"Only the common people have always been favored by our Fang family. How has there ever been a time when our Fang family exploited the common people? Which imperial censor dares to complain in front of me? See if I slap him in the face!"
Princess Gaoyang was full of evil spirits and raised her chin arrogantly.
It’s no wonder that she is so confident. Fang Xuanling’s reputation for honesty and integrity is known to both the government and the public, and he is simply a model for civil servants through the ages. Although Fang Jun usually behaves a bit domineeringly, he has never done any evil to ordinary people. Not only that,
Who in the entire Guanzhong would not praise Fang Erlang for "Buddha is born in every family"? His reputation was built on the countless water conservancy projects throughout Guanzhong and the destruction of the Yuan clan who were buried alive!
Looking at all the princesses in the royal family, which one dares to beat her breasts as loudly as she did, with a clear conscience?
This is the confidence!
The body is upright and the heels are strong!
"Okay, Sir, sleep at home and I'm leaving!"
The arrogant princess said happily and left with excitement on her face.
She was very excited about the upcoming rent collection. Not only did she want to show the majesty of the princess to the outside world, but more importantly, she liked to see the reverential eyes of the dealers and common people. The reverence was not because she was a royal princess.
, not because she is a wealthy lady, but because she is Fang Jun’s wife...
The kind of reverence in which the common people's dealers transferred their gratitude and respect to Fang Jun to themselves made Princess Gaoyang extremely useful.
Because of his wealth, his wife proved that she, Li Shu, was the happiest woman in the world...
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Early in the morning, the censor's desk was noisy, and almost all the censor's officials came to the Yamen, waiting to be assigned tasks.
Since His Majesty ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Zhenguan, the status of Yushitai has been raised repeatedly. In the past, it was just a department responsible for admonishment and supervision. Now it has set up a prison to accept special litigation cases, and gradually has greater power. For major cases,
The Yushitai, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple formed a three-law department to conduct joint trials. The Dali Temple was responsible for interrogating criminals and drafting sentences, and the Ministry of Punishment was responsible for review, and at the same time, it was reported to the Yushitai for supervision and review.
The Yushitai knows its responsibilities, and only when the people support it can the tide rise. Therefore, when the land rent is collected in the summer and autumn of each year, the Yushitai will send officials to various places in Guanzhong to supervise the collection of land rents from wealthy families. Once they encounter
If you commit evil acts such as squeezing the people, lowering rice prices, stealing measuring tools, etc., you can submit memorials directly to the Political Hall. No matter how busy the ministers and ministers of the Political Hall are, these types of memorials must be dealt with immediately.
Generally speaking, as long as it is a memorial submitted by the imperial censor, there is no precedent for returning it, so it can be said that the report is accurate. Therefore, every time it is time to pay the rent, the rich and powerful people look at the imperial censor who usually has their eyelids.
Historians feel their brains aching...
This made Yushitai's reputation very good among the people. When someone mentioned "I am the Yushi", the people were in awe and all the officials were shocked.
Liu Ji came to the official office of Yushitai with his hands clasped behind his back. He sat at the head of the table amidst everyone talking and quarreling. He reached out and knocked on the table and yelled: "Quiet! The Yushitai is as noisy as a vegetable market. How can it be inappropriate?"
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After calming down the officials present, Liu Jie said: "Everyone's assigned locations have been decided. It's useless to argue. You have to go to the assigned places to supervise them honestly. If anyone doesn't want to go, you can
, the resignation was submitted and I signed it immediately."
The triangular eyes looked around everyone's faces, and the cold and sinister gaze made the hearts of all the officials jump. No one dared to raise any objections.
At present, the imperial censor is vacant, and the censor Zhongcheng Liu Jie is the head of the censor's office.
Compared with the previous Yushi Zhongcheng, Liu Ji has neither a prominent family background nor a strong backer, but his tough tactics make all his subordinates afraid. This person is not greedy for money, but only for fame. Whoever offends him
He must be defeated resolutely, no one can intercede, it is simply worse than Fang Er’s mallet...
Seeing everyone hibernating, Liu Ji nodded with satisfaction, and then said sternly: "It's getting late, everyone, let's set out immediately. It's just that I have some ugly words ahead. We are ordered by God to monitor lawlessness, and everyone in the world is staring at me.
We must not abandon public service for personal reasons, ruin the reputation of our Yushitai, and erode your majesty's trust in us! If anyone dares to work with a wealthy and unkind family to oppress the people, don't blame me for not caring about my colleagues.
I personally write to Your Majesty to impeach you for deceiving the emperor, neglecting your duties and committing lawlessness!"
The hall was silent, no one dared to speak.
This is a warning, but also a deterrent. Could it be possible that someone secretly colluded with the family members and was discovered?
Everyone was shocked. Liu Ji may not be very upright, but he is absolutely ruthless. Anyone who dares to stir up trouble behind his back will definitely not end well.
After a long silence, a few sporadic responses came from the hall: "Here! I understand."
"When a subordinate obeys orders, he must be fair and selfless."
Liu Ji did not comment on these people. He looked around, fixed his eyes on the face of a young official, and said coldly: "Le Yushi, where are you responsible for supervising?"
The young official said quickly: "The lower official is responsible for supervising Lishan."
Liu Ji nodded and said: "I am responsible for supervising Jingyang, but I have suffered from rheumatism in the past two days and my legs and feet have been inconvenient. Let's switch. Lishan Mountain is closer, so that I can avoid the pain of bumps and bumps."
The young official was stunned for a moment. He wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by Liu Ji who raised his hand: "Okay, everyone should take my words to heart. Don't act carelessly. Let's set off immediately!"
"Here!"
All the censors responded and filed out of the main hall of the censor's platform, heading to the areas they were responsible for monitoring.
Only the young official stayed...
"Xantai..." The young official took courage and took two steps forward to salute.
During the Han Dynasty, the Yushi Zhongcheng worked in Lantai in the palace and was the chief of the Yushi. Therefore, his official office was called the Yushitai. Together with the Shangshu Terrace and the Visitor Terrace, it was also known as the Three Terraces. It was also known as the Xiantai, which has been used in the past dynasties to this day.
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Liu Li drooped his eyelids and said calmly: "What else can I do?"
The young official was worried, but he couldn't leave just like that, so he had to bravely say: "Xiantai and the lower official exchanged supervision places, and the lower official thought it was inappropriate..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Jie suddenly widened his eyes and yelled: "Le Yanwei, you are so brave! I just had a good talk with you and you didn't object, but now you are accusing me."
The official behavior is inappropriate, are you showing contempt for the majesty of my official position?"
Le Yanwei was so frightened that he trembled all over, and said with a sad face: "Xiantai misunderstood... It's not because the official is unwilling, but it's... it's really..."
Liu Jie said angrily: "What is it? As long as you tell me the reason and it is reasonable, that's all. If you can't tell me, don't blame me for punishing you!"
The dignified supervisor of Yushitai was rejected by his subordinates for changing jobs?
This is simply unreasonable!
Le Yanwei knew he was suffering, but he couldn't explain the reason. Could it be that I had received instructions from others to do something in Lishan? Seeing Liu Jie's unquestionable resolute look, Le Yanwei also understood.
Your thoughts have been seen through by others, what else is there to say?
"I realize my mistake. I will leave now. Xiantai will calm down..."
Le Yanwei frightenedly admitted his mistake and said goodbye.
When his figure disappeared at the door, the anger on Liu Ji's face disappeared instantly, and he snorted coldly, thinking that these aristocratic families had really gone too far. Where is Lishan? In addition to the royal gardens, the Fang family's fields occupied
Half a mountain! You actually want to cause trouble at the Yushitai, instruct the supervising censor to offend Fang Erlang, and then put a shit basin on the head of me, the censor Zhongcheng?
There is no way!
Liu Ji cursed in his heart, then returned to the duty room, took off his official robes and changed into regular clothes. Shi Shiran walked out of the main hall and boarded a carriage that had been hitched in the yard.
The horse's hooves went straight out of Chunming Gate, crossed Baqiao, and walked leisurely towards Lishan...
Autumn is getting thicker, and the weeping willows on both sides of Baqiao have gradually faded from their green color, with a faint yellow color. The river is flowing, and the farmland on the river bank has been harvested. There was a burst of autumn rain two days ago, and the straw in the ground has not yet dried. That's it.
They were piled up in a mess and never brought home to be used as firewood. The world was vast and full of desolation.
The carriage moved forward slowly. When it entered the concrete road leading directly to the top of Lishan Mountain, the situation on both sides of the road suddenly changed...
The greenhouses are neatly arranged in the mountain. The glass on the greenhouses reflects the dazzling light in the sun. Many women and men are climbing up and down the greenhouses to maintain and repair the damaged parts. These must be the things that need to be done before entering.
Everything should be done before winter, otherwise it will affect the harvest in winter.
Liu Ji frowned slightly. These people seemed to be strong laborers. Since they were all working in the greenhouse, who in the family would pay the rent?