In the letter, Daotong first stated clearly that Zhu Liangzu wanted to kill him and had already requested an order. He had no choice but to ask him for help.
Then he told King Chu why Zhu Liangzu wanted to kill him.
To put it simply, since he sued Zhu Liangzu in front of the emperor during the Chinese New Year last year, Daotong, the small magistrate of Panyu, has become a thorn in the side of Yongjiahou and a thorn in his flesh.
After returning to Guangzhou, Zhu Liangzu asked his son Zhu Xian to start looking for trouble with fellow Taoists. His men also frequently went to Panyu to extort big business, smashed shops, and raped civilians, making the people suffer.
Unspeakable.
Dao Tong personally led people to stop Zhu Liangzu's men from committing evil, but his officers were brutally beaten. In anger, Dao Tong sent archers to take those officers and soldiers back to prison.
He originally planned to imprison them for a few days to maintain the dignity of the government and send them back to the Dusi Yamen. Unexpectedly, the next day, Zhu Xian led his troops into the county Yamen and robbed the prison. Not only did he rescue the officers and soldiers, but also
The other prisoners were released.
Zhu Xian also took the opportunity to urinate on the screen of Jiang Haiya in the county government hall, took away his official hat and threw it into the river.
Daotong was so angry that he complained to his superiors. However, no matter whether it was the Guangzhou Prefecture or the Chasi Bureau, he did not dare to offend Yongjia Marquis in the past. Now Zhu Liangzu has become the general of Zhengnan Prefecture and has become the party to regain Yunnan.
Commander, no one is willing to wade into this muddy water.
Daotong also used the power given to him by the emperor to leapfrog his superiors and impeach the Marquis of Yongjia, but the result was the same.
But Daotong was also an extremely stubborn person. He believed that the evidence he had collected could not be caught by the emperor's eyes.
So he stopped for a long time, allowing Young Master Yongjiahou and his subordinates to humiliate him. His attitude of being helpless and frustrated caused Yongjiahou and his gang to relax their vigilance and act more and more unscrupulously.
After a while, he continued to secretly investigate Yongjiahou and his group, and finally discovered a fatal crime - his investigation found that Zhu Liangzu had received huge bribes from maritime merchants, not only acting as a smuggling umbrella, but also reselling to them at high prices the weapons used by the imperial court to attack Yunnan.
Guns and artillery!
This is a taboo that no emperor can tolerate. I don’t believe that Yongjiahou can still pass the test.
He even got conclusive evidence that Marquis Yongjia was reselling weapons and military supplies. When he was preparing to impeach Ben, Zhu Liangzu discovered it...
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Time goes back to a few days ago, in Guangzhou City, the extremely luxurious Yongjia Marquis Mansion.
As soon as Zhu Liangzu returned home, he received a report from his son that there were military organs that had been eaten inside and outside. He gave the evidence that they were reselling firearms to Dao Tong.
After Zhu Liangzu heard this, he no longer cared about having fun, and immediately dismissed Yingying Yanyan, and asked with a sullen face: "How do you know?"
"When the Foshan Guard found out that the account book was missing, Zhu Hu severely tortured the officials and scribes he had access to, and soon found out who had stolen it." Zhu Xian said bitterly:
"Zhu Hu captured the military organ again and threatened the lives of his whole family, so the military organ was recruited."
"This damn Taoist fellow, I thought he had calmed down for a while, but I didn't expect that he secretly caused trouble!" Zhu Xian gritted his teeth and said:
"I will take people to raid the Panyu County government office and bring him back to treat him well!"
"Don't be reckless." Zhu Liangzu shook his head and said, "That guy has already registered with the emperor. There is still some risk in trying to kill him."
"Then we can't leave him alone," Zhu Xian said anxiously: "If we let him bring up the matter of reselling firearms, the emperor will not spare us."
"I've told you before, you can't make money, no matter how much you give," Zhu Liangzu blamed his son and said, "You just don't listen!"
"Yes, my son is wrong. My son thinks that as long as it is recorded as destroyed on the grounds of being unqualified in the accounts, he can resell a batch of firecrackers and artillery on a regular basis. There is no way for the superiors to verify it." Zhu Xian said depressedly:
"Normally, as long as Zhu Hu takes care of his brothers and doesn't let them talk nonsense, nothing will happen. But who would have thought that this bastard couldn't control his belt and actually slept with the wife of a military officer. Now
What can I do? I sold him out of anger."
As he spoke, he spat hard and said, "In the end, we were also implicated."
"Well, if others don't know, you have to do nothing yourself." Zhu Liangzu sighed and said: "How many times have I told you that when we are in our status, safety must come first when doing things, but you just turn a deaf ear."
"Yes, yes, my son knows he was wrong. But how can he pass this test now?" Zhu Xian tactically admitted his mistake.
"First be polite, then be brave." Zhu Liangzu thought about it and said in a low voice, "Next post, I'll invite fellow Taoists to have a meal tonight."
"While he is away from the Yamen, you can arrange for some gentlemen from Liang Shang to go look for it and see if they can get back any evidence or something. If that doesn't work..." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "Just set a fire for him.
Burn it all down.”
"Hey." Zhu Xian responded and hurried down to make arrangements.
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That room is the Panyu County government office.
Daotong still didn't know that his informant had been exposed, so he was still in the holding room, seriously discussing the ammunition with his staff.
This time the evidence was conclusive, and it was regarded as evidence of conspiracy. He must overthrow Zhu Liangzu and eliminate this harm to the country. Therefore, the memorial was written extremely carefully, making sure to hit the point and make the final decision. Don't make waves like before.
stand up.
The two of them were contemplating their words when a knock came from the door: "Sir, Marquis Yongjia has sent someone to deliver an invitation."
"Oh?" Daotong's expression sank, he stood up and said, "Here he comes."
After saying that, he went to the front hall to meet the guests. After a while, he took an invitation and returned to the signing room. He handed it to his staff and said, "The Marquis of Yongjia will not receive any news, right?"
"That's not true." The staff member twisted his beard and thought: "Even if he could detect this kind of thing, he wouldn't be so quick."
"Then why did he suddenly invite me to dinner?" Daotong asked in confusion.
"It's hard to say, but I guess there will be no good banquet." The staff suggested: "It's better to just pretend to be sick and not go."
"No, I'm going." Daotong said decisively: "Firstly, I can't be looked down upon by him, and secondly, I can test his tone and see if he knows anything."
"Oh, okay." The staff thought about it and stopped objecting: "Master, be more careful."
"Don't worry." Daotong said with a smile: "I am also an official of the imperial court. The most he and his son can do is humiliate me and dare not touch me at all."
After saying that, the two continued to deliberate on the memorial until the afternoon when it was finalized.
"Let's go here first and copy it when I come back in the evening." Daotong stood up. After the staff left, he hid the draft and the evidence in the secret compartment under the bed. He stood up and looked at it again.
Without any flaws, he said to the outside world in a deep voice:
"Prepare the sedan chair, I am going to a banquet!"
