Chapter 252 Jingde Hall

Inside Jingde Hall, wearing a vermilion official uniform, probably because of the hot weather on Quang Nam West Road, he only wore a plain silk single coat inside. Probably in order to adapt to Zhao Yu's habits that seemed strange to the Song people at that time, the sleeves of the official uniform were changed to be narrower, which seemed to be a little incongruous.

There was still a horse next to him to bear Yan Shiliang, and Du Xiansheng and other scribes had already arrived at the side hall to work.

"Xiaguan has seen the prince!" Seeing Zhao Yu, Pan Shu seemed even more uninterested than before, just casually arched his hand towards Zhao Yu, and even the tone of the salute had a perfunctory taste.

"Yan Zouma is good!" To Yan Shiliang, although Pan Shu didn't look down on the eunuchs very much, the voice of greeting was not perfunctory, just a businesslike tone.

These two completely different greetings made Yan Shiliang a little restless, and he moved his butt slightly, revealing an embarrassed smile.

Zhao Yu didn't pay much attention to this, just nodded slightly, pointed to a chair next to him, and said indifferently: "Sit down!" ”

Ma Yu didn't have the courage of Pan Shu, and honestly greeted Zhao Yu and Yan Shiliang.

Zhao Yu gestured, and the scribe standing behind him came out and handed out the document in his hand. No more, no less, exactly four servings, everybody.

After the scribe finished distributing, he bowed slightly and withdrew from Jingde Hall.

Zhao Yu had already seen it, and he took a copy himself, but he was afraid that he would forget something.

Zhao Yu said: "There is some important evidence inside, and there are also some transcribed testimony statements, according to the materials inside. It is estimated that the embezzled money this time reached 1.27 million yuan! And even more! This is the biggest corruption and bribery since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Speaking of which. Zhao Yu stood up. Waving his fist, he said forcefully: "This king is here to make it clear, this king doesn't care what you think, but for this matter, this king would rather lose his life than investigate!" This is a disgrace to my Great Song! ”

Although Zhao Yu said that he was awe-inspiring, not everyone sold it, just like Pan Shu.

Leisurely put the thick stack of paperwork in his hand on the coffee table next to him, and Pan Shu stood up. said: "What the prince said was too easy, right? ”

"Easy?" Zhao Yu stared at Pan Shu, with a hint of suppressed anger in his voice, compared to the eruption of anger, Zhao Yu at this moment was even more terrifying. "Is Pan Xingjiao trying to shield these corrupt officials?"

"No!" Pan Shu shook his head and said in a slightly joking voice: "The prince thinks that these are corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but this official doesn't think so!" First of all, these materials were all obtained by the prince through his own investigation without me mentioning the Criminal Prison Division! And according to the official's knowledge, the deputy envoy of the king and the prince have always been at odds, which has to make the official wonder if there will be other special meanings in it! ”

Zhao Yu arrived at this time. Instead, he didn't speak with anger, and said coldly: "Then what Pan Xingjiao means." Is the official in the communiqué for personal vendettas? ”

"Nope! It's just a possibility! "Pan Shu is very, very impressive, and wants to punch him in the face.

Zhao Yu nodded thoughtfully and said, "It seems that Pan Xingjiao is not ready to cooperate!" In that case, it is difficult for this king to say anything, but what about Matthith and Yan Zouma? ”

"Since the prince already has evidence, what does it mean next?" Yan Shiliang said cautiously.

Ma Yu didn't speak, but he also looked at Zhao Yu, and it was estimated that his thoughts were similar to Yan Shiliang's.

"Immediately send officials to investigate this case thoroughly, no matter where it is involved, this king will take down these corrupt officials and corrupt officials!" Zhao Yu said categorically.

"In order to prevent some non-existent evidence in the middle, the Criminal Prison Department must be involved in the whole process!" Pan Shu was not stupid, and immediately interjected.

After a pause, Pan Shu continued: "In order to prevent things from getting bigger, all suspected officials are not allowed to be detained!" The officials who overturn the case are above the level of Zhizhou, and they need to be examined by the imperial court to send the imperial history, otherwise they will not be imprisoned or sent to the official! ”

Zhao Yu glanced at Pan Shu coldly and said, "Pan Xingjiao has thought about the consequences of doing this?" ”

Pan Shu looked at Zhao Yu fearlessly, and said coldly: "A hundred corrupt officials and corrupt officials can be thoroughly investigated, but a feudal town will be in turmoil in the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Domain! Do you mean that this king is going to do a job of separating one side? Zhao Yu's eyes became colder and colder when he looked at Pan Shu.

"Pan Xingjiao's words just now are too much! Pan Xingjiao is not ready to apologize to the prince? Ma Yu immediately stood up and diluted the mud. In fact, the prince, although Pan Xingjiao's words are a little too much, they are all officials in the same dynasty, and Pan Xingjiao is all for the Great Song Dynasty in the final analysis. Lord Wang, if you don't remember the villain, you should have never said this! ”

Zhao Yu turned his head and glanced at Ma Yu, then looked at Pan Shu, who was still there, and said, "What you just said, this king accepts some, and the rest, you can do whatever you like!" ”

After a pause, Zhao Yu said: "Mention that the Criminal Prison Department will supervise the whole process and this king will accept it, and you can go back and arrange it by yourself!" Three days later, the king will send sub-inspectors to various states and counties to investigate the case! Nothing else is so good! ”

"Wait!" Pan Shu didn't stop there. "The prince seems to have forgotten something! Shouldn't the directors of the Iron Department, the Salt Department, and the Household Department in the Transshipment Department have not found out that they are involved in corruption? Just because of some incomplete evidence, they were imprisoned, the Great Song Dynasty was a hundred years old, and the prince was not afraid of the indignation of the world's scholars when he did this? Where is the ancestral monument placed? ”

Zhao Yu looked at Pan Shu coldly and said, "Does Pan Xingjiao want to meddle in the affairs of this king's transfer division?" ”

Pan Shu sneered and said, "The prince is too ridiculous, right?" This is a case, how can it not be interrogated as a point of criminal and prison business? ”

Zhao Yu looked at Pan Shu and said seriously: "Since Pan Xingjiao insists on 'justice for such a person', how about this king be a wicked person?" Come! Bring up the stolen money you stolen today! ”

"Captured? Lord Wang, you sent someone to raid the house! Pan Shu's face changed greatly.

Yan Shiliang couldn't help but say, "Lord Wang, how can you do this!" ”

Ma Yu also spoke. "Lord Wang, this is an official's residence!"

Zhao Yu shook his head. "The king did not raid their dwellings. Instead, they raided the courtyard. But that's enough! Importantly, the king did not wronged any of them! ”

"Even if you are not wronged! Even if you raid the annex, you can't do it! If the prince thinks that anyone is guilty, he will send someone to check it, then our scholars will still negotiate peace and rule the world with the official family? Is the prince going to ruin morale? Pan Shu was as excited as a cat that had been stepped on its tail, and the hair all over his body exploded.

The shape of his teeth and claws makes people wonder if he will pounce and fight with Zhao Yu in the next moment. Ma Yu hurriedly reassured: "Pan Xingjiao, calm down!" Calm down! If you have something to say, it's good to say! ”

Zhao Yu snorted coldly: "The stolen money has already come up, Pan Xingjiao should think about it." How to answer the king's question? You are the one who has worked hard to uphold justice, and this is how you are a clean official! ”

On the words justice and clean officials, Zhao Yu is particularly heavy, with an indescribable irony.

A few people turned their heads to look behind them, and just in time to see four soldiers struggling to carry two large wooden boxes in, the wooden boxes were clamped with copper bars, which were very strong. Generally, large households use this kind of wooden box to prevent gold, silver, and valuable calligraphy and paintings. Keenly also found that there were traces like axes in the place where the lock was placed, and the means of opening it were not very gentle.

"Open it up and let Pan Xingjiao see the good things these Qing officials have done!" Zhao Yu commanded.

The four soldiers immediately opened the large wooden box, and the left side of one of the boxes was filled with golden sand. The Sands is not dazzling, but rather a little dim. This side illustrates. This golden sand has been buried for a long time, because as long as the gold is often rubbed and touched, it will be golden. On the right side of the large wooden box were boxes, and the soldiers took them out and opened them, only to see that they were not exquisite but barbarian style gold jewelry, or gemstones, pearls, jadeite, and other first-class precious jewelry.

The most precious is a semi-finished ruby the size of a cat's eye, although the ruby is only taken from the ore and is not carved, making its surface irregular. However, this does not hide the preciousness of the gemstone, which is not very transparent, and has an irregular pattern inside, and the color is more vivid than the ruby body.

If you look closely, the pattern looks like a ball of fire. No one will deny that this ruby is priceless, and the looming pattern makes people feel like seeing a flame that is sparkling and burning. Far from affecting the value of the gemstone, the material of the gemstone brings out the charming beauty of the gemstone.

Zhao Yu walked over, picked up the ruby and threw it in his hand. Ma Yu and Yan Shiliang's eyes were straight, if this gem was thrown on the ground, it would be a heinous thing to scratch the slightest bit!

Ma Yu couldn't help but say, "Lord Wang, you have to take it easy!" ”

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Although this is precious, compared to this, this king thinks that this big wooden box is more terrifying!" ”

Only then did the others notice the large wooden box that had been opened a little later, and the large wooden box between them was full of silver collars, and each one was neatly arranged.

Zhao Yu said coldly: "The three families together have a total of one hundred and sixteen silver collars, some large and some small, the big one is thirty taels and the small one is eight taels and one is one. It has been calculated, and it is a total of two thousand four hundred and twenty-three taels of silver. The price of silver in the south is lower, one tael can probably be exchanged for a thousand Wen, even so, two thousand four hundred and twenty-three! Is this the money that a Qing official has? ”

As mentioned earlier, one tael of silver can be exchanged for two dollars, that is, two thousand dollars, how can it become consistent now?

Because there was not much development in the south, there were many mineral deposits at that time, and things were scarce and expensive, and if there were too many things, they would inevitably become cheap. Therefore, at that time, except for iron, the commonly used metals in the south were much cheaper than those in the north. About thirty years later, Lianzhou, Guangdong was rich in silver, and the price of silver was only one tael that could be exchanged for 600 Wen! This is the lowest price in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty!

During the Xining period, the imperial court ordered Fujian to buy silver with 200,000 yuan to supply the imperial court. At that time, 200,000 guan only bought 200,000 silver, considering that there was a lot of oil and water in the middle of the government's affairs, and it was to buy things, the price was naturally higher, and it was estimated that the price of silver at that time was only between one or two to 900 to 800 wen.

However, since Song Renzong, the price of silver has begun to fall, so it is normal to have money now.

After a pause, Zhao Yu continued: "There are fewer golden sands here, adding up to a total of seven hundred and twenty taels, but it doesn't look like the assets that a Qing official should have, right?" ”

Pan Shu was speechless, he couldn't imagine how powerful Zhao Yu was, he dared to raid the mansions of other officials without permission, even if it was another courtyard, in the eyes of the scholars at that time, this was a very hateful thing.

Zhao Yu glanced at Pan Shu coldly, and then said: "As for Pan Xingjiao's statement that this king has raided officials without authorization, then I don't have to worry about Pan Xingjiao!" If he is wrong, this king will naturally personally go to the table to plead guilty. As this king just said, in order to let the people of Guangnan West Road have a prosperous future, this king is willing to give up this life, which in your opinion, is worth a thousand gold! ”

At this time, Pan Shu had nothing to say, so he could only catch Zhao Yu and make a fuss about the unauthorized raiding of the officials' courtyard. "Although you have not wronged these officials, this official does not agree with your approach! Hum! This official will go back and write impeachment! ”

Zhao Yu didn't speak, just sneered and watched Pan Shu brush his sleeves away.

Ma Yu and Yan Shiliang looked at each other, and it was not good to continue to stay here, they were originally going to overthrow the officials recommended by Zhao Yu, but now the main forces are gone. Ma Yu and Yan Shiliang, who had the intention to do this, had the heart but did not have the courage, so they also retreated.

It is said that after Pan Shu brushed his sleeves away, he was not as arrogant as he appeared on the surface, and he was not stupid. Although it was only a brief confrontation in Jingde Hall, he could already feel the difficulty of Zhao Yu. was walking worriedly, when he suddenly saw Feng Shenji standing in front of him, leaning against the wall, looking at him with a smile.

Pan Shu's already dark face became even darker, he snorted coldly, and prepared to walk past Feng Shenji with his head held high.

Feng Shenji suddenly said, "Pan Xingjiao, please wait a moment!" ”

Pan Shu paused, looked at Feng Shenji coldly, and said, "It seems that you don't know some things in Jingde Hall, otherwise you wouldn't dare to stop this official!" ”

Feng Shenji smiled disappreciatively and said, "How can you not know? Perhaps, tomorrow the whole Guangnan West Road will know about Pan Xing's harboring of corrupt officials in Jingde Hall! ”

Pan Shu was not angry, in his opinion, to be angry with Feng Shenji, a miscellaneous fish, was an insult to himself. Who would be furious when an ant bites them?

Feng Shenji took out a roll of paper from his sleeve and handed it over, saying with a playful smile on his face: "Take a good look!" This is what His Royal Highness King Wei asked me to bring! ”

Pan Shu frowned, but still took it. Looking at the back of Feng Shenji leaving, he muttered disdainfully: "Dog legs!" ”

Although he was very disdainful of Feng Shenji, Pan Shu couldn't help but be curious and spread out the scroll of paper. It's okay not to spread it out, but as soon as it is spread out and takes a look, Pan Shu can't help but change his face slightly.

It's nothing especially paper, the rough touch speaks of his cheapness. The important thing is that there are a few big black characters on the top of this paper - "Guangnan Qi Mindi Daily"!

There is also a line of small words below, Qingzhou Di Bao subordinate newspaper building.

Who is the owner behind the Qingzhou Di Newspaper, and who doesn't know it in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty now?

And this newspaper was undoubtedly published on Quang Nam West Road, and even on Quang Nam East Road. Pan Shu understood what Feng Shenji said just now!

"Maybe, tomorrow the whole Guangnan West Road will know about Pan Xing's harboring of corrupt officials in Jingde Hall."

Is this just a useless threat? This is all for the foreshadowing left by this newspaper!

Damn it!

The Guangnan Qi Mansion newspaper in his hand couldn't help but be crumpled into a wrinkled one in Pan Shu's angry hands, and his fingers pinched the newspaper and he didn't realize it.

PS: Four thousand three hundred words! Because there is some information on the price of gold and silver, there are 300 words more! Character is guaranteed! Wood irrigation Oh! (To be continued......)