Chapter 72
Gali and Shi Yide and the other two towns of naval troops were struggling on the sea for half a month, but they could not find any valuable clues. They knew that they were hopeless, so they had to withdraw their troops. Shi Yide led the Langshan Town Navigation Army back to Langshan. Gali was also in a sad mood and led his troops along the river to Jiangning. He just condemned Zhang Boxing. Zhang Boxing knew that the two of them had returned without success and returned to Suzhou.
Yinzhen received the news and knew that the three of them had returned. He was amused. With this reaction speed, he could catch the thief? Knowing that the three of them had nothing, he ordered people to give the detailed information of Zheng Jinxin, the pirate, to each of them. For Gali and Shi Yide, this information was a life-saving straw. This kind of effort is also a timely help, and he was very happy. [Search for the latest updates are all here.]
The information was sent to Suzhou, Zhenjiang and Jiangning. The three of them were all overjoyed. Although they did not catch the thief, they finally knew who was the case. They could barely get a job with them. Gali and Shi Yide were extremely grateful to Yinzhen, so they immediately prepared a heavy gift to condemn the person to Shanghai. Then the two of them shared their voices and unified the words, and they wrote a memorial to report the case. However, Zhang Boxing also wrote a memorial to impeach Gali to accept bribes, corruption, abuse of power, collusion between officials and businessmen, and using navy warships to resell rice for profit.
Yinzhen was really not interested in the dispute between the governors and governors of the Liangjiang River. He wrote a secret letter to Kangxi, explaining in detail the situation of the robbery of the sea trade fleet. In order to excuse Zhang Yuanlong, he briefly mentioned the situation of the dependence between the sea merchants and pirates, and also mentioned the progress of the shipbuilding in Zhang Yuanlong's shipyard. After sending the secret letter, Yinzhen did not take this matter seriously and turned around and went to work on his affairs again.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Yinzhen became more and more disliked the Qing soldiers' jackets, especially when he walked in the queue with the jackets. It was so awkward that he looked at them. The clothing factory had not yet slid his horoscopes. He couldn't wait, so he drew out the sea soul shirt, military pants, shorts, vests, and brimless sailor hats in his memory, and asked Haifeng to find a sewing master to try it out.
Haifeng naturally did not dare to neglect what Yinzhen assigned himself, so he immediately went to Shanghai County to hire the most famous sewing master. Seeing these patterns, the sewing master was also unsure. Haifeng had to take him to find Yinzhen. After Yinzhen's tireless explanation, the first set of samples was finally made. Yinzhen tried it on and pointed out the areas that needed to be changed. He went over and over again. When Yinzhen was satisfied, it was already July.
During this period, Kali impeached the memorials of Chen Pengnian, Susong Grain Bureau Jia Pu, and Suzhou Prefecture Co-magistrate Zhang Tingcai, and Kangxi also approved it, and Zhang Pengheng, who was still in Jiangning, investigated and dealt with it.
Zhang Pengsheng was quick to do so and immediately submitted a memorial, "Jia Pu, the grain road, supervised the repair of the river gate, and proposed to detain money and grain for future repairs, so he fabricated a seal book to make a miscellaneous reimbursement. Yi Sigong, the governor of the position, was dismissed from the position, and Yu Zhun, but he did not report to the court truthfully. Except for Yi Sigong who had planned to be jailed, Jia Pu and Yu Zhun should follow the law and make up for the deficit within a time limit. Zhang Tingcai, the chief minister of Suzhou Prefecture, should be dismissed. The deposits of the prefect Chen Pengnian were ordered by the governor to obey them and were not guilty."
Kangxi responded quickly this time, "Every officials discuss the punishment, but Chen Pengnian escaped from the matter. Why? Chen Pengnian was a person with a serious crime. I leniently exempted him from his death penalty and asked him to temporarily apply for the governor. He should be grateful, but he allowed his subordinates to invade the treasury and get his private bags, but he neither persuaded him nor gave him a memorial. Moreover, this money and grain cashiers were all cheated by Chen Pengnian. Now if they are exempt from punishment, the public will be dissatisfied. In general, even if they are friends of teachers and students of the same year, they should also be tried by the public. Zhang Pengchong tried this case, and there were fears of favoritism and shelter from personal gain. He handed over to the nine ministers to investigate and discuss the matter carefully. The scholar Gamintu, the governor of the case, and the general Cao Sang'e, who was the same, discussed again how to deal with it, and each reported the memorial."
However, Kangxi did not comment on Zhang Boxing's impeachment of Gali, but asked Liusi to copy it, and the original text was published in the Di Daily News. Kangxi did not respond to the case of the robbery of the Shanghai Marine Trade Fleet, and even the Di Daily News was not published.
With the arrival of the imperial edict, the entire Jiangnan was in chaos. Jia Pu and Yu Zhun first used a stick and then exiled. Zhang Tingcai was dismissed. Chen Pengnian was also doomed to the death of the nine ministers. Zhang Pengheng was scolded by the stern edict. Gali, who should have been the winner, was also frightened by Zhang Boxing's impeachment and had to immediately submit a defense. Jiangnan Admiral Shi Yide also had to submit a memorial to defend himself because of the reselling ships of warships during Zhang Boxing's impeachment.
Although Zhang Boxing was not mentioned, he had a very good relationship with Chen Pengnian and relied on many things. He also gave many instructions to Chen Pengnian's money and food handling. Now that his old friend ended up like this, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, and he had to write a memorial to explain the situation. What made him even more uneasy was Kangxi's attitude towards impeachment of Gali, but he published it in the newspaper, which made people unable to guess and understand his thoughts.
Kangxi didn't even mention the shocking case of the Shanghai Marine Trade Fleet being robbed, which made the officials who were informed feel uneasy. The stone was thrown into the sky and it was not seen falling down for a long time. Such a hangover was even more sad. God knows when Kangxi would have occurred? What kind of storm should it be?
Zhang Mengjiao was involved in Gali because of her father's affairs, and she was very concerned about Jiangnan's affairs during this period. After seeing Zhang Boxing's pen, she was very surprised. What does Kangxi mean? Why did she only log out of the di newspaper but not send someone to investigate? If she wanted to suppress this matter, why did she publish it in the di newspaper?
When Yinzhen returned to the garden, Zhang Mengjiao served him with food, then put off the servants and made a cup of tea for him. Then she asked, "Master, what is the relationship between Zhang Pengfeng and Chen Pengnian? What does the emperor say about teachers and students of the same year belong to?"
"Have you read the information about Zhang Pengsheng?" Yinzhen picked up the teacup and blew, and then said jokingly: "He is a capable minister. Emperor Ama praised him many times as a "good official, honest official, and honest official in the world." He was a Jinshi. He served as a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, Yanzhou, Suzhou prefect, Jiangnan academic administration, Zhejiang Governor, Rivers Governor, Liangjiang Governor, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Revenue. He is very familiar with Jiangnan.
Emperor Ama sent him to Jiangning, and I think he was interested in this. He recommended Chen Pengnian many times during his tenure as the governor of the river. The two should be in love with teachers and students. Chen Pengnian is also a capable person, an honest official, skilled in government affairs, and good at practical work. This time he handed over to the Nine Ministers for the strict investigation and discussion. In addition, you should also pay attention to one thing. Zhang Boxing was also recommended by Zhang Pengchong. Although he did not have a relationship with teachers and students, his relationship was also good."
Zhang Mengjiao frowned and said, "This is interesting. The emperor cannot be unclear about the relationship between them, but why did he send Zhang Penghong to Jiangning to investigate the case?"
"If you meet the emperor in the future, go and ask him yourself." Yinzhen teased casually.
Zhang Mengjiao gave him a blank look, "The emperor did not mention the case of a robbery in Shanghai. But to prevent matters, there is a shock? Are you afraid of panic among the coastal residents?"
"This is called public opinion control. Do you understand?" Yinzhen chuckled and stretched, "This case will not be promoted before Zheng Jinxin was caught."
"It seems that not only the officials below reported good news but not bad news, but the whole court has this tradition." Zhang Mengjiao sighed softly, "Master, what is the attitude of the emperor's impeachment of the rituals of Zhang Bo?"
"I want to ask you about this? You're OK, ask me back." Yinzhen leaned on the chair, "and nag me about my recent experience."
Chapter completed!