Station.
Li Chengyi stood at the door. Yi Cheng seemed to be in awe of him, nodding and bowing even when he spoke.
Isn't it just that I went out for a trip? Why did my face change when I came back?
"Li Zongfeng and Li Chengyi have investigated clearly. They indeed have nothing to do with Jinjiang. They have no yamen background behind them. It's just that Li Zongfeng is good at making friends and is generous with money. He has some prestige in Luoyang Town, and the yamen also give him some respect. I asked the boatman who salvaged the body. , Li Chengyi’s wife was indeed involved in the shipwreck case, and Li Chengyi did go to the government office several times to lodge a complaint.”
Xiao Cheng reported in a low voice.
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly: "Let's stop the investigation of Li Chengyi."
Although he recognized Li Chengyi and recruited him to stay by his side, Gu Zhengchen still retained his trust before confirming whether he had an innocent background and whether he had anything to do with the Quanzhou government.
Gu Zhengchen couldn't do it if he had a hot head and completely trusted a stranger and told everything. There are many monsters and monsters in Quanzhou Prefecture, so you always need to be careful.
After several days of visits and investigations by Xiao Cheng and Zhang Pei, Gu Zhengchen finally felt relieved about Li Chengyi.
Zhang Pei came and brought Gu Zhengchen's official uniform, official documents, including Lao Zhu's dragon ruler, the imperial edict for cheap, and the sword given by Mu Ying.
Gu Zhengchen put on his official uniform and hat, sat behind the desk, and said in a deep voice: "Let Li Chengyi come in."
The door opened.
Xiao Cheng and Zhang Pei stood on the left and right, looking majestic.
Li Chengyi walked in and looked at Gu Zhengchen in surprise. He was wearing a black veil on his head, a red collared shirt, and a plain gold belt around his waist. The most eye-catching thing was the patch on the collared shirt, which was a cloud goose!
This is the official uniform of a fourth-grade official!
"This this……"
Li Chengyi couldn't react. He was not an inconspicuous head of the household department, so how could he suddenly become a fourth-rank official?
Zhang Pei had a cold face and shouted: "Bold, I haven't seen the prefect of Quanzhou yet!"
"Prefect?!"
Li Chengyi was surprised and shouted: "Are you the newly appointed prefect of Quanzhou?!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Li Chengyi and nodded seriously: "Yes, I am the new prefect of Quanzhou!"
Li Chengyi knelt down and shouted: "Common man Li Chengyi, please see Governor Gu!"
Gu Zhengchen glanced at Zhang Pei, who stepped forward to help Li Chengyi up.
"You are my master now. Get up and stand aside." After Gu Zhengchen finished speaking, he spoke again: "Zhang Pei, send Xu Hu, the postmaster of Jin'anyi."
Zhang Pei was ordered to go out and summon him.
Although Xu Hu was over fifty, he looked like he was only in his early forties. He was quite energetic, with a lot of fat on his face and a big belly. When he saw Gu Zhengchen, he knelt down to salute and shouted in panic: "Jin'an Yi Postmaster Xu Hu has met Magistrate Gu."
Gu Zhengchen stared at Xu Hu and asked with a cold face: "How many postmen, horses and donkeys are there in Jin'an Post?"
Xu Hu raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead: "Looking back at the prefect, Jin'an Post has fifty-eight postmen, four horses and two donkeys."
Gu Zhengchen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Jin'an Post, although it is a post outside Jinjiang City, it is not a water and land hub, nor is it a place where officials frequently come and go. It is a small post with four horses and two donkeys. Why do we need as many as fifty-eight postmen? If you don’t know, you might think this is the Longjiang Post in Jinling!”
Xu Hu was a little panicked and quickly defended: "It's because we need manpower to help passing officials take care of the carriages, clean the rooms, and ensure safety. The prefect Gu didn't know that there were many pirates in Quanzhou Prefecture, and the people were fierce, and there were people who made trouble and plundered from time to time. If we don’t recruit more manpower, I’m afraid we won’t be able to protect safety…”
Gu Zhengchen looked at Xu Hu: "Is this really true?"
Xu Hu nodded repeatedly: "Don't dare to lie."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Xiao Cheng: "Ask him to seal and pack all the account books of Jin'anyi. I will check them one by one."
Xu Hu turned pale and said quickly: "Here, here, the account books have been sent to the government office for verification, but they haven't been sent over yet..."
Gu Zhengchen stood up and walked to Xu Hu: "Have you forgotten that I have summoned all the officials of the government office to Jin'an Yi. At this time, the government office is empty. If I order people to look for Jin'an Yi's account books, If you are not found, then you are deliberately deceiving me! Xu Hu, you lied to the superiors and refused to cooperate. This officer has reason to suspect that you are involved in corruption. If you are thrown into the dungeon because of this, once you are confirmed, hehe, skin him!"
Xu Hu collapsed on the ground, trembling all over.
Peel it off!
This is not a joke, nor is it just to scare people. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty liked this set of performance art, and human skin figures have been hung up in Tutu Temples in many places!
"Tell me whether the account books are in the government office or at the inn. You'd better think clearly before answering." Gu Zhengchen walked to the door with his hands behind his back and said in a cold tone: "It is said that there are three things a new official needs to do when he takes office. Xu Hu , don’t let me light this first fire on your head, otherwise, no one can save your life, not even the general judge!”
Xu Hu’s teeth began to chatter.
The new prefect is so murderous, this guy is really not easy to mess with. But once the account book of the inn falls into his hands, with his habit of withdrawing money at will and filling in it at will, it must be full of loopholes, and he can be convicted by just flipping through two pages.
Gu Zhengchen suddenly turned around and said sternly: "Before leaving Jinling, Your Majesty told me that to govern Quanzhou, we need to be lenient and use virtue to educate people. However, I am a notoriously bad-tempered man. Even Mr. Chen Ning of Yushitai I have beaten you all, and if you are a group of people like you, if you cooperate and perform meritorious service, you can still survive. If you are counting on someone to protect you and fight against me, then you can only skin them!"
Li Chengyi felt cold all over. Who was he following? He yelled for skinning twice in this moment.
Did he beat up Chen Ning from Yushitai?
Is this true or false?
Who is so brainless as to dare to offend Yushitai? Isn't this completely making him a target?
On weekdays, he seems to be polite, soft-spoken, and kind-hearted. However, as soon as he changes into his official uniform, he becomes a completely different person, murderous and frightening!
Xu Hu was really scared and said quickly: "The account book is here, at the inn."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Xiao Cheng. Xiao Cheng picked up Xu Hu and dragged him out. When the people in the station heard the noise, they were all frightened and didn't know what to do.
When the inn's account books were put into the box and sealed, there was movement outside the inn.
Most of the people who knew Wu Kang and Qin Xin, the general judges Tang Xian and Yang Baiju, the recommended official Wang Xinqian, and the people from the six houses of the Quanzhou prefecture's Yamen arrived.
Xu Hu took the postman and welcomed the officials into the post station.
Wu Kang turned around, looked at everyone, and said, "We'll go see Magistrate Gu first, and you guys will wait outside."
All the officials stood up in response.
Wu Kang, Qin Xin, Tang Xian, and Yang Baiju straightened their clothes and followed Xu Hu to the outside of a room. Xu Hu pushed open the door and stepped back. Wu Kang said, "I know Wukang from the Quanzhou Prefecture Yamen. I know Qin Xin, Tongpan Tang Xian, and Yang Baiju, and I want to see Magistrate Gu."
"come in."
Wu Kang and Qin Xin were in front, followed by Tang Xian and Yang Baiju. They entered the room and lowered their heads to see a young man writing quickly on the table and wearing a fourth-grade official uniform. He quickly saluted and announced his identity and name. .??m
Gu Zhengchen put down his brush and said in a calm tone: "Thank you for the hard work, everyone, please take a seat."
Tang Xian heard the voice very familiar, raised his head and looked, his face changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "Yes, it's you?!"
Wu Kang, Qin Xin, and Yang Baiju looked at Tang Xian, wondering why he, who was always steady, was so panicked.
Gu Zhengchen frowned slightly, looked at Tang Xian and said with a smile: "This is not a clerk in the Hui'an County government. When will the promotion be announced so quickly, it is shocking to the world."
Tang Xian's face was pale and his hands were trembling.
It's him!
That Zhang San from the pro-military captain's mansion!
Tang Xian was a little confused as to why a person who was pro-military became the prefect! These are not two types of people at all. One is the emperor's servant and the other is an official of the court!
Although some domestic servants also hang out in the court, these people basically have no good end and have died, such as Yang Xian, who was a school inspector. In the past few years, I have never heard of anyone from the pro-military Duwei Mansion still serving as an official in the court.
But this person is an exception!
I recall that in the Hui'an County government office, this person had a tough attitude and would go to heaven to hear any disagreement!
He even takes care of the fishing lessons at Sungai Kau!
Now think about it, which guy from the pro-military Captain's Mansion would interfere with local affairs and go straight to the destination. This person is so nosy, he obviously has another identity!
Zhang Jiujing also had doubts about this person's identity, but he never thought that he was actually the new prefect of Quanzhou Prefecture!
Tang Xian suppressed his shock and bowed deeply: "It's Tang's fault that the Hui'an County government officials didn't know the true appearance of Gu Zhifu!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Tang Xian playfully, paused for a moment, and then said: "I thought you would argue that you have an identical brother, but you actually admitted it directly, which is quite upright."
Tang Xian felt bitter.
I can't hide this kind of thing even if I want to.
It seems that he has encountered a tough situation. In the game of power in Quanzhou Prefecture, he has lost the upper hand. But there is still time. Winning or losing on the chessboard is not based on who loses the piece first, but who has more pieces on the board at the end!
Gu Zhengchen, you are here, so what if you make an unannounced visit? If you are really my enemy, then I'm sorry, you will not end well! Don't think that you can accomplish something just because you are young and energetic and are valued by the court.
Young man, you have only had a few sips of official wine. Do you know how drunk you are?
Wu Kang, Qin Xin, and Yang Baiju were surprised.
Everyone had heard about what happened in Hui'an County, and they all knew that it was someone from the pro-military Duwei's Mansion. But listening to the conversation between the two, it turned out that the person who forced Tang Xian to kill the Tang family's servants was Gu Zhengchen!
horrible!
Everyone in the government office was guessing on what day Gu Zhengchen would arrive, how to test him, and how to deal with it. They had no idea that he had already arrived in Quanzhou Prefecture early, and even killed someone with a borrowed knife without making a move!
Looking at it this way, this person is difficult to deal with, and he may not even be willing to get on our ship!
Gu Zhengchen looked at the few people who were looking at each other with uncertain expressions. He raised his hands slightly to indicate that they all should sit down, and then said seriously: "I have been appointed as the prefect of Quanzhou Prefecture by decree. Regardless of whether you are co-prefects or general judges, you are just subordinates of the prefect." , Assistants, do you understand what this means?"
