Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 492 Winner Justice
The Shandong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's expression softened a little.

Why did the three investigating officers suspect the involvement of the Shandong Wei army, but the one who responded was the Shandong Censor who was in charge of judicial supervision?

That requires us to talk about the military structure of the Ming Dynasty.

In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, the Wei Suo and Dusi systems were implemented at the local level, and those in charge of the Ming army were military men.

But by chance, Emperor Yingzong came to the throne at the age of eight.

This kid is so easy to bully.

So the Three Yang Cabinet took direct action.

First, the recommendation system was restored, so that civil servants could be appointed at will; then an anti-addiction system was used to limit the number of government affairs the emperor heard; anything the Tongzhengsi wanted the emperor to know had to be reported to the cabinet one day in advance, and only after the cabinet's approval could it be reported.

But no matter how much fun they have, the guns are not in their hands!
They can't use civil servants as commanders or capital commanders, right?

Then how can I take away the emperor’s military power?
easy to do!

Can't I just add another system to provide guidance to the army?
Thus, the Bingbeidao system was born.

The Bingbeidao was a system superimposed on the local garrisons, which were staffed by officials from the local Censorates. They were mainly responsible for training military affairs, managing the garrison troops, money and food, military farms, and inspecting the defenses of various places.

But if this is the case, then the military officers in various places will have no power, right?
That's not the case.

If it is said that the Bingbei Dao completely undermined the Weisuo system, that would be pure slander.

After all, the Bingbei Dao only took away the power to direct the work, but did not deprive the various guards of their power to work.

Someone still has to do the work.

Perhaps some people have discovered that the Bingbeidao system still has some shortcomings.

When the war breaks out, there are so many garrisons mobilized that it is impossible for the local provincial governors to join the army. It should be the turn of the military men to have the final say, right?
Don't panic.

Although the powers of the Censorate were subject to geographical restrictions, its superior unit, the Censorate, was able to continue to guide its work.

Therefore, when suppressing the rebellion in Bazhou, Lu Wan, as a third-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was legally allowed to command the army not through his third-rank official title, but through his fourth-rank title of Right Censor-in-Chief, which had the power to "guide the work."

This time, when he saw so many crossbow arrows on the bodies of the ambushed Beijing troops, the Shandong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner was already panicking.

Not to mention the several main officers in charge of investigating the case, even he himself had three suspects in his mind, the Jinan Military Governor, the Yanzhou Military Governor, and the Dongchang Military Governor.

Fortunately, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was the superior unit of the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner after all, so they still saved face for the local authorities. The three guards of Tianjin, who had always been under the long-arm jurisdiction of the Shandong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, were called in to assist in the investigation.

Shandong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner quickly stated, "Deputy Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Jiang Shu is now in charge of Tianjin Military Preparations and is in charge of the three Tianjin guards. I will let him inform them later."

After everything was arranged, everyone quickly finished their work and hid in the nearby city of Dongping Prefecture.

The signal sent to the outside world is very clear.

——I didn’t find out anything!
As a result, this huge case was basically at a standstill before the three guards from Tianjin arrived.

Pei Yuan trained soldiers in the mountains for more than ten days, and finally got the latest progress of the "Zhang Yong assassination case".

After Pei Yuan learned that this group of guys actually chose to transfer troops from the three guards of Tianjin, he turned his eyes to the steamed bread in his hand and felt that it was not tasty anymore. "Then why the hell should I hide?!"

After ambushing Zhang Yong, Pei Yuan immediately led his men to hide in the Taishan Mountains.

Firstly, because Luojiao was based in Tai'an Prefecture, they invaded the local areas and slowly spread their religion, and they had already taken control of many areas in Tai'an Prefecture. Especially those remote villages in the hills, which were completely controlled by Luojiao.

Not only can people be hidden in Mount Tai, but supplies can also be obtained from the surrounding areas to support the army.

Secondly, after experiencing this actual combat, this motley crowd must be given some time to calm down and think clearly about their current situation, so as to further strengthen their consciousness of uniting around Pei Qianhu.

If the team were to disband immediately after killing Zhang Yong, the risk of exposure would certainly be greatly reduced, but it would also mean that the effectiveness of the team-building exercise would be greatly reduced.

In addition to these two points, there is another most insignificant reason, which is that Pei Yuan also felt uneasy, and he would feel more at ease with soldiers in his hands.

Now that he heard that Song Yu was going to transfer the three guards from Tianjin to suppress possible unrest, Captain Pei suddenly straightened his back.

Nowadays, even the most trivial problems are no longer problems. Are other problems still problems?
Pei Yuan asked the cult leader Chen Toutie who sent the message, "Who is the Shandong Provincial Deputy Envoy who supervises the three guards in Tianjin?"

Chen Toutie was developing his business in Shandong, so he naturally had some knowledge of the local people. Upon hearing this, he responded.

"This man is called Jiang Shu, and he used to be the prefect of Baoding."

Pei Yuan thought about it and asked doubtfully, "He is very ordinary, right?"

Chen Toutie was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

Pei Yuan said again, "Forget it, who is the current Shandong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner?"

Chen Toutie replied, "Uh, his name is Jin Xianmin."

Pei Yuan groaned for a while, then became interested. "He's a talented person, and I think he can be used by me."

Jin Xianmin's life is also very strange.

He was a Jinshi in the 20th year of Chenghua, and served as the Censor of Yunnan and Shuntian. Later, he first served as the Deputy Censor of Tianjin, and then as the Censor of Huguang.

Although this person has always served as a judicial disciplinarian, he often commits corruption and abuses the power, making him a complete waste.

When Liu Jin was in power a few years ago, he had to investigate the misdeeds of officials in various places, and trace those with problems back to their superiors.

Jin Xianmin was imprisoned because he, in Tianjin, conspired with Governor Liu Yingchen and others to conceal land and undermine the Ming Dynasty.

In the end, Jin Xianmin was dismissed from office and became a commoner.

Who would have thought that just after Jin Xianmin was released from prison, he was smoothly sent back by the investigators of Huguang because of the grain warehouse case when he was the Censor of Huguang.

This time, according to the content of Liu Jin's rebellious politics, Jin Xianmin was released from prison only after a large amount of money was recovered and confiscated, and the country's losses were recovered.

As a result, just one year later, Jin Xianmin was found to have wrongly judged Liu Daolong, a citizen of Liuyang, when he was the Censor.

According to Liu Jin's requirements for ruling in chaos, even if the official was dismissed from office, the person responsible for this kind of unjust, false and wrong case must be investigated.

So Jin Xianmin was arrested again and sent to the imperial prison.

This time, because the evidence of his guilt was conclusive, Jin Xianmin was fined a large amount of grain and ordered to transport the grain to the border to the soldiers.

According to common sense, a guy who undermined the court, framed people, and was punished by the court three times should have been completely finished.

But it didn't.

Because all these bad deeds of Jin Xianmin, the son of luck, were discovered during Liu Jin's reign.

The political incorrectness during Liu Jin’s administration was political correctness.

Similarly, the bad deeds discovered during Liu Jin’s administration would then be good deeds!
Jin Xianmin, a persecuted political and legal cadre, deserves to be rehabilitated.

In the Tianjin case, it was not about accepting bribes or concealing government farmland; it was about stimulating land activity and increasing production and income.

The Huguang case was not about the embezzlement of grain in the warehouses. Rather, it was a show of consideration for the imperial court by replacing old grain with new grain, but the new grain had not yet arrived.

The Liuyang Liu Daolong case was not a false conviction or a wrongful conviction that harmed the people. It was an open-ended verdict that took into account multiple possibilities.

The upright civil servants agreed that the narrative of the times under the special background of Liu Jin's chaotic rule should be fully considered. Therefore, Jin Xianmin was reinstated as the third-rank provincial governor of Guizhou, and soon transferred to the post of provincial governor of Shandong.

But in fact, the story of this Jin Anchashi is not over yet.

Later, he held a series of high-ranking and powerful positions including Minister of Punishments, Left Censor-in-Chief, and Minister of War.

Of course, Mr. Jin's style remained the same. When Ningxia General Zhong Xun bribed the capital, the account book was obtained by the Jinyiwei and presented to the emperor.

Because there was a record of Jin Xianmin's bribery, Jin Xianmin was impeached by Cai Jing, the Imperial Censor, Gao Shikui and others, and had to be dismissed from office in the fourth year of Jiajing.

Three years later, Jin Xianmin was implicated in the "Pengze case" and was arrested from his hometown and taken to the Ministry of Justice prison.

Moreover, the judicial department discovered that when Jin Xianmin was ordered to command the military affairs of the four towns and attack Turpan, as soon as he arrived in Lanzhou, the governor Chen Jiuchou had already defeated Turpan's Sutan Mansur. As a result, Jin Xianmin "had not yet arrived at the place, but falsely reported the merit", and got a military merit for nothing.

In the end, Jin Xianmin was deprived of all his retirement benefits and his hereditary official position was revoked.

So, will Mr. Jin, who has committed many bad deeds and been imprisoned four times, become infamous and be infamous forever?
Still not.

Because during the Grand Ceremony Debate, Jin Xianmin cried at Zuoshunmen.

As soon as Emperor Jiajing died, the civil servants who were seeking revenge began to retaliate and began to narrate the times again. They posthumously awarded Jin Xianmin, who had long since died, the title of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, and granted him the titles of Doctor of Zide, Minister of Zhengzhi, and Minister of War.

He was also given the posthumous title, "Duanjian".

To observe propriety and uphold righteousness is called Duan; to be strict and respectful in handling affairs is called Duan.

Simplicity means being unremitting in one virtue, and simplicity means being plain and simple.

This is how history works. Sometimes a person becomes a bad guy just because his accomplices are not strong enough.

As a challenger of the original order, Pei Yuan certainly likes guys like Jin Xianmin who have no bottom line.

Pei Yuan instructed Chen Toutie, "Find someone to check him out. He may be useful in the future."

After Chen Toutie left, Pei Yuan asked someone to call over the five trial centurions: Song Yan, Mi Bin, Sun Ran, Ma Tao, and Dong Xing.

When Song Yan and the other five people arrived, they saw Pei Yuan waiting for them and bowed down immediately.

Pei Yuan looked at the five people.

I saw that their expressions were normal, without the uneasy look they had before.

So he asked them straight to the point, "What do you five think?"

At this point, the five people said very straightforwardly, "We will obey the orders of the captain."

Pei Yuan nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then said to them, "I plan to give you two choices."

"One is to continue to establish a branch of the Hundred Households Office in various prefectures. If you take this path, I believe you have a rough idea of ​​what your future will be like."

"The other is to have you go to Xuzhou Zuowei to assist Ding Hong. Ding Hong originally came from Xuzhouwei with you, and he is now the commander of Xuzhou Zuowei. You will have a good future there, and Ding Hong will be able to take care of you."

Song Yan, Mi Bin and others did not hesitate, "We are willing to serve the Qianhu and go to the five prefectures of Shandong to establish a 100-household office."

These people have participated in the siege and killing of the former eunuch who held the seal of the Imperial Household Department. How could they possibly get away with it?

Now that we have embarked on this path, there is no essential difference between taking one step or two steps.

And will everything be fine if I go to Ding Hong? Since Ding Hong is also a chess piece of Pei Yuan, he will be put on the chessboard sooner or later. It's just a matter of time.

Instead of doing this, it is better to make up your mind and follow Captain Pei to the end.

Maybe they still have a chance to become the next Ding Hong.

Seeing that the five people were determined, Pei Yuan simply asked, "Do you know what the Luo Sect is about?"

The five people looked at each other, and Song Yan took the lead and answered, "It's one of us."

Pei Yuan looked at them one by one, and Mi Bin and the others understood and said loudly in turn, "They are one of us."

Pei Yuan didn't say anything else, just said, "Don't think too much. I just want to unite everyone and see how to use this Luo Sect to make everyone live a good life. Who can predict what will happen in the future?"

"I asked you to set up the Hundred Household Offices in the five prefectures, not only to take care of the development of the Luo Sect nearby, but also to prevent the Luo Sect from losing control."

"You must grasp the right measure here."

"Sometimes it's not a bad thing to keep some pressure on Luo Sect. If someone in Luo Sect rebels, they might take the initiative to join you."

"If you encounter something you can't solve, you must seek help in time. If I'm not in Shandong, I can go to the West Factory, the governor's office, or the Shandong garrison."

"When you have nothing to do, you must practice well. You are an important mobile force in my hands. There may be a tough battle like last time. When the time comes, don't behave as chaotically and clumsily as last time."

Pei Yuan talked a lot, explaining the division of labor between the Luo Sect and the five branches of the Hundred Households.

The five of them listened attentively.

Finally, Pei Yuancai said, "Since you are all willing to serve me, then go to your respective offices as soon as possible."

Song Yan asked boldly.

"There won't be any changes to what happened last time, right? Do you want me to stay by Qian Hu's side and obey his orders?"

Pei Yuan laughed when he heard this.

"It's okay. It's over. The next investigation has nothing to do with us. Just go ahead and do your thing."

"The troops that the Three Law Departments have transferred here are from the Three Guards of Tianjin. The Three Guards of Tianjin have always followed the lead of the Tianjin Guards, and Cheng Leixiang, the commander of the Tianjin Guards, was my personal follower back then. Even if things change, who can do anything to us for a while?"

After hearing this, the five people felt that Captain Pei was well prepared and they all bowed in admiration.

Wait until the five people are sent away.

Pei Yuan hesitated for a long time before he said to the soldier guarding the gate, "Go, call Tan Tai Fang Tu over."

Not long after the others left, Tan Tai Fang Tu arrived at Pei Yuan's room.

Old man Tan Tai looked at Pei Yuan with a strange look, and avoided him as if embarrassed.

Pei Yuan was very calm and asked, "I guess you understand it too?"

Tan Tai Fang Tu sighed and said, "I just thought you were so bold as to come out and kill Zhang Yong to silence him, but I didn't expect that you actually had Luo Cult in your hands."

"I was wondering, I've never heard of the Luo Sect before. How come it just dropped from the sky and suddenly became such a big sect?"

"So it was Captain Pei who planned this. I'm not surprised."

Pei Yuanjian said, "The matter is very complicated, and I can't explain it to you in a few words. Besides, at this point, there is no need to keep it a secret any longer."

"I plan to go to Nanjing to meet with Han Qianhu and explain everything to her."

"Then you can come with me."

After hearing this, Tan Tai Fang Tu's face became more and more unnatural, and the old man's eyes wandered, "This, is not necessary..."

(End of this chapter)