Daming reckless man

Chapter 177 The Difficulties of Xu Jie

Chapter 177

Xu Jie called Zhang Hao to the study to ask.

Zhang Hao looked at Xu Jie, and said helplessly: "How can I tell you these things, I can't go anyway, if I go, you will be in trouble, you can think about it yourself!"

"Are you really here to investigate the case?" Xu Jie stared at Zhang Hao and asked.

"Yes!" Zhang Hao nodded.

"What are you looking for? What did you find?" Xu Jie asked again.

"I can't say, anyway, I don't want to go, those corrupt officials, you'd better deal with them quickly, otherwise, I'll come to investigate when the time comes, and it will be troublesome!" Zhang Hao sat there, drinking from a teacup.

"Then if you don't go, what can you do?" Xu Jie asked again, this is very important.

"Go to the brothel, make a mistake, but the price is a bit high, the emperor won't let it!" Zhang Hao said worriedly.

Xu Jie heard it, and thought to himself, I won't let it!

"Is there no other way?" Xu Jie looked at Zhang Hao and continued to ask.

"No, what can I do? The emperor knows that there is nothing wrong with Shuntian Mansion, so what can I do? Where should I go?" Zhang Hao asked helplessly.

"You come to my house!" Xu Jie stared at Zhang Hao and said.

"Come every day, is that okay?" Zhang Hao asked after looking at Xu Jie.

"There is no problem on my side, it is the emperor's side!"

"Nonsense, I still don't know if the emperor refuses to allow it. What's the use of coming here? I'm going to hide now. The matter in the East Palace has not been resolved. I'm worried that the emperor will ask me to investigate. The matter in the East Palace is not small. At that time, the officials involved will not even want to live!" Zhang Hao said while sitting there, looking at Xu Jie.

"This... over there in the East Palace, we civil servants don't participate much, right?" Xu Jie looked at Zhang Hao and asked.

"Few, how could it be less? Let me tell you, there must be a lot of civil servants involved. Without the support of those civil servants, who would dare to do such a thing.

Mr. Xu Ge, you should also be careful, maybe the ministers below are hiding something from you, and, I said, can you check the corrupt officials? Why don’t you check so many corrupt officials? Zhang Hao looked at Xu Jie and asked.

"Why don't I want to investigate? Can I investigate now? Most of the people investigated are from Lu Ben and Yan Song. They object, what can I do?
If the investigation continues, whoever dares to work among the officials below, I am now the lowest in the cabinet, and I cannot make decisions about many things now. Besides, if you want to bring down Yan Song, you still need the emperor to nod. Now the emperor clearly It's favoring Yan Song!
As for Lu Ben, that's okay, he won't be there for a few years, but there are some old disciples who need his protection!If Yan Song doesn't fall, how will the officials below check?If Jin Yiwei is investigating the case, it's better. Is it possible for the criminal department to investigate the case? "Xu Jie sat there and looked at Zhang Hao in embarrassment and said.

Zhang Hao nodded.

"I am cautious in the cabinet now. I have no choice but to enter the cabinet. I need the support of the ministers. If I keep advocating the investigation, think about it, how many ministers will support me?" Xu Jie continued to look at Zhang Hao and asked.

"I don't believe it anymore, there are no good officials in the court of Ming Dynasty?" Zhang Hao said a little angrily while sitting there.

"Yes, but they are all low-level officials. Their words have no weight!" Xu Jie said looking at Zhang Hao.

"Then make a call!" Zhang Hao looked at Xu Jie and said.

"The transfer of officials also requires the signatures of Yan Song and Lu Ben. Will they transfer them?" Xu Jie asked Zhang Hao back.

"So, I still have to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" Zhang Hao said leisurely while sitting there.

"Huh?" Xu Jie asked.

"Tell me the truth, how much money have you corrupted?" Zhang Hao looked at Xu Jie and asked.

"You! The old man is not corrupt, but those officials send some gifts during the festivals. They are all small gifts. I don't want anything more than 10 taels of silver. I sold all those gifts. After so many years, I just saved them. Less than 8 taels of silver, most of which were brought by the old man's shop.

The old man used to be Minister of the Ministry of Rites, but now he is a cabinet minister. It is not too much to have such a little family property now, right?The old man’s annual salary plus subsidies and rewards is more than 1000 taels and almost 2000 taels. With this little family property, is it too much?Old man, can this be called greed?The old man is greedy, so much more than this little money? "Xu Jie sat there and said to Zhang Hao excitedly.

"No?" Zhang Hao looked at Xu Jie in disbelief and asked.

"No, yes, some old subordinates gave me gifts, not many, just 50 taels, but this is not for silver, it is a gift. I used to be the Minister of Rites. Is it too much to accept a gift of 50 taels of silver? I will not accept it." Okay? What will my subordinates think of me? Who will dare to follow me in the future?" Xu Jie continued to explain to Zhang Hao.

"But your subordinates are not less greedy!" Zhang Hao stared at Xu Jie and continued to ask.

"Hey!" Xu Jie heard it and sighed.

"Are you responsible for this?" Zhang Hao stared at Xu Jie and asked.

"Yes, but what can I do? This is the atmosphere of the entire court. The old man has promoted them to come up. They are corrupt. It's not that the old man has persuaded them, but it's not so easy to be an official." Xu Jie said with emotion.

"Don't you check those officials?" Zhang Hao looked at Xu Jie and asked.

"Can I check? Can I check my own people?" Xu Jie asked Zhang Hao back.

"Hey, I suddenly thought of a way, the three of you, check each other, so that no one will offend the people below, but the three of you need to agree!" Zhang Hao looked at Xu Jie and said with a smile.

Xu Jie glanced at him, but said nothing, he also thought of such a stupid idea, and he thought that all the civil servants below him were fools.

"Dong dong dong!~" At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Master, there are people from the palace who say they want to find my aunt!" At this moment, Mrs. Liang's voice came from outside.

When Xu Jie heard this, he looked at Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao also felt bad, so he went out of the study and saw that it was Yang Jinshui.

"Master Hou, the emperor is looking for you, and he wants you to go to the alchemy room immediately!" Yang Jinshui saw Zhang Hao, and immediately said with a smile and salute.

"Now? What happened? What happened?" Zhang Hao looked at Yang Jinshui incomprehensibly.

"This!" Yang Jinshui looked at Xu Jie behind him, but said nothing.

"Okay, let's go!" Zhang Hao immediately knew what was going on, followed Yang Jinshui and left.

Outside, Zhang Hao rode a horse, and Yang Jinshui also rode a horse.

"The concubine Wang Guifei came to the alchemy room to cry just now. The concubine in the harem has not come to the alchemy room for eight years. Wang Guifei is the first one in these eight years. The emperor is very sad. The matter of the prince has hit the emperor very hard. As for the emperor Why did you go to find you? This servant doesn't know. Originally, this servant wanted to ask what godfather meant, but the emperor urged me to come and find you right away!" Yang Jinshui looked at Zhang Hao and said in a low voice.

"Wang Guifei has arrived at the alchemy room?" Zhang Hao was also worried at the moment.

"That's right, the emperor would never see those concubines no matter what they requested, but this time, the emperor didn't stop him, and even hugged and cried with Wang Guifei!" Yang Jinshui nodded and said.

"Hey!" Zhang Hao heard it, sighed, and then went to the alchemy room.

At this moment, Jiajing was sitting alone by the side of the greenhouse.

Lu Fang stood there, and there was no one else serving.

"Your Majesty?" Zhang Hao quickly walked over to Jiajing's side, took a closer look, and found that Jiajing's eyes were all red, obviously crying.

"Lu Bing is not effective, you go to handle the affairs of the East Palace!" Jiajing said to Zhang Hao, and Zhang Hao looked at Lu Fang.

Lu Fang sighed and nodded slightly.

"Okay, but, let me replace him on the first day? I'm afraid it's not good? How about I help him?" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing and asked cautiously.

"Okay, ask for a confession from those imperial physicians, no one is allowed to read the confession, you ask, Lu Bing records it, and bring it to the alchemy room!" Jiajing confessed to Zhang Hao.

"Yes, then, shall I go there now?" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing and asked.

"Okay!" Jiajing nodded.

"Your majesty, you, hey, I don't know how to persuade you!" Zhang Hao stood there, looking at Jiajing like this, feeling helpless.

"You don't need to persuade me, I know what you mean, you go and help Lu Bing investigate this case, and besides, at Dongchang, Lu Fang, you go and keep an eye on it, you must find out, my prince, my prince, you can't just It's so ambiguous, even if you want to leave, you have to go clearly!" Jiajing sat there and said with his eyes closed.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Hao heard this, and left helplessly.

Then Lu Fang also left, and Huang Jin came in to serve.

"What should I do?" Zhang Hao looked at Lu Fang and asked.

"Hey, it's too much, let's check. The servants have been working by the emperor's side for decades, and it's the first time I've seen the emperor like this. Blood dissolves in water. Although the emperor doesn't see His Highness the Crown Prince very much, let the emperor send it to the emperor with white hair. Black-haired people, even those with a heart of stone, can't remain indifferent, not to mention, such an intelligent person as the emperor has few heirs, and they killed one of them!" Lu Fang said with a sigh.

"Then now, are you not afraid of what will happen next?" Zhang Hao stared at Lu Fang and continued to ask.

"It is estimated that no matter who is behind, it will be troublesome, even Concubine Kang, it is estimated that she will be thrown into limbo! If the crown prince leaves by then, Concubine Kang will probably follow!" Lu Fang looked at Zhang Hao in a low voice and said.

"Ah?" Zhang Hao heard it, and looked at Lu Fang in shock.

Concubine Kang is the mother of King Yu, and Concubine Kang has a good relationship with her mother.

Basically, my mother would enter the palace several times a year to sit with Concubine Kang.

This... is going to die?
"Let's go, no one can suppress this matter, the emperor is determined to clean up the harem!" Lu Fang said to Zhang Hao.

"The harem, the emperor is not going now!" Zhang Hao looked at Lu Fang and said incomprehensibly.

"Why don't you go? It's because of the chaos, forget it, let's not talk, let's go!" Lu Fang looked at Zhang Hao, waved her hand and said.

(End of this chapter)