Chapter 136 Assassination

Dibao is generally divided into two types. One is published by the imperial court and handed over to local officials to publicize it to the people.

Most of them write about the achievements of the imperial court this year, such as suppressing rebellions, fighting against enemy invaders, etc. There are also things like praising those in the world who are both loyal and filial, and conferring titles on them.

All in all, it is the court's mouthpiece.

The newspapers placed in every room of the inn are of this type, and they are not taboo for ordinary people to read.

The other type is for officials to pass on to each other the latest news in the officialdom of the imperial court.

The things inside cannot be seen by outsiders.

This is what Zhao Sheng looks at.

And it was delivered in a hurry, and ordinary officials were not allowed to peep.

As a capital official, Zhao Sheng can check at will.

He was speechless while flipping through the Di newspaper.

"These guys are willing to risk their lives for money, right?"

The words in the Di newspaper were densely packed and clearly stated the major events in Jiangnan unearthed by Deng Yuanchao.

A few days ago, they found out that Chen Yuanzheng was accepting money privately, even worse than Zhu Jichang, the prefect of Huaicheng.

Everyone knows that official Chen Yuanzheng is not tall and cannot afford to collect so much stolen goods.

That garden may be the "bank" for many officials. If there is a critical moment, they can escape at any time.

Because no one can prove that these stolen goods do not belong to Chen Yuanzheng alone.

As long as Chen Yuanzheng doesn't say anything, those officials will escape justice.

To this end, Deng Yuanchao worked hard to find some clues from a series of unprovoked subtle clues, thus tearing a hole.

This clue is the three thousand pieces of silk and satin in Chen Yuanzheng's garden.

If you compare them, these silks and satins are really not worth mentioning compared to other stolen goods.

Deng Yuancao didn't take it seriously at first, but one day he counted Chen Yuanzheng's stolen goods again, and when he came to the silks and satins, he suddenly remembered something.

When Zhao Sheng saw this, he suddenly realized.

"Last year there was heavy rain and floods occurred in the south of the Yangtze River, drowning countless mulberry trees. Therefore, the silk tribute from the Huaining Weaving Bureau in the south of the Yangtze River last year was 30% less than in previous years."

If the silks placed in Chen Yuanzheng's garden were painted last year, then things would be very serious.

After all, the Weaving Bureau's tribute to the palace is not enough, how can you still secretly take a bite?

Does that mean that the Huaining Weaving Bureau could have completed the tribute quota last year, but it was eaten by you bold guys? So it was not enough?

This is just fighting for food from the palace.

Some things cannot be put on the scale. Once they are put on the scale, they will weigh a thousand catties.

All the personnel in the Huaining Weaving Bureau were unable to gain favor, and Deng Yuanqian was able to catch those officials who had taken a piece of the pie.

If we connect the Huaicheng salt case and Chen Yuanzheng’s garden, one major event after another will form a big network.

Everyone who walks here will leave traces.

This is Deng Yuanchao’s move to slay the dragon.

But if the silk in Chen Yuanzheng's garden is something accumulated in previous years, then there is still room for maneuver.

Generally speaking, the quality of the silk used by the Weaving Bureau varies every year. If someone comes to check it, they can find out what year it was produced.

Deng Yuanchao naturally knew the secret, so he secretly came to Zhihu to check.

After checking, it turned out to be from last year.

Deng Yuanchao was both happy and angry.

I am happy that I have finally found hope to break the situation, but I am angry that Chen Yuanzheng and the officials behind him are really bold.

But then, Orito accidentally said something huge.

He said that the weather was good last year, the mulberry leaves grew well, the silkworms ate well, and the silk they spun was good, so the silk and satin weaved were naturally good.

Just touch it and you will know.

When Zhao Sheng saw this, he immediately took a breath of air.

"The weather was good last year, but the reports from the governments in the south of the Yangtze River were clearly that there were floods last year. The court was short of silks and satins, and there were less things to sell.

In the end, some officials even came forward to change rice to mulberry..."

Zhao Sheng took another breath of air-conditioning.

He can already guess roughly what happened.

Officials in cities in the south of the Yangtze River had embezzled a lot of silk and satin. In order to make money, they even lied about the people's sentiments, and even tried to deceive the court into reforming Daoyisang, which was outrageous and outrageous!

"Deceiving the emperor and neglecting superiors will bring disaster to the country and the people. These are the greedy guys we are talking about."

Zhao Sheng sighed.

He continued to read.

As soon as this incident came out, the emperor was furious and immediately held a court meeting.

All the officials were shocked, and the people in Yuzhu Academy spoke harshly and pointed their finger at the Huai Party.

Huai Party officials remained silent and did not dare to speak.

The emperor questioned Huai Party leader Xu Zhaosi, saying that the matter occurred in his hometown of Jiangnan, what should he do?

Xu Zhaosi immediately bowed and said that everything in the world belongs to the emperor and is free for His Majesty to decide.

The emperor ordered a strict investigation, and everything must be investigated clearly and clearly.

There is an interesting thing recorded in the newspaper.

That is, after the meeting of the great dynasties, Yuan Kan, the governor of Jiangnan, secretly reported to the emperor that Jiangnan had not been in peace for a long time and that it needed to be investigated slowly and not urgently.

The emperor was furious and scolded the man.

"Why do you, bees and rats, survive in this world?"

Yuan Kan suddenly turned pale and resigned that day.

The emperor was not polite to him, so he immediately approved the performance and ordered the imperial censor Deng Yuanchao to serve as governor of Jiangnan.

Generally speaking, such secrets will not be clearly written in the newspaper.

But since it is written, it represents the emperor's firm attitude.

This means that the weather in Jiangnan is really going to change.

Deng Yuanchao is now the acting governor of Jiangnan, and he is even more powerful in investigating cases.

Zhao Sheng put down the newspaper and crossed his legs.

"The fire in Jiangnan, I wonder if it will burn down the biggest Xu family."

Zhao Sheng naturally doesn’t mind the excitement.

With the emperor's full support, Deng Yuanchao investigated the case in full swing

Soon, not only Huaicheng, but also the officialdom of cities in the south of the Yangtze River were ablaze.

How many officials were implicated in the Chen Yuanzheng corruption case? Almost half of them were dismissed.

I don’t know if it offended too many people, but rumors that are unfavorable to Deng Yuanchao have begun to spread secretly in Jiangnan.

Some people say that Deng Yuanchao was trying to disrupt Jiangnan so that the rebels who had struggled to suppress them would resurrect.

Otherwise, why would those officials still be slandered by Deng Yuanchao if they performed their duties loyally and even died?

It's a pity that people's eyes are sharp after all.

They have suffered too much from officials who don’t speak human words or do human things, so how can they still believe their words?

Some people even joked, saying that since death is the last option, it would be better to die first.

In this way, the fire burned more and more fiercely, and finally burned into the Xu Mansion in Jiangzhen.

In the early years, there were rumors that the Xu family occupies half of the entire sky in Jiangnan.

I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at the Xu family, waiting for Master Deng to find them.

Now, it has finally been found, and the people are rejoicing.

Deng Yuanchao set off from Huaicheng and headed for Jiangzhen.

Along the way, people sent him off, and some even gave him the Wanmin Umbrella.

Zhao Sheng and others also followed.

As soon as Deng Yuanchao stepped into Jiang Town, he was about to seal up the Xu Mansion. Yuan Huaji and Zhuang Jingshuo followed him there.

This matter has nothing to do with Zhao Sheng, but thinking about it making such a big fuss, don’t let the Xu family jump over the wall in a hurry and harm Deng Yuanchao.

Although Yuan Huaji and Zhuang Jingshuo were following him all the way, these two people have become very close recently. Zhuang Jingshuo originally sided with the Huai Party, which was even more unfavorable to Deng Yuanchao.

For this reason, Zhao Sheng stayed at the inn on the surface, but in fact, he put on a disguise and followed him there secretly.

I thought that if something happened, I would take action in time.
Chapter completed!