Chapter Twenty-Four
In a hurry, in addition to rushing or rushing, Feng Wuxian and his party almost rushed to Fujian at the fastest speed. Even so, it is absolutely impossible for such a huge regiment not to alarm the localities, and officials of all sizes in Fujian have long been ready to prepare as much as they can. They have to be like this, now, Governor Nie Siyuan has no official position, he has already taken care of the aftermath at home, as soon as Qin Cha comes, I am afraid that the first one to be cut under the sword of the Son of Heaven is him, and the second prince of Fujian's biggest backer has died, looking up, there is no one in Fujian who can hold up the scene, and the officials are under pressure and can only form a loose alliance, but what the effect is, I'm afraid only God knows. Today is the day when the minister arrived in Fujian.
"Minister Qincha, His Royal Highness the King of Qinjun has arrived!" With a long chant, all the officials in Fujian bowed their heads together: "The ministers respectfully ask the emperor to be saintly, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
"St. Ann!" Feng Wuxian replied with a wry smile, to be honest, his biggest headache was this set of cumbersome etiquette, fortunately, due to his frail health when he was a child, the emperor did not send someone to teach him from time to time, so he did not show his feet in this regard. However, in the past two years by my father's side, I have been in contact with these things, and they are really boring, who knows if these kneeling officials are cursing the Lord of Ten Thousand Vehicles or themselves.
Glancing coldly at the pale-faced governor, Feng Wuxian said with a straight face: "According to the emperor's holy decree, Nie Siyuan, the governor of Fujian, did not make an inch of merit during his tenure, but he neglected his duties, and after the catastrophe, the people were killed and injured countless times and were displaced. After I thought that Nie was a hero, I couldn't bear to punish him, and deliberately made him make the merit for his crimes, but he didn't expect that he didn't want to appease the people, but provoked the people to revolt, and the displaced people committed countless rebellions, so that the emperor's second son unfortunately died. None of the above is a forgivable sin, and his earl title is stripped and his family property is confiscated into the official ranks. It should have been a canonical punishment, with the law of the country, remembering that his ancestors had contributed to the community, I couldn't bear the crime and innocence, and gave Nie Siyuan to commit suicide, and his eldest son was sent to Guanwai, and the rest of the family members were not guilty. This edict, this is this! ”
Standing on the top of the wind without a trace, he could clearly feel it, and Nie Siyuan breathed a long sigh of relief. He has come with the consciousness of death, no matter if the wind dies, those crimes are undoubtedly borne by him, which he knows very well, if he blindly bites, I am afraid that he will not be counted in at that time, and his family will also suffer, so he has long made up his mind not to speak. Now the emperor's will is to dispose of only one of himself, but to save his family, the deep meaning of which is clear, but these Fujian officials are afraid to be disappointed, their lives are not so easy to keep, under the sword of the Son of Heaven, I don't know how much blood will be stained before it stops, but all this has nothing to do with themselves.
"The sinner bows to the emperor for his grace." Nie Siyuan bowed down deeply. All the officials breathed a sigh of relief, since Nie Siyuan knew each other like this, then they should be able to protect themselves.
"Come on, take Nie Siyuan down first." Feng Wuxian waved his hand and ordered, "Let him and his family see each other again." ”
All the officials were stunned, Nie Siyuan's crime, if it wasn't for the emperor's deliberate tolerance, the crime and the three clans were possible, and death was already a very light punishment. Now that this Seventh Highness has asked him to see his family again before he dies, is there any mystery in this? Only Nie Siyuan's eyes flashed with tears, revealing a look of gratitude. I saw him prostrate on the ground and kowtow again, and then he retreated with the two guards. Several officials who were kind to him looked at his distant back, and a trace of imperceptible pity crossed their faces.
"Ladies and gentlemen, although this king has not seen many victims all the way, he knows the disaster situation in Fujian, and it is urgent to wait. I wonder what you did to deal with the disaster? After disposing of Nie Siyuan, Feng Wuxi's expression was much more relaxed, but his first sentence was like a dagger, piercing the vital points of the officials.
Nie Siyuan has been dismissed from his post and given to death, and Guo Hanjin, the political envoy, has become the highest-ranking official present, and the rest of the people can still be pushed, but he can't even hide. However, fortunately, he already has a case for these problems, and if he can't do it, he can still push it on Nie Siyuan, but it is not completely impossible to deal with.
"Back to Your Highness, the disaster in Fujian came suddenly, so the prefectures and counties were not well prepared. Fujian is a rich land, but this rainstorm is not stopped, although it is the height of summer, the grain in the warehouse is moldy, even if the relief of the victims will attract suspicion. In desperation, Lord Nie had to use the disaster relief money allocated by the imperial court to buy food from other provinces, but those profiteers saw the opportunity to raise the price of grain, so they did not buy enough food, which made the victims hungry. Coinciding with the post-disaster plague epidemic, the consequences of countless deaths and injuries are inevitable. The flood inundated tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and countless other losses were lost. Although we officials try our best to plan, the power of natural disasters cannot be stopped by human beings......"
"Enough!" Feng Wuxian coldly interrupted Guo Hanjin's words, "According to Lord Guo, the people have suffered heavy casualties this time, and they are all natural disasters, and no one has suffered disasters. The imperial court has repeatedly ordered that during the catastrophe, the price of grain shall not be raised, and those grain merchants ignore the laws and regulations of the imperial court, if there is no one behind them, I am afraid they are not so bold, right? Moreover, countless fertile fields have been flooded, how did this king hear that the several wealthy gentry in Fujian were not only unharmed, but also had more fields under their names? ”
When a group of officials heard that the report had been traceless all the way, who would have thought that he would know these secret things so clearly, and their hearts would have panicked. It must be known that they are all waiting for sins now, no more than those hidden forces of the gentry in the local area, if Feng Wuxian cuts them down, I am afraid that they will sweep down a large area.
Although I can't convince myself, it is quite easy to send two reliable people to find out the news. Feng Wuxian close guard Ye Fengyuan is a child of the family in Fujian, and he took on the task of a spy without giving up, so for the disasters in various parts of Fujian, Feng Wuxian cannot be said to know everything about it, and he also understands seven or eight points. The second brother is really confused, if it is really what Ye Feng said, I am afraid that he himself has been used as a gun by others, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, hmph, I am afraid that the tricks behind Fujian are more than a few million taels of silver!
"Okay, this king has come from afar, and he is a little tired, so I will say all about it today, and I hope you will think about it. This time, my father was very angry about the affairs of Fujian, and I am afraid that a little prevarication will not make his old man angry. A mysterious smile appeared on Feng Wuji's face.
In the Qinzheng Palace, Emperor Feng Huanzhao was frowning and reading a secret fold that had just been submitted. "Bao Huasheng, the imperial history of the left capital, is ordered to see!" A high-pitched, thin voice suddenly came from outside the hall, breaking the unspeakable silence. Feng Huanzhao rubbed his already somewhat drowsy head vigorously, and said in a deep voice: "Xuan him come in!" ”
"Weichen Bao Huasheng knocks on the emperor!" Bao Huasheng is nearly forty years old, and has been promoted from an ordinary ministry official to the imperial history of the capital from a product, and his reputation for being upright has been spread abroad, and he is known as the "iron wall" of the court. In that year, he overthrew sixteen officials from the governor to the prefect in Jiangnan with a fold, and became famous, and the people of Liangjiang even set up an immortal tablet for him, which is a rare Qing official in Lingyun.
"Bao Huasheng, do you know why I summoned you alone?" There were only two people in the empty hall, and the emperor's voice seemed to be a little erratic.
"Forgive Weichen for being dull, I don't know what the emperor has to do when he summons Weichen?" Bao Huasheng was a little surprised, in the past, the emperor was directly given the seat, and there was rarely a situation where he did not call up, what is going on today?
"Bao Huasheng, if I remember correctly, you have gone from a seventh-grade petty official to a top-notch official, but after more than ten years of hard work, the speed of promotion is rare in this dynasty. I think about the iron bones of your impeachment of those filthy officials in Jiangnan back then, and I still remember it vividly. The Emperor's tone was a little sentimental.
"Weichen was terrified, he didn't know the height of the sky back then, and it was thanks to the emperor's insight that he saved hundreds of thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River." After more than ten years of eunuch career, Bao Huasheng has also been sharpened deeply, and he will never be complacent about the emperor's few praises.
"Really?" The emperor suddenly sneered slightly, "It's just a pity that a direct minister who was originally admired would be reduced to the point where he is now for the sake of fame and fame!" ”