Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

When I was young, I was in Yongfang, Wanfu.

This was originally the bustling home of the Chief Assistant, but tonight the door was closed and all visitors were refused.

Inside the courtyard wall, a large group of servants were constantly moving objects, and they were in a hurry, and there were constant scoldings inside.

"Whoever gave this to me, please return it immediately!"

"Tomorrow? Pay it back now, you can't delay even an hour!"

"You're not in the capital? Check to see if any of your relatives are here, otherwise I'll screw you up!"

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Wan An sat in the courtyard and looked at the objects moved out of the warehouse. He resolutely disposed of them all and continued to give instructions to his servants.

Wan Hongbi felt distressed watching from the side, but knew that if he didn't deal with it now, it would probably bring a huge disaster to his Wan family.

Although his grandfather has been standing in the court for more than ten years, he has already been opposed by Qingliu officials. Once caught by these people, their family will be in ruins.

The housekeeper affixed names to the objects, and then had people take them to the carriage parked at the back door, transporting the items that were originally considered precious one by one, and then the carriage disappeared into the night.

While Wan Mansion was extremely busy, Xu Mansion was in a different situation.

Although Xu Pu was frustrated in the new dynasty, so many years of management gave him strong capital, and this capital was his disciples and former officials throughout the government and the public.

When he learned that his protégé Song Cheng had been summoned by His Majesty, he especially learned from other channels that Song Cheng had been summoned to the Qianqing Palace, so he specially held a banquet tonight to serve this protégé who had come into His Majesty's sight.

Xu Pu didn't have much impression of this dark-faced disciple, so he grabbed the wine bottle and prepared to pour wine: "Xuan'an, I remember that you are from Luzhou, right?"

This is naturally not because of his strong memory, but because he has already archived the information of more than 600 of his disciples, and Song Cheng's relevant information has just been retrieved from the archives.

"Exactly! Teacher, students never drink alcohol!" Song Cheng nodded in response at first, and then refused seriously.

When Xu Pu saw the blocking hand, he was slightly startled at first, and then he smiled and recited a poem to encourage wine: "I urge you to drink gold and drink without saying goodbye!"

"Teacher, students really don't drink!" Song Cheng was unmoved and refused expressionlessly.

The butler waiting next to him frowned slightly when he saw this, but he had never seen such a dishonest disciple before.

You know, how many disciples came to Xu Mansion and tried every means to curry favor with their master, but now his master poured the wine himself and refused to drink.

After all, Xu Pu was a politician with a strong government, so he put down the wine bottle and talked about business: "I heard that you are doing favors for His Majesty, but you want to investigate the corruption case of the ministers?"

"Teacher, I have no comment on this matter!" Song Cheng replied expressionlessly facing his teacher.

Xu Pu took a deep look at this unique disciple, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Your Majesty's thoughts are not difficult to guess! Chen Zhun's corruption of five hundred thousand taels is shocking. Now the ministers are remonstrating with this, Your Majesty is looking for you this time to investigate the corruption cases of civil servants and block the courtiers' opinions! However, since the Ming Dynasty, no one has dared to commit corruption after the Guo Huan case. Has there ever been a corruption case in which the amount of embezzlement exceeded one hundred thousand taels? "

"Not yet!" Song Cheng hesitated for a moment, then shook his head seriously.

Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Xu Pu continued to apply eye drops and said: "Your Majesty asked you to investigate the corruption case just to vent your anger. Not to mention that this dynasty does not have such a big corruption case. Do you know what the consequences will be if you do this? ?”

"Students don't care about court disputes, only the facts!" Song Cheng straightened his back and looked at Xu Pu seriously.

Xu Pu frowned slightly, then raised his glass and asked, "What are your facts?"

"If the students find evidence or suspicion of a court official's corruption, they will report it to His Majesty. If not, they will report it to Your Majesty truthfully!" Song Cheng replied matter-of-factly, his eyes burning brightly.

Xu Pu looked at this disciple who was like a muscle, took a sip of wine and said: "Truthfully? Your Majesty probably wants you not to check with Wange Lao, right?"

"Your Majesty has no such request!" Song Cheng's eyes were fixed on Xu Pu, still expressionless.

Xu Pu put down the wine glass and said in confusion: "Really?"

"Indeed not! The student is now grateful to the emperor, and I'm afraid he may be wrong if he talks too much. If the teacher has nothing else to do, the student will leave first. Yun Niang is still at home waiting for the student to go back and have dinner together!" Song Cheng did not move his chopsticks from beginning to end. He bowed to Xu Pu.

Xu Pu realized that he had such an unusual student, so he waved his hand gently and said: "In that case, I won't keep you as my teacher!"

"Student, please leave!" Song Cheng stood up and said respectfully.

When the butler saw Song Cheng leaving, he stepped forward to pour wine for Xu Pu and said, "Sir, do you want to spread the word that Your Majesty asked Song Cheng to investigate official corruption?"

"We are all old foxes in the officialdom. How could we not guess His Majesty's little thoughts? Originally, I thought His Majesty was going to ask Dongchang to investigate, or if it didn't work, he would ask Jin Yiwei, but I didn't expect that he would actually want a little Zhejiang Secretary Wailang to help him. Solving the case is really fantastic!" Xu Pu poured the wine glass and said with disdain on his face.

The butler put down the wine bottle and said with a flattering look on his face: "That's right! Even if you find any clues and want to disturb the dignitaries of the court, you must have evidence before you can ransack the house!"

"It's just that you have to be careful and get rid of all relevant things!" Xu Pu drank the wine in the cup and immediately warned again.

That night everyone was in danger, as if they had learned in advance that someone from above would be sent to inspect the house, they all began to paint their walls, resolutely becoming a home for upright officials.

In the dead of night, the lights of Qianqing Palace are brightly lit.

Zhu Youtang saw another memorial sent from Huguang, this time to impeach Wang Yue for his indiscriminate killing.

He was too lazy to see who Wang Yue had killed this time. He already knew the faces of local officials, and only killing could deter these greedy officials.

If the imperial officials in the imperial court may still care about some face, then the local officials are already shameless old fritters who are either seeking power or wealth.

"Your Majesty, it's time to rest!" A faint fragrance penetrated her nose, and Erya, wearing a blue dress, came forward and saluted.

A twenty-six or seven-year-old woman may be considered old in this era, but from a modern perspective, she is just right, especially her hips and breasts, which appear plump and elastic.

Although she was born as a palace maid, she definitely has the temperament of a strong woman from later generations, especially her charming eyes and passionate facial features, which are rare and beautiful.

Zhu Youtang is not a gentleman who sits still and has no worries. Seeing this sexy and tall beauty walking around in front of him every day, he can't help but feel a little anxious in his heart.

The bedroom is narrow and ambiguous, the quilt has been warmed, and the fragrance is still there.

When the palace maid was taking off her clothes, Zhu Youtang seemed to say on a whim: "Go and get me the book presented by Wange Lao!"

"Your Majesty, would you like me to arrange for the Crown Princess to come over to sleep with you?" Erya asked with a blushing face after sending the book over.

"No, don't leave yet!" Zhu Youtang said as he lay in the warm quilt, with a decision already made in his heart.

Erya stared at her toes with a blushing face, but she knew what she was about to face.

Liu Jin knew how to create an atmosphere. He immediately helped blow out a candlestick and asked the serving maids and eunuchs to retreat to the outside.

Zhu Youtang enjoyed this kind of imperial power. He opened the book and admired the unsightly illustrations inside with great interest. He also admired the proud figure of the woman in front of the bed. However, when he turned to the last page, he felt as if he had been poured cold water on him. .

It was already chilly in the capital in mid-October, so the morning dynasty was changed to once every two days.

"Haha...Have you heard? Your Majesty is going to send that black wood to investigate the corruption case!"

"Our civil servants are as incorruptible as water. Your Majesty's move has really chilled the hearts of all the scholars in the world to serve the country!"

"It's better to use eunuchs and treacherous villains more than others. In the past dynasties, only virtuous ministers supporting each other can prosper the world. Your Majesty is abandoning the good and chasing the weak!"

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As the court dispersed this morning, it was reported that Song Cheng had been assigned by Hongzhi to investigate the corruption cases of important officials in the imperial court. Many officials, large and small, deliberately distanced themselves from Song Cheng and seemed to be pointing fingers.

By noon, Guo Yong reported the results of his investigation: "Your Majesty, they are just a bunch of foxes. Even a small household doctor has to deal with the items in the warehouse overnight!"

"What's going on with Li Min?" Zhu Youtang knew that it was too hasty to investigate the corruption case, so he held on to the last glimmer of hope.

Guo Yong met Zhu Youtang's gaze and said very bitterly: "Li Min seems to have received some news and left the city overnight to avoid trouble!"

Zhu Youtang found out that he had made a bad move. He originally wanted to let a criminal department member handle the corruption case by mistake, but it turned out to be a sudden move to alert the snake.

But this is actually unavoidable. After all, all parties are now watching their every move, and there are really fewer talents available.

When Cao Cao arrived, Liu Jin came in from outside and reported: "Your Majesty, Song Cheng, a member of the Zhejiang Qing Li Department of the Ministry of Punishment, wants to see you!"

Zhu Youtang didn't understand why this dark-faced young man came to see him so quickly. He vaguely felt that this little criminal minister could no longer withstand the pressure of the civil service group, so he called him in.

This was the first time for Guo Yong to see an official with such a dark face, and he couldn't help but look him up and down.

Zhu Youtang picked up the tea cup in his hand and said in a reasonable manner: "This matter is something I am forcing others to do. Just hand the token back!"

"Your Majesty, I have come here to deliver my order!" Song Cheng looked straight at Zhu Youtang and said with astonishing authenticity.

Sanjiang will be on the shelves soon. It will be updated on time at 12 noon tomorrow. I hope everyone can support it!