Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 104

It's the second watch, brothers, it's the last week, and the brothers have reached the eighth in seven days, keep going up!Smash the monthly pass!
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"Brother Lihe, you and I have known each other for many years. You are clear about my younger brother's temperament. Yulu dare not compare herself to a saint, but the grievances and resentments are still clear. The fourth elder brother has a great kindness to Yulu, and Yulu dare not forget it. Wait until Yulu pays off. For favors, I must go to my brother." Wu Sidao said slowly with his eyes shining brightly.

"That's fine, it's just..." Lin Xuanyi hesitated for a moment.

"Brother, please don't worry, I have my own measure, I will wait for my brother to plan for him, and I will go to find my brother someday." Wu Sidao looked at Lin Xuanyi with a firm expression on his face.

"Okay, I'll take my farewell, brother, and wait for the good news of my good brother." Having said this, Lin Xuanyi didn't say anything more, and sent Wu Sidao back to the fourth elder brother's mansion, then turned around and strode away.

Yin Zuo is in a good mood today, and he played tricks on Lao Ba. Although he knows that Lao Ba is impossible to help him with good words, but if he can make Lao Ba be cautious and not jump out to fight against him, everything will be fine. After all, among the six ministries, there is only the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War who have not contacted each other, but they can only go here first, and everything will wait until tomorrow morning to play by ear.It's a pity that Yin Zuo's good mood didn't last long. When he returned to the palace and sat down, before he had a sip of tea, he saw Lin Xuanyi walking in. Although his face was calm, there was a trace of regret in his eyes.

"Sir, please sit down. Drink some tea to warm up your body first. The excellent West Lake Longjing Well has just been built and is heating up." Yinzuo already knew in his heart that something must have gone wrong, so he was not in a hurry to ask questions, so he greeted Lin Xuanyi first. Sit down and drink tea.

Lin Xuanyi was not too polite, sat down, drank tea leisurely, and after a long while, leisurely recounted what happened when he met Wu Sidao today.

Repay your favor?Plan something?Hey, coax the little ones?What is the next day, grandma? Could it be that this guy came to us in the name of raiding the house when the fourth child came to power?Yin Zuo sat silently, thinking of various countermeasures in his mind, although his face was calm, there was murderous look in his eyes.After a long time, he grinned and said, "So, I can't keep this person. Hey, what do you think sir?"

"Not necessarily." Lin Xuanyi shook his head slightly and said: "Li He has known him for a long time, and he is familiar with this person's personality. If the great kindness is not repaid, this person will definitely not leave Sibeile Mansion. If he thinks he has repaid it Favor, even if you come here as promised.”

Yinzuo suddenly stood up, walked back and forth in the room for a few steps, thought for a while, then stopped abruptly, with a twitch of the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Alright, talents are hard to come by, and I don't want to be that kind of burning qin cooker." What happened to Crane, I will give him a chance to try his sincerity in the end, if... hey, then don't blame me for being unreasonable."

This matter is very important, although Lin Xuanyi couldn't bear it, he didn't say anything more, he just said: "Prince, Yulu's matter can't be rushed, let's put it aside for now. Still have to discuss it."

Although Wu Sidao's matter is important, it cannot be resolved immediately. Besides, isn't there still a chance?It's easy to repay the favor, so let's create an opportunity for him to repay him all at once. If he's still messing around after repaying the favor, we have no choice but to invite Old Comrade Wu to drink tea with Lord Yan.Yinzuo shook his head, put the matter of Wu Sidao behind him for the time being, and discussed with Lin Xuanyi the possible criticisms he might receive when he goes to court tomorrow.

"Going to court." Following the sound of the eunuchs going up to the court, the courtiers hurriedly walked towards the main hall of Qianqing Palace in small rows.After the three shouts of long live, the old man Kangxi raised his hand slightly and said without waiting for the courtiers to present the memorial: "This morning, we will discuss two matters. After that, let’s hear what the person said today, Yinzuo.”

"My son is here." Yinzuo stepped out from behind the elder brother in a flash, and knelt down on the ground.

Grandpa Kangxi looked at Yin Zuo with great interest for a while, and then he said: "Since you proposed this book, let's explain it to the ministers."

"Yes, Huang Ama, my son obeys orders." Yinzuo replied loudly, then stood up straight, looked around the ministers, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "My lords, you should know whether there are fat or thin officials. They are divided into: rushing, complicated, tired, difficult..."

Yinzuo recited the memorial in a loud voice, and finally said with a smile: "My lords, if you have any doubts, I can explain one or two."

Lang Yueming, the censor of Gyeonggi Province, was the first to jump out and said loudly: "I don't agree with King Yi's statement. I think that the official vacancy is due to fat and thin, but as an official of the court, we should first obey the law and set an example for the people. Later, the imperial court had its own regulations, and the consumption of fire should not exceed two qian, which should have been the case in the first place, and what Duke Yi did was superfluous, and the lower officials dare not agree with it."

Hey, I already knew that your kid would be the first to jump out. Damn it, the second child really can't wait to fight against me again, so let's use Lang Yueming first.Yinzuo smiled and said, "Your Excellency Lang speaks so excitedly, you must be a good and honest official?"

"This official has always been like this, what does Yi County King mean by this?" Yinzuo's words implied that Lang Mingyue's hands and feet were not clean, and immediately made Lang Mingyue furious, but he didn't dare to act presumptuously because he was concerned that this was the Jinluan Palace.

"Oh, I have some doubts in my heart. May I ask Mr. Lang to explain?" Yinzuo said leisurely.

"I don't have anything to say to others, Duke Yi, but it's okay to ask." Lang Mingyue's face at the moment doesn't look like Mingyue at all, but looks a bit like a black pot.

"If my king remembers correctly, Lord Lang has served as the magistrate of Gaoyang County and the prefect of Jiangning, right? I don't know how much money Lord Lang received at that time?" Yinzuo continued without waiting for Lang Mingyue to speak: "Master Lang is in Gaoyang. What Renzhi County received was two qian and seven qian, but when it came to Jiangning’s prefect, the huo xiao was three qian, is there such a thing? Why didn’t Mr. Lang accept the two qian set by the imperial court?"

"You spitting blood, I, I..." Lang Mingyue jumped up like an old cat whose tail had been trampled on, forgetting what the prince and the official said, with a blue face, pointing at Yin Zuo, shaking violently all over .

"Hmph, this king never talks nonsense, do you want evidence? This king has it here." Yinzuo reached out his hand and took out a few pieces of paper full of words from his sleeve, and said with a hand: "Master Lang will not know Gao Yang He Xueming and He Bantou of the city, here is the testimony of He Bantou, Ye Chengwan, Lord Lang’s master in Jiangning, also has a testimony here, do you need me to read it?"

"I, I..." Lang Mingyue stuttered and couldn't speak. He didn't know how Yinzuo obtained these confessions, but seeing that there was no denying it, he hurriedly knelt down in the direction of Mr. Kangxi with a pale face. : "The minister owes the grace, and the minister deserves ten thousand deaths for his crimes."

Grandpa Kangxi didn't even bother to say anything, he just waved his hand to signal Lang Mingyue to kneel aside by himself.

Yin Zuo said with a smile on his face: "I report to Emperor Ama, there are no more than four ways for local officials to get money: one is fire consumption, the other is to sue for illegal money, the third is to make extra donations, and the fourth is to conceal more and report less from the treasury." Digging for money. The latter three are illegal activities that violate the laws of the Qing Dynasty. If they violate the law, they will naturally be dealt with by the national law. Great, those who get fat are naturally satisfied, and those who get thin are naturally dissatisfied. In this way, it is inevitable to do nothing. The officials of the screwdriver have no right to collect fire consumption, so they will lose the desire to compare themselves. This method is called high salary to support honesty. If they take money to support honesty and plan to exploit the people, such officials should be killed. Kill a batch , why worry about officials not being able to govern clearly."

Grandpa Kangxi nodded but did not express his opinion. At this moment, Ma Qi, the Minister of the Shangshufang and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, stood up and said in his mouth: "Your Majesty, I also have something to ask Prince Yi."

"Sure." The old man nodded with a smile.

Damn, why is this old horseman jumping out to join in the fun? Could it be that he also wants to fight us?In Yin Zuo's heart, he really didn't want to make things difficult for Comrade Lao Ma. Firstly, Comrade Lao Ma was indeed a clean and self-confident official. Secondly, Yin Zuo didn't expect that Comrade Lao Ma would jump out. I was really a bit guilty in my heart, but at this point, I had no choice but to smile and said: "Master Ma, please say something, and I will answer it one by one."

"My lord, you are being polite. There is only one thing I don't know about the officials. It would be better if the fire consumption is returned to the public. However, the fire consumption is also taken from the people and distributed to the officials. I'm afraid it's not appropriate? The court officials have their own gifts from the court. Salary, wouldn't it be better to spend money on the treasury?" Ma Qi's small eyes wandered.

Hey, you old Comrade Ma is really good at talking. It seems that you are helping us in these words.Yin Zuo said with a smile: "Officials are also human beings, and they have to be greeted and sent. They also have to hire masters and servants to maintain the dignity of the court. If the salary of the court alone is not enough, what should I do if I don't have enough money? The way to scrape land is to find a way to get money from the treasury; officials are also human, and humans have greed, but some people can control their greed, while others cannot. Relying on the law alone is not enough Yes, but the addition of clean money and the law can effectively curb the greed of officials. Just imagine, even if officials with a little conscience abide by the laws and regulations, their annual income is already rich, and they don’t need to exploit the people. If the law is passed, not only will the lucrative income be gone, but they will also have to go to jail, so how can these officials not be made to think twice before breaking the law, and this is the meaning of high salaries to maintain integrity."

Yinzuo chatted freely, then suddenly turned to face the old man Kangxi and said, ""Huang Ama, my son thinks that this method is not only feasible, but also must be done, please Huang Ama make a decision. "

(End of this chapter)