Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Wang Zhongheng hurriedly buried his head and began to write the letter, his hands were shaking after writing: "Hurry up! Send the news to the capital and hand it over to Weng Cao!"

As soon as the letter was delivered, Wang Zhongheng thought about going to rest for a while with dark circles under his eyes. After all, the insomnia was too painful.

As a result, the letter was sent out, and someone came to report: "Wang Tong sentenced! Something is wrong! Something is wrong!"

Wang Zhongheng, who was already neurasthenic, jumped up in fright: "What's the fuss about!"

"Prince Wang Shuxun was taken away!"

"What! Who is so bold to arrest people randomly in Shouchun Mansion!"

Wang Zhongheng, who was already terrified, suddenly became furious.

It seems that people still need to ensure adequate sleep, otherwise they will easily lose control of their emotions.

Just after he lost his temper, another clerk ran in from outside: "Wang Tongpan, it's not good, someone broke in from outside!"

Wang Zhongheng feels that the world is crazy today.

It's all out of control!

"Whoever dares to break into the Yamen, arrest him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were already shouts from outside, and the servants stepped aside one after another.

Li Fu walked in with someone.

Last year, I went to Cangzhou to kill Du Chong, and Li Fu was promoted. Now everyone knows that he is the sixth grade.

Excluding him shows that Gao Lian attaches great importance to taking someone this time.

After all, if there is a slight mistake, Zhao Guan's family may be furious.

Li Fu walked in with someone, but someone dared to stop him at the door, but was directly blocked by the secretary of the imperial city next to him.

"Wang Tong sentenced?"

Wang Zhongheng raised his head: "Who are you?"

"Imperial City Division." Li Fu took out his token, "Please come to Beijing with us."

On the evening of the third day of February, Wang Zhongheng and Wang Shuxun were brought to the capital, and they arrived at the capital overnight on a hurry.

So far, none of the officials in the capital knew that Shouchun was arrested and taken to the capital, let alone what happened to Shouchun.

After all, the news that the head of the household department was beaten was still on the way.

Wang Zhongheng and Wang Shuxun were taken to Huangchengsi Prison overnight.

When Zhao Ning arrived, Wang Zhongheng and Wang Shuxun had already been interrogated.

Both were beaten badly.

At first they didn't admit it, until Gao Qiu told them about buying the field, and the black and white words were here, and the two of them suddenly came to their senses.

When Zhao Ning walked into the prison, Wang Zhongheng immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Your Majesty! I said I was persecuted! I said I was persecuted!"

Zhao Ning sat down, Gao Qiu handed over the documents for interrogation, and Zhao Ning read them carefully.

Under the firelight, Zhao Guanjia's face gradually darkened.

"Is it Weng Yanguo who persecuted you?"

"Yes! He is the one who persecuted me!"

"It's empty talk."

"The minister's account! The minister has the account!"

"There are grass people too!" Wang Shuxun on the side also shouted.

"How did Luzhou Zhizhou Wang Jing die?"

"Wang Jing's family was tied up. It was sent by a powerful local family in Luzhou. His name was... His name was Zhu Changgui. He was from a wealthy family in Luzhou. He was from Weng Yanguo. Weng Yanguo threatened him and asked him to Suicide, if not allowed, kill his whole family, the head of the household department died in Luzhou, and that person did it, his family has countless fertile land, never paid taxes, and never registered as a farmer!"

"The person who injured the household department in Shouzhou was called Wang Changgen, and he was also from Weng Yanguo. The minister was only forced by Weng Yanguo."

"Those fields, most of those fields were forcibly bought from small and medium households!"

Chapter 261 Take Someone Immediately! (first update)

Weng Yanguo sent someone to Shouchun to inform Wang Zhongheng not to sell the land to anyone and to stop others.

But the action of Huangcheng Division was too fast, Wang Zhongheng and Wang Shuxun had already been thrown into the prison of Huangcheng Division, but the letter sent by Weng Yanguo had not yet reached Shouzhou City.

And the Imperial City Division has interrogated it again.

At this time, Wang Zhongheng kept his mouth shut and said that Weng Yanguo forced him to do it. Was it true that Weng Yanguo forced him to do it all?

In this world, no one person's energy can dominate the overall situation. After all, apart from status, there is not much difference in physiological structure between people.

People don't know how to transmit sound from thousands of miles away, don't know how to control their thoughts, let alone say a single word, and other people will follow him wholeheartedly or follow suit.

Not even the emperor can do it.

Therefore, Wang Zhongheng said that Weng Yanguo forced him to do it, which is obviously to protect himself.

It's just a community of interests. When you have money to take it, everyone is together.

If they were exposed, they would naturally get away with throwing the blame away.

However, having said that, Weng Yanguo, as the transshipment envoy of Huainan West Road, the head of civil affairs and finance, no matter whether he forced it or not, as long as he participates, he has the greatest responsibility.

At least Zhao Ning thinks so.

His logic is simple, with unified rights and responsibilities.

You are the highest leader of a province, and power can be delegated to you, but you must also bear corresponding responsibilities.

Zhao Ning sat there, looked at Wang Shuxun, and asked, "How did you buy it from small and medium-sized households?"

"It is through the Baozheng and powerful people in the village. They know the village best, and they know how much land a family has." Wang Shuxun explained in detail, not daring to hide anything.

"What I'm asking is how to buy from small and medium households?"

"It's a forced purchase. Give them some money per mu, let them sign a land sale contract, and promise to make them tenants of the new owner of the field."

Zhao Ning asked, "What if you don't sell it?"

"If you don't sell... if you don't sell..."

"Say it! What will happen if you don't sell it?"

"Generally, they will sell them. If they don't sell them, those people will go to their homes to buy them by force. If they don't sell them, they will beat them." Wang Shuxun said tremblingly.

Zhao Ning sighed in his heart: In ancient times, the imperial power did not come down to the county, let alone the judiciary.

The ancient society was a clan society. Under normal circumstances, the clan law was above the national law, but Baozheng and local big households basically controlled the power of public opinion and law enforcement, and sometimes even the power of trial.

Those people really want to forcefully buy fields, and whoever dares not sell them will be beaten to death, and they will die if they are beaten to death.

If beating someone to death makes a big deal, find a scapegoat to take the blame.

The interests of those high-ranking officials and gentlemen have been achieved, who cares about the life and death of the mud legs below?

Who cares if the prisoner is replaced?

This is also the reason why in ancient times it was always necessary to imitate tyranny.

Holding the confession in his hand, Zhao Ning continued: "These lists are all those that Shouchun participated in buying and selling land?"

Wang Shuxun said: "Yes, all the grassroots have spoken out, and no one has missed it. Some of them either specialize in harvesting fields below, some go up to find buyers, and some curry favor with officials to make connections."

Sure enough, to do anything, you must find the key person.

Who is the key person?

Weng Yanguo?

No no, generally the officials above are responsible for maintaining the overall situation and preventing the court from coming down to investigate.

The middle-level officials are responsible for managing the low-level dog legs, and it is the dog legs who really work.

And in any game, there is such a character, this person has both sides, and all parties can enjoy it.

Wang Shuxun is such a person, this kind of person knows many details.

Weng Yanguo didn't care about how the subordinates monopolized the land, he only cared about the court's recent moves towards Huaixi, and how much the subordinates paid him regularly.

Therefore, if you really want to take Weng Yanguo directly and interrogate him, he must know nothing about the execution.

Zhao Ning's gaze fell back on Wang Zhongheng, and continued to ask: "So they deliberately concealed and refused to pay the summer tax last year?"

"It's the transfer department's yamen who deliberately neglected to accept it."

"Will you be negligent?" Zhao Ning confirmed carefully, "Is it true that you didn't accept it?"

"It was collected, but no one knows how much was collected."

"You, the general judge in charge of the field, don't know?"

"It's all in Weng Yanguo's place. I have no right to ask about taxes."

"Then you mean that the tax is still collected, but the Huaixi Transit Department Yamen has concealed it?"

"Yes, Your Majesty is wise, and I dare not lie." Wang Zhongheng said truthfully, "This is also the reason why the Ministry of Household Affairs had great resistance to tax and land inspections in the past."

Now that this level has been asked, there are some things that Wang Zhongheng doesn't know all about.

Zhao Ning asked the last question: "I will ask one last question. Some officials of the Huaixi Transshipment Department concealed taxes, so what is the Criminal and Prison Department doing?"

"They..." Wang Zhongheng was slightly startled, and seemed to think for a while, before he sighed and said, "Of course they are serving as His Majesty's servants, earning salaries and serving as officials in Huaixi."

Zhao Ning understood this inexplicable sentence.

It should be mentioned that the criminal and prison yamen is in charge of local justice, and also has the responsibility of inspecting officials.

But regarding Huaixi's matter, the Secretary of Criminal and Prison did not respond.

This fully illustrates one point: the officials of the Song Dynasty were overstaffed.

"Your Majesty, I have said everything I need to say. Your Majesty spares my life."

"Don't worry, if you are willing to speak out, I will not kill you. This is the rule I established, and I will not break the rule I established."

Wang Zhongheng and Wang Shuxun breathed a sigh of relief.

The death penalty is acquitted, but the living sin cannot escape.

Zhao Ning didn't say anything anymore and walked out.

With the lingering coldness of February, there are vaguely noisy sounds in the distance, and the night market in Tokyo City has just begun.

Zhao Ning looked up at the stars in the sky, the cold wind was blowing on his cheeks, although it was cold, he felt more comfortable than ever.

"Gao Qiu."

"The minister is here."

"Go and bring Li Qing to the Imperial City Division. The result of the trial will be announced tonight."

"Yes, the officials don't worry, Li Qing has been under our surveillance, and I will send someone to get him right now."

Without saying anything more, Zhao Ning went straight back to the palace, and said to Wang Huaiji after returning to the palace, "Notify the court tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

At this time, the people under Gao Qiu had found out that Li Qing had just arrived at Qian's house.

"The Qian family? The Qian family supported by Wang Zonglian?"

"I heard that he is still a distant relative of Duke Rong."

"I don't care what distant relatives he is, if he dares to associate with the court's re-offender, he will be arrested together!"

"That's Wang Taiwei's man after all, do you want to say hello?"

Gao Qiu said with a chuckle: "Say hello, catch me! I'm going to have a look today. Who dares to protect anyone who dares to beg for food and collude with the court!"

"Yes!"

Si Panzhi of the imperial city immediately dispatched to the vicinity of the Temple of King Wucheng.

At this time, Li Qing had just arrived at Qian's house not long ago.

"Brother Qian, my uncle has arrived in the capital. He is the transshipment envoy of Huaixi. As long as we get married, the business will only grow bigger and bigger in the future."

Qian Yuqing said: "Brother Li, this matter is of great importance, and I need to go back to my hometown to discuss it with my parents."