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A group of petitioners from Chenzhou came to the capital.

Sue the new magistrate for abusing people's power, taking bribes and breaking the law.

The Jingzhao Mansion received the pleadings of the joint petition, and reported the matter to the emperor in the early court the next day.

So throughout the early dynasty, civil and military officials in the Manchu dynasty were discussing this matter.

Some people said: "Zheng Wuji lacks qualifications and was once a prodigal son, so he is a person with bad conduct.

Now that he is allowed to work in a local area, he must be overjoyed and self-righteous.

It caused public dissatisfaction to boil, and it must be strictly investigated and punished.Only then can the hearts of the people be appeased and the ministers be deterred. "

Immediately some people objected: "Zheng Wuji was ordered by the emperor to go to Chenzhou, he just took office, how dare he act recklessly?

What's more, King Huaiyang is in Chenzhou, how can he not be afraid? "

Before the words fell, someone retorted impatiently: "This statement is wrong! How can you say that with King Huaiyang in Zheng Wuji, you dare not do anything wrong?
Look at all these things he did?Can you put Wang Fatian's principles in your eyes?Such a bold and reckless person, and the governor of a state, naturally thought that he could exploit the people without restraint.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that the local people would have the courage to sign a joint letter. "

"How many times have the common people jointly signed a letter? Zheng Wuji has just arrived there, how deep can he exploit?
Surprisingly, hundreds of people came to Beijing to sue the imperial court. It can be seen that these people are not ordinary people, right? !

I came to Beijing yesterday, and I can hear about this matter today, so who is fueling the flames? "

"The common people complained, shouldn't the Holy Majesty know about this immediately? Then what do I, Jing Zhaoyin, do?!
The so-called no wind, no waves, only the wind can come from the hole.It is not enough for so many people to eat enough, besides, falsely accusing Shangguan will be punished with felony.Are they crazy? "

Many officials even stood up and advocated finding out who is right and who is wrong after finding out.

The emperor then said: "This statement is very true. If you want to know the truth, you must investigate clearly. Is it Zheng Wuji who bent the law for personal gain, or was it a trickster who framed Shangguan.

I also want to know what is going on?Then send someone to Chenzhou to investigate thoroughly as soon as possible. "

After everyone heard this, they began to recommend candidates for Shenzhou.

Of course, many people are selfish.

In order to balance, the emperor finally selected two people.

One is Chen Sijing who has just returned to Beijing, and the other is Cong Mingzhang from the Ministry of Officials.

Order the two to leave Beijing immediately and go to Chenzhou to check whether there are all the things written on the pleadings.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and there has been a lot of noise in the court hall, and the outside world has more or less known about it.

Inevitably, some people took pleasure in other people's misfortunes, and said that Zheng Wuji was so complacent that he would inevitably fall hard when he stood high.

Others said that this must be the ghost of Huaiyang King behind the scenes.

Zheng Wuji is not his person and cannot be used by him, so he should get rid of him to avoid future troubles.

Some people also said that even if King Huaiyang wanted to frame Zheng Wuji, he had to fall into the hands of others, and presumably it was his own misbehavior that caused the disaster.

Of course, the relatives and friends of Zheng Wuji and Xu Chunjun were all sweating for them.

Xu Daoqing and others thought about whether to report to Xu Chunjun and the others so that they could be prepared.

However, the three masters of the Xu family and Xu Lang all advocated standing still.

"With Mr. Chun around, Wuji will not do anything too outrageous. Obviously, someone is deliberately framed. If we send a letter, we may be caught in the other party's trap.

The emperor has sent someone to conduct a thorough investigation, can we still not trust the emperor?If someone bites back and says that we will report to Wuji and them because we are guilty of thieves, won't we not be able to explain it clearly? "

Things in the officialdom are ups and downs, and it is impossible not to think too much about everything, and to think deeply about it.

Besides, Chen Sijing was ordered to go to Chenzhou, and Cong Mingzhang, who was with him, belonged to the queen.

He was older than Chen Sixing in terms of official rank and age, so it was mainly him who had the final say.

"Master Chen, we are going to Chenzhou by the emperor's order. This matter is not trivial, and we should be cautious.

From my point of view, we were able to reach Quanzhou so quickly that we were able to find out the truth. Otherwise, we would spend too much time on the road, and we might have heard the news long ago and covered up the truth. "

After hearing this, Chen Sijing just smiled slightly and said, "Master Cong is absolutely right, and this subordinate thinks the same way."

Seeing Chen Sijing nodding his head, Cong Mingzhang couldn't help but feel relieved.Originally, he thought that Chen Sijing would find a way to delay the time!
So they traveled day and night and arrived in Chenzhou in just seven days.

With this speed, even if someone wanted to send a message to Zheng Wuji and the others from the capital, it would probably be too late.

The morning was extra cold and wet due to a few points of rain last night.

Chen Sijing and the others got up before dawn and hurried on their way, and arrived in front of Zhizhou Government Office before noon.

After all, Cong Mingzhang was getting old, and he had to travel around the clock for several days, which made him somewhat overwhelmed.

Besides, the weather was really cold and damp, and his stomach pain was vaguely about to break out.

Thinking that it was still early at this time, and seeing a tea shed not far away, he said to Chen Sijing: "Master Chen, let's drink a bowl of hot tea in this tea shed, warm up before going in."

Chen Sijing was kind, nodded and said: "I happen to be thirsty too."

The stove in the tea shed was burning all the time, with boiling hot water above it.

A woman greeted her with a smile on her face and said, "Guests, please come in quickly. It looks like you have come from a long way. What kind of tea do you want?"

"Do you have any pepper here?" Cong Mingzhang asked, "Order me a bowl of hot tea with some pepper in it."

Pepper is the best thing to warm the stomach, but it is more expensive.

"Hey, guest officer, is it because you have an upset stomach?" The old woman spread her hands and said, "If you don't mind, I have ready-made Hu spicy soup here, drinking it can drive out the coldness in your stomach. "

"It's very good, let's give each of us a bowl." Cong Mingzhang said.

The tea shed also sells breakfast. Although this woman looks a little old, she is very agile.

Soon over a dozen bowls of Hu spicy soup were served.

Cong Mingzhang, Chen Sijing, and their entourage each had a bowl.

Cong Mingzhang drank a few sips of soup and felt much more comfortable.

So I asked the woman, "Your new magistrate has been here not long ago, right?"

"No, it's less than half a year!" said the woman while washing the dishes.

"How is the official voice?" Cong Mingzhang asked again. He probably felt that he was idle, and after eating more than a dozen bowls of Hu spicy soup from this woman, he must be willing to say something to her.

"Hey, that depends on who said it." Neck sighed first.

"Who's talking about it? I'm just asking you now." Cong Mingzhang smiled.

"If we ordinary people say it, Mr. Zhizhou is naturally a good official." The old lady wiped her hands and said, "But rich people may not be willing to read him.

Since Mr. Zhizhou took office, he has run free schools and treated the young and respect the old, but he has given the common people a lot of benefits.

Ask those landlords and big merchants to pay a lot of silver money, the richer they are, the more stingy they are, but I can't bear it! "