Ning Chen didn't know how kind and filial Sun Feilan and Sun Yushi were as fathers and daughters after returning home.
But from the second day, when Sun Yushi glared at Ning Chen fiercely, Ning Chen knew that the Sun family must have been very lively yesterday.
But this is just right, it ignited Sun Kejian's anger, and Sun Kejian must be full of firepower today.
Sure enough, as soon as he came to court, Sun Kejian stood up directly: "I, Sun Kejian, have something to report."
"Censor Sun, please speak."
Wu Zhao, who had just taken charge of the government, was still very polite to every minister.
"I want to take part in the examination of Ning Chen, a doctor in the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Personnel. During the examination process, he took bribes, perverted the law, abused his power, and gave the best grades to corrupt officials."
Sun Kejian said it eloquently.
And what surprised Ning Chen was that after Sun Kejian took the lead this time, several ministers actually jumped out to support Sun Kejian.
They all came to study with Ning Chen. During the examination process, they took bribes, perverted the law and abused their power.
Ning Chen looked at the ministers who stood up except Sun Kejian and understood in his heart.
This storm is coming.
Ning Chen looked calm on the outside, but inside, he was already blooming with joy.
In just such a short period of time, these officials and censors all provided themselves with thousands of points.
They try hard, and the [佞] points are won one after another, exceeding the [loyalty] points.
"My dear friends, do you have any concrete evidence for what you said?" Wu Zhao said with a bad expression.
Seeing Wu Zhao's expression not looking good, Lin Youwei couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.
"Your Highness, there are only two people who have been rated as top in this examination. One is Lu Gao, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the other is Cao Xing, the prime minister of Dali Temple.
According to my understanding, these two people have a bad record.
Especially Lu Gao, who was greedy and perverting the law, giving and receiving privately.
He is an out-and-out coward.
If Ning Chen chooses such a person as his superior, I can’t help but wonder whether Ning Chen accepted Lu Gao’s bribe.”
In order to highlight the key points, Ning Chen gave two to Lu Gao and Cao Xing this time.
The rest are better off than above average.
This is indeed eye-catching, but Ning Chen wants an eye-catching effect.
If you make excuses and make excuses, everyone will still have to argue with you, but there is no need to argue with you at all.
Wu Zhao looked calm and asked Sun Kejian: "I know something about Sun Yushi and Lu Shilang.
You Yushitai impeached Mr. Lu dozens of times, but in the end, you could not produce any concrete evidence and it ended without any problem.
This time, Yushitai has real evidence."
Before Sun Kejian could speak, the head of the Finance Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs said: "Your Highness, I have obtained an account book here, which records all the records of Lu Gao's corruption and perversion of the law since he took office."
The head of the Account and Finance Department actually stood up at this moment and took out an account.
This made Sun Kejian stunned for a moment.
Sun Kejian participated in the impeachment of Lu Gao more than a dozen times.
But in the end they all ended in vain.
The reason is because there is no evidence.
But now, there is not only evidence, but also such solid evidence.
No matter how stupid Sun Kejian is, he has realized something now.
So at this moment, Sun Kejian chose to remain silent.
Lu Gao looked at the head of the finance department who took out the account book in surprise.
Because Lu Gao knew very well that it was impossible for the head of the accounting department to get it.
Now that he has it, it can only prove that the person closest to him betrayed him.
The eunuch brought the account book up and gave it to Wu Zhao for review.
After Wu Zhao read the account book, he was not as angry as he imagined, but said to Ning Chen: "Ning Chen, do you have anything else to say?"
If there was anything to say at this time, Ning Chen just wanted to say 'thank you'.
Because in just a short while, Ning Chen's [Niege] point has exceeded his [Loyalty] point, reaching more than a thousand points.
Multiply one thousand points by one hundred, that is more than one hundred thousand.
600 points is one month, and 7200 points is one year.
With more than 100,000 [佞] reputation points, I can easily live for more than 20 years.
And this is not over yet, because Sun Kejian and the other censors are still frantically contributing points to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen discovered that Sun Kejian and the other censors were really fierce in attacking traitors.
Let's put it this way, the [Niege] points that Sun Kejian can provide by himself are approximately equal to the sum of the [Loyalty] points that two girls from Lanxiang Pavilion can provide to themselves.
There were so many censors and officials throughout the dynasty, and the points they provided to Ning Chen were really impressive.
In comparison, civil servants like Lin Dunxin and others have obviously weaker combat effectiveness.
Especially those in the household department, they are simply negligible.
Ning Chen felt that they might even thank him.
Ning Chen feels that a reversal of around 3,000 today is not a problem at all.
It's more than 3,000 points. If you convert it, that's tens of thousands.
There is absolutely no problem in living for another fifty or sixty years.
"Ning Chen, I'll ask you another question." Wu Zhao saw that Ning Chen didn't answer for a long time, so he asked in a more serious tone.
Ning Chen quickly put away the smile on his lips and said in a deep voice: "I am just doing my job conscientiously. I have nothing to say!"
"Ning Chen, you are so arrogant. How can you have the nerve to say these four words: "do your duty"!" When a censor heard Ning Chen's words, he was really fired up.
Then some junior Hanlin officials from the Hanlin Academy who were qualified to come to court began to quarrel with Ning Chen as if they had been given blood.
The less Ning Chen said anything, the happier they became in their fight.
Aren't you, Ning Chen, willing to hold grudges? I'll let you take enough of them today. I'll see how you make a comeback today.
Ning Chen kept his head lowered, not because he didn't want to raise his head, but because Ning Chen was worried that he would not be able to help laughing.
"Crack!"
There was a crack of a whip, and the sound suddenly disappeared.
Since Ning Chen had nothing to say, Wu Zhao looked at Lu Gao: "Lu Gao, what do you have to say?"
Lu Gao stepped out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Lu Gao pleads guilty. However, the crimes committed by my Majesty Lu Gao are far more than what is written in this small ledger."
When Ning Chen heard this, he was slightly shocked.
"Does this also involve self-destruction? In order to deal with Wu Zhao, Lin Youwei was ruthless enough and even asked his son-in-law to self-destruct.
But this is better and more stable."
Wu Zhao said to Lu Gao with no emotion or anger on his face: "What other crime do you have?"
Lu Gaodao: "Your Highness, I would like to ask if it is recorded in this account book that in the tenth year of Emperor Shun's reign, when I was the head of the Jin Department of the Household Department, the current head of the Jin Department bribed me five thousand taels of silver."
The current head of the finance department did not expect that Lu Gao would blow himself up first when he came up, which made the head of the finance department a little panicked.
Fortunately, he knew that the account about him had been destroyed.
Wu Zhao flipped through it and said, "There is no record."
Lu Gao nodded and continued: "Your Highness, I would also like to ask if there is any record in this account book. In the eleventh year of Emperor Shun's reign, when I was the head of the Finance Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the current right minister of the Ministry of Works accepted a bribe of 10,000 taels of silver from me.
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After hearing this, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry turned pale.
But he is also very stable, because he knows that this item about him is not in the ledger.
Wu Zhao flipped through it again and said, "There's nothing on it."
Then Lu Gao continued to speak and continued to name names.
Regardless of whether he paid the bribe or accepted the bribe, Lu Gao checked them all.
If there were only one or two at the beginning, everyone would think it was normal.
But as Lu Gao spoke to more and more people, those in the Lin Party felt something was wrong.
As for those Yushi Qingliu, they were all shocked.
Just for a while, they heard that the total amount of bribes was more than 150,000 taels.
One can imagine how much this stimulated these censor Qingliu.
Furthermore, Ning Chen was also classified as a corrupt official in their minds.
Ning Chen looked at the flying [nice] point, but couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
This has increased by more than 5,000 points and is already heading towards 6,000 points.
Ning Chen really wanted to know if he could directly turn over 10,000 points after Lu Gao blew himself up.
Then during settlement, one million will be settled directly.
This immediately made Ning Chen feel happy.
"Your Majesty, Lin You, is not guilty. Please punish me!" Lin Youwei did not let Lu Gao continue to go crazy. He quickly stood up and stopped Lu Gao from going crazy.
"What crime did Lin Shangshu commit?" Wu Zhao asked Lin Youwei meaningfully.
Lin Youwei lowered his head and said, "I have neglected my duty. I never expected that such a huge corrupt person would exist under my rule. I ask Your Highness to punish him."
Wu Zhaodao: "You are indeed guilty, but I want to hear what Lu Gao has to say first."
Lu Gaodao: "Your Highness, I have committed too many sins, and I'm afraid I won't be able to finish them today.
It is nothing more than the sins of ministers and ministers, and the accounts that flow in and out through the hands of ministers.
The places where bribes were taken and given, as well as the people including the time, etc., were all listed in the memorial I gave to His Highness the day before yesterday."
Ding!
Hearing Lu Gao say that there was a more detailed account and that it had been handed over to Wu Zhao, this made many officials in the court feel their hearts skip a beat.
What is going on.
Instead of talking, why don't you just sacrifice Lu Gao?
Why did Lu Gao blow himself up and take them all with him?
And what happened to the ledger?
Wu Zhao said calmly: "I have read the account book you gave me, and it is indeed shocking.
I just have a doubt.
You should know that if you hand over this account book, you will definitely die, but why do you still hand it over to me?"
Lu Gao said loudly: "Because of Master Ning."
"Because Master Ning didn't receive a penny from me.
Because Master Ning, let me see what a true loyal minister should look like?"
"Because I want to be the third kind of official like Master Ning."
"Because Master Ning gave me a chance, I want to be an innocent person in an upright and upright manner. Even if I die, I want to die in a clean and honest manner."
"I don't want to disappoint Lord Ning's trust and expectations for me!"
Lu Gao's series of parallels made Ning Chen, who was immersed in joy, stunned.
"You...you are so slanderous!" Ning Chen raised his head and said with red eyes.
Chapter 17 I am the most innocent
When Lu Gao heard the words "spitting", he subconsciously looked at the officials he named.
But after looking around, Lu Gao discovered that it was not them.
Finally, Lu Gao locked his eyes on Ning Chen, who was excited and had red eyes.
Seeing Ning Chen who was so excited, Lu Gao's expression was slightly startled.
Lu Gao could understand other people's shouting and taunting, but why was Ning Chen so excited at this moment?
Fortunately, Lu Gao reacted quickly: "Master Ning is right. Those criticisms and slanders against you are all slander. Lu can confirm it for Master Ning."
Ning Chen pointed at Lu Gao excitedly: "I mean you are slanderous? When did I teach you to be an upright official?"
Lu Gao:……
Ministers:......
What is this situation? Why does Ning Chen still want to taint himself?
Just when everyone thought there was a story here, Lu Gao said excitedly: "Master Ning is indeed very righteous!"
"Even at this moment, Lord Ning, I hope everyone understands that it was me who woke up on my own, rather than being awakened by you, Lord Ning. I hope this can alleviate Lu's guilt."
After saying this, Lu Gao saluted Ning Chen directly: "Master Ning, if Lu has another life, Lu must be an upright and good official like Master Ning."
Look at Lu Gao, he has to use his own life to clear his name.
Ning Chen wished he could go over and stab Lu Gao to death right now.
"Don't talk nonsense here, I never taught you to be an upright official!" Ning Chen was so excited that his body was shaking.
Lu Gao sighed and said: "Lu has accepted Lord Ning's kindness. However, Lu has such a sinful qualification that he will never have the chance to listen to Lord Ning's teachings again."
"What did I teach you? Don't accuse others of their innocence here!" Ning Chen would not admit this kind of thing even to death.
The [Nieve] point that you can see must not be ruined by this sudden appearance.
But Lu Gao made up his mind to clear Ning Chen's name.
As a result, Lu Gao repeated the exact words Ning Chen said to him on the spot, word for word.
"Master Ning knew that I was a corrupt official, but he still thought that I still had some merits.
He was willing to give me a chance to change my ways, and Mr. Ning even personally reminded Lu that Lu might have started a fire in the backyard.
Sure enough, after Lu returned home, he discovered that Lu's wife, the daughter of Lin Shangshu, had done so many dirty things behind Lu's back.
Lu can only be grateful to Master Ning.
I also ask Mr. Ning not to excuse me, Lu is willing to accept the trial that belongs to Lu."
Some of what Ning Chen said to Lu Gao before seemed to be a joke, but after Lu Gao's explanation.
In addition, Lu Gao did indeed have a fire in his backyard, and Lu Gao finally blew himself up on the spot.
From this point of view, it was really Ning Chen who awakened Lu Gao.
Let Lu Gaofan wake up.
Ning Chen looked at Lu Gao and was already trembling with anger.
How could this smiling, seemingly loyal guy stab someone in the back?
But Ning Chen had no way to refute. Ning Chen just said casually at that time, who knew that Lu Gao's wife really cuckolded him.
Seeing Sun Kejian looking at his son-in-law with a pleased expression, Ning Chen looked at his points again, and sure enough, they had begun to reverse.
