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Chapter 126 Shaanxi Patrol
  In Xi'an City, patrol the censor's Yamen.

Shaanxi Inspector Ren Shu was looking through the documents reported by Jiazhou regarding the murder of Yao Lu, the governor of the state government, and requesting the Inspector Yamen to supervise Fugu County.

The Ming Dynasty formally established the censor patrol system, setting up 110 censors from thirteen departments, and then selected patrol censors from among them.

The selection of patrol censors from the thirteen supervisory censors is very strict. For each patrol censor, two candidates are first selected by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and presented to the emperor, who asks the emperor to appoint one. .

The Thirteen Supervisory Censors are usually under the management of the Central Metropolitan Procuratorate, but when performing their functions, they are not controlled by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and are directly responsible to the emperor.

According to the official system of the Ming Dynasty, the supervisory censor only had the seventh rank, which was also regarded as the seventh rank sesame official.

However, in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, even the second-rank administrative envoys and the third-rank inspectors were required to be respectful and even "bow down to the knees" when they saw the patrol envoys. Some of the fifth-rank magistrates and seventh-rank magistrates could not even kneel down after seeing the patrol officers.

It is because when the supervisory censor patrols places, he represents the emperor, which is the so-called "patrol hunting on behalf of the emperor." Therefore, he has a lot of power. "He is responsible for inspections by vassal ministers and prefecture and county magistrates, especially for impeachment, making judgments on major matters, and making decisions on minor matters."

At that time, in order to punish delinquent officials, the imperial court assigned officials with a rank below the sixth rank to handle matters directly, while those above the fifth rank could petition the court for punishment.

In addition, although the supervisory censors were affiliated with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they were actually directly responsible to the emperor and could directly report matters to the emperor.

Beginning in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, with the corruption of officialdom, the supervisory power of the inspectors continued to expand, and they began to have the power to intervene in the military, and could even mobilize troops to quell rebellion. Therefore, no local official is not afraid of patrolling.

Censor Ren Shu had read the documents of Jiazhou Prefectural Government. Originally, he was patrolling all of Shaanxi and was busy with affairs, so he really had no interest in a small Zhengqipin County Magistrate.

However, some time ago, Censor Guo Sheng, who also served in the Supervisory Yuan, sent him a letter, asking him to investigate the murder of his clan brother at his convenience, which also involved the Fugu County Magistrate.

"This county magistrate named Lin Feng is very courageous. Does he dare to kill Guo Yushi's family members and prefectural government officials? It seems that he has to find time to go to Fugu." Ren Shu said to himself.

Although the censors were extremely powerful, according to the Ming Dynasty's practice of small to large, they were not only low-ranking, but also had no subordinate officials. They could only recruit two scribes on the spot to help process documents.

So Ren Shu called in a scribe he had recruited locally and asked, "Who is Lin Feng, the magistrate of Fugu County? Have you heard of him?"

"Sir, I have heard that Lin Feng was the county magistrate who came to take office in June last year. Because of his outstanding performance in collecting taxes and suppressing bandits, he was appreciated by the governor's Yamen Sun Futai and was quickly promoted to the county magistrate. "The scribe replied.

"Oh, this Lin Feng seems to be an official, and he was promoted by Governor Sun, so we have to be more cautious." Ren Shu thought to himself, he himself was only a seventh-grade official, but he evaluated a county magistrate as The officer didn't feel anything was wrong at all. This is the awesomeness of the patrol.

After thinking about it for a while, he said to the scribe: "Go and collect the documents related to Lin Feng, as well as the murder of Yao Lu, the fellow governor of Jiazhou, and I will think about it again."

"Yes!" The scribe took the order and left.

After a while, the clerk knocked on the door again and came in and reported: "Sir, a document from Shanxi came from the Shaanxi Provincial Envoy Si Yamen, which also involves Lin Feng, the magistrate of Fugu County. Why don't you take a look first?"

"Oh, Shanxi also has something to do with him. Please submit it quickly." Ren Su said curiously.

"What, it also involves the Taiyuan murder. This Lin Feng is so brave." Ren Shu said to himself while reading the document.

"Sir, how should we handle this matter? Should we handle this document ourselves, or should we order the Jiazhou Prefectural Government to handle it?" the clerk asked for instructions.

"Jiazhou reported it to me because it couldn't be dealt with. How do you tell them to deal with it? You should arrange to go to Yilie Fugu as soon as possible." Ren Shu ordered.

This time, Grand Inspector Ren did not hesitate. There was an official document from the Shaanxi Inspectorate and it involved direct clues to the murder case. Even the Shaanxi Governor's Office would not say anything.

What's more, because of the favor entrusted to him by his colleagues in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he had to serve as the seventh-grade county magistrate for both public and private matters.

"Yes!" The scribe was about to take the order and go out.

"Wait a minute!" Ren Shu stopped him again, and continued: "The investigation into Fugu this time is not trivial. I sent my official constitution to the Shaanxi Jinyi Guard Qianhu Station and asked them to send a team of soldiers and horses to go with it. "

Ren Shu thought about it for a moment. If Lin Feng dared to kill the provincial government officials, he might not dare to kill him. It would be better to send more people for safety.

The reason why Jin Yiwei was sent to go with him was, of course, because of Jin Yiwei Tiqi's reputation for arresting criminal officials. When ordinary officials heard the name Jin Yiwei, they trembled with fear and dared to resist.

It's a pity that he met Lin Feng this time. He would not look down on either the handsome or bad-dressed guards, so this trip was difficult.

The Shaanxi Inspectorate was arranging to investigate Lin Feng's matter, and Li Xiongzhen finally rushed back to Fugu after a long and dusty journey.

When I came to the county government office and asked Su Shunnian, Lin Feng had not come back yet. He said that he was leading troops to Zhenqiang Fort and had been there for four or five days.

Li Xiongzhen calculated that the time was almost up, so he immediately went to Fudong Courtyard to greet him without leaving the county seat to wait.

Sure enough, after waiting for less than half a day, Lin Feng came back with Fang Dashan and others.

"Xiong Zhen, you're back. How are you doing at home?" Lin Feng greeted Li Xiongzhen from afar when he saw him.

Li Xiongzhen waited for Lin Feng to approach, held the horse rope for him, and then whispered: "Let's talk inside." When Lin Feng heard that there was a situation, he nodded knowingly and asked Fang Dashan to settle the captives brought back from the Right Banner. Some Han handymen, himself and Lin Feng went to the public room of the group headquarters first.

Zhenming Group's headquarters in Fudong Courtyard has been basically built. It is a small courtyard with a large meeting hall in front, the group's public buildings on one side, and the accommodation on the other side.

The two came to a small public room and sat down. After Lin Jiakang came in and made a cup of tea, Lin Feng asked: "What happened to Xiongzhen?"

"Feng Ziyi told me that the Taiyuan Prefecture has identified you as the suspect in the disappearance of the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and has issued a document to investigate you through the Provincial Prosecutor's Office," Li Xiongzhen said.

"Investigating me? Xiongzhen doesn't have to worry." Lin Feng felt relieved when he heard this.

"Aren't you worried about the investigation above?" Li Xiongzhen asked in confusion. Is the information finally brought back so worthless?
  "Haha, do you know about Jiazhou's fellow acquaintance Yao Lu?" Lin Feng asked.

"I heard about it when I was passing through Jiazhou. Was it you who did it?"

"Yes, he wants to overturn the Guo family's case and come here to mess with us. It's okay if we don't kill him."

"If you die, are you going to raise the flag for rebellion?" Li Xiongzhen asked, still feeling a little excited and expectant in his heart.

"We are just doing it now and not talking about it. As long as the court does not declare us to be in rebellion, we will keep silent and prepare." Lin Feng replied.

"That's good. Don't attract the main force of the imperial encirclement and suppression campaign right now. But once the documents from Shanxi are released, the higher authorities will probably come to investigate again. It's hard to hide it." Li Xiongzhen said worriedly.

"What are you afraid of? Come and kill one, come and destroy a pair. When the news comes back and ten and a half months have passed, we will be more confident. With the efficiency of the court, even if they know that we are rebelling, not one or two Yue can't even assemble an army to kill us," Lin Feng said.

"Then what should we focus on preparing now?" Li Xiongzhen asked next.

"The biggest worry is that the imperial court will announce that we have rebelled, mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress our shops, and block our shops. We will definitely not be able to supply money and food just by relying on the government." This is what Lin Feng is most worried about now.

"This is a problem. Fugu is too remote, has a small population, and the market is limited. No matter how good our group's products are, they won't be able to be sold once the court blocks them." Li Xiongzhen agreed.

"So it's best to jump out first and develop a secret money and food supply base." Lin Feng pondered and said.

"Far away in the mountains, the richest place in the world is in southern Zhili. How about I take a few people there to open up a market and make money to supply Fugu's army?" Li Xiongzhen suggested.

Lin Feng thought the idea was a good one when he heard it, but he thought about it carefully and said: "The Jiangnan area is prosperous, but it is too far from Fugu to Nanzhili. The distance is more than 1500 kilometers, and it takes more than a month to travel one way. There are some things that are beyond our reach. , maybe you have to choose a place closer."

"Shaanxi and Shanxi are short of food. Further south is Henan. Luoyang and Kaifeng are quite wealthy. How about going there?" Li Xiongzhen said.

"It's okay in Luoyang. Isn't King Fu sealed there? I heard that the place is very rich and can be developed." Lin Feng knew that Luoyang was the ancient capital of many dynasties and had a profound foundation. It was not until the 14th year of Chongzhen that Li Zicheng conquered it and made him rich. Bundle.

Now go to Luoyang in advance to make arrangements. On the one hand, you can open up the market and sell products. On the other hand, you can also prepare for the capture of Luoyang in the future. Li Zicheng will definitely not be able to get any cheaper.

"Then we will decide on Luoyang? My family's grain store has gone to Luoyang to buy grain before, so I am familiar with the situation." Li Xiongzhen agreed.

"Okay, then I'll go to Luoyang to develop business strength. I'll have to work hard for you." Lin Feng said.

If you go to Luoyang alone to open up the market, the place is far away, so you must send someone who can stand alone and whom you can completely trust. After a few pulls, only Li Xiongzhen was suitable.

"What's so hard about this? I've long wanted to get out of your shadow and be on my own." Li Xiongzhen joked.

"Haha, that's settled then. How is the situation at home?" After talking about the important matter, Lin Feng continued to ask.

"Everything else in the family is fine, but Miss Feng is very devoted to you. As soon as there is news, she will call the police. This is the letter she gave you. You should go back and read it carefully." Li Xiongzhen said as he took out Feng Ziyi's letter The letter he handed over.

Lin Feng took the letter and said, "Once we get into trouble, we have to consider the safety of your family and the Feng family."

"Yuanshan, I have asked Fang Tiejian to stay in Taiyuan to set up a contact point. He will be responsible for protecting him if anything happens." Li Xiongzhen said.

"Xiong Zhen, you have a good idea. The Taiyuan contact point personnel still need to be strengthened. When you go to Luoyang, you will probably have to pass through Taiyuan, so you can continue to catch up on this matter." Lin Feng ordered.

"When I came back and passed through Jiazhou, I told Chen Xiong to send two people to strengthen it. I will arrange it again when I go to Luoyang." Li Xiongzhen said.

"Okay, you kid is very considerate now. It seems that there is no problem in letting you go to Luoyang to fend for yourself." Lin Feng praised.

"Of course." Li Xiongzhen said without humility.

　Second more.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)