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"You should pretend to be asked by the rich man in the countryside to go and settle the case, and then meet Lord Zhu and King Xin who passed by Changsha Prefecture. In this way, people will not be considered to be flattering Shangguan and colluding with the vassal kings. When deciding the case, you should not be partial to the Jinyiwei, because I heard that these Jinyiwei are different from other Jinyiweis and never harass the place. From this, we can see that Lord Zhu probably has a political cleanliness and is unwilling to leave a handle for others. Therefore, when hearing this case, you should uphold fairness and be impartial. When pronounced the verdict, you should take it lightly and punish those soldiers with a lower level than ordinary thieves. Of course, I can't guess what Lord Zhu thinks. Lord Zhu should observe Lord Zhu's face while being tried, and adapt to the situation."

After hearing the master's words, the prefect nodded, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid that Lord Zhu's scheming is too deep and there is no expression on his face... Alas, why did this happen in Changsha Prefecture?"

At this moment, a loud sound of the door came from the door: "Mr. Wang Xiangchun, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, is here!"

Although the Nanjing Ministry of Personnel is not as powerful as the Beijing Ministry of Personnel, and its management scope is limited to the surrounding areas of Nanjing, it is considered a distinguished guest in the capital, so the prefect still stood up to welcome the dripping eaves.

Before Wang Xiangchun could sit down, he asked straight to the point: "I heard that someone reported that the soldiers of the Jinyi Guard had committed illegal acts. Is there any such incident?"

The prefect was shocked. Wang Xiangchun was so fierce that he actually dared to provoke the evil Jinyiwei.

He muttered in his heart, and the prefect said, "Wang Ping, a rich man outside Changsha City, reported the case, saying that some soldiers stole their chickens, and did not indicate that those soldiers were Jinyiwei."

"You can't be wrong, it must be the Jinyiwei. Today, there is only one army passing by Changsha City. According to investigation, that army is the Jinyiwei, so it must be them who sneaked into it."

"We need to go to the scene to investigate. After all, the Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal army, so we should be more cautious when dealing with it."

"The prefect is right. However, if you find out that it is indeed the Jinyiwei who committed the crime, how do you plan to try it?"

"How else can I try? I just stole a few chickens. I will try it fairly and justly, and then I will be lenient. Anyway, the miserable family is not a big family. They moved from another place more than thirty years ago."

"They moved from Shandong New City."

"Mr. Wang, how did you know?"

"My surname is also Wang!"

The prefect was very clear in his heart and thought that the Wang family had made great plans.

Wang Xiangchun's grandfather Wang Chongguang was appointed as the Shaoqing of Taipu Temple. The father Wang Zhiyou, the father of the Ministry of Revenue, served as the prefect of the Huaiyang Army and the Zhejiang Censor. The brothers were all officials. The most famous of them were Wang Xiangqian, who was deeply loved by Emperor Wanli and obtained the right to posthumously donate to three generations by the emperor. Great-grandfather, grandfather, and father. Together with Wang Xiangqian himself, he was awarded the official Guanglu Dafu, Shangzhuguo, Prince Taibao, and Minister of War. He is known in history as the "Four Generations Gongbao".

However, the Wang family probably knew the truth of prosperity and decline. For example, Zhang Juzheng, a famous living master of the Ming Dynasty, controlled the emperor in obedience, and was the first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty and was very glorious. However, after his death, he was counterattacked by Emperor Wanli, trapped his whole family in an old house and starved to death. By the time of rehabilitation, there were few descendants of the Zhang family.

The Zhang family's lessons were profound, so the Wang family scattered their descendants across the Ming Dynasty. In this way, even if one lineage was killed, other lineages could be continued, and the ancestors would not stop sacrificing. This is how Wang Ping came to Changsha.

The prefect thought about this and said, "Since he is a relative of Lord Wang, then I will take care of him so that he will not be wronged - you can't throw a chicken or embarrass him."

"Then I will thank Master Tai for the first time. However, I think there is something else in this matter."

"Oh, what do you mean?" The prefect became interested.

He understood that this topic involved secrets in officialdom and could not be listened to easily, but these were of great benefit to his career.

Wang Xiangchun said mysteriously: "The East-West Punishment Office of the Jinyiwei was not in violation of the marching. This is a fact known to everyone in the Ming Dynasty. On the previous sections, no one reported that the Jinyiwei had any illegal behavior. Why did it go to Changsha, but the Jinyiwei sneaked into the dog? If you want to steal something, I believe it. I steal a chicken, and I don't believe it if you kill me. Do you think, how much does a fat chicken cost on the market? I don't believe it. The soldiers of the Jinyiwei can't even pay for forty cents. I have read the documents of the Ministry of War. The military pay of the Jinyiwei is collected at the maximum amount."

The prefect also felt that this matter was very strange. He asked: "Why did the Jinyiwei go to Changsha to commit an incident?"

Wang Xiangchun acted like a prophet and said, "This is all because of you, Master Tai!"

"I?"

"Yes, it's you. The Master of Futai is a member of the eunuch party who is a brother and brother to corrupt officials. He doesn't like honest officials the most. This time he passed by Changsha, he wanted to take the opportunity to get you off the stage and replace him with his confidants. He sent soldiers to steal chickens, and you have to deal with it fairly. He will say that you bully the emperor's personal army and participate in your book; if you handle it unfairly, he will say that you are in a breach of law and follow your personal affairs, and you will also participate in you. Now you are in a dilemma, and you are in a dilemma."

The prefect curled his lips secretly. Wang Xiangchun was so obviously provoking the disagreement that he could not help but treat everyone in the world as a fool.

He said to himself: "Mr. Zhu wants to mess with me? He knows who I am? Even if he wants to rob me, he will not find the reason to purify the law. There is always a target for pursuing the law and pursuing the law and pursuing the law and pursuing the law and pursuing the law and pursuing the law and pursuing the law and pursuing the law and pursuing the law and pursuing it, and I will never get the blame for it."

Of course, the prefect would not say what he was thinking. He pretended to be confused and asked, "Is there any good way for Lord Wang to teach the officials?"

"If you make a big deal, the bigger the matter, the better. If the matter spreads, Zhu Youcheng will not be able to cover up the sky with one hand. In the Ming Dynasty, most of the righteous people are gentlemen. At that time, the wise men will submit their words, and Zhu Youcheng will not be able to protect himself. How can he take care of repairing you?"

"Mr. Wang, it's just a chicken, just forty cents. Is it so big?"

"Don't underestimate forty articles. If it is replaced by arsenic, it can poison you three times." Thinking about the wrong tone, Wang Xiangchun advised me warmly, "Brother Xiuting (the name of the prefect) is now a life-and-death time. If you don't take action at this time, when will you stay? Don't worry, I will have everything."

The prefect laughed secretly, "Who are you? You are the one who you are sent to Nanjing for retirement, what power can you have? If your brother Wang Xiangqian said this, I believe you? You should save money."

Seeing that the governor was still hesitating, Wang Xiangchun decided to throw out the news: "Brother Xiuting, you are not an outsider. I will tell you a huge secret. Zhu Youcheng is about to fall. He pretended to be the missing grandson of Wei Zhongxian's old eunuch dog, who deceived the trust of the eunuch party and climbed to the current high position. Unfortunately, the trafficker who abducted him back then was arrested and confessed that Zhu Youcheng had nothing to do with the old eunuch dog. You think that once this testimony was released, the old eunuch dog would not be allowed to kill this liar."

When the prefect heard this, he laughed and said to himself: "You are good at deceiving ignorant women and children in the countryside. You are just lying to me as a fool. I don't know if Zhu Youcheng relies on Wei Zhongxian to take power, but his position in the emperor's heart is irreplaceable. You haven't seen the writings these days. The emperor sends a letter to the south almost every day to ask about Zhu Youcheng's whereabouts. Besides, Zhu Youcheng has no surname at all, but has obtained the royal surname and has also been included in the royal family genealogy. He is the emperor's younger brother. No matter how powerful Wei Zhongxian is, can he still beat the emperor's younger brother?"

He made up his mind and prepared to do what his master said.

However, Wang Xiangchun was an official of the Ministry of Personnel after all, and was considered a Shangguan, so it was not easy to openly oppose it.

The prefect pondered for a while and said, "Mr. Wang, your idea is very good. I agree with it. Unfortunately, I am a little talented and lack knowledge. I am afraid it will be difficult to complete this task. It is better for you to go with me to handle this case on the spot. I will follow the lead of the master. How about it?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Xiangchun immediately started to swear.

"This...this...this...this is a bit inappropriate. I... although I am a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, I am not good at directly interfering in local affairs. The magistrate is different. You are a local official. As the saying goes, it is better to take charge of the county magistrate. It is best for you to handle this matter...I will support you later...spiritually." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!