Many people couldn't sleep that night.
They were all very curious about how Zhao Lin had won the favor of the emperor, even ignoring the crime of killing the censor and imperial envoy and instead praising him highly.
All the people stationed in the palace from various mansions were very busy.
They went to question the eunuchs around Cheng** in waves.
These eunuchs naturally didn't know.
Then he turned his attention to Zhu Zhongyan and the young eunuch beside him.
The one who made Cheng** like this must be the powerful eunuch Zhu Zhongyan.
"Godfather, I'm really exhausted these past two days. You've been pushing benefits on me one after another."
Anquan "complained" to Zhu Zhongyan.
Zhu Zhongyan played with the silver winter melon in front of him, laughing so hard that his eyes couldn't open. "These people all want to know how Zhao Lin won the favor of His Majesty, but they don't think about what else men like besides these few things."
Anquan looked at the silver winter melon with envy and said, "Zhao Lin is really generous. He gave His Majesty so much silver."
Zhu Zhongyan sneered, "Silly boy, Zhao Lin gave His Majesty a lot, and he kept even more for himself. Do you really think Zhao Lin is an honest man?"
Anquan was shocked. "The gold and silver he gave to His Majesty alone are worth five million taels of silver, and the one he gave to my godfather is also one million taels. How could he have kept more? Feng Siyuan is just a mere governor. How could he have amassed so much wealth?"
Zhu Zhongyan sighed, "This is why Zhao Lin insisted on killing them. The people of Jiujiang are suffering!"
The people of Jiujiang Province are not just suffering, they are simply unable to survive.
Feng Siyuan's nickname "The Sky is Three Feet High" was not earned for nothing.
During the years he was in Jiujiang Province, the income of ordinary people fell sharply, while the number of bankrupt families increased exponentially.
This is all thanks to the Feng Siyuan brothers.
One is an official and the other is a bandit, and they are masters of collusion between officials and bandits.
It was only because he provoked Zhao Lin, otherwise he could continue playing.
But no matter what, Feng Siyuan was in trouble.
As a result, all the officials of the former Jiujiang governor were brought down.
Feng Sicheng, also known as Ma Ershui, and the rebels were all put into prison vans and sent to the capital.
The people who traveled with them were officials from the former Jiujiang Governor's Office.
Except Feng Siyuan.
Feng Siyuan committed suicide by taking poison.
Before he died, he handed over all the property he had amassed over the years.
Just as Zhu Zhongyan said.
Zhao Lin received far more than he gave.
Zhao Lin gave Cheng** a silver winter melon, gold ingots and other items worth five million taels.
Zhu Zhongyan was given gold ingots, silver winter melons and other items worth one million taels.
He also left behind many manors, fields, shops, etc.
The total amount is more than 10 million taels.
This is Feng Siyuan’s wealth.
A governor's wealth.
Above the Governor was the Governor-General, and above the Governor were the ministers of the court, as well as various princes and nobles...
So, the common people are suffering!
It was no secret that Zhao Lin gave gifts to Cheng**. Once An An vague statement was made public, the ministers immediately started cursing.
"Has the emperor never seen money? Can a mere sum of money make him pardon Zhao Lin's crime of killing the imperial envoy?"
"Zhao Lin is a traitor! A traitor who deserves death even more than Zhu Zhongyan!"
"Everyone, let's write a petition together. We must not allow Zhao Lin to continue like this. Otherwise, no one will be able to punish him!"
These people are afraid.
Zhao Lin is very talented at a young age, and he is now very adept at playing the game of officialdom. He can give millions of taels of silver at will. If he is allowed to enter the central government and become a prime minister, what will everyone do in the future?
Who would be willing to let such a powerful figure come to Beijing?
Therefore, Zhao Lin must be curbed in time.
No, he must be contained immediately.
After some private discussion, they made a decision.
So, on this day, Cheng**, who was playing with the silver winter melon, was impatiently dragged over to the court.
"Your Majesty, I impeach Zhao Lin for his arrogance and wanton killing of innocent people. He deserves death!"
"I also impeach Zhao Lin for appointing officials without authorization and turning the Jiujiang Governor's Office into his own private office. He should be dismissed and investigated."
"I impeach Zhao Lin for his extravagant spending, corruption in tax collection, and accepting bribes from prisoners."
"I impeach Zhao Lin..."
As soon as he entered the court, before he could say a few words, several ministers stood up and started impeaching him.
Cheng** was stunned.
After a while, Cheng** finally reacted and said, "You, are you impeaching Zhao Lin?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The leader was the Imperial Censor Qi Ziang, who bore the same name as the protagonist of the novel. He straightened his chest and said loudly, "Zhao Lin has relied on your majesty's trust to commit crimes and commit numerous evil deeds. Your majesty, please issue an order to have him removed from office and investigated."
"Your Majesty, please issue an order."
The imperial censors, led by Qi Ziang, knelt down one after another.
The censor can report on matters he has heard.
What I mean is that as long as you hear it, it doesn’t matter whether there is evidence or whether it is true.
Just listen to it!
This is the right of the censor.
So even though Cheng ** was so angry that his face turned black, he couldn't do anything to these imperial censors.
This is the courage given by Daqi Lu.
The Daqi Code was established by the founding emperor of Daqi.
Unless the emperor amended the law on the spot, he could not say anything to these censors.
Of course, that was a normal emperor.
Cheng** is not.
He is notorious for his stupidity.
I don't care about rumors or not.
What's more, there is Zhu Zhongyan.
Before anyone else could speak, Zhu Zhongyan sternly said, "Master Qi, you are so bold! Are you trying to threaten His Majesty?"
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