Chapter 933: dye vat
Chapter 933 Dyeing Vats
August 15th, thousands of miles together.
The Jiang family was watching the moon and eating moon cakes in the house, and Erye Jiang was sitting on the top floor of the highest pagoda in Jiuquan watching the moon. Under the moonlight like water, Jiang Erye's jade face and moon white robe were icy cold.
"Old Xie, Brother Zeng, I'm not afraid of your jokes. Six years ago, Jinglong knew about 'Jiuquan', but it was just a sentence from Du Gongbu's drunken Eight Immortals: Ruyang's three battles start to rise to the sky, and I can't wait to seal Jiuquan. On the Qingping River When drinking and having fun, I occasionally hold a glass and shout a few words to go to Jiuquan…”
Jiang Erye said here, turned to ask Zeng Xianzhi at the table, "Xie Lao was still in Nanyang at that time, Big Brother Zeng should know what happened to Jiuquan in Kang'an in the six years of Jinglong."
Xie Qingquan said nothing, Zeng Xianzhi replied, "On the 16th day of the first month in the sixth year of Jinglong, 90 refugees from Jiuquan crossed the mountains and reached the gate of the capital, but Yulin Weilangchao was used as a Khitan spy and killed 89 people. Only The leader, An Zheng, escaped because he entered the city to inquire about the news."
"This case was tried by Big Brother Zeng. After Lang Chao was killed, An Zheng kowtowed eighty-nine heads outside Jingzhao House on behalf of the elders in his hometown who were killed by Lang Chao." Jiang Erye turned to look at the bright moon in the sky again. "Since this case, I have felt that Jiuquan is a place of corruption in the officialdom, people are struggling to survive, and they are forced to flee for their lives. Long live my heart for the people and know the suffering of the people here, so I sent two commissioners, Kong Qingfeng and Nie Linjiang, to investigate and rectify them. After the adults were killed, I felt that this place was a place of death, and whoever came would die. However, due to fate, Jiang Mou was destined to accompany the two adults here. It took them half a year to finally find out the truth about the deaths of the two adults Kong Nie. Among them, Jiang Feng, who has worked hard, knows about it, and has written a letter to tell the truth."
Zeng Xianzhi hurriedly said, "Second brother, don't say that, if it wasn't for you attracting the attention of everyone in the Jiuquan Vanity Fair, Brother Yu and Mr. Xie would never have done so smoothly. In the past six months, we have only investigated the case, and the officialdom of Jiuquan will not be so smooth. You and the people in the business are all up to you to deal with, in addition to intrigue, there is also open killing and assassination, idiot..."
Jiang Erye said sincerely, "Brother Zeng, who does what? The younger brother is not careful enough and his head is not clear enough to investigate the case, so he can only eat, drink, play and stir up the water. In the past six months, the younger brother has learned a little more about Jiuquan. .Here…”
The folding fan in Jiang Erye’s hand pointed to the hazy streets, lights, people, and running water under the moon, “It was actually one of the four counties in Hexi during the Han Dynasty, and it was an important town where the merchants of the Zhou Dynasty must pass through. The sound of the orchestra here is majestic, Leren's skills are no weaker than Kang'an. The mountains and rivers here are magnificent and majestic. Here, beautiful girls are humiliated arbitrarily by villains, and strong men stoop to avoid the deep mountains, and be in the company of wild animals! Here, I, the people of Dazhou Most of them have no food and clothing, and the population has dropped by 20,000 in ten years!"
Speaking of this, Jiang Erye was already roaring, "The two adults are more knowledgeable than me, Jiang Feng, why do you say this?!"
Qiu Shuruo stood in the shadows as a stone monument, standing still, Zeng Xianzhi sitting at the table lowered his head and said nothing, Xie Qingquan, whose silver hair was lit by the light, said calmly, "Master Jiang is saddened by the suffering of the people in Jiuquan, old man. I feel the same way as Master Zeng, but if all the officials in this place are really guilty, the civil and military affairs of Jiuquan will be in chaos, and if the barbarians invade, the people will suffer even more.”
"Elder Xie, even though I'm not a talented officer, I've heard the phrase 'in order to fight against the outside world, you must be safe inside'." Jiang Erye pointed at the dark mountains with a folding fan, and said coldly, "If you don't clean up the officialdom in Jiuquan, When the barbarians invade, these beasts will definitely abandon the city and flee, disturbing the morale of the army."
Xie Qingquan did not deny this, but said, "Mr. Jiang's words are very true. Lord Jiang has been an official for four years. You should know that if you really obey the laws of the court, 90% of the officials will be investigated. If 90% of the officials were killed. , who will rule the world for the long live herdsmen?"
Zeng Xianzhi looked at Xie Qingquan on the left, Jiang Feng on the right, opened and closed his mouth, not knowing who to persuade. As a case-handling officer of the Jingzhao Mansion, Zeng Xianzhi is jealous of evil and can't wait to bring all the wicked in the world to justice. However, if most of the officials in Jiuquan discussed the laws of the imperial court, they would use swords instead of ropes to ask their sins. If these people are not killed, what is the majesty of the court's laws, and how can it deter corrupt officials in the world?
But if these people are really killed, as Xie Qingquan said, there will be no one available in Jiuquan's official circle. If something goes wrong and Jiuquan is in chaos, which of the three of them can afford this crime?
Jiang Erye said sincerely, "Xie Lao's meaning Jiang Feng understands that nine of the ten officials in the world are greedy, and Jiang Feng also knows it. Let's not talk about the situation in private, it's okay for officials to be greedy for petty money, but corrupt officials are not necessarily not. Good officials, but those who are both greedy and do not serve the people are definitely not good officials. What the court pays for is officials who do things for the people, not evil ghosts who **** the blood and eat the flesh of the people. You always understand people, and your heart is also I must understand. If we only kill a few leaders this time and don’t move the dye vats in Jiuquan, no matter what kind of officials we send, Jiuquan will still be like this.”
Jiang Erye put his hands behind his back, and said righteously, "Wan Sui has sent two groups of people to Jiuquan, what they want is to smash the dye vat here!"
Jiang Feng has been an official for four years, and he is still acting like this. Xie Qingquan said, "Mr. Jiang, even if we smashed the dye vat in Jiuquan, the big dye vat in Suzhou is still there. In less than a year and a half, the place will still be restored to its original state. Let's take a long-term plan and scoop out the sewage little by little. Injecting the clear spring, the old man assures Mr. Jiang that this strategy is slow but more secure. Whether it is ten or twenty years, unless the officialdom in Suzhou is purged, the old man will never return to Nanyang."
Jiang Erye raised his hand and bowed deeply to Xie Qingquan, "You always have this perseverance, and your subordinates admire it. If there were no civil strife like Jiang Jinzong and the foreign thief like Khitan, Jiang Feng would have been with you for ten or twenty years. Not now, you have seen it. Last month, the Khitan killers have entered Jiuquan. If it wasn't for the high order of the officials, their plan to alienate them has already been completed. You always know that there was a plague of locusts in the Khitan territory, and countless livestock were killed and injured. I will definitely enter the Great Zhou Dynasty to grab food. At the latest next year, the Khitan troops will arrive. With the current Suzhou officials and Zuo Wuwei, can we stop the Khitan people's iron hoofs?"
Xie Qingquan said, "Long live we can write to you, please Xiaowei and Weiwei come over to help defend."
Jiang Erye shook his head, "Sir, our Imperial Army is a pit for each radish. If you pull out the radishes from other places and fill in the pits that should have been filled by Zuo Wuwei, the other pits will be flooded." Jiang Feng replied. , "We will do our best to remove the borers in this pit in Suzhou before next spring, so that Zuo Wuwei's radish can be revived."
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how can we use carrots as a metaphor. Xie Qingquan also knew that Jiang Feng was right, so he asked, "According to Mr. Jiang's opinion, how should the Jiuquan officialdom be cleaned up?"
Jiang Erye took out a piece of paper, put it in front of the lamp and said loudly, "There are thirty-eight civil and military officials in Jiuquan's official circle, nineteen of whom were killed, two of whom were punished by three tribes; Five people; Jiuquan government officials should kill fifty-three people; bullies who run rampant in the villages and wealthy businessmen should kill sixty-two people, including two people who should be punished by three tribes;
Jiang Erye said these numbers, not to mention Xie Qingquan's heart skipping, even Zeng Xianzhi was horrified, "Second brother, where did your list come from?"
Jiang Erye raised his hand, Uncle Qiu handed over a thick roster, Jiang Erye slapped it on the table, and said seriously, "In the past six months, the two adults have investigated the case, and the Xicheng Yamen police officer I brought has not been spared. The evidence of everyone here is clearly listed. This official will not tolerate the killing! If the two adults agree, I will send this list and memorial to the capital tomorrow. "
(end of this chapter)