Chapter 704: The Worst Deal in the World

According to the regulations, the Son of Heaven is mourned, and the eunuchs and maids in the palace need to serve three years of filial piety. However, eunuchs who were in the outer prison army or guarding the town governor did not need to follow this rule, after all, they often had to meet people, sit in the hall and do business, and it was a little inappropriate to wear filial piety clothes. However, at this time, the middle-aged eunuch was dressed in sackcloth, and the exposed under his feet was a pair of black steps, but the sad face was naturally revealed, and the eyes were very gloomy. After putting down the sentence just now, he looked at Zhang Yue.

It didn't matter if he looked at it, but Ma Fang was startled, and hurriedly came forward with a sad face: "Father-in-law Qin, the little one only recognizes your private seal token, since he really took it out, how can the little one know that he is pretending to be in your name?" He glared at Zhang Yue viciously as he spoke, and then shouted at a group of stunned posters, "What are you doing here, don't take down this hateful liar and send him to the official!" It's really the opposite, and it actually deceived us Huaiyuanyi! ”

"Wait!"

The admirals and eunuchs of the three major cities have always been the fat shortages of the fat shortages, and Qin Huaijin also paid a lot of money to Liu Yongcheng at the beginning, so he got such an errand as the eunuch of the Guangzhou Bosi Town. Zhu Gaochi died not long after he ascended the throne before, and he worked steadily for more than half a year, so naturally he had to take the opportunity to make a few big deals. After Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, he did not work hard for his position. At this time, the more he looked at Zhang, the more familiar he felt, and immediately changed to a smiling face.

"Who is our family, it turns out to be Xiao Zhang, who is new to Guangzhou. Those who don't know are not guilty, you have a lot of adults, don't be like our old and dizzy old goods. ”

"I didn't expect Grandpa Qin to recognize me." Zhang Yue nodded lightly, took out the private seal from his sleeve, and threw it away, "This is what I brought to you before I came here, and the royal eunuch Wang Gonggong entrusted me to bring it to you. ”

The two of them asked and answered, and the side was naturally shocked, and Ma Fang, who just thought that his actions could remedy one or two, was stunned, and after he woke up, he couldn't wait to hit himself in the mouth. According to what Qin Huaijin said, that is the newly appointed political envoy, and he can afford to provoke him, an unpopular postman? Finding that Zhang Yue looked at him with a smile, he couldn't help but feel a little weak, but just now he looked at the face that looked like a fat sheep, but now he looked at it with a hidden murderous intention, and he didn't dare to speak.

Qin Huaijin held the private seal he had just received, and he was so shocked and shocked in his heart. Upon learning of Zhu Zhanji's ascension to the throne, he immediately asked people to rush to Beijing with his private seal Pegasus, and presented half of his treasures and private seals to Wang Jin, the newly promoted imperial eunuch, hoping to spend his blood to protect the position of admiral eunuch. But there was no palindrome in this matter, Zhang Yue took office, and he was naturally shocked and scared. However, none of these are as good as what Zhang Yue threw over just now.

Wang Jin: What does this mean? He obviously laughed at those things, how could he turn his face and not recognize people at this time!

At this time, he was completely immersed in indescribable panic, and he couldn't remember all the tricks and tricks of entrapment, division, and suppression when dealing with the city and local officialdom, so he could barely squeeze out a smile: "Ahem...... It's all the people at the bottom who are ignorant and talk about it, which makes Xiao Zhang laugh......"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden earth-shattering commotion outside. For a while, whether it was Qin Huaijin and Ma Fang, who were struggling with how to organize the words, or Zhang Yue, who was chanting how to ask Ma Fang what the last sentence meant, they all came back to their senses. At this moment, the curtain of the door moved, and a person fell to the ground like a gourd rolling on the ground, and the two people who rushed in immediately followed pounced on her, holding her on the left and right.

"Let go of me, I want to see Yicheng! I was abducted and sold to those people, and I want to go home! ”

"Stop!"

Hearing this high-pitched woman's voice, and seeing the two men who looked like posters pulling people and wanted to go out, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of Ma Fang's words just now, and immediately shouted. Qin Huaijin on the side didn't expect that Cheng Yanjin, who suddenly came out, turned out to be a big girl, so he followed Zhang Yue's tone and asked, "Hurry up and stop!" It's really the opposite, what kind of place is this, how can you be allowed to trespass! ”

As he spoke, the curtain of the door was raised high again, followed by a middle-aged woman with a dark complexion and decent dress. She was used to it, but she didn't expect that there were other people here, recognizing Qin Huaijin, she was startled, hurriedly saluted, and said with a smile: "The little woman doesn't know that Father-in-law Qin is here, she really rushed, so take this girl who doesn't know the rules down!" ”

Seeing that the girl was wearing a blue cloth dress, her temples were scattered, and she was struggling desperately at this time, Zhang Yueshao couldn't help but look at Ma Fang. Faced with this inquiring gaze, Ma Fang didn't feel his scalp tingle, and hurriedly explained: "My lord, this is not a trivial matter. This tooth woman is called Xu Daya, often do business with the Fanren, those Fan kings like the women of the Central Plains, every time the envoy comes, he has to buy a few stunning girls from her to go back, this girl is Xu Daya made a special trip to give a few envoys here to the city. ”

Purchasing Central Plains women for Fanren? Zhang Yue, who had already guessed that most of the people who couldn't get rid of human trafficking, suddenly frowned, he knew very well that once the sea ban was opened, there would inevitably be people who couldn't survive in the Central Plains to start the idea of finding a way to survive overseas, which was also a common method used by those colonial countries in later generations, so he had long been prepared to turn a blind eye. But it's one thing to go into exile overseas, it's another to sell your own people overseas. Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty laws have many restrictions on the exit of the population, even if there is none, he will never tolerate this kind of worst business in the world.

Qin Huaijin saw Zhang Yue's gloomy face, and immediately knew that this person was afraid that he was going to meddle in this matter. Although he felt that Zhang Yue was making a big fuss, he was not willing to let go of this opportunity to show his goodwill, and hurriedly ordered the little eunuchs who followed him to go up and bring the girl forward, and asked with a pleasant face: "Our family asks you, since you said that you were abducted and trafficked, who sold you, where did you come from, and what is your surname?" ”

"Oh, Father-in-law Qin, how can you believe that this little girl is a woman, and the little woman is not the first day to be a tooth woman......"

"Shut up for me, we didn't ask you!"

Qin Huaijin snorted angrily, and looked at the blue-clothed girl in front of him again. At this time, she just cried, and at this moment, some people in the room were impatient, some frowned, some shook their heads and sighed, such as Xu Daya was so anxious that he jumped to his feet. After a while, the girl in blue wiped her eyes and said with a sob: "The girl is from Chengmai County, Qiongzhou Prefecture, and she often works outside because of her poor family background. As a result, one day when I went to the temple fair, I was separated from someone, and I was coaxed out by a woman in a daze, and then I came to Guangzhou Mansion, and it was this tooth woman who bought it, and brought it here, saying that it was to be sold to Fanren. Even if the folk girl is dead, she must never fall into the hands of those people! ”

Zhang Yue knew very well that the Duoli people in Qiongzhou Prefecture, among which those heads and soil houses were comparable to the landlords of the Central Plains, but many Li people under his jurisdiction were extremely poor, so it must not be uncommon to sell their sons and daughters. It's just that this girl is fluent in Chinese, and she looks more like a Han person. So after listening to the words, he asked: "Since you say that you are from Chengmai County, the capital of Qiongzhou, what is your surname?" ”

"The people's girl lives in Wufang Street, east of Chengmai County, and she ranks ninth in the family, and everyone calls Jiuniang." Seeing that Qin Huaijin and Zhang Yue were staring at her, she couldn't help but be a little flustered, and explained, "My lord, forgive me, Chengmai County is a mixed residence of Han people and Shuli, and the order of the elders must not be respected, and the women dare not disclose their surnames and names, otherwise they will have to be killed if they go back." ”

Zhang Yue pondered for a moment, and then asked the gloomy tooth woman Xu Daya, "What she said is the truth?" ”

Xu Daya originally felt that it was really strange for Qin Huai to ask about such a trivial matter, and he had just heard Ma Fang call Zhang Yue an adult, and knew that this was also an official, so he was more and more careful: "My lord, the little woman also bought her from someone else, this contract is clearly written, and she also went to the yamen to set up a coupon book, how can she say that she is abducted and sold based on her empty words?" The little woman has not been buying and selling for a day or two, and there are at least one hundred and eighty slaves and maids sold every year, and they have always been innocent......

Knowing that today's sitting is really a human trafficking outside the world, Zhang Yuezheng felt irritable, and at this time, he suddenly caught Xu Daya's speech disease, he immediately sank his face, and shouted: "Shut up!" There are laws in the imperial court, the so-called slaves and maids, only to the lords, nobles, officials, and gentry, and there is never a reason to give the envoys of the king of Fanbang! ”

Seeing that this tooth woman was frightened, he said coldly: "Besides, if she is a good citizen, you are selling good and cheap, and you should be a rod for a hundred and a thousand miles." As for selling it privately to Fanren, it is equivalent to the crime of leaving the country, and it should be hanged according to the law! Regardless of whether she has been abducted or not, this section of smuggling people alone is an unforgivable sin! ”

Zhang Yue had been a magistrate such as the county magistrate and the prefect, and he memorized this Ming law very well, and when he saw Xu Daya's knees weak, he knelt down in horror, so he said word by word: "Anyone who abducts and sells a good person and the children of a good person, regardless of whether it has been sold or not, will be sent to the border guards to fill the army." If it is sold to more than three mouths and repeat offenders, a hundred pounds of heavy flail will be used for one month, and the rest will be distributed according to the previous sin rod. As for the three offenses, it is the pole linebacker who will always be in the army. Just now you said that you are familiar with this business, not to mention three mouthfuls, even thirty mouths and three hundred mouths, I'm afraid there are also some mouths, right? ”

Qin Huaijin originally just planned to make a show in front of Zhang Yue, and coerced Xu Daya to obey and leave, but at this time, listening to Zhang Yue's big laws burst out of his mouth, he gradually felt that his heart was beating fast, and then looked at everyone on the left and right, he actually saw that everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound, and immediately concluded in his heart that Zhang Yue was using this to establish his authority. But knowing that he knew that his future was bleak, he simply left it alone, just gritting his teeth there and thinking about what to do in the future.

"My lord knows that the little woman is just a little tooth woman, and she has never sold people! The little woman doesn't understand so many laws, she just acts like everyone else, and there are many people in Guangzhou who do this, and they ......"

Seeing Zhang Yue's cold expression, Xu Daya was naturally extremely panicked, gritted his teeth and wanted to climb others, but he really couldn't say the backer behind him and press this young official, but he saw that Zhang Yue had already walked slowly in front of him. Kneeling on the ground, she only felt that the condescending gaze was very condescending, and when it came to the bottom half of her mouth, she swallowed it back.

"I haven't taken over yet, so naturally I can't control you, but since I've bumped into it, I have to take care of this matter! Come on, bring people, go to the political secretary! Zhang Yue said and turned to Qin Huaijin and said, "I am fortunate to meet Grandpa Qin today, but I don't have the time to talk more now, I will come to the door another day to ask for advice!" ”

Seeing Zhang Yue go out first, a big man behind him stepped forward and picked up the paralyzed Xu Daya like an eagle catching a chicken, and the other politely made a gesture to the girl who called herself Jiu Niang, and several people walked cleanly in a moment, Qin Huaijin only felt a cool air in his heart rushing up. Zhang Yue's ruthlessness he has naturally heard of, but in the past, it was said that they were first soft and then hard, and he never put on such a tough attitude as soon as he came up, could it be that he became a feudal official this time, so he became more and more domineering?

"Forget it, whatever, our family's own future is not hopeful, why bother to think about others! Now that the Guangdong Political Secretary is such a left-hand political envoy, and the right-hand political envoy Xiang Shaoyuan is so sick that he can hardly do anything, who else can withstand him? As for Fanren...... Those guys are even more upset! Our family's own business is the most important, but what should we do? ”

greeted the boss with a good look, but only greeted the family members, the boss himself went to Huaiyuanyi, and the subordinate officials of the political secretary naturally muttered a little up and down. However, what they didn't expect was that two hours later, although Zhang Yue arrived, he brought two unexpected people with him. After hearing the reason clearly, Xu Tao, who participated in politics on the left, breathed a sigh of relief, and was extremely disapproving, but his face did not show any point, and immediately ordered the messenger to put Xu Daya in prison, and ordered someone to find an empty room for Jiuniang to live in the inquiry center. When he heard Zhang Yue say that he would be tried by the Liwen Institute after the handover, he agreed without saying a word.

Because the previous political envoy of the left cloth was convicted and demoted, and the political envoy of the right cloth Xiang Shaoyuan recuperated due to illness, the handover of this day was all done by Xu Tao, the left political officer, and the procedures were quite simple. When he finally took over the silver seal of the three-inch-and-one-minute, seven-point-thick envoy from the second grade, Zhang Yue couldn't help but weigh the heavy weight, and then solemnly placed the official seal on the right side of the case.

"Subordinates, see your lordship."

Seeing that the uneven officials below had finished the court ceremony, Zhang Yue, who was sitting there, raised his hand and motioned for everyone to get up. When everyone took their seats in order, he didn't dwell on the scene, but just said bluntly: "Since this department has served as the political envoy of Guangdong, I should do my best to complete my duties, and I hope that you will help." That's all for today. The office will be open from tomorrow, so please don't delay. ”