Peerless Pirates

When the prison car escorting Lin Han entered Jiangning City, the officialdom of Jiangning City immediately caused a sensation among the Buddhist scum. Lin Han was kidnapped with the magistrate of Chongren County. Due to the files he had previously transcribed with Li Denian and You Si's thorough investigation, Therefore, Chongren County Magistrate's method of tampering with the files was of no use. Soon, Liu Mao saw through the strangeness. What's more, the Chongren County Magistrate had a close relationship with Lin Han and was also involved in the misappropriation of treasury money. Son, Song Zheng will naturally not be polite.

However, Lin Han is no better than Lu Bingxuan. Although the latter has a backing, he is just the brother-in-law of the third son of the Duke of Guo, not a real one. Lin Han is actually Xu Yinshun's son-in-law.

Since the fall of Ji Yong, the post of Minister of Household Affairs has been vacant, and Xu Yinshun has been in charge of the Household Department as Youshi Lang. The Xu family is also a super powerful person, but Yousi captured his son-in-law in Jiangning City. This is a slap in the face. ah!

On the third day after Song Zheng arrived in Jiangning City, Mu Yu and Yuan Rong escorted another silverfish back to Jiangning. This time, the one who was captured was Shanzhou Zhizhou.

Shanzhou is a smaller state on Shandong Road, with three counties under its jurisdiction. This magistrate has no backing, but he is very greedy. After Mu Yu and Yuan Rong accompanied another doctor from the Ministry of Justice to Shandong Road, they didn't spend much effort. Son, they captured the magistrate of Shanzhou, and by the way, they also captured the magistrate of Chengwu County under Shanzhou. These corrupt officials did not have Lin Han's ability to borrow money to make money, and all they did was scrape the land, "Tian Gao San Ruler" is prepared for these people.

In just one month, Yousi captured three magistrates, two county magistrates, and even committed suicide by one magistrate. The government and the public were immediately shocked. Officials from various ministries were talking about it, and various memorials flew to the little emperor's desk like snowflakes. This time, Along with it, the Ministry of Punishment also suffered misfortune.

The attack direction of these memorials is naturally not about whether corrupt officials should be taken down, but about the responsibilities of the Yousi. Some say that the Yousi has the power to take down people, so what is the use of the Criminal Department? Some say that the Yousi has a chaotic code of discipline. , it is unreasonable and should be cancelled. Others say that Song Zheng is just the supervisor of Yousi and has no responsibility to take care of matters other than Yousi.

Later, these attacks intensified. Some pointed the finger at Song Zheng himself, uncovering all the gifts that Song Zheng received when he won the first prize. Because Song Zheng arrested corrupt officials and frequently confiscated property, some said that Yousi was They made money in the name of investigating corrupt officials. What's worse, they said that Song Zheng forged evidence and was arrogant because of his favor.

Although the Ministry of Punishment served as a shield, Song Zheng himself still became the public enemy of the entire bureaucracy. The only people who were happy were the people of Jiangning. In their eyes, Song Zheng almost became Da Qi's Bao Gong, and Yousi became the Qingtian Yamen. The people don't care how officials fight for power, they are happy as long as a bureaucrat is defeated.

Even so, the huge pressure made the little emperor feel a little panicked. On the fifth day of July, Song Zheng was once again announced to the West Palace in the palace city.

As soon as he entered the palace gate, Song Zheng was startled. Although he knew that many people were impeaching him, he did not expect that there would be so many memorials. Not only was the table in front of the little emperor full, but there were also three big piles under the table.

"Master Song, take a look!" Pang Ying said with a bitter smile, "I asked people to collect all the documents for impeachment of Yousi here. Xiao Guizi counted them and found a total of 552. The above were just sent today. Those who come up advocate killing you to thank the world."

Song Zheng was shocked. These people finally showed their slogans and wanted to get rid of themselves and then be quick.

"What did the Holy Spirit consider?"

"This..." The little emperor didn't feel comfortable opening his mouth. After all, being so eager for success was the result of his urging. According to Song Zheng's original intention, it was necessary to proceed step by step, first take one to test the official's reaction, and then Slowly and slowly, like boiling a frog in warm water, it took two years to first reorganize Yousi, then start from the lowest level, the magistrate, and slowly make the entire bureaucracy accept the existence of Yousi.

Originally, bureaucrats at all levels knew that there was a secret eagle, which was controlled by the Prime Minister's Office, and the Prime Minister's Office used it to investigate some officials. Huang Yuandu's method was to have the Secret Eagle provide information, and then the Ministry of Punishment would come forward to capture the criminals. The method was fair and square. , bureaucrats are also used to this. Everyone knows that being an official is also a dangerous industry.

It's better now. The Yousi's footing is not stable, and his own affairs have not been settled smoothly, so the little emperor is eager to show his authority. Once the bureaucrats' backlash comes, the little emperor can't bear it.

After holding it in for a long time, Pang Ying said slowly, "The Queen Mother sent me a message last night, asking me to investigate the corruption of Yousi. I don't know which bastard she heard the latest chapter of the arcade era. And... and I will go to court tomorrow. The Queen Mother...The Queen Mother wants to listen to politics."

Song Zheng sneered in his heart. This was probably the real reason why the little emperor gave in. Since Huang Jiao was obsessed with "Buddhist affairs", she rarely appeared in the court to listen to politics. Most matters were decided by the little emperor. Of course, this decision It was relative. Many matters still relied on Huang Yuandu and various ministers. If he couldn't make a decision, the young emperor sent a message to Huang Jiao, and mother and son discussed it. When issuing edicts to the outside world, Huang Jiao still had the final say. Even so, Huang Jiao had the final say. Not being able to go to court, the little emperor felt a little inflated with self-confidence.

Now, when he heard that Huang Jiao was going to the court to listen to the government and exercise the power of the Queen Mother, the little emperor couldn't hold on anymore, so he summoned Song Zheng to find a way.

Although he had objections to the young emperor, Song Zheng still had to worry about his master's needs. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the Prince's Palace, the Prime Minister's Palace and the Duke's Palace, do you have any memorials to send?"

"Neither the Prince's Mansion nor the Prime Minister's Mansion has one, but there is one at the Duke's Mansion. The Duke did not question Master Song, but he was worried about the chaos in the court affairs. He suggested that I investigate it carefully. His tone was similar to that of the Queen Mother."

This old man! Song Zheng was secretly angry.

"The Duke is really loyal to the country! After so many years, the Duke has only given a speech of thanks and congratulations. It is the first time that he has been involved in political affairs. Our right secretary is not in vain."

"Master Song!" Hearing Song Zheng's strange words, the little emperor glanced at him and said helplessly, "I'd better think of a way to deal with it tomorrow."

Song Zheng scratched his head and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, if you really can't handle it this time, what will your Majesty do? Should you kill me?" He wanted to take the opportunity to explore the little emperor's thoughts, right? Be determined to protect yourself.

"Of course not! This time it was my idea, not to mention the corrupt officials who were investigated and the evidence was solid, how could they kill you!" the little emperor said hurriedly.

"But those people insist on killing me! What should I do?" Song Zheng asked again, but his heart felt warm.

"I... the most I can do is let you leave Yousi and go on a mission to Shu." The little emperor said feebly.

"As an envoy to the Kingdom of Shu?" Song Zheng's heart skipped a beat. He had never heard of being sent as an envoy. He looked at Pang Ying, but Pang Ying avoided his gaze. Song Zheng suddenly realized that he had been arranged to be the official ambassador. The doctor of the Ministry of Rites had been arranged by the young emperor a long time ago for the purpose of allowing him to go to the Kingdom of Shu.

What else would happen if he went to Shu Kingdom at this time? Song Zheng thought about the pros and cons and began to sweat on his forehead: It turned out that he was letting himself take risks. 679848752 .png)'span

The trade agreement between Daqi and Dajin has been signed, and Wanyan Zhangzong just left Jiangning four days ago. Next, after the weather turns cold, Jin and Qi will join forces to attack Guanzhong. Daqi's offensive route is Tongguan, along the Wei River The south bank goes straight to Chang'an. Geographically, Chang'an is the southwest corner of the Guanzhong Plain. After crossing the Qinling Mountains in the southwest direction, you can reach Hanzhong, which is the northern gateway to Sichuan.

At that time, it was not that Xixia had no plans to plot against Shu. However, due to the border pressure from Daqi and Dajin, the road back to Sichuan was really difficult. Therefore, after occupying Hanzhong, Xixia did not march into Shu, but instead repaired with Shu. Join forces to fight against Daqi.

When Da Qi is about to march into Chang'an, if Xixia gets help from Shu, it will be equivalent to having a backer and a way out. And sending Song Zheng to Shu at this time must be to drive a wedge between Shu and Xixia, lest they attack the country. Guanzhong provides help. Otherwise, it will be more difficult for the Daqi army to attack.

The reason why Song Zheng is sweating is that the Shu Kingdom is not a fool. How could it tolerate Daqi, which has always been plotting against itself, to occupy the important territory of Hanzhong! You must know that in history, almost all the regimes that occupied Shu territory were broken through from the north. If Song Zheng is really If you go, it will definitely have no effect.

What's more, Da Qi's ultimate goal of using troops in Guanzhong is to target the territory of Shu. This is like a gangster blocking a beautiful girl. The gangster starts to take off the girl's clothes, but he wants to tell her that he will not touch her body. .Isn’t this self-deception? The key point is that the Shu Kingdom is not a weak girl. They have soldiers and food after all, and they have to respond no matter what.

In this way, Song Zheng would be in danger. If we also consider that there is a big enemy Jiang Kui over there, it is almost a certain death situation.

Thinking of this, Song Zheng was like a basin of cold water poured over his head, and his whole body started to tremble: "Conspiracy! This is a conspiracy!" His words were almost shouted.

Pang Ying knew he had let something slip, and was about to make up for it. Now seeing Song Zheng reacting so violently, he was stunned, "Master Song, what's the conspiracy?"

He tried hard to control his eyes and not look at the little emperor. Now he finally understood Pang Ying's plan. Pang Ying was anxious to catch corrupt officials and establish You Si's authority first. If You Si was criticized , so he took the opportunity to move himself out of Yousi and let Shuiding take over. Then he sent himself as an envoy to Shu to reduce resistance for Da Qi's march into Guanzhong, so as to achieve the so-called ambition of opening up borders and expanding territory.

If these can be realized, then the little emperor will not only establish authority in the court, but also expand the territory, thus laying a good foundation for Pang Ying to formally govern.

However, what the little emperor did not expect was that the court's reaction was so great. These memorials put great pressure on the little emperor. Huang Jiao spoke again, and it seemed that the situation was about to get out of control. There was no way, so the little emperor found Come and discuss countermeasures by yourself. But you can't stay out of the matter, otherwise, under the pressure of Manchu Wenwu and Huang Jiao, the little emperor might really want to kill Ma Su in tears.

Song Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, have you discussed this matter with the prince and the prime minister?" He originally wanted to ask, with Yousi's current situation, whether the young emperor would discuss it with the most important military and political leader of the Qi Dynasty.

Pass countermeasures.

However, Pang Yinghui misunderstood and thought that Song Zheng was asking about transferring him to the Ministry of Rites as a doctor in preparation for his mission to Shu. He hesitated for a moment and said, "The prime minister gave me the advice, and Uncle Wang also agreed..."

Already."