"Tobe Shangshu? Do you want to do something about this position? ”

Qiu Tong glanced at Wang Mang with a somewhat surprised look, and said lightly: "This official position is not good, it is specially to offend people." In the prosperous era, this is a fat gap, everyone wants to be it, and reap the benefits.

In troubled times, this is a deadly official position. If you don't have power, you're basically dead. The main task of this official position is to take charge of the country's land, economy, taxation, overall planning of the country's military expenditure, distribution of money, and so on.

As you know, many officials in the world were corrupt and took bribes, withheld military rations, withheld funds for disaster relief, falsely reported taxes, delayed the payment of taxes, and so on. It is the responsibility of the Hubu Shangshu to find out these things and give an explanation to the people and the court.

However, those who dare to do such things that violate the law are basically people behind them. Once investigated, it will offend a large area, which is extremely difficult to do and easy to rebound. I don't think you need to stir up too much trouble now. It's important to put this matter aside for a moment and deal with the matter in front of you with all your might. ”

"Is that so? In this way, this official position is not equivalent to wealth. Politics. Division. Minister of Land? ”

Wang Mang thought about it for a while, and also felt that this matter was not easy to handle. In the land of Kyushu, each state and county has problems to varying degrees, and the relationship is complicated, and there are people behind it. If you want to investigate and prosecute a person, it is indeed easy to involve a large area, which will produce a strong backlash and cause turmoil.

For example, if you want to find out the taxes, embezzlement, and other problems in Yizhou, then you must start a large-scale battle with the Wei family. Moreover, the Wei family will never allow the Hubu Shangshu to interfere in anything in Yizhou.

Wang Mang pondered for a long time: "Qiu Tong, you are right, this official is indeed not good at present, many things cannot be carried out at all, and it is extremely easy to offend people." If you don't have power behind you, you can be killed by a city lord casually.

But since I'm an official, I have to do something serious. Elsewhere aside, I don't have that much energy at the moment. Just this Handan County, I have to look it up.

I want to try my best to find out the corruption of the major city lords in Handan County before I send my troops. In the future, when I return triumphantly and my prestige reaches its peak, I will thoroughly investigate the entire Kyushu problem and destroy the aristocratic families who do not obey orders. ”

"Cut, and returned triumphantly, why don't you say that you died on the battlefield?" Qiu Tong rolled his eyes and said: "This is also your stupidity, who else doesn't know now, you will die in the field nine times out of ten when you go on this expedition." Your Majesty and the major families are taking the opportunity to kill you.

And once you lead the troops to the border, your Liaoning is afraid that it will immediately fall into the flames of war, and what ability do you have to fight against those families at that time?

I don't understand why you want to accept Your Majesty's holy decree, Your Majesty is clearly planning to calculate you and kill you. But you're stupid enough to jump into the fire pit. ”

"Sister Qiutong, don't talk nonsense, I have a great fortune, where will I die in battle." Wang Jingyan's face was not good-looking, and he couldn't see others say such things.

When Qiu Tong heard this, he immediately stopped his words, knowing that he had lost his words, he didn't care about Wang Jingyan on the side, and said embarrassedly: "Sister Jingyan, my words are pure nonsense, Young Master Wang will definitely return triumphantly, sweep away the barbarians in all directions, and Weijia in the four seas." ”

Wang Mang gave up, asked the guards outside the door to call Li Hanfeng, and said to him: "Old Li, you go and arrange it for me, and select a few people to go to Weicheng with me." Eighteen cities in Handan County, in addition to Kaiyuan City, let's start with Wei City to find out the problem of corrupt officials one by one. ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!" Li Hanfeng retreated and picked a good hand.

Wang Mang got up and said to Qiu Tong: "Miss Qiu Tong, we have been friends for seven years, and I won't tell you kind words." The safety of my quiet smoke depends on you for the time being. ”

Qiu Tong replied: "You can rest assured that Sister Jingyan will definitely not have any problems under my protection." Besides, isn't that Miss Shangguan also hiding in the shadows, I don't believe it, she didn't set her eyes here. With her in the dark and me in the light, who else can threaten Sister Jingyan? ”

Hearing this, Wang Mang felt a lot more relieved, walked out of the hall, and came to the front door.

At this time, Li Hanfeng had already ordered six good hands to wait.

Wang Mang and the others mounted their horses and went straight out of the city, heading to Wei City.

Wang Jingyan watched Wang Mang leave, and he was not worried.

Now she already knows Li Hanfeng's ability. It is expected that this person will be guarding on the side, and unless thousands of troops and horses come to kill him, he will not want to threaten Wang Mang's life.

Galloping all the way, as fast as lightning.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Mang led everyone to the Weicheng City Lord's Mansion.

When he came here, Wang Mang wanted to lead everyone in.

At this time, the soldiers guarding the gate of the city lord's mansion immediately shouted: "Who are you waiting for? Dare to trespass on the City Lord's Mansion? ”

Li Hanfeng took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Bold, this is General Wuhou, Lord Mangwang of the Hubu Shangshu, how dare you stop it?" You can quickly go and inform the city lord Wei Yuanjie, and ask him to come and greet Lord Wang as soon as possible. ”

"Tobe Shangshu? Wang Mang? ”

When the soldier heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and said: "I want to meet my lord, my lord doesn't know, the city lord is not in the city lord's mansion at the moment, but has just gone to the court to judge the case." ”

"Oh? Is he deciding in court? ”

Wang Mang nodded, and led everyone to turn around and run towards the court.

After a while, a group of eight people came to the public hall, and stopped at the gate of the public hall, and saw the people who stayed at the door to listen to the verdict.

Wang Mang did not alarm the people, but only mixed in the crowd, acting as a common man, approaching the inside, and also came to listen to how the city lord decided the case.

When they came to the door, there were seven or eight officials in the public hall blocking the door, so that everyone could not enter.

Wang Mang couldn't, so he stopped for the time being, and did not trespass in, but looked inside.

At a glance, I saw a plaque hanging at the top of the public hall, and the inscription on the plaque was hanging high. Directly below this plaque sat a middle-aged man with a grim face and a scroll in his hand.

Next to this man stood a man, in his early thirties, who was his deputy, who was dedicated to giving him advice.

A little below the deputy, there is also a small table on which are placed the four treasures of the study. There was a man dressed as a scholar who was writing and drawing with a pen. This man is the master bookkeeper, and he is a record keeper.

In the center of the court, there were five kneeling and one lying down. It's two families. Looking at the dress, these two families are poor and rich.

Three of the poor family came, a young man of twenty-three or four, with a blue nose and swollen face and scars all over his body. A young woman with tears on her face. An old man, also covered in scars.

The two rich families are a young man in his twenties and a young man in his twenties, brightly dressed and full of red faces.

As for the man lying down, he was dressed as a small servant, with blood stains on his body and a terrible fatal wound on his chest. It seems that he just died not long ago.

Obviously, this little guy is the little guy of this rich family.

On both sides of the court, eighteen officials stood with swords and sticks, also with grim faces. put on a public court, and there is no room for any noise and wildness.

The poor old man kept kowtowing to the ground, shouting that he was wronged, and said something to ask the old man to call the shots. The young woman just hid her face and wept, while the young man turned pale and looked angrily at the rich young man.

(End of chapter)