The search lasted all night.
When the people in Fuxian County woke up at eight o'clock the next morning, they suddenly found that the sky seemed to have changed.
The once arrogant and arrogant Wang family was now occupied by a group of soldiers.
The county magistrate of the county government did not know where he had gone. The chief registrar and the county lieutenant could only watch from a distance with the officials, not daring to take any action.
According to historical data, the main officials of an ordinary county in the Song Dynasty were the county magistrate, the chief registrar, and the county lieutenant. There were about two to three hundred other officials, including government officials.
However, many of the two to three hundred people are clerks, bureau chiefs, supervisors, and cadres in the county government offices. The real government officials are basically only a few dozen people, and they cannot compete with Zhao Jun's ban. The Guardsmen resisted.
So the other party can only watch and can't do anything.
They just watched Zhao Jun move boxes after boxes of things, and were already searching for the perpetrators throughout the city, asking the people to spread the news, and let the oppressed people come to complain.
Although the news is spreading slowly at the moment, it is estimated that people in the villages outside the county town know the news, and they will have to go at least after noon.
The oppressed people in the county do not dare to come over rashly due to the power of the Wang family, but if this continues, they will not be able to withstand it for long.
So now the officials of Fuxian County are in a very embarrassing situation.
Go ahead and take care of it, don’t dare.
Ignore it, they have completely overstepped their bounds and confiscated the Wang family in front of them, completely ignoring them.
It was made as if they were the officials managing the local area, and the officials in Fuxian County were extremely angry for a while.
But Zhao Jun was too lazy to care about the officials' displeasure, because he was also very unhappy now.
After looking at what the Wang family did, it involved not only local officials in Fuxian County, but also his younger brother Wang Zai, as well as many local officials in Bozhou, such as County Magistrate Shi, Guo Zhizhou, and even many Bozhou officials who had been transferred. .
This kind of transfer of interests continued for many years, and was not so rampant at the beginning, because at that time the Wang family was just an ordinary landlord in Fuxian County, and the land and wealth they owned were far less than they are now.
It wasn't until the third year of Tiansheng, that is, 13 years ago, that Wang Qian's younger brother Wang Zai was admitted to the Jinshi. With his younger brother's more than ten years of business in the officialdom, Wang Qian's business grew bigger and bigger, and he seemed to have become a local in Fuxian County. The largest evil force, plundering and plundering, commits all kinds of evil.
There are as many as thirteen human life cases under his hands that have been discovered, and there are still many that have not been discovered.
It can be said that the Wang family in Fuxian County has committed extremely heinous crimes. If everyone in the Wang family is executed, there must be innocent people, but if Wang Qian and his servants are beheaded, it will probably make the entire Fuxian County very happy.
By the early morning of the next day, Zhao Jun was tired from searching his house. He had not rested the night before. He walked out of the Wang family's residence rubbing his dark circles under his eyes. He planned to find a place to rest.
There was already a sea of people outside the door, and there was an endless stream of people from Fuxian County to watch the excitement. They surrounded the luxuriously decorated Wang Family Mansion on three floors inside and three floors outside.
Zhao Jun came out and was startled by the grand occasion. Then he yawned and was about to tell the soldiers to clear the way. At this moment, there was a commotion in the crowd outside. Someone shouted: "The prefect is coming." "Get out of the way, get out of the way." ." "Let's go, let's go."
In an instant, the crowd dispersed, and groups of soldiers rushed in. Seeing this, the guards around Zhao Jun also came over to protect him. He led a battalion of 500 people, with swords unsheathed and crossbows cocked. A shield was blocked in front of Zhao Jun, and at the same time various whistles were blown, and cavalry surged outside the city.
Seeing this battle, the people crawled away and ran away. The streets were suddenly filled with dense soldiers. Guo Chengyou rode on horseback, bringing the Bozhou Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army over. He looked around, and then looked at In the direction of Zhao Jun who was surrounded by people.
The two sides suddenly entered a confrontation stage.
A step too late?
Guo Chengyou frowned when he saw that Zhao Jun had ransacked the Wang family.
He learned the news at midnight last night, and then set off at three o'clock in the morning, covering the thirty-six kilometers, urging the soldiers to go quickly. It took him more than three hours, but in the end he still couldn't catch up.
But it doesn't matter, people have been blocked, and things can't escape.
Thinking of this, Guo Chengyou put his mind at ease and urged the horse to ride out. He was also a general, so he naturally had good equestrian skills. He stepped forward and yelled: "Who is Liu Bin?"
No one answered.
Guo Chengyou was furious for a moment, looked in the direction of Zhao Jun and said: "Liu Bin, when you see Ben Zhizhou, why don't you come out to greet him?"
His attitude was very rude.
The Yingzhou Commander reported by Zhao Jun was the leader of the local Forbidden Army. Guo Chengyou had several subordinates, including the Commander-in-Chief of the Xiang Army and the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army. They were really just minor officials in front of him.
But Zhao Jun yawned in the crowd, took out his badge from his waist and handed it to Huang Sanlang: "Go and get his local military power!"
"yes!"
Huang Sanlang took his waist card, then took out an edict from his arms, walked out and shouted: "The Bozhou Xiang Army accepts the edict!"
For a moment, the entire field was silent.
Huang Sanlang walked to the opposite Xiang army and imperial army, ignored Guo Chengyou, raised the silk edict in his hand high, glared at the many Xiang soldiers and said, "Are you going to rebel? This is the emperor's edict!"
Regardless of whether it was true or not, at this moment the Bozhou Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army panicked and quickly took back their weapons. Guo Chengyou was stunned and did not dare to make any move.
Seeing this, Huang Sanlang opened the edict in his hand with satisfaction and said: "The imperial edict of the Song Dynasty was granted to the Zhiyuan of the Song Dynasty by Zhao Jun, the Duke of the Song Dynasty. The imperial edict said: Zhao Jun, the Duke of the Song Dynasty, has been ordered to inspect the world. The local Xiang army and the imperial army will all obey the dispatch. , if there is any incident, please sign your name to hear about it, special order!"
"The Duke of the Song Dynasty, the President of the Political Academy of the Song Dynasty?"
Guo Chengyou opened his mouth wide.
Huang Sanlang took out Zhao Jun's waist card again and said: "The order of the Zhiyuan Zhiyuan is here. Everyone should put down their weapons immediately. The officials issued an edict before leaving, but anyone who harms the Zhiyuan will be destroyed. Clan. Did you hear that, whoever dares to hurt Zhiyuan today, all of you here will destroy the nine clans!"
"Ding ding ding ding ding!"
The sound of various weapons being thrown to the ground suddenly rang out. It was not because these people were taking advantage of Zhao Jun's power, but at this moment the cavalry team outside the city also came in, all wearing the armor of the Song Dynasty Shenwu Forbidden Army.
The Forbidden Army is also divided into three, six or nine levels. Some of the Forbidden Army do not even have armor and have poor weapons and equipment.
Some of the Forbidden Forces were not only fully armed, with a set of 58 pieces of armor, they were even equipped with war horses, strong bows and powerful crossbows. The two sides were completely different from each other.
In addition to the more than 200 Imperial City Imperial Guards on the ship, Zhao Jun's escorts also included two battalions of Shenwu Guards, with each battalion having 800 people, all of whom were infantry. The other battalion is cavalry, with more than 300 people, and it is also the most elite group in the Forbidden Army.
More than three hundred cavalrymen wearing the best armor and holding the best weapons surrounded them. Not to mention the Xiang troops in Bozhou who were not very willing to fight, even the Bozhou Forbidden Army, which was slightly stronger than them, were frightened.
Now even if the imperial edict has not come out, no one dares to question Zhao Jun's identity.
Several Xiang army commanders and Bozhou commanders quickly obeyed the instructions and threw down their weapons and equipment.
Amid Huang Sanlang's scolding and the threats from the surrounding Zhao Jun guards, the soldiers squatted on the ground one by one and held their heads, not daring to move.
Soon Zhao Jun's personal guards rushed up to disarm them.
Zhao Jun yawned and walked out. He was really tired and sleepy after doing it all night.
I originally thought I would take a nap, and then wait for the canal to be dredged, then I would take a boat and the army would escort a group of prisoners and evidence to Qiao County to deal with Guo Chengyou, but I didn't expect that he would arrive at his door.
"Guo Zhizhou, early in the morning, came with so many troops to look for Honzhiyuan."
Zhao Jun walked closer, raised his head and looked at Guo Chengyou on the horse, and said with a smile: "Are you planning to rebel? Or are you planning to murder Shangguan?"
This big hat was pulled off, which made Guo Chengyou frightened at the time, but he suddenly remembered that he was backstage, so he calmed down and said: "It turns out to be the Zhiyuan. I didn't know that the Zhiyuan came to Bozhou, and the lower official failed to welcome him. Please Zhiyuan Haihan. The lower official is I heard from the magistrate of Fuxian County that there were soldiers and bandits making trouble in Fuxian County, so I led my troops to quell the rebellion."
"oh?"
Zhao Jun glanced at the squatting Xiang troops and Imperial Guards on the ground and said, "You don't have the Privy Council's troop mobilization order and the Tiger Talisman. Who gave you the courage to mobilize so many troops?"
"Since we are quelling chaos, we must focus on speed. Hasn't Zhiyuan heard of the saying that military speed is the most important thing?"
Although Guo Chengyou had vaguely heard of Zhao Jun's power, he had never seen it with his own eyes. Secondly, his backstage was the current emperor. As the son-in-law of the Zhao family and an attendant of the East Palace, he could be regarded as Zhao Zhen's first servant. Naturally, he was not afraid of foreign ministers.
But he obviously found the wrong person. Zhao Jun sneered and said: "It's true that soldiers are valuable and quick, but firstly you didn't find out the identity of the other party. Secondly, you regarded the Xiangjun Forbidden Army as your own bodyguard and regarded the court's laws as nothing." , you still dare to shout?"
Guo Chengyou was obviously eating meat in front of a hob, and he laughed and said: "The court's laws have their own laws, but the imperial court should not cling to the laws. If soldiers and bandits really come to cause chaos tonight, I don't know how many people will die in the city. Can the magistrate take on this responsibility?"
"Oh throat?"
Zhao Jun thought for a while, then nodded in a rare way and said: "What you said makes sense. If I believe it, then I will exempt you from the crime of mobilizing troops."
"Thank you Chiyuan!"
Guo Chengyou bowed on his horse with a proud look on his face.
Who doesn't know his background?
Even if the prime minister has overwhelming power, don't you still have to give him some thin noodles?
However, Zhao Jun continued: "If you are exempted from the charge of mobilizing troops, let's talk about your corruption and perversion of the law to paint pictures for fame, which caused the destruction of people's families."
A skinny old man next to Zhao Jun stood up, glared at him and said: "Zhiyuan, this is the guy. My brother Zhang Xian has been doing good deeds throughout his life, and he is very famous in Bozhou. For that painting, he actually fabricated charges and imprisoned my brother. If he is killed, please make the decision for my wise brother!"
Tian Chang had a life-long friendship with the wealthy Zhang family in Bozhou. If it were anyone else, even if he climbed into a powerful position, he would not necessarily dare to do so in the face of another powerful person.
Because the essence of mutual protection between officials is actually an exchange of interests.
There is essentially mutual assistance between one official and another official. If you have power in your hands, you can naturally export it in your own interests.
And for ordinary people, what can they bring to an official? Nothing to give.
Even if an upright official had to stand up for the people, the cost and price he had to pay were very high, especially in the Song Dynasty, which was extremely tolerant of corrupt officials.
People like Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Zhao Pian, and Chen Xiliang are just a few.
The vast majority of them are either doing nothing like Wang Sui and sitting on their backs. Or be like Guo Chengyou, acting recklessly and lawlessly.
Therefore, as a businessman who can see through the essence of these things, Tian Chang can muster the courage to expose Guo Chengyou to Zhao Jun, which is considered the end of his kindness to his brother.
Fortunately, he didn't make a mistake.
Hearing Tian Chang's words, Guo Chengyou was shocked, and then he denied it in every possible way: "Zhiyuan, this is all framed by someone, there is no such thing. Zhang Fu oppressed the good, the evidence is conclusive, and it has been reported to the Huainan Criminal Division, and it has been investigated Tested."
"Then it seems that there is a problem with the Huainan Punishment Department, and we need to investigate."
Zhao Jun pondered for a moment and nodded.
"hehe."
After hearing what he said, Guo Chengyou smiled and said, "The Imperial Court is a good idea. We will investigate the matter whenever we ask the Criminal Division."
"Well, don't mention the Criminal Division. I investigated the three divisions as soon as I asked. Is Han Yi still the Deputy Prime Minister? How about now?"
Zhao Jun asked back: "You are a young person who knows the state from the fifth level, but you are very courageous."
"oh?"
Guo Chengyou pretended not to know: "What does Zhiyuan mean? I don't understand."
"I think you are pretending to be confused because you understand."
Zhao Jun said: "What else do you have to say about Zhang Fu?"
"Without proof or proof, Zhiyuan's mouth alone can't explain it clearly."
Guo Chengyou sneered: "If you want me to plead guilty, the Supreme Court can at least provide evidence of the crime."
At least he felt that Zhao Jun had no evidence of Zhang Fu's incident.
There is indeed no evidence of guilt in Zhao Jun's hands.
He originally planned to go to Bozhou to investigate the matter, but on the way he came across the case of the Wang family's daughter's bones, which implicated Guo Chengyou.
But Zhao Jun has other evidence.
He pointed at the box behind him and laughed: "Then you embezzled and demanded bribes, helped the landlords to rob, raped women, and plundered the people. The evidence is conclusive, right? Can you tell me, what crime should you be guilty of?"
"Forehead"
Guo Chengyou was stunned for a moment, this was what he was afraid of.
He has been lawless in the local area for too long, and he is too public and careless. It is quite embarrassing to have baskets of incriminating evidence lying there.
However, it is recorded in history that he "was involved in arrogant behavior and had no respect." Therefore, even if Zhao Jun found evidence of his crime, Guo Chengyou still said arrogantly: "I should be demoted, so what? The worst I can do is to serve as a local regiment training envoy for two years." , the officials will pick me up in a year or two."
"hehe."
Zhao Jun smiled, felt sleepy coming, yawned, stood there for a moment to collect himself, then cheered up, pointed at Guo Chengyou and shouted: "Get off the horse!"
The sound was loud and burst out all of a sudden, leaving Guo Chengyou stunned.
Then Zhao Jun shouted: "Where are the Imperial Guards?"
"exist!"
"Catch this madman."
"yes."
Many imperial guards rushed over at once.
Guo Chengyou was horrified and said: "Zhao Jun, what do you mean?"
"What's the meaning?"
Zhao Jun raised his head and said to him with contempt: "How dare you, a small magistrate, dare to be so trustworthy and refuse to reply in front of this magistrate. Do you think you are Zhao's son-in-law and you are from the East Palace? The hospital doesn’t dare to touch you? I’ve killed many people like you in Bianliang, and even the officials can’t save you, that’s what I said!”
"Take it!"
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand.
In an instant, the surrounding guards swarmed forward, pulled Guo Chengyou off his horse, and pushed him to the ground.
Guo Chengyou shouted: "Zhao Jun, if you dare to touch me, the officials will not let you go."
"That's wrong. I won't let the official go to protect someone like you. When I return to Bianliang, I will scold him severely."
Zhao Jun walked over, lowered his head and looked at him and said: "As for you, you may not live until that time. I am a little sleepy, so I will go and rest first. I will send people to search your house later. When I Zhiyuan, please get some sleep and then take care of your affairs."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away, leaving only the stunned people on the ground.
(End of chapter)
