Zhejiang, in the Governor's Palace.

After reading the letter sent by the teacher Yan Song, Hu Zongxian rubbed his temples, sighed deeply, and walked to the window.

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Hu Zongxian recalled in his mind what Yan Songtuo had brought him before: "Severely punish those who bewitch the people to make trouble, and don't let any of them go!" ”

As a person who has been up and down in the sea for 20 years, how can Hu Zongxian not understand the meaning of this sentence: to make a big deal of implication and eliminate all opponents!

After hesitating for a moment, Hu Zongxian made a decision, only to see him call his subordinates and order: "Call them all to the hall for me to discuss." ”

"Yes." The subordinate received the order, and then left quickly.

Moments later, everyone gathered in the hall.

Hu Zongxian sat on the top, looked at the others present, and said in a deep voice: "There is news from above, don't let go of those who induce the people to rise up and make trouble!" Remember, I'm talking about one and don't let it go. ”

"Yes!" The look of shock in everyone's eyes flashed, and then they bowed down and left, and began to carry out the order.

The officials started with Zhang Daniu's confession, pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, and soon a large number of people were implicated! For these people, the government's response strategy is very simple: one word - fight.

If you are put in prison, you will be beaten up, and then you will be asked if you will be recruited after the beating. If you don't, you will continue to be punished until you open your mouth or you can't resist the punishment and die.

Not only that, but those who opposed the implementation of the policy of changing rice to mulberry were also sentenced to heavy prison sentences, including many official eunuchs and wealthy people, and even if their families traveled through the relationship, they could not get people out. Those scholars who usually get together to talk about it were casually accused by the government of discussing the government and sent to prison.

For a time, the whole of Zhejiang died down, and no one dared to oppose the change of rice to mulberry, and the land measurement work was continued.

In the prison, Lu Dongxing, who was still majestic before, is now locked next to the dung bucket, his clothes are ragged and his expression is sluggish.

It just so happened that several jailers passed by, and they couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses, and one of the leaders frowned and said, "You old thing, you still dared to call me in the first place?" It doesn't depend on whether you're qualified or not! ”

"Come brothers, treat him well."

"Okay, hahaha!"

"Ahh Screams and laughter mingled from the prison, but no one was destined to hear it, and even if it did, no one cared.

……

And the capital is not very peaceful, rumors are spreading, and a huge political whirlpool is slowly forming.

At a tea stall outside the capital, several customers are sipping tea and chatting casually.

"Hey, did you hear that? Not long ago, the people of Pingliang Mansion hired murderers to kill people on the street! A thin customer in a coarse linen robe whispered when he saw that there was no one around.

"What kind of house is Pingliang Mansion, why don't I know?" One customer wondered.

"Pingliang Mansion is in Shaanxi, there are a total of four Fan, namely Qin, Han, Su, and Qing! And among these four fans, Han Fan has the largest number and the most power! The one who killed someone on the street yesterday was Han Fan's people. A fat customer dressed in brocade had a deep look of disdain on his face when he heard this, and then explained to him.

"How do you know so much?"

"Look at my outfit, uncle, I've seen a lot of things from south to north!"

"Hurry up, go on, why did the people in Pingliang Mansion kill people in the street?" The remaining tea drinkers were intrigued and wanted them to continue.

"Well......" The customer in a coarse linen robe paused for a moment.

"Dude, I've paid for this person's tea!" Someone got impatient and slapped the broken silver on the table.

"Okay, then I'll move on!" Seeing that his tea money had been settled, the man smiled slightly, and then continued to speak.

"I heard that the person who was killed was a scholar, and the scholar had a childhood sweetheart, and he looked quite standard, but one day when he went out to pray for the scholar, he was unfortunately bumped into by the people of Pingliang Mansion, and when he saw his beauty, he wanted to take him as a concubine, and the woman would rather die than obey, and then annoyed them, so he was murdered and killed at home."

"And since the scholar learned that his childhood sweetheart was killed, he went to the government in a fit of rage, wanting the people of the government to administer justice for him! No matter how the people of Pingliang Mansion say it, they are also clansmen, relatives of the emperor and the country, and the government does not dare to provoke them, so they keep dragging it out. ”

"It's not that the people in Pingliang Mansion in the middle have tried to reconcile with the scholars, but they have all been rejected! Just yesterday, the scholar was killed on the street by someone hired by Pingliang Mansion. ”

"How unreasonable, brutes!"

"There's no way, people are clans, relatives of the emperor! I really don't know how much money the imperial court spends every year......"

"Shhhh

……

In the huge capital, this matter is talked about everywhere, even the ladies who are in the courtyard of the high gate, and the women who do not go out of the gate do not know how to learn about it, and when they are embroidered, they talk about it one after another, and their words are full of disgust for the Pingliang Mansion.

And the official has done nothing from beginning to end, just allowing this rumor to spread and ferment.

At this moment, Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Mansion was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and the house was full of chaos.

It was only at this time that he understood what his predecessor meant by what he said to him before the transfer, "It is difficult to be a Beijing official"!

Now that the culprit of the murder in the street has confessed and is being held in a prison cell, he does not dare to do anything. On one side is the surging public opinion, on the other side is the royal face! The degree in the middle is really difficult to grasp, if you annoy any party, you don't have to be the Shuntian Mansion Yin.

Seeing her husband's anxious appearance, his wife walked into the room and gave advice: "You little Shuntian Mansion Yin, what are you doing to deal with this matter?" Just report it! Give those high-ranking officials a headache. ”

"That's right! Why didn't I think of that? It seems that if you really care about it, you will be messed up, and the husband will immediately go to write an excerpt. Ding Shichang was overjoyed when he heard this, hugged his wife tightly, and after kissing his wife on the face, he went back to the study and worked hard to write.

"Really." The wife blushed, complained and returned to her room.

In the Criminal Department, all the officials looked at the fold handed over by Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Mansion, and their faces were embarrassed, and no one wanted to open it.

"What to do? This fold has been handed to us, and if we don't deal with it, it will be a bit too much to say. ”

"Deal with a fart, no matter who is involved in this case now, there is no good end!"

"Then what should I do, it's impossible for all the people in our criminal department to fall ill, only then can we ......"

"That's right, the old man will take a leave of absence tomorrow!"

"Why don't we go on and pass it up?"

Seeing this, an official looked around at the bigwigs present and cautiously gave his own answer.

"It's... How does this work? And then up there is the cabinet! When the time comes, the elders will be angry, and I won't be able to wait to eat and walk around. ”

"Then what should I do, is it difficult for our criminal department to deal with it?"

"That's... Let's hand it over. ”

After countless formalities and countless hands, the excerpt of Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Mansion finally lay quietly in the cabinet, and the efficiency in the middle is jaw-dropping.