The military commanders are the same as other military commanders, judges, etc. In the past, they were all military positions, and many of them were subordinates recruited by the shogunate themselves. The Song Dynasty emphasized literature and suppressed military power. These four words are just a summary. It was an all-round suppression from top to bottom.

The responsibilities of the officers who joined the army were roughly the same as the responsibilities of the intermediate courts, municipal procuratorates, and municipal public security bureaus that were later integrated into one body.

When a county-level sentence is decided or a lawsuit is not decided, the situation of the people involved is more complicated, and it is still judged by the manager, and this is basically the final sentence. In the absence of a struggle, regardless of whether the sentence is fair or not, the parties have basically no room for reasoning. .

As for the Criminal Division, which is equivalent to the level of the High Court, I am not afraid at all. Because everyone has the right to submit official documents to the capital, who cares about the opinions of the Criminal Division.

Of course, he had to act under the instructions of Zhizhou and Tongpan.

Therefore, the Changpingcang corruption case that Wang Yan started because of his seizure of power was presided over by Si Lijunjun, who supervised and guided the work.

In the official residence where the manager joined the army, Wang Yan sat down at the main seat unceremoniously, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "I wonder why Mr. Zhou brought me to your official residence?"

"Wang Tongpan is really a low-ranking official and has been entrusted by others. There are some things that he would like to discuss with Tongpan."

Wang Yan did not pretend to be confused: "Are those big grain collectors looking for you? Do you want to use money to protect people?"

"The general judge is very aware of everything. It is true that it is difficult to be a low-ranking official. One of the grain merchants has some relationship with the palace. Another one is a relative of the Honshu Transshipment Secretary. The last one is a big local business. There are also people in the family who are officials in Beijing, and they often do good things in the countryside. They are a good family. The matter of Chang's warehouse being closed this time is nothing more than a small matter. The three of them replenished the grain and grass in the warehouse and confiscated some money.

In this way, Wang Tongpan became friends with three of his families, and his three families would provide full support for future affairs in the state. Furthermore, it would not offend three families and make enemies for nothing. Wouldn't it be a good thing for Wang Tongpan to buy some land in this state and leave some wealth with his descendants?

I heard that when Wang Tongpan was preaching at the Academy, he intended to build a new one outside the city. The three families are willing to provide money and food, and then divide some land. This is the enlightenment contribution of Fan Gong and Wang Tongpan in this state. If it is said, it will be praised by the world. It is the best of both worlds. I wonder what Tongpan thinks? "

Wang Yan smiled and shook his head, and said calmly: "I have been in office for more than a month, and I have heard some rumors. Maybe Manager Zhou can solve my doubts?"

"Please tell me, Judge."

"I heard that the second son of the Liu family, a kind-hearted local, once raped and defiled a common girl, broke one of the girl's father's legs, and died before Duke Fan took office. The case was originally decided by Zhang Xuanjing and you, I just fined some money and settled the matter. I wonder if this is the case?"

Manager Zhou laughed awkwardly and didn't know what to say.

"I also heard that the Zhang family, who was involved in the palace, took over the land and caused a life-threatening lawsuit. Manager Zhou participated in the trial and fined some money to settle the matter. The land was occupied by the Zhang family. Go, there’s no explanation. I wonder if this is the case?”

Manager Zhou's eyes began to twitch and sweat began to form on his head.

"I also heard that this transshipment director was a member of a kinship family, dominating people's wives and daughters, taking away people's fertile land, and only paid some money to settle the matter. The owner refused to accept, and was beaten violently. The wife and daughter couldn't bear the criticism, so they both jumped into the river. This case It is also the judgment of Manager Zhou."

Manager Zhou began to tremble. Wang Yan's light voice sounded like a demonic sound to his ears.

Wang Yan, however, continued to type: "Manager Zhou thought that I checked the accounts, but really found nothing? Last year, the prison was renovated, which cost 50,000 yuan. I just looked at the prison. Why did it fall to this level in just one year?"

This time, three big families colluded with officials to steal grain supplies from Changpingcang. In such a big case, and Mr. Fan was involved, Manager Zhou actually had the guts to intercede with me, hoping to bribe me and drag me into trouble. Manager Zhou, could it be that you are also involved in the Chang Pingcang incident? "

Hearing this, Manager Zhou suddenly raised his head. He finally understood what Wang Yan meant. He was going to do it too.

The above-mentioned preferential treatment of civil servants is indeed not as good as the punishment of a doctor, but his end will not be too good either, and this kind of official misdeeds will also affect his relatives.

His mind was racing and he quickly stood up and saluted Wang Yan respectfully: "Tongpan, I have known long ago that Tongpan has great ambitions, and Tongpan is famous all over the world. Sooner or later, he will come to the capital to rule and rule the world. This is how he will do it." I don’t want to embarrass Tong Fan. However, Zhang Shuanpan’s business is very deep, and I have no choice but to go with him to exclude him. Wang Tongpan, from now on, I will obey Tong Fan’s orders.”

"Don't you want to burn down the accounting room again?"

"Tong Xuan is joking. How can I have the guts?" Manager Zhou bowed and raised his head with a smile on his face, looking pleased.

"It is said that knowing mistakes can be corrected, and there is no greater good. Since Manager Zhou is determined to rectify the government and restore the Qingming Festival in Hangzhou, I can't stop him. But..."

"Please tell me, this official will go through fire and water without hesitation."

Wang Yan smiled with satisfaction: "The prison still needs to be renovated. This money..."

"Xiaoguan was confused for a moment and did something wrong. The judge is willing to give him a chance to change his ways, so why would he care about a little money?"

"Then the three families this time..."

"Tongsuan is at peace. These three big families are angry with both men and gods. Now that they are captured by Tongsuan, there must be someone who has suffered. When Tongsuan takes the lead and implements it, the three families will be made to pay the price for what they have done in the past."

Wang Yan nodded again and asked with a smile: "You have been here less than two years, but do you have any intention of overturning the case and making amends?"

"This..." Manager Zhou's face looked ugly, but he still had to maintain a smile.

Because he doesn't dare to reverse the case. It doesn't matter if it's just one family or two, but there are so many wealthy families who have too many cases coming to him. He can't afford to reverse the case. This is really going to kill people.

"Manager Zhou also said just now that I will not stay in Hangzhou for a long time. If another manager joins the army, there will inevitably be another fight, which is a waste of time. I will not embarrass you. If a big family commits a crime in the future, you We must enforce the law impartially. I have made it clear to you that if you don't deal with them, I will deal with you. Manager Zhou must be aware of this."

Manager Zhou's mouth twitched when he heard such straightforward words. He really didn't have any official manners at all. But he had no choice but to bow down and listen to the instructions: "If you obey your orders, you will live up to the expectations of Tongjian."

Wang Yan took a sip of tea, stood up and walked out: "These three families will be settled. All their property and fields will be taken away. Everyone over the age of twelve will be exiled to the border of Xixia. The women will be officially married again, and the rest will be dealt with as usual. .”

"Then the transfer chief's side, and the palace..."

"Why should I let you do it? The crime should be put to death. Not only the matter of Chang Pingcang, but also the other crimes must be thoroughly investigated and the documents should be prepared. I will go to the office to intervene with them. If you have done your job well, I will naturally work with you. You recommend it, do you understand?"

"Yes, I promise not to let anyone go."

Wang Yan finally nodded with satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder, and told the clerk to clean up his hands before leaving.

If it were an armed rebellion, people like Manager Zhou would not survive three pages, and the soldiers would have had their heads chopped off and used as footballs. But the roads are different now. Although we reach the same destination by different paths, we always need to be flexible in the process.

In fact, even if Manager Zhou is killed, there is a high probability that another manager who joins the army will not be innocent. In the current social background, officials do not actually consider the people. Even though he has various reputations, what he considers more is the stability of his rule. The ministers who carried out the reform were to reform the royal family and protect the dynasty, but not many of them were really dedicated to helping the people live a good life.

On the other hand, the essence of the reform is actually that when the social environment reaches a certain level and the contradiction between the people and the ruling class reaches an irreconcilable level, it has to change. If it does not change, the world will rebel. As for the specific reform matters, that is another matter. After all, the officials below are not used to so many. They should make money and bully the good, which is still the same.

Under such a common understanding, the statement of ‘herdsmen’ is not surprising. Then sometimes, it is not a big deal to feel wronged to the sufferer...

Therefore, if you don't hold the knife in your hand, you can't forcefully chop down the emerging pests. Then the rules cannot be too rigid and the requirements cannot be too strict, otherwise no one will follow them. It is necessary to implement the policy of Huairou.

It seems that if he lets go of Manager Zhou who deserves to be killed now, Manager Zhou will have to do things for him in the future. When dealing with other large households, Manager Zhou took the blame. Manager Zhou will always take the blame for dealing with unqualified officials, and they will only hold grudges against him.

At that time, the power to negotiate with the big players will be in the hands of his general judge, and he will be at his mercy.

And when Manager Zhou's term expires, Wang Yan will exercise his power of general judge again and give Manager Zhou a great praise. When it is time to select officials, Manager Zhou will take another step forward. It may not be impossible to sign judgments in other states. At that time, Manager Zhou still had to obey Wang Tongpan's orders.

The second and fifth generation can't survive. Manager Zhou has already betrayed once, so the cost of his second betrayal will rise. He betrayed once again, and the officialdom could no longer tolerate him, and his official career was basically over. But he is only in his thirties and there is still room for improvement.

Therefore, whenever Manager Zhou thinks about it, no matter where he goes or where he is in the future, it is best to move closer to Wang Yan.

Now that Wang Yan's previous dilemma has been resolved, he has become a powerful judge. Even if Fan Zhongyao does not assign him any work, he can still control the state's judicial system and control the sentencing, prison and litigation matters. This is already considerable power.

But of course Wang Yan is not only satisfied with this...

Fan Zhongyan rubbed his head tiredly: "How's the matter?"

"Manager Zhou is in charge. None of the officials related to Chang Pingcang and the three grain merchants can escape."

Fan Zhongyan raised his eyebrows: "What about Manager Zhou?"

Wang Yan said with a smile: "He came to plead guilty... The student just told some rumors and implicated him in his usual closing of positions. In addition, the student checked the accounts and found that he had embezzled the money for the renovation of the prison. He couldn't bear it after just a few words. Living."

"Keep it?"

"If someone new comes, it will take some effort, just let him go. If the water is clear, there will be no fish."

With a single word, all the incidents that led to many tragedies were revealed because Manager Zhou was colluding with local bigwigs to oppress good people. This is power.

Fan Zhongyan certainly understands this truth. During his ups and downs in officialdom, he has met too many people and naturally understands many things. So he just took a deep look at Wang Yan and said no other nonsense.

This is when Wang Yan has just begun to take power. What happens next remains to be seen.

Wang Yan said with a smile: "Mr. Fan, you should take a rest. Everyone is there, why bother to worry for a day or two. Mr. Fan's health is still important. He has finally improved, so there is no need to worry about trivial matters anymore."

"Now that you have the punishment, what's the next step?"

"There are three points. First, I will order Mao tomorrow and I would like to check with Fan Gong again about Chang Pingcang in this county. Second, students should talk to the state official Haosheng and use it if they can. Third, it is Count the assets of the three families involved in this incident and clear out their land."

"How to deal with it?"

"With the capital of the three families, it should not be a problem to build an academy by the West Lake. If there is more money, we can repair the West Lake. Mr. Xing Fan proposed that instead of levying labor, all the people will invest in hiring people to work. As for the acres, the students think that they should be returned to the state capital. All. At that time, people who were eliminated by the Xiang army could rent their land for settlement. The land rent was 10% tax, and the remaining taxes were 1% tax in total. With 80% of the real estate, it should be enough for the family to live on. "

"It won't be too late to discuss this matter after the investigation."

Neither Fan Zhongyan nor Wang Yan mentioned Zhang Zhuanjing because Zhang Zhuanjing was already finished.

Just to maintain the current situation, Zhang Xuanfan can no longer explain it, and the past several magistrates and Tongpan will also be implicated in some ways. Even if he is not involved, there is at least one poor supervisor, and even the officials who take exams and supervise will be affected to some extent. As for the promotion of Changping envoys on the Liangzhe Road, officials who are specialized in this will also be affected.

The influence of others is relatively acceptable, but Zhang's official career basically ends here. Of course, as the initiator of this incident, Wang Yan also offended a lot of people. But obviously, he didn't care.

Moreover, he now has the power to judge and judge prison cases in a state. After the evidence of the Changpingcang case is fixed in the past two days, he will kill Zhang Xuanjing's relatives and send them all to the border of Xixia.

Let Manager Zhou interrogate him harshly and bring Zhang Dianfan in. Then after taking another look at the lottery, the official career that originally had no chance of advancement has really come to an end.

The doctor saved Zhang Zhuan's life, but in any other dynasty, Zhang Zhuan would have died, and no one would have saved him.

Of course, Wang Yan didn't have much hatred against him, but he was just suppressed for more than a month, and that was all Zhang Zhuanjing was deprived of his wealth. It’s not like you’re going to kill someone for such a trivial matter, and you still have to leave a reason for others to talk about it.

After leaving Fan Zhongyan's official residence, Wang Yan returned to his office and asked the two clerks to pass on the news one by one. He wanted to have a good talk with the people in the state government office.

The first people to be recruited were senior officials such as those who promoted officials and recorded affairs to join the army, and then middle and lower-level officials were recruited, and even some more important officials were recruited. This afternoon, Wang Yan did just such a thing.

When it comes to controlling a state, wooing senior officials is useless. Because they have to leave, every three years, except for some special circumstances, three years is the limit. But relatively speaking, some non-official officials and senior officials in the state are the real controllers.

Let's talk about it again, naturally it is the local large households and various landowners in the countryside. They and low-level officials control the real power of a state.

It's just that Wang Yan's goal is not a small Hangzhou, otherwise all these officials will die. He also wants to establish his own political faction and increase the political power he controls. When these people become officials in other places, it is important to ensure that they keep pace with him to a certain extent.

Of course, this is when the fundamental interests are not touched. It is always difficult to let them take their own lives. You have to use a knife to do it.

For officials working in the state government, today is probably the most terrifying day in their lives.

Some people entered Wang Tongpan's mansion with worries, but relaxed after coming out. Others were taken away directly by the soldiers outside and imprisoned in underground prisons. There are also people who look happy after coming out. It is obvious that they have been promoted and replaced the original person.

Wang Yan acted vigorously and resolutely. Within one day, he seized power and directly carried out an internal purge. Of course, it's not based on good or bad, but on who cooperates and who doesn't.

Those who do not cooperate will not only be fined if they are caught, but their homes will still be ransacked. Those who are officials are waiting to be punished. The official state has its own power to make decisions, and the official families are also rich in wealth. This wave of purges had not yet touched the fundamental interests of all landlords, but Wang Yan had already wiped out a lot of money and land.

Manager Zhou has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He has gone through the past cases again and again, and he still has to find the perpetrators to sue in order to kill them, and he is busy without touching the ground. Because there were so many things he needed to do, he couldn't even go home for a long time. However, such a big move also increased his authority. I heard that local bigwigs were very uneasy and asked people to come to him to find out the news.

But Manager Zhou is now an upright official of the Song Dynasty...

The next day, Wang Yan and Fan Zhongyan, after ordering Mao, led troops directly to Changpingcang in the county and arrested the ashen-faced chief bookkeeper on the spot. In fact, the county magistrates were lucky. They also understood that Wang Yan was trying to seize power, which was why he caused such a big incident. They thought that Wang Yan would not come to inspect Changpingcang in the county again.

In fact, looking at the Song Dynasty, Changpingcang in various places had more or less problems, even in Kaifeng Mansion. Otherwise, how can everyone make a fortune and support their families?

No matter how generous an official's salary is, it cannot support his excessive consumption.

Of course, the county magistrate had actually made preparations and planned to replenish the food supply later. After all, Wang Yan was keeping a close eye on him and there was no chance for them to operate. He could only hope that Wang Yan would only seize his power and not expand the scope of his attack. If they don’t hope so, there is nothing they can do, so what can they do?

So when Wang Yan and Fan Zhongyan showed up with hundreds of soldiers, their faces were already ashen. Therefore, all officials related to Changpingcang in the county government were also arrested.

As for the Qiantang magistrate, he didn't dare to let go of anything. Instead, he had to explain to Wang Yan and Fan Zhongyan, and expressed his absolute cooperation in taking action, and also took advantage of the situation to show his goodwill to Wang Yan.

Just how powerful Wang Yan is was clearly demonstrated yesterday. Anyone with a brain would naturally be able to see the method clearly. Without Fan Zhongyan's help, he could seize the right opportunity and kill him with one blow.

Of course, it would be even more exciting if they knew that the bandits who blocked the road and robbed them were also sent by Wang Yan...

In the following days, the state government and Qiantang county government were all busy, interrogating officials, dealing with some complaints from victims, and severely punishing the officials and three big merchants to death. At the same time, the work of seizing family property and clearing land was also carried out.

There are five large families implicated this time, and these five are all powerful. If they don't have the power, they can't afford to do business in collusion with the government. There were also a large number of middle and lower-level officials and minor officials, all of whom were uncooperative, or whom Wang Yan thought were uncooperative. The main reason is that there are quite a few people who, even if Wang Yan wants to take them in, can't overcome their conscience. If he doesn't take them away, there will really be no blue sky in Hangzhou.

This is quite a huge task, and of course Manager Zhou has a heavier task. He is the source after all.

With this wave of major cases in Changpingcang, Wang Yan eliminated the state and county government offices in one fell swoop, and unified the understanding of most people at the top and bottom. That is what Wang Tongpan has the final say. They must unite closely around Wang Tongpan and carry out future work under Wang Tongpan's instructions.

As for a closer relationship, Wang Yan will have to further influence them in his future work.

At this time, I have to thank Fan Zhongyan. Although he did not receive any specific help from Fan Zhongyan, Fan Zhongyan's silence and no other actions were the best help to Wang Yan.

The top leader is the top leader. Of course Wang Yan can evade the power of the top leader, but relatively speaking, the process is more laborious. How can I be as relaxed as I am now? I only sat on the bench for more than a month and completed a major change in a few days.

The main reason for his success was that he had enough information during the audit, and he set off the Changpingcang case and handled it quickly enough. It did not give others much time to communicate information, unify consensus, and organize forces for confrontation.

After all, the local big families, middle and lower-level officials, as well as the families of officials who have been passed down for several generations, if they unite to fight, it is not easy to mess with.

As for the group of soldiers mobilized by Wang Yan, they stood there with their bare hands and let them catch them, but they didn't have the guts to do anything. At that time, once bloodshed occurs, there will be no way to end it.

This was also Fan Zhongyan's concern at the beginning. It's just that Wang Yan didn't listen to him at all. He also wanted to see what Wang Yan was capable of, both in taking the top prize and establishing the Dao Creation Theory, so he didn't stop him. Following Wang Yan's arrangements, this happened. current situation.

Of course, the situation has reached this point, and nothing else is important anymore. Fan Zhongyan intends to make it happen, and now it is him, Wang Tong, who decides the matter in Hangzhou.

As for the other local wealthy people, seeing that Wang Yan had no movement anymore, they finally calmed down their panic. The days passed and they were still happy, but they just had one more thing to do with Wang Tongpan.

They are all familiar with this business. Moreover, there will always be someone to take over the many properties that have been seized, and the big players are very coveted.

Little did they know that Wang Tongpan, who had just taken power, was already sharpening his sword. The next one to be struck by his sword would be them...

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