Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 120

Of course, if there are officials colluding with the gentry in private, the harm to the local area is not small, but the operation process is often carried out in secret. Relying solely on the power given to local officials by the imperial court is not enough to make them become county magistrates and destroy the family. Yin's.

Zhao Kuangyin does not allow a country within a country like a vassal town to appear again, and the binding power of the magistrate, county magistrate, and governor has also greatly increased. They can't do whatever they want like the "Bailihou" like the local officials of the previous dynasties before the Tang Dynasty. Yes, you can't have a hand in everything just because of its high official status, and open up a "one-word hall" at the local level.For example, the general judges of the prefectures and counties in the Song Dynasty had the power to supervise and restrict the prefects and county magistrates in many matters.

From a long-term perspective, or from the experience of later generations, it is actually a good thing to do so. If an official has too much autonomy, he can only rely entirely on his personal character in everything. Once his character is lacking, the place The authority of officials is too great, and the harm to the local area is unimaginable.

However, everything has advantages and disadvantages.Because authority is restricted too much, the ability to respond to emergencies and efficiency will inevitably be affected.

Huangfutong and Li You were deeply afraid that the prefects of Sizhou and Chuzhou would be involved in this matter, and even Zhao Pu would be involved, so they used the system to run against the king of Wei.However, Wang Xin and Hu Zhengyi regarded this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and naturally they would not let it go.

After Wang Xin finished speaking, without waiting for Huangfu Tong and Li You to say anything else, he continued, "His Royal Highness, the purchase and transportation of grain and grass in various places is of great importance. When he left Beijing, His Majesty has already granted His Highness arbitrary power. According to your opinion, If it is appropriate, His Highness, please order the Sizhou Observation Envoy and Supervision Envoy to be brought back, and then the Sizhou General Judge will be summoned, and the four of them will preside over the case together with Hu Zhengyi and me. In addition, Your Highness can simultaneously Reporting to the capital with a speed of six hundred miles is much more secure. Your Highness, you should not worry too much if you are in a hurry. You must know that there are many thieves in the local area. It would be bad if we wiped out the criminal evidence one by one.”

At the end, Wang Xin took a special look at Huangfutong and Li You, the mockery in his eyes was undisguised, anyone could tell that he was referring to Huangfutong and Li You when he said thieves.

Huangfutong and Li You blushed, and they were about to say something. Wang Xin then said: "Besides, I have another worry. Uncle Xiangfu brought a dozen guards with him, and those grain gentry have great influence in the local area. , if the dog jumped the wall in a hurry, it would be bad for Xiangfu Bo. His Highness should know how much His Majesty values ​​Xiangfu Bo.

Hearing this, Zhao Dezhao couldn't help but his expression changed, he got up suddenly, and said, "Okay, according to what Lord Wang said, I will immediately send people to call Sizhou and Chuzhou for observation envoys, supervisors, and general judges to cooperate with Lord Wang and Mr. Hu will try the case together."

In fact, Zhao Dezhao fully supported Wang Xin, and there was another reason for his fluke. He always wanted to hoard grain, and it was only the local grain gentry who sought personal gain.

However, Wang Xin and Hu Zhengyi have rich experience, and they know that no matter how powerful the grain gentry is, if they want to hoard grain in a state, it is impossible to do it without the secret support or even participation of the magistrate. possible.Therefore, Wang Xin and Hu Zhengyi have determined that whether it is Chuzhou or Sizhou, even half of the stipulated amount of grain has not been raised, and the magistrate must have colluded with the grain gentry for personal gain.

Coming out of the mansion of the magistrate in Chuzhou, Wang Xin felt ruthless in his heart: This is the territory of thieves. These days, investigations and investigations have repeatedly failed, because they were prepared to take advantage of their long-term location and all-pervasive forces. All the evidence and physical evidence have been wiped out. This incident must be cut quickly, and an iron case must be made before Zhao Xianggong, the capital master, interferes in the name of Zhengshitang.

Dou Shihai led the people all the way to Puzhaowang Temple, the closer he got, the more worried he became.

What reason did he go to see Ye Chen?
Don't say anything else, Ye Chen only needs to ask him how did you know I'm here?What are you doing here?This Puzhaowang Temple is so big, how did you find this deserted house?
Dou Shihai and Wang Hongtao discussed urgently for a while, and they really thought of a desperate way to kill two birds with one stone.

Wang Hongtao sent people to contact a group of strongmen in Sizhou. This group of strongmen is very famous on Jianghuai Road. There are only 13 people in the group. They are called Thirteen Yamas. success.

Wang Hongtao sent people a lot of money to hire them to kill Ye Chen and his party. If they succeeded, it would be a good thing.It is entirely possible to push the matter to the gang of thieves.Even if Dou Shihai may be punished by the court because of what happened in Sizhou afterwards, it is nothing compared to the revelation of the hoarding of grain.

And if Shisan Yanluo's assassination is unsuccessful, but the commotion caused must be not small. As a result, the prefect of Sizhou was alarmed, and he brought people to arrest Shisan Yanluo. Chen handed over the witnesses and evidence of the food hoarding.Such reasons and processes are also reasonable.

Master Huiming, the old abbot of Puzhaowang Temple, is getting old. In recent years, he has already handed over various affairs to his younger brother Huineng, and he just concentrates on practicing Buddhism.Hui Neng was just the opposite. He didn't care about reciting scriptures, and he didn't like studying Buddhism. His mind was all on increasing the expenses and property of the temple.

Huineng was full of disgust for the monk who came to the temple at noon to put up an order, because the order was different from a pilgrim, not to mention a penny, and the food and lodging cost the Puzhaowang Temple.

But contrary to Hui Neng, the old abbot Huiming liked this monk very much. After hearing his disciple Zhaoguang say that an eminent monk came to the temple, he invited him to the back hall to exchange Buddhism with him. Shocked, overjoyed and shocked, all the monks of the temple were called to gather in the lecture hall to listen to the preaching monk.

Although Hui Neng didn't like to listen to the monk's lecture, he always respected his brother and didn't want to go against his brother's wishes, so he also sat on the sidelines and listened listlessly.

Fortunately, not long after, the little novice monk who guarded the gate came to report that thirteen pilgrims riding handsome horses had come outside the gate, wanting to visit and rest in the temple, and gave two hundred guan as alms.

As soon as Hui Neng heard it, he got up and talked to his senior brother who was gradually fascinated by it, took the opportunity to leave the lecture hall, and came to the gate of the temple in person to welcome the group of pilgrims.

The 13 people who came were all riding tall horses, wearing short clothes and strong clothes, and there was no distinction between masters and servants. They looked like people from the Jianghu.Such a combination of visiting temples and sightseeing is rare.

"Master! I have longed for and admired your temple for a long time. I passed by Sizhou today and just came to visit. This is 300 guan merit money, please accept it with a smile. I will only rest in the temple for no more than half a day. Time, but I want to take a good look at this ancient temple that has been around for 13 years, and I hope the master can make it convenient." The oldest of the 40 people, a middle-aged man in his [-]s, put his hands together and said in a salute .

Although these 13 people are not as rich as the two waves of guests last night and this morning, they are not bad. One shot is 13 guan, and it is stated that it will take half a day at most.As for the conditions for visiting the temple, this is perfectly normal, and there are some pilgrims who come who do not visit the temple.Such a good thing, Hui Neng naturally agreed without hesitation.Immediately said the Buddha's name, collected the money, and enthusiastically brought the [-] people in, and arranged a place to rest.

In the courtyard next to the small courtyard where the 13 people were resting, Qian Ning knelt in front of Yu Daoxiang with a face of panic, drenched in cold sweat.Li Siyan's expression on the side was also a little ugly, and he also stood in front of Yu Daoxiang in a panic.

"Saint! Originally, my subordinates and Qian Ning have already found a scapegoat according to your wishes, and bought a few monks, and set a trap. They are going to guide Xiang Fubo's surname Xu to suspect the scapegoat. Unexpectedly, the old abbot suddenly summoned all the monks in the temple to listen to a preaching monk from outside. So, this matter was delayed." Li Siyan said.

Yu Daoxiang's expression remained unchanged, thinking that in the future, he should do less things to intentionally cause trouble for Ye Chen, otherwise, if he was accidentally suspected by Ye Chen like today, the gain would outweigh the loss.What Li Siyan and Qian Ning said are all true facts, the most important thing is that the initial plan was also approved by her, and if there are mistakes, she can't blame the two people in front of her for obeying her orders and doing her best for her. people.

In addition, what Li Siyan said about the monk who placed an order from outside aroused her vigilance, because she just got the news yesterday that the leader of the Maitreya Sect of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Daming Wang Louyan, has left the customs, and the Buddhist master of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the number one enemy of the Maitreya Sect, and the Imperial Teacher of the Southern Tang Dynasty Zen master Fayan was killed along with five other Buddhist masters of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

This news means that Maitreya taught Xiaoming Wang Shangguan Bingyun to leave Jinling, go north, and come to the territory of Song Dynasty.

In addition, since the establishment of the Maitreya Sect, it has always been vindictive. Ye Chen cut off most of their sales of Wushi San with a single sentence, and the loss was not insignificant.This enmity must be avenged based on Maitreya's behavior habits.not to mention.Ye Chen's miraculous deeds are enough to arouse the interest and covetousness of all the masters in this era. Yu Daoxiang does not believe that the Maitreya sect of the Ming and Ming kings will be indifferent to Ye Chen.

Under such circumstances, a monk with a pending order appeared here.It's fine if it's just an ordinary monk, but the old abbot of Puzhaowang Temple, the famous eminent monk Dade Huiming in the Song Dynasty, was shocked as soon as the pending monk made a move.There are only a handful of monks in the world who can do this, how could they appear here by such a coincidence.

(End of this chapter)