It is difficult to govern officialdom.
Although Zhu Yunwen expanded the Metropolitan Procuratorate and had many censors rotating in local areas, these censors often did not dare to directly face senior officials. They mostly impeached and reported prefects, county magistrates, and even chief registrars and scribes.
It is true that the censor has done a lot of practical things in the past few years, and has investigated and punished many corrupt officials. In the seven years since Jianwen was established, he has received documents from various censors and verified that they were true. Sixty-eight local officials were dismissed and 102 were demoted. .
This number is nothing short of spectacular.
The collective efforts of the supervisory censors improved the administrative environment at the grassroots level in the Ming Dynasty, leaving the Ming Dynasty as a whole in a relatively clear and relaxed environment.
But the existence of supervisory censors cannot prevent corruption and cruelty.
With the development of commerce, the collusion between government and businessmen has become more and more intense. There is a group of businessmen behind Fujian Chief Minister Wang Zhonghe, and other places may not be immune.
As for these secret things, the common people cannot hear about them. Even if the censor visits the people, he may not know. There are also officials like Chen Ying who use Hongwu laws to govern the people of Jianwen. This is a bit ridiculous. Isn't this a clear case of bullying?
"??????????????? Biography of Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, and Jian Yi."
A voice came from Wuying Palace, followed by the hurried footsteps of the chamberlain.
It’s hot in midsummer.
The scorching sun hung overhead, like an oven, which was unbearable. The wind was mixed with heat, making every breath feel stuffy.
A middle-aged man wearing a curtain hat was riding a donkey, wandering leisurely on the street. The donkey was wheezing and panting, as if complaining about the heavy body.
In the middle city, Rouge Pavilion.
The middle-aged man glanced at the shop. There were only women coming and going. He frowned. After passing by, he turned into an alley. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he got off the donkey and threw his hat to the person at the door. He changed his coat again, and then walked into the backyard, while the man who answered the door rode a donkey out of the alley.
The sound of the pipa is urgent, like beads falling on a jade plate.
The middle-aged man covered his face with a mask and walked towards the pavilion step by step. He stopped under the pavilion. When the sound of the pipa disappeared, he clapped his hands and said, "Miss Bai, your pipa skills are outstanding."
Bai Yiyi looked down, stood up and saluted slightly: "Mr. Pangu is finally willing to show up, please come up and talk about it."
Pangu walked up the steps and looked at the sumptuous food and wine on the table. He couldn't help but say: "I'm here just for discussion, not for food. Miss Bai, please speak frankly. The security bureau is so tight on the investigation, I don't dare to stay any longer."
Bai Yiyi put down the pipa, picked up the wine pot, and poured the wine gently: "Mr. Pangu, Yang Wushan, the master of the Ancient and Modern Lotus Order, asked me to come to the capital. There are some important things to do. If these things are not completed, I can't go back to explain. What else can I do? Please be kind, sir, and help us for the sake of Blood Oath Witch Gu."
Pangu took the wine glass and put it on the table: "Since the death of the Buddha Mother, the owner of the Lotus Order has become Yang Wushan. I don't know what kind of figure this person is in the White Lotus Sect, but a chess player once said that this The human heart is like an abyss, invisible and extremely dangerous. I didn't believe it at first, but he was restless and did not discuss with us and assassinated the prince without permission. It can be said that he has the nature of a gambler."
Bai Yiyi didn't comment, just listened indifferently. Seeing that Pangu never drank, she took the initiative to pick up her own glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Pangu looked at Bai Yiyi, who was blushing, and continued: "I have been deploying intelligence in the capital for twenty years without any mistakes. But you suddenly arrived in the capital and tried to recruit Ji Gang to join the gang, but you ended up with a troublesome guy. Let me say, Miss Bai should take your people out of here immediately and return to Jiangbei."
Bai Yiyi sighed: "What Yang Wushan told me, the little girl needs to complete. Mr. Pangu, please tell me, can Ji Gang be kept, or must he be killed?"
Pangu stared, picked up the wine glass, shook it, spilled some wine on the table, and put it down again: "It depends on how many secrets he has mastered in the Northeast."
Bai Yiyi smiled: "What if it's Emperor Jianwen's dirty work?"
Pangu was stunned, then laughed: "If that's true, it's not a bad idea to spare his life. However, Ji Gang has been wanted by the court, and he has announced that his face can no longer be used. If you want to live, you have to change your face.”
Bai Yiyi frowned: "Changing faces is not easy."
Pangu said calmly: "Is it difficult to handle? It's just a matter of fire."
Bai Yiyi looked at Pangu and couldn't help complaining: "You are really a cruel person, you actually want him to be disfigured."
Bangu said nothing.
There was no room for hesitation between disfigurement and survival.
Bai Yiyi also understood that with the intensity of the investigation in the capital, the only way Ji Gang could leave alive was to change his face, that's all, let's leave it at that.
Bai Yiyi picked up the wine glass and gave a toast. Seeing that Pangu still didn't move the glass, she drank by herself: "Before I came to the capital, Yang Wushan said that Li Qi has been in the security bureau for a long time, but his ancient and modern good calligraphy orders It should remain in the hands of his family..."
Pangu stared and his voice became deeper: "You shouldn't go to Li Qi's family."
Bai Yiyi smiled, shook her head and said, "Even if we want to look for it, we can't find it, can we? Pangu and the chess players are responsible for their whereabouts. Li Qi was arrested, and with his blood feud, he will never Open your mouth and confess. But once the Good Word Order falls into the hands of the Security Bureau, the secrets in the ancient and modern tokens may not be hidden. By then, all the efforts of ten or twenty years will be ruined."
Pangu was silent.
Bai Yiyi was helpless and said directly: "We must find the Shanzi Ling, not for Li Qi's power, but for the safety of everyone. Pangu, you also want to avenge him, don't you? We fell short. Are you willing?"
Pangu slapped the table and said hysterically: "What a fall short of success? Where did you see that we fell short of success? We are not just one step away from success, but a dam! How can you, a woman, understand great luck? How can we understand the powerlessness under the starry sky under the pressure?"
"Every one of you is eager for revenge and to kill the Zhu family royal family. Yes, I want it too! But open your eyes and see what methods Emperor Jianwen used to deal with us? The White Lotus Sect is a cult, and the White Lotus Sect is a monster. , what the White Lotus cultists say is nonsense! The imperial court promotes civilized education, and in less than fifty years, the White Lotus cult will become a street rat, and everyone will cry out for beatings!"
"In order to deal with us, Emperor Jianwen not only used the Security Bureau, but also his mysterious scouts. Isn't Shen Chen, who was guarding Zhu Wenkui, a scout? Also, did you know that the steam engine ships of the Imperial College are no longer available? You need to wait for the wind to come, you don’t need to worry about spring, summer, autumn and winter, you can go south or north at any time! Do you know how powerful Emperor Jianwen is now?"
"Oh, it's so ridiculous to fall short of success. When you go back, tell Yang Wushan, don't think that he holds the Lotus Order, holds the Little Buddha Mother, and doesn't think that he has other identities behind him to shake Emperor Jianwen! My suggestion is to lie dormant, Completely dormant, waiting for Zhu Yunwen to grow old and become unconscious and incompetent before we look for opportunities to take action!"
Bai Yiyi was shocked. It was rumored that Pan Gu had wisdom, was as stable as Mount Tai, and could plan thousands of miles, as well as Liu Bowen. But at this time, he also had a gaffe, and it was a gaffe of weakness, no, a gaffe of fear!
Because he was powerless, unable to make moves, unable to resist, he began to retreat, began to be afraid, began to want to cover the chessboard, and turned a blind eye?
"Have you forgotten that Emperor Jianwen is only thirty this year? When he gets old, how much will it be? Give him another thirty years, give him another forty years? Pangu, no offense, just asking, can you live to At that time?"
Bai Yiyi was unwilling to give in.
Pangu sat down and sighed deeply: "I know very well that I can't live for thirty years. But Bai Yiyi, do you know? What should we do again?" , I, you, Yang Wushan, the chess players, including others, will not live for three years! I once watched the sky at night, and the purple star of Emperor Jianwen shines - invincible. "
Bai Yiyi knew Pangu's worries. In fact, since the founding of the Wen Dynasty, both the ancient and modern forces and the White Lotus Sect have been severely defeated again and again. The White Lotus Sect has almost suffered annihilation. The ancient and modern prince Li Qi was also arrested, and almost all the undercover soldiers in the capital were wiped out.
If you continue to act, you may be close to success, but you may also be exposed and the security bureau will follow the clues and catch them all.
Pangu picked up the wine glass, poured the drink away, and said slowly: "The chess player is missing. I'm afraid he has seen through the game and has no choice but to hide. Without his help, how can we deal with Emperor Jianwen?" wishful thinking."
Bai Yiyi's silver teeth moved slightly: "Since the day the chess player joined, there is no possibility of him retreating. We will try our best to get him out. We need his advice."
Pan Gu stood up, looked at Bai Yiyi seriously, and said in a commanding tone: "Take your people out of the capital, the sooner the better. In addition, he warned Yang Wushan not to put his hands deep into the capital, and Shanziling was not something he could get involved with. .”
Bai Yiyi nodded slightly and replied: "I will tell you truthfully."
Pangu walked towards the steps, turned his back to Bai Yiyi and said: "We are all carrying hatred. It is like a knife. Before it stabs the enemy, it stabs itself first. Haha, we are all poor people. It is a pity that we did not fight with them back then. Let’s go to hell together.”
Bai Yiyi didn't answer, watching Pan Gu leave, then relaxed tiredly, and murmured in a low voice: "Chess player, where are you?"
The donkey wandered out of the alley and walked slowly.
Tall buildings in the distance.
Gu Yun held a telescope, stared at the man on the donkey, and said to Xue Xia beside him: "He's out."
Xue Xia fanned the cattail leaf fan, half-opened his mind, took the telescope, looked at it carefully, and said: "If Widow Liu, Liu Ming and others meet him within three days, it can be basically concluded that he is the person behind weaving a network in the capital! "
ps:
Thanks to v shameless v and the British Ying Ying Pig for the reward. I haven’t made up the debt yet, haha, I worked hard, thank you.
