Ma Zhongxi was bored for a long time before turning his head, looking around at the gentry and tycoon present, and asked, "Who dares to murder me?"

Chen Xi had not answered yet, and a juren who ran a pawn shop and calligraphy and painting shop at home interrupted: "It's Guo Guanzheng from the vassal yamen!"

Chen Xi looked at the ignorant Juren with a gloomy face. The Juren's face changed drastically, lowered his head, and honestly did not dare to speak anymore.

Ma Zhongxi looked at Chen Xi with a confirmation gaze and asked, "Shen Zhongcheng, is Guo Shaoheng and Guo involved in politics?"

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "As a court-ordered official, Guo Shaoheng actually dared to poison his superiors and conspired to murder his superiors. His crimes are so great. However, he is a third-rank official in the court and should be handed over to the court for handling the crime. This official did not ask much about the case, and after the three court departments tried, there would be a result!"

Ma Zhongxi asked in confusion: "Why don't you understand going to Nanjing..."

Chen Xi smiled and thought to himself: "This Ma Fantai is really ignorant of the current affairs. I will tell you clearly now that others are going to murder you and send someone to trial. Of course, the farther away from Huguang, the place of right and wrong, the better. Only in this way can the case be tried will not be disturbed by the outside world."

"You are saying this now, because you want to please local officials and gentry, act as bad people, and plead for the people who murdered you?"

Chen Xi explained: "Ma Lao is the left governor of Huguang appointed by the emperor. Guo Shaoheng, as a member of the vassal department, was unable to tell the truth and committed a crime openly, clearly not taking the emperor in his eyes. In addition, it is reported that this person had also murdered Hu Fantai before... As an official, he actually murdered two vassal departments, and his crimes were unforgivable, so it would be more appropriate to send them to the capital for trial!"

Ma Zhongxi was still a little confused at this time. He couldn't help but have a headache when he thought too much, so he nodded and nodded, "It's up to Shen Zhongcheng to take charge of everything... I have been resting for a long time and should perform official duties as soon as possible. I wonder... can I send me back to the vassal yamen first?"

As soon as Ma Zhongxi woke up, he was anxious to return to the General Administration Commission because he knew that the second in command of the vassal department had passed away and the third in command Guo Shaoheng had an accident again. There must be no leader in the yamen, and many things could not be promoted.

Chen Xidao: "Old Ma stayed at the Governor's Office to recuperate first. It would not be too late to return to the vassal yamen to work after he was better. During this period, there were naturally someone there to handle official duties. In addition... I have an account of 400,000 yuan on hand. If Mr Ma saw it, if there is no problem after he checked it, the Governor's Office will send 400,000 yuan in a few days!"

"……How many?"

Ma Zhongxi thought he had heard it wrong.

After Chen Xi repeated it again, Ma Zhongxi reacted. The shock on his face became more and more intense. He asked hesitantly: "Can Shen Zhongcheng... be able to... speak with one step?"

Chen Xi waved his hand and the gentry and tycoons present were very sensible. They knew that Chen Xi and Ma Zhongxi, the two highest executives in Huguang, wanted to talk separately, so they left the room and waited in the yard outside.

After the others left, Chen Xifang said, "Old Ma has something to say, but it's okay to say it!"

Ma Zhongxi said: "Shen Zhongcheng, there are some things that are hard to say in front of outsiders. Before I was vacant, I had repeatedly refused to be assigned by the court. This time, His Majesty personally issued a secret edict, talking about the deficit in Huguang for years, and the use of troops in the northwest before the New Year, and the amount of money and grain collected was not enough..."

Chen Xi knew very well what Ma Zhongxi said. Although the emperor summoned him alone before leaving the capital and Zhu Youzhang did not explain these things in detail, Chen Xi could still feel them.

Ma Zhongxi had been the governor of Xuanfu before, and this was a vassal of the border magistrate above the local left governor. Now that he has been in charge of Huguang, although it is roughly a call from the same level, it is inevitably suspected of being useless. The key is that the emperor wanted to use an honest and honest old minister like Ma Zhongxi to thoroughly investigate local ill-fated policies and raise a sum of funds to transport them to the capital as soon as possible.

Ma Zhongxi explained his feelings about his lack of money to Huguang, and said again: "Mr. Shen, where did your 400,000 coins come from?"

Some things can be done but cannot be said. Chen Xi didn't know how to explain them, so he couldn't tell Ma Zhongxi directly. This silver was actually obtained by blackmailing local officials and gentry? He thought about it for a while before saying, "It is the income from donations from local officials and gentry..."

Ma Zhongxi asked in surprise: "400,000 guan?"

Chen Xi replied: "In fact, it is not just this number. Because there are civil unrest in the western and southern parts of Huguang, some need to be recruited as military supplies. The Governor's Office also needs to intercept some to deal with emergencies. The remaining officials are handed over to the vassal yamen, hoping to resolve the dangers of the vassal treasury!"

Ma Zhongxi became more and more confused. He didn't know the virtues of the officials and gentry. How could he donate so much money? However, seeing that Chen Xi did not explain, he did not follow the truth and said with emotion: "With these 400,000 trump cards, roughly... he can make a contribution to the court!"

The main task of Ma Zhongxi's arrival in Huguang was to timely escort some of the money and grain to the capital city to relieve the troubles of the Ministry of Revenue. He was extremely troubled because of this. He arrived at the place to check the warehouse. As a result, he was caught in a villain's plot and fell seriously ill. When he woke up, Chen Xi actually completed all of them for him.

Ma Zhongxi was so excited that he held Chen Xi's hand tightly... Happiness came too quickly, and he was not good at expressing gratitude. After holding Chen Xi's hand and shaking it hard, he wanted to get up and send Chen Xi out, and suddenly realized that this place was originally Chen Xi's territory.

"Shen Zhongcheng, I am grateful to you for the people of Huguang. This time you have solved the urgent needs of the court. I will report to Your Majesty and ask for me for the contributions of Shen Zhongcheng!"

Ma Zhongxi is not the kind of person who erases other people's achievements in order to monopolize the credit. Since it was Chen Xi who caused this, he was going to report it truthfully.

However, Ma Zhongxi's kindness was not a good thing in Shen Xi's opinion. He smiled and said, "Ma Lao should not mention this official in his memorial. This is the achievement achieved by the three local officials in Huguang. It is not a matter of no connection. I won't disturb Ma Lao's rest here, so I will say goodbye!"

Ma Zhongxi was so surprised that he couldn't stop talking. He couldn't understand for a while. I want to ask you for me and ask the emperor to commend you for your achievements in governing the local area. This is a great thing. Why does it seem like you encounter a poisonous snake or a beast when you come to you?

Chen Xi stood up and said goodbye. Of course, he could not tell Ma Zhongxi that he was not in the way of dealing with the civil servant group. At this time, the court was forgetting him. He would not cause trouble to let the old guys remember him again... It was convenient for him to move a third-rank official, but it seemed that he was going to the place to do something wrong.

Chen Xi tried hard to shape this matter into an internal rectification dominated by the three ministries of Huguang, rather than a local reform led by him, the governor of the two provinces.

This is very important. Now, not only do we need to create an image with the court that he does not like to meddle in other people's business, but we also need to strengthen his image in the officialdom of Jianggan. Otherwise, everyone in Jianggan officials and gentry will be in danger. In the future, it will be even more difficult to carry out work in Nanchang Prefecture.

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After being exploited by Chen Xi, the gentry and tycoons in Wuchang Mansion went home with a nervous mood.

The Wen family and the Zhong family have become the two most severely exploited families by Chen Xi. Judging from the fact that they barely raised enough funds to sell houses and land this time, it takes three to five years for them to restore their previous strength. This has to be based on the premise that the monopoly of specialized products remains in their hands.

Ma Jiu, Yunliu, Xier and others were busy communicating with the local three departments, prefectures and county governments for several days. Chen Xi seemed to be helping Ma Zhongxi establish his absolute leadership in the vassal yamen, but in fact, it highlighted the status of the Governor's yamen in disguise.

Before Chen Xi took office as a local government, officials at all levels were respectful to him and were always afraid that Chen Xi would start killing local officials just like when he was the governor of the three southeastern coastal provinces.

As a result, Chen Xi's true form was revealed not long after.

The local government in Huguang is now in danger, and their fear of Chen Xi has reached a certain level. Although they are trying their best to cooperate with the work of the Governor's Office, they have secretly thought of various ways to retreat.

This is not a good thing for Chenxi to manage the area.
Chapter completed!