Seeing that he couldn't convince Zhao Lin, Qi Ziang said, "Since that's the case, I'll go back and report."
Zhao Lin said, "Master Qi, aren't you planning to participate? This is a great opportunity to leave your name in history."
Qi Ziang was immediately interested.
If we can really make the three provinces governed by clean officials and make the people live in peace and contentment, it will be a great opportunity to leave our name in history books.
only……
Qi Ziang was really worried that Zhao Lin’s madness would implicate him.
Zhao Lin said, "There is always a price to pay for every gain. Sir Qi, don't you even know this?"
Qi Ziang hesitated and couldn't make up his mind.
Zhao Lin sighed, "If Lord Qi doesn't want to, forget it. It's a shame to miss such an opportunity to gain both fame and fortune."
Qi Ziang swallowed his saliva and said, "Once I do it, I'm afraid I won't be remembered in history, but will be infamous for eternity."
Zhao Lin said coldly, "Who would say we're stinky? We have Mr. Mi writing our biography here, and the historians won't write anything wrong. When the official history books and unofficial histories are compared, you and I are both upright officials who disregarded our own safety for the people. Who would dare to say we're stinky?"
Qi Ziang's heart was pounding.
Mi Moli is a recognized great scholar with an excellent reputation.
The biography he wrote himself will surely be believed by future generations.
Besides, the historian was told to write whatever he wanted, so how could he write randomly?
Think again about what Zhao Lin said about gaining both fame and fortune...
There are so many officials in the three provinces. If you just raid a few dozen houses, you will get hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. If you divide it up casually, you won’t know how much it will cost.
It’s really a double gain of fame and fortune!
“Done!”
Qi Ziang said fiercely, "I am willing to follow Lord Zhao and fight for a clean government for the people of the three provinces!"
"good!"
Zhao Lin held Qi Ziang's hand tightly and said, "Let us work together to create a better future for the people of the three provinces."
Qi Ziang is an imperial envoy, and sometimes he can do things more easily than Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin can only threaten, but some people will still not obey.
When Qi Ziang's imperial guard of honor was placed there, no one dared to resist.
With Qi Ziang's help, Zhao Lin's speed in cleaning up the three provinces increased greatly.
But after all, there are three provinces with hundreds of thousands of officials in total. How can it be so easy to clean them all up?
So Zhao Lin could only focus on the information provided by the merchants and kill this group of people first.
This group of people had been making a fortune from maritime merchants for a long time, and they were really rich. Any small official in the county government office could have several courtyards and tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Not to mention the higher-ranking county magistrates and prefects.
Following the evidence provided by the merchants, Zhao Lin dug deep and cracked down hard, causing panic among officials in the three provinces. It was like a series of earthquakes, and no one knew which earthquake would kill them next.
"We can't go on like this!"
"If this continues, we'll all die!"
"Zhao Lin has no intention of giving us any chance to survive!"
"Fight him!"
"Either he dies or we die!"
Some officials gathered together and shouted angrily.
The governor's offices of three provinces were taken over by Zhao Lin, and the only ones who could take the lead were the prefects in various places.
"Zhao Lin is so cruel, how can we fight him? He has an army." Someone said.
"What are you afraid of? We also have an army. Mobilize the city defense forces of each city and kill him directly." Someone shouted.
"Idiot, what's the difference between this and treason?"
an official cursed.
The official who had proposed a fight with Zhao Lin angrily asked, "What do you say we should do?"
The official said coldly, "The only thing that can stop Zhao Lin is the imperial court. Let's resign together. I want to see how Zhao Lin can run the three provincial bureaucracies without us."
"Yes, contact all the officials, submit their resignations together, and bring this matter before the Emperor. I don't believe the Emperor will tolerate him any longer."
"Now that things have come to this, we can only work together and must not have any selfish motives."
"Don't worry, Master Zhou. We all have no way out. Anyone with selfish motives will be in trouble with us."
Fast horses galloped across the three provinces to deliver letters.
In just a few days, all the officials in the three provinces had contacted each other and decided to resign collectively on the first day of December in order to force Zhao Lin to stop.
"They were forced into a corner, otherwise they wouldn't resort to such tactics."
Qi Ziang had obtained a lot of valuables during the house searches these days, and people on the street even stopped his sedan chair and called him Qi Qingtian. He had both fame and fortune, and was living a very comfortable life.
However, when Qi Ziang heard the news that officials from three provinces were going to resign collectively, he still panicked and hurried to Zhao Lin to discuss countermeasures.
Zhao Lin said disdainfully, "I have always been soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If they dare to threaten me with this trick, then let them go."
"Absolutely not!" Qi Ziang said hurriedly, "This isn't like the Jiujiang Governor's Office. This is the territory of three provinces, with countless officials. If they all resign, there will be no replacements. Then all the responsibility will fall on you, and you will be infamous for eternity."
Zhao Lin snorted coldly and said, "It's okay. They are just some despicable people. Let me see how I deal with them."
"Sir, do you really have a solution?" Qi Ziang asked tentatively.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Master Qi, just wait."
Qi Ziang left half-believing and half-doubting.
The news that officials from the three provinces were going to resign collectively had spread and reached the palace early on.
But no one brought it up.
They were all curious and wanted to see how Zhao Lin would end up.
If Zhao Lin can successfully resolve this matter, it would be great, and he deserves to become a high-ranking official and make a fortune.
If we can't solve it, I'm sorry, but don't blame us for taking advantage of your misfortune and killing you.
Anyway, even if the three provinces are in chaos, it will not affect them. At most, Zhao Lin will be dismissed and investigated. Once the officials of the three provinces achieve their goal, they will definitely come back to do their work immediately.
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