When he saw Zheng Canghai again, Yang Anguo came over to greet him with a concerned expression.
He didn't know why the man named Ding was killed, but he knew that Zheng Canghai in front of him would be his important figure in turning around the situation in Lingzhou.
This is not to say that Zheng Canghai has a high prestige in Lingzhou Shilin, but that the scholars in Lingzhou and Shenjin are all watching here, so appeasing Zheng Canghai can play a role in setting an example.
The role of this example is to make the Lingzhou gentry choose to cooperate with the government and reveal information about the smuggling of grain case, otherwise they will be labeled as traitors.
Chen Ping's arrival gave Yang Anguo a lot of confidence, especially when he learned about Chen Ping's record in Jianzhou Qingzhou, he made up his mind.
As for the obstruction from the supervisory censor and Jiangnan governor?
In Lingzhou, if Yang Anguo and Tang Hao are determined to join forces and do something, no one can stop them unless there is an imperial edict from the emperor.
After talking to Chen Ping, Yang Anguo also had an idea of what the capital was like now.
He, Yang Anguo, has no enterprising thoughts, but this does not mean that he will let go of this opportunity.
It is undoubtedly a huge political capital to have a relationship with Chen Ping, who is reputed to be the youngest Huiyuan in history and may even be the number one scholar in the future.
When Zheng Canghai saw Yang Anguo coming to express his condolences, his expression was a little awkward for a moment. After bowing his hands to express his gratitude, he was sent to the hospital for treatment by the famous Dr. Miao in Lingzhou.
"Fortunately, Mr. Zheng is not seriously ill. He is just a little weak after not seeing the sun for many days and being tied up and unable to move."
Hearing what Doctor Miao said, Zheng Canghai cupped his hands and said that after the money for diagnosis and treatment was delivered a few days later, he returned to his house accompanied by his family's servants.
Of course he knew that he was in good health, but he still followed Dr. Miao to the hospital for a check-up, which not only reassured his family, but also accepted the government's favor.
That night, a group of gentry and scholars went to Zheng Mansion to inquire about the true situation of Zheng Canghai.
However, most people were rejected. Only a few people who were familiar with Zheng Canghai were able to enter the mansion, and the lights of Zheng Canghai stayed on that night.
Who arrested him? Zheng Canghai has been thinking about this question since he was arrested until now.
The first thing he thought of was the government, but when he was in the den of thieves, he felt that something was wrong, because the government did not know many of his secrets, especially those related to the organization, but his captor seemed to know everything about it.<
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Moreover, he is able to return home now only because of the government's rescue, otherwise his life or death would still be uncertain.
Finally, the gentleman surnamed Ding who also disappeared is now dead, but he escaped.
Thinking of being unable to get in touch with Dong Tao during this period, a word popped into Zheng Canghai's mind.
Kill the donkey!
In the previous smuggling cases in Jianzhou and Qingzhou, some gentry and even officials died for no reason. It was rumored that they were assassinated by the organization, which made him feel chilly.
"The situation in the capital is unclear. This group of people has always acted boldly. Could it be that they want to take advantage of the opportunity to seize power, or even..."
The more Zheng Canghai thought about it, the more he realized that the matter might not be simple. These people now dared to tie him up. If he hadn't been lucky, he would have died just like Ding.
This method of killing the goose to retrieve the eggs seems to be an attempt to abandon Lingzhou's downlines, so what are they going to do?
"Rebel, rebel, rebel... They are going to rebel!"
Zheng Canghai was horrified, and was extremely shocked by the shocking secret he discovered. As an official of the Dayu Dynasty, it was okay to smuggle to make money, but if you wanted to rebel, he would not agree.
This is not a rebellion, this is clearly destroying his job!
Who doesn’t know that the emperor has been suffering from illness for a long time, and now he has postponed the imperial examination and will not go to court for many days. In such a turbulent time, if those guys want to rebel, and the world will be in chaos, how can they, the gentry, be the landlords in peace?<
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If Zheng Canghai was still an official in the court, he might have sat on the sidelines and waited for which side to win before voting for which side. But now he is just an official who has become an official and cannot participate in the court's games. He only has one-third of his own land to maintain.
Life.
Rebellion means destroying one’s job, Zheng Canghai simply couldn’t sit still.
In the magistrate's yamen, Yang Anguo, Tang Hao and Chen Ping sat at the bottom, and Yang Anguo and Tang Hao sat firmly on the chair.
"Food is the foundation of the country. Food smuggling has been the focus of every dynasty. I once served in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I have nothing but this awe-inspiring righteousness in my chest!"
"Master Fu, Master Zhou, the smuggling of one hundred thousand shi of grain is no small matter. This must be a big case. Although I am over sixty years old, I am willing to sacrifice my life to accompany you!"
"Whenever you two adults need me, just send someone to let me know. I will know everything and tell you everything!"
Zheng Canghai's impassioned speech made the three people present look at him with suspicion. Chen Ping even realized the power of the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
This talker is so smooth!
Chen Ping really wanted to give Zheng Canghai a thumbs up. The imperial censor who had retired for almost ten years was so sharp-tongued. Wouldn’t those in office be able to scold people to death?
"Brother Zheng deserves to be from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Since he is so candid, I won't hold back any more."
Yang Anguo smiled and then asked Zheng Canghai.
He didn't care how much Zheng Canghai had colluded with this organization before, as long as he could provide valid information now, so when some contradictory things appeared in Zheng Canghai's explanation, Yang Anguo also laughed it off.
When Zheng Canghai left the prefect's Yamen, Yang Anguo, Tang Hao, and Chen Ping looked at each other, and then looked at the rice paper filled with small characters on the table and showed an incomprehensible smile.
In addition to Zheng Canghai, in the next two days, some gentry and scholars came one after another to solve the riddle for the three of them.
The 100,000-stone grain smuggling case, which originally had all the clues cut off and could not be investigated, turned out to have a lot of usable information.
Although the information is disorganized, it seems like a mess and there is no way to start.
But in Chen Ping's eyes, this is the first step to follow the vine and find the melon. He has found the vine, will he be far away from finding the melon next?
"Master Tang, you can start investigating."
"Where to check?"
"Wherever the grain enters Lingzhou, we will check it from there, all the way to the source."
Chen Ping narrowed his eyes and looked out the window. This organization only relied on the participation and assistance of gentry and officials at the local level to expand nationwide.
Now that the gentry is afraid, the momentum he wanted to create has been reduced to half. Where will the sword point next?
Tang Hao thought for a moment and said happily: "It's better to just go straight to Huanglong. How much effort will it take to start from the bottom? To capture the thief, capture the king first."
"Aren't you afraid that they will jump over the wall in a hurry?"
"They dare to make a move. I can't help but ask for it! If you want to investigate, just make it bigger. Is it worthy of your coming from the capital?"
After saying this, Tang Hao immediately stood up, took off the jade pendant from his waist and said, "Brother Luo, please take my jade pendant to the military camp outside the city, and order all the troops to enter the city to capture the thieves."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Li's figure landed at the door. He strode to Tang Hao, took the jade pendant, nodded slightly, and then walked out.
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