Rise From the Humble

"Tan Lun, the magistrate of Taizhou, has seen all of you on duty." After hearing the news, Tan Lun, the magistrate of Taizhou, hurried over to pay homage and was very respectful.

Although Tan Lun's official position is higher than that of Xu Hai and others, who asked Xu Hai and others to come from the center of power in the capital? The saying that the capital official is the third level is not just said casually, besides, they are executing the emperor's orders. .

"Prefect Tan is so polite, I can't bear it. We came to Guibao from the capital this time to obey the Holy Spirit's decree. We have two main things to do. One is to verify the affairs of Zhejiang Provincial Envoy Si Qian and Xing Jing. The case of Zhu Ping'an in Nanzhi County colluding with grain merchants, extorting money from grain merchants, and accepting huge bribes; the second is to investigate the flood situation in the south of the Yangtze River. Today's visit to Guibao is mainly to verify the case of Zhu Ping'an's grain bribery, and to investigate the flood disaster situation in Guizhou on the way." Jing Xu Hai, leader of the Southern Investigation Team, said to Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun very politely.

Investigate Zhu Ping'an's corruption case? !

After hearing this, Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, couldn't help but be startled. Has the story of Zhu Ping'an's collusion with grain merchants, extortion of grain merchants, and acceptance of bribes already reached the capital? ! It's only been more than half a month, why did the news spread so quickly? !

After he received the report from Taiping County Magistrate half a month ago, he put the matter on hold for some reasons. Recently, I was thinking that after half a month, the situation in Jingnan must have gotten out of control. I was preparing to close the net. I didn't expect that this matter was reported to the top. The capital has already sent people down to investigate.

This is a problem!

When there was a problem with the officials in his own jurisdiction, he failed to deal with it in time. Instead, the capital sent people to deal with it.

If you really want to pursue it, you can't escape it. If something goes wrong in your own jurisdiction, regardless of whether you are the one responsible for it, you, the prefect, will be held responsible. At the very least, it means inaction; at the most serious level, isn't it just covering up? !

Thinking of this, Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun couldn't help but frowned. Firstly, he regretted his original decision. Secondly, he was dissatisfied with the Taiping Magistrate for bringing the matter to the capital and exceeding his authority to report it. This has been a taboo since ancient times!

Although Xu Hai and others did not say anything, Tan Lun knew that it was the magistrate of Taiping who stabbed Zhu Pingan. I heard someone say before that Taiping County Magistrate came to inquire about his report on Zhu Pingan in a roundabout way! Later, I heard someone say that Liu Wannian, a Nanjing official, came to Taizhou Prefecture to visit Taiping County Magistrate during the incident. Now that I think about it, Liu Wannian must have been invited by Taiping County Magistrate and used Liu Wannian's identity to impeach Zhu Ping'an.

This Taiping magistrate

How can I protect corrupt officials? Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun couldn't help but give Taiping Magistrate a bad review in his heart.

"I will do my best to cooperate with you. In fact, I have received reports from Taiping County Magistrate and others about Zhu Pingan's collusion with grain merchants, raising grain prices, and accepting bribes half a month ago. He was promoted to the post of Zhejiang Prosecution and Prosecution Commission, Si Qianshi, and was in the limelight. With only an official document defining the price of grain, I feared that it would be difficult to convict him because of the many excuses he made. Instead, it would scare the snake away, so I set up a website without publishing it. , leaving a fixed time for incriminating evidence. I was about to close the net these days, but I didn’t expect the sergeants to come. It’s all my fault. The sergeants have to travel thousands of miles to make this trip. "

Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, handed over to Xu Hai and others, said apologetically, and defended himself without leaving any trace. I had received criminal clues about the corrupt official Zhu Pingan half a month ago, and I had already opened a net. The reason why I did not deal with Zhu Pingan on the spot was to fix the evidence of the crime and to deal with Zhu Pingan better.

Xu Hai frowned slightly when he heard this. In his opinion, since he had already received the clues to expose Zhu Ping'an, he should deal with them as soon as possible. Every extra day of delay will make the people of Jingnan suffer one more day of sin. In the past half month, At that time, I don’t know what kind of disaster happened to the people of Jingnan due to Zhu Ping’an.

However, Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun's behavior is understandable. Zhu Pingan had just made great achievements in fighting the Japanese and had just issued an official document defining grain prices. If Zhu Pingan is to be convicted of corruption based on this alone, there is not enough evidence. It is sufficient, and Zhu Ping'an must also have many sophistry and evasions, making it difficult to convict him.

However, Xu Haijue should still deal with it as soon as possible. Although Zhu Ping'an may not be convicted, the people of Jingnan will definitely suffer less.

"Plan before taking action and never fight an uncertain battle. Magistrate Tan has done a good job. Zhu Pingan is a treacherous and cunning person. I am very knowledgeable in the capital. If Magistrate Tan had taken action at that time, Zhu Pingan would have been able to get away with it." ." Zhang Wenbo, head of the Criminal Department, was very satisfied with the actions of Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun and praised him full of praise.

From his point of view, he doesn't care about the life and death of the people in Jingnan, he cares about Zhu Pingan! In the past half month, the situation in Jingnan must have been in ruins. The evidence of Zhu Pingan's guilt was solid. They will definitely turn Zhu Pingan's corruption case into a solid case this time!

"However, if you don't move, you will win. Magistrate Tan has mastered the secrets of the art of war. Without Magistrate Tan's early preparation, I am afraid that we will return without success this time. After this case is completed, we will report it truthfully. We will not ignore the early achievements of Magistrate Tan." Peng Cheng, the censor of Zhejiang Province, nodded in agreement.

Wang Meng, the head of the Household Department, also nodded.

Hearing that Zhang Wenbo and others had no intention of holding him accountable, Tan Lun's heart dropped into his stomach.

He just didn't expect that Shangchao could be so easy to talk to. Tan Lun couldn't help but be surprised. But soon, Tan Lun also figured out the reason. Zhang Wenbo, Wang Meng and Peng Cheng were all strict members, and they wanted to kill Zhu Ping'an. . Zhu Pingan offended Yan Song in the capital and participated in the case of Yang Jisheng's impeachment of Yan Song. Before Yang Jisheng submitted the memorial, he proposed revisions to Yang Jisheng's fatal omissions in the memorial. However, Yang Jisheng did not adopt Zhu Pingan's opinions, otherwise success or failure would still be a matter of doubt. So. , Zhang Wenbo and the others wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Zhu Pingan. The way I did it in the first place by not revealing anything and taking evidence of the crime was exactly what they wanted, that's why they were so easy to talk to.

Xu Hai originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Zhang Wenbo and others saying this, he fell silent.

The purpose of coming here this time is to investigate the case of Zhu Ping'an colluding with grain merchants to engage in corruption. Let's forget about the rest.

"Governor Tan, this memorial is also the first memorial jointly delivered by the magistrate of Taiping County and Liu Wannian of the Sixth Section. Perhaps, he has other clues to Zhu Ping'an's corruption case. We are going this time When Jingnan is checking Zhu Ping'an, he will go to Taiping County first and ask the Taiping County Magistrate to go with him."

Xu Hai told Tan Lun before setting off that he would invite the magistrate of Taiping County to go with him. This was decided on the way.

"As it should be."

Tan Lun cupped his hands and nodded, silently making a note to Taiping County Magistrate, it is indeed you!