Since the Chen family entered the door of the You family and took over the housekeeping business, they didn't think about getting some silver from the public to supplement themselves, how could they bear the slave to get oil and water from it.

On that day, in order to control everyone's handle and establish his authority, Chen not only checked the accounts and inventory with the third sister all day long, but also secretly sent his own companion to go outside to collect criminal evidence. I learned that those compradors in charge were not only greedy for the money of the master's family, and shoddy when they bought things, but also used the name of the master's family to run rampant outside, oppress the people, bully the market, and do everything. For example, heavy interest exploitation, litigation and reliance, relying on wealth and power, to forcibly buy other people's good land and prosperous shops at the price of thin fields and decaying shops, if people do not sell, they will bribe the local parents and officials to calculate the family to eat the lawsuit and lose the business, and then buy the land they like at an official price...... All of them are felonies strictly forbidden by the imperial court and disregard for the law. There are one or two things that even if Chen sees it, he feels shocked. Secretly sighed that these minions were really bold and reckless, not only did the You family's reputation ruin them, but in the long run, even You Ziyu was afraid of falling into prison.

Chen was originally a woman in a deep house, so she didn't know much about it. The third sister likes to study the law the most, and often discusses the world with her uncle. What's more, although the Chen family is spicy and difficult, he has a bit of a child's heart. I can't get used to those minions who are still lowly, so they dare to rely on the power of the master's family to bully the people of the good family. Therefore, Xiang You Ziyu said: "The lord is an official of the imperial court, and he values his reputation the most on weekdays. If one day the lord is calculated by others, those officials who have many mouths and many tongues to impeach a fold will be enough for the lord to drink a pot. Mo Ruo took this opportunity to settle the matter, firstly, he could recover the money and things that they had embezzled, and secondly, he would have no worries. ”

You Ziyu listened to Chen's words and thought deeply in his heart. It's just that I'm still a little hesitant. Some of the bad things that Gay's minions did in his name, and some of them did what he commanded. Now that these minions are being blamed for all their crimes, You Ziyu is also a little unbearable.

Chen didn't know this account in You Ziyu's heart. She has been exposed to it since she was a child, and the only officials beside her are her brother Chen Qi and her sister-in-law's relatives. Chen doesn't know about other people's affairs, but his brother is slick and cautious, and he never wants to leak his handle even if he does bad things on weekdays. The Chen family pushed it out with this, only when You Ziyu has been the peak of Chen Qi for so many years, and his behavior must be more thoughtful than Chen Qi. Now seeing You Ziyu's unbearable expression, he asked with a smile: "The master is a person of great affection, and he must be reluctant to send these slaves to the official, which is also common sense." It's just that the old man has mercy in his heart, and he should let them know clearly. It's just that the rest of the money should be returned, and the money in the greedy ink prince should be returned, and those who put the money in the name of the old man should also burn those strips, even if it is to accumulate yin owl for the You family. As for those lawsuits, why don't you ask someone to inquire about the news of those bitter masters. If you deserve it, you should pay it back, and if you are really wronged, you should give someone an explanation. ”

What Chen said and thought was the way the third sister came up with the coping method after reading the incriminating evidence sent by He Caijia who accompanied him that day. According to the third sister's idea, these lawless minions had better be sent to the officials. It was only because of the fact that the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and You Ziyu may not agree, so he thought of the roundabout means later. He also instructed the Chen family how to persuade You Ziyu - it is necessary to keep saying that everything falls on the future of the official reputation, and only in this way can it attract You Ziyu's attention.

When Chen arrived at You Ziyu, he read the book according to the book. Sure enough, this remark was deeply in line with You Ziyu's meaning, and he immediately took Chen's hand and said with a smile: "The world says that wives and husbands are less than evil, and it is really a great blessing that I can marry my wife." ”

In the past, I thought that Chen had a beautiful family background, but now it seems that Chen's character and appearance are very good. With such a lady taking care of the inner house for him, You Ziyu no longer has any worries.

A few days later, You Ziyu really disposed of the comprador in charge of the family who was corrupt and perverted the law according to Chen's words. Because he couldn't bear to send these domestic slaves to the official, he only picked out the most heinous ones from the You family, and sent a group of people who were full of private pockets, and then confiscated the silver money and land shops for sale, half of them were collected into the public middle school, and half of them were taken out to subsidize the people who had been persecuted by the You family.

In short, after some tossing, You Ziyu really put the bad reputation and sins on the heads of the subordinates, most of those who were oppressed by the people under You Mansion were helpless and flat-headed people, and they were the most cowardly and kind in their hearts. Seeing that You Ziyugui was an official of the imperial court, he was able to bow his head to them regardless of his identity, and gave them a lot of silver and things, the resentment and dissatisfaction in his heart had long since disappeared, but he was flattered.

Even though You Ziyu tried his best to act confidentially, there was no impermeable wall in the world, and those officials had already heard the wind. And the Chen family and the third sister have already been together with their uncle Chen Qi, this head You Ziyu has just left, and Chen Qi has already written a book with his friend Xu Zichuan, which is written about the iron-faced selflessness of a certain Beijing official, the destruction of righteousness, and the story of change when there is one.

As soon as the news spread, Beijing immediately became a beautiful talk. In the end, even the saint was alarmed, and he couldn't help mentioning this matter when chatting with several princes in the imperial study.

Because Chen Jue is exquisite, and he is clever, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already introduced him as a confidant. also knew that Chen Jue's sister married You Ziyu. Hearing the sage's question, he couldn't help but smile, and said with a seemingly fair evaluation: "Whoever is not at fault, it is good to change it." ”

The third prince has always liked to fight in the ring with His Royal Highness the Prince, and because he often pays attention to the prince, he also knows Chen Jue's methods. Hearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said this, he didn't say anything about it, but just smiled seemingly inadvertently, and said to everyone: "Their family is related to the stage. From time to time, some news comes out, which attracts the word of mouth of the people in Beijing. It's all become a topic of conversation after dinner. ”

This sentence attracted the attention of the saint, and he couldn't help but look at it with interest.

The third prince wrote two excerpts from Chen Qi's colleague and friend Xu Zichuan, and there was another time when the Shangyuan Festival fought bandits, and the things that were sung by everyone came as they were.

When the sentence fell, the youngest twelve princes in the palace suddenly realized, and still remembered the little girl who carried the "anti-wolf powder" with her, and couldn't help but say, "It turned out to be from their family, and it was really lively." ”

Then he asked the sage: "Father, do you remember the little eldest sister who spoke sharply?" ”

The saint had forgotten what happened so many years ago. However, after mentioning it by the twelve princes, he had a slight impression, and nodded with a smile.

The sixth prince and the twelfth prince are born from the same mother, with a square temperament, calm and pragmatic, and they don't like the officials under them to make these fancy intestines. At the moment, he felt a little disgusted with Chen Qi's family. However, now that he is on an errand with the prince, it is not good to say that his proud henchman is not good in front of the prince, so he can only keep his mouth shut.

The remaining princes commented a few words because of their different positions, or because of the thoughts of the saints, they were all insignificant.

At noon, the saint wanted to go to the harem because he wanted to rest and reward, and the princes saw this and immediately retreated.

After walking out of the Daming Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled at the three princes in front of the royal brothers: "The third imperial brothers have always paid attention to the people around them. It's also rare. It's a pity that this effort was in vain. ”

The third prince didn't seem to hear the meaning of His Royal Highness the Prince's words, and said with a smile: "The prince is the prince of the country, and his words and deeds are concerned by the Manchu Dynasty. The younger brother is both a prince and a courtier, and naturally he is no exception. ”

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard this, he just sneered, flicked his sleeves, and went away. The six princes still had to discuss with the prince because of some foreign affairs, and when they saw this situation, they had to bow their hands to the royal brothers and follow the prince in a hurry.

The third prince couldn't see the prince looking so arrogant, and he couldn't vent his anger in his heart, and when he saw the six princes behaving like this, he couldn't help but take a sip on the ground, and said indiscriminately: "What." No wonder he likes to have dogs, he himself spends his days like a pug around behind others. This is called the owner type. Such flattery really tarnishes the face of our brothers. ”

scolded in one sentence, but it annoyed the twelve princes who came out of the same six princes and one mother. Because of his young age and clever temperament, the twelve princes are deeply loved by the saints on weekdays. And because of the age of fourteen or fifteen, it is the most time when the sky is not afraid of the earth. Hearing the Third Emperor say this, he couldn't help but sneer, and opened his mouth to grab the white words: "If the Third Emperor Brother dares to say this in front of his father, I will admire you." Talking behind the scenes and crookedly sending people is also the virtue of a gentleman? ”

After that, without waiting for the third prince to agree, he arched his hand at the royal brothers, turned around and left. The angry third prince stood in place and jumped to his feet, pointing at the back of the twelve princes and shouting, "It's really the opposite, you dare to despise your brother......"

When the princes saw this, they had to look at each other and smile, and said goodbye one by one.

The prince returned to the East Palace, and his heart was still a little depressed. Hearing that Chen Qi was waiting outside, he had to order someone to summon him. The six princes hurried to the East Palace, and were about to discuss the assessment of the Ministry with His Royal Highness the Prince. happened to meet Chen Qi coming slowly, and after meeting the prince and the six princes, he opened his mouth and focused on the "double-entry bookkeeping" and "raising honest silver".

The reason why he picked these two out of the various measures that the third sister came up with was that Chen Jue also considered it. One is that as an official of the household department, and he has been promoted to the head of the five grades, he should make some political achievements to consolidate his position. The emergence of "double-entry accounting" is the right one for Chen Jue's current situation.

As for "raising honest silver", it involves the assessment of the officials. As we all know, the imperial court has always reformed and reformed the rule of officials, and the slightest mistake will offend a large number of people. Chen Qi is sleek by nature, and he does things exquisitely, and he never wants to do things that only offend people and have no benefits. Nowadays, it is different to mention yì "raising incorruptible silver", and it must be known that this dynasty issued officials to Lu, which followed the old system of the previous dynasty, and there was not much money and rice every year. But after becoming an official, there was never a lot of pomp and circumstance, up and down. Take Chen Qi himself as an example, now he has been promoted to the fifth grade, but his monthly income is only sixteen stones. When converted into silver, it is eight taels. It's only eight taels of silver a month! It's not enough to even eat a good meal, let alone live a decent life.

Therefore, the reason why some officials are constantly greedy for ink is actually a last resort.

Now Chen Qi has made a proposal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to increase the amount of incorruptible silver, firstly, to make the officials understand □□the sympathy of the Prince's Palace, and invite them to buy people's hearts, and secondly, if this matter can be done, he Chen Jue can also be regarded as a meritorious admonition, and he can also get a good popularity in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military. Thirdly, the officials have meritorious service, first put forward the maintenance of honest silver, and then put forward the assessment standards that can obtain honest silver, so as to encourage officials to work honestly and honestly and wholeheartedly serve the people. On this basis, we will propose how to punish if we are greedy for ink...... Of course, the latter admonition that offends people will certainly not come out of his Chen Jue mouth.

However, in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Six Princes, Chen Qi has already made it clear that his family manages the affairs of his subordinates by the method of performance appraisal, and the matter is very high, so all kinds of measures are thought by the women in the house, and they have not been effective, so they dare not speak out without permission. Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to press it for the time being to see the after-effects......

Of course, if someone is inspired by this, they can't wait for Chen Jue to test his own back house first...... Then it is no longer within Chen Qi's control.

That's right, Chen Qi is now under the idea of the Six Princes. In Chen Jue's opinion, this sixth prince has a calm nature and a square character, and he doesn't like saints very much, and he likes to do some thankless things the most. Moreover, he was on an errand in the ministry of officials, and it was also within his duty to give advice on the rule of officials.

Moreover, the six princes are now following the crown prince, and they can be regarded as half of the prince's people. The matter of raising honest silver was first proposed by him Chen Jue, which shows that no matter what credit he has in the future, it is also His Royal Highness the Prince's wisdom and teaching. It was the important ministers of the court who complained that the assessment methods were too strict and cautious, and those grievances were also directed at the six princes. It has nothing to do with the crown prince and him.

And the most important thing is that this pit was dug by him Chen Qi, but it was also the sixth prince who took the initiative to jump down. No one else.

Thinking so, Chen Qi quietly glanced at the six princes.

Sure enough, the six princes listened to Chen Qi's assessment, and unconsciously, their eyes lit up and were terrifying.

The third sister You, who was reading overseas anecdotes and travelogues in the You family's house, trying to fight for the foreign family to avoid future disasters, didn't know that her uncle Chen Qi had already made a move as she wished......