In the evening, Chen Wenxing, the prefect of Yangzhou, specially came to the Yangzhou Department of Lai Wutang to meet Li Yuntian and report to him the case of the middle-aged man in the blue shirt.

According to preliminary investigation, the middle-aged man in the blue shirt who blocked the road and complained about his grievances was named Wei Li, a native of Shanxi, who went to Yangzhou a few years ago to do a silk business.

Just when Wei Li was desperate to expand his business, he was suddenly attacked by Yan Zhan, and a competitor in the business colluded with the Yangzhou government to inform Cui Hui that he had forcibly seized his property on the grounds that he had signed a business contract in violation of the law, leaving him with nothing at once.

Wei Li is not a local, he has no foundation in Yangzhou Mansion, and he is helpless in the face of this catastrophe, so he can only go to the government to complain, but the government government did not accept it, and he was put in prison after beating him, thanks to his family's money and money to dredge him out of prison.

Yangzhou Mansion Tongzhi is the number two person in Yangzhou Mansion, how can Wei Li beat him, just when Wei Li was disheartened and ready to return to Shanxi, news came from the ground in Yangzhou that Li Yuntian was going to inspect Jiangnan.

Originally, Wei Li didn't plan to block the road to sue, this kind of thing is very taboo in officialdom, even if he wins the case, he has become a thorn in the forehead of Yangzhou officials, don't want to mix in Yangzhou Mansion, and when you return to Shanxi, you will be troubled by the local government, after all, no one wants people like Wei Li to appear in their jurisdiction who don't know the times.

However, in the wine bureau with a Jiangxi cloth merchant, Wei Li unexpectedly learned a shocking news, that is, Li Yuntian actually had a grudge against Cui Hui, Li Yuntian served as the magistrate of Hukou County, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi, and Cui Hui was the governor of Jiangxi.

Later, because Li Yuntian was transferred to the Beijing Metropolitan Procuratorate and Cui Hui was released to Jiangnan as an official, there was no intersection between the two, and no conflict broke out, so the matter was gradually forgotten.

Wei Li keenly realized that this gave him a chance, if Cui Hui had a grudge against Li Yuntian, then the outside world would definitely speculate whether his roadblock was related to Li Yuntian, and then he would not dare to provoke him.

As a businessman with a successful career, Wei Li didn't want to sink into the sand in Yangzhou Mansion, so he was ready to give it a go and use the grievances between Li Yuntian and Cui Hui to confuse the outside world, anyway, no one would ask Li Yuntian to verify this matter.

In other words, Wei Li was ready to pull the banner of Tiger Pi and use Li Yuntian's name to deter the officials of Yangzhou Mansion, so that they would not dare to trouble him.

"Lord Wang, the businessman involved in the case who robbed Wei Li's property has truthfully confessed to the crime, he bribed Cui Hui with five thousand taels of silver, and will let Cui Hui take a certain dividend from his business every year in the future." After reporting the ins and outs of the matter, Chen Wenxing bowed to Li Yuntian and asked in a deep voice, "Lord Wang, how to deal with Cui Hui." ”

Since Cui Hui is the same acquaintance of Zheng Wupin, and he belongs to the same government as Chen Wenxing, Chen Wenxing does not have the right to investigate his case, and according to the regulations, he must report to the Sixth Department of Nanzhili, and wait for the Sixth Department of Nanzhili to send personnel to investigate, so he asked Li Yuntian for instructions.

"Do it according to the law, we can't wronged a good person, but we can't let go of a bad person, so as not to chill the people." Li Yuntian pondered for a moment when he heard this, and replied quietly, since the Xuande period, the imperial court has been strictly cracking down on corruption, and the bribe of five thousand taels of silver is enough to make Cui Hui lose his head.

Moreover, Li Yuntian believes that Cui Hui's problem is not only the five thousand taels of silver, Cui Hui's butt is definitely not clean after being an official in Jiangnan for many years, as long as Chen Wenxing is determined to investigate, he will definitely be able to find out a lot of dirt.

To be honest, although Li Yuntian had long expected that Cui Hui would not be able to survive in the world of flowers in Jiangnan, he just didn't expect that he would accept a bribe of 5,000 taels of silver once in such a depravity, and he would have to distribute dividends every year, which was extremely greedy, and it seemed that he was killing himself.

Originally, Li Yuntian didn't want to clean up Cui Hui, and was going to let Cui Hui live happily in Jiangnan for a few more years, and then do it when he was most comfortable, but now it's good, Cui Hui actually hit his hands directly, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for Cui Hui.

"Don't worry, the lower officials will definitely investigate this case and give an explanation to the people!" Chen Wenxing could naturally understand the meaning of Li Yuntian's words, and knew the meaning of "never let go of a bad person", so he solemnly expressed his determination after bowing to Li Yuntian.

Because Li Yuntian's duty to go south this time was to inspect Jiangnan, and Nanjing City was the most important city in Jiangnan, Li Yuntian did not stay in Yangzhou City for long, and rushed to Nanjing City early the next morning surrounded by everyone, and Nasha led the children to play in the flowery Yangzhou City with great interest.

When Li Yuntian arrived in Nanjing City, all the officials in the city were already waiting outside the city, and Nanjing City was also in the Jiangnan region, and it did not escape Li Yuntian's inspection because it was the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, none of the officials of the yamen in Nanjing City dared to snub Li Yuntian, who was now in the limelight, wouldn't that be asking for hardship, you must know that when it comes to the ability to investigate cases, there is no one in the Ming Dynasty who is on the right side of Li Yuntian, and if Li Yuntian is targeted, it is estimated that he will only cry.

Moreover, Li Yuntian has always had a good relationship with the officials of the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing, which made his visit very popular with Nanjing officialdom.

Li Yuntian stayed in Nanjing for five or six days, during which he had a hot fight with the city's royal family, nobles, and high-ranking officials such as the six ministers.

The case of Ningbo City's Bosi being attacked and harassed by the Japanese will be the first case he has handled since he came to Jiangnan, and although the Japanese have already fled without a trace, the responsibility of the relevant yamen must be investigated.

Because of the seriousness of the Ningbo City Bosi case, Li Yuntian invited Zheng Liang, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, Qin Kangmin, the secretary of the Nanjing Household Department, Zhang Quan, the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, and Fang Youdao, the Nanjing garrison, to accompany him to deal with it.

By the time Li Yuntian and his entourage arrived at the boundary of Ningbo Prefecture, the Zhejiang Provincial Envoy, the Provincial Envoy, the Imperial Envoy, the Imperial Envoy, and the five important officials, the Zhejiang Governor and the Zhejiang Governor, had already led many officials to wait at the boundary monument for a long time.

Who would have thought that the heavily guarded city of the city would be attacked by the Japanese and suffered heavy losses, not only lost the face of the Ming Dynasty but also brought huge economic losses to the Ming Dynasty, which directly affected the tariffs of the next overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty, and also exposed the weakness of the Ming coastal defense.

Li Yi'an, the left political envoy of Zhejiang, Yang Ming, the political envoy of the right, and Luo Yong, the commander of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Division, were the three people who came to greet the Zhejiang officials who were most worried.

As for how the three of them will be punished, the key still depends on Li Yuntian's attitude, if Li Yuntian can open the net, they will be able to escape this catastrophe.

Li Yuntian ignored Li Yi'an, Yang Ming, Luo Yong, and others who were waiting at the boundary marker, and instructed the coachman to drive the car straight past them, in order to express his dissatisfaction with the attack on Ningbo City.

Since Li Yuntian's carriage did not stop, the convoy following behind naturally did not stop, passing in front of Li Yi'an, Luo Yong and others who looked embarrassed.

"The two lords of the domain, I don't know what King Zhongwu means?" After the convoy was over, the Zhejiang officials who were guarding the side of the road nervously gathered around Li Yi'an and Yang Ming, and Luo Yong glanced at the back of the convoy and asked worriedly, if Li Yuntian gave a heavy hand, they would be finished.

"Those goods of Ningbo City Bosi are the commodities used by King Zhongwu to trade with the Nanyang countries, and now they have been destroyed by those Japanese robbers, and the prince's heart naturally rises."

Li Yi'an raised his head and looked around at the frightened officials, and said in a deep groan, "As far as this official knows, the prince will never anger others for no reason, we just need to deal with it carefully, and we must not mess with ourselves." ”

After the catch, Li Yi'an walked quickly to a four-wheeled carriage parked on the side and bowed in, Yang Ming and Luo Yong glanced at each other and then followed, and also entered the carriage, it seemed that the three of them had something to discuss on the road.

"Lord Wu, King Zhongwu won't rectify the rule of officials in Zhejiang this time, right?" Although there were Li Yi'an's words of comfort, the officials at the scene were still not at ease, and they flocked to the two officials who were talking on the side.

"If King Zhongwu wanted to rectify the rule of officials, he would have come a long time ago, so why wait until today, don't be impatient, as long as you do your duty, you will be fine." The rank of the two officials is not high, one is the sixth rank, and the other is the seventh rank, the sixth rank official looked at the officials who looked panicked around him, and said quietly.

The surrounding officials immediately breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, what the six-rank official said was right, if Li Yuntian wanted to rectify the officialdom in Zhejiang, he would definitely not delay in Nanjing City for so long, which made everyone's hanging hearts can't help but let go.

Seeing this, the corners of the sixth-rank official's mouth couldn't help but show a sneer, and he made a gesture of invitation to the seventh-rank official, and the two got into the two-wheeled carriage on the side and left.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, only local officials above the fourth rank were eligible to ride in four-wheeled carriages, and the rest were all in two-wheeled carriages.

Seeing that the two were gone, the officials gathered together dispersed in a hurry, and those who rode in cars and those who rode horses followed in a swarm.

Traveling in a horse-drawn carriage.

"Lord Wu, what do you say King Zhongwu will do with the matter of the City Boss this time?" The sixth-rank official and the seventh-rank official talked in a low voice, and suddenly, the seventh-rank official's voice changed, and he opened his mouth to ask the sixth-rank official.

"Since King Zhongwu has invited Zheng Shangshu and them this time, it seems that this matter will be difficult to get right." The Sixth Rank Officer groaned for a moment and said with a stern expression.

"That's fine, with King Zhongwu in charge, they will definitely not dare to make things difficult for adults, and adults can take the opportunity to rectify government affairs and show their ambitions." Hearing this, the eyes of the seventh rank official suddenly showed a look of surprise.

A smile appeared on the face of the sixth official, and he couldn't help but feel a little more awe and envy for Li Yuntian in his heart, if he had Li Yuntian's ability, he would not be embarrassed to move an inch in Zhejiang and be troubled by others. R1148