Chapter 1058: Fulfilling Duties in One's Position

"Come, come, come, Brother Ziyan, I toast you. Three years apart, Brother Ziyan often does extraordinary things, truly amazing."

In the private room of Fanlou, Wang Yan and Feng Jing toasted each other, talking about the joy of reunion.

Feng Jing followed the normal promotion trajectory. After working in the local area for only two years, he was transferred back to Bianjing, serving in the Jixian Academy and knowing the system. Unlike Wang Yan's nominal position in the Jixian Academy, Feng Jing really had to work in the Jixian Academy. Knowing the system is responsible for drafting imperial edicts. They are all standard positions for ministers, and also standard positions for some top scholars.

So Feng Jing's treatment was still good.

Otherwise, there was no way. One imperial examination had three successful candidates. The top scholar could cause trouble, the third place didn't want to be an official, and Feng Jing was a normal person. Furthermore, the treatment of the second place was very good, so even if Feng Jing's top scholar was taken by Wang Yan, it didn't have any major impact.

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "It's still Brother Dangshi's ability. I heard you married the daughter of Prime Minister Fu? Not only is she beautiful, but she also has the help of Prime Minister Fu. Furthermore, Brother Dangshi has his own ability, and governing the world is just around the corner."

"Are you making fun of me?" Feng Jing said, shaking his head on his own, "If you want to talk about governing the world, it must be you, Wang Ziyan. You did such a big thing in Hangzhou. I heard that you treated the Emperor yesterday, and went to the Prince of Runan's mansion. Today I heard that you seized the power of your subordinate judge on the spot, and also asked everyone in the Inspection Institute to return the money they corrupted. You have only been in the capital for three days, but you haven't been peaceful for a single day..."

He was truly moved by Wang Yan's awesomeness. When they lived together for half a year, Wang Yan was so humble, so knowledgeable, and so unrestrained. But after becoming an official, his hands were truly ruthless. Although he had long known that Wang Yan had the heart to reform, when he really knew how Wang Yan did it, he couldn't help but feel terrified and silently muttered "madman," but couldn't help but admire Wang Yan.

Wang Yan clinked glasses with him and drank a glass of wine, smiling: "It's also a last resort. Brother Dangshi, you know my character. Although I can be considered a big household in the countryside, I didn't hide the population. Even if there were some remnants in the family later, they were all registered with the government. Of course, there is selfishness, after all, I am upright myself, so I can correct others. There are also many fields in the family, but every mu is taxed according to the regulations, and there has never been any tax evasion.

When I first arrived in Hangzhou, there was... Later, I launched a power seizure, involving the families of grain merchants and big households, and then I realized that they were greedy, the people were suffering, and the people's livelihood was difficult. Only then did I have the cleaning fee, the measurement of fields, and the investigation of households. It was truly unbearable, and I had to do it."

"To tell you the truth, Ziyan, when I was a judge in Ruzhou, I also wanted to implement the cleaning fee in Ruzhou. However, the resistance was too great, and no one responded at all, so it was left unsettled."

"You must have soldiers in your hands, and you must kill them until they have to obey."

"Where do I have the literary and martial arts of Ziyan?" Feng Jing shook his head and sighed.

Wang Yan understood Feng Jing's sigh, because his style was incompatible with the overall bureaucratic system. When he was in Yangzhou, he didn't compromise and killed his way out. Now that he is in the capital, he is also strong. A judge with a backer, he seized power as soon as he said so.

But that was just what was shown, and he also compromised. After all, it involved tax issues, which was a back-and-forth bargaining with Zhao Zhen and the Secretariat, the three parties together. After all, there were many problems that were not solved, which was his compromise. If he really insisted to the end, he would have to go up the mountain.

"Take your time, Brother Dangshi, don't be in a hurry. The priority is to gather like-minded people. On the day my path prospers, in the beautiful landscape, there will definitely be a time for people like you and me to write with big brushes."

"Writing with big brushes, Brother Ziyan has great spirit..."

So the two of them drank and talked, recalling their first meeting more than three years ago, talking about the current situation, and talking about work problems. Even if Feng Jing is a wise person, even if he has the guidance of his father-in-law Fu Bi, there are still many things in his work. No one can be comprehensive, and Feng Jing naturally wants to ask Wang Yan, this famous ruthless man, for advice.

In addition, there is no lack of communication about learning, and it is still Wang Yan giving lectures to Feng Jing.

His two staunch supporters, Fan Chunren and Feng Jing, are both cheering for him, because they believe in his theory themselves...

The small gathering with Feng Jing was an interlude, but Wang Yan is really busy now. Just entering the capital, he began to work, and directly carried out the suppression and centralization actions of the new official taking office. At the same time, he had to take time to visit some people in the capital one by one, and half a month passed in a flash.

Wang Yan finally finished checking the accounts and solved the team problem by the way. The leader was that Zhang Zhiqin, and the people below were all watching Zhang Zhiqin's actions. If he was suppressed, then there would be no problem.

Zhang Zhiqin is not a smart person.

Zhang Yaozuo lost power, and Wang Yan himself is the number one iron-headed person of the young and strong faction in the Great Song officialdom, the vanguard of the reformists, the comrade-in-arms of Fan Zhongyan, the disciple of Ouyang Xiu, the intimate junior of Old Bao, the fast knife that Zhao Zhen wants to use but dare not give too much power, and is closely related to the Prince of Runan, involving the storage of affairs.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Zhiqin still dared to take the initiative to find trouble with Wang Yan. His brain must be missing a string. Or perhaps, he is still a person of the old days who is addicted to Zhang Yaozuo's past glory and is unwilling to wake up.

The result was that Wang Yan didn't even need to use any power to make things difficult. After Zhang Zhiqing inquired around, he honestly paid the money and hurriedly left his post. Whether he had a position for the moment didn't matter; running away from Wang Yan's side was what mattered, to avoid Wang Yan looking at him with displeasure one day and punishing him to death, using him as a chicken to be slaughtered.

Zhang Zhiqin surrendered and ran away, and the rest naturally became honest. Although Wang Yan said that small amounts would not be pursued, no one dared to really do so.

So the account room became a confession bureau. From the civil officials of various levels in the inspection institute, petty officials, to the commanders of the catchers, and even the personnel of the prison under the inspection institute, from high to low, they lined up at the door of the account room and entered one by one to confess.

For half a month, Wang Yan looked at the account books while listening to people's active confessions, took the opportunity to talk, understood the situation, and then issued a slip, asking people to go to the account room accounting office in the inspection institute next door to return the money and enter the account.

Of course, this is taking a lot. For the many grassroots personnel who only scraped a few dozen guan over the years, Wang Yan basically did not pursue it.

They didn't let Wang Yan down. Not only did they confess themselves, but they also reported others. Who Wu Laoer took a fancy to whose widow, which commander did what evil things, who had deep involvement with the hooligans in Bianjing City, which gang had contact with which big household, what things which noble committed, and how it was smoothed over, messy, everything.

These are very useful information. From these information, Wang Yan sorted out the internal relations, cleaned up the people who should be cleaned up, cleaned up the team, and also knew more clearly about the hooligan forces in the entire Bianjing City, and clarified the strike targets.

After all, there are no people on the road. If he went to inquire by himself, it would be laborious, and there would definitely not be such a comprehensive one. If it is recorded in the file, it is enough to make a list of black evil forces in Bianjing City.

He basically understood this evil world hidden under the prosperity of Bianjing. Now, he wants to be a cleaner, and come to a strict strike first.

He didn't directly target the big households and dignitaries in Bianjing, because this is something that doesn't need to be done actively. At this time, as long as any management position with actual power is dedicated to doing its own job, then the final goal must be to strike at the big households, who are the root cause of the vast majority of problems. The remaining small number can be attributed to the drawbacks of the imperial centralization.

A city with a population of one million, when information and transportation are still blocked, is still the well-deserved political and economic center, and naturally pays extra attention to the control of public security.

The maintenance of public security in Bianjing City consists of two parts. One part is managed by the Three Yamen. The generals and commanders of the Imperial Guard Division lead the inspection department, and set up military inspection shops in the Jingcheng, the Outer City, and the new city expanded by urban development, with permanent soldiers stationed. The other part is the unit under the Kaifeng Prefecture Yamen, that is, the Left and Right Military Inspection Institutes.

The Left and Right Military Inspection Institutes are two institutes. Wang Yan is the Military Inspector of the Left Institute, and there is also a Right Institute. The left is respected, he is the boss, but he has no direct jurisdiction over the Right Institute.

As for the Inspection Division, he has no jurisdiction.

Furthermore, you can know with your feet that whether it is the Right Institute or the Inspection Division, it is smoky and not credible at all. After all, the 500 people in the Left Institute he manages, excluding the prison, are not clean, and all confessed to him. As for the helpers on the outside, there is no need to say. Many of them even scrape those helpers.

It is said to be a helper, but it is also half official and half bandit. Both sides can talk, and in a certain area, it can have some popularity if it is taken out alone. Or it can be said to be the liaison between hooligans and officials, which is also appropriate.

It belongs to the Royal Police in Hong Kong films. They do some criminal-related business themselves, have some connections, and when they encounter trouble, they bring people over to inquire about the situation and find people. In the old society, it is a newsmonger, which is about the same meaning.

Therefore, for related actions, the power Wang Yan can directly mobilize is only the 500 people in his Left Inspection Institute, and no one else can be trusted.

Early this morning, Wang Yan asked to see Lu Gongchuo.

"Ziyan, I was just about to find you, sit down and speak." The old boy was still smiling, "The prescription you opened for me before, I drank a few medicines, and my body has felt much more comfortable recently. It is truly proficient in medicine."

"Lu Gong is overpraised. It is good that the body has improved, and it has not lived up to Lu Gong's trust."

Lu Gongchuo nodded, and after a few idle words, said: "Ziyan has been in office for more than a month, and I think you are clear about the situation. You came to find me today, but you have a plan?"

The matter of the Inspection Institute reform, everyone knows, and Lu Gongchuo is naturally clear, and even the official documents for dealing with those people finally have to be approved by him here. But he didn't say anything, as if nothing happened.

"I dare not talk about plans, but I am just fulfilling my duties in my position." Wang Yan arched his hands and directly stated his intention, "Recently, I cleaned up the moths in the inspection institute, and I should fulfill my duties. This official checked some case files, and there are quite a few cases of theft and robbery, and even more cases of stealing children, which are common. The city foxes and social rats have ruined the capital's goodness, and the crimes are heinous. Therefore, this official wants to clean up the thieves and strong beams in the city. I wonder what instructions Lu Gong has?"

"How to clean up?"

"Naturally, catch thieves and get dirty." Wang Yan replied with a nonsense.

Lu Gongchuo looked at Wang Yan deeply, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Does Ziyan know the involvement?"

"The country has national laws, and the family has family rules. Violating laws and discipline, and even involving thieves, no matter who it is, must be brought to justice."

"Ziyan is still a bit young, and his righteousness is heavy. This place is the capital, the Emperor's line. If the movement is too big, disturbing the Emperor, Ziyan is afraid that you can't afford the crime."

"This official's position as Left Inspector is appointed by the Emperor himself, and the Secretariat issued the document."

Lu Gongchuo shook his head and sighed: "Ziyan acts according to his duty, how can I give instructions? Go!"

"Thank you, Lu Gong." Wang Yan arched his hands and got up to leave.

Lu Gongchuo's meaning is very clear. You are awesome, you act according to the laws of the country, and I can't control it even if I want to. So you can do whatever you want, it has nothing to do with me, and it is not authorized by me.

He really can't control it. After all, Wang Yan has a real power position, can arrest people, and can try people. He can't say anything that doesn't allow people to work. Wang Yan also said that it was a position appointed by Zhao Zhen himself, and he could also talk to the Emperor, and there were people in the Secretariat who were towards him, so what else could he control? You can't not let people carry out work. That is not making things difficult for Wang Yan, that is making things difficult for Zhao Zhen.

Wang Yan swayed back to his Left Inspection Institute yamen. As soon as he entered the large courtyard, what he saw were catchers wearing old equipment, holding knives and crossbows, standing straight one by one.

"We are all our own people, so I won't go around in circles when I speak. From today on, my Left Inspection Institute will severely strike at the thieves and strong beams in the city. All actions must be obeyed. This is not a battle to defend the country at the border, so there is no need to fight to the death. The priority is to surround, the second is to catch, and if you can't catch, kill. Confiscating homes is the responsibility of our inspection institute. Confiscate the stolen goods, and don't hide them privately. Hand them over in full. Then reward according to merit, and then distribute.

This official doesn't care who you are close to, or who you are involved with, but those who leak news or privately release thieves and strong beams, confiscate homes and exile to the northwest. Those who privately hide stolen goods, beat thirty sticks and dismiss from office. Do you understand?"

"Understand!"

"Very good." Wang Yan nodded with satisfaction and said, "There is a bandit Zhou Sanqiang in the north of the city, gathering strong beams, doing many bandit things. He lures the people to gather and gamble, releases printing money, and when collecting money, he does many things to break homes and destroy doors. The crimes are heinous, and his crimes should be punished. You should know how this person's situation is. Now I order you to leave the yamen immediately, and take Zhou Sanqiang's whole family and his subordinates. The arrest will be handled by Liu Dutou."

"Yes, the subordinate accepts the order." A strong man stood out excitedly and replied loudly.

Wang Yan waved his hand and turned to return to the official office.

More than 500 people, for the evil of a city with a population of one million, can't be called a strict strike in any case, but it is also a force that cannot be underestimated. As long as he catches the big-name criminal gangs and hits them hard, the public security of Bianjing will definitely improve.

This Zhou Sanqiang is just a medium-sized gang taken out for practice. The main purpose is to train the team, find cooperation, discover some problems, and further purify the team. Only then can we carry out destructive strikes on those hooligans who may be famous in the Great Song Jianghu...

The Liu surname Dutou began to check the manpower and assign tasks. However, after half an hour, more than 500 people left the inspection institute yamen in batches and gathered towards the north of the city... ===== CHAPTER 1059 =====