eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 296
Mao Yuwen found the residence of Jiangxi governor Yuan Zhuang.

A few months ago in the capital, Yuan Zhuang was eager to see Zhao Shen, the governor of Southern Jiangxi, stay in the capital, not to mention the title of servant of the Ministry of punishment, and even entered the emperor's sight.

And it is the time for the new king to take the throne.

What adds even more room for imagination is that the new emperor is only fifteen years old. From now on, there will still be a long time for the Ming Dynasty to be the master, which means that there is enough time for promotion.

When he sees Zhao Shen next time, he might call himself a 'lower official'.

But one person, one life, this is someone else's life.

Like many others, Yuan Zhuang waited and waited during his training in the capital, but he couldn't wait for an imperial edict.For example, he also tried his best to go to some big men in the court who should be worshiped, but the response he got was the same:
No one dared to promise him any position.

When a powerful monarch is in power, it is difficult for courtiers to have room to manipulate how to employ people, unless it caters to the emperor's political intentions.But the number of places is small, and Jiangxi has already produced a governor of Southern Jiangxi. How can it be easy to get another one?
There is nothing particularly outstanding about Yuan Zhuang himself.

So I returned to Jiangxi with a feeling of disappointment, and was depressed after returning.Seeing that Zhejiang and Fujian are quite lively, a group of people are swaying in front of the emperor every day, and they have no chance to show their faces.

When Mao Yuwen paid homage to the mansion, he instinctively got scared first,
I thought it was the imperial court who wanted to punish him!

In the end, after much deliberation, Jiangxi didn't have any major crimes, so it shouldn't be so.

In this way, Yuan Zhuang put on his official uniform, adjusted his mood and went out to meet the guests.

Mao Yuwen has a very vicious reputation and has killed many people over the years. He suddenly appeared in Jiangxi and wanted to find out what was going on.

"...There is a magistrate in Rao Prefecture named Wang Sheng, does Zhongcheng know where he came from?"

"Wang Sheng, is that Wang Xiuzhong?" Yuan Zhuang asked back.

Mao Yuwen nodded, "It should be him."

"Deputy Envoy Mao told you the story, why? Did Wang Xiuzhong offend you?"

"He didn't offend me. I came from the head of the criminal department. I'm not a big man who can't be offended. He offended His Majesty."

"Where is this called? Wang Xiuzhong is usually a bit bolder, but no matter how big he is, he can't offend His Majesty. Deputy Envoy Mao, please explain in detail what happened."

So Mao Yuwen explained what happened in Poyang County, Raozhou Prefecture a few days ago.

"Jin Yiwei arrests people, and he dares to stop him as a magistrate. I really don't know what to do."

Yuan Zhuang heard the string song and knew the elegance, "Wang Sheng is the second son of Wang Ping, the former minister of rites in Nanjing, so that's how he started. But his father's health is declining and he has already retired. Or is it someone else?"

Mao Yuwen took out something from his cuff, "Yuan Zhongcheng should have heard about the Zhan Xiushan case when he was in the capital, and now His Majesty has ordered the former governor of Nangan to try the case himself. This is the latest news. This man named Xu Shufeng , should be locked in the prison of the inspector. If it is convenient for Zhongcheng, let him go down and bring him out."

Yuan Zhuang looked a little embarrassed, but there was nothing he could do, "This is the imperial decree, and I dare not disobey it. It's just that Xu Shufeng... involves too much. If he is really released, not only Jiangxi, but also my Daming will be in chaos. .”

Mao Yuwen curled his mouth, and he cupped his hands to the north, "What are you afraid of? The emperor is sitting securely in the Fengtian Palace. Who else can lift it up today. If Zhong Cheng really feels embarrassed, that's okay. The governor's yamen comes out. An order to let the prefect of Raozhou cooperate with Jin Yiwei to arrest the Zhan family."

"Ms. Zhan can't be caught lightly, Deputy Envoy!" Yuan Zhuang patted Mao Yuwen's arm anxiously, "The affairs in Jiangxi are complicated. If you really pull them out, it will be difficult for Your Majesty."

Mao Yuwen was in a hurry.

These civil servants speak nice words, but they are not willing to really do things for you.

But the governor is already the biggest official in Jiangxi, but the governor of Zhejiang Wang Qiong is more sensible, but the officials in Zhejiang can't control the affairs of Fujian, who else can he turn to besides Yuan Zhuang?

"Zhongcheng, I have my own life. This time, I have nothing to ask for. Either you let me take him away, or you let me take him away. I can do it, you can choose. "

After thinking about it, Yuan Zhuang said, "I'd better do things according to the order. If Xu Shufeng really wants to take this deputy envoy, he can take it away. But it will have to wait for a few days."

"Why?"

"Xu Shufeng is not in the governor's office after all, and the deputy envoy also gave me time to ask for someone."

If you want to say it in Mao language, you might as well ask for it yourself.But after thinking about it, he is a foreigner after all, and he doesn't know the situation in Jiangxi. With the governor's presence, officials at all levels will always try to sell him.

Of course, the weird atmosphere in the governor's office had already made him suspicious.

After leaving the mansion, he said to Tian Er beside him: "The governor of Jiangxi also has a problem. Go back and talk about it."

Tian Er was taken aback, and hurriedly lowered his head to follow.

When they arrived at the residence, the doors and windows were closed tightly.

Mao Yuwen began to elaborate: "It's the first time for me to catch a businessman so difficult. It seems that the Zhan family really has some background, which makes many officials defend him openly and secretly."

"Boss, the more this is the case, the less you can wait. These officials are not helping the Zhan family. They are afraid that something will happen, so they put themselves in it. So as time goes on, it will be harder to catch."

"Don't worry, let me think about it."

Mao Yuwen clenched his fist and beat his head lightly:
The most important thing is His Majesty's mind.He had reported the matter to Duke Huai, but His Majesty still wanted him to come to Jiangxi.Does this mean that it doesn't matter if it involves suzerains and vassals?
But the problem now is that the Zhan family has actually been secretly protected.

He really didn't have an imperial decree at hand, nor did he have enough evidence to prove Zhan's guilt. It would be fine if the local government could cooperate in finding some other criminal evidence. He had hoped so.However, seeing that the governor of Jiangxi shirks in this way, in fact, this method is absolutely impossible.

In this case, if forcibly arrested...

"We only have more than 80 people."

Tian Er had a ruthless streak, "We are Jin Yiwei!"

Those words used to be powerful.From the relatives of the emperor to the common people, Jin Yiwei arrested them whenever he wanted.

But starting from Emperor Hongzhi, the emperor had strict restrictions on factory guards. In layman's terms, they were the emperor's dogs. Whether a dog bites people hard or not depends on the owner.The Jinyiwei commanders of different emperors are not of the same magnitude at all.

Mu Bin is still in the position of commander.Mao Yuwen was not sure whether the emperor wanted to be like the first emperor.

And this kind of thing is mutual,
Because civil servants also look at the direction of the wind, when they see that you have not taken over, they will guess that your favor is actually average.So I will give you a hard push first, and see how you feel.

It's not that these civil servants are not afraid of death, maybe it's... If you don't do this, you will die anyway.I'm in a hurry.

Now Mao Yuwen is gradually being pushed into a hurry, and he is trying his best not to be anxious.

"Wait a little longer and see if the governor's office will hand over to Xu Shufeng. If not, we'll talk."

With such a plan, I am afraid that I will have to endure it again tonight.

In the second half of the night, the moon hung high, and under the moonlight was a dead branch of a tree.

The place where they lived suddenly showed a gleam of fire in the middle of the night. The autumn was dry, and after the fire dyed the dead branches, the evening wind picked up the energy!

All of a sudden, there was a fire around the house!
The fire became more and more intense, and there was a crackling sound of dead branches, and the choking smell of smoke also made people feel suffocated.

Mao Yuwen was in a deep sleep when he heard a familiar voice yelling, "It's gone!"

While listening, he woke up suddenly, and then he lifted the quilt and got up straight away.

Walking to the door and opening it forcefully, probably the wind brought it up, and the heat and fire rushed to him in front of him.

"what!"

Mao Yuwen had just woken up, and was so frightened suddenly that he couldn't help crying out, and fell backwards continuously and finally sat down on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Tian Er's figure appeared at the door, "Boss! Let's go! It will burn here soon!"

It was at this time that Mao Yuwen's rigid mind slowly turned, and anger rose from his heart for a while.

Someone set fire!

"Go! The stairs are going to burn!"

"You can't go there, it's full of fire! You can only jump down!"

Mao Yuwen took a closer look and found that there were people on the first floor who escaped in the cracks of the flames, and on the second floor, a dozen of them were running around in a hurry but had nowhere to go.

But the fire is about to burn!

Snapped!
Mao Yuwen kicked and broke the railing.

"Jump! All!"

In fact, there is also a sea of ​​flames below, and the flames are so hot that it feels like it is on the face. Isn't it a death to jump down?

While everyone hesitated, Tian Er went to hug Mao Yuwen, "Boss, I will protect you from jumping."

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At dawn, Yuan Zhuang heard the news that Jin Yiwei's Xingyuan was burned.

He was so frightened that he fell to the ground, weeping and shouting, "Who is it! Who did this stupid thing!"

Before the words fell, there was commotion outside.

Mao Yuwen wanted to follow the normal procedure before, but these civilized people didn't want to reason with him when he was reasoning.

This incident may really be a coincidence, but it is too much like a coincidence. It is another nature to say it and the emperor listens to it.

This is the reason why Yuan Zhuang said he was stupid.With this incident, even if Jin Yiwei did a little too much, the emperor would not say anything, because Jiangxi was too aggressive.

"Zhong Cheng, this envoy is going to see Xu Shufeng today!"

Mao Yuwen's hair was a little disheveled, and there was mud on his face, but he didn't care about these.

As soon as Xu Shufeng took it, he asked what was going on inside. He made up his mind to arrest people, and he would kill anyone who stopped him again!
"Deputy Envoy Mao, please sit down for a while. I'm going to ask for someone right now."

Mao Yuwen untied his saber, put it on the table with a click, "The Son of Heaven is close to the army, and the imperial power is authorized. Zhong Cheng and Jin Yiwei came to Jiangxi under the imperial decree. In the end, they almost died in Jiangxi. Jiangxi, or my Ming Dynasty Jiangxi? This matter, I will definitely report to His Majesty, so that Zhongcheng can take care of himself."

Yuan Zhuang really wanted to vomit blood, he really wanted to know which bastard came up with this idea.

At this juncture, he has no other options, "Xu Shufeng, you can give it to Deputy Envoy Mao. However, in some cases, Deputy Envoy Mao has to know how to investigate and to what extent."

Mao Yuwen raised his eyelids and stared at him, "The emperor said a word."

"Please enlighten me."

"Everything is up to me." Mao Yuwen stood up and approached slowly, saying word by word: "Those people you mentioned are just farts."

(End of this chapter)