Zhang Tingzhong, who was very proud of his political achievements in Antai County, was very surprised to hear Ye Mingsheng's question at this moment. He didn't understand what Ye Mingsheng meant... ·······
After thinking quickly for a moment, Zhang Tingzhong still couldn't figure it out. Just when he was about to say that Ye Mingsheng loved the people like a son and was close to the people, etc. and some other meaningless official words, Ye Mingsheng asked his bodyguard to take a stack of files and hand them to him. Zhang Tingzhong.
"When we leave later, you can open it and take a look!"
Looking at the stack of files handed over, Zhang Tingzhong had some bad premonitions, but he still nodded and took the files respectfully.
After doing this, Ye Mingsheng looked Zhang Tingzhong up and down and said:
"You are a capable official, a good official!"
After speaking, Ye Mingsheng stopped saying anything and turned around to lead the team away. Watching Ye Mingsheng's leaving figure, Zhang Tingzhong's uneasiness gradually increased until Ye Mingsheng's cavalry gradually disappeared from the horizon. Zhang Tingzhong Then he slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at the file in his hand.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Tingzhong opened the file. His expression changed after just taking a first look at the file, and after a few more glances, his face turned pale.
These files are clearly evidence of Zhang Tingzhong's illegal crimes. Although he has done a lot of good things for the people in Antai County and made certain contributions to improving people's lives and well-being... ···········
But while working, Zhang Tingzhong did not forget to seek his own interests. He collected some gold and silver properties from merchants and took in three concubines. He was addicted to power and also liked to run for office. In order to put more burdens on himself, he I also gave many gifts to my boss.
Because the Fengwu Army had been strictly monitoring the situation, when looking at the evidence of his crimes, Zhang Tingzhong felt as if he had fallen into a thousand-year-old ice cave, as if the people from the Central Coordination Office and the Inspectorate would arrest him and make him public in the next second. The house will be searched and executed!
But Zhang Tingzhong is also a smart man, and he quickly understood what Ye Mingsheng meant!
If he guessed correctly, Ye Mingsheng came here today to inspect himself. If he performed satisfactorily, he could continue to work. If he couldn't, he would probably be imprisoned!
Thinking of this, Zhang Tingzhong couldn't help but recall Ye Mingsheng's words, "You are an able official, an official!"
At the time, Zhang Tingzhong hadn't figured out what Ye Mingsheng meant by this sentence. He thought it was Ye Mingsheng praising himself and being a little complacent, but now it seems that this is a suspended sentence given to him by the commander. Look at the commander With today's attitude, it seems that he will not be attacked by swords and axes, and his head will fall to the ground!
Thinking of this, Zhang Tingzhong couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, but he also understood that although the commander-in-chief didn't do anything to him now, it didn't mean that the commander-in-chief would acquiesce and condone him to continue to break the law and commit crimes!
Thinking of this, Zhang Tingzhong couldn't help but secretly make up his mind to donate all the bribes he had received as soon as he returned home, and to be an honest official from now on... ·······….
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At night, Ye Mingsheng led the guard camp back to Yuyang Mansion.
Lying in bed late at night, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but recall what he saw and heard in Antai County. This was not the first time he came to Antai County. When he led his troops to enter the customs, he had been to Antai County once before. Today was his first time in Antai County. Came to Antai County for the second time.
When he first came to Antai County, due to Zhao Fuqu's excessive taxation, except for more than a dozen landlords and squires, more than 90% of the people in Antai County lived in a difficult situation. Almost all the people's clothes were patched. , everyone’s expression is gloomy and miserable
Beggars can be seen everywhere on the streets begging for food, and there are even many selling their children and daughters. The whole county gives people the feeling of being dilapidated and depressed.
Ye Mingsheng will never forget that scene in his life. This is the reason why he made up his mind to stay in Youyou.
Yan's determination to implement the New Deal lies here.
More than three years later, what he saw in Antai County was prosperity. There were no more people selling their children or girls on the streets, and there were only one or two beggars here and there.
Although people's lives are still not very rich, half of the people on the street have changed into clothes without pudding. The dilapidated and depressed county has become noisy again. There are smiles on the faces of the people, and there is a light of hope in their expressions. .
Although it is a bit exaggerated to describe such a change as earth-shaking, Ye Mingsheng also feels that Zhang Tingzhong has brought very positive changes to Antai County... ··········
And this positive change was also an important reason why Ye Mingsheng decided to give him a chance to change his ways!
A month ago, during the joint operation of the Ancha Division and the Central Coordination Office to clear out the remaining poisons of the Gu family, the Ancha Division also discovered from the confession of an official that Zhang Tingzhong had given him one hundred taels of silver.
Although the Fengwu Army's welfare benefits for officials have been greatly improved, one hundred taels of silver is still very valuable, which is enough for ten families to live for a year. Zhang Tingzhong's salary plus bonus for one year is not enough, so Zhang Tingzhong gave away one hundred taels of silver as soon as he made a move, which aroused the idea of Jian Chasi.
Following this line, the Inspectorate also investigated and found out that Zhang Tingzhong accepted bribes from some businessmen during the development and construction of Antai County.
This step was originally very simple. According to the procedure, the Inspector and the Chief Secretary together took down Zhang Tingzhong, and then conducted a more detailed interrogation.
However, because Zhang Tingzhong had great political achievements in Antai County, the Chief Envoy Liu Zhengyue originally planned to promote him to the Chief Secretary as a counselor, but he did not expect such a thing to happen.
Liu Zhengyue is a person who cherishes talents. He believes that Youyan still has a lot of work to do. He needs these talented men to help him implement the New Deal. He has also inspected the work of Antai County before, and after seeing the changes in Antai County Later, I also admired Zhang Tingzhong's abilities and talents very much.
Therefore, his opinion is that it is not easy to train an outstanding official. No one can make mistakes without being a sage. Moreover, Zhang Tingzhong did a very good job in Antai County, and the people of Antai also love him very much. Therefore, he suggested that Zhang Tingzhong be given a lighter sentence after comprehensive consideration. Faluo························….
Regarding Liu Zhengyue's opinion, Youyan's Inspector Murong Hui held a different opinion. He believed that merit and demerits should not be confused and the merits and demerits could not be offset, so he still insisted on capturing Zhang Tingzhong.
Liu Zhengyue originally thought that he, the chief envoy, had come forward to intercede, and that Murong Hui had betrayed him so that Zhang Tingzhong could continue to serve in the government.
But he didn't expect that Murong Hui would directly humiliate him without leaving any room for him, so Liu Zhengyue was also very angry about this and had some unpleasantness with Murong Hui.
The Chief Envoy is the highest chief executive of a province, and the Inspector is the highest judicial officer of a province. They are both top officials in the Fengwu Army, and they are under the eyes of Youyan Ye Mingsheng, so this matter also reached Ye Mingsheng. In Ming Sheng's ears.
Ye Mingsheng was also a little curious. Who was this Zhang Tingzhong who could let his chief envoy and inspector fight for him?
At this time, in order to prepare a tax reform plan, Ye Mingsheng planned to inspect the local area to see the actual situation.
And because the war is going on now and Ye Mingsheng needs to be at the center to make important decisions at all times, it is best not to go too far, so Ye Mingsheng finally decided to only inspect within Youyan territory.
So Ye Mingsheng planned to go to Antai County for an on-site visit. However, Ye Mingsheng's plan was opposed by the security department...
The security department believes that Antai County is located at the junction of Youyan and Yunbin, and it is easy for agents of the Supervision Department in Yunbin to infiltrate, so when they learn that Ye Mingsheng is inspecting Antai County, they will definitely plan to assassinate him, so they hope that Ye Mingsheng will be assassinated. Don't go to Antai County if your son can't sit down in court.
Ye Mingsheng gave a strong criticism to the security department's idea. He, Ye Mingsheng, was a general with thousands of troops.
In his eyes, Wanma was just taking a rest. If he was so scared that he didn't dare to inspect it because of a few killers and thieves, wouldn't it spread out and make the world laugh out loud?
What's more, even after Jinyang was captured, why did the Coordination Office allow the killers from the Supervision Department to run so rampant?
Seeing that they could not change Ye Mingsheng's attention, Huo San and Ji Xian immediately organized an action and carried out a large-scale sweep of the remaining Supervision Department personnel in Yunbing Youyan to ensure that Ye Mingsheng would not be subjected to any abuse during the inspection. interference!
There is a saying that although Ye Mingsheng decided to inspect Antai County to see what Zhang Tingzhong was capable of, Ye Mingsheng's original intention was to maintain the rules and keep things official.
But after seeing the changes in Antai County, Ye Mingsheng changed his mind and decided to give Zhang Tingzhong a chance!
This is not because Ye Mingsheng intentionally favors corrupt officials, but in Ye Mingsheng's view, selecting officials is not selecting saints. Others don't say that Ye Mingsheng also gave gifts to others before he became the Fengzhou Commander-in-Chief. This is how he became the future leader. To make a fortune, if he had not given gifts at the beginning, I am afraid that Marshal Ye would not be where he is now...
As the saying goes, no one is perfect, and if the water is clear, there will be no fish. If you can really do your job very well, even if you have some minor problems, Ye Mingsheng can still turn a blind eye and tolerate it for the sake of the overall situation. your behavior. ….
So today Ye Mingsheng gave Zhang Tingzhong a chance to change his ways. If Zhang Tingzhong can voluntarily turn over the bribes he received from the merchants within a month, then Ye Mingsheng will consider letting him go, letting this matter come to an end, and handing over the bribes. Give him an important pilot assignment.
But if Zhang Tingzhong is greedy for money and thinks that the matter will be over like this, then unfortunately Ye Mingsheng will borrow his head to rectify the law.
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng took out a memorial and read it carefully. This was the tax reform plan he prepared, although his reason told Ye Mingsheng that now was not a good time to implement this plan.
The power of the family members is still very strong, and the resistance to the reform of this plan will be unprecedentedly strong. However, thinking of the changes brought about by the success of this plan, Ye Mingsheng still can't help but want to give it a try, at least do a pilot to see the effect. , it can also be considered as a test of the reaction of the family members to this...
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Late at night on March 29th, the moon was dark and the wind was high
On the city wall of Pingyang City, Yang Chongqing and Tang Peng were fighting side by side, looking at the Fengwu Army camp in the distance.
After being silent for a long time, Tang Peng sighed and said helplessly:
"Although with the help of the Kipchaks, the Fengwu Army's logistical supplies cannot keep up, judging from the current situation, the Fengwu Army is far from running out of ammunition and food. Now is not the best opportunity for us to fight back. We You should be waiting!"
Listening to Tang Peng's words, Yang Chongqing also showed a hint of helplessness in his eyes, but he did not complain like Tang Peng but said in a deep voice:
"We can wait here, but the imperial court can't wait anymore! Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of Husband, Feng Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and others. Although they are still in Luo'an, their family members and relatives have evacuated to Sichuan. The pressure on the Chief Assistant and Shangguan Shangshu is also very high!"
"As long as we can win a beautiful victory in Pingyang and stop the enemy's advance, the situation in the imperial court will be greatly improved!"
Listening to Yang Chongqing's speech, Tang Peng nodded silently. He actually understood these principles, but he was still a little unwilling. This was their only chance now. If this opportunity failed, the entire situation would be irreversible. Luo An Chaoting will also completely countdown.
Yang Chongqing raised his head and looked at the moon covered by black clouds, with a smile on his face and said:
"When the moon is dark and the wind is high, people are killing people and setting fires! Notify the following to start the counterattack in an hour!"
Tang Peng nodded after hearing this.
He nodded and followed the order. After Tang Peng left, he looked at Yang Chongqing at the Fengwu Army Camp with an extremely serious expression.
Seven days ago, more than 10,000 Kipchak light cavalry divided into several groups and headed south to Yunbin. Although these Kipchak cavalry did not carry any siege weapons and did not pose much of a threat to the city, their burning, killing and looting along the way was a serious threat to Yunbin. The common people created a large number of common people and affected the Fengwu Army's logistics supply in Pingyang!
Affected by this, the firepower output of the Fengwu Army was also affected, and the number of artillery shells that were fired non-stop in the past began to slowly decrease. Although this was good news for Yang Chongqing, for some reason, Yang Chongqing had some problems. Got some bad premonitions·································.
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