Konoha Hypocrite Uchiha Tonan

In fact, officials in the Ministry of Personnel only have supervisory power over local officials in various states and have no disposal power.

Those who fail the assessment need to report to the Ministry of Personnel first, and then the Ministry of Personnel will decide whether the official should be dismissed or dismissed, and this is limited to officials below the fifth rank.

Those above and including the fifth rank are considered high-ranking officials, and non-emperors have no power to deal with them.

Of course, Tangning was not included in this restriction.

The Shangfang Sword is the highest power given by the emperor to a minister. Seeing the sword is like seeing the king. Holding this sword is equivalent to holding Chen Huang in his hand. He can cut whoever he wants, chop whoever he wants, and he does not have to bear any responsibility. legal liability.

Tang Ning asked Chen Zhou to carry Shang Fang's sword with him so that it could be easily accessed when needed.

"Qiang!" Chen Zhou respectfully handed over the sword, and Tang Ning casually pulled it out, making a sound of gold and iron.

The Ezhou official who was pinned to the ground with a sharp knife couldn't help but tremble when he heard this sound.

"Before leaving the capital, Your Majesty gave me this sword of Shangfang. It can be used to kill unruly people and punish corrupt officials. As the governor of Ezhou, you live on the salary of the imperial court, but you do not make decisions for the people, do not be loyal to the imperial court, and are greedy for money." Yin, murdering the imperial official..." Tang Ning held the sword, looked at the governor of Ezhou, and said, "With these two items alone, I can kill you right now!"

The governor of Ezhou trembled and said in a trembling voice: "You, you can't kill me, this is against the rules. I have shed blood for the court, I have performed meritorious services for your majesty, I want to see the prime minister, I want to see your majesty!"

"You asked for it yourself just now, why are you regretting it now?" Tangning looked at him, shook her head and said, "Don't worry, I have tried it. This sword is very sharp. I guarantee that I can cut off the head with one strike. I heard people say that as long as the sword is swung fast enough, the prisoner will not feel the pain, so I will try to move as fast as possible..."

The Ezhou governor opened his mouth wide, but he only felt waves of dizziness. Under the pressure of Tang Ning's momentum, he could not speak at all.

"What, do you think it's not decent to behead someone?" Tang Ning looked at him, pointed the tip of the sword at his chest, and said, "How about stabbing him in from here? This is decent, but it should be very painful. , I can’t figure out how I’m going to die for a while, Mr. Yu, if you think about it carefully, we can still discuss it..."

A large amount of cold sweat broke out on Governor Yu's forehead. When Tang Ning picked up the sword and prepared to strike, he simply rolled his eyes and fainted.

Tangning shook her head, put the sword back, waved her hand and said, "Take them all away."

Outside the box, the shopkeeper of Yuanyang Tower looked pale as he watched the senior officials of Ezhou being escorted out, his body trembling.

When Tang Ning walked up to him, she paused and asked, "Are you the manager of Yuanyang House?"

The shopkeeper trembled and said, "Xiao, Xiaomin."

Tang Ning looked at Liu Tong and said, "Take away the shopkeeper of Yuanyanglou, along with his assistants and attendants."

Tonight's food and drinks were provided by Yuanyang House, so there was no way it had anything to do with them. Since he had already left, he simply took them all back for interrogation.

After several high-ranking officials in Ezhou were escorted out, there was chaos in Yuanyang Tower.

"What happened, who are they?"

"What happened to Governor Yu? Why was he carried out?"

"Chang Shi Biejia was also arrested. What happened?"

There was an uproar in the building when they saw that local officials, who were usually aloof and aloof, were now being held like prisoners.

"I heard that high-ranking officials from Beijing have come to investigate them in the past few days. Could it be that all the dirty things they have done over the years have been discovered?"

"You deserve it. This guy named Yu did the corvée work indiscriminately, and many people died in the mine. This is retribution!"

"The man surnamed Ma is not a good person either. Businessmen who treat him with filial piety will be exempted from taxes and reduced taxes. Those who do not respect him will resort to making things difficult. Zhao Yuanwai, who made his fortune from lumber in the east of the city, was ruined by him. …”

……

When the governor and others were escorted back to the governor's house, passers-by on the street stopped to watch with shocked expressions. There were few people on the street at night, but when they walked from Yuanyang Tower to the Yamen Gate, the people who heard the news walked out of their homes one after another. The streets are blocked with water.

The governor, chief minister, and Biejia were all arrested. This was an earth-shattering event in Ezhou.

The government officials of the governor's office were already under control before Tang Ning and others returned to the government office. In addition, Tang Ning also sent people to mobilize the Ezhou garrison with the token given by Emperor Chen.

Wherever this sign goes, it has the power to mobilize 3000 defenders. The Ezhou defenders do not have 500 people. Tang Ning only mobilized [-] people, but it is enough to deal with any situation.

The defenders surrounded the governor's mansion, and even the people who didn't know the inside story knew that something terrible had happened.

Tang Ning walked into the governor's office. A general walked up to Tang Ning, knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "Ezhou City Defense Camp, Colonel Dong Wu, see General Tang!"

Tang Ning received a salute from him and then said, "Hurry up and summon all the county magistrates in Ezhou and come to the Governor's Mansion as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

The young general responded and simply turned around and left.

After making some more arrangements, Tangning took some time off.This time he almost wiped out the governor's Yamen. If no measures are taken, Ezhou may fall into chaos. This is not what he wants to see.

After doing all this, he looked at Liu Tong and asked, "Where are Sima, the governor of Ezhou, and others?"

Liu Tongdao: "I'm in jail for the time being. Sir, what should we do next?"

"Search their homes." Tangning said, "After the matter is clear, search all their homes. Separate the confiscated property and money into categories and mark them. Before that, you first look at their families and don't let them. They transfer property.”

Liu Tong cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Cong Yu, the governor, casually meant nearly 10 taels of silver, which shows how wealthy the local officials in Ezhou were, and most of this money was deducted from the national tax bank.

Part of the money went into the pockets of local officials, another part was used by them to honor officials in the court, and the rest was turned over to the national treasury.

Tang Ning could predict that what he did in Ezhou would definitely cause a disturbance in the capital in half a month, causing even Chen Huang a headache.

Therefore, he must handle matters in Ezhou beautifully and make every link impeccable. Of course, the most important thing is to give Chen Huang enough benefits so that he can ignore the benefits of other voices in the court.

There is nothing like silver.

After giving instructions to Liu Tong, he summoned the junior officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and said, "You guys, each have ten guards to collect evidence of Ezhou officials' embezzlement of mineral and commercial taxes. The more complete the better."

Several minor officials looked excited and nodded: "Don't worry, sir, we will definitely complete the task!"

The crime of corruption is no small matter, but since it has to be dealt with, it must be dealt with thoroughly and all the crimes they have committed must be revealed.

Embezzlement of money and taxes, coupled with the murder of a court official, was enough to get a knife in the neck of the Ezhou governor.

In the prison, Tang Ning looked at the Yuanyanglou shopkeeper and asked, "Did your Yuanyanglou prepare that poisonous wine?"

Yu Governor and others would not admit the murder of the imperial official, so it would be easier to start from here.

"My lord, you are unjust!" The shopkeeper of Yuanyanglou knelt on the ground, crying with runny nose and tears: "They sent the wine bottle in advance, and it has nothing to do with our Yuanyanglou. The villain didn't even know that it was poison. liquor……"

Tang Ning pointed to the sword Chen Zhou was carrying and asked, "Do you know what this is?"

The shopkeeper of Yuanyanglou said in a trembling voice: "Sword."

"That's half right." Tang Ning looked at him and said, "This Shangfang Sword, you are not responsible for killing people. It is the emperor's sword. It can kill corrupt officials at the top and behead unruly people at the bottom. Do you think you are the unruly person?"

"Your Majesty, you have a clear warning!" The shopkeeper of Yuanyang Tower looked at him and said sincerely: "The poisonous wine was provided by the governor, and the villain was also coerced by him, otherwise he would kill the villain's whole family. He not only wanted to use this poisonous wine to harm the adults. , Two years ago, I also used it to poison a censor to death... Sir, both adults and villains have been poisoned, can I be given a lighter sentence? "