Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 41

Punishing corrupt officials is a matter of offending people.

Although Li Dongyang still quite agrees with Liu Jian's approach, he is still somewhat reluctant in his heart.

"Old Li Ge, His Majesty has agreed to this matter."

"If you don't help, His Majesty will blame you."

Liu Jian talked to Li Dongyang half-coaxing and half-bluffing, for fear that he would not want to.

"Old Liu Ge, do you think this is His Majesty's intention?"

Liu Jian saw that Li Dongyang believed it was true, and simply laughed and said: "That's right!"

When Li Dongyang heard this, his brows were deeply furrowed, and his heart was deeply entangled.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you, let's do what we say!"

"However, let me put it bluntly before, we have done this, and we have to bear the consequences together, so you don't run away when the time comes."

When Liu Jian heard this, his face showed joy, and he quickly nodded and said, "Okay, it's good to have your words!"

"So where do we start?"

"Although we want to punish corrupt officials in the court, we don't have any clues."

Li Dongyang looked at Liu Jian with a sad face, wanting to ask the truth from Liu Jian's mouth.

"Hehe, we don't need to think hard to find this one. After a while, those corrupt officials will come to the surface one by one."

When Liu Jian said this, Li Dongyang's eyes became more and more puzzled.

A stick of incense time.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang changed into ordinary clothes and appeared in downtown Beijing,

"Old Liu Ge, you took me to the city to find corrupt officials?"

"Yes, this corrupt official is in the urban area."

Hearing the words, Li Dongyang seemed to have heard a big joke, and asked suspiciously: "Could Old Ge be joking?"

"This is not the court, where did the corrupt officials come from?"

"Mr. Li Ge, don't worry, just follow me."

Liu Jian said with a smile, and walked forward on his own.

And Li Dongyang could only follow closely behind him.

It wasn't until Liu Jian showed up in front of a pawn shop with Li Dongyang that he stopped.

Li Dongyang looked around suspiciously, feeling greatly surprised.

Ordinary pawnshops are generally opened in extremely prosperous places, or next to gambling houses, in order to attract customers or provide convenience for gamblers.

But this pawn shop is very remote, even in an alley that no one cares about.

Li Dongyang asked suspiciously: "Why is this pawnshop open here?"

"Old Liu Ge, what did you bring me here for?"

Liu Jian smiled slightly, signaling to Li Dongyang that he doesn't need to say much, just act according to his own eyes.

Then, Liu Jian walked straight to the pawn shop.

Inside the pawn shop.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang appeared in the hall wearing ordinary clothes.

When Li Dongyang glanced around, he unexpectedly found that there was only one vase in the pawn shop.

"Well, it's fine if the pawn shop is in this remote place, there really aren't many things in it."

Li Dongyang muttered softly, and a middle-aged man with the appearance of a housekeeper came out from behind the screen.

"You two, what do you want?"

Liu Jian took a step forward, arched his hands very familiarly and said: "This old man is originally from Beijing, and he has a son in his family. He has failed the imperial examination for many years."

"Even if you win a small official, you will shine on your family, and you will have no regrets if you spend all your wealth."

When Liu Jian said this, the housekeeper was unmoved, and said with a faint smile: "Your Excellency, please write down your name and address, and come back in ten days!"

Hearing this, Liu Jian picked up a brush, wrote down his name and address on a piece of rice paper, and handed it to the housekeeper along with several bank notes.

"Well, can you make it a few days faster?"

The butler frowned, and said, "1000 taels, five days."

"well!"

Liu Jian quickly took out a ticket from his pocket and handed it to the housekeeper.

Before leaving, Liu Jian deliberately took away the vase placed on the table.

Liu Jian looked around with deep eyes, and said vigilantly: "Actually, I got some news before I told you about it."

"Here, there is a pawnshop that specializes in solving problems for people. No matter what kind of problem, as long as you can pay the corresponding money, they can solve it for you."

"The vase in my hand is the voucher. You pay the money and take the vase."

"If someone solves the problem, you can bring the vase."

Hearing this, Li Dongyang's complexion suddenly darkened, and he said coldly: "Then what you said just now is buying an official?"

"nice!"

Liu Jian nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice: "Using the resources in our hands to exchange for the resources in other people's hands is called fair trade. However, I still don't know who the real owner of this pawn shop is?"

"Cha, no matter who dares to do this, how can we ignore it?" Li Dongyang said with a firm expression.

"nice!"

"I have secretly arranged for people to investigate this matter. I want to see, who has such courage?"

In the mansion of the Minister of War.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang appeared in the Ministry of Punishment at the same time.

Zhang Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, hurried forward to greet him, and said with sincerity and fear: "I don't know that the two elders are here, but I am far away to welcome you. Forgive me for my sin!"

Liu Jian hugged his fists and saluted back.

"I don't know what the two adults are here for?"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other and said solemnly: "Master Zhang, I am here to borrow troops from you."

"what?"

Zhang Jing looked surprised, and asked in a serious tone: "Borrowing soldiers?"

"I don't know if the two elders have His Majesty's will?"

As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Sui Suo holds the military power in the capital, but without the emperor's will, even if he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, he does not have any rights.

Otherwise, once His Majesty blames him, he really can't bear the responsibility.

Hearing this, Liu Jian took a step forward and said, "Master Zhang, you don't need to ask more about this matter. If there is a problem, the old man will take responsibility for it himself."

"This"

Zhang Jing pondered for a long time. Although it was a matter of responsibility, Mr. Liu Ge had already talked about it, not to mention that they didn't look like they were joking.

Seeing this, Zhang Jing could only nod her head.

"Forget it, since the old man said so, the next official will not ask any more questions."

"However, I can only give Mr. Ge [-] elite soldiers at most."

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang nodded with a smile when they heard the words: "Okay, please trouble Mr. Zhang."

"Eight hundred elite soldiers are enough."

Ministry of Accounts.

Liang Chu is also stepping up to sort out the accounts of Daming's taxation.

Looking at the big book full of Ming Dynasty's new taxation standards, Liang Chu couldn't help but secretly beat a drum in his heart.

This new tax standard was filled in one by one with great painstaking efforts.

It is entirely out of the practical considerations of the Ming Empire.

But Liang Chu knew in his heart that once this was published and implemented throughout the country, he would be the one to take the blame.

But in order to be able to complete the task assigned by His Majesty, even if it is a scapegoat, I have to bite the bullet and go for it!
"Come here, hand over this memorandum to the master of the cabinet, and tell me as soon as the two cabinet elders review and make a decision."

"obey"

As soon as the servants left, several other servants rushed in from the outside and said respectfully, "My lord, Mr. Li from the Ministry of Industry, please see me!"

"Oh, Master Li, hurry up!"

Soon Li Suide appeared in the government office under the guidance of his servants.

　Ask for collection.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)