"Bastard thing!"

Huang Qiao was lying on the ground trembling, and Huang Ke picked up a stick and beat his eldest son.

Huang Qiao was born to Huang Ke's first wife, and Mrs. Nie, as a continuation, although she was not very distressed, she also had to come forward to persuade her: "Master, just hit it a few times, you will beat Jun Qing to death like this." ”

Huang Ke said angrily: "It's good to be killed, the old face of the Huang family has been lost by this rebel!" ”

"Ah...... Alas," Huang Qiao cried, "The father spares his life, and the son will never dare again, so you can spare the son this time." ”

Huang Qiao's wife, Gu Shi, knelt beside him and kept wiping her tears, begging bitterly: "My father-in-law is angry, and my daughter-in-law still has some dowry things." Whether it is makeup or jewelry, they are all sold to Jun Qing to make up for the deficit, Jun Qing is dead, how can our mother live! ”

Huang Ke just didn't hear it, and beat him more than ten times. He was old and weak, tired and panting, threw the stick to the servant, and shouted: "Keep fighting, beat to death!" ”

How dare the domestic servant really beat the eldest young master to death? Raised high and patted it gently, Huang Qiao continued to shout very cooperatively.

This good drama started because of Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan checked the kitchen service of the three temples, and began to check the purchase costs.

However, the procurement work of the Guanglu Temple and other yamen does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, and this thing is linked to the Ministry of Households. So Wang Yuan contacted his father-in-law Huang Ke, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household joined forces to investigate.

Before Huang Ke sent someone to investigate thoroughly, he called his son Huang Qiao to inquire about the situation, and when he asked casually, he instantly "father's kindness and son's filial piety".

Huang Qiao was a prisoner of the country, because the imperial examination was hopeless, he could only wait to fill the vacancy, and was assigned to the Ministry of Industry as the deputy promotion of the ninth grade. Over the years, he has slowly been promoted through seniority, and now he has been transformed into the Liangyu Administration of Guanglu Temple, and is responsible for supplying liquor to various yamen in the capital (including the imperial palace).

The main materials of Guanglu Temple are provided by local or special service households, such as how many vegetables the vegetable households have to grow for Guanglu Temple every year. But there is always a shortage of materials, so it is necessary to ask the household department to allocate funds to purchase, and everyone knows that the purchase of oil and water is sufficient? How could the officials let it go?

The chief officer in charge of procurement? Only double the price and falsely report. At Huang Qiao's level, the purchase price has quadrupled? And the officials below him still have to make false reports? The final purchase price will be between 5 and 10 times the market price.

The conversation between the father and son is as follows-

Huang Ke asked: "How much money are you greedy for?" ”

Huang Qiao said: "Not much? After two years of service, he only received a few hundred taels of silver. ”

Huang Ke was furious: "My Huang clan is the Suining clan? There are countless fertile fields at home? Are you greedy for a few hundred taels? Can you make a difference! ”

Huang Qiao said: "My son can't eat alone, and the officials at all levels handle it, and they don't dare to be too greedy, a few hundred taels is already the limit." ”

"Are you too little?" Huang Ke was even more angry.

Huang Qiao hurriedly explained: "My son didn't mean this? Is it said that everyone is greedy? If you are not greedy, you will be excluded by your colleagues. ”

Huang Ke said angrily: "Fart, your father is the secretary of the household department, and your brother-in-law is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who dares to exclude you after eating the leopard?" You can't resist the temptation yourself, don't put the blame on others! ”

Thereupon? The family law serves, and filial piety comes out under the stick.

After a violent beating? Huang Ke's anger decreased slightly: "How much is greedy, and you can make up for it with money from your family?" Confess your guilt and resign! ”

"Yes." Huang Qiao could only agree.

Huang Ke said: "I am not strict with my godson, and I have to resign." ”

Huang Qiao exclaimed: "Father? It doesn't have to be this way! ”

Huang Ke in history? Because of being squeezed out to Nanjing? It should have been a few years ago. Because of Wang Yuan's relationship, not only was he not excluded by Liang Chu, but he rose to the top and became the head of the household, and he was happy and naturally lived longer. But after all, he is old, and people in their seventies, who have been in worse health in the past two years, just took this opportunity to resign.

Before resigning, Huang Ke planned to do a big vote.

Most of the yamen in the capital are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry.

Huang Ke, together with Li Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, began to rectify the procurement affairs, and suddenly made all departments jump.

Huang Ke is in his seventies, and Li Qi is almost eighty years old, since the two Shangshu are determined to resign, what else is there to scruple about? In addition, Wang Yuan is under pressure, and the investigation work is proceeding quickly, and whoever dares to stop it will wait to be impeached.

Over the course of a month, more than 200 people were disposed of in one go, including miscellaneous officials and officials, who resigned, dismissed, lost their positions, and were imprisoned.

"This Wang Erlang is really ...... What a fearlessness! Mao Ji can only sigh that one of his protégés has also lost his position.

Yang Tinghe smiled bitterly: "I can't stop it, and I can't stop it." Huang Mingyu (Huang Ke)'s eldest son, as well as Wang Ruoxu's two students and a township party, were all dismissed this time for buying fishing profits. With such selflessness, how can they be accused of excluding dissidents? I don't know how many people are moved by the news, and now it's not just a matter of purchasing. ”

The Ministry of Rites inspected the kitchen and working meals, and the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry joined hands to check and purchase, and countless people lost their officials and went to prison in October, and how could the officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology lag behind.

The six branches took the opportunity to impeach corrupt officials, from nobles, eunuchs to civil and military ministers, all of whom became the targets of impeachment. Fang Feng, who impeached Yang Tingyi to resign, directly impeached Zhang Yonghe and Gu Dayong this time, and impeached the brother of the imperial concubine for encroaching on the people's land, for fear that he would offend too few powerful people.

Originally, it was just the Ministry of Rites to investigate the three temples, but now it has been pushed to a climax by the officials, and the entire officialdom has been made uproar.

"Erlang, stop it, I'm almost annoyed to death!" Zhu Houzhao was very helpless about this.

This matter started because of Wang Yuan, Zhang Yong didn't dare to intercept the concerts, handed all those impeachment notes to the emperor, and deliberately put the report letter of impeachment of the emperor's concubine's family on the top.

Zhang Yong and Gu Dayong resigned at the same time, wanting to say goodbye to the old man and return to his hometown, purely to retreat as advance.

The imperial concubine also called her brother and personally reprimanded her, and most of the occupied land was returned.

In this way, the officials did not stop, and there were more and more impeachment recitals, which made Zhu Houzhao so angry that he wanted to scold his mother, and finally couldn't help but call Wang Yuan to the leopard room to give a lecture.

Wang Yuan smiled bitterly: "The ministers can't take it, those officials are disobedient." ”

Zhu Houzhao asked again: "The two Shangshu of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry resigned, what is going on?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "The two old gentlemen really want to be a scholar, they are old and frail, and they just want to return to their hometown and enjoy their old age in peace. ”

Zhu Houzhao laughed angrily: "They want to resign, so they simply stir up the officialdom before they resign, and give themselves an iron-faced and selfless reputation?" ”

"Probably...... Right. Wang Yuan could only say.

Huang Ke and Li Qi did get a terrifying officialdom reputation in an instant because of the inventory and purchase. As for how many people have offended from it, it's their business, both of them are determined to resign, just pat their butts and leave.

Especially Huang Ke, who has done everything for his own son, this matter will definitely be written into the history books.

The next day, the morning meeting.

Zhu Houzhao personally greeted: "Zhuke Dao officials, you and others have already learned about it, so don't repeat it." ”

Fang Feng stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, impeaching lawlessness is the duty of the official. There are still corrupt officials who have not been punished, how can the ministers turn a blind eye? The minister has learned that the second son of the elder Yang Ge (Yang Yiqing) has been in Yunnan Fish and Meat Township for many years, and there are countless family breakers. Ten years ago, he was impeached by the imperial history, not only was this person not brought to justice, but now he is also a local official, please order the local judge to verify it! ”

Well, the emperor couldn't persuade him to retreat, and this product offended Yang Yiqing again.

Yang Yiqing could only go out of the ranks, took off his official hat, knelt down and said: "The ministers are not strict with their sons, please resign and return to their hometowns to retire." ”

"No," Zhu Houzhao was so angry that his head smoked, and he pointed at Fang Feng and said, "You are a person who sells your reputation and reputation, you must no longer stay in the capital, just go wherever you go to be the magistrate of the county!" ”

These words stabbed the hornet's nest, and a bunch of scientific and Taoist officials brushed out of the ranks.

"Your Majesty can't, it's the duty of the imperial history to hear about it, how can you be convicted for your words?"

"Your Majesty belittled Fang Yushi, please come up with a crime!"

"Your Majesty has ruined his ears and eyes, and the society is in danger!"

“……”

Zhu Houzhao was so noisy that his brain was about to explode, and he asked the master of ceremonies of the court to rectify the order, and only after he was clean did he say: "Promote Fang Feng to be the inspector of Guangdong, don't discuss this matter again." ”

This is to promote Fang Feng, and he has been promoted very far, and he is out of sight when he is thrown into Guangdong.

The officials finally didn't say a word and returned to their shifts one after another.

Fang Feng knelt down and refused to get up: "The minister doesn't dare to accept this heavy use, please ask Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the son of the old man of Dayang Pavilion!" ”

Yang Yiqing could only echo: "Please Your Majesty thoroughly investigate the dog." ”

"Investigate, check, let the local government check according to the judge." Zhu Houzhao was irritable.

Seeing that Fang Feng was suddenly promoted, another imperial history came out: "Your Majesty, the minister is impeached ......"

Zhu Houzhao suddenly got up and shouted: "Don't say it again!" ”

The imperial history didn't care: "The minister impeached Mao Qu, the second son of Mao Ge, who accepted bribes from officials and used his father's authority to do promotions for others." Fei Xu, a member of the ministry, is also a protégé of Mao Ge, Fei Xu is in cahoots with Mao Qu, and I don't know how many local officials have been promoted indiscriminately! ”

Mao Ji could only be listed: "Your Majesty, the ministers are not strict with their godsons, and they ask to tell the old man to return to his hometown." ”

Zhu Houzhao was furious: "Drag this guy out to play the board!" ”

The imperial historian shouted: "Your Majesty will beat the minister to death, and the minister will also be impeached to the end!" ”

"Your Majesty!"

Countless officials poured out again, making the court noisy like a vegetable market.

Zhu Houzhao was so angry that he left directly, and he didn't come to the court for two whole months.

Huang Ke and Li Qi's resignation letters, Zhu Houzhao also deliberately did not approve. The mess made by these two old ministers, Zhu Houzhao didn't want them to pat their butts and leave, so they stayed in the capital and suffered the white eyes of hundreds of civil and military officials.

Wang Yuan didn't speak the whole time, saying that it had nothing to do with him, and it wasn't him who had a headache anyway.

The biggest gain from this matter is that Wang Yuan found a capable minister. can quickly solve the problem of kitchen service, all thanks to Guanglu Temple Zuo Shaoqing Song Cang, although this person is Yang Tinghe's protégé, but Wang Yuan can also be promoted and reused.

After Liu Rui, the secretary of Guanglu Temple, resigned, Wang Yuan recommended Song Cang to take over the position.

Guanglu Siqing, who is in his early forties, is not outrageous for Shu Jishi, but Song Cang is not even Shu Jishi! This promotion speed is too fast, Yang Tinghe was promoted in the front, and Wang Yuan was reused in the back, and Song Cang's career experience made many people envious.

As a result, Song Cang became the target of public criticism, the Yang Party scolded him for betraying his benefactor, and neutral officials also considered him a follower.

Song Cang didn't care about these criticisms at all, he just went to work as usual every day, and all his meals were solved in the office. After work, he studied behind closed doors, ignoring the mundane things that ushered in the delivery, and became a very conspicuous outlier among the Beijing officials.