In Wuchang, at the Chasi Yamen, Mr. Gao Yifei and Mr. Ma Yunma sat opposite each other, with a relaxed look between each other's brows.
"Is the matter done?" Gao Yifei asked.
"Don't worry, brother-in-law, everyone has stuffed 20,000 taels of silver notes, and they are serving delicious food and drinks all the way. Everyone is happy." Ma Yun is not old, and his bribery methods are very clever.
The move was a big deal, and the 20,000 yuan in silver notes was just pocket change. It was the hard work paid by the working people who came thousands of miles away to investigate. In addition to the 20,000 yuan in silver notes, there were also beautiful women serving the whole process, and delicious food and wine. Waiting for the investigation team to return to Beijing to solve the case.
There are even more benefits to them after getting married.
"Well done. The money was not spent unjustly. You must know that every member of the investigation team is an official in charge. Winning them over will benefit you in the future."
"Brother-in-law can teach you something." Ma Yun looked like he was willing to be taught. In fact, he was already well versed in this, but he only acted modestly because he respected his brother-in-law.
"You don't have to worry about me. I asked Xiong'er to deal with a house slave who was cheating on others a few days ago. From now on, no one can leak our internal situation. By the way, your father-in-law needs to move around frequently. Mr. Lin is a bitch."
He is weak and somewhat repetitive, so you have to do his job well."
"My brother-in-law followed my brother-in-law's instructions and went to visit my father-in-law's house. By the way, who did the slave in Kaohsiung send the message to? If it was Nanchang, I'm afraid there would be some trouble." Despite Ma Yun's young age,
He has a unique vision. He has always believed that Nanchang is the most difficult yamen in the Ming Dynasty. He can hide as far away as possible. Liu Ziguang has a strong backing and is too powerful. He also acts arrogantly and does not follow routines. He is definitely not easy to get along with.
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"Of course he tipped off Nanchang, but you don't have to worry. Most of the information he collected was killed before being passed on. He did it very quickly and without any clues. Nanchang can only suffer a loss. Besides,
Is it possible for the Huguang Police Inspectorate to investigate the Nachang? The imperial court has already issued a decree. The Nanchang can only investigate the spies of the barbarians. They are not allowed to interfere in domestic cases. They have crossed the line. Not to mention that our Procuratorate will not agree. Jinyiwei
He Dongchang will not give up. Hum, it is not that easy for a young boy like him, Liu Ziguang, to overthrow me. This time I have prepared some powerful information for him, and the custody will make him uncomfortable for a while."
Gao Yifei was in his forties, and his many years of service as an official were not in vain. He had rich experience in fighting. He knew that the best defense was offense, so after discovering that there was an undercover agent from Nanchang in his family, he immediately collected Liu Ziguang's time in Huguang.
Not to mention a few misdeeds, Liu Ziguang accepted bribes from builders, and there is both physical and personal evidence. From this, it can be concluded that Liu Ziguang framed Ma Yun because he could not get any benefits from the tender for the river embankment project.
, the other one was Liu Ziguang instructing the tomb robber Hu Ba to dig up ancient tombs and steal burial belongings. Although this crime is not a big one, it is of a bad nature. If taken seriously, it belongs to grave digging, and the crime is punishable by three thousand miles of exile. Although Liu Ziguang
Even as a marquis, you cannot escape legal punishment. These two crimes are Gao Yifei's carefully prepared tools of struggle. If Liu Ziguang still persists in targeting him, he will throw them out to counterattack.
Although Liu Ziguang was very arrogant, he was just a reckless warrior. As long as he was an official of the Ming Dynasty, he had to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. It was okay to act arrogantly with the common people, but not with civil servants of fourth rank or above. This was tantamount to a challenge.
Since the entire civil servant class cannot use force, Nanchang's advantage has disappeared. They can play intrigues, conduct investigations and counter-investigations. He, Gao Yifei, is also an expert. Just by virtue of the fact that Nanchang's group of half-way monks are not as good as Gao Yifei.
It's a bit young for adults to fight with each other.
Indeed, the young Liu Ziguang and the equally young Nanchang are not yet experienced in dealing with these cunning and corrupt officials. Marathon litigation is not what Nanchang is good at, but this does not affect Liu Ziguang's determination to fight corruption. He is very good at using his own abilities.
Take advantage and use strange moves to defeat your opponents.
The investigation team returned to Wuchang, and interrogated the civil rebellion prisoners before setting off back to Beijing. The interrogation was conducted by officials from the Ministry of Punishment. The results were self-evident. Master Gao's original verdict was upheld in all cases. After completing this matter,
The investigation team boarded the steamer back to Beijing. The entire investigation process lasted only seven days. It could be described as vigorous and resolute, and its efficiency was impressive.
On the Yangtze River outside Nanjing, a steam official ship with the flag of the imperial envoy was sailing. After three days of downstream sailing, the ship had arrived outside the capital. The investigation team's report was finally completed, recording the trip to Huguang.
Based on what he saw and heard, as well as various witness testimonies, he finally came to the conclusion that the complaints provided by Zhenwuhou were purely false accusations, and that the contractor Ma Yun and the local officials were both clean. Such investigation results still left little room for Liu Ziguang
It's a matter of face, because it didn't directly say or insinuate that these false accusations were instigated by Marquis Zhenwu.
The report was written by the deputy envoy. At the end, the names of all the members of the investigation team were signed and private seals were used. Finally, the chief envoy Xu Jiujing was asked to sign and seal it. After the report was completed, it could be presented to the cabinet. When the deputy envoy Wang Yushi knocked on Xu Jiujing's cabin door
At that time, Xu Jiujing was drinking. The old man Xu has been in low spirits these days. He seems to be in a trance, and he is also absent-minded during the investigation. All investigation matters are directed and dispatched by the deputy envoy, Mr. Wang.
But Xu Jiujing is the envoy after all, and the report will not be counted without his signature, so Mr. Wang still took the report and asked him to sign it. Xu Jiujing read the report again, sighed and said: "Sir Wang, do you believe this?
Is everything written true?"
Wang Yushi said: "Mr. Xu, don't you understand that when a fake is real, it is also fake? As long as you sign, this thing is real and no one can overturn it."
Xu Jiujing had no choice but to pick up the brush after thinking about it. Just when he was about to write, the official ship suddenly shook violently, and the brush hit the paper and made a ball of ink. At this time, a roar came from the bow: "Who are you! How dare you
Intercept the imperial envoy ship!"
A arrogant voice replied: "I am a Nanchang fan. I have received intelligence that there are Manchu spies on your ship. Now I want to board the ship to search!"
Hearing the noise, the members of the investigation team walked out of the cabin one after another. However, when the gang saw so many senior officials in red robes, they did not restrain themselves at all. Instead, they went even more crazy and rushed to the official ship to order the ship boss to stop the boiler.
Light a fire and drop anchor for inspection.
It’s crazy! The Nanchang gangsters actually want to investigate the Imperial Envoy’s official ship. What is the difference between this and rebellion? The Imperial Envoy’s official ship with the dragon flag represents the dignity of the emperor. A few of their little gangsters can just check it out.
Investigate? The officials were furious and yelled: "You guys are so brave, can you investigate the imperial envoy?"
The detectives held their swords and said arrogantly: "We are not searching for imperial envoys, but for Manchu spies. According to reliable information, there are explosives hidden in this ship. Can you afford it if it is transported into the capital?"
Why don’t you get out of the way quickly?”
The adults were so angry that they were shaking their hands. It was hard to explain why a scholar encountered a soldier. The investigation team did have a few guards with waist knives, but it was fine to scare the people, but it was not enough to deal with the Nanchang fans.
I had no choice but to ask Xu Jiujing to come forward. When Xu Jiujing saw that he was from Nanchang, his heart suddenly moved and he said: "Okay, I will let you search and find something. If you can't find anything, I will visit you in the Golden Palace."
It belongs to the Admiral."
This could be understood as a threat, or as permission to search, so the gangsters got into the cabin and plundered it. Soon they found a large number of banknotes from the officials' bedside cabinets or carry-on luggage.
And they are all bearer promissory notes with a face value of one thousand taels.
The officials were so angry that they were trembling with rage. They were looking for Manchu spies and explosives. Why did they rummage through people's luggage and dig out these fatal banknotes? These people were obviously here to cause trouble.
However, the adults were not very afraid, because the bank note did not represent anything, and there was no name written on it. Who could know that it was a bribe, so Wang Yushi shouted and asked: "What do you want? If you rummage through the official's luggage without permission, you should be punished."
What crime?"
The leader of the gang sneered: "I want to ask you, my lord, what you are doing with so many silver notes. The five of you have one hundred thousand taels of silver notes, which is enough to recruit troops and horses to enter the capital."
Wang Yushi was so angry that he was furious. The other adults were also furious. They all reprimanded the fanzi leader and asked him which Ming law stipulates that you are not allowed to carry banknotes with you? The fanzi leader didn't answer. He just looked at the banknotes and let him go.
The subordinate returned it, then said something to disturb him and turned around to leave.
After being searched for no apparent reason, everyone in the investigation team was very angry. At the same time, they were also very confused. What did Liu Ziguang want to do? Did he already know some secret? Only Xu Jiujing had an invisible smile on his face.
The ship the fans were riding on was a very strange iron-hulled ship. After leaving the official ship a hundred feet away, they quietly dived into the water. In the cabin, Liu Ziguang, wearing a linen submarine uniform, was talking to Zhu Youxiao.
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"Your Majesty, you have all seen that except Mr. Xu, each of them received a bribe of 20,000 taels of silver. The numbers of these banknotes have been copied. When you compare them with Rishengchang's account book, you will know who issued them.
He even dared to bribe the imperial envoy, this guy is so courageous." Liu Ziguang said.
"It turns out that this is why you asked me to come to trial the new submarine. I was almost kept in the dark by them. Huh, these corrupt guys, let's wait and see how they justify themselves tomorrow!" Zhu Youxiao said angrily.