At this time, the Taiyuan prefect with a shocked face finally reacted from the shock.

With the last shred of expectation, he shouted to Wang Zhongyu: "Impossible, absolutely impossible... I am the prefect of Zhengsi Pin, appointed by the imperial court, and I am an official of the imperial court. If you want to arrest me, you must have a decree from the imperial court, you can't arrest me, I want to see the governor immediately, I want to see the governor......"

Wang Zhongyu shook his head and replied, "Lord Wang, you can save some effort... Now that the governor is here, he can't help you....tell you, the governor not only controls all the military and political power in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, but also has the right to cut down all civil and military officials of the fourth rank and below in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces....You and Sun Tianwu have embezzled so much silver together, and now it is finally the turn of retribution..."

After speaking, Wang Zhongyu directly ordered his subordinates behind him: "What are you still doing in a daze... Arrest Lord Wang immediately....After today, he will not be the prefect of Taiyuan... The others immediately raided the prefect's yamen....we must find out all the money that Lord Wang usually embezzled. ”

"Yes, sir..."

Seven or eight soldiers rushed to the Taiyuan prefect, took off their official hats, and grabbed them.

At this time, the Taiyuan prefect still shouted loudly with a face full of unwillingness: "Impossible, you can't arrest me, I am the fourth rank official of the imperial court...... I want to see the Governor, and if I see the Governor, the Governor will save me..."

At this time, after hearing the news that the Taiyuan Prefect's Yamen was surrounded by troops sent by the Taiyuan General Military Mansion, Wu Baotian, the governor of Shanxi who was preparing to go to the Taiyuan General Military Mansion, had to rush to the prefect's Yamen. And it happened to walk to the door of the prefect's yamen.

For the governor of Shanxi who wore the official uniform of the second grade of the imperial court. Even if the Taiyuan garrison had the courage to stop it, it didn't dare to stop it.

So. Wu Baotian, who walked into the prefect's yamen all the way, happened to see the scene of the Taiyuan prefect being caught.

Although he didn't know the specific reason, as the head of Shanxi's civil officials, Wu Baotian had to take care of it even if he knew that it would take a risk to take care of this matter. Otherwise, his influence in Shanxi's civil service system will be reduced to the lowest point because of this. It even affected the stability of his position as governor of Shanxi.

So, Wu Baotian, who came in a hurry, walked directly to Wang Zhongyu's side and asked loudly: "General Wang, do you know what you are doing, why don't you release the Taiyuan prefect immediately... I now order you, as the governor of Shanxi, to let your people release the prefect of Taiyuan immediately... Without the imperial decree, none of you can arrest the Taiyuan prefect..."

If it was placed in the past, Wu Baotian stood in front of Wang Zhongyu, and he could put a lot of pressure on Wang Zhongyu.

However, it has been decided to follow Wei Zhenghou. In the face of the order of the governor Wu Baotian, Wang Zhongyu was surprisingly calm.

Under Wu Baotian's gaze full of shock. Not only did he not give a laissez-faire order, but he asked rhetorically: "Lord Wu, the last general knows that you are the governor of Shanxi. However, the last general is now carrying out military orders, and releasing Lord Wang is a violation of military orders. Therefore, please forgive me, Lord Governor of Taiyuan, the last general can be put on. ”

"Not only can't I let it go, but the last general will copy the home of the prefect of Taiyuan today..."

Hearing this, Wu Baotian's first reaction was anger, yes, anger...

In the Ming Dynasty, although the civil and military division was implemented. In addition to the governor in charge of government affairs, there is also a general soldier of the same rank who is in charge of military affairs...

However, because of the Ming Dynasty's habit of advocating literature and martial arts, although the grades of the two official positions are the same, it is the governor of one place who really has the final say.

On the surface, he was only in charge of local government affairs, but because all the army's food and salary were in the hands of the governor, the general soldiers of the same rank were also under the jurisdiction of the governor at a certain level.

Therefore, in the past few years when Wu Baotian served as governor, even the original Shanxi general soldiers had to respectfully salute him when they saw him, not to mention Wang Zhongyu, who was not even a general soldier in Taiyuan in front of him.

So, Wu Baotian, who was completely filled with anger in his heart, directly pointed at Wang Zhongyu's nose and scolded...

"You, Wang Zhongyu, do you want to rebel... Don't forget, this is Shanxi, I am the governor of Shanxi, and I am your Shangguan, do you just talk to your Shangguan... Now, in the name of the governor of Shanxi, I will temporarily dismiss you, and from now on, you are no longer the temporary chief soldier of Taiyuan Mansion, and you will not go out yet..."

Just when the angry Wu Baotian was about to continue to say something, Cong Sanpin, who was next to him, suddenly spoke.

"Governor, wait..."

"The lower official has something to ask General Wang, please ask the governor's permission..."

For his confidants, Wu Baotian still trusts him very much. Suppress the anger in your heart and answer patiently.

"If you have anything to say, just ask....however, Wang Zhongyu must pay the price for what he did today."

At this moment, the smile on Wang Zhongyu's face still did not change in the slightest. And the political participation standing behind Wu Baotian's side asked under Wang Zhongyu's gaze: "General Wang, I want to know whose military order you just said..."

Wang Zhongyu replied confidently: "In the entire Taiyuan City, except for the Shanxi Commander-in-Chief who has not yet taken office, only the Governor has the right to give me a military order....Therefore, the last general has been ordered by the Governor to arrest the Taiyuan Prefect...."

After listening to Wang Zhongyu's answer, not only the political participants who had just asked about the question, but also the angry Shanxi governor Wu Baotian was also stunned on the spot. Then, the anger on his face was covered with calm.

In particular, Governor Wu Baotian directly stared at Wang Zhongyu with a pair of eyes and asked: "General Wang, you are not wrong, the chief soldier really asked you to arrest the Taiyuan prefect...."

"Yes, Lord Governor... What the last general wants to arrest today is not only the Taiyuan prefect, but also more than a dozen civil and military officials such as the Taiyuan Tongzhi....So, please don't hinder the last general's military affairs...."Wang Zhongyu replied with a humble face.

If it had been placed in the past, even the governor of Shanxi, Wu Baotian, as the governor, would dare to refute it. However, for Wei Zheng, who had just taken office, Wu Baotian did not dare to have the slightest idea of opposition.

Because, one of the most important reasons why Wei Zheng dared to arrest the civil officials under his rule without greeting him was that Wei Zheng held the sword of Shang Fang given by the emperor in his hand, and had the power of life and death of civil and military officials below the fourth rank in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

The Taiyuan prefect, who has been tied up by five flowers, may not know the specific content of the holy decree, and it is not clear how much power Wei Zheng has in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. However, as the governor of Shanxi, who is the second grade of the imperial court, Wu Baotian knows it very well.

Otherwise, he would not have been on his way to the Taiyuan General Military Mansion to meet Wei Zheng when he learned the news that the Taiyuan Prefect was surrounded by the Taiyuan garrison.

After thinking of the various gains and losses, although Wu Baotian's heart was full of anger and grievances, he still had to give up the Taiyuan prefect who had been tied up in front of him.

Because, from Wang Zhongyu's answer, the shrewd Wu Baotian can already be sure that Wei Zheng, who has just been crowned the governor of Shanxi, intends to use the power at hand to ruthlessly purge the officialdom of Shanxi, and install some of his own people in some important positions.

Let's not say that I don't have the ability and right to oppose it, even if I have the ability to oppose it, I won't offend a governor of Shanxi who is deeply trusted by the emperor for the sake of a small Taiyuan prefect in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, the anger on Governor Wu Baotian's face was replaced by a smile. said to Wang Zhongyu in front of him: "Since General Wang is the general of the governor, then the official has nothing to say..."

Then, he said to the Taiyuan prefect who had been tied up: "Lord Wang, this is the order of the governor, and the official has no choice, so you can do it yourself..."

After finishing speaking, Wu Baotian left the Taiyuan prefect with a group of henchmen and subordinates without looking back, leaving the Taiyuan prefect with a stunned face and constantly asking for help one after another.

Seeing Wang Baotian who was gradually disappearing, the smile on Wang Zhongyu's face was gradually replaced by Yan Sù.

Because he knew that from today onwards, he and Governor Wu Baotian would have a complete falling out. There was no other way out than to follow the Governor on.

After taking a deep breath, he yelled at his subordinates around him: "What are you still doing in a daze, start raiding your house..."

"Don't forget the rules I just told you: if anyone dares to fill his pockets in the process of raiding his home, I, Wang Zhongyu, will not recognize him as a brother, and I will kill those who should be killed, and I will definitely not show any mercy..."

When hundreds of soldiers rushed into the various rooms of the prefect's yamen, the dozens of soldiers of the tiger and leopard army who followed Wang Zhongyu into the prefect's yamen quickly dispersed under the orders of the leading generals......

As the saying goes, a year to clear the prefect's house, 100,000 snowflakes of silver...

And the Taiyuan prefect in front of him not only served as the prefect for four years, but also meddled in the salt and iron trade under the exclusive management of the imperial court. Wang Zhongyu believes that the various silver taels embezzled by the Taiyuan prefect in front of him will definitely not be less than Sun Tianwu at the beginning.

When an underground secret room built by the Taiyuan prefect in the back garden of the yamen was opened, the millions of taels of silver that the Taiyuan prefect had accumulated for half a lifetime fell into the hands of Wei Zheng.

After copying the yamen of the Taiyuan prefect, Wang Zhongyu did not stop, and followed by the homes of more than a dozen civil and military officials such as Taiyuan Tongzhi.

When a cart full of silver taels, the former high-ranking officials who were tied up by the five flowers were escorted by the army and sent to the Taiyuan General Military Mansion in a steady stream. The whole city of Taiyuan was a sensation...

In addition, Wang Zhongyu and others intentionally or unintentionally leaked that Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi, personally came to Taiyuan Mansion to arrest these corrupt officials and clean up the news of Taiyuan officialdom, like a gust of wind, quickly spread in Taiyuan City.

So, in the eyes of these ordinary people, Wei Zheng, who had just been crowned the governor of Shanxi, had invisibly become the Qingtian lord in the hearts of the people, and he was a great savior sent by God.

Otherwise, this governor of Shanxi would not have arrested so many corrupt officials in another day. (To be continued......)