Chen Tai, Wang Kegong and others turned around and saw a veteran general coming majestically. After seeing his appearance clearly, Chen Tai, Wang Kegong and others had to salute: "I have seen Marquis Jinghai."
Lu Zongyi, Huang Senping and others also followed suit.
Wu Zhen ignored Chen Tai, Lu Zongyi and others, but nodded to Wang Kegong. After giving him face, he walked past Chen Tai and others, clasping his fists with a smile: "Mr. Quanzhou County, long time no see, Wu It’s polite.”
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.
A founding prince actually bowed to an inconspicuous county boy first. Judging from his cheerful expression, the two seemed very familiar.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the arriving Wu Zhen, followed by Chu Xing, Meng Wanli and others, and smiled knowingly: "Jinghaihou, you are well. I heard the bad news before, and I didn't sleep well for several days and nights."
Wu Zhen laughed loudly, looking at the exhausted Gu Zhengchen with a tired look on his face, nodded, then turned to look at Chen Tai and Wang Kegong: "Commander Wang, are you the one who wants to arrest Gu County man, or Chen Shenzheng wants to arrest Gu County boy?"
Wang Kegong squinted his eyes and said to Wu Zhen: "Gu Zhengchen did not go through the review of the Ministry of Punishments, and Emperor Goujue killed Wu Kang, Qin Xin and others. Today he openly killed Shi Ruji, Cao Rui and other officials!"
Wu Zhen disagreed and asked: "So what, do you need to bring the Fuzhou Guards in person?"
Wang Kegong frowned: "Marquis Jinghai, his actions are like rebellion, defying the imperial court and despising the imperial power! I will capture this thief for your majesty, why not?"
Wu Zhen shook his head and said seriously: "Even if Gu Zhengchen is guilty, it is not the Fuzhou Guard's turn to take action. The provincial government office needs to submit a letter to the court. If your Majesty thinks that Gu Zhengchen should be arrested, he will naturally send people from the pro-military Duwei Mansion. Catch him. No matter how many officials he killed, he still did not win over the people to rebel. You have no right to mobilize the troops from the guard station without permission!"
Chen Tai took a step forward: "What Marquis Jinghai said is wrong. Gu Zhengchen killed officials, detained provincial officials for participating in politics, snatched the prefect's seal, and secretly diverted money and food from the government treasury. All these actions are no different from rebellion. The provincial government office naturally has the right to do so. Let the Fuzhou Guard help capture the rebels! Commander Wang is the Prince Consort, and I dare not forget His Majesty’s great trust, and always put the safety of the province first."
Wu Zhen stroked his beard and looked at Chen Tai: "Killing a few corrupt officials is considered a rebellion? In my opinion, Gu Zhengchen killed well and made some people afraid, so he mobilized troops and labeled him a rebel. Crime!"
Chen Tai waved his sleeves: "What do you mean?"
Wu Zhen sneered: "What do you mean? Since ancient times, rebels have always gathered people to cause chaos, rob food and people, and fight against the army! Look at Gu Zhengchen again. Did he gather the people to cause chaos? Can the four gates of Jinjiang City be closed? Look again Look at the Quanzhou Guard, the commanders Huang Senping and Qian Hu Yu Si Ye are both here. If Gu Zhengchen rebels, it will be your turn to take action? Don't they have wives, children and parents, so they will follow him to seek death?"
Chen Tai shook his head and said seriously: "Gu Zhengchen dared to kill officials without going through the review of the Ministry of Punishment and colluding with the emperor. How can such a bold and arrogant person be tolerated? If so, Marquis Jinghai will be caught and sent away here one day. Go to Caishikou, I’m afraid it’s too late to regret it!”
"Hahaha!"
Wu Zhen laughed loudly, stopped suddenly, and said sternly: "One day Gu Zhengchen wants to kill me, there must be his reason. As for the lack of review by the Ministry of Punishments and the absence of the emperor's decision, haha, Mr. Gu County, what are you doing? explain?"
Gu Zhengchen turned around, walked to the magistrate's desk and sat down, moved the gavel aside, looked at Chen Tai, Wang Kegong and others calmly, stretched his hand to his sleeve, took out an imperial edict from the sleeve, and said in a deep voice: "Except for Marquis Jinghai, Prince Consort, Chen Canzheng, Lu Canzheng, Commander Huang, and Xiao Qianshou, all exit the lobby! Yu Siye and Lin Baifan stay outside the lobby and no one is allowed to peep or hear anything!"
Chen Tai, Wang Kegong, Lu Zongyi and others looked at the imperial edict and their expressions suddenly changed.
Wu Zhen glanced at Chu Xing, Meng Wanli and others, and Chu Xing took the lead in exiting the lobby.
Fuzhou Wei Chuying looked at Wang Kegong. Wang Kegong stared at the imperial edict in Gu Zhengchen's hand and had no choice but to lower his head: "Take people out!"
Huang Senping was not too shocked.
When the emperor transferred himself back to Fujian, he made it clear that Gu Zhengchen should control the Quanzhou guards. In other words, Gu Zhengchen himself was a powerful prefect with both military and civil affairs. It was not unusual for him to come up with an imperial edict.
A group of people exited the lobby, and the door slammed shut.
Gu Zhengchen held up the imperial edict in his right hand and said to Chen Tai, Wang Kegong, Lu Zongyi and others: "Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been 12 officials in one prefecture and seven counties in Quanzhou who have not served their full term, six have resigned, and four have died of illness. , the two of them are crazy. Your Majesty can see the attitude of the provincial government office towards this. Zhang Hao, the former prefect of Quanzhou, resigned in a hurry not long after he took office. Your Majesty can also guess what he is afraid of! "
"For seven years, no one in Quanzhou Prefecture has been able to cure it, no one dares to cure it, and no one can cure it! Therefore, Your Majesty chose me to come to Quanzhou Prefecture to treat illnesses in Quanzhou Prefecture. But there are serious and stubborn diseases in Quanzhou Prefecture that cannot be cured without strong medicine. ! I lead the Quanzhou Prefecture, and this powerful medicine has only one word, and that is kill! Yang Baiju is corrupt, seizes people's homes, and kills when it's time to kill!"
"Wu Kang and Qin Xin committed huge amounts of corruption, and nothing they did was exaggerated! As for Shi Ruji, Cao Rui and others, they all deserve to die! If we don't kill, how can we calm the people? If we don't kill, how can we protect the dignity of the court and maintain its prestige?" ? Don’t you want to know why I dare to go on a killing spree, why I dare to raise the butcher knife regardless of the court’s regulations? This imperial edict is my confidence! "
Lu Zongyi stared.
All the problems that I had been unable to figure out were solved in this moment.
Gu Zhengchen is not a fool, nor is he a lunatic. He was able to move forward step by step, from the death of Yang Baiju with a stick to the resolution of the entire Bu family and the forces they had attracted. He relied on his extraordinary wisdom and methods. He dared to kill people entirely because of his Able to kill, able to bypass the Ministry of Punishment and Zhongshu, and send people directly to the Lord of Hell.
Chen Tai's face turned pale.
Gu Zhengchen took out the imperial edict. Although he did not say the content, it was obvious that the emperor most likely gave him the power to kill first and report later!
If this is the case, then if Gu Zhengchen kills officials in Quanzhou Prefecture, the Fujian Provincial Government Office has no right to intervene.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Wu Zhen and Wang Kegong: "Because there are some words in the imperial edict that are not suitable for external communication, I asked Jinghai Marquis and Prince Consort to read it to confirm that what I said is true. Can Chen Shenzheng and Lu Shenzheng be trusted? ?”
Chen Tai and Lu Zongyi looked at each other. Who dares to say that they don't trust these two people.
Gu Zhengchen placed the imperial edict on the table and stepped aside.
After Wu Zhen and Wang Kegong saluted the imperial edict, they stepped forward, one on the left and the other on the right, to unfold the imperial edict.
Gu Zhengchen said: "Your Majesty said that this imperial edict should not be produced unless it is absolutely necessary. Now that the province is participating in the political investigation, the Fuzhou Guards sergeant is forcing me to produce the imperial edict. However, I have not yet dealt with the matter in Quanzhou Prefecture. It’s clean, don’t talk about some things to the outside world, and please ask Jinghai Marquis and Prince Consort to keep it a secret for me.”
Wu Zhen and Wang Kegong looked at the simple and straightforward imperial edict, and they couldn't help being shocked.
If you act cheaply, you can kill first and then report, and you can adjust the troops in the guard station! And its authority covers all officials and all health centers in Fujian!
Wu Zhen knew that Gu Zhengchen had an emperor's will, and he also received the emperor's order, so that he could fully cooperate with Gu Zhengchen's actions. Only then could Chu Xing be able to completely obey Gu Zhengchen's orders, and he did not hesitate to lie to the "sick patient" to help him. Gu Zhengchen gave it a try.
I just didn't expect that the will in Gu Zhengchen's hands would be so powerful! Damn, with this will, it’s enough to be a crab in Fujian Province, and it’s enough to walk sideways, and you still need to cooperate on your own...
Wang Kegong's hands were trembling. Damn it, Chen Tai, you asked me to arrest Gu Zhengchen. Do you know that I have to listen to him? All the troops in Fujian have to listen to him. And you, you also have to listen to this prefect. if!
What kind of prefect is he? He is simply the Pingzhang government official in Fujian!
At least you have a sense of control when pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Are you trying to scare people to death?
Be cheap!
What does Gu Zhengchen rely on for this unimaginable power?
Why does the emperor think so highly of this person, and why is he confident that he will put the entire Fujian province under his control!
Wang Kegong realized that he knew nothing about Gu Zhengchen except that he was a dead man!
Marquis Jinghai slowly put together the imperial edict and stepped aside silently.
Wang Kegong took a few deep breaths and looked at Gu Zhengchen with fearful eyes. Just now, he wanted to forcefully order his arrest, but now that he thought about it, he could even order his own arrest!
Qianhu Xiao Cheng's strong statement has already explained many problems. He was just confused for a moment and didn't think about this in detail. Otherwise, why would a mere thousand households dare to threaten a prince-in-law?
"Gu County man."
Wang Kegong came out, cupped his fists and saluted with a respectful attitude.
Although he is the Prince Consort, he still can't resist this order of "doing things cheaply". In addition, Gu Zhengchen kills people without blinking an eye, and he dares to kill when he is told. If he is killed, his wife will run to the palace and cry. Making a scene doesn't help.
Be careful, he is an imperial envoy.
Gu Zhengchen returned the courtesy: "Captain Prince Consort, I have something to say..."
"Don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut and will never tell anyone about it." Wang Kegong promised quickly, and then looked at Chen Tai: "Your Majesty has a decree. Magistrate Gu is fully responsible for the affairs of Fujian-Quanzhou Prefecture. He has the right to kill first and report later. That's right. So, this is just a misunderstanding, there is no rebellion, in my opinion, Chen Shenzheng and Lu Shenzheng should go back."
Chen Tai and Lu Zongyi saw Wang Kegong's sudden change in attitude and confirmed that Gu Zhengchen did have the right to kill first and report later. They didn't know what to do for a while.
Lu Zongyi thought for a while, and finally said: "In this case, the provincial government office will not interfere with the affairs of Quanzhou Prefecture. It is just the prefect, should Gao Shenzheng be released?"
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly and looked at Xiao Cheng: "Let Gao Shenzheng be released from the prison cell."
Xiao Chengran opened the door, gave a few instructions to the outside, and then turned back.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Chen Tai, who was silent, and asked, "Chen Shenzhen, do you have any other orders?"
Chen Tai smiled bitterly: "I should say this. Magistrate Gu, do you have any other orders?"
Gu Zhengchen shook his head and said calmly: "The provincial government can send people to monitor the affairs of Quanzhou Prefecture and write documents to inform the court, but no more people should be sent to interfere with my affairs. I have the final say within Quanzhou Prefecture. , it’s not easy to participate in politics! In addition, starting from today, the Quanzhou Shipping Department and Quanzhou Port will be under the direct jurisdiction of the Quanzhou Government, and the province will not be allowed to interfere."
