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    In mid-June, in the rolling mountains of northern Xinjiang, an army under the banner of Dashun was slowly moving forward on the mountain road.

    In the middle of the team, a group of guards surrounded two people on horseback. One was Tan Zong and the other was a middle-aged man. Both of them wore helmets and armor and were dressed in military uniforms.

    Before the Chinese New Year last year, no one would have thought that Tan Zong, who had made great contributions in Huguang, would be forced to leave the capital and go to northern Xinjiang. It was really shocking.

    It was approaching the end of the year when Tan Zong returned to the capital. Due to Tan Zong's outstanding performance in Huguang, Emperor Qingping asked the prince to personally lead the cabinet and six ministers to greet Tan Zong outside the city, which was a great honor.

    Emperor Qingping originally planned to commend Tan Zong and those who contributed to the pacification of Huguang before the Chinese New Year. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has already compiled a list of commendations based on the achievements of those people. He only needs to wait for Emperor Qingping to use the jade seal on the list in the Jinluan Hall to officially send it to the outside world.  announced.

    As for the embezzlement of disaster relief money and food in the Huguang area, Tan Zong had already found out after the Gongde Sect was wiped out. Officials in the state governments in Huguang had no idea of ????this disaster relief money and food at first, but the Gongde Sect offered a price higher than the market price.  They bought grain at twice the price, so they couldn't resist the temptation and took a wrong approach, and finally took action on the disaster relief grain, hoping to make a big fortune.

    The officials of the state government only embezzled 30% of the disaster relief food and sold it privately to the Gongde Sect. In their opinion, the remaining 70% of the disaster relief food was completely enough to relieve the victims.

    But who would have thought that after the grain was shipped out of the state capital, it would be sold to the Gongde Sect after being corrupted by officials in the counties below, and then imitated by officials in the towns and villages. As long as they were in charge of it, everyone would want to share it.  It¡¯s just a piece of the pie, since the people above are all greedy anyway, so if something goes wrong, there will naturally be someone to take the blame.

    In this way, the disaster relief food was corrupted by layers of corruption, and naturally very little was distributed to the hands of the victims. This is why the Gongde Sect has so much food in its hands to provide to the victims who have joined the religion. It is all from those corrupt officials in Huguang.  Bought from unclean hands.

    Among those corrupt officials, some have died in the chaos caused by the Gongde Sect, some have fled the battle, some have taken refuge in the Gongde Sect, and some have launched a resolute struggle against the Gongde Sect.

    For those who escaped from the battlefield and took refuge in the Gongde Sect, Emperor Qingping launched bloody methods. Those who were still alive were beheaded, and the dead were not only dug out from the coffins and exposed, but also the whole family was beheaded.

    For those officials who fought resolutely against the Gongde Sect, Emperor Qingping adopted a tolerant attitude. Some resigned from office and returned to their hometowns, while some were reprimanded and transferred to other places.

    As for those officials who launched a desperate confrontation with the Gongde Sect, although they also embezzled disaster relief food, Emperor Qingping crossed their names out of the list of corrupt officials provided by Tan Zong and commended them. The reason is simple:  These officials were loyal to the court, and Emperor Qingping would naturally show mercy to them outside the law.

    After experiencing the chaos of the Gongde Sect and the bloody punishment of Emperor Qingping, a large number of official positions appeared in the Huguang area. This caused another competition among various factions in the capital. Everyone wanted to arrange for their own people to serve in Huguang. You must know that Huguang  But Dashun is the richest place after Jiangnan. Working here can not only improve your qualifications, but also make a lot of money secretly.

    In this battlefield without gunpowder, although Tan Zong did not participate, he became the biggest winner, because the two most important official positions in Huguang area were given to Zhang Yuezhi and Li Yannian, who followed Tan Zong from the capital.  One of the "best friends" who came out of Guanyi became the prefect of Wuchang Prefecture, and the other became the prefect of Changsha Prefecture.

    Not only Zhang Yuzhi and Li Yannian, but also the officials who followed Tan Zong from the official post in the capital were highly valued by Emperor Qingping, and were entrusted with important tasks and served as local officials with real power.

    In the imperial court, due to the sudden rise of Tan Zong with the support of Emperor Ping of the Qing Dynasty, there was already the term "Tan Party". Although the officials of the "Tan Party" did not serve in the capital, because they held real power in the local area, they became  The most "low-key" powerful person in the court.

    As the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances. Just when the Ministry of Civil Affairs reported the memorial to commend Tan Zong and other meritorious personnel to Emperor Qingping, Zhong Zheng, the censor of Yushitai, who had the title of "ghost is difficult to deal with", was facing the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.  In this regard, the above-mentioned impeachment of Tan Zong and the troops who entered Huguang to suppress the rebellion killed innocent people and violated military discipline, and requested Emperor Ping of the Qing Dynasty to punish Tan Zong and those troops in accordance with Dashun regulations.

    In his memorial, Zhong Zheng cited an example of officers and soldiers killing innocent people indiscriminately in Huguang. This example was Liu Town. After a bloody fight, Liu Town was almost razed to the ground by the city defense troops of Guangdong and Guangxi, and became a ruin. Fortunately, he survived.  Very few people came down.

    Zhong Zheng¡¯s memorial immediately caused an uproar in the court. No one expected that he would jump out at this time and disturb the festive atmosphere. Immediately, some ministers criticized Zhong Zheng.He believed that casualties were inevitable during a fierce battle between the two armies. How could this be used to convict Tan Zong and those meritorious personnel?

    However, Zhong was so determined after eating the weight that he actually introduced the Dashun regulations. The Dashun regulations stipulated that those who kill civilians without permission should be severely punished.

    In order to prove that what he said was right, Zhong Zheng asked Qiu Yong, the Minister of Punishment, in public, and asked him if there was such a law in Dashun. Although Qiu Yong did not want to get involved in this matter, he had to answer Zhong Zheng in full view of the public.  This question showed to Emperor Qingping that the Dashun regulations did have this clause.

    Afterwards, Zhong Zhengyi sternly accused Tan Zong of failing to restrain his troops, which resulted in the tragic death of innocent people. This had violated Dashun's criminal law and required him to be reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment.

    In response to Zhong Zheng's accusation, before Tan Zong could say anything, the generals in the court exploded and quarreled with Zhong Zheng in court. After all, it is inevitable to hurt innocent people during a march. If according to Zhong Zheng's statement, then  When fighting in the future, won't everyone have to be timid? If they are not careful, they will be convicted.

    Not to be outdone, Zhong Zheng started arguing with the military generals, and the quarrel was so intense that some hot-tempered generals were ready to beat Zhong Zheng if someone hadn't stopped them.

    Faced with the farce in front of him, Emperor Qingping terminated the court meeting, glared at Zhong Zheng coldly and walked away. All civil and military officials in the court felt Emperor Qingping's dissatisfaction with Zhong Zheng.

    There was originally a court meeting before the Spring Festival. Emperor Qingping did not want Zhong Zheng to target Tan Zong again in the court, so he ordered the court meeting to be suspended and asked the imperial censor to do work for Zhong Zheng to give up impeaching Tan Zong. Unfortunately, he was  Zhong Zheng refused.

    According to the news from the palace, when he learned that Zhong Zheng was determined to impeach Tan Zong, Emperor Qingping was so angry that he threw the tea cup in his hand and cursed Zhong Zheng for betraying the emperor's favor and wanted to remove him from office.  He went back to his hometown to farm.

    Although Emperor Qingping was extremely angry, he was a virtuous emperor who was known for his benevolence after all. After getting angry, he did not dismiss Zhong Zheng from his official position, but just asked him to rest at home. He was not allowed to go to court without an imperial edict, hoping to end it.  He had the idea of ??impeaching Tan Zong.

    Unexpectedly, when the court started after the New Year, Zhong Zheng, who could not go to court, knelt outside the Meridian Gate with the Dashun regulations in his hand, asking Emperor Ping of the Qing Dynasty to punish Tan Zong according to the Dashun regulations.

    Perhaps influenced by Zhong Zheng, with various purposes, some ministers also began to impeach Tan Zong for letting his men kill innocent people indiscriminately in Huguang, especially the young censors in the Yushitai who targeted Zhong Zheng.  , joined Zhong Zheng's camp one after another, knelt behind Zhong Zheng, and asked Emperor Qingping to punish Tan Zong on the grounds of safeguarding Dashun laws.

    Seeing that things were getting worse and worse, in order to calm down the turmoil, Tan Zong took the responsibility for the crimes Zhong Zheng had testified against in the court, excusing the officers and soldiers who participated in the Huguang counter-rebellion, and showed that  Those officers and soldiers acted according to his orders. After all, people in Huguang did die in the battle between the officers and soldiers and the Gongde Sect.

    With Tan Zong's statement, the consequences of Zhong Zheng's impeachment of Tan Zong gradually became clear. Emperor Qingping had to deal with him accordingly. After promoting Tan Zong to the fifth rank of the supervisory government, he transferred him out of the capital.  , appointed him as a general of the Northern Xinjiang Border Guard Army, and went to Northern Xinjiang to guard the border. This was considered as a punishment for him, and at the same time, he was transferred away from the capital, a place of right and wrong.

    Before leaving for northern Xinjiang, Tan Zong went back to Jiangnan, met with Su Jin, Shi Shi and others, arranged his family affairs, and solemnly promised in front of his sister who was brought to Yangzhou City by Shi Shi that once he returned from  When I return from the border area, I will officially win over women such as Su Jin and Shi Shi.

    If he unfortunately dies in battle, he hopes that Su Jin, Shi Shi and other women will marry other people, and he will bless them under the Nine Springs.

    Tan Zong¡¯s affectionate words moved Su Jin, Shi Shi and other girls, making their eyes red and their hearts moved, and they all decided not to marry Tan Zong in this life.

    Regarding Tan Zong being demoted to the frontier, the common people were indignant and felt wronged for him. After all, death is inevitable in wars, and besides, it was the officers and soldiers who killed, not Tan Zong, so why should Tan Zong be killed?  Even though he had to shoulder this responsibility, his affairs in Dongting Lake and Liu Town became another legend, which the people talked about.

    Although Tan Zong went to northern Xinjiang, the "Tan Party" headed by him suddenly emerged under the special care of Emperor Qingping and became an important political force in Dashun officialdom. It also made women such as Su Jin and Shi Shi  His career is booming.

    After returning from the south of the Yangtze River, Tan Zong went to the palace to meet Emperor Qingping and then set off for Northern Xinjiang. The prince went to see him off in person, but Zhao Yun'an, who had returned from Mount Wutai, did not show up, which was really a bit interesting. After all,  Zhao Yun'an and Tan Zong have a very close relationship, and Tan Zong is his quasi-American server, so he should come to see him off.

    In the eyes of outsiders, Zhao Yun'an has lived a low-key life since returning from Wutai Mountain. It can be said that he closed the door to thank guests. His home was deserted, as if he had suddenly disappeared from the officialdom of the capital.

    However, since Zhao Yun'an came back, the prince and he have been getting closer and closer. He often invites him to the prince's mansion as a guest, and the relationship between the two is getting better and better.

    {PiaoTian Literature www.PiaoTian.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}Living a low-key life, it can be said that guests are welcome behind closed doors, and the home is deserted, as if they have suddenly disappeared from the officialdom of the capital.

    However, since Zhao Yun'an came back, the prince and he have been getting closer and closer. He often invites him to the prince's mansion as a guest, and the relationship between the two is getting better and better.

    {PiaoTian Literature www.PiaoTian.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}
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