Chapter 80 The turmoil in Tianzhou’s officialdom (please order first)
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Chapter 80 The turmoil in Tianzhou’s officialdom (please order first)
There are mountains upon mountains and the sun sets over the long river.
The clear cold river water is like a bunch of colorful ribbons rippling under the afterglow of the setting sun.
The river is rippling, and two flat boats are gathering in the river.
The invisible sword energy suddenly slashed down with a brilliant brilliance.
The river parted to both sides, and white water waves rolled in the river like white snakes and spread to the boat.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~
A flickering cold light suddenly appeared above the confused river surface, and hundreds of finger-width flying knives flew in under the afterglow of the setting sun.
Puff puff puff~~
The flying knife fell into the water.
But there were waves of blood red.
Immediately afterwards.
A dozen water snakes suddenly flew out from under the surging river surface. Their sharp blades penetrated the water waves and slashed down towards the boat.
"Duan Ying, you can't run away!"
A cold drink sounded.
Qian Shou, accompanied by more than a dozen disciples, besieged the figure on the boat.
Duan Ying, the Wuyingdao, is the Qinzhou landlord of the Bloody Clothes Building.
Broken Blade Qian Shou, the leader of the Broken Blade Sect, was the one who proposed the contest to Qin Wei in Wolong Ridge, but he did not participate in the contest.
Broken knife does not mean that Qian Shou's knife is broken, but it means that the knife in Qian Shou's hand has the ability to cut off everything.
Of course, this description is a bit exaggerated, but no matter how exaggerated it is, it shows that Qian Shou's sword skills are very powerful.
The origin of Duan Ying's title of Shadowless Knife is because he is good at flying knives. The flying knives have no shadow and are difficult to guard against.
The flying knives disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, several disciples of the Broken Sword Sect were hit by knives and fell into the river.
Wherever the sword is directed, its sharpness is unparalleled.
The ten-foot-long boat suddenly shattered into pieces, and a strong figure soared into the air, twisting and turning among the interlaced blades.
Duan Ying was short in stature and ordinary in appearance. Even when faced with such a scene, he did not show any emotion at all. He followed Qian Shou with a calm expression.
His flying knife is very fast and dazzling.
The disciples of the Broken Blade Clan who sneaked up from below the river fell into the water within a moment, turning the surrounding river water red.
However, Duan Ying didn't care about this. There was always only one opponent for him, and that was Duandao Qian Shou.
Afterwards, the two fought together on the river.
The afterglow of the setting sun enveloped them, and the sparkling river water created layers of waves as they moved around, like strings being stirred.
…
Many sects attacked one after another, and the bloody storm almost spread throughout Tianzhou along with the autumn wind.
However, this was just a bloody storm in the world. There was also a turmoil in the Tianzhou government offices.
Although Qin Wei had already ordered the Zhenwu Division to withdraw from Dusi Yamen, the purge of Dusi Yamen did not end. Instead, Li Zhengkun's anger intensified.
Starting from the Dusi Yamen, then to the Seven Davids Yamen, then to the Chief Secretary, to the Chief Secretary, to the Chief Secretary, and then to the various prefectures and counties.
The fuse ignited by Qin Wei completely ignited the entire officialdom of Tianzhou.
Everyone in the officialdom of Tianzhou was in a state of panic and frightened.
Li Zhengkun's anger burned at the Dusi Yamen and the Qidian Department, but Ji Lin's anger burned at all the Yamen in Jiangzhou.
At first, Ji Lin was unwilling to investigate too deeply. As the chief envoy of the Ancha Division, he also did not want Tianzhou to fall into chaos.
But after Zhao Fukang was exposed, Ji Lin became completely angry.
Every time he thought about the fact that there was an owner of the Bloody Clothes Building hidden next to him, Ji Lin was frightened and angry at the same time.
There are spies from the Xueyilou within the Lianjian Chasi, but what about the other yamen below?
In addition to Xueyilou, have other sects in Tianzhou also placed personnel in the many yamen?
In addition, the Zhenwu Division is in Tianzhou, so Ji Lin can't investigate even if he doesn't want to.
In this way, Ji Lin launched a purge of Tianzhou's officialdom after Li Zhengkun.
The most depressing person now is Tian Sixin.
In the main hall of the Chief Secretary.
Tian Sixin sat on the main seat, his eyes slightly closed and silent.
But his violent chest heaving revealed that he was in a very uneasy mood at this time.
In the hall, Participant He Zhijie also looked depressed.
"Sir, the magistrate of Lingshan Prefecture was arrested yesterday by the inspectors." He Zhijie said helplessly.
"What did he commit?" Tian Sixin asked with his eyes slightly closed.
"Colluded with Wanfu Temple to occupy thousands of hectares of fertile land." He Zhijie said.
"Deserve it!"
Tian Sixin said.
"Sir, it's not a question of whether he deserves to die or not. We can't let the inspectors continue to investigate! Otherwise, the yamen of all prefectures and counties will be completely paralyzed!" He Zhijie said.
Li Zhengkun was only doing things in Dusi Yamen and Weisi Yamen, and his impact on Tianzhou was not very great. However, Yinchasi was attacking the government and county governments below.
In just a few days, the Nineteenth Prefecture of Tianzhou was captured by the Inspector General, including three prefects, six county magistrates, and dozens of officials of different ranks.
If the Inspectorate of Justice is allowed to continue the investigation, we don’t know how many officials will be involved.
Tian Sixin took a deep breath, "At this time, I can't stop Ji Lin."
Although his official rank is higher than Ji Lin's, there is no subordinate relationship between the Chief Secretary and the Chief Secretary, and Ji Lin does not need to obey his orders.
"Your Highness can stop it!" He Zhijie said in a low voice.
Tian Sixin opened his eyes suddenly and looked at him, his eyes looking particularly gloomy.
"are you!"
"No, no!" He Zhijie waved his hands quickly.
But Tian Sixin didn't seem to believe it, and just stared at him closely.
He Zhijie smiled coquettishly and said: "Sir, the lower official's family has some business dealings with the Lishan Sword Sect."
Tian Sixin stood up and said angrily: "Are you short of money?"
"Sir, it's really just some normal business dealings. The official has not done anything for the Lishan Sword Sect." He Zhijie said.
Tian Sixin gasped violently, and the anger in his heart rose like a volcano and could not be calmed down for a long time.
"Walk!"
"Where to go?" He Zhijie was a little confused.
"Go to Qingsi Garden to find His Royal Highness the County Prince to plead guilty!" Tian Sixin said.
"This, this is not good!" He Zhijie said hesitantly.
"Idiot, only His Highness the County Prince can save you now. If His Highness the County Prince is unwilling to take action, just wait until you are dismissed from office!"
Tian Sixin said angrily.
Lu Sicheng from the Dusi Yamen and Zhao Fukang from the Chaosi Bureau were both extremely well-hidden.
Tian Sixin originally thought that the Chief Secretary should not be in such a situation, but he never expected that He Zhijie beside him also hid a little secret of his own.
…
On the street in front of Qingsi Garden.
Carriages were lined up from the street to the end. Many officials in official robes were looking at the gate of Qingsi Garden from far or near. Some looked calm, some were sweating profusely, and more people were hiding in the carriages and groaning.
sigh.
The officialdom in Tianzhou was in turmoil, and everyone was in danger. Many smart people knew that the safe haven to escape this storm was in Qingsi Garden.
So ever since the incident started getting bigger and bigger, many officials came to Qingsi Garden.
It's a pity that the gate of Qingsi Garden has always been closed, and there is no intention to open it at all.
Inside the Qingsi Garden.
Qin Wei sat under the eaves, drinking tea and playing chess with Li Ru leisurely.
Xiao Shunzi sat next to him and poured tea and water, Shi Luan sat on the bluestone in the distance and practiced, and Wang An stood respectfully behind Qin Wei and kept reporting.
"Those people haven't left yet?"
Qin Wei asked casually while looking at the chessboard.
"No, not only did they not leave, but they came more and more," Wang And said.
"What a bunch of dog officials!" Qin Wei curled his lips and said.
The officials who come here are naturally those with ghosts in their hearts. If they don't have ghosts in their hearts, why would they come here to seek asylum?
"What's going on with Chasi?"
Wang An replied: "Yesterday Mr. Ji personally took people to Lingshan Prefecture to arrest the prefect Zhao He and brought him back to the Ancha Division. Today several teams of Yamen officials from the Ancha Division went to several counties in Lingshan Prefecture, probably to arrest people.
"
Qin Wei nodded slightly.
Nine out of ten businessmen are traitors, nine out of ten officials are corrupt, officials and businessmen collude, they are both corrupt and treacherous.
In this world, there are basically no ordinary businessmen. If an ordinary person sets up a stall and does a small business, that's okay. If he wants to become bigger and stronger, it is almost impossible.
Without the support of a powerful force behind you, wealth will become a life-threatening poison.
Therefore, all decent shops in Tianzhou City are basically in the hands of official families or folk martial arts forces.
It is the most common thing for officials to collude with sect forces. One party has power and the other party has force. If the two collude, they will oppress and occupy, and there will be no disadvantage.
This is true in Kyoto, and even worse in Tianzhou.
It can be said that of those officials outside the door, ten of them were randomly picked out and beheaded, and nine of them were innocent. The remaining one should be chopped into pieces by a thousand cuts.
"Where are those sects?" Qin Wei asked again.
With the Imperial City Secretary here, Qin Wei basically handed over all the tasks of gathering information to Wang An.
And Wang An is also very good at doing these things. As long as Qin Wei asks, he will basically tell everything he knows.
"Currently, seventy-four sects have sent people out to various places in Tianzhou to intercept the owners of the Xueyi Tower in various states."
"But most people get nothing!"
Wang An replied.
Qin Wei smiled brightly, looked up at Li Ru, and said, "It seems your plan was successful."
Li Ru said confidently: "It's just expected."
Wang An glanced at Li Ru with a strange look.
He knew Li Ru fairly well, after all, he had been joining the Zhenwu Division for some time.
Previously, Li Ru had been responsible for managing civil servants in the Kyoto Zhenwu Division and did not perform much.
However, after arriving in Tianzhou, Li Ru only used a bunch of letters to shake up the world of Tianzhou.
This method surprised and admired Wang An.
"Is there any innate warrior coming out of the mountain?" Qin Wei asked Wang An again.
Wang An withdrew his gaze, shook his head and said, "I haven't received the news yet."
Not receiving any news does not mean that no innate warriors have come out. It just means that the Imperial City Division has not discovered that innate warriors have come out.
Although the Imperial City Secretary is powerful, he does not know everything.
They cannot monitor existences like innate warriors.
Qin Wei held the chess piece and placed it on the chessboard. He was silent for a moment and then said, "It seems we have to go to Heiyaling."
The Bloody Clothes Tower is not that easy to eliminate. Even though so many sects in Tianzhou have already made plans, the Bloody Clothes Tower is still not without the power to fight back.
And the owner of the Bloody Clothes Building, Xuebutao Jinan, is the key.
If we don't capture Jin'an, even if we destroy Heiyaling, it won't make much sense.
So to be on the safe side, Qin Wei deliberately took Mo Yan to Black Cliff Ridge.
"What about the second step of the plan?" Li Ru asked.
Qin Weimo rubbed the chess pieces in his hands and said, "Don't worry, let's see the results of this first step of the plan first."
The plan formulated by Li Ru is divided into three parts. The first part is to drive out the wolves and tigers. It has been implemented. Although the results have not been produced yet, it looks pretty good.
The second step of the plan is to kill with a borrowed knife. The enemy is known and the friend is not yet determined. Leading the friend to kill the enemy without using one's own strength will harm the deduction.
The content of these two parts of the plan is actually similar, but the goals set are different and the blades mastered are also different.
The ultimate purpose of these two steps of the plan is to eliminate the forces that are clearly hostile to the Zhenwu Division, and to screen out the forces that identify with the Zhenwu Division. To put it simply, it is to select allies for the Zhenwu Division.
"Get ready, we will go to Heiyaling in three days." Qin Wei ordered.
"Here!" Xiao Shunzi next to him responded quickly.
At this moment, a soldier walked quickly to the eaves.
"Your Highness, Chief Secretary Tian Sixin is asking for an audience at the side door!"
When Qin Wei heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "This old man finally couldn't bear it anymore!"
"There is no other way. If he endures it any longer, I'm afraid no one will be an official in Tianzhou today!" Li Ru also said with a smile.
It may be an exaggeration to have no one as an official, but it is still possible that out of ten yamen, nine will be empty.