"Look at what King Rui has done? What good things has he done since he received the decree?! Wei Ming said angrily, "Not only did he not summon half of the officials of the DPRK and China, but he also lingered in the painting boat every day, and I heard that he also invited singers and dancers to sing every night." is so unprofessional, the emperor is really entrusted to him this time! ”

In fact, Wei Ming's words are not unreasonable. After Liang Yinhao gave the order, everyone waited with bated breath, thinking about how King Rui would deal with this matter. As for the officials who borrowed the treasury silver, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard that the matter was being tried by King Rui. They secretly calculated: King Rui is just a prince who has lost power, and there is no support from any force behind him, so he can be sent away in a few words. Although the emperor's will made them secretly proud, they didn't expect King Rui to be more straightforward, not only did they not rush to start, but they almost didn't even go to the household department, and they originally thought of dealing with King Rui's tricks, but now they can't use all of them, but they can't make that group of princes and nobles happy.

Hearing Wei Ming's full complaint, Zhou Wenxin just poured the tea leisurely, his eyebrows full of indifference. "Lord Wei is too early to say this. Didn't the emperor give King Rui a month? Xingxu Rui Wang had already figured out how to deal with it, and the reason why he was silent was just to keep his eyes on it. The following officials' understanding of King Rui is by no means a person who is greedy for pleasure and dereliction of duty, so let's wait and see what happens. ”

Wei Ming listened to Zhou Wenxin's words, and thought of the bold words in Fengshan Liang Yinhuan's mouth that day, and the ambition in his chest, so he slightly suppressed the anger in his chest. He raised his hand and drank the tea in the cup, and said helplessly: "Now I can only wait." But if King Rui still fails to properly handle this case in the end, then the old man will definitely not stand idly by, and he hopes that Lord Zhou will not stop me at that time. ”

Zhou Wenxin understood that Wei Ming was a guy who did what he said, and he no longer dissuaded him, but followed his words and said, "That's natural." At that time, don't say that Lord Wei can't sit still, even my Ministry of Rites will not be willing to watch from the wall! ”

The two chatted for a while about the painless topic and situation in the court, and after an hour, seeing that a pot of tea was about to be drunk, they suddenly heard a group of children walking by on the street downstairs. The streets were already noisy during the day, Wei Ming frowned impatiently, but when he listened carefully to the songs sung by those children, he couldn't help but be stunned.

At this time, the children were singing a ballad repeatedly, and the words were: 'In the cold winter, the plum branches are full of red, and the flames of the Hou Mansion are all over the sky. Yao asked the bride what the year was, and the twelve Fanghua dyed neon makeup. ’

Wei Ming hurriedly summoned the owner of the teahouse and asked with a calm face, "Boss!" What were those kids singing? ”

The boss glanced at the group of children downstairs, then turned his head and smiled flatteringly: "Yo, the two adults don't know yet?" Nowadays, everyone in Beijing knows such ballads, and all the songs are the deeds of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials. Adults, do you think it's noisy? Why don't you want to change your quiet place? ”

Wei Ming shook his head, and asked again: "This ballad doesn't seem to have been made up by children, where did it come from?" ”

"I heard that the little one came from the king of Rui. In the past few days, King Rui rented the largest painting boat on the Huai River, and then hired singers to take turns to sing every day, all about the family scandals of officials. The tunes of these songs are catchy, and the words have a deep meaning, and the children are not sensible, but over time they learn to sing them all over the streets, and now they are known all over the city. At first, the boss was a little submissive, but after the words started, he couldn't stop, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of happy comfort.

Zhou Wenxin raised his hand, ordered the boss to retreat, and then looked at Wei Ming deeply, and said: "Thinking of using the mouth of the people to force those officials to comply, King Rui is really smart. ”

Wei Ming lowered his head and pondered: This seat by the window was chosen by Zhou Wenxin, at first he felt strange, why didn't he choose a quieter seat, now listen to the songs of the children outside the window, and then think about Zhou Wenxin's confident words just now, no wonder he is so sure about the matter of King Rui.

Wei Ming suddenly felt that he was a pawn being manipulated, looked at Zhou Wenxin, and asked unhappily, "Have you heard these ballads?" So you deliberately brought the old man here? ”

Zhou Wenxin showed a hint of an apologetic smile and said slowly: "These songs and jokes have been spread all over Beijing now, and Lord Wei is busy with court affairs all day long, so he doesn't pay attention to folk affairs." Xia Guan rashly brought the adults here today, in fact, he didn't have any other intentions, but he just wanted the adults to hear the real voice, and if there was anything disrespectful, he hoped that the adults would be Haihan. Zhou Wenxin paused, turned his head to look at the bustling street, and a chill appeared in his eyes. Do you know who the ballad is singing about? ”

The corner of Wei Ming's mouth pinched a sneer, "Hehe, although the old man doesn't hear anything outside the window anymore, but the ballad makes it clear that it is the 'Hou Mansion', and only the Marquis of Dingyuan has a happy event in the court recently, and the old man can guess it somewhat." ”

"Haha, Xia Guan only knows that there are indeed a lot of concubines in the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion, but I didn't expect that the aunt who was about to pass through the door turned out to be a twelve-year-old child, and the Hou Ye is really a blessing!" Zhou Wenxin laughed, his eyebrows full of mockery.

The Marquis of Dingyuan was a first-class military marquis in the DPRK and China, and he was also the official who borrowed the most money from the treasury in this shortfall case. King Rui chose the biggest and most troublesome Marquis of Dingyuan, which can be described as an example of killing chickens and monkeys, and capturing thieves to capture the king first! Once the Marquis of Dingyuan is soft, there will inevitably be more people who take the initiative to find King Rui.

Wei Ming rarely showed a look of appreciation, and said with relief: "King Rui's move is quite unexpected!" No wonder King Rui never summoned anyone. I'm afraid that in a few days, those officials who borrowed the treasury money will squeeze their heads and rush to see him, right? ”

Zhou Wenxin said: "It's better to ask for others than to ask for yourself, as long as King Rui has the secrets of these officials in his hands, he is not afraid that they will not bow down obediently." The lower officials know that King Rui is by no means a dereliction of duty, so you can rest assured, right? ”

Wei Ming nodded with a smile, frowned again, and said, "The silver in Dingyuanhou's hand is all borrowed and loaned, and it is not difficult to get it back, but other officials are probably not so easy to fool." Although King Rui is a prince, but after all, he has no power and no power, if some people who have eaten the heart of a bear and a leopard gall threaten and intimidate King Rui, I don't know if he can withstand it? ”

"Adults don't have to worry too much, King Rui dares to use this trick, he must have thought of the back road and countermeasures. We should trust him with all our might. Zhou Wenxin frowned, "But when it comes to obstruction, there is one person who has to guard against it." ”

"You mean Huo Pei'an?"

"yes. Huo Xiang has always been at odds with King Rui, and most of the officials involved in the case this time are Huo Xiang's henchmen, they will definitely go to Huo Pei'an to cry, but I am afraid that Huo Xiang will not sit idly by. ”

Wei Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry! As long as there is an old man, he will definitely not let Huo Pei'an act recklessly! ”