Chapter 754: Zhao Zhen is furious
Jia Chaochang seemed to have grasped Xia Song's Achilles' heel. He sneered at what kind of rhetoric Xia Song would use. He believed that this loophole was caused by Xia Song's negligence, and that he had just caught this key point in the chaos.
It was obvious that the officials of Jeju Prefecture had exceeded the scope of their authority, and it was very likely that Xia Song's method of attacking Jia Chaochang was to liaise with local officials. The reason why Jeju Prefecture dared to be so bold must be because there was someone behind them to support them!
The atmosphere in Daqing Hall seemed to have solidified at this moment, and everyone fell silent. Any sound at this moment could easily be misunderstood. Once someone said something they shouldn't have said, their career might be ruined.
This level of competition is not something they can participate in. Of course, some tough guys are not afraid, but they just don’t want to get involved in things that have nothing to do with them, such as Fan Zhongyan. Most people, such as Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu and others, have always been good people.
The edges and corners are not as sharp as those of Fan Zhongyan.
Xia Song had known that this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!
Jingdong Road is not monolithic. Some are obviously attached to Jia Chaochang's forces. He knew this from the first day Liang Chuan set out. He had also foreseen what kind of setbacks Liang Chuan would suffer on Jingdong Road. He just didn't expect Liang Chuan.
He is also very courageous and dares to use his name to deceive people on Jingdong Road.
Liang Chuan accidentally hit and punched many old masters to death.
Important ministers in Jingdong Road, such as Hao Tong and Zhang Wen, originally only focused on their own local careers and did not think about taking a step forward. They suffered from "no way to serve the country" and no one recommended them, so they did not dare to hope to climb the high branches of Xia Song.
With one operation, Liang Chuan forced them onto Xia Song's pirate ship.
Liang Chuan himself didn't know that during the period when he returned to Bianjing, Hao Tong and Zhang Wen took different ways to express their friendship with Xia Song.
He told Xia Song, and also gave Xia Song a lot of gold and silver by land route. He also gave Xia Song a few vaccinations in advance, and helped Xia Song plan for several difficulties that Liang Chuan might encounter when returning to Beijing.
Jia Chaochang's revolt is one of them.
This is Hao Tong's certificate of surrender! Now Hao Tong has no way out. He is Xia Song's man in life, and he can only be Xia Song's ghost in death!
Hao Tongming's skills on the surface are also quite good, and he is even more transparent behind his back. He has thought of everything Xia Song needs. This time, Xia Song came prepared, wanting his future to be brighter, and eager to lead.
That's a basic professional skill!
Xia Song said: "Because my family has been unable to distribute the regular money in recent months, the life of the servants has not been easy. Many people have gone to outsiders to make a living. This servant Liang Chuan also has some ideas on weekdays.
A escort agency has recently opened in Bianjing City!"
Everyone pricked up their ears. Most of the people in the court had heard about Liang Chuan's initiative. Not only were they curious, but quite a few people expressed strong interest!
I heard from Xia Song that the servants in his house couldn't even pay their monthly salary, and everyone was cursing. Either you, Xia Song, deducted their wages, or you were pretending to be poor and hunting with a dead rat in your waist.
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Everyone wanted to hear what Xia Song had to say about this matter!
Officials have been inseparable from the problem of corruption since the beginning of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Even if the water is too clear, there is no way for fish to survive. There are always a few people with dirty butts who suffer from the inability to transfer their 'trophies'. The emergence of Liang Chuan
Bringing them light and a way out of the darkness!
What surprised them the most was the identity of Liang Chuan. It was said that he was greedy for money! It was best to deal with people who were greedy for money. Money opened the way. There was no morality and justice to speak of. All that was needed was money.
"My servant, Liang Chuan, is a very up-to-date man, and he works hard and has a lot of energy in him. The original intention of setting up this escort agency is to escort the common people. Whoever has gold, silver, food, ancestral valuables, or valuables in their family
Those who want to go hiking are accompanied by escorts, and they can earn some hard-earned money from it!"
What do you call hard-earned money? It is said that the fees charged by Shunfeng Escort Agency are no joke. I earned 30,000 guan just by sending someone from Jingdong Road to Bianjing! Grandma, this is an open robbery, okay? But 30,000 guan is not enough for these
Although it is expensive for a high-ranking official of the imperial court, if the people and goods can arrive safely, 30,000 guan is definitely worth it!
Who doesn’t have a millionaire and is an ‘upright official’ who dare not eat anything but the tofu given by the common people!
Zhao Zhen heard this and warmed his heart. Xia Aiqing was really worried about her lifelong happiness. Naturally, he would not believe that Liang Chuan really regarded this escort agency as a career. He also did not expect that the charges of this escort agency were so expensive.
, he just had wishful thinking that Xia Song was running such a big circle for him!
Xia Song said: "Under the rule of the Song Dynasty, I thought that escorting and escorting escorts would be unnecessary. Every inch of the imperial land of the Song Dynasty was not at peace. Who was not living and working in peace and contentment? Who was willing to fall into the enemy's hands and block the road for robbery? If the common people were
It is a disgrace to all the ministers here to worry about the possibility of bandits on the road even when traveling far away!"
Jia Chaochang said stubbornly: "Thank God if your servants don't rob others, who else dares to rob him?"
Xia Song laughed at himself: "I thought that with my old face, the servants who went to my house would be able to travel everywhere, in the big cities and small counties in the prefecture, but anyone with some knowledge should give this old face three points."
Thin noodles.”
After saying this, Xia Song disregarded his own personal interests, and the other court officials also laughed, not at Xia Song, but at the dignity of the officialdom of the Song Dynasty. This is a system, and any of them would have laughed.
Having such an idea is not against the rules but is a way of life that has not changed for thousands of years.
"Absurd! You are a role model for all officials, how can you be so presumptuous? What should the officials below do to follow the example and follow the example?"
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Xia Qing dares to say it, which means there is no selfish desire in this, and it is not anything excessive!"
Many people couldn't stand Jia Chaochang's attempt to make use of the topic. The superiority and inferiority of subordinates represents both rank and status. It is natural for those below to respect them. What else is there to say? If Jia Chaochang's people go down there by themselves
, others treat him like a fart and see how he can bear it?
The smile on Xia Song's face gradually disappeared and he said: "I have informed you that officials at all levels in Yunzhou Prefecture are in trouble with bandits. Bandits are infested within the jurisdiction. In Huangnigang alone, there have been more than a hundred robbers in the past few decades.
Including the murder of human lives, the Yunzhou government did nothing and sat idly by. Not only that, the local officials of Yunzhou actually dared to secretly collude with the bandits to murder Liang Chuan, a servant of our government. It is unspeakable that such a dark government has a disunity between the officials and the people.
What's more, there have been many chivalrous and thieves in Shandong since ancient times, and the spirit of chivalry and martial arts is far better than other places. The common people gather in the mountains and forests at every turn. If the government does not pay careful attention to the people's livelihood and public opinion, but instead colludes with bandits to harm the people, I am afraid that it will surely trigger a civil uprising in the future!"
Shandong is in chaos before the ashes are cold. This is a cliché but the most common saying.
Zhao Zhen's face also dropped. Just because he wants to be comfortable does not mean that he is stupid. Not only does he want to be comfortable, but he also wants to be the kind of benevolent king who will have a good reputation throughout the ages. If his subordinates want to give him credit, that means they don't want to give him good things for themselves.
Have a great day!
"Xia Qing! Lian's attitude has been very obvious just now. The same thing that Prime Minister Jia said cannot be targeted without evidence applies to you! If there is such evil behavior in the clear world, where will the laws of the Song Dynasty be placed!"
Who can joke now?
Xia Song took out another document from his sleeve: "This is the testimony sent from Jeju. Of course, it is not the original manuscript. The content inside is the personal confession of Luo Yidao, the bandit leader of Huangnigang in Yunzhou, and the personal confession of Liang Chuan, a servant of Laochen Mansion.
It was Yunzhou professor Liu Ping who leaked his whereabouts to Luo Yidao. Luo Yidao even knew the law and broke the law. He colluded with the bandits and even engaged in shameless acts such as bribing the bandits. He asked Luo Yidao to kill his subordinate Liang Chuan. Liang Chuan fled in Huangnigang with all his strength.
Luo Yidao unexpectedly colluded with the Liangshan Boshui thieves when they returned to heaven. Liang Chuan was, at best, a servant of my house, but at worst, he was just an ordinary citizen. Yunzhou had no grievances or grudges against him.
He died, not to mention that my old face is not worth a lot of money. If some powerless common people offend these officials in the future, they will not even have a chance to survive!"
"That's unreasonable!"
Zhao Zhen, who heard Xia Song's narration, was furious. He jumped up from the dragon chair, paced left and right, and said angrily: "How dare these thieves be so audacious? Do they really dare not kill people? Don't think that the ancestors' methods are out of the ordinary."
You can override the king's laws, how dare you be so arrogant and be the first to violate the ancestral system!"
The word "violating the ancestral system" means that the talisman of these civil servants is no longer there. Not killing the civil servants is a compromise to the civil servant group and sharing the fruits of victory with them, but this is not the talisman of their disobedience.
If someone really takes this sentence as a talisman for lawlessness, it will only do a lot of harm to the century-old society of the Song Dynasty without any benefit!
"Bring up the testimony!"
Huangmen handed over another testimony. Zhao Zhen read it with a bloodless expression and was so angry that he tore the confession into pieces.
"I just said that the Third Division formed a team to thoroughly investigate the Liu Ping case. There is no need to investigate now. Let me investigate what the Yunzhou gang is doing. Let me put down the harsh words here. No matter who is involved in this case, let me investigate to the end.
! The couplet is for you to carry, and you must not let go of a moth. You high-ranking ministers should also listen carefully to me. The couplet is usually kind enough to you. It would be better if Liang Chuan didn't leave. He treated you like this as soon as he went out.
The true colors of many people have been frightened! Lian Lian wants to see which of you pretend to be human on weekdays, but are actually a ghost behind your back!"
Chapter completed!