eldest son of Ming dynasty

Things are impermanent, that's about it.

Zhang Cong was still in the county yamen hall the day before yesterday, and today he is in prison, with only the dry straw beside him as company, even if he wants to see the moonlight is a luxury, the dim environment makes him unable to distinguish day from night, even if he wants to ask, he can't ask.

Because he knew that he was not lenient in his treatment of others, and many people in the yamen were just intimidated by his authority, and when he was in trouble at this time, no one would come to take care of him.

And in the clan, there is no one who is in a prominent position to help him.

Classmates and superiors see him as ordinary, although they have contacts, but most of them are casual acquaintances, they are really good friends, either they have not yet won the first place, or they are as soft-spoken as he is.

As a scholar, farmer, businessman, he is the best, but it is still so difficult, which shows how difficult it is for other people in this world.

Zhang Cong couldn't suppress the grief and indignation in his heart, and then he began to hate these aristocratic families and corrupt officials.

He has also made up his mind. First, if he is interrogated this time, he must not let go of his confession, otherwise he will be lost forever. The second is that he will fight these people to the end, and the Skynet will be restored. Justice cannot just be lost like this.

He has been to Beijing several times, and he has heard a little about the temper and character of today's emperor. Now that the matter has come to an end, he simply speaks out all the things that have been smoldering in his heart for the past three years!
The bureaucrats and gentry occupy fields and land, but they don’t pay grain. The common people have no fields and land, but pay grain. If the tax law is not changed, the Ming Dynasty will perish!
Outside, in mid-April, people sent by Jingli also arrived.

After the cabinet vote was approved by the emperor, Wang Jia and Wang Bing, the elders of the cabinet, immediately ordered Liu Chun, the minister of punishment, Xie Guangfan, the right deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Chen Ding, the censor, to go to Huai'an Mansion to thoroughly investigate the case, accompanied by officials from Shaofu and Dali Temple.

This time, only the doctor came from the Shaofu, and the people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were the second and third in command. It was deliberately arranged by the higher authorities not to let the people in the Shaofu be too high-ranking, otherwise it would be inconvenient to investigate the case after leaving Beijing.

But you can't help but come, if the people below don't know good and bad, and think that you are not his boss and have no authority to govern, then it will be a joke.

Also because of the "menacing approach" from above, the officials of Huai'an Mansion and Shaofu were extremely nervous.

Fortunately, in the face of this kind of situation, all officials, big and small, have some experience. They have already called for it, and each county, township, and clan are responsible for it. They must watch out for those thorns who are not honest on weekdays. If it is impossible, they will be temporarily arrested.

The same is true for the people in the county. Since ancient times, the people have not fought with officials, and the common people know that parents and officials are the most important thing, the emperor?

Who the fuck has seen the emperor.

And it's not that they never sued the officials in the past. When the people in the capital leave, the bad luck begins.

This is not for you to rush over and say that so-and-so has done these bad things with empty teeth.People can deny it flatly. If there is no evidence, it is slandering the court officials. This crime is enough to beheaded.

In addition, the prefect Tian Ruofu sent someone to monitor the imperial envoy's itinerary.

The imperial envoy will enter the country today, and he will know at most in the evening.

Liu Chun, Xie Guangfan and other officials all arrived by the normal route. After calculating the time, Tian Ruofu led a team to welcome the imperial envoy.

There will be a welcoming dinner in the evening.

Beijing, local, and Shaofu... There must be thirty officials, big and small, sitting at three tables.

But after drinking for three rounds, Xie Guangfan, the censor of the right deputy capital, first began to raise doubts.

"Why didn't Zhang Cong, the magistrate of Sanyang, come to the toast just now?"

The servant of the Ministry of Punishment next to him also nodded, the two of them had already made up their minds.

Since the memorial was submitted by Zhang Cong, he is the key person in the case.

If he was smarter and had already collected evidence before playing, then the matter would be relatively simple.If this is not the case, it will take some trouble to sort out the facts of the case carefully.

But there is no such person, which is somewhat beyond the two people's expectations.

When Xie Guangxie asked a word, everyone on the three wine tables fell silent.

Someone lowered his head, hiding his expression.

Someone pretended to be drunk, squinted and giggled.

It is best that this matter has nothing to do with yourself.

Tian Ruofu was not unprepared, but he had already greeted him with good wine and good food, and it was a little bit to mention it in person...

He glanced at Yan Liwen, and Yan Liwen gave Zhu Weichun, the Shaofu doctor who came down this time, a rescue look.

However, Zhu Weichun is a person who pretends to be drunk, and he is not a bird at all.

In this way, more than ten seconds passed. Although it was not long, no one spoke, which was really weird.

Xie Guangxie was also dissatisfied, "Is this official speaking with an accent? Or are you all drunk? Zhang Cong, the magistrate of Shanyang County, where is he now?!"

"This ... please also get offer crimes," Tian Ruofu took the wine glass up and smiled. "Listen to the official explanation. Zhang Ye, Shanyang Zhixian, is lonely and weird, he is very high, and it is difficult to get along well with his colleagues. No one is willing to have something to do with it. No matter about it, the lower official will invite a bad crime of imperialism. The food of two thousand stones goes less than half, only 1 stones. "

"Grain storage in the warehouse is a matter of human life. In case of disaster, it is the last ration of the people. In the first year of Zhengde, His Majesty sent the elders to inspect the two capitals and 13 provinces. As a parent official, he never dared to make mistakes in the storage of grain. The lower official asked where the [-] shi of grain went. Zhang Cong retorted and said that the lower official ordered him to lend it to Qingjiangpu County!"

The county magistrate of Pu County in Qingjiang also came today, and he immediately cooperated and said: "The officials can testify to this matter, there is no such thing as borrowing food."

"Really?" Liu Chun, the servant of the Ministry of Justice, felt a little suspicious. "In broad daylight, he, a county magistrate, wants to charge your prefect with unreasonable things? Isn't this unreasonable?"

Tian Ruofu's heart skipped a beat. He wasn't afraid of a normal investigation, but if the people above had presupposed a certain result, he must be caught, which would be troublesome.

How many officials in the world are following him to investigate, but still can't find out the problem?

Most of them still have to turn a blind eye and close one eye, almost forget it.

Fortunately, the county magistrate of Qingjiangpu was still calm. He replied: "Shanyang County and Qingjiangpu County are both on the south bank of the Huaihe River. If there is a flood, it will be flooded together. If there is a drought, it will not be just one area. The geography and people of the two counties are similar. In previous years, the food consumption during disaster relief was similar. If there is surplus food in Shanyang County, Qingjiangpu County also has. There will never be a shortage of food in Qingjiangpu County, and Shanyang County will have to borrow food. The next official dares to guarantee the item. When Qingjiangpu is short of food, Shanyang County must also have no food to borrow!"

These words were so loud that even Liu Chun couldn't say anything more.

The matter of grain storage in the main warehouse is indeed sensitive.

Not to mention whether Zhang Cong really swallowed the stored grain,
The main reason is that they are newcomers, and the situation here is not clear. Maybe Zhang Cong swallowed it, maybe he didn't swallow it. The key is to have enough evidence.

This is the skill of a person who can be an official, that is, when the situation is unclear, don't easily reveal your position.

They don't recognize Zhang Cong. If you insist that Tian Ruofu's words are wrong, what if Zhang Cong really swallowed the stored grain?

No one can guarantee this kind of thing.

Both Xie Guangxie and Liu Chun naturally 'know how to be officials', no matter what, the first thing to do is to understand the situation clearly.

The atmosphere fell silent again, and Tian Ruofu felt a sense of peace in his heart, and he probably could understand the thoughts of these imperial envoys.

But in the next second, an untimely voice appeared.

"If there is such a case, it should be investigated carefully. Tian Zhifu, have you brought this Shanyang County magistrate for interrogation?"

Tian Ruofu was upset, but fortunately he was quick-witted, "Knowing that the envoy is coming, in order to avoid suspicion, the subordinate officials have not yet been interrogated, so everything is under the orders of the imperial envoy."

It was Yu Shi Chen Ding who spoke.

He asked Xie and Liu for orders,

"Xie Fuxian, Liu Shilang, since this is the case, it is better to bring Zhang Cong to trial first."

Liu Chun felt that there was something tricky in it. How could there be such a coincidence that such a person committed a crime at this juncture, and he was the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so he still had some experience in handling cases. For example, he could not listen to one-sided words.

"I think it's okay."

Xie Guangxie had no objection either.

In this way, Chen Ding sat down confidently.

There were no other twists and turns in the banquet afterwards, no matter what, Tian Ruofu still served these imperial envoys as if they were grandfathers, and some filial piety was not a problem.

This has nothing to do with whether to handle the case or not, and each other in the officialdom must have this set.Otherwise, who can support with only a few taels of salary?

After receding,
Tian Ruofu lost his temper with Yan Liwen. This incident was caused by the Shaofu, and the people in the Shaofu can't make it look like they have nothing to do with him.

Naturally, Yan Liwen also knew that the matter was urgent, so he took advantage of the night to find Zhu Weichun, the doctor of the Shaofu.

As a result, Zhu Weichun only had three words,
"leave it."

Yan Liwen was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he was considered a confidant, so he said boldly: "I don't understand, please ask for instructions."

Zhu Weichun calmly stroked his beard and said,
"This matter is related to the higher authorities. The road between the Shaofu and the north and south Zhili is the old man of Wang Jia Wang Ge. Why do you think he wants to investigate?"

"Why?"

"No matter what happens, self-examination is always good. Find me, find you, take us, and make things happen, and the people above will be safe and sound. But..."

He emphasized the word 'but', "It is precisely because they want to save themselves that some people do not let them save themselves."

"What Zhu Langzhong meant, could it be...another Wangge elder?!"

"If you can't hurt your muscles and bones, then don't make any moves."

"But if nothing happened, how can these people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice explain it?"

"It's just poor handling of the case and being deceived by others. How many punishments can His Majesty impose? But if something goes wrong with the road construction, this responsibility is not easy to escape. So you don't have to worry about how the people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice or the Metropolitan Procuratorate investigate. The key is to look at what is written on his case file. If the writing is heavy, they will not be able to pass the level of Xiaowangge Lao."

"Zhu Langzhong... the next official is still not at ease, why Zhu Langzhong, dare to be so sure?"

Zhu Weichun's face turned cold, "The pool of water in Beijing is very deep. It's better for you not to ask. This time, you can see clearly that it's useless for you and me to rely on anyone. The people above say that whoever sacrifices will be sacrificed. So the key is to avoid accidents. What do you think is the situation now? You can do whatever you want? With the current court situation, if you have a big accident, who can save you? Maybe this time it can be saved, but there will never be a next time!"

"Your official understands! Your official understands!" Yan Liwen flattered and felt more at ease, these few words of scolding made him very happy.