The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 171

"My lord, have you made up your mind?" Yuan Ji asked suddenly before we set off.

"Well, I have already decided. At present, our biggest enemy is Mongolia in the north. We must first settle down when we fight against the outside world. Although I really want to bring these corrupt officials to justice, time does not allow it. In two or three years, Song Meng The battle against the Communist Party of China is imminent, so my internal reforms now need to be carried out gradually on a stable basis. However, if these corrupt officials cannot change their greed, they will be liquidated sooner or later."

Stability overrides everything, and development is the last word.Stability and development are both time-sensitive and indispensable, but only seeking development on a stable basis is in line with the current status quo.

Yuan Zhi sighed: "Yes, my lord, let these corrupt officials live a few more years."

"Sir, get ready to go."

"Does the young master need a disguise?"

"no need."

Since I want to make it clear, I don't think it is necessary for "Mr. Huyan" to relay it. In this era, transportation is inconvenient, and it is not so easy to go back and forth. Let's solve it directly.

The Juying Building closed its doors to thank guests again tonight. All the diners in Fuzhou knew that whenever the Juying Building closed, there must be some important people gathering here.

Accompanied by Ye Mengding, I arrived at Juying Building on time.

Chen Xinshu and Jiang Baoshan, who were dressed in casual clothes, greeted me at the door. When they saw me standing next to Ye Mengding, both of them looked a little surprised. After a moment of silence, Chen Xinshu said respectfully: " Lord Ye, please. This young master, please."

Ye Mengding lowered his head slightly, first said to me: "My lord, please." Then he clasped his fists in return, and smiled at Chen Xinshu: "Master Chen, please."

Chen Xinshu stated that he invited Ye Mengding to the banquet alone, but he did not expect Ye Mengding to come with a strange son, and his attitude towards him was very respectful.One must know that Ye Mengding, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is a second-rank official in the court and holds real power. Who would make him treat him with such respect?At least there is no such a number one person on Fujian Road, so there is only one possibility, this young master is also from the capital city of Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, Mr. Huyan?Chen Xinshu and Jiang Baoshan both had my young son's name in their minds.

I don't know Chen Xinshu, nor have I seen it. At the end of the fifth year of Jingding, officials from all walks of life came to Beijing to report on their duties. I wouldn't know it either.

I glanced at Chen Xinshu, ignored him, and walked straight ahead.Jiang Baoshan lightly touched Chen Xinshu who was in a daze, motioning for him to follow.

The guards brought by Ye Mengding quickly surrounded the gate, and Yuan Ji and others followed me and entered the house together.

The decoration of Juying Building is generous and decent, with Fujian characteristics.I unceremoniously sat on the main seat, Yuan Ji stood behind me, Wen Zhang stood guard outside the door, Lan Yu and Shen Mo patrolled around.

After Ye Mengding entered the room, he didn't dare to sit down, he stood aside and said, "My lord, this is Chen Xinshu from Fujian Road, Lord Chen."

When Chen Xinshu saw Ye Mengding came in, he didn't even dare to sit down, and he was even more convinced of my relationship with the palace. He has a smaller official position, so he didn't dare to sit down, so he stood beside Ye Mengding and bowed to me, saying: "Chen has seen the son. .”

I glanced at Chen Xinshu sternly, and said expressionlessly, "You are Chen Xinshu?"

"Yes, son, it is Chen." Chen Xinshu has been in the officialdom for a long time, and his ability to know people is not small. Although this is on his own territory, facing this young man who even the imperial envoy has to respect him, he How dare there be any disrespect.

"Chen Xinshu, I heard that you once asked Ye Mengding, Lord Ye, to tell the emperor that your officials from Fujian Road are willing to follow the emperor to revive our dynasty. Is there such a thing?"

"Master Hui, there is something to do."

"Why do I feel that this statement sounds duplicity?"

"Young master, what do you mean?"

"I've only been in Fuzhou for two or three days, and I heard that you and other Fujian Road officials were corrupt and broke the law, and the bribes they received were huge. No wonder the tax revenue from our Song Dynasty treasury is getting less and less. Did it all go into your personal pockets? Is this how you came to revitalize my Great Song Dynasty? You also said that you want to follow the emperor, do you still have the emperor in your eyes? Last month, I was hit by heavy rain in many places, and the imperial court gave disaster relief. Your Fujian road is good, and the food for the disaster relief will be cheap Is there such a thing as selling it to the Pu family in Quanzhou, and then reselling it overseas for huge profits?"

Chen Xinshu's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said, "My lord..."

I didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and continued: "You appointed Chen Huainan, a member of your family, and Chen Yunan as the ship supervisors of the two major ports of Fuzhou and Quanzhou respectively, and privately formulated taxes in various names, and searched for them in the name of the government. People's fat and people's anointment, all the money from the looting has also fallen into your own pockets, is there such a thing? Also, taking advantage of the opportunity of land measurement, you invaded the good land, made false reports, and took the official land as your own. , There must be. You will not have such things in Fujian Road, right? I won’t say them one by one.”

My series of questions made Chen Xinshu dumbfounded and at a loss for a while.

Chen Xinshu looked at Ye Mengding, hesitantly said: "Young master, who are you, how do you know this?"

"Chen Xinshu, are you guilty?" I stood up suddenly and said, "You talk about following the emperor while embezzling the treasury's silver, do you really think that no one in the world can cure you? Who am I? I am what you keep saying The emperor who said he would be loyal to him is the current emperor of the Great Song Dynasty."

After Chen Xinshu heard this, his heart trembled, his legs became weak, and he knelt down on the ground with a thud. Ye Mengding, the official minister of the imperial court, was present, and he would not doubt my authenticity. Convicted, please forgive the emperor."

I let Chen Xinshu kowtow, and after a while, I saw traces of blood oozing from his forehead, so I sat down and said, "Get up."

"My minister Chen Xinshu thanked the emperor for his kindness."

"Ye Aiqing, sit down first."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Chen Xinshu, you have been an official for many years, you should know, according to the law of our court, what crime should you be guilty of for such a huge amount of stolen money?"

"Your Majesty, according to the law, the death penalty should be imposed."

"You still know it's a capital crime. Now that you know it, why do you repeat it?"

"Your Majesty, I'm confused, I blame my greed for a while."

Ye Mengding suggested: "Master Chen, just tell the truth, don't use official words to prevaricate."

"Your Majesty, I was a Jinshi during the late emperor's time. I used to be passionate and intended to serve the country. After entering the officialdom, I found that the officialdom was contrary to my ideals. If I can't adapt, I will be eliminated by the officialdom. Therefore, I will follow the trend. , the courage gradually grew, which led to the out of control later on."

"Aren't you afraid that things will come out and you will be punished by the law?"

"Your Majesty, at the beginning, I was very scared, but seeing that everyone around me was like this, I took chances. As time went on, I became a little numb."

The officialdom is a big dark dye vat, and those who enter it can clean themselves up and continue to survive in the vat are very few.To fundamentally change this situation, it is necessary to completely change the color of the dyeing vat from dark to light.

"Hmph, what a fluke." I sneered, "Nowadays, northern Mongolia is eyeing me. The Mongols have always been good at force. I can only rely on the strong walls and excellent weapons to protect my ability. And these They all need to spend a lot of silver, but the tax revenue from our treasury is becoming increasingly scarce. If this is the case everywhere, the imperial court will be unable to meet the military needs of the soldiers in the front. What do you want me to use to defeat the enemy? Send you? Could it be that you are all with Mongolia People have colluded and sincerely want to let the Mongolian cavalry trample on me?"

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to my Majesty and to our dynasty. The sun and the moon can learn from each other. How can I do anything with the Mongols. Now that I have pleaded guilty, I am willing to accept the emperor's punishment."

"Punishment? You only need an imperial decree to punish you. Is it necessary for me to come personally?"

"Yes, yes, I am stupid, please let the emperor express it." Chen Xinshu didn't know whether it was joy or worry.