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Although he was extremely anxious, He Shen remained calm on the surface, quietly waiting for the emperor's ruling.

How could Hongli want to punish Heshen? After thinking for a moment, he said: "Heshen must be deceived by An Ming. If you are looking for favoritism, how can you personally impeach him? Now Heshen and your memorial are presented at the same time. , He Shen did not intend to eliminate the suspicion of his own crime, but this matter is just like what the love ministers said, He Shen's crime is unambiguous, and I will immediately demote He Shen to the second level and retain it."

He Shen breathed a sigh of relief, he was only demoted by two ranks, if Fourth Master really wanted to reuse him, he would be reinstated in a short time.

After Hongli came to court, he felt full of resentment. Zhizhai was impeached by so many people in the court today, and he felt so uncomfortable.We must think of a good way to give Zhi Zhai some compensation.

"Wu Shulai, what do you think Zhizhai lacks?" Hongli didn't know how to compensate He Shen, so he had to ask Wu Shulai who had been with him the longest.

Wu Shulai smiled wryly and said, "Long Live Lord, if this servant tells you, don't blame this servant. According to this servant, what you and your lord need the most is money."

Hongli was taken aback: "How do you say that?"

Why didn't he know that Zhizhai was short of money?Even if the official salary is not high, but when Feng married Zhi Zhai, he gave away 15 taels of silver. This is not a small amount. How could Zhi Zhai be short of money so quickly?

Wu Shulai said: "Long Live Lord, this slave has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he doesn't know much about the outside situation. But three festivals and two longevity, ice respect and carbon respect, these are the rules in the capital for many years, and this servant has also heard about it. He is a clean and honest official, He doesn't like to accept bribes, but he has to give them what should be given, otherwise he won't be able to enjoy it in the officialdom. If he can't get in, he will naturally be short of money."

Hongli thought about it for a moment, and felt that Wu Shu's words made sense.Zhizhai is short of money?This was my oversight.

After He Shen came home from the court, he slumped on the bed and took a long time to get up.What happened today was really dangerous, and he was almost about to implicate fourth master.

"Master, do you want to pass the meal?" Liu Quan finally saw He Shen get up, and asked quickly, it was getting late, and if the master didn't eat any more, it would be bad for his health.

He Shen nodded, "Let's pass on the meal, I'm going to take a bath in a while, you tell someone to prepare hot water."

After dinner, He Shen took a bath and changed clothes, and came to Qingyun Pavilion.Usually, when fourth master is not here, he seldom comes here, but for some reason today, he wants to sleep here for one night.

There is a lot of noise in my head, but I can't sleep with my eyes closed.

He Shen looked up at the curtain hanging on the bed, secretly thinking about what happened today.

well!His power in the court is still too weak. If there are some people who are loyal to him, why would they put fourth master in such a difficult situation?

In addition to killing chickens and monkeys in the future, it is time to cultivate some power of our own.

Thinking of all these things, He Shen fell asleep after Haishi.

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Although He Shen knew that Fourth Master would find a way to restore him to his post, he never thought that Fourth Master would give him such a position as Chongwenmen tax director.

This official position is lower than his current one, but it is a real fat vacancy.

The tariffs in Chongwenmen are very high, and all officials who come in and out have to pay taxes.Fourth Master entrusted him with such a fat job because he was afraid that he would have no money to spend.

well!Fourth master was too thoughtful, so thoughtful that sometimes he felt that there was nothing he could do in return.

It didn't take long for He Shen to increase his official position again. He was granted the title of Minister of the Imperial Palace, the capital of Manchuria with the inlaid blue flag, and the capital of the inlaid white flag.

He Shen has many official positions, which makes him a little overwhelmed, and he seems a little powerless for the position of director of Chongwenmen.Besides, this position was originally used by Hongli to collect money for him, so it doesn't matter whether he doesn't care about it.

It's a pity that there are always people who have trouble with Heshen.It wasn't until Hongli called him to the Hall of Mental Cultivation that he knew he had been sued by Fukang'an.

It turned out that an official from Shandong came to Beijing to meet the emperor.When I passed Chongwenmen, I didn't know the rules, and I didn't prepare enough silver taels, so I was stopped there.In desperation, he had no choice but to leave his luggage outside the capital and bring only one attendant into the city.

Later, it was only possible to live with bedding and clothes lent by friends, which was extremely embarrassing.

For He Shen, this is a trivial matter.Almost all the high customs officials in Chongwenmen knew about it, and this was also approved by the emperor.

But Fukang'an revealed this matter to Hongli. He couldn't understand this kind of thing, and he couldn't understand Heshen, so he wanted to sue Heshen.

Hongli couldn't laugh or cry, he always wanted Heshen and Fukang'an to have a good relationship, but Fukang'an came like this, and Zhizhai probably hated Fukang'an to death.

He Shen was very angry in his heart, but on the surface he was very calm.Hearing Hongli's laughter, he only felt the hottest on his face.Probably in the eyes of fourth master, he and Fukang'an are just two children fighting each other.

But a child is a child, and I don't believe that Fukang'an can't be rectified.

Fukang'an, just wait for me.

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The cold plums spit out the stamens, and the fragrance is tangy.The plum blossoms in Yixuan Pavilion are blooming just right, and all kinds of colors compete with each other.

He Shen wore a thick cloak and enjoyed the snow-covered beauty with Hongli.

After admiring the cold plum blossoms, He Shen said with a smile: "The scenery of Yixuan Pavilion is different in spring, summer, autumn and winter. I really never get tired of seeing it."

Hongli's face sank like water, and he said after a while: "The scenery is beautiful, but unfortunately I'm not in the mood to enjoy it."

"Fourth Master, what's the matter?" He Shen noticed that Hongli's expression was wrong just now.In the past, Hongli would not reveal what was on his mind, and the emperor's happiness and anger were invisible, and Hongli did a particularly good job.

But today he not only showed it, but now he said it directly, it seems that the matter is not small.

Hongli just felt very irritable. He thought Tong Heshen could calm down by enjoying the scenery, but who knows it won't work.

After thinking about it, he decided to talk about his depression with Heshen.He Shen has always been considerate, so he must be able to share his worries.

It turned out that Yin Haining, newly appointed by Hongli, came to Beijing to report on his work and handed over the secret letter to Hongli.

The memorial made no secrets about Li Shiyao, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, who took bribes in Yunnan, and also produced records and evidence of Li Shiyao's bribery.

Hongli was furious, but he didn't want to believe it in his heart.

The Li family can be regarded as a family.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yongfang, the fourth ancestor of Li Shiyao, was in charge of guarding Fushun. Later, when the ancestor Nurhachi led troops to attack Fushun, he led his troops to surrender. Nurhachi awarded him the post of third-class general officer and married his granddaughter to Li Yongfang.

Since then, Li Yongfang has performed meritorious service in attacking Liaoyang, Shenyang, and Qinghe. Until Li Shiyao's father, Li Yuanliang, even achieved the official position of Minister of the Household Department.

Li Shiyao himself is also very shrewd, he has a good review and is quite talented.

Hongli always valued him very much and felt that he was a rare talent, so he successively appointed many official positions.And Li Shiyao is also a smart man. He has paid tribute more than 20 times in 100 years. Hongli likes him very much.

If it is an ordinary corruption and bribery case, just send someone to investigate it.But this time, Li Shiyao was involved in the case.

As the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Li Shiyao was a great official in Xinjiang, and he had great influence in Yunnan and Guizhou.

Those who want to investigate the case must not have enough qualifications, lack of prestige, or those who cannot be flexible.

Although Hongli didn't want to believe that Li Shiyao was corrupt, Hongli couldn't let it go in the face of the memorial to impeach Li Shiyao.

"So I'm having a headache about this." Hongli said with a sigh.

Li Shiyao?He Shen knew this person very well.Li Shiyao's ancestral home was in Tieling, Liaodong. He was originally from the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army, and later transferred to the Xianghuang Banner of the Han Army.Now he is the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, a first-rank official.

But He Shen didn't like Li Shiyao very much.

Li Shiyao probably felt that he had gained the trust of the emperor, and his foundation in Guangdong and Guangxi was also solid. He never looked down on He Shen, and when they met, he often had radical words.

This alone is not enough to make He Shen hate him, the most important thing is that he is Li Yan's Ama.

Back then when he was an official student in Xian'an Palace, that person often relied on his Ama Li Shiyao's power to embarrass He Shen.Although He Shen is not bound to take revenge, he is not willing to let him off easily.Hate the house and Wu, Li Shiyao was naturally missed by He Shen.

At this time, when Hongli mentioned Li Shiyao's corruption case, He Shen was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what Hongli meant by this.Do you really want to ask him, or take the opportunity to test him?

It's no wonder He Shen thought too much.If Hongli was talking to him as the fourth master, it wouldn't matter what he said. Now it was obviously about government affairs, and the emperor must be asking him about the affairs of the court. How could he be so casual?

After a little hesitation, He Shen decided to follow Hongli's words first, and said, "Since there is evidence, does Fourth Master want to arrest Li Shiyao?"

Hongli sighed: "Things are not so easy." After finishing speaking, he changed the topic and talked about Meihua's character, and He Shen naturally stopped asking questions.