Only Zhao Wenzhao and two censors were left in the room.
The atmosphere was somewhat solemn.
It is certainly a good thing to have such a huge harvest, but this account has pushed the situation into a situation that is somewhat difficult to retreat from.
"Tell me, what's the problem?" Feng Ziying knew that there must be some inside story that made a group of people so eager to report to her.
"The main reason is that there is an account here and there may be some problems."
Zhao Wenzhao glanced at the two silent censors and rubbed his temples. He had to speak for himself, but he was unwilling to get involved in these matters. This should be a matter for the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"That sum? What's the problem?" Feng Ziying was very patient.
Now that he is here, he is also mentally prepared to make the Longjing Lieutenant and the Censors find it difficult. It must not be simple. Isn't he here to solve these troubles?
"This stroke, Jia Er." Zhao Wenzhao swallowed his saliva, "It's been a long time ago. In December of the first year of Yonglong, there was a golden Buddha and three thousand taels of silver; in March of the second year of Yonglong, Cheng Yi got one thousand taels of gold. , and another Dashi Yongfang mansion,...
"What's wrong?" Feng Ziying asked, tilting her head in confusion.
"Well, according to our investigation and understanding, the prefix A should be an official of Nanjing Sixth Department or the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In other words, this bribe should have been given to an official of Nanjing Sixth Department in the first year of Yonglong, and This man left Nanjing in March of the second year of Yonglong. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have been promoted and went to the capital, so he had one thousand taels of Cheng Yi's gold."
Zhao Wenzhao is also a veteran in investigating crimes, and his analysis is clear and logical. For the two censors, this is not a complicated issue.
Cheng Yi, it must be a farewell. One thousand taels of gold is only three months apart from a golden Buddha and three thousand taels of silver, which means that this person is gone. Plus a Yongfang mansion in Dashi. If not After being promoted to the capital, I'm afraid the Tang family won't spend so much money to curry favor with the other party.
If you meet these clues, it will be easy to find out. Those who have been promoted from Nanjing Liubu or the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the Capital City are worthy of the Tang family's heavy bets. They are probably at least at the level of Liubu Minister. In March of the second year of Yonglong, It only takes a little research to find out the officials who went from Nanjing to the capital during this period.
Feng Ziying didn't want to ask any more questions. Looking at the expressions of Zhao Wenzhao and the two censors, he knew that these were probably current officials, and at that time they were at the level of minister. What level could they be now? It can't be said that ten years have passed. Demoted?
Who could it be?
Countless faces flashed through Feng Ziying's mind. Among the current big bosses, there were only a handful of people who came from Nanjing Sixth Department, or to put it simply, he was the only one.
How could it be him?
But why can't it be him?
But if it was him, why didn't the Tang family react at all?
Feng Ziying shook her head, probably because it had something to do with herself.
It was originally determined that the four families were the primary targets, and then the families related to illegal salt sales. Indeed, the Tang family and the Ding family were not included in the key targets, but they might be involved.
But the Tang family has Songjiang scholar families such as the Dong and Lu families to rely on. If someone else doesn't know as much about the Tang family's situation as I do, especially when it comes to the complicated entanglements between Japanese pirates and Jinshan Guards, I might still be able to rely on them. I really let the Tang family go.
Just like the Yu family, the third largest shareholder of Taihe Yinzhuang and the Ding family, isn't it silently absent from the list?
Is there really no problem with the Yu family?
Even if the Yu family has two officials with Jinshi background, so what?
Yu Chengxian was the salt censor of the Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers. Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing were most familiar with that area. There were many intelligence clues about him there, and 10% of the Zhen family’s salt profits went to the Lianghuai Capital Salt Envoy Si Yamen. Doesn't it mean that most of them fell into the hands of Yu Chengxian?
If we really need to investigate, how many officials can withstand the investigation?
But the Tang family's behavior was too bad.
Smuggling is just fine, but colluding with Japanese pirates is unacceptable. Robbery of merchant ships at sea, and just respond to the outside on the shore.
They colluded to commit robbery, kidnapping and extortion. Such abominable behavior made it impossible for anyone to let them go. Feng Ziying absolutely supports the eradication of the Tang family.
As for involving some officials, Feng Ziying had already expected it.
It is reasonable for the Six Ministries of Nanjing, Songjiang Prefecture, and several neighboring prefectures. The Tang family can do so much in shipbuilding, shipping, banking, and many other aspects. How can it not be compared with the neighboring prefectures? Is there any connection with Fuzhou? So it's normal to pull out some officials, but it's a bit tricky to suddenly pull out an important minister who is one of the few big shots in the capital city.
No wonder the two censors remained silent.
"Who else knows?" Feng Ziying pondered for a while before asking.
"Only the three of us have read this book before, but now we have one more person, you." Zhao Wenzhao cherished his words like gold. Feng Ziying nodded. It didn't spread. Even Mao Chenglu and the others didn't know about it. This was the best.
Feng Ziying had no say at all times, and even Gu Bingqian couldn't make the decision. Feng Ziying was still considering whether to inform the other party of the situation, and she had to think carefully.
Sometimes telling the other party will only embarrass the other party. It is better not to tell the other party and save them more distractions.
"Well, just leave this book to me. You just need to know about it. As for the follow-up, I'm afraid it's not something you and I, or even Mr. Gu Ge, can decide. We should wait until we return to Beijing."
Feng Ziying thought for a while before making a decision.
This also made several people feel relieved.
It's best this way. Feng Ziying will shoulder all the responsibilities.
"Sir, if there are other issues involved, do you still need to interrogate the Tang family?" Zhao Wenzhao breathed a sigh of relief and also considered another issue.
"Of course you have to ask, and the relevant information must be handed over to me. Except for this one, I'm afraid I have to report the others to Mr. Gu Ge. As for how to deal with it specifically, as long as it doesn't exceed expectations, I guess Gu Ge I can still make a decision." Feng Ziying answered decisively.
Not moving the boss doesn't mean letting other soldiers and generals go.
For example, the officials here in Jiangnan need a general cleaning to move their positions. This is one of the two major tasks for Gu Bingqian and the others. What he has to do is to help them sort out and clean things up so that they can get started when they come. .
"The main members of the Tang family should not stay in Songjiang and be sent directly to Nanjing. I am worried that they will be disturbed in Songjiang and even bring danger to the main members of the Tang family. It is best to leave tomorrow and let Mao Chenglu lead 300 soldiers. Escort, Wen Zhao, you Long Jinwei also need to send someone to escort you to prevent accidents.
Several major figures in the Tang family are now involved in too many stakes. Such a raid may catch everyone off guard for a while and make it too late to react. However, once they react, various means must be used to eliminate this potential danger.
Regardless of whether the Tang family speaks or not, the risk is quite high. No one is willing to put their fate in the hands of others.
"Sir, we plan to conduct a surprise trial tonight to see if we can make a breakthrough. Not all of the four Tang brothers are tough, and they can always defeat each other." Zhao Wenzhao was very confident, "As long as we get With some inside clues, it is estimated that some people know that there is little point in taking a risk again, and the risk is greater. At that time, it may be more cost-effective to surrender. "
"Wen Zhao, you think these people are too kind. How can these people surrender themselves? They are all ruthless characters who are unwilling to die without seeing the Yellow River. If you don't have solid evidence, how can they admit their defeat?" Feng Ziying shook her head, " Look, some people here will feel that it has been so long that they may not be traced. Some people think that this is a one-on-one transaction, and they will refuse to admit it. What can you do to me? Some people will think that they With a strong background, they may not dare to touch them, or if they touch them, they can use the backers to put pressure on them..."
Speaking of this, Feng Ziying smiled and said, "Of course, what people think is right, some things are indeed beyond our control, but at least we have to have enough of what we should control in our hands. If we really want to touch them, At any time, you can take it out and hit it with a fatal blow! The initiative must be grasped
In our own hands! "
On the second day, the group went from Songjiang to Wusongkou, where they boarded a naval ship and headed to Nanjing.
Seeing Zhao Wenzhao looking a little sluggish after staying up all night, Feng Ziying thought that the effect was not good, so she pressed him. However, Zhao Wenzhao took the initiative to come to Feng Ziying and said, "Sir, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was surprised, "Did you do it?"
"Of course it's impossible to attack them all. We also use various means to break through their defenses based on some of the information we have, and then combine it with the records in the book to verify it, and finally break through. The third child of the Tang family has the most worries and the most ideas. , it is best to break through, but he does not have much information, but it can be used as a breakthrough to confirm each other. It is from him that we found clues and breakthroughs...
Feng Ziying took the list from Zhao Wenzhao and flipped through it. B2, suspected to be Cui Wenqing, the former Songjiang prefect and now the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, B3, suspected to be Mei Guangyuan, the former Songjiang prefect and current Guangdong Prosecution Inspector..., Yiba, Zhao Jiuyuan, the former magistrate of Huating County and now the magistrate of Zhangde Prefecture in Beizhi County,...
They are mainly concentrated on people with title B, who are basically former or current local officials in Songjiang and Huating.
Feng Ziying took a cursory look and found that there were twenty-three people named B, the earliest of which dates back to the 33rd year of Yuanxi. This history is really quite long.
Feng Ziying estimated that this must have been recorded several times, otherwise it would be impossible for the books from twenty years ago to be preserved until now.
The number of officials involved in the B title ranged from prefects to tongzhi, general magistrates, officials, county magistrates, county magistrates, and inspection inspectors. The number of officials ranged from large to small. Even the bribes accepted by an inspection office were as high as two yuan. A thousand taels of silver, which is higher than the county magistrate. He must have helped a lot in some matter.
