Chronicle of Emperor Jing

In this matter, there was an undercurrent under the water, and several battles on the water surface, from years ago to years, and now, the dust has finally settled.

Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, many people who were chattering before immediately shut their mouths obediently.

To put it bluntly, there is nothing unusual about the reason, many people are just seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

Many children of courtiers served in the guard camp, so offending the immediate superiors of their own children must not be done by a wise man.

Besides, although there are some families who currently have no one serving in the guard battalion, it is not guaranteed that there will be one in the future, or their relatives and friends, and the teacher in the same year. Go around, so if you can not offend, it is better not to offend Marquis Yongning at the moment.

As for the future, it depends on the emperor.

Some people curled their lips when they thought of this.

The emperor is now thirty-six, and the Marquis of Yongning is thirty-six. He is six years older than the emperor.Even if the Marquis of Yongning is good at keeping his face and takes good care of it, there will inevitably be a day when his face will gradually age. At that time, will the emperor still love him so much?

Once the emperor has a new love, no matter how unwilling the Marquis of Yongning is, he has to retreat, and he can plot many things again.

With such thoughts in mind, some people stopped.

Some of the officials who couldn't get used to Wei Yan's way of ascending to power stopped talking, but it was because they were greeted by other important officials during the New Year's Eve.

It's outrageous for the emperor to be so nonsense, but the emperor is in high spirits, and he certainly won't listen to any advice.The courtiers are so noisy, and they talk about this matter from time to time, and now they can still infer that it is a rumor, but it cannot be true. After a long time, I am afraid that the whole world will know that it is a fact.

Even if the emperor did something wrong, for the sake of the emperor's reputation, the courtiers should bear with it for a few years before discussing it.

Because of these reasons, after the emperor ordered Wei Yan to take charge of the guard camp, his ears finally became quiet.

Moreover, the New Year's Eve passed, and the voices of the common people were quickly placed on the emperor's desk through the Department of Public Proposals.

On the 21st day of the first lunar month, Jing Li summoned important ministers to discuss matters in the Hall of Zhaoren, and distributed excerpts of the voices sent by the Minyi Division to the important ministers present for circulation.

"The public discussion is so raging, what do you think should be done?" Jing Li asked.

The important ministers carefully read the things in their hands, and their faces became serious.

Where the people's hearts are, there is the general trend.Going with the trend can get twice the result with half the effort, but going against the trend usually has little effect.Everyone here understands these principles.

"Your Majesty, from my point of view, these calls are very reasonable." Xiao Yue, Minister of the Household Department, was the first to speak and set the tone.

"Your Majesty, I have heard a little about the red deed and the white deed. If things go on like this, the treasury will indeed be empty." Someone followed up.

"Your Majesty, the forced purchase of land involves not only local powerful families, but also many dignitaries in the capital." Someone reminded the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I think you should order someone to investigate this matter thoroughly."

"My minister agrees."

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Jingli's important ministers, of course, do not have such a harmonious relationship with each other, but on this matter, everyone's opinions are absolutely consistent on the surface. As for whether there will be any different ideas in private, it depends on Unknown.

"Since all the ministers are in unison and demand a thorough investigation, I will send someone to investigate." Jing Li nodded when he heard this, and announced.

In doing so, he was seeking their support as well as ventilating with them.If this kind of thing happens in these people's homes, hurry up and find a way to end it, so as not to be embarrassing in time.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

After the day's discussion was over, the important officials walked out of the palace gate in twos and threes.

Usually they have free time, and occasionally stay in the Beichao room, but today, they all went back early.

They all understood what the emperor meant, and it was unknown how long the emperor had sent people to investigate this matter. If the action was slow and something went wrong, it would be a disappointment to the emperor's good intentions.

Xie Meng got the emperor's instruction a few years ago and has been paying attention to this matter.

During the New Year's Eve, all members of the Public Proposal Department did not rest, and some small officials were always kept to receive various letters from the people, but the speed of processing various news slowed down.

The speed of gathering from the states and counties to the capital headquarters has also slowed down.

Xie Meng has been working in the Civil Affairs Division since the sixth day of junior high school.For the farther counties, the news has not been reported yet, but for the counties near the capital, a lot of news has come in.

The issue posted by the Department of Public Proposals is not for the common people to report the case, but as long as someone talks about the forced purchase of land, they must give examples. As long as they collect these examples and conduct on-the-spot investigations, they will be able to grasp tangible evidence.

It was the first time for Xie Meng to come into contact with the practice of the yamen of the Department of Public Proposals.In the past, he thought that the emperor set up this yamen to select talents, appease scholars by the way, and give himself the title of a wise king, but now that he has entered the civil affairs department, he is secretly shocked when he knows the process of their work. .

Through this method, the Department of Public Proposals can grasp a lot of local news silently, which means that the emperor can also know a lot of news about the states and counties in the world through this method.

I'm afraid not many people know about these things, otherwise the courtiers would have been fried.

Now that he knew about this, if he couldn't be the emperor's confidant, his end would be worrying.

Xie Meng struggled for two days and straightened his mentality again. This time, his attitude was obviously more correct than before.

He used to be a local official, and he kept a whole set of staff members of the Qing Dynasty as assistants to help him deal with various matters. Later, he was transferred back to the capital by the emperor, and these people followed him back to the capital. Over the years, I have always followed him, but I was basically idle before, and now I have a chance to use it.

Xie Meng works in the Public Proposal Division by himself, transcribing all necessary information, and then assigning his subordinates to investigate.Ten days passed, and there was a large stack of files in his hands.

Today, he flipped through these case files, hesitating who should be the first to have the surgery.He hesitated for a while, and finally decided that this kind of thing, let the emperor have a headache.

He entered the palace, handed over a sign to see him, and the emperor summoned him in Zhaoren Hall.

"Your Majesty, this is the case file that I have found these days. Please have a look at it." Xie Meng saluted respectfully and presented the case file in her hands.

"Bring it up."

The servant took the file and placed it on the emperor's case.

Jing Li flipped through them casually.

Xie Meng's case file is made by family, which family, which county it is in, and what's going on are all clearly listed.

He flipped through it, adjusted the order, and signaled the servant to return the things.

"Just follow this order."

"Yes."

Xie Meng responded, and when he got back the file, he found that the top of the file suddenly changed to An Lehou.

An Lehou is the Empress Dowager's younger brother and the Emperor's uncle. The Emperor intends to take him first. What did he do to offend the Emperor?

Xie Meng was puzzled, but dared not ask the emperor.Anyway, it was decided by the emperor, and the person who tried the case was Zhou Fuyin, even if An Lehou wanted to find someone to trouble him, he would not be able to find him.

After two days, An Lehou came angrily to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty, you must be the master of the Wang family!" As soon as he saw the Queen Mother, he began to complain.

"What's the matter?" Now that the queen mother has a grandson, everything is in order. She knows about the outside affairs, but she won't interfere easily.

"Niang Niang, yesterday, Zhou Fu Yin Chuan's family steward went to the government office to inquire about the case, and even said that I, the Wang family, bought the common people's land by force, and not only would the land be returned to the owner, but also a fine would be imposed." An Lehou quickly He was so pissed off, "What is he, Zhou Fu Yin, but a small official the size of a sesame seed and mung bean, how dare he offend my Wang family like this. I don't think he wants to be an official anymore."

"An Lehou!" Hearing that his words became more and more shameful, the Queen Mother scolded him in a deep voice.

She usually called Anlehou Adi, but when she was unhappy, she would call him Anlehou directly.

Today's Marquis An Le is the youngest brother of the Empress Dowager. Her elder brother died young without leaving any heirs, so the title of Marquis An Le was inherited by the younger brother.

Her younger brother is not very capable, but his heart is not bad, and he can't do anything terrible. Naturally, the queen mother can protect this younger brother, and if she is gone, the emperor will not do anything to him.

The emperor was investigating this matter, and the queen mother knew that she even knew why the emperor wanted to take An Lehou first.

It's not that the emperor hates An Lehou and wants to do something to him, but because An Lehou is the uncle of the country, the deterrent effect is enough to cut him down with the knife.

If the emperor moves around and only moves the little ones, many people will be lucky and can't be convinced, but the emperor will be the first to touch Anlehou. People who are lower than Anlehou and have less favor than Anlehou, I'm afraid You have to carefully consider which character on the card his family is, and whether you can take a chance and not actively return the land.

But it was beyond her expectation that An Lehou was so stupid.