Chapter 27 When the dust settled, the ministers outside the hall looked at Ouyang Jingzhi with dodgy eyes, and they didn't talk in a whisper.

What happened yesterday in the Shuntian Mansion has already spread all over the officialdom of the capital. The case of Ouyang Jingzhi's involvement in Lianyun Buzhuang was not only expected by everyone, but also unexpected by everyone.

It was expected that since Shen Chongming came forward to hold Lianyun Buzhuang, it was only a matter of time before Ouyang Jingzhi, the well-known owner of Lianyun Buzhuang in the officialdom, was involved. If it weren't for him, how could Shen Chongming be idle and have nothing to do and personally come forward to hold on to the matter of Lianyun Buzhuang.

What was unexpected was that Ouyang Mingde, the chief housekeeper of Ouyang Mansion, confessed Ouyang Jingzhi so quickly. When they heard the news, many people broke out in a cold sweat. No one can believe it except himself these days, look at this dog slave of Ouyang Jing's family, how many benefits he has gained in the name of Ouyang Jingzhi over the years, and now it's good, before the yamen tortured him to confess, he confessed in one go, such a slave is really hateful. It's a pity that Ouyang Jingzhi, this old guy, was shrewd all his life, but in the end he fell into the hands of a little minion.

Everyone in the officialdom in the capital heard about this matter, how could Ouyang Jingzhi, as the person concerned, not know about this matter. But the matter has come to this point, there is no room for redemption, and Ouyang Jingzhi, who has been tossing all his life, also knows that this time it is planted. After thinking and meditating all night, I finally saw that maybe Xu Jie should have submitted his resignation when he left Beijing that day, if that case, how could there be today's disaster.

Fortunately, it's not too late, since Shen Chongming grasped this matter and didn't let go, wasn't his purpose to drive himself out of the court, then he followed his wish and took the initiative to resign. At that time, his goal has been achieved, and he will definitely not be entangled in this matter anymore, after all, he is dying and decrepit, and once he leaves the court, there will be no possibility of recovery, and there is no way to talk about a threat to him.

With a plan, Ouyang Jingzhi's expression was calm now, and he turned a blind eye to those strange eyes, and stood there without squinting waiting for the court.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." After the mountain call was over, Emperor Longqing, who looked a little depressed, waved his hand and said weakly: "Zhong Aiqing is flat. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say." As soon as he got up, without waiting for everyone to stand still, Ouyang Jingzhi stepped forward and knelt on the ground again. The first strike is strong, lest Shen Chongming shake out his own affairs, and then he will be passive.

Since Xu Jie's resignation, Ouyang Jingzhi, who had been biting like a mad dog in the court every day, has stopped, and he has only brought two ears to the court every time, and he has not expressed his opinion on anything.

The effect of this is really wanted, and Emperor Longqing, who used to hate him so much, really forgot about him. It's good now, before everyone can stand firm, he has something to start, which immediately makes Emperor Longqing frown. Could it be that this old disease has recurred? "Ouyang Aiqing has something to say." Emperor Longqing's face was a little ugly, and he didn't want to see Ouyang Jingzhi in his heart again.

"Emperor Qiqi, when the old minister was on duty in the yamen recently, he often felt that his energy was low. Although he has the heart to continue to serve the emperor, this old bone is really a little unsupportable. Therefore, the old minister wanted to return to his hometown to support the elderly, and asked the emperor for permission. Ouyang Jingzhi's tone was flat, but he stunned the courtiers.

Lord Ouyang is really a decisive person, in order to save his life, he was able to do such a thing of cutting off his arm.

Hearing this, Emperor Longqing, who was originally frowning slightly, his eyes lit up, and Ouyang Jingzhi finally said something that was in line with his heart all these years.

Although he wished that Ouyang Jingzhi would disappear from his eyes immediately, it was better to be out of sight and out of mind. But Emperor Longqing still pretended to be sorry and said: "Ouyang Aiqing, you are a veteran of the two dynasties, and I still have a lot of important things to rely on you, so I am really reluctant to let you return to my hometown." ”

How could Ouyang Jingzhi not hear this kind of hypocritical words, if he followed the words and said that he was willing to continue to serve in the court, then the emperor would not have to hate himself to death. "Your Majesty, the reason why the old minister returned to his hometown is also a last resort, this old bone is really difficult to take on the heavy responsibility. Now the court is wise and virtuous, and the major affairs of the court can be entrusted to many colleagues. "Before leaving, Ouyang Jingzhi can be regarded as doing the last good thing.

"Okay, since Aiqing insists like this, then I will allow you to return home." Emperor Longqing nodded briskly, turned his head to look at Chen Hong and said, "Spread my will......"

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say." Before he finished speaking, Song Qingyang jumped out impatiently, he didn't want to watch Ouyang Jingzhi return to his hometown with such a beautiful scenery!

Emperor Longqing frowned, and said with some displeasure: "Song Aiqing, what's the matter with you?" "Song Qingyang is a member of the Imperial Procuratorate, but now Ouyang Jingzhi wants to resign, but he jumped out to speak, and Emperor Longqing immediately thought that Song Qingyang did not know the current affairs and was ready to keep Ouyang Jingzhi.

Song Qingyang heard the displeasure in Emperor Longqing's words, but he didn't take it seriously at all. He is a person who is good at pondering other people's thoughts, and the thoughts in Emperor Longqing's heart, Song Qingyang knows everything clearly by asking himself. Now that he is looking for trouble with Ouyang Jingzhi, not only will he not be angry, but he is afraid that it will be too late to be happy. "Your Majesty, Weichen just learned yesterday that there is a Lianyun Buzhuang in the capital that has relied on the support of court officials behind it for many years, and has repeatedly bullied ordinary merchants in various places, and has obtained more than 500,000 taels of silver over the years, which can be described as a lot of crimes, and this court official is Lord Ouyang. There are even rumors in the market that Lianyun Buzhuang is Lord Ouyang's industry."

Ouyang Jingzhi was dumbfounded, Ren was so guessing that he didn't expect that it would be Song Qingyang who jumped out to reveal his old bottom at this juncture. This thief, if he didn't have his own support back then, how could he have the power he has today. In the past, he betrayed himself and took refuge in Feng Bao, the eunuch, but today he didn't even remember the past when he said this to his kindness, isn't this his own life?

But Ouyang Jingzhi can't argue now, he can only pin his hopes on Emperor Longqing, hoping that he can let himself have a way out for the sake of his own voluntary resignation.

"Ouyang Jingzhi, what Song Aiqing said is the truth?" Emperor Longqing asked with a dark face. 500,000 taels of silver, and the annual balance of his inner treasury is not so much.

"Your Majesty, even Yunbuzhuang's evil deeds have only recently been heard. However, this is not Weichen's industry, it is Weichen's unscrupulous nephew who forcibly seized it in the name of Weichen, and Weichen was also kept in the dark by him. Weichen has no way to educate, and he also asks the emperor to punish him. Pitifully, Ouyang Jingzhi pouted and lay on the ground, looking pitiful.

Ouyang Jingzhi never fights uncertain battles. Yesterday, I heard that Ou Yangmingde, a bastard, had betrayed him, so he immediately took a remedial measure, that is, to let his nephew come out of the top tank. This child has been living by his side all these years, and he is no worse than his own son. He also understood that once he, who was an uncle, fell into trouble because of this matter, the Ouyang family would be finished. Not only are their brothers' lives now gone, but they may also be implicated and confess their crimes with them.

But if he can be saved, with the connections he has accumulated over the years, he may be able to fish him out in the end. In this way, how could he sell himself.

"Your Majesty, according to the confession of Ouyang Mingde, the great treasurer of Lianyun Buzhuang mastered by Weichen, he has been following Lord Ouyang's orders all these years, and he is not Ouyang Gongzi at all." Now that he has made a move, Song Qingyang is not willing to return in vain, and the little Ouyang Gongzi can't satisfy his appetite at all.

It's a matter of life, and Ouyang Jingzhi will not stand still. "Your Majesty, although Ou Yangmingde is a servant in the Weichen Mansion, he has always been greedy for money. It's just that Wei Chennian has never driven him out of the house for many years in the master-servant relationship, and the only thing he can do is to discipline him from time to time, hoping that he can repent and reform himself. But not only did he not repent, but he also induced Wechen's unscrupulous nephew to act with him, which is why he did such an angry thing. ”

When he said this, Ouyang Jingzhi's eyes contained a trace of resentment. Over the years, Lianyun Buzhuang has indeed made a lot of money, but if you count the profits, it will only be 500,000 taels of silver in your hands. Now that more than 500,000 dirty silver have been examined, most of the silver is only afraid that Ouyang Mingde, the bastard, will be greedy for ink.

But this ungrateful thing, not only to get the money, but so many crimes to be pushed on his own head, this kind of dream of taking all the benefits can be made by himself!

Ginger is still old and spicy. Originally, Song Qingyang thought that with Ouyang Mingde's confession in his hand, he would definitely be able to drag Ouyang Jingzhi into the water, but he didn't expect him to say this. After all, this case is only preliminary, and now that the matter has reached the emperor, if it is not let go, it will definitely be handed over to the three divisions for trial as a Qin case. At that time, with these words, all the confessions that Ouyang Mingde confessed before could not be counted.

Song Qingyang believes that since Ouyang Jingzhi's words are not leaky now, he must have made all preparations, and once the three divisions are tried, the entire case is very likely to be reversed. At that time, not only will Ouyang Jingzhi be safe, but I am afraid that he will also get into trouble.

And this matter was his own idea, and he was not instructed by Gonggong Feng. rashly attacked the important ministers of the dynasty, but I was afraid that Gonggong Feng would also be unhappy. Thinking about it, Song Qingyang stopped talking, counting the old bastard's luck, hum!

Emperor Longqing also knew this truth. Although he hated Ouyang Jingzhi, it didn't get to the point where he had to take his life. And now that he's about to return to his hometown, it's no fun to hold on to it.

After thinking about it, Emperor Longqing said with a majestic face: "Ouyang Aiqing, this matter is not only for the yamen to take care of, but you can't let it go. The life of the people is not easy, so many people who don't know how many people are in trouble, and you find a way to make up for this silver, which can be regarded as atonement. As for your nephews and servants, since they have violated the laws of the imperial court, they must be dealt with according to the **, presumably you think so too. ”

Ouyang Jingzhi's face was full of excitement, and he kowtowed to the ground tremblingly, "Weichen thank Lord Longen." "Life and death hanging by a thread is nothing more than that, this time I was able to retreat with my whole body and teach him how not to be excited.

The rest of the process befell a natural one. Seeing that Emperor Longqing had come to a conclusion, although Shen Chongming felt that it was a pity to let Ouyang Jingzhi go in vain like this, he couldn't say anything more, just take this old boy's luck.

Ouyang Jingzhi could be regarded as having lost all his family wealth this time, and in order to make up for the gap of 500,000 taels of silver, he directly cashed out Lianyun Pawnshop. The name of the buyer is unknown, but the people in the business found that during that time, the Tongda Carriage and Horse Dealer had collected the arrears from many merchants who owed them silver taels.

As for Ou Yangmingde, because of Emperor Longqing's Chrysostom, he failed to end up well, and he confiscated his family resources and sent him to the frontier army, and he could not be pardoned forever.