Emperor Ming Dynasty

There has never been a shortage of people who think they are smart in officialdom, and there are also people who have been tricked to death by their subordinates.

For example, Tao Qian at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, his general Zhang Kai was greedy for money and killed Cao Song's family, which led to Cao Cao's attack on Xu and caused a catastrophe.

And like Hu Wan in the movie where the bullets fly, Huang Silang just wanted to show off Zhang Mazi, but he forced Xiao Liuzi to death on his own initiative, which escalated the conflict and turned it into a life-and-death struggle.

The position is different, and the angle of viewing the problem is different.

For those low-level officials, it would be best if the imperial envoy died, and no one would come to settle accounts with them.

Even if the court blames it, there are people above who will take the blame, and if it is fooled, it will make a lot of money.

Luo Mengxiong felt terrible.

Regardless of whether the imperial envoy is dead or alive, as long as he is attacked, he can't hide from the pot.

For the sake of tens of thousands of dollars, he sacrificed his great future, what a fucking bastard.

The point is, if he is not dead yet, the disaster will be even greater.

"Go and invite General Wang."

Immediately, Wang Xiang, the general soldier of Guizhou, came in a hurry.

Wang Xiang was a servant of Wang Yingxiong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was born as a Wu Jinshi, so he served as an official in Jiuweizi Pass as early as the Tianqi period, and served as a general in the sixth year of Chongzhen (1633).

Later, when the western bandits entered Sichuan, he followed Wang Yingxiong to serve the King of Hanyang, then attacked and killed the western bandits, and participated in many battles, making many military exploits.

From the noble to the uncle, from the official to the chief soldier, he can be regarded as a glorious ancestor.

But at this time, his round black face was full of confusion, and he came in a hurry.

In a sense, the commander-in-chief checks and balances the existence of the governor.

The governor controls the patrol battalions in the whole province, while the commander-in-chief draws thousands of elite troops from the Beijing battalion to guard the fortresses and provincial capitals.

The soldiers came from the Beijing camp. Although the official position of the chief soldier was lower than that of the governor, his title was higher than his rank, so he was not regarded as a subordinate, but a cooperative relationship.

"Futai—" Wang Xiang cupped his hands and saluted slightly.

"Wang Zongbing, please sit down." Luo Mengxiong said cordially, and asked someone to make tea and serve him, and then he said eagerly:
"The news was just sent that the imperial envoy was attacked in Kaizhou and was seriously injured."

"How could this be?"

Surprised, Wang Xiang stood up abruptly, the hot tea in his hand spilled out, and his clothes were wet.

As the commander-in-chief, he has the responsibility of guarding the land, so he couldn't get away from the responsibility when the imperial envoy was attacked.

Besides, he came here to investigate the corruption case clearly, if you attack him directly, it's yellow mud falling into the crotch, isn't it also an arrow.

"Hey!" Luo Mengxiong sighed: "The imperial envoy went out in disguise and left the team, who knows where he went?"

"This kind of reasoning can be understood by ordinary people." Wang Xiang shook his head and said, "But Guizhou has Jinyiwei Thousand Households, which is different from corruption!"

When sharing the money together, the entire Guizhou officialdom was united, but when it came to imperial envoys, it was different.

Jin Yiwei's immediate superior is the emperor, if the investigation fails, it will not be easy to demote him from his post.

Under such circumstances, how could he withstand the pressure of the emperor and take the blame for the Guizhou officialdom?
Wang Xiang thought about it again and again, but he could only bite the bullet and said: "The current plan can only be shirked by the rioters."

"You give me a warrant, and I will send troops to clear it up. When the time comes, the evidence will be solid, and the mess will be cut quickly. The court is thousands of miles away, so I can only believe it."

"However, it is also necessary to help the victims..."

"Relief—" Luo Mengxiong gritted his teeth and responded with difficulty.

This snow disaster is a gluttonous feast for Guizhou officials.

All the shortfalls are counted for disaster relief; the money and food in stock are also counted for disaster relief.

As for the relief money and food from Yunnan, they were also divided up, and everyone ate well, not to mention how happy they were.

After a rough calculation, all of them together amounted to no less than a million silver dollars, and if they were to spit it out now, it would be no less than fatal.

But after the imperial envoy was attacked, no one dared to hide their personal information, so they could only take out 50,000 yuan one after another to set up porridge sheds in Kaizhou to rescue the victims.

But Wang Xiang acted resolutely, led two thousand soldiers, encircled and suppressed several small-scale rioters, beheaded hundreds, and obtained the bandits who attacked the imperial envoy, which can be described as atonement.

It's just that all remedial measures are too late for the court, and they are not satisfactory.

Wang Xiang received an urgent letter from the capital, only four words:

Good for it.

"The master can't do anything, this disaster can't escape!"

Sure enough, not long after, the decree to expedite the six hundred miles was passed down:
Luo Mengxiong, governor of Guizhou, was dismissed from his post and returned home to retire.

Wang Xiang, the commander-in-chief, condoned the bandits to harass the people, and Guan Jiang, the deputy commander-in-chief, led the soldiers and horses to guard Guizhou.

And all officials below the level of officials, including the chief envoy, the inspector, and Xuezheng, will be retained at the first level.

For civil servants, it takes at least two or three years to take a step up, but now it takes at least five or six years to take a step back.
Also, it's a blemish, and for those in their fifties, the future is bleak.

But when the dust settled, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it that simple?"

Wang Xiang felt something was wrong.

This is different from the letter sent by the master from Beijing, and it is not worth those four words!
Wait, this is just a preliminary understanding of the attack on the imperial envoy——

Is the corruption case still unresolved?

The two crimes are punished together. Is there anyone in Guizhou?

In Kaizhou City, after recuperating for half a month, Zhang Keyou recovered. Although his face was ugly, he was able to sit up after all, but his vitality was seriously injured.

In front of him, there was a person kneeling.

He was wearing a flying fish suit, his face was like a black plate, his nose was straight, and his eyes were full of expectation:

"It's a mistake in a lowly position, please imperial envoy Haihan—"

The imperial envoy represents the will of the emperor, and the Jinyiwei is the emperor's domestic slave. The attack on the imperial envoy is so negligent, and Jinyiwei's thousands of households cannot absolve themselves of the blame.

If you have to pursue it, it is the same felony as attacking the king.

"Get up!"

Zhang Keyou maintained his demeanor, and he said: "The matter of Jinyiwei is handled by the Holy One personally, and I can't interfere in the slightest."

Hearing this, Qianhu lowered his head even more. You can't interfere, but as long as you reveal a little bit in your words, your life will be in danger.

On the side, Zhang Keyou also stood beside a Jinyi guard, with his arms hanging and his face full of glory. He did a lot of credit for protecting the imperial envoy from injuries.

"It's a shame to be humbled. If anyone can use it, please just give me orders, and I will go through fire and water..."

"Okay!" Zhang Keyou heard the words, and he was not polite, and said directly: "Bring me all the disaster relief accounts in Kaizhou."

"In addition, Guiyang's account books are also found, I want to check the accounts—"

With Jin Yiwei around him injured, Qianhu is undoubtedly the best as a local snake.

Soon, Jin Yiwei brought in the accounts of the past few months.

Zhang Keyou checked the accounts from beginning to end, and read the accounts three times, but found nothing.

Such a result was all expected.

The county yamen is different, the masters of money, food and punishment are all good people, and it is a trivial matter to make fancy accounts, not to mention there are old officials for many years, and the accounts are done seamlessly.