At dusk, Jinling City, Jiankang Mansion, and the government hall.

Hu Yuanfeng, the county governor of Jiangning, stepped into the government office, suspicious in his heart. I don't know what happened when Shangguan came here at this time.

He had just washed and was ready to go to Qinhuai River to relax. Yesterday he was told that there were several newcomers on the ship, all of whom were young girls who had not yet opened their love. He had been itching all the time, and was about to go, but was told that Shangguan summoned him to go to the yamen of Jiankang Mansion.

Hu Yuanfeng secretly scolded his mother in his heart. At this time, Shangguan suddenly summoned, hoping not to delay for too long and miss the business of eating, drinking, and having fun. After all, there are no official prostitutes now, everyone is willing, righteous, reasonable and legal, and there is no need to scruple about anything.

Hu Yuanfeng entered the county hall and saw that a young man without an official uniform was already seated at the position of the prefect in the hall.

Beside the young men, there were several men in civilian clothes. On either side of the hall, several sergeants with guns and knives stood, their heads held high, staring at each other.

What surprised him was that these sergeants were all iron-clad and iron-clad helmets, with complete armor, all tall and mighty, and they seemed to be the forbidden soldiers of Lin'an City.

"You are Hu Yuanfeng of Jiangning Zhixian County?"

"Excuse me, ...... you are?"

Hu Yuanfeng stepped forward suspiciously and bowed.

This person is so powerful that he can make the forbidden army obey, but he doesn't wear official uniforms, and calls himself by his name, but he doesn't know where it is sacred?

"Hu Zhixian, this is Zhou Ping, the head of the Anti-Corruption Department. You've probably heard of it, right? ”

A young Confucian beside the young man said softly, startling Hu Yuanfeng.

Who doesn't know that Zhou Ping, the head of the Anti-Corruption Department, is the uncle of the dynasty and a proper upstart in the new dynasty.

"Xia Guan has seen Zhou Xianggong. I don't know what happened when Zhou Xianggong summoned the officials here? ”

Hu Yuanfeng was nervous, and subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

The Anti-Corruption Department is looking for him, and Uncle Zhou Ping comes forward in person, won't he be idle?

Thinking of the ugly things he had done, Hu Yuanfeng unconsciously had difficulty breathing and his heart was beating faster.

"Hu Zhixian, do you know why the Anti-Corruption Department called you?"

Zhu Liang, a member of the Anti-Corruption Division, continued to ask.

Zhou Ping didn't say a word, just looked at Hu Yuanfeng coldly.

"Back to the officials, the officials really don't know!"

Hu Yuanfeng was shocked, but his face did not change.

At this time, you can't mess with yourself, you must die and refuse to admit it.

"Hu Yuanfeng, reselling official food, abusing and killing criminals, and ruining young girls, you have done so many corrupt things, do you want me to say them one by one? Do you really think that the Anti-Corruption Division is looking for trouble? ”

Zhu Liang looked at Hu Yuanfeng coldly, silent.

These corrupt officials, with twists and turns, are all human spirits, and they don't cry when they see the coffin, and they are tough enough.

Unfortunately, they miscalculated. Today, the Anti-Corruption Department came here to arrest people and not give them a chance to defend themselves.

As for the review, there will be the Anti-Corruption Division, the Criminal Division, and the three divisions of Dali Temple for trial.

"Xianggong Zhou, the lower officials really don't know what crime they have committed. Please also ask Shangguan to make it clear. ”

Hu Yuanfeng was panicked in his heart, and his mouth was still tough.

I am a court official, and I can't punish a sergeant doctor, so it's impossible to torture to extract a confession, right?

"Hu Yuanfeng, you still have to ......"

Zhu Liang's words were interrupted by Zhou Ping's wave of his hand.

Footsteps sounded, and it turned out that an official had entered the hall of the government at this time. Hu Yuanfeng looked back and hurriedly saluted.

"Xia Guan has seen Gu Xianggong!"

At this time, the Jiankang Mansion sentenced Gu Song to come, but I am afraid that he will also be questioned.

"Hu Zhixian, why are you here?"

Gu Song glanced at Hu Yuanfeng in surprise, turned to Zhou Ping and the others, and was about to ask, but Zhu Liang had already opened his mouth coldly.

"Gu Song, Gu Tongju, are you guilty?"

Gu Song was stunned, he glanced at Zhu Liang and Zhou Ping one by one, stood with his hands in his hands, and smiled indifferently.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency, who are you and why did you appear in the lobby of the palace? Huang Huang Ran sat in the lobby, aren't you afraid that this official will punish you for the crime of contempt of the court? ”

Seeing his calm and relaxed appearance, he didn't take Zhou Ping in front of him in his eyes.

"Gu Song, I am Zhou Ping, the head of the Anti-Corruption Department. Do you confess your sins? ”

Zhou Ping went straight to the point and did not hide the purpose of this trip.

The reason why these two people were not called to the anti-corruption department was mainly because they were afraid of leaking the news and startling the snake.

In addition to Gu Song, the head of the corrupt officials on Jiangnan East Road, the yamen on Jiangnan East Road, including Hu Yuanfeng, and several other officials will be arrested.

"Zhou is in charge, and he has admired his name for a long time. Please ask what crime this official has committed, and please inform Director Zhou one by one. ”

Gu Song was shocked, but his face was silent, but he questioned Zhou Pinglai.

"Gu Song, Zhongshan in the east of Jinling City, you have a private house, which was given by Liu Hao, a wealthy businessman, in March this year, and is worth more than 30,000 yuan. In the west water gate of the west of the city, on the side of the Qinhuai River, you have another mansion, which is the result of your misjudgment and forcible seizure, worth more than 40,000 yuan. Do you want me to go on? ”

Zhou Ping read slowly, he raised his head and looked at Gu Song coldly.

"Patronizing the banks of the Qinhuai River once in three days, Gu Tong's judgment is very punctual. Your four-room beautiful concubine and seven or eight confidantes are not enough for you to deal with? Your third concubine is also a gift from the wealthy businessman Liu Hao. His silk business is not less taken care of by the officials of Jiankang, right? ”

Zhou Ping's cynicism surprised Hu Yuanfeng.

When it comes to arrogance and lasciviousness, filling his pockets, he is really much inferior to this Shangguan.

"Lord Zhou, I established my own country, and few inspection officials are greedy for ink, all because the political affairs and public affairs are complicated and difficult to solve by law. Moreover, the donation of house property by a woman is a common practice. Could it be that Director Zhou wants to use these rules to punish his own officials? ”

Gu Song smiled slightly and said eloquently.

Hu Yuanfeng's heart was also bold.

The king of the Great Song Dynasty ruled the world with scholars, what else could the court do to them?

"Punishment? That Liu Hao killed his husband and took his wife, which is obvious to all, but you intervened and was found not guilty. For this case alone, you will not be able to escape the blame. ”

Zhou Ping snorted coldly, as if he had heard something funny.

"Gu Song, as a member of one party, you should have been an official for one term and benefited one party, but you accepted bribes, colluded with officials and businessmen, filled your own pockets, and did not talk about unjust, false and wrongful cases, but instead had words and no remorse. Do you think I won't dare to kill you? ”

Zhou Ping looked at Gu Song, his eyes were cold, and his tone was full of coldness.

If Gu Song is killed, the officials of Jiangnan East Road will be frightened, and the implementation of the Jingjie Law will be much smoother.

"Zhou Xianggong, you don't have this power! This official is not convinced! ”

Gu Song was still stiff-mouthed and wanted to exit the lobby, but was blocked by the forbidden army.

"I don't have that power?"

Zhou Ping snorted coldly, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

"Gu Song, just because you are greedy for hundreds of thousands of ink, and the crimes you have committed, I can also let you be in a different place without review. However, today I just arrested you and brought you to the Criminal Division for trial, which is a typical example and an example. ”

"Take it!"

Zhou Ping shouted, the forbidden army in the hall stepped forward and directly held Gu Song down on his arm, and Zhu Liang stepped forward and directly knocked off the black yarn on his head.

"You also deserve this official uniform?"

"This official is not convinced! This official is not convinced! ”

Gu Song's arm was twisted in pain, and he shouted loudly.

At this time, he was afraid.

The imperial court issued repeated orders, the newspapers were full of articles, and officials accepted bribes, and more than 10,000 yuan was a capital crime.

With the amount of bribes he received, the court killed him ten times.

The family law of the ancestors of the Song Dynasty is not allowed to kill the scholar doctor and the person who wrote the word, he is a Huanghuang scholar!

"Hold on!"

Zhu Liang shouted in disgust, and the sergeant took Gu Song down.

"Zhou Xianggong, spare your life!"

Gu Song's ghost cried wolf and left, Hu Yuanfeng was frightened, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed frequently.

Gu Song and other important ministers of the imperial court were all dealt with like this, and his small Jiangning Zhixian was not a piece of cake.

"Hold on!"

Zhou Ping waved his hand in disgust, and Hu Yuanfeng was also removed from the black yarn and taken down.

The officials who came in later were arrested by the sergeants one by one, and none of them escaped the net, and they all shouted that they were wronged, and the crying continued.

After the officials were arrested, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Jin reminded Zhou Pinglai softly.

"The main thing, the officials are not easy to govern, and the officials are even more difficult to govern. We must be even more cautious in dealing with such local officials, otherwise we will think that it is difficult for Your Majesty to ride a tiger. ”

As Zhou Ping's young friend and friend, Zhang Jin is meaningful and considers his situation.

"It's to cut him and make an example of him!"

Zhou Ping's eyes were cold.

Jiankang Mansion sentenced Gu Song, a member of the five grades of the imperial court, who can almost sit with Wang Gang, the prefect of Jiankang Mansion, and is also the leader of the officials of Jiangnan East Road. After investigating this person, the officialdom on Jiangnan East Road will probably be able to stop.

"Principal, Gu Song is the protégé of Hu Yu, the Minister of Political Affairs of the Dynasty, and he also has a good relationship with Zai Fu Xue Ji. Once Gu Song is to be moved, I am afraid that there are many people involved, especially Hu Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. When the time comes, the basket will be bigger, and I am afraid that His Majesty will not be able to deal with it and it will be difficult to end. ”

Zhang Jin said it hard.

The relationship between these scholars and doctors is intertwined, and the officials protect each other, but I am afraid that there will be more than one Gu Song who will be dug up.

"Chief, I am the ancestral system, and I must not kill scholars and officials. Gu Song was arrested, if His Majesty really killed him, I am afraid that he would be drowned by the saliva of those courtiers and officials. ”

Zhu Liang followed the suggestion, worried.

Once the news of Honka's arrest spreads, I am afraid that those ministers of the court and the central government will come to Jinling to dissuade the emperor.

"Drowning? Kill them all, are you still afraid of a few bowls of saliva? ”

Zhou Ping smiled coldly, making Zhang Jin creepy.

"Tigers have to be swatted, and flies have to be swatted. Chop off a few heads and see who is not convinced? Those courtiers, their buttocks are not clean, and they are too busy to take care of themselves. Your Majesty wants to clarify the rule of officials, and will not be merciful. Otherwise, all the efforts made will be nullified. ”

Officials accepting bribes may not be a big deal, but they are often accompanied by corruption and perversion of the law, and few corrupt officials can escape.

Zhou Ping paused for a moment before continuing:

"All the senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee involved in the Gu Song case were reported to Xu Liang, and he knew what to do."

Xu Liang was in charge of official corruption and anti-corruption matters on Liangzhexi Road, and those officials in Lin'an City were the focus of his investigation and punishment. Give the important ministers of the court involved to Xu Liang, and let Xu Liang toss it.

Zhu Liang and Zhang Jin looked at each other, both secretly frightened.

In this way, it will inevitably involve several important ministers of the court, and I am afraid that it will really make a big fuss.

"When you go out to run errands, you have to be careful. Many officials have committed heinous crimes and will certainly not sit idly by. Although the emperor sent a forbidden army to protect us, we should still be cautious. ”

Zhou Ping was serious and told the officials below.

Most of the members of the Anti-Corruption Division are from the private sector, and many of them are his relatives and friends. Anti-corruption involves the lives of its subordinates, and it is necessary to be careful.

"Got it, Lord!"

Zhang Jin and the others nodded yes.

"Your Majesty's grace, you can soar and become famous, and your name will remain in history, don't be greedy, know the law and break the law, and mislead the country and yourself. Everybody remembers! ”

If the members of the Anti-Corruption Division are not clean, then there is a big mistake and there will be a big problem.

Zhang Jin and the others looked serious and replied one after another.

"There is also Huang Rucheng, the governor of Ningguo Mansion, and Du Shi, the governor of the Guangde Army, these officials have a bad reputation, and when you investigate, you must ......"

Before Zhou Ping finished speaking, the forbidden army hurriedly ran in.

"Chief, something big has happened! The officials of the Jingjie Office cleared the acres of fields in Ningguo County and Huizhou, but there was a civil uprising, the official office was destroyed, and many officials were killed and injured! ”

Zhou Ping was taken aback and sat down in his chair.

As soon as I said that I wanted my subordinates to pay attention to safety, there was an accident at the Boundary Office. This really confirmed his fears.

With Zhao Hong's fierce and impulsive temperament, Jiangnan East Road is going to be a big mess now.