When Hong Chengchou saw that the people were being taken out, he returned to Houya.
As soon as he entered the back office, a smell of blood mixed with other strange smells entered his nostrils, causing him to subconsciously raise his hand to cover his nose.
"Hong Futai came here just in time, let's take a look at this confession!" Huang Hong saw Hong Chengchou returning to the house, picked up a piece of paper full of confessions from the table and handed it over.
Hong Chengchou took it with both hands and read the contents line by line.
After reading the above content for a while, he frowned and said hesitantly: "Why is this related to the slave thieves in Liaodong!"
The content of the confession was completely beyond his expectation.
At first, he thought that it was the Kong family in Qufu who wanted to fight for power, and that was why so many scholars were instigated to cause trouble. But when he went to Qufu and captured several Ming Dynasty guards, he realized that the Ming Dynasty was behind the matter.
However, when he saw the confession in front of him, he discovered that the complexity behind it involved several larger forces today.
"Slave thieves often planted spies in the Ming Dynasty before. It is not new for Jinan Mansion to have several slave thieves' spies." Huang Hong said in a calm tone.
As the Tiger Character Banner has developed and grown over the years, people from their Foreign Intelligence Bureau have often faced off against slave traitors and spies on the borders of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the Tiger Character Banner has taken over several northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty, they are even directly facing These spies sent by slave thieves.
Hong Chengchou sighed: "I didn't expect that even my governor's office had spies who were slaves and thieves. If the imperial envoy had not come to find these spies in person, otherwise as time went by, more people would be bribed by these spies, and I am afraid that the entire governor The yamen will all fall into the hands of these spies."
Some things were exaggerated in his words, like Huang Hong, the imperial envoy, showing his kindness.
"These spies may not be able to control the governor's yamen, but they can still make some things happen in Shandong. Just like what happened before when the scholars made trouble and deliberately alienated the relationship between the Tiger Flag and the scholars, this It may not matter if this kind of thing happens once or twice, but once it happens everywhere, it is hard to guarantee that it will not give some uninformed scholars the impression that the tiger character flag does not accept scholars." Huang Hong said.
Regarding Hong Chengchou's overtures, he could feel that as an important figure in the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, it was impossible for him to get too close to a frontier official like Hong Chengchou.
There is not only one foreign intelligence bureau in Hu Zi Banner. Who knows if people from the internal intelligence bureau will keep an eye on him.
Hong Chengchou nodded in agreement and said: "The imperial envoy reminds me that in the future, subordinates must pay more attention to this aspect and not give these spies a chance to stir up trouble."
"That's good if you think so. Next, Shandong needs to put more thought into the Jiangwu Hall and continue to cultivate talents. Scholars who are willing to be admitted to the Jiangwu Hall must be given strong support." Huang Hong said.
"The official has written it down." Hong Chengchou agreed and immediately asked, "How to solve the matter of the Kong family in Qufu? That Yanshenggong involved many people. Although he was not the final mastermind behind it, everything was What is going on around him can be said to be that this person is secretly causing trouble for us."
Huang Hong thought for a while and said: "Although Tiger Character Banner has never recognized this person's title of Yanshenggong, his identity is extraordinary after all, and it is not convenient for you and me to deal with him directly."
"How about lowering your official rank and sending a memorial to the capital?" Hong Chengchou asked.
Huang Hong hesitated for a moment and said: "The memorial must be written, man, forget it, I will take it directly to the capital. How to deal with it depends on what the lord thinks."
"Then I will ask someone to get a sturdy prison car, so that it will be more stable on the way back." Hong Chengchou was worried that someone would hijack the prison car.
Regardless of whether he is an adult or not, the title of Yanshenggong is very different from the ordinary title of Lord. There is no guarantee that a few scholars will not be stupid and do some treasonous things.
Huang Hongdao: "You can take care of the arrangements! Things here in Jinan have come to an end. I will return to Beijing in half a day, and I will leave the rest to you, Hong Futai."
"This is easy, but what to do with those scholars who are imprisoned?" Hong Chengchou asked.
It has been a while since those scholars were caught making trouble and were imprisoned. Now that the case is almost settled, it is time to resolve the affairs of these scholars.
If he were an ordinary person, he wouldn't be worried, but this time there were too many scholars arrested, and it was difficult to deal with them casually.
Huang Hong thought for a while and said: "The people who take the lead in making trouble should be dealt with as they should. For those scholars who are willing to repent and recognize their mistakes, let them go if there is no problem."
"Then let's do it." Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief.
The imperial envoy really has to deal with those scholars severely, and then he will be in trouble.
Huang Hong said: "I will leave the confession in your hand to you. I will show it to the scholars later so that they know who they are helping by making trouble, so as not to think that the Tiger Character Flag is trying to harm them."
"These scholars do not know right from wrong when doing things. After this lesson, many people will remember it deeply and think more about it if similar things happen again, so as not to become a knife in the hands of others without knowing it." Hong Chengchou sighed softly.
Scholars always like to hold on to their self-righteous enthusiasm, but they don't know that they are being deceived.
This time, the scholars in Jinan Prefecture almost became the accomplices of the Liaodong slave thieves.
The important thing is that such a large-scale riot by scholars will have an impact on his reputation as a governor, and it will also affect his political achievements on earth.
When he took refuge in the Tiger Flag despite the infamy, he didn't want his career to stop at the position of governor.
After settling the matter in Jinan Mansion, Huang Hong returned to the capital with his people the next day.
In order to ensure the safety of the prisoners, Huang Hong specially requested a squadron of soldiers from the local garrison to escort them.
However, this kind of escort cannot leave the country. Fortunately, his status as an imperial envoy is useful. Wherever he goes, he can contact the local garrison in advance to ensure safety.
On his way back to Beijing, Beijing had begun to prepare for various matters related to the martial arts examination.
The entire capital martial arts hall has become the hottest chat topic.
Some scholars were very dissatisfied with Hu Ziqi's move to change the direct appointment of officials, but many scholars still supported it.
For some students or scholars, they can participate in the examination without passing the examination, and as long as they pass the examination, they can enter the martial arts hall to study.
Although he was not directly awarded an official position, he could start an official career after graduating from the martial arts hall, and he could still be an official.
The most unhappy people are those who have done it.
They had the honor of being a scholar, but they had to take the same subject as a group of scholars who didn't even have the honor. They were very angry.
But in the face of the strength of the tiger-character flag, these candidates knew that they had no choice. Apart from some people who firmly resisted and refused to take the exam, there were still some candidates who held their noses and signed up to take the exam.
(End of chapter)
