The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

In the past few days, a news spread from Yangzhou City. At first, it was only in the prefectures and counties around Yangzhou City, but within two days, the news spread throughout Nanzhili. The provinces of Shandong, Henan, Huguang, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian already know all of them.

The news is naturally about Liu Shan. Although the versions handed down from different places may be slightly different, the general meaning is the same. They are all saying that Liu Shan, the eunuch guarding Yangzhou, is corrupt and perverts the law for money. The imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to thoroughly investigate the matter, that is, Zhang Fan, was also bribed by everyone. In the end, the imperial envoy Zhang Fan was unmoved, and finally got conclusive evidence of Liu Shan's corruption. When Liu Shan was brought to justice, Liu Shan was cowardly, he didn't want to be tortured in Jinyiwei's prison, so he committed suicide on his own.

The reactions to this matter vary from place to place. Of course, folks from all over the place have the same thing, that is, they are happy about this matter, perhaps because of their lack of knowledge, or because of the propaganda The influence of the drama of imperial power, in short, in the eyes of the common people, all the imperial envoys sent by the emperor are all righteous, and those imperial envoys, whether they are intentionally or unintentionally dealing with corrupt elements, are all cunning and cunning This person, for his own selfish desire, devoured the people's fat and anointment, and made the people miserable. Of course, in the end, justice can always defeat evil, and the common people applauded.

The Liu Shan incident this time seems to be the same, and Liu Shan, the eunuch, is really not very pleasing to the people, so this ending is what the people are happy to see. The only difference is that the eunuch in Yangzhou When the common people and the common people in other places cheered in their hearts at the same time, the common people in other places had already arbitrarily put various versions of Liu Shan's affairs in their hearts; They didn't know what Liu Shan had done at all. Except for those sea merchants who might have a little affection, the others really didn't feel the influence of Liu Shan.

Of course, this is just the reaction of the people, and the reaction in the official circles of these places is different. For example, officials in Shandong, Huguang, Henan, and Jiangxi, some people don’t know what Liu Shan has done, and some people don’t know what Liu Shan has done. Officials have never even heard of Liu Shan, but some people do know. After all, these places are next to Nanzhili. It's just a conversation topic after dinner, it's not a big deal, after all, this matter doesn't have any personal relationship with them.

However, the situation of the officials in Zhejiang and Fujian is very different. Most of them are related to Liu Shan, and they all participated in this matter more or less. Those who were not involved in this matter knew something about it. Many of them were still upset that Liu Shan did not find him and made himself lose the chance to get a vote. They thought it was all in their hearts The joy blossomed, they knew that this time their chance to take over had come, and these people were very happy now, but the officials who participated in this matter were all worried to death.

The officials who participated in this matter, whether it was because of their own greed, or those who were dragged into the water because they were caught by Liu Shan, were all worried about one thing, and that was whether they would have something to pass through Liu Shan. In the hands of Zhang Fan who leaked there.

Not only does Liu Shan have evidence of their participation in corruption, but there are also many clues collected by Liu Shan himself. Of course, no matter which one it is, it is enough to remove the black yarn of these people and throw them into prison. This is not the end they want, so when they just found out that something happened to Liu Shan, they all started to worry, no, worrying is not enough to describe the mood of these people at this moment, it should be It's also a little tricky to use madness.

What they are most concerned about is a sentence in the rumor, that is, "the imperial envoy Zhang Fan finally got the conclusive evidence of Liu Shan's corruption". Will contain something about myself.

If not, these people can feel at ease; if there are, then they will be busy. Those who have connections in the capital have already started contacting their backstages in order to ensure their own safety. If you want to let yourself get through this incident safely, those officials without background will be in trouble. The current form is no longer about giving gifts, or buying some people to settle things down, not to mention the seriousness of the situation. Even if they want to give gifts, there is probably no place to give them; even if they have found a place and someone who can take care of things, that person probably won’t dare to accept it. After all, this matter has reached such a point now, and it is said that the emperor personally ordered it For Zhang Fan, what do these people do? As for giving gifts to Zhang Fan, begging him to let him go, these people didn't even think about it, didn't they see Liu Shan? How many things did he send? To Zhang Fan, that money is enough to make a ten-year-old beggar suddenly rich, and live to be 80 years old in peace and wealth, but looking at Zhang Fan again, the gift is accepted, but Liu Shan's life is also lost No, this is not okay.

Just when these people were anxious to get angry, another piece of news came out. Although it was not great news, for these people, it undoubtedly gave them a life-saving straw and gave them a glimmer of hope.

The spread of this news is very narrow, and it is only passed on by word of mouth among officials in official circles. Although for officials in Zhejiang and Fujian, the news came from far away Yangzhou. According to word of mouth, some of the news may have been a bit false, but the general meaning of this news is very clear.

According to the news, on the day of Liu Shan's accident, Wang Dezhao, the magistrate of Yangzhou, was worried to death. He spent a lot of money to buy a guard next to Zhang Fan the next day, and found out a lot of news. On the surface, it was said that Zhang Fan came to thoroughly investigate the corruption incident under the order of Long Qing, but in fact, Zhang Fan sent some money from Long Qing and put it into the emperor's internal treasury with a good name. They all understand very well, after all, these people don't know exactly what kind of virtue the current Emperor Longqing is, but they all know a rough idea.

According to the news, Zhang Fan obtained Liu Shan's account books and found that there was a lot of money in them, but the number of officials involved was too huge. If all these officials were arrested without asking , A large number of officials in the three places of Su, Zhejiang, and Fujian are bound to be implicated, and then these three places will inevitably be messed up, so Zhang Fan, the imperial envoy, did not do this after careful consideration, but this is nothing more than It's a matter of time. After all, the sky is big and the earth is big, and the emperor's order is the biggest. Now that the matter is over, and Zhang Fan will return to Beijing soon, he may not care about so much and send his subordinates directly to ask for money.

After Wang Dezhao, the magistrate of Yangzhou, found out about this, he was terrified. He quickly packed up some of the money he had obtained, and went directly to Zhang Fan to take the blame. Catering to Zhang Fan's wishes, the money can be obtained without any major disturbance. Even in case, even if the news is leaked to the people, the people are quite dissatisfied. It was rumored that such an excuse was used to silence the people, so Zhang Fan made a condition for Wang Dezhao to send the money to the warehouse of the Jinyiwei branch in Yangzhou immediately, where Zhang Fan had already explained. According to the information provided by Zhang Fan, the officials counted the silver sent by Wang Dezhao. Considering that these officials have been greedy for so much money, although it is not necessary to spend it extravagantly, it is normal to use some, so as long as the amount is not too bad More, that's all.

After registration, Wang Dezhao had nothing to do, and continued to go back to be his Yangzhou magistrate. Although everyone knew that no matter whether Wang Dezhao had any future in the past, it was all gone now, but at least one thing, his Wang Dezhao's life It was saved, although he didn't know when he would be dismissed from office by the superiors in the future, but for a period of time in the future, he could still sit in his original position, which was considered an advantage to him.

The officials who got the news were all excited. Although their official career has come to an end, and they will inevitably lose their positions in the future, at least, their lives are saved, and they don't have to spend their time in prison. Isn't this good news for the rest of my life?

Of course, some very greedy officials still seemed to be lucky, thinking that since Zhang Fan did not dare to arrest officials in such a large scale, and there were other cowardly people who sent the money, then he might be able to escape. After this catastrophe, keep those silver coins for your own enjoyment.

However, there was another piece of news that immediately shattered these people's illusions, that is, when Zhang Fan came this time, Long Qing specially handed over the accessories of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to him, in order to fear that some people would not obey the discipline, then But the legendary Shangfang sword has been revealed, and this news has also been confirmed by Quanzhou officials. Now, those greedy people stop thinking about it, and hurry up to prepare silver, which is going to be sent to the branches of Jinyiwei in various places. .

So far, Zhang Fan's strategy has been considered a success, but those officials who dare to spend money extravagantly have to suffer, and now they have to borrow money everywhere to tide over the difficulties.