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Chapter 435

Minister of the Ministry of Industry and others were still a little worried that Li Huan would suddenly reveal evidence of Duan Ming's corruption of ink. After all, everyone knew that Jin Yiwei's ability was all-pervasive. .

After all, even though Duan Ming said that he was famous for his incorruptibility, who can guarantee that Duan Ming really didn't have any omissions, and that something fell into Jin Yiwei's hands.

So when Li Huan swore that Duan Ming would be determined, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and others really broke into a cold sweat for Duan Ming.

But at this moment Zhang Lun opened his mouth to ask, and Li Huan shook his head and denied Zhang Lun's guess, which made the Minister of the Ministry of Industry become full of confidence.

With a chuckle, Han Xin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stroked his beard and looked at Li Huan and said, "Young Champion, it's fine if you frame other people, but you want to frame Duan Shilang, but it's unreasonable. People don't know that Duan Shilang is a clean and honest man, and he has no heirs, so he is greedy, and no one can inherit the inheritance, so what's the point?"

Many people couldn't help raising their brows when they heard the words, and couldn't help looking at Duan Ming, and they saw Duan Ming looking at Li Huan with grief and indignation.

It was only then that everyone remembered that Duan Ming was indeed childless, Duan Ming is now nearly fifty years old, such an age can be considered an advanced age in this era.

He lost his son in the early years, so that now Duan Ming doesn't even have a single heir to inherit the incense, and it is really like what the Ministry of Industry Minister said, there is no heir who can inherit the foundation. Duan Ming's greed for ink is nothing at all significance.

Now even Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan with some doubts, because no matter how he looked at it, Duan Ming didn't seem to have the motive of being greedy.

As a teacher, he has an affair with his disciple's wife, and even gave birth to a child. If this is spread, he will be scolded by the moral people all over the world.

If the name of greedy ink spreads, that's all right, anyway, in the officialdom of Daming, everyone is the same kind, and the big guys know it well, and no one will laugh at anyone.

Speaking of Zhang Lun, he said to Li Huan: "Earlier, the champion said that Duan Ming was acting as an agent for the relief of the disaster victims in Guang'an Prefecture. Could it be that Duan Ming really did some tricks on this matter, greedy for the money and food for the disaster relief?"

It has to be said that under the surveillance of Jin Yiwei, Duan Ming seemed to be really clean and honest, and there was really no evidence of Duan Ming's corruption of ink.

Li Huan then said slowly: "Duan Ming's brilliance is that he didn't withhold money and food for the victims, but secretly replaced the new food allocated by the court with sand mixed with it through Zheng Wang's father. Chen Liang, just because of this point, Duan Ming has made a profit of tens of thousands of taels of silver."

As he said that, Zhang Lun glanced at Duan Ming with a smile and said, "Could it be possible that Zheng Gang's son can still be Master Duan's son?"

Everyone present knew a thing or two about Duan Ming's protégé. After all, Duan Ming's importance to Zheng Gang was undisguised. It can be said that Duan Ming valued Zheng Lun. The one that gets the attention.

Seeing Duan Ming's appearance of being greatly humiliated, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help coughing lightly and said to Zhang Lun: "Mr. Yingying, it's about Duan Shilang Qingyu, you..."

Hearing Li Huan's words, everyone was stunned.

A flash of horror suddenly flashed in the depths of Duan Ming's eyes, although it was said to be gone in a flash, it couldn't escape Li Huan's gaze.

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, and then reacted. They all opened their eyes wide and looked at Duan Ming who was lying on the ground with a grievance on his face in disbelief.

Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and even the Son of Heaven and others are not fools, how can they not hear the irony in Li Huan's words, they seem to have grasped something vaguely, but they can't be sure for a while, they are just curious He looked at Li Huan.

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As an official, Duan Ming has a reputation of incorruptibility, and his reputation is equivalent to his life. It can be said that Duan Ming cares more about his reputation of incorruptibility than anything else, and he does his best to maintain his reputation.

But now after hearing the secret revealed by Li Huan, someone finally came to his senses and looked at Duan Ming with a strange expression.

"You... you spout blood, the old man will fight with you!"

But Duan Ming often went to Zheng Gang's mansion, and sometimes stayed in Zheng Gang's mansion.

At this time, Li Huan said slowly: "Return to Your Majesty, there are no mistakes or omissions in what the British Duke said, so how can he say that it hurts people's reputation."

It's a pity that Duan Ming has no strength to restrain a chicken, let alone throw Li Huan down, he couldn't even touch the corner of Li Huan's clothes, so Li Huan dodged it, and was ordered by the emperor to take it down immediately up.

If this is true, it would be a huge scandal.

Zhang Lun couldn't help but said to Li Huan: "Champion Marquis, don't play riddles with us big guys. Our big guy has nothing to do with Duan Ming. Whether he is a corrupt official or not, why did you get involved in his disciple's family affairs?"

Could it be said that Duan Ming had an illegitimate child and ended up raising it in Zheng's family, but it's not right to think about it. Duan Ming's only son died early. If Duan Ming really had an illegitimate child, he could take him home. I believe his wife Nor is it unacceptable.

Duan Ming was listening to Li Huan's narration, his whole face was full of depression and despair.

Everyone looked at Li Huan. If it was said that Duan Ming had really done something wrong, it should have been hidden from the local relief officials, or that Duan Ming's actions were impeccable, and all the officials on the line were pulled down by Duan Ming. No water?
On the contrary, Li Huan looked at Duan Ming with admiration and said: "Speaking of which, Li is really quite admired. Although Mr. Duan said that his personal virtues are bad, but if you really want to say that he is a treacherous and evil person It’s over, but Lord Duan is indeed greedy for money and food for the victims of the disaster.”

And when Li Huan saw the records about Duan Ming in Jin Yiwei, he was really surprised by the secrets about Duan Ming in it. It can only be said that it opened Li Huan's eyes.

With a disdainful sneer, Li Huan said to Duan Ming: "Master Duan is really good at acting. If that's the case, then Li would like to ask Mr. Duan about the mother and son in Zheng Yuanwailang's house. Who is it?"

This is not a rare thing in the court, it is a normal state, and Jin Yiwei would not have paid attention to it.

Li Huan's words sounded a bit wrong, but Duan Ming said to Li Huan with anger on his face: "Li Huan, if you want to frame this official, just say so, I will do what I say, and sit upright." Duan, as the saying goes, there is no excuse for committing a crime, why should I be afraid of it, and why should I humiliate others like this, it is really not what a gentleman does!"

Everyone knew that Duan Ming valued Zheng Gang as a student, so many people were a little confused why Duan Ming valued Zheng Gang so much.

What did they hear, Li Huan actually said that Zheng Gang's son was actually Duan Ming's son, this... this sounds unbelievable.

It would be fine if it was once or twice, but Duan Ming stayed in Zheng's mansion frequently for a certain period of time, which aroused the curiosity of Jin Yiwei's sentry.

Li Huan glanced at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, his eyes fell on Duan Ming, and the corner of his mouth slightly turned up: "Li has forgotten that Mr. Duan has no descendants. In this way, Mr. Duan is a sinner of the Duan family."

Zhang Lun blinked his eyes, looked at Duan Ming who was staring at Li Huan viciously, then looked at Li Huan, and couldn't help but said: "If Duan Ming really had an affair with his disciple's wife and gave birth to a child If it's a son, it's not like Duan Ming doesn't have friends if he's greedy for ink."

The minister of the Ministry of Industry opened his eyes even wider, looked at Duan Ming in astonishment and subconsciously said: "Master Duan, you... did you really give birth to a son with that Mrs. Zheng Wang?"

Who made Zheng Gang's first wife have an affair with Duan Ming, the teacher, obviously Duan Ming wanted to make up for Zheng Gang's protégé.

Zhu Fu, Xu Guangzha and the others couldn't help but looked at Duan Ming in amazement and clapped their hands and applauded: "Wonderful, really wonderful, if Jin Yiwei didn't grasp Master Duan's secret, I'm afraid the big guy really wanted to Being kept in the dark by him, and always treating him as clean as water, is a rare good official in the world."

As if it was because of some scandal exposed by Li Huan, Duan Ming finally couldn't help it, got up from the ground with a look of shame and anger, and threw himself at Li Huan viciously.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao looked at Duan Ming, who was taken down by Qiu Ju, with a bit of disgust on his face, obviously believing Li Huan's words.

Speaking of which, Li Huan bowed his hands to the emperor and said: "Caichen said just now that Duan Ming had an affair with that Zheng Wang, and Zheng Wang gave birth to a son for Duan Ming. The reason for going to the Zheng Mansion because his son is in the Zheng Mansion."

But he, Duan Ming, had an affair with his disciple's first wife, and even gave birth to a child, who was still raised in Zheng Gang's house. This is a big scandal, and it is the secret that Duan Ming doesn't want people to know the most. .

But as soon as the words came out, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry immediately shut his mouth. Even if it was true, he couldn't ask Duan Ming in front of him like this.

After all, no matter what Duan Ming said, he was a dignified third-rank official. If there was no real evidence, Li Huan would slander the innocence of an important court minister out of thin air, and in such a way, he would cause public outrage.

As he said that, Duan Ming bowed down in front of the emperor and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, you must be the master for your subjects."

This kind of secrecy sounds unbelievable, but Zhu Houzhao believed that Li Huan would not use this kind of thing to attack an important court official.

As for Duan Ming's details, Jin Yiwei did have some news about Duan Ming, who let Duan Ming's reputation of incorruptibility, Jin Yiwei naturally couldn't ignore Duan Ming, but paid more attention to it.

For this reason, Jin Yiwei spent a lot of means, and only then did they deploy people in the Zheng residence, and only then did they figure out why Duan Ming would often stay in the Zheng residence.

It was Zheng Yuanwailang that Li Huan had just mentioned, this person was worshiped under Duan Ming's seat, and the two had the status of teacher and student.

Several other officials also frowned and looked at Li Huan with some displeasure, apparently also stimulated by Li Huan's attitude.

The people on the side were also very curious at the moment, Li Huan just mentioned Zheng's mother and son, and they came for Duan Ming, which makes people unable to help but think about it.

Seeing Duan Ming's stern look, Li Huan said indifferently: "Li just wanted to ask Mr. Duan, who is Zheng Wang?"

Duan Ming let out a cold snort, flicked his sleeves and said, "Zheng Wang is the first wife of Zheng Gang's protégé, and her son Zheng Lun is Zheng Gang's direct son. I don't know if Mr. Li has anything else to ask?
Li Huan couldn't help clapping his hands and said: "Oh, it turns out that Zheng Wang's family is Zheng Gang's wife, and Zheng Lun is Zheng Gang's son!"

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. As soon as Zhang Lun said this, Duan Ming's complexion suddenly changed, as if someone had stepped on his tail, and immediately his complexion became extremely ugly. He said to Zhang Lun: "Too much bullying!" , You guys are deceiving people too much."

He was able to climb to today's position step by step, and his reputation of incorruptibility played a big role. Now that his true colors have been exposed, and more importantly, even his most private secrets have been exposed. Duan Ming In an instant, I even felt the heart of death.

Everyone knows that there is a big difference in price between new grain and old grain mixed with sand. As for the local officials, they naturally don't know that the money and grain allocated by the imperial court to relieve the victims is the new grain of that year. The imperial court allocated the old grain, so as long as the quantity was right, no local officials would pay attention to it.

It can be said that once such a secret is known, the persona he has worked so hard to maintain will collapse, and he will even be reviled by those moral people.

However, under the supervision of Jin Yiwei, Duan Ming is a clean and honest person, and he is quite famous in the court. Several disciples under his sect are also officials in the court, and one of them is in the household department, his name is Zheng Gang , as a foreigner.

Noticing the subtle change in Duan Ming's expression, Li Huan's heart suddenly settled down.

Everyone nodded secretly, in this way, it can explain why Duan Ming often stays in Zheng's residence, and at the same time, it can also explain why Duan Ming has more than one disciple, but he treats Zheng Gang so well. took care of.

Duan Ming stared at Li Huan, his voice trembling: "Li Huan, you... what do you mean?"

I didn't see that at this moment, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who had been speaking for him before, now distanced himself from him with a look of disgust, as if he was afraid of being influenced by him and ruining his reputation.

Yang Tinghe, Liu Yu and the others looked at Duan Ming who was sitting there paralyzed, and couldn't help sighing in their hearts. They thought that Duan Ming, who had always been as clean as water, could have no fear of Li Huan. Duan Ming knows how to play better than most of them.

"Come here, put Duan Ming in prison and wait for his punishment."

With the emperor's order, the dignified third-rank official became a prisoner in an instant. Seeing Duan Ming being dragged away by the imperial guards like a dead dog, everyone looked at Li Huan and couldn't help showing a lot of fear. color.

(End of this chapter)