Chapter 32: The crime of corruption

Beijing City, the residence of Yunnan Dao Yushi Peng De, has a guest this evening.

After the guest arrived at the house, he delivered a letter. Peng De unfolded the letter, glanced at the signature, and hurried out to greet the guest. As a result, the guest did not enter the house. He only asked Peng De to act according to the instructions in the letter, and then sent the guest to the house.

He unloaded six boxes from the carriage and then drove away.

Peng De went back and read the letter carefully. After reading it, he took out two boxes and gave them to his colleagues, the Censor of Guizhou Province and the Censor of Sichuan Province respectively.

The thirteen censors have offices all over the country, including in the capital. The three censors belonging to the capital each went to Zhezi early the next morning and did a big thing, impeaching Yue Su, the Minister of Punishment.

The three charges against Yue Su were to tarnish the innocence of Princess Mu Tianjiao. The content was roughly the same. Basically, they all said that the princess was a widow, but she lived in Master Yue's back house. What the hell?

Situation, is there any unclear affair between you? Our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and we educate all people with the etiquette of sages. As the Minister of Punishment, don’t you know this truth? Why are you still knowingly committing the crime? Your book

Could it be that she got into the dog's belly? What will the princess do in the future? Will she be scolded as an unclean person by the world?

The most telling thing is that these three people added some words after the memorial, and the content is roughly like this. You, Yue Su, are the culprit. Now that you have tarnished the reputation of the princess, do you have to take some responsibility? Our officials

I am in a humble position and cannot control you, but the emperor is wise and will know everything clearly. Your Majesty, it is up to you to decide how to deal with Yue Su.

The date when these three memorials were delivered to the cabinet was the second day after Fang Congzhe arrived in Beijing, and it was also the first day that Mr. Fang Ge went to work. It just so happened that Mr. Fang Ge also handed the memorial to Yue Su on this day. This may be a coincidence, but it is more important.

Coincidentally, Fangge's old ginseng Yue Su was charged with the same crime as these three, which also tarnished their innocence.

The only difference is that the name of the object is different. The name mentioned by Fang Congzhe in the memorial is Li Qiongying. She is still an unmarried girl, running around with you Yue Su, and living in your back house every day. What is this situation?

, are you two having an affair? Even if you, Yue Su, say that you two are innocent, will anyone believe it? What will you do to the eldest girl? Will she marry again in the future? Our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette.

The rites of sages educate all peoples. As the prince's tutor and the third master of the East Palace, you will educate the prince in the future. Is this the way you will educate the prince? No matter what, you have to make an explanation now. I, Fang Congzhe, have always tolerated it.

Shasha, I will never associate with people like you who don't know etiquette. Your Majesty, you have your own disposal. If you don't punish Yue Su, but you still let Yue Su do misbehavior and slander his reputation, I will drag him away now and quit.

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Four copies were sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies. When Eunuch Wei looked at them, he felt so angry that he kept yelling, "You are not Shen Yuesu. You are obviously asking the emperor to grant a marriage and help him find a wife."

As expected, you, Fang Congzhe, are related to the Li family. In order to please the Li family and arrange the marriage between the Li family and Yue Su, you turned out to be disrespectful and disrespectful. You can even do such a thing. You still have no shame. Damn it, you three.

A censor, taking many benefits from the Duke of Guizhou, wanted to give his widow to Yue Su. You, Mu Qiyuan, are thick-skinned enough. You were afraid that your daughter would be widowed and lonely, and you were too embarrassed to propose marriage, so you colluded.

Censor, you came up with such a harmful idea and asked the emperor to issue an edict to "force" them to get married according to the decree. Do you still want to look like you are guilty?

Wei Zhongxian was very angry at the Supervisor of Ceremonies, because the two families mentioned in the memorial were all powerful supporters. Needless to say, the Duke of Guizhou was a first-class noble in the imperial court, holding heavy troops and guarding him for generations.

On the one hand, they are many times more powerful than those empty-headed princes. The Li family is not a good person. Not only is it rich, but it also eats both black and white. With these two families married to Yue Su, Yue Su's power is not even greater.

It will be easier said than done to overthrow him in the future.

I was angry, but there was nothing I could do to stop it. I didn't have the guts to hide it and not present it to the emperor. The memorials of the three censors were small. Fang Congzhe was a cabinet minister. He went to court every day and could see the emperor.

When I spoke to the emperor in the Golden Palace, things became even more difficult.

No way, I have to submit it to the emperor.

Eunuch Wei put the four memorials in his pocket and rushed to the Yangxin Hall. Just at this time, Yue Su had finished his work with the emperor and left. Wei Zhongxian asked greetings outside the door. The emperor agreed and walked in.

"Wei Qing, what's going on today?"

"Your Majesty, this is Mr. Ginsengyue." Eunuch Wei walked up to Carpenter Zhu and said in a low voice.

Whenever anyone visits Yue Su, Carpenter Zhu will ask, "What's the crime?"

"Back to the emperor, it's a matter of weathering." Eunuch Wei said.

"Problem of weathering?" Upon hearing this accusation, Zhu Carpenter was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Interesting, interesting... How do you write it, please tell me."

If there were other charges, Zhu Carpenter probably wouldn't even listen and told Liu Zhong directly. Eunuch Wei also wanted this. But the emperor seemed to be interested in the accusation of corruption and wanted to know what was going on.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian estimated that the emperor would definitely take a look after hearing it. He did not dare to hide it, so he read the four memorials one after another.

After hearing this, Carpenter Zhu laughed again, "It's really interesting. I didn't expect that Yue Qing is not only an expert at solving cases, but also an excellent carpenter. He can also seduce women. Come and show me."

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly presented the memorial to the emperor. Zhu Carpenter opened two copies, took a brief look at them, and smiled again. "This Yue Aiqing does everything openly and honestly, even cheating in the examination room. Why did she get criticized for this matter?"

, return the stolen goods and gain something. These people let me decide, how should I decide? Wei Qing, what do you think should be the best way to deal with it?"

What do you want Wei Zhongxian to say? You can't ask the emperor to dismiss Yue Su from his post for the crime of immorality. In this case, the emperor can't do it either. However, he can't follow the wishes of these guys and say it from his own mouth,

Let the emperor decree the marriage.

After hesitating for a while, Eunuch Wei finally thought of a good idea, so he said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, as an internal official, I don't know much about such matters. Let me think about it, this is not..."

"Yes, yes..." Zhu Carpenter laughed again, patted his forehead, and said: "Look, I'm a little confused. Why do I ask you about such things? Okay, you go down first, and leave the information to me first.

Let me come up with a proper solution and give you my approval."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I take my leave." After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he bowed and left.

When he left the Yangxin Hall and walked towards the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he was gnashing his teeth and cursing non-stop along the way.

Carpenter Zhu in the Yangxin Hall picked up the four folds again, banged them on the table a few times, and thought to himself, "What should we do about this matter? The innocence of Mu Tianjiao and the girl surnamed Li cannot be compromised.

Yue Su has been defiled like this in vain. Just like what the brochure says, you have to give an explanation to others. Otherwise, if the news spreads, how can they be seen by others?"

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Carpenter couldn't come up with a particularly good idea. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered someone. "The Queen has always been very smart. The idea of ​​dealing with Yue Qing last time was hers. She came up with it."

She is still a woman, so she must be clearer about women's affairs. If you ask her about such matters, I'm sure she will be able to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds."

Although Zhu Carpenter is smart, he actually has a very low IQ when it comes to matters between men and women. Your Majesty, all women have to revolve around him. He doesn’t have to think about picking up girls or what women are thinking in their hearts.

Not to mention whether the woman around me is happy or not.

If it was for another memorial, Zhu Carpenter would wait until the evening at most to ask, but he thought it was quite interesting and wanted to make Zhang Yan happy, so he put down what he was doing and happily took the memorial and showed it to her.

Kunning Palace.

When they arrived at Kunning Palace, the Queen personally greeted Carpenter Zhu and invited Carpenter Zhu into the bedroom. After the Golden Palace, as soon as the couple sat down, Carpenter Zhu said with an impatient smile: "Queen, something interesting happened today.

There are people involved in Yue Aiqing's case again, but this crime is so interesting."

"Oh?" Zhang Yan was stunned and said, "Why does your majesty still find it interesting that Lord Shenyue is here? I wonder what the crime is?"

"It's a question about weathering. By the way, do you still remember the princess of the Duke of Guizhou whom we summoned at Sude Palace last time?" Zhu Carpenter said with a smile.

"Of course I remember," Zhang Yan said with a smile.

"I still have something to do with her. I heard that she lives in Yue Su's house now. I don't know about Yue Su. God knows if they are like you and me. No, this is what the censor is involved in. Mu

Tianjiao is still a widow, and she doesn’t know how to end it. But it’s easy for her to handle it alone. Today, two people suddenly appeared. Fang Congzhe went to the melon fields with a girl from the Li family, and that girl from the Li family, now

He also lives in Yue Su's home. This will make it difficult for him to marry in the future." Zhu Carpenter said with a smile. Then he handed the memorial to Zhang Yan and said: "Queen, you should also take a look."

"Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere with politics. I really don't dare to look through it." Zhang Yan did not reach out to pick it up.

"This excerpt is no better than the others. If I say you can read it, you can read it. After you finish reading it, I plan to ask you to help me find a way to properly handle this matter." Zhu Carpenter said.

"Then I obey the decree." Zhang Yan carefully took the memorial, read it one by one, then laughed and said: "Your Majesty, this memorial..."

"What's wrong with this book?" Zhu Carpenter asked curiously.

Zhang Yan was more attentive than Zhu Youxiao. After reading it once, she immediately saw the clues. This was Mu Qiyuan and Fang Congzhe's trick to ask the emperor to grant a marriage. Everyone knew that the emperor would definitely not be involved in this crime.

To deal with Yue Su, you have to give an explanation to the girl's family. The best explanation is to give them a status, so that it is justified.

"This fold..." Zhang Yan was about to tell the truth, but after a second thought, she took it back. Mu Qiyuan once handed over the fold, with the implicit meaning of asking the queen to take care of his daughter. Now if the agency

Frankly speaking, the emperor may be able to issue a decree to grant marriage in the end, but he will feel that these people are using him as a weapon. If you want the emperor to marry your daughter and Yue Su, why don't you tell the truth and make this false plan?

. Fang Congzhe may have some friendship with the Li family, so he took this kind of bargain and asked the emperor to grant a marriage, which is also a betrayal of personal favors. In the current court situation, Wei Zhongxian still holds the power, and Yue Su is in a weak position. If he wants to

To prevent Wei Zhongxian's family from becoming the dominant one, Fang Congzhe and Yue Su should still be tied together. Zhang Yan did not reveal the truth out of consideration for the emperor. She changed the subject and said: "This secret is indeed interesting. I thought about it for a moment, Yue Su."

Since Su left Princess Mu and the young lady from the Li family to live in the mansion, he must have liked them. So I thought that your majesty was not as good as him, so I simply issued an order to fulfill them."

Chapter 32: The crime of corruption
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