When he came to Dongchang Prefecture before, the officials of Dongchang Prefecture did not take him seriously.
But he just wanted to do something different. After Chaocheng County suffered a natural disaster, the higher authorities refused to open the granaries to release grain. He took the lead in opening the county's granaries and distributed all the grain to the people.
He then submitted a letter of apology to the court, reporting the plight of the people and the inaction of the government.
From then on, people not only thought he was a trouble, but also regarded him as a plague god and avoided him as much as possible.
Such a person would not be qualified to participate in a conspiracy to murder the imperial envoy.
All the officials in Dongchang Prefecture, from top to bottom, kept the secret from him.
This was exactly what gave Wei An an opportunity to take advantage of.
Although some people are not smart, being stupid has its advantages.
At this time, this unwise man had already arrived in Gaotang. In the evening, he finally arrived at the prefectural yamen and asked to see the prefect.
Huang Wenjie frowned when he heard it: "Let him go back!"
He Liang had also heard of this man's name, so he turned around and asked him, "Is that Peng Derui?"
Although no one said which one, everyone already knew it.
Huang Wenjie responded, feeling very annoyed: "He is just a stone from a cesspool, smelly and hard. Whenever I meet him, something always happens, and it's never a good thing! I don't know why he came back this time, so it's better not to see him."
Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause that will be impossible to deal with.
He Liang seemed to be thinking about something, and he even reminded the clerk: "If you have anything to say, talk to him nicely, don't make him angry."
At this critical moment, we cannot allow any more trouble to occur.
The clerk agreed, but when he left, he still sent him away arrogantly: "Our master is busy, please go back, sir."
A higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking one. As a clerk in the prefectural government, he never gives a good face to the county magistrates under him.
Peng Derui hurried over and was already sweating. He was not angry when he heard this. He sat down on the ground and said coldly, "Since the master is busy, I will wait here. You go back and tell the master when he has finished his work and ask him to take time to see me."
This stinky stone!
The clerk was stunned and walked in angrily.
I already knew that this person was extremely persistent, but I didn't expect him to be so persistent. He Liang glanced at Huang Wenjie and asked him, "Do you know what he is here for? If it's not a big deal, just agree to it and save him from making trouble."
Now is not the time to make trouble.
Huang Wenjie had no choice. He couldn't just let him sit outside all the time, which would have a bad influence. So he nodded and went to the detention room to meet him in person.
Peng Derui explained his purpose as soon as he opened his mouth, without any hesitation: "Did you arrest a group of merchants who were colluding with the Japanese in our county yesterday?"
Huang Wenjie frowned even more.
This matter was done without telling the stubborn and eccentric Peng Derui, for fear that he would ask too many questions and cause the matter to fail.
But now that he knew about it, Huang Wenjie became a little impatient and became alert: "This matter is a court secret, it is not for you to know, you don't have to care."
Peng Derui was neither humble nor arrogant, nor angry. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "In this case, please produce the documents. If there are any documents from the Ministry of Justice, I will not be responsible for them."
Huang Wenjie suddenly felt angry. At this moment, he was worried about whether he could take down Shen Chen, but the Peng Derui in front of him kept going against him.
He immediately stood up and angrily asked, "What do you mean?!"
Peng Derui was not angry, and still stood there motionless like a bamboo stick: "It's meaningless. Your Excellency arrested people from my territory and said that there are people in my territory who are in contact with the Japanese. I can't bear this responsibility. I have to investigate the case thoroughly."
Huang Wenjie immediately sneered: "Who said that you should be held responsible! I've already said that this case has nothing to do with you, you don't have to care!"
Peng Derui refused to give in. Seeing Huang Wenjie's proud face, he sneered righteously, "Your Excellency is wrong. Since the Japanese pirates are colluding with others in the area under my jurisdiction, it is naturally my business. I will investigate it! Moreover, I heard that there are merchants colluding with the Japanese pirates here."
What a difficult one.
Huang Wenjie couldn't help but yelled, "Shut up!"
Peng Derui was not afraid of him at all, and was not affected at all. He immediately retorted: "Why did you tell me to shut up? According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even if you are the prefect, you should inform me before arresting people in my jurisdiction..."
Huang Wenjie couldn't go with him, and couldn't reveal his purpose, so he had to turn away and go back to the hall.
He Liang, who had been waiting, saw his angry expression and knew that he would not be able to suppress Peng Derui, so he asked, "What's going on?"
Huang Wenjie felt like his throat was about to smoke from anger. He sneered and said in a bad tone, "What else could it be? That idiot is the root of evil! He came to tell me at this critical moment that he wants to try the case!"
He Liang stood up and asked seriously, "What case is he going to try?"
What case? Huang Wenjie put down the cup angrily. "The case of collusion with the Japanese! He said that since we said that the merchants were colluding with the Japanese, he would try them! He also said that since the case happened in their area, he should be the one to try it!"
He Liang couldn't help it. He thought it was a little funny and couldn't help but sneer: "He wants to try the case? Does he know what he is talking about?"
After all, He Liang was a high-ranking provincial governor and had no idea how terrible this stinky stone was.
Huang Wenjie shook his head, a little angrily: "Of course he knows, but he is not afraid of death. What can you do? He said that if we don't let him try the case, he will write to the Censorate and the Cabinet to ask if our prefectural government and the Censorate have exceeded their authority. He also said that if we don't let him try the case, the Ministry of Personnel will issue a document to remove him, and he will leave immediately!"
To the heavens?!
If that's the case, how can we block the news
How can Wei An's identity be concealed? ! Everything will be over by then!
It really is a big trouble!
He Liang sneered: "He dares!"
What is he afraid of
Huang Wenjie couldn't help but said, "My lord, he is not afraid of death. He has been in Dongchang Prefecture for so long, and there is nothing he dares not do. He dared to open the warehouse and release grain. Do you think he dares to do it now?!"
People who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes!