Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 494: Holding Public Opinion: Tang Ning stood on the street, bit off the last candied haws, then walked a few steps and threw the bamboo stick into the trash can on the street.

In order to build a civilized new capital, littering has been banned on the streets of the capital since half a year ago. There will be a trash can at every interval. Those who litter will be fined not less than three cash but not more than ten cash.

Tomorrow should be the last court meeting of the year. After tomorrow, if there is no urgent matter, all major government offices will be closed until after the Lantern Festival.

As a fifth-grade doctor, you only need to go to court when you are called. Because Tang Ning has many identities, she is not restricted by this rule. However, he originally did not plan to go to court tomorrow, but he really wanted to see what King Kang did. Without giving him a chance, it would be really nerve-wracking to decide whether to go or not.

Tang Yaoyao looked at him and asked, "Are you worried about Prince Kang?"

Tang Ning shook his head. He had only recently discovered that King Kang had a trait. He could always make good things turn into bad things and bad things into worse. Based on this, he decided to go and have a look tomorrow.

Seeing that Tang Ning wasn't too worried, Tang Yaoyao felt relieved. The two of them walked around the street. When they got home, Tang Yaoyao stopped him at the door and asked again: "You really don't think I Is there any change from before?”

Tangning stopped, looked at her deliberately puffed-up chest, thought for a moment, and said, "Your figure... seems to be better than before."

"Dirty!"

Tang Yaoyao glared at him, hid the smile on her lips, and ran into the house quickly.

Tang Ning stood at the door of her house, wondering if Tang Yaoyao simply wanted to scold him. It was enough for her to be angry because she said she was not in good shape. It was not right to praise her. Women were really incomprehensible. It was better to deal with King Kang. It could be seen at first glance. His thoughts can predict his fate at the second glance.

The last court meeting of the old year generally does not last very long, because a few days later, there will be the most grand court meeting. Each department summarizes the old year and looks forward to the new year. There is no two hours to end. Can't.

Tang Ning went to court today as Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang General. Unless something happened, the generals of the Sixteenth Guards would not appear in the court hall. He did not recognize any of the military attachés around him.

Today's morning meeting is still focused on the year-end anti-corruption issue, and the topic revolves around the dozen or so officials.

Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment read out the sentences of those criminals in public. The Ministry of Revenue made statistics on the silver taels seized from these people's houses and paid a total of more than one million taels of property to the state treasury. The Ministry of Personnel targeted these vacant positions. Made a transfer.

Tang Ning could tell that Emperor Chen was not in a good mood today, and he looked at Prince Kang from time to time. The officials were all old foxes who knew how to watch people's actions. Today's morning meeting went very smoothly. No one was making excuses or arguing. The Ministry of Rites After the waiter Fang Hong retreated, no one spoke again.

Wei Jian waited for a while, looked at Emperor Chen, stepped forward and said, "If you gentlemen have nothing to report, today's morning court will end here."

King Kang raised his head, took a step forward, and said, "Father, I have something to report!"

Emperor Chen glanced at him and said calmly: "If you have anything to do, please go to the imperial study room and talk about it."

King Kang said quickly: "Father, this matter is of great importance. It is based on the public opinion of the people in the capital. The people have long hated certain officials in the imperial court who are not serving as corpses, so they have written a book of ten thousand people..."

"Quit the court!" Emperor Chen stood up, glanced at Prince Kang, and said, "Prince Kang, Prince Duan, and Prince Huai, you three, come to the imperial study."

King Kang's words were interrupted. Although he was still unwilling to do so, Huang Chen had already left and could only put away the folds in his hands. However, he glanced at King Duan and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

King Duan was frightened by what he saw. In the past few days, King Kang was obsessed with the birthday banquet of the Liu Mansion and chased him fiercely. This time, he even moved out the Wanmin Book. After a while, in the royal study room, he was afraid that It won't be peaceful.

King Huai came out, looked at the two of them, and said, "Brothers, it's better to leave quickly. Don't keep your father waiting."

Tang Ning originally thought that there would be a lot of excitement in the morning today, but she found that his visit was in vain. There would be a lot of excitement in the imperial study room soon, but outsiders would not be able to see it.

He sighed and walked out of the palace along the same path. At a certain moment, he saw a familiar figure in front of him. He quickened his steps slightly, walked to the person and said, "Master Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I haven't congratulated you on your promotion."

Liu Jin, the former doctor of the Ancestral Temple Department, did not rise in rank, but in a very short period of time, he became the most senior official in the Ministry of Rites under the Minister, with an unlimited future.

Liu Jin looked at him, forced a smile on his face, and said, "It's all thanks to Mr. Tang."

Tangning looked at him, "What?"

Liu Jin's eyelids twitched and he immediately said: "What Xiaguan means is that since Lord Tang came to the Ministry of Rites, Xiaguan's luck has been very good. This time, it may be that Lord Tang brought me good luck... "

When he was in the Ministry of Rites, Tang Ning didn't realize that the doctor from the Temple Ministry was so good at talking. He originally didn't have a good impression of the officials in the Ministry of Rites, but today his impression of Liu Jin had changed slightly.

This time, he did not participate in the Liu family's birthday party, nor did he send a gift. He was indeed a man who was not tainted by the mud. He waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about, Lord Liu? Lord Liu can have what he has today because of your own efforts. If Lord Liu is like Minister Liu, and does not keep himself clean, I am afraid that his fate will be the same as Minister Liu's now."

Liu Jin patted his chest and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Lord Tang, I am absolutely different from Minister Liu!"

Liu Jin talked a lot today. Tang Ning exchanged a few pleasantries with him and said goodbye in front of the palace gate.

At the same time, in the imperial study.

Emperor Chen walked to the upper part, sat down, looked at King Kang, and said, "What did you want to say just now? Say it."

Kang Wang immediately said, "Replying to Your Majesty, I received a letter from the people yesterday. I learned that the people in the capital are extremely dissatisfied with some corrupt officials in the court. Your son..."

Emperor Chen stood up before he finished speaking, walked in front of him, and asked, "Your Majesty, did you ask people to print those newspapers that circulated in the capital yesterday?"

Kang Wang was stunned, and Emperor Chen's face was gloomy. He swallowed his saliva and said, "Your Majesty..."

"Letter from the People?" Emperor Chen looked at him coldly and said, "You are holding the people's will hostage and disrupting the court order. Are you going to rebel?"

Plop!

"Your Majesty, calm down!" King Kang looked at Emperor Chen, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead in an instant. He knelt on the ground with a plop. He said in a trembling voice: "Your son dare not!"

"Don't dare?" In a rage, Emperor Chen kicked him on the shoulder and said coldly: "Holding public opinion, manipulating public opinion, forming a clique for personal gain, and attacking dissidents, what else do you dare not do?"

Duan Wang looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't believe his eyes.

I thought that King Kang was pressing forward step by step, and even the Book of the People was issued. He could no longer protect the officials who supported him, and this time he would suffer heavy losses.

But who would have thought that the situation was exactly the opposite of what he expected. The last time he saw his father so angry was when the case of Han Ming, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, broke out, but that time he was replaced by the current King Kang.

King Kang's sweat had soaked his clothes. He knelt on the ground, trembling all over. He could only say repeatedly: "My son is wronged, my son is wronged!"

At this time, he had forgotten all about attacking Prince Duan and taking revenge on Tang Ning. He could see that his father was really angry...

Even at this moment, Tang Ning's eyes yesterday could not help but appear in his mind. It was not until this moment that he understood the pitiful meaning in his eyes.

"Wronged?" Emperor Chen glanced at him and asked: "Everything you did is on my desk. Tell me, which one did I wrong you?"

King Kang was terrified and did not dare to argue anymore. He squeezed out a few tears and cried: "Father, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong..."

Emperor Chen stood in the hall, calmed down for a while, looked at him coldly, and said: "Just once, if there is a next time, you can go back to your fiefdom."

King Kang's body trembled, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and bowed to thank him. He said, "Thank you, father. I won't dare to do it next time. I will definitely not dare to do it next time!"

Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "I will definitely investigate those who make irresponsible comments on state affairs and hold people's opinions hostage. From today on, you will reflect on your mistakes in the mansion for three months and are not allowed to leave the mansion within three months!"

Kang Wang felt cold in his heart. His father was so angry. This time, he was instructed by him to secretly let those bookstores print newspapers. I am afraid that none of them can be saved. But he also knew that it was good enough for him to protect himself at this moment. Losing a few people is better than driving him back to his fiefdom ten times or a hundred times.

He changed his mind and immediately said, "Father, as far as I know, Tang Ning's Tangrenzhai prints newspapers every day and makes irresponsible comments on state affairs..."

Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "I asked him to print it. Do you have any objection?"

Kang Wang was stunned. Looking at Emperor Chen's eyes, he shuddered and immediately said, "No, no..."

At this moment, he couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart.

He wondered, between Tang Ning and him, who was the prince and who was the foreign minister...