Dajin royal family

Chapter 196
Sandalwood scented the room, and after Fang Xuanzao finished speaking, he just looked at Jiang Chengxiao quietly. He knew what he said was right, and the prince would definitely be able to understand it.

From the outsiders' point of view, the affairs of Qi County are extremely complicated, with intertwined relationships and various monsters and ghosts, but a dark line runs through the whole context.To put it simply, why did no one dare to stand up and report the embezzlement of the government's disaster relief food on such a large scale in Qi County?
What do Juncheng and Xiancheng do?
It's not right but it can't be done. Take Bao Xi as an example. As the magistrate of a county, he is in charge of the duty of prosecuting and inspecting officials. Doesn't he know about the corruption of Song Jinwei, the county lieutenant?Didn't the sheriff Ge Huan cover him up?

Even if he is a pig, if he goes to the street and sees so many people who don't have enough to eat, he can understand that someone is secretly ignoring food.Then why didn't he say it?
Because it is useless for him to say, what is "officials and officials protect each other", this is officials and officials protect each other.The reason why these officials dared to be so bold and not afraid of the county magistrate reporting to the court was because there were people from them in the court.

In other words, their master is in the court.

Eighty percent of the officials in Qingzhou and Shandong came from Qinghe Cui clan studies or Bohai Gao clan studies.In other words, standing behind them may be the Cui family of Qinghe, or the Gao family of Bohai.

Bao Xi, a small county magistrate, went to report the Cui family of Qinghe, and his memorial could not be handed over to the emperor's desk.Even if it was handed over, the inspectors sent by the emperor did not dare to target Qingzhou officials, because they were not doing things for the emperor, but offending the Qinghe Cui family, and even offending the elites of the Shandong gentry.

At the beginning, Zheng Shanyuan had hinted to Jiang Chengxiao not to make things big, and there was no lack of Qinghe Cui's relationship among them.

Of course, Jiang Chengxiao is very clear about this.The reason why he had to separate from Zheng Ruyi, Pei Yuanyan, and Yu Qingze when he came here was to deal with the mob in Donglai County, and to let Zheng Ruyi greet the officials involved in the Zheng family in advance and get away as soon as possible, so as not to get caught. Time is difficult for everyone.

Jiang Chengxiao didn't know whether Zheng Ruyi understood what he meant.

Perhaps the influence of the Zheng family in this area is not as strong as that of the Cui family of Qinghe, and there are not many disciples and old officials here.

In all fairness, Jiang Chengxiao doesn't want to offend Qinghe Cui now, because the chain of interests behind him is intertwined, and if he is not careful, it will affect his whole body.Offending Qinghe Cui at that time, he will have a lot of unnecessary troubles in the future, which is not in line with the development route he has formulated.

"Since Xuanzao speaks frankly, then I will not hide Xuanzao."

Jiang Chengxiao's expression was extremely sincere, and at the same time, there was a hint of gray and despair on his face.It seems that the exhaustion in his heart can be felt from the inside out.This scene made Fang Xuanzao's heart skip a beat, the prince really understood what he said, his appearance was clearly a sign of weakness.

Jiang Chengxiao walked slowly to the cushion and knelt down, mocking himself: "To tell the truth, Xuanzao, His Majesty secretly gave me the right to behead first and then play, but I only beheaded a county lieutenant, Song Jinwei, to make an example of others. I understand what Xuanzao said I mean, it is precisely because of this that I only targeted one place in Qi County, Lu County, Beihai County, and Langya County must have such a situation, but I can't do anything about it."

Speaking of this, he sighed heavily again, "Although I am a clan, I can't do anything to face the Cui family of Qinghe. Can you understand my difficulties?"

Seeing the prince's self-blaming and uncomfortable look, Fang Xuan's nose was sour. He could understand Jiang Chengxiao's feelings now. He knew who the real culprit was but he couldn't do anything. He could only catch some kittens and recover a few things. He was sure in his heart. It was also very uncomfortable.

Fang Xuanzao walked over, knelt down unhurriedly, bowed to Jiang Chengxiao, and then said: "Your Majesty is kind to me, but I am deeply in trouble now, how can I not help you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chengxiao was startled for a moment, and then quickly recovered his "mourning" face.He didn't say these things to let Fang Xuanzao help him, he didn't intend to deal with Qinghe Cui at all, he just habitually put on the mask of "concern for the country and the people".

"Sir, please tell me." Jiang Chengxiao cleared his face.

Fang Xuanzao said: "Forgive Xuanzao's presumptuousness, Your Majesty asked the son to investigate Qi County, and even gave you the right to kill first and then play, in fact, it is for you to deal with Qinghe Cui."

"Sir, do you mean that His Majesty's real target is Qinghe Cui family?" Jiang Chengxiao said "suddenly realized".

Fang Xuanzao nodded, "Your Majesty, please think about it carefully. If it is just an official of a county who is corrupt, His Majesty only needs to send a censor to investigate. Why do you have to let your son come here? After all, your son is not only here to investigate Qingzhou officials, the main task is It’s about suppressing the mob.”

"I suspect that His Majesty wants the son to have the power to suppress the mob and the status of the clan to thoroughly investigate the Qinghe Cui family, and even to uproot the Qinghe Cui family's foundation in Qingzhou in one fell swoop."

Jiang Chengxiao blinked immediately, this time it wasn't because he pretended, but because this idea was a bit beyond his expectation, but after careful consideration, he found that it was reasonable again.If he really held the military power in his hands after suppressing the mob, and then used his clan status to order the emperor to conduct a secret investigation of Qingzhou, he might really have the opportunity to uproot Qinghe Cui's disciples of Qingzhou's generation.

"However, the order is reversed now. I have thoroughly investigated the officials of Qi County. I must have heard the news in other counties. If I suppress the mob and come back, the officials of the other five counties should have hidden their tails."

Hearing this, Fang Xuanzao said neither in a hurry nor in a hurry: "I have two plans to help the prince."

"Oh, sir, please clarify."

"Before that, I would like to ask the eldest son, would you like to offend Qinghe Cui?"

Would you like to?

Of course he didn't want to, now that there is such a big noise in Qi County, doesn't he just hope that Qinghe Cui Shi will restrain himself and not show his feet.He didn't want to be the sword in the emperor's hand and offend those aristocratic families for the emperor.Those people may not dare to do anything to the emperor, but it is more than enough to deal with him.

Jiang Chengxiao smiled wryly and said: "I'm afraid I've offended him now, who knows if there are any disciples of the Cui family among the Qi County officials I've arrested."

"Hehe, you don't have to worry, my son. A student is a student after all. As long as he is not a child of the Cui family, there is still room for redemption." Fang Xuanzao smiled confidently.

Hearing this, Jiang Chengxiao thought about it for a while, and said: "Your Majesty told me when you came down to solve the problem of the mob in Donglai County. Now... I actually don't want to have conflicts with the Cui family of Qinghe. What's more, if it wasn't because of the government Soldiers have no food, grass, pay, and money, and I will not conduct a large-scale investigation of these officials."

Fang Xuanzao nodded and said: "I understand, if the prince doesn't want to offend the Qinghe Cui family now, I suggest that the prince can just detain the officials of Qi County who are being imprisoned!"

"How do you say this?" Jiang Chengxiao asked.

"Now the news that those officials have been imprisoned must have reached the ears of the Cui family. They must be waiting for the prince's next move, whether to convict them in Qi County or escort them to Chang'an. My suggestion is that the prince is now detaining these people. Pay attention to them."

"In this way, the Cui clan of Qinghe will understand that the prince actually doesn't want to offend them. If they really value this group of officials, they will definitely send someone to rescue them, maybe your grandfather, or let the court transfer you back. Please find someone else to investigate. My son, you can use the matter of suppressing the mob to postpone this matter temporarily and wait for the reaction of the Cui family."

"If the Cui family doesn't value the officials of Qi County, then it's nothing if you send them to Chang'an. After all, the Cui family gave up on it."

Jiang Chengxiao's eyes lit up, this strategy seems to be good, he just took advantage of the matter of suppressing the mob to temporarily postpone the matter, waiting for the Cui family to send someone to find him, if they don't come, doesn't it mean that they have given up on this group People, it is reasonable to deal with them at that time.

That's right, the pressure to do so is all on the Cui family's side, and the emperor can also explain it after returning to Chang'an. After all, the emperor himself made him focus on suppressing the mob.

"Thank you, sir, for teaching me." Jiang Chengxiao's face turned serious, and he bowed to Fang Xuanzao.

Fang Xuanzao hurriedly helped him up, and said: "What is the prince talking about, if there is no prince, how can there be Fang Xuanzao today."

Jiang Chengxiao chuckled, and said curiously: "Sir, he said he has two plans, this is only the first plan, what about the other plan?"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanzhan shook his head, "Your Majesty, the other plan is too dangerous. That is the way of injuring the enemy one thousand and self-defeating eight hundred, and it is not advisable until it is just in case."

Seeing that Fang Xuanzao didn't intend to continue, Jiang Chengxiao didn't ask any further questions.

(End of this chapter)