Zhao Ting is short of money now.
Fang La rebelled, and he abandoned the city and fled, which led to the destruction of Hangzhou and the death of the transfer envoy and Tongxuan.
After Song Huizong learned about it, he was furious.
If it weren't for the ancestral system that stipulated not to kill scholar-bureaucrats, Song Huizong would have immediately ordered Zhao Ting's head to be beheaded.
Zhao Ting also knew that he had caused great trouble, so he bribed Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng and other ministers to help him speak.
He forcibly abandoned the city and fled, misrepresenting it as him taking the initiative to go out of the city to persuade him to surrender. As a result, Fang La took the opportunity to attack the city, which led to the loss of Hangzhou.
However, Zhao Ting also paid a heavy price for this. In order to satisfy the appetites of Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng and others, he gave away all the money he had worked hard to collect in Hangzhou, and even repaid hundreds of thousands of dollars. In an instant, he became pauper.
After taking office in Qingzhou, he naturally wanted to earn back this money.
Unfortunately, with Zhang Shuye watching over Jinan Mansion, Zhao Ting could only restrain his temper. As a result, after more than a year, he only received more than 5,000 yuan in filial piety money.
Now, I finally got my chance.
While Wang Fu was collecting Ding's money, Zhao Ting was frantically making money without caring about the life and death of the people of Qingzhou.
In a short period of time, he accumulated tens of thousands of coins, but he was still not satisfied.
Now, he would not miss any opportunity to make money.
Zhao Ting, the chief secretary of Xu in Linzi County, also heard about it. It was said that every pheasant passing by would lose its feathers. Over the years, he must have accumulated a lot of family property.
Therefore, he naturally wanted a piece of the pie.
Liu Mi muttered: "I'm afraid this matter will not be easy to handle. At present, the bandit leaders in Songshanling have been decapitated. There is no personal or material evidence, and there is no proof of death. If Chang Yukun is not on the right path, Shi Bao is the one who killed him. I It’s hard to force yourself to wait.”
Hearing this, Zhao Ting couldn't help but frown.
While the two were discussing, a man in shabby clothes came outside Yidu City.
This man's name is Li Zhuang, and he is the younger brother of Li Zhu, the capital of Linzi County.
Li Zhuang hated Han Zhen very much. Since his eldest brother was killed by Han Zhen, his family had plummeted, and his mother also died of illness not long after. Not to mention that Liu Dutou's archers were always looking for trouble. In the end, even the mud-like gangsters in the West City dared to beat and scold him.
After narrowly escaping last night, he saw with his own eyes Han Zhen leading troops into the county government office.
Anyway, he couldn't stay in Linzi County any longer, so Li Zhuang simply changed his mind and went to the state capital to report to the government.
Fortunately for him, he encountered no wild beasts or bandits along the way. Later, at dawn, he met a group of travelers on the road.
One of the traveling merchants saw that he was pitiful and gave him a ride in an oxcart.
After taking a look at the towering city walls of Yidu County, Li Zhuang walked towards the city gate with a dull head.
Before taking two steps, he was stopped by the soldiers on duty at the city gate.
One of the soldiers stretched out his hand and said, "Is there any reason?"
Many people may not know that the control restrictions on the movement of people during the Northern Song Dynasty were the strictest in all dynasties.
In the Tang Dynasty, people had to travel hundreds of miles away from their residences, but in the Northern Song Dynasty, this distance was reduced to eighty miles.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the road was summoned as a warrant. If you want to get a warrant, you need to find the head of the village as a guarantee, and then go to the county government to register and explain the reason for going out. The warrant will be issued after the review is passed.
If they don't return as scheduled, the county government will ask the mayor for questioning.
Because the chief is the sponsor.
Because of the joint liability, the district chief generally would not recommend him easily, which also led to great restrictions on people's travel.
If there is no way to lead out the door, once caught by government officials, inspections, etc., they will be treated as bandits and bandits.
Li Zhuang shook his head: "I have no reason."
Um?
No reason?
The soldier on duty suddenly brightened his eyes, grabbed Li Zhuang's neck, and said with a ferocious smile: "How courageous! You, a thief who committed a murder, dare to come back. You really threw yourself into a trap!"
They like to meet people who have no way to lead them. Once they catch them, they can accuse them of any crime and then send them to the government to collect rewards.
In their eyes, this kind of person is simply a walking copper coin.
Li Zhuang shouted: "I am not a thief, I am here to report to the official!"
"Humph, you dare to resist arrest!"
Another soldier didn't care, he rushed up and punched the man in the stomach.
This time, Li Zhuang was so painful that he shrank into a prawn and couldn't stop wailing.
After the two soldiers summoned their colleagues to take charge, they escorted him to the government office, one on the left and the other on the right.
On the way, seeing Li Zhuang showing signs of struggle, the two soldiers added a few punches.
All the way to the government office, the official on duty saw him and asked curiously: "What's going on?"
One of the soldiers laughed and said: "I'm lucky today, I picked up a small coin!"
Qian Ding'er is a slang term among them, specifically used to describe people like Li Zhuang who have no way to lead.
"What a piece of shit luck."
The yamen servant curled his lips and looked envious.
At this time, Li Zhuang felt that his stomach was not hurting so much. He suddenly raised his head and shouted: "I came to report to the official. Someone is rebelling!"
rebel!
The officer immediately became excited and scolded: "You must think carefully, rebellion is a big deal, if you dare to lie, you will not be leniently punished!"
Li Zhuang seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and quickly shook his head: "It's not a lie, it's not a lie, there is really a rebellion."
The officer looked him up and down and saw that although he was in a mess, he was still well-dressed, so he believed him a little bit.
This time it was the two soldiers' turn to be dumbfounded. The duck that had reached its mouth actually flew away.
However, when it came to such a major matter as rebellion, they did not dare to act recklessly, so they had no choice but to let go of Li Zhuang.
"You come in with me."
Such a big thing as rebellion is not something that a small government servant like him can get involved in.
He led Li Zhuang to find the squad leader first. After the squad leader learned about it, he went to the capital office...all the way round and round, and finally reported to Zhao Ting by the curtainman.
"rebel?"
Zhao Ting's hand holding the wine glass shook.
Ever since he experienced Fang La's rebellion, he couldn't hear these two words. Every time he heard them, he felt panicked.
Liu Mi was also startled. After the two looked at each other, Zhao Ting ordered: "Bring them to the lobby first, and I will come later."
After sorting out their court clothes, the two hurried to the lobby.
Sitting behind the desk, Zhao Ting said loudly: "Who are you?"
The man answered cautiously: "My name is Li Zhuang, from Linzi County. My brother was once the head of the county government."
Linzi County?
Upon hearing these three words, Zhao Ting and Liu Mi's eyes lit up and they immediately became energetic.
"Who rebelled?"
"I don't know, maybe it's Han Er, the gangster in the county." Li Zhu shook his head, his tone a little uncertain.
Zhao Ting suddenly became angry: "I don't know why you came to report to the official? How dare you entertain me? Someone comes and drags me out and beats me with twenty sticks!"
Li Zhu panicked and wailed quickly: "Forgive me, the magistrate, but even with ten of my guts, I don't dare to amuse you."
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhu poured beans out of his bamboo tube and told him exactly what he had seen and heard last night.
After listening, Zhao Ting asked for some more details, and Li Zhuang answered them one by one.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Ting turned around and asked, "Have you received any coupons from Linzi County today?"
"No!"
Liu Mi shook his head.
Zhao Ting's eyes flashed, and he pretended to be shocked and angry: "There was a rebellion under the rule, and such a big thing dared to be concealed. What does Chang Yukun want to do?"
He knew very well that there was indeed a peasant rebellion and they even entered the county town, but it was not that rogue Han Er.
But Chang Yukun was not clean either, and secretly colluded with the bandits!
After looking at each other with Liu Mi, Zhao Ting glanced at the frightened Li Zhuang below, and waved his hand: "I already know about this matter, please step back."
However, Li Zhuang did not leave immediately. He timidly said, "Mr. Magistrate, I have done meritorious service in exposing you, will I be rewarded?"
"Take him to get the reward."
Zhao Ting gave instructions to the guest.
After they left, Liu Mi said with a strange expression: "This Chang Yukun is really courageous."
"What do you think?" Zhao Ting asked.
Liu Mi pondered: "Not to mention that the rebellion has been put down, we can't get much credit. Even if we can get it, at most we can only drink soup."
"That's the truth."
Zhao Ting nodded.
Chang Yukun chose not to report the information, which means that he will not get the credit for this.
Even if Chang Yukun is prosecuted for colluding with bandits, it will only add a small amount of merit.
"It's better to use this to manipulate Chang Yukun and severely..."
Liu Mi said and made a move to make money.
Seeing this, Zhao Ting stroked his beard and said, "It's just what I want!"
One of them is a magistrate, and the other is a general judge. After learning that the magistrate of the county under his jurisdiction was colluding with the bandits, their first reaction was not to solve the case, but to take advantage of the opportunity to make money.
Really outrageous!
You can see the leopard in the pipe, and this shows how corrupt the officials in the Northern Song Dynasty were.
(End of chapter)
