"That's no problem!" Jiang Dong agreed immediately upon hearing this.
Although he knew that Zhang Pu would definitely cause trouble for Qian Qianyi by choosing Changshu County.
As for ordinary officials, Qian Qianyi is the leader of Donglin and is famous all over the world. His confidants and comrades are all over the court, and there are even many high-ranking officials in frontiers among them. Just like in the tenth year of Chongzhen, Changshu official Zhang Hanru reported Qian Qianyi to the court for corruption and lawlessness. As a result, the governor Zhang Guowei and the inspector Lu Zhenfei wrote a letter to vindicate him. Today, among these two people, Zhang Guowei is still in important use by the emperor and goes to the northwest of Ming Dynasty to build water conservancy projects.
In this context, who dares to offend Qian Qianyi!
However, for Jiang Dong, none of this is a problem. He is from Dongchang, and he directly takes orders from the admiral of Dongchang. In fact, he is also the boss of Dongchang. He has nothing to do with the outer court and has no control over him. What happened to leader Donglin? So what if your talent is famous all over the world? No matter how many people protect Qian Qianyi, what's there to fear?
In addition, Jiang Dong was born as a refugee and almost starved to death on the streets of the capital. Therefore, he was particularly resentful of officials' illegal activities. Now that Zhang Pu wants to investigate Qian Qianyi, he must cooperate.
Therefore, in front of Zhang Pu, he immediately began to call his subordinates, assign them tasks, and simply dispatched his subordinates first.
Zhang Pu, who had been watching this situation from beginning to end, felt as if he had taken a reassurance in his heart and felt a little more sure of what he was going to do. At this time, he felt the goodness of Dongchang. Thinking about the past, when I wrote "Five Tombstones" to attack them, I couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
So, in the next two days, Zhang Pu continued to act in Yangzhou Mansion. He was a bit sophisticated, and his acting skills were impressive, which made those led by Qian Qianyi feel particularly happy to fool Zhang Pu around. For this reason, I don’t know how many times I laughed at Zhang Pu.
On the early morning of the third day, when Zhang Pu was about to leave for Changshu immediately, Yang Tinglin, the newly appointed censor of Nanjing Zuodu, arrived in Yangzhou Mansion and came to meet Zhang Pu immediately.
In terms of official position, Yang Tinglin is much older. However, Zhang Pu actually still had the title of imperial envoy, so it was Yang Tinglin who came to visit Zhang Pu.
In fact, Zhang Pu was jealous of Yang Tinglin in the past. He became the censor of Youqiandu only a few years after he became a Jinshi. This speed of promotion was rare in Ming Dynasty officialdom. But he, Zhang Pu, has always been just a mediocre commoner.
But he also understands that Yang Tinglin is where he is today because of his hard work. It is said that at that time, there were many captives in the capital, but Yang Tinglin was not afraid at all. He went to various armies and went to plead for Lu Xiangsheng, so he had the opportunity to be reused by the emperor.
Now, he also has a chance. If he can do this job well, he believes that he will definitely be reused by the emperor.
Therefore, this time, when he heard that Yang Tinglin was visiting, he did not dare to take it seriously. He quickly stopped to pack his luggage and went out of the Yingyi Station.
Yang Tinglin's scarlet scarlet robe was particularly eye-catching. When Zhang Pu saw it, he couldn't help but be envious. But before he could speak, Yang Tinglin asked with a serious face: "I heard that the lawless people here in Yangzhou Prefecture are extremely arrogant. Not only did they burn the Yamen blatantly, but they also made fun of you. Is this possible?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Pu felt clearly that Yang Tinglin was here to help him, which surprised him.
You know, since he took this job, he has become an unpopular person in official circles. Those with a worse attitude will use excuses to speak harshly to him; those with a deeper city will stay away from him. All in all, no one extended a friendly hand to him.
Even his master Zhou Yanru must have known that he was being teased and laughed at in Yangzhou Mansion, but he didn't say a word. Otherwise, with Zhou Yanru's reputation, he could even become the first scholar and the first scholar at the age of twenty. This reputation is definitely no worse than Qian Qianyi, and it will definitely intimidate some people.
Therefore, Yang Tinglin's words of concern for him moved him very much, and his favorability towards Yang Tinglin suddenly increased.
"It is true!" Zhang Pu replied immediately. When he was about to say more, he heard Yang Tinglin ask again: "Yangzhou Prefecture, the relevant yamen, have they traced the criminals?"
"No!" After hearing this, Zhang Pu had no choice but to answer again, and then immediately added, "Even the progress of the case is perfunctory. It just says that it is investigating, but there is no follow-up!"
Another reason for this is that after all, Zhang Pu is only a seventh-rank patrol officer, while the prefect is still a fifth-rank governor. However, Zhang Pu has the power of assessment, but for the prefect level, the impact is limited. Therefore, if people have nothing special to do, they will follow Zhang Pu. However, once it comes to matters of special interest, and people want to ignore you, as long as you don't do it clearly, ordinary patrols can't do anything.
When Yang Tinglin heard this, he couldn't help being furious, and said immediately: "The criminal's arrogance is really rare in the Ming Dynasty. It is so unreasonable to openly defy the court without trying his best! Don't worry, I will keep an eye on this matter to see what they do. Perfunctory?"
He was really resolute, and after finishing speaking, he immediately turned around and left. This made Zhang Pu stunned. This... Master Yang is worthy of having experienced the battlefield, and he speaks and acts so neatly!
However, after Yang Tinglin walked a few steps, he remembered something, turned around and told Zhang Pu: "You should handle your affairs with your heart. If you encounter someone in the officialdom deliberately making things difficult for you, send someone to report it to me." Believe it or not, I will be watching to see who dares to interfere with the imperial envoy’s work for the emperor!”
After saying this, he really strode away, not in a sedan chair, but on horseback, heading towards the Yangzhou Prefecture Magistrate's Yamen.
Looking at Yang Tinglin's back, Zhang Pu was surprised for a long time before he came back to his senses. He couldn't help but praise: "Master Yang, you are really the mainstay of my officialdom in the Ming Dynasty!"
Jiang Dong next to him also smiled and nodded after hearing this. Then he looked at Zhang Pu and asked him: "Then are we still leaving?"
If you don't leave, just stay here to see how Yang Tinglin goes to fight the gang in Yangzhou.
Yang Tinglin is now the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He can be said to be the boss among the civil servants in supervising all officials. If he comes forward to deal with those officials, he will have a great deterrent effect. Even if he is only the Zuodu Censor of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, he will still hold a lot of weight.
"No, we will set off immediately as planned. Let's go!" After waiting for a while, Zhang Pu shook his head and said decisively.
After hearing this, Jiang Dong naturally took him as the leader. He packed up his things immediately without informing anyone, and immediately left Yangzhou Prefecture, put the boat on the south, crossed the Yangtze River, and went straight to Changshu County, Suzhou Prefecture.
Within a day, he arrived in Changshu County. However, he did not make a big fuss, and just stayed on the ship. Jiang Dong sent his plainclothes men ashore, and they had already arrived at the police station before going to contact him.
After half a day, the person was found. In the cabin, this time he reported to Zhang Pu: "The largest landowner in Changshu County is Qian Qianyi. Nearly half of the grain fields belong to the Qian family. Previously, among the local wealthy families, In the Zhang family, some people regarded the family land as their own and donated it to the Qian family. The Zhang family found out later that they couldn't ask for it from the Qian family, and eventually they fell out. The Zhang family also had an official in the capital, named Zhang Hanru... …”
Having said that, there is no need to go on. Because what happens next is related to Dongchang. At that time, Cao Huachun was the official of Dongchang, and was involved in the dispute between the court and the court. The first assistant, Wen Tiren, pointed the finger at Cao Huachun, but was overthrown by Cao Huachun. At the same time, Zhang Hanru was also unlucky and was killed by Dongchang.
Zhang Pu naturally knew about this matter. He didn't care whether Zhang Hanru died in vain. He was concerned about his errand, so he immediately asked the servant: "How are the county government's farm account books?"
Hearing this, the officer did not answer immediately. Instead, he untied a large package from his back, spread it out in front of his face, and said at the same time: "This is to send money to the Yamen, and directly steal the land account books in the Yamen." When they came out, they were all related to the Qian family. Others were too inconvenient, so I didn’t ask for them.”
When Zhang Pu heard this, he didn't care whether this method was good or not. He immediately asked for the field account book and began to read it in detail. Indeed, his focus is the Qian family.
Even when it got dark, he refused to put it down. He asked someone to light an oil lamp and continued to read all night long.
The light on the ship was not good, and the water was undulating, which caused the ship to move frequently. Under these conditions, it was very difficult for the eyes to read the account books. But Zhang Pu didn't care and kept watching.
At midnight, when Jiang Dong had just rested, he saw Zhang Pu closing the account book with a successful smile on his face, then looking at Jiang Dong, and said with excitement: "It's really a big one." Fish. According to the records in this account book, even when Qian Qianyi, a thief, was still an official in the court, the Qian family had far exceeded the exemption limit stipulated by the court. In addition, the Qian family had been in the 38th year of Wanli since he After being awarded the first-class and third-grade Jinshi in that year, he has not paid the taxes. Among them, only from the fourth year of Tianqi to the seventh year of Tianqi after Wei Zhongxian came to power, some taxes were paid."
After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Jiang Dong to speak, and immediately added with a sigh: "I don't practice cultivation because I am old, and I take advantage of the court. I would rather spend money on famous prostitutes than pay this money. It's really Leader of Qingliu!"
By the end, it was already a heavily sarcastic tone.
Little did he know that Qian Qianyi was already making a promise to Liu Rushi at this time. As long as Liu Rushi agrees to marry him, a special building will be built for her.
In the original history, that is, next year, in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Qian Qianyi, who was fifty-nine, actually married Liu Rushi, who was twenty-three. After their marriage, Qian Qianyi built the magnificent "Jiangyun Tower" and "Hongdou Pavilion" for her in Yushan. The golden house hides the beauty. The two lived together in Jiangyun Tower and enjoyed each other's reading and writing poetry. Qian Qianyi jokingly called Liu Rushi "Liu Rushi". And this year has reached the penultimate year of the demise of the Ming Dynasty. People in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty are in dire straits. Famine, locust plagues, plagues, bandits, military disasters, etc. have killed people in countless places. But the imperial court was powerless to do anything about it. It had no money, not to mention disaster relief, and it couldn't even pay military salaries.
Besides, Jiang Dong was also very angry after hearing Zhang Pu's words. In his opinion, this kind of so-called clean leader really wants to be both a good person and a memorial arch. He is much more hateful than ordinary corrupt officials!
Therefore, Jiang Dong immediately asked in a cold voice: "So, what should you do, sir?"
After hearing this, Zhang Pu sneered and said: "My first fire will be started from the Qian family! Let others see that if anyone eats from the imperial court, I will definitely make them spit it out!"
So, early the next morning, Zhang Pu gave an order, and the full set of ceremonial guards for patrols were put out. Unlike others, there were also Dongchang officers following him. The group of people headed directly to Changshu County Yamen in a mighty manner.
This time, there was no delay at all. After arriving at the county government office, he immediately sealed the warehouse where the field account books were stored, and immediately asked the Changshu County Magistrate to allocate manpower to listen to him. Anyone who sees it can feel the menacing force.
A seventh-grade county magistrate could not disobey an ordinary patrol officer, let alone someone like Zhang Pu who had the mission of being an imperial envoy.
Therefore, he immediately agreed. But at the same time, he also secretly sent someone to quickly go to Qian's house to report the news.
The fact that Zhang Pu almost angered Qian Qianyi to death in Yangzhou Prefecture has already spread to Changshu County. They were a little panicked at first, after all, they had broken up with Zhang Pu, but after hearing that Qian Qianyi was showing off his power in Yangzhou and making Zhang Pu spin around, the people here felt relieved.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Pu suddenly appeared in Changshu County, which made the Qian family feel a little bad. When the Qian family found out that Zhang Pu's purpose of going straight to the county government was to take over the warehouse first, and then asked the county magistrate to mobilize manpower for his use. They knew that Zhang Pu was definitely coming to their Qian family.
This time, they couldn't help but panic. He sent people overnight to Yangzhou Mansion to ask Qian Qianyi to come back and take charge.
The Zhang family in Changshu lost their biggest support because Zhang Hanru, an official in Beijing, was killed with a cane, and they were overwhelmed by the Qian family, who had already had a grudge. When I heard about Zhang Xunjian, I couldn't help but look forward to it, wishing that Zhang Xunjian could kill the Qian family.
To this end, the head of the Zhang family held a meeting of elders overnight. In fact, it was just seven or eight old men sitting around a table in a house, smoking cigarettes and talking.
The clan leader, Zhang Binhong, was about fifty years old, a little younger than the others present. He told the general story, and then asked the clan elders for their opinions on whether to add insult to injury and take advantage of this opportunity to bring down the Qian family!
What Zhang Binhong didn't expect was that things went counterproductive. Most clan elders felt that the Qian family was powerful and Zhang Pu might not be able to overthrow Qian Qianyi. If after looking back, the Qian family knew that the Zhang family had made trouble, the Zhang family would definitely die miserably. Therefore, they are mature and prudent, and they just take a look before speaking.
Zhang Binhong was a little unwilling to accept this. After the meeting ended, he thought for a long time and decided to anonymously report to the patrol department what he knew about the Qian family's troubles.
