Zhao Jun's face darkened.
In addition to the Beggars' Gang's mischief, the Zhongmu County magistrate also protected the powerful and beat someone to death, trying to make a big deal out of a small matter and just compensate the old woman with some silver, which was then taken away by the woman. No wonder the old woman came to Bianliang to file a complaint. Her son must have died with regrets.
"This matter is secret, how did you know?"
Zhao Jun was a little puzzled.
This criminal method is something Zhao Jun could never have imagined in his dreams. How did Qian Li know about it?
Qian Li looked embarrassed.
Zhao Jun thought for a moment, then nodded without further questioning. "Well, you did a great job. I'll credit you with this. Torture those three severely and make sure to get all the details about the Beggars' Sect. It would be best if you could find evidence of a crime."
"yes."
Everyone bowed in agreement.
Zhao Jun was about to wave them off when he noticed something strange on Qian Li's face. Guessing he might have something to say, he said, "The others can go and handle the case. Qian Li, stay here. I have some details about the Beggars' Sect that I need to ask you."
"yes."
Qian Li bowed again and the others left.
Soon, Zhao Jun was the only one left in the yard, surrounded by guards such as Di Qing and Zhou Xin.
Zhao Jun said, "These are my confidants and trustworthy people. Just tell me what you want to say."
Qian Li knelt down and said, "Master Zhi, I deserve to die. I know all this because I saw my superiors protecting them before, so I recognized them."
"oh?"
Zhao Jun asked with great interest, "Then why did you dare to tell me? Aren't you afraid that your boss will retaliate against you?"
Qian Li said, "I know that the Chief Secretary will definitely achieve great things, so I am willing to serve him. Moreover, the Chief Secretary ordered us to investigate something, but the boss secretly leaked the information."
"good."
Zhao Jun said happily, "There's an old Chinese saying, 'He who knows the current situation is a hero.' You've been able to turn from darkness to light, which shows you're quite clever. Go back and continue to monitor your superiors. If you can make a contribution, I'll definitely give you a valuable position."
"Thank you, Chisi."
Qian Li was overjoyed. He was taking a big risk coming here this time.
After all, the inspectors of the Imperial City Bureau don't make much money and rely entirely on selling information to make money, so the internal situation of the Imperial City Bureau is also very rotten.
This time, Zhao Jun deliberately spread the word that he was going to investigate some powerful people, and the people below him immediately went to tip off the officials and fabricated false information to report back.
Qian Li had originally planned to do so, but he was lucky because he had a cousin who was one of Cao Xiu's trusted subordinates. This person was also the secret spy who had been protecting Zhao Jun when he was traveling.
This person knew very well that Zhao Jun had the power to enter and leave the palace at will. Even after he entered the palace once, the emperor ordered Zhao Jun to take charge of the Imperial City Bureau the next day, and gave the Imperial City Bureau the ability to arrest, investigate, and set up courts. His power was enormous.
So he immediately understood that things were going to change in the Imperial City Division, and he quickly instructed his cousin and close friends in the Imperial City Division to stop deceiving their superiors, so as to avoid disaster.
And it wasn't just him. There were more than a hundred spies following Zhao Jun, and some of them were smart. Seeing how Zhao Jun was treated, they guessed something.
Everyone has friends and family, and the news spread quickly.
Soon in the next few days, many people came to tip off and report the spies that Zhao Jun had sent out to investigate.
There were even spies who had colluded with the persons under investigation and found out that they were being reported, causing panic within the Imperial City Bureau. Many people felt that a disaster was imminent. There were already many factions and constant struggles within the bureau, and now it became even more chaotic.
However, Zhao Jun did not take action immediately after receiving the letter, but suppressed the news. Because if he took action now, he could only catch some of the superficial ones, and the big traitor hiding inside would not be able to surface.
So he decided to keep his composure and continue according to the original plan, waiting for all the investigation reports to come out before taking any further action so that he could catch them all in one fell swoop.
at the same time.
August 14th is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This was the seventh day after Zhao Jun was appointed as the Director of the Imperial City Office, and there were only three days left until the Autumn Examination.
The time of the Autumn Examination in the Song Dynasty was not fixed, and was generally calculated according to the distance from Bianliang.
Because it was necessary to give successful scholars enough time to go to Bianliang to take part in the spring examination after passing the examination, places like Guangxi, Lingnan and Fujian often held the autumn examination in June.
The exam in Bianliang is a little later, usually between August 15th and September.
For example, the examination in the fourth year of Tiansheng reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty was on August 19th, which is August 17th this year. On that day, all the scholars who participated in the autumn examination had to go to the Imperial Examination Hall. However, the Imperial Examination Hall would be locked and the examination would last for three consecutive days. Food, clothing and accommodation would be provided inside.
Zhao Jun did not reject Lu Yijian and others' request to take the imperial examination, but pretended to deal with it in accordance with the principle of making the other party unaware that he knew their intentions.
It doesn’t matter whether I pass the exam or not. I used to think that I could understand the officialdom by going deep into it. Now, after forming an alliance with Lao Fan, with Lao Fan, a veteran official who has been in the officialdom for decades, what should I be afraid of not knowing the drawbacks of the officialdom?
However, he did not intend to completely turn against Lu Yijian and the others now, unless the other party was so stubborn that he could no longer tolerate it, so he had to be perfunctory.
During these two days, he pretended to read a book, and continued to investigate secretly during the day. He saw a lot of darkness in society, and gradually understood a lot of the criminal methods of these underground forces and the ways in which the powerful behind them made money.
While Zhao Jun was still moving forward steadily according to his plan, at this moment, in Zuixiang Tower in Yulin Lane, East City, several officials from Kaifeng Prefecture were sitting in the inner room, chatting about some things.
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