The delivery of official documents from the imperial court relied on post stations, which were places where people who delivered official documents and military intelligence or where officials could board, stay, and change horses on the way.
Since the founding of the Dazhi Dynasty, this post station has had an additional function, which is to transport supplies.
In the past, this post station was only responsible for the court's supplies, such as the transfer of disaster relief grains, military rations, etc. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Emperor Taizu opened this post station to merchants, but they only needed to pay a certain amount of money.
Because if there is a transfer station, there will be officials responsible for escorting, and the safety level will naturally be greatly improved, but the cost will not be low.
If many people just want to send some small items, or one or two boxes of things, they will also come to the inn. However, the inn does not deliver every day, so sometimes the days are not right, and people have to think of another way.
The governor thought that since Xie Xiuwen came to Xiangzhou, he had asked the post station to transfer things and family letters several times, so he didn't think much about it.
Besides, his subordinates all said that they had checked everything and there was nothing wrong with it, so there was no need to be too nervous.
What they didn't expect was that Xie Xiuwen was building the plank road openly and crossing Chencang secretly.
He had already asked Feng Shu's men to secretly send the relevant evidence to the capital.
Of course, before that, Xie Xiuwen deliberately arranged several errands in different places for Feng Shu's men to handle.
After the Xiangzhou governor and others watched for a few times and found nothing wrong, they naturally relaxed their guard. Only then did they give Xie Xiuwen a chance to send a message.
Xie Xiuwen originally thought of waiting a little longer, but when he learned that his wife had been secretly poisoned, he couldn't calm down.
He was not stupid. He carefully put himself in his opponent's shoes and deduced it, and then he understood why the opponent would attack his wife.
Xie Xiuwen had been in the capital for several years, but he only had one official wife, no concubines, no intercourse with each other, and only his daughter was his biological daughter, and the other two sons were adopted, so this matter was not a secret.
It seems that the other party was trying to get him to turn against the rat, so he came up with the evil plan to poison his family.
Xie Xiuwen attached the evidence with a request for Zhao Yue to take more care of his family. He could fight for the emperor, but he could not lose his wife and daughter because of it.
As soon as Zhao Yue got the secret letter and account book, he hurried into the palace.
The monarch and his ministers planned hard in the imperial study, and when Zhao Yue finally left, there was finally a hint of joy in the corners of his eyes.
Emperor Jingwen couldn't sit still.
He got up and paced back and forth in the hall. When he was discussing matters with Zhao Yue just now, he had already tried his best to suppress his anger.
As an emperor, he knew very well that he could not express his emotions or anger.
Now that there was no one else around, Emperor Jingwen wished he could smash everything in the palace. Of course, what he wanted to smash even more was the heads of those corrupt officials!
It’s just crazy!
They dare to take any money.
Just thinking about the officials selected from Xiangzhou Prefecture in recent years made Emperor Jingwen feel as sick as swallowing a fly.
He wished he could just kill all those officials, but he also knew that he couldn't really do that.
The case of false citizenship in Xiangzhou Prefecture actually involved more than 60 officials in the court. If they were all killed, there would be problems in the operation of the court mechanism.
However, the more than thirty officials of Xiangzhou Prefecture must be tied up first.
Xie Xiuwen himself did not dare to handle such a big case, so he hired someone to secretly bring the evidence into the capital and then left it to the mercy of his superiors.
He did this because, firstly, his rights were indeed limited, and secondly, he was worried that if he hosted it all, it would bring trouble to his family.
Fortunately, the news from Zhao Yue was quick, and the matter of Liu Ruolan's poisoning had been cleared up before the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, no matter how Xie Xiuwen's case is handled, just because his family members were assassinated in the line of duty, the Holy Emperor will treat him a little more leniently.
As for why it is so certain that Liu Ruolan's poisoning was related to Xie Xiuwen's involvement, it is easy to guess. There is no need for any evidence at all. The Holy Spirit has already confirmed it.
Zhao Yue secretly went to Xiangzhou the next day, and the men he brought entered Xiangzhou Prefecture in three batches without alerting local officials.
It was not until three days later that the Xiangzhou Governor's Office suddenly launched an attack and arrested all the Xiangzhou governor and other officials, that Xie Xiuwen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been in Xiangzhou Prefecture for nearly two months. It can't be said that he is on tenterhooks every day, but it's almost the same.
He was really afraid that he would be killed by the people arranged by the governor when he fell asleep at night. After all, this kind of thing had never happened before.
After Zhao Yue appeared in Xiangzhou Mansion, Xie Xiuwen was finally able to sleep peacefully.
"Master Zhao, I'm lucky to have you."
"Thank you for being polite, sir. In fact, the emperor has given you the power to act expediently. You can mobilize the governor's office to assist."
Xie Xiuwen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "At first, I thought I could rely on the Governor's Mansion, but who would have thought that this case would become more shocking as the investigation progressed. In the end, I no longer dared to trust any official in the Xiangzhou Mansion. Fortunately, His Majesty Mingjian, send an adult to preside over the trial."
Zhao Yue shook his head and said: "The chief judge is still Mr. Xie. I am a military general and am not suitable for judging cases. The incident of impersonation is too big, and the Holy Spirit intends to let this year's students retake the college entrance examination. After all these many follow-up I have to thank you sir for arranging everything as soon as possible."
"Yes, I must do my best for my humble position."
The case was easy to litigate, and even if they were sentenced to death, the officials knew that not a single word could be mentioned about what was not allowed to be discussed.
Even if they die, their family members will still have a way to survive. Once they are recruited, their family members will also die before Xie Xiuwen is sentenced.
Xie Xiuwen didn't expect that this case would really bring down several high-ranking officials in the capital, but he needed to give an explanation to the students in Xiangzhou Prefecture, and he also needed to give an explanation to the Holy Father.
Zhao Yue is well aware of His Majesty's holy will. The case cannot be put down lightly, but it cannot be made too much. Otherwise, where will the court's face be?
This degree is really difficult to grasp.
Xie Xiuwen was reminded by Zhao Yue, so he was naturally more careful.
In addition to the local officials in Xiangzhou, six officials from Beijing and central China were also involved, and 19 officials from other places were transferred to other places after being promoted from Xiangzhou Prefecture. This is evidence-based evidence.
As for those who have no empirical evidence, they can only follow the holy will.
This is the first time Xie Xiuwen has dealt with such a major case, and what's even more terrible is that as soon as he took action, dozens of officials in the court were dismissed. There is no telling how many people will hate him after he returns to Beijing.
Notices have been posted in Fucheng and the county governments below that this year's college examinations will be retaken. This news is enough to cheer up the students.
"Master, if we still have to take charge of the hospital examination, then we won't be able to go back for the time being?"
Xie Xiuwen said without raising his head: "Get ready as soon as possible. The Ministry of Personnel has already sent officials, and the Ministry of Rites will also send a meritorious service officer. I can't really let me do so many things by myself."
Zhao Yue stepped in with a deep look: "Xie Lin asked to be released to Xiangzhou Mansion. Do you know about this?"
(End of chapter)
