Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 356
Qian Chunping died in his own house, hanged himself, and killed a child. When the guard of Cangzhou City inspected the house, he found that no one had touched the gold, silver, money and some valuables.

First ruled out the possibility of making money, Qian Chunping was very elegant, never argued with his colleagues, was very satisfied with what he deserved, and never offended anyone, which ruled out the possibility of vendetta.

Since all the possibilities are ruled out, it means that you can't ignore what happens, otherwise the child will sleep in the cubicle, even the villain will not be so cruel.

On the contrary, some people in the Salt Transportation Department thought of a direction. A certain salt lord in Qing County was wiped out.

For a while, the Changlu Salt Transport Department was up and down, and each family quickly swept the snow in front of the door, fearing that they would be involved in the subsequent investigation.

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On the fifth day of February, some people in the capital already knew that Changlu Salt Yunsi experienced Qian Chunping's suicide.

Qian Chunping's colleagues in the Salt Transportation Department will blame him for everything, and Bao Danwen's confession will also be considered unsubstantiated.

It wasn't a big case in the first place, and since the sufferer is dead, it's over, and everyone just gets confused.

But anyone who has something to do with the Changlu Salt Transport Department, even those whose family business has something to do with this private salt official salt, all became jealous of Wang Tong.

Wang Tong was really wronged. What Wang Tong wanted to investigate was the unpredictable forces in Tianjin Wei, and he wanted to train troops nearby, so he chose Bao Danwen from Qing County.

As for the involvement of Qian Chunping and Changlu Salt Transportation Department, which involved the interests of all parties, Wang Tong never thought of it.

Wang Tong, who came from a decent family background since he was a child, has no idea about eating salt. With the knowledge of that life, he thinks that salt is just a condiment, at most it is a commodity that needs to be monopolized. Since Tianjin Wei collects taxes on incoming and outgoing goods, then Also charge a fortune on this salt.

Cutting off people's wealth and reducing people's income is the most vengeful thing. The Qing County Salt Case, the capital did not know how many people got involved.

This matter is now over, but there are still many people who already have hatred in their hearts, and some people even understand that Wang Tong has already cut off a piece of everyone's flesh when he collected taxes on the canal yesterday. Bloodletting everyone, what will he do tomorrow, isn't it endless?

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On the eighth day of February, both the capital and Wang Tong received official news that Qian Chunping was afraid of being punished by the national law. After killing his parents and children, he hanged himself.

If you die, you will die. Wang Tong doesn't care much. What he is most angry about now is that among the three sea boats parked in the fishing port by the sea, one of them was squeezed and damaged by the sea ice when it was frozen in winter due to poor care. The law has been amended.

Wang Tong himself sent people to guard the bad ship, and let the people in the workshop go up to study Yanjiu every day, while the other two ships were parked by the fishermen. When it freezes, the fishermen go up to smash the ice themselves, so they can keep it safe.

Wang Tong was furious about this matter, but he was helpless, because he did not expect to pay attention to this aspect.

But I can't take care of too much in a hurry. Although Tianjin Wei is still cold in February, the Haihe River and the canal are showing signs of civilization. It is already expected that a large number of sea ships will come in the beginning of spring. A force already has its hands full.

At the end of January, Wang Tong wrote to the Department of Public Security several times, asking the Department of Public Security to recruit more people who understand money accounts for Tianjin Wei. Tianjin Wei is really in short supply.

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In the past, in the Suzhou Guild Hall, when scholars and officials gathered, even if it was a private gathering, they had to open the door and talk loudly.

Starting from the sixth day of February, many people who do not usually come to the Suzhou Guild Hall appear here. This time, it is different from the past. Everyone is separated by closed doors and windows, and guards and long-term guards are arranged outside, lest they be caught by someone. listen.

Everyone can also see clearly that those who come to the Suzhou Guild Hall, among the staff of the Six Divisions, are the supervisory censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the doctors of various ministries, the principals, the officials of the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy, etc., etc., except In addition, many scholars came.

These people all have a common title - Qingliu. Their continuous gatherings have attracted the attention of all parties in the capital. The idlers are very excited, not knowing what will happen next.

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On the afternoon of February [-]th, the eunuch Feng Bao, the supervisor of ceremonies, spread out a piece of rice paper in his study, and held a wolf pen dipped in ink, concentrating on luck.

In front of the book case hung a rubbing of the "Zhang Menglong Monument". Feng Bao wrote it down smoothly, and the eunuch standing beside him nodded repeatedly.

After Feng Bao finished writing, he let out a long breath and wiped his hands with a silk handkerchief. The eunuch next to him quickly smiled and said:

"Master Yifu's handwriting is full of the charm of Wei Bei, and my son feels refreshed when he looks at it here!"

Feng Bao threw the silk handkerchief aside, and the little eunuch who was serving him ran over to accept it. Feng Bao shook his head and laughed and scolded:

"Tian Yi, you really don't know how to flatter people. If you really know how to write, if you say that our family's calligraphy has the charm of Wei Bei, isn't it talking about the craftsmanship of our family's writing?"

Tian Yi next to him bowed and apologized again. After Feng Bao wiped his hands and sat down, Tian Yi took a step forward and said:
"During these days, the Qingliu in the capital have been walking around a lot with each other. My son sent someone to keep an eye on them, and inquired about some news and told my foster father."

Feng Bao nodded, and then waved his hand. The few eunuchs serving in the room all bent down and retreated. When everyone was out of the door, Tian Yi said:
"It was a few people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate who gathered a lot of Qingliu scholars and said they wanted to join Wang Tong."

"The things Wang Tong did were only involved today, which is later than our family thought. Where are they from?"

"Master Hui Yifu, they are all low-grade civil servants. The Shuntian Mansion, Baoding Mansion and Hejian Mansion are the most. There are also quite a few from Shandong and Nanzhili..."

When Tian Yi said this, Feng Bao had already made a judgment, and said with a smile:

"This is the person who offended the canal by setting up a card to collect taxes. It's no wonder that he should be punished no matter what his fame is exempted from tax, no matter what he does indiscriminately."

Hearing Feng Bao's words, Tian Yi smiled and nodded, and said:
"Master Yifu Mingjian, my son took the news here and really thought about it. I thought that these places have nothing to do from south to north. I realized later that this is not a prefecture near the canal? My Lord Yifu , You have told me many times that everyone in the capital now requires stability, don't cause troubles to upset the empress dowager, and send someone to talk about it."

Feng Bao shook his head and said calmly:

"Wang Tong is Zhang Cheng's own person, so let him feel the pain. Our family doesn't care. Besides, Wang Tong's child is too troublesome. He touched the hornet's nest in Changlu. There should be a lesson. If you end up on the sidelines, you will definitely settle down safely."

With a look of disgust on Tian Yi's face, he said in a solemn voice:
"It is the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty to exempt the gentry from taxes. This sea cannot be opened casually. Relying on the favor of the Lord Long Live, Wang Tong behaved mischievously outside, extorting violently and ruining the reputation of the palace. What the scholars outside..."

Speaking of this, he found that Feng Bao's expression was wrong, and he glanced at him coldly. Tian Yi immediately knew that something was wrong, and quickly stopped talking. Feng Bao glanced at him, sighed and said:

"Tian Yi, you and Zhang Hong are two of the best for running errands, but you both have a problem, that is, you are stupid in reading, we are people with a broken body, and we have to have our own plans when thinking and doing things. , Don’t be like those scholars outside the palace, let you read so many confidential documents in the palm study, don’t you understand this joint?”

Tian Yi blushed when Feng Bao said it, and Feng Bao said coldly again:
"The gathering of these clear streams, there must be someone instigating behind them, and the instigator is probably in Wenyuan Pavilion every day!"

The daily meeting of the court in Wenyuan Pavilion, the cabinet bachelor, the six ministers, the capital censor and other high-ranking officials are the core circle in the court. Tian Yi listened awe-inspiringly and said in a solemn voice:
"Master Yifu, do you want to check this?"

"No, don't do our housework."

The matter was settled, so Tian Yi stopped talking. Then he looked around, moved closer and said:

"Several members of the guild hall heard something when they got together in Qingliu, but it was so important that they didn't dare to write it down. They told their son verbally, and he didn't know how to weigh it..."

Feng Bao looked up at him, nodded, and Tian Yi said:

"There are not many people who say it, but they just mentioned it casually, saying that Long Live Lord has no image of a virtuous king, he favors treacherous and powerful officials, and he is dedicated to searching, but... it is King Lu who has read poetry and books and understands righteousness. He is the choice of a wise king."

After hearing this, Feng Bao was silent for a while, and then said with a sneer:
"Have you lost your mind? These words are also casually said. You don't need to investigate next, let Dongchang take over."

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Although it was late at night, the study room of Li Sancai, a member of Shandong Department of Household Affairs, was brightly lit. Li Sancai sat opposite several scholars, and his face was full of righteousness.

"Daofu (Li Sancai's handwriting)'s melody is really upright, but Wang Tong is the playmate of the Son of Heaven, and he has always favored him. Once this melody is published, I'm afraid it will touch Nilin. Under the might of the sky, there may be a catastrophe!"

"For the sake of the common people, Li's mere life is nothing. You don't have to stop him. In the future, Li will knock on the gate and fight for justice for the people of the world."

Several people in the room were moved to tears and encouraged each other, saying that when Li Sancai's melody was presented, they would mobilize their colleagues to write the melody in the same year to arouse momentum.

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"Li Fu, take the silver and go to Deng Zhongshu's place again. You must ask clearly. When Zhang Xianggong said Wang Tong, what was the response from the higher authorities?"

After all the guests dispersed, Li Sancai called the Chang Sui and said solemnly.
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thank you all
(End of this chapter)