Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 421 Integrity Attacks

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"Have you finished reading it all?"

"Your Majesty, I have all finished reading."

Cui Chengxiu suppressed his surprise, put down the file in his hand that had not yet been completely stained with ink, and hurriedly bowed to the emperor, but his mood did not calm down for a long time.

The secret report that Li Ruolian urgently sent to Beijing was copied out again, and everything involving Luan Wei was deleted, and everything else that should be kept was kept.

But even after seeing such a file, Cui Chengxiu felt great pressure.

Without the knowledge of Yousi in the outer court, Shandong actually hid such a huge undercurrent, including the remnants of Bailian, the remnants of oral smuggling, the establishment of hidden traps, and even the lineage of Duke Yansheng's Mansion...

"I urgently summon your family to the palace. I have something I want to ask the Integrity Council to handle."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves and stared at Cui Chengxiu, who had a complicated expression. "In the case of Beizhili Cangchang's deficit, a large number of corrupt officials and scum were discovered. They regard the imperial laws as nothing, and just do whatever they want for their own personal gain." They colluded in private and caused huge losses to the court."

This is a big case! !

Cui Chengxiu's heart tightened. It was completely different from the mood he had when the Independent Commission Against Corruption supervised the Beizhili Cangchang deficit case. However, his mood at the moment was complicated.

Without him.

The Yanshenggong Mansion is involved!

Even though the several Kong family members mentioned in the file can only be regarded as distant branches of the Yanshengong Palace, they are still related to the Yanshengong Palace after all.

As Cui Chengxiu, who entered the official career through the imperial examination, he knew better than anyone in his heart what the banner of Yanshenggong Mansion actually represented among the literati and literati of the Ming Dynasty!

Anyone who dares to touch this flag will be condemned!

"Has the Integrity Institute sorted out all the files on the Beizhili Cangchang deficit case before this?" Seeing Cui Chengxiu's change, Zhu Youxiao pretended not to know and said in a cold tone.

"Your Majesty, the whole thing has been sorted out!"

Cui Chengxiu, who was extremely complicated and tangled in his heart, even stuttered when he spoke, but in the end, Cui Chengxiu still answered directly.

Without him.

Cui Chengxiu knows better than anyone how he, the Minister of Integrity, got into the position. Perhaps offending Duke Yansheng's government and touching the flag of the world's scholar-bureaucrats and literati will expose him to unprecedented criticism and criticism.

But if he dares to be vague in front of the emperor now, Cui Chengxiu's fate will definitely not be good.

This is the decisiveness and ruthlessness of Cui Chengxiu!

Cui Chengxiu originally thought that the Integrity Commission was sorting out the files on the North Zhili warehouse deficit case to prepare for the subsequent investigation of warehouses in various places. But what he never expected was that Yan Sheng would most likely be involved in the end. Government.

"Among the files compiled, are there any related to water transportation?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward and said coldly.

"Your Majesty, yes!!"

When Cui Chengxiu heard this, he knew what was going on. He immediately bowed and said that at this moment, even if the previously compiled files did not involve water transportation, he would compile them.

What's more, some of the files compiled involve water transportation.

"Well."

The corner of Zhu Youxiao's mouth raised slightly, he stared at Cui Chengxiu and said: "Today the Integrity Council will submit a memorandum to the cabinet. Tomorrow the Qing family will personally take people to leave Beijing for me and rush to Shandong to follow the Beizhili Cangchang deficit case to investigate The water transport situation in Shandong is in disarray!!”

"The minister obeys the order!"

Cui Chengxiu bowed and bowed. Zhu Youxiao admired Cui Chengxiu's knowledge and interest. If another person did the same thing, he would not be able to do it as neatly as Cui Chengxiu.

But it was Cui Chengxiu who dared to do such a thing and didn't even care about his reputation. How could he be afraid of criticism and criticism from the scholar-bureaucrats and scholars all over the world?

Zhu Youxiao knew better than anyone else what the Duke Yansheng's Mansion represented. The emperor was a flowing emperor and the Duke Yansheng was an iron man.

This is also a flag.

If this flag is shaken, it may cause a series of chain reactions, but for Zhu Youxiao, he will never accept a group of sanctimonious people, wearing the hat of Confucian orthodoxy, to undermine the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!

It is worth mentioning that the contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Shangxian is in the capital. Previously, Zhu Youxiao was busy with various government affairs and did not pay much attention to this person. However, this person is dying soon, and the person who succeeded Kong Shangxian was Kong Yinzhi. Kong Shangxian There were two sons who died without heirs, so Kong Yin was implanted into the Dazong and succeeded him as Duke Yansheng.

Zhu Youxiao didn't have a good impression of Kong Yinzhi at all!

In Zhu Youxiao's view, the title of Duke Yansheng should not be inherited by the Kong family alone, but should become a secular position with a term of several years and no re-election, completely eliminating the harm caused by hereditary inheritance! !

Zhu Youxiao respected Confucius and his Confucianism, which represented China's local cultural model. However, with the dethronement of hundreds of schools of thought and the sole respect of Confucianism, under the baptism of the long river and the influence of successive dynasties, Confucianism Too many things have been added, which is beneficial to the rule, but it has also caused a small group of people to add other things in this name, making the current Confucianism have a lot of dross! !

If it is dross, we must eliminate it.

Just keep the essence.

The ideology that belongs to China, and even the cultural model, cannot only be one Confucianism, but also have other schools of thought, which will then form the foundation of the Han cultural circle!

"After arriving in Shandong, the Qing family did not need to worry about anything else. They just checked the water transportation for me. As for whether it involves the Yanshenggong family or the vassal clan during this period, the Qing family will investigate deeply."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao pointed to Cui Chengxiu and said: "The Integrity Institute must regularly send the investigation contents to Beijing and submit them to the cabinet. Water transportation is a major matter for the national economy and people's livelihood. If anyone dares to put his mind on this, that is Provoking the laws of the Ming Dynasty and provoking the majesty of the imperial court!!"

The emperor is so wise! !

Cui Chengxiu overheard the implication that only the Yanshenggong Palace was involved, which would inevitably have a great impact, but if the clan of the vassal clan was also involved, whether it was the line of King De or the line of King Lu, Or for the lineage of King Heng, as long as there is someone named Zhu, it will be fine if the emperor finally punishes him severely.

Will Yan Shenggong's family be severely punished?

No severe punishment?

Do you just want to show that the Kong family is stronger than the Zhu family?

There are too many things that can be discussed here.

Without the emperor's statement, Cui Chengxiu would definitely not dare to do this.

But now that the emperor has made a vague statement, Cui Chengxiu dares to do it.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Cui Chengxiu responded immediately.

"besides!!"

Zhu Youxiao continued: "It has been decided that after the Qing family arrives in Shandong, these people from the Kong family will be carefully checked by me to see if anyone is related to Kong Yinzhi."

At this point, Zhu Youxiao said no more.

This made Cui Chengxiu suspicious.

Kong Yinzhi?

The emperor specifically mentioned this person, so it was definitely not mentioned casually. This person has a big problem. Even if there is no problem, there must be a problem!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate this person strictly after I arrive in Shandong." Cui Chengxiu, who wanted to understand this, bowed again and said: "The North Zhili Cangchang deficit case and the water transport case are involved, no matter who is involved, I The entire Integrity Agency and the entire Integrity Council will investigate the matter thoroughly."

"It's a good attitude to have."

Zhu Youxiao said with a calm expression: "I know that this case is difficult to investigate. In order to deter young people, I will give the Qing family a royal flag. You can kill it first and then report it. There must be a result in this case and it will be a solid case for me. I am I want to see how many monsters dare to get involved in water transport!!"

(End of this chapter)