Your Majesty, please resign again

Chapter 185 Zhang shaves his head! (Here he comes, five thousand two hundred!)

Xiangzhou.

"Master, Master, there is an urgent letter from Bianjing!"

The housekeeper hurried in from outside.

Gao Yuanbang, the head of the Gao family, put down his teacup and hummed, "Whose letter is it?"

The steward said: "It's a letter from Master Twelve."

Gao Yuan Bang suddenly became serious: "It's a letter from Min Zhi, please give it to me quickly."

The housekeeper quickly put the letter on the ground and quietly exited the hall. Just as he reached the stairs, he heard Gao Yuanbang yelling angrily: "Here comes someone!"

The housekeeper hurried in and saw Gao Yuanbang walking back and forth in the hall with a gloomy face. The housekeeper said cautiously: "Master?"

Gao Yuanbang pursed his lips and said, "Take the invitation and ask Zhizhou to come over quickly."

The housekeeper was horrified, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions and went to do his business quickly.

Gao Yuanbang watched the housekeeper leave, then sat in the living room and waited quietly. About two-quarters of an hour later, someone strode in.

Gao Yuanbang opened his eyes with a slight smile on his face. When he saw Ao Lianzhang, the magistrate of Xiangzhou, coming in his regular clothes, he stood up slightly and said, "Ao Zhizhou is here?"

Ao Lianzhang's face looked a little unsightly, especially when he saw Gao Yuanbang's butt just slightly off the stool. He snorted coldly and said: "Master Gao, you called me here like an order, what are you doing?

?”

Gao Yuanbang chuckled, pointed to the chair and said: "Ao Zhizhou, please take a seat and serve some good tea."

Ao Lianzhang's anger intensified, but remembering the power of the Gao family, he could only sit down reluctantly.

Gao Yuanbang took out the letter from his sleeve and put it on the table, then slowly pushed it over. Ao Lianzhang took it and took a look. He immediately stood up in shock: "The household is going to investigate Chang Pingcang! Mr. Gao, what news do you have?"

...The letter from Prime Minister Gao Gao... It's dead, it's dead now!"

Ao Lianzhang felt as though he were mourning his heir: "...I lived in poverty for ten years and had many years of ups and downs in officialdom before I reached the position of governor of the state. Now it's over, it's all over!..."

Ao Lianzhang was so confused that he was so panicked that he was spinning around in the hall like a headless fly.

When Gao Yuanbang saw this, he sneered in his heart. He thought that there was no one in the court. Such a person who didn't have any city government could actually sit in the high position of the governor. Zhao Zhen was really blind!

Ao Lianzhang turned around dozens of times before he realized that Gao Yuanbang was in charge here. He quickly told Gao Yuanbang, "Master Gao, this matter was caused by your Gao family, and you are responsible for settling it!"

Gao Yuanbang chuckled: "Ao Zhizhou, don't worry, sit down, have a nice cup of tea, and we'll discuss it slowly."

Ao Lianzhang looked very anxious: "What time is this? We are in Xiangzhou, not far from Bianjing. Maybe they will arrive in the next few days.

When the time comes, I will go inside Changpingcang and see that it is empty. By then, all the people who manage Changpingcang will probably be arrested. When the time comes, we will all have to go in after the first trial!"

Gao Yuanbang chuckled: "This is not the first time I have checked Chang Pingcang. I have been able to deal with it before, so there is no need to worry."

Ao Lianzhang gritted his teeth and said: "This time it's not that simple. You don't know who is responsible for raising the house this time. It's Zhang Heng!"

Gao Yuanbang was stunned and said: "Zhang Heng? I have heard of this man. I heard that he writes very good poems and excellent articles. He is also the number one scholar in the third place, right?"

Ao Lianzhang snorted: "You are not from the officialdom, so that's all you know. Do you know what we officialdom people call him? We all call him Zhang Shatou!"

Gao Yuanbang was stunned: "Shave your head? What do you mean?"

Ao Lianzhang snorted and said: "I wonder if Mr. Gao knows about the Jiangnan case in the third year of Qingli?"

Gao Yuanbang nodded and said: "Of course we know that Fan Xianggong bloodied Jiangnan and shocked everyone in the court. Who doesn't know about this? But what does this have to do with Zhang Heng?"

Ao Lianzhang sneered: "He is the culprit. If it weren't for Zhang Heng, how could Fan Xianggong easily touch Jiangnan? Forget it, there are too many twists and turns in the story, and I can't explain it for a while.

But let me tell you this, anyone who goes against this chapter’s head-cutting will not end well, so we’d better be prepared.”

When Gao Yuanbang saw Ao Lianzhang's pretentious appearance, he was filled with contempt and thought, "You idiot, what do you know about official struggles?"

However, after being reminded by Ao Lianzhang, he remembered that Gao Ruona had also mentioned Zhang Heng in his heart, so he took the letter over and read it again, and settled on this sentence: [...This time the leadership shortage

Regarding political matters, I want to mention Zhang Heng, who is responsible for the official affairs of the Household Office of Zhongshu Zhiyuan. Zhang Heng is good at calculation and is not an easy person. This inventory of Chang Pingcang is not unusual. Please pay more attention to my uncle...]

Gao Yuanbang suddenly frowned. He could regard Ao Lianzhang's caution as a joke, but he did not dare to ignore the words of Gao Ruona, his nephew. After all, he was a person who had reached the rank of censor Zhongcheng!

When Ao Lianzhang saw Gao Yuanbang's silence, he immediately became anxious: "Master Gao, you are so unkind. It was you who dragged me into the water at that time. Now I am furious. What do you mean?"

Gao Yuanbang was a little impatient, but although Ao Lianzhang was a fool, he was still a key figure among them, so he had to comfort him, so he smiled and said: "Ao Zhizhou, please be patient, I'm thinking of a way... Hey,

Got it."

Ao Lianzhang said quickly: "Say it quickly!"

Gao Yuanbang smiled and said: "It's just a few tricks, first a beauty trick, then a trick to hide the truth, mixed with Li Daitao's deadlock trick. If you really meet someone who is more competitive, then use a trick to draw out the salary under the cauldron. Really

When you have no choice but to do it, you can only...hehe."

Although Ao Lianzhang was a fool, he was a scholar after all. He had been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he understood the meaning of Gao Yuanbang's words. He was suddenly a little shocked by the viciousness of Gao Yuanbang's plan.

The so-called beauty trap, of course, does not really refer to beauties, but to flatter the envoys who come to inspect the accounts and warehouses, and to provide benefits in private. If they can be fooled in this way, it is naturally the best thing.

But generally it's not that simple. At this time, you have to use a stratagem to hide the truth. Put away the real account books, and then pretend that there is still enough food in the warehouse. Generally speaking, you can basically fool people here.

It's past.

Because the special envoy is often very busy and has to inspect Changpingcang in several states in a short period of time, where can he see it so carefully?

But if the special envoy is really bad, and has mastered key evidence, and is fighting with this side, then he can only draw fire from the bottom and burn the warehouse, and there will be no evidence. But at this point, it is estimated that the entire Changpingcang prison will be destroyed.

When you are an official or something, you have to put your head in. As for yourself, you might also be pushed out to take the blame.

As for the part not mentioned later, it is estimated that they will take action against the special envoy, which is tantamount to rebellion...

Ao Lianzhang felt cold in his heart, but he did not dare to say anything more, because he knew that Gao Yuanbang could really do this. The Gao family had bullied Xiangzhou for many years, and he, the magistrate, had also become a puppet of the Gao family. How could he

Neng didn't know the Gao family's methods, so he had to say: "Okay, this is very good!"

Gao Yuanbang nodded with satisfaction, thinking that it was not in vain to give so much money to this idiot every year, and he was very sensible.

——

Fang Yuanque and his people arrived in Xiangzhou, covered with travel and dust.

The reason why we chose Xiangzhou as our first stop is, firstly, because Xiangzhou is relatively close to Bianjing, and secondly, because the granary in Xiangzhou is a first-class granary, one of the highest-level Changping granaries.

Fang Yuanque and his people checked into the Xiangzhou Legation. Not long after, someone came to report: "Tang Guan, Ao Zhizhou wants to see you."

Fang Yuanque laughed and said to the people around him: "Someone can't sit still."

The people around him laughed and said, "Has the official seen you?"

Fang Yuanque nodded and said, "Of course I'll see you."

When Ao Lianzhang saw Fang Yuanque, his attitude was very low: "Envoy Fang, you have worked hard on this journey, thank you for your hard work."

Fang Yuanque smiled and said: "They are all sent by the imperial court. Within the duties, there is nothing hard or not hard, and compared to staying in a household, going out on official business is actually a nice job.

It's much more comfortable to take in the scenery and have nothing to eat on the road than to work exhaustingly every day in a small house.

On the other hand, Ao Zhizhou is guarding the prefectures and counties for the country, and the daily affairs are complicated, so it is a bit harder."

Ao Lianzhang flattered you, and then said: "Tonight, I will host a reception banquet at Xiangzhou Restaurant, and invite the wise people from Xiangzhou to give you a reception and wash away the hardships along the way."

Fang Yuanque shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. This time I am on business, and there are still more than a dozen prefectures and counties to visit. Time is tight and the tasks are heavy. I really don't have time. I will go to inspect Changpingcang tomorrow. After reading it,

We have to rush to the next place.”

Ao Lianzhang was anxious, but after several attempts to persuade him, Fang Yuanque refused, so Ao Lianzhang had no choice but to leave.

Ao Lianzhang left the embassy and immediately rushed to Gao's house.

When Gao Yuanbang heard that Fang Yuan was unable to get in, he nodded gloomily and said, "It doesn't matter, the warehouse has already made preparations. If he wants to see it, let him see it."

Ao Lianzhang was worried, but he couldn't sleep all night. He got up early the next day and rushed to the embassy together, but in vain. The people in the embassy said that Fang Yuanque had already set off for Changpingcang.

Ao Lianzhang was so anxious that he rushed to Changpingcang and found Fang Yuanque and others waiting outside.

Ao Lianzhang breathed a sigh of relief. When the supervisor of Chang Pingcang saw Ao Lianzhang coming, he hurried over and said, "Ao Zhizhou, you are finally here."

Ao Lianzhang asked in a low voice: "Did you stop them?"

The supervisor nodded and said, "We won't let you in without local officials to lead the way. It complies with the procedures."

"They didn't show the inspection papers?"

The supervisor smiled proudly: "We are low-level subordinates and cannot recognize Zhongshu Zhazi, so we need you to come over and confirm."

Ao Lianzhang breathed a sigh of relief, then patted the supervisor on the shoulder and said, "Well done."

From a distance, Fang Yuanque had noticed Ao Lianzhang's arrival and walked over.

Ao Lianzhang quickly raised his hands and said: "Why did Special Envoy Fang get up so early? Well, you are too diligent!"

Fang Yuanque chuckled: "Ao Zhizhou, please inspect and inspect Zazi, and then take us in for inspection immediately."

Ao Lianzhang, however, looked at the situation and said: "It's so early for Special Envoy Fang to have not had breakfast yet. Otherwise, we can check again after breakfast. Anyway, the closing position is here, and there is no way he can escape..."

…”

Fang Yuanque's face darkened and he said, "We've already come, let's not talk about anything else. Ao Zhizhou won't let us go in for inspection. Is there something wrong?"

Fang Yuanque didn't give any face at all.

Ao Lianzhang looked at the prison officer, who nodded slightly. Ao Lianzhang chuckled and said, "Envoy Fang is serious. I don't mean it, please!"

He turned his head to look at the prison officer and said, "Don't open the door yet!"

The prison officer hurriedly opened the door, and the people brought by Fang Yuanque rushed in.

Inspecting the Changping warehouse is actually not simple. In order to store a large amount of grain, the Changping warehouse covers a large area and is separated from each other by a large distance. This is to avoid burning everything in the event of a fire.

The Changping Granary in Xiangzhou was a first-class granary with a larger scale. After Fang Yuanque came in, he couldn't see beyond it for a while.

Fang Yuanque chuckled: "The supervisor will open all the granaries, and I will inspect them one by one."

The prison officer's face suddenly changed slightly, and he looked at Ao Lianzhang. Ao Lianzhang was also unsure, but under Fang Yuanque's intense gaze, he could only say: "Go and open all the warehouse doors!

"

The prison officer had no choice but to slowly lead the people to open the door. Fang Yuanque quietly winked at his men, and several of them quietly went to another place.

Fang Yuanque and his people followed the prison officials and inspected one place after another.

Ao Lianzhang also followed, and when he saw that every grain storehouse was full of grain, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, I was also shocked by the energy of the Gao family. In a short period of time, the originally empty granary was filled again. Where did this food come from!

No matter how many granaries there are, there is still time to read them all. After inspecting them one by one, Fang Yuanque showed a satisfied smile on his face. Just when Ao Zhizhou thought that the crisis had been overcome, Fang Yuanque walked into a granary and pointed.

A Hudou said: "Come here, split the Hudou!"

As soon as these words came out, the prison officer immediately changed his eyes and kept winking at Ao Lianzhang.

Ao Lianzhang's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he saw it. It seemed like there was something fishy inside.

Ao Lianzhang hurriedly laughed: "What a good dendrobium, what are you going to do if you split it? If you split it, all the food inside will be scattered on the ground, but it will be wasted!"

Fang Yuanque snorted and said: "Stop talking nonsense, come here, split it!"

After Fang Yuanque gave the order, his men immediately took action. The supervisor said anxiously: "What are you trying to do? This is a loss of imperial assets. If there is no problem, you will have to bear the responsibility. Your subordinates will have to write a letter to impeach you!"

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Fang Yuanque didn't even look at him and said in a deep voice: "Split it!"

The supervisor threw himself in front of Hu Dou, blocked him, and hissed: "You can't chop! It's the lower official's duty to protect Chang Ping Mi from being wasted. Anyone who wants to destroy it is my enemy!"

The nearby Chansi, Douzi, and Jiuzi all gathered around. Chansi was the subordinate official responsible for weighing the grain income and expenditure, Douzi was responsible for checking the quality of the grain, and Jiuzi was the porter. They were all Changping warehouses.

Warehouse clerk.

Fang Yuanque chuckled: "If you are not allowed to check? Does that mean there is something wrong?"

The supervisor stared at Fang Yuan and said, "Have you not checked everything? I will let you check the normal checks, but if you want to destroy Hu Dou, then you can't do it! Everyone, listen up, who dares to criticize Hu Dou?"

If you fight, you will win!"

Fang Yuanque was surprised by the domineering nature of the prison officer. He turned to look at Ao Lianzhang and said, "Ao Zhizhou, you don't care about it?"

Ao Lianzhang smiled bitterly and said: "Although I am a state official, Changpingcang is not under my control. They are under the control of the transfer envoy. I came here to receive you, the special envoy... Alas, I

You shouldn't have come, eh, I remembered, I still have something to do, so take one step first, take one step first!"

Fang Yuanque chuckled and said, "Ao Zhizhou, please stand a little further away, but don't leave in a hurry."

Ao Lianzhang was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"

Fang Yuanque shouted loudly: "Do it!"

Many subordinate officials brought over by Fang Yuanque suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the supervisor and other warehouse officials. Ao Lianzhang was dumbfounded as he watched the subordinate officials in the household knock down the supervisor and other warehouse officials.

He was knocked to the ground, and he couldn't even block the physical work with his feet, so he was knocked to the ground after a few moves.

After all the warehouse officials were under control, a bearded subordinate came over and discussed with Fang Yuan: "Officer Fang Tang, it's done."

Fang Yuanque felt the spring breeze on his face, and thanked the bearded man: "Master Fan, thank you, thank you, thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work, I will treat you to a drink tonight!"

Fan Louzhu chuckled: "They are all working for Sanlang, so there is no need to be so polite."

He turned around, picked up the ax on the ground, and chopped the Hudou hard. His strength was very strong. In just a few blows, the Hudou broke into pieces, and then sand poured out all over the ground. Only at the back, there was a hole.

Layer of wheat comes out.

Fang Yuanque's face was as cold as ice. He pointed at the remaining dendrobium and said, "Split them all!"

The rest of the subordinate staff also hurried over to chop it. After a while, the ground was covered with wheat mixed with sand.

Ao Lianchang felt cold all over, and even his legs were trembling.

"It's over! I'm done!"

Several subordinate officials came in from outside, and Ao Lianzhang suddenly remembered that these were also subordinate officials from the household. They carried several boxes and reported to Fang Yuan: "Tang Guan, the account book has been obtained."

Ao Lianzhang's legs weakened and he collapsed to the ground.

Fang Yuanque looked at Ao Lianzhang and sighed: "We are all officials, and I know it's not easy for you. You impose all kinds of excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. As long as they are not too excessive, our household will turn a blind eye."

After all, without your support below, it would be difficult for the court to do this.

But you have gone too far. This Changpingcang is a life-saving food for the common people. Moreover, you have gone too far. Even if you are greedy and mop up the oil, look at you, you have moved the entire Changpingcang.

If it's empty, it won't give the people any way to survive!"

Ao Lianzhang's face turned pale, with tears streaming down his face. He knelt down and begged for mercy: "Special Envoy Fang, Special Envoy Fang, there is an inside story in this matter. There is an inside story. There was a flood in Xiangzhou last year. We asked the imperial court for help, but the imperial court

But they didn’t care, so we had to open the warehouse to store grain privately. When the harvest season came, there was no food to harvest, so the warehouse was empty!”

Fang Yuanque glanced at Ao Lianzhang with disgust and said, "Fart! Last year, the weather in Xiangzhou was smooth. There was no flood. I live in my house and everything in the world is in my heart. Is this what you can deceive me?"

Ao Lianzhang collapsed to the ground again.

Fang Yuanque shouted: "Tie everyone up, inform the Pacifying Envoy Division, transfer the Envoy Division, raise some prison sentences, promote the Changping Four Divisions, and jointly handle the Changpingcang corruption case in Xiangzhou!"

"yes!"

"Master, do you want to leave now?"

Fang Yuanque nodded and said, "Well, let's go back to the embassy first."

Everyone got busy and were about to go out when they saw the door of Changpingcang slowly closing.

"No one can leave, everyone should stay."

An old voice said.

Fang Yuanque shouted: "Who is it?"

"Haha, I'm high on the list."

Ao Lianzhang was overjoyed: "Master Gao, you are here!"

A smile appeared on Fang Yuanque's face and he whispered: "It's good to be here."

(End of chapter)