"Five hundred thousand taels? Hehe. ”

Zhang Ji looked at Shen Yichen's letter sent by Bian He, and couldn't help but sneer a few times.

This kid can be regarded as an eye-opener, there has never been a precedent of blackmailing the local political secretary and the royal palace in the past and present, what a fucking talent!

"The proprietor, Shen Yichen, is this person really the world-famous Sanyuan and the first champion?"

Staff member Fan Cheng looked at the contents of Shen Yichen's letter, and the expression on his face was indescribable as if he was constipated.

There are three elements in the world, but there are no six songs in the world, even if Fan Cheng stands on the opposite side of Shen Yichen, he still has a kind of envy and admiration for his achievements at the peak of the literati.

But what he did after coming to Zhang Qiuzhen was that he couldn't see any literati elegance at all, and he was mixed with ** and mud legs all day long. Now it is even more open "blackmail", which is really shameful for the literati!

"If this kid doesn't have the strength of the three yuan and the first, how can he turn the land of the three provinces and eight provinces upside down?"

For the top, the way to look at a problem is never a process, but a result.

Although Shen Yichen's methods were rude, Zhang Ji had to admit that his method of "breaking the game with force" was very effective, and he even caught himself off guard.

"Then how should we deal with the proprietor, do you really give him this 500,000 taels?"

"500,000 taels is not a problem, the question is whether Shen Yichen will give us the account book after he takes the money."

500,000 taels are placed anywhere in the Ming Dynasty, and the price level during the Orthodox Dynasty can be called sky-high. Even in the first Luchuan Battle fought by Zhu Qizhen, 50,000 soldiers were recruited to fight in southern Xinjiang for more than a year, and the military expenditure was only one million taels.

But for Shandong Buzheng and Lu Wangfu, 500,000 taels is not a large amount, and it is very worthwhile to spend money to buy peace.

"The subordinates don't trust Shen Yichen very much, and they always feel that he got the account book for more than just money."

"That's what the official thinks, too."

Zhang Ji had a complicated expression and agreed.

Problems that can be solved with money are not problems, and he also understands this truth very well.

It's just that Zhang Ji racked his brains and couldn't figure out what Shen Yichen wanted, dealing with himself or dealing with King Lu, it was actually untenable to think about it.

What is the motive and what are the benefits?

Nothing but death for yourself.

Is it really to clean up the government and return the people of the world to a peaceful world?

Don't be kidding, this kind of stupid person can't do the position of the imperial history of the capital, and the simple idealist has long been strangled in the chaos of officialdom.

"In that case, the subordinates should simply reject the suggestion."

"No, the money has to be given."

"The subordinates don't understand, and I ask the proprietor to make it clear."

Fan Cheng didn't understand, he knew that Shen Yichen would most likely take money and not do anything, so why send him money for nothing?

"Shen Yichen dares to take this money, which means that he has an interest relationship with the prince and us, and when the time comes, he will be able to make a fuss about this matter if he files a lawsuit in the imperial court."

"We are not clean, how can Shen Yichen stay out of it?"

Zhang Ji's idea is very simple, that is, to use money to make Shen Yichen inseparable.

Shen Yichen nominally used this money to relieve disasters and control floods, but in fact, how to use it behind it, can he explain it clearly?

In the Ming Dynasty, from the imperial court to the prefectures and counties, as long as the expenditure related to the accounts was a bad debt without exception, it was easy to find out the problem.

At the beginning, Shen Yichen used this method of auditing to coerce the officials of the Shandong Provincial Government to requisition the state capital's money. Now it's just using his own way to treat his body.

Even if Shen Yichen is as honest as Song Shi Bao Zheng and does not greed for a penny, can he guarantee that his officials are all clean with both hands?

can use 500,000 taels to pull Shen Yichen off the horse, no matter how you look at it, it's worth it!

"The subordinates understand, so let's go and discuss with the prince."

"Go ahead."

Zhang Ji nodded, then thought of something, so he opened his mouth and instructed: "This time, we have to let Ma Huiguo's stupid talent come out, how can we let us bear the trouble I caused for him?" ”

"Yes, proprietor."

Fan Cheng understood what Zhang Ji meant, that is, the political secretary and the palace, if you want to make up the money for this money, Ma Huiguo has to give this one.

Watching Fan Cheng's figure go away, Zhang Ji felt relaxed for a while, Shen Yichen was really greedy and didn't swallow the elephant, and took the initiative to send a handle to his hands.

Even if the imperial court comes to Japan to ask for the guilt and muddy the charges into greed for ink, it is better than "colluding with foreign vassals". The latter is a felony of losing his head, and the former is at most dismissed and fined, and with Shen Yichen on his back, maybe this kid weighs the pros and cons and doesn't have the courage to impeach.

It's a pity that Zhang Ji didn't know that his method of coaxing King Lu was used by Shen Yichen.

The crime of impeachment is not greed and lawlessness at all, but King Lu's rebellion!

Compared with such a major event as rebellion, even if Shen Yichen has some problems with the account of water control, the imperial court will not care about such details.

It can only be said that from beginning to end, Zhang Ji and King Lu underestimated Shen Yichen's determination and courage.

Or in this era, no one could have imagined that there are really such idealists who dare to do things like "punishing the king"!

On the Chinese New Year's Eve of the eleventh year of Daming orthodoxy, Shen Yichen spent time in a snowy scene in Shandong.

Unknowingly, it has been two months since he came to Shandong, and the excavation of the drainage river tributaries has been completed ahead of schedule, and the chief bookkeeper Chen Tao is leading tens of thousands of migrant workers to load stones in bamboo baskets and pile them up at all costs. Just to be able to block the breach and strengthen the river embankment as soon as possible, and then implement Shen Yichen's crazy idea of harnessing water and attacking sand in advance!

Shen Yichen did not go to Hegong to inspect this day, he was sitting by the fire, silently looking at the letter sent from Jingshi.

The river is 3,000 miles, and the family letter is fifteen lines.

In this era of slow carriages and letters, if you don't use the special expedited post station, you need to wait too long to receive a letter from home.

Chen Qingtong wrote in the letter about the recent events in the Gongfu, after the death of the Lin family, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, was depressed for a long time, which may also contain feelings for the Lin family in addition to the blow of the truth of the matter back then.

After all, a husband and wife for a hundred days, Lin has been a duchess for more than ten years, and he has behaved very well inside and out, and he also gave birth to a son, Zhu Ji.

Personally gave the Lin family to death, Zhu Yong was not as indifferent and ruthless as he seemed on the surface.

In addition, Zhu Ji was hit by the death of his biological mother, and changed his flamboyant style in the past, and became low-key, rarely showing up on weekdays, and didn't know what he was doing.

After the eldest prince Zhu Yi recovered from "poisoning", he gradually took over the overall situation in the public mansion during the depressed time of Zhu Yong, the prince of Chengguo. And also by virtue of the shadow of Chengguo Gong, he awarded the rank of military attache of General Mingwei of Zheng Sipin, and officially served in the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army.

It can be said that this appointment of the imperial court has formally determined Zhu Yi's status as a knight, and Zhu Ji no longer has the possibility of competing for the title by virtue of his mother-in-law.

In the Chengguo Gong poisoning incident, Zhu Yi became the biggest winner.

In addition to what happened in the mansion, Chen Qingtong also informed Shen Yichen's mother-in-law, Shen Shi, that she has been doing well recently, so she doesn't have to worry about it outside. At the same time, the miners' guards are still patrolling day and night, and they are slacking off because of the death of the Lin family, and Zhu Ji's changes are not very reassuring.

At the end of the family letter, Chen Qingtong euphemistically expressed his thoughts to Shen Yichen.

She knew that the great cause of water control could not be completed overnight, but the longing in her heart still couldn't be contained. I only hope that Shen Yichen will spend Chinese New Year's Eve alone, pay more attention to his body, and don't be too tired.

The tragic situation of the people in Shandong, as well as the intrigue with local officials and the Lu Wangfu during this time.

Although Shen Yichen looks tough on the surface and always strategizes, he will inevitably have negative emotions such as fatigue and frustration in his heart.

Chen Qingtong's letter to the family can be regarded as bringing spiritual comfort to Shen Yichen in this cold winter.

"It's Madame's letter."

Jiang Pei, the county Cheng who stood beside Shen Yichen and watched for a long time, asked a question.

"Hmm."

"No wonder Youxian is smiling all the time."

has worked with Shen Yichen for a long time, and now Jiang Pei has gradually figured out the temper of this young man.

In fact, getting along is very simple, as long as you do things practically and put the people first, he will not have the slightest sense of oppression and official authority.

Even if he made some small jokes with Shen Yichen, he could accept it with a smile, which was completely different from the previous appearance of the decisive feudal official.

"It seems that this official has to cultivate and cultivate, so that his joy and anger are invisible, otherwise it will not be good for his subordinates to see through his thoughts."

Shen Yichen made a joke, and then said: "Jiang Xiancheng, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, you can go home to celebrate the New Year with your relatives after you finish the performance, there is no need to be on duty here." ”

"He Xian has not rested, how dare the lower officials leave their posts without permission."

"This is not an unauthorized departure from duty, this official is on duty for you."

Jiang Pei supported Zhang Qiuzhen's reconstruction during this time, and if he scored ten out of ten, Shen Yichen could give him a score of nine.

Basically, he didn't dare to slack off after working day and night, and in a short period of time, the wharf shops began to take shape, and the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who came from other places, Jiang Pei and the officials and servants of Yanggu County, were all properly settled.

It can also be seen from this point that one soldier will be a nest of bears. The officials of Yanggu County are not incapable of handling local affairs, but they cannot reflect their ability and value under Meng Anwei, and have become mediocre officials who do nothing.

"Then the next official will thank Youxian!"

Jiang Pei's home is in Yanggu Town, twenty miles away, and it doesn't take half an hour to get there on horseback. But in the more than one month that I came to Zhang Qiuzhen, I was too busy to go home to visit.

Today's Chinese New Year's Eve family reunion, Jiang Pei naturally looks forward to going home to have a look.

However, just as Jiang Pei was leaving, he saw that along with the family letter, there was also an official letter from the imperial court.

After Shen Yichen glanced at it before, he frowned and put it aside. In the past, he lent Jiang Pei ten guts, and he didn't dare to ask what happened, but now for some reason, he wanted to solve problems for Shen Yichen.

"You Xian, the lower officials dare to ask if anything important has happened in the DPRK?"

"You mean this letter?"

Shen Yichen immediately understood what Jiang Pei wanted to ask, it didn't involve confidential documents, and he didn't care about the curiosity of his subordinates.

"Yes, the lower officials are overstepping."

"It's nothing, someone impeached the official, just a few words of warning from the court."

Shen Yichen said that the clouds are light, but in fact, things are not so simple.

The main reason is that the person who was impeached is not an ordinary official, he is King Lu!

King Lu's impeachment of Shen Yichen for embezzling the property of the palace in the local area, as well as wantonly bullying the palace officials, and other "evil" behaviors actually caused a lot of turmoil in the imperial court.

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After all, Yushi bullied the prince out of the town, which was also the first thing in the history of the Ming Dynasty, which was really surprising.

And it is a matter of the royal family, even Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong can't completely tilt his ass to Shen Yichen's side.

No matter how you say that the Zhu royal family is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is only for the emperor. In front of them, the court officials must abide by the etiquette of respect and humility, otherwise it will be a great crime of disrespect.

However, these things were suppressed by the Xun Qi headed by Cheng Guogong, and Shen Yichen was in charge of water control, so there was no way to change the generals. Even if some people in the DPRK and China are dissatisfied, in the face of the double help of the honorable relatives and civil officials, they will not be able to set off a big storm.

Here I have to explain that there is a very strange place in the dynasty, that is, the Zongren Mansion, which is responsible for handling the affairs of the royal clan, is not in charge of the royal family, but by the Xun relatives!

The royal family has a high status, and it is related to their affairs, so naturally it will not be handed over to a court department like the Three Law Divisions for trial, and it will all be agreed upon by the Zongren Mansion.

It is very unfortunate that Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, is the current Zongren Order!

Maybe when Zhu Zhaohui was impeached, he didn't expect that under the strange rules of the Ming Dynasty, there was a chance that Shen Yichen would be "harder" than the royal background.

"You Xian, then the lower official will dare to say again, now that you have offended too many people because of the water control, you still have to protect yourself."

Once Jiang Pei hoped that Shen Yichen would be held accountable by the court because of his radical style. But now he hopes that Shen Yichen can stay in Shandong safely and securely to control the water, and avoid those open guns and arrows from the outside world.

The impeachment of the imperial court is issued in the form of an official document, and it is impossible to be as easy as Shen Yichen showed, and being an ordinary official is a precursor to accountability.

Now that the matter of water control has been on the right track, Shen Yichen really needs to keep a low profile.

"It's okay, Jiang Xiancheng will go back first."

Regarding the matter of King Lu, Shen Yichen didn't want to talk too much to Jiang Pei, and it was impossible for him to choose anything to protect himself.

The impeachment was only the beginning, and he had a premonition that the current calm was a prelude to the coming storm.

Once the impeachment does not work, and Zhang Ji is deceived and provoked, Zhu Zhaohui, the king of Lu, is very likely to make a dangerous move.

"Resignation."

Jiang Pei didn't say much, he understood that with his own identity, he could say these words Shen Yichen without pursuing it, which was already Shangguan's generosity.

Even if you have good intentions, if you continue to admonish it, you just don't know what to do.

After Jiang Pei left, Shen Yichen sat in the study and audited the recent expenditure of silver and grain accounts. Without the power of supervision, even if you can maintain a temporary integrity, you will not be able to resist the temptation of money in the future.

Therefore, no matter how busy Shen Yichen is, he has never been the shopkeeper and does not review the water control accounts.

Before I knew it, night had fallen, and suddenly there was the sound of crackling firecrackers outside.

This scene attracted Shen Yichen's attention, he came to the windowsill and looked outside, I don't know when there was already a group of children, playing with firecrackers, with happy smiles on their faces.

Just like the coming New Year, Zhang Qiuzhen at this time also ushered in a new life.