"Your Majesty, calm down your anger first. I come from a noble family. I can be sure that what the Lord Minister said is right. Selling and buying an official position is definitely not an isolated matter. Because of this, this matter is very involved. If we get to the bottom of it, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble.
turmoil."
Xiao Chenyu was also very worried, because this matter really could not withstand investigation, even the Xiao family was not clean.
The ministers also frowned, because what Xiao Chenyu said was true.
If we get to the bottom of it, not to mention how many state capitals will be in trouble, those officials purchased through this method will naturally be taken back.
This move will definitely offend the merchants and gentry, which may be much greater than the turmoil caused by the increase in taxes.
But if you don't check, where is the majesty of the imperial court? Forget it if you didn't know before, but if you still sit back and do nothing after knowing it now, where is the majesty of the imperial court? What's more, a new emperor has taken office. If you don't care now, it will only make people say that the new emperor is incompetent.
It will also make this behavior more rampant.
This question seems not surprising to the two questions raised by Tian Wenxing.
Just thinking about it gives me a headache, but the decision-making power is in Wu Yuan's hands, and whether to investigate or not is a matter of Wu Yuan's words.
At this time, Prime Minister Wen also calmed down a lot. After hesitating for a while, he said with an ugly face: "Your Majesty, you really need to think twice about this matter. I'm afraid that this matter of selling an official position will not end at the state capital. It is very likely that it will extend to
Above the court."
Prime Minister Wen's words immediately made the atmosphere in the hall become tense.
It is true that such a big thing cannot be covered by a state capital, and there are big tigers up there.
However, the current court has experienced a reshuffle. If another tiger hunting operation is launched, I am afraid that the court will also be in turmoil.
Murong Haitang and Yan Fei also looked at Wu Yuan worriedly, a little worried that Wu Yuan would be desperate.
Even Murong Haitang regretted saying what she just said. At least she shouldn't have said it here. She could talk to Wu Yuan about it alone, so that Wu Yuan would not become so passive.
At present, Dawu is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is really not suitable to investigate this matter thoroughly.
Xiao Chenyu felt relieved when he saw Prime Minister Wen and other ministers coming to dissuade him.
However, this small movement was caught by Wu Yuan.
Wu Yuan did not rush to respond to Prime Minister Wen and others, but looked at Xiao Chenyu with interest, "When did Xiao Aiqing enter the court as an official?"
Xiao Chenyu was stunned, knowing that Wu Yuan was suspicious of him, Xiao Chenyu hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I passed the scientific examination and entered the court as an official a year ago, but I barely won the third flower.
, but I am content."
When they heard that Xiao Chenyu had won the title of Tanhua, the ministers were somewhat surprised.
The children of aristocratic families are very talented. After all, some children who are born with a silver spoon in their mouths are obsessed with learning.
"Can Tanhua become a sixth-rank official?" Wu Yuan asked.
When Yan Fei saw this, she replied: "Yes, the top scholar can be awarded the sixth rank, the second highest rank can be the fifth rank, and the number one scholar can be the fourth rank."
Xiao Chenyu was also quite proud and a little lucky. Fortunately, he rose to the position based on his talent.
But Wu Yuan's next words made Xiao Chenyu's heart skip a beat.
Wu Yuan asked: "What are the criteria for entering the cabinet?"
Hearing Wu Yuan's question, everyone looked at Xiao Chenyu in surprise.
There is only one reason. The cabinet is a centralized department, and the sixth-rank official position in the cabinet is comparable to the fifth-rank official position.
They had ignored this point before, but now they think about it, a top talent is indeed not qualified to enter the cabinet. Even a cabinet minister or a handyman is not qualified.
Xiao Chenyu is no longer calm. He has indeed taken care of a lot after entering the cabinet.
But soon Xiao Chenyu had a flash of inspiration and thought of a countermeasure.
"Your Majesty, our official positions were all appointed by the Supreme Emperor, so I don't know why I was placed in the cabinet."
Anyway, everyone knew that Emperor Wu was now under house arrest by Wu Yuan, and he did not believe that Wu Yuan would really ask Emperor Wu for him.
Wu Yuan observed Xiao Chenyu and when he heard Xiao Chenyu's explanation, he seemed to be deep in thought and did not speak in a hurry.
Although Xiao Chenyu felt that his answer should be safe, he was also worried that Wu Yuan would really investigate him.
Just when Xiao Chenyu was extremely nervous, Wu Yuan suddenly laughed.
"I see. I guess my father also knows that your Xiao family is quite powerful, so he made an exception for you."
Xiao Chenyu breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing this, "I really don't know what the Supreme Emperor thinks, but your Majesty is wise. Since I became an official in the court, the amount of tea sent to the palace every year has doubled compared to before."
What Xiao Chenyu said this time was actually the truth, and it has been investigated thoroughly.
"Oh, that's it. It seems like you, the Xiao family, are also people who know how to be grateful."
"Your Majesty, it is clear that the Xiao family has always been loyal to the imperial court." Xiao Chenyu quickly expressed his loyalty.
Seeing that Wu Yuan believed his words, Xiao Chenyu said again: "Your Majesty, our Xiao family knows that the new emperor has ascended the throne, and we also know Da Wu's current predicament, so we wrote to me, willing to donate 500,000 taels of gold to replenish the national treasury."
"Good guy, why don't you donate five hundred thousand taels of gold?" This really shocked these ministers.
Five hundred thousand taels of gold was more than they could earn in several lifetimes.
Are these aristocratic families really that wealthy?
Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Xiao Chenyu with admiration. This guy was a good man and he wanted to use this method to expose the cabinet.
Does this count as openly bribing the emperor?
Moreover, he could also take the opportunity to establish a good relationship with the court and the new emperor. It was not easy, it was really not easy.
The people who saw Xiao Chenyu's intentions were not only Wu Yuan, but also Prime Minister Wen, Tian Wenxing, Yan Fei, Murong Haitang, and individual ministers.
But even if he could see it, he was just as impressed by Xiao Chenyu's reaction speed as Wu Yuan.
And this deal is a good deal, after all, the whole court cannot really be like a bowl of water.
Pour it out and it's considered good if half of the sand is in it.
Wu Yuan also understood this. Since this boy was sensible, there was no need for him to be in trouble with Yin Zi.
"Well, the Xiao family is good, and so are you." Wu Yuan praised without hesitation.
Xiao Chenyu was also secretly happy. Although this matter was a bit abrupt, he believed that after his family found out, they would give their full support.
After all, no one else wants this opportunity. What's more, if Wu Yuan really wants to pursue the matter of selling and buying officials, he might turn a blind eye to the Xiao family.
Tian Wenxing asked at this time: "Your Majesty, are you still investigating the matter of selling an official position?"
When Prime Minister Wen heard Tian Wenxing's question, he especially wanted to give him a kick. Why is this kid so honest? Can this matter be investigated?
But what I didn't expect was that Wu Yuan actually said without any hesitation: "Check, we must check!"