Li Qianhu did not expect such a thing to happen, and Li Gui met Li Kui.
But he was able to sit in the position of a thousand households, and he didn't eat it out of wine and meat. Immediately, a fierce sternness flashed in his eyes. Just as he was trying to rely on more people, he didn't know that a group of yamen came in from outside, and then his forehead became cold and he remembered that this was Xue's site.
Looking at Xue Tingxiang, who was standing there smiling and looking at him, he finally understood why this person had been calm and composed, and if he had found the righteous master, he was waiting for them.
The subordinates he brought were all looking at him in a hurry, but Li Qianhu's legs were weak and he knelt down.
"By the inspection, your lord spare your life!"
"Give them all their knives, tie them down and watch." Dou Zhun ordered.
Led by several of his entourages and assisted by the yamen, Li Qianhu's people were taken down and watched. Here, Dou Zhun tried Li Qianhu on the spot.
"Tell me, who asked you to come here, who gave you this document signed by Nangsi Yamen?"
This Li Qianhu's face was ashen, where is the arrogance from before, his lips opened a few times, but he was speechless.
Dou Zhun saw so many people like this, and he was still holding on to luck when he was about to die.
He glanced at the other party and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't say anything, there are only a few people who can use the stamps on it. While protecting others, first think about whether your head can still be settled on your neck! "
Li Qianhu couldn't hold on anymore, and shouted on the ground, "Lord Chase, it's really not the small one who did it on purpose, but a message from above. The words were handed down from the governor's yamen. Whoever wrote this document, I don't know, the youngest just obeyed the order to take this magistrate surnamed Xue away from the county yamen."
"Take it away for what?" Dou Zhun asked sharply.
Li Qianhu raised his head and glanced at Xue Tingxiang before he said, "The above said that the boat was chiseled when he was halfway there, causing Xue Zhixian to drown and die."
Xue Tingxiang sneered and glanced at him, as if not surprised by this result.
And Dou Zhun remembered what Xue Tingxiang said before—
"Actually, this time I invited the adults to come here because I wanted to save the lives of the adults."
"Now, my lord, do you understand what the lower official said?"
This Xue Tingxiang was sent to Zhejiang by the sage, specifically for the maritime ban. It was only because the resistance from the court was too great that he concealed it and gave him a seventh-rank county magistrate to do it. But it is placed in a place like Dinghai, just to give it an opportunity to leverage all the big players in Zhejiang.
If he was not mistaken, the imperial decree he saw just now was given to him by the sage to protect his body, so this Xue Tingxiang would fight with such an open flame.
The person was in Zhejiang, and he managed to achieve some results, but he died in Zhejiang, and it was the person who came forward to mention the punishment, what would the sage think in his heart
Maybe the saint will not move him for the time being in order to hide people's eyes and ears, but he will not move him now, what about in the future? He broke the big matter of the Holy Spirit and said that he wanted his head to be light, and I am afraid that he would have the heart to burn him to ashes.
Unconsciously, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Dou Zhun's back, and he actually wet his clothes without realizing it.
A strange light flashed in his eyes, he took a deep breath, and said, "Take this person down, and you will all go down too."
The entourage bowed his head, and all the people in the hall retreated.
Only Dou Zhun and Xue Tingxiang were left in the room.
Dou Zhun stood up suddenly and bowed his hands to Xue Tingxiang: "I hope Master Xue can show a clear path for this official."
At this moment, he no longer has the contempt he had before.
Maybe before, because of his position, he looked down at Xue Tingxiang from a high position, and even when Xue Tingxiang sent someone to invite him, he was also curious. But with so many twists and turns, Dou Zhun's heart palpitated the more he thought about it.
Why did Xue Tingxiang come to him, and why did he come up with today's incident? Does the sage know about Zhejiang? All this was entangled in his heart, giving birth to wild grass.
That's why he treats the young with the elders and respects the young, and takes such a low stance toward a small magistrate in his capacity as a provincial governor.
Although the magistrate is small, it has no choice but to reach the sky. Although the inspector is big, his life is hanging by a thread.
Xue Tingyan let out a sigh of relief, came to sit on the chair beside him, and bowed his head and bowed his head there, ignoring Dou Zhun. He picked up the cold tea and took a sip.
After the tea is cold, the bitterness will deepen, but it is extremely refreshing, and his mind that has been tired due to frequent brainstorming in recent days immediately feels refreshed.
He stretched out his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, then raised his head and said, "I don't know if Mr. Dou wants to protect the road for a while or the road for a lifetime?"
Dou Zhun's expression froze, and he asked, "I don't know what to say?"
"Protect the road for a while. Today, this incident has never happened. Your lord will go back now, and you will not know the official in the future. The only thing your lord has to worry about is whether Li Qianhu's mouth is reliable. , or if some feng shui is leaked, there is suspicion of you there, I am afraid that Master Dou will probably not be stable in the future."
"As for the road to protect the first life—" After a pause, Xue Tingxiang smiled and said: "Your Excellency should now know some thoughts of the sage. This time, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang was replaced by Shao Kai, and the governor of Zhejiang was Zhu Bingtong. It’s not an exaggeration to say that they are covering the sky with one hand in Zhejiang. This kind of situation must not be seen by the sage. If the adults can take the opportunity to cater to the sage’s thoughts, it will be a matter of life from now on.”
Dou Zhun's brows furrowed, and step by step he walked to the chair beside Xue Tingxiang and sat down.
"I don't know what Master Xue said to cater to?"
Xue Tingxiang groaned slightly, but did not answer, but asked, "I don't know if your lord is interested in the position of governor of Zhejiang?"
Dou Zhun's heart skipped a beat.
Although he is the inspector of one of the three divisions in Zhejiang, if he really wants to become a top official, he is still somewhat unqualified. He has served two consecutive terms in Zhejiang, but he has always been sitting in the position of the inspector. If he said that he did not want to be the governor, it would be a lie, but he also knew that some things could be thought of, and some things could not be thought of.
For example, the position of the governor of Zhejiang is not something he can think of.
There is a lot of involvement here, but as long as he has not stated his position and put himself under a certain party, it is impossible for him to sit in this position.
As a civil official, who does not regard entering the cabinet and the frontier as the biggest goal of life. He also thought that after this term expires, he will probably be transferred back to Beijing. The Sixth Division officials don't need to think about it for the time being, and the qualifications are not enough. At most, he will return to the Supreme Court.
But in the courthouse, if he couldn't sit on the left and right of the imperial censor, he would not be able to enter the cabinet. But if you can sit in the position of the governor of Zhejiang, it will be different. After returning to Beijing, you will be a court official of the Sixth Division, and then entering the pavilion will be a matter of course.
He is fifty-two now, and he can waste another five years, but he can't waste ten years. Ten years later, he has entered an old age, and even if he is given a job as a patriarch, I am afraid that he will not have enough energy.
Dou Zhun's heart was pounding, and he didn't ask until he calmed down a little, "Sir Xue, if you have something to say, just say it."
Xue Tingxiang laughed: "Sir, don't be nervous. Since the lower official can say this, it's not in vain. Now there is an avenue to the sky in front of the lord, it depends on whether the lord is willing to go."
"This official is all ears."
Xue Tingxiang stood up and took two steps back and forth: "Today's events can be big or small, and the small ones are just like what the lower official said before, so it's not like this happened. But if you talk about it in a big way, the governor of a dignified province is like this. With all his efforts, just for the small life of a seventh-rank magistrate, I am afraid that no one will believe it.
"Why? Because the subordinate officer pierced their eyes, poked their hearts, and moved their silver bags, so it's natural to get rid of them quickly. But they are afraid, so they will use the hand of adults to deal with me. It's so obvious. If the pit is placed in front of the adults, how can the adults foolishly jump, so if they can't do it, they have another plan, and they simply plant the blame. If there is no one behind Xiaguan, it will be good luck, if there is someone behind Xiaguan The person who can't be provoked just happens to have a ready-made scapegoat."
Xue Tingxiang laughed and shook his head again and again: "So the thoughts of these people are really convoluted."
Dou Zhun didn't say anything, but said in his heart, these people's thoughts are twisting and turning, aren't you also ignorant of fire? I don't know how at such a young age, how to be so savage.
"Having said so much, this is going back to the past. Is Master Dou interested in this governor of Zhejiang?"
"You—" Dou Zhun was shocked, and he already understood something in his heart.
"The matter on my side is waiting to be reported, but I can't say this, nor can it be mentioned by the saint. And if your lord has been framed in this way, you can hand over a book and stab it. If this matter is known to the imperial court, all the First of all, the governor of Bingtong doesn't need to be done, so whoever should be the governor is the best, and naturally it is Mr. Dou who is alone but familiar with the local situation in Zhejiang."
After hearing this, Dou Zhun gasped and stared blankly at Xue Tingyan's smiling eyes.
In those eyes, he saw that he was confident, all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and he calculated quickly in his heart.
After a long time, he said: "Did Master Xue know that the old man would agree to this matter?"
"It's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to heaven to make things happen. Xiaguan is not a reincarnation of Zhuge, so how can you count the reaction of adults. At best, Xiaguan just does his best. As for whether it's successful or not, it's up to heaven."
Dou Zhun laughed: "It's a good one! Master Xue is young and intelligent, so he should not be underestimated." He stood up and said, "It's not too early, the old man has to go back to Zangsi Yamen. Don't disturb Master Xue to rest. As for Li Qianhu, this official will take it back first."
"Then when does the lord plan to go to the fold?"
"Master Xue seems to be in a hurry?"
Xue Tingxiang shook his head again and again: "No, no, no, the lower official just wants to ask the adults to hand them back to Beijing."
Dou Zhun thought for a while: "Then leave it to me."
Xue Tingxiang didn't say anything, and went out to let someone carry things over.
Not long after, Hu San and the others came in with a large box with a seal attached. Dou Zhun didn't stay any longer and left in a hurry.
After he left, Hu San asked Xue Tingxiang, "Sir, can you trust this person?"
"Let's not mention it or not, he has to stand on the same boat as us now. He is a smart man and knows what to do. Well, Hu San has worked hard for you these past few days, you should go back and have a good sleep. ."
After speaking, Xue Tingxiang went to the inner room.
Looking at the imperial decree on the offering table, he took it with a smile, spread it out and looked at it, before rolling it into a roll and putting it into his sleeve.
At this time, if someone was beside him, he could see that this imperial edict was awarded to him as the champion of the new division by Emperor Jiacheng.
He touched his sleeves and returned to the back house.
I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep for many days, but now I can finally get a good rest.
Just when Xue Tingxiang fell asleep, Dou Zhun had already boarded the boat back to Hangzhou.
He was doomed to sleepless that night, the lights in the cabin were on all night, and in this cabin, the box that Xue Tingxiang asked him to hand back to Beijing was also placed there.
It's not that Dou Zhun wasn't curious about what was in the box, but he didn't want to open it to take a look. At this time, he was thinking about how to write the memorial.
When dawn broke, the other party wrote down a secret book, and let the ship dock, and sent it to the post station together with the box, and sent it back to Beijing at an expedited speed of 800 miles.
So when Dou Zhun arrived in Hangzhou the next day, his booklet and the box of things were also handed over to Emperor Jiacheng.
As a high-ranking official, Dou Zhun was qualified to submit the secret book directly to the emperor, and this book was placed on Emperor Jiacheng's imperial case without going through the cabinet.
Emperor Jiacheng was not the kind of temperament who could throw his hands away and ignore everything, so Xue Tingxiang recovered soon after he left Beijing. But the supervisor of li has not been removed, and has even grown a lot in the past two years.
The bustling world is for profit, and the bustling world is for profit.
With the power to criticize the red, the supervisor of li is destined to have someone vassal. And with Zheng An as the head of the Secretary of Lijian and the eunuchs, Emperor Jiacheng also added to the cabinet.
These eunuchs are undoubtedly a sharp blade in the hands of Emperor Jiacheng. The emperor preserved his reputation, and the ministers dared not say that the emperor made a typo except for scolding the eunuchs for wronging the country.
Emperor Jiacheng actually only wanted to understand this. Taizu always felt that the foundation of the previous dynasty was broken by the eunuchs. Since he ascended the dragon throne, he removed the twenty-four yamen and handed over the eunuchs in the palace to the inner servants. Under the supervision of the eunuch and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, these eunuchs have since faded out of the center of power and become slaves to serve people.
Ever since Emperor Kejia Cheng ascended the throne, he has been repeatedly angered by those civil servants. He felt that Taizu had done something wrong. Without these eunuchs, the emperor was truly alone.
No matter how the eunuchs stirred up the storm, they were always the servants of the emperor. Except for greed for some money, they dared not betray the emperor. But these civil servants are different. They seem to be respectful and pay attention to the parents and teachers of heaven and earth, but in fact, they can't wait to swallow his father alive.
When Emperor Jiacheng came back from the previous dynasty, Zheng Ancheng came up.
"Is something wrong?"
"Your Majesty, Dou Zhun, the inspector of Zhejiang Province, has handed over a secret certificate."
"What did you say?"
Zheng Ancheng paused, lowered his head and said, "It is related to Zhu Bingtong, and it is also related to Xue Tingxiang, the magistrate of Dinghai County."
Hearing Xue Tingxiang's name, Emperor Jiacheng's face was shocked, and he changed his mind and said, "Bring me the book."
The booklet was quickly brought, and Emperor Jiacheng read it word by word.
After reading it, he watched it again and laughed.
Zheng Ancheng immediately knelt down: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Majesty."
"Okay, okay! This Xue Tingxiang is good, and this Dou Zhun is also interesting!"
Zheng Ancheng went to the side to please: "I just wanted to talk about this, but I think Your Majesty saw this surprise well. I really didn't expect this Xue Zhuangyuan to do such a big thing in that place."
With a smile on his face, Emperor Jiacheng touched the book on the dragon's case: "I just don't know how Xue Tingxiang pulled Dou Zhun into the water?"
"Xue Zhuangyuan is very talented, and the minions have long seen that he is not in the pool. It took only more than two years to see that he had messed up the situation in Zhejiang by himself, and also pulled Dou Zhun into the water. As soon as it comes, the things that Your Majesty has been keeping in mind will naturally be solved."
Hearing this, Emperor Jiacheng naturally remembered the incident caused by the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and his heart surged with anger. But remembering what the faces of the patriarchs would look like next, he squinted happily again.
"Xue Tingxiang didn't bring anything up?"
Zheng Ancheng bent over and said, "I handed it over, along with this secret package, there is also a box."
"What's in it?"
"Your Majesty isn't here, and the old slave doesn't dare to open it. There's a seal on it."
"Let someone bring it up, open it and take a look."
"Yes."
Not long after, a few little eunuchs came up with the box.
The box doesn't seem to be big, but it seems to be quite heavy, and it seems very difficult to move a few. Seeing this, Emperor Jiacheng was even more curious about what was inside.
"Open."
The box was quickly opened, and there was nothing strange in it, just a book of accounts.
Zheng Ancheng led the people to look through the account books one by one, and it took a long time before he said with a look of shock: "Your Majesty, this is all the account books in Dinghai County since Mr. Xue took office, which records in detail the amount of each transaction of those maritime merchants. The type of goods, and the price of trading with those barbarian merchants. In addition, Mr. Xue built a warehouse specially, and every time there is a goods into the city, he will charge a different fee, and he will get a lot of money."
"How much is the total?"
"After more than two years, after deducting the cost of repairing the warship by Master Xue, there are still 2,109,400 taels of silver left. If you count the cost, there will be 3 million taels of silver."
"Three million taels?" Even Emperor Jiacheng was moved, and stood up from the dragon chair.
"Because of the limited manpower, Master Xue only sent 50,000 taels of silver back, which was exchanged for 5,000 taels of gold, and the rest was stored in the Dinghai County treasury."
Saying that, Zheng Ancheng had someone lift the cloth under the account book, revealing a golden light underneath.