Yunhui Hall, Jiangdu City, is the official inn in Jiangdu County, which is generally only for important officials. Yunhui Hall covers an area of five acres and consists of five yards. Each yard has more than a dozen houses, and there are special ones.
The official of the menshi official.
But the five-acre official had only one official living here. This person was Wei Deyu, the censor who arrived in Jiangdu more than a month ago. Wei Deyu was from the Wei clan of Jingzhao and was very much from Emperor Yang Guang.
trust.
During this trip to Jiangnan, Wei Deyu first impeached Zhang Xinsi, the prefect of Pengcheng County, to increase taxes. Unexpectedly, the specific author, He Yun envoy Yang Hun, committed suicide bizarrely, which made him insufficient evidence. Zhang Xin was only transferred to Liang County as the chief minister.
Emperor Yang Guang was quite dissatisfied with him and sent Sili doctor Xue Daoheng to investigate another case. What Wei Deyu did not expect was that Xue Daoheng did not investigate the officials, but investigated him and impeached Emperor Yang Guang to accept bribes. In fact, he was
Pengcheng County indeed accepted a thirty-pound golden Buddha that Wanji and Qianji gave him on a boat trip.
When he arrived in Jiangdu County, he realized that Wanji and Qianji ships were actually both of the Zhang family's industries. He realized that he had been fooled. Fortunately, Yang Guang still trusted him and issued a secret order to him, ordering him to investigate Guanlong secretly.
The industry of the nobles in the Jianghuai area.
For the past month, Wei Deyu was very low-key and went out early and returned late. He made many amazing discoveries. The Zhang family's control of the canal transportation was just the tip of the iceberg. In fact, the major chaebols of the Guanlong nobles began to occupy the Jianghuai ten years after Kaihuang.
In wealthy places such as Jiangnan, they penetrated their power into every industry in the name of their generals and their confidant slaves, especially the widespread land and farms. The Zhang family occupied thousands of hectares of tea gardens and dozens of them.
Landscape.
There are also Yuan, Dugu, Yu, Yu, Dou, Houmochen, Changsun, etc. Almost every family of these Guanlong nobles is rich in Jiangnan.
Under the protection of Zhang Yunyi, the prefect of Jiangdu County, Yu Wenqi, the prefect of Danyang County, and Yu Qinming, the prefect of Wu County, these industries have developed more rapidly in recent years. They use their power to exclude southern capital and monopolize many profitable industries, and the phenomenon of Guanlong and Jiangnan.
Already appeared.
Under the lamp, Wei Deyu was writing hard. He had written three thick memorials, tens of thousands of words, all of which were his detailed investigations over the past month. He knew that Yang Yuanqing came to Jiangnan to investigate the case. Yang Guang ordered him to investigate the report.
The transfer was made to Yang Yuanqing, and Yang Yuanqing came to attack the Jiangnan officialdom.
At this time, the men rang, and Wadeyu stopped writing and asked, "Who is it?"
"Master Wei, it's me!" This is the voice of Wang Shunlang, the official who served him.
"Is there anything wrong?"
"I'm bringing a brazier to the master."
It is early November now. Although the weather in Jiangdu is not as cold as in the north, it is very cold. Wei Deyu rubs his hands and smiles: "Send it in!"
Men opened, Wang Shunlang came in with a big brazier with difficulty. Wei Deyu hurriedly stepped forward to help. The two carried the brazier into the house. Wang Shunlang glanced at the side and said, "Master, what you wrote fell."
Wei Deyu turned around and saw a memorial on the ground. He was stunned for a moment. How could the memorial fall to the ground? He put down the brazier and went forward to pick it up. Just as he bent down, Wang Shunlang's face became extremely ferocious, and he rushed forward.
Covering Wei Deyu's mouth, pulling out a dagger and stabbing it hard into his back. Wei Deyu screamed and blood gushed out. Wang Shunlang suddenly wiped his neck with a dagger, cut his throat, and killed Wei Deyu.
In the room.
Wang Shunlang moved quickly. He took out a memorial from his arms, placed it carefully on the table, and then turned two pages, carefully putting the pen on it. The handwriting on the memorial was exactly the same as that of Wei Deyu, but the content was impeachment of Xue Daoheng for taking bribes and sexual intercourse.
Wang Shunlang looked through several memorials that Wei Deyu was writing, pondered for a while, immediately put several secret investigation reports into his arms, put the brazier in his straight line, threw down one thing, and quickly retreated.
An hour later, Wang Shunlang's terrified shouts sounded in Yunhui Hall, "Come here! The Imperial Master Wang was killed, come here!"
A quarter of an hour later, the prefect Zhang Yunyi and the county magistrate Wang Shichong led a large group of yamen runners into the Yunhui Pavilion.
"Everyone needs to check, and no room can be left!"
Zhang Yunyi shouted loudly and directed the yamen runners to search the museum. Wang Shunlang was brought up. He knelt in front of Zhang Yunyi and said tremblingly: "The villain went to add carbon to Mr. Wei, but found that the master was lying in a pool of blood. Mr. Wei was too
It's miserable!"
Zhang Yunyi narrowed his eyes, and an undetectable bright se flashed in his eyes, "Then have you noticed any movement?"
"Mr. Wei seems to have a customer who has been here. It's too dark and I didn't see clearly. There seemed to be a quarrel. I hid in the house to keep warm, and I didn't pay attention!"
Zhang Yunyi snorted heavily, "Think about it quickly, who is this guest?"
"It seems... Mr. Xue, his voice is a bit like that, I'm not sure."
In the room, Wang Shichong was carefully inspecting the crime scene, without any traces of fighting, and an acquaintance came. On the table, Wei Deyu was writing a memorial to impeach Xue Daoheng, which was only halfway through. Wang Shichong was slightly stunned. If someone came
, it should be a memorial, or a book cover
At this time, Wang Shichong suddenly found a silver ring under the table. He bent down and picked it up, held it in his palm and looked carefully. It was a rough silver ring. You could tell it was a cheap product at a glance. Wei Deyu could not have such a thing.
thing.
"Did you find something?"
Zhang Yunyi walked in, and he frowned. Jingshi Wei was dead. If he could not find the evil man, he would not be able to serve the emperor.
"Empress, Censor Wei seems to be impeaching Doctor Xue." Wang Shichong pointed to the memorial.
Zhang Yunyi snorted coldly, "This is normal. Didn't Xue Daoheng impeach him the same?"
"What else do you find?"
"There is also a silver ring."
Wang Shichong handed the silver ring to Zhang Yunyi, "It may be related to the murderer when found on the ground."
Zhang Yunyi looked at the silver ring carefully and shook his head and said, "This kind of inferior product is worth up to fifty cents, and it has nothing to do with Yu Shishi."
"Empress, I seem to have seen this silver ring." A follower behind Zhang Yunyi said.
Zhang Yunyi suddenly turned around, stared at the entourage and asked, "Where have you seen it?"
"It seems that he is a subordinate of Dr. Xue, surnamed Jiang, and I have seen him."
"Doctor Xue?"
Zhang Yunyi was stunned. He glanced at Wang Shichong, "Mr. Magistrate, this is not easy to deal with!"
Wang Shichong looked down at the ground and said for a while: "There is no way, it's better than being unable to serve the emperor."
Wang Shichong walked out quickly, "Notify brothers and go to Jinhan Pavilion!"
A smug smile appeared in Zhang Yunyi's eyes.
The Sili doctor Xue Daoheng lives in a museum next door called Jinhan Pavilion, which is also a very good inn. The reason why Xue Daoheng and Wei Deyu are not allowed to live in the same museum is because Xue Daoheng and Wei Deyu are impeached.
The relationship is bad.
"Have you been looking for it? Why did you disappear for no reason!"
In the room, Xue Daoheng was angrily scolding several subordinates. One of his entourage went out at noon and had not returned yet, which made Xue Daoheng extremely angry.
Xue Daoheng is nearly 70 years old this year and is the most famous poet in the Sui Dynasty. He is as famous as Lu Sidao. But at the same time, he is also a self-proclaimed noble person, but also in love with the officialdom. On the one hand, he is a high-ranking official appointed by Emperor Yang Guang.
On the other hand, he often wrote poems to ridicule Yang Guang. He compared himself to King You of Zhou, who was a daughter-in-law, and challenged the bottom line of the emperor several times. Yang Guangjing was outstanding in talent and endured him and endured him. This time he sent him to Jiangnan.
The inspection was originally asked to investigate the local officials in Jiangnan, but he was used by Zhang Yunyi to impeach the censor Wei Deyu, which disappointed Yang Guangshen.
Xue Daoheng has received the letter. Once Yang Yuanqing arrives in Jiangdu, they will immediately handle the call and he will return to the capital. He will return to Beijing early tomorrow morning, but his followers are gone, which makes Xue Daoheng very angry.
"Master, it's late at night now, so I can only go in the gambling hall and the yard, or I can't enter the city outside the city."
"Then go to the gambling hall and look for it, all of it!"
At this moment, a follower ran in, "Master, the prefect and the county magistrate are here, saying that there is something important."
Xue Daoheng was stunned and hurriedly walked out.
In the yard, Zhang Yunyi's eyes were cold, while Wang Shichong stood behind, expressionless, surrounded by a large number of yamen runners behind them.
"Prince Zhang, Prince Wang, what can I do if I come here so late?" Xue Daoheng walked out with a smile.
Zhang Yunyi said lightly: "Doctor Xue, is your follower Jiang Qing there?"
Xue Daoheng frowned, "I'm looking for this person too. I'm going out at noon and haven't returned now. What, has something happened to him?"
Zhang Yunyi shook his head, "I'm sorry, Dr. Xue, we offended him."
Zhang Yunyi waved his hand and said, "Search his room!"
Dozens of yamen runners rushed to the room where their entourage lived and smashed Jiang Qing's room open. Xue Daoheng was furious, "Premier Zhang, what are you doing?"
Wang Shichong sighed and said, "Doctor Xue, Censor Wei was killed more than an hour ago. We found your follower Jiang Qing at the scene."
Xue Daoheng was stunned. Was Wei Deyu actually killed? At this moment, the yamen runner shouted from the room, "Finished!"
What's going on?" Xue Daoheng was stunned and couldn't react for a moment that something had happened.
Zhang Yunyi said coldly: "Doctor Xue, please let Jiang Qingjiao come out!"
The next morning, Yang Yuanqing's fleet arrived at Jiangdu Wharf. Jiangdu Prefect Zhang Yunyi, Jiangdu Chief Wang Shichong, Sima Liu Si, Duwei Wang Jinwu and other important officials went out of the city to welcome the new Censor.
But Xue Daoheng, a Sili doctor who was also inspecting the Jiangnan area, did not come. He was temporarily detained for suspected killing the censor Wei Deyu. Zhang Yunyi was preparing to deal with this matter to Yang Yuanqing.
Doctor Sili is suspected of killing the censor, which is a huge case in any case. As a censor, Yang Yuanqing must return to the capital to report. In other words, Yang Yuanqing can only stay in Jiangdu for three days at most. Let’s learn about it.
In the situation, then you have to go back to Beijing to meet the Saint.
Zhang Yunyi was proud of himself. Isn’t Yang Yuanqing coming to investigate the case? He created a major case for him and asked him to investigate it slowly.
"The big ship docked!"
A boatman shouted loudly, and a team of official boats slowly docked. Yang Yuanqing arrived, and Zhang Yunyi led the officials to greet him.
More than a hundred soldiers walked down the ship, and another young general wearing a silver helmet walked down, but Yang Yuanqing was nowhere to be seen. Zhang Yunyi was stunned and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Where is Censor Yang?"
The young general was Su Lie. He glanced at the officials who came to greet him, looked at the military officer in the middle, and asked, "Can Wang Jin Wu Duwei be there?"
Wang Jinwu is the commander of the Jiangdu local county soldiers. He has more than 3,000 Jiangdu local troops and is responsible for maintaining local public security. He was also in the team and hurried forward and clasped his fists and said, "The last general is!"
Su Lie waved his hand and said, "Take it!"
Dozens of soldiers were prepared and rushed forward to press Wang Jinwu down and tied him up.
"What crime did I commit? Why did I arrest me?" Wang Jinwu shouted desperately.
A accompanying censor came forward and said, "Someone sued you for occupying people's wealth and harming others' orders. You will be dismissed on the spot under the order of Censor Yang!"
"absurd!"
Zhang Yun said irritably: "If you don't know the truth or falsehood, do you just get rid of the official position? Where is your Censor Yang? I'll ask him!"
At this time, Wang Shichong suddenly said coldly: "Yang Yuanqing should be in the military camp now!"