Chapter 799 The black-hearted Emperor Jiajing, return my hard-earned money
"Master Xiao Zhu, please accept the order."
After the greetings, back to business, Eunuch Jia from Xiyuan began his Mission - declare the mission.
"I accept the imperial edict from Zhu Ping'an."
The imperial edict is a symbol of the emperor's power. Seeing the imperial edict is like the emperor coming in person. No matter who holds the edict, no matter how high an official you are, you must kneel down. The order was issued to show respect to the emperor. Zhu Ping'an did not dare to make a mistake and took the lead in kneeling down to receive the order. The old lady from the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Li Shu and others knelt down on both sides.
After everything was ready, Eunuch Jia opened the imperial edict in his hand. It was an imperial edict with a black horn as its axis. The surface of the edict was a brocade fabric made of fine silk. The colors were earthy yellow, green and blue, with three colors: khaki, green and blue. Mainly in earthy yellow, it is embroidered with auspicious clouds and auspicious cranes, and at both ends there are five-clawed golden dragons flying up and down, soaring into the clouds and riding the mist. The whole design is magnificent.
The imperial edict is very long. The entire imperial edict is about one meter long and more than thirty centimeters wide. Eunuch Jia’s arms are stretched out as wide as his shoulders, and the imperial edict even hangs down in an arc. The end of the imperial edict can be vaguely seen, and the square seal script "Treasure of Imperial Order" is stamped where the time was written.
"By God's blessing, the emperor said: 'I am very angry and can't contain my anger. Fake accounts, shortfalls, substandard silver! The Taicang treasury has accumulated a total deficit of more than 1.5 million taels of silver, 500,000 taels of silver, and 500,000 taels of silver. There are more than ten thousand taels of gold, which has never happened before. I am very angry after reading this report. Hate it! You, my ministers, are not benevolent, so don’t blame me for being unjust! I will set up a heavy code to enforce the law! Anyone who handles the entry and exit of the treasure and checks the silver and is involved in stealing the warehouse will be punished. All of them were killed immediately, and their wives, concubines, descendants and grandchildren were sent to Yunnan for three thousand miles. The soldiers of the outer wall who are on duty outside the treasury and the officials of the treasury who are involved in the case should also be sentenced to prison terms, and their wives, concubines, descendants and descendants should be exiled for two thousand miles and relocated. All officials who have neglected their duties, derelict in their duties, or stolen money will be identified one by one. From the 20th year of Jiajing to this year, he has successively served as the treasury official, treasury official, and treasury inspector. The censor will be punished regardless of whether he is honest or honest. The previous treasury official and the treasury censor were each punished according to the year and month of their tenure. They were fined 1,200 taels of silver per month, and the amount was reduced to half for the deceased. The treasury minister wrote every The monthly fine will be 5,000 taels of silver, and the deceased officials will be halved accordingly." Eunuch Jia began to announce the decree.
Zhu Pingan was listening below, and through a piece of paper, he could feel Emperor Jiajing's overwhelming anger.
This time Emperor Jiajing's anger is not as great as usual. Just like what he said in his imperial edict, if you are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust.
Indeed, Emperor Jiajing's imperial edict was full of murderous spirit and unabashed wool-pulling style.
Of course, those who bear the wrath of Emperor Jiajing on the sofa in the imperial edict also deserve what they deserve and bring it upon themselves.
Huh?
Wait?
What does this edict have to do with me?
This imperial edict seems to be a punishment edict to punish corrupt officials and recover their stolen property. Why did Emperor Jiajing ask someone to read it to me? Could it be that you want to praise me for my merits in checking the library behind the imperial edict? But if it's a compliment, there's no need to spend so much irrelevant words and words on it, right?
It can't be...
Zhu Ping'an was a little suspicious and felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Sure enough.
The next second, Zhu Ping'an's uneasiness was verified.
"On June 15, the 30th year of the Jiajing reign, Wu Yisi Si Zhilang and Zhu Ping'an, the Imperial Academy's Attendant, were ordered to inspect Taicang. Although the inspection of the treasury was successful, you did not say anything. In accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the inspection of the treasury by the imperial censor regardless of official status was Whether the person is loyal or honest, he will be punished. The monthly fine is 1,200 taels of silver. Zhu Ping'an checked the treasury for eight days, and the fine of 320 taels of silver should be paid. Remember Zhu Ping The inspection was meritorious, and the fine of 160 taels will be reduced by half as appropriate. The payment must be made within one year without any mistakes..."
Eunuch Jia's voice when reading the imperial edict was as mellow as ever, but it didn't sound like this to Zhu Ping'an. It seemed to be mixed with all kinds of ghosts and beasts, and even the words read by Eunuch Jia behind were inaudible.
"Huh?"
Zhu Ping'an was stunned and couldn't help but utter a sound of surprise. He couldn't believe his ears. It was as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on him in the middle of winter. Every cell in his body protested.
Is Emperor Jiajing mentally disabled? !
Is Emperor Jiajing out of his mind because of poverty? !
Did Emperor Jiajing get kicked in the head by a donkey? !
Big question marks popped up in Zhu Ping'an's mind.
For a time, Zhu Ping'an was full of all kinds of negative contempt for Emperor Jiajing. He really couldn't help but despise Emperor Jiajing. He was dedicated to his job, had a breeze, and was the one who uncovered the shady story of Taicang. Hard work means more merit. That's all. If you, Emperor Jiajing, don't reward or praise me, it's just a reward. Why do you punish me? ! And he was fined so much, 160 taels of silver! This is my salary for the past two years.
In the last impeachment memorial, I was only fined one year of salary, and now I have to pay two years of salary in reverse? !
I am still young and have just started working, so I have to work for you for two years in vain.
Jiajing!
Won’t your conscience hurt? !
It seems that the boss, Emperor Jiajing, could not be more evil-hearted.
Clear rewards and punishments, this is the most basic quality of a superior! Why didn't Emperor Jiajing understand this? It shouldn't be. Emperor Jiajing can be regarded as one of the few genius emperors in history. He was superb at playing with power and his ability to govern the country was not bad.
But this is the reality. I even took off my pants to check the bank, but I was fined two years' salary.
"The black-hearted Emperor Jiajing, return my hard-earned money."
Zhu Ping'an was so full of slander that he almost wanted to go to the capital to protest naked with a banner at the gate of Xiyuan.
Li Shu on the side also opened her mouth in surprise
In sharp contrast with Zhu Ping'an and the others are the old lady of Linhuai Houfu and Mrs. Linhuaihou.
At the beginning, the old lady and the others thought that the imperial edict was for the Marquis of Linhuai, and they thought that the Holy Emperor was going to promote the Marquis of Linhuai to a higher rank. However, they did not expect that the imperial edict was for Zhu Ping'an, not for his son. This made the old lady very disappointed.
However, now, the old lady was very happy again.
This is the emperor's punishment edict. Fortunately, it is not for his son Linhuai Marquis, otherwise it would be troublesome. Although the edict only fines 160 taels of silver, it does not count for a family like theirs. What, but although the fine is not much, the reputation is bad, and it will affect your future career.
The old lady didn’t like Li Shu’s mother, otherwise she wouldn’t have forced Li Shu’s father to divorce his wife and marry another one. However, she didn’t expect that after marrying her daughter-in-law and forgetting her mother, not only did Li Shu’s father not Obediently, he divorced his wife and married another woman, but instead moved out of the house with Li Shu's mother. This made the old woman angry with Li Shu's father and disliked Li Shu's mother even more.
Moreover, the old lady doesn’t like Li Shu, her granddaughter.
Love the house and the bird.
The tired house is also like the bird.
Compared to other uncles, the old lady did not like Zhu Pingan very much. When she met Zhu Pingan for the first time, the old lady had a disdain for the simple and honest Zhu Pingan. Although the old lady's attitude changed slightly after Zhu Pingan passed the exam, she still hoped to get the top prize. It was her grandson Li Yanzhou, even if it was other uncles, even the old lady had this idea in her heart, she felt that Zhu Ping'an had robbed his grandson Li Yanzhou of the number one scholar.
Of course, the old lady will not show these psychology on her face.
Now, when they heard that the content of the imperial edict was to fine Zhu Ping'an money, they even felt a little secretly happy in their hearts. Especially the Sixth Miss, she glanced at Li Shu, as if she was mocking and said, Fifth Sister, please stop talking
(End of this chapter)