Next, Xiao Yuan, in the name of the governor of Qinzhou, issued an official document from the state government, ordering all officials in Qin to go to the governor's house to report on their work.
He is the lord of Qinzhou. Under strict orders, officials big and small dare not disobey.
A few days later, the meeting hall of the Taishou Mansion was overcrowded.
On the lower left side, standing are Liu Yuzhi, Shangguan Wenruo, and some county magistrates.
Standing on the right are the more than thirty officials who were secretly controlled. They were almost escorted to the prefect's mansion, and Guo Qian was naturally among them.
At this time, these people looked very unnatural, and their eyes showed obvious panic, because in the past few days, their mansion had been surrounded by heavy troops, and they had no way to go out. Now they were taken here again, and everyone Don't know what will happen next.
But even so, when they saw Xiao Yuan, all the officials still bowed down, saluted and said: "See the Grand Administrator——"
Xiao Yuan waved his hand casually, then sat down in the main seat directly above him, and then got straight to the point: "I am calling you all here today, and it is also about the three previous decrees."
"When I take office, I will eliminate bullies, eradicate banditry, and investigate corrupt officials. The former two tasks have come to an end and have achieved remarkable results. Now, corrupt officials have been identified."
Upon hearing this, the officials on the right had their Adam's apples slide, couldn't help but swallow, and their heads lowered.
Xiao Yuan continued: "However, when some officials saw that the matter was about to be exposed, they were so bold that they formed a secret alliance with assassins in an attempt to murder their own officials!"
Having said this, he also glanced at Guo Qian coldly.
When the latter saw this, he swallowed hard, and then couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead with the sleeve of his official uniform.
"We in Qin need officials who can do things for the people, officials who can manage people's livelihood and care about the people, not a bunch of worms!"
"Today, as the governor of Qinzhou, I will completely eliminate corrupt officials!"
Having said this, Xiao Yuan was too lazy to talk nonsense, but suddenly pointed at the officials on the right and shouted in a loud voice: "Take them all!"
ah! ? This sentence not only shocked the officials on the left who were fine, but those on the right all knelt down in an instant and cried: "Sir, I am unjust for my humble position..."
"Your Majesty, you are wise..."
"Who dares to cry injustice!" Xiao Yuan was furious, pointed at one of them from the air, and said sternly: "Fengyang County Magistrate! In the fourth year of Emperor Ping's reign, you spent all your wealth, got 30,000 silver, bribed Guo Qian, and bought the post of county magistrate. , and then took bribes and perverted the law, cleverly set up names, plundered the people's wealth, and hid more than 100,000 taels of silver. Have I wronged you?"
Emperor Ping, the emperor's title today, was also used to mark the year at that time.
"In the fifth year of Emperor Ping's reign, you saw that the magistrate of Fengyang County was making a lot of money by buying an official position. Magistrate of Ganshan County, you were jealous, so you gave 50,000 silver to buy this official position. After that, you became even more hateful than Fengyang. Not only You are greedy, and you are even more concerned about human life. Under your rule, there are countless unjust cases in the county. Have I wronged you?"
"And you! How much you have been greedy! How much people's wealth and wealth have been plundered! Do you think I don't know where the money is hidden? Have you been wronged!"
"As for Guo Qian, let alone that! How many official positions did the then governor of Qin, Shi, sell to you!?"
"You corrupt officials are putting the people in trouble and causing trouble in Qinzhou! God cannot tolerate it!"
"Drag them all down and behead them in public!"
As Xiao Yuan shouted again, the guards no longer hesitated, and began to work in pairs, stepping forward to lift up the kneeling officials and drag them out.
"My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, please have mercy on me..."
At this time, those officials no longer cried out for injustice, but began to desperately beg for mercy.
The sound of crying was endless, and many people had runny noses and tears.
But how could Xiao Yuan pay attention to them.
At this moment, he also showed a decisive and ruthless side, or in other words, he was eradicating dissidents and completely centralizing power.
Outside the hall, everyone was crying, mixed with the sound of swords being unsheathed.
Immediately afterwards, blood sprayed and heads fell to the ground.
Xiao Yuan's expression did not change. It could be seen that seeing this scene, those officials who were fine, including Liu Yuzhi and Shangguan Wenruo, couldn't help but swallowed and stood below, their bodies lowered.
Many people remained silent, their backs unknowingly soaked in cold sweat.
He killed more than thirty corrupt officials in a rage. If this was reported to the imperial court, there would be no way to explain it. Any prefect would dare to do this, but Xiao Yuan did it anyway.
At this moment, he became more like a master.
How can people not be frightened by such a majestic figure?
Subsequently, under Xiao Yuan's order, they began to raid the residences of corrupt officials.
Suddenly, a large number of soldiers from all over Qinzhou began to run into the streets and broke into the mansions of corrupt officials.
I don’t know how much stolen money was seized during this search.
From county officials to state officials, every corrupt official has at least ten thousand taels of silver in his house, not counting those vases, jade, precious calligraphy and paintings.
Carloads of gold and silver were escorted by sergeants.
Corrupt officials' mansions were sealed off.
People gathered in the streets, pointing and pointing.
A few days later, the prefect's mansion.
Looking at the official document in his hand, Xiao Yuan took a deep breath and couldn't help but say: "A small Fengyang County magistrate has 130,000 taels of silver hidden in his home!"
There are many bamboo slips in his hand, all of which are Ye Cheng's reports on this house raid.
Not only the magistrate of Fengyang County, but also the magistrate of Ganshan County, etc., many of them have huge amounts of gold and silver in their mansions. Taken together, more than thirty corrupt officials have as much as two million taels of silver in vain.
This does not count Guo Qian's, because until now, Guo Qian's hiding place of silver has not been found.
At this moment, Ye Cheng walked in quickly, then clasped his fists and saluted: "Sir, I have discovered something."
"Oh?" Xiao Yuan was shocked when he heard this.
Ye Cheng continued: "Guo Qian has a secret room in the mansion. We almost dug three feet into the ground before we found it, but the silver hidden there... It's better for you to go and see it in person."
"Let's go." Xiao Yuan stood up immediately without talking nonsense.
This is a huge secret room.
After Xiao Yuan came in, he was stunned for a while.
All the boxes on the floor have been opened. Inside, there are white silver coins. At a glance, you can tell how much there is.
In the middle of the secret room, there are even more shiny gold nuggets piled up into a mountain.
Some jade bracelets, jewelry, etc. were placed in a big ball and piled on the ground.
"You can imagine how many years Guo Qian has been wreaking havoc on Qinzhou..." Even Xiao Yuan couldn't help but swallow.
Guo Qian alone has stolen as much gold and silver as more than thirty corrupt officials combined.
And Xiao Yuan needs this money now!
Because the armaments of the Qinzhou army are so poor!
With these gold and silver, he can reorganize the army, recruit soldiers and horses, expand armaments, hoard food and grass, and build powerful bows and crossbows!
