Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

There was a stone tablet erected outside the county jail, but it was written on it: You are salary and salary, the people support the people, the people are easy to abuse, but the gods are hard to bully. Hu Daniu, who had just been defending himself in the court, had been killed in the car. In front of the stone monument.

Hu Daniu is an out-and-out farmer. His face is darker than loess, his hands are covered with calluses, his hair is gray, but his eyes have been closed forever.

When Wang Yue saw Hu Daniu dead under the stone pillar, and saw this honest farmer who was proud of his fast work, the tears he had been holding back finally burst out.

It was obvious that everyone was living in a peaceful period, but as a result, such a simple person died like this, with full of grievances.

This is not the world he pursues, nor is it the world he leads the northern soldiers to protect. The world of China should not be like this.

Li Guangming came with Xiao Zhixian, only to see Wang Yue crying bitterly for a commoner, and even more contemptuous of this person who rebelled against the civil service group.

Dead...dead? What...what should I do? Xiao Zhixian murmured in panic when he saw that Hu Daniu was indeed killed under the stone monument.

Li Guangming seemed to be used to this kind of thing, and said calmly to Xiao Zhixian: Your case was based on the facts. This unruly man was ashamed and angry, and he did not want to lose grain to atone for his sin, so he committed suicide and had another problem with you. What does it have to do with it? Our new boss in Huguang has a relationship with me. If you tell the truth to the prosecutor, I will keep you safe!

Yes... yes, I will report it truthfully! Xiao Zhixian came to his senses and nodded quickly.

The sky looked increasingly gloomy, as if it was about to rain.

Wang Yue knelt beside Hu Daniu's body and finally couldn't help shouting: Truthfully? What kind of truth is this? Have your hearts been eaten by dogs?

The common people who were listening may have been kept in the dark, but how could these two people not know what was going on? Even the perjury of the salt store and teahouse owner was Li Guangming's fault.

Now that Hu Daniu was forced to hit his head against a rock and die, these two people didn't even feel any sense of self-blame, and even quickly formulated a plan to shirk responsibility.

It's not enough to drink with a close friend, and it's too much to talk about nothing. I don't know what to say! Xiao Zhixian, I encountered bad luck today. Your banquet has been canceled. Let's get together another day! Li Guangming found that Wang Yue deserved to be punished by the civil servants. The group rejected him and immediately left the road with his hands down.

Xiao Zhixian originally wanted to send Li Guangming away, but when he saw that the body was still here and needed to be disposed of, he flattered him and said: Master Li, please go slowly!

It would be better if there are no sergeants in a county, but if there are retired officials who are well-off in the officialdom, they, the county magistrates, can only live with their tail between their legs.

Li Guangming strode out of the gate of the county government office. There was already a sedan waiting in front of the door. He frowned at the two young people who hurriedly walked toward him.

The housekeeper came forward and reported the good news: Sir, Mr. Cao from the east of the city lost all his money in the gambling house last night and just expressed his willingness to sell us a hundred acres of his family's land!

You don't need to tell me these things, lest others mistakenly think that I love annexing property! Li Guangming glanced at the housekeeper and warned him with dissatisfaction.

Yes, yes, the old servant made a mistake! The steward stepped forward and opened the sedan curtain, admitting his mistake again and again.

Li Guangming was about to get on the sedan and return home when he suddenly heard movement on the south side of the street. He couldn't help but turn his head and looked over, and saw billowing soot.

A group of people came on horseback, and pedestrians all gave way.

Although Jingshan County sells low-priced salt, people from surrounding areas flock to this city, but it is impossible for such a big battle to occur.

Li Guangming didn't think Xiaozhi County could attract any noble people, so he had more expectations in his heart. When he saw an official wearing a third-grade official uniform, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face.

Call!

The leading third-rank official noticed Li Guangming standing in front of the sedan. When he got close, he tightened the reins and raised his two front hooves gently.

Sir, Mr. Tai, if you don't write a letter to inform me first, if I find out that you are coming to Jingshan for inspection, I will have people sprinkle water on you for ten miles to greet you! Li Guangming saw that the person coming was the newly appointed inspector Yang Jizong, and he immediately became enthusiastic The ground meets the front road.

Yang Jizong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Guangming, and said very happily: Brother Guangheng, you are in Jingshan City now, so you can feel at ease as a brother!

How do you say this? Li Guangming was originally puzzled by Yang Jizong's sudden visit, and now he was even more confused.

Yang Jizong knew that Li Guangming was good at flattering people, and now he was in Li Guangming's territory. He said as if he had seen through everything: Your Majesty is here, and you have already treated me warmly. I wonder if you can settle down at home?

Are you looking for Wang Yue? Li Guangming stared.

Yang Jizong was stunned for a moment, and then asked: What else?

Every official has a different story, and Yang Jizong's story is also very exciting.

Yang Jizong was born in Yangcheng, Shanxi Province. However, at this time, the Yang family was not one of the four prominent families in Yangcheng. It was just an ordinary small clan that got out of farming due to selling salt.

In the first year of Tianshun's reign, he was a Jinshi. When he was the magistrate of Jiaxing Prefecture, he was an honest official. Later, he became famous because of two incidents.

The first thing was that the imperial censor Kong Ru suddenly broke into the house behind the Yamen in Jiaxing Prefecture, opened Yang Jizong's box and checked it, and found that there were only a few old clothes in it.

The second incident was when Yang Jicha went to Beijing to resign. Emperor Chenghua asked Wang Zhi: Who among the pilgrim officials is honest? Wang Zhi replied: The only person in the world who does not love money is Yang Jizong.

It was Wang Zhi's words that gave Yang Jizong the title of the most honest official in the Ming Dynasty during the Chenghua period and he resolutely became an important member of Qingliu.

After serving nine years as the prefect of Jiaxing, Yang Jizong was promoted to Zhejiang's envoy with an exception. Later, when he was governor of Shuntian, he pointed the finger at the eunuchs' many ills. Shangshu asked Emperor Chenghua to recall the eunuchs from the town, so he was demoted to deputy envoy to Yunnan by Emperor Chenghua. .

After Zhu Youtang succeeded to the throne, Yang Jizong was immediately promoted by the Ministry of Officials and was promoted back to Huguang from remote Yunnan. Now he serves as the third-rank envoy of Huguang.

The prince is in the county government office! Li Guangming learned that this promising official was not coming to Jingshan to catch up with him, so he pointed to the gate of the county government office in disappointment.

Yang Jizong got off his horse, threw the whip to the attendant behind him, and walked into the Jingshan County Yamen in high spirits.

Huh?

Li Guangming was about to follow in, but he saw Yang Jizong followed by a group of Jinyi guards in fighting fish uniforms, and he couldn't help but look at this group of people in confusion.

I have failed to welcome you from afar, please punish me! When Xiao Zhixian learned that Yang Jizong was coming, he hurriedly came out to greet him and knelt down.

My lord, it's so hard for me to find you! Yang Jizong greeted Wang Yue enthusiastically when he saw him over there.

Originally, he had gone to the foot of Jiewu Mountain to look for Wang Yue. When he learned that Wang Yue had come to Jingshan County, he immediately came with the Jin Yiwei who came down from the capital. Now he finally met Wang Yue himself.

Wang Yu and Hu Jun had returned from work. Wang Yu handed Wang Yue a paperweight like a copper tiger button, while Hu Jun knelt on the ground and cried bitterly while hugging his grandfather.

Wang Yue took the paperweight, feeling even more sad in his heart. When he saw Yang Jizong, who was wearing a third-grade official uniform, appearing here, he couldn't help but look at the most honest official of the Ming Dynasty in confusion.

Your Majesty, this is the exoneration document that the envoy received from the court a few days ago. Since I have just arrived, I almost missed your important business. Please forgive me! Yang Jizong took out the official exemption letter and handed it to Wang Yue. He solemnly apologized.

ah? Exoneration?

When Li Guangming heard that Wang Yue had resolutely been exonerated by the court, his eyes widened in surprise.

Now that the imperial court has exonerated Wang Yue, not only does Wang Yue no longer need to be relegated to Anlu, but he may also be re-appointed by the imperial court.

Of course, this is only a theoretical possibility, but Wang Yue has long been excluded from the civil service group, and today the emperor is a good king who is good at accepting advice.

Master Wang, listen to the decree! Lu Song, the leader of the Jinyi Guards, stepped forward and raised the imperial decree in his hand.

Yang Jizong did not know the content of this imperial edict. This time, it was said that he was delivering a document of exoneration to Wang Yue, but in fact, he was guiding the group of Jinyi guards who came down from the capital. At the same time, he wanted to know how Wang Yue would be appointed by the court.

The sinner, Wang Yue, respectfully greets you! Wang Yue vaguely guessed that he was going to be reused, so he knelt on the ground and said.

Lu Song replied, and then recited the imperial edict: Holy greetings! The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven, and the edict says: When I was in the East Palace, I heard the late emperor say: The more you are in Datong, the more peaceful Datong will be, and the more you are in Yansui, the more peaceful Sui will be. , the more you are in Ningxia, the more peaceful Ningxia will be... Now I am granted the imperial censorship of the left deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I specially order your governor to patrol salt in the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River with the censor and transport the chief officer to visit each scene in person, check and clean up... I am given the king's order and flag, except for the third grade. If you ask me to report, the rest will be asked as follows: Thank you for this!

The left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Prime Minister's Salt Policy?

Not to mention Li Guangming and Xiao Zhixian, even Huguang Inspector Yang Jizong's eyes widened. He never expected that Wang Yue would be entrusted with such an important task by the new king.

Not to mention that the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was a genuine third-rank official in the capital, and that the management of the salt administration was related to the second largest tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Yue was even more prominent than before he was demoted.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Yue accepts the order and expresses gratitude! Wang Yue had previously dreamed that he would be resurrected by the new king, but he didn't want it to become a reality, so he received the order with tears in his eyes.

Originally, his desire for political power was getting weaker and weaker, but after experiencing everything here, he realized that China's most terrifying enemy may not be in the north, but among the officials and gentry who eat people without spitting out their bones.

Master Wang, congratulations on your promotion! Yang Jizong was originally very satisfied with his promotion back to Huguang as Inspector, but when he saw Wang Yue returning to the court in one step, he also congratulated with jealousy.

Xiao Zhixian noticed that Wang Yue was looking at him with a flattering smile on his face.

I just regret that I was blind this time and didn't know how to please this relegated person.

If you can hold on to this thick thigh, no matter how hard it is, you can still get a position as a fellow magistrate or magistrate, instead of having to live in a place like Jingshan until retirement.

Here comes the pen!

As soon as these words came out, the clever scribe hurriedly handed over the pen he carried.

Now that Wang Yue has received the emperor's favor, he has suddenly become the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He is no longer powerless to deal with the injustice in the world, let alone unable to achieve justice.

At this moment, his energy and blood surged up, and the energy in his chest was like a gush of spring water. He took a pen to the white wall next to him and immediately wrote a poem.

Poetry to Hu Daniu

I have been exiled to Gu Ying for more than two years, feeling sad and helpless about the past.

It is the joy of autumn harvest, but I don’t know that the salt policy has become a tiger.

Poor poor people want to eat salt, but they have nothing to do in a hundred miles of land.

Today, the emperor's favor suddenly arrives. The old man is holding a knife and he is young again.

…

The poem is completed, the pen is thrown, and the poem is promoted to the hall.