Seeing that Xu Mingui had no intention of leaving, and there was an expression on his face that he wanted to say something and stopped, Song Que guessed that Xu Mingui might have something to tell him, but he was afraid that there would be trouble if he said it.

"What's wrong?"

Song Que was a little curious.

Faced with the inquiry, Xu Mingui took a deep breath, knelt down in front of Song Que, and said:

"Your Majesty, your minister... There's a thing to tell! ”

Seeing that he was in trouble, Song Que frowned, and immediately realized that what Xu Mingui wanted to say was by no means a trivial matter.

Realizing that what Xu Mingui was going to say was very important.

Song Que thought for a moment, and finally nodded, agreeing to let Xu Mingui say it.

Although Song Que agreed, Xu Mingui was still a little worried, hesitated for a while, and cautiously probed: "Your Majesty, this matter that the ministers want to make clear implicates many important members of the imperial court, you... Do you really want to hear it? ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

What Song Que wants to hear most now is the matter of implicating important officials in the DPRK and China.

Because of this.

You can find out the handle of many court officials.

There is a handle in hand.

He broke them one by one, endeavoured and subdued them one by one, and slowly gathered back the scattered powers, and when the time came, were he still afraid of the three powerful ministers of Huo Lei, Wang Yu, and Li Qi?

After receiving Song Que's affirmative answer, a trace of firmness flashed in Xu Mingui's eyes, and he said slowly:

"Your Majesty, during his tenure as the superintendent of the imperial history, the ministers inspected the counties, and the ministers found that many officials above the fifth grade in the court would privately buy farmland from the peasants at extremely low prices."

"During this period, if they encountered those peasants who refused to resell at the reserve price, they would send house slaves to intimidate, threaten, and even connive at the house slaves to beat the peasants and force the peasants to sell their fertile land!"

Xu Mingui was filled with indignation, and told Song Que about the things buried in his heart.

Upon learning of this, Song Que was not angry, let alone immediately expressed his position, but frowned and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this scene, Xu Mingui stood quietly aside, not daring to disturb Song Que's thinking.

I'm afraid of disturbing the emperor's tranquility.

Inside the Imperial Study.

It's surprisingly quiet at the moment.

It wasn't until Song Que came back to his senses that this silence was broken.

"Do you have proof?"

Song Que was still not in a hurry to show his attitude, but was very cautious, asking Xu Mingui for evidence of the encroachment of the DPRK and Chinese officials on farmland.

The case of officials encroaching on farmers' fertile land.

Serious.

Moreover, the people involved in it are all officials of the fifth rank or higher in the DPRK and China.

In the absence of evidence, Song Que will not easily express his attitude to Xu Mingui.

You know, the officials above the fifth grade in the DPRK and the Central Committee, that is not a human spirit? Moreover, there are so many officials involved in this incident, if they are in a group, they will be complicit.

Even if it is Song Que, there is nothing he can do about them.

So.

Song Que needs evidence.

It must be favorable evidence.

Catch thieves and take stolen goods, catch traitors and catch doubles, this truth, Song Que does not understand.

"The minister has proof!" Xu Mingui took out a stack of papers from his arms and carefully handed it to Song Que.

Song Que took the paper handed by Xu Mingui and looked at it carefully, the paper was a deed for the acquisition of farmland, on which were written the transaction records of the seller and the buyer, among them, the names of the buyers, most of whom were important members of the imperial court.

Not only that, but in the deed, the price at which the imperial court officials purchased farmland from the peasants was, as Xu Mingui said, very low.

After reviewing all the deeds, Song Que deliberately counted the papers.

There are fifteen in total.

"This is only a part, and the other part, the people do not trust the ministers, and they do not hand it over."

Xu Mingui said with a gloomy expression.

"You've done a great job." Song Que comforted Xu Mingui, and then continued: "Fang Caizhen read these deeds, why didn't Huo Lei, Wang Yu, and Li Qi participate in them? ”

The three people that Song Que said.

He was the three powerful ministers of the Great Qian Dynasty.

If none of the three powerful ministers participated in the encroachment on farmland, the other ministers would not do it even if they had ten guts.

"During the minister's inspection, I found out from many people, but Huo Lei, Wang Yu, and Li Qi were involved."

As soon as Xu Mingui said the names of the three people, Song Que's face was happy, however, after waiting for him to be happy, Xu Mingui changed his words: "However, they are not directly involved, but let the housekeepers below help with things." ”

Sure enough, it's an old fox!

Knowing that Huo Lei, Wang Yu, and Li Qi were not directly involved, Song Que couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

But think about it.

He was relieved.

Huo Lei, Wang Yu, and Li Qi have been in the officialdom for many years, and naturally they will not come forward in person for things that hurt nature and reason such as encroaching on farmland.

"Do you know how many people are currently involved in the DPRK and China?" Song Que asked.

"At least thirty people!" Xu Mingui replied.

What?

Song Que's eyes widened.

Xu Mingui's words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, making it difficult for Song Que to accept it for a while, and there were more than 70 military officials in the Chinese court, officials above the fifth grade, counting the generals.

Officials involved in encroaching on the people's farmland.

That's half of it.

Song Que suddenly felt a pain in his head, the original owner was a tyrant, and it didn't matter if the people were not happy, now half of the court are ministers, and they are all officials above the fifth grade.

originally took over the mess, which had already exhausted Song Que physically and mentally.

And now.

The number of officials who encroached on farmland was informed.

Song Que was even more tired.

At this moment, Song Que, who has always been calm, couldn't help but scold: "There are so many officials involved, how dare they?" Are you really not afraid of losing your country? ”

"The emperor is angry."

Xu Mingui saw the angry Song Que and hurriedly comforted.

"How do I calm my anger?"

Song Que's eyes were red: "There are more than 70 fifth-rank officials in the DPRK and China, and there are as many as 30 involved in encroaching on farmland. ”

Song Que's hoarse voice and the attitude of angrily scolding the officials involved made Xu Mingui see hope, and immediately clasped his fists and proposed:

"Your Majesty, if you want to settle this matter, the only way is to investigate it thoroughly!"

"Check! Of course you have to check! And to the end! ”

Song Que clenched his fists, the anger on his face did not dissipate, and a trace of perseverance flashed in his eyes.

Although Song Que has the determination to investigate strictly, the problem that arises is that he currently has no worthy candidate to investigate this matter, and many ministers in the DPRK and China have close contacts with the three powerful ministers.

If a random person is appointed to investigate in the court, the matter will only be settled in the end.

And Xu Mingui has to go to the north to be responsible for disaster relief.

As a result, there are no available talents around Song Que at all.

"Xu Mingui!"

Song Que turned his eyes and looked at Xu Mingui.

"The minister is here!"

Xu Mingui straightened his waist and replied.

"I need someone available to investigate this, do you have someone around you to do that?" Song Que now only hopes that Xu Mingui can recommend one or two talents.

Hearing this, Xu Mingui lowered his head, frowned and fell into thought.