After half a month of quiet days, the members of the Judicial Bureau suddenly reported that they had caught a person who colluded with the conspiracy.
He was also a scholar. Huang Tingzan knew that Zeng Guofan hated the Chuanzi Association the most, and seeing that the criminal was a person with great achievements, he was afraid that he would be the winner, so he asked Zeng Guofan to help him.
Liu Fan personally tried the case. Zeng Guofan said,"How great is a scholar's fame, not to mention that he is a member of the Huomen, and he actually colluded with the bandits."
It's an additional crime." He flipped through the case file Huang Tingzan had sent over and ordered for the hall to be opened. When the prisoner was brought up, Zeng Guofan specially made
He slammed the tea stick on the table and shouted,"Lin Mingguang, you scum, quickly tell me how you are going to join the bandits.
First, he had to confess the truth about Wei Kui's collusion in front of the headquarters!”
The men on both sides held onto the Water Fire Rod and shouted fiercely,"Attack!"
Under the table, the scholar who was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old was so frightened that he kowtowed and hurriedly said,"Daren Ming
Jian, this was a case of false accusation. I am the disciple of a saint. How can I associate with bandits and sully my innocence?”
"What's going on?" Zeng Guofan asked Guo Jiahu and Lin Mingguang, who were standing next to him, with a murderous look on his face.
He was brought to the Criminal Investigation Bureau by Guo Jiahu.
Guo Jiahu quickly took a step forward and lowered his head."We have Lin Mingguang's fellow countryman, Xiong Bingguo, as witness.”
"Bring Xiong Bingguo!"
Xiong Bingguo was brought into the hall. He was also a scholar in his twenties, wearing a wide-sleeved robe. Xiong Bingguo leaned against Lin Mingguang.
Kneeling down. Zeng Guofan slapped the tea stick again and asked sternly,"Xiong Bingguo, how did Lin Mingguang collude with the bandits?
He had to tell the truth and not lie in front of the main hall!”
"Yes." Xiong Bingguo kowtowed and said proudly," This is the token of Wei Kui, the head of the Chuanzi Association.”
As he said that, he took out a red and black bamboo card that was about one inch wide and six inches long, stood up and handed it to Zeng Guofan with both hands.
He knelt on the spot again. Zeng Guofan looked at the front of the token and saw the words "Wei Kui, the leader of the Chuanzi Association". The back was painted with red, blue and black.
The three overlapping circles were exactly the same as the mark on the threatening letter he received half a month ago. He was furious and cursed in his heart.
"This Chuanzi Meeting is indeed savage!"”So he asked with a straight face,"Where did you get this plate?"”
"I found it in Lin Mingguang's study this morning," Xiong Bingguo replied.”
Zeng Guofan looked at Xiong Bingguo suspiciously for a long time before he suddenly asked loudly,""Xiong Bingguo, how did you know that the Lin family has skewers?
The token?"
Xiong Bingguo was so scared by Zeng Guofan's lightning eyes and thunderous roar that his legs were trembling. His whole body was sweating. After a long time, he was trembling with fear.
"It's the Bendu Yan Laizi who told me."”
"How did Rascal Yan know?”Zeng Guofan asked.
" Sir," Xiong Bingguo finally calmed down." Yan Laizi is here too. He can testify."”
The group of soldiers brought along Yan Laizi. Zeng Guofan saw that this person was in his thirties, with a head full of scabs, a hooked nose and pointed cheeks, and a shifty look.
I hate it first. That Yan Laizi knelt behind Xiong Bingguo. Without waiting for the interrogation, he took the initiative to say,"Lord Qingtian, I'm so humble.
He had personally seen Lin Mingguang and Wei Kui, the head of the Chuanzi Association, hooking up. The night before yesterday, I lost a bet and thought of the Lin family.
To make a few bucks. As soon as he climbed up the beam of the Lin family's house, he saw that the study was brightly lit. Lin Mingguang was with a man with a black cloth on his head and dressed in night clothes.
They were talking quietly. The man said,"This hundred taels of silver is Wei Longtou's gift." Wei Longtou said that if it wasn't for the fact that
He did not have the kindness of the old lady today. Even a drop of water needed to be repaid, let alone the old lady's great kindness. please
Old Qian, accept it. I thought to myself, Great! You, Scholar Lin, pretend to be serious on the surface and look down on me, but behind my back,
But you're secretly in contact with the Chuanzi Association. Watch me report you! Lord Zeng, I heard that your notice says that if you catch a bandit, you will be rewarded with silver.
Five taels, is that true?"
Yan Laizi raised his head and looked at Zeng Guofan with his rat eyes. Seeing Zeng Guofan's livid face and fierce eyes, Yan Laizi's soul was in his body.
She was scared out of her wits and quickly lowered her head.
Zeng Guofan slapped the tea stick hard and shouted,"What else did you see?"
"Yes, yes. The little one saw them pushing each other from the beam. Finally, the man took out a sign from his pocket and said,
'This token is Wei Longtou's token. He wants me to give it to you. Wei Longtou said that as long as he had this token, he would be able to kill anyone within a hundred miles.
No one would dare to touch a single hair on your head.'Lin Mingguang took the token. I thought to myself, this is the hard evidence that he colluded with the brothel.
What? While Lin Mingguang was sending that person out, I slipped down from the beam. Yesterday morning, I went to the hotel in town for a drink.
He was happy and said to the boss,'Give me two taels of old white wine and a plate of beef. Put it on the bill and I'll pay you back in two days!'I saw
The boss was still hesitating, so he said loudly," Don't worry, your grandpa is going to be rich. He won't owe you this much money!'I don't want Second Master Xiong
He's also drinking in the shop at this time."
"I was there at that time…" Xiong Bingguo nodded.
"Don't talk too much!" The tea stick made a loud sound, and Xiong Bingguo was so scared that he quickly shrank his mouth. Zeng Guofan looked coldly at Yan Lai.
Zi Yi said,"Continue!"”
"Yes, sir!" Yan Laizi continued," I thought to myself, Second Master Xiong is a respectable person. With my appearance, I don't have any.
If he caught Lin Mingguang, he might not be able to get the five taels of silver. He might as well sell it to Second Master Xiong. After making up my mind, I will follow Second Master Xiong.
He said in his ear,'Second Master, I found the leader of the brothel. Do you want to catch him?'When Second Elder Xiong heard this, he quickly said,"
"Let's talk in detail at my house." When we arrived at Second Master Xiong's house, I told him everything I saw last night. Second Elder Xiong said,'You don't have to either.
Go to Lord Zeng and ask for a reward. I'll give you five taels of silver. Don't tell anyone. This morning, Second Master Xiong
He brought Commander Guo to arrest Lin Mingguang. Lord, everything I say is true.”
After Yan Laizi finished speaking, he kowtowed a few more times in the court.
"This is a ruffian!" Zeng Guofan cursed in his heart and said to Yan Laizi,"You may leave!"
After Yan Laizi left the hall, Zeng Guofan asked Lin Mingguang,"Was that person telling the truth just now?”
"Sir, some of what Laizi Yan said is true, some are wrong." Someone did come to my house last night.
He said that he was here on Wei Kui's orders to deliver silver, and he did indeed take out a hundred silver, but I didn't take a single cent.”
"What's your relationship with Wei Kui? Why did he give you so much silver?"
" Sir," Lin Mingguang replied," Wei Kui is not related to my family. One day five years ago, a man suddenly fainted.
At the door of my house. My mother is a Buddhist and has always been kind and charitable. Seeing this scene, he called for people to carry him into the house and called for his grandfather to treat him.
It turned out that this person had the Black Sand Disease. His grandfather helped him to relieve his fever. After he woke up, his mother asked him to stay for another day. Seeing him poor, I leave
At that time, he also gave away some old clothes and money. The man called himself Wei Kui and said that he would never forget my mother's saving grace in this life. He would be rich and noble in the future.
He had to repay her heavily. From then on, our family never saw Wei Kui again, nor did we remember this matter. A few months ago, the wind
It is said that the head of the Chuanzi Association is called Wei Kui, but we didn't connect the two Wei Kuis. The night before, someone called himself the Chuanzi Association.
Head Chief Wei Kui sent him over and took out another hundred taels of silver to thank his mother for her kindness. Only then did I know that the dragon of the Chuanzi Association
The head is the person who fell at my door back then. My lord, I am a pure scholar, my family has been farming for generations
Studying has always been law-abiding. How could I be willing to be involved with rebels? I refuse to accept silver, then
Seeing that I definitely didn't want it, he took out Wei Kui's token from his pocket and said that it could protect him. No one within a hundred miles would dare to touch him.
millimetre. I thought it would be good to have this amulet with me in such a chaotic world, so I accepted it. The adults are wise, the students are wise
I shouldn't have accepted Wei Kui's token, but I don't want to have anything to do with Wei Kui, much less participate in their rebellion.
Sir, no matter how stupid I am, I am still a scholar. I know the laws of the country. How would I dare to do such a thing?”After saying that, he kept kowtowing.
"Sir, Lin Mingguang is lying to your face and deceiving you," Xiong Bingguo said. If I didn't want to join the bandits, why would I need Wei Kui's order?
Cards? Although the world was chaotic, there were still the green camp of the imperial court and the regiments led by Daren. How could the bandits be allowed to be lawless? which the rest of us
Without Wei Kui's token, could he not protect his family? Lin Mingguang said that he didn't accept the money. Who could testify? I have no money
Mark, who can tell the surname Wei and surname Lin? Only with this token, he could not deny it and had no choice but to admit it. Sir, Lin Mingguang is having an affair
Zihui's evidence is as solid as a mountain. How can he quibble?”
Xiong Bingguo's words made Zeng Guofan feel comfortable. At this point in the case, he finally relaxed. Zeng Guofan asked,
"What else do you have to say?"”
"Sir, Xiong Bingguo is a scoundrel!" Lin Mingguang shouted,"I've offended him and his son on a daily basis.
To suffer such humiliation."
Zeng Guofan was surprised and asked angrily,"What grudge do you have with the Xiong family? Tell me in detail!”
"The only thing to blame is that the students don't understand the ways of the world and are arrogant.”Lin Mingguang said dejectedly," Xiong Bingguo is my colleague.
His father, Xiong Guji, was a tycoon in Pingtang Town. He had always been a tyrant in the village because of his family's wealth and distant relatives who were officials outside.
He said. Sir, don't look at Xiong Bingguo's refined appearance. He's actually a playboy who eats, drinks, and gambles. Poetry, no
However, he also preferred to be arty. The student was very annoying and often ridiculed the Xiong father and son in the countryside, so he formed a grudge with his family.
Hatred. Today, Xiong Bingguo used the public announcement to seek personal gain. As for Yan Laizi, he was just a mangy dog in Pingtang Town.
He didn't treat him as a human, so he hated his students.”
" Your Excellency," Xiong Bingguo interrupted," Lin Mingguang's words were all slander.”
At this point, Zeng Guofan, who had been the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice for many years, already knew. He ordered to leave and returned to his book.
In the room.
Zeng Guofan carefully thought about the entire process of the trial, as well as the identity, speech, expression, and demeanor of the plaintiff and the defendant.
Judging from the interrogation, Lin Mingguang was mostly telling the truth, and Xiong Bingguo was probably taking revenge. But Lin Mingguang accepted the skewer.
He had also confessed to the token of the Zi Hui, so it was hard to guarantee that he had no second thoughts. For the sake of caution, Zeng Guofan called the members of the Judicial Bureau, An.
Cao Keqin, the reserve magistrate of Hui County, went to Pingtang Town to understand on the spot.
Two days later, Cao Keqin came back and said that Lin Mingguang did have dealings with the Chuanzi Association. He handed Zeng Guofan a booklet and said,
He copied it from Lin Mingguang's study. Zeng Guofan looked at the cover of the book, which was titled "The Original Enlightenment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom".
He flipped to a random page and saw the words: "There are many men in the world, but they are all brothers. There are many women in the world, but they are all sisters.
Qun, how can you keep the private interests of this territory, how can you have the idea of annexing me?”He threw the book on the floor and cursed,"What Wu Qi?
What a joke! Could it be that father and son were brothers? Mother and daughter are also sisters? It seems that Lin Mingguang is really
He's a restless fellow."
Because Lin Mingguang was a scholar, Zeng Guofan thought about the case for a long time alone in the signing room that night. Say Lin Mingguang
The only basis for the meeting was Wei Kui's token. This book could have been found in his study, or it could have been
The Xiong family had intentionally framed him. Even if it was really copied from his study, it could not be used as hard evidence to collude with Long Hair. Lin Mingguang's Wei Kui
The matter of repaying kindness can be explained reasonably. If this case is lenient, Lin Mingguang can be beaten dozens of times with a stick, taught a lesson and then released.
At home. If he was severely punished, he could be sentenced to death just because he accepted the token of the Chuanzi Association and had second thoughts. What about leniency? What about heavier punishment? he remembered
In the past, when reading History of the Ming Dynasty and Northern Strategy of the Ming Dynasty, it was said that since Niu Jinxing and Li Yan had submitted to Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng had become a famous scholar.
When he became an official, he set up an official division and ruled the land. The atmosphere was very different from before. In the end, he actually overthrew the Ming Dynasty and ascended the throne.
The Emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty. "If a scholar follows a rebel, then a rebel can achieve great things.”Zeng Guofan firmly believed that the predecessors 'view was correct.
Yes. If he let Lin Mingguang go easily, it would give other scholars a chance to get lucky. He had to be serious! Even if Lin Mingguang is not real
If he joined the Chuanzi Association, he would also use his head to teach the other scholars a lesson. For the Emperor's kingdom, for
The peace of Hunan was better to kill a hundred scholars than to let a scumbag go! Besides, the skewers will live
It seemed that they were deliberately going against the regiment. Why not use Lin Mingguang as bait to lure Wei Kui and the others out?
It would also be good to catch them all in one fell swoop and remove a great disaster for Hunan.
He thought that Liu Kun would definitely not agree with his approach. The old man was stubborn. Once he was up to something, he would do everything possible.
If things failed, his entire plan would fail. Once he decided on something, he had to do it. He hates it the most
Someone came out to interfere. He might as well not tell Liu Kun! Zeng Guofan picked up the red brush and drew a tick on Lin Mingguang's name.
The next day, Lin Mingguang was locked up in a cage and paraded around Changsha. There was a long piece of wood stuck in the cage with a big book on it.
The line of words," Lin Mingguang, the scumbag of the rebel gang." Four regiments followed beside him and kept hitting the gong, attracting
The townsfolk came to watch. On the main street where the station cage passed, the seven hundred plus soldiers of Luo Shan Camp and Pu Shan Camp were all in plain clothes.
In the crowd, every thirty to forty people were followed by a cart with knives and spears hidden inside. Lin Mingguang was a respected scholar.
He had suffered such humiliation. He was so angry and embarrassed that he only swam for half a day before he died in the cage. Wei Kui's skewer club did not come out.
Zeng Guofan was disappointed.
Lin Mingguang's death caused a huge commotion in Changsha City and the four villages. A scholar, with the crime of colluding with the hall, was
It was an unprecedented event in Changsha City to be paraded through the streets in a cage. People discussed animatedly. Some called Lin Mingguang a scum of the intellectual world.
Some of them cursed Zeng for being cruel, but most of them didn't believe that Lin Mingguang would collude with a gang. Those families have the Taiping Army, the sky
The confession documents of the Earth Association, Chuanzi Association, One Fragrance Association, Half Money Association, and other associations were all burned overnight. Lin Mingguang's younger brother
Lin Mingliang teamed up with the ten Elementary Scholars of Shanhua County to defend his brother. They wrote two complaints, one of which was submitted to the governor's yamen.
A copy was sent to the School of Political Affairs.
Liu Kun, who was in his fifties and had a gray beard and hair, was so angry that his beard trembled when he heard Lin Mingliang's complaint. He is in the government office
"How can this be?!" cursed the person behind the door. Does Zeng Guofan still care about me? Lin Mingguang is not a colluding gang
Hall, even if there is such a thing, a dignified scholar, without going through my school government yamen, is sentenced to death like this. Zeng Guofan set up a literary style
Was he there? How preposterous!"
Liu Kun took the complaint and sat in a sedan chair to the governor's yamen. Luo Bingzhang was worried about Scholar Lin's case. Seeing Liu Xuetai come, he pulled him
"Old sir, let's go to the Criminal Investigation Bureau together!"”
"I don't want to see him!" Liu Kun flung his hand away. I'll entrust this case to you." With that, he stormed out of the futai
At the yamen.
Luo Bingzhang had no choice but to come to the Criminal Investigation Bureau personally. After taking over for more than a month, Zeng Guofan had asked Wang Qi to kill many times.
They didn't even bother with this formality and simply killed the criminal on the spot. The 13 criminals who killed and robbed the Five Grains and Rich Rice Store last time, Lian Wang.
The flag has not been asked. Later, Zeng Guofan went to explain the situation in person and saw the threatening letter from the Chuanzi Association.
Luo Bingzhang felt uncomfortable. This time, he killed a scholar and didn't even greet Xue Zheng.
He served as assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites for many years. He didn't care about the position of a Hunan official!
"Brother Disheng, Lin Mingguang's case is being discussed by many people.”Luo Bingzhang was determined to use this case to suppress Zeng Guofan's prestige.
Feng said," Lin Mingguang is a scholar. How can he be imprisoned in a cage and paraded through the streets? Besides, if we kill too many people, where is the benevolent government?"
Zeng Guofan skimmed through the complaint and threw it aside. He thought to himself,"During this period of time, there have been many discussions in the officialdom and the marketplace.
In order to avoid these difficulties, we must first convince the highest official in the province, and our attitude must be tough. We can only advance, not retreat.
If he took a step back, all his previous efforts would go to waste. Zeng Guofan said to Luo Bingzhang seriously,"Brother Xu Men, killing many people is not a hobby of Guofan.
Killing was something he had no other choice. It was precisely because of the lax administration of Hunan officials that caused the current situation.”
When Luo Bingzhang heard this, he was very unhappy. Not only did he not check his own mistakes, but he also beat him up.
Rake, you're going to settle my score! He interrupted Zeng Guofan,"You have to make it clear who is responsible for the lax administration of Hunan officials."
Ren."
Zeng Guofan knew that Luo Bingzhang was offended. In order to ease the atmosphere of the conversation, he had to calm the old man down."Luo Zhongcheng, I haven't
After saying that, the Hunan officials are not strict, and the responsibility is not on you. You've only been in Hunan for more than two years. I'm from Hunan.
I don't know that the chaos of Sanxiang has a long history. In the twenty-third year of Daoguang, Wugang robbed rice and killed Zhizhou. Twenty-four years later, the city was attacked by grain. twenty-sixth
In 1949, the town was attacked by the party. Twenty-seven years later, Xinning set up a club. Twenty-nine years later, Li Yuanfa rebelled. None of these
It happened during your term of office, Brother Yumen."
This explanation made Luo Bingzhang's anger dissipate." Zeng Guofan's spearhead was not aimed at him.
"Brother Di Sheng, I'm not afraid of you blaming me, but your village is a mess. When you sent me here, I declined three times.
The imperial edict encouraged him, so he had no choice but to take up his post."
"The deputy is telling the truth." Zeng Guofan earnestly said," The reason why Hunan has not been peaceful for years is mainly because of the courage of the local civil and military officials.
He was timid and soft-hearted, but he wanted to ensure that nothing happened during his term of office, so he covered up with each other and lived in peace. He had accumulated decades of cases that he should not have done.
He delayed for decades and allowed those who should have been killed to run amok. In this way, the lawless people in the countryside became arrogant and thought that the government
They were weak and could be bullied. They spread rumors one after another to cause trouble, bewitch people's hearts, kill people and plunder goods, and commit all kinds of evil. If Lu Feiquan, Feng Dexin and the others are loyal to
If they had been on duty and suppressed them earlier, how could Hunan be in such a situation today?”
Luo Bingzhang nodded in agreement." It's because of their dereliction of duty that they have caused today's disaster. It's rare for you to see it clearly." There are some people in the court
People are unreasonable and think that I, Luo Bingzhang, am useless.”
"It is precisely because Hunan has rotted to such a state that Guofan is ignorant. If we do not use heavy punishment to eradicate violence, the people will not have a peaceful day.
There is no peace. At present, the four directions are in turmoil and traitors are swarming. What kind of benevolent government is this? The ancients said,'Only the virtuous can forgive
To subdue the people, the second is to be fierce.' A man of virtue like Zhuge Liang, who ruled Shu with power, let alone us? Guofan only hopes that all provinces will be broken
If the whole country is at peace, I will not hesitate to be called cruel. In today's situation, do today's things. yiguo
In my humble opinion, I would rather kill him wrongly than let him go easily. If you kill wrongly, you will only make one person's enemy, and if you let it go lightly, you will bring disaster to society.”
" What you said is indeed reasonable," Luo Bingzhang said." However, just because of a token from the Chuanzi Association, they were sentenced to a standing cage parade on the streets.
No matter what, it's too heavy."
" As for Lin Mingguang's case," Zeng Guofan said seriously," Guofan believes that the most terrible thing about bandits is not the wandering bandits. There is only one wandering bandit.
Or three or five people, even if they do evil, the harm will be limited. What was scary was the hall. They formed gangs, formed sworn brothers, resisted the government, and caused harm.
Very strong. The big ones were like long hair, and the small ones were like skewers. This was proof. He had to be especially strict with the gangs. Once a scholar has taken a look
Instead of making plans for it and winning the hearts of the people, it would make the hall like a tiger with wings and like a fire with fuel. It would be harmful to the country.
It would be immeasurable. I think Brother Xumen won't forget the lesson of Niu Jinxing and Li Yan. Don't I know Lin Mingguang's crime?
It was also possible. However, it has always been an unchangeable way for those who govern the country to punish a hundred people with one punishment and be cautious with ten thousand people with one death. Kill a Lin Mingguang, and you'll wipe out a thousand books
People throw themselves into the path of thieves. Even if it was too heavy, or even if he was wronged, it was worth it to borrow his head to stabilize the world. There was no need to cry for Lin Mingguang.
He complained that he was wronged, so as to disturb the hearts of the people and destroy the plan to suppress the bandits. Brother Xu Men, don't you agree?"
Seeing that Luo Bingzhang was silent, Zeng Guofan changed his tone and said sincerely,"Brother Xu Men, guard this territory for the emperor, do ten million
People's parents would naturally know that the mountains and rivers of Hunan and the common people should be the first, and they would not put the lives of a few people in the first place.
Above this. Guofan was a scholar who was ordered by the court to assist the governor in organizing regimental training to pacify the local area. What he did was nothing more than for the sake of the country.
Elder, for you, the governor. Brother Ximen, it's understandable for others to blame Guofan for killing people, but why are you following others?
What about blaming me later?"
His words were dignified and righteous, leaving Luo Bingzhang speechless. After a long pause, he said,"Brother Disheng,
I can understand your painstaking efforts, but others might not understand. For example, Lin Mingguang, he was admitted through the capital examination.
Only, the person in charge of Liu Xuetai, if you didn't greet him and ask for his consent, would he understand? Aren't you afraid that he'll tell the court?
What?"
Zeng Guofan smiled faintly." Logically speaking, we should have informed Liu Xuetai about Lin Mingguang's matter first, so that Liu Xuetai could remove his scholar's merit."
after his name, he was tortured again. However, Brother Yumen knew that this case would be delayed for at least half a year.
In the end, the matter was left unsettled. Wang Guofan deeply admired Wang Kunlao's ability to raise talents. But forgive me for being blunt, but this matter of protecting the people is still lacking.
Courage and resourcefulness. Moreover, this case was a big case of bandits, which was different from ordinary scholars breaking the law. At this critical time, you can do whatever you want
It was reasonable. It should be said that I didn't kill a scholar, but a bandit, a scum of the intellectual world. If Elder Kun insists on complaining to the Imperial Court, then let him
I can't stop him. If the Imperial Court blames me, I will bear all the responsibility. It has nothing to do with the Deputy.”
Luo Bingzhang had come to Daxing to ask for punishment, but he was rendered speechless by Zeng Guofan's sufficient reasons and tough attitude.
Yes, he could only leave awkwardly.
Zeng Guofan thought of the Hunan officialdom and the people's criticism of him for the past few months.
If he didn't make a statement to the Emperor and seek the Emperor's support, he might be impeached in the future.
He pondered for a few days and wrote a book for the Emperor,"Strictly Deal with the Bandits to Settle the Locals." Not long after, the memorial was handed back in red:
"We must be strict in dealing with bandits and ensure that they are completely eradicated. I'm honored."
Zeng Guofan showed this vermilion inscription to all the civil and military yamen in Hunan. From then on, the public criticism in the officialdom disappeared.
One day half a month later, Kang Fu came back from Pingtang Town and quietly told Zeng Guofan," Lin Mingguang's case was a serious injustice
Very, the people reacted very strongly. Cao Keqin had been bribed by the Xiong family, and the Long Hair booklet was planted by the Xiong family. The Xiong family used this matter to
Lin Mingguang was killed to take revenge. Zeng Guofan was not surprised by Lin Mingguang's grievances, but he was not surprised by Cao Cao's words.
Keqin was very indignant about accepting bribes. He hated officials who accepted bribes the most in his life. Zeng Guofan gave Kang Fu a task, asking him, Peng Yuju, and Jiang.
Yi Li three people secretly investigated the bribery situation among the committee members and the regiment members who took the credit to receive rewards.
Soon, Zeng Guofan used the imperial edict of "strictly punishing bandits" to make a substantial reduction in the members of the Judicial Bureau.
Riyoupeng, Yuelu Academy, and Chengnan Academy would select a group of honest and ethical squires and scholars to replace them. And I will lead all those who risk their lives
All the members of the reward team were sent back to their hometown and replaced by a group of honest farmers recruited from the lotus pond. From then on, he was the judge
His attitude was also more cautious.
One day, the Liuyang County Regiment Training Center sent someone to the Judicial Bureau, saying that Zhou Guoyu's Justice Seeking Hall had revived.
The activities in the forest were rampant. The county regiment could not deal with them. They asked the provincial regiment to send someone to suppress them. The governor's yamen also received an urgent letter from the Liuyang County Magistrate.
The book, Luo Bingzhang asked Zeng Guofan to handle.
Zeng Guofan learned a lesson from Lin Mingguang's case and didn't believe the reports of bandits easily. He brought Li Xubin, Zeng Guo,
Bao, Kang Fu, and Peng Yuju disguised themselves as ordinary people and went to Liuyang to investigate Zhou Guoyu and Zheng Yi Tang secretly.
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