Cracking sound.

Five or six seemingly shrewd and capable scriveners were making calculations, and three others were writing something on a book-like book.

In a room, only two people stood there talking, doing nothing.

One of these two looks like a reader, but he is not a nerd, his eyes are very lively, and he does not have the arrogance of a scholar.

The person on the other side is just dressed as a master.

At this time, the door opened.

Gu Ming, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, had already mentioned his official robe and stepped over the threshold into the house.

A room full of people, except for the scholar, the rest of the people were called the proprietor, sir.

The scholar pondered, stepped forward and saluted: "The late Zheng Mingguo has seen Lord Futai. ”

Gu Ming was no longer committal, and the master on the side said: "Master, this time thanks to this Zheng Gongzi." ”

Gu Ming had a calm face, showed a smile, nodded and said, "You are Lin Yanchao's protégé?" I heard Mr. Song say that you have made a great contribution to exposing Lin Yanchao, a thief, this time. ”

The scholar hurriedly said: "I don't dare to be a late student." ”

"When did you become his disciple?"

"When he was in Beijing, he was a lecturer on the day of the Son of Heaven at that time, and later followed him to Guide and served as a small official in the Tongzhi Administration."

"Heaven and Earth Monarch, you are his protégé, why did you expose him?"

Zheng Mingguo said: "It is not only for justice, but also for the government." ”

Gu Ming has already said: "Don't take these words perfunctory, this government must listen to the truth." ”

"This ...... Although this gentleman is not thin in his later life, he is unwilling to bend to be a servant in his later life, and he copies and writes all day long, without the slightest fireworks. He was born as a prisoner and wanted an official position, but Mr. didn't give it. ”

"It's just an official...... The government can give it to you, but it depends on whether you are willing to cooperate with the government. ”

Zheng Mingguo said eagerly: "Late life is willing." ”

"Okay, you write a complaint to Lin Yanchao first, and then Mr. Song will teach you, so step back first."

"Yes. Be. Zheng Mingguo stepped back.

On the side, Master Song said to Gu Ming: "This person is greedy for profit, not sent by Lin Yanchao. ”

Gu Ming had already nodded and said: "The official has also tried him, as you said, but it is not that the government is too careful, and it will not be wrong to be cautious." What about the fish scale books taken from Guide Mansion and the book of buying and selling fields? ”

Master Song said: "I have seen it repeatedly, and among them, from the 437 hectares of suspicious silt fields, 365 hectares, that is, 36,572 acres, this Lin Yanchao is said to be heaven-breaking, and it can't be explained." ”

Gu Ming has asked: "How did Lin Yanchao make false accounts?" ”

"The means are nothing more than tricks and sprinkling, that is, spreading to the people's land or breaking it into pieces, but the method is definitely handmade. If it weren't for Lin Yanchao's greed, he would have hidden all the more than 36,000 acres of land and replaced him with an old man, and he might not be able to see it. ”

Saying that, Master Song pinched his beard, and said with a sharp gaze: "But Master Song's thirty years of money and grain are not in vain. ”

Gu Ming said with a smile: "I rely on Mr. Song, by the way, who do you say is this skilled person who makes false accounts for Lin Yanchao?" ”

Master Song said: "I have inquired from Zheng Guoming, it is his guest Qiu Mingshan, this time he also came to Kaifeng with Lin Yanchao, but he went to Shandong halfway. This person is a native of Guide, and Yang Hao recommended him to Lin Yanchao, but he has a very bad reputation and is a veritable villain. ”

Gu Ming nodded and said: "What kind of official, what kind of master to use, it seems that it will not be wrong, after bringing down Lin Yanchao, this Qiu Mingshan will be arrested...... Let him do his work for the house. ”

Master Song smiled and said yes.

Gu Ming had already asked Master Song a few more words, and after repeatedly confirming that it was correct, the last doubt was gone, and he said loudly: "Tomorrow, the prefects of all prefectures will gather, that is, when Lin Yanchao and Fu Zhiyuan are captured." ”

The afternoon sun is shining.

In the teahouse, Zheng Mingguo raised the teacup and took a sip, and said with a smile: "Good tea!" ”

Then he said to the scholar who had followed him for many years: "Those few worn-out winter coats can be lost, and in a month or two, we will go to Suzhou, where the sun is shining, not as strong as a knife here." Pour me tea! ”

The boy said yes, and then filled the teacup with tea

Zheng Mingguo took another sip, glanced at the blind father and daughter singing in the center of the tea house, felt a little pity, and then sighed: "Go back and pack your luggage, the day after tomorrow the matter can be decided, let's leave immediately, don't stop for a moment." There are a few people under Mr. who are very powerful, but after the matter has passed, and the overall situation has settled, I have already gone away. ”

When Zheng Mingguo said this, he knocked his index finger on the table a few times, and then instructed the scholar: "But the money still has to be saved." ”

After speaking, Zheng Mingguo got up, took a hanging of money from his sleeve and put it on the table, and then walked down the teahouse.

When he walked up the stairs, Zheng Mingguo paused in his footsteps and took a few coppers and gave them to the blind father and daughter. He was a little relieved in his heart, probably because he was in a state of mind like 'I betrayed my husband, but I'm still a good person on the whole'.

Then Zheng Mingguo left the teahouse with his hands behind his back and the scholar.

When you are about to reach the inn, you pass a corner.

"Who are you?" Zheng Mingguo exclaimed, several officers and soldiers surrounded him, he raised his head, but saw that there were crossbowmen on the small buildings on the left and right of the alley.

"Zheng Mingguo?" A black-faced man asked.

"Yes...... No. ”

The other party put away the portrait and said, "Zheng Mingguo, please!" ”

"Who are you? It's Guide ......."

"No, we are from the governor's yamen."

Zheng Mingguo was stunned at first when he heard this, and then immediately pretended to be overjoyed and said, "It's just right, Wansheng is about to see Futai." ”

"Oh, that's just the coincidence, what's the matter?"

"In his later life, he wanted to expose to Futai the matter of Lin Yanchao, the Tongzhi of the Guide Mansion, who was greedy for tens of thousands of acres of silted land in the Mo Imperial Court."

The black-faced man smiled.

Zheng Mingguo also smiled flatteringly, and then a person walked over.

Zheng Mingguo's heart sank.

"Steward Chen, are you there too?" Zheng Mingguo greeted Chen Jichuan with a pale face.

Chen Jichuan nodded and said, "Don't worry about you, stop by and have a look." ”

The sun had sunk, and Zheng Mingguo's body had softened, but the black-faced officers and soldiers had already grabbed him by the collar and lifted it up like a chicken.

Chen Jichuan said to the frightened scholar on the side: "You are his scholar, come with us, don't worry, I won't kill you." ”

The next day, the Henan Political Secretary inspected the Yamen.

Tiger head card, under the halberd, hundreds of governor pacesetters stood in line, heavily guarded.

The gate is five rooms wide.

The officials got off in a sedan chair and a carriage in front of the governor's yamen, handed the handbook to the gatekeeper to read, and then were released.

The entourage was not allowed to enter, but when the officials met at the entrance of the yamen, they greeted each other with a smile and a few words.

Some officials have hidden worries on their faces, while others are happy in their hearts, and all the officials know that today's discussion is the governor's implementation of King Lu's entry into the domain.

The edict issued by the Son of Heaven to reprimand the governor of Henan has already been reported to the palace, and the officials have read the edict, and the wording on it is strong.

It is impossible for Yang Yikui to carry such a big pot, so the only way is to fully compromise with Ma Yu on the matter of King Lu's vassal. Therefore, at the meeting of the meeting, the governor is estimated to apportionment to the prefectures and counties, and put pressure on them at all levels.

Everyone talked and chatted, and then walked into the governor's yamen.

Soon, the sedan chair of Gu Mingji, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, has also arrived.

As the 'capital' of Henan's political secretary, he has come to the yamen many times.

The default in officialdom is that the official of the capital must be the governor of a province. If not, then the result is like, the first assistant cabinet scholar and the Son of Heaven are working against each other.

But Gu Ming is no longer the same, if it weren't for his hard backstage, I'm afraid he would have been transferred away by Yang Yikui a long time ago.

When Gu Ming was already sitting in the sedan chair, he kept closing his eyes and pondering, how to take Lin Yanchao and Fu Zhiyuan down in a while, and then help King Lu fight for more in the affairs of the domain, so that his position in the capital of Henan will be more stable in the future. He is not in a hurry to think about any promotion, and there are only a few Sipin prefects with a population of two million in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Gu Ming had already gotten off the sedan chair, looked left and right, and several lowly officials stepped forward to flatter.

The officials who were supposed to enter the yamen stopped when they saw him and stood aside to greet him.

Seeing that the officials were waiting for him, Gu Ming had already smiled and waved his hand: "Everyone, please, I'm afraid today's meeting will be very long." ”

Like the stars holding the moon, Gu Ming had already entered the governor's yamen surrounded by more than a dozen officials, and then arrived at the second hall.

The sun was rising.

There were already many officials waiting in the second hall, and Gu Ming felt that the atmosphere was good after entering, and there were a few laughs.

He turned his head to take a look, but saw that in the east corner, Lin Yanchao, who was wearing a five-grade official robe, was talking to several officials, his expression was relaxed and casual, and he couldn't see a trace of worry.

After Lin Yanchao saw Gu Ming, he also looked over, and then saluted from afar, very respectful.

Gu Ming already sneered a little in his heart, probably thinking that how long Lin Yanchao could be so leisurely, it was really ridiculous.

Gu Ming has also returned the courtesy, and the number of etiquette is still sufficient, and then it is time to lift the cards.

The provincial officials had not yet arrived, and Ma Yu had not come, so the officials in the second hall chatted with each other. Gu Ming already has a group of officials who are good friends, and he doesn't feel that his group of people today seems to be one-third less than usual.

After the two bangs were beaten, the drums were beaten.

All the officials stood up and saluted facing north.

Then the governor Yang Yikui, the political envoy Gong Daqi of Zuobu, the envoy Yang Yigui, the governor Zeng Qianheng and other provincial officials Qi Zhi, in addition to Ma Yu and Gao Huai, the two internal supervisors, as well as the Ministry of Rites all gave the officials in Beijing such as Vientiane Chun in the matter, Shi Xiao Shengguang, the left chief of the Luwang Mansion.

See after the salute.

Everyone sat down, and Yang Yikui asked, "Are there any officials outside the hall?" ”

The hall said: "There are also the officials of the various provinces. ”

Yang Yikui said: "Since it is a provincial assembly, let them also come to the court." ”

So the officials of the provinces were also invited to the court.

This kind of gathering is all for officials of the fifth grade or above, and most of the officials in Henan are scattered halls, with no power, and they are just the mouthpieces of the Zhengyin officials when they come to the province, so it makes no difference whether they are invited to the court or not.

But Yang Yikui spoke, and they were also invited to the court.