The sun crawled to the highest point of the sky, and the hot sunlight sprinkled in from the windows and spread in the official hall.∽↗

The first thing I came back was to check the types of instructed documents I submitted yesterday and put the statistics on the table.

Han Zong and Zheng Jian picked it up and watched it casually. They saw that the source of the intersection was very messy and there was no pattern at all. From Yanzhou to Qinzhou, there were almost all border prefectures and counties, which were obviously collected from all over the country.

It is not illegal to sell entries, the two of them just take a look. These entries are so chaotic and irregular, so I don’t believe that if they were cheating, those minor officials could remember them clearly.

While the two were watching, the first two officials of the Three Divisions who went out returned to the official hall, gave the court a greeting, and handed the two letters to Han Zong and Zheng Jian.

The two quickly browsed the two texts, looked at each other, and nodded.

The confession of the two officials and Dukujing was not even in line with the time and the people they had seen, let alone what kinds of exchanges were there. The two confessions were already very clear, and the two must be lying.

After waiting for a while, the confession from the manager of the shop came over, and the details were that the donkey's lips were wrong.

"What should I do?" Zheng Jian looked at Han Zong and asked.

Han Zong was silent for a while and ordered the officials around him: "Let the supervisors of the two escort shops record the owners of the escort shops, what business deals do in normal times, how much business they do in a year, how much profit they make, and how much they make, and write a letter."

Zheng Jian didn't say anything, he knew what Han Zong meant. The back of the Jiaotong shop would inevitably involve the powerful family. Since he decided to take action, he had to figure out the forces behind him and not be caught off guard by others.

When the book letter from the Jiaoyin Shop came up, Han Zong and Zheng Jian read it, put down the book letter, and shook their heads helplessly.

Zheng Jian raised his voice and asked Han Zong: "Zhongwen, what should I do? Can we two still make an idea?"

"I have taken care of all the criminals and all kinds of evidence, and I will move the certificate to Kaifeng Prefecture. Tianxiu, it's okay for us, the three departments to punish our subordinates. Now we have to implicate the ministers and must be sent to Kaifeng!"

Zheng Jian was silent for a while after hearing Han Zong's words. He was a little unwilling to accept it and was determined to handle this major case by himself, but the three departments were a affairs department, and the investigation and handling of the case was not under their jurisdiction. At this point, he had to let go.

Finally, he nodded and Zheng Jian said to Han Zong: "I have to do this, but should Deputy Envoy Xu tell me about it? It's a big deal now!"

Han Zong said: "Of course! When we arrive in this field, we don't need to support us. How can we bear it? You write a document to submit to Kaifeng Prefecture, and wait until Yang Daozhi from the Treasury Department and Mokan Department arrive, and let them sign together. I will write a letter to Deputy Envoy Xu, tell us what happened today, and see how the Deputy Envoy gave instructions."

Kaifeng Prefecture and the Sansi are parallel yamen, and they use official documents according to the regular rules. The various official documents in the yamen have various formats, and different objects and different occasions have different requirements for different affairs. This principle is the same as the government documents in Xu Ping's previous life. Resolutions, orders, notifications, requests for approval, notifications and letters are different, and the applicable objects are also different.

Xu Ping did not know that Han Zong and Zheng Jian had accidentally investigated the problems of the goods, so he even stabbed the basket into the sky. In his opinion, even if the fraud of the public officials below was found, it would be just a few traffic shops, and there would be no big deal. The powerful family made profits from these industries. If the filling was leaked after investigation, how could it be done for a long time?

Today, when the Lantern Festival is on the night of the Lantern Festival, the emperor and the empress dowager go to the Xuande Gate Tower to have fun with the people. When the emperor shows up, the civil and military ministers in the capital have to accompany him. If they can't stand above the Xuande Gate Tower, they are arranged on the east-west street below the city tower, and a banquet will be arranged. All the officials below the prime minister have their own seats.

As close ministers, the empress dowager issued a special instruction. Zhang Sanniang and Lin Suniang took Panpan to the city tower and accompanied the empress dowager to watch the lights. However, Xu Zheng and Xu Ping and his son did not have such treatment and had to stay honestly under the city tower.

Compared with previous years, this year's Spring Festival, there is another project to set off fireworks before lighting the lamps.

Before Xu Ping came to this world, there were already simple fireworks in Kaifeng City. They could not be launched into air or colorful colors. They just twisted the gunpowder into ropes and ignited it "scarlet" and watched the fun. Xu Ping made fireworks at his home for the New Year, but because he did not sell it, he never promoted it. After returning this year, Xu Ping's family was no longer as small as in previous years, and became a door to the powerful and noble, with great attention. The fireworks and firecrackers were set aside, which finally attracted the attention of others, and some people were asked to join in the fun in the palace.

The fireworks and firecrackers set off tonight were specially made by Emperor Zhao Zhen, and the gunpowder in the city was specially made. For these fireworks and firecrackers, Zhao Zhen and Xu Ping were scolded by censors.

Gunpowder is an institution for making weapons. How can we make useless toys in order to decorate the peaceful atmosphere, which will cause trouble for the people and money? Xu Ping thought the censors were very reasonable, so he decided to submit a special workshop for making fireworks in a few days, which is specially designed to make fireworks and sell them. Let's see what the censors can say at that time.

On the fifteenth day of the moon, the sun rose as soon as it sets, and it is round and bright, lying on the city wall east of Kaifeng.

The moon rises to the willows, and after dusk, this is a day full of romantic and charming atmosphere. The wind in winter has long gone, and the wind in spring seems to be shy and timid. Kaifeng City under the moonlight is crowded with people, and the atmosphere is warm and restless.

As the deputy envoy of salt and iron, Xu Ping did not have the opportunity to experience romance. He changed into public uniforms early and the whole family entered Wanshengmen. When he arrived at his own courtyard in the city, he arranged for his female relatives to rest first with his father Xu Zheng. The two of them came out together and rode their horses to Xuande. The female relatives were with the empress dowager, so they didn't have to work as hard as the father and son.

The downstairs of Xuande Gate City had already been crowded with people, and many officials who could not see anyone at all appeared here. Today, Xuande Gate attends a banquet, which is not only an obligation as a minister, but also a glory of a minister.

The seats have long been arranged by officials responsible for etiquette, basically in the order of the morning court, without any sloppyness.

Xu Ping was at a disadvantage in this way. He was a dignified third-rank county marquis and could only squeeze with a group of sixth-rank officials, which seemed very dazzling.

There is no way to do this. In the court's yamen, the status of the Sansi was not high. The Sansi envoy was called the commander of the Asian government and was called the CPC. It sounded very majestic. In fact, the Sansi occupied more than half of the daily administrative affairs of the court. There were dozens of officials who pressed on the Sansi envoy when they went to the morning court. The names and realities did not match, and the Sansi were obviously suppressed.

In the huge Sansi yamen, there are only one official above the three officials who can be called ministers. Deputy envoys like Xu Ping were just civil officials, and they didn’t even have the chance to speak when they went to the morning court. In fact, even the Sansi envoys only had a fixed time to speak during the Zhenzong Dynasty, which was considered to have a little independence under the Secretariat.

His father, Xu Zheng, is far inferior to Xu Ping. He was a free agent, and he was almost out of the street. Xu Zheng's official position was low, so he had a seat at least.

Xu Ping and his colleagues greeted each other, so he sat down in his seat. He didn't know many people in the officialdom of the capital, and he seemed a little lonely while sitting there.

The moon gradually rose, and the light shone like mercury, covering Kaifeng City with a little blur.

The small yellow gate in the palace and the soldiers of the Imperial City Division came in and out, and fireworks were placed on the Imperial Street in front of the Dicheng Gate Tower. Because it was the first time to set off, in order to prevent accidents, the Imperial City Division arrested Sun Qilang as a serviceman.

Sun Qilang complained about his salary of less than a month, and he was whispering and reluctant. Everyone knew that he was from Xuping's mansion, and many princes and ministers had entrusted him with work. He had a wide range of people, and no one dared to offend him, but he just stayed with him all the way.

Wang Wei sat down beside Xu Ping and said to Xu Ping: "I remember when you went to Yongzhou to become an official, the place changed in a few years, and it was no longer the same as before. Now that I have returned to the capital, I have made a lot of tricks in a short time. I have created some fireworks tonight. I don't know what Kaifeng City will become because of you in a few years."

"Just, I am from Kaifeng myself. I have been here for more than ten years, but I still look like this."

Wang Weizheng said: "What's the same? You used to be a civilian, but what could you do? Now you are in a high position, but it's different from before."

Speaking of this, Wang Weizheng sighed: "As a civilian, didn't you also open a sugar shop in the capital? Who knew that such a small shop would later grow into the size of sugar business in Lingnan!"

Xu Ping smiled and said nothing.

Indeed, when I was not an official before, I made things just to make some money. With my current status, as long as I find the right opportunity, I can easily change the appearance of the entire country.

At this moment, a subordinate of the Third Division hurried over from outside, wiped the sweat from his forehead and raised a letter from Xu Ping, and said, "Deputy Envoy, Judge Han asked Xiao to send you this book."

Xu Ping knew that something must have happened when the Xiangjun went out to watch the defence today, so he took the book and opened it to watch it.

After reading the letter, Xu Ping's face became extremely solemn and silent.

Seeing Xu Ping standing there, Wang Weizheng pulled his sleeve and whispered: "Yunxing, is there something big happening in the yamen? Sit down and talk."

Xu Ping sat down, pinched the letter and said, "It's not the yamen, but the imperial court, but I'm afraid something big will happen!"

"What's going on?"

"Today, I was afraid that something might happen to the three officials in charge of the situation. Yesterday, I ordered Han Zong to order some wing troops to defend various wing affairs separately and report immediately if there is anything. I didn't expect that early in the morning, the wing troops found that someone changed tea from the wing affairs at this time. Han Zong and Zheng Jian went to check, but found that it was the official official of the wing affairs and the wing shop who colluded with the wing shop. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the new tea law to be implemented after the festival, the tea farm was sealed off and replaced the old wings with the wings during the festival."

After hearing Xu Ping's words, Wang Weizheng smiled: "I thought it was a big deal. It was just that the public officials under his subordinates used their power to make private decisions. They arrested people severely and punished them."

Xu Ping sighed: "If it were only so, Han Zong would just hand over the person to Kaifeng Prefecture. Why should I give me a letter at this time? Then the powerful family will participate in it, and implicate the ministers in the court."

"Who is involved? It makes you feel embarrassed!"
Chapter completed!