If it had been any other time, the imperial envoys might have really captured Li Gao and gone back to deliver the mission. After all, it would be too troublesome to arrest him again and again, wouldn't it?
It's just a job, why would you let yourself suffer so much?
But at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor, the Guo Huan case had not yet completely passed, and the blood from the butcher knife in the emperor's hand had not yet been wiped clean.
Just asking you, who dares to fool you?
There was no other way, the imperial envoys could only keep opening the dragnet in the end.
In the end, Pan Fu fled to the home of a local rich man.
This rich man is called Zhao Zhen. He was originally in the business of selling illegal salt and accumulated a lot of wealth. Of course, it is not clean.
When officials surrounded their home, Zhao Zhen only had a few hundred servants, but he actually dared to resist the imperial officers and soldiers.
He hid Pan Fu in a ruined temple, and then asked the family to prepare swords, guns and sticks, and when the imperial envoys arrived, he would attack them.
It is conceivable that this is purely looking for death.
This makes Lao Zhu very angry. You all dare to kill the imperial envoys I sent out. Don’t you take us as the emperor seriously?
In the end, Lao Zhu ordered that all those who helped Pan Fu in the arrest process would be killed, and Pan Fu and others were also killed.
More than 300 wealthy landowners were involved, and all their properties were confiscated.
This case is very interesting. On the surface, it seems that the imperial power is superior.
But if you think about it carefully, how many such people are there in the entire Ming Dynasty?
There are probably countless local landlords who do not take the imperial power seriously.
Lao Zhu felt uncomfortable, and he didn't want to deal with them properly.
Therefore, Gu Chen dared to conclude that as long as he added fuel to the fire when Lao Zhu was most angry, Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao would definitely make up their minds to change the land and fight the landlords.
On the second day, Lao Zhu slowly opened his eyes, then got up and was dressed by several eunuchs, preparing for a busy day.
"Your Majesty, at the end of the day yesterday, Master Gu sent a petition to this slave, asking her to hand it over to Your Majesty early this morning."
Yun Qi held up the paper in his hand, and Lao Zhu reached out to take it without hesitation.
"Why do you want to give it to us this morning?"
Not yesterday?
Moreover, it was not too late in Youshi, and it was not too late for him to see it.
Yun Qi said softly: "Master Gu said that he was afraid that His Majesty would be angry after seeing it and would not be able to rest well at night, so he asked the slave to show it to His Majesty in the morning."
He felt that Master Gu was right, although His Majesty would be angry if he saw it sooner or later.
But if he had seen it last night and His Majesty had an attack on the spot, then all the civil and military officials and slaves like them would not be able to have a good night's sleep.
"He has a heart."
Lao Zhu's tone softened, and he was indeed too harsh on the officials.
It's not much better for Gu Guangxi. It's hard for him to think about his own health.
But when he opened the paper and took a look, the gentleness turned into anger.
"It's simply unreasonable. Guo Huan's matter is not over yet. Rivers of blood are flowing in Caishikou every day. This thing happened again. Are they considering me and saying that I want to kill all the corrupt officials in the world? Are they just saying this casually?"
"Let the Metropolitan Procuratorate send people immediately to arrest these two people and bring them to Beijing."
"Go, go!!!"
Lao Zhu didn't expect that these bastards would actually dare to do such a thing in Yingtian Mansion, under his nose.
"Chongba, it's so early in the morning, why are you so angry?"
Empress Ma came in with her female officials and brought breakfast. Seeing how angry he was, she went up and gently stroked his back.
"A few days ago, you told Guang Xi not to be angry, because anger is very harmful to the body."
"How come you are here and don't know how to take care of yourself?"
"Come, sit down, it's a big deal, let's eat breakfast first."
Then, she turned her head and spoke gently to a female officer who was only in her teens.
"Shanwei, put the breakfast on the table."
As he said that, he took the paper over and read it quickly before sighing.
"Why can't we catch all these corrupt officials?"
And use the emperor as a raft and crutch tax? When did the imperial court impose a cane tax?
Isn't this funny?
"Sister."
Lao Zhu put his hands on his wife's shoulders, asking for comfort a little aggrievedly.
"We... our heart hurts a little and feels a little stuffy."
Over the years, it can be said that he has been working day and night to deal with corrupt officials, but why can't he get rid of it?
In the end, the imperial envoy sent by the Ducha was Fan Congwen and several of his supervisory censors, and then they went with the officers and soldiers of Yingtianfu Yamen to arrest the people.
Gu Chen bit the hay and sent them out of the city, but had no intention of telling Lao Fan. What will happen to them when they get there.
right.
He hoped that the imperial envoy would be played with by Pan Fu, and played more and more cruelly.
The harder he plays, the angrier Lao Zhu will be, and the more helpful he will be in changing the land.
Once the land is improved, the country will have food, and with food it will be possible to live a small life.
Forgive him, he thinks about having a small time every day, without stopping for a moment.
Huang Lu stayed at Gu's house for the time being. The children at home were curious about the imperial complaint. Even Gu Shuning, who usually didn't leave the boudoir, came out.
After learning what happened, Gu Xiu first raised his own questions.
"It's strange. Although Li Zhixian is also greedy, I see why Pan Fu is more powerful, and Li Zhixian also listens to him."
"Brother Zeng, brother Chen, who is the magistrate or the magistrate?"
He had just heard someone talking, and all he heard was about Pan Fu, but nothing about the real person in charge, Li Zhixian.
"Of course he is the magistrate!"
Zeng Qi and Chen Haicun answered in unison, but after finishing speaking, they looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed, especially Chen Haicun.
He heard his parents say that Uncle Gu was interested in him, but at that time...
He glanced at the beautiful, elegant and dignified girl who was holding her chin next to her and looking at Huang Lu curiously, with a trace of loneliness flashing in her eyes.
After all, Zeng Qi was older and more sensible, so he realized that this man was a little dissatisfied with him, and it was because of the older girl.
Therefore, it was somewhat awkward for the two of them to be together.
But Gu Xiu couldn't tell and just pestered Huang Lu to ask questions.
"Then why does Magistrate Li listen to the words of a government official so much?"
Who is the boss, and why does it seem to be ignored?
"Can't you understand this? I guess that's what happened."
Gu Shuning stood up suddenly at this moment, and the ring around her waist jingled, which was so pleasant that everyone's eyes fell on her.
"This Pan Fu has deep roots in the local area. All the landowners and wealthy businessmen in the county have some connections with him. He has many connections and money. Why should he be a government servant?"
"I'm afraid that the county magistrate's salary is nothing to him, right?"
"He went to work as a yamen servant. He definitely didn't want to work seriously..."
"His main purpose is to find ways to lure the magistrate into the pirate ship."
"If the head of a county gets on the pirate ship, in order to keep his official position, he must become their puppet. Not only must he become their protective umbrella, but he must also obey their words."
"Because his official title, wealth and life are all held in the palm of Pan Fu's hands, so he must listen to Pan Fu's words."
"If my guess is correct, aren't Huang Xiucai and all the previous county magistrates very polite to Pan Fu?"
Huang Lu was not a scholar. Calling him a scholar was the honorific title given to scholars by the ancients.
