On this day, Ning Ning Wan made an appointment with Li Tan, the young minister of Dali Temple, to meet at Qing Xin Ju Ya Room. The reason Ning Ning Wan chose Qing Xin Ju was because Qing Xin Ju was also the property of Jinxiu Villa, and there were many guests coming and going. Moreover, they were familiar with the house and the roads.
It’s safe and sound, don’t worry about causing trouble!
Li Tan arrived as promised, and under the guidance of Ji Qin, he went all the way to the private room where Princess Jing was staying!
Li Tan was suspicious about why Princess Jing, who had never had any contact with him, was suddenly summoned. Furthermore, why was the summoning place not in Prince Jing's Mansion but in a place like this? It was also hinted that he was summoned in secret and was not to be publicized. Li Tan was worried
He has always been full of doubts, but doubts are doubts. When Princess Jing summons him, he dare not not come!
"Welcoming ministers, please see Princess Jing!" Li Tan saw Ning Jing Wan and bowed down to worship her!
Jingjing Wan raised her hand to stop her, stretched out her hand to help her, and said with a slight smile: "Master Li, there is no need to be polite, please sit down!"
Jingping Wan winked at Ji Qin, and Ji Qin understood and went to wait outside the door!
"I wonder why the princess summoned Wei Chen here?" Li Tan saw Ji Qin going out and said straight to the point.
Ning Jingwan smiled, she really had an upright and straightforward personality, she got to the point as soon as she opened her mouth, without any intention of going around in circles!
Jingjing Wan looked at the young minister of Dali Temple in front of her. He was in his forties, had a square face, a determined gaze in his eyes, and a cold expression. Such a person was really a natural candidate to take charge of Dali Temple. It seemed that he would not do anything for anything except national law.
What a pity!
Jingjing Wan smiled slightly, "Master Li, don't be impatient. I have encountered some things recently that I can't understand. Master Li is the young minister of Dali Temple. He is well-informed and I believe he will be able to answer my questions, so I
Gong wants to ask Mr. Li for advice!"
Li Tan immediately said loudly: "The princess has something to say, but it's okay to say it. As long as it doesn't involve the secrets of Dali Temple, I will tell you everything I know and tell you everything!"
Jingjing Wan smiled and had to say that Li Tan was really an official who could distinguish between public and private affairs. He made it clear from the beginning that the matters discussed could not involve the secrets of Dali Temple. He also made it clear to her in disguise that even if she was Princess Jing,
We cannot make him give up his principles and his official ethics!
She couldn't help but admire such an official from the bottom of her heart. If it were an ordinary official, seeing this opportunity to curry favor with Princess Jing and please Prince Jing, the easiest thing to lose is integrity, and the last thing to lose is bottom line, but Li Tan has none of this.
She is always neither humble nor arrogant, and she does not give in at all because she is the Royal Princess Jing!
"Master Li is fair and selfless and treats everyone equally. I deeply admire you!" Ning Jingwan said with a faint smile. No wonder Feng Junhan couldn't do anything to Li Tan and tried every means to get her to lobby Li Tan.
Feng Junhan is right, Li Tan's uprightness is no problem in dealing with the petty greed of officials, but when it comes to dealing with the cunning and cunning corrupt officials, Li Tan is powerless and can only look back and sigh!
"Princess Jing is overly praised!" Li Tan said solemnly. Probably because of his long-term selfless handling of cases, Li Tan seldom smiled and mostly had a cold and solemn expression!
Jingjing Wan handed over a cup of brewed tea without getting to the point, "Master Li is busy with official duties and has wasted your precious time. I really feel sorry for you. I would like to drink a cup of tea to express my intentions!"
Li Tan took the tea handed over by Princess Jing and said, "The princess has betrayed the humble minister!"
Ning Jing Wan and Li Tan were sipping tea in a subtle silence. Neither of them spoke for a long time. Li Tan was trying to figure out what Princess Jing meant by calling him here today. He couldn't guess what the princess wanted to ask him, and he didn't dare to take the initiative.
Ask!
Ning Jingwan suddenly said vaguely: "I wonder if Mr. Li can remember the flood in Jiangnan last year?"
Li Tan was slightly startled. Floods in the south of the Yangtze River have flooded for many years, submerging thousands of hectares of farmland and displacing tens of thousands of refugees. Who among the officials in the DPRK and China doesn't know this?
Last year, Prince Jing personally went to the south of the Yangtze River to provide disaster relief and built a rock-solid and indestructible dam, so that the floods in the south of the Yangtze River were contained. This year, the people in the south of the Yangtze River did not suffer from floods, and finally lived and worked in peace and contentment in the true sense!
Li Tan said: "Wei Chen knows!"
Jingjing Wan listened to Li Tan's understatement and didn't take it seriously, but her voice was filled with slight regret, "Has Mr. Li ever seen with his own eyes the people in the south of the Yangtze River who are suffering from floods?"
Li Tan answered truthfully: "I dare not deceive the princess. I have been favored by the emperor and am a young minister of Dali Temple. Although I have never been to Jiangnan after entering the court, my ancestral home is Jiangnan. After the summer in Jiangnan, floods were rampant."
When the disaster occurred, Weichen’s tribe also suffered from floods, and Weichen felt the same way!”
Jingjing Wan said calmly: "I just don't understand. As far as I know, before Prince Jing went to Jiangnan for disaster relief last year, the imperial court would allocate a huge amount of silver for embankment construction and disaster relief every year. It's strange. Why?
It has done nothing to curb the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. Floods are rampant and people's livelihood is in ruins. Instead, they are getting worse?"
Li Tan couldn't figure out Princess Jing's intention, so he had to agree: "Princess, please be aware that Wei Chen is only responsible for investigating important cases in Dali Temple. The issue of embankment repair and disaster relief is not within Wei Chen's jurisdiction. Wei Chen really doesn't know how to reply to Princess Jing, please."
Princess, forgive me!"
Listening to Li Tan's impeccable excuse, Ning Jingwan was not surprised and said with a faint smile: "Master Li, what you said is wrong. There are floods in the south of the Yangtze River. The embankments are built every year, but they burst every year. This happens again and again. As long as the summer floods come,
, is the nightmare of the people on both sides of the Yangtze River, including Mr. Li's relatives, who are also suffering from it. They have no food to eat all day long, struggle to survive, and live in danger. People have to wonder whether the huge amount of silver from the imperial court is really used to build dams.
Has it really been used on the victims?"
Li Tan remained silent. He would not express his opinion easily until he understood Princess Jing's intentions!
Jingjing Wan paused for a moment, and then said: "Although the construction of dykes to relieve the victims is not within the scope of your jurisdiction, if someone builds plank roads in the name of disaster relief and secretly builds plank roads for public benefit, it will cause the dykes in Jiangnan to be in disrepair every year, and the people in Jiangnan will be in disrepair every year.
Suffering from floods, countless people have lost their homes and lives. Is this matter... within the jurisdiction of Mr. Li?"
Li Tan's expression changed, he pondered for a moment, and then worded his words carefully, "Corrupting the national treasury and enriching one's own pockets is of course a violation of national law. If there is definite evidence of the crime, I will be held accountable!"
Of course, Ning Jingwan knew that Li Tan was wary of her. He was neither from Prince Jing's nor Mu's faction. A person who was born purely for the law of the country would definitely not accept his suggestions so easily!
What Feng Junhan said is indeed true. Li Tan is thoughtful and impeccable in his actions, making it difficult for people to grasp the clues. No wonder that although he is a third-grade official, he has a very high prestige in the court, which is inseparable from his prudence and integrity.
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Jingjing Wan looked at the tea leaves that were rising and falling with the tea in front of her, and slowly fainted in the boiling water. A leisurely smile appeared on her face, "If I understand correctly, Mr. Li means that as long as there is definite evidence of guilt,
, can those who are corrupt be brought to justice?”
Li Tan nodded affirmatively, "Yes, as long as there is ironclad evidence, according to Fenglin's laws, corrupt people will not be allowed to go unpunished!"
Jingjing Wan smiled slightly and pursued her: "What if there is no evidence?"
Li Tan immediately said: "If there is no evidence, there is no reason to take action!"
Jingjing Wan did not insist. She looked at the porcelain cup in front of her with distant eyes and said with unclear meaning: "Master Li is indeed a pillar of the court. He is magnanimous and upright. I admire him very much!"
Feng Junhan is right. Li Tan is indeed an upright person, and he can't rub the dirt out of his eyes. However, the aboveboard method is only useful for gentlemen. Regarding the huge corruption in the court, you are aboveboard and candid, and it is impossible to take advantage of it.
Seeing the evidence that they were corrupt and perverting the law, those cunning and cunning people, like Li Tan, would only laugh behind their backs with their single-minded approach. Even if something went wrong, they would arrest a few scapegoats at most, so clearly
Knowing that the other party is corrupt, but there is nothing we can do about it!
Li Tan looked at the young but unfathomable Princess Jing in front of him, tried to figure out her thoughts, and said after careful consideration: "The princess is too well-received, and the ministers are terrified!"
Jingjing Wan knew that it was difficult to convince an upright person like Li Tan to use fishing to obtain evidence, so she could only save the country through curveballs. She smiled faintly and fainted the slightly dull atmosphere in the room. Her voice was soft and she said, "I heard that Mr. Li has been suffering from hunger since he was a child.
I have read poetry books and studied history books deeply. I would like to know what Mr. Li thinks of these two historical figures, Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang."
Li Tan really didn't know what Princess Jing's purpose was, and he couldn't help it, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Yue Fei trained the Yue Family Army" and became famous all over the world.
The credit goes to Sheji, they are all meritorious ministers who defended their homeland and country, they are admired by future generations, and the humble ministers also admire them greatly!"
Jingjing Wan gently slid the tea lid over the cup, made a clear sound, and smiled lightly, "If I am not wrong, Mr. Li seems to know Yue Fei better, and his understanding of Qi Jiguang is not as deep as that of Yue Fei. Mr. Li can
Do you know that in addition to sweeping away the Japanese pirates, Qi Jiguang later stationed at Ji Town in the north of Beijing for sixteen years in the Ming Dynasty, defended the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and defeated the Mongolian Duoyan tribe to swear never to invade?"
Li Tan was slightly startled. He didn't expect that the young Princess Jing was more knowledgeable than him. He laughed at himself and said, "Wei Chen is not very talented and has little knowledge, which makes Princess Jing laugh. Wei Chen only knows that Qi Jiguang has made great achievements in exterminating the Japanese pirates, but he doesn't know that Qi Jiguang will do this later."
Great achievement!"
Jingjing Wan smiled faintly and said, "Master Li, there is no need to be humble. There is a vast world with everything. It is impossible for people to know everything. People's knowledge is always limited. I only heard about it by chance. Today's opportunity is rare.
I would like to ask Mr. Li, Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang are both great heroes who protect their families and their country. One was unjustly framed to death by the sycophant Qin Hui when he was in his prime, but the other made outstanding achievements one after another that are admired by future generations. They are both
Why does a man who stands upright have such a different ending?"