In fact, the officials of the Ministry of Officials only have the right to supervise the local officials in the state capitals, but do not have the right to dispose of them.

Those who fail to pass the assessment need to be reported to the Ministry of Officials first, and then the Ministry of Officials will decide on the removal of officials who should be dismissed, and the dismissal of those who should be dismissed, and it is limited to officials below the fifth grade.

Above the five grades, including the five grades, they are already considered high-ranking officials, and non-emperors have no power to dispose of them.

Of course, Downing is not within the scope of this restriction.

Shang Fang's sword is the highest power given by the emperor to a courtier, seeing the sword is like seeing the king, he holds this sword, it is equivalent to holding Emperor Chen in his hand, who he wants to cut whom, who he wants to cut, and who he wants to cut, without any legal responsibility.

Shang Fang's sword Tang Ning asked Chen Zhou to carry it with him, just to make it easy to use when needed.

"Boom!" Chen Zhou respectfully handed over the sword, and Tang Ning pulled it out casually, making a sound of gold and iron resonating.

The Ezhou officials who were pressed to the ground by the sharp blade couldn't help but shudder when they heard this voice.

"Before leaving Beijing, His Majesty gave this Shangfang sword to the official, you can behead the people, and you can punish the corrupt officials, you are the Ezhou Assassin History, and you eat the imperial court, but you are not the master of the people, you are not loyal to the imperial court, you are greedy for ink and taxes, and you murder the imperial court officials......" Tang Ning held the sword, looked at the Ezhou Assassin History, and said: "With these two alone, this official can behead you now!" ”

Ezhou Thorn Shi shuddered for a moment, and said in a trembling voice: "You, you can't kill me, this is not in line with the rules, I have shed blood for the court, I have made meritorious contributions for Your Majesty, I want to see the Prime Minister, I want to see Your Majesty!" ”

"You asked for it yourself, why do you regret it now?" Tang Ning looked at him, shook his head and said: "Don't worry, I tried, this sword is very sharp, it is guaranteed that the head can be cut off with a sword, I heard that as long as the speed of swinging the sword is fast enough, the prisoner will not feel pain, I will move as fast as possible for a while......"

Ezhou Thorn Shi opened his mouth wide, but he only felt a burst of dizziness, and under the pressure of Tang Ning's momentum, he couldn't speak at all.

"Why, could it be that Lord Yu thinks it's undignified to cut off his head?" Tang Ning looked at him, pointed the tip of the sword at his chest, and said: "How about you stab it from here, this is decent, but it should be very painful, you can't die for a while, how do you die, Lord Yu, you think about it carefully, we can still discuss......"

A bean-sized cold sweat broke out on Yu Tingshi's forehead, and when Tang Ning picked up his sword and was about to stab, he rolled his eyes very simply and fainted.

Tang Ning shook his head, put the sword back away, and waved his hand, "Take it all away." ”

Outside the box, the shopkeeper of the Mandarin Duck Building looked at the high-ranking officials in Ezhou being escorted out with a pale face, and his body trembled.

When Tang Ning walked to his side, he paused and asked, "Are you the shopkeeper of the Mandarin Duck Building?" ”

The shopkeeper shuddered and said, "Xiao, Xiaomin is." ”

Tang Ning looked at Liu Tong and said, "Take the shopkeeper of the Mandarin Duck Building, along with the attendants, take them away." ”

Tonight's wine and food were provided by Yuanyang Lou, and it was impossible that they had nothing to do with them, since he had already left, he simply did it thoroughly and brought them all back for interrogation.

Since several high-ranking officials in Ezhou were escorted out, there has been a great chaos in the Mandarin Duck Building.

"What's going on, who are they?"

"What's wrong with Yu Tingshi, why was he carried out?"

"Changshi Beijia was also arrested, what happened?"

When I saw that the local officials, who were usually high-minded, were now being held like prisoners, there was an uproar in the building.

"I heard that in the past few days, there have been high-ranking officials in Beijing who have come to check on them, could it be that all the dirty things they have done over the years have been investigated?"

"You deserve it, this surnamed Yu has been forced into labor, and many people have died in the mines, this is retribution!"

"The surname Ma is not a good thing, the merchant who gives him filial piety will be exempt from tax and reduce taxes, and if he does not honor him, he will change the difficulty of the law, Zhao Yuanwai, who started from timber in the east of the city, is the one who was ruined by him......"

……

When Yu Tingshi and others were escorted back to the Assassin's Mansion, the pedestrians on the street stopped to watch, their faces were shocked, and there were few people on the street at night, but when they walked from the Mandarin Duck Tower to the Yamen, the people who heard the news walked out of their homes one after another, blocking the street from leaking.

The history of assassination, the long history, and don't drive, all of them were arrested, which is an earth-shattering event in Ezhou.

The officials of the Assassin's Mansion had been controlled before Tang Ning and the others returned to the Mansion, and in addition, Tang Ning also asked people to take the token given by Emperor Chen to transfer the defenders of Ezhou.

This brand, everywhere it goes, has the power to mobilize 3,000 defenders, the Ezhou garrison does not have 3,000 people, and Tangning only transferred 500 people, but it is enough to deal with any situation.

The defenders surrounded the Assassin's Mansion, and even the people who didn't know the inside story knew that something terrible had happened.

Tang Ning walked into the Assassin Yamen, and a general walked up to Tang Ning, knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "Ezhou City Defense Battalion, Captain Dong Wu, see General Tang!" ”

Tang Ning accepted his salute before he said: "Quickly gather all the county orders in Ezhou, and quickly come to assassinate Shifu." ”

"Yes!"

The young general answered, and simply turned away.

After making some more arrangements, Tang Ning was a little free. This time, he almost wiped out the assassination of Shi Yamen, and if he didn't take measures, Ezhou might be messed up, which was not what he wanted to see.

After doing all this, he looked at Liu Tong and asked, "What about Ezhou Thorn Shi Sima and the others?" ”

Liu Tongdao: "Temporarily imprisoned, sir, what should we do next?" ”

"Raid the house." Tang Ning said: "After the matter is clear, all their homes will be raided, and the confiscated property will be divided into categories and marked, before that, you will look at their families first, and don't let them transfer their property." ”

Liu Tong arched his hand and said, "Obey." ”

From the casual meaning of Yu Tingshi, it means nearly 100,000 taels of silver, which shows the wealth of local officials in Ezhou, and most of this money is deducted from the state's tax silver.

Part of this money went into the pockets of the local officials, and the other part was used by them to honor the officials of the court, and the rest was handed over to the state treasury.

Tang Ning can foresee that what he did in Ezhou would definitely cause a storm in Beijing after half a month, and even Emperor Chen would have a headache.

Therefore, the affairs of Ezhou, he must do it beautifully, so that every link is impeccable, of course, the most important thing is to give Chen Huang enough benefits, so that he can ignore the benefits of other voices in the court.

Nothing fits better than silver.

After instructing Liu Tong, he summoned the officials of the ministry and said: "A few of you, each lead ten guards to collect evidence of Ezhou officials' greed for ink mining taxes and commercial taxes, the more complete the better." ”

Several small officials looked excited, nodded and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely complete the task!" ”

The crime of embezzlement of ink is not small, but since it is going to be done, it must be done thoroughly, and all the crimes they have committed will be revealed.

The greed for ink and tax silver, coupled with a murder of the imperial court officials, was enough to stab the neck of the Ezhou assassin.

In the prison, Tang Ning looked at the shopkeeper of the Mandarin Duck Building and asked, "The poisonous wine, was prepared by your Mandarin Duck Building?" ”

The murder of the imperial court officials, Yu Tingshi and others will not admit it, and it is easier to start from here.

"Your Excellency has wronged!" The shopkeeper of the Mandarin Duck Building knelt on the ground, snorted and cried, and cried: "The wine jug was sent by them in advance, and it has nothing to do with our Mandarin Duck Building, and the villain doesn't know that it is poisonous wine......

Tang Ning pointed to the sword Chen Zhou was carrying and asked, "Do you know what this is?" ”

The shopkeeper of the Mandarin Duck Building said in a trembling voice: "Sword." ”

"That's half right." Tang Ning looked at him and said: "This Shang Fang sword, you don't have to be responsible for killing people, it's the imperial assassin of today, you can kill corrupt officials at the top, and you can kill the people at the bottom, do you think you are the people of Diao?" ”

"Your Excellency!" The shopkeeper of the Mandarin Duck Building looked at him and said sincerely: "The poisonous wine was provided by Yu Tingshi, and the villain was also coerced by him, otherwise he would kill the villain's whole family, he not only wanted to use this poisonous wine to harm adults, but two years ago, he also used it to poison a royal history ......, adults, villains are all recruited, can you get off lightly?" ”