Zhang Ying is not worried that her procrastination will be misinterpreted as "favoritism". He was well aware of the Metropolitan Procuratorate's methods and the evidentiary requirements of the Dali Temple's verdict. It would be difficult to convict an imperial historian like him, either by being caught red-handed while accepting bribes, or by confiscating huge amounts of property of unknown origin in the private domain.

Of course, there was also an unlucky imperial history who had the habit of keeping accounts, and wrote all the bribes he received in secret words in a notebook. As a result, the people in Dongchang heard about it and suspected him of selling intelligence. In order to prove that he did not betray the country, the imperial historian could only admit to the crime of taking bribes, and then boarded the passenger ship to Liaodong with tears in his eyes.

Since then, Zhang Ying has not only interfered in the family accounts, but also saved communication with friends, and never neglected the slightest.

However, as time passed, Zhang Ying found that things exceeded his expectations: the surrounding states and counties were more or less delivering grain to Kunshan County. He even wondered for a while whether Kunshan County had forged Nanzhi's ministry documents, otherwise how could there be such a large-scale transfer?

Especially at the juncture of the spring famine.

Fortunately, he is still Yang Chengde's "ally" now, and he can ask this question directly.

"Actually, the lower officials are also very puzzled," Yang Chengde did not evade and doubt, "The lower officials just opened their mouths, and they accepted it, and they ......"

"No interest?"

"Not only don't you want interest, but you don't even ask for the minimum credentials, it's like it was given to me." Yang Chengde said proudly.

Zhang Ying glanced at Yang Chengde suspiciously, only to see that his face was full of red light, and it was really not the haggard appearance he had before.

"It's the same year as you?" Zhang Ying asked.

"It's not ......" Yang Chengde has no psychological pressure and is much more relaxed, which can be said to be one thing to say. Now he only has simple gratitude and trust for Zhang Ying, if there is no such as this Yushi Net. As soon as the door to Jiliucang opened, he had to pack his bags and go to Liaodong or Ryukyu to spend the rest of his life.

Zhang Ying's face did not change, and after listening carefully to Yang Chengde's "confession", he left a meaningful smile and ended the meeting. Yu Shi, who came with the task force, really got the news, and blocked the door of Yang Chengde's house not long after Zhang Ying left. If it happens to block Zhang Ying inside. Zhang Yushi's career is also over.

It was precisely because it was not blocked, when all the imperial historians returned to the pavilion, they were all angry.

Although Zhang Ying is their superior, the imperial history is extremely independent in handling cases, and there is no fixed subordinate relationship, and it is very likely that if the case is changed, the relationship between the upper and lower levels will be reversed, so Zhang Ying does not dare to bully people with his official position.

"It's been a bit of a mystery these days, but now it's time to close the net. Everyone can share the wealth. Zhang Ying got straight to the point and said: "It was the official who asked Kunshan County to borrow grain everywhere, and now the Jiliu warehouse is full." ”

"Why did you do that?" There is a royal history that immediately turned his face.

"Because the case is too small." Zhang Ying was also unabashed: "Don't look at the newspaper that makes a lot of noise, everyone knows what is really convicted." Thousands of miles away, is it just for such a small case? ”

The crowd agreed and fell silent.

Finally, an immortal asked aloud: "Now that people's warehouses are full, where did the case come from?" ”

"Where did all this food come from?" A smile appeared on Zhang Ying's face: "It was transported from a nearby state and county." Now that there is a spring famine, grain merchants are definitely not willing to do such a thing. So, where did those states and counties transfer the grain from? ”

The faces of the imperial historians suddenly realized: "You are striking the west." Catch somebody off his guard! Sure enough, it's a good means, so which county should we copy? ”

Zhang Ying looked around at the few imperial historians present: "Every county." ”

"Catch them all!" A young imperial historian smelled the smell of a big case. I got more and more excited.

"Not only do you have to catch them all, but you also have to pull out the people behind the scenes." Zhang Yi analyzed the news he had just received from Yang Chengde one by one, and said: "It is absolutely perverse to bear the sin of the sky, take care of the aftermath for others, and take nothing for yourself. Why do they do it? If no one is behind it. I don't believe it if I die! ”

"If you can influence half of Jiangnan, I'm afraid it's not an idle person." There is a royal history muttering.

"So let's go to the counties separately tonight, first, to seal the warehouse for future investigation, and second, to arrest the state and county officials, and to confiscate the correspondence. Torture the mastermind behind the attack. If this case is handled, it will not be small. ”

Everyone felt that if this case was done, the Lord would make the others rebel at the worst, and be disrespectful at the least, which would be a heinous and serious crime.

"Brother Wenquan really deserves to be the first iron hand of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" Youyu Shi smiled: "It's just that I can't trust my colleagues like this, which makes people feel emotional." ”

"The matter is confidential, and I originally only planned to implicate two or three states and counties, but I didn't expect such a result." Zhang Ying responded casually, but said in his heart: If you can trust me, you won't run to block the door in vain...... What a blessing......

"It's time to remember Wenquan's first merit!" All the royal historians laughed, as if they had already received the hot credit, and said one after another: "Without further ado, I'll wait for this to divide the state and county, let's go over quickly!" ”

Zhang Ying's prestige was unprecedentedly high, and the states and counties that immediately reported Yang Chengde's "confession" to the grain were reported one by one. These imperial histories were either two or three people, or three or five people, who received the place one after another, hastily made a meeting summary, and left urgently.

Although there is no violent agency in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there are still many bailiffs who accompany them to protect them. So many people went out for a while, but Yang Chengde was scared half to death, and waited for a long time to see that there was no movement, and then rushed to the post house to inquire about the news.

"It's not a big deal." Zhang Ying invited Yang Chengde to drink tea in a leisurely manner: "It's just that we found that there are some changes in the prefectures and counties around Kunshan, so I went over to check it out." ”

"Yes...... What's going on? Yang Chengde felt that something was wrong, but he hadn't figured out which side Zhang Ying was on.

"Food mobilization." Zhang Ying said generously: "I'm afraid that the grain stored in the Jiliucang can't match the accounts now." ”

Yang Chengde's eyes darkened, and his body shook before he stood firm, and said, "You let me borrow food...... I'm going to attack them! ”

"Neither nor not!" Zhang Ying shook his head and said, "You want to borrow grain, what do you care about me?" Familiar and familiar, I will accuse you of the crime of climbing. ”

"You, you, you ......" Yang Chengde's face was swollen and red, and he couldn't spit out the following words for a long time.

Zhang Ying watched a fat face shake in front of him for a long time.

"Wait...... If no one had saved me before, wouldn't your plan have failed? Yang Chengde said suddenly.

"Where do I have any plan? I'm just following the procedure. Zhang Ying said it well.

"Haha Now that my Jiliucang in Kunshan County is full, whatever you do, the case has nothing to do with the county! Yang Chengde suddenly changed his face, and Da Lu laughed, quite a little happy that a friend of the dead Dao is not a dead poor Dao.

"Who said that if the warehouse is full, you can't handle the case?" Zhang Yi gently blew away the tea foam floating on the water, and beckoned left and right: "Come on, take it for me." ”

"Wait!" Yang Chengde shook his body and shook off the bailiff: "Since the warehouse is full, why detain me!" ”

"The warehouse is full, but I still have evidence to prosecute me for corruption, shortening public warehouses, and selling public property privately." Zhang Ying put down the teacup: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is aware of everything, and no one dares to accuse you." ”

Yang Chengde was dragged down with a red face and put in the county jail. He quickly understood what Zhang Ying meant, because Ambassador Kunshan County Ku was his cellmate and had been imprisoned for three hours. It was precisely because Zhang Ying divided Yang Chengde's heart that he didn't get the news before.

In addition to the ambassadors who took care of the entrance and exit of the storehouse, there were also husbands who carried grain.

These husbands and servants form gangs and factions, and there are many people. Where to transport grain from a certain year, month and day, it is even more difficult to make them speak in a unified voice for such a simple matter. What's more, because of the large number of people, it is impossible to kill people and bribe, and it is bound to be ironclad evidence.

Yang Chengde entered the cell and thought about it for a while, and naturally he could figure it out, but at this moment, he could only sigh that the great ups and downs of life were too ...... Violently.

Kunshan County Cheng Yan Maocai disappeared.

When Zhang Ying took the bailiff of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to his house, he learned that he had gotten the news from the grand ceremony of the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, left the family behind, and fled with a small servant in civilian clothes.

Zhang Yi ordered people to search Yan Maocai's house, and when he saw that he was not at home, he had to notify the Nanjing Criminal Department to issue a document for sea arrest and arrest him. As for Yan Maocai's family, Zhang Ying is not hopeful. He knew that these people would never say a word more under the protection of "kissing each other and hiding each other".

If Zhang Ying released the line and caught a big fish, then the imperial history who went to various states and counties soon found that this line was not strong enough.

The Kunshan Jiliucang case not only involved all the other five counties in Suzhou Prefecture, but also involved the neighboring Changzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, and Zhejiang Huzhou Prefecture and Jiaxing Prefecture. The correspondence found involved no less than 100 high-ranking officials, eunuchs, celebrities and celebrities in Jiangnan. Among them, 82 people were involved in the letters that clearly discussed the Kunshan Jiliucang case, and 36 people were explicitly mentioned in the letters for the transfer of grain in order to be the officials of the same dynasty.

This is not a black hand, this is clearly a black nest!

The case quickly came to the front of Zhu Cihong's case, because the number of officials who were controlled this time was too large and the evidence was too hard. There are not many people who talk nonsense with their eyes open, but those who are arrested for questioning, when they see that the letters are in the hands of others, they will be recruited when they should be recruited, and they have almost no ability to resist the trial.

"I'm really afraid of what, just at this scale, how to proceed next?" Zhu Cihong tapped lightly on the bookcase.

The spring ploughing work is not just lip service, the county officials have to mobilize farm tools, distribute farming cattle, persuade large families to come out for relief, and reduce or exempt loans...... Without the role of the county magistrate as a lubricating oil, the entire spring plowing process may be delayed.

And what worries Zhu Cihong even more is that once the role of the imperial court is absent, the local gentry will come out to maintain order in the township. At first, they may be helping, but who knows if they will eat the marrow and seek more stable and long-term autonomy? (To be continued......)

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