golden scales

Zhao Shicheng never thought that he would end his life in this way. .When the burrs of the hemp rope pierced his delicate neck, unprecedented fear and pressure shrouded his head.At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind: I am going to die.

No wives and children, no parents and relatives, no glory and wealth, only——

I'm dying!

The hemp rope gradually tightened, and Zhao Shicheng felt the hot air from the murderer behind him, and the severe pain on his neck soon brought a tingling pain like burning lungs.

Zhao Shicheng waved his arms irresistibly, as if he could pull some air into his shriveled lungs.

at last……

"I, recruited..." Zhao Shicheng squeezed out three words.

As soon as the rope around the neck was loosened, hot blood poured into the brain, and cool air poured into the lungs.

Zhao Shicheng knelt on the ground like a broken sack, sucking in the stale air in the dungeon, but seemed to be enjoying the best meal in life.

"Master Zhao decided to recruit?" Li Sanli let go of the hemp rope, and walked slowly in front of Zhao Shicheng.

Zhao Shicheng's face was covered with snot and tears, and he burst into tears uncontrollably.He didn't know why he said those three terrible words just now, and he didn't know why he couldn't die bravely... But he knew one thing, he was absolutely unwilling to go to the gate of hell again.

"I'm recruiting!" Zhao Shicheng cried hoarsely like a child being bullied: "You can recruit anything, I'm recruiting..."

"Through the ages, the only one is death." Li Sanli laughed without hesitation.

Zhao Shicheng raised his head, as if he knew his weight, and said presumptuously: "With my confession alone, Wu Weiye can't make a solid case!" He seemed to want to regain some dignity, but the facts smashed him to pieces.

"Wu Weiye? Is it Wumei Village? Is it Wumei Village in Kunshan!" Someone in a cell in the dungeon shouted loudly: "I am a fellow villager of Mr. Wu! I have been a magistrate of Weihui Mansion! Collaborating with the enemy in the county I know all about rebellion! Let me see Master Wu!"

"Me too! I know it too! I've been a pusher!"

"I am Jiyuan Dianshi! I want to report the traitor! Let me out!"

……

All of a sudden, the entire cell was filled with voices wanting to report the traitors, all of them were officials from the counties of Huaiqing, Weihui and other prefectures.

Li Sanli was taken aback for a moment, but he understood in an instant.Just now I inadvertently staged a scene of killing chickens and monkeys. These people thought that they would also be executed for collaborating with the enemy and defecting, so they hurriedly took refuge in the new master.

As for those so-called "reports", you don't need to ask, as long as Mr. Wu leaks clues, these people will desperately bite on them.

This is also normal, if you are not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, how can thieves come to demote thieves, and officials come to demote officials?Scholars with integrity had already killed themselves when the city was broken.

Wu Weiye never thought that there would be so many allied troops in the dungeon.

According to the work outline, the prefectures and counties give priority to completing the work tasks of registering households and aligning the people, and after consolidating the ruling foundation, the old officials will be screened and punished.

Donggong did this in Shandong at that time because the Donggong attendants had basic manpower and there was no need to directly use these old officials.Wu Weiye didn't know how to be flexible, he only knew how to stick to the work plan, and naturally got twice the result with half the effort.

Fortunately, it was not too late.

Wu Weiye opened the court overnight to interrogate these old and new criminals.As long as there are no thieves to resist Wang Shi, let them move from the dungeon to the Chenghuang Temple.Although there are still yamen guards, it is still a good place with beds and bunks.Not to worry about someone taking their lives with hemp rope.

Some of these people had resisted when the rebellious local bandits came to attack, but they were outnumbered and could only surrender in the end.These people became the first batch of officials who committed crimes and meritorious deeds, and returned to the post of "serving the people" with detailed work arrangements.But the first thing to do now is to dig out the "remnants of the second link" in the city that are collaborating with the enemy and bandits, and wipe out the roots.

The sudden blow left the Shijia in the city with no room to react, and the servants armed with weapons quickly rushed into the Hanoi County Government, arrested the magistrate of Hanoi, and caused the Shijia to lose their middle contacts.Li Sanli, as the pre-appointed chief of police, rushed to the mansion of a wealthy family with a young man brought in temporarily.

These families all have servants and servants, but these people are only servants in charge of cleaning. It’s okay to go out and bully Goodness on weekdays. Faced with the menacing "public servants" who are rushing, they have long been frightened.Even if there was resistance in the city, the gate was breached in an instant.

Wu Weiye was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. He didn't feel a little tired when he saw the local gentry kneeling in the hall at dawn.

"Don't come here and be safe, gentlemen." Wu Weiye sat in the hall with a straight face, and greeted these squires and gentlemen whom he had just met a few days ago.

The people kneeling below felt horrified and shouted for grievances.

Hearing these cries of grievances, Wu Weiye's head was as big as a bucket, and he felt that the nobleness of the Hanlin officials was indeed true.He raised his hand and pressed it weakly, those cries were suppressed abruptly, leaving only two choked sounds of the car unable to stop.

When everything quieted down, Wu Weiye looked at the dark heads in the hall, but his mind was blank.The splendid talent that used to be eloquent and playful in composition seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and I can't even think of a sentence that fits the situation.Everyone thought he was deliberately putting pressure on these gentry, but they didn't urge him.

"Shen Tongzhi, come here." Wu Weiye finally gave up his intention of holding back, and waved to Shen Jiaxian.

The appointment of the Ministry of Officials has not yet been made, but according to the power of doing things cheaply given by the East Palace to the magistrate, Wu Weiye can indeed appoint Shen Jiaxian as the co-prefect first.

Shen Jiaxian stepped forward, saluted and said: "But listen to the orders of the lord."

Wu Weiye coughed dryly: "Our government will go to Luoyang to go to Xingyuan in the near future. To clear up the remnants of rebellion, screening and interrogation, and other government affairs will be handled by Shen Tongzhi for the time being."

Shen Jiaxian was quite surprised.

He had long hoped to have the opportunity to demonstrate his ability to govern the place.It can be seen from the "Emperor Ming Bulletin" that has been supplemented in the past few days that the officers and soldiers stopped when they regained Henan, not because they could not fight, but because they could not be governed.

Being in this system, Shen Jiaxian can see more clearly: the former Daming officialdom and the Eastern Palace Clan under the leadership of the crown prince are two distinct extremes.The former is extremely decentralized, and local officials do nothing is the most virtuous performance; but now they control everything, and even the common people want to stare at them when they eat and drink.

Shen Jiaxian knew that the highest state of politics is to rule from the top down, but as a middle-level official of Ming Dynasty, he likes to have everything under control.

Wu Weiye's departure created such an opportunity for him.If he can get rid of the job of registering Qimin before Wu Fuzun comes back, it will definitely be a great contribution.

Shen Jiaxian didn't have to worry about Wu Weiye taking his credit.

In the administrative system of the Eastern Palace, there is an artifact: meeting minutes.

On the [-]th, local officials held a regular meeting between the upper and lower levels. The meeting process was clear: first, the lower officials reported the situation, then all discussed the gains and losses, and then the upper officials assigned tasks according to the current situation.In each process, who expresses his opinion, who arranges, and who is responsible, is clearly written one stroke at a time, and then the participants countersign and keep the file.

In addition, there are various special meetings and on-site meetings. Although they are not as formal as regular meetings, they are clearly written in black and white and signed by the participants.No matter the merits and demerits of rewards and punishments after the event, they are all based on this, and they cannot be greedy or rejected.

Wu Weiye couldn't attend the regular meeting after leaving Huaiqing Mansion, so he won't take any credit for the work report during this period.However, as the actual host, the name Shen Jiaxian will appear in every official letter and meeting request issued by the government office.

With confidence in his ability, Shen Jiaxian was not worried about doing anything wrong: even the ransacking of the house and the family was done, so would there be greater guilt for the rest of the finishing work?

I am afraid that the landlords in the counties below will instigate civil uprisings, so when the situation is uncertain, we must first control the county magistrates in our hands, and establish police stations and inspection departments as soon as possible, so that we can suppress them if something happens.

Shen Jiaxian naturally thought of Zhang Sanjiu's nephews.In his list, except for the magistrate of Meng County whose surname is Shen, the other five are all descendants of the Zhang family.

I believe that Zhang Sanjiu in Weihui will definitely have this tacit understanding. (To be continued.)