Princess Fuyao

Chapter 116

A meal consisted of fish and meat, and everyone ate to their heart's content.

"Master Ji, did you go to Linhai Mansion a year ago?" Yinhu asked Fuyao.

"I was planning to go a few days ago. I'm afraid that the Tartars will attack the Golden Arrow Collection again, so I can't rest assured."

"I'll watch for you for a few days."

This is his fief, but Xungui is only responsible for asking for tribute from the officials in the fief. He can supervise the local officials and assist the local officials in their work, but he can't do it for him. The officials of Linhai Mansion must be changed, so it's not easy for him to intervene. , quite in line with the rules.

"Then it's hard work for you." Fuyao also left him a proper space.

"What are you talking about! If you don't have enough manpower, I will also lend you my guards."

"Okay, it's settled."

The officials of the Ministry of Rites brought Fuyao a secret box last time, which contained a blank official certificate, which belonged to the prefect of Linhai Prefecture. Fuyao was a little puzzled at the time, but then he understood that Zhai Qingquan, the head of the Yonghua Academy, was a person who did not want to work for him. An official hermit, the emperor wants her to invite someone out of the mountain.

A few days ago, she sent Liang Xiao to investigate the situation. This Zhai Qingquan was not sure whether he was afraid of being suppressed by the magistrate, or if he was afraid that someone would invite him to be an official. Anyway, he hid and couldn't find him anywhere. Now, the official office is sealed for the New Year. , he quietly returned home.

Fuyao just happened to look for him by paying New Year's greetings.

There has just been a heavy snowfall, and the ground is white. The snow in the north is frozen into grains after it falls. It is like walking on the beach when you step on it. It was a novelty at first, but now I am tired of it, because of that It was tiring to walk.

Having asked people to make a dozen sledges, Fuyao and Duhu set off with more than 200 guards.On the [-]-mile road, because the river branches were frozen solid, there was no need to detour, and we arrived at the post station in Caotan Town at noon. Fuyao saw that there was plenty of time, so he ate lunch here and continued on his way.

In the era that Fuyao came from, there was no place near the sea that was not rich. She thought that Linhai Mansion must be better than Golden Arrow Collection, but she was a little dumbfounded when she got there.

Low city gates, ragged residents, deserted streets, the new year is coming soon, and there is no festive atmosphere.

"Why is it so poor here?"

Duo followed behind Fuyao, also dumbfounded, naturally unable to answer.

The magistrates and co-prefects of Linhai Mansion knew that they had been dismissed, but their successors had not yet arrived, and they had to continue to perform their duties, but they all looked like they were in Cao Ying and their hearts were in Han.Think about it, run away, find a safe place to hide by yourself, abandon the people in the city, and the Tartars retreat, and brazenly take credit for themselves. They think that Zhai Qingquan does not seek fame, does not admire official career, and is near the sea. The mansion is high and the emperor is far away. No one will know about this matter, but he doesn't want to. It is still exposed now. How can he care about government affairs?I wish I could hurry to the capital to do some activities and get rid of my guilt.

Fuyao wandered around Linhai Fucheng, Liang Xiao brought a black and thin old man who was nearly fifty years old to meet her: "Do you know where Zhai Qingquan is hiding?"

"It's in his house. Master, you don't know that the four houses in that area are all his. If you go to the main courtyard to see him, he will go out through the back door. You can live in any side courtyard."

"His four courtyards are not connected yet?"

"Well, it originally belonged to Sijia, and he bought it later."

"Zhai Qingquan is a teacher, how can he have so much money?"

"His wife is good at public affairs."

"Oh! You should keep an eye on him. I'll pay him New Year's greetings after I've dealt with the matter at hand." After Fuyao gave the order, he took Duhu to the Yamen of Linhai Mansion.

"Why is there no county government office in Linhai Mansion?"

"If there is a government office, what do you need the county office for?" Dui asked strangely.

Fuyao wanted to laugh, there is no magistrate here, the famous ballad "Previous life was not good, this life magistrate, previous life was evil, magistrate attached to the state, full of evil, attached to the provincial capital", even if there is time travel, it cannot be brought over.

"why are you laughing?"

"Tell me, what kind of mood will the magistrate hear that we are here?"

"Just take a look and you'll know."

Fuyao replied, walking towards the inside of the yamen: "Is the magistrate here?"

The gatekeeper saw his grandeur and didn't dare to neglect him, but he didn't reply either, just smiling all over his face: "This master is..."

"Bold! This is Master Daotai, don't be rude!" Hearing the voice, the few officials who ran out to watch the excitement were so frightened that they quickly knelt down.

"Is the prefect here?"

"Yes, yes!" The imperial court strictly guarded the yamen and waited for his successor. How dare he run away?Those who knelt down thought so in their hearts, but no one dared to speak.

Fu Yao walked in with big strides, followed by Du Hu, and came to the official house behind the Yamen lobby.

If you don't look at it, you don't know, but when you look at it, you are startled, there is a familiar face inside, which makes Fuyao so shocked: "Master Liang?"

When Master Liang heard this title being called out, his face froze for a moment, and he immediately tried to calm down: "My lord, you misunderstood, the villain's surname is Jiang."

"Yes, my lord, his surname is Jiang, and he is the master of the villain." Liu Changlin, the prefect of Linhai Prefecture, knew that he would be dismissed in a short while, and he was not considered a lowly post, so he called himself a villain in one step.

"When did you hire me?"

"Have been with me for two years."

"You are an official, but are you related to him?"

Liu Changlin's eyes widened sharply. Although he quickly covered it up, he still couldn't escape Fuyao's eyes.

"Do you know who he is? Liang Bingwang, he used to be the master of Liang Bingwang's son. Don't you think it's strange that the master of the son of the king of the north of the town quit and ran to this corner to be your master? Wait a minute, take care of yourself." Tell Master Daotai, what good advice this master has given you."

In winter, even if the house is not cold, it will never be too hot, but the pimples on Liu Changlin's face fell down in strings.

"My lord, you've got the wrong person. I don't know the King of Zhenbei." Master Liang continued to quibble.

"I also know who burned you to ashes, especially your male duck voice, few people can imitate it, take it down!"

Everyone was stunned, and the new chief was too aggressive.

"He's in jail, he's not allowed to escape, and he's not allowed to commit suicide!" This meant interrogation.

"Yes!" The guard Yang Kai led two people, dragged Mr. Liang out, pushed him down on the ground, tied him tightly, and put him in the ear room of the yamen gate for people to guard.

Liu Changlin was in a very complicated mood. After the war, the master clamored to go back, but he resolutely refused. A few days ago, the master sneaked away, but he found out and sent someone to chase him back. The capital acts for itself.Back then, when he was waiting for election in the capital, it was because he happened to meet this master who called himself Jiang Zicai that he was promoted to Linhai Mansion. Once he took office, he was able to scrape the land three feet down, all because of Jiang Zicai's activities. He was killed several times and became auspicious, turned danger into disaster, and highly praised Jiang Zicai's ability. In order to keep people, he even gave him a Zhuangzi in the capital.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zicai turned out to be Liang Bingwang's man.Liang Bingwang betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy. The emperor has not dealt with it yet. Will he be implicated?Did the emperor know about abandoning the city and fleeing this time?What crime would I be?Will Jiang Zicai be assigned to Liang Bingwang's party because of Jiang Zicai?

The more Liu Changlin thought about it, the more frightened he became. At this moment, he wished not to be an official for two years, but it was better than going to the guillotine soon.

"Tell me, what advice did Jiang Zicai give you?"

Fuyao took the upper seat unceremoniously, Duhu and the others stood by, each with angry faces and murderous looks, Liu Changlin was frightened, like a fish out of water, panting fiercely with his mouth open, unable to utter a word.

"Master, let me speak." A person who looked like a bookkeeper squeezed forward.

"speak!"

"Liu Changlin brought Jiang Zicai to Linhai Mansion, but he caused the local people to suffer. Especially this Jiang Zicai is the worst. He said that he has a background in the capital, so Liu Changlin let go of his hands and feet to search and collect all kinds of exorbitant taxes. More than double the tax, head tax, per-acre tax, fishing tax, transaction tax... Even a matchmaker has to pay one tael a year to get the brand tax. If you don't change after repeated admonitions, you will get fifty sticks."

It was too dark, and Fuyao was speechless for a moment.

"My lord, this is not enough. Liu Changlin also wants people to donate. Throughout the year, he either needs to build city gates, build military camps, build seawalls, build wharves, etc. There are many names."

Thinking of the low city gate, Fuyao laughed: "The city gate was built after Liu Changlin came?"

"It turned out that there was a city gate, but it was a bit old. Jiang Zi came up with the idea to demolish it and rebuild it. As a result, they divided the money privately. In the end, they made a city gate like a chicken coop to fool people. The city gates dare not raise their heads."

"It's not that low!" Fu Yao laughed, the director was quite humorous.

"My lord, I'm ashamed. The city gate is the face of the people of the city. When everyone sees that, they feel very shameless."

"Oh!" Seeing this, the people in Linhai Mansion are still very enlightened. No wonder some people raised their arms and shouted, and there were many responders. There were no officials, soldiers and people spontaneously defended the city, and it was not easy for them to persist for ten days.

"Yang Zhen, I didn't miss you too..." Liu Changlin muttered angrily.

"I don't dare to spend this dirty money. I'm afraid I'll get my hands dirty and eat my guts." Yang Zhen said, taking out a piece of paper from his pocket, "This is every three years, they want to block My mouth and the money that was distributed to me are all in my room, and I haven't touched a single penny."

Yang Zhen took out another piece of paper: "This is the bill they spent on repairing the yamen. The account books seen in the government are all fake by Jiang Zicai."

"Where did Liu Changlin's money go for corruption?"

"The previous ones were shipped back home, but this year's ones were looted by the Tartars, and he was still crying." Yang Zhen gave Liu Changlin a contemptuous sideways glance.

"Liu Changlin took all the money from the military equipment. This place used to belong to the guard. Although it was changed to a mansion, the Ministry of War did not allocate money. The local taxation paid for it."

"Can the guard agree?"

"Shou Bing and he are relatives. The two of them worked hand in hand, worked together, and corrupted each other. No one said anything about the other."

"How did this guard die?" Liu Changlin's memorial to the court described him as a hero, which Fuyao found unbelievable.

"Hmph, I didn't hide it well. The people guarding the city found out. After being coaxed and beaten, many people beat me and killed me."

"Deserved!"

(End of this chapter)