Chapter 1274 Invitation to the Magistrate of Taiping
"Tan Lun, the magistrate of Taizhou, has met all of you." After hearing the news, Tan Lun, the magistrate of Taizhou, hurried over to pay homage, and he was very respectful.
Although Tan Lun's official position is higher than that of Xu Hai and others, who asked Xu Hai and others to come from the center of power in the capital? The saying that the capital official has three levels is not just said casually, besides, people It's the emperor's order that's being carried out.
"Prefect Tan is so polite, I am ashamed to be worthy of it. We came to Guibao from the capital this time to obey the Holy Spirit's decree. We have two main tasks. One is to verify the Zhejiang Prosecution Commission. Zhu Ping'an, the magistrate of Jingnan County, colluded with grain merchants and coaxed The second is to investigate the flood situation in the south of the Yangtze River. The main purpose of coming to Guibao today is to check the grain bribery case of Zhu Ping'an, and to investigate the flood damage situation in Guifu." said Xu Hai, leader of the Jingnan investigation team. He said it politely to Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou.
Investigating Zhu Pingan’s corruption case? !
After hearing this, Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, couldn't help but be startled. Has the story of Zhu Ping'an's collusion with grain merchants, extortion of grain merchants, and acceptance of bribes already reached the capital? ! It's only been more than half a month, why did the news spread so quickly? !
After he received the report from Taiping County Magistrate half a month ago, due to some reasons, he put the matter on hold for the time being. Recently, I was thinking that after half a month, the situation in Jingnan must have gotten out of control. I was preparing to close the net. I didn't expect that this matter was reported to the top. The capital has already sent people down to investigate.
This is a problem!
When there was a problem with the officials in his jurisdiction, he failed to deal with it in time. Instead, the capital sent people to deal with it.
If you really want to pursue it, you can't escape it. If something goes wrong in your own jurisdiction, regardless of whether you are the one responsible for it, you, the prefect, will be held responsible. At the very least, it means inaction; at the most serious level, isn't it just covering up? !
Thinking of this, Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun couldn't help but frowned. Firstly, he regretted his original decision. Secondly, he was dissatisfied with the Taiping Magistrate for bringing the matter to the capital and exceeding his authority to report it. This has been a taboo since ancient times!
Although Xu Hai and others did not say anything, Tan Lun knew that it was the magistrate of Taiping County who stabbed Zhu Ping'an up. I heard someone say before that the Taiping County Magistrate came to inquire about his report on Zhu Pingan in a roundabout way! Later, I heard someone say that Liu Wannian, a Nanjing official, came to Taizhou Prefecture to visit Taiping County Magistrate during the incident. Now that I think about it, Liu Wannian must have been invited by Taiping County Magistrate and used Liu Wannian's identity to impeach Zhu Ping'an.
This magistrate of Taiping County
How can I protect corrupt officials! Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun couldn't help but give Taiping Magistrate a bad review in his heart.
"I will try my best to cooperate with you. In fact, I have received reports from Taiping County Magistrate and others half a month ago about Zhu Ping'an's collusion with grain merchants, raising grain prices, and accepting bribes. However, in view of Zhu Pingan's Ping'an Fang was promoted to the post of Zhejiang Prosecution and Prosecution Envoy Si Qianshi for his anti-Japanese efforts. He was in the limelight. An official document defining grain prices might contain sophistry that it would be difficult to convict him, and would only frighten others. Therefore, I opened the website but did not publish it, leaving a fixed time for the incriminating evidence. I was about to close the website in the past few days, but there was no evidence. Thinking of the fact that the sergeants are here too, it’s all my fault that the sergeants have to travel all the way.”
Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, handed over to Xu Hai and others, said apologetically, and defended himself without leaving any trace. I had received criminal clues about the corrupt official Zhu Pingan half a month ago, and I had already opened a net. The reason why I did not deal with Zhu Pingan on the spot was to fix the evidence of the crime and to deal with Zhu Pingan better.
Hearing this, Xu Hai frowned slightly. In his opinion, since he had already received the clues to expose Zhu Ping'an, he should deal with them as soon as possible. Every extra day of delay will lead to one more day of suffering for the people of Jingnan. Sin, in the past half month, I don’t know what kind of disaster the people of Jingnan have suffered due to Zhu Ping’an.
However, Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun’s behavior is understandable. Zhu Pingan had just made great achievements in fighting the Japanese, but he had just issued an official document defining grain prices. Based on this alone, Zhu Pingan must be considered corrupt. If he is guilty, the evidence is not sufficient, and Zhu Pingan must have many excuses and shirks, making it difficult to convict him.
However, Xu Haijue should still be dealt with as soon as possible. Although Zhu Ping'an may not be convicted, the people of Jingnan will definitely suffer less.
"Plan before taking action and never fight an uncertain battle. Magistrate Tan did a good job. Zhu Ping'an is a treacherous and cunning person. I am very knowledgeable in the capital. If Magistrate Tan had taken action at that time, Zhu Ping'an will definitely get away with it." Zhang Wenbo, the head of the Criminal Department, was very satisfied with Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun's approach and praised him full of praise.
From his point of view, he doesn't care about the life and death of the people in Jingnan, he cares about Zhu Pingan! In the past half month, the situation in Jingnan must have been in ruins. The evidence of Zhu Pingan's guilt was solid. They will definitely turn Zhu Pingan's corruption case into a solid case this time!
"However, if you don't move, you will win. If you move, you will win. Magistrate Tan has mastered the secrets of the art of war. Without Magistrate Tan's early preparation, I am afraid that we will return without success this time. After this case, We will report it truthfully and will not ignore the early achievements of Magistrate Tan." Peng Cheng, the censor of Zhejiang Province, nodded in agreement.
Wang Meng, the head of the Household Department, also nodded.
Hearing that Zhang Wenbo and others had no intention of holding him accountable, Tan Lun's heart dropped into his stomach.
I just didn’t expect that the superior would be so easy to talk to. Tan Lun couldn’t help but be surprised. But soon, Tan Lun also figured out the reason. Zhang Wenbo, Wang Meng and Peng Cheng were all strict members. They thought Until Zhu Ping'an dies. Zhu Ping'an had offended Yan Song in the capital and participated in Yang Jisheng's impeachment case against Yan Song. Before Yang Jisheng's memorial, he proposed revisions to Yang Jisheng's fatal omissions in the memorial. However, Yang Jisheng did not adopt Zhu Ping'an's opinions, otherwise success or failure would still be a matter of opinion. So. , Zhang Wenbo and the others wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Zhu Pingan. The way I did it in the first place by not revealing anything and taking evidence of the crime was exactly what they wanted, that's why they were so easy to talk to.
Xu Hai originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Zhang Wenbo and others saying this, he fell silent.
I came here this time to investigate the case of Zhu Ping'an colluding with grain merchants to engage in corruption. Let's forget about the rest.
"Prefect Tan, this memorial is also the first memorial jointly delivered by the magistrate of Taiping County, your jurisdiction, and Liu Wannian of the Sixth Section. Perhaps, he has other reports on Zhu Ping'an's corruption case. Clues. Let’s go this time When Jingnan is checking Zhu Ping'an, he will go to Taiping County first and ask the Taiping County Magistrate to go with him."
Xu Hai said to Tan Lun before setting off that he would invite the Taiping County Magistrate to go with him. This was decided on the way. of.
“As it should be.”
Tan Lun cupped his hands and nodded, silently making a note to Taiping County Magistrate, it is indeed you! (End of this chapter)