Chapter 311 Internal and external difficulties
The main theme of the dynasty is glorious and not suitable for discussing things like Jiang Anyi that are not up to the top. After the dynasty was over, Shi Fangzhen invited the third-rank official of the Political Affairs Hall, the heads of the Sixth Ministry and the Nine Ministers, and the two of the Liberation Bureau to the Zichen Hall. More than 20 senior officials except Wei Xiang had to stand, and everyone else had to stand. They had been standing for half a morning. Many people felt their legs and feet were numb, but no one dared to slack off at all. The emperor's face was so gloomy that it could drip out of water.
After intentionally neglecting everyone for a moment, Shi Fangzhen slapped the table and shouted: "What's going on with Jiang Anyi being removed from office? Who can tell me?" The tone of speech was dissatisfaction, implying that someone was acting without hiding the emperor, and this crime was not light. Jiang Anyi was demoted because of the crime of deceiving the emperor.
The appointment and removal of officials is the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel. Pan Linfeng reported: "Long live, I just asked Shao Yuantu, the doctor of the examination and examination, which was a document submitted by Lizhou, and asked Jiang Anyi to be removed from his official position. Jiang Anyi is currently a county magistrate under the seventh rank. According to the system, the doctor of the examination and examination and examination have the right to deal with it, so Shao Yuantu has approved it according to the system."
After all, he is his own person. At the critical moment, Shangguan has to take responsibility for his subordinates. Moreover, this matter is not a mistake from a system perspective. If he wants to make a mistake, Jiang Anyi is not an ordinary county magistrate.
Shi Fangzhen was silent. Indeed, if it were not for Jiang Anyi, he would not have known about the matter of someone else. The world was too big, and as the emperor, it would be impossible for them to be able to take care of them all. But are these ministers in front of him worthy of their trust? Shi Fangzhen saw Wang Kefu who was dodging his eyes at first sight, and felt annoyed in his heart. Wang Kefu must have been making trouble after this matter.
A feeling of fatigue and weakness in his heart. Shi Fangzhen was a little dazed. He always promised to be strong, so how could he feel this kind of fatigue? Could it be that I am old? The thought flashed by, and Shi Fangzhen sat down and said firmly: "Since the matter has happened, I don't want to hold anyone responsible. Although there are official documents in Lizhou, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Three Laws will not need to be checked?"
Without waiting for everyone to defend themselves, Shi Fangzhen continued, "Since you have made the decision according to the rules, I don't want you to take it back. However, I just read the official document submitted by Lizhou, saying that Jiang Anyi is still possible to take it away. Isn't it a joke to say that he is greedy and abuse the law? My dear friends, you can know the truth or falsehood if you use your brain."
Shi Fangzhen became more and more angry as he spoke. He tapped the table with his fingers, and his voice became louder and louder. Liu Weiguo coughed softly behind him. Shi Fangzhen woke up and suppressed his anger, slowed down and said: "Since this case is doubtful, Lizhou will be re-examined. Yan Aiqing, can the Censorate have an observation near Lizhou?"
After receiving Yan Hualou's affirmative reply, Shi Fangzhen said: "Let the Censorate Observation Commander be the first to be tried, and Lizhou Longwei cooperates with this case and report the final result to me."
Seeing that the emperor leaned towards Jiang Anyi and intended to overturn the case, Wei Huaichao was stunned. The speculation ended in failure and offended his fellow junior Jiang Anyi. The news spread and he was indirectly rejected in the Ze Party. More importantly, the official document had been issued for three days. Wang Ke was eager to take revenge and used it to speed up 500 miles. It has been almost halfway through the journey. The emperor's decree was just passed today, and time was afraid that it would be too late. Once Jiang Anyi was dismissed from the official position first, the hatred would be very big.
In desperation, Wei Huaichao had to leave the class and reported: "Long live, Liyoujian has sent out 500 miles of official documents three days ago. I am afraid that the decree of Long live will not be able to catch up."
"Hahahaha, Li's Supervisor is so quick," Shi Fangzhen smiled sarcastically: "I received the official document on the 27th and sent it on the 28th. During this period, I also passed by the Ministry of Justice, Li's Supervisor, Dali Temple and the Censorate. I am very pleased that my dearest officials are so diligent in the affairs of the government."
Everyone's face turned red, especially Wu Huaren and others, wishing to hide their faces in their arms. Shi Fangzhen sneered: "Since you all are so diligent, I will make an exception to pass the Longwei order this time, which will probably catch up with the official documents you sent."
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In the Huangyang Village, Lizhou, 2,700 miles away from the capital, there are crowds of people in Juyi lobby, and the heroes of the parody are quarreling about collecting food and grass. Lizhou has many mountains and few land and has low grain output. Not only does it make it difficult for ordinary people to eat, but even the heroes of the parody are in a dilemma.
Xu Mingyuan has been in the Huangyang Village for more than two months. Lei Yihong, the leader of Huangyang Village, has given him a fourth seat in his past friendship. This made Xu Mingyuan, who is very considerate of himself, feel disappointed and wants to leave. The government is arresting him, so he has to swallow his anger and temporarily avoid the limelight in the counterfeit village.
Lei Yihong was one year older than Xu Mingyuan. He was originally a bully in Ningping County. Six years ago, the New County Magistrate of Ningping County took office and sent someone to arrest him. In a rage, Lei Yihong led his brothers into the county government office. The county magistrate was so scared that he hid. Lei Yihong robbed the tax treasury and granary and ran to Huangyangzhai to become the mountain king.
The year of Lizhou was not good. With a slight flood and drought, the people had no way to survive. Lei Yihong took the opportunity to recruit soldiers and accumulated more than 500 minions. The government sent troops to clear the situation. He took people into the mountains and returned after the officers and soldiers retreated. Lei Yihong restrained his subordinates to rob the passing merchants and did not invade the county town. In addition, Huangyangzhai was at the junction of Fuluo, Ningping and Jiang'an counties, so the government turned a blind eye and pretended not to see his existence.
Lei Yihong was so dizzy that his subordinates quarreled and shouted: "Don't argue, everyone, just follow the rules of last year, draw lots, and lead the team down the mountain to raise grain by drawing red lottery."
More than 500 people have to eat and drink, and they also have to stock up on some emergency needs. The village needs about 2,000 stones of grain every year. The caravans that trafficked grains and grass knew that there were bandits in Huangyang Village and did not pass through the land at all, which made Huangyang Village worry about food every summer and autumn when the grain entered the warehouse.
Leaving the granary of the government is equivalent to stabbing a hornet's nest. Lei Yihong knew very well that these hundreds of people were not enough to fight against the government. He robbed ordinary people, and no one's family had much food. Besides, rabbits do not eat grass by their nests, and the people and bandits can sometimes communicate with each other and use each other. There are two final ways: one is to send people to make up and become grain merchants to buy grain. Another way is to go to a far-reaching farm and rob the granary of the landlord's family living outside the county town.
This distance must be grasped well, about a hundred miles away. If you are close, you can't find a large farm. Through the lessons from a few years ago, landlords with grain moved the food into the county town. If the news leaked, it is likely that they were surrounded by the government. In the past two years, the team that went down the mountain to raise grain has lost more than ten lives, so the leaders on the mountain were unwilling to go, so Lei Yihong had to use the method of drawing lots to decide who went down the mountain.
Every time there are two teams going down the mountain, each going in different directions. Xu Mingyuan looked at the noisy crowd and moved his heart. He stood up and volunteered: "Brother Lei, I haven't done anything for the mountain for so long. Why not take a team to raise food this time when I go down the mountain to raise food."
Lei Yihong smiled with satisfaction and said, "Brother Xu, you are so righteous. Brother, you are not wrong. You bunny guys have never thanked the Fourth Head."
Everyone clasped their fists and thanked her. Lei Yihong asked, "Brother Xu, where are you going to raise the food?"
"Brother Lei, I came from Fuluo County and knew very well about the situation in Fuluo County. I knew that there was a large family named Ding in the west gate of the county town. There were eight grain stocks in the house, and the food inside should be no less than seven or eight hundred stones." Xu Mingyuan smiled.
Lei Yihong nodded, without doubting him, and said with a smile: "When Brother Xu returns to victory, I will serve as a drink to celebrate the achievements of my brothers. Tomorrow morning, I will ask you to take your brothers down the mountain with you in the village."
Xu Mingyuan returned to his residence, Scarface followed him and asked, "Brother, where is the family named Ding in the west gate of the county town? Why don't I know?"
Take off his steel knife from the weapon stand, and Xu Mingyuan gently wiped it with a silk scarf. The blade was so bright that it illuminated Xu Mingyuan's hatred eyes.
"Scar, do you say that the dog official was suspended from his post and lived in vain at home. Is the news reliable?"
"Absolutely reliable. It was the brothers from our mansion who came to flee the mountain village. The dog official killed Zhang Putian and forced everyone in the county government to pay the debt. He heard that Yan had asked for money to pay a few thousand taels of silver to pay the debt. Su Guoxing was arrested, and Su Changhe was hit in front of the county government. Someone was behind the scenes and sued the government. Someone came to join the army and stopped the position of the dog official. Now it is Wang Xingren in charge."
Xu Mingyuan put the knife into the sheath and said lightly: "Scar, we were driven out of Fuluo County, do you want to take revenge?"
"Why don't you think about it? I dreamed of killing the dog official." The scar on Scar's face turned red and he gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, do you want to take your brothers to Fuluo County to kill the dog official."
Xu Mingyuan shook his head and said, "You have seen the dog thief's methods. We may not be his opponents. If you go to kill him, you still don't know who will kill whom."
Scar shivered, and remembered the brother who fell all over the ground in the yard that day, and said with lingering fear: "Yes, the person surnamed Jiang is really good. Brother, what do you think you should do?"
Xu Mingyuan stood up and put the knife back on the rack, and slowly said: "If you can't fight hard, you can only take your wisdom."
Scar waited for a while, and saw that Xu Mingyuan had no more words, and asked anxiously: "Brother, how can you get it smart?"
Xu Mingyuan thought silently and took people down the mountain tomorrow and scattered to Fuluo County. He asked someone to disguise himself and sneak into the county town first. He opened the city gate inside and outside to loot. He went to the mansion to take out the property from the secret room. With money, the sky was high and the birds could fly. Why should he live in Huangyang Village as a bandit? When robbing, the minions shouted that it was Jiang Anyi who sent someone to invite them. As for whether it was useful, it didn't matter. Xu Mingyuan was a little proud. This was the trick he had said when his husband was studying. I, Xu Mingyuan, is not only a reckless man who only knows how to fight and kill.
Scar asked from the side repeatedly, and Xu Mingyuan was in a good mood. He learned the opera and said with a smile: "The mountain man has his own tricks." It is not that he could not believe Scar. Xu Mingyuan was afraid that Scar would be quick and told his plans to attract Lei Yihong's attention.
Chapter completed!