Chapter 342
The villain is right
The treasurer's official thoughts were the same as the secretary's official notes, and the speed of searching today was significantly faster. The more you went back, the more expensive the jewelry they searched, and the jewelry they took out today seemed to be all the treasures accumulated by the An Mansion over the years. Although Yang Ling did not understand the treasures, he also felt something in his heart.
An Dongchen was in charge of the dirty punishment database. The dirty punishment database was a place where the royal family collected and managed some very expensive and difficult-to-handle precious items when the royal family was found. An Dongchen selected them again from the jewelry that officials regarded as treasures and stole some of the best jewelry home. Therefore, his jewelry pieces were all top-quality, and among these jewelry, which were especially called treasures, were no less than the royal royal items.
In front of Yang Ling was a set of twelve gold jewelry, divided into gold hairpins, covering the temples, heart-catching, distraction, top hairpins, headbands, etc., and there were various colors of red and sapphires, which were bright in color and shining brightly. The workmanship was exquisite and exquisite, and it was a fine product.
It is indeed a fine product, but gold alone weighs more than two pounds. Although the imperial concubine wears a hairband on her head when she goes out, if such a heavy treasure is worn on her head... Yang Ling shook her head gently.
Officials from all counties and towns in Bazhou knelt all over the ground. Seeing the prince shook his head, I didn't know whether he refused to agree to Fan Zhizhou's request or disdain for the expensive gold jewelry that was not shabby on the princess. They quietly shook their eyes and a slight commotion arises.
Now that the wall is falling, everyone pushes it. Zhang Zhong's wall that blocks the wind has fallen, not only will it fall, but it may also affect others. So these officials who usually don't have time to curry favor with him have expressed their position and rushed to step on the ground to show their loyalty.
Their texts are written with both emotion and emotion, neat parallelism, and the words and sentences are extremely gorgeous: How crazy Zhang Zhong was, how did they put the overall situation first and compromise as local officials. They wrote with tears and hard work, and they could be the motto of the loyal officials and ministers of later generations. Unfortunately, they wrote beautiful articles written by them by lighting lamps and boiling oil. This prince seemed not interested at all. He didn't even read such a thick stack of musical instruments.
Magistrate Fan still said passionately: "Dude, you are the one in front of the emperor and the imperial envoy. This matter involves Zhang Zhong, the governor of Bazhou. Only by asking for help can we report it to the court."
Yang Ling sighed, put down the Jinfengchai and said, "Mr. Fan, you can directly advise the emperor on this matter. My country's Duke went to Bazhou this time to investigate the administration of the officials. If he came forward to take care of this matter, it would be inconsistent."
Fan Moli hurriedly said, "Mr., you can only manage this matter. Zhang Zhong is a father-in-law from the Sili Supervisory Bureau. He has a high position and is powerful. He is a hero in Bazhou. We dare not speak out. Although Zhang Zhong is dead, if we don't look at monks and Buddha's faces, what else can we officials with big sesame and green beans do? If the Duke is willing to come forward to preside over the overall situation, we can expose Zhang Zhong's evil deeds and calm the anger of the people in Bazhou."
Yang Ling sighed and smiled and said, "Look at the Buddha's face? Which Buddha is it? Haha, you don't have to hide it. I know who you are afraid of. Well... I am naturally not afraid of him. But since Zhang Zhong is a native of another country, even if he dies, it is not so easy to get it. You all understand the principle of prospering and losing all your body in the officialdom."
"Yes, yes, yes, the officials understand!" As soon as this catchphrase came out, everyone knew that it was Mr. Qiao, the magistrate of the puppet, who spoke.
Sure enough, Qiao Yushu's fat body arched to the front and smiled flatteringly: "It is because of this that the officials and colleagues thought of you, Duke Duke. Duke Duke loves the people as much as his son and hates evil. Even if the Duke Duke does not think about us, he will not stand by and ignore the countless people suffering in Bazhou. We firmly believe that only with the care of Duke Duke, can the clouds be clear and the moon be bright and the truth will be revealed to the world."
The puppet magistrate Qiao Yushu has always regarded "careful words and actions" as his motto, and emphasized that "one word can hurt the harmony of heaven and earth, one thing can destroy the blessings of life, one word can praise the glory of the country, and one word can criticize the decline of the country, and one word can criticize the axe and throne." Now the incident of the civilians in Bazhou is most closely related to him, and it is concerned about his own safety, and his mind has also been opened.
When the officials heard this, they complimented in unison: "Yes, yes, the Duke of the State is Yang Qingtian, everyone knows it!"
"The prince loves the people as his son, hates evil as his enemies, is upright and loyal, and is loyal..."
"Duke Yang is strong and strong, his heart is like a mirror, his integrity is full of integrity, and his sleeves are clean and honest. He is actually the white jade pillar of the Ming Dynasty, and the purple gold beam of the sea is built!"
"The prince is worthy of the heaven, and is not worthy of the earth. He is open-minded and righteous, upholds justice, eliminates violence and maintains good fortune..."
"Stop and stop!" Yang Ling was so slapped by these flatterers that she couldn't bear it anymore.
He patted the half-human high point of the pen and said, "It's not that my country's Duke refuses to ask for his life, but that he must have real evidence. Otherwise, my country's Duke will hold on to a dead eunuch who is in charge of being a crime and has other intentions."
Therefore, how can you not bear the pressure on the things you wrote, how can you be oppressed by Zhang Zhong, obey him against your will, how can you worry about the court, and why do you worry about the people, you don’t have to write these words to your own duke. I know you are helpless, but if you want to present them to the emperor, and to make the person who is worried, you must have conclusive evidence. I want evidence, do you understand?
Time, place, who are? What kind of orders did Zhang Zhong give, what kind of extortion, what evil deeds of oppression of good, who is the victim, where is the place where his country's Duke wants is these crimes.
Well.........You are all parents and officials. You have tried the case and read the complaints. Have you taken back all these loyalty documents and just write them for your country's official. I want to make a real evidence! Do you understand?"
"I understand the humble position!" The officials responded with a loud bang.
After a half-beat slow, a single voice heard: "Yes, yes, yes, the official understands!"
"Yeah!" Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly saw a pair of bracelets that were very eye-catching. He took them and saw that the bracelets were made of agate, blood-red and transparent, and very cute.
Fan Moli hurriedly said, "My grandfather, this pair of agate bracelets is also a top-notch. Agate is also known as red jade, jadeite, and red jade. It is authentic. There is a saying in the jewelry business that "agents are not red for a lifetime." Look at this pair of bracelets, which are elegant and quiet, with a warm texture. If the beautiful jade of Hotan is as moist as fat, it is brilliant from the inside out. It is natural and beautiful on the white chest, and it will greatly enhance the color."
Yang Ling felt aroused in her heart. Princess Yongfu liked peace and quiet. Although she was the emperor's sister, she was not arrogant in dressing. She became a nun. Although she was wearing hair and practicing, the jewelry in the palace was not worn. This agate bracelet was quite suitable for her appearance and temperament. In addition, this string of agate beads is round and smooth. If you insist that it was a rosary, it would be reasonable. She would like it to give it to Princess Yongfu. And it was justified.
Thinking of this, Yang Ling put the bracelet into his sleeve, nodded to the clerk and said, "You don't need to remember these beads."
When Fan Moli saw that the Duke of China collected beads in front of him, although it was not very expensive items. At least it meant that he did not regard these people as outsiders. Magistrate Fan was happy and hurriedly said, "The spring scenery in the courtyard is annoying, and the flowers are falling red all over the ground. Haha, the red color is falling all over the ground, and the spring scenery is annoying. The crabapple is so red and the rouge is so clear that it praises the red jade beads. The Duke of China has good eyesight."
"Fall the red all over the ground?" How could this Master Fan talk about anything? Yang Ling glanced at him, but saw Fan Moli being serious and couldn't help but scream in shame: "This time it turns out that I'm wrong!"
The residence of the imperial envoy Yang Ling.
Yangling's courtyard has left and right wing rooms, separated by a low wall, with a moon door in the middle. The left wing room is the bedroom of Song Xiaoai, the commander of the personal guards. Because she is a woman, the officers and soldiers in this place are avoided. Yangling returned to the headquarters and did not enter his main room. Instead, he turned left and walked to Song Xiaoai's residence.
There were two sword-bearing guards outside the Moon Gate, and there was no one in the courtyard inside. Yang Ling waved his hand and ordered a few personal soldiers to wait outside, and walked straight in with only a big stick.
As soon as the door was opened, there were four more sword-bearing guards standing solemnly under the corridor columns.
Yang Ling didn't say anything, and went straight to the second floor with a familiarity. He walked to a bedroom and pushed it gently. He heard the sound inside and immediately met the two guards. When he saw that it was Yang Ling who was there, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Duke".
Yang Ling nodded and looked up inside. This was an ordinary living room, with a separate inner and outer jacket. However, the windows have been nailed to death by someone. The room inside is quiet. There is a man on the couch who is sleeping sideways inward.
At this time, light footsteps came from behind. It turned out that Song Xiaoai was rewarded and rushed over.
Yang Ling nodded slightly to her, then walked into the room lightly, walked to the bed and stood quietly for a moment, and smiled "sneer" and said, "My father-in-law is calm and calm, and he has a good general's destiny. He can still eat and sleep. I admire him, admire him!"
The man on the bed sat up and sneered, "After entering the Duke's house, what else can we fear in our family? We can eat and sleep soundly."
He moved to the bed and stood up angrily and said, "Duke, although our family is in a low status in front of you, it is now the guard of Bazhou. The Duke has taken our family to privately and detained here. What's the purpose of this? Although you are a dignified Duke, you have lynched and detained the imperial envoy to guard the prison, that is a death sentence!"
Yang Ling smiled slightly, walked back to the table and sat down, "I had locked you up in the military camp for two days. I thought this anger should have disappeared, but I didn't expect it to be so arrogant. Not bad, you are the governor of Bazhou, and the military and political affairs of Bazhou are in your hands. You can be said to have a high position and power. But if not, I wouldn't be too lazy to touch you. Why arrest you? Haha, Eunuch Zhang won't be able to guess at all, right?"
When Zhang Zhong heard this, his face became tight. When he claimed that he had been enemies of thousands of people, he was so arrogant that he was as arrogant as a crab. Unexpectedly, a brick was thrown out, which scared him to flee. Zhang Zhong was so angry that he wanted to curse himself when he rode on the horse.
Fortunately, although Jiang Bin escaped, he did not leave him and led him all the way. He finally got rid of the crazy people. Zhang Zhong felt relieved and was about to praise Xu No. 1, but before he could turn around, he was hit on the back of his head, and when he woke up, he was locked in the military camp.
No matter how he asked, scolded, the guards were just pretending to be deaf and dumb, and did not say a word. Zhang Zhong yelled for two days and was so tired that he lost his strength. However, he could not guess what the purpose of this new arrival guerrilla general was. It was not until last night that someone secretly transferred to Yangling's residence. When he saw the female general who had always been inseparable from Yangling, Zhang Zhong suddenly realized that he had fallen into someone's plan.
He sneered, walked back to the table with a swagger, sat next to Yangling, picked up the cup, poured himself a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, aren't you going to deal with Eunuch Liu? Hahaha. We want to punish our family to destroy Eunuch Liu? Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk
"Of course not! At most, it's just a bad job. If Liu Jin pushes 625, his country's Duke can't do anything to him."
"Hahahaha..." Zhang Zhong laughed wildly: "Dude, you are half right. If you can't do anything to Eunuch Liu, can you do anything to me? What crime should I punish our family? The civil warriors in Bazhou were incited by the incitement of the unruly people. The rule of Gu'an County was not strict. The governor of this town was ordered to collect taxes and devoted his entire work to the court. What crime did he have?"
He shook his legs and said proudly: "If you want to guard me, there must be some evidence, right? Duke of the State, it is better to take charge of the county magistrate. If you are in our house, you can't find a chance to take advantage of the opportunity. When Eunuch Liu finds out, he will also protect us in Beijing.
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The more Zhang Zhong said, the happier hesitated, and he shook his legs more and more vigorously.
"Stop shaking."
"Um?"
Yang Ling said earnestly: "Men shakes poor, women shakes bad things. If you are not a man or a woman, will you shake it and become poor and bad things?"
"Puchi" Song Xiaoai couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly turned her head, her shoulders were still shaking.
"You..." Zhang Zhong's face jumped up suddenly as if he was bloody.
Yang Ling said lightly: "The things that Eunuch Zhang said will not happen, because Zhang Zhong, the eunuch in Bazhou, is already dead!"
"What?" Zhang Zhong's face turned from blood red to pale. His body shook, and suddenly jumped up and said, "Are you crazy? Do you have a personal grudge with you? Bazhou Guerrilla knows that I am not dead. Many soldiers under him know that I am not dead. And you, you, they, many people know that I am not dead. You can control them now. Can you guarantee that they will be in the same mind as you for the rest of your life? As long as one person leaks the news and says that the Duke of Wei and the local guards will be in trouble."
Yang Ling ignored him and continued, "The garrison in Bazhou died, but died in the civil rebellion. Bazhou was close to Beijing, and there was a civil rebellion here. Why? The court must investigate and hold the responsibility. If Eunuch Zhang doesn't die, he can cover the sky with his hands and find a poor person to take the blame. The evidence must be seamless and flawless. Unfortunately, you are already dead and others have no slap to cover the sky. How can officials in Bazhou protect themselves?"
Zhang Zhong was already calmed down. He sneered and sat down and said indifferently: "So what? Who dares to take the blame? If you are against our family, you will be against Eunuch Liu. Beating a dog depends on the owner. Even if our family dies, it is not something that can be afforded by those wastes."
Yang Ling nodded his nose and said, "They dare not, I dare. Not only do I dare to hit the dog, but I also dare to hit the dog's owner. If I, Duke Wei, stood up for them and took everything to him, would they collect all your crimes and report them to them so that they could take them off?
You are alive, and Liu Jin has to try his best to protect you in order to win people's hearts. When you die, there are a lot of convictions. Do you think Liu Jin is busy deciding on you and throwing two big stones into your well, or is he trying to protect your reputation of peeling? Of course, I will not really kill you. When everyone in the world thinks you deserve to die, I will hand you over."
Yang Ling smiled happily and said, "Everyone knows that you are dead now, but you are not dead. Everyone knows that you are not dead. In fact, you are already dead."
Zhang Zhong's face was yellow, and beads of sweat were seeping down one by one.
Seeing this, Yang Ling went to pour tea while shaking her legs happily.
"Well........cough!" Song Xiaoai said a clean cough. Yang Ling looked up and saw Song Xiaoai's bright eyes rolling on his face, then crossing his legs, with a sense of a smile on his face.
Yang Ling understood and glared at her, putting her legs down.
After a long time, Zhang Zhong laughed strangely and said, "Since you are not trying to deal with Eunuch Liu, why are you unable to get along with our family? For the sake of the people, what are the people? It is worth your effort. Besides... Do you think our family was killed and the people of Bazhou will have a good life? Do you know how many officials in Bazhou are corrupt?"
Yang Ling smiled and said, "Killing you may not have this effect, but with you warning you, those who are later will always be cautious. If the superiors can be alert, the people will not know how much life will be easier."
Yang Ling sighed and said, "In fact, the people really don't ask for much land. There are really not many lands. What's more, the corrupt officials in Bazhou must be severely punished."
Yang Ling slammed his high-high, and walked in with a thick stack of documents. He placed it gently on the table. Yang Ling smiled and said, "This is a crime that officials reported when you were guarding Bazhou, extorting and slaughtering the people. It was full of blood debts and was difficult to write. This was just what I received today. I guess there will be more reports from Chen Cheng to come up tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Yang Ling patted the stack of official documents and said, "Eunuch Zhang, these crimes have time, place, evidence, and physical evidence. My country's Duke only needs to take out one-third to send them to the emperor. Even if you cut them into pieces, it will be difficult to eliminate your sins!"
Zhang Zhong's cheeks twitched: "What a group of dogs! They.........they committed all their crimes on our house? The sewage.........is it so splashed the ground? Haven't they done anything dirty?"
Yang Ling casually opened a copy and said, "In June of the first year of Zhengde, the traitorous official Zhang Zhong, used the excuse of supervising commercial taxes, intercepting merchant ships on water, intercepting vendors on land, and extorting. All the proceeds were included in his private bags. The merchants and the public complained. In this matter, Zhao Yi and his subordinates could testify, and the officials could also find the victim vendors from the vendor docks..."
"Fart! Fart!" Zhang Zhong was so angry that he shivered: "Zhao Yi! Zhao Yi! This idea was that he went out of the ground. He was the one who took the lead in blocking the water and land vendors. Our family only got one-third of the silver levy, and he actually... picked himself clean!"
"The inspector Mo Lingxing reported the traitorous official Zhang Zhong..."
"Bang!" Zhang Zhong's lungs were almost pissed, and he shouted loudly: "Inspector Department? Little Inspection Department, our family won't even see it. They don't even have the qualifications to stand at the gate of our house. When will our family have a handle falling into their hands? Bah! It's really gilded to their faces!"
Yang Ling smiled and said, "They are not sticking gold on their faces. Now the officials are avoiding Zhang Zhong's gold, and no one is willing to stick your gold. They are just taking the opportunity to put all the dirty things they have done on your head."
Zhang Zhong was stunned, looked at Yang Ling suspiciously, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Yang Ling smiled faintly and said, "You know which of these crimes are yours and which are committed by those dirty officials themselves, and you must also give counter-proof. So I brought these cases in my hope to lend you Eunuch Zhang's pair of wise eyes to distinguish the loyalty, treacherous and good and bad."
Zhang Zhong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a ray of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he asked in a trembling voice: "I... I report these dirty officials, is the Duke willing to guarantee that I am fine?"
Yang Ling smiled and said, "If they were to harm a group of jackals in Bazhou, you, Zhang Zhong, are the tigers in Bazhou. The biggest disaster. If you can all be exempted from crime, who else can't be exempted from crime?"
"Hahahaha..." Zhang Zhong pointed at Yang Ling and laughed: "Who do you think you are? If you want to kill my land, you also want me to help you clean up the officials of Bazhou and find the corrupt officials one by one to achieve your great achievements in Duke Wei? I bah! You are so crazy!"
"I'm not crazy, neither do you!" Yang Ling stood up and said calmly: "There is a kind of person in this world whose pleasure lies not in how many people can help or how many people can be happy, but in how many people can be hurt or how many people are suffering. Others are more painful than him, and he feels happy.
This kind of person is like a maggot hiding in a gutter that is invisible. When you peek at a little opportunity, you will crawl out and disgust others. If someone does something that is sorry for him, you will hold a grudge for a lifetime and get it back thousands of times. This kind of person is referred to as a villain. You are a villain! A villain who is absolutely true!
Of course you don't want to help me, but you are even more unwilling to bear all the charges, but you let those people take advantage of their wealth and beauties. They will not remember you well, and when they mention you in the future, they will spit on them to show their innocence. Continue to enjoy the glory and wealth with peace of mind. Zhang Zhong, how could a villain like you endure other people's good things? I'm afraid you won't be willing to be a ghost, right?"
Yang Ling pushed the pile of files in front of him, smiled faintly and said, "You are right. If you don't help me, I will not be able to break through the network of relationships between officials in Bazhou who have been weaving for many years and capture all these corrupt officials in one go. They will be free from justice and honor and luxurious.
I'll leave these official documents here. You can take a good look at them, and then..... You decide for yourself: If you go to hell, they live in heaven, or let them accompany you to hell!"
Yang Ling walked to the door, suddenly turned around and said, "Eunuch Zhang, don't forget, you are a villain. A villain must look like a villain, and don't let me down."
Zhang Zhong was so angry that he grabbed two official documents and threw them out. The pages inside were scattered, and they suddenly turned into paper butterflies flying all over the sky. Yang Ling's head was out, and Zhang Zhong roared wildly, turned around and grabbed a official document and teared it hard. After tearing it a few times, he suddenly stopped breathing and gasping: "They hurt me! They asked me to take the blame! Let me take the blame for them, and they continued to enjoy the glory and wealth. Why? Why?"
Zhang Zhong thought that his fellow passers-by still had to sit and ride a horse, and he might be broken into pieces. He didn't even have a grave. He felt uncomfortable as if he was frying.
"I am a eunuch, I am the only one. My head is gone but I have a big scar. They all have wives, children, and young people. If the crime is exposed, they will definitely suffer more than me. Hahaha, if I want to take the blame, I don't know who will harm whom! I am in pain, so I must make you suffer ten times more than me!!!"
Zhang Zhong grabbed the official document and fell to the ground, hurriedly flipping through the lines, then shouted angrily. He then opened a book and read a few pages, then roared and cursed. The teapot, teacup, table and chair were all thrown into the ground, and the two inner factory guards just held their arms and watched coldly, never saying a word.
Finally, Zhang Zhong raised his head with a breath of breath, his eyes were red, and he said to the two guards viciously: "I will find two masters to record the records for our family. We will read them one by one, and ask them to accompany me to hell."
Chapter completed!