The east gate of Longyang Prefecture.
A carriage slowly approached.
But the carriage did not enter the city, but stopped at the city gate.
Behind them, there was a team of black-clad guards equipped with spears and swords.
It is a long distance from the capital to Longyang Prefecture. You might encounter bandits on the way, so you naturally need protection.
At this moment, Song Gongwen, dressed in casual clothes, stepped out of the carriage. He then raised his head and said softly, "The scholars of the world come from Jiangnan, and the scholars of Jiangnan look to Longyang. Longyang Prefecture, we have finally arrived."
In front of him was a tall city wall, blue-gray in color, with a mottled surface and signs of time.
Longyang Prefecture is an important town in the south of the Yangtze River. It has been nearly a thousand years since its establishment.
Throughout the dynasties, both in terms of economy and talent.
They all have extremely important positions.
But it is precisely because of this.
Most of the scholars in the world came from Longyang Prefecture, so the situation was the most complicated.
If you want to achieve some political achievements in this place, you must rely on the local nobles and powerful people.
Song Gongwen naturally understood all this, but he was not panicked. Behind him stood his teacher and the emperor.
No matter how many difficulties and obstacles we face in implementing the land-based tax system, we will move forward courageously.
"What's the situation in Longyang Prefecture recently?" Song Gongwen turned around and asked the housekeeper beside him.
The butler was brought from the capital and had been with him for decades. He was very loyal.
On the way here, he thought that before reaching Longyang Prefecture, he must first understand some of the situation, otherwise he would be blind. So he sent people ahead to go into the city to gather some information so that he could be prepared.
"Master, two major events have occurred in Longyang Prefecture recently," the butler said after a moment's thought. "The first is the former Deputy Minister of the Cabinet, Mr. Li Fang."
"It is said that Eunuch Wang from the capital has been secretly investigating for a long time and said that the evidence is conclusive. According to the time, the arrest and investigation should be carried out today."
"The second is the Longyang prefect. He was confined to his residence a while ago and was dismissed from his post. A new prefect has arrived in Longyang Prefecture. His name is Wang Shouyuan, the former Longyang County Magistrate. He took office two days ago."
Song Gongwen was very clear about the fact that Eunuch Wang, that is, the East Factory, was investigating Li Fang.
As for Wang Shouyuan, it was something I had discussed with my teacher beforehand.
Indeed, Your Majesty is a truly wise and heroic ruler.
"Master, what should we do next?"
At this time, the butler spoke again, asking what to do next.
"There's no need to worry about what's happening with Eunuch Wang for now. Let's go to the Longyang government office first." Song Gongwen said after thinking for a while.
Wang Shouyuan is the key figure in the implementation of the land-based tax system, so we must communicate with him.
In this way, the next things will be easier to handle.
"Yes, sir," the butler replied.
Then, Song Gongwen turned around, returned to the carriage, and officially entered the city gate.
at the same time.
On the main street of the north city of Longyang Prefecture, in the Li family mansion.
The Li family, because of its Cabinet Grand Secretary Li Fang, has a very important status in Longyang and even in the entire Jiangnan area.
Even though he had resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown some time ago, his influence has not diminished much because there are still many students and former officials in the court. The major families in Longyang Prefecture are still headed by the Li family.
But today, more than a hundred people, including Li Fang and his wife and children, were standing in the yard.
Especially Li Fang’s son Li Lin and his mother, their faces were pale and their bodies were shaking uncontrollably.
In front of them was an armored and sword-carrying imperial guard with a stern look in his eyes.
To be precise, these people are no longer imperial guards.
He is a guard belonging to the East Factory.
Among them, there were five or six eunuchs.
The front one.
Naturally, it was Wang Jin, the governor of the Imperial Household Department and director of the Eastern Depot.
At this moment, he put his hands behind his back, looked at all the Li family members, and spoke immediately.
"Li Fang, you have allowed your relatives to run rampant in the village, plundering and usurping land by force and trickery, and have already occupied as much as 80,000 acres of farmland. Following His Majesty's decree, our family has conducted a thorough investigation of this matter. These are the evidence we have collected in recent days. What else do you have to say?"
Wang Jin spoke, pointing to several large boxes containing evidence beside him, his tone somewhat cold.
In order to make this case an ironclad case.
These days.
He spent a lot of time and energy.
That's why he didn't choose to attack Li Fang at the beginning, but did it secretly.
Now that everything is ready, it's time to close the net, and the Li Mansion is just one of them.
What’s more important is that all of Li Fang’s relatives were surrounded and arrested by Wang Jin’s men. It can be said that they were attacked with lightning speed.
At this moment, he felt that he had finally lived up to His Majesty's expectations and accomplished something!
"Eunuch Wang...I..." Li Fang opened her mouth and wanted to defend herself.
But when I saw those big boxes of evidence.
Or keep silent.
A few days ago, he heard rumors that people from the imperial court were coming to deal with him.
But by the time they wanted to react, it was already too late, because the Li family's every move had long been monitored. Especially when Wang Jin took action, he said that he was following the orders of His Majesty. What excuse could he have?
Finally, Li Fang sighed, bowed slightly, and said, "I...I have nothing to say."
Since he has resigned, he is no longer the powerful second-in-command of the cabinet.
Even when facing Wang Jin, he can only be a commoner.
Then he knelt down and said, "I wonder, Eunuch Wang, how will His Majesty deal with me?"
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