Chapter 363 This incident shocked the capital again!
Everything seems to be back to normal again!
The next day, a notice from the imperial court was posted in the capital!
Countless people looked at the content on the notice and showed expressions of disbelief!
Then, the news spread to ten and hundreds! Soon it swept the entire capital!
He Weixin, the Minister of Rites, and seven other ministers of the Ministry of Rites, embezzled nearly 20 million taels of silver from the national treasury!
This sounds downright magical!
If it weren't for the emperor's personal seal underneath the notice, who would have dared to believe that such a thing would happen?
Of course Emperor Qian did not write everything down, but pushed the whole matter to the ministers of the Ministry of Rites.
As for other officials in the imperial court, there was no mention at all!
This is Emperor Qian's attempt to save face for them, and also to deliberately give them a chance to change their ways!
Therefore, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites should bear the responsibility for all these crimes!
Anyway, these people are all dead, no one will have any objection to pushing it on them!
However, the shock caused by this notice among the literati was even more intense!
In teahouses, restaurants, and brothels everywhere, many talented intellectuals published long speeches on this matter!
One by one, they were beating their chests and stamping their feet, as if they were extremely distressed!
Inside Wanhua Building.
Zhao Qi was drinking in the private room on the second floor, and Miss Zhaodi was sitting on the bed.
The latter looked at him with an indescribably calm expression on his face.
Compared to the last time when he was about to jump off the building, he seemed to have calmed down.
"Tomorrow is the time when the list will be revealed. Don't go back on what you promised me."
After a while, Miss Zhaodi spoke.
Zhao Qi took a sip of wine, stood up, walked to her and hugged her directly.
"I've already thought about it. Even if I, Zhao Qi, can't get any honors here, it doesn't matter."
"Even if I am penniless, I will take you out of here, as long as you don't dislike me for being poor."
Since Lin Yiqiu gave him a good ideological construction last time, Zhao Qi has lost so many hesitations and hesitations.
At this time, he had already made a decision in his heart.
If you really don't get any honors when the results are announced, then you can leave the capital gracefully with Miss Zhaodi.
The world is so big, I can’t believe that I don’t have a place to stay! Where can I not call home?
Girl Zhaodi's face suddenly showed a hint of smile.
"If you don't let me down, I will be completely devoted to you. If you don't let me down, I don't have to give up my life."
Miss Zhao Di can be said to be quite infatuated with Zhao Qi, and she basically has her eyes set on him!
Zhao Qi nodded firmly. If a woman was so infatuated with him, why should he be so cowardly?
While the two were being cozy, they heard bursts of noise coming from downstairs, which was extremely noisy.
Although Wanhualou usually has a lot of guests, most of them are very quiet literati and rarely make much noise.
But at this time, the sound below was really noisy.
Zhao Qi was confused and asked Zhao Di to have a good rest, then he opened the door and went downstairs.
As soon as he reached the stairs, his friend Jiang Yanchang came up to him with a very reserved look on his face!
"A big event! What a big event! It's a big event that shocked the entire capital!"
"What big thing could happen?"
Zhao Qi looked suspicious.
It was quite shocking to hear that all the senior officials of the Ministry of Rites were killed a few days ago. What other big events could happen now?
Before he could think about it, the others were pulled down by Jiang Yanchang!
A group of literati below were debating in front of the table, and everyone's emotions could be said to be extremely excited!
After Jiang Yanchang pulled Zhao Qi to sit down at a table, he approached him and spoke.
"Today, a notice was issued in the capital, and those officials from the Ministry of Rites died unjustly! Your Majesty even ordered all of them to have their homes searched!"
"What? There's still this thing?"
Zhao Qi's face was startled.
Before that, he had only heard that the death of the official of the Ministry of Rites had shocked the government and the public. It was said that the civil and military officials were still forcing the emperor to give them an explanation.
And the murderer, the governor of Xichang, became the target of many people, and almost all the court officials wanted him dead!
Under such circumstances, the literati basically had the same opinion as the officials.
Although many people applauded the eunuch's actions, thinking that he was getting rid of harm to the court!
But more people still think that this is completely disturbing the laws and regulations of Daqian!
The Minister of Rites and seven ministers could actually be killed by a eunuch. This is a unique thing in the entire history of the Qian Kingdom!
But listening to Jiang Yanchang at this time, it seems that there are still many secrets behind it!
"Why exactly is this happening? Those officials from the Ministry of Etiquette committed a serious crime?"
Zhao Qi immediately thought of a possibility, frowned and asked.
Jiang Yanchang nodded.
"You're right! It's a serious crime!"
"According to the notice, those officials from the Ministry of Rites embezzled nearly 20 million taels of silver from the treasury!"
"Your Majesty is furious! This is why he reacted like this!"
After the words fell, Zhao Qi was still in a state of confusion.
"Good guy, twenty million taels! This sounds too sensational!"
He took a breath of air.
He was a poor scholar who had never seen even two thousand taels of silver in his life, let alone twenty million taels! That was simply an amount that he could not imagine!
And this money still came from the national treasury! So it seemed even more shocking!
"If this is the case, these ministers of etiquette should really deserve to die! I never expected that they could do such a crazy thing!"
"Twenty million taels! That is life-saving money for disaster relief for many people!"
Zhao Qi frowned slightly.
There is so much money, and it is all in the national treasury. These are all prepared for possible disasters in various places.
The Ministry of Rites has dared to embezzle so much, simply because it doesn't take the people seriously.
Who in the world could not feel resentful? Even scholars like them felt that all the officials of the Ministry of Rites should be killed!
And if you put it this way, the eunuch’s killing was quite a relief!
Zhao Qi thought as he picked up the teacup and drank tea.
At this moment, on the table not far in front of him, a scholar wearing a turban raised his hand and greeted the people around him, then looked serious.
"Everyone, I heard that the reason why all the officials of the Ministry of Rites were killed this time was because of the emperor's secret decree!"
"Actually, the eunuch didn't do it himself at all! It was the emperor who gave instructions behind his back! The emperor couldn't stand the corruption of the Ministry of Rites for a long time! That's why he dealt with them ruthlessly!"
These words immediately caused ripples all around.
Some agree and some disagree.
Those who agreed felt that the emperor was far-sighted and thinking about the country and the country.
Those who disagree feel that this is nonsense. The emperor wants to kill people, why is it so subtle? Does he still need to send eunuchs to do it?
Wouldn't it be the same to just seize the house and behead him? This chapter has been completed!
