"I was just about to report this to my father-in-law!"
Little Lizi quickly replied, "Since His Majesty approved Li Fang's retirement, he and his entire family left the capital shortly thereafter and have now arrived in Longyang Prefecture. On the surface, nothing seems to be amiss. Fortunately, we were well prepared and bribed several of the Li Mansion's lower-level officials."
"They said that before Li Fang left, he sent a letter to the Longyang prefect. The contents of the letter are unknown, but we have learned that Li Lin, the eldest son of the Li family, once sent someone to Longyang Prefecture."
"We noticed something was amiss, so we investigated, and we discovered a major problem!"
"What's the problem?" Wang Jin sat up straight, a cold glint in his eyes.
He had long felt that His Majesty would allow Li Fang to resign.
There must be a deeper meaning behind this.
So let your men keep a close eye on it and don't miss any details.
Hard work pays off, and as expected, the truth was found out.
"Sir, we discovered that during Li Fang's tenure as the second assistant to the cabinet, in addition to embezzling some money, he also allowed his relatives to act tyrannically in Longyang Prefecture and occupied people's land, which has reached a huge amount of 80,000 acres. The prefect of Longyang was once Li Fang's student!" Little Lizi replied.
Hearing this, even Wang Jin was shocked. He was also born in a poor family and understood what this meant.
Eighty thousand acres of land, not to mention how much grain is produced every year, the rent alone is extremely astonishing.
As a cabinet minister and minister of the Ministry of Revenue, doesn't he know how serious this matter is?
Land has always been the foundation of a country.
Seizing people’s land is a serious crime no matter which dynasty it is!
However, Wang Jin quickly calmed down and continued, "Is this true? Do you have any evidence?"
You know, this concerns the former Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, so it must be handled with caution and there must be sufficient evidence.
If something goes wrong, it will be difficult for me to bear the responsibility.
After all, such a big matter needs to be reported to His Majesty the Emperor.
"I also know that this matter is of great importance, so I dare not be careless. A few days ago, I sent people to Longyang Prefecture to investigate at full speed. They found that this matter is indeed true, and it has caused a huge uproar in the local area, almost causing bloodshed. The people whose land was occupied have already filed petitions with the county government, but without exception, all their responses have fallen on deaf ears."
"Furthermore, our people encountered obstruction from the Longyang government office during their investigation, and they were almost discovered."
Little Li said that he had just received the news today and hurried here to report.
"They occupied the people's land and allowed their relatives to run rampant in the village!"
"I think the letter I wrote to the Longyang prefect was probably about this matter. Are the officials protecting each other and suppressing the people? This Li Fang is really audacious!"
Wang Jin narrowed his eyes slightly. After hearing the news, he had almost guessed what had happened.
Li Fang must have used the power in his hands during his tenure as the Second Assistant Minister of the Cabinet.
All the petitions submitted by the people were suppressed.
He also wrote a letter to the prefect of Longyang, where he was once a student.
Let the other party suppress the people under their rule.
Such behavior is already covering the sky with one hand!
"Then, sir, what should we do next?"
At this time, Little Leo spoke up, somewhat undecided.
Because things are beyond our capabilities.
One is a former cabinet minister.
The other one is also the prefect of Longyang. To them, he is a big shot!
"Don't worry about it for now. My family will handle it." Wang Jin thought for a moment and continued, "This matter is too serious and needs to be judged by His Majesty. I'll be on duty tomorrow afternoon and will be reporting back to His Majesty!"
He felt that the wise and powerful Emperor might know that there was something wrong with Li Fang.
But no one knew that this person actually dared to allow his relatives to occupy people's land.
He also joined forces with the Longyang prefect to suppress the people who filed complaints.
Therefore, His Majesty must be informed no matter what.
Immediately, Wang Jin looked at the others present and said with a smile, "You have done very well this time. When the time is right, we will ask His Majesty for your credit. But before that, you need to keep a close eye on Li Fang and his men. Do you understand?"
"I understand. Thank you, Eunuch Wang!"
When they heard that they were going to ask for credit, everyone was overjoyed.
Aren’t they busy all these days just for this day?
Afterwards, Little Leo and the other young eunuchs bowed their heads in gratitude again.
They turned around and left, each going about their own business.
As for Wang Jin, after everyone left, a hint of excitement appeared on his face.
It has been a month since I took office as the governor of the Imperial Household Department, but I have not achieved any results during this period.
This made him a little anxious, feeling that he had failed His Majesty's grace. Fortunately, this time, he actually caught the big fish Li Fang.
Former cabinet vice-chairman, you have committed such a serious crime,
Wang Jin is confident.
Once the matter of Li Fang is reported back to His Majesty, he will surely be very happy.
It doesn’t matter whether he is rewarded or not, as long as His Majesty knows that it is right to promote him, that is his greatest wish!
Wang Jin couldn't help but feel a little excited at the thought of His Majesty praising him.
...
The next morning.
Because I won’t be attending the morning court today.
Wei Yunyi simply washed up.
Instead of going to the imperial study, he went straight to the Imperial Palace's Wu Pavilion.
The Wu Pavilion is said to be in the imperial palace, but in fact, it is far away from the central area, located on a small hill at the northernmost end.
The hill is not high, but because it has been seldom visited and unattended for many years, the road is rugged and the travel speed is very slow.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Wei Yunyi. As the emperor, he only needs to sit on the dragon throne.
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