Four hundred and ninetieth chapters hostage of public opinion
Tangning stood on the street, bit off the last candied haws, then walked a few steps and threw the bamboo stick into the trash can on the street.
In order to build a civilized new capital, littering has been prohibited on the streets of the capital since half a year ago. There will be a trash can at every interval. Those who litter will be fined not less than three cash but not more than ten cash.
Tomorrow should be the last court meeting of the year. After tomorrow, if there is no urgent matter, all major government offices will be closed until after the Lantern Festival.
As a fifth-grade doctor, you only need to go to court when you are called. Because Tang Ning has many identities, he is not restricted by this rule. However, he originally did not plan to go to court tomorrow, but he really wanted to see what King Kang did.
Without giving him a chance, it would be really nerve-wracking to decide whether to go or not.
Tang Yaoyao looked at him and asked, "Are you worried about Prince Kang?"
Tang Ning shook his head. He had only recently discovered that King Kang had a trait. He could always make good things turn into bad things and bad things into worse. Based on this, he decided to go and have a look tomorrow.
Seeing that Tang Ning wasn't too worried, Tang Yaoyao felt relieved. The two of them walked around the street. When they got home, Tang Yaoyao stopped him at the door and asked again: "You really don't think I
Is there any change from before?”
Tangning stopped, looked at her deliberately puffed up chest, thought for a moment, and said, "Your figure... seems to be better than before."
"Dirty!"
Tang Yaoyao glared at him, hid the smile on her lips, and ran into the house quickly.
Tang Ning stood at the door of her house, wondering if Tang Yaoyao simply wanted to scold him. It was enough for her to be angry because she said she was not in good shape. It was not right to praise her. Women were really incomprehensible. It was better to deal with King Kang. It could be seen at first glance.
His thoughts can predict his fate at the second glance.
The last court meeting of the old year generally does not last very long, because a few days later, there will be the most grand court meeting. Each department summarizes the old year and looks forward to the new year. There is no two-hour end.
Can't.
Tang Ning went to court today as Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang General. Unless something happened, the generals of the Sixteenth Guards would not appear in the court hall. He did not recognize any of the military attachés around him.
Today's morning meeting is still focused on the year-end anti-corruption issue, and the topic revolves around the dozen or so officials.
Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment read out the sentences of those criminals in public. The Ministry of Revenue made statistics on the silver taels seized from these people's houses and paid a total of more than one million taels of property to the state treasury. The Ministry of Personnel targeted these vacant positions.
Made adjustments.
Tang Ning could tell that Emperor Chen was not in a good mood today, and he looked at Prince Kang from time to time. The officials were all old foxes who knew how to watch people's actions. Today's morning court went very smoothly. No one was making excuses or arguing. Minister of Rites
After Fang Hong retreated, no one spoke again.
Wei Jian waited for a while, looked at Emperor Chen, stepped forward and said, "My lords, if you have nothing to report, today's morning court will end here."
King Kang raised his head, took a step forward, and said, "Father, I have something to report!"
Emperor Chen glanced at him and said calmly: "If you have anything to do, please go to the imperial study room and talk about it."
King Kang said quickly: "Father, this matter is of great importance. It is based on the public opinion of the people in the capital. The people have long hated certain officials in the court who have nothing to do with their bodies, so they have written a book of all people..."
"Retreat!" Emperor Chen stood up, glanced at Prince Kang, and said, "Prince Kang, Prince Duan, and Prince Huai, you three, come to the imperial study."
King Kang's words were interrupted. Although he was still unwilling to do so, Huang Chen had already left. He could only put away the folds in his hands, but glanced at King Duan, with a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
King Duan was frightened by the sight of him. In the past few days, King Kang was obsessed with the birthday banquet of the Liu family and chased him fiercely. This time, he even moved out the Wanmin book. After a while, in the royal study room, he was afraid that
It won't be peaceful.
King Huai came out, looked at the two of them, and said, "Brothers, please hurry up and don't keep your father waiting."
Tang Ning originally thought that there would be a lot of excitement in the morning today, but she found that his visit was in vain. There would be a lot of excitement in the imperial study room soon, but outsiders would not be able to see it.
He sighed and walked out of the palace along the same path. At a certain moment, he saw a familiar figure in front of him. He quickened his pace slightly and walked to the person and said, "Master Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I haven't congratulated you on your promotion."
Liu Jin, the former doctor of the Ancestral Temple Department, did not rise in rank, but in a very short period of time, he became the most senior official in the Ministry of Rites under the Minister, with an unlimited future.
Liu Jin looked at him, forced a smile on his face, and said, "It's all thanks to Mr. Tang."
Tangning looked at him, "What?"
Liu Jin's eyelids twitched and he immediately said: "Xiaguan means that since Mr. Tang came to the Ministry of Etiquette, Xiaguan's luck has been very good. Maybe this time it is also the good luck Mr. Tang brought me...
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When he was in the Ministry of Rites, Tang Ning didn't realize that the doctor of the Temple Ministry was so good at talking. He originally didn't have a good impression of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, but today his impression of Liu Jin had slightly changed.
This time, he did not participate in the Liu family's birthday, nor did he send any congratulatory gifts. As expected, he emerged from the mire and remained unsullied. He waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about, Mr. Liu? Mr. Liu is here today because of you."
As a result of my own efforts, if Mr. Liu is the same as Mr. Liu and does not keep himself clean, I am afraid that he will end up like Mr. Liu now."
Liu Jin patted his chest and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Mr. Tang, your official and Liu Shilang are definitely different!"
Liu Jin talked a lot today, so Tang Ning exchanged greetings with him and said goodbye in front of the palace gate.
At the same time, in the imperial study room.
Emperor Chen walked up to the top, sat down, looked at Prince Kang, and said, "What did you want to say just now? Say it."
King Kang immediately said: "Back to my father, I received a letter from the people yesterday and learned that the people in the capital are extremely dissatisfied with some corrupt officials in the court. I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Chen stood up, walked up to him, and asked, "Were you the one who ordered those newspapers that were circulated in the capital yesterday to be printed?"
King Kang was startled, and Emperor Chen's face turned gloomy. He swallowed his saliva and said, "Father..."
"Book of Wanmin?" Emperor Chen looked at him coldly and said, "By holding public opinion hostage and disrupting the imperial court, do you want to rebel?"
Plop!
"Father, calm down!" King Kang looked at Emperor Chen. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead instantly, and he knelt down with a thud. He said in a trembling voice, "I don't dare!"
"Don't you dare?" In anger, Chen Huang kicked him on the shoulder and said coldly: "Holding public opinion, manipulating public opinion, forming parties for personal gain, attacking dissidents, what else do you not dare to do?"
King Duan looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't believe his eyes.
I thought that King Kang was pressing harder and harder, and even invited Wan Minshu to come out. He would no longer be able to protect the officials who supported him, and would suffer heavy losses this time.
But who would have thought that the situation was exactly the opposite of what he expected. The last time he saw his father so angry was the time when the case of Han Ming, the Minister of Household Affairs, happened, but that time he was replaced by the current King Kang.
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King Kang's clothes had already been soaked with sweat. He knelt on the ground, trembling all over. He could only say repeatedly: "I am wronged, I am wronged!"
At this time, he had forgotten everything about attacking Prince Duan and retaliating against Tangning. He could tell that his father was really angry...
Even at this moment, Tang Ning's eyes from yesterday could not help but appear in his mind. It was only at this moment that he understood the pitiful meaning in his eyes.
"Unjustly?" Chen Huang glanced at him and asked: "Everything you have done is on my desk. Which one do you think I have wronged you for?"
King Kang was frightened and did not dare to argue anymore. He squeezed out a few tears and cried: "Father, I know I am wrong, I know I am wrong..."
Chen Huang stood in the palace, calmed down for a while, looked at him coldly, and said: "It's just once, if there is a next time, you can go back to your fief."
King Kang's body trembled, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him: "Thank you, Father, I won't dare to do it next time, and I will definitely not do it next time!"
Emperor Chen looked at him and said: "I will definitely investigate those who make irresponsible remarks about the government and hold public opinion hostage. From today on, you will be in the mansion for three months and you will not be allowed to leave the mansion within three months!"
King Kang felt a chill in his heart. His father was so angry. This time, he was instigating him to secretly let those bookshops print newspapers. He was afraid that none of the dignitaries could be saved. But he also knew that it was good for him to protect himself at this moment. He had lost a few people.
, it is ten times or a hundred times better than driving him back to the fiefdom.
His thoughts changed and he immediately said: "Father, as far as I know, Tang Ning's Tang Renzhai publishes newspapers every day to discuss the government affairs..."
Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "I asked him to print that. Do you have any objections?"
King Kang was startled, looked at Huang Chen's eyes, shuddered, and immediately said: "No, no..."
At this moment, he couldn't help but have a suspicion in his heart.
He doubted who was the prince and who was the foreign minister, Tangning or him...
