MTL - Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty-Chapter 41 rack your brains

Punishing corrupt officials is a matter of offending people.

Although Li Dongyang still agrees with Liu Jian's approach, he is still somewhat reluctant.

"Elder Li Ge, His Majesty agreed to this matter."

"If you don't help, in case His Majesty is to blame..."

Liu Jian half-coaxed and half-bluffed talking to Li Dongyang, for fear that he would not like it.

"Elder Liu Ge, do you think this is what Your Majesty meant?"

Liu Jian looked at what Li Dongyang believed to be the real thing, and simply snorted and said, "That's it!"

Hearing this, Li Dongyang frowned deeply, feeling extremely entangled in his heart.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you, let's do what we say!"

"However, I'm going to say the ugly thing up front. We've done this, and we'll have to bear the consequences together. Don't run away when the time comes."

Hearing this, Liu Jian smiled and nodded quickly: "Okay, it's good to have your words!"

"Then where do we start?"

"Although we want to punish corrupt officials in the DPRK, we don't have any clues."

Li Dongyang looked at Liu Jian with a sad face, and wanted to ask the truth from Liu Jian's mouth.

"Hehe, we don't have to go out of our way to find this. Before long, those corrupt officials will emerge one by one."

When Liu Jian said this, Li Dongyang's eyes became more and more puzzled.

A stick of incense time.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang changed into ordinary clothes and appeared in the downtown area of ​​Beijing.

"Elder Liu Ge, you took me to the city to find corrupt officials?"

"Yeah, this corrupt official is in the city..."

Hearing this, Li Dongyang seemed to have heard a big joke, and asked suspiciously, "Isn't Mr. Ge joking?"

"This is not a court, where did the corrupt officials come from?"

"Elder Li Ge, don't worry, you just follow me."

Liu Jian said with a smile, and walked forward on his own.

And Li Dongyang could only follow closely behind him.

It was not until Liu Jian and Li Dongyang appeared in front of a pawnshop that he stopped.

Li Dongyang looked around suspiciously, greatly surprised.

The usual pawnshops are usually opened in very prosperous places, or next to the casinos, in order to attract customers or provide convenience for gamblers.

But this pawnshop is very remote, even in an alley that no one cares about.

Li Dongyang asked suspiciously, "Why is this pawnshop opened here?"

"Elder Liu Ge, why did you bring me here?"

Liu Jian smiled slightly, indicating that Li Dongyang didn't need to say more, just look at his own eyes and act.

Then, Liu Jian walked straight to the pawnshop.

Inside the pawnshop.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang appeared in the hall wearing ordinary clothes.

When Li Dongyang glanced around, he unexpectedly found that there was only one vase in the pawnshop.

"This, it's okay to spread it out in this remote place. There really isn't much stuff in it."

Li Dongyang murmured softly, and a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper came out from behind the screen.

"You two, what do you want?"

Liu Jian took a step forward, and said with a very familiar hand: "This old man is a native of Beijing. He has a son in his family. He has participated in the imperial examinations for many years and failed."

"Even if you get a small official, you will shine on the lintel, and you will have no regrets if you lose your family wealth."

When Liu Jian said this, the housekeeper was unmoved and smiled lightly: "Your Excellency, please write down your name and address, and you can come back in ten days!"

Hearing this, Liu Jian picked up a writing brush, wrote his name and address on a piece of rice paper, and handed it to the housekeeper along with several silver notes.

"Well, can we go a few days faster?"

The butler frowned and said, "One thousand taels, five days."

"well!"

Liu Jian quickly took out a ticket from his pocket and handed it to the housekeeper.

Before leaving, Liu Jian deliberately took away the vase placed on the table.

Liu Jian looked around with deep eyes, and said vigilantly: "Actually, before I told you about this, I learned some news."

"Here, there is a pawnshop that specializes in solving problems for people. No matter what kind of problem, as long as you can pay the corresponding money, they can solve it for you."

"The vase in my hand is the voucher. You pay and take the vase."

"If people solve the problem, you can bring the vase."

Hearing this, Li Dongyang's face suddenly sank, and he said coldly, "Then what you just said was buying an official?"

"nice!"

Liu Jian nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice, "Using the resources in our hands in exchange for the resources in other people's hands is called a fair trade. However, I still don't know who the real owner of this pawnshop is?"

"Zha, no matter who dares to do this, how can they ignore it?" Li Dongyang said with a firm expression.

"nice!"

"I have secretly arranged for someone to investigate this matter, but I want to see, who has the courage?"

In the House of Minister of War.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang appeared at the Ministry of Punishment at the same time.

Zhang Jing, the minister of military affairs, hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and said with sincerity and fear, "I don't know if the two patriarchs are here, and if you have lost your way, please forgive me!"

Liu Jian clasped his fists in return.

"I don't know what the two adults are here, so what?"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other and said solemnly, "Master Zhang, I came here to borrow troops from you."

"what?"

Zhang Jing was startled and asked in a serious tone, "Borrowing soldiers?"

"I wonder if the two patriarchs have His Majesty's will?"

As the Minister of War, Suishuo himself holds the military power in the capital, but there is no will of the emperor, even if he is the Minister of War, he does not have any rights.

Otherwise, once His Majesty blames him~www.novelbuddy.com~ he really can't bear this responsibility.

Hearing this, Liu Jian stepped forward and said, "Master Zhang, you don't need to ask more about this matter. If there is a problem, this old man will take care of it himself."

"This..."

Zhang Jing pondered for a long time, although it was a matter of duty, but Liu Ge Lao had already mentioned it for the sake of it, not to mention, they didn't seem to be joking.

Seeing this, Zhang Jing could only nod her head.

"Well, since the old man said so, then the lower official will not ask any more questions."

"However, the lower officials can only give the elders eight hundred elite soldiers at most."

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang heard the words and nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'm sorry to bother Sir Zhang."

"Eight hundred elite soldiers are enough."

......

Ministry of Accounts.

Liang Chu is also stepping up the sorting out of the tax accounts of Daming.

Looking at a large book full of the new taxation standards set by the Ming Dynasty, Liang Chu couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart.

This new taxation standard was filled by him with great pains and hardships.

It is completely out of the actual consideration of the Ming Dynasty.

But Liang Chu knew in his heart that once this was printed and implemented in the whole country, then the black pot would be determined by himself.

But in order to be able to complete the task that His Majesty explained, even if it is the culprit, you have to bite the bullet!

"Come here, hand over this memorial to the Lord Cabinet, and let me know as soon as the two elders review the ruling."

"obey"

As soon as the servants left, the other servants hurried in from outside and said respectfully, "Sir, Mr. Li of the Ministry of Works, please see me!"

"Oh, Mr. Li, please!"

Soon Li Suide appeared in the government office under the guidance of his servants.