travel through the past to be emperor

Chapter 89 False accusation
Zhao Fei was very curious about who would be so bold as to beat the Dengwen drum. Once the Dengwen drum was played, there was basically no room for maneuver.

All the ministers looked at each other strangely, and then Qin Hui said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the person who beat the drum may have heard his name before."

"I've heard of it, who is it?" Zhao Fei asked curiously.

"It's Wang Yuanbao, the richest man in Chang'an." Qin Hui said.

How is he?

Zhao Fei was stunned when he heard it, and quickly exchanged a glance with Liu Yong, but Liu Yong also had a wry smile on his face. Thinking about it, Zhao Fei remembered that Liu Yong had a strange face before.

It's just Wang Yuanbao, Wang Wanrong's father, what is he doing knocking on the Dengwen drum?
Could it be that he thought that if his daughter became my wife, he could be lawless?

You know, the Dengwen drum is related to the emperor's face to some extent. To put it a bit harshly, that is, when the Dengwen drum sounds, it means that the court has grievances.

Otherwise, it's not easy for the person who complained, why did he have to spend so much effort to beat the Dengwen drum.

The court has grievances, Zhao Fei, as the leader of the court, is naturally duty-bound, whoever calls him the emperor, all good things belong to him, and he has to bear the bad things.

At that moment, Zhao Fei had no intention of watching a play, but said with a cold face: "Why is this Wang Yuanbao beating the Dengwen drum?"

Not many people know about his relationship with Wang Wanrong now, and the only one in the court who can guess a little bit is probably that old fox Liu Yong.

Since other people don't know, Zhao Fei naturally wouldn't foolishly spread the word that Wang Wanrong is my woman, you all know me very well.

You must know that this era is still relatively closed. A girl who has no name or distinction is involved in a relationship with a man. Even if this man is the emperor, it is not good for the girl's reputation.

Although Zhao Fei was very dissatisfied with Wang Yuanbao finding trouble for him, he would not expose some relationship because of this and chill the beauty's heart.

Qin Hui smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty may not know that although this Wang Yuanbao is recognized as the richest man in the imperial court, he was secretly called a profiteer by many people because he got rich too quickly."

"En." Zhao Fei nodded, but he didn't care about it in his heart. The so-called no businessman, no fraud.

Maybe many businessmen will engage in charity when they become big and powerful and become rich, but in fact, in Zhao Fei's view, this is just atonement for their sins!
Zhao Fei always believes in a sentence said by a great person: the accumulation of capital is bloody!

Wang Yuanbao was able to become the richest man in Chang'an and a legend in the business world in a short period of time, and his methods must be dishonorable.

As the so-called female Xiao father, from Wang Wanrong's methods, she can also see that Wang Yuanbao's little methods are absolutely for the sake of the end.

why?
Without such unscrupulous courage, how could Wang Wanrong put weird things in her tea? Can ordinary women do such a thing?

Gossip less, this Qin meeting Zhao Fei nodded, and continued to speak: "Some time ago, when Wang Yuanbao ran into Mr. Zuo Jinzheng Zuo on the road, he had a conflict because of Mr. Zuo's few words of ridicule, and then Mr. Zuo Your Excellency then ordered someone to thoroughly investigate Wang Yuanbao's shop, and sure enough, some problems were found, and then Wang Yuanbao was thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

"And then?" Of course Zhao Fei knew what happened later, because of Wang Wanrong's relationship, he asked Liu Yong to release Wang Yuanbao.

He looked up at Liu Yong, but Liu Yong was also looking at him.

Qin Hui didn't notice the momentary eye contact between Zhao Fei and Liu Yong. Seeing Zhao Fei's question, he continued, "Later, an adult from the imperial court made some connections and released Wang Yuanbao."

As he said this, Qin Hui's eyes fell on Liu Yong.

As the head of the officials, Qin Hui naturally knows the dynamics of the officials well. Of course, he knows that it is Liu Yong who let him out, but Qin Hui will not do it when he mentions the other party's affairs face to face. This is not honesty. It was to offend people, so intentionally or unintentionally ignored the court officials who released them.

Qin Hui looked unintentional, and Zhao Fei was also confused. He didn't pursue the court official who released him, and said directly: "Since Wang Yuanbao has been released, why is he here now to beat Deng Wengu?" , I was so confused when I heard it."

"Your Majesty, Wang Yuanbao beat Dengwen Drum to sue Lord Zuo Jinzheng." Qin Hui said.

"Sue Zuo Jinzheng?" Zhao Fei asked in surprise, "Sue him for what?"

"Sue him for accepting bribes and intentionally killing people." Qin Hui said with a wry smile.

Hearing what Qin Hui said, the officials in the hall who didn't know what was posted before were in an uproar, and Zhao Fei was also full of bewilderment.

The reason why everyone reacted like this was mainly because Zuo Jinzheng was such a person.

Who is Zuo Jinzheng?
Zuo Jinzheng is currently the Zuo Shilang of the household department. This is a fat job. If you want to say that the person sitting in this position is corrupt and accepts bribes, it is absolutely not impossible.

But if you say that Zuo Jinzheng who sits in this position is corrupt and accepts bribes, 99 out of the [-] people will not believe it, and the rest are hesitant between believing and not believing.

Why do you say this is?
Remember the clear stream mentioned earlier?
This Zuo Jinzheng is the representative figure of Qingliu in the current imperial court, or it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the leader of Qingliu. He is notoriously obsessed with moral cleanliness in the imperial court.

Everyone knows about cleanliness, and this moral cleanliness means that we cannot tolerate any moral stains on others.

Morality is a very idealistic thing. If you say that you cross the road and run a red light, it is a moral problem. It is a moral problem to spit and throw rubbish at the side of the road. It is a moral problem if you swear.

Anyway, if we really sum up and compare the immoral behaviors in everyone's minds, it should be said that there is no moral person in the world.

And Zuo Jinzheng is a moral cleanliness obsessive, he can't see the slightest immorality in others, even if he suspects that the other party's morals are bad, he can't see it.

So Qin Hui said earlier that Zuo Jinzheng and Wang Yuanbao had a dispute on the side of the road. Zhao Fei absolutely believed it. There are too many moral disadvantages for a world-renowned businessman like Wang Yuanbao. Must be outnumbered.

You said that Zuo Jinzheng is so strict with others, what about his own requirements?
Let's put it this way, because of Zuo Jinzheng's obsession with moral cleanliness, he has scolded him face-to-face, and there are countless people who gritted their teeth at him in front of and behind them. After being scolded by Zuo Jinzheng, these people naturally hope to fight back. It's like you were slapped, you have to slap back the slap to make you happy.

So many people hoped to find out the bad things about Zuo Jinzheng, and then taunted him face to face.

But it is a pity that after everyone's unremitting efforts, Zuo Jinzheng's moral problems have not been found.

After a long time, everyone got used to it and didn't take him seriously anymore. When they saw him, they would run away from a distance. This Lord Zuo is also very sensible, knowing that everyone doesn't like him, so he doesn't go to the front of others. , but if you run into him head-on, he will still scold you.

During this time, Master Zuo has been recuperating at home because of his age, but Zhao Fei has not been able to meet this legendary figure in the moral world.

Now that such a person who is shining with moral brilliance is actually accused of accepting bribes and killing people, everyone's first impression is naturally not to believe, and then they wonder if the old man has changed his temper due to his age!
Of course, Zhao Fei didn't believe it either. The Qingliu were looking for fame. People like Zuo Jinzheng who had accumulated a lot of fame over the years would never make mistakes that ruined their clarity when they were old.

So Zhao Fei's first reaction was to make a false accusation!

A naked false accusation!

Relying on the naked revenge that her daughter is now the emperor's woman!
"What do you say?" Zhao Fei's face was gloomy, a little annoyed, thinking that even if you want to pretend to be a tiger, you have to find someone with a problem. You find such a moral and clean obsession for me to deal with. Isn't this sincerely embarrassing me?
All the ministers looked at me and I looked at you, and finally Qin Hui stood up and said: "Your Majesty, no matter what the facts are, according to the court law, since Wang Yuanbao has sounded the Dengwen Drum, the court must hear this matter." case."

"I know." Zhao Fei sighed helplessly, and said, "I just want to ask you what you think about Mr. Zuo taking bribes?"

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible, it must be a false accusation." Zhao Zilong from the Household Department stood up and shouted for grievances: "Your Majesty Zuo works hard in our Household Department, there is absolutely no possibility of corruption or bribery."

When Wang Yuanbao sued Zuo Jinzheng for accepting bribes, Zhao Zilong was the most concerned person in the court.

Of course, what must be explained here is that Zhao Zilong will never defend Zuo Jinzheng, he has also been ridiculed by Zuo Jinzheng, and he has secretly collected evidence of Zuo Jinzheng's immorality.

It's just that Zuo Jinzheng was accused of accepting bribes today, but he had to stand up.

Otherwise, if the lawsuit is really successful, then he will never be able to hold his head up again after being above the court.

In the future, when people talk about the Ministry of Households, they will say that even people like Mr. Zuo who have emerged from the mud and are not stained have become corrupt officials when they enter the Ministry of Households. Clean.

So Zhao Zilong was the first to stand up and claim that this was a false accusation. Regardless of whether Zuo Jinzheng accepted bribes or not, he would stand up and express his position on behalf of the Ministry of Finance. bribed.

As the boss of the household department, if he doesn't know that his subordinates are corrupt and accepting bribes, then he's still the boss!

Because of this, Zhao Fei was not surprised that Zhao Zilong jumped out to defend Zuo Jinzheng. He nodded at Zhao Zilong lightly, looked at the officials and said, "You guys discuss it and see what to do?"

All the officials bowed their heads and murmured for a while, Qin Hui stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I'll finish the discussion."

"How to say?" Zhao Fei said.

"Everyone agrees that Wang Yuanbao's lawsuit against Zuo Jinzheng should be accepted according to the court's laws," Qin Hui said indifferently, "Your Majesty can tell whether it is true or not."

(End of this chapter)