"Jin Mingda, this Dengzhou Mansion is the government office of my Ming Dynasty. It belongs to the world of our scholar-bureaucrats. When will it be your guard's turn to intervene in the affairs of our government office?"

In the lobby of the government office, Kong Jia, who was wearing a black gauze hat and a crimson cloud goose patchwork hat, pointed at Jin Mingda in front of the hall full of officials.

"I think your colleague is in trouble. I might as well tell you that even if Zhu Yunfei is a commander, even if General Denglai is here, I still want him to look good."

The magistrates, magistrates, magistrates, ministers, jailers, academic envoys and other officials in the hall saw the majesty of the magistrate, and all of them agreed one after another.

Only the government official who knew Liang Yurui secretly frowned.

Today, Kong Jia summoned a group of government officials to test Jin Mingda's power, just to establish his authority.

It not only demonstrates the majesty of Kong Jia, but also warns him, the co-president of Dengzhou Prefecture, that Kong Jia has the final say over Dengzhou Prefecture and no one else can get involved.

"Now I'm asking you, what are you going to do about collecting land to pay taxes?"

Facing Kong Jia's strong attitude, Jin Mingda had a bitter look on his face. How could he, who has always been a coward, dare to challenge these civil servants?

But thinking about Zhu Yunfei's instructions to him before going to Changshan Island, he did not dare to let go.

On that day, when Zhu Yunfei learned that the military fields of the guard station had been occupied by local officials, gentry and big landowners, he proposed to raise military expenses.

The purpose of the financing was to collect land and pay taxes, and Zhu Yunfei's goal was 10,000 taels of silver.

"Master Magistrate, collecting fields and paying taxes was ordered by Commander Zhu. Your humble position is to carry out military orders. Do you think we should wait for my master to come back before making further plans?"

Jin Mingda saw that he couldn't escape, so he had to use the dragging technique.

"No, you must resolve this matter today. Just as you issued the official document, you must take it back."

Kong Jia was not afraid of Jin Mingda, because he knew that Jin Mingda did not dare to challenge him.

"Yes, the official document must be revoked to eliminate the impact." Wu Hanqi, the general judge, quickly agreed.

"Master Wu is right, the official document must be revoked." Everyone shouted at that moment, not to mention how angry they were.

"Liang Tongzhi, you are responsible for supervision. Jin Tongzhi ignored the court laws and attempted to occupy people's fields. What crime should he be punished for?"

Seeing that Jin Mingda didn't answer, Kong Jia immediately turned cold and looked at Liang Yurui, who was silent.

Liang Yurui has always been against him since he took office. He has long wanted to beat him up.

Today's scene was a scene arranged by him. He wanted Liang Yurui to see that he, Kong Jia, was the only one who had the final say in Dengzhou Mansion.

As for Zhu Yunfei and Jin Mingda, he didn't take them seriously at all.

"Collecting land to pay taxes is indeed not in compliance with the court's laws, and it is not something that the Wei Suo Yamen can implement." Liang Yurui understood very well that the Wei Suo was probably short of money when doing this.

But strictly speaking, this matter is indeed inconsistent with the system.

Even if it was necessary to measure the land, collect the land and pay taxes, the prefect's Yamen would come forward and the guards would cooperate.

"However, this matter has not yet been implemented. If it is revoked in time, it will be fine."

Liang Yurui is an upright and honest person, so speaking like this is not right for the situation but for the person.

"Liang Tongzhi, you didn't tell me what crime should be punished for this matter?" Wu Hanqi said in dissatisfaction when Liang Yurui tried to avoid the more serious matters.

“Collecting taxes from the people without authorization may result in dismissal from office or dismissal from office, or in serious cases, exile and military confinement.”

Liang Yurui frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"Jin Mingda, I am asking you now, do you want to plead guilty, or do you want to revoke the official letter?"

With a proud look on his face, Kong Jia slapped the gavel out of habit, shocking everyone present.

Jin Mingda also broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. He still had his wife, children and mother at home. If he was exiled to the army because of this matter...

Thinking of the consequences, Jin Mingda shuddered and finally couldn't hold himself any longer.

"Master Kong is so majestic. Can I think that you are setting up a private court to retaliate against Shangguan?"

Just when Jin Mingda was about to let go, a sneer came from outside the gate of the government office.

Under everyone's gaze, they saw Zhu Yunfei, who was wearing a Feiyu suit and holding the handle of an embroidered spring knife, walking in with his head held high.

On the left and right were Baihu Zhou Yong and Jinyiwei Xiaoqi Song Qing, leading ten Jinyiwei warriors, filing in.

"I have met you in this humble position, sir." Seeing Zhu Yunfei appear, Jin Mingda's legs softened and he knelt down directly on the ground, cupping his hands and bowing in obeisance.

It's not like he really wanted to give such a big gift, he just gave in.

Kong Jia in the hall and all the officials below the hall were all horrified when they saw Zhu Yunfei's dazzling red four-clawed flying fish suit.

"When you see Shangguan, don't you even need to be polite?" Song Qing, the flag officer of Jinyiwei, snorted coldly when he saw everyone looking at Zhu Yunfei.

"According to His Majesty's oral instructions, Lord Zhu Yunfei was promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guards. He was given a flying fish suit, an embroidered spring knife, a silver gourd square bag, and he was also appointed as the commander of the Dengzhou Prefecture Guards."

"Xiaoguan Mao Jie has met Mr. Qianshi." Mao Jie, the magistrate's official, was the first to stand up and knelt down with a flattering look like Jin Mingda's.

If military officers are inherently inferior to civilian officials, then in the official system of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yiwei is a class above officials.

Similarly, in the Ming Dynasty, there was no such ritual of kneeling down and worshiping when lower officials met their superiors. Even when meeting the emperor, it was not necessary to kneel down and worship every time.

However, when encountering a flattering official, kneeling down is a private act and has nothing to do with the court system.

"I'll pay my respects to Mr. Qianshi." Other officials saw Mao Jie kneeling down, and several more people knelt down one after another.

But there are also officials who want to save face and just bow and bow.

Fellow colleague Liang Yurui looked solemn, cupped his hands and looked at the scene in front of him.

The prefect Wu Hanqi stood behind the crowd with a worried look on his face, secretly looking at the prefect Kong Jia who stood up from his seat in surprise.

If Zhu Yunfei was just a guard commander, he would not be qualified to challenge the prefect. Even Wu Hanqi, the general magistrate, would not offend him.

But the status of Jinyiwei commanding Qianshi is completely different.

Although the commander of Jin Yiwei is only a fourth-grade officer, two levels lower than the commander of a third-grade guard, the gold content of the two is not the same.

Because the Commander-in-Chief of the Guard is only a local military official, he is subject to the supervision of the prefect's Yamen and does not have direct access to Heaven.

However, the Jinyiwei command was different. He was not subject to the control of local officials and only obeyed orders from the emperor or the Jinyiwei commander.

The most important thing is that the Jin Yiwei command can directly report to the emperor, and can also arrest and interrogate local officials, and even deal with them.

It can be said that the authority of the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei is extremely huge.

So much so that the emperor thought it was inappropriate, so he established the East Factory and the West Factory to weaken and contain the Jinyiwei.

But even so, the name of Jinyiwei's imperial edict is still frightening to people.

At this moment, Kong Jia, who was standing in the hall, looked pale. If he hadn't been holding the table with both hands, he would have collapsed.

The reason why Kong Jia was scared was naturally because he was full of shit and couldn't stand any scrutiny at all, so he saw Zhu Yunfei walking majestically with his hand on the hilt of the knife.

He instinctively put himself into the guilty role, so he trembled with fright and peed his pants on the spot.

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