Konoha Hypocrite Uchiha Tonan

Chen Huang sat down again and said, "Let him come in."

Not long after, King Kang strode in from outside the palace, walked to the palace, cupped his hands and said, "My son, please see your father."

"Without courtesy." Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "Come here at this time, but what's the important thing?"

King Kang said: "Going back to my father, I do have something important that I want to report to my father."

Emperor Chen's eyes swept over him. What happened to King Kang and King Duan on weekdays? It was either for the benefit of their own officials or to attack the officials of the other faction. He was just worried about the money and didn't want to hear about it. He said this, glanced at him, and said, "If there is nothing important, let's wait until tomorrow morning to talk about it."

King Kang immediately said: "Father, what I want to say is a very important matter, related to the country, the country, and the country. This matter is so big that I dare not delay, so I went to the palace early today to see my father..."

"About Jiangshan Sheji?" Chen Huang frowned and asked, "What exactly is it?"

King Kang took something out of his sleeve and said, "Father, please take a look at this thing."

Wei Jian walked down, took the envelope from his hand, walked up again, and handed it to Emperor Chen. Emperor Chen glanced at Prince Kang again and asked, "What is this?"

Prince Kang said: "Back to my father, this is the gift list that the Liu family received a few days ago when the mother of Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites, had her sixtieth birthday."

Chen Huang opened the booklet, looked at the names on it, and the numbers behind it, and his face gradually darkened.

He looked at King Kang and asked, "Where did you get this?"

King Kang had been fully prepared before he came. Hearing this, he said: "In recent days, a big thief named "Yizhimei" has appeared in Beijing. It has been stolen from many houses in Beijing. This thing was captured by Shou'an Bo Mansion last night. I got it accidentally when I bought the Yizhimei. After I looked at it, I could see the problem in the gift list at a glance. After checking it overnight, I sent it to my father..."

Emperor Chen closed the envelope, stood up, with a self-deprecating smile on his face, and said: "It seems that among all the people in the court, I am the poorest, and all of my ministers are so generous! "

There was a look of secret joy on Prince Kang's face, and he cupped his hands and said: "Father, these moths in the court must be cleared away. If not, this huge court will be eaten away by them!"

Emperor Chen glanced at him and said, "You go down first."

King Kang looked up, bowed and said, "My son, please retire."

After King Kang left, Emperor Chen reopened the gift list. After reading it again, he said: "Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Rites has such a great reputation. Even I am a little envious of him. A birthday for the Liu family is enough for the future." The soldiers fought several big battles..."

A man came out of the back hall and said: "Your Majesty, although this matter is a bit difficult to talk about, it is actually the current situation in the court. Officials will get some benefits from doing things for others. If the money of the court is transferred, everyone will be eaten. As long as kickbacks do not affect the overall situation, the Ministry of Revenue will turn a blind eye to it..."

Chen Huang looked at him and asked, "You mean, these people can't be investigated?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "At least we can't check everything."

"But the treasury is also short of money..." Emperor Chen thought for a while, stood up and said, "Go and summon the Imperial Censor, the Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple... and Jing Zhaoyin, all of them to me!"

Wei Jian bowed and said: "I obey the order."

……

In the Tang Mansion, Xiao Jue stood in the courtyard, looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "Did you go too far this time?"

Liu Feng is one of the most respected people in King Duan's camp, and is also the most loyal lackey of the Tang family. Mrs. Liu's sixtieth birthday, she is loyal to King Duan, or she wants to have something to do with King Duan. People who are related to children will not be stingy with gifts.

In other words, when King Kang sent this gift list, he almost wiped out all the people of King Duan.

Tangning waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty is sensible."

Corruption in officialdom is unavoidable. If we don't fight against it, the court will be completely ruined when it is rotten. If we turn against it, the court will be ruined immediately. Emperors are masters of balance and know how to measure.

However, no matter how he dealt with those corrupt officials, Liu Feng was finished.

There is nothing wrong with receiving some gifts when the old lady celebrates her birthday, but those who give gifts are miserable. Not only do they not get any benefits, but they also make themselves embarrassed. Those who are unlucky may even lose their official hat. I hate Liu Feng to death.

What's more, the Liu family received so many gifts for their sixtieth birthday. Even Tangning was a little jealous when she saw them. He believed that some people were even redder than him.

Xiao Jue looked at him and said with admiration: "Is this the so-called killing with a borrowed knife? King Kang and King Duan are biting each other, and you are watching the show..."

Tang Ning was not a friend to either King Duan or King Kang, but she was not a life-or-death enemy either. They were people who disliked each other but couldn't do anything to each other.

King Duan and King Kang are different. They are the real enemies of life and death. Only one of them is destined to survive to the end. As long as there is a slight chance, they will fight to the death, let alone this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. .

It seems that in the past few days before the year, the capital will be even more lively.

My father-in-law's work in Jingzhao Mansion has been going smoothly these days. He shocked the officials on the first day, and it became much easier to carry out any work after that.

When we had dinner together today, he finished quickly, wiped his mouth, and said, "You guys eat first, I'm leaving."

Chen Yuxian looked at him and asked, "It's so urgent. Is there something going on in the yamen?"

Zhong Mingli said: "Your Majesty has summoned me and I have to go to the palace."

Tang Ning raised her eyebrows, handed over a steamed bun, and said, "Father-in-law didn't eat much just now. Bring a steamed bun to eat on the way."

Zhong Mingli dealt with the two hastily, but he did not refuse after hearing this. He took the bun, took a bite, waved his hand, and walked out quickly.

When he walked out of the mansion, his expression suddenly changed, he clutched his stomach, turned around again, ran back to the mansion, and hurried in a certain direction.

……

Inside the imperial study.

An eunuch came forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the Imperial Censor, and the Minister of Dali Temple are already waiting outside the palace. Lord Jingzhao Yinzhong suddenly fell seriously ill and is bedridden. He is currently recuperating at home."

Chen Huang frowned and said, "Suddenly seriously ill?"

The eunuch said: "The imperial doctor went to see him and said that Mr. Zhong is suffering from a sudden illness and needs to rest at home, otherwise his life will be in danger..."

"Forget it, the three of them are enough." Chen Huang waved his hand and said, "Let the three of them come in."

……

Ministry of Rites.

The Rites Department has nothing to do on weekdays, but near the end of the year, it is the busiest among the six departments.

At the end of the year, the court and the royal family will hold various ceremonies, all of which need to be handled by the Ministry of Etiquette. The four departments of the Ministry of Etiquette, especially the Ancestral Temple Department, will be particularly busy at this time.

This year is no exception, and since all the matters related to the year-end festival fall on the head of the Ancestral Department Department, all the officials in the Ancestral Department Department are working day and night, one person is doing two things, and they even sleep in the Yamen at night.

As the doctor of the temple, Liu Jin naturally has the most to worry about.

After several days of busy work day and night, the arrangements for the year-end festival were finally almost complete. He had not slept for two days and two nights, and he was slumped in the chair, not even wanting to move his fingers.

The chef of the dining department walked in, looked at Liu Jin who was extremely tired, and couldn't help but said: "Old Liu, you'd better admit your mistake to Liu Shilang. After all, your surname is Liu, and you were the same family 500 years ago. As long as you first Lower your head, he won't make things difficult for you."

Liu Jin looked at him and said feebly: "I'm not wrong..."

"You, you..." The chef of the dining room glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I don't care about you, you can do whatever you want..."

Liu Jin had a stubborn look on his face, his eyes still firm.

Just when he was leaning on the chair and about to fall asleep, there was a sudden commotion in the temple office.

A clerk ran in and shouted: "Mr. Liu, it's bad, it's bad, someone from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are here!"

Liu Jin was startled and suddenly lost all sleep. He jumped up from the chair and blurted out: "Here he comes!"