"We must get this batch of refugees in our hands first!"
On the official road not far away, the imperial censor Jia Simao was riding a pony, leading a small group of imperial guards, looking for the refugees who had come to Beijing to complain along the road. He frowned and had only one thought in his mind.
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In fact, Jia Simao doesn't like riding horses. He is more accustomed to riding in a sedan. After all, he is nearly fifty years old, his physical strength has declined, and his energy is not as good as before. Even just a pony is too bumpy for Jia Simao.
But Jia Simao couldn't care less about all this hard work now. Thinking of the various instructions given by Lu Chunxiao, the right inspector of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, before he left the capital, Jia Simao couldn't help but feel that he had a heavy responsibility.
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At that time, it was just after mid-morning and midnight, and Jia Simao had just gone to bed, but Lu Chunxiao secretly came to visit Jia Simao's house.
Seeing Lu Chunxiao's sudden visit at this time, Jia Simao did not dare to neglect and quickly got up to greet him.
Welcoming Lu Chunxiao to the study, they sat down together and then moved away. Before Jia Simao could ask, Lu Chunxiao said with a serious look: "Master Jia, I am here late at night because of the entrustment of His Highness the Crown Prince. I have something important to do."
I have to ask you to do it."
Jia Simao hurriedly said: "I wonder what your Highness the Prince's orders are? Mr. Lu, it's okay to just say it!"
Lu Chunxiao said slowly: "Master Jia, in recent days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and we have been in a disadvantageous situation. I think you are also aware of it."
Jia Simao nodded and said: "Indeed, all the remarks made by the government and the public these days are not very beneficial to us."
Lu Chunxiao first sighed, and then frowned and said: "That day, the refugees from Heze came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to file a complaint. Because it involved preparations for the southern tour, I hesitated for a moment. The refugees were instigated by thoughtful people, and finally broke up unhappy.
This has triggered countless rumors. Not only has our Procuratorate lost its justice in the hearts of the people, but the reputation of His Highness the Crown Prince is no longer as virtuous as before."
Seeing Lu Chunxiao's sad expression, Jia Simao quickly comforted him and said: "Master Lu, please be at ease. As the saying goes, the pure will become pure and the turbid will become turbid. There are indeed more rumors in recent days, but as long as we have a clear conscience and act upright,
If you act appropriately, sooner or later the world will understand what is going on."
Lu Chunxiao shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "How can things be so simple? There have been such big mistakes in the preparations for the southern tour, which has caused such great public resentment. Once the hostile forces in the DPRK and China are clinging to it, even His Highness the Crown Prince
, I’m afraid it’s going to be a whole lot of trouble, not to mention that we’re all going to the procuratorate.”
Jia Simao hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, he won't ignore it, right?"
Lu Chunxiao's wry smile grew thicker and said: "Your Majesty, he will naturally protect His Royal Highness, but he may not necessarily protect our Metropolitan Procuratorate. The Metropolitan Procuratorate's refusal to accept the case of the Heze refugees directly triggered all kinds of rumors today. This way
If the situation is taken advantage of by Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen and others, and they pursue and fight fiercely, even with His Majesty's protection and forcibly suppress the matter, His Highness the Crown Prince's reputation will still be greatly damaged. As for our Procuratorate, in order to
To quell the impact, I’m afraid a purge and rectification will be needed! By then, many of your and my like-minded colleagues will probably be forced to resign.”
Jia Simao was stunned. He had obviously never thought about this. He was secretly shocked and couldn't help but ask: "But I have seen that in the morning court these days, neither Zhou Shangjing, Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao, nor Zhao Junchen...
Mention this matter. As long as it is delayed for a while and the impact of this matter gradually fades away, even if they use this matter to impeach us, it will probably not have much effect, right?"
Lu Chunxiao sneered: "These treacherous ministers and corrupt officials have always been hostile to us. How can they be so kind and not take the opportunity to suppress us? His Royal Highness has just received news that the refugees who came to Beijing to complain are not just Heze, Shandong. When the time comes,
Refugees from other places are coming to the capital one after another to complain, and this matter will only become more and more serious. Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen and the others are waiting for the most suitable time to take action."
Jia Simao's body was shocked and he asked in shock: "Are there any other refugees who want to go to Beijing to complain?"
Lu Chunxiao nodded solemnly.
Jia Simao couldn't help but panic and asked: "Then what should we do?"
Lu Chunxiao sighed again and said: "Originally, according to Mrs. Xiao's instructions before her death, Mr. Li Chengru should have taken the initiative to take responsibility. Mr. Li is the head of our Metropolitan Procuratorate. If he takes the responsibility
We, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, can also take full responsibility for the responsibility. As for the Crown Prince, with His Majesty's protection, there will be no serious problems. In this way, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and our Metropolitan Procuratorate will inevitably have their reputations damaged, this matter
It’s considered to have calmed down.”
Hearing what Lu Chunxiao said, Jia Simao couldn't help but look sad and wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and finally just sighed.
Since Li Chengru came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has treated others with kindness and humility, and has been deeply respected by everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Now that he heard that Li Chengru would be blamed, Jia Simao was naturally sad, but since he had no other choice, he could only sigh.
However, Lu Chunxiao changed the subject and continued: "However, although Mr. Li Chengru agreed to this method and was willing to sacrifice himself to protect everyone, the prince was not willing and only reserved it as a last resort. Now
His Highness, the Crown Prince, has thought of a new method. If it succeeds, not only will Mr. Li Chengru be saved, but the reputation of our Metropolitan Procuratorate will also improve accordingly, and the disaster of purge and rectification will eventually be avoided!"
Jia Simao was shocked and asked quickly: "I don't know what to do?"
Lu Chunxiao said: "That is to take the refugees who are going to Beijing to file complaints first and receive them into the hands of our Metropolitan Procuratorate! In this way, we can not only show our determination to handle the case to the government and the public, but also get rid of the suspicion that we are protecting the prince.
The changes in the situation are in our own hands. If everything goes well and we can handle it properly, we may be able to help the prince restore his reputation!"
Hearing what Lu Chunxiao said, Jia Simao's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said loudly: "That's great! Mr. Lu, please rest assured. When the city gate opens tomorrow, I will lead the officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to guard there. They must first
In one step, we can control the refugees who come to Beijing to file complaints in the hands of our Metropolitan Procuratorate!"
Lu Chunxiao's expression became more cautious, and he shook his head and said: "It's impossible to just wait and see. According to the information he received from His Royal Highness, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple now have the same plan. The Ministry of Punishment is under Shen Changmao's influence, and the Yamen of Dali Temple is even more interested in Zhou Shangjing.
If we just obey orders, we may not be able to win against them."
Jia Simao hesitated and said: "Master Lu, you mean...?"
Lu Chunxiao waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Only if we take the initiative to go out to Beijing to search, can we first control the refugees who come to Beijing to complain! This is also what His Highness the Crown Prince wants!"
As he spoke, Lu Chunxiao's expression became more cautious, and he warned Jia Simao: "Originally, I planned to take responsibility for this matter personally. As far as I know, the refugees who will go to Beijing to file a complaint are about to enter Shuntian Prefecture.
However, I have to attend the morning court tomorrow after all, but I can’t do anything else. Among all the censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I trust you the most, so I want to entrust you with such an important task. Tomorrow City
After the door is opened, you will lead a team of government officials to search southward along the road. We must take the refugees who came to Beijing to complain into our own hands. Only in this way can we reverse the current unfavorable situation!"
Hearing that he had a heavy responsibility, Jia Simao stood up and said repeatedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I will go find some trusted officials and wait at the city gate. When the city gate opens, I will take them with me right away."
Go and search, and you will definitely get the refugees before the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple!"
Lu Chunxiao nodded vigorously, with a look of trust in his eyes, and said slowly: "It's a very important matter, I'll leave everything to Master Jia!"
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"We must take the first step and take the refugees who come to Beijing to complain into the hands of our Metropolitan Procuratorate!"
Recalling the previous scenes, Jia Simao's expression became more determined. Regardless of the hard work of riding a horse, he turned to the government servant behind him and urged: "Go faster, don't delay. Once we find the refugees who came to Beijing to complain, everyone will go back."
All are rewarded with silver."
Hearing Jia Simao's shouts, the government officials who had been summoned by Jia Simao and waited at the city gate all night finally cheered up and walked faster.
"Master Censor, what do you think is going on in front of you? There are too many people so I can't see clearly, but the refugees you are looking for seem to be there."
Suddenly, the officer who was holding Jia Simao's horse pointed not far ahead and reminded him.
Jia Simao was slightly startled and quickly looked up.
Jia Simao sat on the horse, his position was higher and he could see more clearly, but he saw not far in front of them, next to the official road, there was a stall selling refreshments and food. This stall was now being used by a group of pedestrians.
Watching the excitement, among the people, there were dozens of people in ragged clothes who looked like refugees, and they were discussing something with each other angrily.
Seeing this scene, Jia Simao was shocked and shouted quickly: "Go to a few people and ask them if they are the refugees who came to Beijing to complain. If they are, bring them to me!"
After hearing Jia Simao's instructions, several government servants hurriedly walked towards the paving position.
"Give way! Give way!"
The leader of the government office shouted, while pushing through the people watching the excitement, and finally reached the pavement. Seeing the tired and miserable appearance of the refugees in front of him, he felt a little more confident, and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
At this time, these refugees were surrounding a capable man in his thirties, asking questions one after another. His expression was full of trust, but the government official did not pay attention to this. He just shouted loudly: "Fellow folks, you have come to Beijing."
Complaining? If so, come with me. I am from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. There are countless Qingtians in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. One of them, Qingtian, has personally come to pick you up. He will make the decision for you!"
However, something unexpected happened.
After hearing his shouts, the refugees in front of them and the people around them who were watching the excitement were all stunned. Then they looked at them and the government servants with strange expressions, and then they gradually showed horror.
The man who was being questioned by the refugees saw a sneer flashing across his face when he saw the appearance of these government officials, and then suddenly shouted loudly: "Folks, run, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is here to drive away the arrests."
You guys!!”
As the man's words rang out, the surrounding refugees and the crowd of people watching the excitement finally came to their senses, shouted loudly, and fled in all directions.
And the person who shouted was none other than Wang Hong!
After his propaganda and instigation just now, everyone here has been convinced that the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Crown Prince are collaborating. Now that they see people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate coming, they will naturally not have any thoughts of welcoming them.
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Therefore, they could only flee in all directions for fear that the Metropolitan Procuratorate would catch them.
Among them, the refugees were worried that the Metropolitan Procuratorate would really drive them away or arrest them in order to protect the prince, while other people watching the excitement were worried that they would be arrested for spreading rumors.
With hundreds of people shouting, running, and escaping at the same time, like animals running away and birds scattering, the situation was naturally chaotic.
When Wang Hong saw such a chaotic scene, he sneered again, but took advantage of the chaos and left calmly.
On the other side, the government officials stared blankly at the civilians and refugees around them. They fled in terror as if seeing evil ghosts. They didn't know what happened.
On the contrary, Jia Simao, who was not far away, reacted first. After seeing such a scene, although he didn't know what happened, he still shouted eagerly to the government officials: "Don't let them escape! Stop them quickly! Quickly!"
go!"
However, his words further solidified the fears in the hearts of the refugees and people. However, they fled faster and the situation became more chaotic!
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The government officials were strong and strong. Although they encountered a lot of resistance, they finally stopped many refugees who came to Beijing to complain.
However, because the refugees resisted fiercely, they inevitably used some violent methods.
And all of this is in the eyes of passers-by and people around!
Therefore, although Jia Simao's trip was barely completed, it was completely contrary to what the prince and his party expected. Not only did the reputation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate not improve, but on the contrary, all the previous rumors and rumors had not faded away.
The new rumor that the hospital beat and arrested refugees along the way in order to protect the prince, soon began to spread in the capital.
As a result, the reputation of both the Imperial Court and the Crown Prince Zhu Heyu became even more tarnished after this incident!
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