Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 393 The anxious emperor

   Emperor Taikang moved very quickly.

   On the third day of Li Xin’s apprenticeship, there was a royal history book from the Censor’s desk suing Ji Mingfang, the right governor of the Grand Governor’s Office, for accepting bribes, robbing people’s fields, running rampant in the villages, and doing bad things.

   These things are not fabricated out of thin air.

In fact, these sins are really normal for the imperial clan in the capital, not to mention a military tycoon like Ji Mingfang, who is a Ji surname in the capital who deviates from the main line and has long since lost his title. The imperial clan can run rampant in the capital city and villages, and usually no one dares to arrest them because of this surname.

Comparatively speaking, although Ji Mingfang's title has been downgraded by three generations, he still has the title of Duke Lu, and he also serves in the Grand Governor's Mansion. He has a high position and is quite capable. As far as this Duke of Lu is concerned, he has only done such a little evil, and he is already a good man in the clan.

   Originally, no one took this memorial in their eyes until the Emperor Taikang gave a reply to the memorial, requiring the yamen to conduct a strict investigation, and ordered the Jingzhao government to cooperate.

  The Emperor's side leaked words, and the people below naturally knew what to do. In less than three days, Ji Mingfang's criminal evidence was verified, and together with the criminal evidence provided by Jingzhao Palace, it was sent to the Emperor's desk.

  The emperor was furious and immediately summoned Ji Mingfang into the palace.

   In the Weiyang Palace, Ji Mingfang knelt on the ground respectfully, and kowtowed to the Emperor Taikang: "My minister Ji Mingfang, kowtow to Your Majesty."

   Emperor Taikang said lukewarmly, "Uncle Clan, get up and talk."

  Ji Mingfang stood up slowly, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

  The emperor waved his hand, and the **** Xiao Zheng, who was accompanying him, immediately placed a stack of documents in front of Ji Ming.

  The young emperor said indifferently: "Uncle clan, this is your report from the imperial censor station, and there is evidence of the crime found by the yamen. Uncle clan take a look at it, can there be any mistakes?"

  Ji Mingfang took these documents with both hands, opened them one by one and read them one by one, carefully looked up at Emperor Taikang, and then said, "Your Majesty, I have read it, there are no mistakes."

  The emperor said in surprise: "Uncle clan means that you have admitted all these sins?"

   Ji Mingfang kneels respectfully.

   "The minister pleads guilty."

   The right governor of the Grand Governor's Mansion has been in the Imperial Army since he was young, and later, by virtue of his identity as a clan, he successfully entered the Grand Governor's Mansion in Chengde Dynasty.

But it is impossible for him to be able to work in the Grand Governor's Mansion for so many years. It is impossible to say that he is completely dependent on the identity of the clan. The Ji family has been established for more than a hundred years, and there are tens of thousands of clans surnamed Ji in the capital generation. It is not unreasonable that Ji Mingfang can stand out and become a military boss.

   At least, he is very sensible.

  The Son of Heaven was silent.

If Ji Mingfang refused to plead guilty, it would be easy to deal with, and he would be dismissed from the position of the right governor. If he had a bad attitude, he could even take the title of Duke Lu, but now, this guy has a curious attitude. Bad handling.

Emperor Taikang sighed, walked under the imperial steps, stretched out his hand to help the Duke of Lu up, and said softly: "Uncle clan, we are a family, as the head of the family, I should have been protecting my own family. But now things are getting bigger, and the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty and the capital city all know about this matter, so it's not good for me not to deal with it."

   Ji Mingfang's attitude is very straightforward.

   "No matter what punishment Your Majesty does, this minister is willing to plead guilty."

  The emperor nodded: "That's it, the clan uncle temporarily relieved his responsibilities of the governor's office and rested at home for a while, which will also calm the public anger, okay?"

   Ji Mingfang was shocked.

   He originally thought that this kind of trivial matter would be fined for one or two years at most, and he could get away with it if he lost a little face.

   He hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "My minister, please follow Your Majesty's instructions."

   Emperor Taikang sighed slightly.

   "Uncle, don't worry, after a while, the limelight will pass, and I will use you to go elsewhere."

   "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

   This conversation between the Ji family members ended here. Overall, the process was fairly harmonious. After all, Ji Mingfang's title was not cut, but he just changed from a high-ranking military boss to an idle lord.

  The efficiency of the emperor is very high. The day after Ji Mingfang was dismissed from office, the imperial decree to promote Pei Jin as the right governor of the grand governor's office was sent to the Shangshutai.

Generally speaking, all matters in the court, including imperial decrees, have to be passed through the Shang Shutai before they can truly become imperial decrees. However, all political affairs can be rejected by the Zhengshitang, but the appointment of the Minister of the Governor's Office is generally will not be rejected.

The Grand Governor's Mansion is the highest yamen of the Dajin military. Generally speaking, the appointment of the Grand Governor's Mansion is made by the emperor alone. Of course, the imperial decree still has to go through it again, but the three provinces will not stop this kind of imperial decree. .

   Besides, there is nothing wrong with this decree.

   Zhang Qu of Shangshutai, after receiving this imperial decree, his face became serious. He first called a few Zaifu together to discuss for a while, and then he held this imperial decree and entered the Weiyang Palace.

   Xiao Zheng, the **** of Weiyang Palace, immediately came out to greet him: "Zhang Xiang."

  Zhang Qu nodded slightly and said solemnly: "Eunuch Xiao, this imperial edict of Your Majesty, I have discussed with several ministers in the three provinces, and agreed that it is not suitable, so I came to see Your Majesty."

   Xiao Zheng said with a smile: "Xiang Zhang later, His Majesty is summoning the minister."

  Zhang Qu frowned and asked, "Who is summoned?"

   "Li Xin, Minister of War."

   This noble man nodded slowly, sat down quietly and waited.

   For Li Xin, Zhang Qu didn't have much interaction, and the two didn't even say a few words. In Zhang Xiang's eyes, Li Xin was just a somewhat mysterious young man.

   After probably sealing the small half-pillar incense, Li Xin walked out of the inner hall.

  Zhang Qu silently stood up, ready to walk in.

  Li Shilang smiled brightly and bowed to Zhang Qu: "Master Haoran."

   Zhang Qu had no choice but to stop and return the salute: "Li Shilang is very polite."

   Li Xin glanced at the imperial decree in Zhang Qu's hand with a smile, and said with a smile, "Haoran Gong is trying to refute the imperial decree?"

  Zhang Qu hesitated for a while, feeling that he had nothing to hide, so he nodded and said, "It's not a rejection, but there are some places in the imperial edict that are not suitable, so I came to discuss with Your Majesty."

  Li Xin was still smiling.

   "Is it because the position of the Governor of the Grand Governor's Office cannot be held by the nobles?"

   Zhang Qu's eyes were solemn and he looked up at Li Xin.

   "This imperial edict has not been issued yet, how did Li Shilang know?"

   "Your Majesty has discussed this matter with your Majesty."

   The smile on Li Xin's face subsided and became solemn.

   "Mr. Haoran, the subordinates have always respected you very much on weekdays, and so does Your Majesty, but at this juncture, His Majesty has important things to do.

   Zhang Qu frowned slightly.

   "What's the big deal?"

   In his opinion, any major matters in the imperial court should be discussed by the prime ministers of the three provinces with the emperor, not by a close minister like Li Xin and His Majesty.

  Li Xin sighed, and then said slowly: "Forget it, Zhang Xiang can't listen to the words of a young man like Xiaguan, so he will go to find His Majesty."

  Li Shilang's voice was sincere.

   "Kong Haoran remembers, Your Majesty is in a hurry now, don't annoy him."

   After Li Xin finished speaking, he walked away.

   Zhang Qu held this imperial decree, hesitated for a while, and slowly walked into the inner hall.

   (end of this chapter)