Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 302
That night, in the courtyard where Zhang Pu lived, someone suddenly threw something in, and with a "pop", it immediately attracted the attention of the Dongchang staff. Afterwards, a crumpled piece of paper was immediately sent to the Dongchang stall. Winter's hands.

After Jiang Dong looked at it, he frowned, feeling that this matter was a bit tricky.

This piece of paper said that he knew a lot of things about the Qian family's violations of law and discipline, and if the imperial court could justify Zhang Hanru's name, it would be able to help Zhang Xunjian.

Although there is no signer on this paper, Jiang Dong can probably guess that it should be written by the Zhang family in Changshu, that is, Zhang Hanru's family or clan.However, this matter is not easy to handle!
Zhang Hanru was executed by Cao Huachun, the former admiral of Dongchang. Of course, this must be by order, that is to say, it was ordered by the current emperor.Therefore, if this matter is to be changed, the emperor will have to admit that he was wrong.Although everyone knows that the culprit in this matter must be the Qian family, who colluded with Cao Huachun and deceived the emperor to have Zhang Hanru executed, and Wen Tiren was brought down at the same time.

Of course, Cao Huachun can also be said to have been deceived by the Qian family, but no matter what, if this case is to be overturned, it involves Qian Qianyi, Wen Tiren, Cao Huachun and the current emperor. This matter is too difficult!

After thinking about this for a while, Jiang Dong sighed in his heart.He didn't know much about the situation back then. For him, it was okay for other people to be involved in this matter. Even if the current Dongchang admiral Wang Chengen was Cao Huachun's adopted son, it was not a big deal. I don't like this kind of ethos of adopting sons in the palace.But this matter also involves the emperor, so it is difficult.

Jiang Dong finally decided not to tell Zhang Pu about this matter.If the Qian family really had so many violations of law and discipline, they should check it out by themselves.

When Zhang Pu got up early the next morning, his eyes were slightly red, and it could be seen that he did not sleep well last night.However, he was in good spirits, and after a little breakfast, he went out under the leadership of Jiang Dong and others.

But to Zhang Pu's surprise, as soon as he entered the gate of the yamen, he found that something was wrong, and there seemed to be no one.After entering the yamen, this feeling became more obvious.

When we arrived at the Yamen lobby, Pan Xiuwen, the county magistrate, came out in a hurry, with only one family member with him, and said to Zhang Pu with a bitter face, "My lord, last night, all the yamen servants asked for leave one after another, saying that there was something wrong at home, and even the classics and history could not be found." to people.

When Zhang Pu heard this, he couldn't help being furious.It's not clear, today I'm going to investigate the affairs of Qian's family, but these government servants, even Dian Shi, have avoided him, leaving him with no one to use.

"The Qian family is really covering the sky with one hand in Changshu!" He laughed back angrily, and said sharply, "I don't believe it. How can his Qian family be bigger than the imperial court? A mere dismissed official can turn the world upside down." ?”

Having said that, he stared at Pan Xiuwen, and yelled sharply: "You are limited to one hour, and you can gather manpower for this official. If you don't have enough manpower, don't be a county magistrate!"

Upon hearing this, Pan Xiuwen, who had been weak in attitude just now, suddenly became tough and immediately responded to Zhang Pu: "It's so powerful. Your Excellency feels that this subordinate is incompetent. Even though he is impeaching me, people are hiding from him. How could I?" The official has ten avatars, can you listen to a hundred?"

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and prepared to leave.

"You..." Hearing this, Zhang Pu saw him turn around, and for a moment, he was so angry that he couldn't even speak.

At this moment, he really felt Qian Qianyi's energy in the local area, and he still wanted to keep some things simple.

To be honest, there was nothing he could do about Pan Xiuwen's rascally behavior.Because his errand is not for Pan Xiuwen, the power in his hands is only to impeach the magistrate.The specific rewards and punishments for local officials still have to be given by the court.Officials like the Changshu County Magistrate are dealt with by the Ministry of Officials. Of course, it is no problem for the emperor to intervene.

Just when Zhang Pu was very angry, Jiang Dong beside him said coldly: "If you dare not cooperate, believe it or not, I will let you taste the power of my Dongchang right away?"

As soon as the word "Dongchang" was uttered, Pan Xiuwen couldn't move the leg he had just lifted up, and his body was motionless immediately, as if someone had put a hold on it.

It has been more than ten years since the days when the factory guards were the most arrogant during the Tianqi period.Even in the early years of Chongzhen, the factory guards were confined in the yamen and could not go out.But since last year, the factory guard has become active again.

According to rumors, the emperor knew everything about the outside world, and even knew many secret things, all thanks to the factory guards.

That is to say, the factory guard has been reused by the emperor again!And with the original authority of the factory guard, there is really no need to ask the Ministry of Officials for instructions. For a seventh-rank county magistrate like him, he will be arrested if he says he is arrested.As for Dongchang's method, it was also rumored to be quite brutal.

Pan Xiuwen himself felt that he was not tough enough to fight against Dongchang, and secretly complained in his heart, but he had to turn around and said with a distressed expression: "This boss, it's not that the lower official doesn't want to do things, but this..., You should also be able to see from the stalls that there is almost only Xiaguan left here in the county government. Xiaguan is not a local, and he has only been in office for a year. It is a bit difficult to find someone in a hurry. Difficult!"

Seeing that Jiang Dong had subdued the county magistrate as soon as he came forward, Zhang Pu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and once again felt the benefits brought by the emperor's appointment of Dongchang servants by his side.

Regarding Pan Xiuwen's softness, Jiang Dong didn't pay attention at all, but said in a cold voice, "I don't think you have forgotten what Zhang Xun said. No matter what method you use, there are also the county magistrate and chief secretary. Let's all figure out a way together. If there are not enough people after the time limit, I will take you down immediately and take good care of you. Because I have enough reasons to suspect that you are against the imperial envoy and are suspected of trying to plot treason!"

Good guy, as soon as he opened his mouth, he put on a hat of treason directly.Most people really can't afford this hat.

Of course, for Dongchang, this kind of hat is actually very common.It was originally one of Dongchang's responsibilities to detect this aspect of the matter.

If things like Changshu County Government are really serious, it cannot be said that there is no reason to label it.When Pan Xiuwen heard this, he was a little scared. Facing the powerful Dongchang, he didn't dare.

He also heard that just last year, factory guards were dispatched, and many officials in the capital were accused of treason and their homes were confiscated and executed.Who dares not to take this kind of thing seriously?

Therefore, Pan Xiuwen's attitude softened completely, and he quickly responded to Jiang Dong with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, my subordinates are absolutely loyal to the king's affairs. On tour."

After finishing speaking, he apologized and left in a hurry.

Watching him leave, Zhang Pu cupped his fists and saluted Jiang Dong, and said sincerely: "This time, thanks to the boss!"

"My lord is working for the emperor, so I naturally want to protect my lord's side." Seeing Jiang Dong, he just smiled and replied, "But it can be seen that the Qian family is very powerful, so please be careful with your lord."

After finishing speaking, he also comforted Zhang Pu and said, "Actually, even if I don't show up, my lord has a way to solve it. Master Yang, the censor of Zuodu, is in Yangzhou. As long as my lord sends a letter there, I will definitely help you!"

Zhang Pu was taken aback for a moment when he heard this, and then remembered Yang Tinglin's enthusiasm.If he was still in Yangzhou, he should have no doubts about this.However, at this time, after he personally felt the power of the Qian family, he became a little suspicious.

The influence of the Qian family in the officialdom is far greater than previously imagined!

Seeing him like this, Jiang Dong guessed the doubts in his heart. After thinking about it, he pointed out to him: "If I guessed correctly, Master Yang was suddenly appointed as the censor of Zuodu and went south, and behaved like this. It is the emperor's fault." I was worried that the Lord wouldn’t be able to handle it here, so I specially sent Lord Yang to Jiangnan to take charge!”

He is from Dongchang, and he knows much more about the emperor's trust in the officials of the court and what the emperor cares about than the officials of the outer court.At least for some things, the outer court had to rely on guesswork, while his Dongchang side got the will directly. The difference is still very big.

After Zhang Pu heard this, he couldn't help being overjoyed. After thinking about it, he felt that there was indeed such a possibility.

So, he didn't try to be brave, and immediately wrote a letter, and sent someone to send it to Yangzhou Mansion immediately. If Zuodu Yushi was gone, he would send it to Yingtian Mansion.

As for the county government, less than an hour limited by Zhang Pu, not only the county magistrate, but also the county magistrate, the master book, and the canon history who didn't know where they went, all appeared together.Yamen servants, messengers, etc., even a large group came, all of them obeyed orders in a well-behaved manner.

Among them, Dian Shi even smiled and explained to Jiang Dong: "Xiaoguan went out yesterday to hunt down thieves. After hearing that something happened at the county government, he immediately rushed back to wait for orders and kept the stall waiting for so long. I'm really sorry!"

The same is true for the county magistrate and the chief secretary, each of them found a reason and explained it to Jiang Dong.Zhang Pu, the chief official next to him, was left out in the cold instead.

Regarding this, Zhang Pu didn't interrupt them, but just sneered in his heart, secretly ruthless: You wait and see, you all look down on me, and I will clean up you sooner or later!

Not long after, a group of officials, some in sedan chairs and some on horseback, left the county government office in a mighty way.What they have to do is to check the contents recorded in the land account book.Only after the verification is true will the amount be further judged and the owed payment will be checked.

Regarding this, the Qian family was also in a hurry. The Qian family could not cover up Dongchang's blatant threats and could only watch.But they are not helpless, while secretly explaining to those local officials, let them perfunctory Zhang Pu, hold him back.At the same time, they sent people to the Clippers to report to Qian Qianyi in a hurry.

They didn't know that Qian Qianyi's side was already having a bit of a headache.

On the side of Yangzhou Mansion, Yang Tinglin, the new censor of Zuodu, personally sits in the town and strictly supervises the case of fires in the warehouses of various yamen.

Zuodu Censor, the top civil servant in the Ming Dynasty, is the second rank.The duty is to correct and impeach all officials, to justify injustice, and to supervise all parties.

All ministers who are treacherous, villains who form parties, and those who are powerful and disorderly, will be impeached.

All officials who are corrupt and corrupt officials will be impeached.

Anyone who is academically inaccurate, who submits a letter to the statement, turns it into a constitution, and hopes to use it will be impeached.

In the case of pilgrimage and inspection, whether to depose the sages of the same official department.

The heavy prisoners of the big prison will be sent to the outer dynasty, together with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.It obeys the edict of the inland, follows the foreign land, and each acts according to its own edict.

It can almost be said that the powers of the Zuodu Censor include everything.The warehouses of various government offices in Yangzhou Prefecture caught fire at the same time. From a certain point of view, it was a very serious case.With the dignity of the second rank, he is directly stationed here. Unless he really dares to rebel, ordinary officials can only obey orders.

Under the stern urging of Yang Tinglin these days, the magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture and the chief officials of other places had no choice but to work hard. In fact, they didn't need to work hard. I complained endlessly.If it continues to drag on, Zuodu Yushi's playbook will be uploaded to the emperor's imperial court. If it is not done well, this matter will really become a big deal.

The current emperor is not a good stubble, if it is defined as someone colluding with the government and suspected of treason, how many people will be unlucky.Last year, many officials, even cabinet ministers, were convicted of treason because of Shanxi merchants' cooperation with captives.

Therefore, because these officials were also related to their own interests, they all echoed Qian Qianyi and wanted to fight Zhang Pu together.But now, with the escalation of the situation, with senior officials like Zuodu Yushi sitting in charge, they couldn't bear it, so they wanted to retreat.

Even if Qian Qianyi told them that Yang Tinglin was actually the Zuodu Censor of Nanjing, not comparable to the Zuodu Censor of the capital; The thirteen supervisory censors, except for the important assessment opinions during the first one-year probationary period, basically can't control it...

All these things, he said earnestly, but those people still didn't listen.Even in a hurry, the magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture said to him bluntly: "Mr. Yushan, we can't compare with you. If you recover in the future, you will start as a minister, and you have a lot of connections in the court. How many officials in the frontier are all Your protégé and old friend. And we..."

"That Zhang Pu doesn't seem to be in Yangzhou Mansion either. I don't know where he went. It's useless for us to persist. No matter what, we must give an explanation to Master Zuodu Censor!"

"..."

Qian Qianyi had no choice but to push out the pre-arranged scapegoat in the end.At the same time, he was also a little puzzled, he didn't expect Zhang Pu to leave suddenly on the day Yang Tinglin made trouble.They were all attracted by Yang Tinglin, and they didn't know where Zhang Pu went?This made him very angry!
In this life, how could he capsize on such a junior, and let him be so humiliated in front of so many people!

Qian Qianyi was very annoyed, but he didn't show it in front of Liu Rushi, and he still accompanied Liu Rushi on tours, reciting poems and composing poems, but he didn't show much in face.

But on this day, when he and Liu Rushi were about to go out to play, there was a fast horse coming.Before the person arrived, a voice came from afar: "Master, it's not good..."

(End of this chapter)