Chapter 525 526 [Lonely Minister]
After more than half a month of trial, Xiang Nan finally concluded the grain supervision case.
He Shen also joined Fukang'an to attack from east to west, and wiped out three thousand Maozi soldiers.
Afterwards, the two officially set off and returned to Hangzhou.
"Mr. Ji handled the case really well. Ganzhou officialdom, from top to bottom, was almost wiped out by you. Prestige! Proud!" He Shen laughed.
"You don't have to be so acidic when you talk to adults." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "If you are guilty, you should be punished. I didn't teach them the officials in Ganzhou to engage in fraud and amass people's wealth. They deserve what they deserve now, so how can you blame me? ?”
"Mr. Ji, listen to a certain piece of advice, it is better to have one less thing than one more thing. Walk steadily and don't offend people everywhere." He Shen said earnestly, "You see, because of you, others lost their positions and lost their heads. But you were promoted How can you bear it when you become an official?
Besides, you don't even think about it, you have offended so many people now. If something happens to you in the future, who will speak for you? Think, think. "
"Thank you, Mr. He, for your kindness." Xiang Nan arched his hands and said, "But Mr. He, you don't understand that Ji Xiaolan is the sword in the hands of the emperor.
Doesn't the emperor know that I, Ji Xiaolan, hate evil like a vengeful, stern and selfless, and enforce the law like a mountain? But why did he still send me to Ganzhou to investigate the case?
It is because the officialdom in Ganzhou has become so rotten that it is difficult to clean up, so the emperor had to order me to come and carry out a drastic crackdown on corruption. So the more corrupt officials I catch, the happier the emperor will be.
Besides, Ji Xiaolan was born in Kejia, a classmate, a fellow villager, and the same year. If you want to form a group, it is really easy. The emperor has always been afraid of this.
Oboi, Nalan Mingzhu, Suo'etu, Longkodo, Zhang Tingyu, these important ministers who are favored by the emperor, all have power when they are proud. But because they formed a party for personal gain and endangered the imperial power, they were all disposed of in the end.
Therefore, Ji Xiaolan must be a lonely minister. The more people I offend, the safer I am.
In comparison, making friends with adults, being kind to others, responding to all calls, and forming cliques seems to be very beautiful. But Yin Jian is not far away, have you thought about the future with your lord? "
"You..." He Shen was speechless by Xiang Nan's words.
He originally thought that Xiang Nan was a fool, his mind was not clear, he was an upright official, he didn't take advantage of anything, it was really stupid.
But now it seems that Xiang Nan is clearly more clear than he thought. For the emperor, loyalty comes first. The more lonely a minister is, the more he offends others, the less likely he is to seek rebellion, the more the emperor is willing to reuse him.
It's a pity that he is hard to return now, and he can't do it even if he wants to be a lonely minister. Just as Xiang Nan said, he is indeed in a good position now, but the future is not far away.
Nalan Mingzhu, Long Kedo, Zhang Tingyu, at the beginning, they all had power in the government and the public, and responded to everyone, but the final fate was horrifying.
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Xiang Nan, He Shen, Du Xiaoyue, Su Qinglian and others returned to Hangzhou together.
At this moment, He Shen saw Su Qinglian. Seeing her riding in the same car with Xiang Nan and Du Xiaoyue, they are very affectionate, and they can't help being extremely jealous.
You should have known earlier that Wang Danwang was so useless that he stayed in Hangzhou to investigate the case. At that time, the property of the Wang family and the women of the Wang family will all belong to him. How could he go all the way to Ganzhou?
But after being jealous for a while, he secretly laughed again.
Because he knew in his heart that not only he likes Su Qinglian, but also the emperor likes a woman who is both talented and beautiful.
Xiang Nan got her, seemingly lucky, but actually unlucky. This is tantamount to snatching a woman from the emperor, will he still be able to have a favor with him in the future?
All the way back to Hangzhou by car and horse, Xiang Nan and He Shen went together to report to the emperor on grain supervision and bandit suppression.
"Your Majesty, Ganzhou officials have never received a stone of grain since the beginning of grain supervision, and all of them are converted into silver taels. They also charge 4 taels of public fees and 1 tael of miscellaneous fees, that is, each supervisor pays fifty-five taels of silver. And Wang Tingzan took over as Bu After the political envoy, there will be an additional charge of one tael for miscellaneous fees, rising to fifty-six taels." Xiang Nanhui reported, "After Wang Tingzan took over as chief political envoy, an additional one tael for miscellaneous fees will be charged, rising to fifty-six taels. "
"Huh!" Qianlong was furious when he heard this.
"The disasters reported in Gansu over the years are all fabricated. In advance, the chief officials of various provinces, prefectures, and counties gathered the chief envoys and officials, and Wang Dan hoped to distribute the disasters in various places. This is really deceiving the emperor.
In addition, 26 prefectures and counties applied for building warehouses, storage and transportation, and the state treasury allocated 200,000 taels, all of which were swallowed up, and not a single brick was seen. Never used the silver from the grain supervision to buy grain for relief.
The silver taels obtained by those supervising grain were all divided up by them. Your Majesty, agent Xiaolan conducted a detailed investigation, and there were five officials in Ganzhou who embezzled more than 100,000 taels; and 22 officials who embezzled more than 20,000 taels, and those who embezzled Jiancang silver;
Thirty-seven people embezzled more than 10,000 taels; 82 people embezzled more than 5,000 taels; 247 people embezzled more than 1,000 taels..." Xiang Nan continued to report.
"Bold and unheard of!" Qianlong was furious when he heard this.
He really didn't expect that there are so many corrupt officials in Ganzhou, and they are rotten from top to bottom. Let him be disappointed and dissatisfied.
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Seeing Qianlong so angry, He Shen laughed secretly in his heart.
Xiang Nan only cared about catching corrupt officials and messed up the officialdom in Ganzhou. It seems that he has devoted himself to his duty and made great contributions. But he didn't think about it, so many officials were arrested, what's the face of the court? Let the emperor how to deal with it.
You must know that Qianlong and Yongzheng have different personalities.
Yongzheng was mean and ungrateful, and hated corrupt officials extremely. But Qianlong was magnanimous and treated his courtiers much better.
Xiang Nan found out so many corrupt officials, let the emperor be tolerant or severely punished. So the emperor has no objection to him? !
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"He Shen, how do you say the sentence?" Qianlong asked angrily.
"Your Majesty, under the control of Wang Danwang, officials in Ganzhou rely on others, dare not disobey, and then divide the fat together. The law is unforgivable, but the circumstances are excusable." He Shen quickly suggested.
"Ji Aiqing, how do you say the sentence?" Qianlong asked Xiang Nandao again.
"Your Majesty, what Ruo Yichen means is to kill them all. But in this way, the officialdom in Ganzhou will be wiped out, which is not conducive to the rule of the court.
And I also know that some of these officials are not bad in nature, but they are officials under the rule of Wang Danwang and Wang Tingzan, and they have to be coerced by them. So deliberately indulge them.
But favor comes from the top, and the minister dare not overstep, let the emperor Gan Gang make the decision arbitrarily. "Xiang Nan bowed.
Hearing what he said, He Shen couldn't help being taken aback.
He thought that Xiang Nan would remonstrate directly and insisted on beheading all these officials. In this way, a big problem has arisen for the emperor.
But he didn't expect Xiang Nan to be so smart that he let the emperor judge himself.
In this way, he did the thing that offended others, and all the favors were given to the emperor.
How can the emperor not love such a courtier.
(end of this chapter)