The body is not afraid of the shadow slanted!

Rumors are called rumors because most of them have no factual basis.

But if there is a rumor based on facts, it is not a rumor, but a testimony in court!

Did the Niu family evade taxes?

The answer is certain, but no one cares about it for so many years, why it is being exploded now, and it has been noisy for a while, and it has spread all over Kaifeng Mansion in a few days.

Not only the Niu family, but also many shops such as Zhangjia Buzhuang, Li Family Rouge Shop, and many other stores were exposed to tax evasion and tax evasion.

Even the details of some stores have been picked up!

At first, the people listened to it as a joke, but gradually they were a little dazed.

So many shops are suspected of colluding with courtiers, and even blatantly evading taxes, what happened to this Great Song Dynasty? Is there no royal law?

The people are ignorant, but at the same time united.

When they find out that they have been deceived, they will subconsciously unite and try to resist this unfair treatment by outnumbering them.

Why!?

Those who collude with officials and businessmen can indulge in prosperity and wealth, but they, the poor, have to worry about their livelihood every day!

The same taxes, the same laws.

Those who don't pay taxes are better off than they are!

The spitting stars drowned people, and a large number of courtiers were exposed to their names by people with hearts, which instantly detonated the people of Bianliang.

Those who do good things have made up countless versions of these people, and their ugliness is disgusting.

In the streets and alleys, these conclusive 'rumors' seem to have wings.

"In the fifth year of Jingde, Guo Zixian, the son of Guo Feng, Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, robbed a married woman, occupied tenant farmland, and instigated the evil servants to beat the bitter master to death!"

"In the first year of the Heavenly Sage, Shen Qianyuan, who will be the chief bookkeeper, will take advantage of his position to covet a large amount of money for the mausoleum of the Mo Zhenzong......"

"In the seventh year of Jingde, he supervised Yan Gongfu, and in the name of rebellion, he slandered Prime Minister Kou Zhun for forming a party for personal gain and committing ...... rebellion."

As for Ding Wei, he is Zaifu, and rumors can't affect him in the slightest, but he doesn't care, and it doesn't mean that others can't care.

As soon as he got out of the court, a group of courtiers consciously went to Ding Wei's mansion.

After a few days of rumors, these people have become the target of public criticism.

If it goes on like this, even if the court doesn't take action, just the spittle of those people will be enough to make them unrecoverable.

"Xianggong, many courtiers outside the door have asked to see you."

The housekeeper came in a hurry, and Ding Wei, who was sick at home, heard this, and his face became a little cold: "It's so unbearable, isn't this waiting for someone to take the handle?" ”

But he couldn't see it.

The truth of both prosperity and loss is still understood.

Several officials hurried in and smiled bitterly when they met.

Look at the rumors of the past few days that they are tossed and confused.

Ding Wei sighed in his heart, and his tone softened a lot.

"What's going on? You are all ministers of the humerus in the court, and if you run to the old man collectively in broad daylight, you are not afraid of impeachment by the imperial history? ”

Guo Feng smiled bitterly: "I can't care so much, Ding Xiang save me!" ”

Guo Feng sighed and said: "Today, a group of idlers from nowhere in the city are trumpeting the charges of corruption and perversion of the law, and if this continues, the lower officials don't have to do ......."

Why did he put up such a group of useless subordinates? Ding Wei is bitter in his heart!

"The old man just asks, are those rumors true or false?"

Guo Feng hesitated a little, and said helplessly: "Most of them are true." ”

Ding Wei shook his head helplessly and said, "I can't help you here, but there is one person who can." ”

"Who?"

Ding Wei said with a smile: "Li Di, Li Zaifu!" ”

Guo Feng and the others looked at him inexplicably and asked, "Li Zaifu?" How can he help me wait to come out? ”

Ding Wei smiled: "Why can't you?" You are the top three Jinshi in the time of the first emperor, compiled by the Hanlin Academy personally approved by Li Di, and now you are slandered, how can he stand by and watch? ”

Guo Feng's heart moved, and he instantly understood what Ding Wei meant.

Xi said: "You mean, we are all Li Xiang's protégés, and now that something has happened, Li Xiang is naturally to blame......"

Ding Wei smiled noncommittally and advised: "You have to be in good measure, don't push that old man into a hurry, otherwise the appearance will not be able to help you." ”

……

In the political hall, Li Di is getting older and older, groggy all day long, and he dozes off at every turn.

Lu Yijian looked at him and shook his head slightly, with a lot of disdain in his heart.

In his opinion, Zai Fu at such an age has no achievements in the imperial court, so it is better to resign early and return to his hometown to enjoy his old age.

It's a bit too much to say that you don't while occupying the pit.

But in his position, he does not seek his politics, especially Zaifu, which is not a good thing for the Great Song Dynasty.

Later, it was getting dark.

Lu Yijian packed up the day's official documents and was about to go home, looking at Li Di, who was still dozing off, and just wanted to open his mouth to wake him up, but heard a rush of footsteps.

The person who came was the housekeeper of Li Di's house.

It stands to reason that idle people can't enter the palace on the other side, but this is a political hall, and Li Di is the chief assistant of the two dynasties, so his housekeeper is naturally unstoppable.

"Xianggong, something is wrong!"

The housekeeper leaned close to his ear and shouted, Li Di woke up instantly, and looked at Lu Yijian, who had not yet left, with a look of displeasure on his face.

Li Di reprimanded and asked, "What kind of system is the panic!" What's the matter? ”

The housekeeper said: "Just now, a large number of courtiers came to visit, and each of them brought generous gifts, and the villain did not dare to make a decision......"

"Who are they?"

Qianli is an official only for money, and it is not denied that Li Di can be regarded as a generation of virtuous ministers, but whoever stipulates that virtuous ministers will not accept gifts.

So Li Di's first reaction was not surprise, but he just asked the name of the person who came lightly, after all, Lu Yijian was still present, and the more this kind of thing was concealed, the more it would be true.

"Guo Feng, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, will be the chief bookkeeper of Shen Qianyuan......"

The housekeeper is a competent person, and everyone's name is remembered clearly, but Li Di is a little blindsided, how can these people's names be so familiar?

In the confusion, Li Di instantly sobered up, and the cold light in his eyes became more and more abundant.

"Repeat, who are they?"

The person who can be Zaifu, which one is not scheming, he instantly understood the meaning of this matter, and smashed the teacup in anger.

"Ding is a child, you deceive people too much!"

Now who doesn't know that these people are already infamous, even His Majesty and the Queen Mother were furious when they found out, and ordered the Imperial City Division to investigate thoroughly, and they would take people just after the evidence was conclusive.

At this stall, those people went to their homes to give gifts......

Planted!

And it's a blatant planting!

This is bitter for Li Di, even if he knows that this is a false accusation, he has no way to refute it, and even the explanation is in vain.

When Guo Feng was a junior scholar, it was compiled by the Hanlin Academy that he personally approved, and now that Guo Feng has an accident and says that it has nothing to do with him, will the people believe it?

Lu Yijian listened to it very clearly, and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

Ding Wei, who was able to serve as the chief assistant of two dynasties in a row, really had some means, and as soon as he made a move, he went straight to Li Di's life, and he was the prime minister for a lifetime, isn't it just a reputation.

But now, Li Di can't and can't prove his innocence, so it will only get darker and darker.

What a bitter word......