The trick Wang Xian played was called "get on board first, pay later." When his new official took office, the emperor would not dismiss him immediately. He would be more tolerant of him in a short period of time and do all the things that should be done in one go.
Get everything done, then rein in the minions and slowly digest the results.
He personally sorted out the trial results and wrote them into memorials, one of which was submitted to the emperor and the other to Ji Gang, which was regarded as a counterattack against Ji Gang's accusation of making things up out of thin air to eliminate dissidents. However, Wang Xian knew that these old cases would only worsen at best.
The emperor's feelings towards Ji Gang will basically not affect Ji Gang's status... But having said that, as long as he continues to discredit Ji Gang, I believe that one day he will be able to make Governor Ji the leader.
The image in the emperor's mind was even darker than that of fierce Zhang Fei.
In fact, what Ji Gang said was correct. For Wang Xian, the real meaning of these cases was to eliminate dissidents, cultivate cronies, and sweep those Ji Gang's disciples into the trash so that his own talents could fully take over Beizhen Fusi.
Every official has to do this kind of thing when he comes to power, but the degree is different, and the level is high or low. However, it is really rare for Wang Xian to do a thorough cleanup as soon as he comes up. Fortunately, Ji Gang and his disciples
With his butt even clean, Wang Xianqing was given the opportunity to carry out the cleansing under the banner of justice.
In any case, in short, Beizhen Fusi has been completely quiet after the great purge. All internal and external affairs are handled by the internal security office and five departments set up by Wang Xian, and the people employed in each department are all young and powerful.
, loyal people, although they cannot be said to be outstanding, they are all conscientious and very competent. Although if you carry out any big actions now, you may have to show your timidity, but it is just the daily affairs of the yamen, and you can carry out small actions.
The action is more than enough.
Wang Xian naturally knows that one bite cannot make a fat man. He is very satisfied with the fact that he can seize food from a tiger's mouth and control Beizhen Fusi in such a short period of time. He can no longer be greedy and stir up trouble. He gave
Each department has formulated a strict drill plan and ordered them to step up their internal strength training and strive to put it to great use as soon as possible.
Here in Beizhen Fusi, everything is calm, but over there the court is in turmoil because of the fraud case in the examination room. Even the emperor has postponed his trip to the north because of this. Governor Ji is naturally even more worried and can't take care of Wang Xian at all.
Only then did he successfully hold the Zhenfu Division in his hands...
The first joint trial was held in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. Wuzhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, presided over the trial, and Liu Guan, the censor of Zuodu, was the assessor. Because the people involved in the case were all court officials and high-ranking officials, the emperor did not deprive them of their official status before they were convicted.
Both those being tried and those being prosecuted sat down to talk, and the presiding officer was polite and unwilling to treat the defendant as a prisoner. Therefore, the scene did not look like a joint trial, but more like a ministry meeting.
The first person to be summoned to the court was Liang Qian, the chief examiner. Liang Qian insisted that he had not leaked the test questions. As for how the test questions were leaked, he also wanted to know. He also summoned the deputy chief examiner and several fellow examiners, as well as the officers and soldiers responsible for protecting and monitoring them.
All prove that the examiner has been inseparable from them these days and has no chance to pass the examination questions to the outside world. The deputy examiner also made a special introduction to the examiner about Gongyuan's surveillance of the examiner, explaining that Liang Qian has been in charge of the examination since he received the appointment.
He was always under strict surveillance, and it was impossible to pass on information to the outside world without telling the guards.
The presiding judge agreed with this explanation and asked Governor Ji, who was the complainant, if he had any objections. Ji Gang was well aware of the Jiangxi man's tactics and immediately pointed out that the test questions were leaked before Liang Qian was appointed as the chief examiner.
"This is really ridiculous," Liang Qian sneered: "Where did the exam questions come from before I became the chief examiner?" Scholars are characterized by careful thinking. Although they lack quick wit, their performance in Gongyuan is relatively low, but it has not been long since the incident.
A few days have passed, which is enough for Chief Liang to think clearly about the pros and cons, and consider all the questions that may be encountered and the answers that should be answered.
"This may seem absurd, but for you Jiangxi gang, it is not impossible." The speaker was Master Zhuang. Today, he also accompanied Ji Gang in the court as a Jinyiwei counselor. In fact, Yu's job was still that of a litigator. "From the Hongwu Dynasty to
Now, you Jiangxi people basically have a monopoly on the candidates for Sandingjia and Shujishi, so that all the ministers of Chinese literature in the court now speak Gan dialect, and all high-ranking officials and dignitaries are from Jiangxi. In addition, the conditions for serving as the examiner of the joint examination are very strict, and those who meet the conditions
There won’t be too many candidates, and they will most likely be your Jiangxi officials. You can definitely agree on the test questions in advance.” After a pause, Zhuang Jing said in a deep voice: “This is not conjecture. On the second day of the first lunar month of this year, you and Yang Shiqi,
Hu Yan, Jin Youzi and other seven people gathered in Hu Ge's hometown. The door was closed and the servants were dismissed. I wonder what they were secretly discussing? "
"This..." Liang Qian had long known how powerful Jin Yiwei was, but when he was actually found out, he felt the terror of a tarsal bone: "During the Chinese New Year, fellow villagers gather together and say Happy New Year to each other. What's wrong with that?"
OK?"
"Does the New Year party need to be closed? Do the servants who are waiting around need to be kicked out?" Zhuang Jing sneered.
"The door is closed tightly because I don't want anyone to disturb me, and I'm repelling the servants so that I can talk freely. Who knows if there are spies from your Jin Yiwei inside." Fortunately, Liang Qian had already thought of his words and said without changing his expression: "We still wanted to discuss it at that time.
How to rescue fellow countryman Xie Xueshi, of course I cannot let you know."
"Jie Jin has been imprisoned for five years, and you have not rescued him." Zhuang Jing said disdainfully: "This kind of argument is really untenable."
"We wanted to wait for the emperor to calm down. During the Chinese New Year, we heard that the emperor wanted to acquit Jie Jin, so we got together excitedly to discuss how to rescue him." Liang Qian said with tears in his eyes: "Who would have thought that you Jin Yiwei would be crazy and deceive the emperor?"
No matter what, I actually killed him..."
"Ahem..." Although everyone knew that Ji Gang was responsible for Jie Jin's death, no one knew whether it was the emperor's order. Wu Shangshu in the hall had to stop the topic and said: "I asked today
This is an examination case, don’t go too far off topic.”
Both parties agree not to talk about this matter again.
"Master Ji, do you think there is direct evidence that Master Liang leaked the test questions in advance before entering the Gongyuan?" Wu Zhong brought the question back to the case.
"Of course." Ji Gang sneered and said: "On the third day of February this year, I was introduced to Hu Zhong, the master of Hu Guang Huge, and spent two thousand taels of silver to buy a copy of the examination questions."
He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and asked someone to hand it to Wu Zhong and said: "This matter is about a person named Chen Zhou whom I appointed to be a civil servant, and a civil servant named Ji Yan who is very close to Hu Zhong.
For the transaction, the date on which the two people will deliver the silver can be found at Wantong Bank, which is three days before the exam starts."