"I'm sorry for the king." Wei Bao was still smiling, "Don't be jealous of me for this. When the Ming Dynasty established yamen at all levels, how to distribute power was just thought about and thoughtful, and it was your criminal department that wanted to get more benefits, which caused the current situation, and I just re-sorted out the relationship between the various yamen. ”

"Master Wei, I have obeyed you, I hope you can succeed!" Wang Ji smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Although the Ming Dynasty has no limit on the number of people in the imperial history, it can't be expanded like this, and it will be expanded by 1,500 people at once?" Do you think Nine Thousand Years Old will say yes? Will the Cabinet agree? ”

"I don't ask for money from the Nine Thousand Years Old and the Cabinet, what do I want them to promise? As long as I don't have bad rules, these are all internal things in my capital inspection institute and Dali Temple. Wei Bao said with a smile: "If you want to get more money, you have to be a bigger official, I wish Lord Wang a speedy ascension, and don't forget to pull your brother when the time comes." ”

Wang Ji smiled bitterly, "Our criminal department is going to be turned into a Qingshui Yamen by you, and we are all squeezed and have no way to live, and you still let me pull you?" I'm real if you pull me, and I'm leaving! ”

"Lord Wang, business is business, don't spoil the relationship between the two of us, you will calculate at the end of the year, how much silver is less than last year, if I am still in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, I will make up the silver to you." Wei Bao took Wang Ji's hand and said suddenly.

Wang Ji was stunned, and he didn't know whether Wei Bao was telling the truth or a lie, the officialdom was true or false, anyway, there were few truths in person, but there were no outsiders here, and Wei Bao couldn't tell lies.

"Lord Wei seriously?" Wang Jiqi said: "Didn't you engage in the South and North Courtyards, and the accounts are very clear?" You Master Wei can't get more money. ”

Indeed, the reason why Wei Bao has been able to carry out new policies and experiments in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple is that he is not the boss of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and it is difficult for people to sue him directly, at most they can sue the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Yamen of Dali Temple.

And now the high-ranking officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Yamen of Dali Temple are all members of the eunuch party, and now they are the world of the eunuch party, how to sue?

It is precisely because Wei Bao himself did not take the silver from it, at least it seems that he did not take the silver in the process of judging the case, so he was able to sit all the way safely, and Wei Zhongxian didn't care too much about Wei Bao, otherwise he would have been sued to death.

"Naturally, I never deceive people, let alone deceive friends, how much silver you have lost at that time, I personally wrote a letter to the nine thousand years old, I helped him send so much silver to His Majesty's treasury, and asked him to make up for you Lord Wang, and he was sure to agree." Wei Bao laughed.

"you." Wang Ji couldn't hold back, and burst into a foul mouth with a smile, "When did you kid see nine thousand years old throwing silver out?" Do you know why you haven't had an accident yet? It's because you helped Your Majesty and help Nine Thousand Years Old get silver, not for yourself. Therefore, including me, many people under the 9,000-year-old have been harmed by you, but they have nothing to do with you! And although the Donglin Party saw that what you did was out of line, it was because you were not trying to get money for yourself, but to enrich Your Majesty's internal funds, and you could make the Ming Dynasty better in justice, so no one participated in the impeachment of you! To be honest, I admire you a lot, it's not easy for you to do such a big thing at such a young age and earn so much good fame! Even if you are dismissed one day, others will look down on you! When you have the opportunity to get a good official reputation, in fact, everyone wants a good reputation! After all, silver is a passing cloud, and life does not bring it to death. ”

Wei Bao saw Wang Ji suddenly sigh with emotion, and smiled slightly, knowing that what Wang Ji said was from his heart.

"Lord Wang, I am really not as great as you think, and I am not as big as you think, I simply want to help Your Majesty get more silver, Your Majesty has the silver in his own hands, and the world can be peaceful. I think that Wan Li Ye had silver in his hand at the beginning, and after the three major campaigns, the court still has silver, who dares to insult the Ming Dynasty? Does Jiannu dare to be as rampant as he is now? Will there be no way to deal with disasters in various places? As long as a little relief food is given to the victims, it will not be a bunch of man-made rebellions. Wei Bao said sincerely: "I am from a poor people's background, and my family background is poor, I think Lord Wang also knows!" I just hope that the common people can also enjoy a little bit of justice. They have suffered a big loss, and sometimes they don't necessarily have to kill their opponents, because they are used to being trampled on and feel that their lives are worthless, but they want an explanation, this statement, we must give it, we must not reverse black and white, and we must not let people who die unjustly die without turning a blind eye! We will increase the punishment of the criminals, so that they can escape from responsibility and give them the crimes they deserve, which is good for the common people and the imperial court, and at the same time, the gentry and big families everywhere can also accept it! Wei Bao said.

"Not necessarily, if you are righteous, are you willing to live in the name of a criminal case? How are you going to be a local Lizheng in the future? Even if it's not Lizheng or Jiachang, it's a big local family, right? It's also famous, right? Guilty of committing a crime, who wants to? These big families are related to the local gentry, and it is even very likely that there are children in the family who are officials, and those who are officials are connected to those who are officials, have you ever thought about it, if you convict a big family, you may have offended a hundred people behind your back! Wang Ji sighed and said sincerely: "Master Wei, I really didn't expect you to be so heroic at such a young age, but your idea is good, what will happen in the future, I have to see again, see if the nine thousand years old are willing to stand with you and put so much pressure on you!" There will always be people who want to you, I advise you to be careful, when something happens, a little thing as big as a sesame mung bean may be a heinous crime! When you helped Jiu Chitose make money, he was fine, but when you were guilty, I'm afraid Jiu Chitose might not pay attention to you! You're not 9,000 years old. ”

Wei Bao smiled and nodded: "Thank you Lord Wang for reminding me, I wrote it down." ”

"Master Wei, you tell me the truth, what do you have to do with nine thousand years old? It is said that if you are not someone who is 9,000 years old, why would 9,000 years old protect you so much, and watch you so nonsense day by day? Wang Ji couldn't help but ask again.

"Lord Wang, didn't I tell you? I'm just lucky to have so many adults appreciate me, and Your Majesty has blue eyes, and I'm very grateful. Wei Bao smiled humbly.

Wang Ji didn't ask again, knowing that Wei Bao refused to say, he sometimes felt that Wei Bao was quite simple, and he could understand more and more how Wei Bao dared to beat people in the palace in the first place, and he still beat a group of people above the third grade.

Wei Bao personally sent Wang Ji out of the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, only to see that there were many homeless people begging on the road.

"These are the heavy snowstorms in Shaanxi, and the heavy snowstorms in Yan'an in March. Jinan flying locusts cover the sky, and the autumn harvest is gone. It was a year of great hunger that caused cannibalism. Wang Ji said to Wei Bao.

Wei Bao nodded, he naturally knew about the disaster in Shaanxi, and he didn't expect that so many would come to Jingshi.

"Disaster relief is the responsibility of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, right? Lord Wang, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, should also speak for the victims in the book if it is convenient, so that relief can be done as soon as possible. Wei Bao looked at the yellow-faced and thin-skinned victims, most of whom were like the Somali refugees in later generations, and Wei Bao couldn't bear it.

"I don't have that much ability, you also know, this is a matter for the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, and the affairs of other people's yamen, try not to shake your hands, so as not to offend people." Wang Jidao: "Master Wei, you don't have to send it anymore." ”

"Well, Lord Wang, let's go." Wei Bao hugged his fists.

"Okay, okay, Master Wei go back, you're welcome." Although Wang Ji was very dissatisfied that he did not achieve his expected goal at all when he came to talk to Wei Bao this time, Wei Bao's attitude was still okay. He felt that Wei Bao was not hiding, he told him the truth, and his attitude was good, the most important thing was that this Wei Bao was not for his own selfish interests, for such a person, it was difficult to be jealous, at most, some ways were different.

Wei Bao waited until Wang Ji got on the sedan chair and walked away, and then returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Let people prepare 100,000 taels of silver for food, put it at the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and relieve the victims in my own name, and give porridge for ten days in a row, and give porridge 10,000 taels of silver every day!" Wei Bao said to Lin Wenbiao.

This is not a big deal, it is not difficult, it is much easier to buy 100,000 taels of silver in the capital than in Liaoxi, although the price of grain is still high now, but as long as there is silver, it is not difficult for the Beijing division to squeeze out tens of millions of stone grain.

"President, when does it start?" Lin Wenbiao asked.

"Tomorrow starts! Before we start, let's make it clear that we will be giving soup for a few days, so that we can't stop when the time comes, and I am afraid that more and more victims will come. Wei Bao said. Not only are there many victims in Shaanxi, but also the locals in the Beizhili area, and there are also a large number of victims. This really needs to be made clear first.

Lin Wenbiao promised and told his subordinates to do it immediately.

The next day, Wei Bao's people really set up 20 cauldrons, set up 20 porridge sheds, and gave porridge on the street outside the Duchayuan and the Yamen of Dali Temple.

Wei Bao asked people to give porridge here, and they also posted announcements in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Yamen of Dali Temple, asking people to tell each other that the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was going to expand by 1,500 people.

Last time, there were still 2,000 people who did not get official positions, and there were many people who heard that the official position of the Metropolitan Procuratorate had lowered the standard and were waiting to fill the vacancies, as well as a group of new science and technology scholars.

can be on the standard, at least more than 5,000 people, plus the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple have been re-made by Wei Bao, the power has risen sharply, the welfare has risen sharply, and now it is a hot yamen in the capital.

The most important thing is that Wei Bao has helped people to obtain official positions for a while, and the cabinet and the celebrant have not raised any objections, and the recitals against the self-selection of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple have been left in the custody of the ceremonial supervisor by Wei Zhongxian and have not been returned.

This makes people feel that buying an official from Wei Bao is a reliable thing.

How much do those who are waiting to buy officials regret not paying the money last time? Now that I have another chance, I can't let go of this opportunity if I don't run to tell each other and try my best to make money.

In this way, for a while, the street outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple was surrounded by thousands of alternate officials and hundreds of thousands of refugees, and it was impossible to become the focus of the capital.

Wei Bao originally wanted to keep a low profile, but he couldn't keep a low profile.

Before the expansion of the imperial history, Wei Bao asked Wei Zhongxian to bring a message, and asked Wei Zhongxian to send someone to supervise the collection of cashiers, each imperial history, the public price is 2000 taels of silver, because this time it is the imperial history that is put out of the place, and it is not resident in Beijing, so Wei Bao set a relatively low price.

Wei Bao did this, mainly because of selfishness, the lower the price, the more people want to buy, more monks and less porridge, the power of the check is in his hands, if you want to buy an official, you have to give Wei Bao's subordinates a 'referral fee', after the introduction, Wei Bao thinks about it for two more days, and the person who buys the official can't wait, and has to pay additional bribes!

Therefore, if you want to buy a position in the imperial history, it is actually more expensive than the last time, the last time it was 3,000 taels of silver, and this time, in fact, it is at least more than 3,500 taels.

Wei Bao not only collected a lot of money from it, but also left Wei Zhongxian with a good impression that he was very generous and didn't want a cent of Wei Zhongxian's money.

"Wei Bao's kid is indeed a man, the major yamen in the capital, so many royal relatives, dukes, marquises, earls, so many wealthy businessmen, no one is soup porridge, he Wei Bao is willing to give porridge, and he has opened twenty porridge fields! Continuous soup soup for 10 days. Wei Zhongxian said to Kebaba.

Kebaba smeared a glint in his eyes, and nodded: "He is indeed a capable child." It is not easy to know how to buy people's hearts at a young age. ”

"Our family doesn't necessarily mean buying people's hearts, this kid is very kind, and he has a poor person in his heart, just this point, our family is not as good as him." Wei Zhongxian said with emotion. He himself was forced to have no choice, he castrated himself into the palace, he himself is the lowest of the bottom of society, and he doesn't even have a way to live.

But he never thought of subsidizing the poor with his own money.

Even if he thought about it, he knew that he would never do it, because when he was poor, no one had helped him.

"That's not easy, good people will always get more blessings from the old man." Kebaba also sighed, she is not a good man, after taking charge of the inner palace, the palace concubines and eunuchs who were killed were not one hundred but two hundred.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the lobbyists Baba and Wei Zhongxian have a lot of blood debts on their hands.

Not only them, but in this era, there are really few feudal ruling classes that do not have blood debts in their hands, more or less problems.

Even Wei Bao, who is as kind as Wei Bao, shot and killed people when he made his first pot of gold.

In the past few days, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Yamen of Dali Temple have been very lively, not only have there been many candidate officials who are trying to give gifts, but also hundreds of thousands of hungry people, and there are also some acquaintances of Wei Bao.

"Brother, your cards are too big now, if Lin Tou doesn't know me, I can't even get in." Li Chengnei stood at the door of Wei Bao's official hall and said loudly.

When Wei Bao heard that it was Li Chengnei's voice, he put down his feet that were upturned and rested on the bookcase, and said with a smile: "Big brother is here." Hurry up and please. ”

Li Chengnei was looking at the eight guards standing neatly outside Wei Bao's official hall, although these guards were wearing the official clothes of the Imperial Procuratorate, but everyone was Wei Bao's personal guards who came from the president's guard, and their spirit was greater than that of the emperor's imperial army.

Li Chengnei not only came by himself, but he was also followed by a group of people, there were two women, Wei Bao also knew, Xiong Tingbi's daughter Xiong Xin'er and Yang Lian's daughter Yang Xue.

There is also a man, Wei Bao also knows, it is Xiong Zhaojue, Xiong Zhaojue is no longer on crutches, obviously his legs and feet are a lot sharper.

"Brother, you are really majestic now, you have surpassed the head of our Jinyi Guard." Li Chengnei said with a smile.

"Big brother, this kind of thing must not be said casually, it is taboo." Wei Bao immediately corrected Li Chengnei.

Li Chengnei smiled and nodded, "I know, I know, I'm just happy, I will pay attention next time." ”

"These friends, will you come to my official hall for tea?" Wei Bao still can't figure out how Li Chengnei and these people got together.

Li Chengnei smiled: "Come on, come in." ”

Then he took the initiative to say to Wei Bao while walking: "Brother, I didn't know these friends originally, but the brothers and sisters of the Xiong family and these brothers and sisters of the Yang family have been wandering outside your mansion for a few days, and I happened to be sent to your street on duty these days, so we know each other." At first, they refused to say anything, but then they talked a lot, and when they knew that I was your eldest brother, they said that they wanted to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to find you. Outside your mansion, it's too lively now, soup kitchens all day long, and there are many officials coming and going, originally the most deserted in the capital was your side, but now it's the other way around, and the most lively in the entire Beijing is your side. ”

What Li Chengnei said was a little verbose, but Wei Bao understood it all at once, and he met Xiong Zhaoqi and Xiong Xin'er brothers and sisters: "Brother Xiong, sister of the Xiong family, it's been a long time, you know my mansion, if there is anything, just go over directly, why wait here?" ”

Xiong Zhaoqi said: "It's not a private matter, it's not a trivial matter, it's a trivial matter, and I don't dare to bother the public affairs, what we want to talk about is a public matter, so naturally we should come to the yamen." ”

Wei Bao nodded, "Then you just let the doorman pass it to me, why don't you come in for a few days?" ”

"My sister and I have never been able to make up our minds, and we don't know whether to find Engong or not, but we heard that Engong is honest and self-controlled, and you have the reputation of Wei Qingtian, and the people of the entire Beizhili are vying to praise it, and it seems that the people of the farther provinces are also vying to praise it, so we came to find Engong." Xiong Zhaoqi said.

Wei Bao sighed and looked at Xiong Xin'er, Xiong Xin'er's face turned red.

Yang Xue, who was holding Xiong Xin'er's hand, spoke first, "I came with Xin'er, and she wants to tell you about her father." It just so happens that I have something to ask you with a few brothers. ”

Yang Xue is very beautiful, her appearance is on par with Xiong Xin'er, and the appearance of the two beauties is similar to that of Wang Qiuya and Princess Zhenming, because she is a young lady of the official family, her temperament is better than that of Wang Qiuya, but slightly inferior to Princess Zhenming.

Although Princess Jeongmyung is a princess in a small place in North Korea, a princess is a princess, and the princess of the royal family is also a princess.

In the past, Wei Bao in modern times, not only hated the rich, but also hated the United States, for the girls of big families, there was a natural prejudice, thinking that people were reincarnated better, but he is much better now, and even a little bit of a special appreciation for women with good family backgrounds and good education since childhood.

A good education itself represents the progress of society, and vulgarity cannot be regarded as free and easy, and ignorance as true temperament.

"You are all seated, you are welcome." Wei Bao smiled modestly and gave up his seat, and instructed Guo Wenliang, the secretary of Wei Bao, who was originally a small official and is now a royal historian, to call someone to serve tea and snacks.

Xiong Zhaoqi hurriedly said, "Master Wei, you're welcome. ”

"Yes, the number of etiquette can't be wasted, we are good friends." Wei Bao smiled slightly.

"We are relatives of criminal officials, how dare we be good friends with Master Wei? Master Wei, don't say that, with this heart, we are already grateful to Dade. Xiong Zhaoqi said sincerely.

Wei Bao smiled: "Ling Zun has not been convicted, isn't he still on trial?" Besides, even if Ling Zun is convicted, as long as the court has no guilt and family, it doesn't matter to you and Miss Xin'er. I don't care about that. ”

Wei Bao said and asked Yang Xue and a few men beside her, "Presumably the five of you are Miss Yang's brothers, right?" ’

"Yes, they are all my brothers, let me introduce you to Lord Wei, this is my eldest brother Yang Zhiyi, this is my second brother Yang Zhiyan, this is my three Yang Zhifu, this is my four Yang Zhicai, this is my fifth brother Yang Zhihuan." Yang Xue introduced several brothers to Wei Bao one by one.

Wei Bao secretly thought that your father Yang Lian couldn't see it, he was quite capable of giving birth, I don't know if there are any brothers and sisters in your family, and he actually gave birth to so many, but he respectfully bowed his hand and said: "Ling Zun is the leader of Donglin, and he is known as a virtuous official, and several benevolent brothers are also talented." I don't know what you're looking for me today? You can say it one by one, don't be in a hurry. ”

"Okay, let me ask first, why did you drive my father and several other Donglin adults out of the Ducha Yuan and Dali Temple? I originally thought that you were different from the others, are you also a eunuch? Yang Xue asked: "You obviously know how I was kidnapped and framed in the first place, and I didn't sue anyone at all, why did you deal with my father and a few Donglin uncles?" ”

"I'm only about things, not people, Miss Yang, you may have misunderstood, I temporarily invited your father and a few adults out of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, for them, it may not be a bad thing, I did not deprive them of their official positions, they are still people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and now they can come back at any time." Wei Bao's eloquence is very good, and what is dead can be said to be alive, when he drove away Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, it was for the eunuchs to see, and for Wei Zhongxian.

Now that time has passed, he has basically completed the personnel changes to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, not to mention that he has completely controlled the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, at least, his experience in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the position of the Zuo Si Cheng of the Dali Temple are firmly seated, and now Yang Lian Zuo Guangdou They can't come back, it's none of his business.

Because Wei Bao has been so aggressive, the hardcore Donglin Party and the neutral officials who tend to the Donglin Party have been greatly reduced!