Song Huizong has been a very extravagant person since he was a child. Is he an artist? Money is not very important. The key is to have taste. That's fine. Later he became emperor and rarely punished corrupt officials. On the contrary, he

To a certain extent, he also condoned this behavior. For example, he allowed Liang Shicheng and others to sell their official positions and titles to make money for themselves. This not only harmed the interests of the people, but also harmed the interests of the world's scholars, and has been criticized.

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Even now, the Ordnance Supervision is the department where he makes money. Compared with the past, it is even worse. Of course, this is only a superficial account. In fact, Li Qi is more cunning than him. He immediately demolishes the bridge when he crosses the river.

After Song Huizong agreed to make the Ordnance Supervision independent and make money from the Ordnance Supervision, Li Qi immediately proposed promoting integrity and fighting corruption, using the words and eyes of hundreds of officials to restrict Song Huizong.

In the past, Song Huizong would not have bothered with this matter at all, and would have laughed it off at most, but it was different now. He was really driven to the point of death by advocating for honesty and anti-corruption.

It will never give up.

Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and others glanced at Song Huizong for a moment and saw the anger on his face. They knew that these words were definitely not a joke. Their hearts skipped a beat and they were very worried. But because they could not guess what Song Huizong was thinking

So, they didn't say anything. They wouldn't take action until the last moment.

However, Cai You and others would not think so. This time was such a God-given opportunity, how could they be willing to let it go so easily.

Cai You was overjoyed in his heart and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, according to our laws of the Song Dynasty, if any minister in the court is corrupt and accepts bribes, the serious ones will be sent to the border, the minor ones will be dismissed from their posts and investigated, and their descendants will not be allowed to enter the official position. However, after all, economic officials have merit first."

Therefore, Wei Chen suggested that he should be treated leniently and that the economic envoy should be dismissed from his post. His descendants should not be allowed to enter the court as officials."

Damn it! You are really smart as hell. If you want to fire me for just such a small amount of money, then wouldn’t it be too little for you to die eight hundred times? Damn it, my son was only born a few days ago.

, you are going to cut off his employment channel. It seems that you are much more ruthless than me. Li Qi was almost angry at Cai You's words, but he also became very cautious in his heart, even though this was just a killing of chickens.

It's a show for monkeys. But it can be seen that once they really have something in their hands, they will have to kill themselves. Therefore, compared to Cai Jing and others, the powerless Li

Qi needs to be more careful.

Jiang Dao said: "I am reporting to your Majesty that the British ministers dare not agree with the words of the British Duke."

Cai You frowned when he heard this, because Jiang Daoyan was of his own. And he didn't have to take care of anyone else, only others took care of their own. So, he was also afraid that Jiang Daoyan would take Li Qi's side.

However, his worries seemed to be somewhat unnecessary, and Jiang Daoyan continued: "If this is what others say, then the British public's words are not unreasonable. But the economy is different."

Song Huizong said: "Oh, how do you say this?"

Jiang Dao said: "Whether it was the purge of Jiangnan official circles or the current anti-corruption campaign, it was all proposed by economic envoys. However, he said one thing and did another. It can be seen that this person has no problem whether he is an official or a human being."

, everything he did was shameful, and he should be severely punished and told to the world as a warning."

After hearing this, Cai You immediately turned from worry to joy. It couldn't be more satisfying to have such a painful revenge after a good man was cheated.

Many ministers also quickly stood up and seconded the proposal, and even demanded that Li Qi should never be allowed to serve as an official. They did this to avoid future troubles!

It seems that that boy has a lot of enemies in the court! Song Huizong saw it, but did not show his expression. He glanced at Cai Jing and Zhao Huan quickly, nodded and said: "Everyone, my love

What you said is right. Although Li Qi has made countless achievements, he relied on my favor to know the law and break it. His crime is unforgivable."

After a pause, he said again: "Here comes someone! Pull down the sinner Li Qi..."

‘Father, please calm down.”

Before Song Huizong finished speaking, Zhao Huan suddenly stood up.

Song Huizong hummed: "If you want to plead for Li Qi, I advise you not to do it. If you were not my prince and I knew your character, I would never do such a thing. Otherwise, do you think Honglu

Can the Honglu Temple sever the relationship so easily? Your Honglu Temple is responsible for this negotiation. You yourself are also to blame for Li Qi's corruption. Please step aside as soon as possible."

Wow! It seems that whether they are Hunjun or Mingjun, they are all at the level of movie kings! Li Qi saw that Song Huizong used his son as a show, and he couldn't help but fall in love with his acting skills.

When the officials saw that Song Huizong did not even give the prince face, and even scolded the prince, they knew that Song Huizong was really angry this time, and no one dared to stand up and speak for Li Qi anymore.

Zhao Huan was also dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that his father would not give him any face, so he immediately rejected his request. He was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do for a while.

He pleads for Li Qi mostly for himself, because Li Qi holds many positions, and they are all top priorities of the court. If Li Qi is in the Commerce Bureau, he can use Li Qi to make contributions and establish his own prestige.

For him today, it is also the most important thing. Moreover, he does not like Cai Jing and his son, and has a lot of grudges with them. Although Cai Jing and his son are now trying their best to please him, he has not changed his mind. It is just his relationship with Cai Jing.

The relationship has eased a little, and he still hates Cai You very much, but Li Qi is the only one in the court who is not afraid of Cai You. He regards Li Qi as the number one think tank around him, so he will eagerly stand up to intercede for Li Qi.

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Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and others complained even more. This time Li Qi really kicked down the iron plate. He was thinking whether to stand up and plead for mercy now, or wait until Song Huizong's anger subsided before begging for mercy. But if he didn't plead now,

Once Li Qi is dismissed and investigated, Cai You and the others will definitely not give Li Qi a chance to stand up again, and will definitely stay by Song Huizong's side day and night to prevent others from interceding for Li Qi.

In any case, Li Qi must not be dismissed from his post and investigated. Cai Jing gritted his teeth and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was not pleading for Li Qi, but for the country of the Song Dynasty."

Cai You glanced at Cai Jing, with anger and jealousy in his eyes. When he was young, he actually admired Cai Jing very much. He never disobeyed Cai Jing, but Cai Jing liked his second son who was so talented.

He was very jealous, so he said that father and son turned against each other and bought the seeds many years ago.

In fact, Cai Jing has understood this in recent years, and he feels regretful in his heart. He once wanted to make amends with Cai You before he was buried, but it was obvious that Cai You had decided to set up his own business and regarded him as his biggest enemy.

This made Cai Jing very helpless.

A smile flashed in Song Huizong's eyes and he said: "Oh? What do you mean by Aiqing's words?"

Cai Jingdao: "Report to the Emperor. Li Qi did make an unforgivable mistake, but he still did not do anything extraordinary in terms of right and wrong. If he was greedy for money, he would have agreed to a big meal at that time. Byzantium

After waiting for the envoy's request, I believe that the money will be much more than it is now. This shows that Li Qi's character is not as bad as Jiang Yushi said. Moreover, what he received was not a gift from my subjects of the Song Dynasty, but

It's a gift from a foreign envoy, so that's a different matter."

Jiang Daoyan hummed: "What the Grand Master said is really novel. Jiang is willing to listen to the Grand Master's teachings and see if the word 'greed' can be read upside down."

'Don't dare, don't dare. How dare I, Cai Yuanzhang, teach Jiang Yushi? As long as Jiang Yushi comes to visit you often and gives advice, then Yuanzhang will be satisfied.' Cai Jing said with a smile.

Cai Jing's words may seem modest, but they are not. In the court, he never talks nonsense and tries to grasp every word.

As we all know, Cai Jing suffered a lot in front of the Yanguan at Yushitai. His words were an insinuation of Jiang Daoyan's constant meddling in other people's affairs.

When the other officials saw it, they were all smiling, and the scene was really getting better and better.

Jiang Daoyan didn't have to understand, but his current target was Li Qi. He knew that if he dealt with Cai Jing and Li Qi at the same time, he would only be in an awkward position, so he just smiled and did not answer.

Song Huizong, who was on the dragon throne, was very happy to see this situation at this time. If they were fighting among themselves, they would not be able to 'take care' of themselves wholeheartedly.

As Jiang Daoyan's old opponent, Cai Jing also knew that he did not dare to argue with him at this time, so he did not have too much entanglement, and continued: "The money of our subjects in the Song Dynasty belongs to our Song Dynasty, and you embezzled them."

Money, that is, embezzlement of our Song Dynasty's money, but the money of foreign envoys does not belong to our Song Dynasty, it belongs to their country, and the purpose of this trade negotiation is to make money from them. In this case,

Li Qi's acceptance of their gifts, on the other hand, was not just helping us make money in the Song Dynasty, but his methods were a bit shameful. To be wrong, I can only say that he had embarrassed our officials in the Song Dynasty. However,

You know, he is a businessman, and he is still young and lacks experience. He is unimaginably comprehensive. But then again, the reason why the emperor chose Li Qi as the economic envoy is not because he saw his business ability. Since the emperor

I hope to use his advantages to make profits for our Song Dynasty. Then, I think, we must accept his shortcomings. There is no perfect thing in this world. I think this is what the prince means."

As expected of Mr. Cai, his words are really impeccable! After saying these words, Li Qi couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Cai Jing. Cai Jing's words not only reminded him of his fierce refutation of Jiang Daoyan and Cai Jing.

You's words, moreover, gave the prince a step down, killing two birds with one stone.

Zhao Huan hurriedly added: "What the Grand Master said is absolutely true. That's exactly what I meant. Li Qi also contributed a lot to this trade negotiation. If Li Qi is dismissed, who in the world will be able to take up this position?"

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Song Huizong's expression changed, and he laughed and said: 'It turns out that the word "greedy" can really be read upside down. It's interesting, interesting. Listening to what you said, it does make some sense."

As he spoke, the determination revealed in his eyes gradually turned into hesitation.

Cai You was very good at observing words and emotions. When he saw something was wrong, he immediately stood up and said: 'Your Majesty, now this matter has spread to the streets and alleys. If the imperial court turns a deaf ear to this matter, how can we convince the people of the world?"

Jiang Daoyan said: 'Yes, if this is the case, then the words "advocating integrity and fighting corruption" may be just a joke in the eyes of the people."

Song Huizong nodded again and said: "What the two beloved ministers said makes sense. However, Li Qi has an important responsibility now and is very prestigious in the eyes of businessmen. He is a bridge between the court and businessmen. If

Removing him from office will probably cause dissatisfaction among quite a few people! Alas, this matter is really difficult to handle!"

After a pause, he suddenly said: "Li Qi, what else do you have to say?"

After a while, there was no response at the bottom of the steps. Song Huizong frowned and said, ‘Li Qi!”

‘Ah? Oh—Wei Chen is here.”

Li Qi was slightly startled, and quickly replied. Just now, he had been watching the show, completely forgetting that he was the protagonist, and looked confident and fearless. He almost revealed his secret, and secretly screamed "Damn it." He immediately entered the state, and looked down.

The first line: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Wei Chen always thought that there was nothing wrong with accepting those gifts, and it was not as the Grand Master said, accepting gifts depends on the person. Wei Chen always thought that this was just a favor, and Wei Chen went to someone else's house to be a guest.

, all come with gifts. I never thought there would be so many twists and turns, which almost brought shame to the Song Dynasty. I am really ashamed of myself. Fortunately, Weichen has always adhered to the principle of honesty and integrity. It turns out--

Alas, it seems that Wei Chen still looks too young. However, it is Wei Chen's fault that he is young and has nothing to do with anyone else. Wei Chen has nothing to say. He accepts the punishment and has no complaints. He just asks the emperor to look upon Wei Chen.

For those small contributions, please spare the life of this humble minister."

Shameless!

Absolutely shameless!

Integrity and integrity? What does this have to do with you Li Qi? You are still young. It is your own fault. This is obviously to excuse yourself!

Li Qi's move was to retreat in order to advance. Cai Jing and others wanted to applaud him, but Jiang Daoyan and others scolded him for being shameless.

This kid really lies without blinking an eye. Fortunately, I knew it beforehand. Otherwise, with his wealth, I might really believe him. I really don’t know how many lies he has told me in the past. Thinking of this, Song Huizong couldn’t help but hate

I felt a little itchy. Then I thought about it. I always let this kid succeed in the past. This is an opportunity. Why don't I take this opportunity to teach this kid a lesson and let go of the evil spirit in my heart. I said without changing my expression: "Hmm."

It seems that this is just an unintentional mistake on your part. It would indeed be unfair to be dismissed and investigated. However, if no punishment is given, I will break my trust in the world. This death penalty can be avoided, but a living crime cannot be escaped! But, what should I punish you?

Woolen cloth?"

Speaking of this, he seemed very hesitant.
To be continued...