The emperor is embarrassed

Fuzhou City in May is already scorching summer.

In the octagonal gazebo, Zhao Qingyi wears a robe with wide sleeves, and whenever the breeze with the fragrance of flowers and trees blows across the courtyard, it makes people feel very refreshed.

Shan Bing couldn't hide the joy on his face, and told Zhao Qingyi the good news, "People from the Department of Integrity and Justice are going to Hangzhou soon, and they are here just for Shao Chunxiao's case."

A trace of reassurance flashed in Zhao Qingyi's eyes, and she said in a gentle voice, "Seventh Uncle's promotion is just around the corner." The reason why Shan Bing wanted to file a lawsuit with Shao Chunxiao was after the Battle of Weicheng, because Fuzhou City was rescued by Jiangxi soldiers, Shao Chunxiao was not only inconsiderate Fuzhou Bingwei City worked hard, but it was the fault of extorting big families and robbing money during the period of Bingweicheng.

It is not to claim credit for it, but to exaggerate it.

Since a single soldier has this behavior, then the top officials in Fuzhou City will not be spared.

Shao Chunxiao is determined to be a solo soldier.

Naturally, the Shan family was not easy to provoke, although they could not compete with Shao Chunxiao in terms of civil affairs.However, the Shan family is also the family of military officers for generations, and it always has its own power.It was the first time the Shan and Shao families met, and it was a draw.

After Zhao Rubai became the head of the Zhao family, things did not go well.

You must know that although Zhao Qingyi was defeated in the officialdom, she had to go back to her hometown to retreat.But Zhao Qingyi must be a direct branch of the Zhao family, who can never make mistakes, no matter what happens, she will not be able to become a sect.Zhao Rubai and Zhao Rusong had been dirty for a long time, but when Zhao Rusong was the patriarch, he didn't do anything to Zhao Rubai, let alone kill them all like Zhao Rubai, without mercy.

Even if no one said it to the face, many people in the tribe secretly refused to accept it, thinking that Zhao Rubai was too cruel.

Zhao Qingyi was arrogant, and Zhao Rubai felt that based on his understanding of Zhao Qingyi, after she became a sect, Zhao Qingyi would definitely go far away and never show up again.Unexpectedly, Zhao Qingyi did not move out of Fuzhou City even though she brought her younger siblings to join the clan.

Although Zhao Rubai has an uncle who is the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, it is a pity that far away water cannot save near fire, and it is no better than a single soldier who is in charge of an official.

Since Zhao Rubai and Zhao Qingyi are torn apart, Shan Bing will not be polite to him, let alone let Zhao Rubai, the patriarch, be safe and comfortable.

Furthermore, twists and turns will always make people grow, especially Zhao Qingyi herself is very talented, and Zhao Qingyi made suggestions in the dispute between the Shan family and Shao Chunxiao. Unfortunately, Shao Chunxiao has been in the officialdom for many years and is not easy to get along with. The first time he sued for impeachment, he failed Shake Shao Chunxiao's position.

Zhao Qingyi is too aware of the truth that beating a snake will not kill her, and there will be endless troubles. As long as Shao Chunxiao continues to be the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, it will definitely not benefit him or the Shan family.Zhao Qingyi had a good eye. He seized the opportunity of the clan going to the imperial capital on the Longevity Festival.

In Fuzhou City, apart from the aristocratic family and the government, there is also a big family, Min Jinggong.

Money, beauty, jewelry, antiques...

There are so many temptations in the world, there are always one or two things that can touch people's hearts.

Following the first time when a single soldier sued Shao Chunxiao for personal revenge and Shao Chunxiao's anti-joint single soldier bullying the people because of the situation failed, this time the investigation of Shao Chunxiao's ignorance of public and personal interests that put Fuzhou City in danger, which was said by Min Jinggong, became more powerful. menacing.

Officials, there are a few who can withstand interrogation.

Li Cheng, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, lost his head after corrupting tens of thousands of silver coins.This is a signal to Zhao Qingyi, His Majesty seems to hate greedy and despicable people, otherwise he can't use his close ministers to act?

Whether Shao Chunxiao had selfish intentions in the previous Tatar War, I really didn't find any very favorable evidence.However, then the Shan family issued a bill, bluntly saying that Shao Chun was born in a poor family, and his sister was a concubine for someone. When he was young, he was definitely a poor boy.Now he has a lot of money, may I ask, how did he get all this money?

It has to be said that Zhao Qingyi caught Ming Zhan's mind. Taking advantage of Shao Chunxiao's unidentified property case, Ming Zhan took advantage of the opportunity to bring up the long-suspended Secretary of Integrity.And when the preparation was extremely insufficient, the Secretary of the ICAC entered the investigation of Shao Chunxiao's family property.

At this time, the Chief Secretary for Integrity that everyone was looking forward to also came to the fore, the son of Hanlin Liu Zhen, Liu Ying.

Liu Ying made this decision after careful consideration.

Originally, Liu Ying was the most common eunuch's son, and Liu Zhen's official position was not high. In the imperial capital, the fifth-rank Hanlin was not much bigger than Zhima.Liu Ying studied poetry and books hard since she was a child, and she also wanted to make a name for herself in the examination room.

Liu Ying's luck is really bad. After Li Fang's incident, Liu Ying's temperament will always change slightly.The innocence and idealism of the young people are gone, and even the lofty aspirations of the past are no longer there.

Liu Ying has a deeper understanding of social officialdom.

No matter how much he hates Li Fang's matter, he can't pretend it doesn't exist.After thinking twice, Liu Ying gave up the imperial examination and joined the ICAC to work. He really didn't expect that Ming Zhan would give him the position of chief officer.Ming Zhan has his own considerations for Liu Ying. Liu Ying has made great contributions to Li Fang's affairs. With such contributions, Liu Ying is worthy of this seat.

As for whether Liu Ying deserved it, anyway, he gave him the opportunity, and in the future, it can only depend on Liu Ying's ability. ,

Ming Zhan waits and sees.

Liu Ying and Jiang Wen'an, the censor of the right capital, took the subordinates of the Secretary of the Integrity and went straight to the south of the Yangtze River.

When Feng Jingqian was in power, and when Lin Yongshang was the censor of Zuodu in his thirties, everyone felt that it was too lucky.Until Ming Zhan ascended the throne, Lin Yongshang became the governor of Huaiyang at the age of 35, and he was very kind to the court.Now that Liu Ying is only in his weaker years, Ming Zhan directly appointed him as the Secretary of the Integrity Department, and the ministers almost went crazy.

After some contests between monarchs and ministers, because Liu Ying's merits were really at the moment, Ming Zhan said, "Whoever of you has such ability, I will still be promoted to your official position. Who knows when Liu Ying escaped death. Now There is nothing to say, seniority is important in the court, but rewarding meritorious deeds and punishing demerits is also the way of governing the country."

"The reason I reward Liu Ying is to tell you that if you have the ability, use it and let me see it. In the past, there was Gan Luo who was nine years old. If any of you made great contributions to the dynasty and the country, here I have all the official titles and titles. "Ming Zhan promised in a deep voice, "Zhen, I have never been a stingy person!"

Although Liu Ying already knew about Ming Zhan's relationship with Ruan Hongfei, Ming Zhan's jealous face was still vivid in his memory.But precisely because his details are well known to the emperor, Ming Zhan is still willing to use him heavily.Even though Liu Ying had admiration for Ruan Hongfei, at this moment, Liu Ying was grateful for Ming Zhan from the bottom of her heart.

Liu Ying was serious, she came from Jiang Wen'an's family, this time she was on business with Liu Ying, and she also went to inquire about Liu Ying's background, it was really simple and pitiful.Because she was going to work in the ICAC, the eight generations of Liu Ying's ancestors and their property had been announced long ago.

Of course, Jiang Wen'an also tried to find out the specific details of Liu Ying's meritorious service with the great pirate Li Fang, but his immediate boss Wang Rui'an and the minister of the Ministry of Industry Zheng Yuan's mouths were very strict, and they couldn't find out half a word.

The more so, the more suspicious Jiang Wenan felt.

Liu Ying said very little, and other idlers would not be able to see what was on his mind, but when passing by Huaiyang, Liu Ying ordered someone to send a post to visit Lin Yongshang, the governor of Huaiyang.

Naturally, Lin Yongshang didn't need to call too many people for this kind of half-public and half-private visit. He just arranged food and drinks in the Governor's Mansion, and there were only Lin Yongshang, Jiang Wen'an, and Liu Ying at the banquet.Lin Yongshang looked at Liu Ying with a smile, and complimented, "It's really a hero born a young man. I'm not as good as Mr. Liu." Lin Yongshang is in a good mood these days, and now Huaiyang is in charge of the imperial physician Zhang and Cheng in Cha Shan Ren Tang. The case of the collusion of the family medicine company had to be settled once the case was settled, and the imperial doctor Zhang returned to the imperial capital with guilt, and then Lin Yongshang was sure to bring his younger sister Yingyu back to Huaiyang.At the time of the world, the concubine's love and concubine's love, day and night face each other, how nourishing.

Just thinking about it, Lin Yongshang could laugh out loud in his dreams.

Seeing Liu Ying, Lin Yongshang was in a better mood.He was successful in the officialdom because of his young age, so many people hated him.Now Liu Ying is younger than he was back then, but he is already a third-rank official, and he has indeed shared a lot of jealousy and hatred for Lin Yongshang.

Liu Ying smiled slightly, and her ordinary facial features suddenly shone like a bright moon, so eye-catching.Liu Yingqian said, "Master Lin is really disgruntled, I am a late-born junior, how dare the light of a candle compete with the bright moon."

Jiang Wen'an didn't hear a few words from Liu Ying along the way, but he was so decent in socializing, which was impressive.

For no reason, he didn't know Liu Ying before, let alone acquaintance.But Liu Ying paid a sudden visit, there must be something wrong.Lin Yongshang not only received him warmly, but also laid down the steps for Liu Ying, and said with a smile, "I heard that Mr. Liu is going to Zhejiang and Fujian, passing through Huaiyang. If you need help from Huaiyang, Mr. Liu is not polite, you can just tell me directly. Everyone is on duty for the imperial court, and we should assist in matters related to the Integrity Department."

After all, Liu Ying was new to the officialdom, so he didn't explain why he came. Seeing that Lin Yongshang had guessed most of it, it would be a lie to say that he was not surprised.Moreover, Lin Yongshang has a very good demeanor, Liu Ying thought, Lin Yongshang can be a first-rank governor at this age, and he really is not an idle generation.

In fact, Lin Yongshang's cooperation was not for Liu Ying's sake.What face does Liu Ying have? He is a young boy with no background. Although Ming Zhan values ​​him, not everyone will buy him, especially Lin Yongshang's status as a feudal official.To be so polite to Liu Ying is really a slap in the face.

Lin Yongshang is really protecting the agency of the Integrity Department, to be precise, Lin Yongshang is maintaining Ming Zhan's policies.

It is the most difficult to govern the officials themselves, and the governance of the officials is a process that every Mingjun must go through.

In Lin Yongshang's view, the establishment of the ICAC is intended for this.

Lin Yongshang not only gave Liu Ying face, but at the beginning of the establishment of the ICAC, because the ICAC had regulations on publishing family wealth, even though Lin Yongshang was not a member of the ICAC, he also announced his family property to the public to show his innocence.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Yongshang has an excellent reputation among the people.

In this era, the common people did not have a high level of education, but the common people stubbornly believed that no matter how bad an upright official was, he could not be so bad.In contrast, a corrupt official who has desires is easy to be taken advantage of by others, no matter how good he is, it is not much better.

Lin Yongshang's move actually offended people very much.

The eight governors of the world, Lin Yongshang took the lead in announcing his family property, what do others think?

Who doesn't have any gray income.

Therefore, Lin Yongshang's move is really hated by people.

If it weren't for Ming Zhan really liking him, and Lin Yongshang was so slippery that people couldn't catch him, and he couldn't do anything to him, so that's all.

When Liu Ying came, Lin Yongshang warmly entertained him.Liu Ying said the matter directly, "I checked Shao Chunxiao's promotion path in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He served as the magistrate of Yangzhou for six years, and then he was promoted to the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and then the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi to the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. We I would like to ask Mr. Lin to help me to find out the land and house transactions of Shao Chunxiao when he was the prefect of Yangzhou."

Lin Yongshang was not surprised. The first errand for the ICAC was naturally also a errand for Liu Ying to settle down.Liu Ying managed her errands well so that she could silence others and keep her chair steady.Lin Yongshang agreed very happily, and said, "Okay, but this is a matter of more than ten years, and it may take a long time to investigate."

Liu Ying smiled and said, "Master Lin said that it was many years ago that Shao Chunxiao became the magistrate of Yangzhou. Huaiyang's documents are confidential. Since the imperial edict has not been obtained, it is inconvenient for the Secretary of the Integrity to get involved. However, here I am Shao Chunxiao already has a large amount of unidentified property. After going to Zhejiang and Fujian to confirm, I will ask for an order to investigate Shao Chunxiao's property transactions when he was an official. I will ask Mr. Lin in advance."

Liu Ying is indeed good at talking, Shao Chunxiao's current property, according to his background, even if he started to be the Governor after jumping out of his mother's womb, he would not be able to earn these silver taels.

If you want to check, you have to check thoroughly.

This is what Liu Ying meant, and it was also what Ming Zhan meant. In the future, the old affairs of Huaiyang must be involved. Say hello to Lin Yongshang in advance to make Huaiyang prepare. In fact, it is to give Lin Yongshang a favor. It may not be that he is really clean and honest, and there is nothing tricky about it.Even if it is true that Lin Yongshang has nothing wrong with him, but as a big official in the frontier, no one wants the Secretary of the Integrity to check the accounts.

Things must be done, Liu Ying reminded Lin Yongshang, but Liu Ying said that he asked Lin Yongshang for help.Moreover, Liu Ying clearly has selfishness, but puts his selfishness in the open, and does not shy away from Jiang Wen'an, which makes him appear to be selfish.

It can be seen that Liu Ying has touched the threshold of the three flavors of officialdom.

Liu Ying's choice to show affection to Lin Yongshang also has some considerations.

First of all, Lin Yongshang has won the sacred heart; secondly, Lin Yongshang has a clear reputation.With these two things, at least Lin Yongshang is not a troublemaker.Showing favor to Lin Yongshang to a certain extent is good for Liu Ying's official career.

After sending Liu Ying and the others away, Lin Yongshang summoned Fan Wei and ordered him to sort out Liu Ying's needs and make preparations.

Now Fan Wei and Lin Yongshang are getting along well. When Fan Wei arrived at the Governor's Mansion, Lin Yongshang was wandering around the garden.At the very least, the place where first-rank officials live should not be too bad.The governor's mansion is very elegantly decorated, especially the courtyard where Xu Yingyu lived in the past. Lin Yongshang ordered the gardener to patch up a few clusters of flowers.Now it is May, the flowers are in full bloom and the scenery is pleasant.It's a pity that the courtyard is lonely and no one appreciates it, which is also a pity.

Fan Wei and Lin Yongshang were sitting in the rockery pavilion, just in time to see Xu Yingyu's yard.

After the two finished their business, Fan Wei said with a smile, "In the past, I heard His Majesty talk about a kind of flower, and His Majesty said that that kind of flower symbolizes love, so it is bright and fragrant."

Lin Yongshang smiled, "You're getting bolder, and you're making fun of me."

"How dare I be an official." Fan Wei bowed and said, "The lawsuit of Shanrentang is about to come to light, and Imperial Doctor Zhang was escorted back to the imperial capital. But the Cheng family insisted that the shopkeeper acted recklessly, and the Cheng family is a well-known big merchant in Huguang... ..."

Needless to say, Lin Yongshang understood Fan Wei's embarrassment.

Lin Yongshang said, "Let's stop here. I really can't get it out of the trial, so there is no need to force it for the time being." After all, this is also related to the face of Shen Dongshu, Governor of Huguang, and there is no evidence, causing the governors of the two places to fight... Even Lin Yongshang is not willing to do so.

"Yes." Fan Wei also thought this way, he was not a newcomer to the officialdom, and the lawsuits between the two places, especially those involving two provinces, were even more difficult.Insist on pursuing the Cheng family, unless the imperial court sends the Ministry of Punishment to intervene.

But the Cheng family's case can only go so far.

No business is not rich.

If a place is a wealthy town, there must be many merchants.

Like Lin Yongshang, his attitude towards merchants is very peaceful, not as disgusting as some extremists who think that merchants stink of copper or something.Moreover, in the land of Huaiyang, the taxation of merchants is a large part of the finance.

The same is true for Huguang. The Huguang Cheng family is well-known throughout the Dafeng Dynasty.

In this case, Huaiyang did not have enough evidence. If the Cheng family was to be implicated, Shen Dongshu would be displeased if he was not a face-to-face person.

Hangzhou.

Liu Ying did not expect that he would be so embarrassed as soon as he arrived in Hangzhou City.

Shao Chunxiao is now under investigation, and Zhang Xun, governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, is temporarily in charge of Zhejiang and Fujian affairs.However, Shao Chunxiao's identity was different after all, and there was not enough evidence. The court did not want the minister to be insulted. Therefore, Shao Chunxiao still lived in the Governor's Mansion, except that he could not go out of Hangzhou City for daily living and commuting, and did not wrong him.

Before Liu Ying took a sip of the wine, Feng Letian, the magistrate of Hangzhou, said in a strange way, "I heard that Mr. Liu once slept under the pirate Li Fang, tactfully, he is Li Fang's No. The official respects Master Liu."

There was a momentary emptiness in Liu Ying's mind. He didn't seem to understand what Feng Letian said, and his eyes showed appropriate surprise and confusion. Zhang Xun's face changed drastically, and he scolded, "Feng Letian, what nonsense are you talking about?" "Damn it, the Secretary of the ICAC is not kind, our internal conflicts are internal conflicts, you have to make the Secretary of the ICAC angry, and everyone will be buried together, right?

"Whether you're talking nonsense, Mr. Liu knows it well." Feng Letian obviously didn't mean to be afraid of Zhang Xun, and looked at Liu Ying coldly with provocative eyes.

Liu Ying's hand holding the wine cup was still very steady. He gently put the wine cup on the table, and said lightly, "Your Majesty Feng, you are welcome. Your Majesty Feng is as beautiful as a flower and looks like a woman. I think he is very much loved by Governor Shao. Moreover, Mr. Feng is full of flesh and blood, and he has been trained in the Nanfeng courtyard in Hangzhou City. I heard that Governor Shao spends every night and loves Mr. Feng very much. Mr. Feng followed Governor Shao out of Fuzhou City , A small soldier was finally promoted to the magistrate of Hangzhou, all thanks to a song in the backyard, it is hard not to admire."

The officials from Zhejiang and Fujian were dumbfounded. Zhang Xun thought he was a well-informed person, but he never thought that Liu Ying, with such an ordinary face, could open his mouth to spit out such vile curses.Of course, Feng Letian's revelation was even more shocking and inexplicable, even Jiang Wen'an was dumbfounded.

As expected, Feng Letian turned pale with anger, and said angrily, "Liu Ying, you spout blood."

The angrier Feng Letian became, the calmer Liu Ying's expression became. He raised his glass and said softly, "Come on, let's have a toast for Mrs. Feng's harem."

Feng Letian slapped the table and was about to make a move, but Liu Ying took a quick step. He splashed a glass of wine on Feng Letian's face, flicked his sleeves, and reprimanded in a cold voice, "I am a third-rank official. Ordered to go south to handle the case, you are only a five-rank magistrate, and you dare to disrespect me!"

Originally, Hangzhou was a famous paradise, so the prefect of Hangzhou was naturally a good job.However, since the Governor's Mansion is located in Hangzhou, together with the governor, chief minister, Hangzhou General and others, they also have to settle in Hangzhou. Therefore, in Hangzhou, the prefect is really not a big official.

Feng Letian is a direct descendant of Shao Chunxiao, but he was born as a donated official, and he was able to become the magistrate of Hangzhou thanks to Shao Chunxiao's praise.In addition, Feng Letian is still very handsome in his forties, with a white face and no beard, no literary talent in his belly, sharp and unlovable.Therefore, everyone has some gossip in private on weekdays.However, all those gossips combined couldn't compare to Liu Ying's words, which were extremely elegant and mean.

The seats between Feng Letian and Liu Ying were only a few feet apart, so if they wanted to fight, they couldn't beat Liu Ying.It was Hangzhou General Xu Tu who had sharp eyes and quick hands, and directly twisted his arms to control him. Zhang Xun hurriedly ordered, "Suppress Master Feng!"

The atmosphere couldn't be worse than it is now. Liu Ying was expressionless, and Jiang Wen'an was also very unhappy. What is this?

Zhang Xun wanted to say something to smooth things over, so he had to apologize first, and said to Liu Ying, "Lord Liu, I'm really sorry, Master Feng and Governor Shao are friends... It's all due to my improper arrangement."

Liu Ying didn't know what was going on in her heart, so she smiled instead, "What's the matter, a dog barks so badly that it doesn't dare to bite people. Come on, don't call Prefect Feng to disturb the fun, let's drink."

"I respect Mr. Liu." Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his glass, "Mr. Liu is as open-minded as a valley, and Zhang admires it. I will do it, and Mr. Liu is free to do as he pleases." Zhang Xun raised his head and drank the middle of the wine, and poured himself a pot, "Liu My lord and my lord Jiang are guests from afar, but I, as the host, have lost my manners. I drink three cups myself to make amends."

This time, Zhang Xun poured a catty of wine into his stomach, and Zhang Xun's face turned a little red. Liu Ying praised, "Master Zhang is really refreshing." Still can't help but mention, "Master Zhang asked his subordinates to take care of Master Feng." Don't let Mr. Feng have any accidents." He still has to check, where did Feng Letian hear those words!

Zhang Xun responded with a full mouth.

Unexpectedly, before the words fell to the ground, two screams were heard outside, and the sound of swords clashing came from outside.

All the faces here changed drastically!

imperial capital.

Ming Zhan received the investigation of the Zhongyihou's Mansion by the Clan's Mansion, and carefully read the report of the Clan's Mansion. Ming Zhan's three layers of clothes were wet with sweat, and he was frightened for the Zhongyi Hou. I like women, oh my god, it is a miracle that Hou Zhongyi can still survive to this day with such an insidious woman raised in the backyard."