Prime Minister of Great Qin

Above the river.

A large boat docked on the shore.

Several small boats followed behind, but Meng Yi and others did not get off the boat.

Not long after.

A mailman came running quickly.

A 'document' was handed over to Zhang Xi. Zhang Xi took the document and looked at it carefully. His expression changed with shock and disbelief in his eyes. He quickly ran up to the deck and told what happened in Dang County. Meng Yi.

Meng Yi looked at it briefly and put the document aside.

He raised his eyes to the horizon and said calmly: "The storm in Wei has finally come to an end."

Hear the words.

Zhang Xi had a strange look on his face.

He thought of what Meng Yi said accidentally before.

There are still changes in Dang County.

Now, this ‘change’ has finally come.

Fan Mu is dead!

He was killed on the way to Shanfu County. Several officials and dozens of soldiers accompanying him were also killed.

No one was spared.

even

Fan Mu's body was also deliberately left with humiliating words.

The perpetrator was so bold that he not only killed the court officials, but also directly revealed his identity.

Wei nobles.

This incident was completely beyond Zhang Xi's expectation.

That's why Zhang Xi was so surprised when he saw this document.

But Meng Yi is just the opposite.

He seemed to have expected that something would happen in Dang County. Although he was not sure that the incident would be so big this time, he did guess that something would happen, so he specially docked the ship and waited for a certain period of time. The curtain of Dang County has completely opened.

Then the Thunder entered the court.

But how did Meng Yi guess it?

The killing of court officials has not been common from ancient times to the present.

Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, there have been even fewer.

And not only were there fewer of them this time, there were also corpse-humiliating demonstrations, which can be described as extremely rampant.

However, what did Meng Yi mean by the turmoil in Wei? What is Meng Yi planning to do in Wei?

Zhang Xi couldn't help but become curious.

Meng Yi turned around and put the Xie Zhi crown on his head.

He waved his sleeves and said: "Come here, please immediately send an order to General Zheng Anping to go south. Three thousand soldiers must arrive at Shanfu County within three days. In addition, notify the boatman to set off immediately to Dang County and let Dang County The government has prepared the carriages and horses to rush to Shanfu County."

"In addition, in the name of His Highness, I am sending an order to the world, ordering local counties and counties to hand over local economic power to relevant officials as soon as possible. At the same time, I am ordering all counties and counties in the world to mobilize manpower to nearby counties to supervise the transportation of salt and iron in each county. According to the situation, the relevant account books shall be sealed and will not be handled by local officials again.”

"Deadline within one month!"

"If any county refuses to comply, they will be punished according to the disobedience order."

"At the same time, we sent orders to local county and county lieutenants to mobilize local elite soldiers to quell possible unrest."

"And obey the imperial court's orders at any time."

"At the same time, relevant officials and soldiers were dispatched from the nearby counties of Dangjun, Sishui County and Dongjun to Dangjun to follow the court to thoroughly investigate the crime committed by the old nobles."

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Meng Yi kept talking.

Zhang Xi was frightened when he heard this.

But now, he also understands.

Dangjun will have trouble again, perhaps in the eyes of the court, it will definitely happen.

So I made preparations early in advance.

The three thousand troops led by General Zheng Anping were used to intimidate local officials.

What the imperial court really wants to do is to take advantage of the chaos in Dang County to intervene forcefully in the local government's control of salt and iron and other economic affairs. It is also forcing local officials to deliver salt and iron to the corresponding warehouses as soon as possible, otherwise they will have to wait for other county officials to arrive. , if they want to cause trouble, they may not be able to do it.

Local officials may turn a blind eye, but that may not be the case in other counties.

Especially in the past two years, with the transfer of officers, there have been many new people in the place.

These people will show no mercy to them.

This is taking advantage of Dang County's affairs to attack local government officials, and is also taking advantage of this matter to intervene forcefully in local affairs.

He is also very particular about investigating and dealing with Dang County.

From Meng Yi's words, he was full of distrust of the officials and soldiers in Dang County.

It would be better to transfer people from nearby counties than to use local officials and soldiers.

This way.

This will prevent fraud to the greatest extent possible.

It can also investigate things more clearly.

Give the world a fair explanation.

Threads are like strands, interlocking with each other.

And all this stems from the second change in Dang County.

In particular, Meng Yi issued the order in the name of His Highness, which is enough to show that His Highness Fusu had known about it for a long time and even gave the order in advance, so Meng Yi dared to 'transgress' without worrying about breaking the law.

Everything that happens in Dang County is under the control of the imperial court.

Think of this.

Zhang Xi's pupils narrowed.

I couldn't help feeling a little cold on my back.

Naturally, Meng Yi was unaware of Zhang Xi's thoughts.

After he finished his instructions, he sat back on the bow of the boat and continued to look at the east.

The swordsman and penman on the cabin had already written the relevant orders and quickly passed them out.

With the sound of horses neighing from the shore, the orders issued by Meng Yi were successively spread to 42 counties and more than 700 counties in the world.

As for the uproar this order caused in the world.

No one on the boat cared.

The big boat went eastward along the river.

finally.

Stopped at East County.

Then the group of people continued to get on the carriage and headed towards Dangjun.

Zhang Xi had a strange look on his face at Meng Yi's calmness.

Because it took too long.

After such a long time, I am afraid that the local government has already destroyed the evidence. If they want to find out the case, it may take a lot of time and energy. Although compared with the previous order issued by Meng Yi, Dang County itself is Apart from Fan Mu being killed, it was actually nothing.

But this ultimately disgraced the court.

If you spend too much time in Dang County and don't have much evidence.

Wouldn't this make the remnants of the Six Kingdoms even more rampant and proud?

He hesitated for a while.

Zhang Xi still asked.

He cupped his hands and said, "Inspector Meng, my subordinates are confused about something. I would like to ask Inspector Meng to clarify his confusion."

"But it doesn't matter." Meng Yi looked at the bamboo slips in his hand without raising his head.

Zhang Xi said: "Inspection Meng, it has been more than half a month since the Julu ship-stealing incident. After such a long time, I am afraid that all the evidence in Dang County has been destroyed long ago. If the imperial court mobilizes so many troops this time, if it can't By finding evidence and convicting the guilty, wouldn’t this be boosting the morale of the remnants of the Six Nations?”

"My subordinates think there was something wrong with the two-day stay."

Meng Yi didn't speak.

He put down the bamboo slip in his hand and pushed it forward.

See this. Zhang Xi frowned.

Although he didn't know what Meng Yi meant, he still reached out and took it.

Just one glance.

Zhang Xi was stunned.

Something happened again in Shanfu County a few days ago.

The county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant, and the corresponding iron officials and salt officials were all killed. This order stated that the county magistrate, county magistrate, and other main people in power in Shanfu County secretly instigated and followed in private. The remnants of the Six Nations colluded to concoct this major shipwreck, and then even intended to push them out to take the blame. However, they discovered it in advance. In the end, in order to protect themselves, they had to take action in advance and kill the corresponding officials. However, they already had the single father. The relevant evidence of the person who committed the crime in the county is registered and is waiting for verification by the heavenly official.

"This" Zhang Xi was speechless for a moment.

Meng Yi raised his head and said calmly: "The world is big, Shanfu County is small, and people have different desires."

"Under the high pressure of the court, it is difficult for them to hold on. In the end, they will do what the trapped beast is like, but once they do it, they can't look back. And the more things they do, the more things they will expose."

"Now they have completely lost their minds."

"In this case, the court wants to find out? How can it be difficult?"

Zhang Xi smiled bitterly.

He also nodded directly.

Now the officials in Shanfu County are obviously panicked and making stupid moves. As long as the court really investigates, it will be easy to find out the problem.

They couldn't explain it at all.

It can't be covered up either.

Because they did too much.

There are so many that even if you kill the county magistrate, county magistrate and others in Shanfu County, it will still be of no avail.

Meng Yi continued: "There is no need to investigate the affairs of Shanfu County too thoroughly."

"And someone has already gone down to investigate."

"We're only going down here to ask questions."

"Officials, big and small, in Shanfu County will not be able to escape guilt. They will all be punished."

"As for Fan Yushi's death, this is the focus of this investigation. Many officials in Dang County will lose their official careers because of this."

"And Dang County doesn't need to investigate."

"Just punish!"

Meng Yi looked calm and calm, as if he was just saying something ordinary. However, such ordinary words could easily ruin the careers of thousands of officials in Dang County. His indifference and ruthlessness could not help but make people's hair stand on end.

Zhang Xi raised his eyebrows thoughtfully.

He has gradually come back to his senses.

How many officials in Dang County are clean?

I'm afraid there are very few.

However, Fan Mu died on the road.

This is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the imperial court, and the charges of improper governance in Dang County can be directly deducted.

The officials such as the governor of Shanfu County were destined to die from the beginning, not to mention that they killed officials appointed by the imperial court, which was even more certain.

Therefore, people from Shanfu County do not need to check.

Just convict him directly.

Therefore, Meng Yi specially ordered to transfer manpower from Sishui County, Dongjun and other counties in order to fill the official vacancies that would appear in Shanfu County.

However, officials of all sizes in Dang County cannot escape their guilt, whether they come from Shanfu County or Fan Mu County, so a large number of officials will be dismissed.

However, if we attack directly from the front, it may cause turmoil in Dang County, so Meng Yi specifically ordered Zheng Anping to lead 3,000 soldiers to suppress the formation, and then directly mobilize soldiers from nearby counties, in order to prevent possible turmoil in Dang County. It might be completely wiped out.

Meng Yi wants to carry out a ‘big purge’ of Dang County!

So checking is not important.

What about the nobles of Wei?

Zhang Xi looked at Meng Yi, his expression becoming more and more respectful. He cupped his hands and said, "I understand, I am just a remnant of Wei. I am afraid they have escaped. If these people cannot be brought to justice, I am afraid it will be damaged." The imperial court is majestic.”

Meng Yi smiled.

He doesn't seem to take this to heart.

He picked up another bamboo slip and read it slowly. As he read, he said: "The court cannot catch the remnants of the nobles in Wei, but so what? The nobles of Wei killed court officials in order to demonstrate. It’s also to boost your own morale.”

"However, if because of their actions, the local counties keep a distance from the nobles of the Six Nations, or even treat them like poisonous scorpions, then what's the point?"

"In the end, the gain outweighs the loss."

Hear the words.

Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment.

Then he reacted.

In fact, the court does not care about the so-called face.

The remnants of the Six Kingdoms caused trouble and wanted to suppress the arrogance of the imperial court, so the imperial court attacked the local officials hard and used these things to force the local officials to hand over their economic power. If the local officials were tossing for the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, how could they do anything to the Six Kingdoms? Does the noble have a favorable impression?

Then he will be angry with them.

And as long as the imperial court is ruthless enough against Dang County, it will be enough to overwhelm Wei's killing of imperial officials.

The so-called impact is very small.

Think of this.

Zhang Xi was thoughtful.

He had only a vague understanding of Meng Yi's orders before.

Now everything is understood.

The goal of the imperial court was to rectify Guandong and get back the economic rights possessed by local governments. Shanfu County was just a mouthful, while Dang County was to kill chickens to scare monkeys. However, Fan Mu was killed, which further facilitated the completion of these things. In other words, When the nobles of Wei killed Fan Mu, they secretly helped the court.

If it was only about Shanfu County, the court wouldn't be able to get angry.

It was precisely because the nobles of Wei committed crimes that the imperial court could naturally intervene in the local economic power.

Figure this out.

Zhang Xi also retreated.

Meng Yi still looked at Lu Tiao quietly.

When Zhang Xi walked away, Meng Yi shook his head lightly.

If it were before, he couldn't sit still at all and would have gone to Shanfu County in anger. However, after being at home for a few years and with his brother's advice, he had completely settled down. Now he is no longer so energetic and knows how to start from the overall situation.

No longer just focus on the gains and losses of one thing.

He put down the bamboo slips and said calmly: "As an inspector now, I have the authority of both the Tingwei Mansion and the Yushi Mansion. With such an important position, if I cannot handle the affairs of Dang County well, it will not only make His Majesty sad, but also Disappoint brother."

"I, Meng Yi, am no longer the same person I used to be."

He now knows how to relax.

We also know that we should not be restricted by the local situation, but should consider the overall situation.

Meng Yi shook his head.

Continue to move forward with the carriage and horses.

At midday, the large group of troops led by Meng Yi arrived in Shanfu County.

The three thousand troops led by Zheng Anping arrived at Shanfu County one step ahead of him and are now camping outside the city.

at the same time.

Also appearing in the city were officials from Sishui County, Dong County and other nearby counties. At a glance, there were dozens of people. When they saw Meng Yi getting off the carriage, everyone hurriedly greeted him.

Meng Yi returned the gift lightly.

Then he stepped into the city without looking back.

However, before the governor and others could come clean, Meng Yi directly ordered that all the officials from Shanfu County, including the governor, be arrested and imprisoned.

The governor and others quickly complained about injustice.

Listening to the chief's shrill roar in the city, Meng Yi turned around, glanced indifferently, and said coldly: "Unjustly accused? Which of you is really wronged? I, Meng Yi, have just arrived in Shanfu County. , but my investigation into Shanfu County does not start now."

"In addition to Lu Ze from Dang County, there are also Liu Ji from Pei County, Wu Guang from Chen County, and Dong County."

"They have already started investigating and have obtained the corresponding evidence."

"I, Meng Yi, have plenty of evidence to prove that you are not innocent. Do you still want to cry out for injustice now?"

Meng Yi looked at it indifferently. (End of chapter)