Chapter 498 of Gui Zi Scroll: This incident is of great magnitude and has wide-reaching consequences.
Only Zhao Wenzhao and two censors were left in the room.
The atmosphere was a bit solemn.
It is certainly a good thing to have such a huge harvest, but this account has pushed the situation into a situation that is somewhat difficult to retreat from.
"Tell me, what's the problem?" Feng Ziying knew that there must be some inside story that made a group of people so eager to report it to her.
"The main reason is that there is an account here and there may be some problems."
Zhao Wenzhao glanced at the two silent censors and rubbed his temples. He had to speak for himself, but he was unwilling to get involved in these matters. This should be a matter for the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"That sum? What's the problem?" Feng Ziying was very patient.
Now that he is here, he is also mentally prepared to make the Longjing Lieutenant and the imperial censors find it difficult. It must not be simple. Isn't he here to solve these troubles?
"This sum is Jia Er." Zhao Wenzhao swallowed, "It's been a long time. In December of the first year of Yonglong, there was a golden Buddha and three thousand taels of silver; in March of the second year of Yonglong, Cheng Yi got one thousand taels of gold.
, and another Yongfang mansion in Dashi,...
"What's wrong?" Feng Ziying asked, tilting her head in confusion.
"Well, according to our investigation and understanding, the prefix "A" should be an official of the Nanjing Sixth Department or the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In other words, this bribe should have been given to an official of the Nanjing Sixth Department in the first year of Yonglong, and
This man left Nanjing in March of the second year of Yonglong. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have been promoted and went to the capital, so he had one thousand taels of Cheng Yi's gold."
Zhao Wenzhao is also a veteran in investigating crimes, and his analysis is clear and logical. For the two censors, this is not a very complicated issue.
Cheng Yi, it must be a farewell. One thousand taels of gold is only three months apart from a golden Buddha and three thousand taels of silver, which means that this person is gone. Plus a Yongfang mansion in Dashi. If not
After being promoted to the capital, I'm afraid the Tang family won't spend so much money to curry favor with the other party.
If you meet these clues, it will be easy to find out. Those who were promoted from Nanjing Liubu or the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the capital city are worthy of the Tang family's heavy bets. It is estimated that they are at least the level of Liubu Minister. In March of the second year of Yonglong,
With a little research, you can find out the officials who went to the capital from Nanjing during this period.
Feng Ziying didn't want to ask any more questions. Looking at the expressions of Zhao Wenzhao and the two censors, he knew that these were probably current officials, and they were at the level of minister at that time. What level could they be now? It can't be said that ten years have passed.
Demoted?
Who could it be?
Countless faces flashed through Feng Ziying's mind. Among the current big bosses, there are only a handful of people who came from Nanjing Sixth Department, or to put it simply, he is the only one.
How could it be him?
But why can't it be him?
But if it was him, why didn't the Tang family respond at all?
Feng Ziying shook her head. It probably had something to do with herself.
It was originally determined that the four families were the primary targets, and then the families involved in illegal salt sales. Indeed, the Tang family and the Ding family were not included in the key targets, but they may be involved.
But the Tang family has Songjiang scholar families such as the Dong and Lu families to rely on. If someone else doesn't know as much about the situation of the Tang family as I do, especially when it comes to the complicated entanglements between Japanese pirates and Jinshan Guards, I might still be able to rely on them.
I really let the Tang family go.
Just like the Yu family, the third largest shareholder of Taihe Yinzhuang, which is tied with the Ding family, isn't it silently absent from the list?
Does the Yu family really have no problems?
Even if the Yu family has two officials with Jinshi background, so what?
Yu Chengxian was the salt censor of the Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers. Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing were the most familiar with that area. There were many intelligence clues about him there, and 10% of the Zhen family’s salt profit was given to the Si Yamen, the salt envoy of the two Huaihe capitals.
Doesn’t it mean that most of them fell into the hands of Yu Chengxian?
If we really need to investigate, how many officials can withstand the investigation?
But the Tang family's behavior is too bad.
Smuggling is nothing more than smuggling, but colluding with Japanese pirates is unacceptable. Robbery of merchant ships at sea is just a matter of dealing with things ashore.
They collaborated to engage in robbery, kidnapping and extortion. Such abominable behavior made it impossible for anyone to let them go. Feng Ziying absolutely supported the eradication of the Tang family.
As for involving some officials, Feng Ziying had already expected it.
It is reasonable for the Six Ministries of Nanjing, Songjiang Prefecture, and several neighboring prefectures. The Tang family can do so much in shipbuilding, shipping, banking, and many other aspects. How can it not be compared with the neighboring prefectures?
Is there a connection between Fuzhou? So it is normal to draw in some officials, but it is a bit tricky to suddenly draw out an important minister, and he is one of the several big bosses in the capital city.
No wonder the two censors were so silent.
"Who else knows?" Feng Ziying pondered for a while before asking.
"Only the three of us have read this book before, but now we have one more person, you." Zhao Wenzhao cherished his words like gold. Feng Ziying nodded and did not spread the word. Even Mao Chenglu and the others didn't know about it. This is the best.
Feng Ziying had no say at all times, and even Gu Bingqian couldn't make the decision. Feng Ziying was still considering whether to inform the other party of this situation, and she still had to think carefully.
Sometimes telling the other party will only embarrass the other party. It is better not to tell the other party and save them more troubles.
"Well, just leave this book to me. You just need to know about it. As for the follow-up, I'm afraid it's not something you and I, or even Mr. Gu Ge, can decide. We should wait until we return to Beijing."
Feng Ziying thought for a while before making a decision.
This also made several people feel relieved.
It's best this way. Feng Ziying will shoulder all the responsibilities.
"My lord, when it comes to other matters, do we still need to interrogate the Tang family?" Zhao Wenzhao breathed a sigh of relief and also considered another issue.
"Of course you have to ask, and the relevant information must be handed over to me. Except for this one, I'm afraid I have to report the others to Mr. Gu Ge. As for how to deal with it specifically, as long as it doesn't exceed expectations, I guess Gu Ge
I can still make a decision." Feng Ziying answered decisively.
Just because you don't move the boss doesn't mean you'll let other soldiers and generals go.
For example, the officials here in Jiangnan need a general cleaning to move their positions. This is one of the two major tasks for Gu Bingqian and the others. What he has to do is to help them sort out and clean things up so that they can get started when they come.
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"The main members of the Tang family should not stay in Songjiang and be sent directly to Nanjing. I am worried that they will encounter various disturbances in Songjiang and may even bring danger to the main members of the Tang family. It is best to leave tomorrow and let Mao Chenglu lead 300 soldiers.
Escort, Wen Zhao, you Long Jinwei also need to send someone to escort you to prevent accidents.
Several major figures in the Tang family are now involved in too many stakes. Such a raid may catch everyone off guard for a while and make it too late to react. However, once they react, various means must be used to eliminate this potential danger.
Regardless of whether the Tang family speaks or not, the risk is quite high. No one is willing to put their fate in the hands of others.
"Sir, we plan to conduct a surprise trial tonight to see if we can make a breakthrough. Not all of the four Tang brothers are tough, and they can always defeat each other." Zhao Wenzhao was very confident, "As long as we get
With some insider clues, I guess some people know that there is little point in taking another risk, and the risk is greater. At that time, it may be more cost-effective to surrender."
"Wen Zhao, you think these people are too kind. How can these people surrender themselves? They are all ruthless characters who are unwilling to die without seeing the Yellow River. If you don't have solid evidence, how can they accept the law?" Feng Ziying shook her head, "
Look, some people here will feel that it has been so long that they may not be traced. Some people think that this is a one-on-one transaction, and they will refuse to admit it. What can you do to me? Others will think that they
With a strong background, they may not dare to touch them, or if they touch them, they can use the backers behind them to put pressure on them..."
Speaking of this, Feng Ziying smiled and said, "Of course, what people think is right, some things are indeed beyond our control, but at least we have to have enough of what we should control in our hands. If we really want to touch them,
At any time, you can take it out and hit it with a fatal blow! The initiative must be grasped
In our own hands!"
On the second day, the group traveled from Songjiang to Wusongkou, where they boarded a naval ship and headed for Nanjing.
Seeing Zhao Wenzhao looking a little sluggish after staying up all night, Feng Ziying thought the effect was not good, so she pressed him. However, Zhao Wenzhao took the initiative to come to Feng Ziying and said, "My lord, I am fortunate to have lived up to my fate."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was surprised, "Did you do it?"
"Of course it's impossible to attack them all. We also use various means to break through their defenses based on some of the information we have, and then combine it with the records in the book to verify it, and finally break through. The third child of the Tang family has the most worries and the most ideas.
, it is best to break through, but he does not have much information, but it can be used as a breakthrough to confirm each other. It is from him that we found clues and breakthroughs...
Feng Ziying took the list given by Zhao Wenzhao and flipped through it. B2, suspected to be the former Songjiang prefect, now the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Cui Wenqing, B3, suspected to be the former Songjiang prefect, current Guangdong Procuratorate, Mei Guangyuan...,
Yiba, former magistrate of Huating County, now magistrate of Zhangde Prefecture in the north, Zhao Jiuyuan,...
They are mainly concentrated on the B-level officials, who are basically former or current local officials in Songjiang and Huating.
Feng Ziying took a cursory look and found that there were twenty-three people named B, the earliest of which dates back to the 33rd year of Yuanxi. This history is really quite long.
Feng Ziying estimated that this must have been recorded several times, otherwise it would be impossible for the books from twenty years ago to be preserved until now.
The number of officials involved in the B title ranges from prefects to tongzhi, general magistrates, magistrates, county magistrates, county magistrates, and inspections. The number is large and small, and even the bribes accepted by one inspection office are as high as two.
A thousand taels of silver, which is higher than the county magistrate. He must have been of great help in certain matters.