The imperial guards and chamberlains stood guard outside the palace gate, hearing His Majesty's roar, bang bang bang, and the wolf cry and ghost howl of the Marquis of Xinxiang inside the hall. They were all puzzled and looked at each other.
This Marquis is really extraordinary. Almost every time he enters the palace, His Majesty will be furious. He will be punched and kicked every once in a while. If this happened to others, I am afraid that the Nine Clans will not know how many copies were taken.
I came back, but this guy had nothing to do. He was given the official title and was promoted. It is really enviable and jealous...
In the main hall, His Majesty Li Er gave a kick to vent his anger. He sat back on the brocade couch panting, and drank half a pot of tea in one breath. Although he had also experienced the military years, it was no longer a problem to go into battle to kill the enemy.
, but after all, I am getting older and I have neglected to practice this year. This body has been wasted for a long time. After being kicked for a while, this little bastard cried for his father and called his mother in a miserable state. In fact, nothing happened. On the contrary, he was beaten.
The shock made my feet sore and numb.
This boy is indeed thick-skinned, and his bones and flesh are as strong as copper skin and iron bones.
His Majesty Li Er, who has been in battle and killed enemy chiefs, is not like those weak emperors who were born in deep palaces and had high walls and were raised by women's hands. He is the happiest for solid children like Fang Jun, and the anger in his heart has long since dissipated.
I don't mind if this kid plays tricks in front of me again.
"I heard that your kid designed a carriage with four wheels?" His Majesty Li Er's thinking was a little jumpy. He just kicked Fang Jun because of the examiner, and then he mentioned the four-wheeled carriage that could not be hit by eight poles.
carriage……
"Yes..." Fang Jun grinned, his whole body ached, and he looked at His Majesty Li Er with a bit of resentment in his eyes.
Can't we just talk nicely, but we have to kick people?
"I heard that your carriage costs 10,000 guan each?" His Majesty Li Er looked a little unkind.
Fang Jun observed the words and expressions, and his heart couldn't help but tighten.
What do you mean by this? Could it be that you are jealous of the huge profits here and want a share of the pie? It’s absolutely possible! This guy is not a good guy. He always wants to take advantage of the advantages he sees and never suffers a loss.
, about the incident in the glass workshop, Fang Jun is still heartbroken and bleeding, is he interested in the four-wheeled carriage again?
Rolling his eyes, Fang Jun quickly said: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach the King of Han, the Duke of Song, the Duke of Kui, the Duke of Yongxing...these princes and princes are taking advantage of the emperor's salary, but they are not loyal to the emperor."
A meal is not easy to come by; no thought is given to the difficulty of material resources, the extravagant lifestyle and corruption, and the expenses of tens of thousands of dollars, but they do not know how to support their extravagance with their salary and the output of the farm.
Fei? Therefore, Wei Chen impeaches these few people for the crime of unknown sources of huge wealth..."
His Majesty Li Er looked confused: "What...what crime?"
"The crime of unknown origin of huge amounts of property!"
"What do you mean?" Although the literal meaning is very simple and it is easy for people to understand its meaning, His Majesty Li Er is still a little confused when faced with such a new crime...
Fang Jun spoke eloquently: "This crime refers to the behavior of a state official whose property or expenses obviously exceed his legal income, and the difference is huge, and he cannot explain whether the source is legal."
Sorry everyone, the so-called dead Taoist friends are not dead poor Taoists. In order to dispel His Majesty Li Er's idea of using his own carriage, I can only drag you out as a shield...
His Majesty Li Er was obviously a little stunned.
Although this statement is new and somewhat unbelievable, if you think about it carefully, you will find that it actually makes sense...
Sometimes, it is easy to deal with a corrupt official, but it is difficult to produce conclusive evidence. After all, in this era, there are no recordings or surveillance. It is as difficult as going to the sky to collect evidence, but it is easy to destroy evidence.
If an official really cannot explain the source of his huge wealth, then there is only one possibility. These properties are all obtained illegally! As for how to obtain illegally? It is nothing more than corruption, bribery, misappropriation of other people's assets... How can it be from a normal source? Amassing a huge amount of property? How could he not even be able to explain it clearly?
Doesn’t it mean that if there is such a law, one can be directly convicted without any evidence?
For a moment, His Majesty Li Er was really moved...
But then he thought about the inappropriateness of this crime.
Not talking about others, but talking about Fang Xuanling, can he clearly explain the source of his wealth?
Absolutely not!
As an official of the Tang Dynasty, the main source of income is neither salary nor the emperor's reward, but the output of the farm. Every official has a job field, and for one day as an official, the income from the job field belongs to him. , when he no longer holds this official position, the job land will be taken back by the government. In addition, didn't the official and gentry buy a large amount of land? Because these lands are in different regions, they have different crops, and the soil is fertile and fertile, so the output will naturally vary. different.
Adding all the miscellaneous things together, whose income can be clearly stated in detail?
If such a law is really promulgated, the world will be in chaos if it is not possible, impeachments will continue in the DPRK and the Central Government, and strife will become commonplace...
Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er glared and scolded: "If you are a sycophant, do you actually want to tempt me to destroy the Great Wall?"
Fang Jun blinked, seemingly puzzled: "Don't you think that the unknown origin of huge amounts of property is a big problem? If things go on like this, those princes, nobles, and court officials will be able to amass money without restraint..."
"Get the hell out of here!" His Majesty Li Er scolded angrily. He could see what this bastard had in mind. Didn't he just want to interrupt the carriage because he didn't want to give him a carriage?
Beautiful thought!
"I heard that your four-wheeled carriage is exquisitely designed, stable to ride, and extremely gorgeous! Please give me a price. I want to buy one for my outings."
Fang Jun's face twitched...
Still haven’t escaped!
Do you dare to ask the emperor for money?
It can't be possible...
"No..." Fang Jun had no choice but to respond feebly.
The emperor cannot be too perfunctory when ordering a car. At this moment, thousands of dollars are gone...
Only then was His Majesty Li Er satisfied. He ignored Fang Jun's unwillingness and looked as depressed as if he had been stabbed by someone. He cursed: "I love money so much at a young age. How can I pay it back when I grow up?" Keep your mind on business and run your errands for me, and I won't tell you when I think you are ready, I will promote you as a Marquis."
Fang Jun couldn't hold it back and rolled his eyes...
Who are you fooling?
The position of chief military officer of the Canghai Road march has deceived us to death, using glass and movable type printing. How can we treat people as fools?
"Promise! I will definitely remember His Majesty's teachings, work conscientiously, be self-denial, dedicate myself to the public, and be dedicated to my responsibilities... I am a brick of the Tang Dynasty. I can move it wherever it is needed. I compete with the rockets and compete with the sun and the moon. One day is equal to twenty years.* *In front of my eyes..."
His Majesty Li Er's head was so big that he couldn't do anything to deal with this lazy boy, so he had to yell: "Get out!"
"No!" He responded feebly, Fang Jun bowed and left.
*****
After coming out of the Taiji Palace, Fang Jun couldn't help but sigh depressedly when he saw the red-walled and black-tiled palace was tightly guarded.
Sacrificing a four-wheeled carriage is not a big deal. Not to mention that the cost of a carriage is not much, but the advertising benefits brought by His Majesty Li Er's riding in this carriage are completely worth the investment, enough to make people happy.
He earned it back tenfold or a hundredfold.
What depressed him was the job of examiner...
Since the Sui Dynasty established the imperial examination, it has been held intermittently for decades. This dynasty only held it twice during the Wude period. It was poorly planned and had little impact, and it all ended hastily. It can be said that the Manchu officials basically did not do anything.
Little experience in holding such a large-scale event.
All on your own?
That would be so tiring...
Of course, he also understood His Majesty Li Er's intention. In fact, he did not expect to recruit any talents through the imperial examination now. He was just preparing for a rainy day and planning for the future.
But even if it is a small-scale, castrated version of the imperial examination, it is still an imperial examination!
The organization, preparation, operation and other steps involved are so complicated that it makes my head hurt just thinking about it...
"Brother-in-law, what are you doing?" A childish voice sounded from behind, startling Fang Jun.
Looking back, Mr. Li Zhi was standing behind him with a pair of big black eyes, while several chamberlains were sitting a little further behind, not in front.
Fang Jun asked curiously: "Your Highness, don't you have to go to school today?"
"Today is the middle of the month, so I have to take a rest!" Li Zhi looked at Fang Jun with disdain. He didn't even know this. He was indeed the legendary big stick who was unruly and never entered the school!
"Oh, this..." Fang Jun was also a little embarrassed, being despised by this little brat!
After thinking for a while, he said, "How about my brother-in-law take you out to play?"
After all, he is the future Emperor Gaozong, so he still has to build a good relationship. Otherwise, this kid will bear a grudge and wait for revenge one day. Who can bear it?
"Really?" Li Zhi was overjoyed and said: "Just in time, I made an agreement with my father this morning to go to Songyin Temple to play with my sister and Seventeenth Sister today. Can you take me with you? By the way, brother-in-law, you
Is that carriage outside the palace?"
The only person who can be called sister by Li Zhi is Princess Changle, the eldest daughter of His Majesty Li Er and Li Zhi's half-sister.
Thinking of that peerless beauty who was as light as a lotus and as elegant as a lotus, Fang Jun narrowed his eyes...