The most powerful minister in the world

"Greetings to Mr. Yan." Yun Ziying stood up and bowed to say hello.

Yan Sheng's eyes revealed undisguised appreciation, and he even boasted unstintingly: "Prince, after seeing you on the second day of the Lunar New Year, your eyebrows have become brighter and clearer recently. What books have you been reading these days?"

"I have benefited a lot from reading your written remarks."

"Hey~ I wrote it just for fun. There's no need to read it. You should read more of the Classics and History Collection."

"Yes."

Qian Yang took over the conversation and praised: "I am being too humble. Your written talk is recognized as a rare masterpiece in the entire literary world in 500 years. I usually ask three of them to consult you, but they are just playful. Your Majesty, you turned a deaf ear to my words, Mr. Yan should have consulted them more for me."

"His Majesty is the current True Dragon Emperor, and the princes are also among the best. But I, an old man, should ask them for advice on what is strange now."

After some pleasantries, Zuo Que asked under Qian Yang's eyes: "Brother Yan, do you have anything to discuss with His Majesty? If so, the prince and I will leave first."

Yan Sheng pretended to have forgotten, took out a test paper from his sleeve and handed it to Qian Yang.

Qian Yang thought it was something, and asked in confusion: "Exam paper?"

"It is indeed a test paper, written by today's Liulicong examinee."

"Oh? What kind of test paper can make Mr. Yan come to the palace to find me? Could it be some shocking article?"

Yan Sheng took a sip of tea and said, "Your Majesty, you will know after you open it and take a look."

Qian Yang caught a glimpse of Zuo Que stretching his neck to look at it from the corner of his eye, and waved to them both to come up and watch together.

When he opened the test paper, the three of them were all stunned. You looked at me, I looked at you.

Tan Si couldn't help but take a look, and saw countless words of resentment written in blood on the white rice paper. He couldn't help but cover his mouth with a look of shock on his face.

"What, what's going on?"

Qian Yang looked at the test paper and couldn't help but question. The Chunwei exam, also known as the general examination, is the top priority for scholars in the world. Now that someone is betting on their own bright future and doing such a thing, it is really shocking.

"Brother Yan, where is this candidate from?"

Zuo Que had a clear mind and expected that this matter would be far from simple. He immediately asked, and Yan Sheng said with his hands, "He is an examinee from Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. I have met him."

"How to say?"

Yan Sheng's face was bright and he recounted the incident.

The candidate is a son of a merchant in Hangzhou. He makes a living by buying and selling grain and oil. His business is doing well. He owns three oil shops and his life is pretty good.

His father was ill, and he had been taking care of the shop all these years. Everyone called him the oil seller. He was an upright man, and everyone in the country knew about him.

Life was going well, but because of a sister who was as beautiful as a fairy, it led to disaster.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, her sister Wen Ruoruo went out to buy food. The son of the Hangzhou magistrate noticed her, sent her to be stunned, took her back to the mansion and humiliated her in every possible way, but refused to let her go home.

Wenxuan, an oil seller, had been searching for many days. When he learned about this from a merchant, he felt like a thunderbolt. He suddenly felt angry and went to the magistrate's house to ask for someone.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yuqi, the son of the magistrate of Hangzhou, asked his servant to break his legs with a stick rolled in oil, and threatened that when he had enough fun with his sister, he would throw her into a brothel and be crushed by thousands of people and ridden by ten thousand people.

Wenxuan was carried back home by his childhood friend in Linxiang, where he convalesced for several days before finally recovering. Originally, he hid the news from his father, but he didn't know that his father had heard about it and died in anger.

Wenxuan went to various prefectures and counties to beat the drum of resentment, but these officials seemed to have agreed upon it and would not even let him in through the gate of the government office.

This was not over yet, Liu Yuqi knew that he was restless and sent people to his home to make trouble and humiliate his mother in every possible way. Before leaving, several servants saw that his lovely wife was very pretty.

He behaved like an animal in front of Wenxuan's mother. His wife couldn't bear the humiliation, so she killed two servants and then threw herself into the river.

His mother was so shocked that she went crazy.

If Liu Yuqi's animal behavior was much more than that, he might not have done enough, and even burned Wenxuan's shop and the yard where he lived.

Wenxuan endured the humiliation and endured humiliation, just to file a petition on this test paper this spring!

"Under the bright universe, there are such beasts!" Qian Yang slapped the table angrily.

"What does Li Chang, the governor of Jiangnan, do for a living? He turned a deaf ear to such a big grievance? I was really blind to allow him to be this official!"

Zuo Que glanced at Yan Sheng and saw that he had a long breath and did not speak, so he opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, the collusion between government and businessmen in Jiangnan is already serious, and the network of relationships is even more extensive. Now that there is such a thing, it is even more important to investigate. And we need to investigate thoroughly.”

"Yes, find out, arrest those who deserve to be arrested, and kill those who deserve to be killed." Yan Sheng agreed.

Qianyang stood up and walked around with his hands behind his hands. After a while, he said, "Let Jingxi go and investigate. He originally received my secret order to conduct a thorough investigation of Jiangnan officials, but he was delayed by the bandits."

"Father, I think this matter should not be done openly in a big way. Jiangnan affairs often affect the whole body. Besides... besides, the Third Emperor's Uncle is also in Jiangnan, so why not start first?" Let Jingxi completely solve the gang chaos and conduct a thorough investigation in secret."

Yan Sheng nodded with satisfaction: "It's rare for the prince to look at the overall situation and start from the details."

Qianyang put one hand on the incense burner and looked far away.

Let's talk about it in two parts. After Jingxi cleared the bandits in three places, he sent Xiziying soldiers to search for the fleeing people at night. A total of more than 30,000 people were captured. Most of them were beheaded and displayed in public, which attracted the people to celebrate by lighting up lanterns and fireworks. .

Many escort merchants presented banners and plaques praising Jingxi's achievements.

However, many Jiangnan Province officials visited the house all day long, seeming to be plotting something important.

I heard that there was always a constant stream of people at the door of Prince Annan's residence, but Jingxi didn't take it seriously.

After a few days of short rest, everyone sat down in the warehouse. Even Feng Zhuoyi and Ananda came, but Gu Chengxiao was still shut up and never came.

"In this prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River, a land of plenty and plenty, such a shocking thing happened. Second Young Master, can you let me kill that beast with my bare hands?"

Ananda said indignantly, Feng Zhuoyi sighed and interrupted him: "Liu Yuqi's father, the prefect of Hangzhou, is not something to be afraid of. It's just that his ancestor was the founding hero of our southern country. I'm afraid that your majesty will think of this matter. I can’t stand it in front of you.”

Mu Sheng choked and said: "The emperor committed a crime, and he is guilty of the same crime as the common people. If you think about the old feelings like this, you will only miss the kindness of your ancestors and chill the hearts of the common people."

Feng Zhuoyi cupped his fists and said, "Brother Mu is so righteous, but I made a mistake."

When several people met for the first time, it was inevitable that their words would be inappropriate. There was actually nothing wrong with Feng Zhuoyi's words, they were just sizing up the situation.

Jingxi didn't seem to listen to what they were discussing, but squatted on the chair in a daze, rubbing the jade ring with his fingers, and raising his eyebrows from time to time.

"Second Young Master, what do you think we should do? Second Young Master?" Feng Zhuoyi called several times but saw no response from him. He looked at Lian'er and saw her covering her mouth and snickering, signaling not to disturb Jing Xi.

After burning the incense, Jingxi suddenly jumped down from the chair and said resolutely: "I have decided!"

Everyone stood up one after another and said, "Deal with him?"

Jingxi looked around at the crowd and said, "I have decided, I will sneak into Qishan!"

"What?!!!!!"