Chapter 401 Don't dare to offend
There was a censor who had an attack on the spot. You should know that they were important officials in the capital and had experience in inspecting the local area. No matter where they went, they would be grandly welcomed by local officials and the people.
Now, they came to each other to investigate the case and hold them accountable. These officials didn't take them seriously at all, which made them very angry. A censor said on the spot: "These officials in Yangzhou don't want to be this official anymore."
Wu Zongda was also very angry. You should know that he was an official in Qingliu, and he was also a Qingliu in Qingliu. He had been an official among Qingliu officials, and his disciples were all over the world. He was also a very awesome person, especially when he was the Imperial College Priest, he was a real great man. He also organized two imperial examinations and was famous all over the world. This group of people was so cold to him, which made him very angry.
You should know that they were the imperial envoys ordered by the court to handle this matter, and they took all the fates of these people in their hands. They didn't take it seriously at all. This was a real slap in the face and made them very angry.
Wu Zongda was a little weak in his behavior and was a little uncontested, but not fighting did not mean he was completely disrespectful. Seeing these people so cold, he broke out on the spot and said to Tian Lingxing, the high-spirited deputy who came to welcome him: "Call Zhu Dadian immediately, otherwise I will not go to the city."
He believed that if his imperial envoy's carriage was waiting here and blocked outside the city gate, and the people were not allowed to enter or leave, it would probably paralyze their Yangzhou city, and these officials would definitely be anxious.
You should know that they are now at the North City Gate of Yangzhou City, also known as Yingbei Tower, which is one of the main transportation hubs. They are blocking the official road and are considered to be a stalemate. If they are here for a long time, it will definitely not be a solution. Local officials will definitely have to be robbed.
Wu Zongda has always been a weak person, but he is truly disrespected and truly slapped in the face. If he is honest, he will definitely get angry. He is thinking that I am stuck here, and you must beg for mercy.
Who knew that they didn't take them seriously at all. They poked here like streets, trying to block other people's roads and not let people enter the city, so they would be disgraced. Who knew that no one cared about them at all. The people who were officials ignored them and passed by directly. Such a scene shocked these officials of the court.
You should know that those who are officials all have full guards of etiquette, and they can ring the gong and let others get out of the way, but now they are all placed in the middle of the official road, and these ordinary people even come over without even avoiding it.
At most, they didn't rush over directly, but walked around the side. They didn't have the fear and fear of the officials at all. Seeing this scene, Wu Zongda was completely angry. He said: "It's too failed to be the prefect of Gao Wang, how did he educate the local people?"
But at the same time, they were so embarrassed that they were dying. They stood here, no one paid attention to them, and no one took it seriously. This made them even more shameless and embarrassed, and they were unable to get into the sheath. In the end, no one paid attention to them. They still set up their own ceremonial guards and ruthlessness, and entered the inn in the city in a mighty way.
You should know that if a high-ranking official of their level comes to the local area, the local specialist will definitely do his best to curry favor with him. He never has to worry about not having a place to live. Now, no one is greeted and no one pays attention. They have to live in the post office arranged by the court.
You should know that Yangzhou is the richest place in the world. When the rich get rich, they like to curry favor with officials. Every time they come, the rich will compete to curry favor and welcome them. Some even promised great benefits and conditions to welcome the officials of the court, and they had to obtain them through bidding.
The officials sent by the court are now quite high in specifications, but the local response is very cold and no one welcomes them.
This is mainly because most of the rich have gone bankrupt and most of them have no money. Since they have gone bankrupt and no money, they naturally have no ability to welcome these high-ranking officials in the court. You should know that they need to spend money on their favors to welcome these high-ranking officials. If they have no quality, others will say that you do not respect the constitution and despise the officials.
Now most of the rich people in Yangzhou City have gone bankrupt. Who has spare money to come and see him off? Although Zhu Dadian shouted the slogan that owing money is the old man, there are not many people who can really owing money is the old man.
Except for Liu Bu, Zhu Dadian Gao Wang and other senior officials, their creditors did not dare to collect debts and demand debts, and did not dare to force them, like others, even if you are rich, like the famous four major salt merchants, they were all ticked for debts and went bankrupt one after another. The city of Yangzhou is now filled with sorrow, shrouded in an atmosphere of despair and sorrow.
The people on the street came and went in a hurry, most of them were insensitive, and there were more beggars and beggars on the street, and there were a large reduction in the number of guests in restaurants and brothels. In this case, Wu Zongda, who was an outsider, secretly observed when they entered the city, they found that it was just a big mistake. The failure to incubate silver brought a huge impact on the local area.
When they entered the inn, no officials or local celebrities came to visit, but the whistleblower at the entrance of their inn was sent to countless whistleblowers in just one night.
These letters of informing were mainly reported by Hong Chengchou, Zhu Dadian, Liu Bu, Gao Wang and others to collude with their subordinates and set up a bankruptcy to cheat everyone of money. No one knew who the informing person was. The other party reported the letter to the imperial envoy.
Even Hongchengchou, far away in Shaanxi, Zhu Dadian, far away in Fengyang, and Liu Bu, who suppressed bandits in the local area, were all reported by them. Even the dignitaries in Nanjing City were reported, which means that all the important people in the Jiangnan area were reported. It can be said that these people should have no evidence and reported them randomly. Their money was gone, they were completely panicked, and they were completely scared. So they believed that someone had stole their money and had the ability to steal their money, of course they were officials. I believe that if Wu Zongda was an official here, he would have become one of the top reports.
So Wu Zongda looked a little dissatisfied after reading these letters of complaints. He said to the ecstatic censors: "It is impossible to investigate Hong Chengchou, Zhu Dadian and others based on these letters of complaints. But if you register this report, it is a private report, and no one will believe these things."
There is another saying, that is, they are wearing this flower hat from the court, but among them, it is quite difficult to overwhelm the local bosses with the authority of the court. They are now quite dissatisfied with the court. They are so arrogant that they inspect local officials and investigate cases on behalf of the court. No one comes to visit or greet the local bosses, which itself shows the problem.
Moreover, the strength adopted by the court on this matter was very weak. You should know that such a thing happened, the court just condemned it without any pain.
I guess the big men of the court also understand one thing, that is, these officials are really not easy to mess with, especially the powerful local factions who hold military power. They are in the hands of military power, and they are unscrupulous, without any fear or fear.
In the past, the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to civil officials and looked down on military generals. They felt that they were not good enough and killed them. However, now, for these military generals in the court, especially those who hold military power, they no longer said that they could kill them. Especially when Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong without authorization, the catastrophic consequences caused by Yuan Chonghuan's unauthorized killing of Mao Wenlong also made these civil officials and the court think twice before acting when attacking these generals.
Therefore, not only the court is afraid of the strength of these people, but even the officials in these places are afraid of the strength of Zhu Dadian, Liu Bu and others. You should know why they just secretly sued and sued them for taking away the money. No one dared to publicly say that they wanted to investigate them, because everyone knows that Liu Bu is not easy to offend, and offending Liu Bu is a dead end.
Those in these places are afraid of offending Liu Bu. Wouldn't he, Wu Zongda, be afraid of being a hollow boss? Although Wu Zongda is a native of the clear stream, he also understands one thing, that is, the knife is in the hands of Liu Bu and others. They can do whatever they want in the place without restraint. If this matter was done by them, would he still vomit it out after he swallowed so much money? If he did any extreme behavior or stimulated them, they would take risks and launch mutiny. Once they took risks and launched mutiny, there was no doubt that they would become the target of their flag sacrifice.
In this way, Wu Qinda just threw the complaint letter aside, and rubbed his hands at the censors' suggestion that he threatened to summon Zhu Dadian and Liu Bu to come for a question. He just laughed it off.
Wu Zongda understood one thing that if he forced himself to do this, he would be the only one who was embarrassed in the end. If you ordered Liu Bu to come, this was certainly an impulse behavior and they did it happily, but if the other party did not execute it and did not miss you, what should you do? It would be so embarrassing that it would be hard to get into the sheath and would not be able to get out of the stage.
So Wu Zongda is a wise man. It is definitely one of his tasks to come here to pursue the money, but he knows that this money will be good no matter who falls into his hands. It should be that he cannot be recovered, and who will spit it out? If it were Wu Zongda, he would not be willing to spit it out, let alone other people.
Chapter completed!