The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Knowing this, I'm afraid Li Dongyang will enter the palace again.

Sure enough, the next moment, Li Dongyang said he had something to say and left, and asked the servants on the side to deliver the cage to the house.

Not only did he want to enter the palace, but he also wanted to drag Yan Chengjin with him.

Yan Chengjin is no longer calm now. You want to go to the palace to complain. Why do you want to drag me in?

Yan Chengjin refused to give in and said: "If the students don't go, the city will be flooded with heavy snow and the roads will be blocked and slippery. What if I fall?"

Li Dongyang said seriously: "I am carrying you!"

Yan Chengjin said again: "The student weighs a hundred kilograms. How dare you strain your precious body? Please let the student go!"

Li Dongyang hated the iron and said: "Why are you so afraid of death? No wonder you asked for a gold medal to avoid death. It is said that a tiger father has no dog son. Why did Brother Cangjin give birth to a turtle grandson like you? It's so shameful!"

"How could Mr. Li be so violent? The students respected you as a great writer, so they didn't resist. If you continue to do this, the students will have to defend themselves... Those who talk about war may not be brave, and those who talk about peace may not be cowardly. Mr. Li also knows..."

Yan Chengjin accidentally got Li Dongyang's hand on his back, and after pulling him back and forth, he entered the palace.

Forbidden City,

Emperor Hongzhi had just approved 100,000 taels of silver from Li Guang, the eunuch in charge of etiquette, which was used to produce cages for the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. He was about to take a nap at noon when he heard the eunuch announce: "Your Majesty, Mr. Li Dongyang asked to see you, and he also brought Yan Chengjin ”

Emperor Hongzhi relaxed his shoulders, stood up, and said with a sleepy expression: "Xuan come in."

Outside the hall, Li Dongyang and Yan Chengjin were waiting for the announcement. Li Dongyang said: "You will follow me in a moment. I am responsible for everything. You don't need to worry. Just ask whatever you ask."

Yan Chengjin knew that among the three ministers in the cabinet, this one was the wisest.

Generally, a person with great wisdom has deep routines. He will not be so stupid and just say whatever he asks.

During the Zhengde period, the Eight Tigers were in power.

Both Liu Jian and Xie Qian were forced away by Liu Jin, leaving only Li Dongyang who endured the humiliation and suffered misunderstandings from Liu Jian and Xie Qian. Even Liu Jin thought he was one of their own, but Li Dongyang ruthlessly manipulated Liu Jin, and the city government Deeper than the Mariana Trench.

Li Dongyang and Yan Chengjin walked into the hall one after another. When they arrived in front of the emperor, Yan Chengjin did not dare to shrink anymore.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "Why did Mr. Li go and come back again?"

Li Dongyang said: "I just went to the Yan Mansion to ask for some human mouths. I heard that the production of human mouths only cost a few cents each, but Li Guang, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, begged for a hundred thousand taels of silver. I feel that this matter needs to be discussed with the Ministry of Household Affairs." Let’s discuss it.”

Emperor Hongzhi knew what Li Dongyang meant as soon as he heard it, and looked at Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin said succinctly: "The mouth of the human cage is made by ordinary people, and ordinary people know best. It really only costs a few pennies."

How much is a low-profile human cage mouth made of two layers of white cotton sewn together and disinfected with alcohol?

Emperor Hongzhi knitted his brows together, and he could see the deep anger under Long Yan's face, and immediately asked the young eunuch to call Li Guang.

I saw a flattering eunuch walking in. He gave Yan Chengjin a pitiful look before he knelt down in front of Emperor Hongzhi and said, "Your Majesty, Li Guang, please greet me!"

When eunuchs gain power, they like to develop their own children and grandchildren in the palace. Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles, especially in the deep palace.

Yan Chengjin guessed from the look in his eyes just now that Li Guang already knew something about it.

Emperor Hongzhi said calmly and calmly: "I heard that you only need a few pennies to make a human cage mouth, but you beg for a hundred thousand taels of silver. Why is this?"

At this moment, Li Guang wished he could have the old Taoist priests from Xianling Palace set up altars and spread talismans to curse Yan Chengjin and Li Dongyang to death.

"Master Yan, in front of His Majesty the Emperor, must not talk nonsense or deceive the emperor, but he will lose his head, so be sure not to implicate Master Yan!" Li Guangdao.

Yan Chengjin heard the deep meaning.

Threatening my father and threatening me?

Well, I can only give you a fate that will never be restored.

I'm so obsessed with it that I can't find it, and the whole world will be white when I sing it.

I'm just pretending to be a quail. Do you really think I'm a quail?

He would never leave any hidden trouble, especially for a powerful villain like Li Guang.

Yan Chengjin said seriously: "I would like to ask your Majesty to settle an account. A batch of ordinary white cotton cloth only costs more than thirty pieces of silver. One tael of silver can buy thirty pieces, and one piece can make two hundred human cages. If you buy more, , you can also discuss the price with the owner, and the mouth cannot be left alone for a long time. You can use the money from the first batch of sales to purchase the second batch of materials. In this way, 20,000 taels of silver is enough. ”

Li Guang jumped up anxiously: "Where's the wine? You don't even need to pay for the wine?"

"Wine is easier to handle. It can be mixed with a certain amount of water, and it doesn't have to be strong alcohol. The calculation just now included the price of the wine and the wages of the workers."

Yan Chengjin reminded again: "If Eunuch Li has never been corrupt, it would be better to search Eunuch Li's residence to clear Eunuch Li's name. Mr. Li did not invite ordinary people here, and ordinary people also hope that this is a misunderstanding."

What a misunderstanding!

I misunderstood that you can know that a piece of white cloth costs more than thirty cents? You clearly want to kill me, Li Guang is anxious.

Li Dongyang glanced at Yan Chengjin and said, "I'm asking you to ask the Jinyi guards to search Eunuch Li's residence. If there is a false accusation, I will bear the responsibility!"

Yan Chengjin suddenly felt that Li Dongyang's whole person was glowing.

Sure enough, he is true to his word, unlike the prince who only talks about it.

I used to feel sorry for the gold medal that exempted me from death, but now it seems I can no longer use it.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said, "Well, let's leave it to the Jin Yiwei!"

At this time, Xiao Jing said with joy: "Your Majesty, why bother the Jinyiwei for this matter? Let the factory guards do it, it will be faster."

Seeing that Xiao Jing and he were not on good terms, Yan Chengjin felt more relieved.

Emperor Hongzhi agreed.

Li Guang was so scared that his back was soaked.

After a while, Xiao Jing came back empty-handed. Yan Chengjin's heart skipped a beat. Didn't he find anything?

Xiao Jing knelt down and said: "This matter is serious. I am afraid that Your Majesty will not believe it. Please, Your Majesty, move to Li Guang's house."

"Okay"

Li Guang was frightened and half-conscious. His legs softened and he almost fell down. Two young eunuchs dragged him out.

Yan Chengjin followed Emperor Hongzhi to a courtyard in the palace. The factory guards were escorting several eunuchs. It must be that Li Guang's confidants heard the news and wanted to hide the dirt, but were caught by the factory guards.

Xiao Jing is really efficient in his work. If anyone says that the factory guards are vegetarians, Yan Chengjin will be the first to disagree.

When Emperor Hongzhi entered the small courtyard, Xiao Jing dragged out several large boxes from under the bed, all of which were gold, silver and jewelry. He cut the pillow with a knife and found that it was all Ming Dynasty treasure notes.

The faces of Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang were full of excitement.

Xiao Jing presented two booklets. Emperor Hongzhi opened them and saw that they were all yellow rice and white rice. He was surprised and said, "Why do you want me to see this running account?"

Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that this is not an ordinary running account. Yellow rice and white rice are code words: one stone of yellow rice is one tael of gold, and one stone of white rice is one tael of white gold."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the account book again and found something wrong: Wang Yue had 500 stones of yellow rice and 10,000 stones of white rice.

Wang Yue's family was rich, so it was impossible for him to eat Li Guang's rice?

And Cheng Minzheng, the Minister of Rites: 1,000 stones of white rice? !

The book clearly records what kind of rice and how many stones each family has.

"I have failed your majesty's trust..." Li Guang shouted, lying on the ground and crying for mercy.

Emperor Hongzhi had already been stunned. After he reacted, he became more and more angry. He threw the book on Li Guang's face and said, "One person's bribe is enough to cover the tax of a prefecture. Do you still have me in your heart?" He kicked Li Guang hard.

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