Jiang Wanli hesitated for a moment, but said with an extremely serious face: "Your Majesty, my family is unfortunate to have such a scumbag. I deeply feel that I have not been strict in discipline and I am guilty of an inescapable crime. Please allow your Majesty to allow me to retire and return to my hometown." .To set the right direction."
"Jiang Aiqing, could it be that you were also involved in accepting bribes?"
Jiang Wanli said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I dare to guarantee my property and my life. I will never do anything illegal. I also had no knowledge of Jiang Yundi's case in advance."
"Jiang Aiqing, I believe you." I smiled. "Since you have not accepted bribes, then for you, this matter can only be regarded as your family matter at most and has nothing to do with the government. The laws of our court also deal with corruption and bribery cases. There is no joint guilt. Don't mention it about resigning and returning home."
Jiang Wanli thanked: "Yes, Your Majesty."
It seems that the analysis of Yuan Ji and Longya Intelligence Department is indeed reasonable. Jiang Wanli couldn't help but resign to prove his integrity. In history, Jiang Wanli often angered Jia Sidao. Therefore, every time Neither of them could stay in his position for long. According to historical records, after Du Zong ascended the throne, Jiang Wanli was not allowed to write four letters to ask for his resignation. However, the DPRK lacked talents. How could I let him go into seclusion? Moreover, Jia Sidao was no longer in power. A powerful minister who dominates the government and the public.
As soon as I thought about this, I couldn't help but look at Jia Sidao. I saw that he still looked calm. It seemed that this matter had nothing to do with him. I thought, "Could this matter have nothing to do with him."
"Qin Mi Qin Aiqing."
"I'm here."
"Jiang Yundi's case will be adjudicated according to the upper limit stipulated in the law. In addition, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will be ordered to record it. We will never hire him at all levels of government. All bribes he received will be recovered."
"Yes. I obey your order."
"My dear friends, if you have any questions, please send me a message."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Ma Tingluan, has written a memorial."
"Ma Aiqing. Please speak."
"Your Majesty, it has been several months since the original Gongyuan Academy was renamed Lin'an University. Recently, the address of the new Gongyuan Academy has been confirmed. Please make your decision."
"Oh. Where."
"Your Majesty, it is north of Lin'an and about three miles south of Dali Temple."
"Yes, yes. Ma Aiqing. Discuss with the Ministry of Industry. Let's start construction after the year."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I obey your order."
"Ma Aiqing, Ye Aiqing. Regarding the work report of officials stationed abroad this year. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites have made arrangements."
Ye Mengding and Ma Tingluan said in unison: "Your Majesty, the arrangements have been made."
"Okay. My dear friends, I have one more thing. Please think about it first. Most of our officials move every three years, or change departments, or go to local officials. This is not conducive to our officials buying local residences. So I plan to We will try to build a group of houses near the imperial city and rent them to officials who have no houses. At the same time, we will also build a group of low-rent houses and rent them to the people of Lin'an who have no houses. What do you think about this? Let's discuss it in the future."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Xiao Qi. Retreat from the court."
Xin'an River is located in the northwest of Zhejiang Province. It originates from Shuishan in Anhui Province. It enters Zhejiang Province in the east. It passes through Chun'an to Jiande and joins the Lanjiang River. It flows into the Qiantang River in the northeast.
Jiande Prefecture is located at the junction of Liangzhe Road and Jiangnan West Road. At the beginning of the first year of Xianchun, Yan Prefecture was promoted to Jiande Prefecture, and Jiande was the prefectural government. In the west of Jiande Prefecture, near Jiangnan Road, there is a relatively closed small mountain village in Huizhou called Bangyuan Village. This is an unknown village. A small village. It later became famous because of Fangla's uprising against the Song Dynasty. After Fangla's rebellion was suppressed, it was almost uninhabited. It was not until the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty and Gaozong's southern migration that it gradually regained its popularity. For more than a hundred years, the descendants of the Fang family It gradually took root and sprouted here, and re-established its scale. However, the descendants of the Fang family acted extremely low-key. The Southern Song Dynasty court was caught in internal and external troubles and had no time to take care of it. So it gradually forgot about this place.
Bangyuan Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers. The scenery is beautiful. The mountain village is relatively isolated. It is like a paradise. It is quiet and indifferent. Except for the Xin'an River Waterway, there is only a narrow path connected to the outside world.
In winter, the mountain village is already freezing cold. Perhaps it is because the New Year is approaching. Most of the villagers' faces are filled with joy, and they feel a little warm in their hearts.
At this time, in a cave on the back mountain, there were ten people who looked like villagers sitting around a long wooden table. Although this is a natural cave, if you look carefully, you will find that it is a cave. Middle cave. Ten people are in the inner cave. Traces of artificial modification can be seen everywhere in the cave.
There is a horizontal plaque hanging on the front wall of the cave. On it are the three characters "Shenggong Cave". Below the horizontal plaque is a half-person-high statue. The statue is dressed in royal robes. One hand holds beads and the other holds a book. .Looking straight with both eyes. Very majestic. From the ink mark next to the statue, it can be seen that this statue is Fang La, who was known as the "Holy Duke" at that time.
The man in front of the long table is about forty years old. He has a long beard and is gentle and elegant. He has a fairy-like charm. He looks somewhat similar to the statue. Opposite him sits a young man in his early twenties. This is The man looks handsome, but his eyes are sinister, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling. The four people on the left side of the long table have different shapes. There are elegant-looking scribes, and there are Toutuo with shawl hair. The four people on the right are all villagers. husband dressed up.
The young man first said: "Father, the eight elders are all here. Let's get started."
The ten people in this cave are all upper-class people of the Tiandao League. The long-bearded man in the middle is named Fang Chenqian. He is the third head of the Tiandao League. He is called the Third Master in the league. He is also a direct descendant of Fang La. The young man opposite He is his only son Fang He. The other eight are the eight elders of the Tiandao Alliance. The four elders on the right are all from the Fang clan. Two of them are the elders of Fang Chenqian. They are the second elder Fang Heping and the third elder Fang Heshan. The other two are Fang Chenqian's clan brothers. Among the eight elders, Fang Chenxiao and Fang Chenqi, who are ranked fifth and sixth. The four on the right are elders with other surnames. According to the order of seats, they are the elder "Shen Gun Invincible". "Wang Shangyuan, the fourth elder "Red Faced Tathagata" Kongming Toutuo, the seventh elder "Splitting the Wind Knife" Shi Liuxing, and the eighth elder "Shenzhu Shooter" Pang Zeyao. These four are also descendants of the eight heavenly kings under Fang La's tent.
"Well, everyone, let's get started." Fang Chenqian, the third leader, first led everyone to worship the statue of Fang La. Then he said, "Today, the situation is gradually becoming clearer. The Mongols are bound to go south. The power of the Song Dynasty is absolutely impossible to compete with. Troubled times are coming. This is the time for our alliance to rise again. As the third leader of this alliance, I have decided that starting from today, the alliance will begin to prepare for the establishment of a military system and secretly train troops. This matter will be led by the great elder. In addition, the most important thing is To follow the same mistakes as our ancestors, when developing our own strength, our alliance also needs to make friends with external forces to jointly destroy the Song Dynasty."
"Wait. Third Master."
Fang Chenqian saw someone interrupting his words. His face turned cold and he said, "Fifth Elder, do you have any objections?"
The fifth elder, Fang Chenxiao, did not show any weakness and said: "The third leader. This is a major matter in our alliance. I think it is not too late to wait for the boss to come back to make a decision."
"Boss." Fang Chenqian suddenly smiled and said, "Fifth Elder, has Boss ever been in charge of the affairs of the alliance in the past few years?"
"This. It doesn't seem to happen. However, the boss will return to the clan during the Chinese New Year this year."
The second elder Fang Heping said: "Lao Wu, we all agree with Third Master's decision. Since the boss has nothing to do, Third Master should make the decision on matters in this alliance. Besides, Third Master is wise and powerful. He is the one who really does big things. I believe that the Third Master will definitely lead us to eliminate the Zhao family."
Fang Chen said: "Second uncle, thank you for the award. To be honest, the talent of the boss is something our Fang family has never seen in a hundred years. But after Fang Huan died in Sichuan, the boss became disheartened. After being sad, he no longer wanted to take care of the alliance. Although Chen Qian is not talented, he never forgets the hatred of his ancestors. Nowadays, troubled times are coming. This alliance has gone through another hundred years and its strength is gradually recovering. How can we lose this great opportunity casually? Although the boss is both civil and military, he is too compassionate by nature. A few years ago, I proposed to take advantage of Mongolia to march into Sichuan to start trouble. But the boss refused because he couldn't bear the loss of life. You all know this. That's why Chen Qian was willing to take up this burden. Otherwise, he would miss this opportunity. .I don’t know how long it will take to avenge my ancestors.”
Fang Chenqian's words always put the Tiandao Alliance's righteousness first. Except for Fang Chenxiao and the eighth elder Pang Zeyao, the other six people all agreed: "The third master is wise and understands the righteousness. With the third master here, how can this alliance be unhappy?"
Fang Chenxiao didn't know how to refute for a moment. Seeing that most of the elders supported Fang Chenqian, he could only remain silent.
The purpose of the Tiandao Alliance is very straightforward. It is to avenge the ancestor Fang La and eliminate the Zhao family. As the third leader said, the boss has ignored the affairs of the alliance for several years. He is indeed too benevolent. He is not the kind of person who does not consider the means before achieving the goal. Fang Chenxiao also admitted that benevolence is not advisable when plotting rebellion. Fang Chenxiao couldn't get his way. He sighed secretly and continued to listen.
"Great Elder, you are versatile in both civil and military affairs. I will leave this matter to you."
"Third Master, don't worry." This great elder, Wang Shangyuan, is a descendant of Wang Yin, the head of the Eight Heavenly Kings. He is good at using steel spears and is proficient in the art of war. He is actually the first choice to lead troops. More importantly, he is Fang Chenqian. an active supporter of.
"Red-faced Tathagata" Kongming Toutuo then asked: "Third Master, you just said that you want to make friends with outside forces. I don't know what your intention is."
Fang Chen said: "Fourth Elder, when our ancestors were in trouble, the surrounding area was peaceful, so the children of the Zhao family could gather their strength to deal with our ancestors. If we have allies to help, we can hold back the power of the Song Dynasty, and then it can be alleviated. The pressure on us.”
"Then, which family can be an ally?" Kong Ming asked. "The three major martial arts families. Or other major martial arts sects."
"None of them." Fang Chenqian thought for a while and looked at Fang He across from him. He seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Everyone, since you are not outsiders, today, I will tell you a huge happy event."
"Well, Third Master, where is the happy event?" everyone asked.