As everyone knows, the atmosphere in the Royal Study Room of the Forbidden Palace is extremely depressing and chilling at this time.
Snapped!
With a crisp sound, the royal teacup in the palace was smashed to pieces.
Even Emperor Liang himself couldn't remember the last time he was so angry.
Emperor Liang stared at Lieutenant Gao and the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who were bowing their heads in silence in front of them, with cold eyes: "Qin Tianhu is the minister appointed by me to supervise the war! Qin Feng has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements. It's okay not to reward such loyal ministers and sons, but actually You also demoted Qin Feng to Beixi County to be a bullshit county magistrate. If this matter spreads out, how will the world look at me!"
The Minister of Civil Affairs lowered his head and said nothing. On the surface, he was still calm, but his palms were already sweating.
Faced with Emperor Liang's scolding, the Minister of Civil Affairs said nothing.
Lieutenant Gao, who was standing next to him, was silent for a moment and cupped his hands: "Sage Qi, this matter was made by me after careful consideration and I have absolutely no intention of suppressing it."
It would have been better not to say this. As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Liang became even more angry: "What a thoughtful person. Please tell me how you thought carefully about it!"
Although Taiwei Gao Ming's posture was very low, his tone was not timid at all. He said bluntly: "The many crimes Chen Li committed are considered minor even if they are scratched alive. Qin Feng removed this cancer and purged the official style of Daliang. It must be rewarded. It’s just that Qin Feng is a commoner. If he wants to be promoted, he needs to be down-to-earth and step by step. Therefore, he succumbs to the post of county magistrate first and can be conferred step by step in the future."
"This is a reward, and there is also a punishment."
"In the final analysis, Qin Feng is a commoner. Even if Chen Li deserves to die, it is definitely not Qin Feng's turn to deal with it. If the children in the capital can deal with officials at will, what will happen to the officials in the world once this is opened? Land? Therefore, it is appropriate to punish Qin Feng to work hard in Beixi County."
Emperor Liang stared at Gao Ming coldly and sneered angrily.
However, Gao Ming was ranked among the three nobles. Even though Emperor Liang was full of anger, he could not deal with him just because of this "trivial matter".
Moreover, the canonization of Qin Feng as the magistrate of Beixi County was an order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, and there was nothing wrong with the procedure.
Emperor Liang walked around the bookcase and walked up to Gao Ming. He changed the topic and said seriously: "I know about the festival between Qin Feng and Gao Song. The children in the capital form gangs and fight fiercely. This has been the case since ancient times. If this is the case, not to mention me, the senior officials in the capital have already become accustomed to it."
"No matter how fiercely the disciples fight, the ministers always turn a blind eye. Captain Gao, whether you are a person or an official, you must not be too narrow-minded."
Lieutenant Gao still lowered his head, but his eyes showed an unmistakable coldness, and every word he said was loyal: "The saint taught you the lesson. Qin Feng traveled thousands of miles to save his mother. Although it was a private matter, he secretly dispatched hundreds of cavalry guards. Officials in the DPRK and China turned a blind eye to this incident, and no one took it as an excuse."
"I also thought of Qin Feng's eagerness to save his mother, so I put down the responsibility of privately deploying troops and horses."
"But I discussed the matter with the Ministry of Personnel and appointed Qin Feng as the magistrate of Beixi County. It was a business matter and there was absolutely no personal relationship."
"When the late emperor was in power, I already had the title of Taiwei, and I have been serving the saint to this day. My loyalty can be learned from heaven and earth!"
Emperor Liang stared at Captain Gao for a long time with extremely gloomy eyes. He wished he could just push Captain Gao out and kill him, but in the end he suppressed his anger.
Silently, he turned back to the desk and waved his hand: "Of course I know the Taiwei's loyalty well. Since the boat is done, that's it. Let's go back and rest, Taiwei and Shangshu. I will inform you about this matter tomorrow morning." Qin Shangshu."
Gao Ming and the Minister of Civil Affairs bowed their hands at the same time, bent back and said, "I excuse myself."
Li Zhan, who was standing by, saw Emperor Liang's serious face and did not dare to speak nonsense, so he quietly wiped the sweat off his palms.
Emperor Liang glanced at Li Zhan with his sharp eyes and snorted: "Aren't you usually very eloquent? Why are you mute today?"
Li Zhan swallowed his saliva and said bravely: "There is nothing wrong with the public regarding the matter of Gao Taiwei instructing the officials to canonize Qin Feng, but privately... There is no personal relationship in court affairs. At this time, the most important thing to consider is The most important thing is to go to court tomorrow morning to find out how to appease Qin Shangshu."
After hearing this, Emperor Liang sighed secretly. Even if he was the king of a country, he could not make the decision in everything.
At this time, the overcrowded people in Beixi County Government Office were already very few.
Qin Feng, who gritted his teeth and dealt with unjust, false and wrong cases for several days, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He slumped down on his chair and looked at the sun outside the door with a look of despair.
What bad luck!
Ning Hu, who had already rushed back from the border, couldn't help but joke: "Brother Qin, in just a few days, you have tried all the cases that Chen Li has accumulated for several years. This speed is incredible."
Qin Feng no longer had the energy to make jokes with Ning Hu, so he picked up the account book he had taken this morning, which listed the county government's income and expenditure details.
The county government only has ninety taels of silver for official business.
Chen Li only had two hundred taels of silver to his name.
But the county magistrate has three hundred thousand taels of silver in his name.
This bunch of animals almost emptied the county government office and the county seat.
Five thousand taels of silver were set aside to be deposited into the county government's accounts, and the remaining silver was handed over to Ning Hu.
Ning Hu took the banknotes seized for embezzlement and couldn't help but laugh: "Will this money be deposited into the Qin family's account?"
Hearing this, Qin Feng picked up the gavel and threw it away. He said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, this kind of joke is not allowed! No matter how much I love money, I will not plunder the people's fat and the people's anointing. Besides, there is no such thing as fishing in the dry lake." I won't do stupid things. The richer the people are, the richer I can be."
Ning Hu picked up the gavel and put it back on the desk, grinning stupidly: "I was just kidding, why are you nervous? I don't know who you are yet? Tell me, what are you doing with the money?"
Qin Feng sighed: "After hearing the cases these days, we can draw a conclusion."
"Last year, Beixi County began to have a grain shortage, but the taxes were paid on time and in sufficient amounts. I estimate that with Chen Li's virtue, it is impossible to pay for it privately. So where did these taxes come from? 10 Eighty-nine times, the local people were squeezed out."
