Civil servants and generals have always been at odds with each other, and each dislikes the other.
The military generals believed that civil servants only relied on pens and words to do things, and they were really like mothers-in-law, so they were not as useful as they were.
The civil servants believed that these brainless generals had vulgar words, vulgar manners and perverse behavior. They really did not behave like a courtier and were degrading to the gentlemen.
Especially in the early days of the dynasty, the generals who fought with their blood and lives on the battlefield found the civil servants even more annoying.
These annoying guys can be on equal footing with them just by relying on a few acid poems and articles. Why?
It is unreasonable that the merits I have achieved with real swords and guns on the battlefield are not worth a few examination papers.
Because of this, military generals will reject and resist civil servants at all levels. In order to stabilize their positions and gain more power, civil servants will also find ways to hinder military commanders.
The civil-military struggle never ended during the entire Hongwu Dynasty and tended to become more and more intense.
Now Lan Yu is ordered to investigate the corruption case of Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, which has shocked the entire military commander group.
Civil servants have always been responsible for checking military generals, such as the Supervisory Office, Dali Temple, Liu Ke, etc., all of which are powerful civil servants.
The leader of Jinyiwei was not a civil servant, but the old dog Mao Xiang belonged to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was not of the same mind as the general, so he could not be considered one of his own.
Therefore, compared with the simple and crude methods of military generals, the methods of civilian officials appear to be more sophisticated, and they are often more skillful in framing someone.
But now, the offensive and defensive forces are different, and the generals can actually check the civil servants, which really surprises them.
Especially Lan Yu, whose face was even more arrogant and overjoyed, and her happiness was written directly on her face.
If it weren't for the fact that this was the Fengtian Palace and Zhu Yuanzhang was staring from above, he would have wanted to jump up and laugh loudly.
Lan Yu sneered in her heart that these poor and rotten people could survive today. It was time for these arrogant guys to know what he was capable of.
As for the civil servants, their faces were not good-looking at the moment, especially the officials from the household department, who almost fainted.
Is His Majesty really not worried about Lan Yu's personal revenge?
Many civil servants really disagreed with Lan Yu's character. He was clearly a rogue. It was sheer nonsense to ask such a person to investigate the case.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw the expressions of the officials and was amused in his heart. Just by asking Lan Yu to investigate the case, the changes in the expressions of these officials were almost as good as those of those who opened a dye shop.
If he were to die in person, would these people die happily in Fengtian Hall?
As soon as this matter was disturbed, all the officials were a little worried about the gain and loss. In addition, there was really nothing to report, and the morning court soon ended in depression.
After leaving Fengtian Hall, Lan Yu could no longer control herself and burst into laughter. The laughter was very harsh in the ears of the civil servants.
The military generals couldn't control so much, and they were all overjoyed. Someone said: "This time we have to let those guys know what we are capable of!"
"Old Lan, you can't lose our face. You must get to the bottom of this matter."
"The superior still has us in mind, otherwise why would he hand over this matter to Duke Liang? It seems that the superior is also very dissatisfied with these poor people."
"Hey, Lao Lan is the only one in our group to have this favor. What is this called? This is called trust!"
Lan Yu laughed heartily and found these words quite useful. He said, "Hey, this time we must make these literati look good. Everything we can find must be cut off. What did the superiors say? Peel off the skin. We must cut it off." Peel it off!”
"Old Lan is right, especially Zhao Mian, who has repeatedly opposed us and made things more difficult for us just because he is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This time we have to skin him off and hang him on the city gate tower."
"And his old husband, that old immortal, he must also know about this matter. In my opinion, he must be arrested too!"
Ying Guogong Fu Youde was sober, but he just reminded: "Lanyu, this time the superior has entrusted this matter to you, you must not act recklessly, otherwise the superior will be displeased, and the situation for you and me will probably be even more difficult."
Lan Yu was not happy and said: "Old general, why are you worried about this? The superiors have left this matter to me, so don't worry."
"In addition to you, there are also the Inspectorate, Dali Temple, and the Sixth Section to handle the matter together. These are not easy to deal with. You should be careful."
"How can the old general gain other people's ambitions and destroy his own prestige? What are you worried about? I'm not afraid of these guys."
Lan Yu puffed his beard and glared, not taking it seriously. In his opinion, this was simply because Fu Youde was getting old and was afraid of these poor and rotten scholars.
He is not afraid of this. Since his superiors asked him to investigate, he must investigate everything. It is best to take all those guys to prison.
As the censor of Zuodu of the Inspectorate, Zhan Hui is also facing great pressure at this moment.
The expectations of many colleagues were weighing on him, and except for him, no one else was able to check Lan Yu.
Zhan Hui was also complaining in his heart. Yesterday, he said that Prince Zhu Di was responsible. Why did his Majesty change his mind today?
The person in charge was directly changed from the prince to Liang Guogong Lan Yu. This guy can fight well. Is investigating the case something he can do?
Isn't this just causing trouble?
Qi Liang Guogong Lan Yu Yaizhen must report that he is defiant. Working with him to handle the case, Zhan Hui can already see the bleak future prospects.
Zhan Hui even felt that His Majesty might as well leave the matter directly to the Jin Yiwei to investigate and deal with, at least the Jin Yiwei was not as difficult to deal with as Lan Yu.
There are traces of Jin Yiwei's actions, and some of Jin Yiwei's authority had been taken back by His Majesty before this, and they no longer have the overwhelming power they had before.
In addition, Mao Xiang is not a lunatic. He minimized his presence after the Hu Weiyong case, so there is still the possibility of cooperation.
Now that Liang Guogong Lan Yu is involved, Zhan Hui really doesn't know what extraordinary behavior this lunatic will do. You never know what a paranoid will do next.
In Zhan Hui's view, Lan Yu is a paranoid man who loves success and is headstrong. He has an extreme temper and never considers the consequences of doing things.
Especially since Zhan Hui and Lan Yu had already had a very unhappy relationship before, and the relationship between the two had deteriorated rapidly. The current cooperation may be in danger.
When he was having a headache, Lan Yu had already strode over. There was still some distance before Lan Yu shouted: "Zhan Hui, don't hold me back."
The loud roar gave Zhan Hui a headache. He had no choice but to cup his hands and said helplessly: "Dong Liang, from what you have seen, what should we do next?"
Seeing Zhan Hui's submission, Lan Yu felt much better immediately. She looked quite proud and said, "You are really stupid. You must have gone to Zhao Mian's house to get someone first. Even if he wanted to run away, he would run away." It’s not far away, let’s go to his house and see if there are any clues!”
Zhan Hui was speechless, thinking about how he got along with Lan Yu before. Obviously this guy held a grudge. If he offended him last time, don't think about having a good face in the future.
The two of them left the imperial city and led the people straight to Zhao Mian's home. When they came to the door of the house, Lan Yu frowned and said, "This is that kid's home. Why is it so dilapidated?"
Zhan Hui didn't explain much and just knocked on the door. No one responded for a long time.
"Why are you putting so much effort into this? Mother-in-law and mother-in-law, please come and kick the door open for me!"
Lan Yu's method was simple and crude. He ordered someone to kick open the door, and then strode in.
The courtyard was still the same as before. Zhan Hui followed Lan Yu as he walked inside and looked around, but didn't see anything wrong.
With a creak, the door opened. Zhan Hui looked inside, and his expression suddenly changed.
Even Lan Yu looked shocked at this moment and said: "Damn, I'm still too late!"
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