"If you are a corrupt official, you need to annihilate it, but if you are an upright official, you need to annihilate it even more?" Feng Qingcheng repeated Ning Jing Wan's words that impressed him deeply, laughing wildly, and her good princely accomplishments disappeared at this moment!
Feng Junhan calmly glanced at the Third Emperor's brother, who was always known for his elegant demeanor, and said calmly: "Isn't it funny?"
Feng Qingcheng tried her best to hold back her smile, "Only someone like Jing Wan can say such strange remarks!" Jing Wan, who was born among the people, does not have so many taboos, is extremely smart, and can often explain it in the most popular terms.
The most profound truth in the world!
Feng Changhuan on the side still found it unbelievable, "Iron Rooster actually persuaded Li Tan's iron plate that oil and salt cannot enter?" Sometimes, even his father was helpless against Li Tan's stubbornness, but Iron Rooster actually achieved his goal.
, let Li Tan take the initiative to go fishing and lure the snake out of its hole?
Jiang Nanyan was silent on the side. He didn't know whether Prince Jing loved Jingwan more or used him more. He knew that this question was meaningless. Jingwan was both Prince Jing's princess and Prince Jing's ally.
Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with helping Prince Jing, but for some reason, he has always had a faint worry in his heart!
Feng Qingcheng finally stopped laughing, returned to her normal expression, and asked: "Second brother, what are Li Tan going to do?"
Feng Junhan glanced at him indifferently and said in a neither high nor low voice, "Lue the snake out of the hole according to our plan!"
Feng Qingcheng understood, "Needless to say, the money for buying an official came from Jingwan, right?" He wanted to buy an official from Yi Zheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, but he didn't have 350,000 to 50,000 taels of silver and couldn't even find the connections.
The reason for luring the snake out of the hole once was simply to obtain physical and personal evidence that Yi Zheng had accepted bribes!
Feng Junhan was noncommittal, his slender fingers gently tapped the large book desk, and it was not difficult to hear his joyful mood!
Feng Qingcheng looked at the confident look on the second emperor's brother's face, smiled slightly, and felt relaxed, and started chatting with Jiang Nanyan who was sitting aside, "Nanyan, I heard that Prince Jiang's palace is going to marry Ming Sifan, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Etiquette, as his crown prince.
Concubine?"
Jiang Nanyan nodded lightly and seemed unwilling to say more. Feng Qingcheng had been with Jiang Nanyan for a long time and knew something about his temperament. Seeing his expression, she also guessed a thing or two. It was obvious that Nanyan was interested in this.
The marriage may not be satisfactory.
Feng Qingcheng comforted her and said: "Ming Sifan has an elegant temperament and is good at painting. Regardless of his life experience, appearance or character, I think Nan Yan and I are a perfect match!"
Jiang Nanyan smiled lightly and said: "Thank you for your appreciation, His Highness!" But there was a touch of desolation and melancholy in his heart, thinking of the woman with a bright and beautiful smile in his heart, Jing Wan!
Feng Jun Hanhu said: "Qingcheng, how is Xiaoyao doing after your father's diagnosis and treatment?"
Feng Qingcheng said: "Xiaoyao said that my father's health is not serious, but..."
"But what?" Feng Changhuan asked anxiously.
"However, my father, the wind and cold are coming fiercely this time. Although he has been treated properly, the root cause of the disease has also been found. In the future, be sure not to overwork yourself. If you can cultivate yourself and cultivate your character, you will be calm and relaxed every day, and you will be safe. If you continue..."
Feng Qingcheng didn't finish what she said, but everyone understood what he meant. A heart disease requires heart medicine, not good medicine. If this continues, the emperor's dragon body will definitely be in trouble. But how can the emperor do this under the eyes of the Mu family for many years?
Cultivate your moral character and keep your mind calm?
When Feng Junhan heard this, his eyes changed from the light smile of joy just now to as unfathomable as a cold pool, vaguely cold and daunting!
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A few days later.
In the Jinluan Palace.
The emperor has been ill for many days, and today he finally went to court. After sitting down on the dragon chair, all the officials saluted, and the chamberlain loudly said: "The emperor has a decree. If you have something to do, you will announce it. If there is nothing, you will withdraw from the court!"
Some remonstrators came out to impeach Yi Zheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs. The reason was that Yi Zheng had been corrupt, perverted the law, and sold his official position for many years. The people were extremely angry!
As soon as these words came out, the emperor's face immediately darkened, and the courtiers held their breath and concentrated, not daring to speak out.
Yi Zheng didn't expect that someone would dare to impeach him, so he hurriedly came out and said, "I am reporting to the emperor that my humble ministers will eat the emperor's salary, share the emperor's worries, devote themselves to death, and die. I definitely dare not commit acts of corruption and perversion of the law. There must be someone here."
I have framed a minor minister, please take a clear look at it, and clear the minor minister's name. I'm so devastated, I want to thank the emperor for his kindness!"
Before the emperor could answer, there was a violent cough, and the civil and military officials in the court hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body!"
The emperor finally regained his breath, and said calmly without commenting on Yi Zheng's words: "My dear friends, do you have anything to say about the impeachment of Yi Shangshu?"
Li Tan, the young minister of Dali Temple, came out and said: "I am reporting to the emperor that half a month ago, someone reported to Weichen that Yi Shangshu had accepted bribes and sold his officials. I conducted a detailed investigation into the matter in accordance with Fenglin regulations!"
Yi Zheng's expression changed, and he was about to say something, but he caught a glimpse of Prime Minister Mu's gloomy and warning expression, and did not dare to defend himself.
The emperor's voice was calm and threatening, "What's the result?"
Although no one dared to speak, everyone's ears were perked up, for fear of missing what Li Tan was going to say next. The hall was unusually quiet, and you could even hear the sound of an embroidery needle falling to the ground!
A moment later, Li Tan's voice came to Yi Zheng's ears clearly, "According to my investigation, Yi Shangshu has indeed sold his official position to win a title!"
As soon as these words came out, the court immediately began to boil like a pot of porridge!
What is surprising is not that Yi Shangshu accepted bribes and sold his official positions. This was an open secret. Who among those who have been in the court for a long time did not know about it? It was just a tacit understanding, and few people were completely clean!
What is really surprising is that Li Tan, as the young minister of Dali Temple, is only a third-rank official, but he dares to check the official secretary of the Ministry of Personnel of a first-rank official? If he is not careful, he will lose his head!
When Yi Zheng heard this, his face turned pale and he was furious, "Li Tan, don't talk nonsense. I sit upright and behave upright. Why did you frame me up?"
Although Li Tan was angrily rebuked by Yi Zheng, his resolute expression remained unchanged. Before he could speak, His Highness Feng Qingcheng said: "Yi Shangshu, please calm down for a moment. Why don't you wait for Mr. Li to finish his words? Mr. Li has been in charge of the Young Minister of Dali Temple since then.
Since then, I have never heard of an unjust, false or wrongful case. If Yi Shangshu is really wronged, I believe that Mr. Li will be able to give Yi Shangshu justice later!"
The words of His Highness the Third Highness were impeccable. Even though Yi Zheng was furious in his heart, he could only temporarily suppress his temper. This was in the Jinluan Palace, not in his own palace, and the Emperor was watching!
The emperor spoke, "Li Aiqing, report all the details you found one by one!"
Li Tan cleared his throat and said, "I obey your order. According to my investigation, the matter of Yi Shangshu accepting bribes and selling his official position is related to a Suzhou magistrate named Anjing!"
An Jing? Yi Shangshu was shocked in his heart, but on the surface he was calm and indifferent!
Li Tan's voice continued to echo in the hall, and every word struck everyone's ears, "Suzhou is a remote place, and Anjing has always wanted to be transferred to Haining, which is across the water. Haining is a prosperous place, and it happens to be the prefect of Haining."
After being promoted, the position became vacant. An Jing wanted to seize this God-given gift for a long time. However, with An Jing's qualifications, he could not win the position of Haining Prefect among the many competitors, so he thought about it and looked around.
Activities, found a way, and asked people to beg Yi Shangshu's disciples!"
When Yi Shangshu heard this, he clenched his fingers and turned pale. He had accepted the money, but he had also done something. Why would An Jing betray him?
Li Tan seemed not to notice Yi Shangshu's livid face and continued: "Of course An Jing understood that this was an opportunity to rise to the top of the world in one step. He tried his best to send gifts to Yi Shangshu's wife, son, young lady, housekeeper and others several times, but nothing happened.
Exception rejected!"
Feng Qingcheng smiled half-heartedly, "Yi Shangshu is indeed the pillar of the country who is honest and loyal to the public!" People like Yi Zheng are best at showing off. Is it strange that An Jing would blatantly give gifts without being rejected? This is also the person Yi Zheng is inspecting.
Is it a necessary process if you really want to buy an official position? People like Yi Zheng are extremely cautious and do not know the other party's purpose. They will never accept bribes from the other party. They will conduct multiple investigations before accepting the gift!
Yi Zheng felt that his back was straightening up a bit, and he said loudly: "Your Highness, the Third Highness, has given me the reward, and the humble ministers will eat the emperor's salary and divide the emperor..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Tan's voice, "Of course An Jing didn't give up. He couldn't just watch this good thing fall into the hands of others. He asked around again and finally found out that Yi Shangshu had a collection of famous calligraphy and paintings.
Like!”
Yi Zheng smiled coldly, "Master Li, my love of collecting calligraphy and paintings does not violate the laws of this dynasty, right?"
Li Tan said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Of course, but if someone accepts bribes in the name of calligraphy and painting, it violates the laws of this dynasty!"
Yi Zheng was furious, but before he could speak, Li Tan's cold voice sounded again, "Anjing is looking around for famous calligraphers and calligraphers, but this calligrapher and calligrapher is hard to come by, and there are very few good ones. Even if you want to spend money, you may not be able to do so."
You can buy them, but most of them on the market are fakes. Anjing worked hard but got nothing, and he was very anxious!"
"Finally one day, a "kind man" pointed out to An Jing that there was a calligraphy and painting shop called "Mo Xuan" on the outskirts of the city, which had a large number of authentic calligraphy and painting works by famous artists!"
"An Jing was overjoyed and hurriedly searched for it. Sure enough, he found a lot of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists that he had been looking for. However, the calligraphy and paintings in Mo Xuan's calligraphy and painting workshop are expensive, and a random pair can range from a few thousand taels to tens of thousands taels!
"
Many people were secretly frightened. Most of the people in the court were human beings. They knew what was going on as soon as they heard it. Of course, it is easy to be investigated if you blatantly collect cash, but the value of things like calligraphy and painting is uncertain. You say it is worth a thousand taels.
He said it was worth ten thousand taels, and it was not easy to define. Even if it was investigated, it would be the easiest to get away with it. It was really a good idea!
Yi Zheng interjected: "What does Moxuan Calligraphy and Painting Workshop have to do with me?"
However, Li Tan found a hint of guilt in Yi Shangshu's words, and said calmly: "An Jing never thought that he wanted to buy a position as the prefect of Haining, which can easily cost tens of thousands of taels. He couldn't make up his mind for a while. When he was hesitating, the owner of the calligraphy and painting workshop told
He is worth buying no matter how expensive it is. As long as you get the position you want, you can get back whatever you spend, and even more. So Anjing made up his mind, sold off his property, raised money from various sources, and finally raised seven dollars of silver.
Wan Liang, bought three famous paintings!"
Seventy thousand taels, many people were secretly shocked. Seventy thousand taels were exchanged for a prefect of Haining. This An Jing can be regarded as someone who has spent a lot of money!
Feng Qingcheng looked at Yi Shangshu's pretending to be calm and knew of course that the old fox's tail would not be exposed so soon. He must have a plan to escape!
Li Tan continued: "Anjing bought three famous paintings, found Yi Shangshu's mansion again with great interest, met Yi Shangshu's housekeeper, and sold the three famous paintings to Yi Shangshu's house for three hundred taels of silver!"