Huang Jue, after three marriages

Chapter 220
The capital city in late April is as lively as the spring flowers blooming all over the city.

First, there was the Chunwei Palace Examination, the emperor appointed Yun Qinghong as Tanhua, and praised Yun Qinghong as a master of Derong and Rong.

When he was parading through the streets, Yun Qinghong was so popular that he was almost knocked unconscious by the sachet.

And then at the Qionglin Banquet, the Emperor and Yun Qinghong showed their splendor again, attracting the praise of all the literati.

Today's Qionglin Banquet was different from previous years. The emperor ordered a tea fight, and even ordered the tea himself. The skill of flowing clouds and flowing water, and the fragrance of tea are really unforgettable after seeing and tasting.

All the literati were convinced, and those newly promoted Jinshi were so moved that they shed tears when they got the top-quality tea ordered by the emperor himself.

And Yun Qinghong immediately wrote a poem that was astounding.

The emperor's interest also aroused, and he summoned someone on the spot, set up the desk, and wrote down Yun Qinghong's poem.

When the emperor was the prince, he was most famous for his calligraphy and paintings, but the royal handwriting was rarely passed on to the outside world, and ordinary officials and students basically could not see his works.

Nowadays, seeing the emperor's brushwork is erratic and fast, the characters that come out are very thin without losing their flesh. .

Immediately, the heart of admiration revived, and the heart of loyalty to the emperor was also strengthened a lot.

A Qionglin Banquet not only made Yun Qinghong popular, the emperor's talent even impressed those newly promoted Jinshi, even some ministers couldn't help but move their minds a little.

Character can be seen in calligraphy and painting, whether it is the emperor's tea or calligraphy, they all reveal everyone's demeanor.

Although he is a confused person who does not understand the national conditions, his character is commendable and he can still be a good assistant.

Only a few days after this grand event, an urgent report came from Hangzhou.

There was a big case in Hangzhou.

The transshipment envoys on the Liangzhe Road embezzled and extorted bribes, oppressed the common people, and forcibly robbed private merchants of their property and shops.

All kinds of evil deeds are too numerous to list!
The secret document sent to the emperor's case was written by the Gaozhifu, one by one, with a total of fifteen pages.

The first one is the taxes on Liangzhe Road in the past few years. When Bai Shi was there, there was a year of drought in the south of the Yangtze River. Bai Shi asked for a [-]% tax reduction and a three-year buffer period. An accident happened to Bai Shi, and Yao's transfer envoy took over. At that time, this rule had already expired and became invalid, but the person surnamed Yao still used this rule for his superiors, and for his inferiors, he collected it as usual. The huge difference during the period was all swallowed up, and part of it was given to him. It was divided with Jiangnan officials, and the other part, according to Yao's account, was handed over to the third prince.

National taxation is a major issue, and it is absolutely intolerable for officials to enrich their pockets, not to mention the involvement of the third prince.

What is the third prince doing with the money?Think about it with your feet.

No matter how ignorant the emperor was about politics, he was furious when he saw this article.

He summoned Lord Zhen Guogong, Rong Guogong, the cabinet's four ministers and six ministers, and Qin Yushi to enter the palace, without asking them what to do, and directly issued an order to appoint Zhao Hao and Chang Bai, who is in the south of the Yangtze River, as an imperial envoy, with the power to control life and death. The homes of all the officials involved were confiscated and imprisoned. Gao Zhifu was appointed as the transshipment envoy of Liangzhe Road. Some low-level officials were appointed by Mr. Gao on the spot.

At that time, Cai Xiang argued that such a major event should be sent to the capital for review.

Immediately, the emperor gave him a cold look.

And Han Xiang even spoke out, the evidence is conclusive, but Cai Xiang still said that it is not appropriate to arrest people. Did he want to wait for those people to eat up Jiangnan, or hand over the money to others?

Qin Yushi added leisurely: The Ministry of Household Affairs should have recorded the preferential tax period, why didn't they notice it a few years after it expired?Cai Xiang said that he wanted to investigate, and he did. First of all, he should investigate the household department. Is there anyone who is in trouble with Jiangnan?

When the emperor heard this, he didn't know whether he was stabbed by Lord Zhen Guo or if he had opened his eyes, and immediately ordered Qin Yushi and Dali Temple to investigate whether the Ministry of Households knew about the tax.

During the investigation, Minister Hubu rested at home first.

As soon as this incident happened, a turbulent storm was set off in the capital.

There was even more panic in the household department.

The memorial sent by Jiangnan shows that Mr. Gao has obtained the open and secret accounts of Liangzhe Road for the past few years. As long as they are matched with the account books of the Ministry of Accounts, I want to say that we are negligent, and we can't do it without paying attention.

Now that Master Qin, the stern censor, came to investigate, it was even harder to cover up.

At best, it's a dereliction of duty, at worst, it's corruption by connecting Liangzhe Road!
In the Song Dynasty, embezzling [-] yuan is a serious crime of ransacking one's home and beheading one's head.

What's more, it is [-]% of the tax on Liangzhe Road for a few years?
If you destroy the three clans, you won't be able to escape.

Someone must take the blame for this matter!
So, who's out?

Ordinary petty officials can't stand this crime.

Cai Bing climbed up from the Hubu, and the Hubu is his foundation and base camp, anyone who moves will hurt his foundation.

Cai Bing was so anxious at home that his mouth was full of bubbles, and he really hated Zhao Hao to the bone.

As for those who are waiting in the capital, those who are idle, and those who are flexible, they have encountered a great opportunity and started to act one after another.

Although the Jiangnan officialdom is a bit far away from the capital, everyone knows that it is a land of prosperity. Now that so many officials have been cleared out at once, someone has to fill in the vacancies!
Those who broke their heads also wanted to go to Jiangnan to occupy a position.

The right servant of the official department, Yun Shilang, became a fragrant bun.

There is an endless stream of people delivering things to Yunfu every day.

However, they were all blocked from the door.

In Yunfu's study, Yun Shilang called his sons over.

He knocked on the table and said, "Do you guys want to go to Jiangnan?"

Yun Chenshui and Yun Fengxiao glanced at each other, and then at Yun Qinghong.

It is natural for them to go to the south of the Yangtze River, but it is not suitable for their brothers to go to the south of the Yangtze River at this time, the two of them instinctively chose to listen to Yun Qinghong.

Because, since Yun Qinghong woke up, he has matured a lot, and his judgment of officialdom is even more mature than that of Yun Shilang.

In just these few days, Yun Qinghong's various actions showed his keen judgment and foresight.

At the banquet earlier, Yao Mei and the Yun Yao family had such a quarrel, after Yun Qinghong asked Yun Shilang to drive Yao Mei away, he even publicized it, showing his attitude of breaking with the Yao family.

As for himself, he went out to meet people with his wounds, and when he used his ability to conquer people's hearts, he also let people see how pitiful and innocent he was as a victim, and how vicious Yao Mei was.

It is said that the Yun family and the Yao family are related by marriage. Even if the Yao family is not implicated in such a big case, they should avoid suspicion. His demeanor made the emperor speak out, saying that Shangshu was old and lacked energy, and asked Yun Shilang to come forward and preside over the selection of people.

There was no mention of the relationship between the Yunyao family at all.

So Yun Shilang thinks it doesn't matter if they borrow Jiangnan.

But, is it really okay?
"Sanlang?" Yun Chenshui called softly.

(End of this chapter)