Fang Zian said: "Mr. Zheng, something happened to Mr. Xia just now, and your subordinates are making irresponsible remarks behind your back. Isn't it unreasonable?"

Zheng Xie frowned and said, "What are you talking about? This is related to official business. As long as you don't deliberately slander and frame him, it will be fine."

Fang Zian nodded and said: "Okay, then I will tell you everything. Although I have not been in office for a long time, I have heard a lot about Mr.

There is no real evidence, so this section should be made clear to the adults."

Zheng Xie frowned and said, "Okay, okay, just get to the point."

Fang Zian then told everything he knew about Xia Liangdong's deduction of military pay, embezzlement of empty pay, extortion, robbery, etc. Of course Zheng She knew these things. He looked shocked, but not because of these things.

He was shocked that Fang Zian knew such details. This shows that Xia Liangdong did not hide anything when doing these things, and made it known to everyone. I didn't expect that this guy would be so careless, which is really annoying.

very.

"Master Zheng, the above is what I know about Master Xia. I have not confirmed it. These may be rumors, or they may be true. I have no way of knowing whether they are true or false. But there is one thing

There is one thing that I don’t believe. That is that Mr. Xia said more than once in front of everyone that he and Mr. Zheng are brothers, saying that everything he did was approved by Mr. Zheng. I don’t believe this.

How could Mr. Zheng know about these ridiculous things, and how could he allow him to commit these crimes?" Fang Zian said at the end.

"You bastard, how come you are involved with me? Xia Liangdong really said that in public? How could I condone this bastard and allow him to do these things? Damn it, is he crazy? He is involved with me.

"Zheng She cursed angrily.

Fang Zian said hurriedly: "Mr. Zheng, I understand that he is talking nonsense. I told him in front of him that he is using your tiger skin as a banner and using Shangguan's name to suppress everyone. For this reason

, I also had a very unpleasant quarrel with Mr. Xia."

Zheng Xie nodded and said: "Yes, yes, he just wants to use me to scare you. This Xia Liangdong deserves to be damned. He actually dares to hide from his superiors and act so recklessly below. You bastard, you have really betrayed the trust of the court."

"

Fang Zian said: "Yes, Mr. Xia did go too far in some things. He even withheld his brother's money, and the soldiers below were really complaining. I am worried that if the Criminal Division comes to investigate this big fire case this time,

It will turn upside down. Everything will look bad from top to bottom by then. Mr. Zheng must be prepared in his heart. When I first became an official, I don’t understand some of the implications, but I just feel that it is very inappropriate."

Zheng Xie nodded heavily and said: "It's inappropriate, of course it's inappropriate, it's hugely inappropriate. I'm not trying to cover up Xia Liangdong's actions. What he did should be exposed and punished. But now that he's dead, it's over. Again.

Recruiting people to find out what he did will damage the dignity of all the people in our Huozheng Yamen. What is bad is the dignity of everyone in our Huozheng Yamen. We must not let others see the joke. Lin'an Ti Criminal Division and these people are afraid of the world.

No chaos, they are eager to make a big case to claim credit for themselves, we must not allow them to do this, they want to step on the face of my Huozheng Yamen to climb up, it is unreasonable."

Fang Zian said: "My lord, I agree with what you said. However, it seems we can't stop Song Tixing."

Zheng She thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "I will handle this matter. All you have to do is tell the people under your yamen to be more strict with their mouths and not talk too much. Don't let that guy come secretly

I found some rumors and heard some things I shouldn’t have heard.”

Fang Zian smacked his lips and said, "My lord, I'm just a boss. I'm new here. They may not be willing to listen to my restrictions."

Zheng Xie said in a deep voice: "I have ordered you to take over the post of Lin'an Fangjun Military Yamen Fangyu Officer. You are now the only chief officer of the Yamen. I will give you the official appointment document. You can summon the tower chief below to make an announcement."

Yes. If they dare not listen, they are disobeying military orders."

Fang Zian hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir. That will make things easier for me. However, I have an unkind request."

Zheng Xie said: "Say."

Fang Zian said: "If you want to silence the brothers below, I believe that in addition to coercion, you must also give them some favors. Mr. Xia has deducted the silver from many of them before. If you can return these silver

They, they must feel happy, so they won't be dissatisfied and talk nonsense."

Zheng Xie nodded in approval and said, "Okay, it's good to give both kindness and power. Let's do it like this."

Fang Zian said: "Sir, this money..."

Zheng She said: "The Japanese official will allocate two thousand taels of silver to you tomorrow. Is this enough?"

Fang Zian said: "With the few hundred taels of silver left in the Yamen account, it should be enough."

Zheng Xie gritted his teeth and said, "That's all, I'll give you three thousand taels tomorrow. The money is a small matter, the main thing is to stabilize the soldiers below. Do you understand?"

"I understand," Fang Zian said.

Zheng She thought for a while and said: "One more thing, how to unify a reason so that those rumors cannot be spread randomly. The yamen must have a clear statement on this matter, so that people in our own yamen will not make wild guesses.

This makes others talk nonsense even more."

Fang Zian thought for a moment and said, "I understand. I have an idea, but I don't know if it can be realized."

Zheng Xie said: "Just say it."

Fang Zian said: "The lower officials summoned the key officials of the yamen and told them that Mr. Xia died when he went to put out a fire in Zhangjia Restaurant. This will not only put an end to unnecessary speculations and rumors about our Fangyu Junyamen, but also greatly improve our image."

Improvement. Best of both worlds. What do you think, sir?"

Zheng Xie slapped his thigh and praised: "Wonderful. Killing two birds with one stone, getting the best of both worlds. Xia Liangdong's death is not in vain. There is a man who sacrificed his life in Huozheng Yamen, and he has turned passivity into initiative. This officer also has more confidence in his actions."

Enough. Good, good. Fang Zian, you are really a talent. How did you come up with this?"

Fang Zian said hurriedly: "Your Excellency, this is not necessarily the official's guess, it may be the truth. Lord Xia may really be a hero who died fighting the fire. I thought of this possibility when I was at the fire scene.

Maybe Mr. Xia and the others were nearby when the fire broke out and rushed to put out the fire. Maybe everyone rushed into the fire to put out the fire. As a result, the restaurant collapsed at that time and they were all trapped inside, so they all died. The official is not a fool.

It is possible to make things up."

Zheng Xie smiled and said: "That's right. I don't think it's possible, but I think it must be so. It must be so."

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Yes, it must be so."

…

After Zheng Xie left, Fang Zian immediately sent people to various fire-watching towers and anti-corner army stations. More than 20 tower commanders and more than 60 submersible fire teams were summoned to the Yamen for a meeting. At noon, everyone arrived one after another.

.Fang Zian held a meeting in the courtyard and announced three things.

The first thing was the news that Xia Liangdong and more than a dozen Fangyu Army Yamen guards bravely put out the fire and died heroically. Fang Zian knew it and said that according to the description of nearby witnesses, when the fire broke out that night, Mr. Xia and a group of brothers happened to be there.

They inspected the fire prevention facilities on the east bank of West Lake and the patrol shops in the east of West Lake. When they saw the fire, they rushed to Zhangjia Restaurant to put out the fire. There were people trapped in the restaurant, and they rushed into the fire scene to save people regardless of their own safety, but unexpectedly they were there.

At that time, the restaurant collapsed and everyone was trapped inside. This was the cause of death of Mr. Xia and a group of brothers. They were reported to Huozheng Yamen, who confirmed it.

Everyone was surprised when they heard the news. News of Xia Liangdong's death had spread within the yamen. Everyone was speculating about his death. There were various speculations, but no one guessed that he died as a hero putting out a fire. Listen to Fang Zian

After saying this, I was naturally surprised and shocked. Although I had some doubts, at least I got a definite explanation.

"Master Xia died fighting the fire, which is a role model for our Fangyu Army. I believe that Shangguan and the court will reward him. This is the honor of our Fangyu Army and cannot be slandered or tarnished by anyone. Some people want to slander heroes, absolutely

This is intolerable. From now on, anyone who makes any noise or makes random guesses will be severely punished." Fang Zian shouted in a deep voice.

Everyone hurriedly agreed. Fang Zian announced the second thing. He was the agent of Fang Yuguan in charge of the yamen. In fact, there was not much controversy about this matter. Even if Fang Zian did not act as the chief official, the largest official in the yamen

That's him, and he can only be in charge. What Fang Zian said incidentally is the key point. Fang Zian told everyone that even if Master Xia is gone, he will not change the original appointment of Master Xia, and the appointments of all team leaders and tower leaders.

The appointments remain unchanged, as long as they do their job well at this moment and don't cause any complications. These words reassured many leaders who were worried because of Xia Liangdong's death.

The third thing is about the reimbursement of the deducted military pay. Fang Zian told everyone that they will inform everyone after returning that all the deducted military pay will be reissued after verification one by one. From now on, no unreasonable deduction of military pay will be allowed.

After hearing this, all the leaders had a thought in their hearts: things have changed, Mr. Xia is dead, and under the rule of Mr. Fang, everything will change. There were things that I did before that I am afraid I can no longer do.

After the meeting, Fang Zian sat in the empty lobby drinking tea. His head was feeling hot and swollen, but his mood was much more relaxed. Fang Zian was satisfied with the development of the matter and used Zheng She to intervene to prevent the Criminal Division from investigating the case.

It was a wonderful move. After all, if Xia Liangdong died and the Criminal Division came to investigate, he would be the one who was most afraid, because there were countless connections between him and Xia Liangdong. So he only needed to tease Zheng

She then had to take the initiative and agree to all his arrangements.
Chapter completed!