Two corrupt officials who were greedy and paid less were arrested for dishonesty and had their homes raided, dismissed and imprisoned, and only confiscated their family's belongings, but did not arrest their families. This matter soon spread, and some of the people who paid less came to make up for it, and those who did not pay it hurriedly came to pay it, and the silver was registered and registered, and finally 80 percent of the money was handed over to the embezzled silver, and the total value was more than 10 million taels.

The imperial court issued another edict: "Those who have handed over the embezzlement of silver can continue to be officials with peace of mind, but they must change their evil ways and return to righteousness, and if they commit another crime, they will not be spared." "In this way, the capital can be considered stable.

It didn't take many days for the corrupt officials from other places, the two governors, the three governors, and the six prefects to escort them to the capital, and the total value of the gold and silver property was about 10 million taels of silver.

The two governors, the three governors, and the six prefects were also tried in the three divisions of Dali Temple, and the final verdict was all beheaded, and the family men were in the army, and the women were prostitutes.

All parts of the country received the order of repentance, and the officials of all sizes handed over millions of taels of silver, so that about 40 million taels of embezzled silver were finally collected, and Lord Hong sent the account book to the emperor, and the emperor was very happy after reading it, and said: "Hong Aiqing, you immediately draw up a will, and say that the people's taxes will be exempted this year." Lord Hong saluted the emperor and said: "The emperor is holy and benevolent, the blessing of the common people in the world, and the blessing of the people." After saying that, he took his leave and went back to draft the purpose.

A campaign to rectify the rule of officials was basically over, and the officials who had been beheaded were promoted from among their subordinates, and the officials were relieved.

After the Dali Temple interrogated the corrupt officials, a lot of evidence was accumulated that Liu Qi and Dongchang Jinyiwei collected evidence to blackmail officials to accept bribes and bend the law for bribes. Yang Jingkang, the left governor of the Inspectorate, has sorted it out. Prepare to write a chapter to impeach Liu Qi.

Chang Yue'e and the others went to the field to assist Jinyiwei in arresting corrupt officials, and they have not yet returned. The old mansion was repaired, and the old mansion at the gate was replaced by the Taibao Mansion, and the emperor asked Lingyu to move over, and Lingyu had to thank him. Lingyu called a few of the maids of Country Garden, as well as Chunlan, Qiuju, Xia He, and Dongmei. The Taibao Mansion is temporarily managed by Chunlan and her four sisters, with Chunlan as the manager. There are also some maid servants left in the Country Garden to serve those friends in the rivers and lakes. In the Country Garden, there is also a Yunxiang Zhi County Su Jinwen and the king who escorts the disaster relief grain.

This morning, Lingyu was asking Chunlan and the servants to take the servants to the Taibao Mansion to clean up the arrangements, Su Jinwen came to the front and watched him talk to Chunlan, Lingyu turned her face and saw him, and said, "Brother Su, is there something wrong?" Su Jinwen said: "Master Zhang, you are busy first, and we will talk about it later." Lingyu said: "Okay, you wait a minute." After speaking, he turned his face to Chunlan and said, "Chunlan." You take them there first, I'll have something to do. After speaking, he took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Chunlan. And said, "Do you know where it is?" Chunlan and the maid servants all said that they knew, and walked out after speaking.

When Lingyu saw them leaving, she turned around and said, "Brother Su, let's say something!" Su Jinwen said: "Lord Zhang calls the grass people like this, and the grass people really don't dare to be it." Lingyu said: "I want to call it that, you don't have to be polite, just say something if you have something!" Su Jinwen said: "Now that the big corrupt officials have been killed, I heard that I didn't ask for a few witnesses, I just want to go back if there is nothing to do." ”

Lingyu said: "This time the three divisions of the trial, our main thing is to take written evidence, in front of a large amount of written evidence and huge family wealth, they have to admit guilt and submit to the law, the written evidence you brought is also very useful, as well as the evidence brought by the king." Tong Gongzi also went with Jinyiwei to arrest Zhou Bingkang, the prefect of Jining, and it can be said that you are also meritorious. Su Jinyi said: "I don't dare to be greedy, this is all the credit of Tong Gongzi and Miss Hao, if it weren't for them, my life would not have been guaranteed." Lingyu said: "It should be your merit that no one else can snatch it, originally I wanted to wait for Gongzi Tong to escort Zhou Bingkang, the prefect of Jining, back, I asked you to see the emperor, since you are in a hurry, I will take you to see the emperor today." ”

Su Jinwen said: "I'm not in a hurry, I think it's too troublesome for you to sit and eat here every day." Lingyu said: "It's not troublesome, it's okay to go back early, it just so happens that the prefect of Jining Mansion is a vacancy, and I will ask Lord Hong to promote you as the prefect of Jining." Su Jinwen said: "I'm afraid that I can't do it if I am sparse and shallow." Lingyu said: "Aren't you born as a Jinshi?" Su Jinwen said: "Under the Jinshi was born, and he was the fifty-second at the time. Lingyu said: "If you want to do things for the people, you must be a good official, but also a big official, if you have the opportunity, you must be a good official, you can't apologize, didn't there be a Mao Sui self-recommendation in ancient times?" Su Jinwen said: "Lord Zhang taught me a lesson." ”

Lingyu said: "You come with me now, and I will take you to see Lord Shoufuhong." Su Jinwen said: "Thank you, Lord Zhang." With that, the two of them walked out.

Lingyu took Su Jinwen to the cabinet, and Lord Hong said, "Lord Zhang, what's the matter?" Lingyu said: "It's nothing important, I'll bring someone for you." Lord Hong said: "This is." Lingyu said: "His name is Su Jinwen, he is the original county order of Yunxiang County, Jining Prefecture, because he was dissatisfied with the Jining prefect's indiscriminate tax increase and resisted not doing it, he was dismissed by Zhou Bingkang's prefect, he wanted to enter Beijing to sue the emperor, and the Zhou prefect sent someone to harm him, but fortunately he was saved by meeting Tong Gongzi who I sent to investigate the case." ”

Su Jinwen saluted the adults and said, "Students meet your adults. Lingyu introduced him to the adults one by one, and Su Jinwen gave him another salute. Lord Hong said: "Which subject are you a jinshi?" Su Jinwen said: "The student is the Jinshi of the previous subject. Lord Hong said to Liu Quanli, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites: "Lord Liu, you are the chief examiner of that subject!" Lord Liu said: "How can I remember so much." Su Jinwen stepped forward and saluted: "Students meet their teacher." Liu Quanli said: "No courtesy." ”

Lord Hong said: "Does Lord Zhang want him to be reinstated?" Lingyu said: "No, I want to promote him to fill the vacancy in the Jining Prefect." Lord Hong said: "But he has been dismissed now, and I am afraid it will not be appropriate to be promoted to the prefect at once." Yang Jingkang, the left governor of the Inspectorate, said: "I don't think there is anything wrong with it, it is more appropriate because he was dismissed, you think about who his official is, it is a criminal official who is about to be killed, which gives people a warning, and honest officials also have hope of promotion." ”

Lord Hong said: "According to Lord Yang, it still makes sense to say this. Lingyu said: "What Lord Yang said is good, we must promote the righteousness of officialdom." Several scholars also said yes. Su Jinwen saluted the adults again: "Thank you for your trust, the students will never disappoint your hopes." ”

Lingyu said: "Your Excellency, get busy! I'll take him to see the emperor." Lord Hong said: "It's okay, we will play the chapter in two days, and the emperor will know it." Su Jinwen bowed to the adults again and said goodbye and left the cabinet.

Lingyu and Su Jinwen came to the outside of the imperial study, and saw Ximen Hu and the eunuch Xiao Songzi guarding outside the door, so everyone greeted them. Lingyu said: "Xiao Songzi, if you go to tell the emperor, just say that I ask to see you." Xiao Songzi responded and walked towards the imperial study. (To be continued......)