But letters also take time on the way. How could they arrange them so carefully?
The people in the capital city are having a hard time, let alone the people below the county level.
"This is His Majesty's order. No matter how deep the water is, we have to go down."
Although Gu Chen had a big head, he had to bite the bullet and find a way to solve it.
"Okay, let's go. Early tomorrow morning, we will reveal our identities and enter the city first, and then go to the Chief Envoy's Department to explore how deep the water is."
What does the Fujian Provincial Envoy do?
This is the name of the first-level administrative unit, which governs eight prefectures and more than 60 counties, and is responsible for the administration and finance of the entire Fujian.
The chief envoy Xue Dafang was not a good person. The people of Fuzhou Prefecture said that he was greedy and tyrannical, and the petty officials also had a bad opinion of him.
I heard that this guy not only covets the people, but also covets his own subordinates.
Gao Yiran shook his head when he talked about the report letter he received.
"I heard that when a subordinate visits him for the first time, he must prepare "meeting money."
“On holidays, he should prepare “festival money” for him, and he should pay “regular money” for normal services.”
"Forcibly taking a card without any reason is called "spending money". If you don't give it, you will be unable to keep your hat at best, and at worst, you will die inexplicably."
"Hey, this method of making money is just learned from the old yuan."
"The imperial court's salary is not high, and low-level officials have no money to pay filial piety to these high-ranking officials, and they want to keep their officialdom, so they can only plunder it from the common people."
"So, some aspiring officials turned into corrupt officials. They boarded a pirate ship with Xue Dafang and became a rope in this place."
If the person named Xue dies, they must also die.
In this case, naturally everyone can only be of the same mind as Xue Dafang.
Anyway, no matter how hard it is, the people are still suffering, and their lives are still easy.
Those who have some conscience can't sleep at night, while those who have no conscience will enjoy the happiness brought by power.
Fan Congwen said: "I heard that he calls himself the adopted son of Marquis Yongcheng. Everyone, in my humble opinion, I'm afraid I won't be able to pick out a few good eggs in this basket."
The name of Marquis Yongcheng is Xue Xian, and Xue Xian’s contribution is actually quite great.
However, he had a bad temper and was good at killing many people with official status, so he only got a marquis, which was not hereditary.
It's just that Lao Zhu was still very good to him. He just demoted him to Hainan for a year to reflect, and then called him back because he missed him.
He was given a hereditary title and asked to follow Xu Da to farm in Beiping.
He had no heirs, only one younger brother, so it was said that he had many adopted sons.
With such a foster father, no wonder this guy is so arrogant.
"The adopted son is not his biological son." Gu Chen mocked: "Marquis Yongcheng may not even remember how many good sons he has adopted."
If he knew what his good "son" had done, he might even personally and immediately cut off his good "son's" head.
Then he dedicated it to Zhu Yuanzhang to show that the matter had nothing to do with him.
Hearing this, everyone laughed, even though the Chief Envoy was a second-rank official.
But when the censor from the capital came, they had no choice but to obey the arrangements.
No, Xue Dafang, who was in red robe and official attire, was smiling and talking to several censors in blue robe and official attire, with a respectful and flattering tone in his tone.
"I'm afraid the adults may be tired from the journey. I have specially arranged a room for you, as well as fine wine, food, tea, singing and dancing."
"After you finish eating, how about taking a nap to relieve your fatigue? Then do some work?"
The county magistrates in each county are working very hard at this time to deal with the old cases that have accumulated over the years. Although they have been dealt with for half a month, there are still many more.
If these censors saw it, it would be somewhat dangerous.
"No need." Yu Min cupped his hands towards the sky and asked in a deep voice.
"The imperial court has rules that when the censor arrives, he will not use a penny of the local money for his accommodation, food, or drink."
"Master Xue, do you not know, or do you know it and still insist on doing it?"
Gu Chen looked at the upright young man and understood why Han Yike admired him.
A person like him is the most suitable person to be a censor. He dares to admonish a second-grade official without any mercy.
Xue Dafang: "I..."
You are so far away, how could the emperor know about eating and drinking?
Yu Min snorted coldly and said directly: "We have official business, so we don't want to waste time. Please ask Mr. Xue to lead the way. Let's start the investigation from the Chief Secretary."
In fact, there is nothing to check in the Chief Envoy's Department. The account books are just a summary. You can know the details after reading them and compare them with the various prefectures and counties.
After having an idea in mind, everyone split up and took people to the prefectures and counties assigned to them by Lao Han to do specific work.
The scribes Gu Chen brought this time were named Zhang He and Deng Zhou.
What is a scribe? A scribe is someone who is in charge of documents. After the supervisory censor arrives at the place, he writes down everything he does, what he does, and what he says to whom.
There are also some deputy jobs, such as sorting out information and so on.
They were all from a poor family, and it was not easy to get a job as a professional. Gu Chen was very kind to them, and invited them to dinner from time to time, so they had a good relationship.
"Master Gu, I heard that Li Yong, the prefect of Fuzhou Prefecture, is a pretty good man. He often teaches his subordinates not to bully the people."
"It's just that the Chief Envoy is in Fuzhou, and the prefect doesn't really keep his words. The same goes for Zhangzhou prefect Hu Tianxi and Hu."
Gu Chen nodded. It seemed that among the civil servants, the biggest fish in Fujian was probably Xue Dafang. He was able to overpower even the imperial government.
"Okay, let's all rest. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
There was no need to rush this matter anyway, Gu Chen didn't want to waste his sleep time.
Lack of sleep will make you look ugly, and everyone in Lao Zhu's family is a loser.
So does Biaoer.
If you don't let Biao'er look good to you, how can you survive until Lao Zhu's death?
After returning to the inn, Gu Chen went back to the room to sleep. Because he was too tired, he didn't want to take a shower, so he took off his clothes and got ready to go to bed.
"You're tired too, go and have a rest. If you're hungry, take Anzi out to eat. You don't have to save money for your family. You won't be short of food."
Although the shop has been closed, he bought two hundred acres of fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing.
Do you know how much the fields in Yingtian Mansion are worth?
I can’t spend it all, I can’t spend it all!
After Shi Shi left, Gu Chen blew out the candle, took off his shoes and went to bed. Who knew that as soon as he lay down, he realized something was wrong.
A beautiful lady who looked very innocent but was actually very enchantingly dressed was actually naked, huddled under the quilt and calling him sweetly.
"Master Gu~"
If the deal goes through, Mr. Fang said, he can give himself two hundred dollars.
Gu Chen: "...ah~"
He screamed in fright, jumped out of bed, pointed at the woman and let out a sustained prairie dog scream.
"Ah... Mr. Xu... help me..."
There are always villains who want to harm me. Am I the kind of person who can't stand temptation?
woman:"……"
She's not an assassin, so why save her life?
Next door was Xu Zengshou's room. Hearing the movement next door, he was so frightened that he immediately picked up his sword and rushed in with his men.
I thought it was someone who assassinated the imperial envoy, and thought that he might experience a bloody battle, but I didn't expect that it was a beautiful woman.
Xu Zengshou: "..."
The guards: "..."
When Gu Chen saw someone coming, he immediately stepped forward and hid behind Xu Zengshou.
"Mr. Xu, you have to testify for me. I didn't touch her even a finger. You must not let her blackmail me."
These bitches just want to drag him into the water, and they even bring out their beauty.
"Master Gu." Upon hearing the word "blackmail", the beauty's face instantly turned pale, and she said aggrievedly, "I am Master Fang, and I have been called to serve Master Gu."
"Master Gu, can you please ask all these officials to get out."
Even if you want to sell yourself, you can't show it to so many people.
How embarrassing.
"I don't need your service." Gu Chen didn't even think about it, and immediately said hurriedly: "Master Xu, please help me throw her out."
"Xiao Anzi, throw the stone, you go to the shopkeeper right now and change me to another guest room. I can't live in this room anymore."
There is so much fragrant powder, it is very pungent, and he will not be able to sleep at night.
"Wait..." Gu Chen suddenly remembered something and immediately looked at Xu Zengshou and said, "Take her down and ask the scribe to write a confession for her."
"Who sent her, what she was asked to do, and what benefits she promised. If you find out, you can detain her directly."
Bribing the censor with beauty is a sign of guilty conscience. You will be sorry if you don't arrest him.
