Peerless Pirates

As expected by Song Zheng, after drinking Jie Feng Wine, Li Denian arranged for Liu Mao and others to rest, and in the name of drinking tea, he invited Song Zheng to meet alone to discuss the underworld's blood shadow.

There is a pavilion on the east side of the courtyard, named Zhucui Pavilion. In midsummer, the vegetation is lush, the insects are chirping, and the streams are gurgling, creating a beautiful pastoral song. Although there is no wind, it is very cool. The maid presented two After drinking a cup of tea and lighting a few sticks of moxa incense used to ward off mosquitoes, he stayed far away.

"Xiao Lang, tell me, which of our Jiangnan Road magistrates or county magistrates do you like?" Li Denian was very straightforward and straight to the point.

Song Zheng smiled and said, "What Denian said has saved me a lot of thinking. I was just thinking about how I should speak to you."

Li Denian also smiled and said, "Brothers, you and I, there is no need to be so polite! In fact, you sent someone to tell me that you were coming, so I guessed the purpose of your visit."

"Oh? De's year can be said to be prophetic!"

Li Denian waved his hand, "This is not me predicting the future. I told my father the news, and my father guessed that you might want to take action on the local magistrate of Jiangnan Road."

"Your father can see clearly." Song Zheng said helplessly, "If my guess is correct, your father is not in Duchang City now?"

Li Denian was stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs up, "Xiao Lang is indeed Xiao Lang, yes, my father went to Xuanzhou. Over there in Xuanzhou..." Li Denian smiled and said no more.

"Your Majesty is really smart, really powerful!" Song Zheng couldn't help but admire. Xuanzhou is close to Gyeonggi Road and belongs to a state in the northwest corner of Jiangnan Road. It borders Taiping Prefecture to the north and Danzhou to the east. When Song Zheng returned to Jiangning from Yuanzhou, He borrowed a carriage from Xuanzhou and also borrowed twenty government officials.

In fact, Yousi retained most of the materials on Zhizhou's illegal activities. On the way back to Jiangning from Yuanzhou, Song Zheng used these materials to coerce the Zhizhous of various states to protect him. Although doing so would be hated by others, it was very It works. Of course, if these materials are not released, Song Zheng is equivalent to owing these prefects a favor. Since he owes a favor, Song Zheng will not arrest them easily again.

Regardless of whether it is Hongzhou, Raozhou or Xuanzhou, they are all within the territory of Jiangnan Road. Li Fengchang must have known about this matter, so he can also infer that the people Song Zheng wants to arrest this time will definitely not be these few Zhizhou. If Song Zheng had not gone to these states, he would not have met Li Fengchang. Therefore, Li Fengchang deliberately hid in Xuanzhou, far away from Duchang.

Li Fengchang did this to leave room for each other. If Song Zheng insisted on going to Xuanzhou to find Li Fengchang again, it would be a bit of a betrayal. Li Fengchang would never act according to Song Zheng's wishes.

Song Zheng quickly considered the joints. Although he was a little disappointed, he understood. A frontier official like Li Fengchang must be very concerned about the situation in Jiangning City. Especially since Jiangnan Road is close to Gyeonggi Road, the information must be well-informed, and he must be very concerned about the situation in Jiangning City. The political situation is also very clear. Right now, the Right Division is a new force. It is obviously to supervise the superiors and subordinates, objectively dividing part of the power of the Prime Minister's Office to command hundreds of officials. When the imperial power is weak, it will definitely be criticized by the superiors and subordinates.

Under such circumstances, Li Fengchang had no choice but to follow the crowd. Before you see it, on the desk of the little emperor, there is Li Fengchang's memorial to impeach Yousi. Of course, Li Fengchang would not use violent words like the pacifier on Jinghu South Road, I just used history to tell the story and criticized You Si in a few words. First, Yuanzhou was not under the rule of Jiangnan Road, so Li Fengchang did not need to be furious. Second, Li Fengchang's move was just to show a gesture. Song Zheng himself would not label Li Fengchang as his enemy because of this memorial. On the contrary, it was precisely because of Li Fengchang's understatement that Song Zheng analyzed the possibility of taking action on Jiangnan Road.

Li Denian was quite sincere towards Song Zheng. Presumably his father Li Fengchang must have thought of an excuse before going to Xuanzhou. However, Li Denian knew that this excuse could not be hidden from Song Zheng, so he did not even say it out loud.

After understanding the situation in front of his eyes, Song Zheng would not embarrass his brother. He turned around and said, "Is there something I want you to bring to me before your father leaves?"

Li Denian shook his head and stared at Song Zheng's face for a while. To his disappointment, Song Zheng's expression remained unchanged and he looked at the green tea in the cup seriously. Li Denian secretly admired that Song Xiaolang was indeed amazing. Even though he was disappointed in his heart, his face was like a flat lake. This kind of cultivation is not what a seventeen-year-old boy should have.

Li Denian looked at it for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Although my father didn't leave any message to Xiao Lang, he told me an old saying. Does Xiao Lang know what it is?"

Song Zheng chuckled lightly, "Brother Denian is trying to trick me. Just tell me!"

Li Denian's face became solemn and he said every word, "Friends are friends."

Song Zheng was suddenly moved and softly said two words, "Thank you!"

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Li Denian did not stay at the manor that night, but returned to Duchang City. At midnight the next day, Li Denian came to the courtyard again and brought two food boxes.

"Xiao Lang, here you go." Because he was in a hurry, Li Denian was sweating on his forehead and breathing heavily.

Song Zheng opened the box, and inside was a file on a fatal fight in Jianchang County, dating from the 10th year of Zhengyuan. Looking further down, there were records of several larger cases in Fuzhou over the past three years. These are different from those of Song Zheng. The materials that Zheng possesses are very detailed, including witnesses, oral confessions, causes and consequences, etc. They are systematic and formal official documents.

"De Nian, why did you take out these things?" Song Zheng was very surprised.

"Haha, don't worry about it now. You should read it quickly and return these files before Youshi." Li Denian wiped his forehead, "I guess you can find some clues from them."

Yesterday, Song Zheng met with Li Denian and revealed the destination of his trip. Li Denian was very familiar with Fuzhou and immediately introduced the situation in Fuzhou to Song Zheng in detail. Song Zheng had done some homework in Fuzhou before coming to Duchang, but , Li Denian was the son of the pacification envoy, and he knew many things that Song Zheng didn't know, which was of great benefit to Song Zheng.

Since Li Fengchang was not in Duchang, Song Zheng's original plan could no longer be counted on. Yesterday, after Li Denian left, Song Zheng and Liu Mao had to discuss a backup plan. In the end, they still decided to raid Fuzhou and use Liu Mao's identity to capture Zhizhou Lin. Han, make a quick decision. In order to prevent accidents, Song Zheng decided to appear as Liu Mao's book boy first, and then show the sign of Yousi after arresting him.

Even so, it's still very dangerous.

To arrest a magistrate, if the Ministry of Punishment comes forward, there must be an order signed by the Minister of Punishment and the Prime Minister. Although Yousi has this power, yousi is in a whirlpool now, and many places are criticizing the matter. There is no denying that Lin Han took risks when he was desperate. It is possible that Song Zheng could even be informed openly that he had not received any relevant reports.

Like many dynasties before the Da Qi Dynasty, the emperor's edicts, edicts, and ministers' memorials in the Da Qi Dynasty were all transmitted from Jiangning City to the lower roads in the form of official reports. The officials of each road then copied them to the states and counties within their jurisdiction. However, due to the decline of imperial power, various governors would deliberately delay, sometimes even for months or even half a year. Even some remote counties did not care about or understand the imperial court except for the edicts for their own roads or states. of the decree.

This was the reason why Song Zheng had to carry the imperial edict when he captured Lu Bingxuan.

Now, Li Denian used his identity to pull out these files, giving Song Zheng and others another possibility. That is to use the name of reviewing the case to find a breakthrough. Especially these backlogged files that have not yet been finalized are the easiest to Find an excuse.

Immediately, Song Zheng called for Liu Mao and the two officials from the Ministry of Justice brought by Liu Mao, and began to look through these files. The files were filled with two large food boxes, and the contents involved were varied. From conflicts between neighbors and murder, to large to barter disputes involving more than a thousand taels of silver. From a criminal perspective, homicide cases and large-scale trade disputes are both major cases. However, Liu Mao is an old criminal and has rich experience. He knows what kind of cases are most likely to involve the government. bribe.

Song Zheng had already shown Liu Mao the materials he had brought from Yousi. He compared the two and selected a breakthrough point. By noon, he quickly picked out three items involving Chongren, Jianchang and Linchuan (the prefecture of Fuzhou). City, where the prefecture is located). At the same time, two relatively simple ones were selected as a way to confuse opponents in advance. Two officials immediately copied the five files. Due to time constraints, Song Zheng and Liu Mao Also do it yourself.

Before the You hour, the dossier was finally roughly copied. Li Denian hurriedly took the food box and rode away.

Before Li Denian left, Song Zheng carefully asked if taking the Fuzhou files alone would reveal the purpose of Song Zheng and his party. Li Denian patted Song Zheng on the shoulder and told Song Zheng to appease the two people from the Yamen Library. The treasurer and officials were given laxatives by him, so he had the opportunity to steal these files.

Although Li Denian said it simply, Song Zheng knew that this brother had put in a lot of effort. How could a dignified official's office be easily obtained? Even if Li Denian was the son of the pacifier, he did not have the right to come and go at will.

That night, after a hurried meal, Song Zheng and Liu Mao immediately discussed the plan for their trip to Fuzhou. One of the two files selected from Jianchang County was about the land dispute between the poor Zhang family and the rich Bian family. According to the records, there is the Bian family's ancestral grave beside the Zhang family's ten acres of farmland. When the Zhang family was cultivating the land, half of the Bian family's ancestral grave was dug up. This was a serious crime, so the Bian family refused to give up and dug up the Zhang family's ancestral grave. The head of the household was beaten to death, and the ten acres of fertile land were taken as compensation. What is suspicious is that Zhang's wife argued that the cemetery was on a high slope ten feet away from the fertile land, and it was impossible to grow crops at all, so it was impossible for the Zhang family to go there. Reclaim areas that cannot be farmed.

If no one was killed in the case, maybe the local county magistrate could handle it. But if there is a murder case, it has to be reported to the pacification envoy. Of course, it is impossible for the pacification envoys along the way to handle such a case. Under normal circumstances, the local magistrate The magistrate will be able to finalize the case. It will be sent to the pacifying envoy's house, which is just for filing.

The second case was a dispute over water. More than 20 people were killed and injured in the two villages. Among them, four or five people were injured in Dafang Village, while as many as seven people were killed in the other Gangshang Village and more than ten people were injured. Judging from the case files, the village with more deaths was in the wrong. The local magistrate’s decision was very favorable to Dafang Village.

For such a big case, there are also related records in Dark Eagle's materials. The daughter of a wealthy family in Dafang Village turned out to be the daughter-in-law of the county magistrate. One can imagine the fishiness involved.

As for the two cases in Chongren County, this is also the case. Although the evidence in the file records seems to be conclusive, given the kind of person Liu Mao is, it is easy to find loopholes in them.

As for the Linchuan case, it was really a big case, and even Liu Mao had heard about it in the Criminal Department.