Section 23 Shandong Major Case (2)

Tian Shuyuan had no better way, so he had to nod and deal with it. After serving tea and seeing off guests, he ordered people to prepare an official sedan chair and arrived in the provincial capital of Jinan in the afternoon.

When he arrived at the provincial capital, he did not go directly to see Jing Lian, but first went to the vassal yamen and handed over the book to meet the vassal lord.

The Shandong vassal rank was Liu Yuanhao, whose courtesy name was Zhongyin, and was from Hubei. He was a Jinshi in Daoguang for 11th year. He was immediately used as a county magistrate in Shaanxi. He had a smooth career in his career for more than ten years. In the 30th year of Daoguang, he was transferred from the position of Yunnan Censorate and became a senior supervisor, commonly known as one of the three constitutions. It was only a matter of time before he was promoted to governor.

Liu Yuanhao got up little by little from the position of a civil servant like a county magistrate, and knew more about the private affairs of his subordinates. He knew how unbearable Xiang Jin did in office. However, Xiang Jin was vicious in his methods, and even did not dare to take over the official business after he got the latter. Secondly, he learned that Fu Ji loved to listen to opera, so he learned from Yu Yijian's precedent in the past, pretending to be beautiful, and letting his feelings be abrupt, thinking that Shangguan Yile - there was a narrow-minded person who wrote poems to satirize: everything was inherited from his destiny and was pityed everywhere; the deep pool was not bottomed out, so Ru Rui was beautiful. He could be said to be mean.

No matter how mean he is, he has the support of blessings and Ji, Xiang Jin takes advantage of his tricks and takes no scruples, and no one else dares to provoke him easily.

Liu Yuanhao invited Tian Shuyuan to the main hall, and the latter gave a big gift and sat down with each other. Liu Yuanhao called his words and asked, "Brother Yanbai, is there something wrong with me when I came to the city this time?"

"Yes, if you go back to the emperor, you will have a business job when you come to the capital this time."

"Oh? What is it?"

"That's right." Tian Shuyuan said what Xiang Jin and Zhao Guang said and the request he made, and finally said: "This matter is very important, and the subordinates dare not make decisions without making any decisions. I want to ask the Lord for advice."

"Use the silver used by the imperial court to buy grain for other purposes?" Liu Yuanhao thought about it and probably knew what Xiang Jin and Zhao Guang had planned. He wanted to refuse, but he felt that it was inappropriate: what the two people said was true. There were too many victims, and the silver cups of relief were not enough to be used. However, if the approval was made, I don't know how much these two people would be greedy for it! What could fall into the mouths of the people was probably a drop in the bucket!

After thinking about it, he still couldn't feel at ease, but there was no need to hurry up. He said now: "This matter is not something you and I can decide now. The imperial court allocated funds to give the victims the purpose of purchasing grain and planting food next spring. In fact, it is not only you and me, but I am afraid that Lord Zongxian would not dare to make a decision. He still had to submit an order before he could embezzle it."

"Yes, the same is true for the subordinates."

"Okay, Brother Yanbai came from afar and stayed in the city for a few days. Tonight I will draft a memorial first. Tomorrow I will pay my memorial to Mingdu. When I have the imperial edict from the court, I will consider other things."

Tian Shuyuan knew that the so-called "consider other things" was because he was worried that someone would be greedy for it and would make precautions in advance. Such things must always be discussed seriously, and they cannot be able to come up with a short time to come up with a solution. He nodded and lived in Jinan City.

Soon, the Military Affairs Office sent it to the provincial capital and approved the proposal of Liu Yuanhao to transfer the relief silver to purchase grain and open a porridge factory. As for the silver for purchasing grain in the coming year, the taxes collected this year, river workers, embankments and labor funds will be compensated. After the details of the report are submitted, it will be intercepted by the vassal treasury.

When the imperial court's order arrived, the next thing to do was to ensure that the silver could be used for the full amount: "Sir, from the perspective of the ministry, the more than 60,000 taels of silver should be planned and used by the province?"

"Of course, of course." Jing Lian nodded immediately: "According to common sense, the province needs to plan to use it. How do the department prepares to use it?"

Before Liu Yuanhao could explain in detail, Fuji, who came after hearing the news, shook his head disapprovingly: "No, no. I'm not good. Please forgive me for not agreeing with the words of Lord Liu!"

Liu Yuanhao was furious! Fuji is the chief judicial officer in charge of the criminal name of a province. According to his position, he absolutely cannot control the affairs of the vassal yamen. He has always been very jealous of vetoing this directly, but he knew that he was the one of Zaiquan, the prince of Ding County, and he did not dare to offend him. This time he finally couldn't help it: "Sir," he looked at Jing Lian, but the spearhead in his words pointed directly at Fuji: "Why, Brother Fu will also take charge of the actions of the vassal yamen?"

Fuji smiled and pretended not to understand Liu Yuanhao's dissatisfaction: "Brother is wrong. When the emperor was alive, he issued an edict that the governors and officials in various places should not be separated from the territory, and the duties of others should be distinguished, and the affairs of others have nothing to do with themselves!"

Daoguang did have such an edict, but the matters targeted were nothing in common with today's affairs! In the year of Daoguang, the White Lotus Sect was in trouble everywhere in Shandong, and there were wars everywhere, and people were in trouble. Local prefectures and counties should be too busy to take care of them. Some people even closed the county and took a plan to clear the countryside. They drove the refugees and bandits out of their local jurisdiction. Even if the matter was done, the White Lotus Sect bandits wandered everywhere, and the chaos continued to the boundaries of Zhili Province.

In view of this, Emperor Daoguang issued such a clear order, intending to make local officials work together and destroy the bandits as soon as possible. However, he did not expect that Fuji would use such a reason as an excuse to interfere in the affairs of the vassal state. He looked at Fuji and said loudly: "Mr. Fu is so involved in the affairs of the vassal state. It seems that not only the vassal state, but also my vassal state, it is difficult for you to tolerate the great Buddha, right?"

The discord between the two officials of the vassal states is a well-known secret in the province, but the two have different responsibilities and no subordinate relationships. Therefore, on the surface, they can still maintain a respectful official description. This time, Liu Yuanhao tore his face in public, making Goshha standing outside the hall all look at each other.

Fuji is very well cultivated and shook his head with a smile: "Brother Liu has said something. How could I have the idea of ​​interfering in your duties? But if Jian really sent people to Tai'an Prefecture, it is easy to cause trouble, and it is also more trouble to the county out of thin air, right? Now the two adults in Laiping are busy with disaster relief, and they have no time to entertain Shangguan from the province. If there is any mistake, it is easy to misunderstand others? Then, there are many people in these two counties, and there are so many refugees. If there is a mistake in the dispatch and hurting people, it will be even worse. "Hey sir..." He looked at Jing Lian in the middle and said, "What do you think?"

Jing Lian looked around helplessly, and favoring each other would cause dissatisfaction with the other party. His career was peaceful and safe, and the Second Department could not let them roar in public. At this point, he had to mix with him: "China and India, harmony, why bother? The relief money was originally a sympathetic to the people, and it was allocated from the Ministry of Revenue. If you make a fuss, you will not tell people what you want to say, and you will think that someone is willing to let go for the sake of profit. Forget it."

Both sides beat fifty boards, which temporarily suppressed the matter. Liu Yuanhao returned to the vassal yamen and ordered someone to invite Tian Shuyuan, and said to him a few words: "Fu and Yuzhen are not humans! Do I know what he is planning to play? If such a sum of money is paid, I don't know that another tenth of them will fall on his and Xiang Jin's waists!"

"What do you mean by sir?"

Liu Yuanhao shook his head and sighed: "Anyway, I can't just let Fu and Yu fulfill their wishes."

"I thought I didn't have to do this."

The sword's odd words attracted Liu Yuanhao's attention, and he asked, "Does Brother Yanbai's words mean something?"

"If you fight hard, it is naturally understandable. However, it can be seen from Lord Fu's words that if the Ministry really sends people to the county to inspect the use of this money, there may be some inadequate hospitality or even a missed dispatch. Please think, if such words are spread, who dares to take the order to go to the two counties of Laiping?"

"Ah!" Liu Yuanhao immediately understood, and was only angry with Fuji along the way. At this time, he calmed down and woke up by Tian Shuyuan. He immediately understood: "Then, as Fuji said, will you give the silver to Xiang Jin and Zhao Guang?"

"It's not that simple. What Fu and Yu think is, the greats know, the lowly responsibilities, and they themselves know better. The people in charge and the officers invade fish from it is inevitable. As long as there is a person who can hold the evidence and then write to the court, will the greats be afraid that the court will not handle it impartially? At that time, these people will not escape the punishment of justice in the national law." He paused for a moment, but did not continue the following words.

Liu Yuanhao thought about it and understood what Tian Shuyuan meant. Naturally, once things started, not only Xiang Jin, but also Zhao Guang’s greed for Mo was revealed to the world, even if Fu Ji was unable to save them! At that time, we have to see what Fu Ji could say!

When the money was sent to the county, Xiang Jin was overjoyed. While ordering the money and grain masters from the county to register and make a book, he ordered people to send the money to the warehouse. Then he asked someone to ask Liu Wenming to find the head of the county's constable.

There are many thieves in Shandong, and catching thieves depends on constables, so there are many thieves, and there are as many as thousands of people listed in the "limits" in major counties. In fact, as the saying goes, "the thief was born in a constable thief", the constables who sit in the "classroom" during the day are just robbers who are openly stalked in the dark night.

The chief constable of Laiwu County is Liu Wenming, who is a big robber who is sitting on the ground to share the spoils. Of course, he does not take action and rarely commits crimes locally. He is more likely to send his disciples and grandsons to rob people hundreds of miles away. Because of his cunning methods and wide-ranging voices, few accidents happen.

Several counties in Tai'an Prefecture were affected by disasters, and there were many refugees coming from the prefectures. The public security in the county became a big problem. Liu Wenming was even more like a fish in water. On the surface, he sent a large number of soap clerks to maintain the situation, but he secretly robbed them. There were four grain shops in the county and three salt shops in the county. Outsiders thought it was done by refugees, but only the insiders knew that it was all Liu Wenming's hands.

The robbed merchants reported the case as usual, and naturally, there would be no result. The county shops and gentry's background had already been clearly understood by Liu Wenming, and he knew that these people could not dare to go to the prefecture to report the case, so he was very steady.

Hearing Zaoli's return, Liu Wenming grabbed his cold hat and put it on his head, stepped out of the class room, and came to see Xiang Jin: "Please pay tribute to the Lord."

"Old Liu, come and sit here, come and sit here." Xiang Jin smiled and greeted Liu Wenming to sit next to him and said to him: "The silver allocated by the imperial court has been stored in the county warehouse. However, there are many people in the county, and the quality is even more common. As the head of the constable, you must be careful and strengthen inspections. Such a sum of money is the life-saving money of the people, and there must be no mistakes."

"Don't worry, sir, you have a humble position and will be foolproof. If something goes wrong, I will only ask!"

"Well, I'll feel relieved if you say this." Xiang Jin laughed a few times, then lowered his voice and said, "Old Liu, in addition to the Yinku that you need to take care of carefully, there is another thing you need to pay attention to: There is a man named Cui Jingnan who arrived in Pingyin County..."

Liu Wenming was stunned for a moment and blurted out, "Since he is in Pingyin County, what do you have to do with the adults?"
Chapter completed!