Dominate the Country

In the imperial garden, the fragrance of flowers fills your nostrils.

Chen Ming waved to Chen Er [Chen Zhongsheng] who was under the rockery, and walked slowly back to the stone bench in the pavilion.

It was already February, and Chen Ming was in a happier mood this time. The fiscal year that just passed in the first month shows that the state treasury revenue has increased significantly year-on-year, and the expenditure on official salaries and military pay has been reduced to the extreme.

Chen Ming announced that he would abolish the policy of "replacing salary with farmland" in two years' time. Many owners who had a salary of two and a half yuan and a military salary did not hesitate to cut up the money without hesitation. Further reducing the financial burden!

Arriving at the emperor's side, Chen Er saluted Chen Ming and said respectfully: "Your Majesty!"

Chen Ming was in a happy mood. He glanced at Chen Er and said softly to him with a smile on his face: "Chen Er, your grandfathers are all in the Chen family. You have been serving the royal family since the old days of Lushan, and you are also the emperor." , I, too, have great trust in you, and my inner treasury is also paying I'll give it to you to take charge." Chen Er has been sitting in the Internal Affairs Department for a long time. Although he doesn't have a good background, he is careful and cautious enough and always sticks to his duties. There has never been a big mess in the Internal Affairs Department. From a basic point of view, Chen Ming was still very satisfied with him. "I heard that you did something recently? But it caused a lot of people's dissatisfaction?"

Chen Zhongsheng did not feel the slightest fear, and the expression on his face did not change. He said respectfully: "Reporting to your majesty, Chen Er has been eating at the Chen family since he was born. He is destined to be royal, so what does it matter if he receives some praise or criticism? "Chen Er can swear to God that everything he does is for the emperor. He also believed that the emperor in front of him was not a stupid person, and he could see through his intentions and loyalty.

"I don't blame you. In this palace, although there are guards and internal guards, they are more responsible for security. To really catch some moths that have invaded the royal family's interests from the palace, we still have to rely on internal affairs. Department." Chen Zhongsheng's move a few days ago can be said to be the biggest move made by the Internal Affairs Office and the Director of Ceremonies in the past two years. "I have a lot of trust in you, so naturally I won't doubt anything. I just want to know what did you catch?"

"Back to Your Majesty, those dogs are still under interrogation, and the final amount of the money they will demand is still uncertain. In terms of crime, it is blackmailing a foreign official."

In the process of conquering the world, Chen Han delineated many imperial villages, imperial fields and royal gardens. The local palaces of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties all fell into this category. Except for a limited number of places that were closed off for the royal commissioners, the rest were either parks or hotels. The latter can be said to be the most luxurious hotel in the world today.

In this way, these imperial mansions, imperial fields, royal gardens, and royal estates and royal gardens in various places must pay gold and silver to the inner treasury every year, as well as donate some treasures and treasures. These things are approved by the Internal Affairs Department, but they are collected into the inner treasury. At that time, the eunuch in charge of the inner treasury was in charge. "Originally it was nothing, but those eunuchs have become bolder and greedy recently. Every time tributes are sent to the palace, if they are not bribed, they will say that the things brought into the house are not up to standard." Then the internal treasury and internal affairs Kick the ball from both sides. In fact, Chen Er didn't just know about this now, he already knew it. But before, I just pretended to be confused, because the eunuchs at that time didn't dare to go too far.

You must know that many of the people in charge of the royal property are relatives and friends of the original Chen family servants and tenants.

In the eyes of Chen Hui and Chen Ming, the latter can be compared to the direct descendants of the three surnames. Among these people, those who are good at mixing, such as the brothers Liu Wen and Liu Wu, and many military generals, or Chen Zhongsheng, etc., who are not good at mixing. Those who did not do well, or lost a leg or an arm on the battlefield, then these "frustrated people" slowly integrated into the royal private property industry, and some people also entered the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce.

Generally speaking, it is also a very powerful force.

The tributes are all presented by these people. They are all for the emperor and the royal family. They all want to please the royal family. Who would take something bad? Doesn't that make you feel uncomfortable?

And these people were blackmailed by the eunuchs, or actively bribed the eunuchs, which was also a process of boiling frogs in warm water. The bilateral relationship has slowly evolved. It is difficult to say whether the eunuchs who committed the crime have eaten their own hearts and minds, or whether they were fed by outsiders.

"I thought this matter could not be condoned, so I teamed up with the Chief of Ceremonies to remove these eunuchs from their posts and ransack their residences!" Chen Zhongsheng stood aside respectfully and slowly told the story. By spreading things out in this way, we can see if there is anything that should be covered up.

In today's China, accepting bribes is a crime, and giving bribes is also a crime.

So these people were 'blackmailed' by the eunuchs.

Putting the teacup in his hand back on the table, Chen Mingxiao asked: "You did the right thing! The moths just need to be cleaned up. How much money have you paid now?"

"Your Majesty, the five eunuchs in charge of the treasury seized a total of more than 400,000 yuan in gold, silver, silver coins, and banknotes. There were also some calligraphy, paintings, and jewelry worth more than 200,000 yuan, with a total value of about 700,000 yuan." Chen Zhongsheng Looking at the emperor, he said cautiously. This number was a bit beyond his expectation, it was a bit too big, and this was what these five guys had found out right now, so it was definitely not the entire number.

"Pfft!" As soon as Chen Zhongsheng finished speaking, Chen Ming spit out a mouthful of water, and then coughed violently.

Chen Zhongsheng quickly stepped forward, patted the emperor's back gently, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Slowly waving his hand, Chen Ming slowly sat up straight, wiped his mouth with a white towel in his hand, looked at Chen Zhongsheng in surprise, and said with disbelief: "How much money was copied?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the account has been inspected, equivalent to 700,000 yuan in banknotes."

Chen Ming's face became serious. He received a report from the Internal Security Department that the Internal Affairs Department suddenly took action against the eunuch in charge of the internal treasury. He did not pay too much attention to it. It would have been just a whim to greet Chen Zhongsheng today. If not for the fact that Chen Zhongsheng brought someone to deliver a set of matryoshka dolls when he was relaxing in the imperial garden. This was carefully made by the royal craftsmen of the Chen Han palace. It was a birthday gift that Chen Ming wanted to give to his third daughter. one. Chen Ming would not think of calling him in for questioning.

An account of 700,000 yuan is not worth mentioning for a country, but this case was initiated by the Internal Affairs Office, and as soon as it started, it took down the main suspect with lightning speed, and the latter had no clue at all. The difference was that the accounts found were enough to kill the five eunuchs. This at least proves that Chen Er's 'heart' is still very smart and thorough, and he also has certain skills. And to a certain extent, his identity is a perfect cover...

Chen Zhongsheng looked at the emperor carefully. Chen Ming's face changed a few colors, and there was also a hint of weirdness...

"Chen Er, I want you to do something. You must be capable and able to investigate the case. Are you confident that you can handle it well?" After looking at Chen Zhongsheng, Chen Ming asked seriously.

He consciously told Chen Er that he was in 'trouble', but Chen Er was not unhappy at all. The emperor is in trouble, will his ministers obey him? What a normal thing. And after it is done, won’t I have more face in front of the emperor?

"As long as I obey your Majesty's orders, I will not hesitate to die."

Chen Ming was not being hypocritical and said, "You have to go to North Korea to handle this matter. You go there under the guise of condolences to the North Korean royal family and bring back some ginseng."

"Last month, the North Korean monarch reported secretly that the local military attachés in North Korea were domineering, the nobles were alienated, and the situation was quite unstable. Moreover, there were lawless people in the country who were so bold that they took the sea route to communicate with the remnant Qing forces in northern Jilin. Which one is hateful. "

"You are going to North Korea nominally to comfort the North Korean royal family, but in fact you want to find out about the latter."

"The National Security Bureau has arranged some personnel in North Korea. They will take the initiative to contact you. You must cooperate sincerely."

Li Yin originally wanted to come to Nanjing years ago, but he encountered opposition from many officials in North Korea. As a regent in name only, he could only continue to serve as a memorial tablet in Seoul under the protection of the Han army stationed in North Korea. Although the latter has only one regiment, it is the greatest guarantee of the legitimacy of the Korean royal family.

And Li Yin suddenly came forward to report secretly after the New Year, and I don't know what the reason was. You must know that there are people in North Korea who have connections with the remnants of the Qing Dynasty in central and northern Jilin. Even the National Security personnel in North Korea have not reciprocated at all, and the troops stationed in Seoul have not even heard of it. Chen Ming knew in his heart that the possibility of such a thing was very high, because Li Yin would never dare to fool him. But he couldn't see through Li Yin's heart.

Is this guy really a political idiot? Is it true that everything in North Korea will not be controlled by China?

"My minister, Chen Zhongsheng, will do his best to live up to your majesty's trust!" Chen Er blushed a little. He did not expect that the important task he had to take was such a big one. Although Alexander was in his heart, no matter how great the pressure was, he was overwhelmed by the excitement, and he said hurriedly and loudly.

Chen Ming nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! It's good to have such ambition. The matter in North Korea this time is big or small. I sent you to visit North Korea just to let you really get to know the bottom of this matter." Let me find out the matter. Are the North Korean businessmen greedy for money and unjust, or are there powerful forces in North Korea involved? "In the end, no matter who is hiding in the dark, anyone involved in the case must be severely punished. loan. "The most important thing in this matter is to find out the involvement behind this. You have a heavy burden on you."

"My minister, I shall serve your Majesty to the best of my ability and will definitely complete the errands assigned by His Majesty."

There was no trace of reluctance in Chen Zhongsheng's words. He is from the Internal Affairs Department, and he can only work in the Internal Affairs Department in this life. With his current ability, he will not be able to be a good official even if he is transferred to another department.

Is the Ministry of Internal Affairs the same as the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Many people say so, and they all say that Chen Er is the chief manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is not a nice thing to say. The Manchurian Internal Affairs Bureau was the domestic slave of the Manchurian Emperor. This is an allusion to Chen Er's origin. But Chen Er really didn't care much, and he was very professional. Whatever the emperor wanted to do in the Internal Affairs Department, he would do it.

In the officialdom, this may be called "flattery", but they are the Internal Affairs Department and the emperor's servants. Isn't flattery the right thing to do?

Chen Zhongsheng is not afraid that his hands will be stained with countless blood because of this incident. Instead, he is very interested in becoming an angel.

But when Chen Zhongsheng just walked out of the imperial garden, he suddenly felt a chill on his vest, which made him feel as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake, making him feel uncomfortable all over. He looked back and saw a great eunuch wearing a seventh-grade eunuch uniform looking at him with cold eyes.

"Hey, no wonder my vest is so cold. It turns out to be Eunuch Sun." Chen Er walked back with a smile on his face.

This eunuch is called Sun Xu, a capable assistant of Zhang Dayong. Zhang Dayong has seized the opportunity of Chen Ming's return to the court and is now the chief steward of the Qianqing Palace. When Chen Ming returned to Nanjing from the front line, he could not recognize all the civil and military officials in the court, and many of them were unfamiliar. Zhang Dayong's memory was very outstanding. He followed Chen Ming and reminded him who this person was, what his origin was, where his family was from, and when he joined the army. He was appreciated by Chen Ming.

When Chen Ming ascended the throne, Zhang Dayong rose to the top in one step, and Sun Xu also rose with Zhang Dayong.

"I haven't seen you for many days, but your complexion is getting better and better. It seems that your kung fu is getting more and more profound!"

Chen Erlian was not afraid of Zhang Dayong behind Sun Xu, let alone Sun Xu, a seventh-rank eunuch.

This time, in order to exonerate the "family" who bribed him, Chen Zhongsheng naturally punished the eunuch to death. Chen Ming also made a mistake that was not a mistake in this regard, that is, the responsibilities were not clearly divided. The weight of the Silijian in the palace was suppressed by the Internal Affairs Office.

During the interrogation of this matter, the people sent by the Silijian were often only allowed to listen.

Chen Er and the Internal Affairs Office behind him had offended the eunuchs severely.

Sun Xu looked at Chen Zhongsheng with a fake smile and said indifferently: "Master Chen, I am just a eunuch, I am weak, how can I have any kung fu. Today I came to see you, just because I heard that Master Chen was on a mission to go to Korea. But you may not know that how can the imperial palace be missing to comfort the vassal royal family. I am the leader of this trip, and I will have to work under Master Chen for this mission."

"In addition, I would like to advise Master Chen that the current Holy Emperor is in power and is very observant. Do you really think that the Emperor doesn't know about some of the things Master Chen has done?"

Chen Ming had already decided to comfort the Korean royal family, but he didn't think of a suitable envoy. Sun Xu's mission had been decided long ago. Today Chen Ming also decided that Chen Er would come, so this mission was just around the corner.

"Haha..." Chen Er raised his eyebrows in surprise at first, and then his eyelids drooped, all in contempt for Sun Xu. Although he didn't say a word, his arrogant attitude of "So what if you are in the mission?" was beyond words.

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The bell for the second get out of class rang at Sungkyunkwan Public School.

"Hoo-hoo..." There was a mixture of the sound of desks and chairs being pushed and pulled and footsteps. Students from every class were running out of the classroom at the fastest speed and running to the playground. They were going to do the break exercises!

There seemed to be no signs on the empty playground, but students from different grades and classes were like old horses who knew the way. Each of them seemed to have a positioning system in their brains, and they landed in their own positions at the specified time without any error.

Including the eldest son of the Chen Han Empire, including the younger brothers of this eldest son...

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight..."

"Two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight..."

"Three, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight..."