Taiyue Mansion Prison——
In a mess, the criminals fled in all directions, leaving the police officers busy in pursuit. Fortunately, Song Zheng, Yin of Taiyue Prefecture, returned in time and no one escaped justice.
In the corridor, Song Zheng looked at the place where the crime occurred with a livid face, and said solemnly: "Such a shocking thing happened under the emperor's feet. It is really hard for me to believe it."
Ji Changfeng raised his hand to Song Zheng and said, "Sir, as far as I know, the purpose of these people coming here is to kill this person!"
"oh?"
Song Zheng turned around and saw the middle-aged man walking out of the prison and standing in front of everyone.
"Who are you?"
The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said, "I am Hongzhen. I will be the county magistrate of Luzhou before Taiyue Kyoto in the future."
Song Zheng frowned: "Since he is an official of the imperial court, why was he put in prison?"
"It's hard to say anything," Hong Zhen sighed, "This is not the place to talk, so please follow me and answer elsewhere."
Song Zheng nodded and was about to leave when Ye Ling suddenly walked out and said, "Master Song, I don't want us to meet again!"
Song Zheng turned around and saw Ye Ling and said, "That day when you were saving people in the theater, I thought you were a righteous man. Why did you get involved with the prisoner and be arrested by the officials?"
Ye Ling smiled when he heard this, took out his official seal of the Minister of Household Affairs from his arms, and said, "Sir Song, do you recognize this thing?"
The official seal of the Celestial Dynasty was made by a divine craftsman. It could communicate the fate of the dynasty and harness the power of heaven and earth. It was truly a rare treasure.
Song Zheng's expression immediately changed and he said in surprise: "How can you have the treasure of the imperial court?"
Ye Ling said: "My subordinate is Ye Ling, the right servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Mr. Song, do you still want to arrest me?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was very surprised. Qin Xiao, who was lying on the ground, said weakly: "It turns out... Ye Zi is not... a good bird either!"
Song Zheng was neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed his hands in a salute: "The official is responsible for arresting court criminals according to the official documents. Even if you are a member of the royal family, the official must handle it according to the law!"
As soon as he said this, Ye Ling nodded secretly. In this way, Song Zheng was considered an upright person.
So, Ye Ling said: "In that case, you can immediately write to the officials and see what they say! Also, these 'accomplices' of mine were injured due to the chaos just now. Please send them elsewhere for treatment."
Song Zheng nodded, and then ordered someone to report to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and ordered Ji Changfeng to deal with the aftermath. He led Ye Ling and Hong Zhen to sit in the third hall behind the government office.
The servants served fragrant tea, and Song Zheng said: "Magistrate Hong, please tell me the whole story!"
Hong Zhen glanced at Ye Ling, as if she had something to hide.
Ye Ling smiled and said: "Magistrate Hong, the Holy Father has given me the full authority to handle disaster relief in Luzhou the day before yesterday. Do you want to hide it from me?"
Hong Zhen hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Sir, please save the lives of the people of Luzhou!"
Ye Ling did not stand up to help him, but just said: "Master Hong, if you don't tell me, how can I save him? If you have anything to say, get up and speak slowly."
Hong Zhen stood up and told the whole story: "A few years ago, King Nanyue raised an army to rebel and colluded with the Dayan Dynasty to attack from both sides. The winds in various places responded, and I, Luzhou, became a place of plunder from all directions."
"Master Zhou Mu died in the battle on Baimang Mountain to protect the territory and the people. But after the Luzhou War, there was another great disaster. The people were displaced and starved to death all over the fields. The people exchanged their children for food, and broke their bones for firewood. It was so miserable!"
Song Zheng nodded and said: "I have heard a little bit about the Luzhou incident. Last year, the imperial court already allocated funds for disaster relief. Isn't it alleviated?"
Hong Zhen gritted her teeth and said, "But we, the people of Luzhou, have never seen a penny of the imperial appropriation!"
"this……"
Ye Ling and Song Zheng were both shocked: "Who dares to embezzle disaster relief funds?"
Hong Zhen said: "All officials in Luzhou, led by Prefectural Mu Liangyuan, embezzled all the money allocated by the imperial court. The officials came to the capital this time to complain to the emperor and report the matter to the emperor. Save the lives of the people of Luzhou!"
Song Zheng stood up and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen, it's really shocking!"
Ye Ling frowned and asked, "Who is this Liang Yuan, and why do you dare to do such evil things?"
"That Liang Yuan is the son of the current Grand Master Liang Jingyi, the younger brother of Concubine Liang, and the uncle of Daqian!"
Ye Ling was relieved after hearing this. In this way, he was a person with a background, otherwise it would be difficult for him to have such courage and ability to do such a heinous thing.
Hong Zhen knelt down on the ground again and said to Ye Ling: "Master Ye, please save the lives of the people of Luzhou!"
Ye Ling lowered his head and said nothing, but Song Zheng asked: "You said that all officials in Luzhou, big and small, are embezzling disaster relief funds. Do you have any evidence?"
Hong Zhen looked gloomy: "The lower official was incompetent. Not long after arriving in the capital, the evidence of his crime was stolen, and he was imprisoned by the former Taiyue Prefecture Yin for half a year."
After hearing this, Ye Ling and Song Zheng were both silent, not knowing what to do...
…
Officials——
Nowadays, things are very quiet. Although the transfer of officials at all levels is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, in fact they have no decision-making power and must obey the decisions of the cabinet.
It was already late at night, but the lights in the staff hall were still on, and there were still people who never left.
Jia Chengdao, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was old and sitting in a rocking chair, closing his eyes and resting his mind, as if he was still awake.
Not long after, someone sent another letter from Song Zheng, saying to Jia Chengdao: "Master Yin Song of Taiyue Mansion sent someone to deliver the document!"
Jia Chengdao did not open his eyes, waved his hand and said: "Tell the person who came here that everything before was a misunderstanding, revoked the order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, and left it to Taiyue Mansion to make the final decision."
"yes!"
After the man left, Jia Chengdao slowly sat up, reached for his crutches, stood up and said to himself: "It's time to go home and report illness."
At this moment, a person suddenly walked in and smiled at Jia Chengdao: "Master Jia now has a quiet yamen, I really envy him!"
Jia Chengdao looked up and saw that it was Zhao Chengxiang, the Minister of Industry.
Jia Chengdaoxuan sat down again, holding the crutch in his hand and said: "Master Zhao, you are really diligent in not going back so late."
"No, no," Zhao Chengxiang said with a smile, "Since Mr. Jia took charge of the civil service, he has to sit until late at night every day before leaving. This makes me ashamed."
Jia Chengdao smiled and asked: "Mr. Zhao, please tell me something. I am old and I may need to go back to rest early. Otherwise, this old bone will not be able to withstand it anymore."
Zhao Chengxiang said: "In that case, I will get straight to the point. I have heard for a long time that the affairs in Luzhou seem to be inseparable from Mr. Jia's management, but I wonder if this is possible?"
Jia Chengdao's face did not change and he said: "In his position, he will seek his own government. I have been in the official department for fifty years. I don't seek merit, but I seek no fault."
Zhao Chengxiang smiled when he heard the words: "My lord, I admire you for saying this. But what is happening now is that I am afraid that the villain will not know how to restrain himself, but it will harm innocent people. Isn't it worrying?"
With that said, Zhao Chengxiang placed a green ring on the table.
Jia Chengdao took a look and his expression changed slightly, because the ring finger belonged to Jia Hu.
Zhao Chengxiang continued: "I know that Sun Jiahu was also under the influence and was released as an official in Luzhou. Later, he was unable to be used, so he was called back home by Mr. Jia. It's a pity that this Recently, Jia Hu fell into the hands of Song Zheng, Yin of Taiyue Mansion. This is really..."
Jia Chengdao reached out and picked up the ring finger and put it in his sleeve: "As people get older, they no longer have great ambitions, but they just want to end up without any problems and the family will prosper. Although Jia Hu is stubborn, he is also quite filial and is loved by me. This is Since he violated the national law and was imprisoned and tortured, I naturally have nothing to say. But if disaster really comes, I will also fight for it."
"It seems that the boss and I have the same idea," Zhao Chengxiang sat down and said, "I have a new grandson. I like him very much and plan to send him to the Holy Dao Temple to receive the teachings of the saint. In fact, this avenue is illusory. This official career has already become dusty, and there is no opportunity for it. It is just a starting point for future generations."
"What Mr. Zhao said is absolutely true," Jia Chengdao said in a calm tone: "I don't know about the affairs in the court. Is there anything that doesn't go well with you?"
"The government is difficult, and it is boring everywhere," Zhao Chengxiang sighed and said, "A few days ago, my mentor, Prime Minister Zhou, said to me: 'The newly appointed Yin Song Zheng of Taiyue Prefecture is acting harshly, which has caused many people in the capital to suffer. There is resentment, so Prime Minister Zhou is also very worried!"
"Oh?" Jia Chengdao raised his eyebrows and said, "I remember that there seemed to be a dispute about Taiyue Fuyin?"
"That's right," Zhao Chengxiang nodded and said: "At the beginning, Prime Minister Zhou and Mr. Liang Ge also felt that Zhu Wanquan, the lord of Amaterasu City, was loyal and had outstanding political achievements, so it was most suitable for him to be promoted to Taiyue Prefecture. But the prince and Wang Xiangjin opposed it with all their strength, and now we have ended up What should we do with this outcome?"
When Jia Chengdao heard this, he stood up and walked out slowly: "I remember, it's getting late now, so I should go back home."
Zhao Chengxiang stood up with a smile and said, "Send off to Mr. Jia!"
…
It was already midnight when I returned from the official department to Taiyue Mansion Yamen.
After Song Zheng heard Jia Chengdao's reply, he said to Ye Ling: "Master Ye, the former matter is all a misunderstanding. The official department has withdrawn the wanted document against you, you can leave."
Later, Song Zheng said to Hong Zhen again: "County Magistrate Hong, now that things are unclear in Luzhou, I can't let you go, so I have no choice but to ask you to live in the government office temporarily. Let me investigate the matter and get to the bottom of it and give you back." Justice!"
Hong Zhen nodded. Now he could only place his hope on Song Zheng and Ye Ling. He had no other choice.
Ye Ling reminded: "Master Song, be careful in everything. Just like what happened today, it's better not to happen again!"
"I understand!"
Song Zheng naturally understood that tonight, he was invited to a banquet, and then a prison robbery and murder occurred. It seemed like a coincidence, but in fact, there was probably another hidden reason. Therefore, we must never be careless again.
So, Ye Ling followed the yamen servant to a prison room where Jiuye, Xu Guo, Wang Shu and Qin Xiao were all here.
Qin Xiao was shocked by the Qingyou Realm monk, but he did not die, which surprised Ye Ling.
Fortunately, Ye Ling gave him a few pills, and his injuries have recovered somewhat, but he still needs to rest for a while.
Ye Ling walked in and threw his hands at several people: "The matter has been resolved, we can go back!"
Xu Guo smiled and said: "Thanks to brother Ye Ling this time, otherwise, wouldn't we be subject to this unjust injustice?"
Master Jiu smoked his cigarette pipe and frowned: "But until now, we still don't know what is the reason for this unjust injustice?"
He was arrested without any reason and released without any reason, which is difficult for anyone to understand and accept.
Ye Ling said: "I don't know very well either. Let's find out more slowly in the future. Sister-in-law Yun Shu is worried at home, so she'd better go back quickly to make sure she's safe."
After saying that, Ye Ling looked at Qin Xiao and said: "Your injury has not healed yet. Come back with me to heal your injury before leaving!"
Qin Xiao did not accept it. Instead, he rolled his eyes at Ye Ling and said, "Dog officer! So you are also a dog officer!"
