After being stunned for a moment, an official immediately stood up and retorted:

"Jia Langzhong, the lower officials don't agree with your opinion, there are thousands of people in this world, how many people are involved in the major affairs of the government and government?

If we are cautious, how can we conclude from our own opinions that it is impossible for officials in the southeast to participate in smuggling?

If because of your proposal, the imperial court went down to investigate with great fanfare, and these traitors hid everything, so that the imperial court could not find out anything, and what if they continued to smuggle after the people of the imperial court left?

Jia Langzhong, the imperial court's finances have only turned into a profit for a few years, and the coastal customs tariffs are an important part of the imperial court's finances today.

Who can be responsible?

Is that you?

Or those officials on the southeast coast?

If a natural or man-made disaster happens to occur, and the imperial court happens to lack this silver, what should it do?! ”

When Jia Zhengjing heard this, he sneered disdainfully: "The tax is less, it is because the officials below who collect taxes are not doing their jobs effectively, what does it have to do with other people?"

As for natural and man-made disasters, where are there so many natural disasters, since the imperial court has a funding gap, it will find a way to make up for it, why bother staring at the sea tax?

Besides, on what basis do you conclude that the officials in the southeast must have been involved in smuggling?

Aren't you guessing out of thin air?! ”

The official who spoke out was suddenly dumbfounded, he never expected that this Jia Zhengzheng could be so shameless.

Zhao Jun sat on the dragon chair and looked at him, his eyes narrowed, and then he gestured slightly to Wang Huaien next to him, and Wang Huaien immediately quietly withdrew from the main hall.

The following controversy continues, but regardless of what others say, this Jia Zhengzheng just does not agree to conceal the matter of local officials.

After about half an hour, Wang Huaien came back quietly.

At the same time, he also brought back a piece of information submitted by the Secret Guard and the Imperial City Division.

Letting the argument below, Zhao Jun quickly opened the information and looked at it, and as he read the information, Zhao Jun quickly understood why this Jia Zhengjing was so opposed to concealing the officials on the southeast coast.

It turned out that his son-in-law was Lei Xingshan, the county guard of Haifu County.

What's more, most of the high-ranking officials on the southeast coast are now involved with him, and every year Jia Zhengzheng can receive a lot of congratulatory gifts from the southeast.

There are several officials in the same way, but this time they didn't jump out, but Jia Zhengjing himself jumped out to oppose it.

Obviously, those guys were planning to collect money and not do anything under the guise of protecting themselves, and only Jia Zhengjing, a fool, jumped out by himself.

After figuring out the reason, Zhao Jun also knew what to do, and the few who didn't jump out didn't care about it, just right to use them to fish.

As for this Jia Zheng, the gun shot the first bird, and he didn't have the brains to learn what kind of court he was playing!

Take him to Liwei!

"Ahem!"

Two light coughs came from above, and the hundreds of officials who were arguing in the court didn't pay attention at all.

Until—

"Silence!"

Wang Huaien shouted, and suddenly woke up the ministers, and realized that they were still above the court, looking at Zhao Jun with a black face, most of the courtiers hurriedly lowered their heads.

Although Na Jia Zhengzheng also stopped talking, he looked at everyone with a dumb look, as if he had won the argument just now.

However, the next moment, as Zhao Jun's words came out, his smug face instantly froze on his face.

"Jia Zhengjing, I heard that your house has received a lot of good gifts this year, and I see that these gifts are all from the southeast.

But I remember Jia Aiqing, aren't you from Gaodong?

Why is there so much to do in the southeast leaf? Yes? ”

As soon as Zhao Jun's words came out, the hall was immediately shocked, who didn't know that this Jia Zhengjing had received the benefits of the southeast, no wonder he would speak for the southeast.

Many people have already looked at Jia Zhengzheng with gloating eyes.

Jia Zhengjing himself was also sweating coldly on his forehead, thinking about how to explain.

However, where will Zhao Jun give him a chance to defend himself.

said bluntly: "Jia Aiqing, it's not that I don't allow personal exchanges, it's just that Aiqing is an official of the imperial court, no matter how much personal contacts are exchanged, they can't affect the interests of the imperial court, right?"

And for those who don't know each other, I have always been soft-hearted, you know.

You don't need to give your opinion on the smuggling in the southeast, so let's explain who gave you those gifts and why they were given to you! ”

After saying that, Zhao Jun immediately shouted: "Come on!" ”

Immediately, the Han general walked in from outside, and at this time, Jia Zhengjing finally couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly shouted desperately with a panicked face:

"Your Majesty, your courtier's wish! Minister's wish! Those are just very ordinary human contacts, and the minister definitely did not abolish the public for personal reasons!

Your Majesty! You have to believe in the minister!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty......"

With a wave of his hand, Zhao Jun didn't bother to listen to this kind of person's quibble, and soon the Han general blocked his mouth with a cloth and dragged the person out of the hall.

After solving the people who were in the way, Zhao Jun looked at the courtiers again and said: "I also understand some personal contacts, but I don't care what you do in private, but if the interests of the Great Song Dynasty are damaged because of personal contacts, then don't blame me for being ruthless!" ”

The officials hurriedly bowed their heads, and no one dared to pick up the stubble.

Zhao Jun glanced around, and then snorted coldly:

"As for the smuggling, let's arrange it according to what Zhang Xiang said, let the Criminal Department arrange some capable officials to go to the southeast to assist, and be sure to catch all these guys who dare to smuggle!"

"No!"

The hundred officials agreed in unison, and Zhao Jun threw up his sleeves and left.

The early dynasty gradually dispersed, and the officials discussed the affairs of the early dynasty today and dispersed one by one.

But Zhang He stayed at the end and did not leave, and when the officials were almost gone, Zhao Jun immediately conveyed the idea of wanting to see His Majesty to the little yellow gate on duty.

And Zhao Jun didn't show a surprised expression after receiving the news, or he had expected it.

If Zhang He didn't even notice this, then Zhao Jun really had to doubt his ability as a prime minister.

Soon Zhao Jun met him in the Imperial Garden.

Spring Breeze Pavilion!

Zhao Jun threw the fish feed in his hand into the pond, and the fat-headed carp in the pond immediately flocked to it and began to eat it desperately.

"Your Majesty! See Your Majesty! ”

When Zhang Yiyi arrived, he immediately saluted respectfully.

Zhao Jun didn't look back, waved his hand, and motioned for him to sit casually, while he continued to sprinkle the feed in earnestly.

After a long time, the fish feed in Zhao Jun's hand ran out, and Zhao Jun finally turned around and looked at Zhang He, who had been waiting for a while, and asked:

"Zhang Xiang is not going to work, what are you doing when you come to me?"

Zhang He got up slowly, arched his hand and said, "Official, the minister has a question that His Majesty needs to answer. ”

Zhao Jun's face showed a look of surprise at the right time.

"Oh? Do you have any more to ask me for? ”

Zhang Hemian did not change his color, and asked slowly but firmly:

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Jia Zhengjing is not the only one who has accepted bribes from the southeast, right?

Those people in the southeast don't put all their eggs in the same basket.

The minister guessed that there must be someone else, but he sensed that something was wrong, so he didn't say anything.

Do you know the identities of these people? ”

Zhao Jun nodded slowly, clapped his hands with a smile and said with a smile: "It's worthy of Zhang He, Zhang Xiang can rest assured, several other people have also been found, but I haven't started to do it yet and want to continue fishing." ”

Hearing this, Zhang He suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief.

……

(End of chapter)