Chapter 598: Everything is ready
Yang Zhen knew that what could pose a mortal threat to the Xu family was the sea ban, and the relative Xu family itself was also very aware of this, so he would naturally be more vigilant and try not to be known by outsiders. So even if Yang Zhen sent someone to Songjiang to investigate in detail, in a short period www.biquge.info of time, these veterans of Jinyi Wei investigating the news could not bring back the exact clues.
However, the efforts he made in the Yangzhou government before played a role in this period of time. After being pulled onto the boat by Yang Zhen, Yao Qingzhi and other officials could only listen to his will and secretly investigated all kinds of illegal things of the Xu family in Yangzhou Mansion.
And because the Xu family has always been unscrupulous in Jiangnan, and it is determined that the government does not dare to meddle in their own affairs, so this kind of handle and incriminating evidence is a big handful. In just this period of time, they have collected more than 30 pieces of evidence through various means, all of which are sins that can find the corresponding sufferers and witnesses.
With these charges in his hand, Yao Qingzhi, who was standing outside Yang Zhen's door, was still a little hesitant in his heart, not knowing whether he should just send things over. He knew very well that once he took this step, it would be impossible to turn back, and he would become the opponent of the Xu family, either they would die or he would die...... And as things stand, it seems that the latter is much more likely.
But soon, he didn't have to hesitate so much, because Yang Zhen in the room had already spoken: "Is there anything important in Governor Yao's mansion?" Please come in and talk. His arrival was naturally not hidden from Yang Zhen's ears, and when he saw that he had been away for a long time, he simply beckoned him in.
After taking a deep breath, Governor Yao, who had no way out, could only push open the door with some trepidation and walked in. I saw that Yang Zhen was frowning slightly at the moment and carefully looking at some of the files in his hand, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with this. This made Governor Yao's heart even tighter, and he hurriedly saw Yang Zhen first with the courtesy of his subordinates.
"Lord Yao doesn't have to be polite, you came to see me because of the Xu family, right?" Yang Zhen looked up and caught a glimpse of the thing in the other party's hand, so he asked with a smile.
"Positive...... Precisely. At this time, Yao Qingzhi had no need to cover up, and gently put the evidence file in his hand on Yang Zhen's desk: "Lord Yang, this is the evidence that the lower officials and others have obtained from the people in Yangzhou Mansion in the past few days about the Xu family's crimes here, there are a total of thirty-four cases. ”
"Really?" For such a result, Yang Zhen did not show much joy. He might have been happy if he had achieved this a few days earlier, because things always had to be done step by step. But now, when Zeng Zhitan and the others brought all kinds of evidence of the Xu family's crimes in Songjiang, these charges were not so important.
"Ah......" Seeing Yang Zhen's indifferent appearance, Yao Qingzhi was a little disappointed. You must know that for this, they have really taken a lot of risks, and have used a lot of means, just to hide from others to find the sufferer for interrogation or something, it is not what they did in the past. But now it's good, after doing so much, he actually didn't get a good word, which made Yao Zhifu's heart naturally very uncomfortable.
Yang Zhen also noticed this, and hurriedly put on a smile: "I have worked hard for a few adults, everything you have done, this official and the court will definitely not forget." ”
"Lord Yang is polite, as a parent official in Yangzhou, Xia Guan should be the master of the government and the people, and now there are many unfair things under his rule, and Xia Guan is naturally to blame." Yao Qingzhi said humbly. Then he lost no time in asking, "I wonder how Lord Yang thinks we should deal with these things?" ”
Until this time, although Yang Zhen had bluntly said that he would investigate and deal with all kinds of lawlessness of the Xu family, in addition to such means of collecting criminal evidence, he did not see any further actions, which made Yao Qingzhi curious and a little lucky-Could it be that his own family only needs to secretly verify it, and other things are only left for him to report to the court and be handled by the emperor or the cabinet? If this is the case, Yao Qingzhi can breathe a sigh of relief.
But Yao Qingzhi never thought that his temptation reminded Yang Zhen. Before, he tried his best to collect evidence in secret, and after getting the evidence of the Xu family's violation of the sea ban, he threw all of these brains out in one go, completely overpowering the Xu family's plan.
But now, since the clues of the sea ban cannot be found for a while, can we use these to explore the way first? Songjiang is the nest of the Xu family, so it is naturally difficult to use these ordinary criminal evidence to deal with them, but in Yangzhou, it is obviously feasible.
Seeing Yang Zhen suddenly groan, Yao Qingzhi's heart also sank, and he was good at observing words and feelings, and he had already sensed that something bad was about to happen.
Sure enough, after only a while, Yang Zhen raised his head: "Lord Yao, you have reminded me that since we have a lot of incriminating evidence, it is indeed time to do something practical for the people." In this way, in the next two days, you can pick a few serious cases, let the bitter master come to the yamen to redress their grievances, and then help them redress their grievances. ”
"This ...... Be! Yao Qingzhi only regretted that his intestines were blue. Why would you say such things, now it's okay, get yourself into it, right? But after thinking about it, sometimes it's not necessarily a bad thing to simply let go of your hands and feet, at least you don't have to worry about it all the time, I just hope that Yang Zhen, the Jinyi Guard, is really as powerful as rumored.
After sending away some Yao Zhifu, who was not in his mind, left, the corners of Yang Zhen's mouth rose again. He suddenly had this idea because he had another plan. Obviously, under normal circumstances, it is obviously impossible to find out that the Xu family smuggled such a serious crime as the sea ban, so I simply provoked something to see if there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. In addition, maybe the Xu family will be a thief in such a situation and expose the details themselves? Attacking the east and west, coupled with the two strategies of striking the grass and startling the snake, he felt that this was a countermeasure worth trying.
Of course, this is to make the intention of the others change from dark to clear, and it also exposes everyone to the eyes of the Xu family, which is also a disadvantage for them who are in the Xu family's sphere of influence. But Yang Zhen felt that compared with the possible gains, this risk was still worth taking.
Now, what he is most concerned about is whether there will be any variables in the capital. You must know that he dared to let go of his hands and feet to fight with the Xu family, relying on that will in his hands. If something happens in the capital, things won't be too good.
Fortunately, this worry did not last long, and on the same night, a carrier pigeon had flown into Yangzhou City from the north. And by the time of the second watch, this Jinyi Wei secret report from Beijing had been presented to Yang Zhen, who had just wanted to fall asleep.
This is a letter written by Shen Yan himself, which reports the receipt of two things that Yang Zhen instructed the Zhenfu Division to investigate carefully-
During this period of time, Jinyiwei sent a lot of good hands to monitor Zhang Juzheng in an all-round way, but found that he has been very low-key recently, except for official business, he rarely sees outsiders, and never talks about anything about the Xu family.
The reason for this, Shen Yan made a judgment because Zhang Juzheng's own situation is very troublesome now. With the fall of Feng Bao, the officials in the court had clearly felt the emperor's weakening of Zhang Juzheng. And his various reform measures are indeed unpopular with everyone, so there are always people who want to deal with him openly and secretly, and want to manipulate him.
In such a situation, although Zhang Juzheng can still rely on his prestige for many years to suppress the situation, he has no intention of causing more trouble and does not want to pay more attention to the affairs of the Xu family. Of course, this does not rule out that he has confidence in his teacher, and feels that on the ground in the south of the Yangtze River, no one can really threaten the Xu family. What's more, in addition to him Zhang Taiyue in the court, there are still many protégés of Xu Jie's former officials who are speaking for him, at least the Xu family in the capital is still as stable as Mount Tai, which does not need Zhang Juzheng's export maintenance.
For such a result, Yang Zhen is very satisfied. No matter what kind of attitude Zhang Juzheng has, as long as he remains silent, it will be much easier for him to act. And once he really grasps the big problem of the Xu family, even if Zhang Juzheng wants to speak for his teacher, he will not be able to speak.
Compared with the news from Zhang Juzheng's side, the answer given by Yang Zhen to another thing that people tracked down was not so reassuring.
Under the careful inspection of Jin Yiwei, he finally learned that it was an official named Zhou Daoling of the General Administration Department who brought the impeachment of the Huating County Order into the palace. And when he checked his origin again, he found that he did not have any imprint of a senior member of the DPRK and China, and he looked like he was just the most ordinary petty official in the capital. In this way, his motives could not be found.
However, how this bullet was brought to the emperor has made a new progress. It was brought out of the cabinet by the emperor and a little eunuch named Xiang Feng in front of him. And this person is one of the godsons of Zhang Whale, who has not been back in the palace for a long time.
Combined with the clues given to Yang Zhen by his father-in-law before, he can already be sure that this matter is inextricably linked to Zhang Whale. However, Yang Zhen knew that in addition to Zhang Whale, a person in the palace, there was at least one person in the court who was behind this matter.
"It seems that some people are not satisfied with the status quo and are starting to make a move! They are actually more bold than mine, and they actually engage in such a small action by Zhang Juzheng's side? And they are also coming for Xu Jie......" Thinking of this, Yang Zhen laughed unconsciously. Although these people have used their own heads, they have also figured out their own ideas, and they can help them make this scene.
And he believes that once he really paves things up, these two hidden guys will definitely deal a fatal blow to the Xu family at a critical moment.
Now, everything is ready, and only the "east wind" of the sea ban is owed!