Chapter 291: Get the News
"Master Qin? Why are you here?"
Wen Shidu was surprised.
After he called out, he realized that he had said something wrong. He quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Your humble servant greets Mr. Qin. I apologize for my words just now."
"No problem, no problem. By the way, I haven't been to the Hanlin Academy for a few days. Fortunately, I have nothing to do at the Ministry of Works, so I came to see if there is anything you need me to do." Qin Chi smiled and returned the greeting.
Then, Qin Chi looked around and asked, "Is everyone busy?"
"Oh."
Wen Shidu's laughter was very forced and he didn't say much.
Next.
Qin Chi went to see Dean Yan.
Yan Xianqing's eyelids twitched when he saw Qin Chi, "What a rare guest, how come you have time to come here?"
"There's nothing to do at the Ministry of Works, so I came here to see if there's any work I can do. After all, I still have the title of a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy." Qin Chi can be regarded as the youngest bachelor in this dynasty.
Yan Xianqing was speechless. "You are not needed even if something happens. There are still several scholars in the Hanlin Academy. If His Majesty had not specifically requested you to accompany him, the other scholars would have rushed to show up in front of His Majesty."
"Then I feel relieved."
Qin Chi didn't care at all about his job being taken away.
Yan Xianqing looked outside the door and saw that no one pulled Qin Chi over. He then whispered about Mao Shaojie, "With the connections of Minister Yuan, he didn't suffer any more physical pain, but he was dismissed from office."
"Then he is lucky. When something happens, he still has a father-in-law to help him." Qin Chi's tone was deliberately sour.
Yan Xianqing laughed out loud and pointed at him. From the looks in their eyes, one could tell that everyone knew what was going on.
For people in government, there are some things they don't need to say.
It's fine as long as everyone understands it.
During the chat, they talked about Qin Chi's trouble. It was Qin Chi who took the initiative to bring it up. "I am worried. I don't know how His Majesty will approve it. This matter has been on my mind for a long time without a definite answer."
Hearing this, Yan Xianqing understood.
This guy came here today specifically to inquire about the news.
No wonder he came to the Hanlin Academy.
Don't underestimate the Hanlin Academy, a low-paying office. In all likelihood, the officials of the Hanlin Academy are the ones who know the court's movements the fastest.
Yan Xianqing did not hide this, "The emperor has sent an order, and has asked the people in the Hanlin Academy to draft the document. Even if I don't tell you now, you will know it soon."
"Then why don't you just tell me about it?"
Qin Chi took advantage of the situation and took out half a pound of pepper from his arms and stuffed it into Yan Xianqing's hand.
Yan Xianqing sniffed it and raised his eyebrows. "You have good connections. I asked my housekeeper to go to all the shops in the capital. Either the price is too expensive to kill me, or it is gone."
It is not sold on the market.
The middlemen have it, but the price is very high.
Qin Chi smiled and didn't reply.
Yan Xianqing didn't necessarily want him to tell him the way out. He glanced at the door again, and seeing that there was no one around, he leaned over to Qin Chi's ear and whispered.
Qin Chi's expression did not change at all when he heard this, and it was unknown what he was thinking in his heart.
Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty did not act according to reason.
He did not adopt any of the memorials that the ministers had worked so hard to write yesterday. Today, he issued an edict, preparing to let the officials in the court settle the bad accounts, and the documents are being drafted.
No emperor in history has ever done such a ridiculous thing as to put the court's bad debts on the officials.
"Each government office is responsible for its own bad debts. According to your majesty's intention, officials with higher ranks will have to bear a larger share of the debt. Officials who cannot pay can use their future salaries to make up for it." Yan Xianqing wanted to say that he was worthy of being the emperor, as he was the only one who could come up with this idea.
When the treasury was empty, spices and cloth were used to replace salaries. Now, using things that are no longer needed in the inventory to replace them seems to be justifiable on the surface, after all, there is a precedent to refer to.
In fact, doing so will cause endless troubles.
The court's salary is not high in itself, and it is not easy for officials to support their families with just the salary. If something like this happens, it is almost like forcing some relatively honest officials to bend the law for personal gain, embezzle and accept bribes, which has a very bad impact.
Qin Chi left Yan Xianqing.
Then go find Lu Yanji and Lu Bozhou.
Sure enough, I saw the two of them drafting documents.
Qin Chi thought that Uncle Hong had guessed it right. Emperor Mingcheng was more inclined to the proposal of Duke Ningguo. Generally speaking, far-sighted monarchs would not do such a thing as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
I left the Hanlin Academy with a heavy heart.
Qin Chi returned to the Ministry of Industry.
As soon as he arrived at the Ministry of Works, he heard the news that Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty approved the memorial from the prefect and asked him to make a judgment according to the law.
Liu Bingzheng was there to mediate.
Under pressure, the prefect sentenced Liu Guangrun to three years in prison and gave similar punishments to other accomplices.
This case became the one with the fastest verdict in Beijing this year.
The news reached the Liu family.
When the old lady of the Liu family heard this, she was so angry that she fainted.
The women in the back house were in chaos.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
"Go and ask the master quickly. The old lady fainted in anger when she heard that the master was sentenced to three years in prison."
An old maid who served the old lady immediately sent someone to notify them.
Liu Bingzheng and others who were discussing the matter in the study were furious when they heard the news. "Didn't we tell people not to tell the old lady? Who leaked the news?"
"Yes, someone is from the Madam's family." The attendant replied in a trembling voice.
This made Liu Bingzheng very angry.
If anything happened to his mother, he would have to observe mourning.
During this period, officials had to return to their hometowns to mourn, and their promotions and salaries would be stopped. Therefore, he had reminded the people in the mansion early on not to spread the news to the old lady's courtyard, because the old lady loved her eldest son Liu Guangrun the most.
Liu Bing asked his attendant to bring the medicine box and was about to go and treat the old lady himself.
The other male members of the Liu family also followed.
The second master of the Liu family asked, "Father, what should we do about our eldest brother's matter? Should we go and take care of it again and find someone to help him?"
"I have found all the people I should find. Who else can I find? Now that His Majesty is paying attention to this matter, who dares to help at this time?" Liu Bingzheng was also very anxious.
It's not like he doesn't have connections.
It always feels like a waste to use it on his eldest son.
Liu Bingzheng went to the back house.
When the old lady woke up from her coma, he agreed to ask for help under pressure from her request.
Left the backyard.
After Liu Bingzheng was troubled, he secretly contacted the other party.
An hour later.
A man came to Cuihua Hutong looking for Song Jin and went through the back door.
Song Jin met someone in private.
After the man bowed, he reported respectfully: "Master, Liu Bingzheng's attendant went to a grocery store on West Street, bought a few things and left..."
Of course, there is more to it than that.
The grocery store was just a cover for passing on information, and Liu Bing was pretending to want to meet someone. After Liu's family left, the owner of the grocery store went out to a tea shop.
Half a cup of tea passed.
The shopkeeper went to Yang's house and met the attendant of Lord Yang.
"Yes, there is a reward."
Song Jin was so happy that he took out a hundred taels of silver and said, "Go back and divide it among the brothers."
"Thank you for the reward, Boss."
The man retreated happily.