Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Under the autumn dusk, people are anxious and restless.

Facts have proved that the science and education they relied on was nothing more than a mantis' arm in front of the imperial power. Xie's residence was inspected by the Jin Yiwei. This was another failure for their civil service group. This time, it was very likely that their underpants to hide their shame would really be ripped off.

Xie Yikui was an out-and-out Ci official, so he was naturally considered a member of Qingliu, and his reputation was naturally excellent. But no one dared to underestimate the greed of human nature. Even the famous Southern Song general Lu Wenhuan finally chose to surrender to the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Now, officials who served in the same dynasty naturally knew whether Xie Yikui was as incorruptible as water. Now they could only hope that Xie Yikui could do things beautifully.

As the time to go to office came, officials from the capital left their offices in twos and threes. Even Liu Zhong, the Guangxi Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Wai Lang, the new farm division official of the Ministry of Works, were discussing this matter.

Ordinarily, the party members should be most afraid of the emperor's confiscation of their homes, but at the moment, it is the officials who are so self-deprecating and incorruptible that are uneasy.

In the desolate autumn wind, a sedan chair returned from the direction of the official office.

Xu Pu, who was wearing a second-grade official uniform, was sitting upright in the sedan chair with his eyes slightly closed. Listening to the faint chatter outside, he felt an inexplicable irritation in his heart.

At that time, I clearly taught the young Prince of the Wardrobe to "know the book and be polite". He also taught him how to be close to virtuous ministers, eliminate traitors and sycophants, clean up the officials, and implement benevolent policies with light taxes. However, after he ascended the throne, he seemed to have changed. Like a person.

After ten years of careful teaching, I finally taught him such a thing.

This time, when the officials used Chen Zhun's corruption case to attack them, Bu Chengxiang did not let the emperor give in. Instead, the emperor severely hit these incorruptible officials with the big stick of anti-corruption.

After walking through the streets and alleys, the sedan returned to the front yard of Xu's house.

As soon as the sedan fell behind, the steward stepped forward and carefully lifted the curtain of the sedan and said, "Master, we're home!"

Xu Pu looked at the carved blue bricks in front of him and couldn't help but sigh to himself.

Originally, he had always felt that the mansion he built was a wise move. After all, he had to live in a place for more than ten years, so the more comfortable the better.

I just wanted to pay for this house, and thinking about what happened to Xie Yikui, I couldn't help but feel uneasy, and I couldn't help but secretly have a headache.

Ordinarily, it is time for him to quit now, but he has worked hard to reach his current position, so it is not easy to give up.

Even if it is not for his own future, there are many people below who rely on him as a backer. After all, he is the teacher of more than 600 people and the leader of thousands of officials.

"I respectfully welcome the master back!" Mrs. Xu, leading her family members, was waiting here ahead of time and saluted in a polite manner.

When Xu Pu saw that his son Xu Yuangguan had not returned yet, he was very helpless towards this son who liked to play with women, and asked as usual: "Is everything safe at home?"

"Everything is safe at home, I am worried about you!" Mrs. Xu replied as usual.

The steward helped Xu Pu out of the sedan and reported to Xu Puhui: "Sir, Li Yu just came from the back door. The old slave has arranged for him to wait for you in the Nuan Pavilion!"

Xu Pu's brows couldn't help but frown slightly. It would have been better for everyone if Li Yu had left the capital earlier, but now he is just a pile of cow dung, and he just went to his own home.

"Brother Shi Yong, you must save me!" After Li Min saw Xu Pu coming in, he immediately stepped forward and hugged Xu Pu's cold hands tightly.

Xu Pu is actually three years younger than Li Min, but his temperament appears to be very calm. First, he comforted Li Min and sat down, then ordered the servant to bring tea, and then sat down in the main seat.

"Brother Shi Yong, this is the depository check deposited at Xinyi Money Store in the north of the city. I have already said hello that I do not need to claim it myself. Please accept it!" Li Min took out the depositary check from his sleeve and immediately handed it to Xu Pu in a flattering manner.

Xu Pu frowned slightly, but said with a straight face: "Master Li, what do you mean? Your Majesty is staring at us, aren't you trying to get yourself into trouble?"

"Brother Shi Yong, Jin Yiwei moved five cartloads of things from Xie Mansion today. The matter must have been hidden!" Li Min said with a grimace when he saw Xu Pu refused to accept his money.

Although the things to be moved must be covered tightly with black cloth, such a big movement is still a large amount even if it is not 500,000 taels.

You must know that the annual salary of their second-grade officials is only 732 dan. Even if Xie Yikui received a double salary as the crown prince and grand master, it would only be 1,462 dan.

Even with all kinds of hidden benefits, the Xie family couldn't explain the origin of such a large sum of money. The clean and honest Zhengjiefang they had always been proud of was about to collapse.

"So what? Your Majesty can't just ransack your house for no reason. I'm afraid your money is not in the warehouse, right?" Xu Pu realized that Xie Yikui was really in trouble, but he picked up the tea cup and said calmly.

Seeing that Xu Pu was completely unaware of the approaching crisis, Li Min immediately lowered his voice and said, "Xie Yikui has an eye problem!"

"Who doesn't know about this?" Xu Pu took a sip of tea and glanced at the nervous Li Min angrily.

Li Min knew that Xu Pu still failed to understand what he meant, so he simply pointed it out directly: "After Xie Yikui's eye disease became more and more serious, he started to keep accounts. This is not a secret thing!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Pu's eyes widened and he looked in the direction of Xie Zhai in horror.

Forbidden City, East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang was looking through the results of today's inspection. Although he had already had psychological expectations, he was even more convinced that these clean and honest people were a big joke in themselves.

Perhaps when they first entered the officialdom, many of them had great ambitions, but after decades of officialdom, they were like eggs that had been left out for a long time and had already gone bad.

"Reporting to your majesty, I have searched Xie's house carefully and found no suspicious account books!" Wang Xiang was now wholeheartedly running errands for Zhu Youtang and reported in frustration.

"Your Majesty, if the news is true, then the account book should be in Xie's house! As far as I know, Xie Yikui could no longer see when he left the capital. Such important things may have been left to Xie Ke or others for safekeeping, or maybe It's temporarily hidden somewhere in Xie's house without being known to anyone!" Song Cheng reasoned seriously, with still no trace of emotion on his face.

Prime Minister Wang frowned slightly, but he said with great certainty: "It's just that I have carefully searched the entire house today, and I only let go after a careful search of the Xie family. I didn't see any items such as account books!"

No?

Zhu Youtang put down the booklet in his hand, feeling disappointed.

He also heard Xie Qian's reminder today, and only then did he know that there were account books. It's just that the account books are too variable. Whether Xie Yikui brought them back to Jiangxi or had been burned long ago, it would be useless for him to continue to trace them.

Since I have carefully searched Xie's house and found no account books, there is a high probability that this account book is not in the house, or has even been destroyed.

"Your Majesty, there was no warning in advance for this house raid, and Xie Ke has no reason to destroy the account books when a disaster strikes, so I think the account books are most likely hidden in Xie's house, but we didn't find it!" Song Cheng said Trust your own intuition and judgment, and be sure and authentic immediately.

Wang Xiang turned to look at Song Cheng, but frowned slightly and said: "There are not many books in Xie Zhai's study. I and my brothers have searched carefully three times. If the account book is really in Xie Zhai, it must have been Found it!”

"Your Majesty, please give me three days, and I will be able to find traces of the account books!" Song Cheng chose to have confidence in his intuition and judgment, appearing very motivated.

Wang Xiang knew that what was happening now had disturbed Li Min, but he said unwillingly: "Three days? Li Min has already disappeared without a trace!"

"Okay, I will give you three days!" Zhu Youtang hesitated for a moment, then agreed immediately.

He naturally hopes to catch Li Min's real big fish as soon as possible, but it is useless to worry now. Only by finding enough evidence can Li Min and others be caught in one catch.

Although there was the case of Baihe River Embankment, Li Min could completely push these matters to the officials below, and the officials below were originally responsible for taking the blame.

This has been the case from ancient times to the present. Some people do the dirty and tiring work, while others act as towering trees growing toward the sun.

"I accept the order!" Song Cheng said respectfully, enjoying the official status of actually doing things now.

Zhu Youtang flipped through the inspection list of Xie's house, and then told Wang Xiang: "If there are many stones in Xie's house, you can transport a few more trucks to Dongchang, and let them cause chaos first! By the way, you can send them again People are always keeping an eye on Xie Ke, maybe he will know the whereabouts of the account books!"

"Yes!" Wang Xiang also said politely.

Zhu Youtang watched Song Cheng and Wang Xiang leave, but noticed that the palace maid who was playing with sandalwood seemed to be interested in eavesdropping on their conversation, and looked at the back thoughtfully.

After all, I have only been the master of the Forbidden City for more than a month, but some people have been influencing this place for decades.