Zhang Wenxi soon understood why Ye Agui was so frightened, and said: "I didn't expect that people in Huai'an are so afraid of officials!"
After speaking, Zhang Wenxi said to Ye Agui: "You don't have to be afraid. The Holy Emperor loves the people, so he has issued an explicit decree to strictly prohibit the Qing army from colluding with the army, and has executed Zhou Qi, Du Jian and other corrupt officials who were the culprits of the past plundering of the people in Huai'an. Officer, this is why I can be appointed as the new Governor of Fengyang."
After hearing Zhang Wenxi say that Du Jian and others had been killed by the emperor's order, Ye Agui couldn't help but burst into tears.
Although he didn't know what the Ming Emperor was like who only heard his story but never saw him, at this moment, he was still moved by Zhu Yijun.
You know, he himself would not dare to avenge this kind of hatred except to swallow his anger.
Seeing this, Zhang Wenxi didn't say anything more and just turned around and left.
It is now the early summer of the thirteenth year of Wanli. In the Qingjiangpu area, the river is green and green, birds are constantly singing on both sides of the river, the fishermen are lazy, and there are no official officials anymore. Only the cool breeze passes by, bringing a strong fragrance of rice.
The people also began to continue farming safely, and people began to emerge from the swamps in twos and threes.
Zhang Wenxi, the censor of Fengyang's patrol, felt happy when he saw this scene. When he stayed in a small outdoor shop that night, he impatiently said to Zhu Yijun:
"Your Majesty, Zhang Wenxi, the imperial censor of Fengyang, would like to report that since I landed at Qingjiangpu in Mangzhong, I have seen that there are no official disturbances in Huai'an, and the farmers and workers in the villages and towns are all safe. Your majesty has given you great blessings, and you love the people so deeply that there is no sky in the sky." Floods and droughts made trade routes more complicated. However, the people suffered so much from the previous official dispatches and the Qing army's hook-up that the grievances between the officials and the people deepened. Many people did not dare to go to the towns to do business or be diligent in production. If they wanted to restore the past prosperity, they still It will take time."
After Zhang Wenxi finished writing the memorial, he began to think about how to achieve some tangible political achievements in office during the thirteenth year of Wanli when the reformists were in power.
After all, today's Wanli Dynasty looks at actual political achievements, not reputation, and his report to the Qing army about colluding with the army and disturbing the people was just part of his job, and it cannot be regarded as a political achievement. What really needs to be regarded as a political achievement is the right to Local changes.
You should know that Lu Kun, the previous governor of Fengyang, has been promoted to Beijing as the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment because he dared to organize craftsmen among the refugees to start practical work.
Including Yingtian Governor Shen Li and Fujian Governor Jin Xuezeng, who also attracted the attention of the higher authorities because of their construction work, were also promoted to the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Right Minister of the Ministry of War respectively.
How could Zhang Wenxi not want to make one or two actual political achievements?
However, the previous Fengyang Governor Wang Jian and Fengyang Governor Cen Yu were exiled and executed because of the Qing army's conspiracy. This forced them to admit that the emperor and rulers of the Ming Dynasty wanted more than just good looks. To achieve great political achievements, local bureaucrats must really take the new rituals to heart and really treat the common people as human beings.
Therefore, Zhang Wenxi chose to take office in Huai'an incognito, and chose to take the initiative to inquire about the people's sentiments. This inquiry actually allowed him to find out some things that he could not see.
But Zhang Wenxi has not yet found a way to make his abilities visible to the superiors.
Until this day.
When Zhang Wenxi continued to look for the wild village road in the rain and headed towards Huai'an, suddenly two battalions of soldiers belonging to the Huai'an Prefecture were being beaten by a group of powerful slaves, and the owner of these powerful slaves was a scholar wearing a square scarf.
The scholar was sitting on a chair nearby, eating loquats, and shouted: "Hit me hard! Even if I ask him to lift a sliding pole, he will refuse to do it. Do you take my father-in-law seriously?" "
"stop!"
Zhang Wenxi shouted sharply when he saw this, walked up to the scholar, and asked in a deep voice: "Where did you go to school, what is your name, and why do you serve as a soldier?"
When the scholar saw Zhang Wenxi dressed as a scholar, he stood up and raised his hands: "I am Wang Xiangdong, a student at Huai'an Prefecture. I wonder who you are?"
"Don't ask me who I am!"
Zhang Wenxi waved back in a stern tone, and then asked the scholar: "You only need to tell me, who asked you to serve the camp soldiers? What qualifications do you have as a soldier to serve the camp soldiers, even if you are the official of the local prefecture and county? , and have no right to call in the camp troops without authorization!"
When Wang Xiangdong saw Zhang Wenxi's attitude, he knew that Zhang Wenxi must be an official and very imposing.
He lost eight points in an instant and answered truthfully:
"It's not who used it, it's the tickets sold by Fen Shoudao. I bought a few, and I can naturally use these soldiers along the way. If they refuse, Lu Bingxian, Fen Shoudao, won't be able to do this business. So Lu Bingxian is also willing to let the students serve them. Who is the public and why are you meddling in such nosy matters?"
The so-called selling of warrants means that officials sell their own warrants for the exercise of power, so that soldiers can serve the powerful officials and gentry who cannot dispatch and command soldiers.
Of course, there have been cases in history where officials gave their warrants to their relatives and friends, so that their relatives and friends could also serve as soldiers under their command.
This kind of thing seems to be just the sale and gift of power, but if it is taken seriously, it can be regarded as someone illegally transferring and usurping military power, and can be convicted of treason.
"I'm here to supervise you! Isn't this just idle business?!"
After Zhang Wenxi said this, he said to his staff: "Master Xingwen, remove this person from his fame and put him in jail to await sentencing!"
"Another book was written to impeach Huaiyang Taoist soldiers Xian Lu Liangui for selling official votes privately and profiting from his power. He made the soldiers serve as slaves for the gentry and powerful right-wingers, and even made the soldiers worse than the slaves of wealthy families. They were also beaten by their slaves. The court treated them favorably. How can the soldiers raised by the salary be used for the exploitation of powerful officials and gentry?"
"In addition, I would also like to request an authorized decree to investigate in the Fengyang prefectures the tyranny of officials and gentry using soldiers, as well as the private sale of tickets by bureaucrats to encourage the tyranny of officials and gentry to use soldiers!"
"The soldiers are the brave soldiers recruited by the country. They are responsible for defending the territory and opening up the territory. How can they be oxen and horses that can be used to work at will?"
"This phenomenon goes against the new etiquette and fails to treat the people of this country with courtesy!"
Zhang Wenxi obviously found a way to cater to his superiors' desire to rectify military affairs and to satisfy his superiors who did not want to burden the people. That is, he did not investigate the enslavement of soldiers and other brave soldiers in the army.
After all, the Qing army's Goujun seemed to be rectifying military affairs, verifying the number of local troops, and seeing if there were any cases of empty pay, but in fact it was asking local bureaucrats to avoid being found out and not being able to stop soldiers from fleeing. And took the opportunity to harass and plunder the people.
However, the investigation of the enslaved soldiers in the camps only focuses on the illegal enslavement of soldiers by the powerful officials and gentry, and does not involve the common people, because ordinary people do not have the financial resources and power to use the soldiers in the camps.
Wang Xiangdong didn't expect that he would be expelled from his academic career because of this, so he hurriedly said: "Feng Xian, calm down! Please spare the student once for the sake of this being his first offender. Besides, the student didn't know that this matter would be so serious. The student himself I thought it was just a common thing to buy tickets to serve as soldiers in the camp."
"Stop making excuses!"
"How can those who study not know the nature of someone without any position or authority using military force without permission?!"
Zhang Wenxi stopped Wang Xiangdong from continuing and asked a question.
Wang Xiangdong had no choice but to kneel down, with a depressed look on his face: "But it's not easy for students to gain fame! Please, Feng Xian, for the sake of being a scholar, please forgive me for once!"
