golden scales

Zhang Em is not worried that his procrastination will be misunderstood as "selfishness".He is well aware of the handling methods of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the evidentiary requirements of the Dali Temple for the verdict of guilt.A censor like him was either caught on the spot when accepting bribes, or a huge amount of property of unknown origin was confiscated in the private sphere, otherwise it would be very difficult to convict.

Of course, there was once an unlucky censor who even had the habit of keeping accounts, writing all the bribes he accepted in a notebook in secret language.As a result, the people in Dongchang heard about this incident and suspected him of selling information.In order to prove that he did not betray the country, the censor could only admit to accepting bribes, and then boarded the passenger ship to Liaodong with tears in his eyes.

From then on, not only did Zhang En stay out of the family accounts, but he even kept his communication and correspondence with friends to a minimum, and he would never be negligent.

However, as time passed, Zhang Ren found that things exceeded his expectations: the surrounding counties were more or less transporting grain to Kunshan County.He even once wondered whether Kunshan County forged Nanzhi's official documents, otherwise, how could there be such a large-scale transfer?

Especially at the juncture of spring famine.

Fortunately, he is still an "ally" of Yang Chengde, so he can directly ask this question.

"Actually, the lower officials are also very puzzled." Yang Chengde did not evade or become suspicious, "The lower officials just opened their mouths, and they agreed, and..."

"No interest?"

"Not only do you not want interest, but you don't even need the minimum proof. It's like giving it to me." Yang Chengde said proudly.

Zhang Ren glanced suspiciously at Yang Chengde, only to see that his face was flushed, and it really wasn't the haggard look before.

"Is it the same year as you?" Zhang Ren asked.

"It's not..." Yang Chengde lost the psychological pressure and felt much more relaxed. It could be said that he was talking about it.Now he only has pure gratitude and trust for Zhang En, if there is no such thing as the censor, he will be lenient.As soon as the door of Jiliu Cang opened, he had to pack his luggage and go to Liaodong or Ryukyu to spend the rest of his life.

Without changing his face, Zhang Ren listened carefully to Yang Chengde's "confession", left a meaningful smile, and ended the meeting.As expected, Yu Shi, who came together in the task force, also got the news, and blocked the door of Yang Chengde's house not long after Zhang Ren left.If it happens to block Zhang Rian inside.Zhang Yushi's official career will come to an end.

Just because there was no blocking, when all the censors returned to the post, they were all angry.

Although Zhang E is their superior, the censor is extremely independent in handling cases and has no fixed affiliation. It is very likely that if a case is changed, the relationship between the top and bottom will be reversed, so Zhang E does not dare to bully others with his official position.

"It's true that I've been hiding something from you these few days, but now it's time to close the net. Everyone can share the wealth." Zhang Yan said straight to the point: "It was the official who asked Kunshan County to borrow grain everywhere, and now the Jiliu warehouse is full. gone."

"Why did you do this?" You Yushi immediately turned his face.

"Because this case is too small." Zhang Ren also made no secrets: "Don't look at the newspapers to make a fuss, everyone knows the conviction. Is it because of such a small case?"

Everyone agrees with this reason, and immediately fell silent.

Finally, an immature person asked aloud: "Then people's warehouses are full now, where did the case come from?"

"Where did these grains come from?" A smile appeared on Zhang Ren's face: "It was shipped from nearby counties and counties. Now that the spring is famine, grain merchants are definitely not willing to do such things. So, those counties never Where is the food transported?"

The faces of the censors suddenly realized: "You are attacking the east and the west. Attacking them by surprise! Sure enough, it is a good method, so which county should we copy?"

Zhang E looked around at the censors present: "Every county."

"Catch them all!" A group of young censors smelled the smell of a major case.Getting more and more excited.

"Not only do we want to catch them all, but we also want to find out who is behind the scenes." Zhang Yan analyzed the news he had just received from Yang Chengde one by one, and said, "It is absolutely impossible for me to take care of other people's funeral affairs with the guilt of pouring heaven on my shoulders. It's against the norm. Why did they do this? If no one is behind the scenes, I wouldn't believe it if I was killed!"

"I'm afraid I'm not someone who can influence half of the south of the Yangtze River." You Shi muttered.

"So let's go to the counties separately tonight. First, we need to close the warehouse for future investigation. Second, we need to arrest the state and county magistrates and search the correspondence. Torture the person behind the scenes. If this case is settled, it will be a big deal."

Everyone thought: If this case is solved, the person in charge will commit treason if it is serious, and disrespect if it is light, it is a heinous and felony crime.

"Brother Wenquan really deserves to be the number one iron fighter in the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" You Yushi laughed and said, "It's just that you can't trust your colleagues like this, it makes people feel emotional."

"The matter is confidential, and I only planned to implicate two or three states and counties. I didn't expect such a result." Zhang Ren responded casually, but said in his heart: If you can trust me, you won't run to block the door in vain. ...fortunately...

"It's time to record Wenquan's first merit!" All the censors laughed, as if they had already received the hot credit, and said one after another: "It's not too late, I'll divide the counties into states and counties, let's go there quickly!"

Zhang Ren's prestige was unprecedentedly high, and he immediately reported Yang Chengde's "confession" to the states and counties that had given food.These censors, either two or three, or three or five, took the place one after another, made a summary of the meeting, and left in a hurry.

Although the Metropolitan Procuratorate does not have a violent organization, there are still many bailiffs accompanying them for protection.Yang Chengde was frightened to death when so many people went out at once, and he waited for a long time when there was no movement before rushing to the post to inquire about the news.

"It's nothing serious." Zhang Yan casually invited Yang Chengde to drink tea: "It's just that I found some changes in the counties around Kunshan, so I went to check."

"Yes... what's the change?" Yang Chengde felt something was wrong, but he still didn't understand which side Zhang Ren was on.

"Food mobilization." Zhang Ren said generously, "I'm afraid they don't have the grain and accounts in the Jiliu warehouse now."

Yang Chengde's eyes darkened, he swayed a bit before he stood still, and said: "You asked me to borrow food...you actually want to attack them!"

"No, no!" Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "You are going to borrow food, what do you care about me? If you are familiar with me, I will also sue you for the crime of slander."

"You, you, you..." Yang Chengde's face was flushed red, and he couldn't utter the following words for a long time.

Zhang Li spent a lot of time watching a fat face swaying in front of him.

"Wait... If no one saved me before, wouldn't your plan fail?" Yang Chengde said suddenly.

"Where do I have any schemes? I'm just handling the case according to the procedure." Zhang Ren said without leaking.

"Hahahaha! Now my Kunshan County's Ji Liu warehouse is full, and it has nothing to do with this county to handle the case as you please!" Yang Chengde suddenly changed his face, and laughed, quite happy that a dead fellow is not a poor fellow.

"Who said that if the warehouse is full, you can't handle the case?" Zhang Yan gently blew away the tea foam floating on the water, and said to the left and right: "Come here, take it for me."

"Wait!" Yang Chengde swayed away from the bailiff: "Since the warehouse is full, why arrest me!"

"The warehouse is full, but I still have evidence to prosecute my subordinates for crimes such as embezzlement, shortfall of public warehouses, and private sale of public property." Zhang Yan put down the teacup: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is aware of every detail, and no one dares to accuse you of false accusations."

Yang Chengde blushed and was dragged down and put in the county jail.He quickly understood what Zhang Ren meant, because Ambassador Ku of Kunshan County was his inmate and had been locked up for three hours.It was precisely because Zhang Ren divided Yang Chengde's heart that he didn't get the news before.

In addition to the warehouse ambassadors who supervise the entry and exit of the warehouse, there are also laborers who carry grain.

These slaves form cliques, and there are many people.It is even more difficult to get them to agree on such a simple matter as transporting food from where to a certain place on a certain day, month and day.What's more, because of the large number of people, it is impossible to kill people and bribe them, which is bound to be ironclad evidence.

Yang Chengde went into the cell and thought about it for a while, and naturally he could figure it out, but at this moment, he can only sigh that the ups and downs of life are too... violent.

Yan Maocai, the prime minister of Kunshan County, disappeared.

When Zhang Ren brought the judicial police of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to his house, he learned that he had gotten wind of the grand action of the Imperial Procuratorate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, left his family behind, and ran away pretending to be casual with a servant.

Zhang Ren ordered people to search Yan Maocai's home, and seeing that he was not at home, he had to notify the Nanjing Criminal Department to issue a sea arrest document and bring him to justice.As for Yan Maocai's family members, Zhang Ren did not hold out hope.He knew that these people would never say a word under the protection of "Kindly Hidden".

If it is said that Zhang Rian released the line and caught a big fish, then the censor who went to the states and counties soon found that the line was not strong enough.

The Kunshan Jiliucang case not only involved all the other prefectures and five counties in Suzhou Prefecture, but also involved neighboring Changzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Zhejiang Huzhou Prefecture, and Jiaxing Prefecture.The letters and exchanges found involved more than a hundred high-ranking officials and celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River.Among them, 82 people were involved in the letters that clearly discussed the Kunshan Jiliucang case, and 36 people clearly mentioned in the letters that the transshipment of grain was done by the whole Tong Dynasty as an official.

It's not that there is a black hand, this is clearly a black den!

The case quickly reached the front of Zhu Cihong's case, because the number of officials under control this time was too large and the evidence was too hard.There are not many people who talk nonsense with their eyes open in Daming, but those who are arrested and interrogated will be recruited when they see that the letters are in their hands, and they have almost no ability to resist trial.

"I'm really afraid of what will happen. With the current scale, how do we proceed with the next step?" Zhu Cihong tapped on the desk lightly.

The work of spring plowing is not just a matter of words. The county magistrate must mobilize farm tools, distribute cattle, persuade big families to come out to provide relief, and reduce or loosen loans... Without the lubricating role of the county magistrate, the entire spring plowing process might be delayed.

And what worries Zhu Cihong even more is that once the role of the imperial court is absent, the local gentry will come out to "obligate" to maintain order in the village.Maybe they were helping at the beginning, but who knows if they will learn the essence and seek a more stable and long-term autonomy? (To be continued..)

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