Chapter 421: Emperor Star Fall (6)
A week after Ji Mingcheng rushed to the capital for the funeral, Wu Wangfu ushered in a guest. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Yin Cui Yuliang of Jinling Mansion had been waiting in the living room all morning, and it was not until the lunch time was past that Ji Feng, the son of King Wu, was late. He walked into the hall with a smile on his face, sat down on the main seat by himself, took a sip of the tea bowl, and then said, "I'm sorry, there are too many trivial matters, and I have delayed a lot of time, and I have been bothering Master Cui for a long time." ā
"It doesn't matter." Cui Yuliang's face was not good, not because he had waited too long, but because of the official document in his hand that was covered with the great seal of the palace. He raised the official document and said in a deep voice: "Dare to ask the prince, what does this mean?" ā
Ji Feng didn't even look at the official document, stared at Cui Yuliang and asked with doubts: "Master Cui, this is... Xingshi asked the sin? I wonder what happened? ā
"The Japanese invaded the coast of our Great Zhou, and it was difficult for our army to deal with it in time because of its mystery. In order to protect the territory and the people, it is a good thing that the prince of the world has formed village warriors everywhere and sent the feudal army to teach and train. Cui Yuliang frowned and said: "But at present, the total number of villagers in various places is 30,000, and the number of Japanese soldiers who have come to harass has been greatly reduced in recent days. At this moment, when it is time to reduce the number of Xiangyong and save money, why did the prince go the opposite way and order to continue to expand the number of Xiangyong to 50,000? ā
"Oh, it turns out that Lord Cui is here for this." Ji Feng smiled disapprerovingly: "Although the number of robbers who came to harass them has gradually decreased, it doesn't mean that they won't come back!" It's always a good thing to be prepared, if I rashly dismiss the villagers, in case they kill a horse gun, it will be my people of Dazhou who will suffer after all. What does Master Cui think? Besides, all the expenses of Xiang Yong are borne by my royal mansion itself, and it has not dragged down the finances of Jinling, and it seems that it has nothing to do with the Jinling Mansion of adults, right? ā
"The relationship is not big, the lower official just came to advise the prince this time." Cui Yuliang said lightly: "The first emperor died, my new emperor has now ascended the throne, when the old and the new are alternated, it is the most sensitive period, and the prince must not be confused for a while, if it attracts the suspicion of the court, I am afraid it will not be a happy event." Besides, His Royal Highness King Wu went to the capital to mourn, and the prince still had to think about His Royal Highness. ā
Threaten him? Ji Feng didn't feel funny in his heart. When King Wu went to Beijing, he was indeed a little worried, but the news of Ji Qiyun's ascension to the throne had been announced for so many days, and he had not heard the news that any of the vassal kings had set off to meet the new monarch.
He looked at Cui Yuliang calmly and said lightly: "Lord Fu Yin's words are wrong. The number of feudal troops is 80,000, and over the years, the number of soldiers and horses under my command has always been only 30,000. Mo said that the newly recruited 50,000 were only garrisons, and even the regular feudal army was still within the scope of the imperial court's permission, and there was no trespassing. In the past, it was peaceful in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was enough for 30,000 feudal troops to garrison Jinling, but now... I believe the imperial court will understand. ā
"The prince has already decided?"
"Not bad."
"Then the lower official has nothing to say, so I will leave." Don't speculate for more than half a sentence, what is the purpose of Ji Feng's move, Cui Yu's conscience understands what the latter is worried about, and Ji Feng is also very open, but he prefers to play Tai Chi, there is no point in continuing to talk, Cui Liangyu got up and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, Ji Feng had no intention of ending there, he opened his mouth and said: "Master Cui, since you are here, don't be in a hurry to leave, I also happen to have something to inform you." ā
"Oh?"
"Su Tongzhi of Jinling Mansion is quite old, and he has told the imperial court two months ago, but he has not received a reply. I understand his life's hard work, so I agree with the power of the palace to return home to retire. As for the vacant position of Tongzhi, I have decided to appoint Jiang Yunjiang as the envoy of Jiangnan for the time being. ā
As soon as Ji Feng's words came out, Cui Yuliang couldn't help but change color suddenly, he couldn't care about forbearance and cultivation anymore, and said angrily: "Shizi, you are arrogance!" That's right, Wu Wangfu does have the right to let Su Tongzhi go home to retire, but Tongzhi is an official of the imperial court, and he is also a member of the Zhengwupin, how can he be arbitrarily appointed by the palace? ā
He came to the door to be held accountable, who would have thought that this Ji Feng would be so excessive, not only did he not enter the oil and salt everywhere, but he even used his brain. That's right, it's overhead! If anyone else was in charge of the notice, Cui Yuliang would not have reacted so much, but Jiang Yun... Whether it is in Jinling or the capital, it is no longer a day or two to be notorious, and the officials do not follow the rules, are bold and reckless, and are extremely good at buying people's hearts.
Let such a thing be your deputy? Who listens to whom! In terms of official position, he Jinling Mansion Yin is the fourth grade, and he can indeed suppress the five grades at the same time, but the problem is that Jiang Yun's main position is the Jiangnan Inspector, and the third-grade official is the Yin of his Mansion. In terms of ability, Cui Yuliang is the most annoying opponent with such people who do not play cards according to the rules. Therefore, after Ji Feng mentioned it, he jumped up.
"Transgression? Master Cui said seriously. Ji Feng smiled disappreciatively and said: "Lord Jiang is the procurator of the Jiangnan region, and he has the responsibility of supervising the criminal law of Jiangnan, in principle, the procuratorial envoy is still the superior yamen of your Jinling Mansion, and he has been wronged to help you, but now Lord Jiang can focus on the overall situation and be willing to be an errand under Lord Cui, why is Lord Cui so excited?" ā
"This... The government disagrees. ā
"Disagree?" Ji Feng looked at him with a stunned expression, and said with a casual smile: "I have already said that this matter is just to inform you, not a consultation, and naturally there is no need for your Lord Cui's consent." I have discussed with Master Jiang, and he will go to the government tomorrow to take up his post. ā
"The prince is so reckless, isn't he afraid of the court's blame?" Cui Yuliang is still making his last struggle.
Ji Feng was unmoved, and said lightly: "According to the process stipulated by the imperial court, the Tongzhi of Jinling Mansion is responsible for the criminal law and criminal case, and then you will complete the review, and then hand it over to the Prosecutor's Department for review, if there is still no problem, it will be sent to the Criminal Department for decision." Master Cui, is there a problem with what I said? ā
"No, according to the imperial process."
"Then the criminal case handed over to you by Tongzhi, you will hand it over to Lord Jiang, and Master Jiang will also serve as Tongzhi and directly handle it and then submit it to the Criminal Department, is there a difference between the two?"
Of course! The biggest difference is that I, a dignified Yin, still have to exist? Cui Yu's conscience was resentful, but he was speechless, because according to the process, it should indeed be like this. He held back for a long time before he replied unwillingly: "No." ā
"That's right, in that case, why is the court to blame?" Ji Feng got up and waved the hem of his clothes, turned around and walked out. "Lord Cui will go back as soon as possible to arrange the delivery of the criminal law, and Lord Jiang will go to take office tomorrow, so I won't keep you, you can do it yourself."
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There are some things that Ji Feng doesn't need to say more, Cui Liangyu, who has been an official for many years, knows what to do.
After returning to the palace, he immediately gathered a group of confidants and officials and held an emergency meeting in the back hall. Or warning, or maybe benefit, and after some words, he thought that he had completely united the officials. Cui Yuliang was originally an official of Ji Qiyun's lineage, and now that the new emperor is in power, he is soaring and has an unlimited future, I believe that these people under him know what to do and what not to do. He was confident enough to fend Jiang Yun out, and if he wanted to override him, how could it be so easy.
Early the next morning, Jiang Yun came to take up his post as scheduled. Contrary to Cui Yuliang's expectations, he did not come alone, but brought Ji Yuan with him, followed by thousands of Tiger Guard Battalion soldiers, forming a long queue outside the county government gate, almost occupying half of the street.
After entering the yamen, Jiang Yun did not greet anyone, went straight to the warehouse where the files were stored, transferred all the backup documents of all the criminal cases in the past five years, filled two full cars, and was escorted by the non-commissioned officers to the barracks outside the east gate.
This abnormal behavior made Cui Yuliang faintly uneasy, but this uneasiness did not last long, and he received the news only half a day later. Jiang Yun dispersed more than 1,000 soldiers and began to re-investigate one old case after another.
Suborn? Jiang Yun hadn't thought about it at all! If you want to overthrow Cui Yuliang, you don't necessarily have to win over the officials under him, he adopted the simplest and most direct method, which is to wipe out these officials who are not from the Wu Wang faction.
The official word has two mouths, and it is destined that the butt will not be too clean, and a thorough investigation of old cases will easily find some clues of accepting bribes or bending the law for personal gain. What's more, Jiang Yun is not a kind-hearted person, and for some officials who are not too much at fault, he doesn't mind spending some money to create incriminating evidence.
In just a week, the officials of Cui Yuliang's faction fell one after another, and Jiang Yun held the ironclad evidence, and they were all imprisoned one by one.
Today, Cui Yuliang finally knows what Ji Feng is thinking, and he also completely understands Jiang Yun's methods. The opponent occupies the name of righteousness, and the situation in front of him has been completely out of his control, and in desperation, Cui Yuliang had to write a letter in his own hand, send someone to the capital, and ask the new emperor to set off for a ruling.