Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

When the people from the Eastern Depot were about to capture Captain Li, the soldiers from the surrounding garrisons quickly surrounded him. They did not dare to fight with the people from the Eastern Depot, but only protected Li Ping.

During the stalemate, Chang Bizhen, the prefect of Yanzhou who had been ill for a long time, performed a medical miracle and walked out of the yamen in full vigor.

"I didn't know the angel was coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person!" Before he even got close, Chang Bi Zheng bowed with a smile.

Tian Jingwen simply bowed to Chang Bizheng as a gesture of return, then looked around at the guards and said:

"I, the captain, have received the imperial decree and the military order from the Grand Marshal. All of your guards are under my command.

Anyone who dares to obstruct the work of our East Factory will be guilty of the same crime!

Manager Qian, arrest the criminal Li Ping immediately! "

As soon as these words were spoken, the garrison soldiers, who were already a group of incompetent people, instantly lost their spirit, lowered their heads, and slowly retreated.

Li Ping became anxious at that time.

"Fuck you, I never treated you unfairly, how dare you treat me like this?"

But the soldiers in the garrison were not loved by their grandmothers or uncles. On weekdays, they were just tenants of the military generals and did not have much sense of belonging to the military generals. Even when Li Ping questioned them, no one paid any attention to him.

What a joke! You, Li Ping, are going to be skinned and stuffed with straw, but you still want to drag others along. Even if your life is worth nothing, it is better not to die.

Three or four guards immediately walked over, and Li Ping could not help but plead with the prefect Chang Bizheng:

"Prefect Chang, save me!"

Chang Bizhen had seen countless people, but after only one encounter with Tian Jingwen, he knew that the reason this person acted like this was to establish his authority.

The Dongjishi Factory had been abolished for many years and was only recently reactivated by Your Majesty.

It is possible that these leaders are newly recruited. As the saying goes, a new official starts with three things. Judging from the situation, Tian Jingwen will definitely not let Li Ping go.

Chang Bi Zheng had already decided when he came out that if the matter was impossible to do, he must not offend the imperial envoy right from the start.

Therefore, even if Li Ping begged him, Chang Bi Zheng just looked at him and pretended not to hear him.

Seeing this, Li Ping knew that he had been sold out, and he immediately cursed:

"Chang Bizheng, damn it, I came here on your orders, and you don't care?"

Although the prefect had no power to mobilize troops from the garrison, Li Ping knew that he was sent here because Chang Bizhen had sent people to the headquarters of the Military Commission.

It’s not a problem to say that he was transferred here by Chang Bi Zheng.

Now that Chang Bizhen is keeping silent, he seems very shameless.

"Okay, okay! Are you pretending to be deaf and dumb?

Let the people in the East Factory know that although I am not a good person, I know a lot about the officialdom in Yanzhou. Corruption is rampant in the officialdom of Yanzhou, and there are many dirty things.

As long as the angel can spare my life, I will repay him faithfully! "

As soon as Li Ping finished speaking, Chang Bizhen raised his eyebrows, as if he remembered something terrible.

There are always some unspoken rules in the officialdom. For example, if both the top and the bottom are corrupt and someone is discovered and arrested by the supervisory agency, if one person keeps silent and takes the responsibility, the other local officials can keep their families rich and prosperous.

But this Li Ping.

Both parents are dead and I am a bachelor!

Li Ping was just a small figure in Yanzhou, so Chang Bizhen didn't think about his family background at first. Only when he saw Li Ping like this did he remember it.

"Captain Tian, may I have a word with you?" Chang Bizhen walked quickly to Tian Jingwen and said.

"No." Tian Jingwen still had no expression on his face, but his tone was not low.

Chang Bi was stunned for a moment, as if he had not expected the people from the East Factory to be so tough. He was still trying to organize his words when he heard Tian Jingwen say:

"Li Ping, if what you said is true, I will give you a chance to redeem yourself from your crime.

Whether you can escape death depends entirely on whether the person and matter you report are detailed and sufficient to make up for your crime. "

"Don't worry, angel. What I know is absolutely explosive! I will never let you down!"

Li Ping was immediately delighted when he heard that he could survive.

"Take him to the prison and have two people guard him alone!"

Tian Jingwen did not respond to Li Ping's words, but gave orders to his subordinates.

The men from the Eastern Depot immediately took Li Ping away. Chang Bi Zheng had an unhappy look on his face and, without caring about his face, he followed them and said something to Li Ping, mostly trying to persuade Li Ping to consider the overall situation.

"Humph, it's too late! I don't trust you guys with my life and property!" Li Ping didn't give Chang Bi any face at all.

After saying this, he held his head high and chest out, leaving Chang Bizhen, who had a sullen face, frozen on the spot.

Tian Jingwen ignored Chang Bizheng. After dealing with Li Ping, he turned his gaze to the people present:

"Fellow villagers, I have come here on orders to help you solve the problem of soaring prices.

You must believe in His Majesty and the Grand Marshal. The collection of commercial and industrial taxes is by no means intended to impose a burden on you.

Those merchants disobeyed the imperial edict and raised prices without authorization, which violated the laws of the imperial court's new policy.

The Grand Marshal has issued an order, but anyone who violates the law will be severely punished.

You should give the court time, give me time, at least five days, at most ten days, I will definitely not let the villagers down."

After Tian Jingwen finished speaking, he bowed to the people present.

The strong man who was captured earlier had already escaped. He witnessed the entire process of how Li Ping was dealt with. He was very respectful to Tian Jingwen and immediately knelt on the ground in gratitude:

"We are very grateful to the angel for standing up for us. We can wait for ten days.

Thank you, Angel!"

The rest of the people also bowed their heads.

"This is the order of His Majesty and the Grand Marshal. I am just following orders. If you want to thank him, you should thank His Majesty and the Grand Marshal."

Tian Jingwen bowed towards the north.

When Emperor Chongzhen appointed Zhang Shikang as the Grand Marshal of the Army, he used an imperial edict to announce it to the world. Even though many people were illiterate, many people knew about it after so long.

Upon hearing this, the people present kowtowed towards the direction of the capital to express their gratitude, and soon dispersed one by one.

Among the one hundred or so people from the Eastern Arresting Office, a man in black took out a notebook from his chest pocket. He wrote down what he had just seen quickly and then closed the notebook.

But on the cover of the book there were three big characters "Wu Chang Bu".

It was getting dark at this time. Chang Bi was in a state of confusion. He forced himself to calm down and said:

"It's getting late, and Captain Tian has come from afar. I will host a banquet at the restaurant tonight to welcome you all. I wonder if Captain Tian and the other officers would do me the honor?"

After Chang Bi Zheng finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Tian Jingwen. This was almost an unwritten rule in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, but Chang Bi Zheng still felt unsure.

This Tian Jingwen...seemed a little stubborn, reminding him of a guy named Hai Rui from decades ago.

"I wonder if this banquet will be counted as government expenditure, or..."

"Captain Tian, you are joking. Of course, I will pay the money." Chang Bizhen quickly agreed.

"That's fine." Tian Jingwen's tone softened a bit, which made Chang Bizhen feel a little relieved.

As long as you are willing to drink, there is still room for easing the situation.

"But Lord Tian is hosting so many people at once, he must be very rich!"

Tian Jingwen suddenly said in a dark voice, and Chang Bizhen didn't know how to answer. He just gave an awkward but rude fake smile.

“Forget about inviting everyone to the banquet, only Manager Qian and I can go.

It is just my suggestion that all officials above the seventh rank in the prefectural yamen should be present.

The tax system is an urgent matter, so I will take this opportunity to learn about the situation here."

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