Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 588 Thunder (Added for the leader of the Xiaoyingti)

Outside the government office of Wuzhou Prefecture, apart from the officers and soldiers in distinctive armor, no one was to be seen surrounding the office.

However, the officials who were causing trouble were all pinned down and tied up.

These imperial guards only killed one thug who was throwing stones, and the others dispersed.

There were seven or eight lost shoes on the open space in front of the mansion.

Seeing this scene, He Zhizhou became furious.

Seeing a man wearing a general's helmet and armor, He Zhizhou immediately pointed at him and screamed: "How dare you kill someone without authorization! I want to impeach you. Come, arrest him!"

The provincial government officials who followed him out shouted "yes" and were about to step forward to arrest the man.

The general pulled out his sword, but when the sword was only one foot out of the sheath, the officials were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks.

The general took two steps forward, looked He Zhizhou up and down, and said in a deep voice, "Are you He Qianchen, the governor of this state?"

He Qianchen said angrily: "You bastard, how dare you call me by my name? Now that you know I am here, why don't you kneel down and apologize!"

He slapped him in the face, and his turban flew away.

The general shouted sternly: "According to the order of the Regent, Wuzhou Governor He Qianchen has neglected his duties and violated the 'Tired Order'. He must be arrested immediately and sent to the capital for questioning!"

He waved his hand and several warriors rushed forward, dragged He Qianchen down the stairs, grabbed a rope and tied him up.

He Qianchen was shocked and angry, and was shaking with anger: "Rebellion, rebellion, you warriors, are you going to rebel? I will never forgive you, never forgive you."

Although he was roaring, he was terrified in his heart. Could it be that... the court really wanted to punish me?
Is the situation in our Great Song Dynasty going to change?
In ancient times, if an official neglected his duties, he would be charged with a corresponding crime.

This type of crime mainly includes "violating orders", "abolishing orders" and "disobeying orders".

"Violating orders" means you do something that you are not allowed to do;

"Abolition of order" means: you didn't do what you were supposed to do;

"Not following orders" means that although you have done something, it is not within the scope of your authority.

These crimes, if committed seriously, will result in criminal liability.

When the official was about to leave Lin'an, he had already received instructions from his superiors.

Otherwise, under the accumulated power of the civil officials, he really wouldn't dare to be so rude to a prefect.

But now he is very confident and naturally not afraid at all.

With a slap, He Qianchen's turban flew away. The general felt relieved and shouted loudly: "The officials who made trouble and the prefect who did not do anything, all of them should be taken back.

The head of the thief who attacked our officers and soldiers will be hung under the city gate as a warning to others!"

……

Dongyang, Nine-Arch Bridge.

This is a stone bridge with nine rows of piers. The river under the bridge is more than twenty feet wide and several feet deep at its deepest point.

This bridge is dozens of miles away and is the only one that can accommodate trucks.

As a result, the few tax officials and tax collectors who were laid off occupied the bridge, and most of the pedestrians and merchants on both sides of the river had to pay to pass through.

Originally, this bridge only collected taxes from traveling merchants, but now that they have occupied the bridge, anyone who walks on the bridge has to pay a "bridge fee", which has caused widespread complaints.

But these people were so ferocious and vicious that no one dared to resist them. Some people could not help but curse the government for meddling in other people's affairs.

Why were they laid off for no reason?
Now they have been released into the public and have become a scourge, but the local government has turned a deaf ear and a dumb eye, only to harm the good people.

Because they collected taxes from everyone they saw, the efficiency of crossing the bridge became very slow. A large number of people were stuck on both sides of the bridge, waiting slowly to pay to cross the bridge.

Suddenly, with the galloping of horses, a large number of officers and soldiers rushed out from the direction of the bridge on both sides of the river.

The people who were waiting to cross the bridge hurriedly moved to the sides, looking at the sudden influx of soldiers in surprise.

The former tax officials and tax collectors who set up checkpoints at both ends of the bridge to collect money were still wearing their official uniforms as tax supervisors and carrying swords. They were beating and scolding the people who were slow to pay, and when they suddenly saw the soldiers coming, they were greatly frightened.

However, they did not think that the imperial officials and soldiers would do anything extreme, and they did not even think that they came for them.

Probably...a soldier passing by?

Well...just don't charge them "bridge tolls", right?
Some of the former tax collectors thought about this and turned to look at their leaders.

At this time, a general had already rushed to the bridge head on his horse, reined in his horse, drew his sword, slashed forward fiercely, and shouted: "Kill! Those who block the road and rob, don't spare a single one!"

Soldiers from both sides swarmed up, and the Nine-Arch Bridge was suddenly filled with the flashing of swords and sabers.

By the time local officials heard the news, soldiers also entered the city.

The Nine-Arch Bridge is dozens of miles away from the county town, which is not very close.

Therefore, by the time the news reached the county government and the tax collector's office, the officers and soldiers had already cleaned up the scene, restored traffic, and were carrying the bodies into the city.

If they hadn't erected high poles on both sides of the city gate and hung the bodies there, which took some time, I'm afraid they would have arrived earlier than the messenger.

After they arrived at the yamen, they arrested the county magistrate and the tax inspector ambassador for the crime of "abolishing the order" without saying a word.

It comes like the wind and goes like the wind.

……

No one was killed in Kuaiji.

The court had already been turned into a mourning hall, with monks and Taoist priests taking turns to perform rituals. The family of the drunken chief clerk who fell to his death had already planned to make the biggest fuss possible.

If the amount of money paid for the ritual is ten strings of cash now, then when you report it to the government you can report it as one hundred strings of cash.

In short, you won’t suffer any loss.

The front yamen was in great excitement, so the county magistrate closed the doors of the front yamen and the back house.

While the funeral was being held in the front hall, the county magistrate continued to live his life well in the back house.

The chief clerk, who held an official position in vain but only received a salary and did no real work, should be given a tribute every year.

There were many officials and clerks like this who were just filling up quotas in various yamen, and they all wanted to give some "respect" to the county magistrate.

If he lays off these people, he will lose an income, and he won't be able to recruit new people. The loss is not only money, but it will also have a great impact on his ability to build personal networks.

So, he tacitly gave up the court and let those people make a fuss.

Let the imperial court worry about this matter.

As usual, I believe that the final outcome will be a happy one for everyone.

However, he waited and waited, and finally the people from the court came.

When the court officials arrived, they arrested him for the crime of "abolishing decrees."

The family members of the chief clerk were wearing mourning clothes and crying loudly in the court. Suddenly, they saw the county magistrate being put into the prison van. They were stunned.

At this time, the general leading the troops walked into the hall, kicked over the brazier, swept the spirit tablet with his scabbard, and looked at them coldly.

Without saying a word, they fled.

Finally, the officers and soldiers outside stopped them, and they remembered that their master was still lying in the coffin on the county magistrate's desk.

They quickly carried the coffin down and ran away without saying a word.

……

Soon after the Prince of Jin became regent, the first "order" stamped with a double dragon seal was issued to the entire Song Dynasty.

"Lingshu" is a government decree issued by the Regent, and its effectiveness is equivalent to that of an imperial edict.

In his "Order", King Zhao Ju of Jin severely criticized the phenomenon of officials from all over the country abusing the crime of "rebellion" for many years.

He ordered officials from all regions to be cautious in their screening and strictly prohibit them from being lazy and negligent in their work, or even from watching or even condoning local incidents for the sake of personal gain.

Zhao Qu's words were sharp and he exposed the selfish motives of some officials in doing so without any reservation, which made some local officials who had done such things feel ashamed when they saw it.

After this "order", there are also copies of the memorials submitted by officials from Wuzhou, Dongyang and Kuaiji to the court alleging that someone was plotting a rebellion, as well as the court's handling of the officials from the three places.

The regent, Prince Jin, took action against the officials with official seals in three places. The officials with official seals in Wuzhou and Kuaiji were all dismissed from their posts, the tax inspector of Dongyang was dismissed from his post, and the county magistrate was not only dismissed from his post, but also banished for 500 miles because he watched the stubborn people rob people on the road without doing anything.

Such a swift and decisive move immediately shocked the government and the public.

The Ministry of Personnel took the opportunity to launch a second round of redundancy clearance operations.

At the local level, some officials in prefectures, cities and counties quietly burned the "rebellion memorials" that were caused by three spinners demanding wages, five soldiers fighting after drinking, and dozens of villagers fighting over water. Instead, they cheered up and personally handled and resolved these disputes.

It seems that Yang Yuan has nothing to do with the recent major event that has shocked the government and the public.

He looked at the moon in the sky, felt the wind on earth, and lived his ordinary life.

That is, after the court dealt with several local officials, Yang Yuan recommended several officials to Prince of Jin Zhao Ju, believing that they could be competent for the vacant positions.

For example, Lu You, Fan Chengda, Yu Yunwen, Yang Wanli...

……

This day was Yang Yuan's day off.

Princess Zhao Ning'er of Jia State came to the Marquis' Mansion again.

Growing up under her mother's suffocating care, Zhao Ning'er had strict rules for eating, drinking, and daily routine.

She is still a child, and it is the nature of children to be curious about the world and like to try all kinds of new things.

But Zhao Ning'er's nature was restrained, so the more she was nourished, the worse her health became.

During this period, the Queen left Lin'an with the Emperor to serve the Empress Dowager, and Zhao Ning'er was finally free.

With the support of his uncle Zhao Qu, Zhao Ning often came to the Yang family to play when he was a child and became good friends with A'man, Qingtang and little A'ta.

Especially Ata, who is the youngest and the one she can talk to the best.

So today Zhao Ning'er couldn't wait to come here again. She had made an appointment with Sister Qingtang, Sister A'man and others to go to Nianhua Cottage to play together.

As a result, when they arrived at the Yang Mansion, they happened to see Yang Yuan about to accompany the ladies to the Luo's Medical Clinic. Zhao Ning'er, holding the hand of A'ta, followed them.

Zhao Ning'er, who was only a few years old but was most afraid of seeing doctors and hearing the word "medicine", walked with them without any sign of rejection and regarded it as an interesting thing.

Almost another month has passed, and today is the day Xue Bingxin and her friends came to ask Doctor Luo to take their pulse.

Luo Chengan felt Dan Niang's pulse first, and Dan Niang couldn't wait to ask, "Pharmacist, I...Is the baby I'm pregnant with...a boy or a girl?"

Pharmacist Luo did not keep the secret, and smiled and bowed, saying: "Congratulations, my lord, congratulations to my lady. If I am not mistaken, hehe, my lady is also pregnant with a boy."

(End of this chapter)