Jinling County.
The Censorate's government office.
Now, the local Censorate officials in Xia Xia were all under the jurisdiction of the Censorate and not under the jurisdiction of the local government. Even the salaries of the local Censorate officials went through the Censorate itself and not the local government.
As for the Censorate itself, it had its own monitoring system. Therefore, the entire Censorate had already formed a closed loop. It had to look at the local government's mood.
Under this premise, it could ensure the purity of the Censorate.
It would not be corrupted by the local government.
Of course, this was only to ensure that there was a high probability. It was impossible to ensure that there was no corruption or bribery, and there was no filth. As long as it was governed by people, there would be problems.
In the government office, Wang Qiu was reading.
Wang Qiu was the provincial governor of Changzhou's Censorate. In fact, he was already the lowest level of Censorate. In the entire Censorate, from the central government to the local government, the provincial level Censorate was the lowest. The county level was not equipped. After all, it would be a waste of resources to arrange for people from the Censorate to oversee every county.
Wang Qiu came from the Wang family of Taiyuan.
His family background was extraordinary. Now that he was the provincial governor of Changzhou, his thoughts were simple. He wanted to be an honest official and make some achievements. Therefore, Wang Qiu paid a lot of attention to the local officials.
It was so that he could know the place like the back of his hand.
While Wang Qiu was reading, a bailiff from the government office hurried in.
The bailiff said, "Censorate Wang, an imperial edict has arrived."
When Wang Qiu heard this, he quickly put down the book in his hand and stood up. He shook his clothes and quickly got up, walked out of the room, and came to the entrance of the government office hall.
At this moment, a person in armor appeared in front of him.
This was a soldier under Mordor.
Mordor carried Du Qi's seal with him. Therefore, when Du Ye asked him to mobilize the Censorate, Mordor just directly stamped Du Qi's seal on Du Ye's arrangement.
This was an imperial edict.
The soldier did not say much. He simply told him to investigate Changzhou's provincial governor Jiang Yu thoroughly, then handed over the imperial edict and left.
After sending the soldiers away, Wang Qiu opened the imperial edict and carefully read it. He pondered over the contents of the imperial edict word by word. In fact, the content of the imperial edict was very simple. It was for him to immediately investigate Jiang Yu's situation, capture Jiang Yu, and then report to the Jiangnan Imperial Censorate.
After reading it, Wang Qiu pondered.
How could the Emperor deal with Jiang Yu?
Or rather, it should be said that the Emperor specifically wanted to deal with Jiang Yu. This was the most shocking thing.
Wang Qiu immediately thought of something. It was news from the Wang Clan that the Emperor had left the Imperial Capital with the Crown Prince to travel around. And Wang Qiu happened to know that Du Ye was the county magistrate of Jiangyin. Perhaps ordinary people like the Governor of Changzhou would not associate Du Ye with the Crown Prince. After all, no one would believe it.
However, Wang Qiu was different. He had the Wang Clan's information and connections, so he knew that Du Ye was the Crown Prince.
Since Du Ye was there, it was obvious that Du Qi was there as well. Now that Jiang Yu was the Governor of Changzhou, Du Qi was dissatisfied, so he specially arranged for Jiang Yu to investigate. They even wanted to arrest Jiang Yu directly.
After Wang Qiu figured it out, he became excited in his heart.
This was his chance.
If he handled this matter well, he would definitely show his face in front of the Crown Prince and the Emperor. No matter what the final result was, he would eventually leave an impression on them.
Wang Qiu quickly calmed down and quickly arranged for people to investigate Jiang Yu's matter.
Wang Qiu also knew about Jiang Yu's general situation.
It was just that he usually ignored Jiang Yu.
Now that he wanted to deal with Jiang Yu, he naturally had to get to the bottom of it and deal with Jiang Yu's background.
While Wang Qiu was arranging for people to investigate, another soldier escorted Jiang Hu to the Censorate first. When Wang Qiu saw Jiang Hu, Jiang Hu immediately said that he was willing to cooperate with the investigation and expose all of Jiang Yu's problems.
With Jiang Hu around, Wang Qiu's investigation became even easier.
In less than half a day, Wang Qiu had already investigated everything.
After the problem was solved, Wang Qiu did not waste any more time. He directly led the officials and soldiers of the Censorate straight to the Provincial Governor's Office. In Xia Xia's Censorate system, as the head of the local Censorate, Wang Qiu could investigate and interrogate Jiang Yu. However, according to the normal system, he should report to the higher-level Censorate and ask the Jiangnan Circuit's Censorate to make arrangements.
Only then could he arrest Jiang Yu.
However, it was different now. Wang Qiu had an order stamped with a ribbon seal in his hand, which was equivalent to an imperial edict. Therefore, Wang Qiu could act directly without consulting his superiors.
When Wang Qiu entered the Provincial Governor's Office, Jiang Yu was discussing with his subordinates about how to deal with Du Ye.
When Jiang Yu saw Wang Qiu, he was stunned and said, "Censorate Wang, what wind blew you here today? You're a rare guest. I've invited you several times, but you were unwilling to come to my Provincial Governor's Office as a guest. "
Wang Qiu was the local Censorate.
He could monitor the place.
In other words, Wang Qiu was a sharp sword hanging over his head. If Wang Qiu was on good terms with him, Jiang Yu would not have to worry about many things. As long as they were on good terms, everything would be fine.
Therefore, Jiang Yu had always wanted to build a good relationship with Wang Qiu, so that he could stay in Changzhou. However, Wang Qiu ignored Jiang Yu's several invitations, so Jiang Yu did not care.
After all, Wang Qiu was from the Wang Family, and Jiang Yu could not afford to offend him.
In any case, they each minded their own business.
Wang Qiu smiled slightly and said, "Provincial Governor Jiang, I'm indeed a rare guest. However, when I appear, nothing good usually happens. It's like this for the officials below, and it's also like this for you. Men, take Jiang Yu. "
He waved his hand, and his subordinates immediately stepped forward.
"Wait!"
Jiang Yu shouted in a low voice. His expression was solemn as he berated in a deep voice, "Wang Qiu, what do you mean by this?"
Wang Qiu said in a deep voice, "When you were the Provincial Governor of Changzhou, you violated the law and discipline, colluded with merchants, accepted bribes, and even engaged in nepotism and privately granted official positions. You even plotted to murder a local official. Jiang Yu, I've already investigated all of your crimes. Are you trying to quibble now? "
Jiang Yu said, "Censorate Wang, I'm afraid you're mistaken. As the Provincial Governor of Changzhou, I've always abided by the law. Even Changzhou, which is under Jiang Yu's rule, is also excellent. If it weren't for the rain disaster this time, my Changzhou could be ranked in the top five in Jiangnan Circuit, and not a backward region. "
Wang Qiu said, "Jiang Yu, Jiang Hu has already identified you and said that you arranged for him to assassinate County Magistrate Jiang Yin. Apart from that, Jiang Hu has also identified all your other crimes. Apart from that, I've also investigated you and found all kinds of problems. All your problems have been thoroughly investigated. It's impossible for you to quibble now. "
Jiang Yu's heart sank.
He had indeed arranged for someone to kill Du Ye.
It was just that he hadn't received any news.
He didn't expect that Jiang Hu would be arrested, and the matter had even been reported to Wang Qiu, causing the Censorate to intervene.
Jiang Yu took a deep breath and stabilized his fluctuating emotions. He said in a deep voice, "Censorate Wang, I'm afraid this is a misunderstanding. Although Jiang Hu is one of my people. However, his words may not be true! Censorate Wang, you and I are both officials in Changzhou, so please give me some face. Someone must have framed me in this matter. "
Wang Qiu flashed the imperial edict in his hand and said, "Framed? Humph, the imperial edict in my hand was personally ordered by His Majesty to investigate you. Jiang Yu, this is His Majesty's order. From this, it can be seen how terrible your crimes are. "
BOOM!!
Jiang Yu's mind went blank.
His brain buzzed. He had never expected that the Emperor would personally instruct Wang Qiu to arrest him.
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