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Chapter 577 Li Zhonglun Gathers to Discuss Debt of Money, Madam Wang's Family Banquet Discusses Chen Zhao ([-] in [-])

In fact, it is not that Chen Zhao does not want to find actual evidence and prosecute the land embezzlement case of Li Guangdi's family.

But standing in the official position of the imperial envoy, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Youqian Du Yushi, and the governor of Jiangnan, he really couldn't find any evidence.

After all, the big landlords in the world are all of the same virtue. Since they annexed land and properties, at least they did it legally on the official level. Otherwise, wouldn’t they leave pockets for themselves and let the officials handle it?

Therefore, whether they have misappropriated [-] acres of land or millions of acres of land, the land deed is naturally in their own hands, and the government's fish scale inventory will be exactly the same as the land deed.

More importantly, those who work in the yamen must have the loyal servants of these big families to ensure that there will be no mistakes.

Of course that's not all.

There must be all kinds of thieves in the temples and forests in the nearby prefectures and counties. They must have inextricable relationships with these big families, and they often kill and rob according to their orders.

It's not one or two big families doing this.

All big families in the world have the same virtue.

In a feudal society, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world, and the common people are exploited and squeezed. They should starve in peace and satisfy the scholar-bureaucrats' various luxuries.

Therefore, no matter how many and capable officials Chen Zhao had, and no matter how complete the evidence Shi Shilun provided, they would not be able to deal with the Li family in essence.

Chen Zhao, who has been an emperor several times, formulated the laws and regulations of the dynasty, was beaten and enjoyed in modern society, and has read dragon slaying techniques and famous books by his mentor, knows this well, so he made it clear to Shi Shilun early in the morning.

How could Shi Shilun not know?

But he was born in slavery, if he didn't become a smelly and hard official toilet stone, just like Wei Zheng tried his best to admonish him, he might not have peace after death, and his children and grandchildren would not be able to keep them.

Therefore, the Li family's land embezzlement case, which has attracted the attention of the entire Jiangnan, seems to have ended so hastily.

Under the watchful eyes of the local government and people, Chen Zhao has already said such a thing, who dares to question it?

But at this moment, Chen Zhao suddenly said again: "Lord Li, the matter of the Li family's occupation of the land is completely unfounded, so there should be some understanding of the state treasury owed money, right?"

"What?" Li Zhonglun's complexion changed.

"The Emperor Taishang has been in power for 45 years, and Li Ge has ruled the world for nearly 15 years. He has accompanied him on many tours to the south and borrowed a total of 130 yuan from the treasury. Now the debt has been accumulated for 20 years. Is it time to repay the debt?" Chen Zhao said indifferently. Said.

Although the tone was light, the voice spread all around, and all the officials and people present could hear it clearly.

"This..." Li Zhonglun never expected that Chen Zhao would come and demand money from the treasury in front of so many people.

The problem is, he is a member of Jinyiwei, the Imperial Envoy, the Procuratorate, Youqiandu Yushi, and he has nothing to do with the Ministry of Household Affairs, nor the Ministry of Internal Affairs. My family owes the treasury a silver tael, what does it matter to you?

But he can't say that!

Because of Chen Zhao's official position, there is a word "imperial envoy" in it.

Does the imperial envoy understand?
Appointed by the emperor to inspect on behalf of the sky.

Asking someone like this is basically equivalent to interrogating on behalf of the sky. Do you dare not answer?

What can he say?
Can you say that the Li family has a huge business but cannot make ends meet and cannot pay it back? Please ask the imperial envoy to say a few nice words in front of the emperor?

Of course he couldn't say that.

Come on, there are hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland, and the annual income from a single field is several hundred thousand taels, not to mention other shops, businesses and the like.

How could he have the guts to say he couldn't make ends meet?
Thinking of this, Li Zhonglun just stood up, and was so frightened that he lay on the ground again: "If you go back to the imperial envoy, the Li family will definitely do their best to pay off the debt as soon as possible."

Chen Zhaohaha laughed, helped Li Zhonglun up, and said with a big smile: "Okay, okay! Mr. Li knows that I am known as your Majesty's philanthropic boy. He is quite experienced in money management and has been appointed by the Holy Emperor to take charge of this matter." , so when I saw such a wealthy family as the Li family, I couldn't help but think of the money owed to the national treasury, so I asked casually, since Mr. Li is so loyal and patriotic, and promises to pay off the money owed as soon as possible, I am happy and will definitely go back and tell him. Your Majesty, Your Majesty is overjoyed, the Li family will surely continue to have poems and books, and be fragrant for future generations."

When Li Zhonglun heard that Chen Zhao asked the question arbitrarily and had nothing to do with the emperor, he couldn't help being furious, he was submissive on the surface, but he had already criticized it in his heart.

……

After Chen Zhao left Changzhou, Li Zhonglun immediately summoned the group of people with deep connections, such as Luo Yin, Gan Fengchi, Bai Taiguan and others, all gathered in his house, and all the servants withdrew, leaving only his old housekeeper. Stand guard outside the door.

Li Zhonglun stood in the middle of the hall and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the imperial envoy must have known about Changzhou. He first said that the matter of my official's occupation of the land was completely false. I thought he was a good official who was loyal to the court. Thinking that he immediately asked my Li family to pay off the treasury debt, and also said that he wanted to say it and had nothing to do with others, this is clearly a treacherous villain."

"As we all know, when the Supreme Emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, in order to welcome the holy driver, all the houses and houses were full of money, so they were not allowed to borrow some from the treasury. At that time, the Supreme Emperor knew it well and never asked each family to pay back the money. Today Your Majesty is also a sage, and has never mentioned this matter, but what's the matter with Chen Zhao, a right-handed censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and a fan of Jinyiwei?"

"It seems to me that some people in the imperial court are greedy for the wealth of our Li family. They are slandering people in the capital and in front of the Holy Master. People like Shi Shilun, who was born as a slave, come here to create trouble. I thought that these more than ten years have passed. , nothing happened, who thought that Chen Zhao would come again, oh, I really don’t know what to do, I invite you all to come, and I also ask you to help me make an idea."

Hearing what he said, all the people present exchanged glances with each other. What happened to the Li family's family business? No one in the south of the Yangtze River knows about it. .

But the matter has been understood, and the key is the debt owed to the Canghuai State Treasury. This matter is so big that it can almost affect the entire Jiangnan turmoil.

When the Supreme Emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, how many big family members borrowed silver from the treasury?

It's not just Jiangnan, isn't there any in the capital?

The Supreme Emperor has always been kind in his later years, and never felt sorry for the families, so everyone has always owed it.

Originally, this money was for him to spend!

At the beginning, Chen Zhao squeezed tens of millions of taels from the salt merchants in Yangzhou, and won the reputation of a "good fortune boy". Now he wants to do it again in Jiangnan, obviously because he wants to flatter him, so he is a villain.

But every big family in the south of the Yangtze River has officials in the imperial court, and each family has a lot of energy. Who wants to be bullied by Chen Zhao like those Yangzhou salt rats?

So after Li Zhonglun said this, a rich middle-aged man stood up on the left and said:
"Master Li is right. Those of us in the south of the Yangtze River, our ancestors lived frugally to get this little property. With this, we can support our family's food and clothing, and let our children study for the imperial examination, but we can barely make ends meet. So Wasn’t it because the national treasury owed money back then because of a big business? Who owed money because of their own family affairs? But some treacherous villains couldn’t see our embarrassment, but they always stared at us. Master Li, this Chen Zhao clearly It is Jiang Chong and Lai Junchen who are cruel officials who bully us in order to claim credit. If your government is forced to pay the money owed, the next step may be to stare at us!"

As he spoke, the rich middle-aged man became excited and said with a blushing voice:
"The bastard of my family spends the family's money like running water, but he doesn't talk to him when he encounters such a thing. Before I came, I had asked the family to send him a message. Even if he doesn't become an official of the censor, he will also report to the emperor. , and explain the sufferings of us people!!"

"Brother Zhao Shi is not easy, so don't get angry, everyone came here just to discuss and come up with an idea." Li Zhonglun comforted a few words, and the middle-aged man surnamed Zhao sat down panting.

"Yangzhou is in Jiangbei. The news about Chen Zhao has never been cut off. This is a ruthless character. He did not rely on Lin Ruhai to get to this point. He is a shrewd character, different from those scholars who can only talk!" One person said.

"Indeed, at first I thought that Chen Zhao was just a capable official, and that he was Lin Ruhai's pawn, but looking at it now, this Chen Zhao is no small matter."

Li Zhonglun frowned as he watched the people arguing below. Monk Yin, a disciple of the One-Armed Princess of the former dynasty, a senior brother of Jiangnan hero Gan Fengchi, and the abbot of Puyuan Temple, said: "All benefactors, the poor monk is from the rivers and lakes. I heard that this person Bullying the salt merchants, the Giant Whale Gang and the Haisha Gang have cut off their money, and they all hate him."

"Master Liaoyin, the Giant Whale Gang and the Haisha Gang are both active in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Even if the salt road in Jiangbei is cut off, they won't be able to reach it." Someone shook his head.

"I didn't expect Master Sima of Tiger Hill Villa to be so timid!" Liao Yin said calmly.

"I'm not timid, but cautious." It was Sima Ziyi from Gusu Huqiu Shuangyutang and Changle Villa who spoke.

He only heard him say: "There is news from Jinling that Chen Zhao's martial arts are unfathomable. The former Jinling detective Jin Jiuling and the sea's iron-faced dragon king Jia Leshan are not his all-in-one enemies. The only one who can really deal with him is the one from Wanmei Villa!"

As soon as this remark came out, the gentry who had been officials in the court didn't make much of a difference, but the expressions of those reckless heroes all changed.

The one at Wanmei Villa is a peerless swordsman with a noble personality and a passion for swords. His name is Ximen Chuuxue.

Ximen Chuixue blows not snow, but blood. After killing people, he likes to blow the blood off his sword, just like a person returning home at night shakes off the snow on his body.

He learned swordsmanship at the age of seven and became a master at a young age. He is as famous as a crane, and he is one of the six people who can truly reach the peak of martial arts in the world today.

Such a person is not easy to get along with, no one can instruct him to kill, not even the descendants of Mr. Li Ge.

Not to mention that Chen Zhao and Ximen Chuixue have no grievances. Just because they are now officials of the imperial court and come to Jiangnan to perform official duties, whether it is to investigate the land annexation by the Li family or the money owed to the Li family's treasury, they are an upright court official. tolerance.

Even the Supreme Emperor can't say anything.

Ximen Chuixue is aloof and aloof, but he is definitely not stupid.

You can't kill all the righteous people in the rivers and lakes, and you want to kill a court official who handles business for no reason?

He is not idle!

So Liaoyin frowned and said, "Master Sima, aren't you talking nonsense?"If this Ximen Chuuxue can make a move, is everyone still thinking hard here?There may be people in the world who can make Ximen Chuuxue make a move, but they will never be in Jiangnan. '

Sima Ziyi said: "Isn't that what I think?"

"Okay, okay!" Seeing that this group of reckless people brought the topic to Jianghu, Li Zhonglun couldn't help but secretly scolded these guys for being unreliable and full of nonsense.But he had to stand up and stop: "Everyone, don't talk nonsense. My Li family has been loyal and good for generations. How can we talk about the killing of officials in the family? It's better not to talk too much about what you said after drinking."

Then naturally everyone talked about Fengyue, drank fine wine, listened to beautiful tunes, and enjoyed the feast.

But after the banquet, Li Zhonglun left Yin and Sima Ziyi, and of course Gan Fengchi who kept silent.

……

Chen Zhao returned to Jinling, sent a memorial to the emperor, and continued to stay in Jinling, and he would continue to patrol the south of the Yangtze River.

After all, he has many things to do as the governor of the south of the Yangtze River on behalf of the sky, and he didn't just deal with the case of the Li family.

He is the imperial envoy and governor of Jiangnan, not the governor of the Li family.

……

Chen Zhao's memorial came to the capital and questioned Li Jiaqing about the money he owed to the treasury, which immediately caused a whirlwind in the capital.

Rongguo Mansion is holding a banquet today, and the reason is random.

During this period of time, the Grand View Garden was completed, and the Holy One issued a decree that the noble concubine could return to the mansion to visit relatives during the Lantern Festival next year.

This is a great favor, and Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang will naturally rise with the tide.

Since Jia Lian and Sister Feng went to Jia She's courtyard, the Rongguo mansion was managed by Mrs. Wang, and Li Wan, Tanchun and others were only his assistants. He was the mother of a noble concubine, and he had a certain prestige, so he was naturally coaxed by the people below. She was happy and made up all kinds of excuses. She had a small banquet for three days and a big banquet for five days.So, Mrs. Wang was happy, and the people below also reaped the benefits, and everyone was happy.

At this time, at the banquet, Madam Wang couldn't help but straighten her face when she heard the news, she snorted and said to Aunt Xue who was sitting below her: "Brother Zhao, what's wrong? Is it? Even the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty ignored the matter of the treasury owed money, and he could meddle in it? I really don’t know the heights of heaven and earth, auntie, Brother Pan follows him, be careful of being provoked, you have to write to tell Pan Brother, if you can come back as soon as possible, don’t get on a pirate ship and bring trouble to your family and our Jia family!"

Aunt Xue looked embarrassed and didn't know how to reply. She heard a loud noise and everyone turned their heads in shock. It turned out that it was Jia Mu who got angry and slammed the table.

"Brother Huanzhao is obsessed with ghosts! I think you are obsessed with ghosts! After a few days of rich life, I don't even know what my last name is! The treasury owes money and taxes and taxes. Dare to make irresponsible remarks? What are you talking nonsense? No words have been heard from the officials of the court, but you start talking and make up brother Zhao? Do you think that sister Yuanchun is gentle in the palace? Ke Shen, you didn’t provoke anyone, do you want to make trouble for her? Or do you think my Jia family has offended too few people, so you want to cut yourself off in the capital?”

(End of this chapter)