Three hundred and seventieth chapters a big conspiracy
Chapter 373 What a big conspiracy
Although Li You was not sure what caused Li Zuo to be unwilling to be lonely and drive two hundred miles to Guazhou warehouse to exchange grain, it was not important. What was important was that Li Zuo was said to have been sent to the government prison because of a conflict with the warehouse official.
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The head of the prison was only a seventh-grade official, and Li You, a dignified sixth-grade chief seal officer, would not lower his stature to visit him. He picked up the pen to write a post to Guazhoucang, but Master Li put the pen down after writing a few words.
Crumple the paper into a ball and throw it away.
If the prison director of Guazhou Shuicicang encounters a lawless person, it is reasonable for him to send him to the local government office. However, according to the rules of the country, the lawsuit process starts from the lowest county government office and goes up one level, and generally does not skip levels.
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Guazhou Town is on the boundary of Jiangdu County. Under normal circumstances, prisoners sent to Guazhou Cangnio would have to be sent to the Jiangdu County government office, but in the end they were sent to the government office.
In Li You's opinion, this kind of unreasonableness can only mean that the person in charge of Guazhou Shuicicang knew about the relationship between Li Zuo and him, and believed that his brother would not be stupid enough not to report his brother's name when facing arrest.
Under such circumstances, Guazhoucang still sent Li Zuo to the government office. What does it mean?
Therefore, it is useless to write a message to the prison chief. The other party's reply must be official: In order to avoid suspicion for you, I sent my brother to the government office. Please don't mind.
For some reason, Li You smelled a strong smell of conspiracy in it, as if Magistrate Luo was looking forward to saving people. He called the county official, Fang Chao Si Li, over, gave him a huge sum of one hundred taels, and ordered him to
He wanted to manage the prison and make his brother feel more comfortable in prison. This official, Chao, was an old official in Yangzhou City for many years and was familiar with everyone.
Besides, Mr. Li continued to stand still.
Li You also got angry. If you, Mr. Luo, are capable of locking up my brothers for eternity, don’t you, Mr. Luo, have some relatives and friends to make a living in Yangzhou city? I can also copy the gourd...
When he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the sound of drums, and the yamen servant reported that someone was beating drums in front of the yamen to complain.
"Love the people like a son." Li Qingtian suppressed his thoughts, collected the paper, and looked at it carefully. He saw that it read: "The complaint will cause more trouble for the warehouse official. The common people live in Majiaqiao outside the city. They have been good people for generations, farming.
As a business, the grain tax has never been in arrears and has been paid on time every year. At the beginning of the month, I went to Guazhou Caocang to redeem the grain. According to the court regulations, every stone should be consumed six dou extra. Unexpectedly, the warehouse official was brutal. This year, the grain tax was increased by one stone, which is twice as much as
I, the common people, cannot bear it anymore and have no way to appeal. I hope that the sky will make the decision for the people. I appeal."
After reading it, Mr. Li said "Eh" in surprise. From being an official to a county hall, he has been a judge for so long, but he has never received a complaint from the public. This is the first time.
The director of the Guazhou Warehouse was dispatched by the Ministry of Household Affairs and was not under his jurisdiction. Only the governor of Fengyang, who was also in charge of water transportation, could conduct inspections. However, according to the principle of territoriality, the people under his jurisdiction sued the warehouse officials within his jurisdiction.
It's not impossible, at least in the eyes of the people.
But could this be a coincidence? Just as he was thinking about Guazhou Shuicici Warehouse because his brother was sent to the government office by the warehouse official, such a lawsuit came to his door. Is it because this month is the month when the warehouse is opened to collect grain? Or is there a conspiracy?
In any case, since the people were beating drums to hand in the petition, I couldn't ignore it in full view of the public. So it was really too much to double the grain loss in Guazhou Granary. Let's go and ask about the situation first. It would be the best way to persuade others.
Well, to earn some reputation as a decision-maker for the people, if I can't help it, I have to hand the issue over to the governor and ask him to make the decision.
Li You wrote a letter of advice and advice and sent people to Guazhou as fast as possible.
But the reply from Gu Shanhe, the director of the Guazhoucang Prison, made Li You almost twist his nose with anger - "The imperial court has divided Cao Cao's positions, and each has its own division of labor. You are just an official who is close to the people. Why do you want to interfere with the Cao Office? Although you have the right to do so.
If you have power, you may be resentful because of your respect for your brother, but if you are an official and behave properly, you will never be afraid of the tricks of ghosts and ghosts!"
Damn it! He just asked about doubling the loss, so as to give an explanation to the people who complained. But in the words of the prison chief, he relied on his power to "arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of the prison" and "may have a grudge out of respect for his brother."
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What are these words! He, Li You, has always given others a thumbs up. In addition, only a few censors in the imperial court dared to give him a thumbs up. Today, he was suddenly slapped with a few big hats, and he couldn't adapt to it for a while.
After getting angry, Li You calmed down and saw that there were two possibilities for this situation.
One possibility is that this warehouse official is the legendary "Strength Order" who specializes in offending the powerful and showing off his cuteness, no, his reputation. Another possibility is that there is a big conspiracy...
It should be said that the latter possibility is more likely. But Mr. Li thought about it, and with his intelligence, he couldn't think of any conspiracy. What's the use of a seventh-grade warehouse-breaking officer giving himself a few hats? Even if
So what if the accusation is brought to the court? How can Li You be able to deal with him with just a few hats?
On October 20, under the instigation of a thoughtful person, a rumor spread quietly among the teahouses and restaurants in Yangzhou City - the Salt Transportation Department, the Fu Yamen, and the Guazhou Cang Yamen each sent letters to impeach Li Li, who was acting in charge of Jiangdu County.
Don't be domineering and lawless and do whatever you want!
Upon hearing the news, the salt merchants rushed to tell each other with tears of joy, Mr. Li said that the rabbit's tail could not grow long, and the grasshopper after autumn could not jump for a few days!
The situation is obvious. The Salt Transportation Department represents the salt government, the government office represents the civil affairs, and the Guazhoucang represents the water administration. It can be said that they are the three most important government affairs in Yangzhou Prefecture, which is located at the water transportation hub.
If one of them impeaches Li You, it may not have any effect. It is difficult for the court to distinguish right from wrong. There are too many such nonsense in various places. Unless there is a big accident, the court will not have time to distinguish them one by one.
But if the three families join forces to impeach Li You, will the court still remain indifferent? It is clear who is going to be beaten. The court cannot just attack all the three major government offices of Yan, Cao and Mansion just to support Li You alone.
Weighing what is more important, Mr. Li must be sacrificed for the sake of the overall situation.
As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and a good man cannot defeat many enemies. The ancients said that a crowd of words can make gold, but the accumulation of bones can destroy bones. The ancients also said that three people can become a tiger. In short, Mr. Li does not know how to restrain himself when he is an official.
If you offend the light, you will be doomed!
When the rumors reached the ears of the person involved, Li You, he was extremely shocked. He was so stunned that he thought he had traveled to April Fool's Day again.
It was expected that Magistrate Luo and Ambassador Ding would formally collude, but they did not expect that the head Gu of Guazhoucang would also be accomplices with them.
Li You immediately thought through the reasons for the strange things in the past few days. It turned out that they were all to seduce him into intervening in the warehouse affairs and thus give him an excuse. Anyone who saw his brother was arrested because of the conflict over the payment of grains, and he
This is the thought that comes to mind when you write to inquire about the loss of canal grain.
Fortunately, he did not go to the government office to rescue his brother in a big way, otherwise the accusation would have been even more serious. Thinking about it again, those people who beat drums to complain might have been deliberately arranged by others.
Everything was done to create the illusion that he was interfering in water affairs. Although this illusion was very clumsy, it did look decent when mixed with the bullets from the Salt Transportation Department and the government office.
What the other party wants is the momentum of a three-pronged approach, what they want is a situation that all parties in Yangzhou can't bear, and what they want is a situation where Mr. Li goes against the grain and unleashes the anger of heaven and man! The imperial court is two thousand miles away, how can they tell the difference? And then match it with
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However, it is still very strange. If there was really a memorial sent to the imperial court, how could the specific content be easily leaked? If it was indeed leaked, it can only mean that the person who wrote the memorial leaked it intentionally.
But if it is assumed that the memorial is indeed true, it would be incredible.
It should be admitted that the three-party joint impeachment was very destructive. It was probably hatched during the two months when Li You was away from Yangzhou City. They only waited for him to launch full force as soon as he returned to Yangzhou, catching him off guard.
Normally, he, Li You, would have turned into an ant in a hot pot. But it is different now. He has just made an indelible feat, and the reward has not yet come. The steamed buns that belong to the cage are hot and far from expired.
.The three adults chose this time to jointly impeach themselves to the court. What kind of stupid medicine did they take?
In a word, no matter what the considerations are, the imperial court will not investigate and deal with advanced models who have made great achievements just a few days ago, and they must be protected. This is the person who just saved the fate of Zuling Longmai and the country. If he immediately
If you are convicted, is that a joke on your ancestors?
It is understandable that one of the three officials, namely Ding Yunshi, Luo Zhifu and Gu, was a dim-witted person, but it was impossible for all of them to be mentally retarded, and they were so mentally retarded that they deliberately leaked the memorial and spread it throughout the city.
So the rumors can only be rumors? Or is there another conspiracy? What kind of conspiracy is it? Mr. Li, who is shrewd and cunning, scratched his head and still couldn't figure it out.
At this time, someone from Jin Wanwan came to place an invitation. He said that he had received several authentic paintings of Dong Qichang and asked his wise son-in-law to come over and take a look at them tonight.
Li You secretly laughed at this. Jin Wanwan probably couldn't sit still after hearing the rumors. How did he become a big salt lord with this certainty? If it were someone else, Li You would have let him go and would take the opportunity to test his character.
, but this father-in-law is now the key target to win over, so it is still necessary to appease his heart.
After leaving the office that day, Mr. Li lined up a guard of honor that had not been seen for two months, and went to Jinzhai in the east of the city with people shouting and drinking.
Jin Wanwan did not have a very formal meeting in the front hall. He only used the courtesy of family members to lead his son-in-law to a pavilion in the backyard surrounded by various chrysanthemums.
Amidst the faint fragrance of chrysanthemum, Li You stepped into the pavilion and saw that someone had already arrived. After taking a closer look, he turned out to be Gao Yuntong from the Salt Transportation Department.
Neither of them expected to meet each other. Li You was very surprised, and Gao Yuntong was also very surprised. Only Jin Wanwan smiled and said: "We are all relatives, there are no buttons that can't be untied. Before the wise son-in-law went to Huainan, he had many friendships with Brother Gao.
Misunderstanding, how about I act as a mediator tonight to make peace between you two?"
Gao Yuntong was still embarrassed by being humiliated by Li You last time. He said with a cold attitude: "There is nothing to make peace with."
This person is just a piece of fish on the chopping board. When Her Royal Highness the Princess takes over, he is destined to be swept into the garbage dump. Li You snorted coldly and said: "Your fourth son kidnapped an official's family and is still at large. He has not been brought to justice. Please note.
The legal network is wide open and there are no omissions. I hope he will not show up in Yangzhou city."
Gao Yuntong said disdainfully: "You are going to be a lost dog soon, and you still dare to talk nonsense here."
This is interesting. Li You heard the words and immediately asked: "Are you saying that the three families of Yancao Mansion have joined forces to impeach me? That is just a rumor. How can you possibly impeach me at this time?"
Gao Yuntong laughed loudly and said: "That is not a rumor. The bullets have been sent to the capital, so I am not afraid to let you know! Spread it out to let the people know and destroy your prestige early!"
Jin Wanwan wanted to persuade him to reconcile, but when he heard this, he shut up. He also wanted to find out what was going on.
This fact was confirmed, but Li You was still very confused when he should have been, "How can you bring down this officer at this time with just a few flimsy bullets? You are really unwise!"
"Young man, don't be arrogant and childish. It's true that you have a backing, but you also have strong enemies in the court! You have provoked all the local yamen intolerable. Who can protect you, and who can protect you easily? At least in Yangzhou City.
, you can’t stay any longer! Go to other places wherever you like.”
Li You opened his mouth to speak, but Gao Yuntong interrupted Li You proudly: "Do you want to say that you have popularity? Popularity is useless at this time! Popularity is used to add icing on the cake, but it can never provide help in times of need.
Yes! Relying on the backstage and insisting on being strong and competitive, is that the way to be an official? I will teach you a lesson this time!"
Seeing that the other party was talking a lot of nonsense when he was proud, Li You gradually confirmed one thing. It seemed, as if, it seemed that Gao Yuntong didn't know that he had just made two meritorious deeds to protect the mausoleum and put down the rebellion? He asked in a weird mood: "You don't know
Is there something called providence?"
"What kind of providence? Do you still believe in this?" Gao Yuntong sneered.
Li You turned to look at his father-in-law again, "Do you believe that I have God's will?"
Jin Wanwan looked confused. He didn't know whether to nod or shake his head. Who dares to say that he has such a thing as God's will?
Damn it, Li You used his hands to increase the amount and spent countless brain cells thinking about it all day long but still couldn't figure out what the hell they were doing. So this is what happened!
These days, except for official documents, news is delivered in units of months. It turns out that what happened in the Huaisi area twenty days ago has not yet reached Yangzhou City! And he, who traveled from the 21st century, never thought of this.
I thought everyone in the streets knew about his heroic deeds.
It’s not surprising if you think about it carefully, the floods in Huainan are raging, business travel is cut off, travelers are not coming, and the news is naturally blocked. He, Li You, is probably one of the few people who travels between Sizhou Xuyi and Yangzhou recently. Even if there are others,
I don't know much about those sensitive matters, after all, they involve things like dragon veins and rebellion.
In addition, although there are many reports and edicts, they are limited to the capital and Xuyi and have not spread to the world. The other two biggest insiders, Yang Futai and Shang Zhixian, are still in Xuyi to appease the refugees and have no time to spread gossip everywhere.
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As for Mr. Li himself, out of safety considerations, he was worried that there would be uncontrollable rumors in Yangzhou City where there were many idle people. For example, if there were rumors about conferring a title to a lord or a marquis, and there were only Jin Yiwei in the end, it would be a blow to his reputation. So he
He only briefly disclosed some information to Mrs. Liu and a few masters, and told them not to spread any random news before the reward officially arrived.
There is another reason. Yangzhou people are keen on Jiangnan, especially Suzhou customs, and are not interested in news from other poor areas in Jiangbei. Not to mention Ding Yunshi, Luo Zhifu and other officials who are divorced from the people. When they hear rumors, they are worse than the people.
Take a slow shot.
"What a big conspiracy..." Mr. Li sighed with emotion.