Sizhou's officialdom has gone through a violent purge. Lin Feng, the director of the shopping mall, Sun Shanben, the treasurer of the market, Liu Zhong, a charlatan in the rice market, Xu Muchuan, a shopkeeper, Shaoyan, the market leader, and Liu Laozhi, the head of the government office.
After being arrested, Liu Quan, the housekeeper of the house, and Liu Shuchen, the yamen accountant, were arrested one by one, following the arrests of Liu Xiangzhi, Liu Zhong and his son, Zhou Wang's uncle, Zhou Nanshan's uncle and nephew.
Zhou Wangshu wanted to abandon his troops to protect the commander, so he took a preemptive strike and went to the prefect's Yamen to report on his own initiative. As long as he could delay the government for a moment, he would be able to use the huge potential power that had been formed in the local area over the years to collect relevant witnesses and physical evidence.
Once it is hidden and annihilated, even if there are some omissions, the government wants to seize conclusive evidence. If it does not mobilize a large number of manpower and material resources, it will not be able to verify it for a year and a half. And the longer the time, the more beneficial it is to him. After the last imperial envoy's desk,
He had already accumulated quite a lot of experience in dealing with imperial detectives during the Sizhou incident, and he was confident that he could get out of trouble calmly.
But he has never encountered anyone like Yang Hao. This stupid young man doesn't play by common sense. It's only reasonable to worship the heaven and earth first and then enter the bridal chamber. But this man entered the bridal chamber first and then worshiped the bridal chamber. Regardless of whether he is guilty or not, he first
Arrest all those who have been accused and suspected, and then investigate and verify them.
How can an official not cherish his reputation and his future? If such a large number of local officials and gentry are arrested, once the real evidence is not available, and the trouble finally reaches an end, there is only one result: dismissal from office, and go home. It is absolutely impossible to change to another official.
He didn't dare to be so reckless, but what he didn't expect was that Yang Hao was a person who didn't want to be a capital official under Zhao Kuangyin's nose but couldn't get rid of it. He didn't follow the rules of the officialdom.
This turned out to be a big mistake for Uncle Zhou Wang. He had worked hard in Sizhou for many years. Regardless of the gentry, officials, or the three religions and nine streams, there were all his eyes, ears and subordinates. They colluded with each other to form a criss-crossing network of relationships. This big network is like a net.
No matter where a hole was poked in the cobweb waiting for moths, he would mobilize all manpower and material resources as quickly as possible to make up for it. But this time the spider was caught first, and several big holes were poked in the cobweb at the same time.
, even if no one pays attention to it, this cobweb will gradually collapse, not to mention Yang Hao's subsequent detective actions are like a storm.
Wei Wang Zhao Dezhao brought up the old matter again, and Sizhou Observer Guo Zhaoyue was in charge of the government office. He once again posted a list for people to report. However, there were officials who followed the law and violated the law and had illicit money with the illegal grain gentry.
, still transferred to Yushitai for investigation. No matter how much he has corrupted, all the money will be given to the person who reported it. On the day when the list is announced, the official who surrenders will be exempted from the crime, and the past will not be punished. The grain gentry who have committed illegal acts can also be pardoned.
Old sins.
The posters were plastered all over the streets again, and this time the people saw it, so the meaning was naturally different from last time. Yang Hao secretly instructed Xi Zhu'er to lead a few people to pretend to be reporters, and report several local squires.
The famous country squires were just a few minions under Uncle Zhou Wang's faction. They were known to be lawless and lawless, and were known to everyone in the countryside. Chen Hui, Chen Tongpian, and Chen Tongfen reported the evil deeds of these people to Yang Hao, who asked Xian Zhu'er and others to report them.
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Sizhou Observer Guo Zhaoyue naturally wanted to investigate the case of these little shrimps. As soon as the witnesses and physical evidence were obtained, these bullies were immediately arrested and brought to justice. All the illegal gains were given to the dirty pigs. The dirty pigs and sleeves
He led more than 20 people and swaggered through the market with a large amount of valuable property, which immediately had an immediate effect. A few daring bankrupts, tempted by the huge profits, came to report timidly. As expected, they received a large number of rewards, and immediately more
Many people rushed here, fearing that the news they knew would be reported by others first. Guo Kuan was so busy that he didn't even have time to drink tea. The embankment built by Sizhou's bully squire between the court and the people was officially broken.
Already.
The official ship could not hold so many prisoners, and for the convenience of trial, it was inconvenient to take them to the official ship. These people had not yet been convicted, and it was inconvenient to go to prison, so Yang Hao locked them all in the official warehouse, and they were sent to the official ship.
A family is built from a warehouse, and a family is ruined from this official warehouse. All kinds of illegal activities are mostly carried out around this official warehouse. Locking them here also has a warning significance.
Many small grain gentry who had been waiting with Uncle Zhou Wang and others to store grain brought some grain to the official warehouse under the pretense of selling rice. In fact, they snooped around and saw that the officials and gentry whom they used to bow down and flatter were locked up in a dark room.
In the big granary, everyone was shriveled and terrified. They stored rice at a low price and sold it to the government at the current price. It was originally a huge profit, but they were confused by the huge profit and blinded by greed. At this time, they saw that the gain of going against the court outweighed the loss.
How dare you rely on grain and rice to be self-reliant, and quickly transport all the grain and rice to sell, for fear that this grain and rice will cause great disaster.
Guo Zuyang has been sitting at home for the past two days, paying no attention to what is happening outside. Mrs. Liu knows that something is not going well. She doesn't know whether the matter will implicate her husband. She is worried and does not dare to cry to him anymore. When the time comes,
On the third day, Sizhou Supervisor Li Juju came. He was a slippery old official who had been in high and low positions for decades and had gone through three dynasties. He had never been promoted or promoted, but his official position was still secure.
Li Zhiju adhered to the doctrine of moderation and was kind to others. He always had a good reputation among his colleagues in the officialdom. He had no close colleagues and friends, but he also had no enemies. He was a good old man. When he met Deng Zuyang on weekdays, although he was older, he was far more senior.
Deng Zuyang was a senior person, but he was not his subordinate, so he still treated Deng Zuyang with respect. The personal relationship between the two was still good.
When Deng Zuyang saw him coming to see him, he thought he had just returned to Sizhou. He was deeply moved. He had been trapped in the back office every day for several days. Although he looked calm and composed on the surface, he suddenly
Having fallen from a momentary high position of authority and being placed under house arrest, I felt a lot of loss and sadness. Now only one Li Xingxu came to visit without avoiding suspicion. This is a friend in need is a friend indeed.
Deng Zuyang quickly stood up and went to greet him: "Inspector Li is here, hurry up, please take a seat, Xiu'er, make a pot of good tea for Mr. Li."
"You're welcome, Mr. Deng." Li Xuezhi smiled humbly and bowed to him slightly.
"Inspector Li, please take a seat. Mr. Supervisor just returned to Sizhou?"
"Uh...I rushed back last night." Li Chuxing stroked his white beard, glanced slightly with his old eyes, and saw that Deng Xiu'er had already ducked down to make tea for him. Then he leaned forward slightly and said, "I...
I rushed back to Sizhou last night and went to see King Wei Qiansui."
"Oh?" Deng Zuyang raised his eyebrows, deliberately pretending to be calm, but his breathing became heavy: "Your Majesty has arrested everyone around me. I think there must be some basis for this." Deng Zuyang smiled bitterly.
Laughing: "I want to avoid suspicion. This is also an act of protection from the prince. I am very grateful. But... I wonder what the case is now? Oh, if it's not convenient for me to tell you, Inspector Li doesn't have to be embarrassed. I know the rules.
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Li Juju nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your tolerance. Li Juju has been in officialdom for forty years, and I am confident that his old eyes can still see right from wrong. The pure will become clear, and the dirty will become dirty. I believe that you are innocent."
It’s just... there are a few things now that are really involving adults..."
Deng Zuyang was stunned and said: "Is my government involved? Deng serves the country, works diligently and loves the people, and his heart can be shown to the sun and the moon!"
"This... of course I understand." Li Xuefeng smiled bitterly, left the table, bowed to him, and said, "But the matter involves your Excellency, and I have to interrogate you. Although Chitose was furious, he still had scruples. Mr. Futai is too honorable, so he didn’t ask the jailer to bring some people to get it. Instead, he asked me to come here to urge him. Mr. Futai... please go with me, so as not to make everyone look bad."
"Bang!" There was a sound, and the tea tray fell to the ground. Deng Xiu'er stood at the door with a pale face. She suddenly rushed into the room and said in a trembling voice: "Master Li, is it... Wang Jiaqiansui ordered to take my father?"
Li Juxue hurriedly said: "Uh... Miss Xiu'er, there are just a few cases that require your father's cooperation and questioning. It's nothing major. You don't have to worry."
Deng Xiuer shook her head, and two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks: "You don't have to hide it from me, sir. I have heard it all. I have heard it all. What crime has my father committed? Although Deng Xiuer dare not say that my father is better than the great sages of the imperial court, but The officials under the rule of the Song Dynasty were honest and self-reliant, and they loved the people like sons, but they were confident that they could not find anyone better than my father. My father worked hard and devoted himself to the court and the place, what crime could he have committed? "
Li Xingxu was embarrassed and didn't know how to respond for a moment. Deng Zuyang stood up and said: "Xiu'er! Don't be rude to Mr. Li. Since the prince has summoned me, I will go. Deng is innocent and is confident that he has not done anything wrong to the court." , where I feel sorry for the people, the truth will eventually come out."
He said to Deng Xiu'er: "Xiu'er, you take good care of your mother at home. My father is going to see the King of Wei to discuss things. It's not a big deal. You have to think carefully about how to speak in front of your mother."
After finishing speaking, he dusted off the sleeves of his robe, walked forward calmly, and said to Li Guangzhou: "Master Supervisor, please, I will go to meet the King of Wei!"
Deng Zuyang walked out immediately and went straight to the front hall without looking back. He said in a low voice: "Come here, prepare the sedan chair. I have to go out."
Li Senshou was relieved, and just as he was about to follow up, Deng Xiuer grabbed his sleeve and begged: "Uncle Li, what on earth did my father commit?"
Li Senshou said in embarrassment: "Miss Xiu'er..."
Deng Xiuer took advantage of the situation and knelt down, crying: "Uncle, please tell me, my father...has my father really done anything illegal?"
Li Jingxu was grabbed by her clothes. Hearing her soft and gentle words of pity, he really couldn't pull out his sleeves and leave decisively. After a slight hesitation, he could only say in a hurry: "Sizhou Treasury, a place rich in local wealth, is The prefect oversees the foundation of the place and pays tribute to the imperial court. This treasury is in the hands of the prefect. If something goes wrong... Well, no matter how clean he is, how can he get away with it?"
Deng Xiuer was surprised and said: "Isn't the case of rice and grain purchases being investigated by King Qiansui of Wei? What's the problem with the Sizhou treasury?"
Li Xuefeng pulled out the train of his robe and said hurriedly: "Only your father or your uncle Liu Shuchen will know about this. I'll take my leave!" After saying that, he turned around and hurried away.