No matter whether what Yao Deshui told about the situation of Dunhuang County Prime Minister Wang Min is true or not, Yao Deshui's own problem is already very serious.
The tax collected from the people is as high as 70%.
This is to force these people to death and to force them to rebel.
Na Liu Cheng couldn't bear to say anything.
He had to figure out everything about Dunhuang first.
In the western borderland of Han Dynasty, there were not only Dunhuang County, but also government agencies such as the Western Region Changshi Mansion and Wuji Xiaowei Mansion.
These two Although a government agency is Jurisdiction does not belong to Dunhuang County, but they have to accept administrative guidance from the Dunhuang County Prefectural Government.
This is mainly because it is located in a remote area and there is no time to report many things to Chang'an.
They can only ask the Dunhuang County Prefectural Government to make decisions.
The Western Patrol Army set out on the sixth day of the first lunar month.
Liu Cheng did not move Yao Deshui for the time being, nor did he move the Yuanquan County Magistrate appointed by Wang Min.
It was too early to move them now.
After leaving Ming'an County, all the army saw along the way was desert Gobi.
The climate was dry and cold.
It was better during the day.
But at night, it was bone-chilling cold.
The soldiers could only huddle together in the tents to keep warm, even if there was a fire outside the tents.
Even a fire can't dispel the cold.
Fortunately, we had made appropriate preparations to keep out the cold before setting off from Wuwei City.
This time the army marched northwest, and did not encounter any horse bandits or barbarian cavalry along the way.
Of course, such people did not dare to stroke Liu Cheng's tiger beard.
As long as they saw the sound of this elite cavalry of more than 10,000 people from a distance, they would He had already run away in fear.
After marching for two days, the Western Patrol Army arrived at Kunlun Fortress.
Kunlun Fortress was also called Kunlun Barrier.
It used to be the headquarters of Captain He Yi, but it had been abolished for more than a hundred years.
Nowadays, most of the buildings in Kunlun Sai have become ruins, but there is still a post station here.
The army did not stop at the inn, but went directly through Kunlun Fortress to Guangzhi County.
Guangzhi County is the only way to Dunhuang.
Liu Cheng's army rested here for a day.
He also met with Li Yu, the magistrate of Guangzhi County.
Li Yu gave Liu Cheng the feeling of being honest, especially honest.
During the entire interview, he answered whatever Liu Cheng asked, without saying a word more or less.
The whole meeting was like squeezing out toothpaste.
What a strange person.
Liu Cheng expressed doubts that such a person could be a good county magistrate.
Wang Yue, who was on the outpost, came to see Liu Cheng that night and reported to him the investigation of Dunhuang County during this period.
"Now the Dunhuang Governor's Mansion is headed by the county magistrate Wang Min.
There are more than 5,000 county soldiers, most of whom are cavalry.
The former county lieutenant died suddenly in six years.
The cause of death is unknown.
Later, Wang Min supported his brother-in-law to become the county lieutenant and controlled He lost the power of the county soldiers at that time.
At that time, there were only more than a thousand soldiers."
"According to a secret investigation, the local people have to pay very high taxes, reaching 60%.
After paying the taxes, it is very difficult to support their families.
Every household basically has no surplus food.
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The county prime minister Wang Min covers the sky in Dunhuang County, and there is no one."
It has been confirmed that Wang Min is also colluding with the Xiongnu horse bandit Shouwu Zhi who is entrenched in the Bailongdui area.
Wang Min provides Wu Zhi with information about the business traveler, and Wu Zhi is responsible for leading the horse bandit to intercept the business traveler and obtain it. goods and money” "Among the six county magistrates in Dunhuang County, the original Xiaogu County Magistrate and Yuanquan County Magistrate have been killed by Wang Min.
The current county magistrates were all appointed by Wang Min without permission, and there is no official appointment document from the imperial court.
The remaining magistrates are Ming'an The three county magistrates of Longle, Dunhuang, and Longle have surrendered to Wang Min, and they exploited and suppressed the people under Wang Min's threat.
Only Li Yu, the magistrate of Guangzhi County, appeared obedient, but in fact he had been secretly collecting evidence of Wang Min and others' crimes.
The tax collected from the people in Guangzhi County was not the 60% stipulated by Wang Min, but 40%.
Only 30% was given to Wang Min, and the remaining 10% was used to help orphans and widows in the country."
Liu Cheng made a comparison and found that the investigation results of Wang Yue's Shadow Guard Department were not very different from what Ming'an County Magistrate Yao Deshui said.
It seemed that Yao Deshui was not lying.
This person should have seen him leading an army to patrol the west.
Wang Min was likely to lose power, so he sold Wang Min.
After all, in Yao Deshui's view, what Wang Min did was treasonous and unethical.
It would be strange for the court not to investigate.
No ruler would tolerate such a thing. .
Liu Cheng asked: "Wang Min stipulates that he collects 60% of the tax, but Li Yu only collects 40%.
Is Wang Min that easy to fool?
He doesn't have Li Yu to fool him, and he doesn't want to attack him."
Wang Yue said: "This makes the general have to admire Li Yu's acting skills.
He often comes to Wang Min to express his loyalty, but he often cries about poverty, saying how poor the people in the county are and how poor the harvest is.
Today they have starved to death.
There are many people.
There will be another plague tomorrow.
How many people have died from the disease, etc."
Liu Cheng was surprised and said: "Didn't Wang Min send someone to investigate and verify?"
"I sent someone to check, but Li Yu had already arranged for the people to cooperate and unified the caliber.
No matter who Wang Min sent to verify, the result would be the same."
Liu Cheng touched his chin and said: "This Li Yu is a bit interesting.
I thought that the officialdom of the entire county was rotten to the core.
I was going to verify the situation and throw them all away.
I didn't expect that someone like Li Yu would appear.
It’s interesting, come here, go find Li Yu.”
At this time, Liao Hua walked in from outside the door and clasped his fists and said: "General, the county magistrate Li Yu wants to see you."
"Hey, I was just about to send someone to find him, but I didn't expect him to come by himself.
Let him come in," Liu Cheng waved and ordered.
"promise" Li Yu was quickly led in by Liao Hua.
When he saw Liu Cheng, he bowed and said, "Li Yu, the magistrate of Guangzhi County, pays homage to the Marquis."
Liu Cheng didn't mind others calling him a title.
A title was a kind of honor.
He would rather be called a title or a general than someone calling him Liu Gong.
Liu Cheng raised his hand and said, "Why did Magistrate Li come to see me late at night?"
Li Yu weighed it up and asked, "Since Lord Marquis is patrolling the west on behalf of the emperor, if a lower official wants to impeach someone, I wonder if Lord Marquis will accept the case?"
Liu Cheng secretly thought, here it is, this Li Yu has really been pretending, and he has been pretending for many years.
This kind of forbearance is really not something ordinary people can have.
"Since it is an inspection, it is natural to deal with the accumulated corruption in the officialdom, corruption in the military, and promote the authority and enlightenment of the Han Dynasty on the spot.
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Of course, it also includes accepting impeachment cases and accepting complaints from the people."
After hearing this, Li Yu carefully and solemnly took out a scroll of bamboo slips from his sleeves and presented it with both hands: "I impeach the Prime Minister Wang Min, the County Lieutenant He Chun, and Kang Qin and others for killing the former County Lieutenant Jia Zhen. , also set up a private court to unjustly kill Yuan Xiaogu County Magistrate and Yuanquan County Magistrate, and appointed officials without authorization , even used the name of the imperial court to increase taxes on the people, and colluded with the Xiongnu horse bandits in the desert to intercept and kill business travelers, making the people angry and miserable.
This is the criminal evidence that Xianguan has collected over the years related to them.
Please ask the Marquis to help the people of Dunhuang and the victims.
The officials they framed and killed were in charge.”
Liao Hua took the bamboo slip and inspected it before handing it to Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng opened it and read it.
Liu Cheng looked at it very carefully, and it took him a full quarter of an hour before he raised his head.
He put down the bamboo slips and looked at Li Yu.
He asked for a long time: "Can you still find the family members and relevant witnesses who were framed to death by Wang Min?"
Although these contents of impeachment are mentioned with names and time, There is a place, but it is only your one-sided words.
I cannot convict an official with a rank of more than 600 stones just after reading your impeachment memorial.
This is not only irresponsible for the future of Wang Min and other court officials, but also for the victims.
The irresponsibility of the perpetrators and the people of the county.”
Li Yu cupped his hands and said: "Master Hou Yingming, some of the victims' families are dead, and some are still alive.
However, it will take a lot of effort to find them.
Some relevant witnesses also need to be sent to find.
If Master Hou allows, I will do it next time."
The official could immediately send someone to guide the people sent by the Marquis to find all relevant personnel.
In addition, Wang Min also secretly recruited soldiers and horses, exceeding the court regulations.
According to the official's knowledge, the number of county soldiers under Wang Min now exceeds 5,000, and according to regulations, the maximum number of county soldiers can only be 2,000.
The official also knows that Wang Min plundered the soldiers from the common people.
The money has been hidden in the cellar in the backyard of his home for six or seven years now.
After excluding the expenses required to expand troops and horses, there should be at least 80 million left."
Liu Cheng looked at Li Yu and after a few seconds shouted: "Liao Hua" "My subordinates are here," Liao Hua stood up and said with fists in his hands.
"Send someone to follow the people sent by County Magistrate Li to find the witnesses here.
Make sure their safety is guaranteed.
No matter who it is, if they dare to obstruct the handling of the case, don't have any scruples.
When it's time to take action, I will take action.
I'm here to take a look.
This is still not the world of the Han Dynasty."
"Accept the order."
Liao Hua clasped his fists in agreement, turned to Li Yu and said: "County Magistrate Li, please" The next day, the Western Patrol Army, led by Liu Cheng, continued to move southwest toward Dunhuang.
After the army had left Guangzhi County for more than ten miles, Liu Cheng suddenly ordered Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, guard the army in all four directions.
Send out scouts to explore the surrounding situation.
The distance from the main army should be about ten miles.
If you find any trouble, report it immediately."
"Yes, General" Ma Chao agreed with clasped fists, then turned around and went to make arrangements.
Chen Qun next to him asked: "The general is worried that Wang Min and others will take the risk to ambush our western patrol army.
They don't have the courage, right?"
Liu Cheng shook his head: "Don't underestimate the ambition of some people, nor their vigilance.
Once they find out that their crimes have been exposed, they may guess how I will deal with them, and they will never sit back and wait to be killed."
If they have the guts to do these evil things, how come they don't have the guts to attack my western patrol army?
Come on, please pass on the order and the army slows down its march.
I will give them enough time to see how they respond."
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"Follow your orders" The army marched for half a day.
At noon, a cavalry sentry came flying from the northwest and reported to Liu Cheng: "General Qi, some people with possible whereabouts were found ten miles away from the northwest.
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