Summer goes to autumn, and there are not many autumn scenes in the palace without trees, but the West Garden is already a late autumn scene, and the lush trees on Qionghua Island in the summer have gradually fallen off their leaves. Therefore, recently, the government and politics have been on the right track, and the fun-loving Zhu Houzhao proposed to the Empress Dowager Zhang and the Empress Dowager that they should go to the Xiangshan Palace to live. The two palaces have been bored in the palace for many years, and they initially persuaded a few words, but Zhu Houzhao was filial to the left and the right, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finally agreed to go to relax.

Although Xiangshan has built a palace since the Jin Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty was restored and expanded, but when the Ming Dynasty set Dingjiang Mountain, the palace on this mountain was all abandoned as the Yuan Dadu of the year. Zhu Di, who was still the king of Yan at the time, built a domain in Beijing, and then repaired the old palace site on Xiangshan as a courtyard, but almost none of the emperors of several generations have ever lived. And Zhu Houzhao was an uncertain person at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, and after walking around, he found this place, and immediately asked people to repair and clean it up. It's a pity that the project has not been completed when he was in the summer before, and now that everything is finally ready, how can he give up this machine

At this moment, he took Liu Jin and a few eunuchs to wander in the forest, and saw that everywhere was the same as the West Garden in the palace, and it was also a bleak scene, and he was muttering that he must come to escape the summer next summer, and then reported that Pingbei Bo Xu Xun was here. He immediately stopped, and after a while, he saw Xu Xun hurrying forward.

"Okay, okay, no one else, don't kneel!" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to signal that he would be exempted, and then said a little depressedly, "I have come here to enjoy the queen mother of the two palaces, but the result is good, it looks cold and deserted here." And you have a military horse and a whole mountain around tightly, so what's the point! ”

In the end, Xu Xun had to bother arranging to lead the troops to defend the surrounding garrison as a defensive exercise, and then practiced the soldiers and horses in the nearby open space, Li Dongyang, Wang Wei and Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua, who broke their fingers and calculated the expenses and the convenience of going back and forth with official documents, and finally could only pinch their noses and give up.

At this moment, when he heard the little emperor complaining, he smiled bitterly and said: "The emperor thinks that this place is deserted, but the minister heard that the two queen mothers like the purity and nature here. As for the emperor's opinion that this autumn scenery is not good-looking, the minister has a good idea. This fragrant mountain is still quite high, it is better to plant a coggywood tree. This kind of tree is different from these trees today, and in autumn, the maple leaves are on fire, and the scenery is the most intoxicating. ”

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao suddenly showed an interested expression, Xu Xun said thoughtfully: "There is a palace on Xiangshan, but not the whole mountain is the inner garden of the palace, but this mountain is royal." In the four seasons of the year, the emperor at most has the time to come here in summer and autumn to enjoy it, and he may not be free every year. Since it is empty, it is also empty, planting those cochinus trees that can be viewed can also attract more literati and ink writers to come here. In addition, next year is the Shuntianfu Township test season, and the year after next is the exam, and now the area south of Chongwenmen in Xuanwumen is gradually lively, and the rental money has also gone up, but it is a remote place, and it is also a suitable place to study. It is not suitable for mountain cultivation here, and not only does it cost to transplant trees, but it also ・・・・・・."

Listening to Xu Xun planting coxaculus trees, and talking about the cost of transplanting these trees, and then talking about things farther, Liu Jin listened a little inexplicably, but one of the words suddenly reminded him - money. At this moment, Gu Dayong said with a smile: "Pingbei Bo is really in the eye of money!" Your Majesty, isn't it just tens of thousands of trees, you need to calculate it like this. After the emperor ascended the throne, the Xichang detectives went out in all directions, and they found some corruption cases. ..., whatever he wanted, he suddenly came to his senses, Liu Jin suddenly came to his senses, and without waiting for Zhu Houzhao to open his mouth, he immediately asked: "Lao Gu, what kind of bribery case?" ”

"There are more cases of bribery, and now there is a case of a prefect in Henan for the time being・・・・・・ a prefect in Henan scraped the ground in office, and suffered from the master and ate the prisoners, even the benefits of the lower head of the yacha to hit the board, he also wants to share the profits, I heard that it is really a three-year Qing prefect 100,000 snowflake silver! Now that he is in the election of Beijing, I heard that Lin Shangshu, the official of the ministry, heard that his official reputation is not good, and he is stuck in his hands. Gu Dayong pursed his lips disdainfully as he spoke, and then said lightly, "In order not to startle the snake, I just kept a record, and I haven't officially investigated it yet!" ”

"Why are you still putting such a dog thing away, bring it to me and go to prison immediately, and kill your head and rob your house after interrogation!"

Zhu Houzhao was an impatient, and immediately gave an unquestionable command. At this time, Liu Jin saw that Xu Xun didn't say anything, he immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, there was a clause to clean up corruption in the new deal before, since there is such a case in the West Factory, it is better to take the opportunity to make a model iron case, so as to deter those officials, let them know that the emperor is determined to want to rent the master at the beginning, bribing more than 1,000 taels is to peel the skin of daylily, and now it has been a long time since the founding of the country, and these officials are becoming more and more disagreeable, and it is great not to rectify and rectify!" ”

As soon as Gu Dayong and Liu Jin said this one after another, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt very reasonable, and after thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Well, you're right, it's time to do it."

However, I remember that you sent people to check the salt affairs before, and you sent people to check the arrears of the local government treasury? There are too many things on your shoulders, and you are too busy. I don't think it's as good as Xu Xun'......"

Xu Xun had previously instructed Gu Da to take out the case with the opportunity, naturally in order to throw out this sweetest bait. At this moment, seeing that the little emperor didn't notice Liu Jin's intentions, he was actually planning to throw such a seemingly fragrant errand to himself, he glanced at Liu Jin, and immediately said with a smile: "The emperor is joking, the minister is a military attaché, and it is not right to take care of these things, and the minister is not a factory guard." Besides, the emperor has always been tolerant, and there are many benefits of vassals. And Liu Gonggong works hard, and this is the previous new deal, so it's okay for him to do more than that. ”

Liu Jin immediately heard the meaning of Xu Xun's words that he had a lot of benefits, and secretly thought that this kid was interested, and almost half of the six departments and one courtyard were in control, and he finally knew how to let the sweetness come out. His eyes rolled when his heart eased a lot, and he immediately smiled at Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, that's what Pingbeibo said." Besides, the slaves and maids are too busy, isn't there a newly built insider factory? ”

He smiled and glanced at Xu Xun as he spoke, and saw Xu Xun bowing slightly as if he had expected it, and he couldn't guess whether the other party minded or not. However, since he prying Qian Ning out of the avant-garde of the government army, he naturally has the confidence to use both soft and hard kung fu to hold people in his own hands, so he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Qian Ning is a good hand on the battlefield, and the training and use of soldiers are also in good order, now this first shot will be handed over to him to fight!" ”

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and felt that this method took care of all aspects, so he immediately agreed. Next, Gu Dayong talked about Luo Xiang's trip to Lianghuai, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and agreed in one bite. However, he looked at the sky and suddenly asked with an impatient face, "What time is it?" ”

Among so many people, only Xu Xun had just come from outside and still had some impression of the time, so he immediately opened his mouth and said, "Back to the emperor, it's about two o'clock in the morning." ”

"It's broken, it's broken, I promised Qi Niang to go see the sunset...... Come on, you're all gone, what to do, what to do! ”

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao, the little emperor, was pulling Ruisheng and immediately walked quickly, a few small firefighters couldn't catch up with him, and the remaining eunuchs and Xu Xun looked at me, and finally Liu Jin smiled dryly: "The emperor said that we should do what we should do, and everyone will disperse." Hey, the emperor can stay here to relax, we are not so blessed, and the things in the yamen are piled up. Liu Jin smiled and arched his hand and left, Luo Xiang immediately excused himself to go home to prepare, and pulled Ma Yongcheng to leave. Gao Feng was still in front of Empress Dowager Zhang at this time, Qiu Juren was in Dongchang, Wei Bin was still recuperating from his injuries, and Zhang Yonggu was left with two people, Xu Xun had already arranged the defense this time, and they were ready to return to the city at this time, and they naturally followed Xu Xun all the way. Xu Xun, who was about to get on the horse, pulled the log and sat down in the same car with the two of them, and then said: "It's piled up like a mountain, since it's piled up like a mountain, he won't let the idlers do something!" Brother Xu, your money is rather unreliable, don't pull it over to Lao Liu! ”

Since the assassination of Xu Xun, Zhang Gu and Xu Xun have gotten closer than before, and what was not easy to say in the past is now unobstructed. Seeing Zhang Yong say this, Gu Dayong couldn't help but say: "Lao Zhang is right, Qian Ning's kid is utilitarian and ambitious, as long as Lao Liu promises to be a high-ranking official, he must be moved." What's more, the insider's output is more than that of the commander of the avant-garde of the government army before him, so you have to guard against it. ”

Today, when he heard that Liu Jin was actually using Qian Ning to investigate corruption, Xu Xun knew that unless Qian Ning was extremely determined, he was afraid that he would not be able to resist this temptation. Compared with fighting for the future in the wind and rain, the temptation of the Admiral's insider factory is not in the money, but in the condescending sense of controlling the life and death of people. Moreover, Qian Ning is not a person with a very deep background, so it would be difficult to say if he had hidden something for Liu Jin to leave a handle on one or two trips. However, when he thought about it, he said as if he was not worried at all.

"What should be mine is mine, if he really has a different heart, he can't prevent it.

Don't worry, I'll remind him. ”

"You have to have to have a little bit and a beat. set up an expert factory to clamp the east and west factory and the brocade guard, to say that Lao Liu's move is really a good means. It's just that he moves too fast, and I forget it, I don't like to fight and be boring, but he doesn't want to think that Lao Qiu took charge of the East Factory so easily, and at this time, there is an extra eye staring at him out of thin air, can he relax? Gu Dayong laughed twice, and then gave Xu Xun a thumbs up, "I admire you, Brother Xu, if you say that you don't fight, you won't fight, and today's show of your face was also generously pushed to Lao Liu!" ”

Zhang Yong also felt that Xu Xun did not say a word in the previous new policy, and the benefits of this time were also given to Liu Jin, which was quite high-profile, and couldn't help but say for a while: "I just hope that Lao Liu knows that you are letting him, don't take it for granted." ”

"It's okay, one world and two brothers, let's all get acquainted with each other, why do you care about so much?"

Xu Xun smiled on his face, and he also smiled in his heart. Of course, it is necessary to fight for the benefits of one time and one place, such as those seats that should be grabbed, as for other things, he let a little bit out, and he will look aggrieved in the eyes of others. The so-called taking a step back and opening up the sky, in fact, it is more accurate to say that retreating has always been the best trick in conquering the city!

Jingshi has an additional expert factory, even for the court who is accustomed to the factory guards, this is not a good sign. There is a statement that the official is indignant and writes on the ground, saying that since the emperor ascended the throne, he rebuilt the West Factory, and set up an insider factory, which violated the meaning of the emperor's edict, however, such a performance was directly detained in the celebrant supervisor, and there was no possibility of even appearing in front of the emperor. At the same time, the first action of the expert factory is accurate and terrifying. Seven days later, on September 15, the former prefect of Weihui, Henan, who had originally gone to Beijing to be elected, embezzled bribes, embezzled people's land, disregarded people's lives, and privately stored displaced people...... A total of seven charges were placed in front of the ministers.

"Look, I also said that I set up a factory guard against the last orders of the emperor, look at what kind of dog things are here, if it weren't for the factory guard, such a moth might be even higher!"

In the court, which should have been a ceremonial interest, Zhu Houzhao didn't say much, but when the Wenhua Hall was discussing politics, he fell directly to the ground in front of a large group of high-ranking officials above the fourth grade. Seeing Li Dongyang take the lead and knelt down, he slapped the table impatiently and said: "Since there are still people who are suspicious, in this way, there will be one person from the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department, and one person from the Jinyi Guard, and one person will go together to investigate the case." Let the top and bottom know what the purpose of raising a factory guard is! "..., due to the uproar of the court officials, many of them also complained for the prefect of Weihui, so the criminal department Shangshu Tu Xun personally went into battle, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate was Zhang Fuhua, plus the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, a commander of Jinyi Wei. When the government posted the list after the review, although the officialdom was temporarily silent, the people were in an uproar. When he learned that the emperor ordered the prefect of Weihui to be hanged and his family registration was confiscated, the streets and alleys were full of applause.

“… ・・・There are many violations of the law, especially the most careless human life. Whether the ministry dies or not, I have been an official for many years, and I have not had the slightest good governance for the people, and I am deeply angry. This fang is not righteous enough to make the people angry, so it is hanging, and it will never wait for the time, and the family property is not registered... ・・・”

Listening to a middle-aged man in front of him who was literate and illiterate, reading word by word, Xu Xunyin stood at the back of the crowd with his hands behind his back, and the audience was talking there, so he listened quietly and attentively to the words everywhere. Sure enough, in most of the voices of approval, he also heard different meanings.

"The factory guards have always been tortured and beaten into tricks, how can we conclude that they must be corrupt officials based on this! I heard that the prefect of Weihui writes well, and the poems and articles are all the best choices, maybe someone framed him! ”

"Wang Laomao, what are you talking about, the court has also sent many old adults to interrogate this time, but it is not a result. Such an ironclad case, you have to commit it, what benefit do you get? ”

"You don't want to spew blood, I... ...... What good did I get from him! ”

Seeing that there was a commotion in the crowd all of a sudden, Xu Xun quietly withdrew from the crowd. When he got to the carriage at the base of the wall, he lifted the curtain slightly, and then smiled: "I'll just come and have a look, why do you have to come out?" ”

"Who let that guy be a hypocrite who sells his reputation like Zhao Qin, what poetry, calligraphy and painting are a must, of course I want to listen to what the people say!" Shen Yue poked her head out and took a look, and when she saw that the old man who was talking for others was almost pushed to the ground, she couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth, "It seems that although the reputation of the factory guard is not good now, the reputation of corrupt officials is even worse!" ”

"I told Qian Ning that I don't care how cruel he is in front of those officials, but if he tramples on pedestrians on the long streets, or oppresses the good, I will definitely take him down, no matter what credit he makes. It is Lao Gu's West Factory, even Jinyiwei, I have reminded them that the reputation of this factory is not good, but as long as there is less notoriety among the people, coupled with Bohu's previous "Jinling Dream", it gave Zhao Qin a hard slap of bricks for the likes of fame and reputation, but the image of Jinyiwei is more positive, and it is expected that the people will react. ”

"I know, I know, you are delicate, and there are a bunch of ghost ideas! No wonder you were able to deceive so many people as a civilian! ”

Today, Jin Liu personally drove out, and the guards were all in civilian clothes, scattered far away, and the couple said some private words, so they naturally did not risk being heard by outsiders. Shen Yue sat there and tilted his head to look at Xu Xun, thinking of all the tricks and abductions he had in Jinling in the past, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled higher and higher, and his cheeks naturally showed a flush. Seeing her delicate appearance, Xu Xun couldn't help but step into the carriage, and then lowered the curtain and motioned for Jin Liu to close the door. But just as he grabbed his wife's waist, the sound of Jin Liusha's scenery came from outside.

"Young master, I heard that I was going to copy that house today, do you want to go ・・・・・・?"

"Do you think that your young master is so free, what is there to see about copying the house, go home, it's easy to get this day's leave!"

Although Qian Ning inherited the position of a hundred households in brocade clothes early, it was just a good-looking one, Beizhen Fusi, a place in charge of detectives, he couldn't even be a captain with a sharp head, if it wasn't for Li Yifeng who recommended him to Xu Xun, how could he be today? Therefore, when he led his men to raid the house for the first time in his life, he saw his soldiers turning everything in all directions, and the servants knelt under the wall and trembled and did not dare to come out, and he couldn't help but feel a greater pleasure than killing Tartars on the battlefield. ..., this is the feeling of a manly man, once the power is in hand, he will do it!

Since this is the first time he has done this house-raiding thing, the two scribes used are all transferred by Liu Jin. After working for two hours, when the first booklet was delivered to him, he carefully turned a few pages, and saw that those things on it did not say that he had never seen it at all, and he had never even heard of it, as if it was specially purchased by Jiangnan, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then blurted out and scolded: "A mere fourth-grade official, dare to be so extravagant, damn it!" ”

After scolding, when the second and third booklets were delivered to him one after another, he turned them over more casually. It's just that when he saw so many good things, he only felt that his heart was extremely itchy, and he despised this kind of guy who thought he was a protégé of a saint, and he was also envious of what this foreign official had gained. After thinking about it, he suddenly wanted to see those things with his own eyes, and after saying a word, he entered the main room.

Seeing that the two scribes did not raise their heads on the other side to listen to the count, and at the same time they were writing hard, he came to several cages that had not yet been counted and sealed.

Open one, and there will be a satin robe full of gold; Open the other one, containing all kinds of treasure-inlaid jade cloisonné knick-knuckle ornaments; When he opened another one, there were several sets of porcelain that were so well preserved that he couldn't estimate the value at all. However, when he opened the last rosewood box and saw the hairpin ring jewelry, he couldn't help but squint his eyes when he thought of the goods he had exchanged for his wife and concubine after he had been rewarded.

"Your Excellency?" The old courtier who was recruited from a pawnshop came up, and when he saw Qian Ning's face changing, he smiled playfully, "Don't look at the golden jade brilliance, some things are worthless, maybe they are fake." ”

"Fake?"

Seeing Qian Ning's eyes widen suddenly, the old man immediately said with a smile: "For example, a golden hairpin, red gold may be worth one or twenty taels of silver, but if it is gilded, then it will only cost a few taels." And if it is a big thing like distraction, the difference between truth and falsehood is even greater, and it doesn't even matter if it's not made in a booklet. ”

Speaking of which, if Qian Ning doesn't know what it means, it's a pig's head. He stretched out his hand and pulled a few times in the box, and saw that there was a pair of red gold double phoenix peony patterns before and after distraction, and he felt about twelve taels in his hand, remembering that he had the heart to give his concubine He Cailian a piece like this, but he was afraid that the eldest woman in the family would quarrel with him, and what he saw in the jewelry shop was not so heavy, plus the jewels and jade gems that were embellished, he was afraid that he would not be able to pay two hundred taels of silver when he took it out, and it was red gold, even if he had money, he would not dare to buy a woman like this. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but come to his senses as he held something.

"Your Excellency?"

Qian Ning suddenly came to his senses, and casually threw this pair of distracted people into the box, clapped his hands as if he didn't care at all, and said gloomily: "With his grade, the wife and daughter in the family can use the gold incident, but there are so many red gold things in it, which shows that he is corrupt!" All of them were made one by one, so that people knew that he died unjustly! ”

The old courtier was originally used to doing this kind of book-making thing, and the chief officer didn't say anything, even the people under him could make a profit, but he didn't expect that the master who was serving this time was such a big official, and he was not greedy at all. He promised again and again, and when Chang Yi sent someone out, he returned to the jewelry box, and was distracted by the pair that Qian Ning had just seen, and his eyes couldn't help but show a little greedy light.

"Who can't ......love such a good thing"