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Ning Ru was wearing a seven-grade cyan Hanlin official uniform, standing behind the incense case, and glanced at the Jinling officials who were kneeling on the ground. Jun, who is both handsome and vicissitudes, has a calm face, so that people can't see the mockery in his heart.

He knows the contents of the Divine Decree. The Nanjing household grain case shocked the government and the public. Officials in Jinling probably thought it was a political struggle in the court. However, who knows the real reason for Chen Gaolang's ending?

Concubine Jia wept to the Son of Heaven in the palace: her brother was assassinated in Jinling for angering the magnates. The Son of Heaven has been extremely fond of Princess Jia in recent years. In anger, he summoned a minister of military aircraft, and the Sacred Heart was arbitrary. Originally, the Military Aircraft Department was still in a stalemate. Scholars Xie and Liu and He have different opinions.

It is said that the Son of Heaven is ready to canonize Princess Jia as a noble concubine. However, according to the system, only two concubines are allowed. At present, there are already Zhou Guifei and Wu Guifei in the harem of the Son of Heaven.

He really despised these officials in Nanjing. Greed – Corruption is not a mistake. Thousands of miles of officials are only for money! Three years of Zhou Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver. However, who came up with such a stinky trick as assassinating Jia Ziyu? Willing to gamble and lose.

The thought in his mind flashed, and Ning Ru retracted his thoughts and began to read the second decree in a low voice.

The second holy decree, after fixing the opening phrase, reprimanded the left attendant of the Nanjing household department Wu for hiding the corpse and eating vegetarian food, and sent him to prison for questioning, so that the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate could review it.

"Obey."

Zhang Jingwei, the left capital of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, got up and stepped forward to receive the holy decree. I sighed in my heart. If he had known that Wei Shangshu's side could win and not follow the crowd, he might have been able to leave Nanjing by now.

However, there are no ifs in the world. Zhang Zongxian's regret can only be regret.

Zhang Jingwei ordered the officials to step forward, strip off the official hat and robe of Wu Zang, the household servant who had lost his soul, and prepare to be taken to the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Get out of here." Wu Zang stood up, struggled, and did not let the two officials approach, and shouted at Ning Ru angrily: "How unfair the court is! I'm just a waiter. I am not guilty. I am not guilty. ”

Ning Ru's face was expressionless and he didn't react. A Nanjing Liubu squire who is about to go to prison is not worth wasting saliva. Nanjing is a place for retirement. The squire was imprisoned, and there was absolutely no possibility of recovery.

Zhang Jingwei waved his hand, and the two officials dragged the struggling Wu Zang away. Wu Shilang's voice drifted far away in the early winter sun of Hexi. The style of this one is much worse than Chen Shangshu. It's a shame on the reader's face.

Tobe Shangshu Weihong showed a rare happy smile on his face. He was reprimanded by the imperial court's edict, and was squeezed by Chen Gaolang's henchman Wu Zang to sit empty in the public house. How proud you were then. What about now?

Zhang Anbo shook his head in his heart. A gentleman has something to do and something not to do. The grain in the treasury is related to the treasury and the people's livelihood, so how can it be resold? There must be a red line in the heart of a person.

It is speculated from the perspective of time that such a holy decree is not a game between the two sides of Jinling officialdom after the price of grain is stabilized, but it is still before. This is obviously the result of Ziyu's shot. Zheng family, copy a lot of things!

The Zheng family was close to the Zhen family before, and the Chen family was close to the Chen family later.

Wu Shilang was detained and sent to the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Another squire was taken away and left the dock and the power field of Jinling.

Some of the people involved in the grain reselling case in the kneeling crowd trembled as if they were on the edge of an abyss. These two decrees are simply in the sense of reckoning. As soon as it came up, it was a storm and rain, and there was no mercy. I'm afraid that Ning Qincha's investigation is just a formality.

When Ning Ru picked up the third decree, the atmosphere on the dock became tense. It feels like a black cloud pressing down on the city.

Zheng Guogong and Deng Hong both felt cold sweat on their backs. Is he the next one to deal with?

Jia Yucun was also indifferent. The waiter of the third product is so lightly imprisoned, what about him, the prefect of the third product? Of course, he can see the problems that Zhang Anbo can see. He regretted it a little now, he shouldn't have offended Jia Huan so much.

However, for Wei Hong, Feng Cheng, Zhang Anbo, Jia Huan and others, their feelings are not like this. It's about victory! It was the proud and arrogant enemy who trembled in fear!

Looking at the trembling Ba Ping, Pi Jingye and others, Jia Huan pursed his lips lightly.

At this moment, the mind is clear!

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Ning Ru then read out the remaining two decrees.

The third decree: Zhang Anbo, the attendant of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, was promoted to the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, and continued to be responsible for the affairs of the reform of the Guozijian.

The fourth holy decree: Zhen Yingjia, the political envoy of the right political secretary of Guangdong, did not think about the emperor's grace, and lost 2 million taels of silver in Jiangnan Weaving, and ordered to repay the debt within three years.

After the process of announcing the decree was completed, the Jinling officials, gentlemen, and scholars kneeling on the ground stood up one after another, with different expressions. After a pause, they whispered.

Ning Ru smiled, his gaze swept over Jia Huan's body in the crowd. He's so easy to recognize. Too young. smiled and said to Zhang Anbo, who was standing in front, "Congratulations to Uncle Zhang." Accepted a good disciple. ”

Zhang Anbo smiled gently: "Ning Hanlin, Tongxi." He and Ning Ru's father, Ning Daxue, are of the same generation. They were all officials during the period of the Emperor Taishang. has a tacit understanding with Ning Ru. This sound of Tongxi means that He Xining Confucian official was reinstated.

It is impossible for the original position of the Qipin Hanlin Mansion to appear in the Di Bao. Still, it doesn't necessarily go to the letter of a deceased friend. It was also at this time that Zhang Anbo was able to congratulate Ning Ru.

Ning Ru smiled and nodded.

Zheng Guogong Deng Hong seemed to have escaped death, and then stepped forward and said: "The lower officials and others have prepared a banquet in the palace. Please move in-lady. ”

If you want to be as weak as you are, you will be as empty as you are.

Wei Hong was slightly chubby, nearly sixty years old, wearing a crimson official robe of the second grade, quite a high-ranking official, and said with a smile: "Ning Longjiang was ordered to investigate the household grain case, and this banquet is still set up in the mansion in the city." It is convenient for Ning Qincha to rest. ”

In the case of the vacancy of the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, Wei Hong was the head of the civil officials in Nanjing at this time.

Ning Ru smiled slightly and said, "It's okay." According to the meaning of Wei Situ. ”

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A group of high-ranking officials flocked to the mansion in the city to feast and drink. Some officials, gentlemen, and gentlemen gradually dispersed.

Not everyone is eligible to participate in the feast of the Chincha.

Jia Huan was originally preparing to leave. He and Mr. Longjiang haven't seen each other for a long time, but if you want to talk about personal friendship, it is actually Mr. Longjiang who admires him more. At this time, Mr. Long Jiang was busy, and it was inconvenient for him to disturb him.

But Ning Ru sent an attaché, Tu Prison Sheng, who came out of the North Prison to invite Jia Huan, and said politely: "Friend Jia, Senior Ning invited you to go to the mansion in the city with you." Senior Ning wants to talk to you. ”

"Good. I'll go. Jia Huan nodded. Mr. Longjiang is the royal family, and he may not be able to hide the matter of the royal complaint through his eldest sister Jia Yuanchun. He really wanted to know about the situation in the capital.

Li Liangji and Ding Ang, who were talking with Jia Huan, arched their hands and said, "Brother Jia, let's go first, and we'll wait for you to visit another day." When the former Shilin criticized Brother Jia, we did not speak out in time, and we hope that Brother Jia will forgive us. ”

Jia Huan said frankly: "I can understand. ”

Assassination of this kind of thing, whether he sent someone to assassinate the battalion soldiers in retaliation, or the Zheng family sent someone to assassinate Daiyu, it would cause Shilin's disgust. It's human nature that these two guys won't speak out. Wise to protect yourself.

Many of the people in Shilin who put pressure on him at the beginning were involved in the household grain case, and their interests were locked in it. And Chen Gaolang is in a high position, in the absence of evidence, how can the people of Shilin accuse the Chen family?

Of course, there are people who can't see it, but there are people who scold behind their backs. Jiangnan Shifeng is like this. Lash out at the powerful. However, it is not the climate.

Li Liangji and Ding Ang both smiled and watched Jia Huan leave. This understanding made them feel ashamed. Next, the Chen family is about to fall, and they can help Jia Huan shout a few times.

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was watching Jia Huan leave, and Zhen Li, who was stunned. He's just recovering a bit. The wharf is lively, crowded and orderly. However, within two meters of Zhen Li, no one spoke to him.

The Zhen family's deficit case finally broke out. Fortunately, the Son of Heaven still showed affection to the Zhen family. The Zhen family was required to pay off the arrears of 2 million taels of silver within three years. It's not as ruthless as it is to the Chen family.

To be clear, the internal affairs of the dynasty was subordinate to the royal family and was managed by the prince who was trusted by the Son of Heaven. Gangnam Manufacturing is a dispatched agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In other words, the money owed by the Zhen family is not owed to the imperial treasury, but to the emperor's private money.

The money owed to the emperor is worse than the money owed to the treasury! The emperor's annual gold and silver is only one million taels.

Therefore, this time Emperor Yongzhi did tell the truth.

However, Zhen Li couldn't be grateful. Because, he knew that the Zhen family really couldn't take out two million taels of silver. Don't say three years, in the case of losing power, it is difficult to come up with ten years.

There is a misunderstanding. Sha Sheng, the governor of Huaiyang, secretly reported to the imperial court that the Zhen family was involved in private salt. Therefore, Emperor Yongzhi asked the Zhen family for money, but he didn't bother to wait for the future to settle the account. Will there be no money for those who traffic in illicit salt? Who doesn't know that the richest person in the world is Yangzhou salt merchants?

And the Zhen family's annual income from trafficking in illicit salt is hundreds of thousands of taels, all of which are given to the prince. I can't take it out at all. At this time, the Zheng family, who trafficked illicit salt, had already raided Sha Sheng's house. The Zhen family is completely incapable of trafficking illicit salt.

Zhen Li watched Jia Huan leave surrounded by people lonely, and there was a big gap in his heart. Jia Huan's teacher, Zhang Anbo, was appointed as the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites and became the leader of Jiangnan Shilin. This is a good thing for Jia Huan.

And what about the Zhen family?

Thinking about Jia Huan's hope of cutting off the Zhen family, he felt slightly unhappy in his heart. There is also an unspeakable mixture of jealousy, regret.

If you knew this was the case, why bother in the first place?

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The crowd on the dock gradually dispersed. The officials who sealed the road also left. The wharf in Waijinchuanmen has resumed its cargo function.

Chen Gaolang and Chen Zizhen stood by the official road with several servants from the family. The cold wind of early winter is gentle.

Chen Zizhen's tears were blown down by the wind, and he hugged his old father with scattered hair, "Father, let's go back!" ”

Chen Gaolang said cowardly in his mouth: "Well, go back, just go back." "But I couldn't move my steps. Looking back on his lifelong career in the sea.

He now knew why he hadn't received a warning from the capital.

Because, the Chen family is coming to an end. (To be continued.) )