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"It could be a scapegoat, too."

"How to say?"

"I don't know yet, I have already sent someone to investigate Wang Jing's family."

Zhao Ning sighed and said, "By the time you send someone there, his family members may already be dead."

Gao Qiu was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty is wise, it's because I didn't think well."

"I don't blame you for this matter. If Wang Jing is the scapegoat, they will take the initiative, and they may have already acted in advance."

This kind of local trick against the central court is really effective.

Threatening Wang Jing to commit suicide, without any solid evidence, killing people, making things big, alarming the capital, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Su Provincial People's Court are suspected of abusing their power and murdering colleagues.

If this charge is deducted, it will be troublesome.

In the absence of any evidence, even Zhao Guanjia, who has always killed without blinking an eye, would not kill.

Now Wang Jing declared his will by death and left a suicide note, which means that Li Chongwen and Nie Chang forced him to death.

Murder a colleague?

Just think about it, in your company, if a colleague accuses another colleague of corruption, and another colleague commits suicide to show his ambition, can the colleague who accuses continue to do so?

"You committed suicide on the first day of the lunar new year, and you only received the news on the fifth day of the new year. What kind of news is the Imperial City Division using now?"

"It's a horse delivery."

"The delivery of horses is slow. I will allocate a batch of good horses to the post office this year. In the future, the Imperial City Division will establish a strictly graded information transmission system, and deliver urgently by foot."

"Yes!"

The so-called urgent delivery is the fastest way to deliver information in the Song Dynasty. It is usually only used for military purposes. It can travel four hundred miles a day, and it is run with the best quality horses.

In history, Zhao Gou issued twelve gold medals to Yue Fei in a hurry.

Zhao Ning told Gao Qiu about Li Qing, and Gao Qiu immediately guessed what Zhao Guan's family wanted to do.

Zhao Ning told him carefully.

Gao Qiu said: "Don't worry, the officials, I will leave this matter to the minister, and the minister will definitely handle it."

"Don't make them suspicious."

"Yes!"

"Go ahead, Huaixi keep an eye on it."

"My minister retire."

The news of Luzhou magistrate committing suicide in Shouchun spread to the capital one after another in the next period of time.

Li Chunyou ran to Cai Mao's residence.

"Cai Xianggong, Luzhou Zhizhou Wang Jing committed suicide."

"Suicide?" Cai Mao was taken aback.

Li Chunyou told the latest news, and Cai Mao fell into deep thought.

"Cai Xianggong, isn't this a bad thing? Now those New Deal factions have forced the local magistrate to death. This is a serious crime!"

"But what I saw was Huaixi resisting the tax!" Cai Mao said seriously, "If the tax is not raised, there will be big problems."

Li Chunyou said with a smile: "Cai Xianggong is too worried. Soon after this matter, the imperial court will recall the people who were sent there. No one dares to go to Huaixi again. There will inevitably be more people who will oppose the investigation of the land and the land because of this matter." Tax inspection."

What he said made sense. When Wang Anshi sent people to measure the fields, they were jointly suppressed by local forces and the opposition in the DPRK and China, and they died without a problem.

As long as it involves land property, it is the lifeblood of landlords and gentlemen. They will try every means to get you away and make it difficult for you to move!

The current Luzhou Zhizhou suicide incident is actually a counterattack by the local old school.

What is the purpose of various officials criticizing the Gyeonggi New Deal after Weng Yanguo wrote the long speech last year?

It is not to let the New Deal out of Gyeonggi Road, to put pressure on the New Deal faction.

And the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Su Provincial People's Court went to Huaixi, wasn't it promoted by the North Korea-China New Deal faction?

This is a battle between the New Deal faction and the local old forces.

Cai Mao said: "I'm afraid that His Majesty will be furious and send someone over there again!"

"I said this Weng Yanguo is still a bit capable!" Li Chunyou said proudly, "The people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Provincial Academy of Su should return to the capital soon."

At this time, Zhao Ding was discussing with Zhao Ning about Wang Jing's suicide in Wende Hall.

Zhao Ding said: "If a person is dead now, is it true that he was forced to death by Nie Chang and Li Chongwen? You only need to check Wang Jing. If Li Chongwen accused him of being true, then he committed suicide in fear of crime and has nothing to do with Li Chongwen and others. .”

"Then what about Nie Chang and the others now?"

"For now, let them go to Luzhou. It would be good if they can find Wang Jing's criminal evidence. If they can't find it, they can only withdraw to the capital and send other people there."

Zhao Ning nodded and said, "You can arrange the matter of the household department, and I will discuss with him about the matter of Nie Chang."

"Yes."

In just a few days, the Huaixi incident spread throughout the officialdom in Tokyo City, causing widespread controversy.

The hat of killing colleagues flew to Li Chongwen and Nie Chang.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Gao Qiu entered the palace.

"Officials, people have been arranged, and that Li Qing also wrote a letter of recommendation."

Gao Lian handed over the letter.

Zhao Ning opened it and saw that it was actually a letter written to Shouchuntong judge Wang Zhongheng, and it was a letter of recommendation.

Moreover, the letter was written very discreetly. It didn't directly say that they wanted to buy a field, but recommended a friend for acquaintance.

As for what happens next, it's time for an interview.

Then there are private transactions.

"Is the person sent over reliable?"

Gao Qiu said: "Don't worry, the official is absolutely reliable. He is my confidant. His whole family is in Tokyo."

"You take care of it yourself, I won't ask too much, and give me the result as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Chapter 257 Weng Yanguo enters Beijing (third update)

The fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Huaixi Shouzhou.

The New Year is not over yet, and all the officials in Shouchun Mansion can't sleep well or eat well.

In the past few months, the officials sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the people from the Su Provincial Court later caused a storm in Shouchun.

On this day, Weng Yanguo, the transshipment envoy of Huaixi, met Wang Zhongheng, the judge of Shouchun Tong.

"I'm going to Beijing for a visit."

Wang Zhongheng was surprised: "Why did Weng Cao enter Beijing at this juncture?"

"It was summoned by His Majesty." Weng Yanguo said, "It must be because of Wang Jing's suicide."

"Currently, Nie Chang, Li Chongwen and others are still in Shouchun. They forced the death of a magistrate, so the court doesn't care?"

"It is impossible for the imperial court to ignore it. If the imperial court ignores it, wouldn't there be chaos?" Weng Yanguo said, "I am going to the capital to face the saint, so I can understand His Majesty's attitude."

The emperor's courtiers were forced to death by another group of courtiers without any evidence. If the emperor didn't care about this matter and didn't express his opinion, wouldn't it mean that the government would collapse?

This kind of thing, Zhao Ji will not ignore it.

"Weng Cao, when you enter Beijing, will Zhao Ding hold you accountable and dismiss you because of tax collection?"

Weng Yanguo said: "Don't worry, the tax reduction this time is not unique to Huaixi. The tax revenues of all walks of life have dropped. If Zhao Ding uses this to dismiss me, I'm afraid it will be hard to convince people."

"Even if Zhao Ding dismisses me, I have nothing to fear. At that time, the hearts of the people in the world will be with me, not with Zhao Ding."

Weng Yanguo said: "After I leave, you have to control the situation well."

"Don't worry, Weng Cao."

The general judge of the Song Dynasty was in charge of grain transportation, farmland, water conservancy and litigation.

When Zhao Kuangyin founded the country, in order to strengthen the imperial court's control over the local area, he added the position of general judge.

Other local officials are reported by the Ministry of Officials, and finally appointed by the Zhengshitang.

However, the general judge was directly appointed by the emperor, and he had the responsibility of supervising the chief executive of the state capital.

But the problem now is that the general judgment is also involved in the fight against the New Deal.

This illustrates a problem: as long as officials who have stayed in the local area, whether they are appointed by the Zhengshitang or the emperor, they may oppose the New Deal.

why?

Because the ass decides the head.

Once you stay in the local area, you will inevitably have interests involved, and you want to protect your own interests.

Now most of the officials of the Jingshi New Deal faction are either formerly well-known, such as Gao Qi, or they were promoted from the bottom with very shallow interests, such as Qin Hui and Zhao Ding, who were promoted directly.

In all political factions, attention must be paid to the conflict of interests of the actors involved.

Among those with vested interests, there may be individuals who betray their own group, but there will never be a group who betrays the group.

For example, Liu Che's method of checking and balancing and eliminating the nobles and generals of the old school was to promote Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the new school from the bottom.

Therefore, in the final analysis, this is not a struggle between individual characters, but a competition of interest groups behind it.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, it was sunny and breezy.

The ice surface of the Bian River was cut open.

There are dedicated people hoarding ice cubes for summer use.

The water surface of the Bian River was sparkling, and the branches by the river were covered with snow.

Some young people walked across the Bian River.

It is said that the Guozijian is recruiting students recently. It took a test a year ago, and those who passed the test were transferred to the University of Tokyo.

In just these two days, hundreds of students have obtained the qualification to enter the University of Tokyo.

Those young people were on their way to the University of Tokyo at this time.

Moreover, according to internal reports, all students who graduate from the University of Tokyo can work in local newspaper offices or local supervisory offices.

These are not the favorites of scholars in the Song Dynasty.

The traditional scholars in the Song Dynasty looked down on officials very much, and some scholars were forced to become officials.

So what exactly motivates these young people?

The Shanzhang (principal) of the University of Tokyo is Zhao Guan's family today, and being able to study at the University of Tokyo means that he will be a student of the emperor in the future, and he will rule the world as the emperor.

This kind of honor cannot be resisted by scholars.

Moreover, the "Gyeonggi-ro Official Regulations" launched together with the "Gyeonggi-ro New Agricultural Policy" in June last year has greatly improved the status of officials, and they even have the opportunity to enter government schools for further studies.

In fact, the new learning policy is only the beginning of Zhao Ning.

The purpose of the University of Tokyo is to cultivate new talents, and it is also to prepare and lay the foundation for the future "village official" plan.

The mobilization ability of a country is reflected in the execution ability at the grassroots level.

In the past, the officials at the grassroots level were all locals, lacking checks and balances and management. Therefore, the history of the Song Dynasty was characterized by "weak officials and strong officials".

After all, many policies cannot be implemented in rural areas, and the mobilization ability is even weaker.

After graduating from the University of Tokyo and working in the local government office for a period of time, and having a basic understanding of rural affairs, they can accept specific affairs under the name of "village official".

Including ideological propaganda, supervision and other affairs.

Now is just the beginning of a game.

A middle-aged man in front rode a horse, entered Tokyo City, and went to the imperial palace. He was Li Ruoshui, Minister of Rites.

Li Ruoshui spent most of the past two years in the Northwest, and was actually in charge of contacting Xixia.

Now that the situation has gradually stabilized, he was recalled to the capital.

Li Ruoshui entered the palace soon.