As a first-class official in Chuzhou Prefecture, Li Xiaojian was naturally well-informed and very aware of the development of the situation.
The moment the censor appeared outside the city, Li Xiaojian had already guessed the outcome.
He returned to his office as if nothing had happened. From time to time, a handyman would come in, say a few words and then leave immediately.
It was approaching evening, and the government office was about to get off work.
Another handyman came in with a kettle and said anxiously while changing the water: "My lord, the censor and General Li have come out of the telegraph office. The censor has returned to the Chief Secretary, but General Li is heading towards the military camp!"
"I understand, you can go home." Li Xiaojian looked confident.
The handyman quickly left.
This is a public office, and several clerks are busy working.
When the handyman left the room, they all raised their heads and looked at Li Xiaojian, with panic on their faces.
Li Xiaojian sighed: "Let's go home each."
A civil servant knelt on the ground, crying and crying: "I am the one who has been deceived by lard. I should not have taken the lead in asking for the exemption money. My husband must think of a way!"
Li Xiaojian remained silent.
Should he blame the person in front of him for being disobedient?
Can't blame it.
Li Xiaojian couldn't restrain himself, and neither could the civil servant.
Most of the civil servants and civil servants at the prefecture and county levels are colluding with each other. And more than 70% of the civil servants are actually gang members of the Shahe Society - some are gang members who were hired as soap officials, and some were originally soap officials.
But he joined the Shahe Society.
Even if the civil servants are honest and obedient, it will be difficult for those civil servants to greet them.
The Shahe Society has grown into a monster, often doing things both over and over to deny Li Xiaojian face.
Li Xiaojian, a mere gang leader, naturally didn't take him seriously.
Zheng Guangzu, the leader of the Shahe Society, died suddenly two years ago, the month after setting fire to the merchant ship. He was so disobedient. This kind of out-of-control dog must die suddenly to make Li Xiaojian feel at ease.
The current leader, Jiang Kuan, is the brother-in-law of the previous leader. He personally poisoned the wine, and outsiders really thought it was a sudden illness.
At first, Jiang Kuan did behave more obediently, but this kind of obedience depends on what happened.
Jiang Kuan would not dare to do such vicious criminal cases, such as killing people to steal goods or setting boats on fire. After all, he had learned from the past.
But in Jiang Kuan's view, collecting some money for exemption from military service is nothing. How dare such unscrupulous people rebel? Those gangsters who have become corrupt officials are all clamoring to take advantage of the opportunity to make money. Naturally, Jiang Kuan cannot object, let alone
What's more, there is support from the civil servants in the yamen.
Jiang Kuan even wanted to clear his name and work as a government official in the future, becoming a small leader responsible for catching thieves.
Then let your son study. If he can pass the imperial examination, it is best to become an official. If he fails, he will be a civil servant. And he must register with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but he will not be a white-collar civil servant without a formal establishment.
If the imperial censor had not appeared this time, public opinion would probably have been suppressed. After all, no lives were actually lost, and most of the petitioners had been dispersed outside the city.
By then, this Jiang Kuan will also die suddenly!
Find another one who is more obedient.
Two leaders have died in a row, so the third one should not cause trouble again.
It's a pity that there is no chance.
The censor went directly to the telegraph office to ask for instructions from the Supervisory Council. No one except the emperor could stop this matter. His uncle, who was the prime minister, had long been cut off from the family. It was impossible for him to come out to plead for mercy, and he might even demand strictness.
Legal action.
"Let's break up. Go back and see your wife and children." Li Xiaojian raised his hand.
Hearing this, several civil servants lost their minds and left Hucao's office like zombies.
Since Emperor Zhu had always cracked down on corruption, the officials had already learned the lesson. They had no evidence of crime that needed to be destroyed, all files and accounts were normal, and even after ten years of investigation, nothing fishy could be found.
Therefore, there was no strange incident of burning down the archives room.
Everyone had left, and Li Xiaojian was sitting alone. Suddenly he took off his belt and moved a stool.
In the late Song Dynasty, Song Jiang and other Shandong bandits went south to ravage Chuzhou many times. Although they rarely conquered the city, the rich families in the countryside were also very unlucky.
As soon as they heard about the commotion, they took all their money and hid in the city. The money and food they didn't have time to take away naturally made it easier for the thieves.
But there are always times when things are slow.
Those guys in Songjiang robbed the canal and flew up and down the canal. Even the officers and soldiers were attacked. How could the officers and soldiers of the ordinary gentry be well-informed?
On one of these occasions, Li Xiaojian ran away with his whole family, taking only a small amount of gold, silver and antique calligraphy and paintings. All the copper coins accumulated by generations were looted. Even the coins hidden in the cellar were found!
In those two years, Li Xiaojian lived a hard life and almost became so poor that he sold antiques to replenish his income.
It was not until the founding of the Ming Dynasty that Li Xiaojian finally came to the end of his hardships.
At that time, many Chuzhou officials and wealthy businessmen heard that Li Hanzhang was a confidant of Prince Zhu, so they came to establish relations with him with heavy gifts.
Li Xiaojian tasted the taste of power.
He was too cautious at first, and Li Bao and Fang Mengqing returned to Huainan. Since the situation was still unclear, Li Xiaojian had been hiding at home and pretending to be ill, missing the best opportunity to become an official. By the time Zhu Guoxiang ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Huainan was basically in peace, and the gift giver
People came to visit one after another, and it was already difficult for Li Xiaojian to become an official directly.
So, he thought about taking the path of transferring from official to official, and becoming a powerful and wealthy official.
Later, suddenly the whole country was cracking down on corruption. Li Hanzhang asked his brothers to come back and separate the families, and also asked the clan members to abide by their duties and not break the law. Only then did Li Xiaojian finally feel that something was wrong.
Even though he could be promoted to a post office, he did not want to be transferred to another position. He has always been willing to be a local tiger, promoted from the county government to the government government.
Moreover, he only developed his power in Chuzhou Prefecture and would never touch it outside of Chuzhou Prefecture.
Every time he was severely punished, he temporarily avoided the limelight.
He even took the initiative to cooperate with the government when he was working as a tenant.
At that time, when officials at both levels of the provincial government spoke, Li Xiaojian was willing to listen, and the subordinate staff below did not dare to cause trouble.
However, as more and more officials became collusive, and as he supported the Shahe Society in illegal salt transportation, Li Xiaojian became less and less cautious, and became increasingly unable to control the huge group of subordinate officials and gangs.
Not just him, but his family as well.
The second son even accidentally beat to death a traveling scholar out of jealousy.
The scholar had the reputation of being a scholar, and there were also officials in his family. Fortunately, he was from out of town, far away from Chuzhou, so Li Xiaojian had enough time to take care of things.
First, the witnesses were coerced and bribed, and old officials were asked to plan collusive confessions.
They confirmed that Zhengfeng was jealous and beat someone to death, but it was not Mr. Li who beat him to death. It was several servants of Mr. Li who saw their master being punched, so they rushed to help and accidentally missed it. It was even one of the servants who beat him to death.
He couldn't explain clearly. He also insisted that the deceased was drunk and acted first, and the deceased also had a lot of responsibility.
The family members of the deceased mobilized their connections to argue the case, and the lawsuit lasted for two years.
In the end, the Li family paid two thousand gu in compensation for the funeral expenses, and all the servants were imprisoned, but nothing happened to Mr. Li.
After this incident, Li Xiaojian's second son not only did not restrain himself, but became even more aggressive, forcing his father to help wipe his butt countless times.
The third son, who was originally very well-behaved, gradually started to follow suit and was completely led astray by his elder brother.
Even the two married daughters are arrogant and domineering in their husband's family and are known far and wide as tigresses.
There is only one eldest son. He is an honest man, but he is too honest and is not the material to run the household.
Qin Hui's case back then also involved Chuzhou.
Fortunately, at that time, the main focus was on investigating Qin Hui's gang members, and the investigation was conducted across the country. Due to lack of manpower, many things were not investigated in depth, otherwise Li Xiaojian would have been finished at that time.
During the handling of the case, Li Xiaojian could not sleep all night long and even vowed to stop at the brink.
But once the limelight passed, everything was forgotten.
Li Xiaojian and his co-conspirators even feel that they are awesome. Such a big case is fine, so what else is there to be afraid of?
Many people even rumored that Mr. Li Ge was protecting remotely.
This kind of statement was believed not only by subordinates and gang members, but also by many officials. The number of officials who collaborated with Li Xiaojian in committing crimes actually became more numerous because of this incident!
Do you regret it?
have no idea.
To be continued...