So Zhu Houzhao had such a reaction when he heard Chu Yi mentioned Liu Jin. However, Zhu Houzhao reacted and snorted coldly: "Since we can't let it go, could it be that Lu Wenyang also gave money to Liu Jin?"
Chu Yi nodded slightly and said: "Lu Wenyang gave Liu Jin 500,000 taels of silver as a gift, so he kept his position as Governor of Water Transport!"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laughed angrily and said: "Okay, that's really good. This governor of water transportation is really a good money maker. Liu Jin has 500,000 yuan and Daban has more than 1 million yuan. I really want to ask him, so
Where did he come from with so much grain of silver?"
Slightly calming down his anger, Zhu Hou looked at Chu Yi and said: "Chu Daban, you should immediately discuss with Mr. Yang Ge and send the imperial envoy to investigate this Lu Wenyang. I want to know how much he has done in recent years and what he has done.
How many evil things have been done!"
Chu Yi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty must be mentally prepared!"
Hearing what Chu Yi said, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look at Chu Yi curiously and said: "Oh, what did the great companion ask me to prepare? Could it be that Lu Wenyang has too much gold and silver that he is greedy for ink? There is no need for the great companion to worry, even if he is really greedy for ink.
Ten million taels of silver, I am also mentally prepared."
With the stimulation of more than 10 million taels of silver confiscated by Chu Yi from Jiangnan, and the millions of taels of silver confiscated from the Huanghuai family, Lu Wenyang made another move worth millions.
Zhu Houzhao no longer believed that it was astonishing for a corrupt official to confiscate tens of thousands of taels of silver as he had done before.
As Zhu Houzhao himself said, at least for now, even if someone told him that tens of millions of taels of silver could be confiscated from Lu Wenyang's home, he would be able to accept it.
However, Chu Yi shook his head and said: "I am worried that once the imperial court sends people to investigate Lu Wenyang, Lu Wenyang will repeat his old tricks!"
Zhu Houzhao said in surprise: "Oh, what's the same old trick?"
Chu Yi said slowly: "Liu Jin also sent people to check Lu Wenyang back then, but those officials sank with the ship in the canal before they had time to take action..."
Zhu Houzhao is not a novice who doesn't know anything. When Chu Yi said this, Zhu Houzhao's expression suddenly changed and he said in a deep voice: "He...he is so bold that he even dares to murder court officials?"
Chu Yi sneered and said: "For some people, as long as they have enough benefits, there is nothing in this world that they dare not do. Has Your Majesty forgotten Huang Huai, Huang Kui and others even dare to mobilize soldiers and horses privately?
Why couldn't Lu Wenyang kill the imperial official who came to investigate him?"
With a snap, Zhu Houzhao slapped the table and shouted angrily: "How dare he!"
It can be seen that Zhu Houzhao is really angry. It's just that there are Huang Huai and other daring people in the capital. He did not expect that there are such lawless and lawless officials even in the local area. Especially when the other party is in charge
An important minister of water transportation.
Don’t these important ministers have no royal laws in their hearts and no respect for the officials sent by the imperial court?
"Come here, summon Mr. Yangge to come here!"
Judging from Zhu Houzhao's attitude, he was unwilling to wait for Chu Yi to discuss with Yang Tinghe, but wanted to discuss Lu Wenyang's matter directly with Yang Tinghe.
In the cabinet, Yang Tinghe was handling government affairs. Compared with Liu Jin who was seizing power and fighting for power, Chu Yi showed no signs of this at all.
As the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, if you really want to fight for power, you can indeed compete with the cabinet. Even relying on the emperor's reliance and trust, it is not uncommon to overpower the cabinet.
If Chu Yi started fighting for power with the cabinet as soon as he came up, Yang Tinghe and other cabinet ministers would definitely not be surprised. The key is that Chu Yi showed no such signs.
However, although Chu Yi did not show any intention to fight for power with the cabinet, Yang Tinghe and others did not dare to take it lightly. After all, Chu Yi was still trying the rebellion case of Huang Huai, Huang Kui and others. Who knows when Chu Yi would be free to take action?
Will he attack the cabinet?
A chamberlain entered the cabinet and said to Yang Tinghe: "Mr. Yang Ge, your Majesty has something urgent to call Mr. Ge!"
Yang Tinghe was slightly startled. Zhu Houzhao rarely took the initiative to summon them, but this time he summoned them suddenly. Yang Tinghe's heart suddenly jumped, but his expression was calm. He bowed his hands to the servant and said: "Father, please wait a moment. I
The officer will go with my father-in-law to pay homage to His Majesty."
After leaving the cabinet, Yang Tinghe quietly handed a banknote to the chamberlain and said with a chuckle: "My father-in-law, I don't know why your majesty recruited me to go here. If possible, my father-in-law may wish to remind you."
The chamberlain glanced at the amount on the banknote and saw that it was one hundred taels of silver. This was already a lot of money for a chamberlain. He immediately beamed and said with a smile: "Mr. Ge, there is no need to worry, although
I don’t know what the specific purpose is for, but it’s none of Mr. Ge’s business.”
The chamberlain really didn't know what happened, but it was obviously impossible to accept Yang Tinghe's money and ask him to return it, so he went easy on Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe was such a person. Just by listening to the words of this chamberlain, he knew that he was asking questions blindly. The other party obviously didn't know the reason why Zhu Houzhao invited him to go.
Soon Yang Tinghe arrived at the Leopard Room and entered the Leopard Room smoothly.
In the main hall, the chamberlain said respectfully: "The chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe, wants to see your majesty!"
"pass!"
Yang Tinghe straightened his clothes and slowly entered the hall. He saw Zhu Houzhao sitting there, while Chu Yi and Gu Dayong stood aside.
Taking a few steps forward, Yang Tinghe bowed respectfully to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Tinghe, pays homage to you!"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hands slightly and said: "Yang Qing's family doesn't need to be polite. Get up and answer!"
Yang Tinghe stood up slowly after thanking him, and said with some confusion: "Your Majesty has urgently summoned his ministers, what are your orders?"
Zhu Houzhao handed the gift list from the Governor of Water Transport Lu Wenyang presented by Chu Yi to Gu Dayong and said: "My dear companion, please show this gift list to Mr. Yang Ge!"
Gu Dayong walked up to Yang Tinghe with a smile on his face and handed the gift list to Yang Tinghe and said: "Mr. Yang Ge, you might as well take a look."
Yang Tinghe was confused, what kind of gift list?
After taking the gift list, Yang Tinghe glanced at the contents and was immediately shocked.
After decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, Yang Tinghe had never experienced anything. He had seen such a gift list countless times, so he could tell at a glance that it was most likely a gift from a local official to a certain DPRK official.
member’s gift.
Almost instantly, Yang Tinghe could be sure that this gift list was most likely for Chu Yi. Yang Tinghe even had a rough guess in his mind about the person who presented the gift list.
Scanning the gift list at a glance, Yang Tinghe made a rough calculation in his mind. This gift list was actually worth millions of taels. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. That person would never have imagined that he would give Chu Yi such a big gift.
As a result, Chu Yi presented it to the emperor in the blink of an eye.
Even if Yang Tinghe asked himself, if he were in Chu Yi's position, he might not be able to present so much property to the emperor like Chu Yi.
That's millions of taels of silver, who wouldn't be tempted?
Yang Tinghe looked at Chu Yi with a strange look. Didn't he say that eunuchs like wealth the most? This has been the case since ancient times. Why can't it work with Chu Yi?
Respectfully presenting the gift list to the emperor, Yang Tinghe said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, this gift list is extremely valuable, it is not less than a million taels, I don't know..."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Tinghe and said: "This gift list was presented to Chu Daban by Lu Wenyang, the Governor of Water Transport. Chu Daban presented it to me as soon as possible after receiving it. If not for this, I would not have known about my Governor of Water Transport."
He is still such a huge greedy person."
Yang Tinghe immediately prostrated himself on the ground with a frightened look and said sincerely: "My neglect of supervision has led to such huge corruption in the local area. I have failed your majesty's entrustment and asked your majesty to govern me!"
Zhu Houzhao sighed softly in his heart and stepped forward to help Yang Tinghe up and said: "What does this matter have to do with the Yang Qing family? Lu Wenyang has been entrenched in the place for many years and has gone through several cabinets. The Qing family has just taken over not long ago. The matter of Lu Wenyang has happened again."
How can we blame the Yang Qing family?"
After appeasing Yang Tinghe, Zhu Houzhao said to Yang Tinghe: "I have just discussed with Chu Daban. The imperial court immediately sent personnel to investigate Lu Wenyang. It is necessary to find out which officials were involved in Lu Wenyang's corruption case."
Being stared at by Zhu Houzhao, Yang Tinghe looked solemn and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely send capable personnel to investigate and deal with this matter."
Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction and said: "In that case, I will leave this matter to the Qing family!"
Yang Tinghe left the Leopard Room and returned to the cabinet. Several cabinet elders saw that Yang Tinghe looked a little strange and couldn't help but gathered around him.
Jiang Mian turned to Yang Tinghe and said, "Sir, your Majesty, your Majesty has summoned me to come, but what's the matter?"
Yang Tinghe took a deep breath, glanced at everyone, and sighed softly: "His Majesty has ordered the cabinet to strictly investigate the corruption case of Lu Wenyang, the governor of water transportation."
"What!"
The expressions of several cabinet elders couldn't help but change. Of course, the cabinet elders present knew very well who Lu Wenyang, the Governor of Water Transport, was.
Speaking of Lu Wenyang, the Governor of Water Transport, even they had to admire in their hearts. This was simply the emperor of the country above the Grand Canal. He had been firmly in the position of Governor of Water Transport for nearly ten years. It can be said that the entire Grand Canal line was almost dominated by him.
It was made into a piece of iron barrel.
It’s true that no one has tried to become the Governor of Water Transport, but no one has been able to succeed. Even Liu Jin, who had overwhelming power at the time, took back his outstretched hand after hitting a wall.
What kind of big net Lu Wenyang had woven in the court could be seen from the fact that almost all of the court elders present were changed in their expressions.
With a slight cough, Fei Hong looked at everyone and said solemnly: "Why did your Majesty suddenly think of investigating Lu Wenyang, and how did he know about Lu Wenyang's corruption?"
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