Unparalleled Concubine

The masters ordered their disciples to do things, and even treated them harshly in the past few years. At the beginning, they wanted to sharpen their temperament and behave themselves before doing things. This is the common rule in ancient times.

But Li Xin is different.

Most of the time, Ye Cheng treated Li Xin as a peer.

Li Xin didn't hold back, and sat down opposite Ye Cheng generously.

After Ye Cheng drank a cup of tea, he said with some emotion: "At the beginning, I spent seven or eight years beating people to death in the north. After returning to the capital, I also squatted at home for three or four years before I could enter the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to work. Pei Jin, this kid, would never be able to enter the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in his entire life, but now he's out of shit luck and was carried in by you."

Li Xin said indifferently: "This is very different. For your old man's previous contribution, two generations of emperors did not kill you. It is already their benevolence."

"You think they don't want to kill?"

Ye Cheng narrowed his eyes, and said with a sneer: "Emperor Wu almost couldn't tolerate me, if it wasn't for Li Zhijie's self-respect in Nanjiang, and the court was not good at giving Nanjiang a bad word, I'm afraid the old man would have found an excuse to kill me. "

Li Xin smiled: "Forget it, let's not talk about this."

"If there are no accidents, I will join the Forbidden Army in a month at the latest, but I should be half of the Forbidden Army with Hou Jingde. I am too young, so it is really difficult to convince the crowd. Is there any way for Master Ye?"

Ye Cheng glanced at Li Xin, hesitated for a while and said: "In my family, there are some old brothers who retired back then, and there are also old soldiers who retired from Ye Ming's side. If you trust Ye's family in Chang'an, I can let them Go and help you familiarize yourself with the Forbidden Army."

"Of course it's trustworthy."

Li Xin said with a chuckle: "From today onwards, this disciple and the Ye family will never be separated from each other again. In the real world, if one prospers and one loses, the other will suffer. Naturally, this disciple can trust the Ye family."

Ye Cheng shook his head and sighed slightly.

"Li Changan, you are too courageous."

"The old man is very worried. Will you do something daring in the future and drag my Ye family into it?"

Li Xin shook his head and said, "Master Ye, don't worry, this disciple is a cautious person."

"A disciple will not do something that is not good for him."

"When the disciple gets the benefit, it means the Ye family gets the benefit."

Chapter 393

Emperor Taikang moved quickly.

On the third day of Li Xin's apprenticeship, the censor of Yushitai sued Ji Mingfang, the right governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, for accepting bribes, robbing people's land, running rampant in the village, committing crimes and so on.

These things are not fabricated out of thin air.

In fact, these crimes are really normal for the clan in the capital. Not to mention that a military boss like Ji Mingfang is just a surnamed Ji in the capital who has lost his title for a long time. Clans can run rampant in the capital and in the countryside. Generally, no one dares to arrest them because of their surnames.

In comparison, although Ji Mingfang's title has been descended from three generations, he still has the title of Duke of Lu, and he works in the Governor's Mansion. As far as this Lu Guogong has only done such a little evil, he is already a good man in the clan.

Originally, no one paid much attention to this memorial, until Emperor Taikang issued a reply to this memorial, demanding strict investigation by the Si Yamen, and ordering Jingzhao Mansion to cooperate.

The emperor made a slip of the tongue, and the people below naturally knew what to do. In less than three days, Ji Mingfang's criminal evidence was verified, and it was sent to the emperor's desk together with the evidence provided by the Jingzhao Mansion.

The emperor was furious and immediately called Ji Mingfang into the palace.

In Weiyang Palace, Ji Mingfang knelt on the ground respectfully, and kowtowed to Emperor Taikang: "Minister Ji Mingfang, kowtow to Your Majesty."

Emperor Taikang said lukewarmly: "Uncle Clan, get up and talk."

Ji Mingfang stood up slowly, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor waved his hand, and the eunuch Xiao Zheng who was accompanying him immediately placed a stack of documents in front of Ji Ming.

The young emperor said indifferently: "Uncle Clan, this is the memorial to you from Yushitai, and there are criminal evidences found by the Si Yamen. Uncle Clan, take a look and see if there are any mistakes or omissions?"

Ji Mingfang took these documents with both hands, and after opening them one by one, he carefully looked up at Emperor Taikang, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have read it, and there are no mistakes or omissions."

The Son of Heaven was surprised and said, "What Uncle Clan means is that you have confessed to all these crimes?"

Ji Mingfang knelt down respectfully.

"The minister pleaded guilty."

The right governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion had been hanging around in the imperial army since he was young, and later, relying on his clan status, he successfully entered the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in the Chengde Dynasty.

But he has been able to work in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion for so many years. It is impossible for him to rely entirely on the status of the clan. The Ji family has established the country for more than a hundred years. It is not unreasonable for Ji Mingfang to stand out and become a military leader.

At the very least, he is sensible.

The emperor was silent.

If Ji Mingfang refuses to plead guilty, it will be easy to deal with, and he will be directly removed from the position of the right governor. It's not easy to deal with.

Emperor Taikang sighed, walked to the bottom of the imperial steps, stretched out his hand to help Duke Lu up, and said softly: "Uncle Clan, we are a family. As the head of the family, I should protect my family. But now that things have become serious, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the people in the capital all know about it, so it is hard for me to deal with it."

Ji Mingfang's attitude was straightforward.

"No matter what punishment His Majesty imposes, I will willingly plead guilty."

The Son of Heaven nodded: "That's it, the uncle of the family has temporarily relieved the duties of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and rested at home for a period of time. This will calm the anger of the public, okay?"

Ji Mingfang was shocked.

He originally thought that for such a trivial matter, he would be fined for a year or two at most, and he could get away with it with a little face loss, but he didn't expect that it would directly lead to the loss of an official position.

He hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath, bowed his head and said, "I will follow your majesty's orders."

Emperor Taikang sighed slightly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Clan, the limelight will pass after a while, and I will use you to go elsewhere."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

This is the end of the conversation between the Ji family members. Generally speaking, the process was quite harmonious. After all, Ji Mingfang's title has not been cut, but he has just changed from a high-ranking military leader to an idle lord.

The emperor's efficiency was very high. The day after Ji Mingfang was dismissed from office, the imperial decree to promote Pei Jin as the right governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was sent to Shangshutai.

Generally speaking, all matters in the court, including imperial decrees, have to go through the Shangshutai before they can truly become imperial decrees. However, all political affairs can be rejected by the Zhengshitang, but the appointment of the Metropolitan Governor's Office is generally handled by the Shangshutai. will not be dismissed.

The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is the highest office of the Jin military. Generally speaking, the appointment of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is decided by the emperor alone. Of course, the imperial decree still has to go through again, but the three provinces will not stop this imperial decree .

Besides, there is nothing wrong with this decree.

Zhang Qu of Shangshutai, after receiving the imperial decree, looked serious. He first called several prime ministers together to discuss for a while, and then entered the Weiyang Palace with the imperial decree alone.

Xiao Zheng, the eunuch of Weiyang Palace, immediately came out to greet him: "Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Qu nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Xiao, I have discussed this imperial decree of Your Majesty with several ministers from the three provinces, and we agreed that it is not suitable, so I came to see Your Majesty."