The eldest son of the emperor, Zhao Weihong, was staggering on the path, accompanied by Xue Baoyun and a group of maids.
In the pavilion not far away, Zhao Yanxun was sitting leisurely on a chair, listening to Lin Quan's report.
"Your Majesty, the Wannian County Government incident may have come to an end!"
"What do you mean there may be results?" Zhao Yanxun asked.
"Reporting to the Emperor, all the servants and servants of Wannian County Government were secretly checked by the villagers, and the official was not found..."
"In accordance with the emperor's order, I will expand the scope of identification to Yingtian Mansion, and have people secretly identify me in every county government office!"
"Every county government office has not found anyone, so it is the turn of the Yingtian government office next. Originally, I planned to identify him yesterday, but yesterday, Yingtian government official Zheng Yishan, the landlord, fell into the water and drowned!"
Zhao Yanxun asked again: "Who is this Zheng Yishan close to in the mansion?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, this person has always been close to General Judge Wu Kexuan!"
"Moreover, it was Wu Kexuan who went to Uncle Tao Yang's house for questioning that day!" Lin Quan became more and more cautious.
"So, this Wu Kexuan is a bit fishy. We sent people to keep an eye on him secretly to prevent others from discovering him again!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
His little idea was discovered, and Lin Quan felt a little regretful for a moment. He shouldn't be so clever.
The identification was leaked, so Zheng Yishan was "drowned", but Lin Quan did not honestly admit it.
"Yes!" Lin Quan became more and more humble.
"In the past few days, has there been any discussion in the city about the Great Court Meeting?"
"Reporting to the Emperor, most of the officials feel that the Emperor's trip is too much..."
Seeing Lin Quan hesitating, Zhao Yanxun said impatiently: "If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Those officials, disrespectful of the Emperor's Sacred Heart, privately suspected of slandering the Emperor and Father, saying that the Emperor was too cruel and... stubborn!"
Although he knew that with Zhao Yanxun's magnanimity, he would never get angry at him because of these words, Lin Quan was still extremely uneasy when he answered.
Then Zhao Yanxun added: "It's not like everyone is scolding me!"
"After all, there are only a few people who are ignorant of current affairs. The elders of the Yuanyang Palace, as well as the old ministers who were re-appointed by the emperor, have not said anything disrespectful!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help but laugh: "There are no disrespectful words, but there are not many people who clearly support me!"
Unexpectedly, Lin Quan said: "Your Majesty, although there are very few officials among them, among those who came to Beijing to raise their sons, there were some who praised the Emperor vigorously!"
"Oh? This happened!" Zhao Yanxun was a little surprised.
Logically speaking, if the imperial censor was beaten to death with a court stick, the young and energetic officials should be indignant.
Before becoming an official, if you act "flattery", you will easily lose your reputation in the scholarly community, and it will be difficult for you to become an official in the future.
However, that is generally speaking. If the emperor values promotion, then all problems will not be a problem.
Just like the Taojun emperor in the previous life, as long as they are willing to fight for him, people like Zhang Cong, Xia Yan and Yansong can still be the prime ministers.
"What did he say?" Zhao Yanxun asked slowly.
If you just praise but cannot justify it, it is equivalent to saying that his ability is not good, but he is not worthy of reuse.
So next, Lin Quan told Yang An's words exactly.
This kind of thing is relatively rare, so Lin Quan learned more about it, so he can speak clearly and clearly at this moment.
After finishing his words, Zhao Yanxun smiled and said: "Reciprocate a favor, such a talent is exactly what I need!"
"That's right!" Lin Quan leaned forward and replied.
Just as he was saying this, Zhao Weihong came nearby and ran straight towards Zhao Yanxun.
"Father..."
"Why!"
Zhao Yanxun smiled and picked up Zhao Weihong who ran in front of him, and the latter made a laughing sound.
"This child is still a little thinner. Could it be that the queen is reluctant to part with food?" Zhao Yanxun glanced at Xue Baoyun.
Walking closer, Xue Baojun said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. No matter how stingy I am, I will never miss Hong'er's food and drink!"
Zhao Yanxun laughed and said: "It's just a joke, Queen, don't take it seriously!"
Xue Baoyun said helplessly: "The emperor's words are worth a fortune, how can I dare to take them lightly?"
"There is some truth in this statement!"
Holding his eldest son in his arms, Zhao Weihong looked at the pavilions in the distance and said, "Let's go... take a walk over there!"
He has been relatively relaxed these two days because everything is going in an orderly manner.
The Cao family's affairs have now been settled.
The villagers who killed the officials were sentenced to beheading, and the remaining villagers were all exiled to the northwest.
Although some of them were causing trouble, this result was unavoidable and Zhao Yanxun could only kill as few people as possible.
When landowners, big and small, were found to have evaded taxes, they were fined twice as much as they were taxed.
Almost everyone has evaded taxes, so the harvest for the treasury is equal to twice as much in the future.
But even so, the national treasury is still very empty, and food is actually scarce.
While taxes are being re-imposed in various places, the court's current focus is to investigate yamen at all levels.
In the past few days, one hundred and eighty local and imperial officials have been dismissed from office, and ninety-six of them have been imprisoned.
But the matter is not over yet, strict investigations in various places are still continuing, and more people will be investigated in the future.
According to Zhao Yanxun's estimate, at least 30,000 to 50,000 people will be exiled to the northwest this time.
As for those who resisted, Zhao Yanxun had never been afraid. The troops scattered all over the place would deal with anyone who dared to take the lead.
While Zhao Yanxun was playing, Wu Hong came over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, the six prefects you summoned have already met outside Qian'an Palace!"
"I thought they would arrive in the afternoon, but I didn't expect them to arrive so soon!"
After saying this, Zhao Yanxun turned to Xue Baoyun and said: "Queen, I have many things to do, so I have no choice but to excuse you!"
"Your Majesty!" Xue Baoyun saluted solemnly.
As a queen and a role model for the Sixth Palace, Xue Baoyun has always been very decent.
On the other side, the six summoned prefects were waiting outside Qian'an Gate.
These six people are Zhao Yanxun's old team recalled from the northwest, and he wants to put a heavier burden on them.
During this tax inspection, several chief envoys and inspectors fell down, and these six officials will be promoted to these positions.
The chief officials of the Second Division of Fan Zhen can be regarded as high-ranking officials in the feudal territory, which shows Zhao Yanxun's trust in these people.
Of course, the six people who are about to be promoted can hold up the situation in the most difficult times, and their abilities and methods are indeed outstanding.
"Qian'anmen, I was just a small official a few years ago, how could I have thought that I would have the opportunity to appear here!"
The person who said this was Zheng Ding, the prefect of Gu Meng. This person was originally a small official in the county government. After being rescued, he was given a temporary job in Huiping County.
Later, he was officially appointed as county magistrate, then promoted to general magistrate, and now he has become magistrate.
Even with such an outrageous speed of promotion, the magistrate had almost no chance to go to the palace for an audience, but he had the merit of following the dragon.
Therefore, Zheng Ding was in a daze at this moment because all this was too outrageous.
Zheng Ding's words revealed the thoughts of everyone present, and also made several others feel excited.
Standing here, with a bigger stage, they can also make greater achievements.
Zhang Guangshi, the prefect of Yuanyang, said: "The emperor has great ambitions, we must not carry them with him, and we must not miss the emperor's important events!"
"Exactly so!"
At this moment, Wu Hong was seen walking out of Qian'an Gate, standing on the steps and shouting: "The Emperor has summoned you, please come and give me advice!"
Everyone immediately regained their composure, and after arranging their trains, walked slowly towards the palace gate.