Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 504 Return to Beijing

Living under the wave of the times, human beings are such insignificant existences. It is undoubtedly ridiculous to want to compete with the torrent of the times for personal destiny and future.

"This man, you should be wiser and leave when it's time to leave. Don't think that without you, this matter can't be done."

North Zhili Territory, Hejian Prefecture, Anling Territory.

On a canal boat, Cui Chengxiu stood with his hands behind his hands, overlooking the trackers pulling fibers by the canal. "The Shandong disaster relief matters have nothing to do with my Integrity Commission. Even if we continue to stay, even if we can really catch some more fish that have slipped through the net, we can still copy them." Even the stolen money cannot alleviate the disaster in Shandong."

"But if we can return to Beijing one day early and transport all the files and documents on the water transport case to the capital, it will be of great help."

"What Lian Xian means is that the water transport case in Shandong is just the beginning?"

Li Kuilong, who was standing nearby, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "When we return to Beijing, will we follow the water transport case in Shandong and continue to investigate the water transport in other places?"

Following Cui Chengxiu to Shandong to supervise the water transport case was destined to be an unforgettable special experience for Li Kuilong, Tian Ji and other officials of the Institute of Integrity.

During this period, too many things happened, and the impact was too great. Especially during the investigation, the remnants of Bailian, the remnants of oral smuggling, and the building of hidden stakes were suppressed. This made the officials of the Institute of Integrity who knew about this matter, They all feel frightened. If they lead to chaos in Shandong while they are investigating the case, even if the truth of the water transportation case is eventually found out, they will not be rewarded.

The reason is very simple.

Who knows if someone will take the opportunity to make trouble?

"When the Beizhili Cangchang deficit case was first investigated, how many people were involved in the case? How many people were arrested? How many people were executed?"

But if Shandong's water transport is really shut down during this period, if nothing else, Beizhili alone will face huge challenges.

The purpose of supervising the water transport case in Shandong is to make the water transport in Shandong operate in a new look in the future, and then help the court increase revenue.

The removal of officials with Beizhili, Shanxi and other nationalities in the Donglin Party initially divided the Donglin Party from within, which dealt a heavy blow to the Donglin Party's momentum.

Ok?

Now Li Kuilong had doubts. He didn't know what his Lian Xian meant by these words.

This is anyone's guess.

A gust of cold wind blew, blowing the official robes worn by Cui Chengxiu, "But is there any follow-up to this case? You still haven't seen through the central government. It doesn't matter whether you continue to pursue it. What's important is whether it can serve as a deterrent." effect."

Just like the Beizhili Cangchang Deficit Case, the important thing is not how many deficiencies and accumulated fraud were found, but the fact that this case was used to severely attack the Donglin Party!

Cui Chengxiu saw Li Kuilong's doubts, but he had no intention of explaining it, because he suddenly understood these truths when he met the young official who came to Shandong from the capital on the eve of leaving Shandong.

Don't say anything else.

During this period alone, Liu Yishui and Han Xu were deposed one after another, and Ye Xianggao, who had a high voice, sadly left the capital, which was a huge blow to the Donglin Party.

Although few people mention these, these are the facts! And with this ultimate goal, by the way, the thick sores in the warehouse in Beizhili were squeezed out, and a large number of corrupt officials, evil spirits and monsters were seized. This was a sure profit for the emperor.

Not to mention that after this incident, the North Zhili Cangchang deficit case became famous all over the world. I am afraid that many local officials, and even the groups standing behind it, will reduce their support for Cangchang out of prejudgment of the situation. Using their hands, they may even cover up part of the shortfall quietly.

After all, everyone is afraid that the court will investigate.

The sword hanging in mid-air has maintained this posture from beginning to end. This is far better than getting to the bottom of it. After all, the latter means completely breaking up, while the former means holding the righteousness of continuing to investigate. If anyone goes too far, then He immediately turned his back and continued to investigate.

Isn’t the Shandong water transport case the best lesson?

At the end of the investigation, this case not only uprooted the Qi Party, but also implicated Yanshenggong Mansion and the vassals of Shandong. It also eliminated many unstable factors. The most critical point was that many people were arrested in Shandong. , many houses were inspected, which changed the officialdom of Shandong! !

And the most important point is that after the Beizhili Cangchang deficit case, the imperial court is holding another important case in hand, a warehouse and a water transport. This can involve many places, and it will also involve many groups, and the initiative Being in your hands and not being in your hands are two completely different concepts.

"Integrity Xian, if we return to Beijing and it involves the Yanshenggong Mansion and the Shandong vassals, will our Integrity Council continue to dig deeper?"

Seeing that his family was silent, Li Kuilong paused and told something that had always been on his mind, "After all, there are still many people paying attention to this matter even now, and even if Kong Yinzhi cannot escape death, But for the vacant Yanshenggong, there will always be someone to take over, right?"

"Calculating the time, the results of the general examination held in Beijing have been announced, and the palace examination will be held in March. If this matter continues to be delayed, I'm afraid..."

"This is not something I have to worry about."

Cui Chengxiu waved his hand and interrupted: "I understand your concerns, but don't forget that ever since Yan Shenggong's family was involved, public opinion in Beijing has never subsided, and the Huangming Times is controlled by Nan Shufang , no matter how popular the Qufu Kong family is, don’t forget that the vassal clan is also involved, and this is His Majesty’s intention, do you think His Majesty will let this matter be handled lightly?”

Li Kuilong's expression changed.

A terrible thought occurred to him.

"Does the Emperor not want the Kong family in Qufu to inherit the title of Duke Yansheng?"

But the more Li Kuilong thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he looked at Cui Chengxiu in disbelief.

"That's not impossible."

Cui Chengxiu smiled, "Don't forget, the Kong family is not just in Qufu!"

Nanzong? !

Li Kuilong secretly thought, in fact, when it comes to Yanshenggong Mansion, the first thing people think of is the Confucius family in Qufu. However, many people don't know, or to be more precise, they know very little about it, that is in Quzhou, Zhejiang. The Confucius family of Nanzong.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, due to the turbulent situation, most of the Confucius family went south with Song Gaozong Zhao Gou. It was also during the communication between the Song and Yuan Dynasties that some things happened, which caused the Duke Yansheng to eventually fall to Qufu.

Cui Chengxiu felt that he had figured out the holy intention, and thought that the title of Duke Yansheng might be vacant for a short time, but someone would eventually take over. However, Cui Chengxiu didn't know what Zhu Youxiao was thinking. If he just transferred the title of Duke Yansheng, It was a simple transition from the Confucian family in Qufu to the Confucian family in Quzhou, so why did Zhu Youxiao go to such trouble?

(End of this chapter)