Chapter 383 Who dares to talk nonsense
Lao Cao was born a military general. In the past, he served as a local official only to keep the people safe. Now that he is the king, it is natural for him to make decisions on major issues. However, it is indeed a bit difficult for him to manage Chengdu Prefecture in detail.
Zhao Yulin suggested to him: The Central Council is currently inspecting Lizhou and Xingyuan routes. If Xingyuan Prefecture has no major faults, then Gao Jia from Xingyuan Prefecture can be invited back to serve as the prefect of Chengdu.
In the future, after we move into Jinguan City, the Central Court will only directly manage a corner of Jinguan City, or let Chengdufu Road operate independently like other roads. What do you think?
Lao Cao immediately agreed, this was what he meant.
The Central Council was responsible for the affairs of state, and restoring the Chengdu Prefecture Road administrative agency to operate independently would save him a lot of trouble. He asked Gao Jia, who should he send to Xingyuan Prefecture when he returned?
Zhao Yulin said that Yu Dayi of Fengxiang Prefecture was doing a good job and he was sent there for training and development. How about letting him take over Xingyuan Prefecture?
Lao Cao agreed that Gao Jia and Yu Dayi were honest people who did things in a down-to-earth manner, and he was familiar with them.
He thought for a while and told Zhao Yulin that he planned to let Wang Rong go down to gain experience, and then send him to Fengxiang Prefecture. It would be a good opportunity to correct Da Yi's previous shortcomings.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said yes. There was a vacancy in his office again. What should he do?
Lao Cao said with a smile, "Please invite Zhidi over. Since I want Zhidi to learn well, why not let Zhidi be the director of the office and watch more and learn well?"
Immortal Banban, I’m afraid this is not a good idea.
Zhao Yulin asked Zhidi to go to the Censorate because he was worried that the officials in the court would say that his family had monopolized the government affairs.
But Lao Cao said that as long as the two of them were there, who would dare to talk nonsense?
Zhidi started her career in Guizhou, so why not use the good opportunities?
Besides, the office is just a place to serve the central government and various departments. This is what my brother said.
Zhao Yulin was completely speechless. He felt that what Lao Cao said made sense. If someone wanted to cause trouble for you, they would have many ways to do it, and they would always have sufficient reasons to find a way to attack you.
I'm afraid of birds, so I did it this way.
Lizhou Road, Yangjin is inspecting the road.
After everyone arrived in Lizhou, this woman immediately divided the work and asked You Shi to lead Huo Fenghuang, Chen Chen, Shun Zhidi and half of the group to Xingyuan Prefecture, while she and Ma Ling, Wu Yuqi and others stayed in Lizhou.
Chen Chen knew that Yang Jin was worried that it would be difficult for her and her father to face the problems they found together, so she made some arrangements on the pretext that she was familiar with Xingyuan Mansion. Chen Chen talked with her father for a long time and then set off for Xingyuan Mansion.
Yangjin was not polite and said with a smile, "Don't be offended, old man. If there is anything that doesn't work, just tell us. We will all do the job and live up to the expectations of heaven. We came to Lizhou to work for the people."
Chen Xian was incorruptible, and the current government was no longer like the period of Emperor Lin'an when confused officials handled confused cases. Instead, everything was done in accordance with the law, so he straightforwardly revealed all the accumulated cases.
With Wu Yuqi and Song Ci working together, the investigation went smoothly.
Zhao Yulin's method of centralized supervision by all departments of the court was learned from later generations. It had definitely never been done in the previous dynasty. It was equivalent to imperial envoys from all over the country going down to the local areas to handle cases.
The efficiency must be incredibly high.
Not only did they receive visits from the people at the gate of the government office, they also posted notices on the walls of the four gates. Anyone who felt grievance could find an official to report at any time and anywhere without fear of retaliation from the thieves.
This opens a big door for ordinary people to report problems and sue officials.
Soon, intelligence about a group of officials' corruption cases came up. Some of them were cases in the state government with no clues, and some were long-hidden cases. Wu Yuqi immediately distributed clues and divided the cases into groups by reorganizing the Shunfeng Office and patrolling constables, and soon arrested a group of thieves.
Song Ci gained the most by helping Lizhou solve a case involving a headless corpse that was murdered by the local richest businessman.
This shows the ability of our Chief Judge.
Song Ci found the owner of the corpse through the remains of clothing and other items left by a headless and nameless corpse that he had already investigated, combined with the crime reports of Lizhou in the past two years. After tracing the clues, he discovered that the wealthy businessman in the city colluded with the deputy inspector and hired someone to kill his business rival, and the deputy inspector hastily concluded the case.
This wealthy businessman was extremely cruel and believed in ghosts and gods. He was worried that his opponent would die and be reborn to seek revenge on him, so he asked the murderer to kill and dismember the man and bury the body and corpse in two separate places.
Fortunately, Song Ci arrived and the bizarre murder case was solved.
The people of Lizhou were finally relieved of their long-term fear and tension, and happily presented a plaque to Song Ci, but Yangjin did not expect this.
Two months was enough time for the inspection team of the Central Finance Department to review the finances of Lizhou and uncover more than 20 cases of corruption, bribery, collusion with gangsters and bullies, as well as more than a dozen criminals including the former inspector and transporter. The gold, silver and hidden money notes confiscated amounted to more than 9 million strings of cash in new currency.
When the information was sent back to Chengdu, everyone was also surprised when they saw it.
Lao Cao found that there were more than 2 million strings of new currency seized from the treasury. He shook the manuscript and told the gentlemen that these thieves were very bold. The new currency was not made until after the founding of our country. These thieves did not restrain themselves and continued to dig into the treasury even after we had sworn to establish the country and vowed to work honestly for the people and build a clean court.
Damn it.
Zhao Yulin thought it was normal. Roads like Lizhou still existed in the New Song Dynasty, and officials at all levels were basically the old people from the previous dynasty. Corruption was their tradition and a compulsory course.
Not to mention these people, even within the Shenwei Army, there are some people who can't control their hands and feet and embezzle public funds for personal gain. As the wealth of the Shenwei Army grows, many big rats have been discovered and caught.
Lao Cao said that the former pacification commissioner of Lizhou was transferred to Southwest Road of Beijing. Now that so many corrupt officials have been uncovered in Lizhou, could he be one of them?
That’s hard to say.
He believed that as long as there was a clue, Shunfengsi would never let it go.
The next thing to do is to rectify the officialdom in Lizhou.
Lao Cao said he would go there in person.
In his early years, he worked in Lizhou for several years. Lizhou is his second hometown and he has special feelings for it.
He immediately asked Fan Zhong to find candidates for him to match the officials of Lizhou.
Zhao Yulin suggested to Fan Zhong that a group of officials from other places should be selected to serve in Lizhou. He felt that it was not a good thing for officials to work in one place for too long, and it would be better for them to work in other places.
When he returned home, Zhao Feiyan asked him, "Yangjin's drastic inspection of Lizhou was too embarrassing for Uncle Chen. Would Sister Chen be unhappy?"
Zhao Yulin said with a smile that Chen Chen was too happy to be happy, because Yangjin was helping her father.
Chen Xian wrote to Chen Chen, saying that he was being held back by local forces in Lizhou, and it was difficult for him to get things done. This phenomenon was very common in the officialdom. When her father first went to Lizhou, he was unfamiliar with the place, and those local officials would definitely not buy his account. This time, he took advantage of the inspection of the Central Court to wipe out all of them.
He took the little woman to the flower hall for tea and told her that she must learn these methods of being an official, as she would be the future ruler.
The little woman said that he was making fun of someone again. Cao Gong and Ge'er were both in the court. When would it be her turn to be the leader?
Zhao Yulin told her: It will be soon.
On the western route of Jiangnan, Cao Youliang led his troops across the border very easily.
Zeng Yaozu of Pingxiang also sent an adjutant to act as a guide to ensure that he would have a smooth journey. He led 5,000 soldiers and set out, crossing the border into Yuanzhou Pingxiang County on the Jiangnan West Road.
We are about to enter the Huangma Valley, where the mountains are high and the valley is long and narrow and winding for dozens of miles, making it very suitable for an ambush.
The captain walking in the middle saw that the team was still marching in three columns and felt that something was wrong. After all, they had already entered enemy-occupied territory, and it was unknown whether Zeng Yaozu had defected to the center. The team could only make a preliminary determination after entering Pingxiang.
He immediately ordered the troops to change into a column and search forward in battle formation.
The person sent by Zeng Yaozu said that he no longer believed in Zeng's army and that it was an insult, and he led the few people he brought with him and ran forward on horseback.
The captain ignored him and told the brothers to be careful, after all, they were out of the house.
Cao Youliang saw that the team in front had stopped and was a little dissatisfied with the report that the team was adjusting its formation, but his captain made the right decision based on safety. The long valley in front of them, according to the combat regulations of the Shenwei Army, must be searched and advanced in battle formation.
Cao Youliang was getting anxious because of the blockade. He thought that since Zeng Yaozu had come to surrender, these places were his territories and he could move around freely. He urged the troops to speed up their march and stay in Pingxiang County at night.
His law enforcement officer said it was better to be cautious. Shunfeng verified Zeng Yaozu's family background. The Zeng family controlled the most land in Yuanzhou. Zeng Yaozu was a bully in Yuanzhou and often said "Long live the emperor."
Cao Youliang believed that the Shenwei Army's policy of supporting the army and loving the people and its social philosophy of equality for all had been promoted for so long that the common people knew about it, and the people of Jiangnan would definitely support it.
It is impossible that Zeng Yaozu is hiding so deeply and trying to trick us into falling for it. Is it to give a gift to Zhao Bing?
He dares.
Cao Youliang waved his whip and roared: Forward.
The team started moving again.
Suddenly, there was a sound of explosive packs exploding in front of them, followed by continuous shouts of killing. Cao Youliang's front troops fell into the enemy's carefully designed encirclement.
Cao Youliang was stunned.
Zeng Yaozu turned out to be a man with evil intentions, and he actually set a trap to ambush him.
Seeing that he was dazed, Yu Hou shouted to the rear team to follow him and rescue the brothers in front.
At this time, Cao Youliang was so angry that he was screaming. He shouted, "Charge!" and galloped forward. The guards and generals behind him saw him rushing forward like crazy, and they chased after him without hesitation.
On the top of the opposite valley, a general dressed in traditional Song army uniform was looking at the valley with a telescope.
This person is Zeng Yaozu. He had originally set up a tight net to trap Cao Youliang and eat up the 5,000 Shenwei soldiers that Cao Youliang brought with him.
Unexpectedly, the spy reported to him: Cao Youliang suddenly ordered the team to change into battle formation and search forward.
This guy was very unwilling to give up. He wrote three letters against his will to please Cao Youliang of the Shenwei Army and trick the Shenwei Army into stationing in Pingxiang. He wanted to provoke a fight between the Jiangnan militia and the Shenwei Army. He hoped to become famous through this ambush, get an important task from the Lin'an court, and bring honor to his family.
