"I obey the order!" Zhao Yu cleared his throat and increased his voice, "I participated in the state affairs of Xuanping King Li Qiu and made friends with the eunuchs. Xiao Chen, the Marquis of Yanyun, has no monarch and supports his troops with self-respect. Zhu Xiaochuan neglects his duties. Chen Wenqi is in charge. Yan, Wang Anbang condoned corruption, Lu Jing falsely claimed military merit, Ma Wuming engaged in personal fraud, Liu Qiheng did nothing, Shao Wenzhao was unclear about handling the case, Gong Shouli was extravagant and lustful..."
"Oh, this, this..." Li Wanjiang was so surprised that he couldn't speak. I can understand, my dear, that you are a new official. I know that you are a strong leader and have never been afraid of powerful people, but you cannot officially take office. On the first day, I set all my close friends on fire! Isn't this putting me on the fire?
Chen Jisheng was not like you back then... Why didn't you even let Gong Shouli off?
"Please, Your Majesty, clearly understand their faults and punish them severely!" Zhao Yu said.
"The investigation should be carried out, but my dear, you have participated in all of them, who should I send to investigate? You are the one who participated in the investigation, why can't you be asked to investigate?" Li Wanjiang was in a dilemma.
"Please investigate in person, Your Majesty!" Zhao Yu said, "No one can find out about this matter except the Emperor!"
"Ah?" Li Wanjiang was surprised again. You asked me to investigate in person...Does this mean you appointed me?
"Your Majesty, I know my mistake!" Li Qiu suddenly stepped forward, "Everything Zhao Yu said is true. It was indeed my fault that I did wrong. I am willing to accept the emperor's punishment!"
"Your Majesty, I also know that I am guilty, but I do not admit guilt!" Xiao Chen also stepped forward, "Zhao Yu said that I have no emperor, but in fact, I bluntly said that I offended the emperor because I was impatient when I came to remonstrate, and I also insulted people in front of the emperor. I almost hit someone... As for supporting the soldiers and respecting myself, I can't argue with it, I can only ask the emperor to clear my name!"
"Your Majesty, I also know my mistakes." Chen Wenqi said solemnly, "There are many shortcomings below the household level. What Zhao Yu reported is also true. I am the minister of the household department, so I can't escape the blame no matter what!"
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Xiaochuan, Ma Wuming, Lu Jing, Wu Zicheng, Wu Zhongze, and Gong Shouli all claimed that they were indeed at fault. What Zhao Yu said was true, but they could not refute it and were willing to be punished!
The attitude of admitting your mistakes is simply too good.
"Well, I also know these situations." Li Wanjiang pondered for a while and slowly said, "As the saying goes, the nine sons of a dragon are different, not to mention that the departments you are in charge of have more than a thousand people? There are a few black sheep among them, then It’s not unusual. As the chief officers of various ministries, although you are guilty of negligence, I am also responsible.”
"Your Majesty!" Now all the ministers could no longer sit still and stood up with cheers.
"Zhao Yu, is it too much for you to interfere in my son Li Qiu's state affairs and make friends with eunuchs? He can only do the errands I entrusted to Li Qiu. After all, it is not easy for him to do this for the first time here. Well, as for making friends with the eunuchs, you are talking about Gong Shouli, right? Last time when Langya was pacified, I appointed Shouli as the eunuch. He and Li Qiu have been together through life and death. There seems to be nothing wrong with the two of them having a closer relationship?" Li Wanjiang said.
"After all, Gong Shouli is a eunuch in the palace and is always with the emperor. Prince Xuanping should not associate with him no matter what, let alone have close contact with him! But if the emperor says so, then I have nothing to say!" Zhao Yudao .
"Oh, I am discussing with you, but you are trying to control your anger with me." Li Wanjiang said, "Then if I rely on you, how should I deal with him?"
"I don't dare to speak nonsense, please ask the emperor's holy will and heavenly judgment!" Zhao Yu only asked for the emperor's holy will and heavenly judgment, but he didn't say that he would hand it over to the ministry for discussion.
"Then fine him a year's salary!" Li Wanjiang said, "Li Qiu, are you convinced by this treatment?"
"My son is willing to be fined two years' salary." Li Qiu said hurriedly.
"Zhao Yu, what do you think of my handling of this matter?" Li Wanjiang looked at Zhao Yu with a somewhat flattering look.
"Your Majesty!" Zhao Yu said.
"Well, let's talk about Xiao Chen. He is still loyal to me. I am not talking about this myself. Everyone has witnessed it with their own eyes. Even if he talks back to me, it is for the sake of state affairs. I can tolerate him. Why can't you tolerate it? In addition, it is also true that he contributed the most to the pacification of Langya and received the smallest reward." Li Wanjiang said.
"As for saying that he respects his own troops, that's ridiculous. Aren't his soldiers in Yanyun County also our soldiers in the Zhou Dynasty? Haha, Duan Fengnian doesn't respect his own troops. He still has a well-behaved and obedient face. He never has 'There is no king' but he rebelled!"
"As the saying goes, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. Xiao Chen, Aiqing, is also a big tree that attracts the wind. I have only heard rumors about him for a year or two, but he is still standing here, sharing my worries and contributing to the country. On the contrary, many of those who spoke against him are no longer here..."
"I am not targeting you, Zhao Yu. Among all the dear friends here, who has not participated in him? But I have believed in him from the beginning to the end! He has not betrayed my trust in him... so you participate in his Neither of these two items are valid, so I must reject it!"
"Your Majesty!" Xiao Chen said hurriedly, "It would be best if Your Majesty also punishes me all at once. Otherwise, Your Majesty, you will punish the prince but not the minister. I will feel uncomfortable in my heart."
"Oh? Are you still embarrassed if I don't punish you?" Li Wanjiang said with a smile, "Then I'll fine you two years of salary. You are so rich, and two years of salary won't be enough to punish you!"
"Your Majesty, I have some money, but that's all..." Xiao Chenxin said, Your Majesty, what are you talking about? It sounds like I have been corrupted and bribed, but they clearly haven't!
"Okay, three years to clear the magistrate's office, and one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. It doesn't matter that you, a feudal official, have a little money. I didn't say I would pursue you, but Gong Shouli, a eunuch, why are you so rich? I heard that you are a eunuch. How can you prepare a banquet for a thousand taels of silver? Haha, this is a hundred times more expensive than my royal meal." Li Wanjiang ignored Xiao Chen and rushed to Gong Shouli again.
"Which bastard is such a slanderous person!" Gong Shouli said with a pale face, "My servant served full moon wine to Quan Zi last night. He only invited two tables of guests. He tried his best to buy food for each table, but he only had two hundred taels of silver. Normally, he only had two hundred taels of silver. The servants never serve wine to entertain guests..."
"You interrupted me before I finished speaking. It's really rude. This is a crime!" Li Wanjiang said, "It's reasonable and you don't have to speak loudly. How can you prove your innocence by yelling at me? I usually treat you too much." Excessive pampering has made you so arrogant, domineering, and arrogant...You have three days to write down the details of all your property to me!"
"My servant knows." Gong Shouli immediately wilted.
"Not only give it to me, but also send a copy to the Metropolitan Procuratorate! Later, you have to ask Zhao Yu to send someone to verify and conduct an inventory. If you dare to hide anything, let's see how I deal with you!" Li Wanjiang said.
"Your Majesty, are you trying to confiscate the slave's house?" Gong Shouli asked weakly.
"If there is a huge amount of property of unknown origin, it must be illegally obtained. I will not only confiscate your home, but also punish you! The big guys in the province always say that I favor you..." Li Wanjiang said.
"I thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Gong Shouli said.
