This Taoist priest wasn't a good person either. He was a deserter who, fearing death, fled the battlefield one year. To avoid suspicion, he disguised himself as a Taoist priest to survive.
He usually only dared to act as a charlatan in small villages. He came to the capital this time because he thought the battle was long over and no one remembered him. He wanted to return to the capital, but he encountered bandits on his way back and was drugged.
That's why he didn't resist.
[No way, he's a deserter? Whose deserter is he?]
[The illegitimate son of the Left Vice Minister of Rites returned to the capital this time because he heard that his concubine was dying. That's why he stopped hiding and secretly came back to see her. Moreover, his concubine knows that he has deserted and secretly gives him money to spend every year.]
【Oh wow~ So it's a rich young master sent there for gilding his resume?】
Yes, because he was afraid of death, he deserted. He also encouraged many others to desert, but unfortunately, none of them did. He was also afraid, so he faked his death and deserted.
I see!
The Taoist priest was so frightened that he didn't know how to speak. What happened to the capital?
A woman has actually become an official! Moreover, this woman is skilled in ventriloquism. If the emperor finds out about her ventriloquism, her entire family will be guilty of deceiving the emperor, and their nine generations will be wiped out!
Unfortunately, he didn't know that the Emperor had also heard it.
Finally, he was exiled along with his entire family, transforming from a fake poor Taoist priest into a real one.
"My dear ministers, you may go back and rest. Remember to attend court tomorrow afternoon."
"Huh?" Ji Yingying was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth!
It's almost dawn, and instead of getting a full day's sleep, he still wants to attend the morning court session? Is this something a human being would do?
"Your Majesty, I have been kidnapped. I am physically and mentally exhausted and cannot attend court. Please forgive me."
"I can't see it. I think you just want to slack off. My dear minister, take Xiao Ji back to rest. I want to see Xiao Ji at the morning court."
"hehe"
"Sleep well while you can, don't let your pillow be empty under the covers. I can't take it anymore, I need to get a good night's sleep." After saying that, she collapsed, and Ji Cailiang caught her.
"Son, go home and sleep."
"No, I'm going to sleep now. I'll go to the Hall of Diligent Governance and let my fellow ministers see how the Emperor is bullying me."
Ji Yingying left like a broken heart. Ji Cailiang and Fang Yulan were helpless. It wasn't a matter of whether she slept or not; it was a matter of her not wanting to go to work.
The two women carried her back home, completely ignoring her. When she finally woke up, her mother had to shake her awake.
Because her mother escorted her to the entrance of the Hall of Diligent Governance.
"You go to court and enjoy your melon, Mother is going back now."
Granny Xia, who was standing to the side, also sighed. "Young Master Ji is always so unreliable, both in his actions and his character."
My mom told me to enjoy my watermelon, and she even gave me a bag of watermelon seeds. They smell delicious! Want some watermelon seeds?
Instead of a reply, a warning message appeared: "Upgrading in progress."
[Oh wow~ Xiangxiang has leveled up again, which means there's more good stuff coming.]
Although there was no melon to eat during the morning court session, you could still hear the rustling sound of people cracking melon seeds.
At the same time, the list of personnel for the autumn hunt was discussed at the morning court session.
【Autumn hunt? I don't want to go. I want to stay home and see who wants to go.】 Ji Yingying sighed, and at the same time activated Xiangxiang's basic function to watch the show by herself.
[Oh wow~ It turns out that all the officials want to go on an autumn hunt, apparently because they all want a good meal, and what's more, the game they hunt is theirs; they only need to give away a portion, and the rest is theirs.]
Those who were poor and craved wild game were all waiting for this day, while the wealthy also wanted to hunt as much wild game as possible to prepare for the winter.
Ji Yingying yawned and began to drowsily recite: "I say autumn days surpass spring mornings~" and then fell silent.
Then the civil officials started recording this sentence again, exclaiming, "What a fine phrase!"
Even the emperor couldn't help but nod in approval; it was indeed a fine phrase.
The morning court session ended, and Ji Yingying yawned as she went back to catch up on her sleep.
After a good night's sleep, Ji Yingying began writing a memorial to the throne, intending to impeach the Taoist priest.
Just kidding, that Taoist priest was a deserter!
Originally, the house of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites was to be searched today. However, when Rong Yi saw her memorial, he hurriedly went to the palace to report it and decided to keep the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites alive for another day.
After the morning court session, Ji Yingying stepped forward and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, I wish to petition the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. His illegitimate son is a deserter, and as for the person in question, he is the Taoist priest from yesterday."
The ministers: ...We all know, and we almost went to watch the Left Vice Minister's house be ransacked, but you had to write a memorial, so it was only a day late.
After Eunuch Cao presented the memorial, the Emperor pretended to be very angry and summoned the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites for questioning.
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, on the other hand, looked utterly despondent at the slightest disagreement.
[That old man, not only is he a womanizer, but he's also ruined all the maids in his house, and now he wants to ruin other women. Haha, no wonder his son wanted to desert; it's hereditary!]
"Guards, take him away, confiscate his property, and exile him."
"yes"
[Hehe, it should have been done long ago. Confiscating property, who will His Majesty send to confiscate property?] Ji Yingying was about to offer her services when she was a step too late: "Your Highness, you will personally oversee the confiscation of property."
"yes"
"My dear minister, is there anything else?"
"It's alright, it's alright." She said it was alright, but inwardly she thought: [Old Deng, he must have done it on purpose. I was even planning to volunteer to go and search their house, and what happened? You sent the Crown Prince instead! What does that mean?]
The morning court session was about the autumn hunt again, but Ji Yingying wouldn't listen; she had no feelings about killing first-class protected animals.
"Your Majesty, I have a matter to report." The Minister of Revenue suddenly stepped forward.
"explain"
"Your Majesty, the winter clothes for this year have already been made, but the Ministry of Works has submitted a document saying that they want to continue making winter clothes and are asking the Ministry of Revenue for money. I suspect that the Minister of Works is involved in embezzlement."
Minister Gong immediately stood up: "I did not. Winter clothes have indeed been made, but the soldiers' clothes have not been made yet. We are currently short of duck and goose feathers, so we must apply for funding to purchase duck and goose feathers."
"You're talking nonsense. There are enough clothes for the soldiers to wear in this batch."
"This is the number of down jackets that I counted yesterday. Please take a look, Your Majesty. Nowadays, except for towns far from the capital where we have arranged for people to teach how to make down jackets, the Ministry of Works arranges for people to make them and sell them to various places at low prices."
"Since the down jackets were made, they have been sold to the following towns at the lowest prices. At the same time, every household has been ensured to have one or two down jackets. Our Ministry of Personnel has also sent people to check this matter."
"Why does this seem like it could easily cause problems?" As soon as Ji Yingying's voice came out, everyone stopped and waited for what she would say next.
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