The Minister of Industry and others were a little worried that Li Huan would suddenly reveal evidence of Duan Ming's corruption. After all, everyone knew that Jin Yiwei's ability was so pervasive that it would not be impossible if he really had evidence of Duan Ming's corruption.
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After all, although Duan Ming has a reputation for being clean and honest, who can guarantee that Duan Ming really did not make any omissions and that there was no clue that Jin Yiwei could get his hands on.
So when Li Huan vowed to take over Duan Ming, the Minister of Industry and others were really worried about Duan Ming.
But now Zhang Lun asked, and Li Huan shook his head to deny Zhang Lun's guess, which made the Minister of Industry feel confident.
With a chuckle, Han Xin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, looked at Li Huan while stroking his beard and said: "Zhou Champion, it's okay for you to frame other people, but you want to frame Shi Lang Duan, but it's a bit unreasonable. Who can
People don’t know that Mr. Duan is an honest man and has no heirs, so he is greedy. No one can inherit the inheritance, so what’s the point?”
Many people couldn't help but raise their brows when they heard this, and couldn't help but look at Duan Ming, who saw Duan Ming looking at Li Huan with sadness and anger.
Everyone then remembered that Duan Ming was indeed childless. Duan Ming was now nearly fifty years old, which was considered an advanced age in this era.
He lost his son in his early years, so that now Duan Ming doesn't even have an heir who can pass on the incense. It is true that as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry said, there is no heir who can inherit the foundation. Duan Ming's greed is nothing at all.
significance.
At this time, even Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan with some doubts, because Duan Ming didn't seem to have the motive of being greedy.
When Li Huan read the records about Duan Ming in the Jinyi Guards, he was really surprised by the secrets about Duan Ming. It can only be said that it was an eye-opener for Li Huan.
Such secrets do sound a bit unbelievable, but Zhu Houzhao believed that Li Huan would not use such things to criticize an important court official.
Everyone present knew a thing or two about Duan Ming's disciple. After all, Duan Ming's respect for Zheng Gang was unabashed. It can be said that with Duan Ming's respect, Zheng Lun was definitely the most important among the household department.
The one that attracts attention.
Seeing Duan Ming's extremely humiliated look, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help coughing slightly and said to Zhang Lun: "Mr. British, it concerns the reputation of Shilang Duan, you..."
It can be said that once such a secret is known to others, the personality he has worked hard to maintain will collapse, and he will even be reviled by those moral people.
After all, no matter what Duan Ming said, he was a dignified third-rank official. If there was no real evidence, Li Huan would have offended the public by slandering the innocence of an important court official out of thin air, and in such a way.
However, under the surveillance of Jin Yiwei, Duan Ming was an honest man and had a good reputation in the court. Several of his disciples were also officials in the court, and one of them was in the household department, named Zheng Gang.
, as a foreigner.
Zhu Fu and Xu Guangzha couldn't help but look at Duan Ming in amazement and clapped their hands and said, "Wonderful, really wonderful. If Jin Yiwei hadn't mastered Master Duan's secret, I'm afraid he really wanted to
I was kept in the dark by him, but I always thought that he was as incorruptible as water, and he was a rare good official in the world."
A look of horror suddenly flashed in the depths of Duan Ming's eyes. Although it was fleeting, it could not escape Li Huan's gaze.
But Duan Ming had an affair with his protégé's first wife, and even gave birth to a child, who was still raised in Zheng Gang's home. This was a huge scandal, and it was the secret that Duan Ming least wanted people to know.
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Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and even the emperor were not fools. How could they not hear the ridicule in Li Huan's words? They seemed to have grasped something vaguely, but they couldn't be sure for a while. They were just curious.
He looked at Li Huan.
If this is true, it would be a huge scandal.
It was the Zheng Yuanwailang that Li Huan had just mentioned. This man worshiped Duan Ming, and they had the title of teacher and student.
But as soon as the words came out, the Minister of Industry immediately shut up. Even if it was true, he couldn't ask it in front of Duan Ming.
Everyone knows that Duan Ming values Zheng Gang as his protégé and disciple, so many people are confused as to why Duan Ming values Zheng Gang so highly.
As a master, he had an affair with his disciple's first wife, and even gave birth to a child. If this was spread, I would be scolded by moral people in the world.
Who allowed Zheng Gang's first wife to have an affair with Duan Ming, the master? It was obvious that Duan Ming wanted to make up for Zheng Gang, his disciple.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao looked at Duan Ming who was captured by Qiu Ju with a bit of disgust on his face, obviously believing Li Huan's words.
This is not a rare thing in the court, it is the norm, and the Jin Yiwei would not pay attention to it.
Zhang Lun blinked, looked at Duan Ming who was staring at Li Huan fiercely, then looked at Li Huan, and couldn't help but said: "What if Duan Ming really had an affair with his disciple's first wife and gave birth to a child?"
If there is a son, then it is possible that Duan Ming Tanmo will not have friends."
Zhang Lun couldn't help but said to Li Huan: "Champion Hou, please stop playing charades with us guys. What matters to us guys is whether Duan Ming is a corrupt official or not. How come you got involved in the family affairs of his disciples?"
As he spoke, Zhang Lun turned to Li Huan and said, "Previously, the champion said that Duan Ming acted as an agent for the relief of the victims in Guang'an Prefecture. Could it be that Duan Ming really did something in this matter and embezzled the money and food for the relief of the victims?"
Hearing what Li Huan said, everyone looked astonished.
Li Huan glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, then his eyes fell on Duan Ming and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly: "Li has forgotten that Mr. Duan has no descendants. In this way, Mr. Duan is the sinner of the Duan family."
With a disdainful sneer, Li Huan said to Duan Ming: "Master Duan is really good at acting. In that case, Li would like to ask Master Duan about the mother and son in Zheng Yuanwailang's house.
Who is it?"
The Minister of Industry opened his eyes even more, looked at Duan Ming in astonishment and said subconsciously: "Shilang Duan, you...could it be that you really gave birth to a son with that Prince Zheng?"
The people on the side were also very curious at this moment. Li Huan just mentioned the Zheng family mother and son, and he came to Duan Ming, which made people couldn't help but speculate.
At this time, Li Huan spoke slowly: "Your Majesty, there are no mistakes or omissions in what the British Lord said, so how can he damage people's reputation?"
As he spoke, Zhang Lun glanced at Duan Ming with a smile and said, "Is it possible that Zheng Gang's legitimate son can still be Master Duan's son?"
What did they hear? Li Huan actually said that Zheng Gang's son was Duan Ming's son. This... this sounded a bit unbelievable.
However, Duan Ming often went to Zheng Gang's residence, and sometimes even stayed at Zheng Gang's residence.
Duan Ming stared at Li Huan and said in a trembling voice: "Li Huan, you...what do you mean?"
Li Huan's words sounded a bit wrong, but Duan Ming said to Li Huan angrily: "Li Huan, if you want to frame me, just ask, I'm sitting on my own.
Duan, as the saying goes, there is no need to blame someone if you want to inflict a crime, why should I be afraid of you, and why should I humiliate others like this? This is really not what a gentleman would do!"
Could it be that Duan Ming had an illegitimate child and it was impossible to raise him in the Zheng family? But it is wrong to think about it. Duan Ming's only son died young. If Duan Ming really had an illegitimate child, he could have brought him home. I believe his wife
It's not unacceptable.
As if because of some scandal exposed by Li Huan, Duan Ming finally couldn't help it, got up from the ground with a look of embarrassment and anger, and threw himself at Li Huan viciously.
As for the details of Duan Ming, there is indeed some information about Duan Ming among the Jinyiwei. Because Duan Ming has a reputation for being clean and honest, it is naturally impossible for the Jinyiwei to turn a blind eye to Duan Ming, but instead pay more attention to him.
For this reason, Jin Yiwei spent a lot of time to place people in the Zheng Mansion, and finally figured out why Duan Ming would often stay in the Zheng Mansion.
Duan Ming was listening to Li Huan's story, with a look of dejection and despair on his face.
But now after hearing the secret revealed by Li Huan, someone finally reacted and looked at Duan Ming with a strange expression.
Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then they reacted. They all opened their eyes wide and looked at Duan Ming in disbelief, who was lying on the ground with a look of grievance on his face.
He was able to climb to where he is today step by step, and his reputation for integrity played a big role. Now his true identity has been exposed. More importantly, even his most intimate secrets have been exposed. Duan Ming
In an instant, I even had the desire to die.
As an official with a reputation for being honest, Duan Ming's reputation is equivalent to his life. It can be said that Duan Ming cares about his reputation for being honest more than anything else, and he will do his best to maintain it.
Everyone looked at Li Huan. If Duan Ming had really done something, it would have been hidden from the local relief officials. Or Duan Ming had done it so well that all the officials on the line were pulled down by Duan Ming.
Water is not enough?
On the contrary, Li Huan glanced at Duan Ming with admiration and said: "To be honest, Li really admires me. Although Mr. Duan said that his personal ethics are lacking, he is really a treacherous and evil person.
I’ve passed, but Mr. Duan did embezzle the money and food for the victims.”
If the reputation of being greedy for ink spreads, that's fine. Anyway, in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, everyone is the same thing. Everyone knows it well, and no one will laugh at anyone else.
Everyone knows that there is a huge price difference between new grain and old grain mixed with sand. As for local officials, they naturally do not know that the money and grain allocated by the court to provide relief to the victims is the new grain of the year. They only think that
The imperial court allocates old grain, so as long as the quantity is right, no local officials will pay attention to it.
If it was once or twice, it would be fine, but Duan Ming often stayed at the Zheng Mansion for a certain period of time, which aroused the curiosity of the Jin Yiwei sentry.
As he spoke, Duan Ming bowed down in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me."
As he spoke, Li Huan bowed his hands to the emperor and said, "Just now, Cai Chen said that Duan Ming had an affair with the Prince Zheng, and Prince Zheng gave birth to a son for Duan Ming. This is why Duan Ming often stayed at the Zheng Mansion, and often
He went to the Zheng Mansion sexually because his son is in the Zheng Mansion."
Several other officials also frowned and looked at Li Huan with a bit of displeasure. They were obviously stimulated by Li Huan's attitude.
It's a pity that Duan Ming didn't have the power to restrain a chicken. Let alone knocking down Li Huan, he was dodged by Li Huan before he could even touch the corner of Li Huan's clothes, and was immediately captured by the emperor's order.
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Everyone secretly nodded. This could explain why Duan Ming often stayed at Zheng Mansion. At the same time, it could also explain why Duan Ming had more than one disciple, but he treated Zheng Gang like that.
taken care of.
Noticing Duan Ming's cryptic expression change, Li Huan suddenly felt at ease.
Li Huan then said slowly: "The clever thing about Duan Ming is that he did not withhold the money and grain from relieving the victims, but secretly replaced the new grain allocated by the court with grain mixed with sand through the father of Prince Zheng.
Chen Liang, just from this alone, Duan Ming made a profit of tens of thousands of taels of silver."
I have to say that under the surveillance of Jin Yiwei, Duan Ming seemed to be as clean as water, and there was really no evidence of Duan Ming's corruption.
Snap, snap, snap
Duan Ming snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and said, "Prince Zheng is the first wife of my disciple Zheng Gang, and her son Zheng Lun is Zheng Gang's legitimate son. I wonder if Mr. Li has anything else to ask?"
Li Huan couldn't help but clapped his hands and said, "Oh, it turns out that Prince Zheng is Zheng Gang's first wife, and Zheng Lun is Zheng Gang's legitimate son!"
"You...you are slanderous, I will fight with you!"
Looking at Duan Ming's stern look, Li Huan said lightly: "Li just wants to ask Mr. Duan, who is Prince Zheng?"
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. As soon as Zhang Lun said these words, Duan Ming's expression suddenly changed, as if someone had stepped on his tail. His expression immediately became extremely ugly, and he said to Zhang Lun: "It's too much to bully others."
, you are going too far to deceive others."
Unexpectedly, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had been speaking for him before, now distanced himself from him with a look of disgust, as if he was afraid of being influenced by him and ruining his reputation.
Yang Tinghe, Liu Yu and others looked at Duan Ming who was slumped there, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. They thought that Duan Ming, who had always been as honest as water, would not be afraid of Li Huan, but the result was not good. They could not imagine it in their dreams.
Duan Ming is better at playing than most of them.
"Come here, put Duan Ming in prison and wait for his punishment."
Following the emperor's order, the dignified third-rank ministers became prisoners in an instant. Seeing Duan Ming being dragged away by the imperial guards like a dead dog, everyone couldn't help but look at Li Huan with deep fear.