Chapter 101: The Court Controversy (I)

"Brother Lihe, you and I have been friends for many years, the younger brother's temperament, you are clear, Yulu does not dare to compare himself with a saint, but the grievances are still clear, the fourth elder brother Yu Yulu has a great kindness, Yulu really dare not forget, when Yulu pays off the favor, he will go to his brother." Wu Sidao's eyes flashed, and he said slowly.

"That's fine, it's just ......" Lin Xuanyi hesitated.

"Brother, please rest assured, my brother has his own measure, wait for my brother to plan for him, and I will go to find my brother another day." Wu Sidao looked at Lin Xuanyi with a determined expression on his face.

"Okay, I'll say goodbye for my brother first, and I'm waiting for the good news of my brother." Now that the words have been spoken, Lin Xuanyi didn't say anything more, sent Wu Sidao back to the Fourth Elder Brother's Mansion, turned around and strode away.

Yinzuo is in a good mood today, and he has played a trick on the old eight, although he knows that it is impossible for the old eight to help him say good things, but he can make the old eight throw a mouse bogey, so as not to jump out and go against himself, even if everything is fine, forget the six departments, there is no contact between the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, but they can only get here first, and everything will wait for tomorrow morning to see the opportunity to act. It's a pity that Yinzuo's good mood didn't last long, and as soon as he returned to the palace and sat down, before he had even taken a sip of tea, he saw Lin Xuanyi walk in, although his face was calm, there was a slight trace of regret in his eyes.

"Sir, please sit down, first drink tea to warm up, the good West Lake Longjing, just built, is hot." Yinzuo already knew in his heart that something must have gone wrong, so he was not in a hurry to ask, and beckoned Lin Xuanyi to sit down and drink tea first.

Lin Xuanyi didn't have much politeness, sat down, drank tea for a long time, and after a while, leisurely told Wu Sidao about what happened today.

Gratitude? Planning? Hey, coaxing the little ones? When is this another day?***, shouldn't it be to wait until the fourth child takes the position, this thing is coming to us in the name of copying the family, right? Yin Zuo sat silently, thinking about various countermeasures in his heart, although his face was calm, there was a murderous aura in his eyes. After a long time, he grinned and said, "So, this person can't stay, hey, what does Mr. think?" ”

"Not necessarily." Lin Xuanyi shook his head slightly and said: "Li He has been with him for many years, and he is familiar with this person's personality, if the great favor is not repaid, this person will definitely not leave the Sibeile Mansion, if he thinks that he has paid off the favor, he can't say if he comes to fulfill the contract." ”

Yinzuo Huoran stood up, paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, thought for a while, stood suddenly, hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "It's okay, talents are rare, and this king doesn't want to do that kind of bad scenery like burning the piano and cooking the crane, this king will give him a chance, and finally try his sincerity, if it is...... Hey, then don't blame this king for not being human. ”

This matter is very important, although Lin Xuanyi was a little unbearable, but he didn't say anything more, just said: "Lord Wang, the matter of Yulu is also in a hurry, put it aside for the time being, and the matter of tomorrow's morning dynasty will have to be discussed well today." ”

Although Wu Sidao's matter is important, it is not something that can be solved immediately, and isn't there a glimmer of possibility? If you want to repay the favor, this is very easy, let's create an opportunity for him to repay enough at one time, if he finishes repaying the kindness, and still does a lot of twisting, then he has to invite Comrade Wu to drink tea at Lord Yan's. Yinzuo shook his head, put Wu Sidao's matter behind him for the time being, and discussed with Lin Xuanyi about the difficulties that he might receive when he went to court tomorrow.

"Going to court." With the sound of the eunuchs going to the court one after another, the courtiers walked in broken steps and marched in several rows to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. Long live the three calls have ended, the old man Kangxi did not wait for the courtiers to play the chapter, raised his hand slightly and said: "There are two things to discuss in the early court today, the first one is the excerpt of the fire consumption to the public, and all the Aiqing in front of the head have already discussed, and today I will listen to what the parties say." Yinzuo. ”

"The son is here." Yinzuo stood up from behind the eldest brother in a flash, and fell to the ground on his knees.

The old man Kangxi looked at Yinzuo with interest for a while, and then he spoke: "Since you proposed this excerpt, let's give it a good narrative to the ministers." ”

"Yes, Huang Ama, the retainers obey the order." Yinzuo replied loudly, then stood up, looked around at the ministers, groaned slightly, and said slowly: "Your lords, when the governor lacks fat and thin, it is called: rushing, complicated, tired, and difficult ......."

Yin Zuo recited the recital in a loud voice, and said with a smile at the end: "If you have any doubts, this king can explain one or two. ”

Gyeonggi Province Yushiro Yueming was the first to jump out and said loudly: "The lower official disagrees with the statement of King Yijun, the lower official thinks that the official shortage is fat and thin, but as a court official, he should be law-abiding first, and set an example for the people. ”

Hey, I already knew that your kid would be the first to jump out, damn, the second child really can't wait to fight Lao Tzu again, okay, let's take this Lang Yueming first. Yinzuo smiled and said, "Lord Lang is so excited, I think he must be a good official who is honest and self-controlled?" ”

"This official has always been like this, what does King Yijun mean by this?" Yinzuo's words alluded to the fact that Lang Mingyue's hands and feet were not clean, and he made Lang Mingyue angry, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous because he was worried that this was the Jinluan Palace.

"Oh, this king has some questions in his heart, can I please explain it to Lord Lang?" Yinzuo said leisurely.

"The lower officials can't say anything to people, but it doesn't hurt to ask King Yijun." Lang Mingyue's face didn't look like Mingyue at all, but a little like the bottom of a black pot.

"If this king remembers correctly, Lord Lang has served as the prefect of Gaoyang County and the prefect of Jiangning, right? I don't know how much money Lord Lang collected at that time? Yinzuo didn't wait for Lang Mingyue to speak, and continued: "Lord Lang collected two coins and seven yuan for fire consumption in Gaoyang Renzhi County, and when he arrived at Jiangning Renzhi's mansion, the fire consumption collected became three yuan, is there such a thing?" Why didn't Lord Lang collect the two coins customized by the imperial court? ”

"You are spewing blood, I, I ......" Lang Mingyue jumped up like an old cat whose tail had been stepped on, and even forgot the words of the prince and the official, with a blue face, pointing at Yinzuo, and shaking all over her body.

"Hmph, this king never believes in the river, do you want evidence? This king has it. Yinzuo reached out and took out a few pieces of paper full of words from his sleeve, and said with a hand: "Lord Lang won't not know the name of He Xueming and He Bantou in Gaoyang City, here is the testimony of He Bantou, and Lord Lang's master Ye Chengwan in Jiangning also has a testimony here, but do you need this king to read it?" ”

"I, I'm ......" Lang Mingyue stammered and couldn't speak, he didn't know how Yinzuo got these confessions, but seeing that there was no denial, he knelt down in the direction of the old man Kangxi with a pale face and said: "The minister has a negative grace, and the minister deserves death." ”

The old man Kangxi didn't even bother to speak, he just waved his hand and motioned for Lang Mingyue to kneel to the side.

Yinzuo said with a smile on his face: "Emperor Ama, there are no more than four ways for local officials to get money: one is fire consumption, the second is to collect black money from lawsuits, the third is to increase donations, and the fourth is to dig money from the treasury by concealing more and underreporting. The latter three of them are illegal activities that violate the laws of the Qing Dynasty, if they are violated, they will naturally be dealt with by the law of the country, but the general officials who abide by the rules will rely on the fire consumption, but the officials have fat and thin, and the difference between them is very large. This method is called high salary and honesty, if you take the cheap money and calculate to exploit the people, such officials should be killed, kill a batch, why worry about the officials can't be clear. ”

The old man Kangxi nodded but did not open his mouth, at this moment, the minister of the upper study and the secretary of the ministry Shangshu Ma Qi stood up and said: "Shengshang, Weichen also has something to ask King Yijun." ”

"Exactly." The old man smiled and nodded.

Damn, what kind of fun is this old man jumping out of, is it possible that he also wants to fight with us? Yinzuo really didn't want to get along with Comrade Lao Ma in his heart, firstly, Comrade Lao Ma was indeed an honest and self-disciplined capable official, and secondly, Yinzuo didn't expect Comrade Lao Ma to jump out, there was nothing to prepare, and he was really a little guilty in his heart, but it was all at this point, so he had to smile and said: "Master Ma has something to say, and this king will answer them one by one." ”

"The prince is polite, the lower officials only have one thing to understand, it is good for this fire consumption to be returned to the public, but this fire consumption is also taken from the people and used to distribute it to the officials, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate, right? Wouldn't it be better for the officials of the imperial court to have their own money issued by the imperial court, so wouldn't it be better to use the treasury of the fire? Marzie's little eyes flickered.

Hey, you comrade Lao Ma is really good at talking, and it seems to be helping us in these words, hehe, let's remember this first, and have a chance to repay your personal affection. Yinzuo said with a smile: "Officials are also people, and they also have to be sent to us, and they also have to hire masters and slaves, so they have to maintain the dignity of the court. Either find a way to scrape the ground, or think of making money from the treasury; Officials are also people, people have greed, but some people can control their own greed, some people can't do it, it is not possible to rely on the law alone, but the law can effectively curb the greed of officials, just imagine, even if the officials with a little conscience abide by the law, the annual income is already rich, and there is no need to exploit the people, if they break the law, not only the rich income is gone, but also have to go to prison, and how not to make these officials think twice before breaking the law, and this is the meaning of high salaries and honesty. ”

Yinzuo talked freely, turned around and faced the old man Kangxi and said: "Huang Ama, the ministers think that this method is not only feasible, but also necessary, please make a decision." ”

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