Looking at Feng Jie's expression, I was a little speechless. Why didn't I realize that he was so emotional before...
"Prime Minister Feng, you used to be the censor, but now you are in charge of many things. What do you think of this matter?"
Feng Jie hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this... is due to my lack of supervision. Please forgive me!"
I ignored him. After all, he was no longer in the position of imperial censor, and many things could not be entirely blamed on the chief official. If anything happens to his subordinates, the chief officer will be involved, and I'm afraid the prime minister will have to be replaced one after another.
"It has nothing to do with you. It's just that it's time to clean up the censors in Changsha County. No, it's not just Changsha County. When Yu He finishes his work in Baiyue, tell him not to go back to Xianyang and go directly to the counties. , carefully check the censors stationed in the county."
Feng Jie bowed and said yes.
"Prime Minister Li, how do you think we should handle the matter in Changsha County?"
Li Si cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the imperial court can select an envoy from your Majesty to go to Changsha County, take away the official position of Fengtuo, and temporarily act as the governor of Changsha County. Later, we will check whether the situation in Changsha County is as stated in the report. . Wait until this case is completed before handling it."
I nodded and looked at Feng Jie.
"Prime Minister Feng, you can clean up the mess of the censor himself. Let the censor Zhongcheng Zhou Zai immediately go to Changsha County with my edict and act according to what Prime Minister Li said."
Feng Jie immediately raised his hands and said, "I obey your Majesty's order."
Then Feng Jie went to make arrangements, while Meng Yi went to the imperial prison to interrogate Feng Yuan. There is currently no conclusive evidence to prove the relationship between Wu He, Zhao Li and Feng Yuan, but as long as you search patiently, you can easily convict the three of them even if you find the person who sent the report.
Li Si stayed, with a trace of worry on his angular face.
"Your Majesty, I am a little worried."
"Oh?" I looked at Li Si and said, "It's okay for Mr. Feng to say it."
"I'm worried that Feng Tuo will refuse to hand over his post as county guard when he learns that the incident has been exposed. Changsha County has three thousand county soldiers and two thousand county soldiers. If..."
After hearing Li Si's words, I thought for a while and affirmed: "No, if it's just dereliction of duty and misgovernment, at most he will die alone; but if he gathers troops to rebel, then all nine of his clans will die. Now his son Shang In the hands of the imperial court, he doesn't have the guts. But as a speculator, I don't think he would dare to commit treason!"
Li Si opened his mouth, but seeing that I had made up his mind, he said nothing.
"Then I will retire. If the situation in Changsha County is really that bad, it may be no different from a catastrophe. I must make preparations in advance."
I waved my hand: "Go!"
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At this time, Changsha County was in the governor's mansion.
Feng Tuo is anxiously waiting for news from Xianyang.
County Lieutenant Xin Gou suddenly walked in quickly and bowed.
"Sir, Ying Jie has been arrested by me and is now being held in a private cell in the backyard!"
Feng Tuo nodded: "Did you get the things?"
A sinister smile appeared on XinGou's face and he handed a square box in his hand to Feng Tuo.
"I got it. This is the evidence that we are going to send someone to Xianyang in time for the festival. There is also a report to His Majesty!"
Feng Tuo took the square box, opened it, glanced at it, and cursed viciously: "You bitch! How dare a little censor dare to go against me. Do you really think that my forbearance for so many years is considered weakness?"
Xinguo echoed: "What you are saying is that he has received so much kindness from you over the years, but he has no intention of repaying it. Now that the incident has happened, I want to cut off the relationship with you. If you hadn't asked me to keep him alive, I would have killed him with a knife." Let’s go see the King of Hell!”
Feng Tuo frowned slightly, stroked his goatee, and sighed softly.
"This person is still useful. I have been operating in Changsha County for more than ten years, and now my good deeds have been ruined by a small passerby. Who is this Zhang Liang? I can't move him even with coercion and inducement. It's really a headache."
Xin Ge took a step forward, with a fierce expression on his face, and whispered: "Why don't I go and kill him!"
Feng Tuo waved his hands and said: "No! I originally wanted to kill him directly, and then I could just assign a random cause of death. But I checked carefully and found that he was not the good-for-nothing that Yingjie was. Not only did he have His Majesty's edict in his hand, Ling, do you know who that white-collar worker is? He is your Majesty's former concubine in the Prince's Mansion and is now the senior minister. There is also a Jie Wu who has a very similar personality to Li Si. "
"These are enough to prove that your majesty values him. If I kill Zhang Liang, I am afraid that my majesty will be even more angry than what I did in Changsha County for ten years. Moreover, Yuan'er has not yet sent news from Xianyang. If Zhang Liang's memorial The retribution is already in His Majesty's hands, killing him would be a bad thing."
Xinguo also sighed helplessly.
Feng Tuo stood up and walked back and forth for a long time, stopping to look at the newly blooming apricot flowers outside.
"I wonder if Yuan'er's place is going well."
XinGou responded: "Master Yuan is extremely alert. If Master Yuan goes there in person, great things can be accomplished. Sir, don't worry too much."
Feng Tuo shook his head and sighed.
"You, you, know how to tell nice things. Do you think I don't know about Yuan'er's mischief outside? He is smart, but he is also too arrogant. If you couldn't leave, how could I let him go to Xianyang with confidence? Do this."
There was a moment of embarrassment on Xin Ge's face, and then he changed his tone.
"Hey, brother, how can we uncles not pay more attention to Mr. Yuan. But what you said makes sense. In Changsha County, we can suppress any matter no matter how big it is. But Xianyang is the capital after all..."
Xinguo, Fengtuo, and the magistrates of two subordinate counties. The four of them were good brothers who fought hard on the battlefield, and were besties who swore an oath to heaven and earth and were sworn to Jinlan.
"Brother, how about I send someone to Xianyang to investigate?"
Feng Tuo waved his hand: "I have arranged for someone to go there. The news will come back in as little as three to five days, or as long as seven or eight days."
Then he whispered: "Send someone to Kuaiji County to monitor Zhang Liang. Don't let him secretly return to Xianyang. Once news comes from Yuan'er, I will immediately send someone to inform you and kill Zhang Liang without anyone noticing." .”
XinGou didn't respond. He thought for a moment and raised his head and said, "Brother, why don't I go there in person? Zhang Yue, the governor of Kuaiji County, has never dealt with you. If the people sent there are not careful and Zhang Yue discovers the clues, I'm afraid there will be Ruined our big deal!"
Feng Tuo pondered for a while and nodded slightly.
"That's fine, I won't worry about others going there. Then you can set off immediately."
He also warned: "There are frequent rebellions in Kuaiji, and the city defense is not as good as other counties. You must be careful!"
XinGou accepted the order and walked out quickly.
Feng Tuo looked at Xin Gou's back, feeling vaguely uneasy, always feeling that something was going to happen.
Little did he know that Feng Yuan turned a deaf ear to his instructions and was now being tried to death by Meng Yi in prison.
Zhang Liang, who was far away in Kuaiji County, did not know that danger was approaching him. He was in Wu County discussing the silk issue in Minzhong County with Bai Lingmu and three others.
