Chapter 378: The Little Scholar in Disguise as a Man and the Amazing Emperor 35

After seeing the clue, she sneered, walked out of the door, and angrily denounced the bribed official in public:

"How dare a rat eat millet? You and I are not on the same path. Goodbye!"

Having said that, he left with empty hands.

At first, the people watching didn't know what was going on.

It was not until later that the royal guards came in person, sealed the house, and carried out box after box of gold, silver, and jewelry that they suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out that this corrupt official wanted to bribe His Excellency!

Recalling how Lord He left without taking anything, the people admired him even more and applauded.

Well, the court finally has a truly honest and good official!

It seems that the trend of forming cliques and pursuing personal interests left over from the previous dynasty can be put to a halt!

After this incident, the court officials did not dare to act rashly, and the trend of extravagant meetings with friends and bribing superiors decreased significantly.

Cha Jiu and Li Yuanlang continued to review the accounts one after another, and found out those officials who had embezzled huge amounts of money one by one, regardless of their official position or their deep background, and would never show any leniency.

In short, this bloody battle to clean up corruption in the imperial court became the long-awaited sweet dew for the people, and the image of Lord He in their minds also became a patron saint of justice and justice for the people!

No wonder Your Majesty values ​​me so much and bestows upon me the imperial edict of pardon and the precious sword.

The top scholar is truly a treasure to the country and the people!

The people's praise for Cha Jiu reached the palace, but was maliciously misinterpreted by someone with ulterior motives.

In the council study, the prime minister glanced calmly, and the ministers around him understood what he meant and knelt down to make their submissions.

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach He Yanyang for three crimes: disrespecting the king, ignoring the law, and carrying out orders to investigate corruption while committing corruption himself!"

Yelu Zongzhen said nothing, and his face showed no expression, so outsiders could not get a glimpse of his emotions.

But it was hard to get off the tiger, so the minister gritted his teeth and continued:

"Now the people are all praising He Yanyang's integrity and noble character, and they are giving him all the credit for the corruption investigation, but they don't mention your majesty's wisdom. He Yanyang knew this, but he still ignored it, and even felt complacent, going to a brothel to drink and celebrate, which is really disrespectful to your majesty!"

When Xiao Shunzi heard this, he smiled in his heart.

Your Majesty already knew about the trip to the brothel.

And Lord He went there for Your Majesty.

That day, His Majesty just casually mentioned that he missed the special pastries he encountered when he left the palace. Lord He then secretly took it to heart and went out of the palace to look for them. Finally, he found out that the pastry chef was now working in the kitchen of the flower building.

Lady He spent a lot of money and waited for an hour or so before the chef had time to make it for her. Without even taking a sip of water, he rushed to bring the hot cakes into the palace.

When the food box was opened, the pastries inside were still hot and the taste was no different from when they came out of the oven, which shows how attentive and thoughtful the person who delivered the pastries was.

Xiao Shunzi saw it clearly. When His Majesty saw the cakes in the food box, the hot mist rose and his eyes turned red.

As expected, Yelu Zongzheng said nothing about the flower building and said calmly, "I know about this matter. Continue."

The minister then continued, "He Yanyang also ignored the law and broke into the home of the Minister of Revenue without the emperor's order..."

Cha Le's eyes were filled with sarcasm, and he couldn't help but interrupt: "Then did Lord He find anything?"

The minister choked: "..."

Found out.

And more than a little.

There were more than a dozen boxes of gold shipped out from He Jinfu's home, enough for the food and clothing expenses of all ordinary people in a small state for a whole year.

All of these were caused by He Jinfu's corruption since the previous dynasty. The old emperor at that time was the biggest corrupt official, and the people under him were naturally also very rampant, almost hollowing out the entire country.

When Yelu Zongzheng saw the new account book that Cha Jiu had sorted out, the holes in the account were as dense as insect holes in rotten wood, and the amount of each entry was shockingly large. He laughed in anger and said, "No wonder the Ministry of Revenue always says that it can't move the money no matter what I want to do. It turns out that the money has been moved into their hands!"

Cha Jiu patted his arm, his eyes clear, and he looked confident: "Don't worry, I will ask them to transfer all the money back to the national treasury, and no more, no less."

But Yelu Zongzheng still didn't fully believe it. Now seeing the national treasury quickly filling up due to the confiscation of property, he felt both amused and admired.

It is his luck to have this treasure.

So when Yelu Zongzheng looked at the kneeling minister again, the disgust in his eyes became even stronger.

"I have already issued an order that all officials from the six ministries fully cooperate with He Yanyang's investigation. There is no need to seek my consent for everything. Are you an idiot? Do you not understand my order?"

The minister immediately broke out in a sweat and pleaded guilty and begged for mercy.

As for the third sin, it is even funnier when it is mentioned.

They stared at the ginseng tea that Cha Jiu usually drank in the Ministry of Revenue, as well as the medicinal dregs that Shen poured outside the He residence, and concluded that the expensive medicinal materials used by Cha Jiu and her family were worth thousands of gold and silver, which were far beyond her salary range.

The minister gritted his teeth and said: "The things that Lord He uses are beyond the reach of his salary. If he didn't accept bribes, how else could he get them?"

"It's a gift from me."

Yelu Zongzheng said coolly.

Minister: ""

Prime Minister: “…”

Cha Le stroked his chin and nodded: "Master He should really drink more ginseng tea to replenish his body."

Otherwise, you won't be able to catch a single bird on the grassland!

Xiao Shunzi lowered his head and covered his face.

This minister's impeachment was really accurate. Every single one of the things he picked out was something that Your Majesty and Lord He cared about each other...

I'm afraid that the more His Majesty listens to you, the more he likes you. He doesn't even have the slightest intention of blaming you.

This ridiculous impeachment came to an end.

Later, somehow the story got to the public and became a legend about Cha Jiu's integrity and noble character.

Look at Mr. He!

Even with all the effort put into the enemy's ministers, they could only find these outrageous mistakes.

It shows how upright he is and he is not afraid of his own shadow!

In this way, the slander against Cha Jiu by the prime minister and his ilk not only did not harm her in the slightest, but instead raised her prestige among the people to a higher level.

When the minister impeached, Cha Jiu was busy with official duties and was not present.

When she heard about this later, she could only smile knowingly.

Without the emperor's permission, who dared to spread the conversation in the Council of State?

The purpose of Yelu Zongzhen doing this was simply to accumulate fame for her and make the people of the world stand on her side.

Whenever it came to Cha Jiu, Yelu Zong Zheng always considered things long-term and carefully, fearing that she would suffer any injustice.

Facts have proved that this tactic is very effective.

Now, no matter where Cha Jiu goes, people would enthusiastically offer her fruits and girls would shyly throw sachets and handkerchiefs at her.

Cha Jiu had something important to report, and had no time to go home to bathe and change clothes, so she could only enter the palace with these fruits and the scent of cosmetics on her body.

Yelu Zongzhen was practicing calligraphy at his desk when he heard the palace maid report that Lord He wanted to see him. He immediately put down the brush in his hand and smiled.

But when he saw that her waist and hands were filled with all kinds of exquisite sachets and handkerchiefs, his smile faded and his eyes darkened.

Xiao Shunzi quickly took the palace servants and hid.

"Your Majesty," Cha Jiu called out tentatively when she saw that he looked unhappy.

The next moment, the other person strode over, pinched her slender waist and carried her to the table, then buried his head and untied the sachet around her waist.

One after another.

The emperor's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

I only heard him muttering in dissatisfaction: "Why do so many women like you?"