After the last conversation, Ma Xun pressed his eyes and saw that he was being slapped with a big label. How could he remain silent? He retorted: "Chen Yingzhen! How dare you slander and slander the imperial envoy! How brave you are!"
Li You actually didn't react. Who is Chen Yingzhen?
Then Chen Zhixian said disdainfully: "Master Ma, do you dare to take this seriously? This eunuch came to this county the day before yesterday to ask for raw silk but failed, so he was kicked out of the county government by me. Then yesterday you sealed the silk warehouse, and today you and the eunuch
The thieves came to the door at the same time. This is too much of a coincidence. Could it be that you are not here for the official business of making silk? "
Li You suddenly realized that the name of the county magistrate Chen was Chen Yingzhen. This was the first time he heard it in such a long time. The main reason was that no one in the county called him by his name directly.
Ma Xunjian said coldly: "I am indeed here for this matter, but I cannot tolerate it..."
He only said half of what he said when he heard someone in the crowd shouting angrily: "There is a strange story about an imperial envoy colluding with eunuchs to make money in broad daylight! Do you dare to ask if we and other common people still have a way out?"
Ma Xunjian was furious and turned around to yell at the crowd, "Shut up! What unruly person is here..."
Before he could finish his words, County Magistrate Chen said loudly: "Master Ma! Although I respect you as an imperial envoy, I don't want to wear this hat. I can't just watch you traitors and eunuchs run amok and do nothing!"
After speaking, he took off his official hat with both hands and looked at Ma Xunjian solemnly.
Ma Xun, who was repeatedly interrupted, was so angry that his mouth trembled. He turned around to say something, but was still beaten to the spot. I saw a subordinate next to the weaving eunuch saying to the county magistrate Chen: "Master Chen, why bother? Master Ma is the imperial envoy."
, Eunuch Lu is the emperor’s messenger, he can reach heaven, you must always think about yourself.”
Inspector Li also advised in a low voice: "Please, county magistrate, think twice."
Chen Zhixian gritted his teeth and said, "Why should I regret my humble body of seven feet?"
Ma Xunjian finally saw something strange. This person from the Weaving Bureau was obviously taking the initiative to stick to him and couldn't shake it off. Is this a coincidence? He pointed at the still-smiling Weaving Eunuch Lu and wanted to speak, but was interrupted.
Already...
Someone in the crowd shouted: "The evil is so powerful that Master Qingtian is unable to stop it. Why don't we go to Suzhou Mansion to complain! Those who would like to go will take a boat with me outside the north gate!" Immediately, there was a response, and twenty or thirty people rushed to the north of the city.
As he headed towards the direction, the surrounding soldiers stopped him several times but did not stop him.
Chen Zhixian spoke again: "With the people's sentiments like this, why should I be afraid? I will report this matter to the imperial court in its entirety. It must be open to the public to decide what is right and wrong!"
Many people were talking, talking, and shouting. Ma Xun couldn't get a few mouths out of his own mouth. Everyone decided that he was an eunuch. Thinking of this, he was instantly excited.
My blood surged, I felt dizzy, and I felt a sense of resentment stuck in my chest, unable to exhale, almost suffocating myself to death.
Looking back on Ma Xunjian's life path, it can be said that it has been smooth sailing - he was selected as a Jinshi at a young age, and was favored by the elder and accepted as his master. When he first entered the official career, he was the most glorious official. In more than 20 years, he has never encountered the current situation.
This situation of being wronged to the point of being unable to defend yourself?
Being treated like an eunuch like a street rat was even more uncomfortable than killing him. How dare he, with such a promising future, suffer such a reputation! This group of unscrupulous people who did not know the truth even colluded to sue the Suzhou Prefecture. Xujiang County obviously
He didn't want to stop him. Where was that place? It was one of the areas with the highest density of scholars in the country. If rumors of colluding with eunuchs to make money spread, how could he have the face to hang out in the scholarly community? Besides, Chen Yingzhen wanted to report this matter to the court.
Regardless of whether he can figure it out in the end, it will be a serious blow to his reputation. Even if he can figure it out, it can be said that he relied on his father-in-law to suppress him.
Everything happened so suddenly, and this autumn was particularly sad. At this moment, the young patrol manager was stunned by the cruel reality, and he was at a loss as to what to do. He thought to himself, what did he do wrong?
It can only be said that he came to the wrong place at the wrong time and met the wrong person. The weaving eunuch on the front foot came to Xujiang County to make a living in silk but was rejected. The censor on the back foot sealed the silk warehouse.
It formed the appearance of collusion between imperial envoys and eunuchs, and everyone who saw it felt this way.
After being an audience member for a long time, Li You couldn't stop sighing. How many people in the audience knew that he designed this wonderful drama? Don't look at the weaving eunuch Lu Eunuch, who has not said a word since he stood on the scene. He was insulted and insulted without saying anything back. He was always angry.
He kept his smile calmly and seemed to be very well-mannered. In fact, he received five hundred taels of silver as an appearance fee. Today's business is to get scolded. He is probably the only person in the field besides Li You who really understands what is going on.
(Zhixian Chen pretended not to understand).
Li You also really wanted to rush up and recite a few lines - it would be so cool to be able to rebuke the imperial envoy righteously. Unfortunately, firstly, he couldn't steal Mr. Chen's limelight; secondly, he couldn't afford to offend the patrolman, so he could just dig a trap behind his back.
The consequences would be unpredictable if he really stood in front of the stage and became cannon fodder. So he only dared to follow Magistrate Chen in the opening stage to curse Eunuch Lu who had secretly accepted his money.
In fact, I am an actor. Being a behind-the-scenes worker is meaningless, Inspector Li thought helplessly.
There is another person who is even more miserable than Ma Xunjian, and that is Mr. Cui Jingcui. Although he didn't quite understand what was going on at this time, one thing is certain, it was him who pushed Ma Xunjian into the pit with his own hands...
It's ridiculous that in order to gain credit, he would attribute everything to his own insight, and he would definitely be angered by Ma Xunmen when he turned around...
But he said that when Ma Xunjian was feeling frustrated, he suddenly realized that he came here to question Chen Tongnian on his alleged embezzlement of five thousand taels of silver. As long as he grasped this point, he might not be able to turn the tables. He regained his energy and told Chen Zhixian Road: "
From the official operation of raw silk production, five thousand taels of profit have been lost to the county government, how do you explain it?"
Chen Zhixian said in surprise: "I was transferred directly to the government in the name of tax money, how can I say that I have disappeared?"
"Where's the evidence?"
Chen Zhixian replied: "Of course there is a return check from the government. Since I want to check it in person and it has not been returned to the household house, I will take it out for Mr. Ma to check." Yesterday, Ma Xunping inspected the county government house bank bank.
From the book to the actual object, I saw no trace of money, so I thought there was something shady in it, so I came to inquire today. Who knew that the return ticket was in the hands of County Magistrate Chen...
Ma Xunjian was finally sure that everything today was not a coincidence. It was definitely planned by the same year in front of him. It was a pity that he was obsessed with it and fell into it. Recalling the emotions of his elders in the family, the officialdom was so dangerous. He didn't take it seriously. It wasn't until this moment that he understood what was going on.
It was very profound. But now that the matter has come to this, what should we do from now on? He is a little lifeless and has lost all hope.
Watching Ma Xun press and his entourage go away, the gentleman Chen Zhixian, who had done something ungentlemanly, said to himself, The Master said that repay kindness with kindness and repay grievance with straightness. To deal with evil villains, you have to use heresy. Even if you want to be a gentleman, you cannot be fooled.
It's a waste of time to bully others - I don't know if this is a summary of my experience or a spiritual self-salvation.
Why did Eunuch Lu cooperate so well? We have to talk about it a few days ago. That day Li You returned to the Inspection Department and released the deputy envoy of the Weaving Bureau who came to test the reality, and told him that this business was too big and was called Weaving.
The eunuch came quickly to talk to the magistrate, and he could pull the strings.
After Eunuch Lu arrived in Xujiang County, Inspector Li secretly went to see him. First, he mentioned the background of Magistrate Chen, and then pointed out that most of the money had been given to the magistrate. He called Eunuch Lu on the spot who felt he could not afford to offend him.
After retreating, Inspector Li took out 500 taels of silver from his raw silk earnings to bribe Eunuch Lu.
Five hundred taels is really a lot. So Eunuch Lu is very open-minded. It doesn't matter if he cooperates with the show and is scolded for a few times. Isn't it true that he has been scolded less? It really doesn't matter if he is scolded.
If he has money, he would rather be scolded every day until he dies. Isn't his goal in life just to earn more money?
So the day before yesterday, Eunuch Lu went to the county government office and was scolded by County Magistrate Chen. Today, he deliberately arrived at the county government office at the same time as Ma Xunjian, continued to carry out the business where he was scolded, and truly implemented the principle of service with a smile. Inspector Li saw it
I just sighed, this damn eunuch was definitely suitable to be a customer service person in his previous life. He couldn't explain any situation clearly, and he would only laugh at you if you scolded him.
Li You did not tell the magistrate the details of all the arrangements. He only told the magistrate that something might happen at a certain time and place, and the magistrate would take care of it at that time. Magistrate Chen also had a tacit understanding and did not ask in detail, pretending not to know.
, with his status, he couldn't know about Li You's collusion with the eunuchs and then refuse to express anything, so he just pretended not to know.
In the past, Li You was always worried that Magistrate Chen would not be able to spare the literati body to do such bloody things, thus making him busy in vain. Now Li You understands, do not underestimate the literati...
The next day, Ma Xunjian left Xujiang and returned to Suzhou.
Immediately, the prefect went to visit the Inspectorate and politely asked the Inspector Ma if he was short of money. Suzhou Prefecture had nothing but rich people, but why did he join forces with the weaving eunuch regardless of face? It was also called Xujiang County.
The people clamored all the way to the government office to complain, making it difficult for him to serve as a local magistrate.
Ma Xunjian found it difficult to defend himself and felt ashamed, so he simply left Suzhou and went to Songjiang Prefecture for inspection.
A month later, Ma Xunjian received a letter from his father-in-law, punishing him to death and threatening to divorce him. According to regulations, as a censor, you are not allowed to write letters to your family. But who told Ma Xunjian
My father-in-law is a bachelor at the level of prime minister, so I cannot take it away based on common sense.
This letter really frightened Ma Xunjian. There were about 300 Jinshis in the same department. Without his father-in-law, who was a pavilion elder, he was nothing. He wished he could fly back to Beijing with his wings. But the Xunxun's term was only one year.
He could not leave after he was done, so Ma Xunjian had no choice but to continue to patrol the Jiangnan area amidst the flattering words and strange looks of officials from all over the country.
The above has nothing to do with Li's inspection for the time being. He helped Chen Zhixian to deal with his enemies. Before Li You could take a few breaths, his future and destiny encountered another major turning point, and the wheels of history were rolling again. The county received the official document, and the court will
Except for chieftains, all inspections in the world have been changed from military positions to miscellaneous duties. This is not what Li You expected, and it also means that Li Xinxuan's comfortable and comfortable life is about to face drastic changes.