Wei Ji went through a lot of hardships and finally found Duan Cheng.

What happened to him made Duan Cheng, who was jealous and hateful and super protective, angry.

"The emperor has repeatedly ordered that he is not allowed to forcibly occupy the land under any pretext, and this surnamed Zhang is just a family member who is a county commander, so he dares to defy the law.

My brother of the Liangzhou Army, who has not shed blood for the country and fought hard, is really too deceitful! ”

He is a close confidant of Liu Zhi, and he has always had the privilege of doing special things with the emperor, and has the power to play directly through Long Linwei.

He sent an urgent piece to the Zhongde Palace, which made Liu Zhi think that there was something wrong at the border, so he hurriedly opened it and took a look, but he was also furious.

"Slap" slapped his palm on the case, "Bastard!" One by one, they have just been peaceful for a few years, and they dare to move, and for the sake of dozens of acres of land, they can even kill people and set fires. ”

"Someone, check it out! Check it out! ”

In the study room of the Zhongde Palace, the roar of the emperor was heard, and the palace attendants who came and went did not dare to come out.

I haven't seen the emperor so angry for many years, who is this, and he is too bold to provoke His Majesty so angry.

Yang Jian walked out of the palace, but his gloomy face couldn't help but show a smug smile.

He has been idle for too long, and if something big happens, it is estimated that the emperor will forget about him.

This time, he has to make good use of it, and he has to find out the big things in the small things, and he has to find out the earth-shattering things if they are big things.

Who knew that this investigation really found out a big thing for him, it turned out that the county order surnamed Zhang actually had a big background.

This person not only colluded with the local gentry and accepted bribes, but he was also greedy for money and lustful, corrupt and perverted the law, and did everything.

The most appalling thing is that he had a pregnant woman's belly cut open after he was drunk, just to check the gender of men and women.

The severity of this incident has been able to catch up with the rumored cruel and unscrupulous Shang King, who completely regards human life as a mustard.

This person's name is Zhang Shuo, and the reason why he dares to act so boldly is because he has a big backer.

This backer is also indirectly related to the emperor, and he is the younger brother of Zhang Rang, the head of the Deyang Palace.

After checking this, Yang Jian, who was originally ambitious, hesitated, thought about it again and again, temporarily suppressed the report, and first went to find Shan Chao to explore the wind.

Shan Chao has not been in good health in the past two years, and has been recuperating at home and rarely taking care of things.

His Majesty has always been more fond of him, and even if he lives in a simple house, he often asks people to reward things.

Seeing Yang Jian coming, Shan Chao squinted and looked at it, knowing that this guy had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and he didn't ask, just drank tea and chatted.

Yang Jian had a request for others, so he naturally couldn't survive him, so he had to take the initiative to speak for a while.

"Brother Shan, if the family members of His Majesty's cronies commit a crime, should they play it directly?"

Hearing this, Shan Chao sneered in his heart, okay, you old fox, can you not know the answer to such a simple question?

It's just that he was afraid of offending people, so he deliberately pulled him up.

If it was a few years ago, he would definitely come to a thousand pounds and gently push it off, but now that his body is getting worse, he has long since lost that utilitarian heart.

So he glanced at him meaningfully and said with a smile: "Your Majesty said a long time ago that the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and you and I are just people who help Your Majesty do things."

How to judge, whether there is guilt or not, it is not up to us to decide, we have our own holy judgment.

You and I just need to do our part, and what do I have to do with the rest? ”

"Haha, it's still a single brother who is transparent, Yang is ashamed of himself."

Yang Jian's face was very thick, knowing that he had seen through his intentions, and he had already achieved his goal anyway, so he did not hesitate to send a few good words.

The two gossiped a few more words, and Yang Jian said goodbye and went straight to the Zhongde Palace.

As soon as I walked to the door of the study, I saw Zhang Rang coming out with a tea bowl.

Although he has become the general manager, he has always done the big and small things around Liu Zhi himself, and he refuses to fake it.

Seeing Yang Jian, he immediately smiled, "General Yang came just in time, Your Majesty happens to be free at this time." ”

They are all old people who conspired together to eradicate Liang Ji back then, and their relationship is naturally not ordinary.

Yang Jian paused, and said with a pun: "I'm afraid that it won't be easy to say after I go in, so you have to pay attention later." ”

As he spoke, he patted him on the shoulder, the implication was very obvious, Zhang Rang was stunned, knowing that he had something to say, but he didn't know what the problem was.

After walking a few steps, I suddenly thought of the incident when His Majesty was furious a few days ago, and it seemed that it had something to do with his brother Zhang Shuo.

He felt that it was inappropriate at the time, and immediately sent someone to ask, but the reply he received was that it was a misunderstanding and that it was none of his business.

Therefore, he didn't ask again, now that he thinks about it, will he be deceived?

He was sold into slavery since he was a child, and he got along very little with his parents and brothers, and later took special care of them after he raised his eyebrows.

If you think about it, he doesn't know anything about his family at all.

If it was really him who caused a catastrophe, how should he deal with it?

Not to mention what Zhang Rang was thinking in his heart, he only said that Yang Jian saw the emperor and honestly handed over the investigation report.

The more Liu Zhi looked at it, the more angry he became, over the years, he knew that Zhang Rang had the potential to be a traitor, but he still remembered the old feelings and taught him more.

I thought I had changed the trajectory of his life, but I didn't expect it to be difficult to change my nature.

"Come on, pass on Zhang Rang."

Hearing the summons, Zhang Rang's questions were answered in an instant, and it seemed that it was really related to himself.

After adjusting his mood, Zhang Rang tried his best to make his complexion look natural, and walked into the study, "Your Majesty." ”

"Come and see this."

Liu Zhi's face was very calm, and his tone was flat, but Zhang Rang had been getting along with him day and night for more than ten years, how could he not see his hidden anger.

"Grunt" in my heart, it seems that my brother has caused a big disaster.

Since Liu Zhi ascended the throne, the cronies and eunuchs around him have required him to read and write, so as not to be chaotic and ignorant.

Usually they are also strictly demanded, and Liu Zhi has never treated his followers badly in terms of material, but he strictly forbade them to abuse their power for personal gain.

This point is well known to his close attendants, and they are all cautious in their actions, especially Zhang Rang and Zuo Yi, Liu Zhi is even more moved to understand and reason.

Because he knows their personalities better, one of these two people does not know much about right and wrong, and the other is a villain who sees the wind and steers the rudder.

But there is no doubt about their loyalty to themselves, and Liu Zhi also needs people like them by his side, so he can only guide them well.

At this moment, the more Zhang Rang looked at it, the more frightened he became, and in the end, his face was snow-white, and his hands couldn't help but tremble violently.

He thought that his brother might be in trouble, thinking that the big deal was to accept bribes and something, but he didn't expect him to be so arrogant.

"Your Majesty......"

Zhang Rang knelt down with a "plop", kneeled to Liu Zhi's feet, and suddenly cried loudly.

"Your Majesty, it's all to blame for the lax discipline of the slaves and maids, so that my younger brother committed such a serious crime.

All the mistakes are the slave's fault, and he should not be connived at in every way, but the slave and maid's family only has this one root.

Your Majesty, the slave and maid know that they have no face to intercede, and only ask to exchange the slave's life for his life, please let Your Majesty be gracious. ”

As he spoke, he began to kowtow "bang bang", and his forehead hit the floor tiles a few times and became red and swollen.

Liu Zhi was almost annoyed by him, Zhang Shuo opened the belly of a pregnant woman, one corpse and two lives.

And the reason is just because of a joke, it can be seen that he has no reverence for human life, such a person will die and will not be able to escape the blame.

He wanted to use Ling Chi's capital punishment, Zhang Rang still delusionally thought that he could spare his life, he really didn't know what to do.

"Change? What do you take in exchange, thinking that you are not guilty, it is really whimsical, get out! ”

Liu Zhi raised his foot and kicked him away, and roared fiercely.

Zhang Rang knew that the emperor was really angry, so he didn't dare to continue to plead, and he didn't dare to get up, so he crawled out with his hands and feet.

As soon as he left the room, he collapsed on the ground, and the two little chamberlains next to him didn't know how to feel it, so they hurriedly came up and helped him back to the room.

Because the emperor didn't say anything about him, no one cared about him, so he let him cry bitterly.

Liu Zhi thought about it, looked up and saw that Yang Jian was still standing here, and his face was a little soothed.

"You did a good job this time, continue to check with me to see if Zhang Rang is involved."

Zhang Rang is a domestic servant brought by Liu Zhi from Liwu County, according to the feudal society, the servant commits a crime, and the master cannot get rid of it.

Therefore, continue to dig deeper, in addition to getting to the bottom of the matter, it is more important to clear up the relationship for Zhang Rang, otherwise, where should you put the face of the dignified emperor.

Seeing Yang Jian take the order and leave, Liu Zhiyu was still angry, and people passed Li Ying to hand over this special case to him.

Li Ying is resourceful and decisive, and he is just and selfless, and he does not belong to the scope of the old ministers who have shared hardships in the past, and the most important thing is that he has nothing to do with the inner servants.

Soon, this case, which started as a case of a rural landlord plotting to seize the land, rose to become an important case that shocked the court and beyond.

According to the normal case-handling procedures, Zhang Rang has been suspended from his post and isolated in a special place, after all, whether he knows about Zhang Shuo's crime or not, it is difficult to escape the blame.

Zhang Shuo and the others were all taken down by Li Ying, and after some interrogation, it was confirmed that all the investigations by Long Linwei were correct.

The fire in Wei Ji's house was indeed deliberately set by the rich man, and he was also surnamed Zhang, and he was connected with Zhang Shuo.

Of course, there are no fewer gifts, Zhang Shuo connived at his misdeeds, as long as someone came to complain, he would reverse black and white and bite back.

They colluded with the gentry and used the same trick to kill many people, but they never expected that Wei Ji and the grass people would still have a way to sue the emperor. So as to reveal the truth of their concealment.

As for Zhang Rang himself, he really didn't participate in it, but Zhang Shuo didn't learn or have no skills, and he was able to become a county magistrate, all thanks to the celebrity around the emperor.

Zhang Rang abused his power for personal gain, and the crime of abusing power could not escape.

Wei Ji had already been sent back to Jingshi by Duan Cheng, after all, he was not only a victim of this case, but also a very important witness.

Li Ying was official and did not favor anyone, and the case was finally tried openly and sentenced to Zhang Shuo and other cadres to be beheaded.

The rest of the people involved in the case also had their own sentences, killing those who should be killed, and exiled those who should be exiled, without mercy.

As for how Zhang Rang should be punished, it can only be decided by the emperor himself.

In fact, Liu Zhi also knew that Zhang Rang was really sad in this life, and he had never lived for himself from the beginning to the end, and when there was a famine in his hometown, Zhang's father sent his eldest son to be a castration.

Without any pity, when he saw that he was soaring, he kidnapped him with affection and let him take on the responsibility of the family.

He indulges his family with no bottom line, in exchange for endless demands.

For the sake of his meritorious work in helping to eradicate Liang Ji that day, and for the sake of his conscientious work for so many years, he was dismissed from all positions and confiscated his family property.

Let him take his family back to his hometown to think, if there is no order from Liu Zhi, he will not be allowed to return to Beijing for life.

When Zhang Rang received the order, he cried so much that he desperately begged the messenger if he could say a few kind words in front of His Majesty and leave him in the palace, even if he was willing to do the most menial work.

First, he was really reluctant to Liu Zhi, and he has followed His Majesty since he was a child, and it has been more than 20 years so far, and there has always been a deep relationship between master and servant.

Second, he knew that no matter how big the crime he committed and what punishment he received, as long as he could stay with the emperor, he would still have a chance to turn over.

But now he didn't even have the chance to see the emperor, and he was extremely desperate in his heart.

It is said that on the day Zhang Rang left the capital, he kept crying.

On the surface, the case has been satisfactorily resolved, and the Wei Ji family has taken revenge and recovered the property. The wicked have also been duly punished.

However, the turmoil in the imperial court caused by this case was still in its infancy, and land policy was one of the basic national policies of the Han Dynasty.

It has only been a few years since it was promulgated, and some people have turned a deaf ear and begun to take advantage of it.

Liu Zhi didn't believe that this was a special case, it had already become a common practice at the bottom, and it had been many years since the last rectification of the officials, and it seemed that some people had forgotten his thunder methods.

At the moment, Liu Zhi instructed the Imperial History Academy, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and local governments at all levels to strictly investigate the distribution of land.

No matter who is involved, they will be severely punished.

A vigorous land inventory campaign was launched, which became the most eye-catching event in the first year of Jianning.

In addition, Liu Zhi also started a big investigation of the favored eunuchs around him.

This investigation is not tight, but it pulls out the radish and brings out the mud, implicating a lot of people, except for Shan Chao's family, there is no one in the house, and he does business honestly.

The rest of the people are more or less unclean, and Zuo Yi's younger brother is also a gangster who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do anything, and he doesn't rely on his brother's reputation to do nonsense.

Tang Heng, Zhou Fu and others also have family members who are officials in other places, not to mention that they are all corrupt and pervert the law, at least the official position is not right.

Zuo Yi is also a ruthless person, and he probably saw Zhang Rang's fate, you must know that among them, in terms of closeness, no one can compare to Zhang Rang.

Even His Majesty can be ruthless, let alone them.

So Zuo Yi didn't wait for him to find out, so he personally escorted his younger brother to the criminal department to surrender.

Immediately afterwards, he knelt outside the Zhongde Hall and asked to be relieved of all duties, only asking His Majesty to be gracious and not to sweep the floor out.

This pretentiousness is still effective, when the water is clear, there are no fish, and Liu Zhi also needs these people, and it is impossible to fix them all.

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