Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1323, the magistrate counts as a hammer

"Crackling~"

In Huairou County, following the ransacking of Sun's family, fireworks and firecrackers were set off in the streets and alleys of the entire county. The sound was deafening, and the fireworks bloomed in the sky.

On the cement road leading to the capital, Huairou County people who heard the news returned to their hometowns one after another, preparing to participate in the public trial three days later, and at the same time get back their property.

"The Sun family is finished!"

"All those hooligans have been arrested."

"Great!"

"Heaven has eyes!"

People from all over Huairou County rushed to tell each other. The originally deserted Huairou County became lively all of a sudden, with long-lost smiles on their faces.

Inside the county government office, Zhu Houzhao was looking through the investigation files of the Sun family's factory guard. The Sun family has committed so many things over the years that it is impossible to count them all. A huge amount of wealth was laid down.

More than half of the land in Huairou County belongs to the Sun family's property. All the coal mines are monopolized by the Sun family. Coal is sold to the capital, becoming the most important coal supply area in the capital.

At the same time, Huairou County is located in the northwest of the capital, and there are many mountains and forests. The Sun family also monopolized the forest resources in Huairou County, felling down forests, and using them to process and make furniture, carriages, doors and windows, etc., and gained a lot of wealth from it.

More than [-] people were imprisoned by coercive and violent means to mine and work for them. These more than [-] people only had to eat every day without any wage income.

Unscrupulously use all kinds of methods to snatch other people's land, shops, minerals, factories, workshops, etc.

According to statistics, the amount of wealth owned by the Sun family exceeds ten million taels of silver, and the amount of silver confiscated by Zhu Houzhao on the spot is more than one million taels, as well as a large amount of bank deposits.

"It's really omnipotent, not even the mosquito meat, not even the little sand in the river in Huairou County."

Zhu Houzhao slammed the file in his hand on the table.

The occurrence of such a thing at the feet of the emperor really made Zhu Houzhao feel ashamed and blush for Emperor Hongzhi.

But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that Emperor Hongzhi was very wronged. How could Emperor Hongzhi, who loved the people like his son, tolerate such a thing?

"The magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture can get one hundred thousand taels of silver from the Sun family every year. No wonder no matter what happens, it can't be passed on to the court."

"This prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, he deserves to die even more. If it weren't for him, the Sun family would not have come to this point, and Huairou County would not have had such a big incident."

Thinking of the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, Zhu Houzhao was full of murderous intent. Compared with the Sun family, Zhu Houzhao felt that these officials who acted as umbrellas for the Sun family should be killed more.

"Your Highness, Lin Pan, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, is here."

Just when Zhu Houzhao thought of the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, Liu Jin came to report.

"The magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture?"

"Lin Pan?"

"It's just right, I was just about to ask him."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became angry and asked Liu Jin to bring him in. Now the entire Huairou County is under the control of the Ming army. Here in the county government, for Zhu Houzhao’s safety, it is even protected by the imperial guards. Although the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture is a third-rank official Court officials, but none of them could get in.

Here in the living room of the county government office, Lin Pan, the magistrate (prefect) of Shuntian Prefecture, is furious that such a big incident happened in Huairou County under his jurisdiction.

The trusted magistrate of Huairou County even sent someone to uproot the Sun family without any notification to him. Even Sun Qingjiang, the general judge of Shuntian Prefecture, and Sun Xuepeng, the magistrate of Huairou County, were arrested together.

Didn't he take himself, the magistrate, seriously at all?
For such an important matter, no matter what, he should ask for instructions, discuss it, and report it to himself. It’s okay to commit the following crimes. The key is that Lin Pan is afraid that he will be implicated in the matter of the Sun family.

The Sun family gave him one hundred thousand taels of snowflake silver every year. He had heard about what the Sun family had done over the years, but for the sake of the money, he ignored it and let the Sun family Domineering in Huairou County.

Now the newly appointed magistrate of Huairou County, who doesn't know the origin, unexpectedly revealed the Sun's family all of a sudden. If he is not careful, he may also be sent to prison, and he is about to retire now. , he doesn't want such a thing to happen.

If the Sun family is going to end, it must be after I leave and retire, or it must not be implicated in myself.

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Houzhao came to the living room in a leisurely manner, humming a tune, and came to the living room in a leisurely manner.

"Master Zhu, you are so capable."

Seeing Zhu Houzhao wearing the clothes of the county magistrate, Lin Pan also said with a cold face.

"I don't understand the meaning of the prefect's words."

Zhu Houzhao also had to salute a corrupt official, even if he wanted to hide his identity.

"Don't understand me?"

"Master Zhu is a raptor crossing the river. He came to my Huairou County to be gilded. Did some things go too far?"

"Such a major incident has occurred in Huairou County. Why didn't you report it to the government and ask for instructions before taking action?"

Lin Pan looked at Zhu Houzhao carefully, wanting to recognize which family Zhu Houzhao was a son of in the capital. There were not many true gods surnamed Zhu, and there were only a few of them, and even fewer of them could influence the army.

Although he is a member of the third rank, he often meets Emperor Hongzhi, but these years Zhu Houzhao is either in the military camp or in the laboratory, and rarely shows up at court meetings. This time he came to Huairou County to hide his identity, so even Lin Pan didn't Recognize Zhu Houzhao's identity.

Assuming that Zhu Houzhao is a son of a prince and aristocrat in the capital, he is gilded here in Huairou County.

"Oh, this matter~"

"Because the matter was too urgent, I forgot it for a while."

"How about I report to you now?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said suddenly.

"Forget it, I already know the matter."

"I also know about the Sun family. The Sun family has always been quite prestigious in Huairou County. It is a scholarly family, a farming and studying heirloom, and there are many scholars in the family, such as Sun Qingjiang, the judge of our Shuntian Prefecture, and you Huairou. Sun Xuepeng, the county seat of the county, is all from the Sun family."

"How could the Sun family do such a disastrous thing?"

"Now the government orders you to immediately release all the Sun family members and send all relevant materials to the government. Even if there is something wrong, the government will personally review it."

Lin Pan reprimanded Zhu Shou with a straight face.

"Scholarly family, farming and studying heirloom?"

"Master Lin is blind, right?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately counterattacked unceremoniously.

"you~"

"Magistrate Zhu, you are just a small seventh-rank sesame official, how dare you say such things to the government?"

Lin Pan immediately became angry. This Zhu Shou in front of him didn't see himself as the magistrate at all. No wonder he would do such a thing. No wonder Sun Qingjiang, the concierge judge, dared to arrest him.

"I am a seventh-rank sesame official, but you are nothing more than a magistrate, and a magistrate is a hammer."

Zhu Houzhao said without hesitation.

"You, you~"

Lin Pan's beard straightened, he thought for a while and said, "This government is now dismissing you from the post of magistrate of Huairou County, and all affairs in Huairou County will be handed over to Guo Liang."

Lin Pan pointed to a Shuntian Mansion official accompanying him and said.

"How can you appoint and remove me, the magistrate of Huairou County?"

Zhu Hou didn't even bother to look at Lin Pan and Guo Liang when he took care of them, and said extremely arrogantly.

"You~you~"

"Are you going to defy the court?"

Lin Pan became even more angry, pointing at Zhu Houzhao and said.

"Is it you who defied the court?"

"Lord Lin, I found out from the Sun family that you receive [-] taels of filial piety from the Sun family every year. It is because of the protection of you, a third-rank member of the imperial court, that the Sun family can do evil things and do bad things in Huairou County." You, Mr. Lin, will blame half of the crimes committed by the Sun family on your head."

"This matter, I have already reported to the emperor, Mr. Lin, you should think about how to keep your head, and still play the official authority in front of me."

Zhu Houzhao said with a sneer.

When looking at Lin Pan, it was like looking at a dead person.

Lin Pan must be responsible for such an important event, not to mention that he also accepts bribes, one hundred thousand taels of silver every year, which is not a small amount, enough to make him lose his head.

"You~you~"

"How can I be a dignified member of the third rank of the imperial court to be tarnished by your empty teeth?"

"I, Lin Pan, have a clear reputation as an official. If you are so filthy and innocent, I will definitely play it to the emperor, and let the emperor return my innocence."

When Lin Pan heard it, he was extremely terrified in his heart, which showed that he was pretending to be calm, but when he spoke, his voice was already three points weaker.

"I came here to talk nonsense with you, come, and put Mr. Lin in a prison for punishment."

"It's already here, so don't leave, just go to the prison to be with Sun Qingjiang, and you won't be lonely when you go to Huangquan Road."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Lin Pan, and ordered with a wave of his hand.

Soon a group of soldiers came in and walked towards Lin Pan.

"Who dares?"

"I am a dignified third-rank official of the imperial court, the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture. Even if I make any mistakes, I should be dealt with by the officials. The emperor asks, you are a small seventh-rank county magistrate, what qualifications do you have to arrest me?"

"And you Qiu Ba, the army is not allowed to interfere with local government affairs. This is an iron order of the imperial court. Now that you are interfering in local government affairs indiscriminately, the government must take a good part in your book, so that you can't afford to go around."

When Lin Pan saw these soldiers coming to grab him, he immediately struggled excitedly and shouted loudly at the same time.

"Well said, it should be dealt with by the Ministry of Officials!"

"I always thought you did a good job, but I didn't expect you to be a corrupt official. Even if you are a corrupt official, you still cover up evil forces like the Sun family!"

At this time, a voice sounded, and Liu Jin walked in with a cold face.

(End of this chapter)