Forbidden City, Inspectorate.

Early in the morning, when the officials of the Inspectorate were on duty as usual, they soon noticed the difference, and suddenly many impeachment notes appeared.

In the duty room, the officials of the Inspectorate couldn't help but panic when they looked at the impeachment recital that was sent.

Immediately afterwards, a very bad conjecture emerged in their hearts - could this be another impeachment of Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou?

After all, not long ago, the Inspectorate was almost overwhelmed by those impeachment of Ma Ningyuan, and in addition, the entire Inspectorate was pushed to the forefront!

The officials of the Inspectorate still felt palpitations when they thought of this.

Immediately, everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they don't mean to take the lead.

Eventually, a bold official stepped forward, opened one of the impeachment notes, and began to read through the contents carefully.

After he finished browsing the content of the impeachment note, the whole person couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said secretly: "Huh, fortunately, this letter has nothing to do with Ma Ningyuan, otherwise, the Inspectorate will suffer again!" ”

After the bold official announced the contents of the impeachment recital, many officials in the room also breathed a sigh of relief.

For them, as long as the impeachment note sent to them has nothing to do with Ma Ningyuan, it can be regarded as burning high incense.

Soon, however, attentive officials discovered that the vast majority of the officials who signed the impeachment notes sent to them were members of the Yan Party.

Among them, there are many backbone members of the Yan Party like Luo Longwen, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and Zhang Runde, the waiter of the Criminal Department!

Soon, these officials of the Inspectorate realized the seriousness of the problem, and this was Yan Song's personal action!

After all, such a large-scale impeachment, in addition to Xu Jie, can only be launched by a person like Yan Song, who has controlled the government for more than 20 years and has countless party henchmen.

After this matter was reported layer by layer, it finally reached the ears of Hai Rui, who was the imperial history of the right capital.

After learning of this news, Hai Jui immediately made a decision, and on the one hand, he ordered someone to compile a list of those impeached officials and send them to His Majesty, and on the other hand, he asked people to send those impeachment recitals to the cabinet to go through the process.

……

At this time, Lu Fang was going to meet Jiajing from his residence from his residence in accordance with the usual practice.

Lu Fang's face was full of confusion, he didn't know whether to do it or not, and told Jiajing the news he had found out as it was.

After all, after Zhu Zaizhen met Jiajing in person yesterday and left the Qianqing Palace, many officials went to Jingwang's Mansion to visit him that night.

Lu Fang felt that if he told Yu Jiajing the news as it was, at that time, he was afraid that it would lead to enmity between father and son, which Lu Fang did not want to see.

But if he conceals this matter, he will violate the principle that he has always had no reservations about Jiajing, and at that time, I am afraid that it will arouse Jiajing's suspicion.

After struggling for a long time, Lu Fang made up his mind, only to see him look at the scenery in the distance and muttered to himself silently.

"Your Majesty is right, His Royal Highness King Jing is narrow-minded and will be revenged, how could he let go of those who had betrayed him?"

"Therefore, he must be planning something in secret, no, for the sake of safety, I have to quickly tell Your Majesty the news!"

Thinking of this, Lu Fang couldn't help but speed up the pace of his feet, and he didn't even care about the greetings of those eunuchs and palace maids to him.

After Lu Fang came to the Qianqing Palace without stopping, he stepped straight on the stairs and entered the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace, Jiajing was just dressed in a robe under the service of a personal eunuch.

Jiajing was already surprised by Lu Fang's arrival, because on weekdays, Lu Fang probably came over at this time.

After entering the Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang seemed to have made up his mind, and went straight to Jiajing's side, lowered his head, and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the slave has something important to report!"

When Jiajing heard this, he waved his hand quite casually, and the personal eunuch on the side saw this situation, and after bowing to Jiajing, he walked away.

After the personal eunuch left, I saw Jiajing turn his gaze to Lu Fang, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Lu Fang, let's say, what do you have to report to me?" ”

When Lu Fang heard this, he organized the language in his mind before he responded: "Your Majesty, the slave maid got the news, it is said that last night, many officials went to King Jing's mansion......"

After retelling the ins and outs of the matter, Lu Fang stepped aside, anxiously waiting for Jiajing's response to the matter.

But things were beyond Lu Fang's expectations, he originally thought that Jiajing would be furious after learning the news.

Who knows, after Jiajing listened to the ins and outs of the matter, his mood did not fluctuate in any way, and he seemed to have expected this.

Just as Lu Fang was becoming more and more uneasy, he only heard Jiajing's voice ringing in his ears: "Well, Lu Fang, you did a good job!" ”

After this, I saw a look of surprise on Jiajing's face, and said to himself: "Hmph, this evil obstacle, I knew that he would take this opportunity to do some tricks, I called him back to the capital, not for him to form a gang!" ”

When Jiajing said this, he paused for a moment, and then saw him look at Lu Fang and asked, "Lu Fang, have you grasped the list of officials who went to visit King Jing's Mansion?" ”

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he unhurriedly took out a piece of paper with the list written on it from his sleeve, brought it to Jiajing, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, here is the corresponding list!" ”

"Well, show it to me!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he took the list from Lu Fang's hand, and after Jiajing finished browsing all the names on the list, his face showed a little mockery, and he said to himself: "Hmph, this group of bastards, they don't think about worrying about the country's society, they think about drilling around all day long!" ”

Then, I saw Jiajing return the list in his hand to Lu Fang's hand, waved his hand, and commanded.

"In that case, Lu Fang, you can watch and deal with it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he replied in a deep voice.

Just as Lu Fang was about to leave, he saw the guide eunuch take silent steps and enter the Qianqing Palace.

After the guide eunuch entered the Qianqing Palace, he subconsciously looked in the direction where Jiajing was, lowered his head, and reported respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the right capital of the Inspectorate, Yu Shi Hairui, sent someone to send you a list!"

After Jiajing learned the news from the mouth of the guide eunuch, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "Hai Rui? ”

Facing Jiajing's puzzled gaze, the guide eunuch nodded unusually firmly, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

Then, I saw Jiajing wave his hand and commanded: "Well, I know, let him in!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After bowing to Jiajing, the guide eunuch did not stay in the Qianqing Palace for too long, and immediately left.

After a while, I saw an official in a scarlet robe step into the Qianqing Palace, and after entering the Qianqing Palace, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop' and said in a deep voice.

"Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Well, get up!"

Hearing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze, waved his hand quite casually, and commanded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The scarlet-robed officer rose from the ground, took the prepared list from his sleeve and held it high above his head.

Seeing this, Jiajing raised his eyebrows and asked, "This is the list that Hai Rui sent to me?" ”

The scarlet-robed official, after perceiving Jiajing's gaze on him, couldn't help but panic, and immediately replied tremblingly: "Yes...... Yes, Your Majesty! ”

Hearing this, Jiajing nodded, then glanced at Lu Fang, who quickly understood, and immediately stepped forward, took the list from the scarlet-robed official's hand, and respectfully handed it to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty!"

"Hmm."

After Jiajing took the list from Lu Fang's hand, he looked at the scarlet-robed official, and then ordered: "Okay, this is nothing to do with you!" ”

When the scarlet-robed official heard this, the whole person was like being amnestied, and immediately bowed to the ground and said in a deep voice: "Obey, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!" ”

After the scarlet-robed official left, Jiajing retracted his gaze and began to browse the list sent by Hai Rui.

After Jiajing finished browsing the names on the list, his face was full of doubts, and he subconsciously said, "Hey, this is ......"

Seeing this, Lu Fang, who was on the side, couldn't help but panic, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, is there anything wrong with this list?" ”

When Jiajing heard this, he waved his hand quite casually and responded: "It's okay, it's just that the names of the people recorded on this list are all the officials you mentioned to me before, and you went to King Jing's Mansion last night to visit King Jing!" ”

When Lu Fang heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and said to himself silently: "Is it possible, there are still people staring at King Jing!" ”

……

The impeachment note sent by the Inspectorate was quickly sent to the Cabinet after going through the relevant process.

Xu Jie looked at the music sent by the officials in front of him, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and then said: "Hey, this is the impeachment note sent by the Inspectorate?" ”

After Xu Jie's casual flipping through a few impeachment notes, he was angry, only to see him slam the table and say in a deep voice: "Why do you even have to send this kind of note to the cabinet, what is the Inspectorate doing there?" ”

"Sooner or later, this official will have to join them in front of His Majesty!"

The reason why Xu Jie felt so angry was because the Inspectorate, after going through several big turmoil, had gradually developed the habit of throwing the impeachment to the cabinet when there was nothing to do.

As long as the cabinet asks, the Inspectorate will immediately give a reason: "This matter is very important, and the Inspectorate cannot make a decision, so it will be sent to the cabinet and handed over to the cabinet elders to decide!" ”

When Xu Jie's words fell, Yan Song on the side also felt the same way, and said in response: "Well, over there in the Inspectorate, it is indeed becoming more and more disagreeable, and I don't know who I learned it from!" ”

But complaining is complaining, Xu Jie still dealt with the impeachment notes that were sent, but soon, he found out the clues.

The vast majority of the people impeached this time are people under Yan Song, such as Luo Longwen, Zhang Runde and other key members of the Yan Party, all of whom are listed.

And those who were impeached have their own merits, including many high-ranking officials of three or four grades, and even speech officials are involved.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Jie understood the ins and outs of the matter, and these people all have a common characteristic.

That is, last night, they all went to King Jing's Mansion and attended a banquet.

Since King Jing returned to the capital, Xu Jie has been paying close attention to his movements, and his original plan was to join forces with King Jing when the time is ripe to deal with Yan Song together.

No matter how bad it is, he has to add some trouble to Yan Song, so that he is too busy to take care of himself, and he can't spare his hands to help Zhejiang, so that he can buy raw silk from the people of Zhejiang at a low price without much effort.

Although Xu Jie's abacus played very well, at the moment, before he had time to catch up with King Jing, Yan Song took the first step!

Not only did he order someone to impeach those officials who went to King Jing's Mansion to visit King Jing, but according to this posture, Yan Song clearly wanted to make things bigger!

Thinking of this, Xu Jie's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of gloom, and he said to himself silently: "This damn Yan Song, it's so fast!" ”

After this, I saw Xu Jie come back to his senses, looked at Yan Song on the side, and pretended to mention it inadvertently: "Yan Ge Lao, are these impeached officials a little familiar?" ”

When Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, he put down the brush in his hand, and looked Xu Jie's up and down with cloudy eyes before he spoke unhurriedly.

"Oh, yes, I don't think so, all the officials of my Ming Dynasty should share the worries of His Majesty, and it is also the duty of a courtier to impeach traitors and ministers!"

"In the final analysis, it is because these officials have done something that they should not have done that they will be impeached!"

Yan Song paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued to add: "If these officials are honest and self-controlled, don't think about drilling camps all day long, and think more about the common people, I'm afraid they won't be impeached, right, Xu Ge Lao?" ”

When Xu Jie heard this, the expression on his face did not change, and he couldn't help but complain secretly: "Hmph, Yan Song, you also have the face to say this, for so many years, those people under your hands have been rampant, wanton greedy for ink, and fish and flesh people, and the people can't wait to eat their flesh!" ”

"Wait, sooner or later, I, Xu Jie, will bring you down Yan Song and give me a bright future!"

Then, I saw Xu Jie come back to his senses, smile on his face, and say kindly: "Yes, Yan Ge Lao has a point!" ”

After that, these impeachment notes sent by the Inspectorate to the Cabinet were sent to the Master of Ceremonies.

……

Since Zhao Zhenji officially took office, the daily operation of the Governor's Office has gradually been on the right track, and the situation in Zhejiang has gradually stabilized.

At this moment, Zhejiang, according to the Inspectorate Division.

"This group of bastards, all day long for a trivial matter, fighting back and forth, framing and framing, do everything!"

"This matter is written down by the official for the time being, and when the time comes, the triennial plan will come, and the official will definitely go to the court and dismiss all of you!"

After He Maocai finished speaking, he ordered someone to remove the file on the bookcase, and then picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip.

In addition, he also shouldered the responsibilities of supervising the promotion of education, military preparation, raising the people, the Qing army, the post transmission, patrolling the sea, supervising the army, water conservancy, and reclamation.

The triennial plan mentioned by He Maocai earlier refers to the evaluation of probationers, the main contents of which are the impeachment of officials, the interrogation of criminals, the recovery of fines, and the number of officials promoted.

Therefore, if the inspector wants to be a good man, no one can be offended, and when the triennial plan comes, then the first person to drop the black hat is the inspector himself.

After He Maocai put down the teacup in his hand, he saw a subordinate on the side step forward and spoke cautiously.

"My lord, the Yuan family in Jiaxing wants to invite adults to the banquet, so they specially entrust the officials to ......"

Before the subordinate finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by He Maocai: "Okay, there is no need to say any more, tell them that in the recent period, the official has had a lot of affairs, and he will not participate in any entertainment, so let them stop sending invitations to the official!" ”

Seeing that He Maocai's attitude was extremely resolute, the subordinate had to lower his head and nod his head: "Yes, my lord, the subordinate will definitely bring your words!" ”

After this, I saw He Maocai waving his hand impatiently, and commanded: "Okay, if you have nothing to do, just go out, if you don't have anything important, don't come to disturb the official!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

After that, He Maocai was the only one left in the room, and I saw him take out a volume from the stack of files piled up on the bookcase on the side, and began to browse carefully.

After He Maocai finished reading the contents of the dossier, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Alas, this official really can't understand why these young masters of rich and wealthy families always like to think about other people's wives!" ”

The case file in He Maocai's hand records the case of Yuan Kui, the young master of the Yuan family in Jiaxing, who forcibly occupied the wife of an ordinary person and seriously injured her husband.

At present, this Yuan Kui has been taken into prison by the government and is waiting to be released.

In order to intercede, the Yuan family tried every means to find He Maocai here, hoping that he could open the net.

But the triennial plan is coming, and he He Maocai does not dare to advocate at will at this time.

What's more, He Maocai himself is extremely disdainful of this kind of forcible occupation of other people's wives, and in his opinion, she is still a fair girl, which is even more exciting.

Just as He Maocai was still thinking about what to do with this Yuan Kui next, he heard a rapid knock on the door.

Seeing this, He Mao couldn't help frowning, and immediately commanded: "Come in!" ”

The voice fell, only to hear a 'squeak', the door of the room was pushed open, and after a while, I saw a servant hurriedly walk in.

He Mao just wanted to reprimand, only to see the official kneeling on the ground with a 'plop' and said in a deep voice.

"Big ...... My lord, the official document of the imperial court has come down, it is said that it is to arrest Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, and in addition, the officials sent by the imperial court to investigate the case are also on the way! ”

"What did you say!"

After He Maocai learned the news from the mouth of the official, his face was full of horror, and he suddenly got up from his seat and asked him.

"Yes...... Yes, my lord, in the official document sent by the imperial court, this point was clearly mentioned, and it is said that it was because Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, mobilized the guards without authorization, trampled on the seedlings, and made a case of human life! ”

The official, seeing He Maocai's scrutinizing gaze falling on him, couldn't help but panic, plucked up his courage, and spoke in response.

When He Maocai heard this, he turned pale with fright, trembled all over, and lost his sense of proportion, because this case had nothing to do with him He Maocai, and he helped cover it up in the first place!

Then, I saw He Maocai forcibly calm down, looked at the official, and asked, "Who are the people who came to Zhejiang to investigate the case?" ”

When the official heard this, after thinking about it for a long time, he responded: "My lord, the officials who were sent down by the imperial court to investigate the case this time are Wang Ting, the right servant of the household department, and Yan Maoqing, the left deputy capital, and in addition, there is also an official of the Inspectorate!" ”

After He Maocai heard Yan Maoqing's name, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and comforted himself like this: "Huh, it's okay, Yan Maoqing should be sent down by Yan Ge to help us, and there shouldn't be any big deals!" ”

After this, He Maocai returned to his previous style, only to see him look at the official and order: "You immediately show the official document sent by the imperial court to this official, and in addition, go and invite the political envoy here!" ”

When the official heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, he arched his hand to He Maocai, and said in a deep voice: "Obey the order, according to the envoy!" ”

It didn't take long for He Maocai to get the corresponding official document, and the content of the official document was not different from what the official said.

After browsing the contents of the official document, I saw He Maocai put it aside casually, and said with emotion: "Alas, I don't know who stabbed this case out, and next, Ma Ningyuan may have to go to prison for a few days!" ”

Although the imperial court has issued an official document to arrest Ma Ningyuan, in He Maocai's opinion, the whole matter is barely under control.

After all, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than that in the process of changing rice to mulberry, an accident occurred, and a few ordinary people died, human life is very worthless, and the lives of ordinary people are even more so!

What's more, Ma Ningyuan's teacher is Hu Zongxian, the former governor of Zhejiang and governor of Zhejiang!

Although Hu Zongxian has been transferred to the capital at present, it can be expected that Hu Zongxian will definitely be reused by His Majesty, and the officials who came to investigate the case this time will definitely be afraid of it.

When the time comes, the big things will be small, the small things will be nothing, everyone will be happy, and everything will be the same as usual.

Besides, for the sake of safety, Yan Ge Lao and the others also specially sent Yan Maoqing to Zhejiang, presumably there will be no major problems. (End of chapter)