Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 490 of the Ruyi Young Man Chapter 490: Betrayal Tang Huai walked into the room and looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man stood up from his seat, dusted off his sleeves, looked at Tang Huai, and asked, "How long will Mr. Tang prepare to lock Xu?"

Tang Huai sat opposite him, poured him a cup of tea, and asked, "Mr. Xu is staying well in the capital, why do you want to leave the capital?"

The middle-aged man said calmly: "My mother is ill, so Xu will naturally go home to visit her."

"Mr. Xu's mother died of illness three years ago." Tang Huai looked at him and said, "This reason can fool King Kang, but not me."

He took a sip of tea and said, "Over the years, our Tang family, and even His Royal Highness Prince Duan, have suffered a lot from Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu suddenly left the capital, and I fell asleep." I’m not sure, so I have to invite you back and ask for details.”

He looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "Isn't it Mr. Xu's behind this incident?"

Mr. Xu raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"

Tang Huai put down his tea cup and said, "Mr. Xu no longer needs to pretend in front of me. Apart from you, who else around King Kang can do it and wipe out all the power of the Tang family and King Duan?"

Mr. Xu glanced at him and said: "I left Beijing this time and did not intend to come back. I don't know what Prince Kang will do. Mr. Tang is really unnecessary."

"Don't plan to come back?" Tang Huai looked at him and asked: "You have assisted King Kang for so long, and you have given him so many ingenious ideas. Once King Kang succeeds in ascending the throne, you will be the minister who has made the greatest contribution to the dragon. You will easily Give it all up?"

"It is precisely because I have done so much for King Kang that I have to leave as soon as possible." Mr. Xu looked at him calmly and said, "Otherwise, when King Kang loses, wouldn't he be buried with him?"

"King Kang was defeated?" Tang Huai was startled when he heard this. The expression on his face was no longer indifferent, and he said in surprise: "You actually gave up on Prince Kang?"

King Duan, the representative of the Tang family, has fought with King Kang for so long and knows King Kang and his camp very well.

King Kang is a complete idiot, but behind him are many dignitaries in the capital, and they are also closely connected with generals who are beyond the reach of the Tang family. Of course, the Tang family has a deep foundation in the court. Even so, In the battle in the court, King Kang was still no match for King Duan.

King Kang is what he is today, all thanks to the powerful advisers around him. This Mr. Xu is the most feared person in the Tang family. If not for him, King Kang would have been eliminated in the battle for the right to inherit the throne a few years ago. Out.

Over the years, the Tang family has suffered many losses at the hands of this person.

What made him unbelievable was that this Mr. Xu had actually given up on Prince Kang. It felt like the Tang family had gathered enough strength to give their opponent a heavy blow. Before his fist could be swung out, suddenly something happened in the sky. A meteorite fell and killed their opponent.

This kind of pie-in-the-sky thing made him suspicious.

Mr. Xu did not shy away from this at all, nodding and saying: "Kang Wang is like a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved. It is only his fault that he made a mistake in the first place. Fortunately, it is not too late to stop now."

"Those who know the current affairs are heroes. It is a good thing that Mr. Xu can cut off a strong man's arm." Tang Huai looked at him and said: "If Mr. Xu can switch to the sect of His Highness Duan Wang, I guarantee that all our past grievances will be eliminated." Let bygones be bygones, when His Royal Highness Duan Wang succeeds to the throne, we can give you whatever Mr. Xu wants."

Mr. Xu looked at him and asked: "So, Mr. Tang still doesn't intend to let Xu go?"

Tang Huai said: "Mr. Xu is a truly capable person. When he chose King Kang, he also wanted to become a minister of Conglong. As long as you say a word, all the grievances between us will be wiped out. Your status with King Duan will definitely not be the same." Lower than King Kang, does Mr. Xu really no longer consider it?”

Mr. Xu looked at him and asked, "Does Xu have a choice?"

Tang Huai smiled and said, "No."

…

In Prince Kang's palace, Prince Kang was pacing in the palace, with a look of joy that could not be concealed on his face.

He took a piece of paper and looked at it. This was just reported from Dali Temple. Among the fifteen people arrested today, eleven have been convicted and it is impossible to stand up again.

On the other list in his hand, dozens of people were listed, all of whom were names that appeared on the Liu family's gift list.

"This is just the beginning." Prince Kang held the piece of paper tightly and said, "Zhao Ming, Zhao Ming, don't you want to be the emperor? I will help you, but I will make you a loner this time!"

He looked back and said: "I have an idea. Tangrenzhai can publish a newspaper, why can't we? As long as we post the names of these people, let the people in the whole city know, so many pairs of eyes are watching, In full view of the public and public opinion, even if my father doesn’t punish them, it won’t work!”

Shou Anbo looked at him and said: "Your Highness, the Tang family's newspapers sell for a penny each, and the paper money is not enough. Our price is higher than theirs, and no one buys it. If we are like them, we will lose money... "

"Stupid!" King Kang glared at him and said, "Short-sighted, is now the time to be stingy?"

Shou Anbo said: "But Your Highness, even if you are not stingy with money, the Tang family's newspapers go through the imperial court..."

"If Tangning can do the same thing, why can't I, the king?" Prince Kang interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said, "I will leave this matter to you..."

"Oops..." Shou Anbo's expression changed, and he suddenly said, "My subordinate has a stomachache. Let's go to the toilet first..."

After saying that, he ran out quickly. King Kang frowned, pointed at the other people, and said: "This matter will be left to you. I will give you money, and you will go to all the major bookstores in Beijing." Go and ask them to publish newspapers. I don’t believe it. So many bookstores combined can’t compete with him."

…

The New Year is coming in a few days. Tangning and Xiaoru are calculating this year's accounts. Xiaoyi is not interested in these matters. Xiaoru is in charge of the family's financial affairs.

The family's income is large and its output is not small. In addition, Tang Ning believes that money left at home is just a pile of rocks. She only keeps what she needs for daily expenses, and the rest is given to Tang Yaoyao to use to expand her property. Money makes money. He doesn't know how rich he is now.

He brought the account book and flipped through a few pages. Someone from the palace came and gave him a letter.

What was written in the booklet was what Chen Huang asked him to publish in the newspaper. More than ten officials in the court were investigated for corruption. Once it was announced through the newspaper, they would never be able to get back on their feet.

Judging from the number of people involved in the booklet, Emperor Chen did not intend to apply one-size-fits-all approach. After all, if he really wanted to investigate all the cases, he would probably lose half the people in the court.

There is no shortage of good people in any era, and these good people generally do not lack integrity, do not bow to the knees, and do not form cliques for personal gain. This leads to the accumulation of problematic officials in the party, and one check is accurate, and the other is correct.

Advertising in the Kyoto Daily News requires advertising fees, and the amount is quite high. Judging from Chen Huang’s intention, he should open a section of the newspaper specifically for informing the court of these matters. From the beginning to the end, he did not Regarding the offer of remuneration, it must be because he wants to have sex for free.

Tang Ning even felt that even this large-scale anti-corruption operation might be due to the lack of money in the national treasury. He wanted to take this opportunity to cut a wave of leeks to replenish the national treasury, and at the same time shock some people and make them calm down. .

A certain palace in the palace.

The imperial censor walked to the palace and said: "Your Majesty, this time we investigated and dealt with fifteen officials, big and small, and the property found from their homes totaled more than one and a half million taels..."

Emperor Chen looked at him and asked: "Fifteen people, one and a half million taels. In other words, a small censor in the Yushitai has a net worth of one hundred thousand taels?"

The imperial censor said: "The 700,000 taels were found from the home of Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Rites. Most of them were gifts from various officials. There was no evidence that Liu Shilang had accepted bribes and corruption..."

Accepting bribes is different from accepting gifts. The imperial court prohibited officials from accepting bribes, but it did not prohibit them from accepting gifts. There was no clear boundary between them. The doctor of the Ministry of Finance and a certain supervisory censor clearly deducted the money from the imperial court and accepted bribes. This Two crimes were enough to convict him, but Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites, was fundamentally different from them.

One was embezzling money from the court and accepting bribes, and the other was accepting some gifts on his mother's birthday. Although the gifts were a bit heavy, it didn't seem to be Liu Feng's fault.

Chen Huang rubbed his eyebrows, couldn't help but look at the amount on the discount, and murmured: "Seven hundred thousand taels..."