Chapter 1674 Yushitai
"Only the common people have always been favored by our Fang family. How has our Fang family ever exploited the common people? Which imperial censor dares to complain in front of me? See if I slap him in the face!"
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Princess Gao Yang was full of evil aura and raised her chin proudly.
It’s no wonder that she is so confident. Fang Xuanling’s reputation for being honest and upright is known to both the government and the public. She is simply a model for civil servants through the ages. Although Fang Jun usually behaves a bit domineeringly, he has never done any evil to ordinary people. Not only that, Who in the entire Guanzhong would not praise Fang Erlang for saying "Buddha will be born in every family"? His reputation was established by the countless water conservancy projects throughout Guanzhong and the destruction of the Yuan clan who were buried alive!
Looking at all the princesses in the royal family, which one dares to bang her breasts like she did, with a clear conscience?
This is confidence!
The body is upright and the heels are strong!
"Okay, Sir, sleep at home and I'm leaving!"
The arrogant princess said happily and left with excitement on her face.
She was very excited about the upcoming rent collection. Not only did she want to show the majesty of the princess to the outside world, but more importantly, she liked to see the reverential eyes of the dealers and common people. The reverence was not because she was a royal princess. , not because she is a wealthy lady, but because she is Fang Jun’s wife...
The kind of reverence in which the common people's dealers transferred their gratitude and respect to Fang Jun to themselves made Princess Gaoyang extremely useful.
By virtue of his wealth, his wife proves that Li Shu is the happiest woman in the world...
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Early in the morning, the censor's desk was noisy, and almost all the censor's officials came to the Yamen to wait for assignments.
Since His Majesty ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Zhenguan, the status of Yushitai has been raised repeatedly. In the past, it was only a department responsible for admonishment and supervision. Now it has set up a prison to accept special litigation cases, and gradually has greater power. For major cases, the Yushitai, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple formed three legal divisions to jointly hear the cases. Dali Temple is responsible for interrogating prisoners and drafting verdicts, and the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for reviewing and reporting to the Yushitai for supervision.
The Yushitai knows his responsibilities, and only when the people support him can the tide go up. Therefore, when the land rent is collected in the summer and autumn of each year, the Yushitai will send officials to various places in Guanzhong to supervise the land rent collection of wealthy households. Once they encounter evil behaviors such as squeezing the people, lowering the price of rice, secretly changing measuring tools, etc. , you can submit the memorial directly to the Political Affairs Hall. No matter how busy the ministers and ministers of the Political Affairs Hall are, this type of memorial must be processed as soon as possible.
Generally speaking, as long as it is a memorial submitted by the imperial censor, there is no precedent for returning it, so it can be said that the report is accurate. Therefore, every time it is time to pay the rent, the rich and powerful people look at the imperial censor who usually has their eyelids pinched. Historians feel their brains aching...
This made Yushitai's reputation very good among the people. When someone mentioned "I am the Yushi", the people were in awe and all the officials were shocked.
Liu Ji came to the official office of the Yushitai with his hands clasped behind his back, and sat at the head of the table amidst the discussion and quarrels among the people. He reached out and knocked on the table and yelled: "Quiet! The Yushitai is as noisy as a vegetable market. How can it be inappropriate?" ”
After calming down the officials present, Liu Jie said: "Everyone's assigned locations have been decided. It's useless to argue. You have to go to the assigned places to supervise them honestly. If anyone doesn't want to go, you can , the resignation was submitted and I signed it immediately.”
The triangular eyes looked around everyone's faces, and the cold and sinister gaze made the hearts of all the officials jump. No one dared to raise any objections.
At present, the imperial censor is vacant, and the censor Zhongcheng Liu Jie is the head of the censor's office.
Compared with the previous censor Zhongcheng, Liu Jie has neither a prominent family background nor a strong backer, but his tough tactics make all his subordinates afraid. This man is not greedy for money, but only for fame. Whoever offends him He must be defeated resolutely, no one can intercede, it is simply worse than Fang Er’s mallet...
Seeing everyone hibernating, Liu Ji nodded with satisfaction, and then said sternly: "It's getting late, everyone, let's set out immediately. It's just that I have some ugly words ahead. We are ordered by God to monitor lawlessness, and everyone in the world is staring at me. Wait for me, please don't ruin me for personal reasons. The reputation of Yushitai has ruined your majesty's trust in us! If anyone dares to work with a wealthy and unkind family to oppress the people, don't blame me for not caring about my colleagues. I will personally write to your majesty to impeach you and punish you for bullying the emperor. The crime of dereliction of duty and illegality! ”
The hall was silent, no one dared to speak.
This is a warning, but also a deterrent. Could it be possible that someone secretly colluded with the family and was discovered?
Everyone was shocked. Liu Ji may not be very upright, but he is absolutely ruthless. Anyone who dares to make trouble behind his back will definitely not end well.
After a long silence, a few sporadic responses came from the hall: "Here! I understand."
"When a subordinate obeys orders, he must be fair and selfless."
Liu Ji was noncommittal to these people. He looked around, fixed his eyes on the face of a young official, and said coldly: "Le Yushi, where are you responsible for supervising?"
The young official said quickly: "The lower official is responsible for supervising Lishan."
Liu Ji nodded and said: "I am responsible for supervising Jingyang, but I have suffered from rheumatism in the past two days and my legs and feet have been inconvenient. Let's switch. Lishan Mountain is closer, so that I can avoid the pain of bumps."
The young official was stunned for a moment, and then wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by Liu Ji raising his hand: "Okay, everyone should take my words to heart, don't act carelessly, and set off immediately!"
"Here!"
All the censors responded and filed out of the main hall of the censor's platform, heading to the areas they were responsible for monitoring.
Only the young official stayed...
"Xantai..." The young official took courage and took two steps forward to salute.
During the Han Dynasty, Yushi Zhongcheng worked in Lantai in the palace and was the chief of the Yushi. Therefore, his official office was called Yushitai, and together with Shangshu Terrace and Yezhe Terrace, they were called Three Terraces. It is also known as Xantai, which has been used in the past dynasties to this day.
Liu Ji drooped his eyelids and said calmly: "What else can I do?"
The young official was worried, but he couldn't leave just like that, so he had to bravely say: "Xiantai and the lower official exchanged supervision places, and the lower official thought it was inappropriate..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Jie suddenly widened his eyes and yelled: "Le Yanwei, you are so brave! I just had a good talk with you and you didn't object, but now you are accusing me. The official behavior is inappropriate. Are you contemptuous of the authority of the official? ”
Le Yanwei was so frightened that he trembled all over, and said with a sad face: "Xiantai misunderstood... It's not because the official is unwilling, it's... it's really..."
Liu Jie said angrily: "What is it? As long as you tell me the reason and it is reasonable, that's all. If you can't tell me, don't blame me for punishing you!"
The dignified supervisor of Yushitai was rejected when he offered another job to his subordinates?
This is simply unreasonable!
Le Yanwei knew he was suffering, but he couldn't explain the reason. Could it be that I had received instructions from others to do something in Lishan? Seeing Liu Jie's unquestionable resolute look, Le Yanwei also understood that his thoughts had been seen through, so what else could he say?
"I realize my mistake, so I will leave now and Xantai calm down..."
Le Yanwei frightenedly admitted his mistake and left.
When he disappeared from the door, the anger on Liu Ji's face disappeared instantly. He snorted coldly, secretly thinking that these aristocratic families really went too far. Where is Lishan? In addition to the royal gardens, the Fang family's fields cover half of the mountain! You actually want to cause trouble at the censor's desk, instruct the supervisory censor to offend Fang Erlang, and then put a shit basin on the head of me, the censor Zhongcheng?
There is no way!
Liu Ji cursed in his heart, then returned to the duty room, took off his official robe and changed into regular clothes. Shi Shiran walked out of the main hall and boarded a carriage that had been hitched in the yard.
The horse's hooves went straight out of Chunming Gate, crossed Baqiao, and walked leisurely towards Lishan...
Autumn is getting thicker. The weeping willows on both sides of Baqiao have gradually faded from their green color, and are dyed with a faint yellow color. The river is flowing, and the farmland on the river bank has been harvested. There was a burst of autumn rain in the past two days, and the straw in the ground has not yet dried. That's it. They were piled up in a mess and never brought home to be used as firewood. The world was vast and full of desolation.
The carriage moved forward slowly. When it entered the concrete road leading directly to the top of Lishan Mountain, the situation on both sides of the road suddenly changed...
The greenhouses are neatly arranged in the mountain. The glass on the greenhouses reflects the dazzling light in the sun. Many women and men are climbing up and down the greenhouses to maintain and repair the damaged parts. These must be the things that need to be restored before entering. Everything should be done before winter, otherwise it will affect the harvest in winter. Liu Ji frowned slightly. These people seemed to be strong laborers. Since they were all working in the greenhouse, who in the family would pay the rent?
(End of chapter)