He ordered the people to add two percent more to the taxes of the imperial court, and the commercial tax was directly withdrawn more than half, and if they refused to pay, they would levy the people to mine.It was by squeezing the people in the county that he fattened himself and a bunch of lackeys under his hands.Doing these things is that he is naturally afraid of leaking the news, and he even bribed a group of mountain bandits in the county, threatening that if anyone dares to escape from the county, the heads of his family will be hung on the beams of the house the next day.After several times of killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, no one dared to touch this brow.Even the previous county orders like Xu Kaiming who were assigned to the past either received benefits and joined the crowd, or refused to cooperate, threatened their families, and even directly caused accidents, which is also the reason why Yongan County frequently changed county orders but no one knew about it.Almost all the people of the county knew about it, but none of them dared to act rashly.They live under the oppression of this county lord every day, how can they live and work in peace.Yong'an County is now like a hall of words for this county lord, and it can be called China.This letter is the sixth letter handed by Xu Kaiming, the first five letters are all intercepted before the gate of the county seat, Xu Kaiming's wife and children are still under the house arrest of the county lord, this letter he also sent by luck, if he can't send it, he estimates that he will write the seventh letter, the eighth letter, until he writes to death of persecution.And if this letter had not been rescued by Shi Zhengfei in front of the incinerator, the current situation in Yongan County would still be buried under the clouds of crime, and there might not be a day when the clouds would have been cleared for many years to come.So the Zhaoting Division and the officials who are pressing this matter, and even the officials of the Zhaoting Division, will they all be the ones who sheltered Chang Youde or received the benefits of Chang Youde?
Or did he shelter the person who was always virtuous, and even the chief secretary of the Zhao Ting Division did not dare to investigate?
Thinking of this, Zong Xu's face became a little colder, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.Xi Xi is right, if those people are true, they should all die!
The Zhaoting Division, according to the official office of the Judicial Department and the Criminal Department, was not in the same place, and the guards were summoned to divide into three ways.According to the judges' department and the criminal department, they are the closest to the palace and are the first to arrive outside the palace gate.According to the inspector Gu Feng, he dismounted, and glanced at Pei Han, the secretary of the criminal department, who happened to get out of the carriage."
Gu Zhicha makes this this?""
Your Majesty summons," Gu Feng glanced at the clearly armored summoning guard behind Pei Han, "Pei Shangshu is too?"
”Pei Han nodded, and saw the solemnity in the other party's eyes.According to the prosecutor's picket of hundreds of officials, the criminal department hears major cases, and His Majesty summons the two of them at the same time, it must not be a trivial matter."
Let's do it together.""
Master Pei, please."
Entering the imperial study, seeing that the queen mother was also there, the two of them were shocked in their hearts, and after quickly weighing the weight of the queen mother in His Majesty's heart, they bowed quietly and saluted, "Weichen meets the emperor, the queen mother." ”"The two Aiqing are exempt from courtesy," Zong Xu handed the fold to Wu Huan, "There is still one Aiqing who has not yet arrived, you two should take a look at this fold first." ”Wuhuan walked up to Pei Han with a fold, "Master Pei." ”Pei Han took the fold, and as soon as he got started, he realized that this fold should have passed through the hands of many people.When he opened it, the first thing he saw was the few drops of dark red and dried blood on it, and his heart skipped a beat, and he looked at it from the beginning.After reading it, he handed the fold to Gu Feng on the side, and lowered his eyes and said nothing.Zong Xu glanced at him, then withdrew his gaze.The gaze inadvertently fell to the side.Only then did I realize what Wei Xi was drawing on the paper.Considering that there were still three ministers in the palace, it was not easy for him to probe over to see what had been drawn.While Gu Feng was watching the folds, the chief secretary of the Zhaoting Division ordered Wan Jiang to finally trot all the way to the hall with a sweaty head.After seeing Shi Zhengfei standing aside, his heart jumped.I also saw the envoy and the secretary of the criminal department on the other side, and the bad premonition in my heart was even worse.Hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted, "Weichen greets Your Majesty, Queen Mother." ”"Aiqing, let's be flat.Gu Aiqing, after reading the recital, I will give Wan Siming a look. ”"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gu Feng finished reading the fold and when he handed it to Wan Jiang, he glanced at him with a smile.After receiving the fold handed over and seeing that there were still some familiar bloodstains on it, Wan Jiang's face turned completely pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.However, he didn't bother to ask Shi Zhengfei why this loop, which should have been burned to ashes, appeared in front of His Majesty, and knelt down directly towards Zong Xu."
Your Majesty, Your Majesty Rong Weichen explained.""
Okay, I'll give you this chance.""
Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wan Jiang kowtowed directly, "Wei Chen didn't dare to take care of this matter, the next night after this piece was folded into Wei Chen's hands, there was suddenly an extra letter in the study of Wei Chen's house, the letter said that if Wei Chen made a rash move, the whole family would die, let Wei Chen suppress this case, and if there is such a letter in the future, it will also be suppressed."
The minister didn't dare to gamble, so he could only follow the instructions in the letter and suppress the case.By the way, along with the letter, there was also a hush money, and Weichen didn't touch any of them.Your Majesty, this matter is a cowardly and fearful matter, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive you!"
Zong Xu heard this, and a sinister aura condensed between his eyebrows.Looking at Wan Jiang, who was kowtowing and begging for mercy, his expression was not moved in the slightest.only opened his mouth and asked: "In Wan Siming's heart, how much weight does Yongan County have with a population of nearly tens of thousands?"
Is it worth the hush money you were given?
”A simple question made Wan Jiang's words begging for mercy stuck in his throat, and he was completely speechless.He thinks that he knows the current majesty quite well, and because of this understanding, he is no longer lucky at all.He was indeed afraid that his family would be implicated, but he also had many opportunities to present this letter to His Majesty without realizing it.Once he handed it over, with his current temperament, he would be able to keep his family safe.In the final analysis, it was he who was greedy for the hush money that was huge for him.He only needs to open one eye and close one eye to get such a sum of money for nothing that he can't earn in three lifetimes.At that moment, he abandoned his conscience and ended up being a slave to money.And when it is burned, nothing will be left.thought it was foolproof, but who would have thought that there would be a teacher.actually snatched it back before it was burned, and then took it into the palace to ask to see the saint.He was also defeated.People, sure enough, can't be crooked.But now that he's thinking clearly, I'm afraid it's too late."
No joy, the edict.""
Yes.""
The order of the Zhaoting Division was vain to be a minister, and he was accepted from the official position of the Zhaoting Division, and he was first sent to the prison of the Criminal Department, and after the Yongan County case was solved, he was interrogated and sentenced together.""
Again, I ordered the prosecutor to follow the prosecutor's envoy to take care of it, and Pei Han, the secretary of the Criminal Department, immediately investigated and handled the Yongan County case, and the half-month deadline was not solved within the time limit, and the official was demoted by one level."
Gu Feng and Pei Han's hearts tightened, and they hurriedly bowed and saluted, "The ministers obey the order." ”"Again, the Zhaoting Division is the master Zhengfei Zhiyong, and from now on, he will be promoted to the acting Zhaoting Division's chief secretary to assist in the Yongan County case of the prosecutor and the criminal department."
Shi Zhengfei hurriedly bowed and thanked him: "Weichen obeys the order." ”After three holy decrees in a row, Wan Jiang was directly dragged down by the guards guarding the door, Gu Feng, Pei Han and Shi Zhengfei retreated, and the hall soon became quiet again.Wei Xi looked at Zong Xu reaching out to press her eyebrows, she felt uncomfortable in her heart, Zong Xu would only be more difficult to accept than her, and couldn't help but propose: "Let's go to the small garden for a walk." ”"Okay."
Wei Xi took his hand and got up, and saw that Zong Xu took the paper she had just written, and moved her lips without saying anything.The two went to the gazebo in the small garden and sat down, and Wuhuan hurriedly brought someone pastries and tea, and quietly withdrew.After Zong Xu sat down, he went to look at the piece of paper written by Wei Xi and changed the subject, "Xi Xi, what is written on this paper?"
”Wei Xi tapped his finger on the table, and then went around the topic, "Your Majesty, why does that Chang Youde cover the sky with one hand in Yongan County?"
”"Use money to win people's hearts, let them stand on their own boat, and suppress the people by force, the people have no power and power, and they dare not speak out against him, plus there are people in this Shangjing City who cover him, so he is more and more fearless.""
So, his position rests on only two things.One is power, and the other is wealth. ”Zong Xu nodded, it was true."
Your Majesty, I've been thinking since I was a little bit, why Yong'an County?"
Zong Xu was stunned when he heard this, "Why does Xi Xi think so?
”"Yong'an County has been in business for a long time until it is almost guarded like this.But what was it that made the person behind the scenes choose Yongan County?
”Zong Xu said in a deep voice: "Unless, there is a big profit there." ”Wei Xi then pointed to the paper on which he wrote, "This is what I just thought of according to the twists and turns of the Xu County Order, mineral deposits, geographical location, mountain bandits, and county officials."
Mineral deposits represent money, geographical location is conducive to the exchange of interests, and the mountain bandits are not necessarily ordinary mountain bandits, so why do those people in the county government risk killing their heads to help hide it?
”In the end, Wei Xi stretched out his hand and pressed on the two words that were written on the mineral deposit, "So, I guess this mineral deposit is the source." ”Zong Xu's gaze fell on Wei Xi's finger and looked at it quietly for a while, "What kind of mine does Xi Xi think this will be?"
”"It's probably gold or silver, and iron ore or anything like that.""
That's what I thought, too."
Wuhuan stood outside the pavilion and listened to the conversation between the emperor and the queen, and couldn't help but be distracted.Gold and silver mines are indeed God-given treasures, but those people are not afraid of being punished by God when they do so many evil things for the sake of these gold and silver?
In the pavilion, Wei Xi put away her piece of paper and asked Zong Xu again, "If Your Majesty comes to solve this case, where will you start?"
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