[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

Wu Zhengzhi is a scholar in the cabinet of the DPRK and China, and Wang Xi is tied as a double wall. They share the interests of Hanchen, are deeply favored by the emperor, and they are also of good moral character.Learned literary and martial arts, worked with the emperor's family, loyal to the emperor, served the imperial court, and worked for the well-being of the Han people all over the world. For decades, he has devoted himself to his career and never slack off.

Chen Tingjing is the offspring whom the two of them favored, 20 years younger than Wu Zhengzhi.

In Wu Zhengzhi's mind, if he died of old age and illness, Chen Tingjing would be promoted to the prime minister, inherit his position, and continue their career of confronting the ministers and the powerful.

"Although I intend to let Ziduan do this work, I don't want Ziduan to be in danger." Wu Zhengzhi talked with Wang Xi in secret, deeply worried about the current situation of the younger generation: "The emperor ordered him to investigate corruption and accept bribes. But I don't know how many people have been hindered by this turmoil, he will be regarded as a thorn in the side, a thorn in the flesh, you and I still don't know if we can continue to protect him."

"At the beginning when you signaled him to go to the emperor, you already thought that if this happened, the matter would intensify. It was also the result of the emperor's decision to thoroughly investigate the administration of officials. Ziduan is not an ignorant person, and he was mentally prepared for this."

Wang Xi comforted Wu Zhengzhi: "He won't blame you for pushing him out."

"It is precisely because I know what kind of person he is that I am more worried!"

The old orange peel on Wu Zhengzhi's face wrinkled. The combination of these Hanchens is not what the emperor wants to see. They, the Qingliu, unite to thoroughly investigate the administration of officials, and tomorrow they will forgive the perpetrators for the sake of the situation in the DPRK and China.

"Zi Duan is too serious, too serious. Even if the emperor gives an order, even if he has room for detours, he is not willing to be perfunctory in this matter."

The two veterans discussed: "Why don't we recruit a few more people to help with it?"

"I can't. It's easy to hide a spear and it's hard to defend against a hidden arrow. Our people still need to hide a part. There is a weapon in front, so we can concentrate our hands to protect it."

Wang Xi shook his head: "You never know what kind of method the enemy will get along with to bring Ziduan down. People who are upright are most likely to be framed by insidiousness and cunning."

At this moment, another familiar male voice came from outside Wang Xi's door.

"Then Lord Wang must also believe that since ancient times, evil has prevailed over good!"

Wang Xi stood up in surprise, and went to meet him: "Why is Ziduan here?"

I saw Chen Tingjing waiting outside the door, while Wang Xi's sons Keshan and Keqin surrounded Chen Tingjing, obviously the two sons ushered Chen Tingjing outside his father's study.

Wang Xi, as the No. 1 Hanchen in the Cabinet of Great Scholars, because of his high power, he voluntarily avoided suspicion and forbade his two sons to take the imperial examination. Now both sons are married, but they have never established a career, especially Keshan who is good at writing. , Instead of adoring his father, he respected Chen Tingjing.

Chen Tingjing paid homage to the two elders, and said earnestly: "I have thought twice and decided to report this year's imperial examination, corruption and fraud in the imperial court to the emperor."

Since you want to investigate, you should investigate thoroughly, whether it is enclosing land, giving interest, or cheating on imperial examinations, extorting filial piety, or deducting military pay. Chen Tingjing has a list in his hand, which counts one unjust case after another. The pain of the common people, who committed the crime, who is the mastermind behind it, and who is protecting him are all clear at a glance.

If people knew that Chen Tingjing had such a list in his hands, it would be possible to pay for murder.

Wang Xi said sternly: "No! You will play this list to the emperor to overthrow half of the court!"

Wu Zhengzhi also disagreed: "Do you know that if you do this, how many people in the court would want you to die sooner?"

Chen Tingjing said: "This time is my only chance. The emperor gave me the power to investigate the case. If I don't go all out, will I find out all the grievances and bring the corrupt people to justice?" Fa, my conscience is disturbed, and I will have many regrets in the future.”

Keshan worried: "Brother Ziduan, why are you so pessimistic? Even if you take it slowly this time, you still have a chance in the future."

"No, once I slack off and go slowly, I have already impeached Wang Jiwen and Xu Qianxue. If I can't advance in the future, I will retreat."

Chen Tingjing's idea is: Since the hole has already been poked, it is better to make the hole bigger.

Wang Xi and Wu Zhengzhi are more familiar with gentler means, to deal with it in a smooth manner, and they are quite critical of Chen Tingjing's determination to go in and show his sharpness. You are really determined to do this, you need to send your family to your hometown for protection, and the official career of the descendants of the family will also be affected, have you thought about it?"

Chen Tingjing was startled for a moment, and replied without hesitation: "This junior has already made up his mind, no matter how much he pays, he must live up to your kindness."

Wu Zhengzhi: "It's a pity that Yupeng and Zhuanglu, they only participated in the provincial examination this year!"

Yupeng and Zhuanglu are Chen Tingjing's eldest son and second son respectively. Both sons are well-educated, but they meet Chen Tingjing to investigate corruption and imperial examinations.

"Yupeng is a talented student from Huguang. He has always been very talented. He is willing to wait for a few years to pass the limelight before taking the exam again." Talked to the second son, but the second son didn't understand his father's approach, he didn't want to give up his ranking in the township examination, and he also had a lot of complaints against his father in his heart.

His wife and Chen Tingjing had a quarrel, but even so, it was hard to dispel his determination to thoroughly investigate corruption.

Chen Tingjing commanded his loyal servants to send his wife and daughter to his hometown in Shanxi. He said to his eldest son: "I have studied hard for decades, and now is the time to use all my knowledge. The only thing I can do is to be like my predecessors." That way, I am not ashamed of the common people and the emperor. But I am not a good father, nor a good husband."

Chen Yupeng said: "Father has worked hard, Yupeng understands that staying in the capital will only drag you down. My son is willing to go back to his hometown to serve his mother and take care of his younger sister."

"Take the strong shoes away too," Chen Tingjing waved his hand wearily: "Tie him and tie him back to his hometown."

"The son knows, and the father is relieved."

Overnight, the people in Chen's residence went to the empty building, only Chen Tingjing was left sitting alone in the hall, stared blankly for a moment, then immediately packed his bags, and directly set up a cubicle in the office for rest.

Aixinjueluo Le Dehong, a manchen scholar in the Hall of Martial Arts, is a member of the royal family. The real emperor's seniority, even the emperor, should be courteous when seeing him.

Le Dehong came to visit Chen Tingjing and presented Chen Tingjing with a generous gift.

"Chen Yushi is a sensible person. He knows what is meant by 'enough is enough'. When it comes to investigating a case, you can only stabilize it slowly. If you act vigorously and resolutely, it will only lead to death. What do you think?"

Chen Tingjing returned the gift with a smile, but he didn't take it in. "My lord is joking, and you can only catch the demons and monsters by acting vigorously and resolutely. Those who got the news have long since escaped. If you go to catch them again, you will only catch a few." An abandoned chess piece, the prince is a smart man, he will not know what is called 'opportunity'."

Lu Dehong's face turned cold instantly: "So, you are planning to toast instead of eating fine wine, and you have to turn the court and the public upside down before you stop? If the court falls into chaos because of you, you are the biggest sinner."

"You are wrong, my lord. I was ordered by the emperor to investigate the case. What the emperor ordered me to do, I will do it meticulously. If you want to prevent the court from falling into chaos, you should not come to me, but go to Find the emperor, please play the emperor to take it back!"

Those who encircle the land in the capital, who have the courage and power to invade the people's good land, are all nobles. Those who dare to cheat in the imperial examinations and cover the sky with their hands are all in high positions. In fact, those who do collusion between government and businessmen to search for people's admiration are all connected by party feathers.

Chen Tingjing said: "Yu Qian said, 'Don't be afraid of being smashed into pieces, you should stay innocent in the world'. Today I am here, but I want to say, 'It is better to be broken than to be whole'."

"Since that's the case, then you will be that broken jade and wait for someone to come and smash you to pieces."

Le Dehong was extremely angry, threw out the teacup in his hand, shook his sleeves and left.

The next day, another imperial censor, Korkun, came forward and played loudly: "My minister Qizou, I implore the emperor to thoroughly investigate this year's imperial examination fraud case."

"Xu Qianxue's two sons have no talent, but they both passed the provincial examination. However, the talented scholars who were supposed to be expected by everyone failed to pass the list. There is something strange about it. Mr. Chen's two sons also passed the provincial examination. Who doesn't know , then Chen Zhuanglu's talent and learning are no different from Mr. Xu's two sons?"

"I believe that those who are suspected of participating in fraud this time should take the exam again. If they are found to be ignorant and knowledgeable, but still pass the exam, they must participate in fraud. Mr. Chen is suspected of covering up, and they should be investigated. Avoid suspicion in this matter and leave it to others to investigate."

Kangxi said coldly: "One after another, they are all good deeds done by everyone here. The corruption of the officials makes me disappointed and sad. Chen Tingjing, do you have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty, the two sons of this minister have asked themselves to give up their results in the provincial examination because of the matter of this minister's investigation." Chen Tingjing had already expected this to happen, and immediately stepped forward righteously and said: "My minister is well-behaved. Righteous."

Ke Kun sneered and said, "Since that's the case, why did Mr. Chen send his family and two sons away overnight? I'm afraid he's guilty?"

Seeing that those who opposed Chen Tingjing started to fight back, the civil service group headed by Chen Tingjing began to defend Chen Tingjing with every word.

"Since I have already given up my ranking in the provincial examination, I am obviously not afraid to take the examination again. Mr. Chen's second son gave up his official career in order to support him, and he has a heart of filial piety."

"It's a joke! I think it's because I was afraid of being found out that I gave up with a guilty conscience. Now that I have done my best, how can I shrink back when it comes to the end? It's better to call his second son back to Beijing immediately, and retake the exam with Mr. Xu's second son. Whether there is fraud, it is clear at a glance!"

Wang Xi said slowly: "Lord Du's words are wrong. Chen Yushi is investigating the case and is risking his work for the emperor. I don't know how many people's interests have been touched. There is nothing wrong with sending his family back to their hometown for protection. Let alone Mr. Chen, the old official did it when he was young, and Yu Chenglong, the governor of Liangjiang, did it too. Could it be that the old official and Yu Chenglong are both guilty?"

"Your Majesty Wang, don't try to change positions. It's one thing to protect your family, but it's another thing to send away two sons who took part in the local imperial examination this year and got the rankings." Xu said: "They won the rankings, but the other candidates who were squeezed out by them, who should they appeal to? If they give up these two places, this year the government will accept two fewer vacancies for talents. And who is in charge?"

"Whether you are a genius or a mediocre person, you can tell when you recruit them. The second son of Chen Tingjing and the second son of Xu Qianxue passed the exam. The facts prove that they are much better than random speculation. I implore the emperor to order the sons of the Chen family to be recruited back." Beijing."

Seeing that the fire was burning hotter and hotter, Yinfeng's eyes lit up.

He himself watched it with great interest, and there was a little beauty explaining it to him.

[Master Chen seems to have fallen into a passive state, will he counterattack?The dirty water splashed on the body, the relationship between husband and wife and the love between father and son in the family, will make Mr. Chen go from here? 】【Hanchen, Manchen, Mingzhu party members, princes and dignitaries all joined forces to besiege Mr. Chen. Can Mr. Chen's flesh and blood resist the open and hidden arrows? 】Chen Tingjing had already expected that he would be regarded as an enemy by everyone. The worst result would be a failure of a thorough investigation and his body being smashed to pieces. He is not afraid!

Kangxi ordered: "Recruit the two sons of Xu Qianxue to the front of the palace."

Xu Qianxue, whose body was burned by the fire, was pale, and the black gauze hat on his head might be lost at any time. He went to see Suo'etu frequently, hoping that Prime Minister Suo and His Highness the Crown Prince could save him.

The son in the family is unlearned and incompetent, how much he can do as a father, don't you know?

Seeing that the imperial guards brought the second son into the Daqing Gate, Xu Qianxue had already knelt down on the ground first, admitting in disguise that he had bribed the local rural examination examiner.

The emperor personally questioned him, and Xu Qianxue and his two sons were already trembling with fright. When they asked a few questions casually, they found that they even answered the most basic scriptures, and Kangxi was furious.

"Immediately disqualify Xu Qianxue's second son from being elected, and he will never be hired!"

The emperor was furious: "This kind of corrupt officials who deceive the superiors and the inferiors are the moths of the country. Anyone with no talent or morality can pass the exam. They rely on money and connections to obtain official positions. The destiny of our country! The township examination examiner used his power for personal gain, and he will be killed. Xu Qianxue was dismissed from his official position and sent to prison pending trial."

"Come here, go and call Chen Tingjing's two sons back to Beijing!"

The civil and military officials knelt down and shouted: "The emperor is angry."

Seeing that the situation was deteriorating, the most worrying situation was yet to come. Wang Xi and Wu Zhengzhi looked at each other with a heavy heart.

Chen Tingjing was about to speak, but Suo Ertu took a step forward, bowed and said: "Since the emperor has sent Mr. Chen to conduct a thorough investigation, I am afraid it is not appropriate to change people halfway. The emperor wants to recruit his second son to the capital for testing, please send The guards protect them so that no one can hurt the two of them and cause heavy damage to Mr. Chen, so as to prevent the investigation of the case."

Chen Tingjing:? ? ?

Kangxi: "..."

Wang Xi: "..."

Wu Zhengzhi: "..."

In the court hall, there was an unanimous silence, and the silence of that moment could be heard like a needle falling.