I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 384 By His Majesty’s Order
"I am the Censor of Xiuyi. I came here today because I received a complaint saying that you secretly embezzled national wealth, plundered land wantonly, and supported domestic servants and private soldiers.

Today I ordered His Majesty to come and investigate and open the door! "

In front of a certain mansion in Yingchuan County, Yuzhou, a group of officials in gorgeous clothes stood in front of the gate of the mansion, yelling at the servants in front of them, asking them to open the door and invite them in to inspect the family property.
With this kind of attitude and behavior, not to mention that the mansion in front of them was the ancestral home of the governor of Kuaiji, even if it was an ordinary mansion of some wealthy and aristocratic families, it would be impossible for them to be so presumptuous.

Especially. This is Yingchuan!
Although it is not as prosperous as Luoyang, when it comes to inheritance, Dayu met here and the Great Xia Dynasty began here!

Of course, we won't talk about the previous dynasty at this time, but this is still a gathering place for one of the few aristocratic families in the world since the establishment of the county in the 17th year of the First Emperor.

Being in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with a long inheritance, many families, strong influence, and high reputation, even the imperial court dare not use force against Yingchuan, otherwise it will definitely lead to the consequences of the whole world coming together to attack.

Therefore, facing this so-called "Embroidered Clothes Censor", even if he is a group of servants, he is not afraid at all.

Although there was no cynicism about them, a person in charge still stood up and explained to them in a neither humble nor condescending way.

"Please forgive me, we have already gone to ask the master of the house for instructions.

You should also understand that there are mostly women in the back house. If it really disturbs the women in the family, I really can't bear it. I ask you, censor, to be considerate and considerate. "

Even though he was just a small servant, not even a branch of the family, he still kept these people away with an easy-going look on his face, and directly prevented them from breaking in easily.

Although these people were dressed gorgeously, there were soldiers in armor and armed with guns behind them, and they came with the so-called "imperial edict". Of course, even if they broke in by force, it would be nothing.

But what the steward said just now almost clearly told them not to act rashly.

Even if there is an imperial edict, if people from the imperial court forcefully break into their home and what happens to the female family members at home, even if they finally have evidence, they may not be able to explain what happened today.

The phrase "little people can't bear it" is not to persuade them not to be impulsive, otherwise they will be embarrassed. The court will not embarrass the big people, but how can they, the little people who do things, shoulder the responsibility?

These words are a bit arrogant, but in this land of Yingchuan, they have to admit even if they are arrogant.

Who told this to be Yingchuan? The aristocratic families in the Central Plains are not just simple aristocratic families. In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, they didn't know how many elders and friends they had reached a certain status in the officialdom.

If trouble really breaks out, these people are really not afraid of trouble.

And the censors in gorgeous embroidered clothes in front of them are not rare people, and they are not even the weird yamen created by Liu Long himself.

During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, due to the continuous wars and many internal problems, many corrupt officials took the opportunity to prey on the people.

Emperor Xiaowu was not a worry-free majesty back then. Whether it was fighting against the Huns, rewarding soldiers, communicating with the Western Regions, or carrying out large-scale construction projects, the huge expenditures depleted the savings since the Wenjing reign.

After that, they could only consume their own treasury, but this expenditure was quite serious during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu.

By the fourth year of Yuanfeng, there were more than two million refugees in Guandong alone, and riots were about to break out. It was not until the second year of Tianhan that the chaos broke out completely, directly affecting key areas of the Han Dynasty such as Henan, Chu, Qilu, Yanzhao, etc.

For this reason, Emperor Xiaowu sent "embroidered messengers" to urge various places to suppress the peasant uprising. From the governor of the state, the prefect of the county, to the ordinary petty officials, anyone who failed to suppress the uprising would be executed on the spot, which was called "Shen Ming Law" ". In order to continue the fight and prevent too much turmoil among the people in the country, Emperor Xiaowu directly established this team.

Wearing embroidered clothes, holding a staff and a tiger charm, he patrolled and inspected everywhere. He could act on behalf of the emperor when he found illegal problems, and he was called the messenger of embroidered clothes.

Of course, they also have many other names, such as "Xiu Yi Censor", "Xiu Yi Zhi Zhi", "Xiu Yi Law Enforcement", "Zhi Zhi Xiu Yi", and "Zhi Zhi Xiu Yi Messenger". .

Although they are not mentioned in the history books, their existence can still be seen in the classics among the wealthy families inside and outside the court.

During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, there were many problems. The price of gold was five baht, and the people were treacherous, especially the capital. In order to curb these situations, the Embroidered Clothes Envoy came out at the right time. At the same time, there was one among the Embroidered Clothes Envoys that year. The most famous person.

That is Jiang Chong!

It's a pity that the person in charge of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy at this time was not an outstanding figure among the sycophants such as Jiang Chong, and they were not the Embroidered Clothes Censor during the Emperor Xiaowu's period.

There was indeed a brief moment of worry in the court since they appeared, but after waiting for a long time and no action was seen from them, naturally they no longer took them to heart.

The same was true this time. The embroidered messenger waited in front of this not-so-famous family for more than half an hour.

It wasn't until sweat stains began to appear on their foreheads that the door opened again, and an old man in simple clothes walked out with a smile on his face.

Then, while saying sorry words, he invited their group in.

It wasn't until everyone was invited to the mansion by him that he continued to speak to everyone.

"I don't know what you mean by coming here. Now there are no outsiders here. If you have anything, you might as well just tell me.

If you don't know who is the leader, you can go to the main hall with me, and I will personally host a banquet for you all. "

The person who appeared here at this time was not the patriarch of the family, but just an ordinary clan elder with a low status.

And his attitude was also very clear, just spend money to avoid disaster, and let this group of people obey their orders from now on.

This is their sincerity. After all, the money he can offer is a salary that these people will never get, which is enough to make anyone's heart flutter.

Moreover, he also brought these people into this family, and had previously destroyed their spirit. In the eyes of the elders of this family, the other party had absolutely no reason to object.

But what he never expected was that just after saying these words, these embroidered messengers smiled directly.

"Haha. On His Majesty's orders, embroider clothes and enforce the law!"

(End of this chapter)