The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin lowered his head and pondered how to incorporate the excess land in Fangshan into a good hometown.

Before he reached the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he met Liu Qing who looked happy, as if he had just come out of the toilet.

"Hello, Mr. Liu."

"This is Mr. Yan, long time no see. I heard that you were promoted?" Liu Qing said with a smile.

This guy donated a lot of money to Shuntian Mansion.

After the workshop was opened in Liangxiang, the entire Shuntian Mansion received more tax money than in previous years.

Therefore, I have a very good impression of Yan Chengjin.

"What are you doing in the palace?"

The governor of Shuntian Prefecture can enter the palace to meet the emperor, but if there is no urgent matter, no one is willing to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

"The urgent message from Fangshan County is that the people in Nankang Village beat up the government officials." Liu Qing sighed: "It's just that I can't pay the taxes, and there are evil people."

Qiao Xinyuan just bought the land in Nankang, and the people turned against him?

There must be conflicting interests.

Yan Chengjin was worried that he had no choice but to send Gongzuo away and replace him with an honest official as the county magistrate of Fangshan.

When he returned to the duty room, he said to Zheng Qian: "Send someone to Fangshan to inquire about it."

"Wang Yong, the internal official and eunuch, built a temple privately at Deshengmen. There are clear rules and regulations, and the late emperor has a decree to succeed. If any of you want to impeach, take away the memorial." When Wu Kuan saw no one coming up, he looked at Yan Chengjin and said with a smile. : "Cheng Jin, are you the one to write this bullet?"

I have been in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for more than a month.

Everything was peaceful here, and Wu Kuan's attitude towards Yan Chengjin became better.

But without performance, it cannot be justified.

What's the point of impeaching the eunuch? Yan Chengjin said: "I have bullets in my hands. Master Wu, please don't disturb me."

Wu Kuan was frustrated and saw that the censors were not very enthusiastic and looked unhappy.

He casually recruited a censor and ordered him to write this bullet.

Before waiting for the next call, Zheng Qian sent the news back: "Sir, according to the people of Nankang, Gongzuo donated their fertile land to please the gentry."

There are only more than 200 acres of dry land in Nankang, and the rest is common people's fertile land.

Gonzo assigned more than 300 acres of land to Qiao Xinyuan, which aroused resistance from the people.

The people went to the yamen to complain, but Gonzuo suppressed the matter, which caused a conflict. The people were so anxious that they beat the yamen servants, and Gonzuo took them all into prison.

After His Majesty Zhu approves, all these people can be executed by Qiu Hou.

There are only two months until autumn.

Yan Chengjin was a little confused by this operation.

Could it be that Gongzuo thought that with a second-rank imperial official like Jiao Fang in the capital, he could do whatever he wanted?

The official road is narrow.

"Are you sure there's nothing missing and everything is true?"

Zheng Qian nodded heavily: "I promise that everything is true. If you don't believe it, you can go to Fangshan and see for yourself."

Go as you go.

Yan Chengjin took a leave of absence from Wu Kuan, but Wu Kuan was still angry that Yan Chengjin was insulting him: "What are you going to do? Your Majesty will send someone to check the ward in a while. How can I explain?"

After Emperor Hongzhi did morning exercises around the palace, he developed a bad habit: running around the duty rooms of various ministries, not only to exercise, but also to inspect the officials.

"Sir, the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river." Yan Chengjin reminded.

Wu Kuan's face stiffened for a moment, and the next moment, he showed a faint smile: "Go ahead."

Yan Chengjin left the palace and ordered people to go to the Imperial College to find Han Wen.

When going to a chaotic place like Fangshan, even if there are Jinyi guards accompanying me, I will feel more at ease if I have Han Wen accompanying me.

Just like after using a shower gel worth one or two pieces of silver, it is difficult to use soap worth three pieces of silver.

This guy's grades would be hindered even if he stayed in the Imperial College.

Han Wen followed Yan Chengjin's sedan, carrying a long gun on his body, and said with a troubled expression: "Sir, students always ask for leave, and it is inappropriate to blame them for offering wine."

After all, he entered the Imperial Academy under the favor of his late father, and his academic performance was not good.

Yan Chengjin knew that he came here because of Han Yong's affairs: "Your father's affairs will soon come to light. Jin Yiwei handles things faster than other yamen."

Han Wen actually smiled after hearing this.

Fangshan is adjacent to Liangxiang, and the distance is about the same. It only takes an hour to drive a carriage.

When Yan Chengjin arrived at the boundary of Nankang Village, the women in the village were crying, and the whole village felt like they were having a funeral.

Jin Yiwei followed the carriage not far behind. Ye Zhun wondered: "What is Yan Chengjin doing here?"

"Boss, I heard that the people in Nankang Village have rebelled."

"Master Yan ordered Zhang Xian to rent land in Nankang, but the prefect of Fangshan refused and sold it to Shanxi merchant Qiao Xinyuan."

Two Jin Yiwei made up urgent lessons for Ye Zhun.

Ye Zhun muttered: "The county magistrate and that gentleman will be in trouble."

Yan Chengjin hasn't entered the village yet, but he can see the laborers building a workshop without being affected at all.

He saw an old man sitting on a white stone, wiping tears in front of the field, and said to He Neng: "Go and ask why you are crying in the broad daylight."

He Neng trotted away, and then trotted back a moment later.

"Master, his son has been arrested and is in the Yamen."

This sparse memorial should be ready for writing at this point.

To be cautious, Yan Chengjin decided to go to Fangshan Yamen again and asked Zheng Qiandao: "Let them write down who's land was occupied and whose son was put in a cell."

Zheng Qian responded and hurriedly went to do it.

Yan Chengjin got on the carriage and continued to the Yamen in Fangshan.

Not long after, we arrived at Fangshan Yamen.

Yan Chengjin whispered a few words in He Neng's ear, and He Neng knelt down with a bang and cried: "Master, I don't want to go, please find someone else."

Yan Chengjin shook his head and said, "I trust you the most, but you have disappointed me so much."

"Then I'm gone. If anything happens, please send my wages back home. My wages are hidden in the secret compartment under the earthenware jar. My hometown is Nanchang..." He Neng wiped his tears and cried.

"..." Yan Chengjin.

Yamen.

In the main hall, Gong Zuo sipped his tea happily: "Fortunately, I found out that Qiao Xinyuan is the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites and the nephew of Lord Jiao Fang. I will give him an extra 100 acres of land."

On ordinary days, if he wanted to offer his services to the second-rank officials in the court, he would have no chance.

Now that the Lord has come to him personally, no matter how stupid he is, he knows what to do.

The county magistrate smiled flatteringly: "For the annual plan, if Lord Jiao appreciates it, he can be promoted to the first rank."

"The power of approval is in the hands of the Ministry of Personnel, this is natural."

Every year, for the annual plan, a lot of silver must be prepared to manage the relationship in the court.

This year, because of Jiao Fang's favor, there is no need to send silver.

At this time, the yamen runner came in to report: "Master, someone outside the door surrendered himself, saying that he was the fish that escaped the net after causing trouble in the court."

Others were too late to escape, and there was still someone to surrender?

"Bring him to the court, a good citizen!" Gong Zuo was overjoyed.

After a while, He Neng was taken to the yamen, crying and saying: "I have committed a crime and want to surrender myself."

"Put him in the prison. Considering that you took the initiative to surrender, I will arrange a clean cell for you."

"I like lively places, not clean cells. The more people there are, the more I like it."

"It's a small request, and I will naturally agree to it. Sign and seal it. If you are lucky, you will be beheaded next autumn."

He Neng twitched and almost fainted. The yamen runner pulled his hand and signed on the white paper.

Back in the capital,

Yan Chengjin pondered all night. This impeachment letter was about Jiao Fang, but he didn't mention him at all.

Early in the morning, he went to the palace for the morning court. His Majesty had a fixed time for morning exercises.

At 12:00 a.m., he could be seen squatting in the moon cave of the Meridian Gate.

Not long after Yan Chengjin got off the sedan chair, he saw the morning exercise team in the Forbidden City running towards him.

"Your Majesty, I greet you."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and jogged past him, sweating all over.

Yan Chengjin winked at Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing stared at Emperor Hongzhi, but walked over quickly: "What does Lord Yan want to see me for?"

"Please, Eunuch Xiao, give this impeachment letter to His Majesty."

"A few days ago, His Majesty said that he hadn't seen your impeachment letter for a long time." Xiao Jing smiled with satisfaction, as if he was a teacher receiving the homework of a poor student: "I will give it to him later."