The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

It rained all night yesterday, and the rain has not stopped until this morning. It has changed from heavy rain to light rain, and the streets in the city are muddy.

The morning of this day was as usual, and all the officials in the court knew what happened in the capital last night.In the imperial study yesterday, except for the crown prince and several princes, as well as the ministers who were present at that time, the officials of several factions knew that something serious happened.Last night, people from the camp in the suburbs of Beijing were ordered by the emperor to arrest him. Anyone with a little bit of information on such a big matter received the news.

Before going to the morning court, the officials in the hall were discussing this matter in a low voice, and the expressions on the faces of some officials who had just learned about this matter were extremely shocked.

"What? What happened?"

"Is this true?"

"Everyone has been arrested, is there still a fake one?"

It wasn't until the emperor came that the officials stopped talking, and all the officials bowed down and shouted: Long live my emperor, long live, long live.

Today's early morning, the atmosphere is a little different from the past.

The Minister of the Ministry of Households embezzled and accepted bribes, the evidence is conclusive, and the stolen goods were obtained.

Most of the officials in the household department were arrested, and the family members of the family were not spared. They were all arrested and put in prisons.

If it wasn't for the emperor's will, would Li Liuyuan dare to bring someone to the house of the Minister of the Household Department to take someone?Even the men and horses of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing were mobilized. I am afraid that the emperor is really going to rectify the court. For a while, there was a lot of panic and everyone felt insecure.In the past, the hall was bustling like a vegetable market. Today, the whole hall is quiet and needles can be heard, and none of the officials below dare to make a sound.

Even the speakers who usually talk the most, don't dare to be the first to speak out now.

"Why, none of you are talking anymore? I don't believe you don't know what happened! Don't you talk a lot on weekdays? Tell me, tell me." Emperor Zhaozong didn't dare to speak when he saw everyone below. Courtier, on weekdays these courtiers jump higher than anyone else, why don't they jump today?

All the ministers below lowered their heads, for fear of being seen by the emperor.

"Reporting to the emperor, last night my minister was ordered by the emperor to arrest the man, and he was caught and locked in the sky prison... This is the record list that the minister took people to search the various mansions last night, please take a look at it .” Li Wen presented a thick stack of lists to the emperor.They worked all night last night and used a lot of manpower to rush to hand over the list that was transcribed before the court this morning.

It seems that he still underestimated Li Wen!

When Dong Xiang saw Li Wen standing above the main hall, even he himself did not expect that Li Wen could reach this position in a short period of time and quickly won the trust and reuse of the emperor.By the time he reacted, it was too late for someone to suppress Li Wen.

"Go, bring it up for me."

The eunuch above couldn't leave, so he took the list from Li Liuyuan's hand and handed it to the emperor's desk.

When Emperor Zhaozong saw the brochure presented, his complexion became more and more ugly, "Okay, okay, great, all of you are my good ministers, good officials of Dacheng!" The emperor said through his teeth. Jumping out, obviously what he said was ironic, and obviously the emperor was extremely angry.

"I entrusted this country to you to take care of, and this is how you repay me?..." Did all the courtiers he trusted repay the trust of the emperor in this way?If he hadn't sent people to investigate, Emperor Zhaozong would not have known that his subjects dared to do such things behind his back, and the emperor felt extremely sad.

All the courtiers below lowered their heads, and no one dared to speak.

The emperor was furious, and no one dared to touch the emperor's bad luck at this time. If he wanted to jump out at this time, none of them would have any good fruit to eat.

But seeing these courtiers choose to remain silent at this time, Emperor Zhaozong was even more angry, "When it comes to the critical moment, none of you dare to make a sound. When you want to speak, all of you are silent. , when you are not allowed to speak, each of you jumps out and rushes to speak!"

"What use do I need you people!"

Emperor Zhaozong was extremely angry and coughed violently, "cough cough cough..."

"Your Majesty." The old eunuch standing next to him wanted to go forward, but he didn't dare to go any further, so he could only look at the Emperor with red eyes.

"The minister deserves death for his crimes."

"Please appease the emperor, it's important to take care of the dragon's body." All the courtiers below knelt down.

"Father, Zhu Guangquan's corruption and acceptance of bribes is a fact. He deserves ten thousand deaths, and it is not an exaggeration. Father, you must take care of the dragon's body, and don't get angry because of such criminals." The eldest prince Yang Shaoyong looked up. The emperor sitting on it, in fact, the eldest prince himself was extremely nervous, he knew what he had done.

It's just that without evidence, who would know what he, the great prince, has done?As a courtier, the eldest prince pretended to care about his father.

The third prince, Yang Shaokang, sneered in his heart, and he still spoke words of concern, "...Father, take care of the body of the dragon. This case has not yet been judged, and the content is not clear. Please also ask Father to send someone to investigate the case thoroughly, and it will definitely be investigated." The truth will come to light." The only good thing is that he didn't interfere with the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is not afraid of his father's thorough investigation.

Find out together.

The prince and the fourth prince Yang Shaojian also spoke at the right time to express their concern for the emperor.

Among the six departments, the department with the most oil and water must be the Ministry of Household Affairs.The Household Department is in charge of the entire Dacheng’s money, and all the money comes from the Household Department. So many disaster relief funds every year, various banquet expenses in the palace, monthly expenses of the upper and lower officials, etc., are all paid out from the Household Department. , as long as the officials of the household department who handle money leak a little from their hands, they can hold a lot in their pockets.

The officials in the court did not forget that Zhu Guangquan's favorite thing to do on weekdays is to cry poor with the emperor and all the officials. Years ago, the Ministry of Households was in arrears with the monthly payments of several departments for several months.Now the ministers in the court know that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is corrupt and accepts bribes, fills his own pockets, and has a lot of money in his family. How dare the money of the Ministry of Accounting go into the pockets of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and these officials?

But how many of these officials standing in the court dare to say that they have not taken any money that they should not have taken?Probably there are, but it is a very small number of people. Most of the officials have experienced something that is not known to the public.

So at this time, seeing that most of the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs have been arrested, the officials of other ministries must be a little guilty, and some people have ghosts in their hearts.At this time, rather than standing up and speaking out, some people think that it is more important to be wise and protect one's life.

The officials looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus.

However, there must be innocent officials in the court who have never been corrupt.

Now Zhu Guangquan, the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, is a fact of corruption and accepting bribes. The evidence is conclusive. Investigate the case thoroughly.

The crown prince already knew what was in the booklet before today's morning court. When he saw the booklet, he was still a little surprised.Until today's early court, the emperor was furious because of this matter, and he saw the reactions of all the officials in the court. Yang Shaomu realized in his heart that if this matter was not handled well, the entire court, and even the entire Dacheng Hence the turmoil.

"Get up." The emperor saw his son kneeling down and all his courtiers, took two deep breaths, and told the people below to stand up.

The officials below stood up one after another.

Seeing that there was nothing to do with him, Li Wen retreated to his own position and stood there, but he did not ignore the gazes of the people around him.He was just following orders, and this matter was the emperor's will, otherwise he, a small fifth-rank official, would not be able to deal with the Minister of the Household Department and most of the officials in the Household Department.

After the emperor was furious, it was the officials' handling of the problem.

Naturally, this Zhu Guangquan cannot be let go. Emperor Zhaozong said, "From now on, Zhu Guangquan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, will be removed from his official position, dismissed from his post and investigated, and sent to the Heavenly Prison together with his family members... All officials related to this case will be sent to the Heavenly Prison together." Among.',

"...The case is handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple for joint investigation and trial. The crown prince is the presiding judge, and Li Liuyuan assists the prince in reviewing the case." At the same time, Li Liuyuan was sent to assist the prince in handling the case.

"Yes, my minister leads the order." "My minister leads the order."

The crown prince stood up and accepted the order, and Li Wen followed behind His Highness the crown prince.

Official positions in the DPRK are limited, and they are all carrots and pits. If others are unlucky, it means they have a chance, right?So after some officials reacted, they began to speak positively, intending to perform better, so that the emperor could see them, maybe they would have the opportunity to rise up and sit in a higher position.

The officials in the court saw Li Liuyuan standing behind His Highness the Crown Prince. They watched Li Wen walk up from a small editor in the Imperial Academy and enter the household department in a short period of time. Within a few months, the minister of the household department and most of the officials of the household department were taken down.Of course, there must be the emperor's intentions in this, but Li Liuyuan's move without saying a word still shocked the officials in the court.

If there were still people who underestimated Li Wen before this, then after what happened in the early court today, most of the officials in the court and central government began to re-examine this weak-looking Li Liuyuan.

Li Wen followed and stood behind His Highness the Crown Prince, unaware of the inner activities of these officials.

"If you have something to play, you have nothing to do"

None of the ministers below stepped forward to play the role, and the eunuch above shouted, "Retire!"

"The ministers and others send the emperor off respectfully. Long live the emperor." All the officials knelt down and sent the emperor off respectfully.

After the early morning, it is the Sanchao.