Chapter 192: The Favorite Copyist (Four Watches)
Guo Xun is quite arrogant, revealing the rudeness and uprightness of a martial artist, and it will definitely not work in the past, when Zhu Houxi is fed up with the piri Yangqiu of civil officials, he is not disgusted with such a flurry. But if you taste it carefully, you will find that rudeness is just Guo Xun's appearance, and he is still very shrewd on the inside.
He said that he would go, and he would not give Wang Yue a chance to ventilate at all.
The three monarchs and ministers, accompanied by the eunuch guards, soon arrived outside Zhang Xuan's mansion.
Guo Xun said: "Your Majesty, this mansion is not bad!" β
Indeed, in such a place where every inch of land is at a premium, a newcomer who has just entered the office can afford to live in a yard with a garden. Of course, it's not simple, Guo Xun's meaning is very clear, Zhang Xuan is not as incorruptible as he seems.
Zhu Houxi looked at Wang Yue, Wang Yue stiffened his face and did not speak. When they came to the door, they stretched out their hands and pushed it, and the door opened, and there was not even a person guarding the door.
They stepped in, and when they entered, all they could see was an empty yard, and there was nothing, even the few locust trees that had been cut down, and the huge fish tanks were gone.
The flesh on Guo Xun's face twitched twice, and suddenly brightened up again.
"Your Majesty, look at what this means, you must have to toss it well, 50,000 taels of silver, even if you make the mansion a place for immortals to live, it will be enough."
This guy gave Zhang Xuan eye medicine again, Wang Yue didn't want to say much at all, he only cared about where everything in this mansion went?
Wang Yue hurriedly entered the main hall, and sure enough, there was no red sandalwood furniture inside, porcelain from the previous dynasty, and calligraphy and paintings on the wall, there was only a messy chair on it, and it was obvious that the chair legs were not the same height.
Wang Yue walked to the front and carefully looked at it for a long time, it happened to be the locust tree that was cut down in the yard!
Okay, you Zhang Xuan, you can really use waste!
Wang Yue turned around, but did not find any calligraphy and painting, he turned to Guo Xun, his eyes were not good.
Guo Xun shuddered, he also felt that something was wrong, even if Zhang Xuan wanted to pretend to be a clean official, he didn't have to be so excessive!
"Let's go to the study and have a look."
Wang Yue was in front, to the second floor of the courtyard, the east wing room was the study, Wang Yue stepped in, and found that Zhang Xuan was lying on the desk, in front of him, there were a large number of fish scale books, and he was comparing them one by one. When he heard a voice, he didn't raise his head, and said casually, "Is it the new housekeeper?" Go to the back vegetable patch and take a look, you can do anything, I don't pick my mouth. β
After he finished speaking, he was still busy working, and after a long while, he didn't hear footsteps, Zhang Xuan was impatient, "Do you still think there are delicacies from the mountains and seas?" Green cabbage radish is not very good! You can't get used to eating ......."
Zhang Xuan closed a fish scale book, went to take a copy, and took advantage of this kung fu to raise his head, wanting to teach the ignorant housekeeper a lesson, but he happened to see Wang Yue!
"Zhang Xuan, you don't pick your mouth, I'm very picky."
Zhang Xuan's face turned red with fright, and he hurriedly turned around from behind the desk, nodding his head, "Master, it's all because the disciple is busy, I just quit a housekeeper yesterday, and I haven't found a new person yet, you are here...... It's all a misunderstanding! Zhang Xuan said: "That...... Do you want to go out to eat, a noodle restaurant not far away, a small bowl of dry frying, authentic! It's even better than shark fin feast! β
Wang Yue glanced at him, "If you pick the door, you will say that you can deceive me, if you deceive Your Majesty, it will be a bully!" β
"Bully?"
Zhang Xuan didn't understand yet, and only then did Zhu Houxi walk in. The little emperor looked at the house that could be said to be a house with four walls, and he was stunned.
Although Zhu Houxi doesn't know how the minister's life is, Zhang Xuan is definitely not rich!
"Zhang Qing, you have to be so hard?"
Zhang Xuan said: "Your Majesty, it's not counted, the minister is well-fed, warmly dressed, and has such a big house to live in, which is already better than more than ninety percent of people, what is the extravagance!" β
Zhu Houxi looked around and said to himself: "But your official status is higher than that of ninety percent of people!" β
In fact, when he walked into this mansion, Zhu Houxi firmly believed that Zhang Xuan was by no means a corrupt official, and even if he received money, it was a misunderstanding. In contrast, he cares more about Zhang Xuan as a person.
After all, this is a quick knife for him to rectify the court!
"Zhang Qing, you just said that you dismissed the housekeeper, why is that?"
Zhang Xuan was helpless, "He didn't have my permission, so he accepted a pair of words, and the minister asked him to return it, he said that he couldn't find the person who gave the gift, and there was no way, so the minister could only send the words to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and let them seal them into the account." If you can find a gift, you will return it to him, and if you can't find it, you will only have to sell it in the future and enter the public account of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. β
Zhu Houxi frowned slightly, "Just because of this, you fired the housekeeper?" β
"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan said: "The minister has been blessed with divine grace, and he has been repeatedly promoted, and now he is in charge of Fengxian, how dare he accept gifts casually!" Not only the ministers, but also the ministers' families, relatives, friends, friends, and servants, all of them have been commanded. They are not allowed to accept gifts, nor are they allowed to promise anything, and if they encounter trouble, let them deal with it openly, and they are not allowed to do evil under the banner of ministers. In short, they should have left me alone! β
Zhu Houxi looked at Zhang Xuan in disbelief, and said in his heart, he has heard of and seen Qing officials, such as Yuan Zonggao, who can be called a Qing official.
But like Zhang Xuan's side, it is the first time I have seen it without being merciful.
This guy is so unkind?
"Zhang Qing, can we talk?"
Zhang Xuan hesitated: "I don't know what Your Majesty wants to know?" β
"Just casually, your master is also here, let us all listen to your thoughts."
"Minister...... Not much of an idea. Zhang Xuan muttered: "The minister thinks that since he eats the king, he should be honest and surrender and be loyal and dutiful. This is the duty of a human servant...... If you say one more thing, it means that the minister thinks - Da Ming is sick! β
Zhu Houxi sighed slightly, and said with a smile: "It's true that he is sick, is Zhang Qing willing to be the holy hand of the national doctor and treat Daming's illness?" β
Zhang Xuan looked at Zhu Houxi, his Adam's apple surging up and down, and he couldn't hide his excitement and asked, "Your Majesty is willing to use ministers?" β
Zhu Houxi was dumbfounded, "I'm afraid there is no more suitable person!" After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Yue again, "What do you say?" β
Wang Yue patted his chest, "Famous teachers are high apprentices, but the ministers are very proud!" β
"Phew!"
Zhu Houxi quit, "I personally ordered the champion, Zhang Qing is a protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven, don't mix with the blind if you have nothing to do!" β
Wang Yue is so wronged!
"Your Majesty, it seems that you, the master, have not done anything! This mansion was lent to Zhang Xuan by the minister, and he lent him what the minister lent him like a chicken without feathers, and this account has not been settled! β
"What's it? If you have the ability, you can calculate with me! β
"Then Your Majesty is willing to pay?"
Zhu Houxi blinked, "That...... You go and tell the Queen Mother, I'm too lazy to care about this...... I want to ask Guo Xun! He falsely accused Zhang Qing, what crime should he be guilty of! β
finally remembered Guo Xun, and Guo Xun at this moment, the whole person is not good, what kind of monster did he impeach?
No matter how much you say, it's already nonsense.
Zhu Houyu hurriedly asked people to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, took the so-called "stolen goods", and in front of everyone, Zhu Houyu unscrewed the scroll.
The writing is barely written, but the contents are not ambiguous!
A silver ticket of 50,000 taels is impressive!
Zhang Xuan is also stupid, 50,000 taels!
He didn't know that if no one wanted it, he would sell it, and whoever bought it would not pick up a big bargain!
Zhu Houxi pinched the silver ticket, the corners of his mouth turned up, and vaguely, he could hear his teeth clucking!
"Guo Xun! You framed Zhang Qing and designed the game, what crime should you be guilty of? β
Guo Xun knelt down, this is really evil! Among the civil officials, there are also outliers like Zhang Xuan, who are not greedy or possessive, and they don't even want an ordinary calligraphy and painting, what else is there to say.
"Minister, the minister also misheard the rumors, and the minister is willing to be punished!"
Wang Yue was contemptuous, such a big thing, it was enough to be punished? Dare to provoke my Wang Fugui's disciple, you don't want to live anymore!
"Guo Xun, how did you know that Zhang Xuan took bribes? How did these 50,000 taels come about? You are a marquis, a general of the forbidden army, you don't do your thing well, but you run out to frame loyal ministers and obstruct the change of the law, you won't be Yang Tinghe and a party, right? The Wang Gong factory bombing case was your idea, right? Otherwise, how could those literati think of a gunpowder warehouse? β
Wang Yue's voice is very good, but every word he says carries a knife, the kind that stabs people to death and does not pay for their lives!
Guo Xun cried, what a sin!
formed a party for personal gain and assassinated the Son of Heaven...... It's time for our old Guo family to exterminate the Nine Clans!
"Your Majesty, your minister, your minister, your minister's everything...... Yes, someone found the minister and said that they had lost too much, and they wanted to obstruct it slightly. Guo Xun's voice became lower and lower, and all that was left was to kowtow.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of the ancestors' meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty, spare the ministers! Spare the ministers! β
The door of his brain touched the ground with a thumping sound, and in a few moments, it was blood-red.
Wang Yue didn't want to let him go at all, "You said that you obstructed Qingzhang, was it your idea, or did they let you do it?" What is the source of these 50,000 taels? Also, how much land do you have in the Marquis of Wuding, does it exceed the limit of 500 acres? β
If the previous question scared Guo Xun half to death, then the latter directly gave him a funeral!
"Your Majesty, money, money is from those people, ministers, ministers' mansions do have some land, but, but the minister's family has a big business and a large population, and the minister, the minister has not exceeded too much! Your Majesty, please be clear! β
Zhu Houxi already knew in his heart that he wanted to promote Qingzhang, and a local snake like Guo Xun was the biggest obstacle!
If the chicken sent to the door doesn't kill him, wouldn't he be sorry for those big horse monkeys who watched from the wall!
"Wang Yue, you go to Guo Ying's mansion with Zhang Qing and conduct a thorough investigation, I want to know, how many people can be hidden, how many acres of land can be hidden, how many acres of land can be hidden, and how many taxes have been evaded, can you do it?"
Wang Yue laughed, "Your Majesty, this matter is too familiar to the minister, please rest assured, I promise to calculate for Marquis Guo, how rich he is!" β
Wang Yue turned his head, "Let's go, don't let me down!" β