The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 262 Liang Bohong

Emperor Zhengde unexpectedly returned to the gate of Qianqing Palace dressed in the attire of the Twelve Regiments and Hundred Households.

When Liu Jian saw Emperor Zhengde's attire, he blurted out: "The emperor is the most respected person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. He should be in charge of Zhenglong's majesty and his appearance. How can you wear the uniform of the Beijing camp?"

Liu Jian was used to being a teacher, and he always liked to criticize Emperor Zhengde subconsciously.Emperor Zhengde felt uncomfortable all over without criticizing him five times a day.

From ancient times to the present, the age of 15 has been a rebellious age.It's strange that Emperor Zhengde doesn't bother him.

Emperor Zhengde was too lazy to talk about the clothes and asked, "What important business do you two gentlemen and Chang Qing kneel down here?"

Liu Jiandao: "I and Xie Muzhai want to report a sensational bribery case."

Chang Feng was not to be outdone: "I want to report a sensational salt smuggling case."

Emperor Zhengde ordered: "Speak in the palace."

Entered the main hall.Liu Jian accused Wang Miaoxin and Chang Ponu of soliciting bribes from salt merchants and officials in Yangzhou but failed.They were framed and slandered as illicitly distributing salt and selling illicit salt.

After finishing the report, Liu Jian presented the forged letter of complaint from Liang Bohong, the salt transport envoy to the Huaihe River.

Chang Feng accused the families of more than 60 civil servants in Beijing and Jiangnan of secretly dividing salt from Liang Bohong, resulting in a loss of [-]% of the salt tax in Lianghuai.

Emperor Zhengde had seen Chang Ponu's secret memorial in the imperial garden before.

However, Chang Ponu's secret report did not include any evidence.

Apart from the fake letter, Liu Jian had no actual evidence that Wang Miaoxin and Chang Ponu asked for bribes.

The father-in-law said that the father-in-law was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right.Neither the parents-in-law provided any evidence.

Emperor Zhengde thought for a moment and said, "Let's do this. Jinyiwei has a hundred households stationed in Yangzhou. Let the people from the Yangzhou Baihu Station escort Liang Bohong to Beijing. I want to personally interrogate him."

Liang Bohong, the Lianghuai salt transport envoy, is the most critical criminal and witness in the major salt smuggling case.If he opens his mouth, the matter of Lianghuai Salt Affairs will come to light.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Chang Feng said in unison: "The Emperor is wise."

Liu Jian's little calculation was ringing in his mind: As long as Liang Bohong "committed suicide in grief and anger" on his way to Beijing, the illegal salt case would be over.

Chang Feng naturally expected that someone would assassinate Liang Bohong.

But he wasn't worried that those people would succeed.Couldn't Liang Bohong's life be saved with the help of the Jinyi Guards?
Chang Feng left Qianqing Palace and returned to Jinyiwei.

Qian Ning, Shi Wenyi, Zhang Cai, You Jingwu and others were waiting there.

Qian Ning asked: "What did the emperor say?"

Chang Feng sneered: "Oh, Liu Jian and Xie Qian said that Po Nu and the others could not get bribes in Yangzhou, slandering officials and salt merchants."

"The emperor can only order us, the Jinyi Guards, to take Liang Bohong to Beijing for trial."

After hearing this, Qian Ning shook his fist fiercely: "These rotten scholars who talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality are really despicable when they play conspiracy. They actually bite back!"

Chang Feng said: "Years ago, after Wang Shu and Wang Laofu Tang took office, he wrote me a letter. In the letter, he warned me three words."

"Don't underestimate the shamelessness of civil servants."

"Don't underestimate the ignorance of the people."

"Don't underestimate the cruelty of the court."

"The political battles in the court are always life and death. There is nothing to say. Liu Jian and Xie Qian made a move. Let's just take it."

"Jing Wu, in midsummer you escorted Miss Li's family to Shandong to marry Po Nu. This time, you go to Yangzhou again and escort Liang Bohong back in person."

You Jingwu cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Chang Feng added: "Take Basha's hundred Tujia robes. There are countless killers waiting to kill Liang Bohong along the way. You must be careful and careful."

You Jingwu said: "Don't worry, foster father, I will be more careful."

Zuo Qianshi Zhang Cai is a little bit tasteful.Zhang Cai was Chang Feng's follower. Chang Feng used to leave important errands to him.

Ever since You Jingwu entered the Wei Dynasty in the 16th year of Hongzhi and recognized Chang Feng as his adoptive father, everything has changed.

Chang Feng assigned almost all important errands to You Jingwu.

Zhang Cai entered the Wei Dynasty ten years earlier than You Jingwu.After the new emperor ascended the throne, the two became equals and both were promoted to ministers.

Zhang Cai felt very unbalanced.

In the evening, Chang Feng went off on business and returned to his home with You Jingwu.

Chang Feng told him: "Hurry up and pack your bags. Take Basha and Tujia Paoze out of Beijing early tomorrow morning."

You Jingwu cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Chang Feng can never lose this battle with Liu Jian.

Once defeated, his son Ponu will become a criminal who "asks for bribes" and his future will be ruined.

The family had just finished dinner when a servant called: "Master Chang, the eldest young master has a little flag named Xu Chunbao who wants to see you."

Xu Chunbao, a liar from thousands of sects.Zeng pulled out his teeth and defrauded his uncle Zhang Heling out of 1000 taels of silver.

Chang Feng felt that this man was a talent, so he called him into the Jinyi Guard.This time Chang Ponu went out to inspect salt in Beijing. Chang Feng felt that Xu Chunbao might be able to help, so he ordered him to accompany him.

Chang Feng said: "Ask him to wait for me in the living room."

Not long after, Chang Feng came to the living room: "Why are you back?"

Xu Chunbao replied: "My master asked me to return to Beijing and report on the situation of the Lianghuai salt affairs."

Chang Feng said: "The emergency document said that just six days after you arrived in Yangzhou, you found out that Liang Bohong secretly distributed [-]% of the salt. How did you do it?"

"Liang Bohong is an old fox, how could you easily find out his background?"

Xu Chunbao smiled slightly: "Liang Bohong fell into our trap. I pretended to be Mr. Xie Ge's nephew and went to his Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy Yamen to deceive him. I claimed that I wanted to get involved in the private salt business."

"I got acquainted with Liang Bohong within two days. After seven or eight sets, I found out about Yan Yin being secretly divided."

Chang Feng praised: "As expected of a master from a thousand sects, he actually deceived Liang Bohong."

Xu Chunbao said: "After learning about this incident, Wang Tongzhi arrested Liang Bohong in the name of the imperial envoy to patrol salt, and gave him a memory recovery technique. The list of officials involved in the illegal salt case was his personal confession."

Chang Feng asked: "Are there any account books or anything like that?"

Xu Chunbao replied: "There are account books, but there is no ink or paper. They are all recorded in Liang Bohong's mind. Liang Bohong is worthy of being the fifth Jinshi in the second class. His memory is amazing. In the three years he was in office, he made nearly a thousand accounts of private distribution and salt introduction. I remember it clearly."

Chang Feng said: "It seems that as long as Liang Bohong enters Beijing safely, the black cover of the Lianghuai salt tax will be lifted."

Xu Chunbao said: "Ahem. Where is the black lid? It is simply a bottomless abyss! 60% of the Lianghuai salt tax has become the private money of more than [-] officials."

Xu Chunbao told Chang Feng exactly what he knew about the situation.

After Taizu founded the country, he decided to make it "made of steel and salt".The imperial court controlled the salt industry.Several major salt fields are divided into ten categories, with 20 salt imports per category each year and [-] kilograms of salt per import.

If a merchant wants to sell salt, he has to pay money to the government to get the salt.Only if you have a salt guide can you sell salt legally. Otherwise, you are selling illegal salt and you will be beheaded.

Among them, the Lianghuai Salt Transport Bureau occupied 100 yuan in the five categories.It is the most salty place among all the salt fields.

However, 70 of them were privately distributed by Liang Bohong to the families of officials of all sizes.

The salt tax was reduced by 30%, so Liang Bohong naturally had to make up excuses.His reason was that the Lianghuai Salt Farm had a bad harvest and there was not so much official salt to sell to salt merchants.Shiobin can only award [-] citations each year.For such a big matter, the imperial court would naturally send personnel to verify it.

However, officials from top to bottom have benefited from the salt affairs.From high-ranking officials in Beijing to high-ranking officials in the border areas, they all covered up for Liang Bohong, saying with one voice that what Liang Bohong said was true and that the salt farm did have poor harvests every year.

If everyone tells lies, the lies will become true.

It should be said that Liang Bohong was the white glove sent by the civil service group to Lianghuai.

Don't look at the 70 yuan that Liang Bohong allocates every year.He himself can only make a measly 5000 taels of profit every year.

This is a tacit agreement between him and the civil service group.I will share the money from the salt service with you adults to eat meat, and I will only drink the soup.

When my term of office expires, your lords will think of ways to promote me to a higher position.

In the words of later generations, the Lianghuai Salt Affairs was a systematic and corrupt corruption of the Ming Dynasty.

After Xu Chunbao finished speaking, Chang Feng sighed: "Oh. What I'm most afraid of hearing is the word 'from top to bottom'. Officials from top to bottom are sucking the blood of the imperial court from the salt affairs, and they don't know how to restrain themselves."

"They even think this is what they deserve! This time, let me and those people see each other and decide life and death!"

"I have to prove one thing to those people - God does not hide evil, and evil does not suppress good!"

After 20 years of court battles and intrigues, Chang Feng still has a simple belief in his heart that "Heaven does not hide evil, and evil does not suppress good."This is rare.

The distance from Yangzhou to Beijing can be completed in 20 days if you go quickly.

As long as Liang Bohong enters Beijing safely and the emperor successfully interrogates him 20 days later, those corrupt officials who talk about benevolence, justice and morality will undoubtedly die.

At the same time, in Yangzhou, the imperial envoy was on his way.

Wang Rubao, the governor of South Zhili, and Gao Duo, the governor of Zhejiang, were drinking tea with Wang Miaoxin and Chang Ponu.

Tasting tea is secondary, negotiating is primary.

The two governors did not know that Liu Jian and Xie Qian were back in the capital, slandering the king and often demanding bribes.

Wang Miaoxin smiled and said: "The two governors came to Yangzhou from Nanjing and Hangzhou respectively, just to taste this pot of Shifeng Longjing with me. I am really flattered."

Governor Wang put down his teacup, took out two memorials from his sleeves, and placed them on the table.

He got straight to the point: "These two memorials. One is about Wang Tongzhi's second brother Wang Miaoli. The other is about Chang Bianxiu."

Wang Miaoxin and Chang Ponu looked at each other.

Wang Miaoxin asked: "Oh? What's the content?"

Governor Wang said: "Your younger brother Wang Miaoli is from the top three ranks and ranks low. He has been an official for 13 years and is still only a small magistrate of Huai'an Prefecture."

"Huai'an is under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili. I naturally know the character of my subordinate. I plan to report to the court and recommend him to be promoted to the position of Tongzhi of Fengyang Prefecture."

"Fengyang is the capital of Zhongdu. The prefects there are half a level higher in status and can be equal to the prefects in ordinary places."

"I wonder what Wang Tongzhi agrees with?"

Wang Miaoxin smiled and said: "Governor Wang really praises his younger brother. Where is the other memorial about Chang's editing?"

Governor Gao of Zhejiang responded: "Editor Chang was born as the Emperor's companion. He has been blessed by the Holy Spirit for a long time, and is shrewd and capable with extraordinary abilities."

"I plan to jointly submit a letter to the imperial court with the Third Division of Zhejiang Province to recommend him to be the general magistrate of Jiaxing Prefecture."

The editor of Hanlin is only the seventh grade, and the general judge of Jiaxing Prefecture is the sixth grade.Chang Po Nu is equivalent to two levels in a row.

Governor Gao added: "In three years, I guarantee that he will be promoted to the prefect of Jiaxing."

Chang Ponu smiled and said: "Two governors, I am young and I don't know how to turn around when I speak. Don't take it off. May I ask more, what are the conditions?"

Governor Gao replied: "Bring Liang Bohong to the Nanjing Criminal Department for interrogation."

Chang Ponu laughed out loud: "But we are afraid that he will die in a daze in the prison of the Nanjing Criminal Department."

Governor Wang was a little anxious: "What are these words?"

Chang Ponu was young and energetic: "To be honest! I know that many people in Jiangnan or Beijing now want Liang Bohong to die."

Governor Wang became anxious: "Wang Tongzhi, don't forget that your second brother is my subordinate. The grain tax accounts of Shanyang County where he is located are unclear. I am suspecting that he is lining his own pockets!"

Wang Miaoxin sneered: "Are you blackmailing Jinyiwei's colleagues and the Imperial Salt Patrol Imperial Envoy?"

Governor Wang said: "I don't mean that, I just want to remind you. In officialdom, it is always convenient for others and for your own convenience. Why do you have to put people to death? It's still a bunch of people!"

Governor Gao agreed: "That's right. It's easy to practice among the public. The matter of salt affairs is a mess, why do we have to be more serious about it?"

"We won't let you come to Yangzhou in vain. The two provinces of Nanzhili and Zhejiang will collect 30 taels of salt tax for you so that you can give an account."

Governor Wang turned to look at Chang Ponu again: "Editor Chang, you are actually my junior brother. I am Mr. Xie's disciple. Mr. Xie is also one of your enlightenment teachers."

"If you go to Jiangnan and serve as a local magistrate, I, as your senior brother, will naturally take good care of you."

"Gao Futai also said it just now. Within three years, he will guarantee that you will be promoted to the prefecture."

The two brothers sang in harmony, promising huge profits and stern threats.Every possible method has been used.

Wang Miaoxin and Chang Ponu just disagreed.

Wang Miao thought: "The Lianghuai Salt Case is a huge case. I have reported it to the Emperor. Liang Bohong is the most critical criminal. I cannot hand it over to others."

"Unless you two write to the emperor and ask him to remove me as the imperial envoy patrolling salt."

Chang Ponu said: "If I want to be promoted, I will hand over the key criminals. Oh, even if the court does not pursue me, my father will not be able to spare me."

"You should know that my father has always been unselfish. Even to his own son."

Governor Gao stood up and said angrily: "Since you can't get in, don't blame me for being unkind."

Governor Wang also stood up: "You are making enemies of the entire officialdom."

Wang Miaoxin said nothing and picked up the tea bowl to see off the guests.

The two governors left angrily.

Wang Miao thought: "My dear nephew, the more anxious they are, the more it shows that they are guilty."

Chang Ponu said: "Uncle Wang, I guess they will send assassins to assassinate Liang Bohong. Let's go to the place where Liang Bohong is imprisoned?"

Wang Miao thought: "Let's go over and have a look."

In front of a room in the south courtyard of the imperial envoy's residence, two hundred soldiers in royal robes were on guard.

Liang Bohong was locked up in this room.

Wang Miaoxin and Chang Ponu pushed the door open and entered the room.

Liang Bohong's hands were tied.Standing beside him were ten tall and powerful Jin Yiwei brothers.

Chang Ponu ordered one of the flags: "Beware of someone poisoning him. You must test his daily food and water for poison before giving it to him."

Xiao Qi said: "It's an order."

(End of this chapter)