The magistrate was shocked and just about to stand up to argue, several soldiers pressed hard on his neck and grabbed his hands to prevent him from moving.
"This document is the evidence. It was signed by the county magistrate and the execution room clerk." Cun Zhao smiled brightly and handed the document to Dong Sheng with the ink on it still wet.
Dong Sheng lowered his head and looked at him for a while, then glanced at him with a very subtle look, and said with a smile: "It's really hard for you, Secretary Quan. Thanks to your internal response, we have been saved from a catastrophe. !”
Cun Zhao cupped his hands and replied: "Master Supervisor of the Army thinks highly of me. I am by no means an internal agent. It's just that the military power is in the hands of others, so I have to rely on others."
"Nonsense!" Seeing the magistrate's silence, the Secretary of the Prison Office yelled with eyes wide open, "You are obviously the mastermind of this incident, and you turned against us! It's okay, now the public resentment can't be stopped, look at you, Mr. Si Jin How does it end?"
"How will it end? Once the lies you fabricated are exposed, the misunderstanding will naturally be resolved," Dong Sheng said as he walked, "I have never issued such a strict order!"
The clerk was shocked, and he was stunned for a long time. Then he suddenly realized it, struggled to get rid of the arms holding him, and scolded Cun Zhao: "Master Si Jin, you can't be so shameless! It turns out that it was you who tricked us! Mr. Dong , that order was given to me personally by him!"
"Shut up!" Cun Zhao said angrily, "How dare a subordinate official frame a good person here!"
The clerk remained unyielding: "The note is still there. If you have the ability, ask Supervisor Dong to read it! Let's see if he recognizes it!"
"What note?" Dong Sheng asked.
"...Bring it to the supervisor." Cun Zhao glanced to the side with his peripheral vision and ordered coldly, and then a soldier came over.
"Alas..." Dong Sheng stared at the note for a long time, regretting that it could not prove the identity of Cun Zhao's mastermind, and he still could not predict the arrival time. But this was exactly what Zhang Chenghuai wanted to see. He smiled happily, looking forward to the end of this farce.
Dong Sheng put down the note in his hand and said to the clerk: "I gave this note to Governor Zhang, but it is an overall plan. It is not limited to one person and can be completed in one month, nor is it just a request for you to have peace of mind. As for Cun Si Whether it is forbidden to spread rumors or cause trouble cannot be determined based on this thin piece of paper."
"Then the supervisory army will exercise its authority and detain him here until the truth comes to light!" The clerk bit him desperately.
However, Dong Sheng knew in his heart that he could not arrest Cun Zhao with unreliable words, as this would only give others leverage, so he said categorically: "Cun Si Jin has been responsible for many years, how can he do anything illegal? You guys are messing around here and there, obviously to avoid responsibility for your crimes. Come here, take these two criminals to the street and behead them in public!"
The soldiers acted swiftly and without saying a word, tied up the two men and left. However, the clerk continued to curse until they were getting further away from the Yamen.
As soon as the supervisor arrived, two heads fell to the ground, and the whole county was shocked. Dong Sheng first cleared the doubts of the people and restored public order. Then he took inventory of the treasury and found that there was not much money and food left, and he could not move it at all. He was deeply aware of the corruption of official administration in Guanzhou County at the border, and immediately issued a new order, ordering Suidi Nanying to be stationed in Huai'an and take over all important military affairs. In particular, he strictly controlled the incoming and outgoing of money and food, and did not allow civilian officials to move at will. As soon as this strategy came out, Cun Zhao completely stopped thinking about repeating his old tricks. He was disheartened and wrote back to Lan Yuan to let the latter know the news of the failure.
Not long after, the court's money and grain had been sent to Suidi. Dong Sheng distributed the remaining silver to Huai'an while paying out wages, and began to fulfill his previous promise, counting the military status at the school yard, and dividing the fields for the soldiers according to the books. , everyone has their own careers and will be reunited with their families. They are all happy and excited. From now on, they worship Dong Sheng and are willing to listen to orders.
"I didn't expect this junior to handle it so beautifully," Cai Xianqing paced in the yard and sighed, "Shilang Ming has a good sense in choosing such a talent!"
Ye Yongjia said: "Since he has made such great achievements outside, we cannot lag behind him inside the court. How about you, have you drafted your list? Regarding negotiations with Fanshang."
"I brought them with me," Cai Xianqing waved his sleeves and took out a thin list of names. "I wonder what Tinglong's opinion is?"
Ye Yongjia stretched out his hand to take it, looked at the names, and said after a long time: "Although Su Zongshan is impartial and does not like to cause trouble, after all, as the prime minister, he cannot meet in person. If he just sends his confidants, I am afraid it will not help; Zeng Liang does not agree with Chen Dang very much, but he is a guard dog. He only cares about the interests of his own household and can easily muddy the waters. That is to obey what is said. Only Lu Zhixian from the Ministry of Rites has dealt with this matter with me. He is more experienced and has a cowardly temperament, so he can control it."
"Do we still need to send a deputy envoy?"
"As for the deputy envoy..." Ye Yongjia was just about to think about the candidate for the deputy envoy, but a new idea suddenly popped into his head, forcing him to say quickly: "Wait! I don't think Lu Zhixian needs to go."
Cai Xianqing was very surprised: "Your analysis is correct, why do you want to change your tune?"
Ye Yongjia's eyes seemed to be shining brightly, and he said extremely excitedly: "I have a more wonderful way. If Ge Ming is appointed as the envoy and Zeng Liang is the deputy envoy, the two are incompatible and can restrain each other. Then let Lu Zhixian take charge from behind, so that we can intervene at any time, wouldn't we get the best of both worlds?"
Cai Xianqing clapped her hands fiercely: "Okay! Tinglong can always surprise me, I admire him! Today at noon, I will report this to the civil and military officials of the court!"
"Hey, go in and tell the prince, there will be a court meeting soon, please ask him to come out early."
Lan Yuan quickly walked into the corridor of the back hall, met a palace maid holding a broom, and whispered to her.
"I will go and report this now." The palace maid saluted, then leaned the broom against the wall, held up her skirt and ran towards the door, shouting: "Your Highness, Your Highness..." while knocking on the door next to her. window.
"You slave, what are you making a fuss about!" the prince shouted angrily, breathing heavily.
The palace maid was too frightened to say anything and only glanced at Lan Yuan.
"Yes." Lan Yuan hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully.
"Then you wait." The prince's tone became calmer.
After a while, the dark red door creaked open. Lan Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and saw a woman in beautiful clothes with a rosy face. He lowered his head quickly and coughed awkwardly. Twice.
"Shidu Lan, come in."
Lan Yuan responded, then looked back at the woman's back, then crossed the threshold and walked in. He saw the prince sitting on the couch, arranging his single clothes.
