Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 312 The imperial envoy investigates and protects Zhu Wan!
When Zhu Wan took Zhai Zan away, the imperial envoys who were ordered to investigate Zhu Wan also arrived in Hangzhou.

Zhu Mingfeng, Xie Dou and other officials and gentry immediately rushed to the outskirts of Hangzhou to welcome them.

The imperial envoys who came to investigate Zhu Wan this time were:

Ye Yingcong, Langzhong of the Ministry of Justice, Lin Xiyuan, Secretary of the Dali Temple, Zheng Bengong, Censor, Jie Yiguan, and Li Jing, Captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Ye Bulang is originally from Zhejiang, needless to say."

"Mr. Zheng and Mr. Jie are both upright people who uphold the rites and are relied upon by the gentry. They will certainly not allow Zhu Wan to be so presumptuous!"

"Mr. Lin is a disciple of Mr. Lin, and he is from Fujian. He does not want to impose too strict a ban on the sea, so he will use Zhu Wan to warn Wang Hong."

"Only Captain Li is here on behalf of His Majesty. If you want to win him over, you'll have to spend a lot of money!"

"When the time comes, please ask the gentry of Zhejiang and Liang to send him a generous gift to see if he will follow our hypocrisy."

At this time, officials and gentry in Liangzhe also talked about the situation of these imperial envoys.

Xie Dou even smiled and gave instructions to Zhu Mingfeng, the Zhejiang Surveillance Commissioner who would have direct contact with these imperial envoys.

Zhu Mingfeng smiled and stroked his beard and replied, "Don't worry!"

After arriving at the inn and meeting the officials and gentry of Liangzhe, Ye Yingcong and other imperial envoys did not see anyone else, and soon after, they only summoned Zhu Mingfeng.

"We have asked the inspector to come. I believe he knows what this is about."

After Zhu Mingfeng came, Ye Yingcong said something to Zhu Mingfeng with a smile.

In the Ming Dynasty, the nickname of the post of Censor was "Lianfang" or "Nietai", just as the Daoyuan was also called "Chacha".

After Ye Yingcong said this, Zhu Mingfeng smiled and said, "Of course I know. I guess it's about the matter of the deputy governor. However, the imperial envoys are indeed diligent. They don't rest for a few days."

"Yes, please tell me, did the Inspector General Zhu Wan falsely accuse innocent people of being bandits and kill innocent people?"

Dali Temple Secretary Lin Xiyuan asked at this time.

Zhu Mingfeng answered without hesitation: "Of course there are! And it's very serious! Countless good people have died in his hands!"

Ye Yingcong nodded and said, "Although you are an anti-corruption inspector, we cannot just listen to your words. Please ask the anti-corruption inspector to secretly summon a naval officer from the Coast Guard Office to come over and ask for us. We will listen to see if what the anti-corruption inspector says is true."

"That's right! This is also what your majesty meant."

"Your Majesty loves the people like his own children and takes this matter very seriously. He has asked the cabinet to issue a secret decree to us, asking us to interrogate him."

Lin Xiyuan then handed the secret decree to Zhu Mingfeng: "Thank you for your hard work."

"This is what I should do. It can't be considered hard work."

"If you want to pass it on, how about passing it on to Captain Pan Dinggou?"

"This man is the most ferocious. Most of the civilian ships that were detained by the coast guard were all caused by him!"

Zhu Mingfeng said with a smile.

All the imperial envoys agreed.

Zhu Mingfeng then looked at Li Jing and asked, "Captain Li, do you have time to go with me to the Censorate?"

Li Jing asked, "Why did you ask me to go to the Censorate?"

"It's not for official business, but the people of Liangzhe are grateful to the emperor. After learning that Li Qianhu is an old man in the palace and is here on behalf of the emperor, they have prepared a generous gift for the emperor. I would like to ask Li Qianhu to take a look and then report to Your Majesty, asking if Your Majesty is willing to accept it. If you are willing, it will be a blessing for the people of Liangzhe. If not, it means that the people of Liangzhe are not filial enough, so we have to prepare something new."

"So we need Captain Li to take a look on behalf of the Emperor."

Zhu Mingfeng replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Li Jing looked at Ye Yingcong, Lin Xiyuan and other four civil servants who were traveling with him.

Ye Yingcong smiled and said, "Just go ahead, Captain. Since this is the love of the people of Liangzhe to Your Majesty, it is the loyalty and filial respect of the people to their emperor and father. It is naturally not a bribe and will not affect public affairs. We dare not slander the Captain on this matter and hinder the filial piety of the people of Liangzhe."

"That's right, Qianhu, don't worry. We don't even know this."

Lin Xiyuan also said.

The Imperial Censor Zheng Bengong also nodded and said, "Yes, the Qianhu is accepting gifts from the people on behalf of Your Majesty, so it does not count as bribery. Even if there is a report to be made by the Ministry of Personnel, I will report the truth on behalf of the Qianhu."

Jie Yiguan, the Imperial Secretary, nodded and said, "Me too. This is a good thing. It shows that the people are loyal to the emperor and that the people of Liangzhe know how to be loyal to the emperor and filial to their fathers."

"Well!"

"I'll just go with the inspector."

Li Jing therefore agreed.

Zhu Mingfeng smiled slightly.

They all knew that this was a gift to the emperor, but in fact it was a bribe to Li Jing, because Li Jing could easily embezzle money from it.

As for how much he embezzled, it depends on how bold he is and how much the emperor is willing to give.

In short.

What made Zhu Mingfeng happy was that Li Jing agreed, and the other four civil servants also agreed to let Li Jing go, and expressed that they would not care about the matter.

This made Zhu Mingfeng understand that Li Jing was willing to join them in fighting against Zhu Wan, and the other four civil servants from Beijing also supported them.

Zhu Mingfeng accepted the generous gifts sent by the gentry of Liangzhe after showing them to Li Jing.

Zhu Mingfeng then summoned Captain Pan Dinggou to the Censorate in the name of the imperial envoy and had him interrogated.

then.

Zhu Mingfeng also invited Ye Yingcong and others to the Censorate.

Before interrogating Pan Dinggou, Zhu Mingfeng specifically asked Ye Yingcong and other imperial envoys in the back hall: "Will you interrogate them yourself or let others do it for you?"

"The order was for us to investigate, not for us to ask in person."

"So it's better to let the Inspector General ask about this matter. As the provincial inspector, he naturally has the right to ask about the conduct of all officials in the province."

Ye Yingcong informed Zhu Mingfeng of the decision he had discussed with Lin Xiyuan and others.

Lin Xiyuan also said: "That's right, we will just listen in the back hall behind the screen, and you ask in the front. This is the best way. It is not appropriate for us to interrogate directly."

Zhu Mingfeng knew that they were afraid of angering the navy, so he nodded and said, "Okay!"

But then.

Zhu Mingfeng then asked Ye Yingcong and the others, "What do you want me to ask, my dear imperial envoys?"

"Before His Majesty left, he gave us an oral instruction to conduct a thorough investigation, so the integrity investigation only needs to be conducted impartially."

Ye Yingcong replied.

Zhu Mingfeng thought for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Are you really asking impartially?"

"Yes!"

Ye Yingcong replied, and the other four nodded.

then.

Zhu Mingfeng went to the front hall.

Ye Yingcong and five other imperial envoys sat in the back hall behind a screen.

Zhu Mingfeng looked at Pan Dinggou in the front hall and asked, "I am asking you on behalf of the other imperial envoys, are you following Zhu Wan's instructions to kill innocent people?"

"Zhu Qianxian did not allow us to kill innocent people!"

Pan Dinggou replied.

Zhu Mingfeng asked again in a deep voice: "Is there any evidence?"

Pan Dinggou nodded: "Yes!"

talking.

Pan Dinggou then brought out all the charges: "Everyone we killed had a charge sheet. Here are the charges for the smugglers we just killed, with witness testimony and a book of stolen goods."

Zhu Mingfeng asked someone to bring the evidence.

Then, he took these charges to the back hall and said to Ye Yingcong and others, "My fellow imperial envoys, since you want to be fair in your inquiry, these charges cannot be kept and must be burned!"

Ye Yingcong took the evidence from Zhu Mingfeng, looked at it and asked, "Why do you want to burn it?"

Zhu Mingfeng was shocked, and hurried over to ask in a low voice: "Aren't you supposed to ask impartially?"

"I am asking in an impartial manner!"

"Just because I'm asking this for impartiality, I shouldn't burn it!"

Ye Yingcong replied.

Zhu Mingfeng became more and more confused: "I don't understand!"

"Do you not understand what it means to ask impartially, or do you not understand why we are not following your wishes?"

Lin Xiyuan asked at this time.

(End of this chapter)