First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng naturally knew that there was a problem, and he immediately understood after hearing what Jiang Nan said.

"You want to use farmland to enter the account, and then you don't need to change it to mulberry field...and then continue to keep the mulberry field for profit?"

Jiang Nan said: "Only from the accounts, I can't be sure, but I believe that something abnormal happened, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice is to blame!"

Zhang Ximeng paused, Li Menggeng from the Criminal Department, but the old man who followed Zhu Yuanzhang since Chuzhou, and Li Shanchang's confidant, was transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs to the Criminal Department, and he has a solid foundation. Such a person is not something Jiang Nan can deal with.

"Okay, you just leave this matter to me first. We will still be in charge of you in the future."

Jiang Nan hurriedly stood with his hands down, very serious.

Zhang Ximeng thought for a while and said: "The Du branch is the predecessor of the household department. Measuring income and supporting expenses are two responsibilities. But today's Du branch can't overwhelm the host. Your mission is to calculate. If you encounter problems, don't do it yourself. Make a judgment and report everything to me, and you must not make your own claims, let alone leak the situation at will."

Jiang Nan listened, and suddenly said: "Mr. Zhang, if you discover corruption and breaking the law, will you deal with it immediately? Bring the offender to justice?"

"Won't!"

Jiang Nan was taken aback by Zhang Ximeng's answer, and was stunned, "Zhang Xiang, I, I don't understand... what do you mean?"

"That's why I came here. Remember what I said. If you can't know the result in advance, don't start an investigation lightly. Always remember that you are just... an abacus. Make the accounts clear and don't ask about the rest."

Jiang Nan frowned, and she raised her head hesitantly, as if she had met a fake Zhang Ximeng.

Is this still the Master Zhang whom everyone admires?

Seeing her astonished face, Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "We each have many identities, but in the officialdom, you and I have only one identity, and that is the Lord's official. For example, the most fundamental mission of your branch office is not to catch Corrupt officials, although they have to do these part-time jobs, but the Du Branch, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, including the Gongwei Division...the most important responsibility is to maintain the operation of the country, so that every government office can perform its duties normally."

It was the first time Jiang Nan heard such a truth, "Mr. Zhang, then, when you encounter corrupt officials, don't you just ignore them?"

Zhang Ximeng laughed again, "No one is absolutely good, and no government office can satisfy everyone... As long as it can still perform its mission normally, don't destroy it easily. Because once you stop, you don't know how much you will lose. As long as you are in the Only when it's unbearable can we take action, decisively and quickly, to remove the cancer!"

Jiang Nan was even more discouraged, her face turned slightly pale, and she held the cup tightly with her fingers. She said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhang, if that's the case, what are you doing with the branch office?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "You think it's a trivial matter to clean up the cancer. For example, the Wang family has occupied Hangzhou for more than 100 years and served the Yuan court. They have [-] mu of mulberry fields and tea gardens. The mulberry farmers, silk weavers, and dyers who rely on them survive. There are workers, tea masters, caravans that sell goods, fleets that sell goods overseas, and cargo stations, pawnshops, banks, and ticket offices set up to help smooth trade. There are also restaurants and inns. , Goulan Wasi..."

Zhang Ximeng let out a long breath, and Jiang Nan was dumbfounded. In fact, after thinking about it a little, he could understand. After all, their family is a middle-level businessman, so it is impossible not to know these things.

"What Zhang Xiang means is that these people depend on the Wang family to live, so they can't be touched easily?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "It's not untouchable... Don't we just eradicate the Wang family now! This is the right time!"

"What?" Jiang Nan asked curiously.

"It's very simple. My lord first entered Hangzhou, and Zhang Shicheng's influence was cleared out. The Wang family wanted to corrupt our officials, but they failed. There are not many people in the court who are willing to protect them, but we hold Juntian in our hands." The so-called million water workers can completely let them return to their hometowns to farm, and they still belong to their own fields! These people are happy to do things for themselves, and it is easy to abandon the Wang family. There are no officials to protect them, and the people below cannot coerce the people .But he jumped out again and hit the knife edge. If he didn't die, it would be too much for God!"

Jiang Nan was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help lowering his head and muttering: "I thought that when I became an official and had power, I could make decisions for the people and be a master of the sky! Dare to be so complicated!"

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing, "I didn't see that, you still have the heart of being a chivalrous woman! This is a good thing, but I want to remind you that in officialdom, especially in your current position, you can't play chivalry. capricious!"

Jiang Nan nodded again and again, "The humble job knows...By the way, Zhang Xiang, can I ask for an hour's leave tomorrow?"

"Ask for leave?"

"Yes... I, I want to go to Caishikou."

"What?" Zhang Ximeng was stunned, "What are you doing there? Tomorrow you will kill the entire Wang family!"

"That's right, I just want to see the bad guys fight the law and get justice done!"

This time it's Zhang Ximeng's turn to be surprised, why is this girl a bit saucy?

Chapter 322 Marriage Event

"It's here. If you want to see it, you can open the bamboo curtain. If you don't want to see it, you can sit down and drink some tea and eat some pastries."

Zhang Ximeng pulled out a chair casually, let Jiang Nan sit down, and he pulled out another chair himself, very gentlemanly.Zhang Ximeng didn't quite know what stimulated this girl, and wanted to watch the murder, but as his immediate boss, Zhang Ximeng still didn't want her to be okay and stop thinking about it, and just be able to be an official honestly and do her job well.

He chose a restaurant, located in an elegant room on the fifth floor, leaning against the window, he could naturally see the scene of Caishikou, but there was a bamboo curtain on the window to keep the blood out.

After Jiang Nan sat down, her heart kept beating. She wanted to stand up, condescending, and look at the practice field. Once, she even walked in front of the bamboo curtain, halfway out her hand, and finally retracted it.

It seems that there are fierce beasts outside, a Shura hell that will devour the living.

Jiang Nan tried her best to overcome her fear, but she couldn't take the last step after all.

In front of her eyes, there seemed to be a large patch of blood.

In the end, he could only sigh dejectedly: "Master Zhang, am I considered Mr. Ye's good dragon? Is it whimsical?"

Zhang Ximeng shook his head calmly, "If people don't even dare to think about it, what's the difference between them and salted fish? Can I ask, why do you have the thoughts you have today? After all, even men may not have such thoughts! "

Jiang Nan was startled, and said slowly: "Mr. Zhang, if it's a personal grievance, will you blame the humble official?"

Zhang Ximeng frowned, "Why, the Wang family has offended you?"

"It's not our house, it's my uncle's house."

Jiang Nan was very sad, her uncle Shi Boren was a wealthy family in Suzhou, and her aunt Zheng Yunduan was a famous talented woman. The husband and wife were deeply in love with each other, and they were a couple of gods and gods. Compared with Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng, they were not much better.

But since Zhang Shicheng entered Suzhou, these two families have been in decline. Zheng Yunduan died of illness, Shi Boren fled to Jinling to avoid disaster, and is currently working for Zhu's army.

"Zhang Xiang, I thought that Zhang Shicheng was out of his mind and attacked his uncle and his family, but when I checked the property of the Wang family, there was a batch of mulberry fields. Yes, it belonged to the Shi family! I, I just found out that the Wang family was also involved This thing! They killed my aunt!"

Zhang Ximeng was startled, what happened?

The Shi family and the Wang family, one in Suzhou and the other in Hangzhou, are both involved in the silk business, so it is no wonder that there are conflicts.It is not impossible to frame the Shi family after pretending to be Zhang Shicheng.

And Jiang Nan knew about Sang Tian's mistake, so she probably paid attention to it, and only then did she see the flaw.

"Zhang Xiang, my aunt is not an ordinary talented woman, she has a heart and courage! If she can be an official, she must be a girl! She has written poems: borrowing from the prime minister, loyalty is difficult in the past. She sacrificed her life Returning to Beique, I will die only in the southern crown. The blood has melted into blue for three years, and I have an inch of pill in my heart. I occasionally carry poems with me, playing with it as sorrow."

Full of affection, Jiang Nan recited Zheng Yunduan's poems.

Zhang Ximeng frowned slightly, thinking secretly, and couldn't help nodding his head in admiration, "She is indeed a talented woman, with a bloody integrity, enough to make many men feel ashamed!"

When Jiang Nan heard Zhang Ximeng praise her aunt, she was heartened, and said what was pent up in her heart.

"Zhang Xiang, I, I have always admired my aunt. I think that a woman who can live to her realm is a figure in the sky. She is talented, so I study hard. She doesn't want women to just cling to men, and I also learn from her. Settle accounts and do things. Later, I replaced my brother and delivered food to Yingtian..."

"Later, I learned that women can also be officials, and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity fell on my head. I was apprehensive and happy. I may not be as talented, but when I have a good time, I can make some moves , to prove to the world that what my aunt said is right, and women can do more things."

"Zhang Xiang, all these years, I have been following in the footsteps of my aunt, thinking about what I would do if I were her. Such a strange woman, her family has been ruined, shouldn't the Wang family deserve to die?"

Jiang Nan said sadly, but then she had no choice but to blame herself, "I wish I could take revenge with my own hands. Now that the incident is approaching, the enemy is right in front of my eyes, but I am afraid of swords and avoiding swords, and I don't even have the courage to look! Women, after all, are The generation of girls. Bai Baidong's imitation makes people laugh."

Just as he was talking, suddenly there was a burst of cheers outside, Jiang Nan was taken aback for a moment, and then his face changed suddenly.

If someone cheered at the execution ground, it meant that the heads of the Wang family had been chopped off.

Sure enough, the cheers became louder and louder.

There was a faint sound of a good kill, Jiang Nan's face became paler, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

The Wang family has a grudge against him, and they also hope that their heads will be separated, and their retribution will be unhappy.But on this day, why can't I be like a man and watch my enemy's blood splatter three feet with my own eyes?

Why don't you have the courage to draw your sword and slash your enemies?

Don't even dare to look?

Jiang Nan clenched her fists tightly, she didn't even dare to look at her enemies, if in the future because of her tricks, corrupt officials were found out and executed here, would she be able to bear the pressure?

I don't kill Boren, Boren died because of me.

Isn't this still my own sin!

As an official, and an official who holds great power and can decide the life and death of others, besides authority, there is also something called pressure.

Ask yourself, how can you bear such a weak shoulder?

Jiang Nan looked down at his heart, the ups and downs of the past few days, from thinking about enmity and justice, to revenge, comforting the dead, and then to the pressure, unable to resist...

After a long time, the cheers outside were still there, and beads of sweat dripped from Jiang Nan's forehead.

How many did this kill?

Is it one hundred, or eighty?

The Wang family is dead!

Jiang Nan raised her head suddenly, her face was very ugly, she was full of melancholy, and finally she could only say helplessly: "Mr. Zhang, I may not be able to last for a few days, so I should choose another suitable person!"

Zhang Ximeng didn't agree, but smiled slightly, "You still haven't adapted to the change of status, you're upset, and you're out of control. Let's go, and I'll take you to a good place where you can calm down and restore peace."

Zhang Ximeng kindly invited, Jiang Nan obediently followed, and the two went straight to Lingyin Temple.

……

"Sister, what exactly is this Mr. Zhang thinking? He ran over to deliver a bucket of milk tea to Jiang Nan on the first day." Zhu Yuanzhang asked in confusion, "Do you understand what it means?"

Mrs. Ma was also confused, "An extraordinary person who does extraordinary things... This is what makes Mr. Zhang different!"

"It is indeed different, and then they went to Caishikou to watch the murder!"

"Murder?" Mrs. Ma was shocked, "Did you really see it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "Probably not, but the two of them sat in the restaurant for a while, and after they came out, they went to the temple."

Mrs. Ma couldn't help but said: "Stained with blood, it is necessary to go to the temple, let the Buddha and Bodhisattva bless you, and go to kill, that's right!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed even more, "Sister, you guessed wrong. They didn't go to burn incense at all, but went to see the melting of the Golden Buddha."

"Melting the Golden Buddha?"

"Yes, it is the golden Buddha donated by the Wang family. After it was confiscated, it was recast into a net profit and transferred to the treasury. This is what Mr. Zhang and Jiang Nan went to see."

Ma Shi frowned, thinking about it, but couldn't understand, what are these two people doing?

"Chongba, do you think Mr. Zhang is really teaching Jiang Nan how to be a good official?"

"How to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.

"Look, first let Jiang Nan know that her conclusions can determine the lives and deaths of countless people, and let her understand that the responsibility is the most important and should not be sloppy. Then I went to see the confiscated stolen goods. This is to let her know the results of her work. It's not just as simple as killing a few people, but it has the effect of benefiting the country and the people."

Martens racked his brains and tried hard to interpret,

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, but he didn't have a clue, let's say the princess is right!

"Sister, in fact, you also know what we are thinking. Mr. Zhang is so busy, he should be taken care of by someone, and he is not too young. Looking around, there is no more suitable person, but Jiang Nan is a girl. Talents are all good. We intend to drink the wedding wine earlier, but judging by the looks of the two of them, it seems that they are not going in that direction!"

Mrs. Ma was also helpless, "I can see that Mr. Zhang is such a shrewd person, but he is too slow in this matter. This is also because his parents left early, and they are helping you take care of things at such a young age." , I don’t have time to think about these things. In my opinion, let’s not think about picking someone who has both talent and appearance, and who is well-matched. I think we can just find someone who can serve Mr. Zhang well.”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "This... can it work?"

"Why not! Just choose someone who is good-looking, honest and obedient, who can take care of daily life, and who is also virtuous and virtuous. As long as the character is good, no one is worthy of Mr. Zhang anyway!"

Old Zhu frowned, weighed it over and over again, and asked, "Sister, is the person you mentioned easy to find?"

"It's not difficult! For example, Feng Guoyong's daughter, Guo Xing's younger sister, and relatives of several civil servants... I have also searched for them before, and at worst, let Mr. Zhang choose them himself!"

Old Zhu rolled his eyes, and said after a while: "Take a closer look, if he still doesn't understand, we have to use this method! Let's entrust Mr. Zhang to help two generations of our family at his age. It makes sense. Get married early and give birth to a son, so we can teach him well and raise him by our side. When the child grows up, let him assist our grandson and great-grandson... In this way, our Zhu family and Zhang family, Generation after generation, keep walking, support each other, never leave! What do you think, girl?"

Ma Shi couldn't help laughing and said: "Chongba, you really think... But if it is true, I will die without regret."

Zhu Yuanzhang took note of his wife's words, and a few days later, when he was free, Lao Zhu stopped Zhang Ximeng, and said with concern, "Sir, what do you think of Jiang Nan?"

"Very good! Smart, capable, draw inferences from one instance, and have a strong ability to handle affairs... I suggest that the lord should be rewarded appropriately."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Chapter 323 I don't want to face

"Mr. Zhang, do you really think Jiang Nan is nice?"

"That's right! He is definitely a capable official under the lord's command!"

Old Zhu was at a loss for words again, Zhang Ximeng is really out of character, who told you about this... "Mr. Zhang, we have something to tell you about Jiang Nan."

Zhang Ximeng also hurriedly said: "My lord, to be honest, I also have some things that I want to tell my lord. I really thought things were simple before, and I want to review them with my lord."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, and he couldn't continue talking. Zhang Ximeng is completely out of touch, so let's see what this kid has to say!

"Mr. Zhang, it just so happened that I haven't heard from Mr. Zhang for a few days. Let's talk slowly."

The monarch and his subjects found a place, and Zhang Ximeng first said: "My lord, listen to the princess, when you first joined the Red Scarf Army, you fought bravely, wisely and decisively. Every time you march forward bravely, you get rewards and distribute them to your subordinates... I don't know why the lord is so good, could it be a gift from heaven?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, "If someone asks us, it is naturally a gift from God, but since the husband asks, we can't put gold on our face. If we say that we are brave in battle and decisive in fighting, in fact, when we first went to the battlefield, our legs It is also trembling. But since we were teenagers, we have seen too many dead people. At that time, we encountered a disaster year, and the bones were everywhere, connected into one piece, and the end could not be seen at a glance... But even so, in order to survive, we still have to find Everything that can be used, picking off the clothes of the dead, looking for property. Yes, once, I stretched out my hand to tear off a piece of clothing, and as a result, countless maggots gushed out from it, crawling on our hands... It scared us a lot. Ass sitting on the ground."

Just listening to Zhang Ximeng, he felt cold all over his body and his heart constricted violently. Don't compare yourself to Zhu Yuanzhang. Any experience he has can scare you.

"My lord, speaking of which, you have been tempered into steel a long time ago, and you are not comparable to ordinary people. Xu Da and the others have also gone through hardships. Once they are instructed, they can immediately become dragons and phoenixes and achieve fame... But in all fairness, there are too many mortals. They may not be able to seize the opportunity given to them. If the Lord wants to employ people, he must treat the officials well!"

Zhang Ximeng expressed his feelings, but Lao Zhu frowned, "Sir, what do you mean? Do you want us to increase their salary and reward them with a big house?"

"No no no..."