"Master Su," at this moment, a confidant suddenly walked up to him and said, "I don't think Prime Minister Liu Cheng will investigate the case of the Ministry of Industry with great fanfare, so that we will be afraid." Start from somewhere else, and then follow the vine. ”

After hearing this, everyone suddenly stopped making noise and nodded one after another. Su Zongshan also raised his eyebrows when he heard him, so he raised his hand and signaled: "You continue to speak." ”

"Since last month, there have been many foreign officials who have come to rely on the adults, or bribe in and out, or change in transfers, all kinds of wishes, all of which have taken care of them. Those people are no better than our Beijing officials, they have to say hello to you before doing things, and they often can't be controlled, and they start to do nonsense without a pair of eyes staring. It is not enough to bring calamity to the people in the land, and it is common for officials to knock out the bones and suck the marrow; But I'm afraid that they will act under your banner and act beyond their authority, and I am afraid that there will be problems when they investigate. Therefore, the most important thing now is to contact the officials in other places as soon as possible to find out what is going on there, so as not to be taken advantage of. As for a few public cases in the imperial court, it is better to put them aside for the time being. ”

It was rare to meet a reasonable and sensible person, Su Zongshan was overjoyed, and he didn't find fault with him in detail, and immediately affirmed this plan, and sent people to the neighboring state capital overnight to inform the party henchmen of the changes in the imperial court, telling them to restrain themselves during this time, and not to leave others to control.

But Niu Yuan's action is one step faster after all. He obtained Liu Zhennian's consent early, and quickly ordered Lu Yingshan, who was on leave at home, to enter Shi Xiushen's camp to take over the old department, and he sent soldiers to send messages to the governors of various provinces to arrest the people in the 'Su Party' within a time limit.

Lu Yingshan has always been engaged in reconnaissance of his whereabouts, and the soldiers under his command are all sharp and swift, and they picked a few fast horses that night, embarked on the official road, and ran in all directions.

A day later, it was in the bright season that Su Zongshan's henchmen walked cautiously halfway, and some of the forbidden army had already arrived in Henan and Shanxi, met the local governor, and solemnly said his intentions. The governor knows the background of his subordinates well, how can he not know who the Su Party is? Usually I am afraid of them, but today I see that Prime Minister Liu is unwilling to protect them, how can I let go of this God-given opportunity? The governor of Henan had the greatest opinion and the most ruthless intensity, and after only watching for two days, and after being sure that the person who came was by no means a temptation, he flattered him, hurriedly wrote a list, and asked the officers and men to go and arrest him.

Unfortunately, the henchmen sent by Su Zongshan arrived today and were having a good conversation with the Kaifeng prefect, when they suddenly heard a sharp noise outside the door, and the officers and soldiers rushed straight into the house, knocked down the tables and chairs, and the two had no way to hide, so they were all arrested and thrown into the prison for interrogation.

The prefect knew that the evidence was there, and it was difficult to deny it, for fear of being severely beaten by the officials, he honestly admitted the crimes of embezzlement, power grabbing, etc., and was hand-drawn and detained; The prime minister's henchman was not ambitious, and when he saw this situation, he was so frightened that he only kowtowed to the governor like garlic. However, when the governor saw that his whereabouts were suspicious, he refused to listen to his plea, and asked the official to straighten his bones, which made this person miserable, and finally confessed Su Zongshan's name. The governor was very pleased, and hurriedly accepted the confession and revised the table.

'Buzz ......'

The Western clock in Zhongshu Province suddenly sounded, Liu Zhennian glanced there obliquely, then turned his gaze back, pressed the sealed piece with his hand, and said with a calm face: "Everyone, please take a seat." ”

The hall was filled with officials in charge. Lu Zhixian was the last to arrive, smiled at everyone, his expression was a little embarrassed, and sat down lightly in the circle chair.

"I got a lot of news from Henan today," Liu Zhennian's hand swiped on the vellum cover, "There must be some of you who dare not listen." Whoever is afraid to listen to it will go out first. ”

Everyone looked at each other with solemn expressions.

"We are holding up for the prime minister about the big things, how can we not dare to say it? But it doesn't hurt to say that. Su Zongshan had already guessed eight points in his heart, so he had to show a weak smile and say stubbornly.

"Listen to me. I don't like to be verbose, I only think about what is important. As he spoke, Liu Zhennian opened the cover, took out the report, shook it twice, and read it aloud: "After investigation, this province has obtained 16 corrupt members from Henan, and another official from a certain division of Beijing...... Among them, the corruption of the prefect of Kaifeng was particularly serious, and a total of 17 million taels of silver and 1 million taels of gold were confiscated, and the rest of the servants in the field house were not counted...... After confession, the prisoner embezzled public land again, pretended to be an official with relatives, and most of them were protected by the members of the Beijing Division, so he was fine for a long time. The offender from the Beijing division is also confessed to be committed by this master. ”

After reading it, Liu Zhennian raised his eyes slightly, deliberately observing Su Zongshan's demeanor, and saw that he was only frowning slightly. So, he put down the paperwork in his hand and dusted his sleeves: "Of course he knows who he is referring to, but he is afraid of getting into trouble and is unwilling to say it to me." The words 'Beijing Master' are really elusive! ”

"Recently, the deficit of the household department has been extremely serious, and most of it is this person who is in the way. This case should be investigated in depth and severely punished! Zeng Liang impatiently got up and admonished.

Su Zongshan was not surprised by his reaction, after all, Zeng Shangshu was anxious and he was a person who would never want to suffer, so he cared more about the opinions of other officials and stared at them closely.

Ye Yongjia of the military department had already felt numb to these dirty things, and even had an attitude of not caring at all; But Cai Xianqing beside him couldn't sit still, he didn't think about who the surname of this 'Jingshi Member' was, and said directly: "The country is already difficult, but it still has to be exploited by such traitors, who can bear it?" Ask the prime minister to find out thoroughly! ”

Su Zongshan's eyebrows twitched, and he even struggled to breathe.

"If you don't speak, is it against it?" Liu Zhennian glanced at it with cold eyes.

"I'm willing to obey Liu Gong's orders!" The officials at the foot of the stairs hurriedly replied deeply, and Su Zongshan was even more nervous to the point that his voice trembled, but fortunately he was drowned in a shout.

"It's good for you to support it," Liu Zhennian nodded, "but the prime minister doesn't know the facts yet, and if you suspect others without permission, it's too easy to kill Zhongliang by mistake." ”

When Su Zongshan heard this, he felt a little comforted in his heart, and secretly exhaled a long breath, and his tense face relaxed.

Therefore, the prime minister believes that when you go to Kaifeng to inspect and try the case in person, the so-called seeing is believing. The date is set for the day after tomorrow, and the officials of the six ministries and the ministers of the capital province will follow together, just as they did in those years...... Inspect Qinglai. ”

"As for the affairs in the capital, they will all be handled jointly with Taiwei Gui and the prince, and I will come back as soon as possible."