Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 120: Three Years as a Clean Magistrate, Silver Dollars (Subscription Request)
"The new prefect?"

In the Fengyang Prefecture Yamen, dozens of officials looked at the Tongzhi in front of them, all of them with a confused look on their faces.

Wasn't the prefect fine a few days ago? His Highness was also very satisfied with him and even praised him a few times at the banquet. Why did he suddenly change his position?

"The prefect has been promoted and transferred to Shanglinyuan Prison as the Left Prisoner."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's mouth twitched.

It is true that he was promoted, but being transferred from the prefect of Fengyang to the overseeing of the royal gardens is worse than not being promoted. It is obviously a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality.

Zhu Zhanjun sent people to investigate the Fengyang prefect, and found that apart from being a flatterer, he did not have any other major mistakes.

Perhaps knowing that the old man attached great importance to this place, he did not dare to make any moves. He thought he would work here for a few years and then be transferred to the capital.

In fact, the position of Fengyang prefect was a way to gild his reputation, but unfortunately this prefect was unlucky and met Zhu Zhanjun.

When Zhu Zhanjun came, he asked his father for a transfer order directly, and waited for the right time to drive this person away.

"Everyone, please be careful."

Seeing that everyone was worried, the co-director chuckled and said something to comfort them.

It doesn’t matter much to him whether the prefect is replaced or not. He has someone behind him, and he is so powerful that no one dares to touch him.

Even if someone knew what he had done, they would have to grit their teeth and admit it, not daring to implicate him.

"The new prefect of Fengyang Prefecture has arrived."

At the sound of a notification, everyone stood up quickly.

Zhang Baigui, dressed in formal attire, walked in with square steps.

The officials hurriedly bowed and saluted, while secretly looking at the new governor.

He is very young, about thirty years old, with an upright figure and handsome features. The most attractive thing about him is his flowing beautiful beard.

Zhang Baigui strode to the front and looked at the people below.

There were many people who came, including the Tongzhi, the judge, the magistrate, as well as the prefects and county magistrates from various places, more than a dozen people of varying sizes.

"I am Zhang Baigui, the new prefect of Fengyang Prefecture. I am in charge of the entire Fengyang Prefecture under the order of His Highness."

"We have met the governor."

All the officials bowed and greeted him immediately.

Zhang Baigui nodded, sat down and looked at everyone.

"Zhang Anke!"

Zhang Baigui did not flatter these people. He had a lot of things to do and did not have the time to play tricks on them.

"The subordinate is here."

The relaxed Tongzhi frowned slightly, glanced at Zhang Baigui, and seeing that the other party didn't even look at him, he snorted coldly and stood up.

"Take it!"

Zhang Baigui shouted softly, and Ergou, who followed him in, went straight forward and knocked Zhang An to the ground.

"What do you mean, Lord?"

Zhang An was stunned for a moment, then anger flashed across his face. He struggled continuously and asked questions loudly.

"You are responsible for distributing the disaster relief grain from the imperial court, right?"

"So what if I distributed it? Is it a crime to provide relief to disaster victims?" Zhang An's eyes were flustered for a moment, but when he thought of his backers, he instantly became confident.

Zhang Baigui looked at him coldly and said, "There is nothing wrong with disaster relief, but if you take something you shouldn't take, that will cost you your life."

"You are slandering me. I am an upright person with a clean conscience and I am loyal to my country. How dare you slander me? I will submit a petition to the court to impeach you."

"Suit yourself." Zhang Baigui didn't want to waste time talking to him, so he replied casually and waved at Xiaohu.

"Take him away and hand him over to the Jinyiwei who came with you. Let them interrogate him strictly."

Upon hearing the word Jinyiwei, Zhang An, who had been relatively calm, immediately changed his expression and shouted angrily: "How dare you! You are just a small prefect, do you really not know how to live or die?"

Although Zhang An did not explain it, the meaning of his words was clear.

Before you, Zhang Baigui, became the prefect, you had never investigated the local forces and backgrounds.

Zhang Baigui just gave him a cold look and waved his hand: "Drag him away."

"Asshole, Zhang Baigui, just wait. I'll be waiting for you in the Jinyiwei prison. Let's see who dies first."

The sound became farther and farther away until it disappeared without a trace.

My goodness, the officials were stunned.

Yesterday, the eldest brother was demoted in name only, and today the second brother was arrested again. Someone looked at the third and fourth brothers next to them, and they were sweating on their foreheads. At the same time, they were reflecting in their hearts, have they done anything that exposed their tracks?
As they thought about it, some people's faces gradually turned pale, while others breathed a sigh of relief.

After taking a quick glance at these dozen people, Zhang Baigui did not proceed with the next step of arrest.

He still needs these people to do things, and he doesn't plan to move some of them for the time being.

"Okay, the bad apples have been cleared out. I will arrange the next steps."

Everyone below breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't know why Zhang Baigui suddenly stopped, at least their lives were saved.

In official circles, the most feared thing is a sudden attack, which leaves some people no time to even react.

As long as they are given a little time, they will use their connections and do everything they can to get themselves out of the situation.

However, they could never have imagined that it was this thought of theirs that completely harmed him and the people behind them.

Zhang Baigui did not mention reform. The most urgent task was to settle the victims, build dams everywhere, and allow the people to return to production.

Reform needs to be carried out step by step. If the steps are too big, not only will the progress be slow, but it will also hurt the grapes.

With the example of Zhang An, the officials nodded their heads repeatedly and promised that Zhang Baigui's arrangements would be done well.

In order to prevent these people from going back to slacking off after verbally promising to do their job, Zhang Baigui assigned all the personnel to various government offices.

These people were the officials implicated in the new empty seal case. Their crimes did not warrant the death penalty, so Zhu Zhanjun asked them to come over and put them in Fengyang, intending to let them make amends for their crimes.

Those who are capable can use their merits to clear their names and gain freedom in the future.

If you don’t have the ability, I’m sorry, you will have to work hard all your life.

Zhang Baigui has already talked to these people, and they all cherish the opportunity to regain their freedom.

After all the officials and supervisors left, Zhang Baigui went to the prison cell in Zhongdu.

This prison cell in Zhongdu was originally prepared for the Ministry of Justice. After Zhongdu was abandoned, it became the place where prisoners were detained in the Fengtian Prefecture.

As soon as you step in, you are instantly engulfed by darkness and stench.

Zhang Baigui frowned and, under the guidance of the Jinyiwei who came with Zhu Zhanjun, went to the interrogation room.

"Zhang Zhifu."

The captain of the Jinyiwei team said hello and led Zhang Baigui to a small room.

"Zhang Zhifu, this matter is a bit tricky."

Without waiting for Zhang Baigui to speak, he whispered, "The relationship behind this person is not ordinary. If we touch him, even if he is guilty, we will not have a good ending. You have to think carefully."

Zhang Baigui glanced at him and said calmly, "Did you interrogate him?"

The captain's face froze, and he said unhappily, "Did you hear what I said clearly? How dare I do anything to him with his background? Aren't you trying to kill me?"

"Haha!" Zhang Baigui chuckled, patted the other's shoulder and said, "I don't know what will happen in the future, but I know that if I can't get a confession before dark, you will definitely be thrown into the Huai River to feed the turtles."

The captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's face changed instantly. Looking at Zhang Baigui's smiling face, he thought of the person behind this prefect and instantly understood.

After figuring everything out, he not only did not feel relieved, but instead felt a chill in his heart.

He knew he was finished.

He couldn't afford to offend anyone on this side, nor could he afford to offend anyone on that side. No matter what the outcome of this matter was, he would definitely be pulled out and become the one to vent his anger.

"Damn it, Wang Jun, you bastard, I thought you gave me a good job, but it turns out you wanted to kill me."

Wang Jun was a captain who treated him as a brother. At the end of last year, the other party insisted on asking him to treat him to a drink, saying that there was a great job but no one had been found yet.

This centurion was a smart man. He understood the meaning immediately and spent a lot of money.

When I heard that I was accompanying the Second Prince's grandson to Fengyang Prefecture, and that I could get the position of a captain of the Jinyiwei in Zhongdu as long as I worked for a few years, I was very excited.

Now it seems that this is not a good job at all. The other party has a grudge against him and wants to send him to death.

Looking at the captain's grim expression, Zhang Baigui didn't want this guy to be scared to death.

After all, the Jinyiwei are quite good at trying cases.

Patting the captain on the shoulder, Zhang Baigui comforted him, "Do your best. Your contributions and efforts will not be forgotten. As long as you work hard, one day in the future, I will have to call you the commander of the Jinyiwei!"

The captain rolled his eyes upon hearing this and slapped Zhang Baigui's hand away in annoyance: "Forget it, since I have done you a great service, please spare my son's life when His Majesty orders a confiscation of our property."

After saying that, he picked up the whip beside him and strode out.

Seeing the back of the man about to leave the door, Zhang Baigui became interested in this small centurion and asked curiously, "I don't know your name, brother."

The captain who was about to walk out the door stopped and shouted without turning back: "Captain of the Northern Pacification Division of the Jinyiwei, Shen Lian."

(End of this chapter)