Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Xijiangmi Lane, Dali Temple Yamen.

"It's not good to offend anyone. How dare you antagonize His Majesty!"

"Haha... just wait and see, I can guarantee that Funinghou Mansion will have to hold a funeral!"

"Your Majesty has already paid attention to it. Can Zhu Qi escape? The other princes will not be able to escape either!"

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Nothing excites the officials more than this fresh gossip, especially since they don't have much favorable impressions of the Wuxun Group, and they can't help but feel gloating at this moment.

Song Cheng, who was wearing a fourth-grade official uniform, walked out of the Dali Temple Yamen ahead of schedule. When he saw his officials chatting with officials from the Punishment Department Yamen next to him at the door, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

"I have met Song Shaoqing!" The officials chatting here saw Song Cheng coming out and immediately saluted respectfully.

Ordinarily, Song Cheng was already a fourth-rank official, and he should at least have his own official sedan, even if he went to the Yamen with great fanfare. However, the young minister of Dali Temple still walked to the Yamen on foot.

But after getting along for a long time, everyone knew that this young minister of Dali Temple was not just putting on a show to show to others, but was indeed an official who could keep himself clean.

Although he is not familiar with the world, he is indeed a good hand in solving cases. The cases he handled had very clear ideas and he handled many old cases, more than those handled by Feng Guan, who had been in office for nearly three years.

Because of this, not only the officials of Dali Temple expressed admiration for Song Cheng, but also the officials of the Ministry of Punishment also respected this young minister of Dali Temple who could self-denial and serve the public.

Song Cheng was about to leave, but in the end he stopped and said with a straight face: "You are all judicial officials, so don't talk nonsense here! Your Majesty is concerned that Shuntian Prefecture does not fulfill its responsibilities in handling cases and attaches great importance to justice. Because of the case of Jiaofang Division Punishing Wu Qi is an emphasis on official governance and cannot be confused with the affairs of the Funing Hou Mansion and Wu Xun!"

"Song Shaoqing's lesson is right, I will keep this in mind!" The officials present found out that the Dali Temple Shaoqing was really a royal protector, and immediately admitted their mistake together.

Song Cheng saw the reactions of these people in his eyes, but knew that these people probably would not listen to his words, so he walked towards the alley.

When he learned about Jiaofangsi's case, he really didn't expect that the dignified Shuntian Prefecture Yin would treat the case in this way and ignore the court's laws.

As for the emperor's direct dismissal of Shuntian Prefecture Yin, he sincerely applauded His Majesty's action. It is simply unjust that such derelict officials should not be punished.

It doesn't matter why the emperor paid attention to Jiaofangsi's case, but his approach is undoubtedly worthy of recognition, and the officials who threw out conspiracy theories might as well reflect on it and draw lessons from this ridiculous thing.

It was dusk, and the market in the east of the city was as noisy as usual.

The court's laws and regulations were too far away from ordinary people, and they were unable to care about the death of an official prostitute. Everyone was busy with their own livelihoods.

Song Cheng always felt that he was a man in the market. He took the monthly salary from the court and did what he should do as an official. He was not much different from ordinary people.

"Master Song, you are back. Why are you back so early today?" Butcher Zhang greeted Song Cheng enthusiastically when he saw Song Cheng walking in from the alley.

Song Cheng was lowering his head and thinking about the case. When he heard the butcher whom he met every day greeting him, he simply responded. He had already walked past the meat stall, but suddenly as if he remembered something, he turned back and stared at the pork.

"Master Song, do you want to buy pork? Which piece do you want?" Butcher Zhang greeted Song Cheng warmly as he stared at the pork solemnly.

The people selling vegetables nearby all paid attention to her. They had the impression that Mr. Song would never take the initiative to buy vegetables, and Yun Niang lived a frugal life. The sun was almost out in the west today.

Song Cheng was immediately troubled when he saw the large piece of pork in front of him, and he gestured seriously: "I only need enough for three people. I can eat the fat ones, but Yun Niang needs to eat the thin ones, and Xiaotao can't eat it either." Too fatty meat!”

"How about this? How about I cut you half lean meat and half pork belly?" Butcher Zhang knew that this was a man who didn't take care of housework, so he said enthusiastically.

Song Cheng nodded gently, then reached out and took out the money from his sleeve and said, "Very good, how much does it cost?"

"Master Song, I am an honest businessman. How about I charge you 20 cents?" Butcher Zhang made two cuts very neatly and then threw the two strips of meat on the table.

Song Cheng had no idea about the price of meat. The price was much lower than he expected, so he nodded and said: "Okay!"

"Master Song, please go slowly. Welcome to come again next time!" Butcher Zhang tied the two pieces of meat with straw strips and waved his hands neatly.

When Song Cheng heard this, he looked very serious and said: "The next time will be next year!"

"Uh... That's fine!" Butcher Zhang didn't expect Song Cheng to be so serious. He was slightly surprised at first, and then nodded with a smile.

In the dilapidated courtyard, the walls here seem to be crumbling.

A beautiful woman was sitting in front of the door doing needlework. A young man in rich clothes walked in, waving his fan, and glanced at the woman triumphantly.

When the beautiful woman saw this handsome young man appearing, her face could not help but darken.

When the round-faced maid who was washing rice saw this young man appearing, she stepped forward angrily and asked, "Master Xu, what are you doing here?"

"Please take a look!" Mr. Xu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and took out a piece of paper from his arms.

"I can't understand!" The round-faced girl didn't know how to read, so she shook her head honestly.

Mr. Xu's smile became even stronger, as if he was saying to the beautiful woman over there: "This is the deed of this house! Since the young lady finds me annoying, I have no choice but to buy this place!"

"Xu Yuangai, what do you want?" Yun Niang stopped her sewing and asked with a cold face.

This person is none other than Xu Yuangai, a self-proclaimed romantic man from Zhongshushe.

It's just that it's not like Sun Gao and Zhu Lin who like noble sons in brothels, but they have a soft spot for young women. Ever since they fell in love with Song Cheng's wife Yun Niang, they couldn't stop.

Since Xu Pu is Song Cheng's teacher, the Song family can't do too much.

Mr. Xu raised the house deed in his hand again and said very proudly: "I have just made it clear that I just want to come here from time to time to take a look at my... house!"

"Xu Yuanguan, you've been absent from work so far, are you really not afraid that I will take part in your work?" Song Cheng came back with the meat, and when he saw Xu Yuanguan appearing, he threatened with a cold face.

"Master Song, why are you so early today? You also missed work, right? The salary of a lower official does not matter, but you still have to pay off your debts. Without the salary, you may not even be able to eat meat!" Xu Yuanguan did not expect Song Cheng to be so like this He came back early, but he was very calm and authentic.

Song Cheng handed the pork to Xiao Tao who came up to him, and said seriously: "Today is Yun Niang's birthday, and I have already taken leave, so I am not skipping work!"

When Yun Niang heard this, she couldn't help but smile.

Although her husband is like a piece of wood and would never say anything funny even on ordinary days, she still knows that he is pretending to be her in his heart.

"Since you still have money to eat meat, I will give you a rent increase!" Xu Yuangai shook off the house deed and planned to make Song Cheng feel uncomfortable.

Increase rent?

When Xiaotao heard this, her eyes widened slightly. This simply made their tight life worse!

"Master Song, this place where you live is really shabby!" At this moment, a slightly sharp voice sounded from the door.

Song Cheng recognized that the person who appeared here was the eunuch Guo Yong, but he said very seriously: "Eunuch Guo, I can protect you from wind and rain here, is that enough?"

"You have a fourth-grade official salary, why don't you change to a better place to live?" Guo Yong looked at this dilapidated courtyard house and looked puzzled.

Yun Niang knew very well that her husband was not good at speaking and could easily offend others, so she stepped forward and said with a smile: "I dare not deceive Eunuch Guo. There were some changes in the family in the early years, so I still owe money. I'd like to trouble you to come to my humble house today and take my place as my concubine." Husband, I apologize to you!"

"My little lady is so smart. Master Song is a blessed person! You should prepare the incense burner for the purpose!" Guo Yong did not expect this black wood to have such a smart wife, so he smiled and explained his purpose.

To welcome the edict?

Xu Yuangai frowned slightly, but he couldn't figure out what kind of imperial edict this black wood had that required so much effort.

ah?

When Yun Niang realized that she was actually going to comply with the order, she suddenly opened her mouth slightly in surprise.

Fortunately, because she believed in Guanyin and would go to the Guanyin Temple to pray on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, she had incense at home, but the incense table had to be borrowed from Song Cheng's desk.

There are three families living here. When they learned that someone was coming to their dilapidated courtyard house, they immediately ran out to help with the Luoxiang case.

"Your Majesty Song Cheng, the Minister of Dali Temple, respectfully greets you!" Song Cheng also didn't understand what the holy decree was, but he still greeted it politely.

In the face of the imperial edict, no matter how arrogant Xu Yuanguan was, he would follow Song Cheng in a proper manner at this moment to meet the edict, but he expected that this would be an edict to punish Song Cheng, so that he would have the opportunity to "sneak in".

Guo Yong unfolded the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand and read aloud: "Holy Holy Gong! The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven. The edict says: The young minister of Dali Temple is able to make impartial decisions and is well versed in the principles of criminal investigation. I am hereby promoted to the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture to go to According to the ancient teachings, I encourage you to take charge of your duties. There must be someone above me who will support my virtues with light, and there must be someone below me who will benefit the people. Thank you for this!"

The voice of reciting the imperial edict rang out in this dilapidated courtyard, and penetrated into the ears of everyone in the courtyard, like a thunder exploding in everyone's hearts.

Shuntian Fuyin, not to mention the people living at the bottom of the capital, even Xu Yuangai knew that he was a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Combined with Song Cheng's age, his future is simply unlimited.

"how so?"

After Xu Yuangai heard this imperial edict, he couldn't help but look up at Guo Yong in shock, and murmured in disbelief.

Although the Shuntian Prefecture Yin was classified as a local official, the place he was in charge of was the city of Beijing after all. Even if his position was not as prominent as that of the Dali Temple Minister, it was not much lower.

Last year, Song Cheng was still an insignificant member of the Zhejiang Qing Dynasty Civil Affairs Bureau. However, he made the astonishing leap to become a Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and now he is a third-rank Shuntian Prefecture Yin.

Shun Yin, the third-grade official, was appointed as a feudal official and became a minister of the Six Ministries. However, he has officially become a high-ranking official.

My uncle has been promoted!

Xiao Tao's eyes suddenly brightened up and she looked very excited.

Yun Niang's face also showed an excited smile, not entirely because of the joy brought by her husband's promotion, but because she knew that her husband's talent was appreciated by the current emperor.

How could he be promoted like this if his husband hadn't been favored by the emperor?

"I accept the order, long live my emperor!" Song Cheng's expression did not change, and he seemed to accept the order in a formal manner.

Guo Yong handed the imperial edict to Song Cheng and also congratulated him: "Master Song, congratulations on your promotion!"

"I am not seeking promotion when I join the officialdom!" Song Cheng stood up from the ground and said seriously.

"Eunuch Guo, this is a token of thanks from my husband. Our family is indeed not rich, so please don't be too little!" Yun Niang explained very sincerely as she presented the broken silver she had prepared.

Guo Yong knew that the gift of thanks was not much, but he still chose to accept it and said: "Haha... I am still a virtuous young lady! If the Za family shirks it, he may think that the Za family is too young to come to speak in front of His Majesty, so it is better to be respectful than to obey!" "

"My father-in-law doesn't mind me, so I and my husband will feel at ease!" Yun Niang also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Song Cheng looked at this scene with a dark face, but today was Yun Niang's birthday, so he couldn't say much.

Guo Yong put the money away and said seriously: "Master Song, Your Majesty asked the Zajia family to bring you a message!"

"Eunuch Guo, please speak!" Song Cheng's face straightened immediately and he said seriously.

Yun Niang knew that the matter was not trivial, so she listened carefully from the side. She was not worried about her husband's talent in judging cases, but that her husband was too ignorant of the ways of the world, so she was worried that he would not take the emperor's words seriously.

The reason why Guo Yong made this trip was to convey the holy message clearly, so he warned seriously: "Your Majesty said that the current atmosphere of Shuntianfu Yamen is not correct. Who can and cannot be used in Shuntianfu Yamen, you can do it." I am petitioning for promotion or dismissal, but you must clean up the trend as soon as possible! From now on, no matter who is involved in the case in the capital, it must be handled impartially. If you dare to follow Wu Qi's actions, you will be punished!"

Yun Niang found out that the emperor wanted her husband to be a good official in Shuntian Prefecture, but there were no unreasonable demands, and she couldn't help but feel relieved again.

In fact, he may not be able to do it, but allowing himself to handle the case impartially is exactly what he wants. Even if there is no holy will, he will be unselfish, let alone if there is holy will?

"Since I am like this, I will definitely live up to the holy hope!" Song Cheng thought it was something important, and after hearing these words, he immediately expressed his stance seriously.

Guo Yong saw that the holy message had been conveyed, but he had already noticed that Xu Yuangai was here, so he looked at Xu Gai and said: "Mr. Xu, I have a message from the Za family!"

"Eunuch Guo, please speak!" Xu Yuangai knew that the most favored eunuch now was Guo Yong, so he immediately stepped forward to please him.

Guo Yong took a deep look at Xu Yuangai and warned seriously: "Don't worry about the clouds in the sky all day long, be careful there's a fire in the backyard!"