense, when suppressing bandits, no matter what the reason was, it would be easy for the prince to think that Li Shun wanted to kill Jia Chuan, and if it was related to the suppression of bandits, it would be related to the rebellion of the King of Han. Xu Gong did not dare to think about this matter too much.

"Xu Chenshi can follow Li Shun's example and find a way to kill me."

The more nervous Xu Gong was, the more at ease Jia Chuan felt. He said jokingly.

Xu Gongteng stood up and said seriously, "This is no joke!"

"I'm not kidding you. Doesn't Xu know what kind of character Li Shun has? In order to stay here, he deliberately told Xu about my faults, right? If he didn't tell me himself, how would I know? He told me so that I would know how powerful he is and let him control me. Unfortunately, the prince knows my temper. If he wants to control me, he's far from it."

"So you killed him?"

"I am weak and he is a martial arts master. How can I kill him? How did you come up with that?" Jia Chuan asked with a smile.

Xu Gong's face looked extremely ugly. His mind was almost spinning with sparks, but he still couldn't figure out why Li Shun wanted to kill Jia Chuan.

"How long has Li Shun worked under Xu Chenshi? What kind of person is he?" Jia Chuan reminded him, "I just said that I should ask Xu Chenshi about this matter. It makes sense. Why did Xu Chenshi keep him here?"

"In order to stay here, he deliberately said something bad about me in front of Xu Chenshi." This sentence flashed through Xu Gong's mind, and it seemed as if he suddenly figured it out.

In his mind, Li Shun has always been alert, thoughtful, eloquent, and good with a knife. It was precisely because of Li Shun's abilities and his disdain for Jia Chuan that he kept him, just to hear the truth.

Li Shun had made a prediction in advance, and this calculation was to control others in his hands, but who was Jia Chuan? How could Li Shun control someone who was favored by the prince?

"Did he threaten you?" Xu Gong asked softly.

Jia Chuan crossed his legs, sat up straight, and asked seriously, "Xu Chenshi didn't suspect that he was connected to the bandits. Is it because he doesn't want to think so, or is he afraid to think so?"

Xu Gong fell into the chair.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Xu. He should have nothing to do with the bandits, but it's true that he wanted to use them to kill me. During the few days he was with me, he hinted and told me several times how powerful the Jinyiwei were. I couldn't get along with him. He was too self-righteous. When the imperial edict arrived, he thought I would be fine, so he wanted me to forget what happened before, but he refused to sincerely admit his mistake. I was too lazy to talk to him, so I told him to do his thing and I would do mine, and that no one should bother each other. Who knew he would actually want to kill me."

Jia Chuan said this while staring into Xu Gong's eyes. He could see a hint of understanding in Xu Gong's eyes. Since he understood, there was no need to continue. So, Jia Chuan went straight to talking about the battle in the mountains that day.

"...I don't know how to use swords. There were eight of them, and only the captain and Li Shun could stand up. Captain Gao fought four of them alone, two of them chased me, and two of them fought Li Shun. Assistant Sergeant Xu wondered how two bandits could hold Li Shun back with his kung fu. I was able to run in circles in the forest with the two of them, and as I ran, I noticed Li Shun's gaze would occasionally..."

Jia Chuan didn't say anything else.

Xu Gong already understood.

The Jinyiwei were proud, and in Xu Gong's view, they were proud. Where did this pride come from? Xu Gong was naturally aware that it came from the emperor's trust. They were not affiliated with any government office, and even the Ming Dynasty laws could not do anything to them. How could this pride not be strong?
But Li Shun underestimated Jia Chuan. When Li Shun wanted to take it back, it was too late. Jia Chuan didn't buy his account at all. Thinking that Jia Chuan and the prince had the right to speak directly, Li Shun was afraid. He wanted to control Jia Chuan for promotion, but now he couldn't even keep his position. So, Li Shun decided to kill him.

Li Shun was actually judging others by his own standards. He felt that if he and Jia Chuan were transferred here, he would definitely find an opportunity to kill himself in the future.

Xu Gong pondered for a moment, and what he thought about was exactly what Jia Chuan had asked him to think about first, and the result was almost the same as Jia Chuan had expected.

"Even so, you shouldn't kill him!" Xu Gong's face was gloomy, thinking of seizing the initiative.

"I've said it before, I didn't kill him, and I couldn't kill him. You forgot there was another captain. The two who were chasing me saw that I just ran, while the two fighting Li Shun were relatively free, so they thought that the four of us should work together to kill Li Shun first. As for me, I'm not a concern. Captain Gao worked very hard. And it's also true that one is a Jinyiwei and the other is someone close to the prince. It's normal for the captain to want to show off. Not to mention that I'm good at observation, even an ordinary person can tell that Li Shun has other thoughts after seeing the postures of the two of them fighting the enemy. Xu Chenshi should have thought that he wanted to... kill with a borrowed knife, and I just used this trick after he reminded me."

"You could have saved him?"

Jia Chuan nodded honestly, and then asked:

"But why should I save him? Is he going to dig a hole for me in the future if he keeps him alive? Don't bother with this matter, Xu Chenshi. I will confess my crime to the Crown Prince myself. Although I don't know martial arts, I failed to tie up even one bandit, causing the Jinyiwei hundred households to fight four alone and die by the sword... Whether I am guilty or not is up to the Crown Prince to decide. Of course, if Xu Chenshi and Li Shun share the same opinion and feel that I can't be used by you, then kill me as soon as possible. Then, Xu Chenshi can take my life!"

The hairs on Xu Gong's back stood up. If the Crown Prince heard such words, all the Jinyiwei of his branch would be in trouble. Kill him? You must be kidding! Who knows if this is just a test from the Crown Prince? Even if it's not, Jia Chuan was fine before, but died after his visit. Even if Jia Chuan really died of illness, he can't escape responsibility!
Xu Gong assessed the situation and slammed the table hard. Jia Chuan's body trembled with a "pop".

"I didn't expect Li Shun to be so arrogant!" Xu Gong was heartbroken.

Jia Chuan knew that he had to back down now.

"I originally intended to report the truth to the Crown Prince, but then I realized that this was a time of great turmoil. How could Li Shun, alone, implicate the entire Jinyiwei? So I didn't tell him. Furthermore, I could tell that Li Shun had no connection to the King of Han and was simply out to get rid of me. Since he was only concerned with me, it would be best if I didn't cause trouble for the Crown Prince."

Xu Gong naturally knew what a 'troubled time' meant. The right thing to do now was to try to distance himself from the King of Han. Jia Chuan could just say something and as long as Li Shun was involved and suspected, he would no longer have to do his job as an assistant.

This is also the reason why Jia Chuan was very frightened after he deduced that there was a traitor in the Inspection Office. He has been here for three years and doesn't know anything else, but he knows that being involved in this matter is what the Zhu family is best at.

Xu Gong stood up and bowed deeply to Jia Chuan respectfully. Jia Chuan actually accepted the gesture. He raised his hand and said, "Don't be so polite, Mr. Xu. I have a problem. If someone respects me an inch, I will return the favor a foot. You and I both serve the Crown Prince, so we should be harmonious. If you only want to use me, then I will say something unpleasant. I only listen to the Crown Prince. If others want to control me, they can't do that!"

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