After the flag-awarding ceremony, the 1st Lancer Regiment left Jiujiang that day.

They would continue westward to Wuchang and then join the First Army's operational sequence.

In the future, the main forces of the First Army, such as the 1st Infantry Division and the 10th Mixed Regiment, will cross the Yangtze River and land on the west side of Hanyang.

If nothing else, their first battle will be to fight against the main force of the Ming army in this area!

The westward advance of the First Lancer Regiment is also a sign of the official launch of the second phase of the Southwest Campaign of the Tang Dynasty, not only the First Lancer Regiment, but also other units of the First Army are also being mobilized, accurately arriving at the predetermined combat area, and then launching an attack.

Just when the Southwest Campaign was in full swing, there was also turmoil in Jinling City!

At the beginning of December, a news began to circulate in Jinling City, that is, even if it was a new star of the Ministry of Taxation, Chen Lifu, a capable general of the Grain Collection Department, known as Chen Rentu, was investigated by the Inspectorate.

Although Chen Lifu's current grade is not high, and he is not even a senior official, but this person's limelight has been too strong in the past two years, and his reputation has already spread all over the country, especially in the four provinces of Zhili, his name is even louder than the various Taoists of the four provinces of Zhili!

When many gentry, including the local officials of the Ministry of Taxation, heard the name of Chen Lifu, they were all restless, for fear that they would be guillotined by Chen Lifu that day.

And such a man of the moment suddenly came out with the news that he was placed on file for investigation, which can cause great concern among people, and those people in Jinling City are even more concerned about this matter than about the Southwest Campaign.

Even the gentry and officials of the four provinces in Jiangnan have different opinions!

And this kind of disagreement, the performance is very festive, just like the early arrival of the Spring Festival, many gentry after learning the news, are invited to three or five friends to climb the green building to drink!

Why?

Because after hearing that Chen Lifu was placed on file for investigation, their mood was one word: cool!

"Happy, Chen Lifu, a traitor and thief, finally has retribution!" On a painting boat on the Qinhuai River in Jinling City, several gentry each hugged a delicate little lady and were talking!

"Li Yuanwai is right, justice is in the hearts of the people, and there will be retribution for the evil, how many loyal and good people and how many prestigious gentry have been killed by Chen Lifu in the past two years, and the depth of his sins is comparable to Qin Hui of the Song Dynasty!" One of the people sitting next to me also echoed and continued:

"Last year, my wife's uncle's family was persecuted by this person, at that time, Lin ran around many places, after all, he still couldn't withstand the slander of the thief, and finally made Lin's wife and uncle die tragically, and more than 30 people in the family were exiled, if it wasn't for Lin to take care of them after they were exiled, I'm afraid that now my wife's uncle's family is already a wild place like a buried bone."

"Now that the thief has been brought to justice, that's a great joy!"

Immediately, another middle-aged man also said: "Yes, now that my Tang Dynasty is in charge of the Holy Son of Heaven, and there are many loyal and good assistants in the court, even if the chaotic ministers and thieves like Chen Thief can make trouble for a while, but they will never be able to escape the eyes of the Holy Son of Heaven, and now the Chen thief has fallen into the legal net, which is a great proof, if time comes, the other chaotic ministers and thieves in the court will definitely be cleaned up, especially the heinous Qian Qili will definitely not be able to escape the law, and at that time, my Datang will be able to usher in the prosperous era of dawn and happiness!" ”

When this person talked about Qian Qili, the hatred on his face was obvious.

And the money in his mouth is none other than Qian Aoli, the secretary of the Ministry of Taxation!

Why are there many officials in the Ministry of Taxation, and why does he say that Qian Aoli is not only because Qian Aoli is the secretary of the Ministry of Taxation, but also because Qian Aoli single-handedly established a notorious tax inspection team in the entire Tang Dynasty and even in the entire Chinese region.

And his crime is far from that!

What is the immediate boss of the tax inspection team? Grain Division!

And the Grain Collection Division is the most hated institution in the entire Tang Dynasty, and there is no one!

In fact, there are many agencies under the Department of Taxation of the Tang Dynasty, and the main institutions are these: the Department of Grain Collection, the Department of Finance, the Department of Salaries, the Department of Customs, and the Department of Salt and Tea.

The Salary Department is used to pay the salaries of officials, and has little to do with the ordinary gentry, the Financial Department is a nationwide financial management institution, including the minting of gold coins, silver coins, copper coins and other currencies, etc., the ordinary gentry do not feel deeply, the Customs Department and the Salt and Tea Department are the same.

But why do the people of the world, especially those gentry, only hate the grain collection department, it is very simple, this institution collects taxes, and the means of tax collection are called a ruthless, well-known tax inspection team, and the Datang tax inspection team has the effect of stopping children's night crying, that is, it belongs to the grain collection department.

And Qian Aoli is the one who single-handedly established the grain collection department and established the tax inspection team!

In the early years, he was only a left waiter in the Ministry of Taxation, but two years ago, after Yang Xiucai became a scholar, he began to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Taxation, entered the imperial study, and became the minister on duty in the imperial study!

The seven ministers on duty in the imperial study of the Tang Dynasty are basically a radish and a pit, an army, a navy, an inspectorate, a grand court, and a cabinet, and this composition has not changed in recent years.

The three ministers on duty in the imperial study of the cabinet are Liu Bagou, a scholar who is also the secretary of the household department, Qian Mengjiu, who is also the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Qian Aoli, who is the secretary of the Ministry of Taxation.

As the minister on duty in the imperial study and the secretary of the Ministry of Taxation, Qian Aoli has led the Ministry of Taxation in just a few years and achieved remarkable results, so that the tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty has soared from more than 10 million taels of silver to more than 50 million taels of silver now, and it is expected to reach more than 65 million taels of silver next year!

You only have to look at the high taxes collected by the tax department to know how much the gentry hate Qian Aoli!

These are all the money of the landlords and gentry!

Of course, now Qian Aoli is the minister on duty in the imperial study, the secretary of the Ministry of Taxation, and wants to look forward to Qian Aoli being imprisoned, but it is not realistic now, although there are some loyal people in the court, but the strength is still too weak, and there is basically no hope for fighting against the central ministers.

But now Chen Lifu has been placed on file for investigation, which is a good start!

Chen Lifu was placed on file for investigation, and the turmoil caused far exceeded most people's estimates!

Some people say that Chen Lifu is accepting bribes, some people say that Chen Lifu embezzled taxes, some say that Chen Lifu offended the bigwigs of the dynasty, and some say that Chen Lifu simply offended the Son of Heaven.

In short, most of them don't have many good words!

However, this kind of discussion from the outside world has put great pressure on the inspectorate!

Jinling City, in the Central Inspectorate, the Minister of the Imperial Study, the left deputy imperial envoy Shi Wuyan looked iron-blue, pointed to the dean of the Chengtianfu Inspectorate in front of him and scolded: "What are you doing here, investigate it, why hasn't this person been convicted yet, it's just a boil, now it's okay, it's all over the city, and it's such a big thing, why didn't you investigate and report it clearly in advance, you made a decision without authorization, and brought people back to the Inspectorate, have you considered the consequences of doing this!" ”

"If this Chen Lifu is really guilty, then good, the official will definitely repay you for your merits, but if you can't convict him, you will make Lord Zhao's situation in the imperial study very passive in the future!"

Shi Wuyan didn't say it explicitly, but he believed that his subordinates should also know that this Chen Lifu was not alone, and there were a bunch of tax bigwigs standing behind them.

Chen Lifu has been able to climb so fast in recent years, it is because his ability has been valued by the bigwigs of the Ministry of Taxation, from the director of the inspection department to the director of the grain collection department, and then to the waiter of the tax department and even Qian Aoli, who is still a scholar, attaches great importance to this person, and regards Chen Lifu as the core to cultivate, not surprisingly, he is the next director of the inspection department, otherwise, this Chen Lifu can inspect Jiangbei Province and North Anhui Province at the same time?

Even if it is the Son of Heaven, it is said that this person is a talent!

Such a person is almost the next director of the inspection department of Tie Da, even if he is only a deputy director of the fifth grade, but he can easily move?

Is there a difference between moving him now and directly moving the current director of the inspection department?

And the director of the Inspection Division of the Grain Collection Department of the Ministry of Taxation can you do it as a mere Chengtianfu Inspectorate?

Ma Dan, even if the official is the left deputy from the second grade, he has to carefully consider one or two, there is no conclusive evidence, and he will definitely not shoot easily, once he shoots, he must directly hit seven inches and complete an iron case.

Otherwise, you are a dead man? You can't see it when Your Majesty?

The cabinet of the Tang Dynasty, there is no doubt that the Ministry of Taxation is the most important!

Among the departments of the Ministry of Taxation, the grain collection department is the most important, and the inspection department ranks first among the subordinate departments of the grain collection department!

To put it mildly, this is the most powerful position in the entire Tang Dynasty!

Nima, the director of this kind of agency and the next candidate for the director, is that what you can move with a Chengtianfu Inspectorate?

With this guts, why don't you directly move those servants of various ministries and governors of various provinces!

Gong Wenbao, the director of the Chengtianfu Inspectorate who was scolded, also wiped the saliva on his face with a handkerchief at this time, and then said with a sad face: "My lord Mingjian, after receiving the report, he was indeed preparing to conduct a secret investigation, and he didn't plan to make trouble, and it was just a routine inquiry to invite Chen Lifu back, at the end of the year, the officials who were invited by us to come over for routine inquiries were not one hundred but eighty, who knew that this Chen Lifu would cause such a big riot!" ”

Shi Wuyan also scolded at this time, so he also breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared at humanity: "Honestly, how sure is this case?" ”