Chapter 133: Impeachment by the Ministers (Subscription Request)

The next day.

Three poles in the sun.

At the foot of the nameless Jiashan Mountain in Changping, in the Yan family villa.

Yan Shaoting's face turned pale, probably because he drank too much yesterday, and he walked out of the house holding on to the wall.

Staggered to the front yard.

There was already a crowd of people in the yard, and the courtyard was filled with large and small bags of things.

Lu Wenyan, who had clearly just gone to bed in the late night, had a rosy face and stood among the crowd with a vibrant look on her face, directing the servants to carry these things in from outside.

As expected, she was wearing that exaggerated, oversized gold hairpin with a flower on her head.

Even from ten feet away, you can see it clearly.

Seeing Yan Shaoting coming over, Lu Wenyan's face was full of smiles, and she jumped to Yan Shaoting's side like a flying swallow.

Looking at Yan Shaoting's appearance, Sister Lu couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Then he supported Yan Shaoting and walked towards the front hall.

"My husband is finally up. We were blocked outside our house early in the morning."

"Please finish your porridge and eat something."

"After I finish my work here, I will go outside and play a few rounds of mahjong with the ladies of each family."

"I feel like I have great luck today!"

The older sister finished her talk in a rambling manner, and without giving Yan Shaoting a chance to speak, she pushed him down at the dining table and skipped out of the house again.

Soon, various commands from Sister Lu were heard from outside.

But Lu Yi appeared out from some corner.

He glanced at Brother-in-law Yan Er, with an ambiguous look on his face, and then muttered: "I know there is a shop outside the South City, which can be said to be a magical medicine..."

Snapped!
Lu Yi raised his hands and covered his head.

Yan Shaoting glared at the boy who was always so naughty and asked, "What's going on outside? Why is your sister so crazy today?"

Lu Yi covered his head and looked outside with a defensive look on his face.

He groaned, and then casually said, "It was because of the imperial edict you received yesterday. Today, all the prominent families in the capital have sent people early, or the head of the family has come here personally with gifts."

Yan Shaoting's face was dull.

Those people in the capital are really experts at observing people's words and expressions, and they are also the best at changing their attitude according to the situation.

The scene now was even more direct and intense than when he was granted permission to serve in the cabinet.

No wonder Sister Lu said she wanted to go out and play mahjong with the women in other families.

It seems that even the backyard route has been taken.

Lu Yi muttered quietly: "Everyone in the capital, regardless of their rank, has come. Even Eunuch Lu sent someone to deliver something. But I asked the Jinyiwei to inquire, and Xiyuan didn't say anything about it. His Majesty still trusts my brother-in-law."

Yan Shaoting frowned: "Isn't this making me commit embezzlement and breaking the law?"

Lu Yi exclaimed, then reacted.

"Don't worry, brother-in-law. I won't commit corruption or break the law."

Yan Shaoting was puzzled: "Didn't you see all those things outside? If those officials saw this, they would report impeachment to your brother-in-law."

However, Lu Yi curled his lips, looking as if he was really surprised by his brother-in-law.

When Yan Shaoting was about to show his broken finger again.

Lu Yi quickly said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law! The things sent by each family are less than one tael of silver!"

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, any transaction exceeding one string of money was considered corruption and violation of the law.

In the Hongwu Dynasty, it was a serious crime punishable by death.

As he spoke, Lu Yi handed a sorted account book to Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shaoting was confused and puzzled, so he lowered his head and flipped through the pages.

It took me a while to finally understand.

This matter was still caused by Xu Wei.

Today he is working as an accountant outside.

Of the things that each family sent, we only took the part worth less than one tael, and returned the rest in its original state.

After the people in front had their extra money returned to them.

Later, families coming from the capital strictly adhered to the gift limit of one yuan or less.

It’s just that these gifts that came later…

Things like the only copies from the Han Dynasty are priceless.

Since it is priceless, the person giving the gift simply said that it is worth nine hundred and ninety-nine cents.

The priceless becomes valuable.

Yan Shaoting frowned and said, "I will send all these account books to Xiyuan later and let Eunuch Lu or Eunuch Huang take a look."

Lu Yi nodded.

Yan Shaoting also ate a bowl of porridge, yawned, and went back to sleep for a nap.

Meanwhile, at the Yan family villa at the foot of Jiashan Mountain in Changping, the people delivering gifts did not stop coming until late in the evening.

At the very end.

Even the families of Xu Jie and Gao Gong each sent a gift.

Of course, the two of them would not come, they just sent their family members over, and the things they brought were indeed not valuable, just small items worth a few hundred coins.

But the scene was lively, and it was done well.

The fact that Yan Shaoting only accepted gifts worth less than 1,000 yuan also spread among those who returned to Beijing after giving gifts.

For a while.

No matter how hard Yan Shaoting tried, he couldn't have imagined it.

Because of Xu Wei's prudence, he actually gained a good reputation as an honest official.

And in the city of Beijing.

Under the night.

Xu Jie and Gao Gong had just come out of Prince Yu's Mansion.

As expected.

Prince Yu praised Yan Shaoting's recent performance highly, and then sent someone to Changping to deliver a gift in front of the two of them.

Gao Gong didn't think it was a big deal, he had been in a good mood recently.

The reputation of being a pioneer in limiting the emperor's interference in military power gave him some insights that he had never had before.

Wherever he goes now, those officials who used to run away when they saw him are all full of enthusiasm.

Prince Yu was very happy with his son's teacher's recent performance.

Gao Gong was also very satisfied with the good reputation he had gained in Yuxi Palace that day.

Only Lord Xu!
Sitting in the carriage, alone, I cried sadly but couldn't express it with words.

In the two prefectures of Suzhou and Songjiang, so many fields that were hidden from the yellow books of the imperial court and government in the past will now be re-measured, registered, and included in the scope of tax collection by the imperial court with an imperial decree.

That's a lot of money.

What was even more crucial was that the task of surveying the land of the two prefectures was done by his most valued student.

Hai Rui!

Yan Shaoting!
Xu Jie kept repeating the names of these two people in his mind, feeling so hateful that his teeth were itching.

"Yan Shaoting said there is an auspicious sign that the yield per mu is more than ten stones. Do you believe it?" Xu Jie turned the topic to Yan Shaoting.

Gao Gong just glanced at Old Xu and said, "It doesn't matter whether it is true or not. If he can really grow crops with a yield of more than ten dan per mu, Yan Shaoting will have made a great contribution to our Ming Dynasty. If he can't grow crops, it's just that the young man has good intentions but ends up doing something bad."

Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong silently.

He felt that Gao Gong had changed.

"Lord Xu? Why have you been so unhappy since you entered Prince Yu's Mansion?"

Gao Gong smiled and asked in confusion.

Xu Jie couldn't help but feel short of breath, and silently looked at Gao Gong who was smiling: "How come I remember that a few days ago you were still worried that Yan Shaoting would become a problem. Now that His Majesty has granted him the same status as a Jinshi, you are not worried at all?"

I can't say that it's because all the huge amounts of money in the Suzhou and Songjiang governments are gone.

I can only change the topic back to someone I don’t want to talk about recently.

Gao Gong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Why should we worry? Even if Yan Shaoting has the same Jinshi background, by the time he can enter the cabinet, the rest of us will probably have been buried in the ground.

What I worried about in the past was that he would cause trouble in the court and bring disaster to the government and the country.

Now he has honestly led his people to thoroughly investigate the corruption in military supplies in various ministries and offices in Beijing, thus eliminating a bunch of bad apples for our Ministry of Revenue and the court."

Gao Gong is such a person.

He has his own selfish desires and pursuits, but at the same time he is more upright and just than others. Therefore, he has always had a bad temper and would lose his temper on the spot when he is dissatisfied with something.

The first thing is to do things and do them well.

This was also the reason why he was able to quickly improve the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time after becoming the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

But after hearing Gao Gong's remarks, Xu Jie could only remain silent.

His current position in the court is very embarrassing.

The long-standing principle of keeping a low profile seems to be starting to have some problems.

Especially since the beginning of the year, all the things that happened in Beijing ended up in the southeast, which made him miserable, but he couldn't say it out loud.

Nobody knows.

He was forced to give in step by step.

These concessions were painful choices that had to be made in order to preserve the overall situation.

If I keep giving in like this, will I ever be able to retreat?

Xu Jie didn't know.

There was silence in the carriage.

Gao Gong felt a little bored, so he stopped Xu Jie's carriage at the intersection, bowed, and returned to his own carriage.

At an intersection in Beijing under the cover of night, the two turned in two directions.

And in front of the main house of the Yan family.

Yan Shifan had arrived here a long time ago and stood there for a long time.

His expression changed a little, and after taking a few deep breaths, he finally pushed open the door.

"father."

After entering the house, Yan Shifan called out.

Yan Song seems to have fallen in love with the Ming Dynasty laws recently, and he is still responsible for the laws and regulations of his country.

When he saw his son come in, he just looked up.

Yan Shifan could only sigh upon seeing this, and then said, "I heard that the traitor... Shao Ting was granted the same status of Jinshi by His Majesty?"

"Yes, the decree is to send it to Changping."

Yan Song still lowered his head and looked through the Ming Dynasty Law, but the smile on his face could not be hidden.

Yan Shifan took a few deep breaths.

His mood is very complicated now, and it has become more and more complicated since the beginning of the year.

As a father, I am naturally happy to see my son become a successful person.

But in his Yan family, as his son became more and more successful, he, as a father, seemed more and more incompetent and even short-sighted.

"After a few days of rest... my son wants to... go to Changping Villa and stay for a day?"

Yan Shifan finally wanted to go to Changping to take a look.

Look at that place over there that you originally regarded as a dirty disaster area.

Seeing Yan Song didn't speak.

Yan Shifan had no choice but to say, "I heard that... the academy is almost finished. The branch courtyard is also built between the mountains, very quiet, and the library is 20 feet high. My son has some books, so it's a good opportunity to send them over."

"Then pick a day, regardless of the day off, and stay for three or two days."

Yan Song finally looked up again and said something.

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "My son thinks so too."

……

The capital was bustling for several days because Yan Shaoting was granted the same Jinshi status.

At present, the court is gradually becoming peaceful.

Still no money though.

But many people have begun to turn their attention to the positions that have become vacant due to the military supplies embezzlement case.

For a time, people's hearts were in a state of confusion.

The entire city of Beijing is filled with people seeking official positions.

Yan Shaoting stayed in Changping as usual, living a secluded life.

And Bai Fugui finally delivered thirty buckets of sweet potatoes with vines growing on them to Changping as scheduled.

It is not too late now. If you plant the sweet potato vines in the ground now, you can harvest mature sweet potatoes before winter.

The sweet potatoes at this time are also called early winter potatoes.

Therefore, Yan Shaoting decided to stay in Changping and become a disappeared person.

I will investigate the case of military supply corruption myself, so when the case is brought to justice, I will disappear from Beijing.

He was suddenly rewarded by the Taoist priest with the same status as a Jinshi, so he still had to stay in Changping for a few days until the rumors in the capital died down.

Don't do anything that makes you stand out from the crowd.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

however.

The tree wants to be still, but the wind never stops.

Goudanzi from the Zhou family caught a few pheasants in the mountains today. He tied them up tightly early and brought them to the Yan family's villa behind the academy at the foot of Jiashan Mountain.

Yan Shaoting took a few children and carried Lu Damei, who seemed to be crazy recently, on his back. He went out quietly, found a place at the foot of the mountain, dug a pit, built a fire, and started the barbecue.

Lu Yi has also started to give up his responsibilities recently and stays in Changping when he has nothing to do.

After much difficulty, the pit was dug and the fire was lit.

Without even taking a breath.

Today's hero, Zhou Jia Gou Danzi, pointed to a few dead trees that had fallen to the side and said, "Ma Xiaoer is fishing at the reservoir. If we run out of firewood later, Brother Lu should chop some for us."

Lu Yi glared at Zhou Goudan who had begun to order him around, and stamped his feet with an evil look on his face: "I'm doing this to prevent you from starving!"

Zhou Goudan burst into laughter, and several children also laughed unrestrainedly.

Although the children made a lot of noise, they still expressed their gratitude in the end, saying that they were small and weak, while Brother Lu was a hero with supernatural powers.

This made Lu Yi very angry again.

A hero should chop wood?
Yan Shaoting sat quietly on the windward side of the firewood pile, rubbing his sore waist quietly, watching everything happening before his eyes.

This is the rule he established after going through so many days of thinking.

That is, there are no other rules in Changping Academy.

There will be only one rule in the future.

Study hard and be a good person.

Crunch...

creak...

The sound of footsteps came from the end of the mountain.

Yan Shaoting suddenly felt a sense of alarm.

Zhou Goudan stepped forward and looked in the direction where the footsteps came from.

Then he turned around and said, "Master Yan, don't worry, it's not the young lady. It seems to be someone from the capital."

however.

Yan Shaoting, who had already stood up, had a solemn expression on his face.

Everyone who came was Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi rarely goes out.

He would only personally take action when a major case occurred.

Zhu Qifeng rushed in front of Yan Shaoting with a tense expression.

He said in a businesslike manner: "Your Majesty has ordered Yan Shaoting to come to the palace immediately to make an appeal. There should be no delay, otherwise he will be severely punished."

After finishing the official talk.

Zhu Qi looked around with a frown on his face and said worriedly, "Secretary, you should return to the capital with your subordinates as soon as possible."

Yan Shaoting stepped forward and asked in confusion: "Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?"

Zhu Qi nodded.

"I don't know what happened today, but the censors in the court rose up and impeached you, the assistant minister."

"Your Majesty is furious at the impeachment of the ministers. He has summoned the cabinet, the six ministries, the five temples, the nine officials, and the censors to discuss the matter in front of the Yuxi Palace."

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