Chapter 2182: Gui Zijuan hits hard, hits again
The next thing seems to be a matter of course.
The deputy general of Guyuan Town, Ma Jinbao, entered the city from Andingmen. Although the defenders at Ancheng Gate also belonged to the Xi'an Right Guards Division, this unit had long been bribed by Feng Ziying. The Guyuan Army marched in and headed straight for the Xi'an Guards Camp. The Xi'an defenders who fled back to the military camp in a panic surrounded the camp, and ordered all the soldiers of the Xi'an defenders to disarm and abandon their armor without mercy, otherwise they would be annihilated as a rebellion.
With no way to go, Liu Yuanpei finally took the initiative to express his willingness to surrender his weapons and accept reorganization. At this point, the "rebellion" of the Xi'an defenders came to an end.
“Sir, Master Lu is here.” Wang Wenyan hurried from outside, “It looks like he can’t sit still.”
"Oh? I can't sit still anymore, it's still early." Feng Ziying picked up the tea leisurely and took a sip, "Why don't you be so restless? After all, you have been a loner in Xi'an for so many years. , even if I am merciless, the court will give him some face, why is he so busy."
Wang Wenyan sneered, "Sir, it's different. If all the four guards in Xi'an are cleared out according to your opinion, and the people of the Procuratorate are tightening their grip, maybe the big bosses of the Procuratorate in the capital city will be ready to take action. Even Ye Xiang may not be able to suppress it."
The Procuratorate made such a big noise in the city of Xi'an. Although it was Feng Ziying's full support, it was impossible for Xiong Jianqiu and Chang Xuande not to report to the Procuratorate. After all, Feng Ziying, the censor of Qiandu, was in name only. , the ones who decided their fate were the big bosses in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhang Jingqiu, Qiao Yingjia, Zou Yuanbiao, Zuo Guangdou, Yang He and others.
If we can bring down a second-rank left-wing political envoy, it will definitely be an honor worth risking for the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It will definitely be written into the future reputation of the big guys like the Metropolitan Procuratorate. historical.
The pursuit of reputation by the censors is more important than anything else. Even with their connections in the township party and the superiority and inferiority of their superiors and subordinates, it is difficult for them to give in easily. When Yun Guang, the governor of Shaanxi, was overthrown, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were defeated one by one. He bit Yun Guang like he had taken an aphrodisiac, and finally pulled Yun Guang off his horse. Now there is a second-grade Lu Chuan, who undoubtedly made these censors smell the smell of blood.
If Lu Chuan cannot be overthrown, the censors may be a little more restrained, but if Lu Chuan reveals a flaw that may completely overthrow him, it is difficult to say how these censors will act.
So at this time, Lu Chuan was a little uneasy, and it was reasonable. After all, without Feng Ziying's connivance, the imperial censors in the Procuratorate would not have been so rampant, especially in Xi'an, where all the four guards might have been disarmed by the Guyuan Army. In the case of being escorted out of the city, it is even more difficult to predict the direction in which the aftermath will develop.
The negotiations between Lu Chuan and Feng Ziying lasted for half an hour, but the results were meager.
Lu Chuan could not take the initiative to give in at this time, as that would only allow his opponent to advance further.
The purpose of his coming is very simple, that is, he wants to find out Feng Ziying's background and what he plans to do. In other words, he wants to find a compromise with Feng Ziying and retain his business in Shaanxi over the years.
Whether it was officialdom or business, too many interests were involved. At this time, Lu Chuan discovered that he was unable to take care of many things. Moreover, there were flaws almost everywhere, and Feng Ziying might catch him at any time. beat.
There was no governor position before, so he could dominate the sky with one hand. Even Sun Yijie could not shake his control. But when Feng Ziying came, not only did he control the capital at once, but Xie Zhenye, a coward, almost accepted his head and bowed to him, plus the other party's advance The operation in northern Shaanxi hit his key point at once, especially when Yan'an Mansion fell to the opponent, allowing the opponent to gain a firm foothold at once.
At this time, Lu Chuan discovered that Feng Ziying was so sophisticated that he did not enter Xi'an for a long time. Instead, he stayed in Yan'an and used various means to beat, win over and even bribe these officials. However, he originally had too much respect for the people in Yan'an Prefecture. It was too arrogant. Pan Ruzhen, Xu Junyang, Wu Degui, and Yuan Wanquan all turned to each other. It can be said that almost in an instant, they lost control of Yan'an Mansion.
The changes in Yan'an Prefecture also directly affected Qingyang Prefecture and Pingliang Prefecture. These two prefectures are also places that I don't value very much. Except for the magistrates, Tongzhi and others, among the people like the county magistrates and prefectures below, those who really have a close relationship with me In other words, there are not many people who belong to me.
This trend has even affected Xi'an Mansion. Although Xu Liangyan is still calm, Lu Chuan knows that this guy has never really surrendered to him. He is just a person who follows the wind. Now he sees that Feng Ziying has the upper hand. , I'm afraid the door will have to change.
Stepping out of the governor's office, Lu Chuan sighed in his heart. He still underestimated this guy, or he didn't, so what could he do? In fact, when the imperial court rejected his decision to take over as governor and Feng Ziying took over as governor, this outcome was doomed.
The only thing that surprised me was that Feng Ziying actually broke the situation from Yan'an, where the situation was worst, and he really succeeded.
Originally, I thought that the Yulin Army would take action, and I had already prepared it. As long as He Shixian dared to send out a large army to help Feng Ziying quell the chaos, he would make people make noise in the court.
But he didn't expect that He Shixian didn't even send troops at all. Feng Ziying relied on his few personal soldiers and a group of people to bribe a group of bandits, and actually opened up the situation, and even swept through Yan'an Prefecture, and even With both Qingyang and Pingliang included, it’s no wonder that the attitudes of the people in Qingyang and Pingliang Mansion began to shift toward Feng Ziying.
Lu Chuan could imagine that Sun Yijie had been watching from the sidelines, observing the confrontation or negotiation between him and Feng Ziying. As long as he showed signs of weakness, he would jump out and give him a hard kick, but now he was unable to resolve the difficulties in front of him. bureau.
How about giving in?
Of course I am willing, but will Feng Ziying just give up?
Also, what do you mean by "one step back"?
One big step or one small step? Feng Ziying would definitely not agree to a small step. He wanted to take control of the entire Shaanxi province, and it would be difficult to satisfy his appetite by taking a small step back.
What about a big step? What you think is a big step may not be the same as what he thinks is a big step. His big step may exceed his bottom line.
You cannot give in so easily. Once the other party senses your weakness, it will only bite harder and may completely swallow up all the savings you have worked so hard over the past few years. This is unacceptable.
Lu Chuan's empty-handed departure was expected by Feng Ziying. After all, he was a local snake who had been entrenched in Shaanxi for several years. How could he surrender so easily? Didn't he still count on Fang Congzhe, the second assistant of the DPRK, to put pressure on him?
Feng Ziying did not want Lu Chuan to bow his head. He also needed the censors of the Procuratorate to show more courageous fighting spirit to attack Lu Chuan. If he did not completely pull Lu Chuan down, he would have to waste time to control the entire Shaanxi situation in the future. Many twists and turns.
“Qian Dingjun still refuses to explain?” Feng Ziying asked Wang Wenyan.
"It's not that easy. Qian Dingjun is Lu Chuan's best friend, and a fourth-grade official refuses to admit it. The censors have no good solution." Wang Wenyan shook his head, "Lu Chuan should know this, That’s why I’m so calm now, if Qian Dingjun’s mouth is opened, he may really come to plead guilty and beg for mercy.”
Qian Dingjun was a councilor of the Chief Envoy and had a close relationship with Lu Chuan. The censors followed the clues and dug out this worm.
He colluded with several officials in Xi'an Prefecture, involved in privately seceding from the military and transferring to Chang'an and Xianning counties, and made more than 100,000 taels of profit from it. Neither Feng Ziying nor Wang Wenyan believed that Qian Dingjun dared to use this full 100,000 taels for one person. and the man swallowed it.
The reason why the people in Xi'an Prefecture cooperated with this guy in doing this was because they knew that Lu Chuan was standing behind him.
"Well, I also know it's not that easy." Feng Ziying mused: "If Lu Chuan hadn't chosen a tough-talking person to handle such a big matter, then Lu Chuan would have been killed long ago, and Within reason.”
“Sir, you can actually choose another breakthrough point.” Wang Wenyan smiled softly.
“Oh?” Feng Ziying glanced at Wang Wenyan.
"Four years ago in Xi'an Prefecture, there was a case of privately changing yellow records and occupying unowned land. I checked the files of this case. It was very confusing. Seven families in Xuejiazhuang were wiped out by bandits. Such a big case was disappeared without a trace. Among the old papers, Chang'an County excused itself by saying that it was handed over to Xi'an Prefecture. Xu Liangyan said that the case had been concluded when he came. Four of the nine bandits died during the pursuit, and three of the remaining five were sentenced. When I asked Zhan, the whereabouts of the two of them were unknown, and later there was no further information."
Wang Wenyan eloquently said, "This case was handled by Cui Wenshan, the former colleague of the Xi'an Prefecture, and Yue Shanbao, the promotion official. Cui Wenshan has already served as an official and returned to his hometown in Zhejiang, and Yue Shanbao is now a general judge..."
Feng Ziying looked solemn, "How does this relate to the case of privately changing the yellow registration list and occupying unowned land?"
"It's very related, because of the seven families who were wiped out by bandits, two of them were considered to be upper-class families, and the other families were also considered to be well-off families. They had more than 500 acres of fertile land beside the Wei River. Logically speaking, these families were killed by the bandits. The land of the people killed by the thieves should be inherited by their relatives, but when it fell into the hands of these relatives, there were only more than 200 acres. Three hundred acres of land was changed to the yellow list, and then fell into the hands of others, but this Someone discovered the clues during Sizai's monopoly, and after checking the government archives, they found out..."
Feng Ziying suddenly came back to her senses, "Could it be that this bandit destroying the family and privately changing the yellow book are the same thing?"
“Yes, I have checked this kind of cases in the past ten years and found that there are them in Chang’an, Xianning, Jingyang, Gaoling, and Weinan,…”
Feng Ziying took a breath, this was too vicious. If officials and gangsters colluded, the gangsters got money and the officials got land, it would make people shudder.
(End of this chapter)