Rule over Ming Dynasty

Li Yi was a man with an impatient personality. He was holding the beauty across his chest, smelling the fragrance of the beauty in his arms, and felt that the beast's blood was already boiling in his body.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the door, he had already planned to kick the door open later, and then just do things at the tea table. Anyway, he always did things neatly.

Who would have thought that at such a passionate moment, when I had already planned the operation process for the next three minutes, someone would jump out and block my way.

It would be fine if the person who came was a high-ranking official, but he was still a Zhima official wearing a sixth-grade official uniform. He was just an insignificant county magistrate in the local area.

Li Yi has never had a good temper, not to mention that he has always regarded himself as the Queen of Qiyang. He immediately gritted his teeth and roared: "Get out of here!"

This voice was quite loud and immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"what's the situation?"

"Li Yi's good deeds have been ruined by others!"

"Who is that person? Isn't he too short-sighted?"

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In this brothel, there are many young men with noble backgrounds, as well as officials who stay in Nanjing for retirement. They all looked this way this time and couldn't help but start talking.

They naturally knew this high-profile Li Yi. Although this martial artist has since declined, everyone knows how glorious Li Yi's ancestors were.

Even the current emperor has to thank the Li family. It was the ancestor of this line, Li Jinglong, who led an incompetent army and was defeated by Taizong's army. He also took the initiative to open the gate of Nanjing as a second-in-command, which made it easier for Taizong to conquer the world.

Although the Li family has declined now, they still enjoy the treatment of the founding generals, and Li Yi even joined Jiangnan Company through his classmate relationship.

But no one expected that a small official wearing a sixth-grade official uniform would dare to conflict with Li Yi. It was like hitting a stone with an egg.

"This county is Taiping Magistrate Hai Kuan. If you don't cooperate obediently, then this county will have to use force!" Hai Kuan responded coldly to Li Yi's violent shouting with red eyes.

Haikuan was a top three Jinshi of Hongzhi Enke. He was first appointed as the magistrate of Chun'an County. Due to his outstanding performance during his tenure in Chun'an, he was transferred to Nanjing as the magistrate of Jiangning County.

Although his resume is not as dazzling as those of his contemporaries such as Zhang Sui, Xu Hong, and Yu Ming, he is still a down-to-earth and capable parent officer with a good official reputation.

It was precisely because he knew Li Yi's arrogance that he personally brought the policeman here this time. It would be good if the other party cooperated well, otherwise he would have to exercise the power of the county magistrate himself.

"Let the slave family come down!"

The beautiful brothel girl saw the county magistrate Haikuan blocking her, and noticed the attention from everyone around her, so she immediately patted Li Yidao.

Li Yi saw that his good deeds had been ruined, and the anger in his heart had been ignited: "Haizhi County, if you suspect that I am related to the gold robbery, then provide evidence, otherwise I will have nothing to do with you today!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately pricked up their ears.

The gold robbery case is actually an open secret. Everyone knows that the two ministers who came from the imperial court attach great importance to this case, and now they are also mobilizing people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate in secret.

Although there are rumors that Li Yi did it, they are just rumors, and Li Yi is now a prostitute who visits brothels for free, and even borrowed a lot of the brothel's affairs on credit.

Lei Ming and others also turned to look at Haikuan, but their eyes were full of doubts.

"Li Yi, the gold robbery is a major court case, and this county has no right to investigate! It's just that you are related to a missing woman case, and we now suspect you of being involved in women's trafficking, so please go back to the county office with me!" Haikuan patiently said Explain, and then directly explain the purpose.

Although he also wanted to share the worries of Emperor Shengming, he also knew his responsibilities.

The teachings of the sage: If you give up, you will hide.

Now that I am the magistrate of Jiangning County, my biggest responsibility is to be a good parent official, not to randomly investigate some gold cases to show my ability.

Women abducted?

The people present couldn't help but look at each other in shock when they heard this accusation.

Although the Li family is now in decline, it still enjoys the treatment of the founding generals, and Li Yi is hanging out with Zheng Jie and his gang, so it is impossible to make money by abducting women.

However, this seemingly upright magistrate did not seem to be aiming for nothing.

The beautiful brothel girl was very resistant to this kind of thing, especially since she was abducted and trafficked into a prostitute. She looked at Li Yi with disdain.

Li Yi's face suddenly darkened, but he said viciously: "Haizhi County, be careful of the trouble coming from your mouth. How could I kidnap women? If you don't give me an explanation, I will let you die today." No burial place!”

Lei Ming and others still yearned for the magistrate who dared to deal with Li Yi, but at this moment they couldn't help but look at Hai Kuan with worry.

"Li Yi, I wonder where Xiao Taohong is?" Hai Kuan was not moved, but asked very seriously.

When Li Yi heard this name, he couldn't help being slightly stunned.

"Xiao Taohong was originally a maid in your house, but she fell in love with you, so you often took her out with you! But now Xiao Taohong's parents have come to sue. Since the first month of this year, she has been taken by you. There is no explanation for whether you have left or not!" Haikuan pointed out his purpose.

Unlike previous dynasties, servants in the Ming Dynasty were not private property. Now that the maid suddenly disappeared, an explanation was needed instead of ignoring the suffering owner's parents.

Li Yi secretly cursed Xiao Taohong's parents, and quickly shied away the responsibility: "She is just a personal maid of the young master! When she went to other places, she found an opportunity to steal the young master's property and ran away. The young master has not pursued any investigation. It’s her responsibility! If you go back and tell her parents that you want to extort money from me, there’s no way!”

After saying that, seeing that his prey had left, he immediately wanted to leave this place of right and wrong.

"Li Yi, if this is the case, please go back with the county to confront Xiao Taohong's parents!" Hai Kuan saw Li Yi wanting to leave and immediately asked the police to stop him.

Although what Li Yi said was not unheard of, and it was common for some evil slaves to take away their master's money in other places, he had a vague feeling that things were not that simple.

What's more, there are missing persons in the place under his rule. Since he is Jiang Ning's parent official, he naturally has no reason to stand by and watch, but wants to get to the bottom of the matter.

Li Yi's face suddenly became furious, but he put on an air of arrogance and scolded: "You are just a small county magistrate, what authority do you have to control me? You want me to confront two untouchables in court, are you crazy? Where do you want me to put my face?"

There were not all unreasonable people around him. Although he had long known that Li Yi was arrogant and domineering, he did not expect to be so arrogant. Even if someone else's daughter is lost, why not explain it clearly?

As for what he said about fleeing with money, this may not be true.

"Li Yi, please pay attention to your identity! You have no official or position. I am a disciple of the Emperor and the magistrate of Jiangning County appointed by the imperial court. Why can't this county take care of you?" Li Kuan and Li Yi looked at each other with bright eyes. Explain your identity.

Although the water in Jiangnan is indeed very deep and there are many people who cannot be messed with, he has never been a coward who is afraid of power. Since taking office as magistrate of Chun'an County, he has not done anything unconscionable.

Even if the founding hero in front of him now reaches the sky with his hands, he is not afraid at all, but wants to make Xiao Taohong's life and death clear. "Hai Kuan? Interesting!"

Lei Ming's responsibility is to supervise all officials. Now that he saw a magistrate who was not afraid of power, he couldn't help but secretly take a look at this thin middle-aged man.

Seeing how ignorant this little magistrate was, Li Yi threatened him directly: "Haizhi County, do you think your hat is too uncomfortable to wear, or do you want to die suddenly?"

In the past year, strange things have happened one after another in the Jiangnan officialdom, and officials always died unexpectedly.

Although every official seems to have died normally, too many coincidences cannot be coincidences, so everyone knows that this matter is inseparable from the Jiangnan official gentry group.

What he said now was actually a naked threat.

But judging from Haikuan's official position, he probably won't be able to enjoy the treatment of being assassinated. It's more likely that his black gauze hat is no longer guaranteed.

You know, even though Hai Rui later came to Nanzhili to seek justice as the governor of Yingtian, he was still transferred to Nanjing as a casual post, forcing Hai Rui to resign in anger.

"Although the south of the Yangtze River is smoky today, the wise emperor is in the court. You can let this county die, but as long as this official is not corrupt, perverts the law, and does not collude with others, then it is impossible for your majesty to take the blame of this county! Someone, please take him into custody. Go back to the county office!" Hai Kuan raised his hands towards the north and gave the order without fear.

Several detectives had already been conquered by Hai Kuan's personal charm and immediately stepped forward to arrest Li Yi.

"Wait!"

It was at this moment that a strong voice came from the stairs.

Everyone turned and looked over, and it turned out to be an old man with a dignified appearance. Although he was not wearing official uniform, he had an extraordinary bearing, and one could tell at a glance that he was a person of some status.

"Hou Zan?"

Lei Ming looked at the people coming down from the stairs from a distance, and his eyes flashed with surprise.

Although Nanjing has been reduced to a companion capital, it has another complete set of backup imperial courts, among which the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the finances of Southern Zhili.

Hou Zan was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai. He was first appointed as the head of the household department. After being promoted to a member of the household department, he was sent to the prefecture of Fengxiang in Shanxi Province. Although his appointment at the local level was not outstanding, he stayed there for nine years before he was promoted based on his seniority.

In the same year, when Li Min, Li Si and Ye Qi were appointed as ministers in the Ministry of Hubu, he finally took the position of left minister of the Ministry of Hubu in Nanjing, and was regarded as a candidate for the future minister of the Ministry of Hubu.

Hou Zan has both qualifications and the actual position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, as well as a bright future, so he is also a very eye-catching presence in the city of Nanjing.

Facing the sudden appearance of Hou Zan, Haikuan greeted him politely and said, "Haikuan, the magistrate of Jiangning County, meets Hou Shilang!"

"Are you the magistrate of Jiangning? I have heard from you that you have done a good job as magistrate of Chun'an!" Hou Zan looked at this junior and praised him.

Haikuan was slightly startled, but he said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Shilang Hou is so complimentary! Whether in Chun'an or Jiangning, the subordinates only do their duties!"

"What a conscientious person, you are very good! I just heard the reason for your dispute upstairs, but this servant went missing and took the master back for questioning. Is this too hasty?" Hou Zan is a veteran in officialdom. , but secretly protected Li Yidao.

When Li Yi saw the old fox Hou Zan come forward, he knew that there was no need to worry about the matter.

Hai Kuan realized that Hou Zan wanted to help Li Yi, but he frowned and said: "Shilang Hou, summoning Li Yi was a carefully considered decision by this official, and it was not hasty! But Shilang Hou didn't know about the case and wanted to stop it. Officer, is this move too hasty?"

Pretty!

Lei Ming and other melon-eating groups saw that Hai Kuan actually returned the words to Hou Zan, and couldn't help but secretly praise him.

"Haizhi County, I have been an official for many years and I only hope that you can act in accordance with the imperial decree and not destroy the local peace randomly!" Hou Zan's face suddenly sank, and he put on his hat and said.

"Shilang Hou is right, how can the peace of the place be destroyed!"

"If a troublemaker wants to arrest someone after just a few words, is there any royal law?"

"Li Yi is a hero of the Ming Dynasty. Are you going to hurt the hearts of the whole Nanjing City by doing this?"

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As soon as he finished speaking, the young masters who had just heard the news stood up to support him, pointing their fingers directly at the little Jiangning Magistrate Hai Kuan.

The so-called local peace is simply a weapon used by literati to deal with local officials. Once the literati below get into trouble, the court will often slap the local officials.

The reason why local officials in the Ming Dynasty were timid was that the officials and gentry group had strong public opinion attacks. Now Haikuan's arrest of Li Yi is to create "local peace."

The corners of Li Yi's mouth raised, and he looked at this little magistrate jokingly.

Lei Ming and others watched the development of the situation, but they knew that it was impossible for a small county magistrate to defeat Li Yi who was backed by the Jiangnan official gentry group.

Facing Hou Zan's offensive, Haikuan said seriously: "Shilang Hou is right, subordinates should act in accordance with the government's decrees. Now I also want to ask where the two girls Xiangniang and Xia Lian brought by your noble son Hou Haotian are." Where?"

"Quanzi recently responded to the imperial decree, so he also went overseas to do business! As for bringing two girls, Quanzi is indeed a romantic, but he doesn't know what's wrong with this?" Hou Zan has always been proud of his intelligent son, and seemed very disdainful. typical.

Haikuan warned seriously: "Shilang Hou, instead of trying to protect Li Yi here, it is better to recall the noble son as soon as possible. The imperial court has just issued a decree: Anyone who dares to sell the women of our clan overseas will be compensated if the murderer's family property is lost. One-tenth of the suffering owner’s parents. If we can’t find our daughter in one year, the whole family will be killed!”

As soon as these words came out, everything was silent.

Although they already knew that the current emperor was a tyrant, they never expected that such a decree would be issued. This was simply to completely eliminate the way of selling Chinese women overseas.

Hou Zan's sweat was like rain, and his brain was buzzing.

At this time, he no longer felt proud of his son's excellence, but he was a son who hated the promiscuous nature. He only hoped that his son could bring the two women back safe and sound.

If he really dared to give his woman to a Japanese daimyo, then his Hou family would really be doomed.

goo...

Li Yi, who was still feeling proud just now, swallowed hard, but looked at Haikuan in horror.

Huh?

Lei Ming had been observing Li Yi's reaction, but he caught the panic from Li Yi's expression, and I'm afraid he had some clues about Xiao Taohong's matter.

Haikuan didn't think too much. Seeing that no one was stopping him, he immediately asked his detectives to escort Li Yi back to Jiangning County Government Office for interrogation. (End of chapter)