Your Majesty, please resign again

Chapter 200 Do they also have conscience? (Here they come!)

Zhang Heng's words made Zhao Zhen sit up straight, his eyes became deep, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhang Heng, this accusation is not a trivial matter. Do you have any evidence?"

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "I have evidence!"

Ding Du and Song Xiang looked at each other and saw the uneasiness in each other's eyes.

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Zong Baosheng was struggling with his crutches, Zong's wife was holding two small children, and the two and a half-year-old children were stooped and carrying heavy belongings.

There were horses roaring from behind, and Zong Baosheng quickly shouted: "Quickly, hide by the roadside!"

The horses roared past, raising huge clouds of smoke.

Zong Baosheng coughed a few words, and then found that the knights had left and returned again. Zong Baosheng felt uneasy: Could it be Zhang Dazhuang's people?

The knights stopped in front of Zong Baosheng's family. The person in charge looked at Zong Baosheng, size him up and said, "Are you Zong Baosheng?"

Zong Baosheng was horrified, but he immediately said: "My name is not Zong Baosheng, but Li Dachui."

The knight in charge laughed and said: "It is indeed you, Li Dachui. You have done something wrong. Come with us."

Zong Baosheng was surprised and said: "I am not Li Dachui, my name is Zong Baosheng. You have mistaken me."

The knights all laughed.

The knight in charge smiled and said: "Zong Baosheng, I am Zhao Guangda, the official of Haizhou and a member of the army. Come with us."

Zong Baosheng was so frightened that he shouted to his wife and children: "Run, run!"

Saying that he was limping and trying to escape, Zhao Guangda shook his head helplessly: "Capture them!"

The knights roared away, captured Zong Baosheng, Zong's wife and four children like chickens, and then roared towards Haizhou with one person on each horse.

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Yang Fang knocked on the door lightly: "An Zhizhou, Gao Xian, please come over to discuss the matter."

An Hanzhang frowned: "What's the matter? I'm so busy these days. He's hiding out in the embassy. He can't come by himself. He insists on asking me to come over. What's going on?"

Yang Fang said: "The villain doesn't know either."

An Hanzhang snorted, thinking that of course you don't know, how can I let you know about such a confidential matter?

Although he was a little dissatisfied, An Hanzhang got up quickly and hurried to the embassy. He was in an important position, and without his support, things here in Haizhou would not be able to proceed smoothly.

An Hanzhang arrived at the legation and saw several carriages parked outside, but didn't pay much attention. The legation was originally a place where people came and went, and it was normal for officials to pass by from time to time.

Just walking into the courtyard where Gao Zhi lived, An Hanzhang felt a little uneasy. He was a little confused, but he just thought it was because of his heart palpitations while walking.

An Hanzhang entered the courtyard and walked directly to the inner hall, but was surprised to find several people sitting in the hall.

An Hanzhang glanced at it and was shocked, because in addition to Gao Zhi, there were three other people sitting there, a dignified middle-aged man who he didn't know, and another young man who was also unfamiliar, but the other one was sitting there.

He looked very majestic there... Zhang Jun!

An Hanzhang looked at Gao Zhi in surprise and uncertainty.

Gao Zhi smiled and said: "An Zhizhou, this is our new transfer envoy Fu Bi on Hedong East Road, and this is Han Jiang, the governor of the Central Bank of the Song Dynasty. I don't need to introduce this one, right?"

An Hanzhang quickly raised his hands and saluted: "I have met Commander Cao and Governor Han."

Fu Bi treated him coldly: "Come here and take the Anhan Chapter."

An Hanzhang was shocked. Someone rushed in from outside. An Hanzhang was immediately happy when he saw it, because the person who came in was Zhao Guangda.

But Zhao Guangda rushed over with a cold face and pushed An Hanzhang to the ground.

An Hanzhang was surprised and said: "Zhao Guangda, what do you mean?"

Zhao Guangda didn't say anything and tied up An Hanzhang directly.

But what surprised him was not just that. Then Yang Fang also came, and said to Fu Bi: "Commander Fu Cao, the state government has been controlled, and all the information on rebellion has been monitored!"

Fu Bi smiled: "Very good."

"Rebellion? What rebellion?"

An Hanzhang was frightened and at the same time very confused. When he was imprisoned in Haizhou Prison, he still couldn't figure out what was going on.

Afterwards, people were sent to prison one after another, including the magistrate and county captain of Ganyu County, as well as the master of the Zhang family of Ganyu County.

Then there were continuous interrogations. People were sent out for interrogation, sent back, and then taken out again. An Hanzhang wanted to ask questions, but the guards in the prison kept a close eye on them and did not allow them to speak casually.

Even late at night, there were people watching from inside the prison.

An Hanzhang has never been arraigned, but his pressure is increasing because he doesn't know what others have told him and whether the entire incident has been revealed.

This kind of pressure made him suffer so much that in just a few days, his hair turned gray.

Fortunately, he was not kept waiting for too long. A few days later, he was finally arraigned, which made An Hanzhang breathe a sigh of relief.

The person who presided over the arraignment was Zhang Jun.

An Hanzhang stared at Zhang Jun and said, "How did you instigate Zhao Guangda and Yang Fang to rebel? And why did Gao Zhi also come to your side?"

Zhang Jun sat on the chair, his majestic body as strong as a mountain, his expression calm and majestic: "In front of the righteous way, everyone has a conscience, An Zhizhou, it's time to show your conscience."

An Hanzhang laughed angrily: "Conscience...I don't know if you, Zhang Jun, have a conscience, but people like Zhao Guangda, Yang Fang, and so on also have a conscience?"

You don’t know how much money Zhao Guangda received privately, and how much benefits Yang Fang, a supercilious wolf, gained for the Yang family through his status as a subordinate?

These subordinate officials do all kinds of evil and want to break the bones of the people and suck out the marrow. There is no conscience at all. If you tell me that they have conscience, that's not a joke!"

Zhang Jun's expression did not change and he said: "We have already implemented the entire chain of evidence regarding your manipulation of food prices, large-scale land annexation, seizing people's fields, and other evil intentions to drive these refugees to Bianjing.

The county magistrate of Ganyu, the county captain of Ganyu, and the Zhang family of Ganyu all confessed. They unanimously accused you of being the mastermind behind these things. Can you plead guilty?"

An Hanzhang squinted at Zhang Yu and said: "Officials above the magistrate's level should be in charge of Yushitai prison. How can you, a small general judge, have the qualifications to judge Yu Yu? Are you setting up a private prison?"

An Hanzhang resisted the interrogation and was very cunning. He deprived Zhang Jin of his legitimacy from the beginning, but Zhang Jin's answer shocked him.

Zhang Jun nodded and said: "Yes, this is a private prison, but it doesn't matter, we have already got your evidence, and everyone else has confessed. If you don't confess, your fate will not be the same."

Any changes."

An Hanzhang was stunned.

Zhang Jun said: "The key to this matter is not the place, but the court. You must be aware of this truth.

Whether it is manipulating food prices or engaging in large-scale mergers and acquisitions, you are doing these things every time there is a famine, or even when there is no famine, so there is nothing surprising about it.

But you should not have evil intentions. Your expulsion of refugees to Bianjing will certainly pose a great threat to Xianggong Jia, but your actions have shaken the foundation of the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, whether you want to rebel or just want to oust Xianggong Jia, the officials will not tolerate it."

An Hanzhang was silent.

Zhang Jun said: "So, your fate has been decided a long time ago. As for people like Xia Jinglue, Ding Shenzheng, and Song Shenzheng, they probably will not die, but they may never return to Bianjing in their lifetime."

Well, as for you... your level is not enough, you will die unless you atone for your sins."

An Hanzhang sneered and said: "I am coaxing children to play here. If I really confess, I will be asking for death."

Zhang Jun finally laughed: "This disaster has spread throughout the north, involving Shaanxi Fourth Road, Hebei East and West Road, and Jingdong Road. You have also made arrangements in various places to form an overwhelming trend and force the officials to resign.

Of course, the plan is close to success, but the bigger the plan, the more loopholes there are. Identifying Ding Zhongxia's economic strategy, Ding Shenzheng, and Song Shenzheng as the masterminds behind the scenes, you don't even need to come. The reason why you are being interrogated today is

It's the friendship I have with your colleagues. Since you don't want it, then so be it. People like you have nothing to be pitiful about."

An Hanzhang stared at Zhang Jun and said: "How did you bribe Yang Fang and Zhao Guangda? They collected a lot of money and were also involved. It is impossible for them to defect before the battle."

Zhang Jun said: "You don't need to be bribed by us. You people have no morals and no beliefs. All you think about is interests, and all you think about is the current situation. In the face of the general trend, everyone just protects himself. Zhao Guangda and Yang Fang woke up early, so they don't

You will be held accountable, but you, An Zhizhou, are still stubborn.

An Zhizhou, do you know that if you don't atone for your crimes this time, you, your wife, children, and your relatives will all be implicated. But if you are willing to take the blame and perform meritorious services, you may not be able to escape punishment, but your wife, children, and relatives will not be able to escape punishment.

Yes, you can avoid being implicated.

The road is right here, what choice you make is entirely up to you, An Zhizhou."

An Hanzhang's face was very complicated, and Zhang Jun didn't rush him, he just sat there and waited.

I don't know how long it took, but An Hanzhang sighed and said, "I can confess."

Zhang Jun nodded and called Zhao Guangda. Gao Zhi and others came in together to record a statement for Anhan Zhang.

An Hanzhang confessed ten times, and Zhang Jun asked questions while listening. The more he asked, the more frightened he became. The scope of the case was shocking.

As the magistrate of a state, An Hanzhang shouldered a considerable responsibility in this [anti-Jia movement], so he learned a lot about the inside story.

"... Xia Jing slightly wanted to return to the central government, Ding participated in politics, Song participated in politics and wanted to go further, and we, the governors, didn't want to return to the imperial court, so we hit it off immediately.

Anyway, as you said, things like hoarding, manipulating food prices, and annexing land are done all the time, not least this year. In fact, what we need to do is to expel the refugees to Beijing."

Zhang Jun said with anger in his eyes: "The Song Dynasty was ruined by corrupt officials like you."

An Hanzhang burst out laughing: "We corrupt officials... Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu, who belongs to the Song Dynasty? Isn't it just us officials? Xia Jinglue, Ding Shenzheng, and Song Shenzheng are ambitious."

, but there are others who are greedy.

Did you know that families like the Zhang family in Ganyu County exist in basically every state and county? They are the ones who really suck the blood of farmers.

You, Zhang Jun, are from the Zhang family in Pucheng. Isn’t your Zhang family such a family? The money you spend on studying is derived from the exploitation of these innocent farmers. Why are you pretending to be a white lotus with me?"

Zhang Jun did not explain.

An Hanzhang sighed: "You think we are behind the scenes, right or wrong, we just communicated and pushed a little bit.

These greedy families will work together to push up food prices, and then stick to their own sphere of influence, using usury, use of force and intimidation, and other means to make farmers incur debts they cannot afford to repay.

Then all the fields can be naturally merged into the family, and the farmers will either become refugees, or they can only become their tenants or even slaves. In this way, they will become the local emperors, and they will be rich and prosperous for generations.

"

Zhang Jun was full of anger. An Hanzhang looked at the angry Zhang Heng and said with a smile: "Zhang Tongpan is still young, and his heart is particularly passionate. I think I was the same way back then, but after seeing too much darkness,

, slowly, I became disappointed and despaired, and then I regarded it as normal, and then I was involved in it..."

An Hanzhang had many emotions.

However, Zhang Jun did not accept this, and quickly asked for more details, and implemented them one by one. He asked An Hanzhang to sign and stamp them, and then rushed them to the capital.

At the same time, similar things were happening in other states, and all evidence was quickly sent to Beijing.

The time when these things happened coincided with the time when Song Xiang Dingdu initiated the impeachment.

Arguments and corrections in the court are of course fruitless in the court. They are nothing more than quarrels and accusations. The final winner is not decided at this time.

Zhao Zhen felt his head hurt when he heard this, so he postponed the discussion until later, announced his withdrawal from the court, and then summoned Zhang Heng.

Zhao Zhen had a headache: "Zhang Qing, where is the evidence?"

Zhang Heng said: "We are already on the way. The certification and physical evidence chain are all complete."

Zhao Zhen took a deep look at Zhang Heng, who quickly lowered his head.

"Tell me carefully, what's going on?"

Zhang Heng hurriedly said: "A few days ago, my brother Zhang Jin came back from Haizhou to deliver a message, saying that the governor of Haizhou, An Hanzhang, colluded with grain merchants to hoard grain and manipulate grain prices. At that time, I thought that was all.

But then I received news from Han Jiang, the governor of the Central Bank, saying that in counties in Haizhou and other prefectures and counties, state and county officials, together with local families, secretly boycotted the central bank's loans to farmers, forcing farmers and local families to borrow loan sharks at usury. There were also cases in various places.

Signs of food price manipulation.

It is clear that Chang Pingcang has replenished grain, and the Neizang warehouse has also participated in it. However, in many places, the price of grain is rising in the market, but no grain is being sold.

Chen thought this was just an isolated incident, until his brother Zhang Kun accidentally learned that there was a force in the prefecture and county that was guiding the refugees towards Bianjing, so he and Zhao Guangda, the military official of Haizhou, conducted an undercover investigation and finally targeted Haizhou and Ganzhou.

The Zhang family, a large family in Yu County.

So my brother and Zhao Guangda took action decisively, took control of the Zhang family, and followed the clues to find out that the magistrate of Ganyu County and the county lieutenant were involved. What is even more surprising is that Haizhou Magistrate An Hanzhang was the mastermind behind this.

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The minister then began to suspect whether there was any connection between the increase in food prices, loan sharking, land annexation and refugees. Sure enough, under interrogation, a conspiracy surfaced.

Taking Haizhou as an example, the magistrate Anhanzhang of the prefecture, the magistrate of Ganyu County, and the county magistrate united with the local families to first control Changpingcang and not provide disaster relief, and then the grain merchants stopped selling grain, so the price of grain rose rapidly.

Farmers can't afford to buy food, so they can only take out loans. There is a central bank to help farmers, so they slander the central bank and then use force to intimidate farmers, forcing them to borrow usury loans from them. What's more, they directly force farmers to sell their land and houses.

Directly turn them into refugees.

Originally, the refugees dispersed in various directions, either to make a living in Fujian, to the south of the Yangtze River, or to come to Bianjing, but they forced the refugees to come to Bianjing.

Officials, they let dozens or millions of victims come to Bianjing. When someone starts to incite them, it will be a large-scale civil uprising. If someone takes the opportunity to rebel..."

(End of chapter)