"He hates the Empire so much? The Empire is his motherland after all, right? Besides, how can the imperial examinations of Xia Kingdom be compared with those of the Empire? Even if he became the top scorer in the Xia Kingdom, he may not be able to become a Jinshi in the Empire." Shi Zhen'er found it a little unbelievable. There is a saying that "a son will never dislike his mother's ugliness". It is unexpected that a son would not only betray his family, but also bring people back to beat his old mother. This is really a bit unreasonable.
"Well, it's just a mental illness." Lin Hai obviously didn't want to talk about this issue in detail. After all, as long as this issue was mentioned, he didn't seem to be much clearer, otherwise the Xia people would not have found a way to talk to him.
"By the way, he went to Xia Country alone? What about his family members who stayed in the Empire?"
"At first, the empire ignored the incident, and local officials dismissed it as the madness of a bookworm who had failed to learn. It wasn't until he was rapidly rising in power in the Xia Kingdom and constantly sending people across the border to plunder that they sought to capture his family. By then, Zhang Yuan, already a powerful figure, sent people to infiltrate the empire to retrieve his family, but they were stopped by the imperial army at the border.
The two sides engaged in a fierce battle on the border. Zhang Yuan ordered his troops to advance. Seeing that the enemy was overwhelming and had already surrounded them, the imperial army, whose reinforcements had been delayed, beheaded the entire family of more than 20 people right in front of Zhang Yuan. The imperial officer leading the army then committed suicide.
"Oh my..." several people in the room sighed almost at the same time.
It seems that this grudge cannot be resolved.
However, it was also for this reason that Wei Mingbu trusted Zhang Yuan more and more, and continued to promote him, so that he became the Imperial Censor within just a few years.
"There's news now that the current Xia Kingdom's Secretary of State is old and frail, and has submitted a petition to retire. Wei Mingbu intends to have Zhang Yuan take over as Secretary of State, allowing him to directly enter the core of the Xia Kingdom. The Qinghe group is meant to help him accumulate merit. After all, anyone with eyes can see that Zhang Yuan is in charge of the delegation."
Wang Zuo added.
"Okay, then we know exactly why Zhang Yuan is so tirelessly trying to drag us down. After all, achieving merit is one thing, but achieving a great merit perfectly is another. He wants to do better than others expect, so that he, a young foreigner, can legitimately take over the position of Zhongshu Ling."
Lin Hai concluded.
"By the way, Zhen'er, go to the information room of the Intelligence Department and take a look. If the information about Zhang Yuan doesn't fill up the entire room, come back and tell me." Lin Hai said casually.
"Okay." Shi Zhen'er understood Lin Hai's meaning very well and said with a smile, "I love doing things like this. I'll also help you sharpen the teeth on the mace so that it will be easier to use."
"Well, Zhen'er still understands me."
"Principal, I was wrong." Wang Zuo didn't care what happened and just knelt on the ground. In less than three seconds, when he raised his head, his ugly face was covered with snot and tears.
"Brother Lin, Wang Zuo has made some progress." Shi Zhener said.
"Yeah, thank you Sister Zhen'er." Wang Zuo said while crying.
"Oh, can you tell me what progress he has made?" Lin Hai sat back, and Ling Yan and Ling Yang quickly stood behind Lin Hai on both sides. This direction could effectively prevent blood from splashing on them.
"In the past, when Wang Zuo pretended to cry, it took him at least ten breaths to build up his emotions. Look at him now, he can cry like this in just three breaths. Don't you think this is a huge improvement?" Shi Zhen'er pointed at Wang Zuo and laughed.
Upon hearing this, Wang Zuo immediately stopped crying, wiped his face with his sleeve, and instantly put on an unconvinced expression. He said, "The principal wants to punish me, I accept it, but you have to give me a reason."
Lin Hai smiled and said, "I once told you that intelligence officers must be accurate in their statements, especially when discussing official business. If Zhang Yuan's intelligence truly could fill a whole room, no matter which room in your intelligence department, I'll take it. If it can't, I'll punish you. Can you still complain?"
Wang Zuo: "...Please hit me gently."
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