After thinking about this, He Mao suddenly felt comfortable physically and mentally, and the hanging heart in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Soon after this, a guard came to report that Zheng Michang was already waiting outside the inspection department.

After He Maocai learned the news, he hurriedly sent someone to welcome Zheng Michang into the political envoy department.

After Zheng Michang entered the room, he looked at He Maocai and asked anxiously: "Old He, what happened in such a hurry?" ”

He Maocai did not reply in a hurry, but after retreating, he pouted and motioned for Zheng Michang to sit down on the vacant seat on the side.

After He Maocai beckoned Zheng Michang to sit down on the vacant seat on the side, he spoke: "Old Zheng, something has happened, and the court has issued an official document, saying that Ma Ningyuan will be arrested!" ”

"What, arrest Ma Ningyuan, Lao He, what nonsense are you talking about, how can you ...... this good and dignified?"

After Zheng Michang learned the news from He Maocai's mouth, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his face was full of disbelief, only to see him look in the direction where He Maocai was, and asked in a hurry.

He Maocai took in the expression on Zheng Michang's face, sighed helplessly, and explained.

"Alas, Lao Zheng, I can't hide it, I don't know who stabbed out of Ma Ningyuan's case before!"

"Right now, the imperial court has sent officials to rush to Zhejiang, if you don't believe it, there is still an official document sent by the imperial court!"

After He Mao finished speaking, he got up and handed the official document on the bookcase to Zheng Michang's hand.

After Zheng Michang took the official document from He Maocai's mouth, he browsed it intently.

After a long time, I saw Zheng Michang put down the official document in his hand, and muttered to himself: "I didn't expect that this is all true, isn't it just that in the process of changing rice to mulberry, a few Diao people died, and they can be so prosperous?" ”

He Maocai, who was on the side, also deeply agreed with this, only to see him nod, and said in response: "Yes, this is also an inevitable thing, we have been officials for so many years, are we still seeing things like this?" ”

When He Maocai said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "Lao Zheng, what do you think above, why do you make a fuss about this matter? ”

When Zheng Michang heard this, he shook his head imperceptibly, and then responded: "Hmph, who knows what the boss thinks, if I knew, maybe I would have gone to the capital to be an official a long time ago!" ”

After that, Zheng Michang seemed to suddenly remember something, looked in the direction where He Maocai was full of hope, and asked.

"By the way, Lao He, do you know who the imperial court sent down to investigate this case this time?"

"It seems to be Yan Maoqing and Wang Ting, in addition, there are also people from the Inspectorate!"

Zheng Michang's words fell, and He Maocai gave an answer after recalling for a while.

After Zheng Michang learned from He Maocai's mouth that the person who came was Yan Maoqing, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then said.

"Huh, it's okay, Yan Maoqing should have been sent by Yan Ge Lao and them to help us, we only need to fool the officials of the royal court and the Inspectorate over!"

"yes, I hope everything goes well!"

After He Maocai sighed with emotion, he immediately looked at Zheng Michang, who was not far away, and proposed: "Without further ado, let's go to the Governor's Mansion immediately and tell the Governor the news to the Governor!" ”

When Zheng Michang heard this, he nodded, and said in response: "Well, let's go!" ”

After that, Zheng Michang and He Maocai took the sedan chair that had been prepared and marched in the direction where the governor's palace was located.

……

On the other side, Zhejiang, the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang.

It has been a while since Zhao Zhenji took office in Zhejiang, and during this time, Zhao Zhenji's ability to handle affairs has become more and more proficient.

At this moment, in the study room of the Governor's Mansion, I saw Zhao Zhenji sitting behind the bookcase, putting aside the processed official document in his hand, and said with emotion.

"The burden on the governor's body is much heavier than the official expected earlier, alas, it is better when he was in the capital!"

Just when Zhao Zhenji was so emotional, he only heard a rush of footsteps outside the door.

After a while, I saw a guard hurriedly walk in, lowered his head, and reported in a deep voice: "Your Excellency the Governor, Your Excellency the Political Envoy and Your Excellency the Inspectorate are asking for a meeting outside the Governor's Palace, saying that they have something important to report!" ”

"Zheng Michang, He Maocai, what are the two of them doing?"

"Could it be that there are businessmen of unknown origin who want to buy raw silk in the hands of the people at a low price?"

Thinking so, Zhao Zhenji suddenly came back to his senses, looked at the guard, and commanded: "Let the two of them wait in the conference hall first, and the official will go over later!" ”

When the guard heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, he arched his hand, and replied in a deep voice: "Yes, Lord Governor!" ”

After that, the guard didn't linger in the study for long, but walked away quickly.

After the guard left, he saw Zhao Zhenji get up from his chair and leave the study and walk towards the meeting hall.

When Zhao Zhenji came to the conference hall, he saw Zheng Michang and He Maocai looking restless.

When Zheng and He saw Zhao Zhenji coming, as if they had grasped a life-saving straw, they hurriedly got up from their seats and said in unison: "The lower official has seen the governor!" ”

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, after sitting on the main seat, he waved his hand and commanded: "Well, you two should sit down!" ”

"Yes, Governor!"

After Zheng Michang and He Maocai sat down, they saw Zhao Zhenji withdraw his gaze from the two of them, and asked, "Say, what's wrong?" ”

When Zheng Michang and He Maocai heard Zhao Zhenji's words, they glanced at each other, and immediately, they saw He Maocai get up from his seat, bow his head, and report respectfully to Zhao Zhenji.

"Your Excellency, not long ago, the lower officials received an official document from the imperial court, which said...... Say, say yes...... To arrest Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou! ”

"What, arrest Ma Ningyuan?"

When Zhao Zhenji learned the news from He Maocai's mouth, his face was full of shock, and he asked.

The prefect is the prefect, the prefect, the prefect, the prefect is in charge of the government decree, and the commander-in-chief is the responsibility of the county under which he declares the state decree, governs the people, adjudicates lawsuits, evaluates subordinate officials, and collects taxes.

And right now, He Maocai, who is the envoy of the Inspectorate, has brought such a bombshell news to Zhao Zhenji, how can this not shock him?

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji take a deep breath, and after calming down his good mood, he looked in the direction of He Maocai and asked.

"What about the official documents of the imperial court, show them to the official!"

"Your Excellency, this is the official document of the imperial court!"

When He Maocai heard this, he took out the official document from his sleeve in a panic and handed it over to Zhao Zhenji respectfully.

After Zhao Zhenji took over the official document from He Maocai's hands, he began to inspect it carefully.

Zhao Zhenji has served as the inspector of the imperial history for many years, and has already trained a pair of "fiery eyes", and any slight differences cannot escape his eyes.

However, even though Zhao Zhenji inspected for a long time, he did not find any flaws in that official document.

And the content of the official document is not much different from what He Maocai described.

"Embezzlement and bribery, unauthorized mobilization of guards and soldiers, arson trampling on seedlings, and causing death!"

Zhao Zhenji put aside the names of Ma Ningyuan's crimes recorded in the official document after reading them.

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji sigh helplessly, looked at Zheng Michang and He Maocai respectively, and instructed: "Since this is the case, let's follow the official document!" ”

Zheng Michang and He Maocai, seeing Zhao Zhenji, who was the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, nodded in agreement, and immediately looked awe-inspired, and responded in a deep voice.

"Yes, Governor!"

……

After Zheng Michang and He Maocai left the Governor's Palace, they immediately took a team of heavily armed guards to the Yamen of Hangzhou Mansion.

At this moment, in the room, Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, was listening to the report from his subordinates.

"You mean, an unidentified merchant has entered the Weaving Bureau?"

I saw Ma Ningyuan put down the processed official document in his hand, looked at his subordinates on the side, and confirmed to him.

When the subordinate on the side heard Ma Ningyuan's words, he began to pour bitter water without saying anything.

"Yes, Lord Prefect, our people have seen with their own eyes that there are businessmen of unknown origin who have swaggered into the weaving bureau!"

"Just when our people wanted to come forward for interrogation, they were stopped by the people of the Weaving Bureau, not only that, but our people were also beaten, Lord Prefect, you must seek justice for the little ones!"

"Otherwise, the brothers will ......"

Before the subordinate finished speaking, he was interrupted impatiently by Ma Ningyuan: "Okay, let them go back and rest for a few days, recuperate their injuries, and the cost of soup and medicine will be borne by the government!" ”

When Ma Ningyuan said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "In addition, this matter will be truthfully reported to the governor!" ”

When the subordinate heard this, a look of gratitude suddenly appeared on his face, and immediately, he lowered his head and replied in a deep voice: "Thank you, Lord Prefect, the subordinate will definitely tell the brothers what you said!" ”

When Ma Ningyuan heard this, he responded imperceptibly, waved his hand, and commanded.

"Okay, this official still has official business to deal with next, if there is nothing to do, you can go down first!"

"Yes, Prefect!"

After the subordinate left, he saw Ma Ningyuan supporting his chin with one hand and began to think about the reason behind this.

"Could it be that behind those businessmen, there is a relationship with the Weaving Bureau?"

Just as Ma Ningyuan was about to continue thinking along this aspect, he heard a rapid knock outside the door, interrupting the thoughts in Ma Ningyuan's mind.

Seeing that his thoughts were interrupted, Ma Ningyuan couldn't help frowning, his face was cold, and he spoke quite unhappily for a while.

"Come in!"

When the words fell, I only heard a 'squeak', the door of the room was pushed open, and I saw a subordinate hurriedly walk in, lowered his head, and reported tremblingly: "Lord Prefect, something is wrong!" ”

Ma Ning saw that the official was extremely flustered, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "What's wrong, so panicked?" ”

When the official heard this, he organized the language in his mind before he reported on thin ice: "Huh...... The prefect, the political envoy and the envoy personally led a large group of heavily armed guards to surround the entire yamen! ”

After Ma Ningyuan learned the news from the mouth of the official, his face was also full of shock, and then, he saw him get up from his seat suddenly, and then said: "What, what are these two people doing, let's go, go out with this official to have a look!" ”

Seeing that Ma Ningyuan looked unfazed, the official also had confidence in his heart, and immediately lowered his head and responded respectfully: "Yes, Lord Prefect!" ”

Who knows, before the two of them were halfway through, they bumped into Zheng Michang and He Maocai head-on.

Seeing the two of them coming, Ma Ning's face suddenly showed a look of doubt, and he took a step forward and asked, "Lord Zheng, Lord He, what are you doing here, why did you suddenly bring a team of guards to surround the yamen?" ”

Zheng Michang and He Maocai heard Ma Ningyuan's words, and after glancing at each other, they saw He Maocai on the side sighing helplessly, stood up, and then explained: "Alas, it's not a secret, not long ago, the official document of the imperial court came down, saying that you were going to be arrested!" ”

When Ma Ningyuan heard He Maocai's words, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his face was full of disbelief.

Just as Ma Ningyuan wanted to continue to inquire about the reason, He Maocai on the side seemed to guess what Ma Ningyuan was thinking, only to see him unhurriedly take out the official document from his sleeve and hand it over to Ma Ningyuan.

"See for yourself!"

When the words fell, I saw Ma Ningyuan mechanically take the official document from He Maocai's hand.

When he saw the charges against himself recorded in the official document, he couldn't help but smile miserably, as if he had accepted his fate, and pulled his head down.

Zheng Michang and He Maocai took in the expression on Ma Ningyuan's face, and then, the expression on He Maocai's face also became solemn, and he said in a deep voice.

"Ma Ningyuan, your incident has happened, go back with this official!"

As soon as He Maocai's words fell, the guards on the side wanted to step forward and escort Ma Ningyuan away, but before those guards could make a move, they were stopped by Zheng Michang with his eyes.

When Ma Ningyuan heard this, he raised his head, looked at Zheng and He, and said slowly: "Let's go!" ”

"Well, let's go!"

Before leaving, I saw Ma Ningyuan turn around, look at the previous official, and commanded: "All the affairs of the Yamen will be in charge of the next affairs!" ”

When the official heard this, he immediately responded cautiously: "Yes...... It's the prefect! ”

After that, Ma Ningyuan followed the footsteps of Zheng and He and went to the prison.

……

When Zeng Li, the official in charge of the prison, learned that Zheng Michang and He Maocai were about to visit in person, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly appointed his subordinates to make all preparations.

Not only that, but he also brought his subordinates to greet him in person.

After all, Zheng Michang and He Maocai, one is the political envoy of Zhejiang, and the other is the envoy of Zhejiang, and they are the officials second only to Zhao Zhenji, the governor of Zhejiang, and they are existences that he can't afford to offend no matter what!

These two, with just a move of their fingers, can kill themselves like crushing an ant!

What's more, these two also have Yan Ge Lao in the capital as their backers, which can be described as prosperous official luck, and no one dares to provoke them!

"Alas, I don't know when I was able to be like the political envoy and the envoy of the inspector, so majestic!"

Just when Zeng Li was so emotional, he only heard a report from his subordinates, saying that Zheng and He had come to a place not far from the prison with a large number of guards.

When Zeng Li heard this, he hurriedly told his subordinates to prepare for greeting.

Not long after this, I saw Zheng Michang and He Maocai each leading a large group of heavily armed guards to arrive, and with them, there was Ma Ningyuan, who was at a loss.

Seeing this situation, Zeng Li hurriedly stepped forward with his subordinates, and said respectfully: "The lower officials have seen the political envoy, the envoy, and the prefect!" ’

When Zheng Michang and He Maocai heard this, they responded quite casually, and then, I saw He Maocai stand up and order in a deep voice: "The prisoner Ma Ningyuan has been arrested, prepare a cell immediately, go quickly!" ”

Because this news was so shocking, Zeng Li's brain shut down for a moment, and then he mustered up his courage and confirmed to He Maocai: "According to the Inspector, go down...... Xia Guan heard me right, you mean, you know...... The prefect ......"

Before Zeng Li's words were finished, Zheng Michang on the side stood up, frowned, and asked rhetorically, "What, didn't you hear it?" ”

When Zeng Li heard this, a panicked look suddenly appeared on his face, and he lowered his head and couldn't help responding: "Obey, obey the order, Lord Bu Political Envoy, the next official will order someone to prepare!" ”

After that, I saw Zeng Li turn around and look at his subordinates on the side, and scolded sharply: "What are you guys still doing here, don't you go quickly!" ”

When the subordinates on the side heard this, they immediately responded as if they were walking on thin ice: "Yes, my lord, the little one will go!" ”

After this, I saw Zeng Li turn around, look at He Maocai quite flatteringly, and asked: "According to the inspector, dare to ...... Dare to ask what happened, why do you know...... The prefect will ......"

When He Maocai heard this, he just glanced at Zeng Li coldly, and said: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, in short, before the people of the imperial court come, you must take care of the prefect, if the prefect is wronged at all, the official can't spare you, do you understand?" ”

"Compliance...... Obey the order, according to the envoy, the lower official will definitely take good care of the prefect and treat him as the lower official's own father! ”

When Zeng Li heard He Maocai's words, he was frightened and kowtowed like pounding garlic.

Seeing this, a slight smile appeared on He Mao's face, and then, he saw him leaning down, personally helping Zeng Li up from the ground, and said slowly.

"All along, the official is very optimistic about you, and in the near future, it will be the triennial plan of the imperial court, and the official is the envoy of the imperial court, and he has the important task of recommending talents for the imperial court, do a good job, don't let the official down!"

After He Maocai finished speaking, he gently patted Zeng Li's shoulder to show his attention.

When Zeng Li heard He Maocai's words, his whole person was already in ecstasy, and the unhappiness that happened before was also forgotten by him.

You must know that He Maocai is an envoy, if he can say a good word or two for himself in the next triennial plan of the imperial court, then the promotion will be just around the corner.

Not only that, but he may also be able to climb the high branches of Yan Ge Lao according to this relationship!

"In the future, I Zeng Li can also be regarded as a backer in the court!"

Afterwards, I saw Zeng Li come back to his senses, lean down, and give a promise: "Thank you, Your Excellency, what is the use of your subordinates in the future, even if you say a word!" ”

After that, a subordinate came to Zeng Li and respectfully reported: "Your Excellency, the cell is ready!" ”

After Zeng Li learned the news from his subordinates, he waved his hand quite casually and sent his subordinates away: "Okay, this official knows!" ”

Then, I saw him turn around, look at Zheng Michang and He Maocai quite flatteringly, and make a gesture of please: "Two adults, please come with the lower officials!" ”

When Zheng Michang and He Maocai heard this, after glancing at each other, they took the guards and walked towards the prison under the guidance of Zeng Li.

……

"My lord, this is the best cell in the prison, not only the bedding and everything, they are all new, but they can also shine into the sun!"

"On top of that, this cell is also very spacious, big enough for three people!"

After Zeng Li personally brought Zheng Michang, He Maocai, and Ma Ningyuan to their destination, they began to explain endlessly.

When Zheng Michang heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and then, he waved his hand and interrupted impatiently: "Okay, there's nothing for you here for the time being, let's go down first!" ”

When Zeng Li heard this, he knew that Zheng Michang, He Maocai, and Ma Ningyuan had important matters to discuss next, and the things they discussed were not something he could know!

Even if you send someone to eavesdrop on it, you will only invite yourself to kill, after all, the more you know something, the faster you will die.

After thinking about this, I saw Zeng Li bow his head and respond respectfully: "Obey the order, Lord Bu Political Envoy, the lower official will retire, if there is any need, just words!" ”

Just as Zeng Li was about to leave, he was stopped by Zheng Michang: "Wait, after coming down later, I will send a few sets of regular clothes by the way and change them for the prefect!" ”

When Zeng Li heard Zheng Michang's words, a look of surprise appeared on his face at the right time, and he immediately responded: "Obey the order, Lord Bu Political Envoy!" ”

After all, Ma Ningyuan is still wearing an official uniform.

After that, Zeng Li did not stay in the cell for the slightest, but left with a few jailers.

When he walked around the corner, he saw a jailer who couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, plucked up his courage, and asked Zeng Li: "Big ...... My lord, what the hell is going on, why is the prefect being ......?"

When Zeng Li heard this, he glanced at the jailer angrily, and explained: "Hmph, how does this official know, it's better to get involved as little as possible in this matter!" ”

When Zeng Li said this, he changed his words and continued.

"Also, a few of you have listened carefully to the official, and in the next period of time, you must serve the prefect to the official, if he loses half a hair, the official will chop you alive, do you understand?"

"Yes, it's the adult, the little one understands!"

After listening to Zeng Li's advice, a panicked look suddenly appeared on the faces of those jailers, and they couldn't help but respond.

Seeing this, Zeng Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, only to see him withdraw his gaze from the jailers, and subconsciously quicken his pace. (End of chapter)