Chen Yiming ordered someone to take the case files that had been tried and let Zhang Zhiyuan read them one by one.

Looking at the case file, Zhang Zhiyuan's face became darker and darker, and finally slapped the table and scolded: "No wonder my Da Zhou's taxes have dropped year after year, these moths of the country should really be cut by a thousand cuts!" ”

Chen Yiming said: "Elder Zhang Ge must not be angry, when Your Majesty is known tomorrow, the lower officials will definitely strictly try this case, dig out the people behind it, and let these moths spit out all the silver that is greedy for ink." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan extinguished the anger in his heart at this time.

After telling Chen Yiming a few more words, Zhang Zhiyuan got up and left the criminal department.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the Criminal Department, Zhang Zhiyuan heard two small officials muttering beside him.

"Alas! Have you heard? Three days later, Tai'an Restaurant will hold an auction conference for the qualification of imperial merchants! Clerk A said to Clerk B.

Little Officer B looked at Little Officer A and asked, "Who did you listen to about this, why didn't I hear a trace of wind?" ”

Xiao Yanjia said in surprise: "This matter has now spread all over the capital, you still don't know?"

This morning, the eunuch Fu Gonggong, the palm print of the imperial horse supervisor, personally went out of the palace to say the news.

Besides, haven't you noticed that there have suddenly been a lot more wealthy businessmen in the capital these days? ”

After thinking about it carefully, Xiao Yiyi nodded and replied: "There is indeed such a thing, could it be that those wealthy businessmen who have entered Beijing in the past few days are all coming for the qualification of imperial merchants?" ”

"Isn't it?" Xiao Yanjia nodded and said, "I also heard that the auction qualification for this imperial merchant qualification auction conference in Tai'an Restaurant will cost at least 50,000 taels of silver. ”

"Tsk!" Xiao Yi pouted, "I actually want so much silver!" ”

"That's still less to say. I heard that the auction qualifications for silk, tea and other items at this auction conference have reached 200,000 taels of silver! ”

Xiao Yiyi couldn't close his mouth in surprise, "Isn't this a money robbery?" Those rich businessmen are still willing? ”

"You don't understand that, do you?" Xiao Guanjia smiled, "How much glory it must be to be able to provide things to the palace and to the Son of Heaven?"

Besides, once they have the qualifications of imperial businessmen, and those rich businessmen will travel all over the country, who will dare to interrogate them from the government and yamen in various places? Not to mention a lot of trouble, I am afraid that the money saved every year will be at least tens of thousands of taels. ”

"That's not going to be able to!" Xiao Yiyi was still puzzled, "An auction qualification costs 200,000 taels of silver, so after the auction, doesn't it have to be a sky-high price?" How do they pay for themselves? ”

Xiao Yanjia smiled disapprerovingly: "Of course, I can return to the capital, not only can I return to the capital, but the future income is only several times or even dozens of times that of these expenses." ”

Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Yi with blank eyes, waiting for his explanation.

Coughing, Xiao Yanjia explained: "Do you think, can the things used by the Son of Heaven be the same as the usual things?" ”

"Nature is different!" Xiao Yiyi nodded.

The little official continued: "Do you think, a fine silk horse was originally sold for fifty taels, but if the nobles in the palace also use the same silk, you say that this silk will be sold again, and anyone will be willing to buy it for a hundred taels of silver?" ”

"Don't say it's a hundred taels, even if it's two hundred taels of silver a horse, I'm afraid it's so much that people are willing to pay for it."

"That's it!" The little officer spread out his hands.

Xiao Yiyi suddenly realized, "No wonder so many rich businessmen are willing to spend this unjust sum of money!" ”

"Who's to say it isn't? If it were me, I would have spent this money! ”

Hearing the voices of the two officials, Zhang Zhiyuan's footsteps couldn't help but stop, and then he listened to all the words of the two men in his ears word for word.

"What nonsense!" Thinking about it before, when I was in Donghua Pavilion, I still felt that the saint had become more and more sensible.

But now that I look at it, the saint is still the original saint, and his temperament has not changed at all......

Zhou Shanning and Zheng Yongji saw Zhang Zhiyuan return to Donghua Pavilion angrily, Zhou Shanning hurriedly got up and asked, "What's wrong with Zhang Ge?" ”

"Alas! ......" Zhang Zhiyuan recounted what he saw and heard in front of the gate of the Criminal Department.

Zhou Shanning's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief, "Does the Holy Lord really want to do this?" ”

"Is this still fake? Now the people in the entire capital already know, and only those of us who are courtiers haven't heard a little rumor! ”

The more he thought about it, the more angry Zhang Zhiyuan became.

"Then why don't we go into the palace and advise the saint?" Zhou Shanning proposed.

"No!" Zhang Zhiyuan shook his head, "It's not easy for us to come forward in this matter!" ”

"Why don't you tell Li Guangtai about this?" Zhou Shanning proposed again, "After all, there are some things that we can't advise the saint, but Li Guangtai, as the imperial history of the left capital, is his duty to advise the saint!" ”

"So be it!" Zhang Zhiyuan nodded and agreed with Zhou Shanning's proposal.

On the other side, Zheng Yongji sat motionless in his chair, listening carefully to the conversation between Zhang Zhiyuan and Zhou Shanning, his eyes were rolling, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

In the evening, in the temple of nourishing the heart.

Wu Sanbao, the eunuch in the worship room, walked in with a sad face holding the green head card again.

Kneeling in front of Zhang Lingyang, Wu Sanbao begged: "Long live the Lord, the Queen Mother and her old man gave the slave a death order, no matter what tonight, I want you to pamper a little nobleman!" ”

Zhang Lingyang, who was sitting at the desk, frowned when he heard this, put down the brush, and turned his head to look at the green head cards on the silver plate, all of which were the names of several show girls who had just entered the palace.

"That's it!" Because of this incident, Zhang Lingyang was so annoyed by the Empress Dowager Xu that he simply turned over a green card on it, which made the Empress Dowager's thoughts.

The green head card that was turned over had the words "Xu Wanming" on it.

Zhang Lingyang didn't know the Queen Mother's thoughts?

The reason why the Queen Mother was in such a hurry was just to let Zhang Lingyang spoil Xu Wanming as soon as possible.

As for the other new concubines who entered the palace, in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Xu, they were nothing more than the royal court's means of wooing the feudal officials, in order to show the emperor's favor to them.

As for whether the emperor favors or not, it doesn't matter at all.

Although Wu Sanbao didn't dare to raise his head, he still peeked at the green head card that the emperor flipped over.

When he saw the words "Xu Jieyu" on the green head card, a trace of joy flashed in Wu Sanbao's eyes, and at the same time, he was relieved.

"The minion is going to inform Xu Jieyu to go!"

After Zhang Lingyang nodded, Wu Sanbao hurriedly left the Heart Cultivation Palace and went to Cining Palace to report the good news to Empress Dowager Xu.

In Cining Palace, after Wu Sanbao walked in, he hurriedly knelt down and saluted and congratulated: "Wu Sanbao, the eunuch of the slave respecting the room, knocked to see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was overjoyed. ”

"What? But the emperor turned over the green card tonight? The Queen Mother hurriedly asked.

Wu Sanbao smiled complimentarily: "Isn't it? Long live not only turned over the green head cards of the little nobles, but also turned over Xu Jieyu's brand! ”

"Really?" Hearing this, Empress Dowager Xu's face was suddenly full of smiles.