On August 11th, the Ming Dynasty ushered in a new queen. On August 18th, the imperial concubine Shen Xian and Wu De were decreed, and the second concubine was welcomed into the palace on the seventh day of September.

How to get along in the palace has not yet spread to the outer court. The imperial censors in the court have to think about the three brand-new relatives first. Impeaching the relatives is probably the only way for the Qingliu people to show their upright character.

It's a pity that these three new relatives don't dare to be arrogant because they have just become rich. They don't do the things that the censors like most, such as seizing people's fields and going rampant in the countryside.

Not to mention the Xia family and Shen family, who were from ordinary families, even the Wu family, who were related to Shouning Houfu, could not find anything.

How do you bite this unsealed egg?

Just let a clever fly figure it out.

On the tenth day of September, Du Min, the supervisory censor, reported that many of his noble relatives were from humble backgrounds. Once they married into the imperial family, they would either beg for land or seek titles or invade the officialdom for profit, both of which were due to ignorance of etiquette and justice. He bluntly stated that he was afraid that Xia Ru, the governor of the empress's father, would be arrogant, extravagant and guilty. Please choose an experienced person named Duanjie to be your mentor and friend, and give him the post of tutor to give lectures on Confucianism in the Xia Dynasty.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't do bad things. In order to prevent bad things from happening, he first sends a teacher to "discipline him".

The fold was brought to Brother Shou, who immediately smashed the tea cup in his hand.

Liu Jinben looked on with cold eyes. When he saw the emperor getting angry, he pretended to be anxious and rushed over to protect the imperial hand. He repeatedly said: "Have you ever burned the hand of Lord Long Live?" Then he scolded the young chamberlain who was kneeling on the floor: " You're all blind, why don't you quickly get the medicinal oil, pack your things and go down!"

Brother Shou smashed the tea cup without hurting his hand. He immediately threw Liu Jin away, glared at the chaotic little waiters, and shouted loudly: "My dear friend, please stay here. Everyone else, please get out."

The servants quickly picked up the broken pieces of porcelain and quickly exited the hall.

Brother Shou looked at Liu Jin angrily and said bitterly: "These slanderous scholars should be dragged out and imprisoned! How is it different to humiliate the queen and humiliate me!"

It depends on the owner to beat the dog. The Xia family has just been included in the circle of "one's own" by Brother Shou. Even if it's not good, only you can say it. How can you allow them to say it?

Besides, it's not that bad, but he still has to be picked on. Could it be that he wants to show off his power?

But who is this to show off?

Is it for the upstart Xia family, or for this brand new little emperor who just got married and wants to rule in person?!

Liu Jin personally served the tea and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not worth getting angry with these people. They are just provoking nobles and relatives, pretending to make shocking remarks to gain a reputation of being strong and strong. If Your Majesty rewards them, The imperial staff has fulfilled them."

Brother Shou pushed away the tea cup angrily, "Immortal?! I will break their bones and tendons! In the past, there was something wrong with the Zhou family or the Zhang family. If they really did something, they could just jump up and down and talk about it. Xia Honestly, they want to pick on this soft persimmon and pinch it, they are extremely bastards!"

Because he scolded again: "The Ministry of Personnel actually went up and down to reconsider and asked to establish such a person as Du Min said! How unreasonable! How unreasonable! What do the six departments do all day long? The five hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver used for the wedding bouquet have not yet been replenished. , if you don’t do serious things, you’ll find it exciting to manipulate the royal family one by one!”

The wedding cost 530,000 yuan, but the Ministry of Household Affairs only allocated 300,000 taels of silver. The rest was said to be no, and they insisted that the internal officials were relying on the wedding to use it for corruption.

It is more important that the Empress Dowager used the money from the inner treasury to arrange the wedding first, and then make up for the rest. Every year, the Ministry of Household Affairs also allocates money for the expenses of the inner court, and we will wait until the autumn tax comes up.

When Brother Shou saw that the household department was unhappy, even the official department also became angry.

The Ministry of Personnel is now in the hands of Jiao Fang. Liu Jin has known about Du Min's Zhezi for a long time. Jiao Fang even quietly asked Liu Jin what he meant. Liu Jin just said that he would listen to the cabinet.

As expected, Mr. Liu Ge instructed the staff to second what Du Min said.

This kind of enlightenment was originally appreciated by the cabinet, and the cabinet also wanted to take this opportunity to "remind" the little emperor that in January, February, and May, the little emperor stopped the prayer feast because of the hot weather. Now everything about the wedding has become more complicated.

It has been completed, but the daily lecture has not yet been resumed, and the cabinet is already quite dissatisfied.

What Liu Jin wanted was the little emperor's anger. Even if the little emperor didn't mention the money, he wanted to mention it. Although he was happy in his heart, he still said with worry on his face: "Long live my lord, there are still a few disasters reported and the money has not been allocated yet."

For relief, I'm afraid the Ministry of Revenue really won't be able to come up with any money."

Brother Shou slapped the table and said: "Can't get out the money?! I don't think any of them are fat-headed. Just look at how much money each of those servants surnamed He and Zhu Xiu swallowed during these house raids! Now let's talk about it!

The treasury is empty, and they have been lining their own pockets. How can it not be empty?! Is this my world or theirs?"

Liu Jin was startled by these words. He hurriedly knelt at the feet of the little emperor, hugged his legs and said, "Your Majesty, be careful what you say! Be careful what you say!"

Brother Shou was so annoyed that he kept talking. At this time, he also knew that he had made a mistake, but he only sneered and did not answer.

Liu Jin said again: "Long live Lord, there were some people who wanted to take advantage of the loopholes that night. I'm afraid that Taizu's peeling off skin and stuffing grass might be able to scare him a little. But, long live Lord, this is not the case that all officials in the world are corrupt, but I know that there are some

Although those people are not greedy for ink, they are still wasting national funds, which is even more detestable than being greedy for ink!"

Brother Shou frowned, waved his hand and said, "Sister, don't be too pretentious, just tell the truth."

Liu Jin then said seriously: "Your Majesty, you still remember that in June last year, the Criminal Division sent a letter to Wang Zhen to investigate the Guyuan warehouse in Ningxia and found that there were many rotten grain bundles. He also participated in supervising the grain storage, Shaanxi political affairs and many other people.

The Ministry of Revenue replied that the relevant officials

There is no trace of whether Ding You or resigned. But this year, Ningxia is still begging for grain and grass money, which is more than the previous year. It is to make up for last year's deficit! This supervision of grain and grass has neglected its duties, and the loss of grain and grass has to be made up for by the court.

, how can there be such truth!"

Brother Shou was immediately furious, banging the table and shouting: "Check! Get to the bottom of it! How can it be that Ding You just quits his job and is done with it?!"

He angrily walked around the Nuan Pavilion twice, stepping hard with every step, as if he wanted to trample those officials to death. He couldn't help saying: "Send someone to investigate, the inner official prison, the royal horse supervisor, send reliable personnel

Go down and check carefully, don’t let anyone go! Don’t let go of any place! Spending so much money on Jiubian every year makes them easier?! How unreasonable! How unreasonable!”

Liu Jin lowered his head, hid the smile in his eyes, and respectfully received the order, "Your Majesty is wise! I believe that not only Jiubian grain and rice pastures must be inspected, but Changping warehouses in various places must also be inspected. Otherwise, if there is a loss and the court does not know about it, everything will be lost."

When there is a famine, it would be a waste of time to open a warehouse to provide relief!"

"Check! Check them all! Check them all!" Thinking of Liaodong, Brother Shou almost squeezed out the words through gritted teeth. "I don't keep these rats in my barn!"

Liu Jin responded repeatedly, and when Brother Shou's anger subsided a little, he said: "Then Du Min..."

Brother Shou's face was darker than the bottom of the pot, and he snorted loudly, "It's impossible for him to stay in the court with such a thing of seeking fame and sensationalism! Since he likes to educate people, he fulfilled his wish and asked him to return to his hometown to become a teacher.

stop."

Liu Jin looked troubled, "Long live the Lord... He has never used words to punish crimes, and... there is no fault in asking for guilt in his words..."

Seeing that Brother Shou was about to lose his temper, he quickly said: "I have an idea. Isn't he the censor of Henan Province? Henan was also hit by disasters during the flood season in July. Why not send him as a foreign mission to patrol Henan?"

He will check for His Majesty whether there are any omissions in the disaster relief, and after the disaster, the people's hearts will inevitably be upset, so it is just right for him to teach them something."

Under the Procuratorate of the Ming Dynasty, there were thirteen supervisory censors. They usually served in Beijing and were called regular missions. If they were ordered to go out to inspect salt affairs, water transportation or inspect local areas, they were called foreign missions. The errands who patrolled the local areas were called censors.

One of the most common heterodynes in history.

The purpose of patrolling places is to inspect hunting on behalf of the emperor, inspect officials, and especially to impeach officials. Their authority is extremely great, so it is an excellent job.

But asking people to patrol disaster areas... that's a different matter.

Let’s not talk about the dangerous things that easily lead to life-threatening situations when encountering mobs. Just talking about ordinary things, three meals a day have a lot to say. This is a disaster area. If you eat too well, you will be impeached, and the censor must break the law.

The more serious the crime, the more simple his role is than that of an ordinary official!

In the capital, censors speak for the big bosses, usually have some gray income, and live a very comfortable life. Not to mention the delicacies of mountains and seas, the big fish and meat are still no problem.

In the disaster area, he could only eat a simple diet, and even if he wanted to gain fame, he would have to eat a few meals of thick flour pancakes and steamed buns. This grinding process for a year and a half was enough for him to have a long memory.

Although Brother Shou didn't know many of the tricks inside, he also knew that releasing it to the disaster area was not a good job, so he snorted and said, "It's easy for him."

Liu Jin rolled his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth, but he said respectfully: "This is also an opportunity for him to serve the imperial court. If he is really upright, with him in Henan, there will be no need to worry about something happening in the disaster relief work."

Brother Shou's face turned pale now, and he only made noises through his nose without saying a word.

Liu Jin kept shouting "Long live the Holy Ming", received the decree, and went there happily. All the way, he was still thinking about who to send to investigate the food and grass matter.

He didn't expect it to go so smoothly. Fortunately, the stubborn old guys in the cabinet insisted on screwing the emperor, but they helped him.

What he wants is to put people in. As long as people get in, there will be nothing in this world that cannot be interfered with.

Coming out of Dong Nuan Pavilion, there were all flattering smiling faces all the way. Liu Jin felt quite complacent, and his eyes only glanced over the heads of these chamberlains.

If you want to check Jiubian Liangmo, you still have to use someone from the Royal Horse Supervisor to change the name to be more reasonable.

Liu Jin also knew clearly that even if he had all the power, he could not do everything himself, so he spared no effort to cultivate close confidants and win partnerships.

At this moment, it seems that Zhang Yong, the Royal Horse Prison, is a person who can be roped in. He is not afraid that Zhang Yong will become big in the Royal Horse Prison, and the Shenji Camp is in his hands.

Zhang Yong is quite honest. No, the filial piety in the Liaodong incident was obediently given to him.

Moreover, Zhang Yong didn't have many connections outside. It was a pity that Wang Shouren and his son did not fall into Liu Jin's pocket. However, if Zhang Yong could be manipulated, he could indirectly count as his.

As for the British government, Liu Jin was not as fancy as Qiu Ju. The second son of the Zhang family had been following the Long Live Lord since he was a child. Liu Jin knew all about his clever idea.

But no matter how smart he is, he is not the crown prince, and the position of the crown prince in the British government is not yet stable. The British government will not side with Zhang Yong just because of a young boy. Now, everyone is just getting what they need.

That’s all.

As for the boy from the Shen family, hey, that's not a problem. He used to be a minister, but now there are no senior officials in the family. What's the use of being liked by the emperor. Besides, the Shen family also knows what they want, so they can make Liaodong military uniforms.

As a benefit, Xiao Jing was also sent to the palace. I don’t know if he received Zhang Yong’s guidance, but he didn’t fall behind in everything. It can be seen that he is a sensible person.

Zhang Yong can be used and deserves to be supported once.

Even better, Zhang Yong and Qiu united Liang Zi.

Liu Jin sneered in his heart, Qiu Ju, that guy who doesn't know the heights of the world, dared to sing a big show as soon as he set up a stage, with his tail raised to the sky. Humph, when he has his hands free, he must give Wang Yuezhi a chance to punish this bastard Qiu Ju, let him know

Respect his ancestor Liu.

With a glance, he saw the flattering smile of a young chamberlain, who was the god-grandson whom he had arranged to serve beside the young emperor. With a straight face, Liu Jin nodded and asked someone to come over. In a medium voice, he ordered: "Go, Royal Horse

Let the prison officer see what Zhang Yong is doing. Then tell us to look for him and ask him to come see me."

The little chamberlain nodded and walked away in a hurry.

This was said forcefully. Zhang Yong is also one of the top figures in the inner court, and he has been favored by the emperor recently. He is a first-rate celebrity. When Liu Jin said this, it was as if Zhang Yong was his follower and was always available.

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After all, it is Eunuch Liu, the number one person around the emperor.

The flattering smiles on the faces of many of the servants around him became more and more obvious, until Liu Jin disappeared at the corner door, still smacking his lips in envy of the great eunuch's power, looking away, and stretching their ears again, listening to the summons of the master of the inner palace.
To be continued...