Chapter 53 The twenty-sixth round to catch the head of the stall and strictly check the empty quota to reveal the secret letter to bind the heart of the veteran
Tong Liben's death, especially as soon as the disliked death poem spread, the Beijing bureaucrats, who were already full of anger, finally found a chance to vent their anger.Wei Xuezeng, Wang Xilie and others also went from behind the scenes to the front stage, fanning the flames among the officials and making troubles.The already unstable situation in the capital suddenly became more tense. Almost every day, people brought pepper sumac to the household department to make trouble.After the elegiac couplet of Ge Shouli, Zuodu Yushi, a veteran of the three dynasties, was sent to Yangwei Hutong, public opinion became even more unfavorable for Zhang Juzheng.Everyone knows that Yang Bo and Ge Shouli are the two veteran ministers who are the most prestigious among the Great Nine Ministers.This Ge Shouli was more upright than Yang Bo. During Emperor Longqing's reign, he was particularly cautious whenever Ge Shouli was present at court meetings.This time Ge Shouli sent an elegiac couplet and ten taels of silver to Tong Liben, which was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire and greatly aroused the fighting spirit of the troublemakers.Some officials who were still on the sidelines now bravely joined the ranks of trouble.But this morning, not long after Zhang Juzheng came to be on duty, Lu Tiaoyang, who had been in the cabinet for less than ten days, walked in timidly. "Heqing, what's the matter?" Zhang Juzheng gestured for Lu Tiaoyang to take a seat. "The fool wants to ask the chief assistant to look at something."
Lu Tiaoyang said humbly, and then handed over a piece of paper in his hand, Zhang Juzheng took it and saw it was a poem:
Hanging boy in charge
Ancient clumsy would rather fight for a cup of rice?
Take the wind south to find out the flow.
Jun Hun thanked the emperor for his grace,
There is nothing to worry about in the lonely mountain.
After reading the poem, Zhang Juzheng felt extremely unhappy, but he tried his best to restrain himself, and said with a smile on his face: "The poem is well written. I heard that there are already many elegiac poems and couplets in Yangwei Hutong. This one of yours Send the poem again, it should be a superior work." Lu Tiaoyang heard that the words were wrong, so he could only pretend to smile, and replied respectfully: "The first assistant, I just want to ask for instructions on this matter." Lu Tiaoyang intentionally The word "ask for instructions" was used to show the difference between superiority and inferiority. Zhang Juzheng felt relieved after hearing this, and asked: "What does Heqing want to ask for instructions?"
Lu Tiaoyang thought for a while, and said: "Tong Liben's death, some officials who don't know the matter want to take the opportunity to make trouble, there is something wrong with it, it seems that they are targeting the chief assistant, and the foolish officials are very cautious and don't go to this Disturbance. However, as soon as the elegiac couplet of Mr. Shige, the censor of Zuodu, was hung in the mourning hall of Tong Liben's family, some gossip about Yuzhi came out. After all, Yuzhi has been in charge of the Ministry of Rites for a month, so those who talk , saying that Yuzhi is a ungrateful official and ruthless to his subordinates. This makes Yuzhi feel uncomfortable after hearing this. Convince. In order to convince the public, Yuzhi wrote this elegy. Today I come here to ask the first assistant, Whether to send this poem or not is up to the chief assistant to decide." Lv Tiaoyang looks dull on the surface, but he is really exquisite in his heart.In his confession, he not only talked about his own difficulties, but also worried about the face of the first assistant, and finally asked the first assistant to express his position.By doing this, he obviously respected the chief assistant, but in fact, he handed Zhang Juzheng the problem that he should do by himself.This idea is so small, Zhang Juzheng still can't see through it?He was thinking about how to answer, the secretary came in and reported to Wang Zhuan for an interview, Zhang Juzheng ordered Wang Zhuan to come in.When Lu Tiaoyang saw someone coming, he offered to take his leave, saying that he would come to give instructions after they left.But Zhang Juzheng wanted. He stayed and said, "The report Wang Zhuan made today is very important, and you should listen to Heqing." As soon as the words fell, Wang Zhuan stepped into the door in a hurry. This Wang Zhuan Sitting in the military and horse department of Wucheng, he usually tries to find ways to have fun and enjoy leisure.But every time he saw Zhang Juzheng, he would pretend to be too busy to touch the ground.At this moment, he didn't know where he got his sweat again, and he didn't have time to wipe it off as soon as he entered the door, so he bowed to Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang respectively, and said:
"Master Shou Fu, Master Lu Ge, come here to ask for instructions."It's another "ask for instructions".Zhang Juzheng glanced at Lu Tiaoyang, and Lu Tiaoyang was also looking at him, and his eyes met. Lu Tiaoyang smiled modestly, and shook out a Soviet-made folding fan.Zhang Juzheng turned around and asked Wang Zhuan who had just sat down: "Is it about Jiang Erwang?"
"Exactly."
Wang Zhuan leaned over and was about to report, but Zhang Juzheng stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, Mr. Lu Ge is not clear yet. Please explain the ins and outs of this matter first."Let's say that that night in Jixianglu , Wang Zhuan made a joke about what happened the day before at the patrol shop in the downhill alley of Suzhou.The speaker had no intention, but the listener was interested. Zhang Juzheng immediately asked: "Did you get into the matter of Jiang Erwang's empty quota?"
"No," Wang Zhuan replied, and then explained, "The humble officer has already beaten that Minister Wang 30 times, and expelled him from the patrol shop, and the dead policeman has been removed, so this matter is considered a bond." "Jiedong, you have no brains," Zhang Juzheng immediately blamed, "You don't even think about it, a small police shop stall dares to have the courage to eat empty space, then there are a total of ten battalions in the three major battalions of the capital. Thousands of soldiers, how much free space should they have for birth, old age, sickness and death? Just for the 120 patrol shops under the jurisdiction of the Bingma Division in your five cities, there are 120 free seats for each patrol shop. One person per month has a load of rice and two centimeters Money, how much is it for a year, have you settled the account? The treasury is empty, half of it is extravagant waste, and the other half is eaten by these moths. When you go back today, first arrest Jiang Erwang and put him in prison, really torture him Come on, how many vacancies has he eaten over the years? In addition, all the patrol shops under your command must be checked one by one. As many as they are found, they will be punished, and none of them will be called slipping through the net." "This..." Wang Zhuan looked at Zhang Juzheng's face was hesitant to speak. "What is this?" Zhang Juzheng asked.
Wang Zhuan relied on his close relationship with Zhang Juzheng, and boldly said: "As the saying goes, the upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked. Compared with the big and small ministers and workers with official robes, the cheapness of a small stall is nothing. If you make such a fuss and make a big fuss, won’t it make the hearts of the subordinates cold, who will be relied on to maintain the law and order in the capital?”Zhang Juzheng knew that Wang Zhuan was telling the truth, but this kind of comparison and bribery was the standard The wind of protecting corruption makes the situation of officials worse every year. "Jiedong, tell me the truth today, have you eaten the empty quota yet?" Zhang Juzheng asked angrily. "Me?" Wang Zhuan was startled, and immediately denied it, "I have been taught by the chief assistant in a humble position, and I am determined to be an upright official. How could I do such a dirty thing against my conscience." Nodding, Cifeng said sternly, "If you have such bad deeds, I will still punish you severely. Since you are a clean official, you should boldly do what I say. You have to make up your mind, and you would rather put one hundred and twenty file If you change your head, you have to find out the truth of this matter. Punishment of corruption starts with you, the soldiers and horses of the five cities. If you do it well, I will promote you to the emperor. If you can't do it well, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will definitely kill Ma Su with tears." Zhang Juzheng's words were both kind and powerful, and there was absolutely no room for bargaining.How could Wang Zhuan dare to neglect.After Tong Liben hanged himself, he tentatively asked Zhang Juzheng: "Shoufu, is Jiang Erwang's matter still being investigated?" "Investigate, investigate now." Zhang Juzheng still did not change his words.Wang Zhuan saw that he couldn't get past the sloppy, so he had to bite the bullet and blacken his face to check his subordinates. The reason why Wang Zhuan was hesitant was that he had something to hide.In fact, it has happened frequently that subordinates eat up their quota or squeeze merchants in the name of law and order.He is also roughly aware of the tricks.But he always turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye. If someone came to the yamen to report, he tried to cover it up as much as possible.This is all because the subordinates have to bring gift boxes and seal silver ingots to his house to honor him every now and then.After a month, this kind of extra income is actually more generous than his annual salary.If you punish the greediness of your subordinates, firstly, you will take people's hands and face and tear them apart, and secondly, it will be tantamount to cutting off your own money.It really hurt him.But Shoufu had already said his word, so he had to do it.Weighing the pros and cons, in order to preserve himself, please the chief assistant and win the emperor's favor, he decided to reveal all the ugliness of Wucheng Bingmasi's family. Wang Zhuan Zunshi briefly introduced this matter to Lu Tiaoyang. Lu Tiaoyang was quite shocked, and thought: "The capital and assistant officials personally asked about the corruption of ink in a small stall. Willing to let it go. How many ministers in the court are clean under their buttocks? If any minister's handle falls into his hands in the future, wouldn't it be a dead end?" Thinking of this, Lu Tiaoyang shuddered secretly, and turned to Zhang Juzheng. More and more awe. Wang Zhuan had just finished his introduction, and it was time for his official report, but he did not continue, and Zhang Juzheng did not urge him.The new cabinet minister knew that he had to make a statement. He was anxious, and stammered again: "Cough, cough... just now, what Wang, Mr. Wang said, that, that, that surnamed Jiang, Jiang Er, Erwang is a little bit greedy and greedy, and the chief assistant will give strict instructions to investigate and investigate to the end. It can be seen that the chief minister and the chief assistant are determined and determined to rectify and rectify the administration of officials...""Okay, okay, Heqing ,” Zhang Juzheng interrupted Lu Tiaoyang with a smile.If Lu Tiaoyang was allowed to stutter like this, it would take a lot of time.Observing his words and looks, he saw Lu Tiaoyang's complex mood of awe and anxiety, and he was satisfied in his heart, "Don't get excited when discussing the matter in the future, and speak calmly, no one will force you."" Good, good." Lu Tiaoyang felt relieved.
Zhang Juzheng turned to Wang Zhuan again and said: "How things are going, you can continue." Interrogation. At the beginning, this gang denied their grievances, but after giving him a meal with a stick, he recruited. He ate two empties, and by the way, reported several other stalls that ate empties or sold horse feed. In the past two days, I let them All the people in the yamen mobilized to investigate one by one, and as of last night, a total of 89 vacancies were found." "Well done," Zhang Juzheng stroked his beard excitedly, and said, " So many were found in two days, in my opinion, there must be more than this number, Jiedong, you have to go all out to investigate to the end." "I obey the instructions." Wang Zhuan got up and gave a salute again.He was quite excited because of the praise, and then said, "The chief assistant is wise, and the humble post follows the instructions of the chief assistant. As soon as he started, he sneaked out a lot of small corrupt officials. If we do this in the 18th yamen in Beijing, it is still a shame." I don't know how many corrupt officials will be caught." As soon as Wang Zhuan finished speaking, Lu Tiaoyang's face suddenly changed color.Although, he felt that what Wang Zhuan said was somewhat grounded, but if such a family-by-family investigation was really carried out, the capital would be surrounded by smoke and fire, and the yamen court would become a place to expose and criticize each other. With all the face lost, how can I serve the court in the future?At this time, he looked at Zhang Juzheng eagerly, for fear that he would follow Wang Zhuan's words and make a statement. Actually, Zhang Juzheng also had Lu Tiaoyang's worries.Not only that, but he also has an extra layer of worry about throwing rats.At this time, the three land deeds that Li Yan gave Gao Gong suddenly flashed in his mind, so he sighed and said: "Jiedong's words are very true, but he can't do it like this. Punishing corrupt officials should be The national policy that the imperial court has insisted on for a long time cannot be accomplished in one battle. You Jiedong uncovered Jiang Erwang. But tigers can only be caught one by one. Killing chickens to scare monkeys, knocking mountains to shake tigers, according to the current situation, this is the only way to do it, what do you think, He Qing." After hearing Zhang Juzheng's words, Lu Tiaoyang mentioned that the heart in his throat finally calmed down, and he replied: What Shoufu said is very true. Mosquitoes only suck blood, while tigers eat people. Therefore, you must be very careful when you hit tigers. The tiger was injured instead of being beaten." Wang Zhuan, a ghost, probed and understood the thoughts of the two elders in just a few words, and he had a clear idea of what to do next, so he said: "Please ask the chief assistant and Don't worry Lu Ge, if you kill the chicken and show it to the monkey, the humble official will definitely kill the chicken well." After saying that, he stood up and said goodbye. After Wang Zhuan left, Zhang Juzheng said to Lu Tiaoyang: "Heqing, the top priority at the moment is to rectify officials, punish corruption, and improve the Beijing inspection. Some people want to use Tong Liben's death to make trouble and muddy the water in the capital. , you and I must be clear-headed and not be fooled by this." Lu Tiaoyang was silent, he heard that Zhang Juzheng was turning a corner to remind him not to go into the muddy water of Taizi.Although he was unwilling, he didn't dare to disobey, so he picked up the piece of poetry paper on the table and said: "Then, this, this elegy, elegy, even if it's stupid, write it. " "Why did you write it for nothing, you send it." Zhang Juzheng said.
“No, burn, burn.”
"Aren't you afraid that someone will chew your tongue? If you really think this will damage your image as a Qing official, I suggest you send this poem."Zhang Juzheng smiled when he spoke, but However, Lu Tiaoyang felt a stab of cold air, and he couldn't say anything more, so he had to retreat obediently, went back to his guard room, and burned the poem. As soon as it got dark, Beimei Hutong, where Yang Bo's residence was located, was put under martial law.This is all because of Zhang Juzheng's appointment to visit Yang Bo's private house tonight, and the protection measures taken by the Wucheng Bingma Division.Just after you hour, Zhang Juzheng's eight people carried the big sedan chair and landed in the sedan chair hall of the Yang Mansion. When Zhang Juzheng lifted the curtain to get off the sedan chair, Yang Bo was already waiting in front of the sedan chair.At this time, Yang Bo was still wearing the first-rank life uniform, and bowed his hands to Zhang Juzheng, who was also wearing the first-grade life uniform.There is also a story to tell about the two people's clothes: the country's imperial rank regulations, the six ministers and the big nine.
Qing are all second-rank titles, and only after the nine-year exam is completed can they be promoted to the titles of Grand Master, Taifu, Shaoshi, Shaofu, etc., and take the first rank.Among the current Great Nine Ministers, only Yang Bo and Ge Shouli have served as Great Nine Ministers for more than nine years. One was promoted to be a young master and the other was promoted to be a young master, so they are both first-rank officials.In addition to these two first-rank officials in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, there is another one who is Zhang Juzheng.In the second year of Longqing, he was exceptionally promoted to the crown prince and grand teacher, and in the fifth year of Longqing, he was promoted to grand teacher again. He was only forty-six years old, and it was almost unprecedented in the imperial court to receive such a high honor.In the 30th year of Hongwu, the "Da Ming Hui Dian" promulgated by the emperor stipulated official etiquette: when all officials communicate with each other, the superior and inferior are distinguished by their rank.If the ranks are similar, if they salute when they meet, the east and west are opposed, and those with lower ranks live in the west.There is a difference in rank between two and three, and when they meet each other, the humble one is the next.There is a difference of four grades in rank. When meeting each other, the humble ones bow down, the honored ones sit and receive the ceremony, and when they have something to do, they kneel and report.In this way, the first-rank officials meet the second-rank officials, the second-rank officials salute in the west, and the first-rank officials answer the salute in the east.When meeting officials of the third and fourth ranks, the third and fourth ranks salute at the bottom, and the first-rank officials answer the salute at the center.Meet with the officials below the fifth rank, and the first rank sits and accepts the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping them.The rank of the subordinate officer is lower than that of the superior officer, and he must kneel when reporting matters.Close servants of officials do not need to kneel down and salute according to their grades.Although the grades of fellow officials are high or low, there is no need to be formal.Officials big and small meet each other in the inner palace, and they are not allowed to kneel and worship.Officials entering and exiting the streets are not allowed to resist their arrogance.Officials avoid horses and sedan chairs every other rank, and kneel every third rank.But later, especially after Wu Zong, this set of etiquette was also slightly changed.For example, all the ministers of the temples are third-rank officials, but they have to avoid ministers and ministers.Six servants and three grade officials have to avoid officials from the official department.The princes and ministers are above the first rank, and if they meet the chief assistant of the cabinet on the road, they have to avoid it.In the same way, if Li Wei, the most prominent old man of the state today, meets Zhang Juzheng on the road, he has to avoid the road.It can be seen that the chief minister of the cabinet is really a figure under one person and above ten thousand people.Tonight he came to Yang Bo's mansion to pay homage, it was the first time he entered the private residence of a senior official since he became the first assistant, Yang Bo did not dare to neglect due to emotion and reason.Therefore, before Zhang Juzheng's big sedan chair entered the door, he put on his life clothes and came to the sedan chair hall to meet him.Zhang Juzheng got off the sedan chair, saw Yang Bo standing on the west side bowing his hands, and hurriedly returned the salute and said: "How can you do this, old Bo?" People exchanged greetings like this, and walked into the living room hand in hand. After tea, Zhang Juzheng stared at Yang Bo's purple face, and asked with a smile: "Old Bo, I heard that your house is full of people every day, why is it so deserted today?" "It's not because of you, Hutong The mouth is under martial law, otherwise, this hall would have been like a meeting," Yang Bo shook his head mockingly, and said, "Fortunately, the old man has fairy porridge to take care of him, otherwise, his body would have fallen apart." "You should thank guests behind closed doors."
"Why don't I think so, but some people have the ability to squeeze through the door." Yang Bo smiled wryly, "The two matters of Jingchao and pepper and sumac are mixed together, and all the Beijing officials are like It’s burning the ass.” “Well, only chaos can be cured.”
Yang Bo tried to catch the mystery in Zhang Juzheng's words, and said: "The emperor issued a decree to severely reprimand Nanjing Huke for the matter of Gui Yuanqing and to punish Gui Yuanqing. This afternoon, the decree has reached the Ministry of Officials." Zhang Juzheng nodded, he knew about this matter, and he asked Lu Tiaoyang to draw up the decree.He just didn't expect that the emperor would approve it so quickly.Coming up tonight, he just wanted to exchange opinions with Yang Bo on this matter and the situation in the capital, so he asked:
“How does Bo Lao think about this matter?”
Yang Bo said frankly: "The emperor issued a decree to the Ministry of Households earlier to exempt the real salary of the princes and relatives, but I made the old man sweat for you. The pepper and sumac salary did not hurt the country. , but public opinion can’t say that there is no threat to you, the chief assistant. Now this decree to cut Gui Yuanqing’s status will at least pour cold water on the heads of those troublesome officials.”“Yes "" Zhang Juzheng felt touched, and stretched out his hand to caress the dry corners of his eyes, "Most of the troublemakers are now at the front desk, and the two leaders are Wei Xuezeng and Wang Xilie." "Since the uncle knows it, how do you plan to deal with it?" "
Yang Bo's expression suddenly became serious.Before Zhang Juzheng came in, he told everyone else to avoid him.At this moment, he gestured again to let a servant who was serving by his side in case of emergencies also leave.An unpredictable smile appeared on Zhang Juzheng's face, and he replied softly: "Old Bo, it is understandable if officials with low ranks have opinions on the discounted salaries of pepper and sumac. Bo, there are indeed some difficulties. But what is the difficulty for third-rank officials like Wang Xilie and Wei Xuezeng? I heard that Wang Xilie invited several officials to pool a thousand taels of silver as gifts in order to incite Wu Qingbo and Li Wei to make trouble. Is it? In my servant’s opinion, they object to the reduction of salaries of pepper and sumac, because the drunkard’s intention is not to drink.” “It’s in Jingcha!” Yang Bo quickly answered.
"Yes, it's in Jingcha." Zhang Juzheng seemed about to lose his temper, suddenly his face was full of anger, but he calmed down immediately, "They are afraid of losing their black hats, so they come up with these tricks. If we have a headache, heal the head and feet Don't you just fall into their trap!" Yang Bo listened patiently, secretly surprised by Zhang Juzheng's calmness and restraint.If this Beijing inspection is carried out according to the emperor's decree, it can be said that two-thirds of the officials are incompetent, and all officials, big and small, will eat fireflies like turtles-know it in their hearts, so they hope that someone will take the lead in making trouble.If it weren't for this level, Wei Xuezeng and Wang Xilie, the two left servants, would definitely not have such a great appeal.Under such circumstances, Yang Bo is in a difficult situation. He not only hopes that the Beijing inspection will go smoothly, but also worries that Zhang Juzheng will really take the opportunity to wipe out Gao Gong's disciples. live. After thinking for a while, Yang Bo said again:
"What the uncle said is very true, but the death of Tong Liben did give the troublemakers an excuse. If this matter is normal, it is a trivial matter, but under the implementation of this Beijing inspection, it will become a big deal." A great event. The officialdom in the capital has always been unhealthy. Someone once joked that "someone in the cabinet coughed in the morning, and it spread to Fugui Street in the afternoon, and it became a tornado." Harmful. This time, it is really hard work for the old man, who is in his seventies, to be in charge of the Jingcha below the fourth-rank officer. Now, these people are all pretending to be the grandchildren of the turtle, smiling Looking for us, once he knows that his official position is gone, he still wants to swallow us alive. If he handles it properly, I will not be afraid of anyone. If it is not handled properly, I will not be able to clean up even if I jump into the Yellow River. Therefore, these days, I act It's like walking on thin ice." When Yang Bo spoke, Zhang Juzheng kept nodding, he liked to hear such heartfelt words.After Yang Bo finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and asked: "From Mr. Bo's tone, it seems that he is still worried that the servant will take the opportunity to punish him?" "Yes, everyone knows that Wei Xuezeng and Wang Xilie are high-ranking men. Hey, Second General, they are making such a fuss, and so many people listen to them, aren't they all afraid of this?" Yang Bo speaks without restraint, although he is a bit of an old man, he is telling the truth.Zhang Juzheng smiled and said: "Old Bo, you haven't taught me what you think of Wang Xilie and Wei Xuezeng." "These two people," Yang Bo paused , Seeing his thick Adam's apple slide a few times, he said hesitantly, "It should be said that all capable people are also Da Jiuqing's backup candidates, but in terms of character, Wei Xuezeng is better than Wang Xilie. " "What Bo Lao sees is that Wei Dapao is engaged in conspiracy, and Wang Xilie is engaged in conspiracy, that's all." "According to Uncle's tone, this time the Beijing inspection, these two people have to leave the capital Already?" Yang Bo asked in a tentative tone.Seeing Zhang Ju. He was noncommittal, and then said, "If you do this, doesn't it confirm Shilin's worries, saying that you use the Jingcha to clean up the remnants of Gao Gong." Zhang Juzheng's dark eyes flashed, making people feel his The gaze was hard and irresistible.At this time, he did not answer, but took out a letter from his cuff, handed it to Yang Bo and said: "Old Bo, take a look at this."
Yang Bo saw that the sealant on the envelope was from the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and knew it was from Yin Zhengmao, so he took out the letterhead and shook it open to read.It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, as soon as you look at it, your face changes color. "Why, Li Yan bribed him with two hundred thousand taels of silver."
"Didn't expect that, Mr. Bo," Zhang Juzheng said with a stern expression, "Li Yan is the most trusted person of Mr. Gao Ge, and also the biggest corrupt official in the Longqing Dynasty. You said, if you really want to clean up Mr. Gao Ge's disciples, it is still necessary. Do you bother to carry out Jingcha?""You mean..." Yang Bo hesitated to speak.
"The servant only needs to investigate the case of Li Yan's embezzlement and bribery. I'm afraid that the people in the capital's yamen will be really panicked.""Are you sure?"
"I can't say I'm very sure, but I still have 80% or 90%," Zhang Juzheng said confidently, speaking in an unquestionable tone, "Li Yan's murder case has not yet been concluded, and his two masters are still imprisoned in the prison of Hengyang Mansion. Among them, Mr. Dong has been helping Li Yan manage the accounts and knows a lot about it. As long as he is arraigned, there will be a shocking case." Yang Bo knew that Zhang Juzheng never said anything in the past. It's true.What's more, Li Yihe, the procurator of Hunan Province, is also his confidant official, so he may have already pulled out evidence from Mr. Dong.Thinking of this, Yang Bo thought in his heart: "No wonder he is so calm, so he has such a trump card!" At this time, Zhang Juzheng spoke again:
"Old Bo, the imperial court has long since decayed, and the honest and honest politics established by Emperor Hongwu no longer exists. Nowadays, there are as many corrupt officials as the crucian carp crossing the river. When greed comes together, in the officialdom, they must form cliques for personal gain; in the common people, they must Excessive taxation and extortion; the emperor must flatter and compete for favor. Such development has formed today's chaotic situation where orders are not allowed and prohibitions are not stopped, selfishness is ignored, and the party is the same as the party. In my opinion, this time the Beijing inspection should focus on punishment Corrupt officials, select a few people with notorious deeds, bring them to justice, and if necessary, they should behead Xishi as an example to others!" 。. Murderously, he asked nervously: "Uncle, are you determined to investigate Li Yan's bribery case?"
"The investigation is to be investigated, but not now." Zhang Juzheng said bluntly, "This matter involves Mr. Gao Ge. I think he can take care of his destiny and no longer be troubled by accidents. Mr. Bo, this letter from Yin Zhengmao , except you know and I know, I will definitely not let a third person know." "It's very good, it's very good." Yang Bo breathed a sigh of relief, and asked puzzledly, "Put Li Yan's case aside and don't investigate it. , how do you punish corrupt ink?" "Go down to the Ministry of Officials, and let all the yamen check themselves, and at the Wucheng Bingmasi Wang Zhuan, they will find out the name."Zhang Juzheng then put After Jiang Erwang's story was told, Yang Bo listened, and said worriedly: "The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. If we want to eradicate corruption, the big guy is probably still on top." Who."
Here, Zhang Juzheng stood up and said goodbye.After sending him out of the gate, Yang Bo returned to the living room and sat alone for a long time.Yin Zhengmao's letter was always in his mind, and he suddenly thought that Li Yan's huge ink corruption case happened when he was Minister of the Ministry of War.These military expenses were all allocated from him. Although he did not accept Li Yan's bribe, he should at least bear the crime of negligence.Zhang Juzheng came here tonight, in fact, to give him a hint: as long as Li Yan's case is investigated, he, Yang Bo, will be involved anyway.Thinking of this level, Yang Bo broke out in a cold sweat.While admiring Zhang Juzheng's deep sophistication and scheming skills, he was deeply worried about the end of his official career. He knew that he was actually controlled by Zhang Juzheng.