Haining Lu family, the ancestor Lu Zicai followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer Haozhou and was promoted to a hundred households, and the ancestor Lu Ju followed Zhu Di and was promoted to a deputy thousand households.
Although he is the deputy Qianhu of Haining, he suppresses the main Qianhu so much that he cannot lift his head!
Two years ago, bandits from Jiangxi invaded Zhejiang, and deputy Qianhu Lu Zhong went to war despite being ill. When the bandits raided him, Lu Zhong killed the two thieves with his own hands. He fell off his horse in the stream and was shot to death. Therefore, he was credited with meritorious service, and his younger brother Lu Ying took over the position and was promoted to deputy Qianhu.
, the original member of the Qianhu family was transferred away, and Haining became the domain of the Lu family.
A small hereditary thousand-household family, and it had just been promoted to a full thousand-household family for two years, could actually control the place?
Because the Lu family controls smuggling in Haining County, not only ocean smuggling, but also sea salt smuggling on the road. Haining can also produce salt! Ever since Haining was dying of thousands of families decades ago, the Lu family has controlled the place.
, Zheng Qianhu, who was transferred from outside, couldn't compete with the Lu family, so now he just made Zheng Qianhu himself.
The trouble at the harbor construction site was arranged by the Lu family.
The Haining County government complaint was arranged by the Chen family and the Cha family.
As long as the people are encouraged to make trouble and provoke a "civilian uprising", the government can only be forced to make concessions. Not to mention the Haining County magistrate, even the disobedient Salt Patrol Censor was forced to pass by them - the Zhejiang Third Division took in many
The benefits are that the cooperation is seamless, and external officials will either join in the mischief or get out in despair.
Wang Yuan killed someone at the port, and the Lu family's informants had already come back to report it.
Soon, another person came running in panic: "Sir, Governor Wang raided the Chen family and the Cha family!"
"Really copied?" Lu Ying was shocked.
His younger brother Lu Huan, who was born as a concubine, was also frightened and said in disbelief: "The Chen family, the Cha family has Jinshis in the court, and there are many people who have been promoted to officials. How could Governor Wang just copy it? Where did he come from?
The power to seize the official’s house!”
The person who reported the news said: "Governor Wang only confiscated the frivolous property and did not confiscate the real estate and land. People from the Chen and Cha families were detained. In addition, all our stores on Luya Street were also sealed. Governor Wang was
Lead the troops to Luyizhuang."
Luya Street, also called Luya Lane, is a street that runs from north to south of the county.
In desperation, it was inevitable to make a sealing mistake. The Lu family's property only occupied half of the street, while Wang Yuan sealed the entire street.
The shops along the street were closed down, but when they heard that Wang Yuan was going to raid the Lu family's ancestral home, Lu Ying jumped up in shock. All the money accumulated by the Lu family over the past hundred years was piled there!
"Hurry and gather the sergeants and follow me!" Lu Ying quickly ordered.
Lu Huan dissuaded him and said, "Brother, that's the governor. If you lead troops home privately, it will give him an excuse to raid the Lu family!"
Lu Ying said angrily: "What other excuse does he need? He has an excuse to close down Luya Street!"
Lu Huan was responsible for the Lu family's business and for making friends with the government gentry. He was much more flexible than Lu Ying. He said: "First wait for Li Dusi (Capital Commander Li Long), Tang Yushi (Tang Yushi Tang Fengyi) and Liu Ying.
A reply from the Censor (Liu Luan, Censor of Salt Patrol)!"
The reply came quickly.
A servant came back and reported: "Sir, Li Dusi said that he is a military attache and he has no control over such matters."
Lu Ying was furious: "You bastard, you have a huge appetite when you are collecting cash, but you act like a coward when something happens!"
Two more servants came back to report. One said: "The imperial censor of the Tang Dynasty plans to impeach the emperor!" The other said: "The imperial censor Liu said that the salt tidal flats were not occupied by the construction of the port, and he can't control it at this time."
"very good!"
Lu Ying was so angry that he was shaking all over. He had a thousand households, how could he dare to fight against the governor alone? This was all agreed upon in advance.
Until now, Lu Ying finally understood that he had been tricked by those officials. Those governors and censors used the Lu family, Chen family, and Cha family as their spearmen, and used them to test Wang Yuan's methods.
If Wang Yuan's countermeasures were slightly weak, the senior officials in Hangzhou City would take advantage of the situation and attack.
As a result, Wang Yuan directly ransacked the house, frightened Li Long and others into confusion, and immediately abandoned his troops to protect his chariot and became a blind man, without caring about the life or death of the Lu family.
…
Ren Jian, the governor of Zhejiang Province, has safely left office.
Tang Mu, the new right-hand governor of Zhejiang Province, had just arrived in Hangzhou by boat. Before he had completed the handover procedures, he heard that Wang Yuan had confiscated the two major families in Haining and detained them all on charges of violating the system and treason.
Get up and throw it to the Zhejiang Third Division.
"You are so domineering, so domineering!" Tang Mu was furious.
The master who came with me from other places advised him: "Mr. Yi Le, we have just arrived in Zhejiang. Please do not interfere in this matter. This President Wang is a evil star!"
Tang Mu was also not afraid of death. He had impeached eunuchs and princes, and was demoted because he offended Liu Jin. He shook his sleeves and said, "It is precisely because I just came to Zhejiang and has nothing to do with this place that I can do this."
Come on, come with me to Haining County!"
The master pulled Tang Mu back and said, "Mr. Yi Le, you are confused. You are the right chief envoy who has just arrived, and you haven't had time to talk to the left chief envoy yet. Why are you going to wade into this muddy water? That's it!
Even if you go there, you won't have a reputation for being upright. How can you stop Governor Wang from acting recklessly? You have already been demoted twice. If you interfere in this matter, you may be demoted a third time."
Tang Mu Dayi said solemnly: "It doesn't matter if you uphold morality and uphold law and order, it doesn't matter if you are demoted. Even if you go to jail, you won't be afraid!"
The master whispered: "Governor Wang is not a eunuch, nor is he a nobleman. He is a serious scholar, and he has made great achievements in defeating thieves and destroying the country. I heard that the concubine Zhuang who gave birth to the prince was also dedicated to his majesty. If you offend him.
And if you are demoted, I may never be able to get it back again in this life."
Tang Mu was stunned for a moment, pacing back and forth thinking, and suddenly said: "I am tired from the journey and am not acclimated to the climate. I think I am ill. I will probably stay in bed for two or three months. If anyone comes to see me, I will refuse them all. I will just take care of the Chief Secretary's affairs."
Excuse me, sir, please represent me for one or two."
The master immediately said: "I am the guest of the king, and I should do my best to serve you."
Well, the newly appointed Chief Minister of Zhejiang Province has been ill and bedridden for several months. His illness is not serious, and no one comes to visit him. All official duties are taken care of by the master.
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"How dare he raid the homes of officials?" Wang Shao, the governor of Zhejiang Province, was shocked and confused.
Min Kai, a political advisor on the left, said: "Although Governor Wang was born as a scholar, he behaves like an eunuch. He is already shameless!"
Liu Wenzhuang, the right political advisor, said: "What else can we do? The impeachment memorial of the Tang Inspector has already been sent to the capital, and there is no news about it. Even the Inspector can't control it, let alone us low-ranking officials. Logically we all have to listen to the Governor.
Follow orders."
Liang Cai, the magistrate of Hangzhou, a high-ranking official, heard that Wang Yuan had confiscated a prominent family in Haining. He was so frightened that he did not dare to say a word. He had taken a lot of money in Beiguan, and the handle was still in Wang Yuan's hands, for fear that
Wang Erlang threw him to the police station.
As for Liu Luan, the censor of the Salt Patrol, he was so frightened that he went directly to Haiyan County for inspection, and he probably won't return to Hangzhou for several months.
Yuan Xuan, the envoy to the inspection, and Liu Rui, the deputy envoy to the inspection, both fell ill and ignored government affairs.
Xu Tingguang, the governor of Zhejiang's grain supply, had nothing to do with Kaihai. After hearing about Wang Yuan's "atrocities", he was afraid that he would be splashed with blood, so he quickly left Hangzhou and went to Huzhou to inspect the situation of grain collection and transportation.
Wu Dayou, the salt transport envoy from Zhejiang and Zhejiang Province, also quickly went to Jiaxing Prefecture. He had accepted Lu Ying's filial piety money and did not dare to stay in Hangzhou to work for fear of being an eyesore and provoking Wang Yuan.
Li Longze, the commander of the Zhejiang capital, pretended to be deaf and mute and went to live in a villa in West Lake, as if he couldn't hear what was going on outside the window.
For a time, the officials in Zhejiang and Hangzhou were so sick that they were walking around, blind and deaf, and no one dared to contact Wang Yuan anymore.
Only Xu Fan, the Zhejiang academic envoy, stood up. This person used to be Li Dongyang. Because he angered Liu Jin, he was almost beaten to death by the imperial staff. Afterwards, he was demoted to a civilian position. When he was a counselor in Jiangxi, he also successfully suppressed bandits. This
He is really not afraid of death.
The reason why Xu Fan stepped forward is very simple. He is the academic envoy of Zhejiang, and many of the people from the Chen and Cha clans detained by Wang Yuan are scholars, and there are even some candidates!
This guy rushed to Haining County, but Wang Yuan had already left the city to stab the Lu family's home. When he couldn't find the rightful owner, Xu Fan yelled at the soldiers who stayed behind to guard him: "Even if the building violates the regulations, you should be punished."
During the trial, what authority does Mr. Wang have to abuse lynching? I don’t care about anything else, Chen, all the famous people from the Cha family must be released... Get out of the way quickly, who dares to stop me!"