The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 835 Backbone
In the imperial palace, in the imperial garden.

The eldest son of the emperor Zhao Weihong, accompanied by Xue Baoyun and a group of court ladies, was stumbling along the path.

In the gazebo not far away, Zhao Yanxun sat leisurely on a chair, listening to Lin Quan's report.

"Your Majesty, the matter of the Wannian County Government Office may have come to fruition!"

"What do you mean there might be a result?" Zhao Yanxun asked.

"Reporting to the emperor, all the servants and servants of the Wannian county government have been secretly inspected by the villagers, but they did not find that official..."

"According to the emperor's will, the servants will expand the scope of identification to Yingtian Mansion, and let people secretly identify each county government next to them!"

"No one has been found in any county government office, so it's the turn of the Yingtian government office. The servants originally planned to identify them yesterday, but yesterday, Zheng Yishan, an official of the Yingtian government office and the house owner, fell into the water and drowned!"

Zhao Yanxun asked again: "Who is this Zheng Yishan close to in the mansion?"

"Reporting to the emperor, this person has always been close to the general judge Wu Kexuan!"

"Furthermore, it was Wu Kexuan who went to Tao Yangbo's mansion for questioning that day!" Lin Quan became more cautious.

"Speaking of which, this Wu Kexuan is a bit tricky, so send someone to watch him secretly, don't let anyone find out!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.

When his little thoughts were discovered, Lin Quan regretted it for a while, he shouldn't be playing tricks.

The rumor about the identification leaked out, so Zheng Yishan was "drowned" to death, but Lin Quan did not honestly admit it.

"Yes!" Lin Quan became more humble.

"In the past few days, is there any discussion in the city about the Great Court Meeting?"

"Reporting to the emperor, most of the officials felt that the emperor's trip was too much..."

Seeing Lin Quan hesitating, Zhao Yanxun said impatiently: "If you have anything to say, just say it!"

"Those officials don't respect His Majesty's Sacred Heart, privately suspected of slandering His Majesty's father, saying that His Majesty is too cruel... headstrong!"

Although he knew that with Zhao Yanxun's bearing, he would never get angry with himself because of this sentence, but Lin Quan was still extremely nervous when he answered.

Then Zhao Yanxun said again: "It won't be all scolding me!"

"Those who are ignorant of current affairs are in the minority after all. The old man of Yuanyang Palace and the former officials who were re-appointed by the emperor have not said any disrespectful words!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help laughing: "There is no disrespectful words, but there are not many people who express their support for me!"

But Lin Quan said: "Your Majesty, although there are few officials among the officials, there are some who praise the Emperor vigorously among the jurors in Beijing!"

"Oh? There is such a thing!" Zhao Yanxun was a little surprised.

It stands to reason that the court stick killed the censor, and the young and energetic candidates should express their indignation.

Before becoming an official, the performance of "flattering words and flattery" can easily ruin the reputation in Shilin, and it will be difficult to move forward in the future.

However, that is generally speaking, if the emperor values ​​flattery, then all problems are not a problem.

Just like the Taoist emperor in the previous life, as long as he was willing to fight for him, people like Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, and Yan Song could still be prime ministers.

"What did he say!" Zhao Yanxun asked slowly.

If it is just praise, but cannot justify itself, it is equivalent to saying that its ability is not good, but it is not worthy of reuse.

So next, Lin Quan repeated what Yang An said.

This kind of thing is relatively rare, so Lin Quan learned more about it, so he can speak clearly at this moment.

After finishing his speech, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "Reciprocate, this kind of talent is exactly what I need!"

"Exactly!" Lin Quan replied with a bow.

Just as he was saying this, Zhao Weihong came nearby and ran straight towards Zhao Yanxun.

"Father..."

"Hey!"

With a smile on his face, Zhao Yanxun hugged Zhao Weihong who was running in front of him, and the latter made a laughing sound.

"This child is still a little thinner. Could it be that the queen is reluctant to give up food?" Zhao Yanxun glanced at Xue Baoyun.

Walking closer, Xue Baoyun said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you have wronged my concubine. No matter how stingy my concubine is, I will not deprive Hong'er of food and drink!"

Zhao Yanxun laughed and said, "Just kidding, the queen doesn't have to be serious!"

Xue Baojun said helplessly: "Your Majesty is worth a lot of money, how dare your concubines take it lightly!"

"There is some truth to this statement!"

Holding the eldest son in his arms, Zhao Weihong looked at the pavilions in the distance and said, "Go...go over there!"

He has been more relaxed these two days because everything is going on in an orderly manner.

The matter of the Cao family has now been settled.

The villagers who beat the officials to death were sentenced to beheading, and the rest of the villagers were all exiled to the northwest.

Although some of them were causing trouble, this result was unavoidable, and Zhao Yanxun could only kill as few people as possible.

Landlords everywhere, big and small, were fined twice as much in addition to not being taxed after they were found out about tax evasion.

Almost everyone has evaded taxes, so the treasury's harvest is equal to twice as much in the future.

But even so, the treasury is still very empty, and food is actually stretched.

While taxes are being re-collected in various places, the current focus of the imperial court is to investigate the yamen at all levels.

In the past few days, 180 officials have been dismissed from the local government and the imperial court, and 96 of them have been sent to prison.

But the matter is not over yet, strict investigations are still going on in various places, and more people will be investigated in the future.

According to Zhao Yanxun's estimation, there will be at least 5 to [-] people who will be exiled in the northwest this time.

As for resistance, Zhao Yanxun has never been afraid of it. The troops scattered all over the place will punish anyone who dares to stand up.

Just as Zhao Yanxun was playing, Wu Hong hurried over.

"Your Majesty, the six prefects you summoned have already met outside Qian'an Palace!"

"I thought they would arrive in the afternoon, but who knew it would be so fast!"

After saying this, Zhao Yanxun turned to Xue Baoyun and said, "Queen, I'm so involved in everything, I can only excuse myself!"

"Farewell to the emperor!" Xue Baojun saluted solemnly.

As a queen, Xue Baoyun has always been very decent.

On the other side, the six prefects who were summoned are now waiting outside Qian'an Gate.

These six people are Zhao Yanxun's old team recalled from the northwest, and they have to put a heavier burden on them.

In this tax check, the chief envoys and inspectors have fallen, and these six officials will be promoted to these positions.

The Chief Officer of the Second Department of Fan and Standards can be regarded as a great official in the frontier, which shows Zhao Yanxun's trust in these people.

Of course, the six people who are about to be promoted can hold up the situation in the most difficult time, and their abilities and means are indeed outstanding.

"Gananmen, I was just a small official a few years ago, how could I have thought that I would have the opportunity to appear here!"

The person who said this was Zheng Ding, the magistrate of Gu Meng, who was originally a small official in the county government. After being rescued, he got a temporary job in Huiping County.

Later, he was formally appointed as the magistrate of the county, and then promoted to the general judge, and now he is the magistrate.

Even with such an outrageous rate of promotion, the mere magistrate would hardly have the opportunity to enter the palace to have an audience, but he had the merit of being a dragon again.

Therefore, Zheng Ding is in a daze at this moment, because all this is too outrageous.

Zheng Ding's words expressed the thoughts of everyone present, and also made the others excited.

Standing here, with a bigger stage, they can also make greater achievements.

Zhang Guangshi, the magistrate of Yuanyang, said: "The emperor has great ambitions, we must not carry them along, and we must not miss the emperor's important events!"

"exactly!"

At this moment, I saw Wu Hong walking out of Qian'an Gate, standing on the steps and shouting: "The emperor has summoned you, wait for your admonition!"

Everyone immediately pruned their spirits, and after lining up the queue, they walked slowly into the palace gate.

(End of this chapter)