The next day, Zhou Zheng got into the carriage and sat in the carriage, looking at several confessions in his hand.

This is the explanation of those lieutenants, about yesterday's bandit siege and some paradoxes in Yongping Mansion.

There are many things in this confession, but the description of the incident is somewhat strange.

In the confessions of the three of them, some believed that the high-ranking officials of Yongping Mansion were behind the back, some said that there were big families colluding with the bandits, and some said that the people of Shanhaiwei were pretending to be bandits.

These confessions were a little messy, and Zhou Zheng looked at them slowly, looking for clues from them.

Zhou Zheng came in a hurry and left in a hurry, but for Shouchang Town, it was very different.

Many people stood on both sides of the road, not speaking, but looking very reluctant.

Wang Zhengbai looked at Zhou Zheng's carriage, turned to Wang Baihe, and said, "Third uncle, is the patrol lord just leaving?" ”

Repelled the bandits, didn't explain at all, and just left?

Wang Baihe put his hands behind his back, looked solemn, and did not speak.

For some reason, he was very uneasy, not because he was afraid of the bandits, but because of the Patrolman.

The Patrolman had easily repelled the bandits last night, and now he had left without saying a word, which made him feel that the rain was coming.

When Zhou Zheng arrived in Lulong County (the seat of the prefect of Yongping Prefecture), it was already that night, and the sky was about to darken.

As soon as Zhou Zheng got out of the carriage, Yao Tongshun came out of it with an ugly expression, and said a little gloomy: "My lord, no one greets or waits." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at the 'Yongping Mansion' plaque that almost fell on the door, and said, "Is there anyone else in the mansion?" ”

Yao Tongshun's face became more and more unsightly, and said: "The prefect has been vacant for more than half a year, and this place has been deserted for half a year, there is no one, overgrown with weeds and dust." ”

Zhou Zheng listened, turned his head at the door of the mansion and looked at it, saw that there was no one, laughed, and said: "That's right, you find someone to clean up, buy some bedding, and order dinner from the restaurant." ”

Yao Tongshun saw that Zhou Zheng was still laughing, walked closer, and said in a low voice: "My lord, the water in Yongping Mansion is not shallow, this is obviously someone embarrassing adults!" ”

It stands to reason that when an envoy arrives at the place, the local officials should gather to greet him, but the Yongping Mansion seems to be completely unaware, no one has appeared, and the huge prefect's yamen has been abandoned for half a year, and no one cares!

Zhou Zheng stepped in, still smiling and said, "Who is embarrassed to say it too early, let's do something." ”

A group of people don't look very good-looking, Zhou Zheng is such a big official, and the place is so disregarded, it's too presumptuous!

Everyone suppressed their anger and followed Zhou Zheng into the prefect's yamen.

Yao Tongshun assigned the work, and arranged for people to go out to hire people, and at the same time inquired about the specific news.

The sky is about to dark, and Yongping Mansion is quiet, especially near the prefect's yamen, it is even more quiet and terrifying, and there is not even any light at all.

Zhou Zheng sat down in a study that had been simply cleaned up, and stood in front of him Ding Qi, Shangguan Qing's sister and brother, and a secret guard.

Ding Qi seemed to have received Zhou Zheng's encouragement, and gradually became more talkative, looking at Zhou Zheng and said: "My lord, Yongping Mansion is too much, and it needs to be strictly purified." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at him and said, "How do you think it should be cleaned?" ”

Ding Qi was speechless, he naturally knew the word rectification, but how to rectify it?

Not to mention the prefect, even Zhou Zheng, the governor, has no right to remove the Yongping Mansion and the three prefects from their official positions, at most they will be impeached in a letter and ask the court to remove them.

If you really want to do this, not to mention whether it can be done or not, what will the imperial court think if Zhou Zheng impeached a local official as soon as he arrived? Will you feel that Zhou Zheng is incompetent and unable to do things?

These mansions, the magistrates don't come one by one, it's obviously a group, Zhou Zheng has just arrived, and the strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, what can I do?

Seeing that Ding Qi didn't speak, Shangguan Lie immediately said fiercely: "My lord, it's easy to do!" Catch one and come over, ask for the crime directly, and go to prison, I see if the others dare to be disobedient! ”

Ding Qi immediately shook his head and said, "Can't catch it!" If they take a copy of it, it will be even more difficult for adults to do it. ”

Shangguan Lie didn't care, and said: "My lord, we can't catch it openly, let's catch it secretly, anyway, there are bandits everywhere here, and suddenly there are one or two people less, and they can't blame the adults." ”

Ding Qi looked at Shangguan Lie, speechless for a while, and turned his head to look at Zhou Zheng.

Even Shangguan Qing blinked and turned to Zhou Zheng.

They all seem to think that this is the way to go.

Zhou Zheng shook his head lightly and said, "We are the government, not bandits, and we will not make this decision unless we have to." Tomorrow, you will clean up the palace, clean up the six rooms, and by the way, publicize the matter of the 100,000 taels of silver granted to me by the imperial court. ”

Ding Qi reacted the fastest and said, "It's still an adult!" 100,000 taels, they will definitely not be able to hide it anymore! ”

Shangguan Lie's reaction was a little slow, he didn't know what to do to promote '100,000 taels', didn't he say 'wealth is not exposed'?

Shangguan Qing suddenly said, "Be careful at night. ”

Zhou Zheng nodded solemnly, looked at Ding Qi and said, "Meals or something, you bring someone to buy it back in person, you have to be careful with water or something, you can't poison people." ”

Ding Qi saw that Zhou Zheng had entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, his face turned a little red with excitement, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, my lord, I will check every dish and every bit of water, and I will never give them a chance!" ”

Zhou Zheng snorted and said, "Let's go." ”

A few people responded, and turned around and walked out of Zhou Zheng's study.

Zhou Zheng saw them leaving, took out the three confessions casually, and his eyes fell on a person's name: Zhang Yonglian.

Yongping Mansion Zuo Fu Cheng, more than fifty years old, but in this position, to be precise, in the position of Yongping Mansion Zuo Fu Cheng, he has been doing it for nearly 20 years.

The prefectural commanders of the three counties of Yongpyeong Province were either his students or his in-laws, and in the case of the vacancy of the prefect, Yongpyeong Mansion was simply his home.

Yongping Mansion was quiet all night, without the slightest twist and turn.

Early the next morning, Zhou Zheng got up, squatted in the yard, brushed his teeth with a simple toothbrush, and watched the housekeepers cleaning in the yard.

Shangguan Lie looked at Zhou Zheng brushing his teeth, stared at him strangely, and said, "My lord, your toothbrush is a little strange?" ”

Toothbrushes were available in the Yuan Dynasty, but brushing teeth was not very common, Shangguan Lie knew, but the toothbrush in Zhou Zheng's hand was still a little strange, it seemed to have hair, and there were some white things on it.

Zhou Zheng rinsed a few mouthfuls, wiped his mouth, and said, "The news has spread?" ”

Shangguan Lie still stared at Zhou Zheng's toothbrush and said, "It's scattered." ”

Zhou Zheng stood up and said, "Then post another notice, asking all the officials registered in the prefect's yamen to report to their officials immediately, and those who do not come after noon will be dismissed." ”

Zhou Zheng is facing the prefect, and there is indeed no way to directly remove the officials of the county magistrates, but for the officials of the prefect's yamen, such as the six rooms, the mansion, the experience department, the Zhaomo division, the head of the prison department, etc., they are all decided in one word, and they only need to inform the court for the record, and there is no need for the court to appoint them.

Shangguan Lie was very relieved when he heard this, and said, "What the lord said is that I will order someone to post it." ”