The King of Wu had already given instructions that all officials below the third rank who were guilty of corruption would be beheaded. Dakui did not hesitate anymore and beheaded Pan Ke and Fu Tailai the next day in public display in the market.
As soon as Pan Ke died, the people of Raozhou who came to complain almost crushed the yamen gate. The complaints were so varied that the yamen became like a vegetable market for a while, and all the drums of grievance at the door were broken...
"Sir, my man was beaten and disabled by Pan's servants. Now my family has no one to rely on. You must make decisions for the common people,"
"It's unfair, sir. Because my family can't pay the rent, the government insists that my father is having an affair with bandits. He is still being held in prison. Sir, you must uphold justice for the grassroots people."
"Sir, I came here to make a living. My daughter was robbed and sold to Cuixiang Tower. Please save my daughter,"
"Sir, my chicken is lost, please find it for me."......
Dakui had two officers at his head, and all the people he could mobilize went out to handle the case. There was still an endless stream of people complaining. In desperation, Dakui mobilized 100 soldiers from the City Defense Army and Horse Division to assist the Yamen in handling the case. It solves an urgent need, but it is not a long-term solution.
Dakui had no choice but to write to King Wu to report what happened in Raozhou, but no news came until a month later.
The person who took over as governor of Raozhou was Wu Shida, the fifth-rank Shanglin Academy Superintendent in Beijing who lent Da Kui his house. This time he was promoted to a local official, and he was promoted two levels for nothing. That was all because of Da Kui, so Wu Shi Da naturally had a crush on Da Kui. It's gratitude.
It is said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Being by Wang Jia's side is naturally not as good as being in his hometown. When he was in Beijing, he would stand outside the palace every day because he was not of high rank, and he had to get up at midnight to clean up so as not to delay the morning court. Now he returns to Rao Zhou is naturally more comfortable. He sleeps until midnight every day and who can care about it.
Wu Shida's return to Raozhou this time was not only to take over the vacancy of the governor, but also to bring news to Da Kui. King Wu is scheduled to ascend the throne as emperor tomorrow in March, and he also brought a piece of royal order, ordering Da Kui to keep five years of the dirty money he had paid. One thousand taels were used to handle the case, and the rest was sent to the capital by special personnel.
Dakui did not dare to neglect, so he mobilized one thousand city soldiers from the city defense army and horse division, and ordered Hong Wu to lead a team to escort Zang Yin to Beijing.
The news that King Wu was going to ascend the throne as emperor was not a big news to Da Kui. Da Kui had already guessed that King Wu would ascend the throne, it was just a matter of time. If his subordinates had not mistakenly reported that Raozhou Pan Ke was too embezzled, Da Kui would not have When the meeting came to Raozhou, Zao Dakui's main concern was Wang Fu. Wang Fu was still unable to move, but his minions were numerous and needed to be cut off one by one.
In addition, Ju Li Mazi confessed that Pan Lei and Pan Ke, the prefect of Quanzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, were cousins. If not for the long journey, they would have captured and brought them to justice together. Now that the matter is over, Dakui plans to rush to Quanzhou Prefecture of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to capture Pan Lei.
Dakui returned to the Wu Mansion and explained the matter to Huang Ying. Huang Ying heard the words and wanted to follow, so Dakui had to persuade her hard. Unexpectedly, Huang Ying was usually reasonable, but now she heard that Dakui was rushing to Quanzhou Prefecture in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and she couldn't help but get angry.
Da Kui could only say: "I have beheaded Pan Ke. I am afraid that Pan Lei will know the news and flee with the stolen money early. Raozhou is far away from Quanzhou Prefecture in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. At this moment, Pan Lei still doesn't know the news. I just happened to take him with me." People rushed to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces overnight and captured Pan Lei as well. How could you, a female prostitute, travel thousands of miles with me?"
Huang Ying heard this and said, "It's not like I've never traveled far. If you want to go, I'll follow you."
Dakui sighed and said: "At this moment, I will order someone to escort you back to Longping. After I finish my work, I will go back to find you. Be obedient." At this time, Dakui coaxed Huang Ying like a child, and then ordered his three followers. Ten people protected the carriage and horses and sent Huang Ying back to Longping. They told all the followers to be careful along the way, and all the relatives followed the order to escort Huang Ying.
At that moment, Dakui led the remaining 20 people to ride fast horses all the way to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He did not dare to delay on the way. He found an inn every two days to settle down for the night. On weekdays, he ran non-stop all the way, and even eating took very little time. , finally arrived at Quanzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, at the end of May.
Quanzhou has a vast territory, leaning on mountains and facing the sea. There is a seaport here called "Citong Port". During the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, it became an important port for foreign trade.
Speaking of Quanzhou, let's talk about a famous person. This person's compound surname is Ouyang, and his single name is Zhan. Ouyang Zhan, with the courtesy name Xingzhou, is from Jinjiang, Fujian. Ouyang Zhan's ancestors moved from Jiangxi to Jinjiang in the early Tang Dynasty, and passed on to Ouyang. Zhan is already the sixth generation. Ouyang Zhan's ancestors, father, and brother all served as officials in Fujian and Yue.
Ouyang Zhan was a great Confucian in the Tang Dynasty. He studied hard and read poetry and books since he was a child. He was already a Jinshi when he was young. His talents and learning were regarded as a model for students in Quanzhou and even the entire Fujian Province at that time. , Ouyang Zhan had great ambitions and was talented, but he had to go through hardships to achieve the right results. In the fifteenth year of Zhenyuan, he was awarded the official position of "Assistant of the Four Gates of the Imperial College" by the court. (Fenglang guessed that in today's society, this assistant of the Four Gates of the Imperial College is equivalent to Associate professor at a prestigious university,)
Quanzhou has so many outstanding people and should be a place for cultivating one's moral character. However, Dakui came here to arrest someone, a corrupt official who had embezzled money and perverted the law. However, it was not suitable for the situation.
The Quanzhou city defense soldiers saw more than twenty people riding fast horses from a distance on the city wall. They couldn't help but be confused. The captain leading the troops was even more surprised when he saw the person in front wearing a crimson robe.
Da Kui led his subordinates and rushed into Quanzhou City non-stop. The soldiers guarding the city gate would not dare to stop him. Unless his head got water when he went to the sea to take a bath, they would know that the official uniform on Da Kui is not something that little shrimps like them can afford to offend.
The city of Quanzhou was very prosperous, and the streets were full of pedestrians. When Dakui and others entered the city, they had to rein in their horses and move forward slowly. When they arrived at the Quanzhou magistrate's office, they dismounted.
When several yamen officers on duty at the yamen gate saw that Da Kui and others were coming with bad intentions, the team leader hurriedly came over and walked up to Da Kui. He bowed and asked with a smile on his face, "I don't know where you are, sir, or what you are doing."
Dakui handed the waist badge to his subordinates, reached out and took it from his pocket and showed it in front of the squad leader. The squad leader looked at it for a long time before he came back to his senses. He was so shocked that he almost sat down on the ground.
The words "Jiangnan Tongzheng Envoy" are very loud, because the imperial court has already announced that Jiangnan Tongzheng Envoy is responsible for the clean government of all officials in Jiangnan. Any local officials who are corrupt and bend the law can be executed first and then punished. This group has been in Quanzhou Prefecture for a long time. As a yamen official, he naturally knew in his heart the virtues of his own master. The General Secretary suddenly came to Quanzhou as if he had descended from the sky, so he had a pretty good guess as to what he was doing.
Without waiting for Da Kui's instructions, more than a dozen of his subordinates rushed to him and captured the squad leader and five cadres in one fell swoop.
Dakui asked tepidly: "You will answer whatever I ask. If you dare to lie and deceive, I will not spare you."
The squad leader was held down by two guards and knelt on the ground. He knew that this matter would never be rectified, so he couldn't help but agree: "Sir, please forgive me. I know everything I can say,"
Dakui nodded with satisfaction and asked: "Where is Pan Lei now?"
The squad leader hurriedly said: "Master Pan... Oh, Pan Lei was not at the Yamen today. He was invited by Master Ge to drink wine."
Dakui asked in confusion: "Where did Pan Lei go to drink flower wine?"
The squad leader did not dare to hide anything, so he could only answer clearly: "In Xiangquanfang in the east of the city."
Dakui looked around and saw that dozens of people were watching on the street. He immediately ordered: "Go to the Yamen for questioning. Everyone, please get up."
Da Kui's men immediately escorted these officials into the government office, and the rest of his subordinates also led the horses in.
After arriving in the courtyard, Dakui continued to ask: "What is Xiangquanfang? Please tell me in detail."
The squad leader did not dare to hide it, so he could only reply: "Xiangquanfang is a place of fireworks and the most famous brothel in Quanzhou."
Da Kui couldn't help scratching his head when he heard this, but then he asked the squad leader where Xiangquanfang was, and immediately ordered his subordinates to guard the yamen. He, Gou Sheng, stones, brooms, dustpans, and benches each changed their clothes and went straight to the east of the city. Xiangquanfang.
Xiangquanfang is second to none in the place of fireworks in Quanzhou, so it naturally has its reputation. It goes without saying that there are so many beauties in the place, and there is also a "famous dish" here. This dish is that there is a hot spring in the back garden of the place. The hot spring has a radius of several hundred feet. There is a poem that says: The fragrant spring water is boiling and clear, the source of immortality comes from the cinnabar, the moon is full of spiritual fluid when bathing in the sun, and the microwave waves are flowing in the air.
The mist and steam are just superficial, but the scenery lies in the fact that at twelve hours every day, there are always three to five beauties taking turns bathing in it, and there are even several handsome maids standing by. The fragrant spring is not named because of the spring, but because These beauties.
The beauties are enchanting, and it goes without saying that they are all naturally charming, but the maids outside the spring are all handsome and lovely, especially these maids are all virgins. If the guests who come to ecstasy like it, these beauties and maids can do whatever they want. Take.
Once the maid breaks her virginity, Xiangquanfang will definitely find a new person to replace her, and the new person will be found from all over the south of the Yangtze River and obtained at a high price. Although the maids are young, they are all sixteen or seventeen years old, but when they come, Before that, one must go through the training of Xiangquanfang before he can enter the park to receive guests. There are many twists and turns in the competition. This also shows how rare it is for newcomers, and it also shows the strength of Xiangquanfang.
Xiangquanfang treats guests like this, but of course not all guests are blessed. Those who can enter the backyard of Xiangquanfang must be nobles and rich children, because there is an entrance fee of ten taels of silver to enter the backyard, and ten taels of gold to take a bath. Two, one hundred taels of gold is needed to achieve such a good deed. With such a sky-high price, how many people can afford it?
It was already dark when Dakui and the other six people found Xiangquanfang. Dakui was dressed in fine clothes, with dog remnants, stones, brooms, dustpans, and benches, but the five of them were dressed like serving servants.
The six people arrived at the gate of Xiangquanfang and saw the men coming in and out of Xiangquanfang. Dakui couldn't help but wonder if this was a market. Although the customers who patronized Xiangquanfang were not as dense as the people in the market. , but it can be considered an endless stream.
Dakui looked around and around. In other brothels, there were wandering orioles soliciting customers, but in Xiangquanfang, there was not even a woman soliciting customers in front of the door, but there were several men in Tsing Yi standing respectfully beside the door. , when he saw a guest coming in, he said with a smile: "Please come in objectively." When he saw a guest coming out, he said: "Good day, sir. Come back again."
Dakui couldn't help but turned around in confusion and asked: "Why is there a man standing in front of the door of this brothel?"
The broom behind him chuckled and said: "My lord, I don't know something. This brothel has a doorway to the brothel. If you want to ask more about it, please take me in for a walk." After saying this, he had a look of coveting on his face.
Dakui smiled and said: "In that case, I will take you in to see the world and tell me why."
Broomstick then told the whole story, and Dakui was even more inexplicable when he heard it. It turns out...,