Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 598

Di Renjie put together the imperial decree, handed it to the ceremonial officer, and said, "All of you are in peace!"

All the officials stood up.

Di Renjie slowly sat on the top chair under the umbrella.

Cui Liang led all his staff to kneel down again: "Cui Liang, governor of Yangzhou, lead all his staff to see the deposed envoy!"

Di Renjie stood up and said, "Everyone, please forgive me!"

Di Renjie pointed at Zeng Tai and Feng Keyan and said, "This is Mr. Zeng Tai, the Jianghuai Metropolitan Inspectorate. This is Mr. Feng Keyan, Minister of Industry."

Cui Liang led all the officials to see the ceremony, and then walked forward alone and said: "I have heard the name of the old man Di Ge for a long time, and I can see you today. I am lucky!"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Lord Cui is too polite."

Cui Liang bowed and said, "Master Ge, I will introduce you to the officials of Yangzhou."

Di Renjie nodded.

Cui Liang pointed at Wu Wendeng and said, "Here, Governor Shi Wu Wendeng of Yangzhou."

Wu Wendeng hurriedly saluted.

Di Renjie returned the courtesy: "Master Wu is free."

Cui Liang walked to another purple-robed officer and said, "This is Sima Luzheng."

Di Renjie nodded with a smile.

Cui Liang came to Yang Jiucheng and said, "Here, Yangzhou Water Transport Envoy Yang Jiucheng."

Yang Jiucheng saluted respectfully.

Di Renjie looked at him and said coldly: "Master Yang, this pavilion has been famous for a long time!"

Yang Jiuzheng was taken aback, then raised his head in surprise: "Huh?"

Cui Liang was startled inwardly, and hastily stepped forward to change the subject: "Ah, Mr. Ge, this is Mr. Facao Zhu..."

He introduced the staff behind him to Di Renjie one by one, and then said: "Old Man, the humble official has vacated the governor's mansion as a deposed envoy, please stay here."

Di Renjie smiled and nodded, "Master Laucui."

Cui Liang said: "This is all due to a lowly position, so don't bother the old man. Oh, yes, I heard that the old man was sick a few days ago. I wonder if he has recovered?"

Di Renjie said: "A lot of things to keep in mind. It's just a minor illness, but it has recovered. A few days ago, Mr. Cui, the laborer, visited him in person, and Di was very grateful."

Cui Liang said with a smile: "The lowly position is just a little bit of human affairs, Mr. He Laoge thank you. There is one more thing to report to the elder."

Di Renjie asked, "What's the matter?"

Cui Liang said: "In Yangzhou City, there is an imperial court honor—Ying Wang Yuanqi."

Di Renjie was stunned: "Ah, yes, yes. This king Ying made great efforts to put down Xu Jingye's rebellion. He is one of the few kings with different surnames in this dynasty. Why, why didn't he come today?"

Cui Liang said: "That's right. After receiving the order to depose the envoy last night, King Ying sent someone to send a letter to the humble official, saying that the old man was on his way to inspect the herds. He should have gone to the pier to greet him in person, but half a month ago, he contracted measles. , has not healed so far.

Elder Ge also knew that measles is very easy to spread, so King Ying feared that it would be bad for the adults' health, so he didn't dare to come. "

Di Renjie smiled and said, "King Ying is really a careful person. That's all, Zeng Tai."

Zeng Tai hurried forward and said, "My lord."

Di Renjie said: "When you go back, send a note in my name to greet King Ying."

Zeng Tai said, "Yes."

Di Renjie glanced at all the officials at the next station, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "You all know that this time, this pavilion was transferred to Jiangnan by the imperial edict to investigate the major shipwreck case in Hangou.

In the past two years, there have been frequent shipwrecks in Hangou, millions of stone officials and salt disappeared, the canal was blocked, and the salt transportation was not going well. The Holy Majesty was very worried.

Last time, Mr. Li Han, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry and Water, was ordered to go to Yang to investigate the case, but he hanged himself in the Shanyang Hotel, this incident cast another shadow on the Hangou shipwreck..."

Cui Liang, who got off the station, looked at each other with Wu Wendeng and Yang Jiucheng.

Just listen to Di Renjie continue to say: "Besides, as far as I know, all the capsized in Hangou so far are the salt fleets of Jianghuai salt and iron transshipment envoys.

After the salt boat capsized, the government sent a boat to salvage the accident site, but the strange thing is that all the official salt that fell into the water disappeared without a trace..."

As soon as this remark came out, Yang Jiuzheng was taken aback immediately, and when he raised his head, Di Renjie was looking at him.

He quickly lowered his head.

Cui Liang and Wu Wendeng next to each other looked at each other and took a deep breath.

Di Renjie asked: "I don't know if this is the case, Mr. Yang, the Water Transport Envoy?"

Yang Jiucheng hurried out of the shift and said, "The humble job is here."

Di Renjie said: "The Yangzhou Water Transport Envoy is in charge of the Hangou Canal Section. Mr. Yang should know the details of the incident best."

Yang Jiucheng coughed lightly and said, "Ah, yes. It is exactly as the adults said."

Di Renjie said: "Master Cui, governor of Yangzhou."

Cui Liang hurried out of work: "Mr. Ge."

Di Renjie said: "For such an important situation, why didn't Master Cui mention it in his reply to the cabinet?"

Cui Liang was at a loss for words, and then said after a pause: "This, yes, ah, the humble official only found out about this situation after the fact, so he didn't report it in time. It is the humble official's negligence and should be punished."

Di Renjie said coldly: "Is it negligence, or is it deliberately concealing?"

Cui Liang was taken aback, raised his head and said: "Old Man Ge, I dare not hide the truth, this matter is copied to the Ministry of Affairs according to the transfer letter reported by Mr. Yang Jiuzheng, the water transport envoy, and I hope the old man will check it out! "

Di Renjie looked at Yang Jiuzheng: "Oh, that means, Master Yang is hiding the truth?"

Yang Jiuzheng gave Cui Liang a dissatisfied look and said, "Ge Lao, I have a humble job to report back."

Di Renjie pointed with his finger: "Say."

Yang Jiucheng said: "It has been nearly a hundred years since Hangou was opened in the reign of Emperor Yangdi of the former Sui Dynasty. It has been in disrepair for a long time, the river canals are blocked, underwater silt deposits, hidden reefs are crowded, and it is normal for boats to capsize.

Before that, there were many ship capsizing incidents every year in the Hangou Canal, but this time the salt boat capsized repeatedly, which made it to the heavens. "

Di Renjie sneered and said, "Oh? It's a good excuse. Hangou has been in disrepair for a long time. Is it normal for the ship to capsize?
I remember that there were thousands of households on both sides of the Hangou. They received the salary from the imperial court to protect the water. They should be responsible for repairing the canal section and dredging the river, right?
Also, what is the use of the millions of taels allocated by the imperial court to protect the canal every year? "

Yang Jiucheng said: "My lord, those small households are cunning and naughty. They take the court's salary but are lazy and cunning and refuse to contribute. As for the canal protection fund, it is just a drop in the bucket for Hangou, not enough at all..."

With a "bang", Di Renjie slammed his palm on the armrest of the seat, and shouted sharply: "But these several million taels of silver are enough for you to squander and enjoy, extravagant and lustful!"

Yang Jiuzheng turned pale with shock and raised his head suddenly.

Cui Liang gasped.

All the officials at the next station were dumbfounded.

Di Renjie snorted heavily and said, "Let me ask you, isn't Wang Zhou, the Cao Cao officer, your subordinate?"

Yang Jiucheng swallowed his saliva and said, "Exactly, exactly."

Di Renjie said: "This thief led his servants to blatantly kill the complainants in Luoyang, the capital of the gods.

After being arrested, he confessed that you ordered him to take the complainants back to Yangzhou.

Every year, the imperial court allocates funds for protecting the canals, which are all divided up by you, and shamelessly euphemistically called 'raising cheap money'!
However, the canal protection salaries paid to the tenants on both sides of the strait were drawn by you for three dollars, and in the end they simply refused to pay them. "

As he said that, Di Renjie took out Wang Zhou's confession from his sleeve and threw it in front of Yang Jiuzheng, saying: "This is Wang Zhou's confession, you should take a good look at it yourself!"

Yang Jiucheng picked up the confession, read it hastily, his face changed drastically, but now, he had no choice but to fight, he stepped forward and said loudly: "Ge Lao, this is Wang Zhou's one-sided statement, how can we win it?

Yes, all these things were done by Wang Zhouyi, and when he saw the incident, he shifted the responsibility to the humble staff.

Ge Lao didn't believe it, so he summoned Wang Zhou to the hall, and confronted him with his humble position. "

Di Renjie looked at Yang Jiuzheng, snorted coldly and said, "Millions of Lianghu funds were divided up privately, and it was actually done by Wang Zhou, a small ninth-rank Caohu officer? I'm afraid there is nowhere to be said. Will anyone believe it? Master Yang, do you think this pavilion can be bullied!"

Yang Jiucheng was at a loss for words, and stammered, "I'm humble, I don't dare to be humble."

(End of this chapter)