The Ming Dynasty started with caution

"I used good wine without water. The wine alone cost two cents of silver. And the grapes, workers need to carefully pick them out, without any impaired ones..." Yan Chengjin introduced carefully, fearing that there would be omissions.

Emperor Hongzhi raised his hand. If he didn't stop this guy, he could talk for another half an hour.

He tapped the imperial desk with his fingers.

"I called you here for this impeachment."

Jiao Fang's heart skipped a beat.

Wu Kuan said that the Censorate did not write his impeachment. Unexpectedly, Yan Chengjin really dared to impeach him.

"Please ask your majesty, what crime did you impeach me for?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Jiao Fang, his face obviously different: "Have you ever sent someone to deliver a letter to Gong Zuo?!"

You can hear the suppressed anger in your majesty's voice.

The atmosphere in the hall was terribly quiet.

Yan Chengjin tilted his head slightly, only to see Jiao Fang clenching his teeth, his cheeks bulging, like an angry frog.

The things that the factory guards found out were naturally more than those on the surface.

In his early years, Jiao Fang was demoted to Guizhou to serve as an official because of his eccentric personality and secretly slandered the ministers in the court.

However, with his spirit of working hard, he moved Emperor Hongzhi and was transferred back to the capital.

He also became the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Jiao Fang bowed slightly: "I asked my servant to go to Fangshan to inform the county magistrate that a gentry wanted to rent wasteland to build a workshop. I don't know anything else."

His Majesty must have something in his hand when he called him.

He had fought Peng Hua and Wan An in the previous dynasty, and he knew that being honest would make His Majesty softer.

Yan Chengjin was a little surprised. Jiao Fang was really a king.

He was indeed a man who was promoted after being demoted.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who was demoted and then promoted had a very high reputation.

Such as Xu Jie, the chief minister of the Jiajing Dynasty, and Ma Wensheng today.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xiao Jing, and Xiao Jing nodded slightly to indicate that he was not lying.

"Do you know that Gong Zuo gave up the people's good farmland to please that gentry, leaving more than a thousand people in Nankang without land to cultivate!"

Jiao Fang took a deep breath and knelt on the ground: "I don't know! I ordered my servant to inform him, but I didn't expect that it would lead to such a disaster. I have an unforgivable crime!"

The stupid magistrate, who was as stupid as a pig, dared to encroach on the people's land under the feet of the emperor.

He knew why no one impeached him, but His Majesty summoned him.

It was all caused by the stupid magistrate in Fangshan.

"Such a corrupt official, please punish him severely!"

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly and looked at Xiao Jing: "I wonder if that gentry is called Qiao Xinyuan?"

"Yes, this man is a Shanxi merchant. Does Lord Yan have a dispute with him?" Xiao Jing asked.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin.

Jiao Fang looked over with resentment. His Majesty's attention was already on Gong Zuo, and this stinky boy brought the topic back.

"The day before yesterday, Lord Jiao introduced him to me outside the palace." Yan Chengjin said.

Qiao Xinyuan is the leader of Shanxi merchants.

If he is removed, Shanxi merchants will lose their leader. When Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce expands to the south, it will be much easier to do business.

Jiao Fang lowered his head and thought quickly about how to explain: "I am not familiar with Qiao Xinyuan. I just heard that the people in Nankang are poor. If a workshop is built, it will provide more livelihoods for refugees like Liangxiang. Your Majesty will know after checking."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xiao Jing, only to see that Xiao Jing shook his head.

The subtle movement was seen by Yan Chengjin.

Jiao Fang is greedy for beauty. A few days ago, a concubine just married into the family and became a family with Qiao Xinyuan. He dared to say that they were not familiar with each other...

Emperor Hongzhi said angrily: "This case will be handed over to the Jinyiwei for a thorough investigation. Jiao's family will be wronged for a few days."

Jiao Fang trembled, but did not dare to refute, "I am willing to be punished."

The factory guards took Jiao Fang away.

Yan Chengjin secretly calculated in his heart that this would definitely not kill Jiao Fang, so he had to use a big move.

But now the door is not locked at night and the road is not picked up.

The world is peaceful. If you want to bring down a minister in the court, you must make a murder case.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and the other two came to the palace gate and saw Jiao Fang being taken out: "This...?"

The three walked into the palace, paid their respects to Emperor Hongzhi, and saw Yan Chengjin again.

Yan Chengjin knew that His Majesty was in a bad mood and quickly slipped away.

"Your Majesty, I'm back at the Censorate."

Emperor Hongzhi glared at him and said, "Send your 1,000 taels of wine to the palace so I can taste it."

I've been looking forward to it.

It's said that you'll be vigorous after drinking this wine.

This time it's confirmed.

Yan Chengjin was overjoyed: "I'll order someone to send it to the palace in a while, and I won't charge your Majesty."

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang had different expressions.

I've heard of the wine, but I haven't tasted it, so I want to try it.

Emperor Hongzhi was looking for them for something, so after handing them the impeachment letter, he said, "The three of you, take a look. The position of Fangshan County Magistrate is vacant. Is there anyone to be sent there?"

There are Shujishi in the Hanlin Academy, who can be appointed as the sixth-rank county magistrate.

It's not too bad to be an official in the capital.

Liu Jian thought for a while and said, "I think the newly admitted Jinshi Tu Sheng is good and can take on the important task."

Tu Sheng edited classics in the Hanlin Academy. Liu Jian read his annotations and knew that he was talented.

Li Dongyang lowered his head and remained silent.

Looking at the memorial in his hand, he always felt something was wrong.

The people recommended by Master Liu would most likely get into trouble. Emperor Hongzhi looked at Li Dongyang: "What do you think, Mr. Li?"

"I think Fangshan does not need a county magistrate." Li Dongyang said.

Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian and others looked at each other.

Li Dongyang said: "Some time ago, Zhang Xian submitted a memorial to beg for wasteland in Nankang. I specially sent someone to investigate. Even the barren land in Liangxiang, such as saline-alkali land, was traded, and the land was in short supply.

And Fangshan has a lot of wasteland and the people are poor.

If Fangshan and Liangxiang are combined into one, and Zhang Xian is appointed as the county magistrate, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? "

Xie Qian nodded slightly and agreed with Li Dongyang's statement.

Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi and whispered: "I went to Nankang to see that the people there are indeed much poorer than the people in Liangxiang.

Fangshan and Liangxiang are extremely small, combined into one, not as big as Dawan County. "

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "Zhang Xian is stubborn and contradicted me twice. Even so, he is indeed a good official. Let's order him to supervise Fangshan together."

Liangxiang, Yamen.

Zhang Xian bowed slightly and accepted the imperial decree.

He was quite shocked. Master Yan asked him to beg for land in Nankang, but he was promoted.

Even he himself didn't know how he got up.

Yan Chengjin came to Nankang, Qiao Xinyuan was imprisoned for investigation, and all the newly built workshops were stopped.

"These workshops can be used to build wineries and several large wine cellars. They need to be built faster. If we miss August, we won't be able to make wine."

Affected by the Little Ice Age, it is getting colder and colder.

By September, the grapes will be frozen.

The order received by Liangxiang Yaxian is estimated to be more than 3,000 taels.

Forbidden City, Kunning Palace.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the small bottle of wine on the table and turned to look at Xiao Jing: "How dare you sell this small bottle for a thousand taels of silver?"

Xiao Jing smiled apologetically, raised the wine bottle, poured some out, and tasted the poison.

"Your Majesty, it tastes delicious."

Emperor Hongzhi took a sip and said, "That's not even worth a thousand taels. I'll settle the score with him tomorrow!"

Early in the morning,

Yan Chengjin entered the palace in a sedan. Hearing the rapid sound of horse hooves, he slightly opened the curtain of the sedan.

I saw a team of royal guards escorting the two people into the capital.

Is there any news about Han Yong’s case?

Your Majesty attaches great importance to this, but I don’t know whether the verdict will be overturned and Han Yong’s grievances will be cleared.

The case was tried by him, and Yan Chengjin ordered people to go to the Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate instead.

The Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is outside the palace, some distance from the Meridian Gate.

When Yan Chengjin arrived, Mou Bin was already waiting here.

"My dear nephew, Your Majesty has asked Uncle Shi to urge you to tell us when we can come to a conclusion."

"As soon as possible, nephew!"

Yan Chengjin walked into the Yamen, and there were two people kneeling under the stage. The white-haired old Confucian scholar was Huang Qin. I heard from Mou Bin that he had become an official.

The other old man is a local official from Guangxi.

"I want to ask you, is the memorial you submitted to His Majesty in March of the 10th year of Chenghua a false accusation?"

Huang Qin looked at Yan Chengjin, his expression unchanged, "It's nothing."

Mou Bin also knew that the case was difficult to try and that torture could not be used, so he whispered to Yan Chengjin: "Xiannie, I heard about the adventure house in Liangxiang. Can I try the prisoner?"

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "If we scare him to death, no one will be able to prove it."

The old man seemed to be breathing heavily.

If you have heart disease, Suxin Pills are not available these days.

"When Uncle Shi came, I interrogated him all the way, but he just refused to say anything. What should I do?" Mou Bin frowned.