The atmosphere in the court today is depressing, not only because a rare impeachment memorial was received. For any memorial, the officials would not dare to intercept it and conceal it, so they would definitely submit it to the Holy Emperor for judgment.

And more importantly, Wang Qin, the new government official in Jiangzhou, was killed.

This was the first time in the past twenty years that an official of the Zhou Dynasty was killed while in office, and the body was not handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, but directly returned to the Wang Mansion.

This incident not only damaged the face of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but more importantly, killed the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which meant becoming the enemy of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, today's court meeting was unprecedentedly depressing and suffocating.

"To report to the emperor, Wang Qin, the official of Jiangzhou Prefecture, was killed and his body was returned to Wang's house. Please ask the emperor to issue a fatwa to arrest the murderer!" After the discussion, Wang Lingwei stood up first and said.

The current Holy Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was sitting above, his eyes were deep and he could not see any joy, anger or sorrow. After hearing this, he said lightly: "Do you know who the murderer is?"

"To report to the Emperor, it was the work of Ling Zhian, the former government office of Jiangzhou." As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar. Ling Zhian's father, Ling Shang, immediately walked out: "To report to the Emperor, I have something to report to you, my son.

The security officer has always been in Jiangzhou Prefecture, why did he suddenly become a former government official, and why did he become a murderer?"

Wang Lingwei sneered and said: "Sir Ling, the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued an official document a month and a half ago. Ling Zhian neglected his duties and colluded with officials and businessmen. During his tenure, he did not go to court for several months, so he is dismissed from his post pending action."

Ling Shang's face was downcast, he looked at Wang Lingwei and said: "Even if the Ministry of Personnel issued an official document, why did I never receive any news? My son neglected his duties. Why didn't he submit it to the Ministry of Punishment as soon as possible, but there was never any news."

"Huh, Master Ling, when the officials issued the official document, Ling Zhian, the head of the Jiangzhou Mansion, was not at the house, but was traveling. The people of the officials waited for half a month and still didn't see him coming back, so they released the official document and waited for him to come back.

When Ling Zhian returns, he will be escorted to the Criminal Department."

Ling Shang's face was slightly startled: "Master Wang, you must have evidence when you speak!"

Wang Lingwei said: "Master Ling, of course there is. After the officials came back, they told everything in detail. The official document was still received by his staff Duan Qing. This is all recorded."

Ling Shang's expression changed continuously and he looked at Wang Lingwei, unable to refute for a moment.

Wang Lingwei added: "For your information, Your Majesty, Ling Xin'an is plundering people's wealth in Jiangzhou City and building Ling Mansion privately. The area is much larger than that of everyone here. This is what Wang Qin, the Jiangzhou government official, wrote to WeChat."

Sir, these documents record the huge wealth obtained by corruption and perversion of the law during Ling Zhian’s reign. Please take a look at it, your Majesty."

As soon as he said this, he was even more shocked.

He handed his hand to one of the father-in-laws. He had white eyebrows and white beard, and a peaceful face. If Ling Xin was here, he would definitely recognize it as the Eunuch Zhao who blocked him that day.

Eunuch Zhao reached out to take it, turned around and handed it to the emperor.

"Please make your decision, Your Majesty!" Wang Lingwei knelt down and said: "At the same time, the low-ranking ministers impeached Ling Zhian, and the following offenders actually had the audacity to impeach the officials, saying that the people in the officials are just a bunch of idlers who do nothing to make a living, so they will not let the court go.

For those who are in your sight, please ask the emperor to behead them in public to serve as a warning to others."

As soon as he said these words, there was an uproar in the hall again, with more people shouting in surprise, and Ling Shang's expression changed drastically.

Zhang Yishui, a member of the staff, came out slowly at this time and said: "To inform the emperor, I received the impeachment memorial from the Jiangzhou government office yesterday. I wanted to mention it, but unexpectedly Master Wang took the step ahead of me."

"Play!"

"I, Ling Zhian, the government official of Jiangzhou, today impeached Minister Wang Lingwei, Zhang Yishui, Ma Tao, Gu Haiwen, Yi Wenhua, Liu Guang and others. They are sitting in the temple, but they have no plans to do anything about the temple.

It is like a dog and a fly camp, and those who are in their position do not seek their own positions. I request the Holy Master to dismiss or transfer all the above six people, so that capable people can take up their posts."

When Zhang Yishui finished reading word for word, the entire hall fell silent. Looking at Zhang Yishui's back, other officials held their breath and concentrated.

There was silence in the hall, except for the continuous huge pressure from above that came like sea water, drowning everyone's sight for an unknown period of time.

"Lord Wang!" The current Holy One spoke slowly.

"I'm here!"

"Is there any physical evidence that Ling Zhian killed Wang Qin?"

"When I returned to the emperor, there was no witness, but my grandson Wang Qin was serving in Jiangzhou. After he came back, he died suddenly. If it wasn't him, who did it?" Wang Lingwei said.

"Master Ling, please don't slander me. Everyone knows that my son Zhi'an is an academy student and has never practiced martial arts. He doesn't have a steward around him. Your Wang Qin and Butler Wu took up the post together. One of them has no control over the chicken."

How can a person with strength kill him?" Ling Shang stood up and said aggressively.

Hearing this, some people who were familiar with the Ling Mansion nodded in agreement. Everyone here knew that the third son of the Ling Mansion, Ling Zhian, was the emperor's consort. Princess Xiuning would marry into the Ling Mansion when she turned eighteen, but they also

They knew that Princess Xiuning did not like Ling Zhian. In the capital, Ling Zhian often pursued Princess Xiuning, reciting poems and painting all day long, but was not favored by Princess Xiuning. This matter was known throughout the city.

Wang Lingwei was startled, but his anger remained: "Who else could it be if it wasn't him?"

When he heard Ling Shang say that his son was a scholar, Eunuch Zhao and the current Holy Emperor were also looking at him. The two of them glanced at each other without saying a word.

"Maybe it was your grandson who was killed by his enemies and my son was released, so you blame my son for your grandson's death?" Ling Shang sneered and said angrily.

As soon as these words came out, Wang Lingwei was speechless. Then he knelt on the ground and said, "Please make a decision, your Majesty! Give me the truth to my grandson."

After saying that, he started kowtowing loudly. Ling Shang also came out and knelt down and said, "Please, Your Majesty, please return my child the truth."

"Master Ling, please get up and return to your seat."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Only Wang Lingwei was left kneeling alone below, and the hall returned to silence again. After a long time, the current Emperor Zhou slowly spoke: "Fellow officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, do you know why a small Jiangzhou government official dares to impeach you?

Wait?"

Six people from the official department immediately came out and knelt on the ground and said, "I don't know."

"The Ministry of Personnel has the responsibility of appointing and supervising hundreds of officials. When you arrived in Jiangzhou and saw that the Jiangzhou government office was not in the court, you thought he was neglecting his duties, but you did not inquire carefully about what he did. Yesterday I received a message from Jiangzhou Prefecture

In the official memorial, he has reported in detail his itinerary and what he did after disappearing for three months. Eunuch Zhao, please show it to all the ministers."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Eunuch Zhao stretched out his hand and patted it gently, and four young eunuchs appeared on both sides of the hall, carrying a wooden board. There was a painting hanging on the wooden board, and the painting was densely marked with various marks.

"My lords, yesterday I also received a summons from the emperor, so I had the opportunity to take a sneak peek and show off Lord Ling's achievements." Eunuch Zhao's soft voice sounded in the hall, although it was a bit sharp, but it was gentle.

"My lords, please take a look!" The Buddha Chen in Eunuch Zhao's hand pointed at the drawing board and the ministers in the hall followed his hand with their eyes.

"Lord Ling has spent the past three months surveying maps, surveying the climate, and observing water flows along the tributaries of the Yangtze River, which is also the big river. Based on this year's flood disaster, he put forward suggestions on how to control floods in the Yangtze River, and in order to regain the Great Zhou Dynasty

Land, he proposed how to build strongholds on the Yangtze River and its basin, how to develop warships, how to quickly transport grain and grass in the future, etc., he listed them one by one."

Eunuch Zhao pointed to the Yangtze River route that Ling Xin'an walked. The marks on it represented a certain meaning. Eunuch Zhao did not explain it. Obviously, the details could not be released.

After hearing this, all the ministers were stunned. Many people who didn't know about it vaguely understood the outline of the matter, while the six people in the official department had extremely ugly expressions.

Wang Lingwei, in particular, stared at the drawing board with surprise and disbelief on his face.

You know, Eunuch Zhao said that Ling Xin'an reported such a thing, so it was Ling Xin'an who reported it. No one dared to hide it in front of the emperor, and this map obviously took a lot of time to investigate and draw and then put forward the idea.

, it would be impossible to come up with so many plans if I didn’t do it myself.

As for the specific plan, it is no longer important. What is important is that in the few months after Ling Xin'an disappeared from the government office, he really went out to inspect the work. There is no doubt about this. The laws of Dazhou clearly stipulate that the longest time to go out to inspect the work is

Up to one year.

After you come back, you must report to the court what exactly you have done and what the results are. After the court receives it, someone will check it. However, no one has paid attention to this law for too long, because no one will do this.

The six officials lowered their heads. Wang Lingwei was stunned as if he had been struck by lightning. Only his heavy breathing could be heard in the entire hall.

"I also received a memorial from Jiangzhou Prefecture Government Office Ling Zhian, saying that the new Prefecture Government Office Wang Qin and his staff jointly divided the taxes of Jiangzhou Prefecture. Because the spoils were unevenly divided, internal strife arose. On the day of his interrogation, they actually wanted to kill someone and silence him.

, and the government officials were about to be killed. Fortunately, two loyal guards, Lei Bing Zhao Hu, brought order to the chaos and fought desperately to rescue each other, saving his life. However, Wang Qin and Chief Wu died in the hands of the thieves.

, and the stolen goods are the tax revenue placed in the Ling Mansion. This wealth is the comprehensive tax revenue of Jiangzhou Mansion up to now, and is worth ten million taels of silver."

Wow...

There was an uproar in the entire hall, and the ministers looked at the aloof emperor. Although the latter's expression could not be seen to change, they could not help but pause for a moment when he said ten million taels.

What's going on? How come a small government office in Jiangzhou Prefecture can actually collect tens of millions of taels of silver in less than half a year? Looking at the entire Zhou Dynasty, the only one that can rival it is Jinling City.

All the officials looked at each other. They really couldn't figure out how a small Jiangzhou government could create such horrific taxes.

More people looked at Ling Shang secretly, and Ling Shang did the same. He stared blankly in the direction of the emperor, with surprise in his eyes, shock, joy, disbelief and deep doubts on his face.

Wang Lingwei was paralyzed on the ground, dripping with cold sweat, his lips were trembling, and his eyes were distracted. He really couldn't understand. Didn't he know that this person had indeed left the government office? He said that he was inspecting the work, so how could anyone actually go to inspect the work?

?Then why did his guards come back early again? His mind was in chaos.

"I am guilty!" After the emperor finished speaking, everyone in the official department said immediately. Even Wang Lingwei woke up and knelt down immediately.

"The officials made a mistake in this matter. They dismissed and appointed Wang Qin without authorization, which resulted in Wang Qin being killed by his subordinates. He immediately restored the position of Jiangzhou Prefectural Government Office in Lingzhi'an County. The Ministry of Punishment investigated Wang Qin's murder and pursued his bravery. The officials

Reflect on yourself and withdraw from the court!"
Chapter completed!