Although the Nanyuan Kingdom has always been relatively loose in its control over various localities, it also has a set of top-down evaluation rules. There are special yamen specifically for unannounced visits and handling of officials. For example, the "official affairs department" is the largest The purpose of the special yamen is to investigate and secretly investigate matters related to officials in various places.
But just like bugs will always grow in the woods no matter what, corruption and abuse of law at all levels below have never been eliminated. Even torture such as skinning and stuffing has no fundamental effect.
Some innocuous ways of taking advantage of the public, or taking some private benefits from Sosou, or creating some convenience for the family, these are actually nothing in Nanyuan Kingdom, even those who specifically target officials. It won't be too difficult. At most, it will mark you down in the annual official evaluation. It will have an impact if you want to be promoted, but it will not incriminate you.
But even with this laxity and the warning of torture, there are still many people secretly doing evil things to dig up the walls. Not just "taking some", but using their own rights as a sickle, trampling the law under their feet while wantonly harvesting the people under their rule. It is not uncommon to even form cliques for personal gain. And often, these big bugs hide much deeper than the small bugs floating on the surface, and are more difficult to find.
Langyuan City is located in Beijiang County, which itself is very sensitive in all aspects due to the special geographical location of Beijiang County. But Langyuan City has a very high official reputation every year, and it is prosperous from top to bottom. But on the contrary, secret messages often enter places such as the "Official Affairs Department" from various channels.
One or two items are not enough to attract attention. After all, Langyuan City has an excellent official reputation, and its city officials have been rated top-notch for more than ten years. It's not impossible for a place like this to attract some jealousy and slander. What's more, it's an anonymous secret message.
For several consecutive years, there were as many as ten secret letters every year. The contents ranged from "corruption" to "breach of law" and the matters involved could be described as lawless. Even the most generous people would not dare to say with certainty that everything is slander and false accusations. What if? What if one of these things is true? That's a big deal!
The people in the government department chose a roundabout way. I didn’t go directly to check Langyuan City. It avoids affecting the emotions of officials and people in Langyuan City if it is proven to be false. The choice was to investigate the source of these secret messages. Finally I found it.
Only after confirming the origin of the incident in the secret letter did the officials from the Department of Justice really take it seriously. Because the senders of these secret letters are not the actual writers of the secret letters. The actual writer had died a long time ago, and a fire destroyed the whole house. These secret letters were written before the family was exterminated and handed over to his close friends, saying that if something unexpected happened, they would be delivered to the government department bit by bit.
The best friend did not break his promise, and he separated the secret letters and delivered them year after year, and some even delivered them repeatedly. In order to fulfill one's commitment. Even when this person was found by the people from the Government Department, he didn't panic at all. Instead, he was quite emotional and said, "Finally you are here." Regardless of whether it was a "disaster" or not, this person seemed very calm.
But as the yamen in Nanyuan Kingdom that specialized in turning officials around, the Government Affairs Department did not disappoint. At least one of the city officials in the county has not yet been able to control the people in the government department.
Therefore, "Beijiang County Langyuan City Political Official Wu Yuan's Special Special Investigation for Corruption and Perversion of the Law" was subsequently included in the top-secret plan of the Government Affairs Department, and has been silently promoted.
Later, when Xiao Wangcheng was transferred to Beijiang County to serve as the county magistrate, there were people from the government affairs department who were behind it. Before taking office, the director of the Government Affairs Department had a full day's talk with Xiao Wangcheng.
But the difficulty is that when you discover the problem and want to lift off the shiny fake skin, you find that there is no grip at all.
It's better than you clearly smelling the stench and knowing that there must be shit in the stuffy jar, but there must be a hand to open the stuffy jar. Even though the words of those secret letters are conclusive, all the witnesses mentioned above are dead and missing, leaving only an unclear mystery that seems to confirm that the things in the secret letters are not groundless.
Or just transfer Wu Yuan away and expose Langyuan City that he had covered up?
Nope either. In that case, Wu Yuan will definitely be aware of the danger, and all remaining clues will be cleared up. Things will not get better, it will only make all the clues in your hand completely rotten.
This is also the reason why Xiao Wangcheng has been in Beijiang County for more than two years but still hasn't touched a single plant or tree in Langyuan City. It was Xiao Wangcheng who was waiting for the best opportunity.
Wu Yuan suddenly complained of illness and wanted to return to his hometown. There was no news about this matter before. But Xiao Wangcheng was keenly aware of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He directly rejected Wu Yuan's leave note, and immediately asked Yang Jie to go to Langyuan City to take charge, and began to try to get into the stuffy jar of Langyuan City. As long as we find a little breakthrough, the rest of the matter will be easy to handle.
But who would have thought that when Yang Jie was about to arrive at Langyuan City, he would receive news of Wu Yuan's sudden death.
Plans were disrupted. But it also means that the lid of the stuffy jar is gone. It’s not that easy to hide the dirty things inside. So Yang Jie directly made it clear that all the officials below Langyuan City, big or small, would be in danger and start a chaos first.
And compared to what kind of drama will the people below perform for Yang Jie in the end, a farce or a comedy? Yang Jie still has a trump card in his hand, that is, he insists on not leaving at this time, and wants to tightly cover Wu Yuan's mansion and the people in it.
Yang Jie believed that as long as his people investigated every corner of the Wu Mansion, the harvest here would definitely be enough to cause a bloody storm in Langyuan City. Those bedbugs who hide under Wu Yuan's wings and do evil will also die without a burial place!
Unfortunately, the main criminal Wu Yuan died, as did Wu Yuan's only son Wu Qingling, who was mentioned many times in the secret letter. In Yang Jie's opinion, the two died too easily, and only Ling Chi could deserve the evil deeds of the father and son.
But... Yang Jie thought about this and couldn't help but cast his eyes on the crumpled suicide note on the table again. This may be the second thing that surprises Yang Jie besides Wu Yuan's sudden death.
"Zhang Yan..." Yang Jie was not like what he told Zhou Cang before that he had never heard of this name. On the contrary, he had heard of Zhang Yan more than a year ago. I heard it mentioned by Xiao Wangcheng, the county governor who had only been in Beijiang County for less than a year.
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Yang Jie has a very good memory. He clearly remembers that Mr. Xiao got a letter from his friend General Song Qinghe and mentioned Zhang Yan's name in his mind. It seemed that General Song wanted Mr. Xiao to do a favor and protect Zhang Yan, and Wu Yuan, the city administrator of Langyuan City, was also mentioned. Yang Jie didn't know much about the inside story. I only remember these and what Mr. Xiao said at that time, "It's not the time yet."
Now when I see this name again, it actually appears in Wu Yuan's suicide note, and I can see that Wu Yuan was filled with fear when he wrote this name...
