Fortunate Young Gentleman

Capital, Wangyue Tower.

Wangyue Tower is a well-known restaurant in the capital. Although it cannot be compared with the famous Tianranju, it is also one of the restaurants where the rich and powerful in the capital often gather.

The sky was getting dark, and a group of people walked out of Wangyue Tower. They were greeted by the smell of alcohol.

"I'm not drunk. I won't come home until I'm drunk today!"

"I can still drink, give me another bottle of wine!"

"Brother Chen, Fang Xiong, Brother Wei is drunk, you two take him back."

…

Several young people dispersed at the entrance of Wangyue Tower. Tang Jing breathed a sigh of relief, looked at a young man beside him, and said, "Brother Zhou, you and I are traveling together, let's go back together."

The young man nodded and said, "That's very good."

Tang Jing walked with him on the street, chatted for a while, and asked casually: "I heard that Brother Zhou's job at Yushitai is not bad?"

The young man named Zhou Qing bowed his hand to him and said: "I can't compare with Brother Tang. He was promoted to the head of the household department so quickly. I, a small supervisory censor, am nothing..."

Tang Jing shook his head and said: "You and I are just in different positions. We are officials in the same dynasty and we are all serving His Majesty. How can we be superior?"

Although Zhou Qing nodded in agreement, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The two were Jinshi in the same year, and now Tang Jing has been promoted to the head of the household department, while he was ranked at the bottom of the B list back then, and could not even make up for a seventh-grade county magistrate. If he had not had some connections in the court, he would not have even been promoted. I can't wait for the errand of Yushitai.

The Tang family is so high up there that they can't compare to them after all.

The two of them walked somewhere, and suddenly there was a commotion in front of them. Tang Jing looked up and said in surprise: "This is in front of the criminal department. Who dares to make trouble here? Brother Zhou, why don't we go and have a look?"

Zhou Qing was actually not interested in the commotion ahead, but when Tang Jing spoke, he had no choice but to follow him.

When he got closer, he found an old man kneeling on the ground. There seemed to be writing on the rag in front of him. Tang Jing came closer to take a look. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Jingbian Hou is too shameful. Not to mention occupying people's fields. He also allowed his subordinates to beat the common people. The old man's land was taken over by the Jingbian Marquis Mansion and his son was beaten to death. He had no place to redress his grievances, so he knelt in front of the criminal department and begged for justice. "

"Is this happening?" Zhou Qing was originally a censor. Although he was not a censor of high rank and was not even qualified to go to court, he still had the responsibility of supervising the powerful officials in the capital.

Tang Ning looked at him, shook her head and said, "Although Brother Zhou is the censor, Marquis Jingbian is not someone to be taken lightly. Brother Zhou still avoids this kind of thing."

Zhou Qing frowned and said: "As a censor, if you are afraid of the powerful, how can you be worthy of the official title on your head?"

He has been sitting in the position of supervisory censor for a long enough time. If his performance is mediocre all the time, he doesn't know how long it will take if he takes another step forward. A censor who is unwilling to offend others will not be promoted.

He glanced at the old man and said, "I will hand over the paper tomorrow to impeach Marquis Jingbian!"

Tang Jing bowed her hands to him and said, "Brother Zhou is righteous, Tang admires him."

After the two left, the old man put away the rags in front of him, walked to an alley, looked around, and asked in a low voice: "Sir, what should the little old man do next?"

A voice from the front said: "You don't have to do anything, just stay at home. When the time comes, the court will give you justice."

The old man knelt on the ground, touched his head to the ground, and said loudly: "Thank you, sir!"

…

Shangshu Province.

The Shangshu Province is in charge of documents and provincial memorials. It is the most confidential department among the three provinces. Most of the documents submitted from local or various government offices in Beijing must first go through the Shangshu Province, sorted and classified, and then handed over to the two officials. The prime minister will review it, and only some of the secrets will be presented to the emperor.

Even though today's emperor is extremely diligent, the memorials reviewed by hand only account for a very small part of all memorials.

Before being reviewed, the memorials handled by the two prime ministers also had to be screened by the left and right ministers to filter out the irrelevant content.

In addition to being responsible for various matters of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Rites, Zheng Dong, a doctor in the Zuosi Province of Shangshu Province, also acted as the prime minister's deputy and handled less important matters.

This errand is actually not that important, because major matters among the six ministries are usually directly reported to the emperor by the ministers and ministers of each ministry, and the same is true for other departments. Even if there is a mistake, the major event will not be delayed.

Most of these stories are about officials’ merit examinations, appointments, transfers, impeachments, etc…

What he is holding in his hand at the moment is the case of supervising the censor Zhou Qing's impeachment of Marquis Jingbian for occupying people's fields. The censor has the power to report the matter and does not need to be responsible for what he says. He went down to check the authenticity and discarded some of them. Zheng Dong glanced at the contents of the book and threw it aside.

Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, Marquis Jingbian is loyal to King Kang, so he naturally cannot push it out. Instead, he needs to be reminded that he has been targeted by the censor and needs to deal with certain matters from beginning to end.

A mansion somewhere in Beijing.

Zhou Qing lowered his head to eat. There was still no news about the coupons he handed over two days ago. He was worried and a little absent-minded.

An old man opposite looked at him and asked, "What, did you encounter some difficulty?"

When Zhou Qing heard this, he immediately put down his chopsticks, cupped his hands, and said: "Back to my father-in-law, my son-in-law learned two days ago that Marquis Jingbian invaded and occupied people's houses and allowed his subordinates to kill people with sticks, so he immediately submitted the petition for impeachment. Zhezi, it’s just that when this zhezi entered the Shangshu Province, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no sound anymore. "

The old man lowered his head and took a sip of the porridge, and said: "Jingbian Marquis is a member of King Kang, and Langzhong Zuosi of Shangshu Province is also a member of King Kang. How can there be any sound from the fold you handed over?"

Zhou Qing was startled and asked, "Are we going to allow Marquis Jingbian to do evil in this way?"

The old man looked at him and asked: "Jingbian Hou invaded and occupied people's houses and injured people's lives. Is it true?"

Zhou Qing said quickly: "My son-in-law has checked it, and it is absolutely true. The construction of the new house built by the Marquis of Jingbian Mansion has started a few days ago."

"I understand." The old man nodded and said, "Tomorrow in the court, I will personally explain this matter to Your Majesty."

Zhou Qing immediately held up his hands and said, "Thank you, father-in-law."

…

Morning court does not happen every day. In total, it is almost once every three days. If there is an accident, we will notify you separately. Over the years, officials have long been accustomed to this rule.

Today's morning meeting is not much different from the past.

The marriage between Princess Pingyang and the Chu State has been almost finalized in recent days. Your Majesty only needs to choose a day to announce it, and there is no need to discuss it separately.

On the other hand, the envoys of Chu State have been unable to respond to King Kang's request for marriage to Princess Changning of Chu State. They are afraid that the imperial court will also send envoys to Chu State like them.

Today's morning court session lasted only about a quarter of an hour, and no one came to play again.

Wei Jian looked down, took two steps forward, and asked, "My lords, do you still have something to report? If nothing happens, please retreat."

"I have my own memorial." An old voice suddenly sounded in the hall.

Baiguan looked at Shi Yushi Shen Zheng who came out, and secretly guessed that if Shi Yushi could be made to stand up, someone might be in trouble again this time.

The old man stepped forward, bowed and said: "I impeach Marquis Jingbian for occupying people's fields, indulging his subordinates, and killing people with sticks..."

Among the crowd, Zuo Si Lang Zheng Dong heard this and his heart immediately lifted.

King Kang stood at the front, looking a little embarrassed.

But this is not the beginning.

As soon as Shi Shen Zheng, the imperial censor, finished speaking, another person came out of the queue, holding a wat board, and said loudly: "I impeached the Marquis of Yanping, and my son Chen Zhao raped the daughters of the people, and set fire to kill..."

There was a commotion in the crowd, and more people came out.

"I impeach the Marquis of Changxing..."

"I impeach Uncle Yongchuan..."

"I will impeach Uncle Ning..."

…

"I impeach Xu Cheng, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, for using power for personal gain and disregarding human life..."

Everyone seemed to have made an appointment. After the censor stood up, from Marquis Jingbian to the minister of punishment, they spoke clearly and logically, and the charges were in order. In less than a quarter of an hour, ten Many powerful officials were impeached.

Most of the officials were already stunned on the spot.

If a single person was impeached, they would not be so surprised at all, but dozens of people were impeached in a row, and all the charges were serious crimes of murder and arson. For the powerful people in the DPRK, there is still the possibility of private mediation on these matters, but Once brought to the court, he is destined to be unable to do good.

And these people, more or less, have some connection with King Kang.

This was a premeditated impeachment against King Kang.

At the front of the crowd, King Kang's face had turned from gloomy to a little pale.

…

"It's almost done, right?" Tangning took a few days off due to her back injury and didn't have to go to the Criminal Department. She lay on the grass in the yard, put her hands behind her head, and murmured as she looked at the blue sky.

Tang Yaoyao jumped down from the wall and asked, "What's almost done?"

Tangning subconsciously covered his waist. Ever since the last time she straddled him from behind and twisted his waist while struggling, he would feel a dull pain in his lower back every time he saw her...