When Yongzheng dressed as Lin Ruhai

Chapter 40

Wang Ziteng borrowed the old saint to suppress Tu Junpu, but he didn't know that Lin Ruhai had already explained the old saint, so Tu Junpu was not afraid at all.

Tu Junpu sneered and said, "That's right, the old sage allowed the officials to borrow money from the treasury, but the old sage was kind, but he never thought that the officials borrowed money because they didn't want to borrow money. Borrowing the fact that the river is dry and the sea is falling, what an official thinks should be the word "virtue". How can I bear a corrupt official. Besides, I am afraid that the old sage will not be able to bear it."

While talking, Tu Junpu unfolded the list of borrowed money from Lin Ruhai, "However, there is some truth in Mr. Wang's words. After all, the Zhen family has the most borrowed money, but your Wang family is next, right?"

Wang Ziteng thought he was backed by an old sage, so he thought he was proud of himself, but he didn't expect that he was severely humiliated by Tu Junpu in the early court.

Just when he was about to refute again, he heard a report from a young eunuch outside the Jinluan Hall: "The old sage is here!" Wang Ziteng consciously stopped the flags and drums temporarily, waiting for the arrival of the old sage.

Wang Ziteng thought wholeheartedly, when the time comes to talk about this matter with the old sage, to instigate the old sage's anger, he must let Tu Junpu know that he is not easy to provoke.

He was calculating carefully in his mind, but he didn't expect that after the old sage entered the Golden Luan Hall, he said that he had already heard what happened in the early court, and he also bluntly said that he agreed with Tu Junpu's will.

He also said: "The reason why I lent the treasury money back then was because I visited the south of the Yangtze River many times, and the officials in the south of the Yangtze River spent a lot of money to pick them up. But I didn't expect that it was my benevolence back then that manipulated the minds of those officials and made them suffer. I reached out to the state treasury again and again, but no one thought about paying it back. My son is still thinking, and Lin Ruhai is also a loyal emperor, otherwise, when there is a major accident in the country in the future, the state treasury can't take out a piece of silver, and there I will He is a sinner through the ages."

After hearing this, the officials below couldn't sit still, they all knelt down on the ground like dumpling, and shouted: "The minister is guilty."

Therefore, Lin Ruhai's pursuit of the debt owed by the treasury from the officials was settled just like that. Wang Ziteng's face was blue and white and black, and he always looked ugly.

When the court came down, Lin Ruhai politely declined the invitation of several colleagues, and went back to the household department to work.

This matter has been approved by the old sage and Tu Junpu, but the most difficult part has come one after another.After all, there was Kangxi's nod of approval in the previous life, but the officials below are not all the same. Most of them are unwilling to return the arrears to the treasury, especially those officials with high positions and who owe a lot.

But the Ming and Qing dynasties are still different, Lin Ruhai also has some concerns in his heart.

Lin Ruhai discussed with the officials in the household department how to recover the debt from the officials below, but most of the officials in the household department were unwilling to contribute, but the old sage and the current majesty both made orders , they had no choice but to follow.After all, in this court today, instead of asking who has borrowed money from the treasury, it is better to ask who has not borrowed money from the treasury.

Especially those who are officials in the capital, who have never reached out to the treasury, are ashamed to say that they have been officials in the capital.

Therefore, even most of the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs owe money to the treasury, so naturally they are unwilling to contribute.

Lin Ruhai saw this, but it was hard to find a few people who had some insight and didn't owe money to the treasury, or the money they owed was not much, and it was easy to scrape together the money to pay them back. Bring them up. out.Moreover, the few people Lin Ruhai picked were somewhat ambitious.

Of course, if this matter fails or is abandoned halfway, not only will the officials recovering the arrears be ruined, but the country may also be shaken. Naturally, it needs to be treated with caution.But once this matter is done, even if the officials in charge of this matter will become a thorn in the side of other officials, but the future will be unlimited.

Therefore, you can only win, you cannot lose, you can only advance, you cannot retreat.

Lin Ruhai really spent a lot of effort on this matter. He explained Jia Amnesty, taught him how to refute Jia Taijun, and helped investigate how much Mrs. Wang had gained when she was in charge of the Rongguo Mansion, and then handed over everything. Jia Amnesty's hands.

It's a pity that he didn't have much time to watch the show, because he had to use some important ministers as rafts to make the recovery of the arrears go more smoothly.

Lin Ruhai drew several names on the list, and both the Zhen family and the Wang family were among his first choices. It was he who picked and picked, and finally decided on the Zhen family.

Because although the Wang family is known as one of the four major families, it is not as influential as the Zhen family, nor is it as powerful as the Zhen family, and it is not even as prosperous as the Zhen family. Much more deterrent.

However, when it comes to the degree of difficulty, it is much more than that of the Wang family.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai listened to the story of how the first-rank general Jia She paid back the money owed to the treasury, and at the same time collected evidence of the Zhen family's corruption, trying to bring down the Zhen family at once, so as not to kill the snake and become an enemy instead, leaving future troubles .

Simply put, the Zhen family is not clean, especially the current head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia, who was the president of the Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education at the time.

The position of president of Tirenyuan does not actually have much real power, but Tirenyuan is a place where, for example, the examination of erudite CI is held to attract celebrities and talents, so it is very noble, and even if it is not as good as in the Those officials with real power in the court, but sometimes, those officials with real power still come to him for help.

For example, to let you know when His Majesty intends to recruit learned courtiers to try poetry and fu, or what the content of this poetry and fu is.

Because of this, apart from his family background, Zhen Yingjia was very respectable outside just because of his position.

Because of this, Zhen Yingjia was begged to do errands, and when he wanted to do errands, others licked his face and leaned forward, crying and calling for help.

With Zhen Yingjia's move, I don't know how many "erudite and talented" courtiers he has made, and how many connections he has made for himself. Moreover, these courtiers were caught by him and compiled in the booklet. The fate is from.

Zhen Yingjia was one of the happiest courtiers of the old sage during his reign, and his love for him can only be compared with that of Lin Ruhai, so it doesn't matter if Lin Ruhai uses the Jia family historian Wang's family as a raft.

In order not to make the old sage suspicious of him, Lin Ruhai went to the palace to look for the old sage with Zhen Yingjia's incriminating evidence.

Coincidentally, Tu Junpu was holding several memorials and respectfully asking the old sage for instructions. He only said that he was too young and had not experienced many things.

Although the old sage was in a bad mood because of the failure of his senior ministers, but seeing his filial son so understanding, he felt that the resentment dissipated a little bit, and his expression softened a little, and he taught Tu Junpu how to deal with the situation. This is a memorial.

Hearing that Lin Ruhai was here, the old sage also smiled and said: "It seems that Lin Ruhai is indeed a practical person, but only a few days later, he came to the palace to look for me. He must have gained something and came to ask for credit."

Seeing the old sage's attitude, Tu Junpu also smiled and echoed a few words: "Isn't that the case? It's true that it was the father who came out of it. I feel relieved to use such a subject. I also feel relieved." Fortunately, the father loves and favors the minister, and left such a good minister to the minister, so that the minister can handle him well and hide himself from laziness."

"You monkey, as an emperor, you should be diligent and caring for the people. There is no reason for you to be lazy. There are many things that can be done by the courtiers, but the things that the superior should do should be done well. "The old sage laughed, and asked Lin Ruhai to be called into the Qianqing Palace.

Lin Ruhai saw that in the Qianqing Palace, besides the old sage, there was even Tu Junpu there, so he saluted and kowtowed in a proper manner, but he was a little worried in his heart.

What is worrying is that the matter of Zhen Yingjia was exposed in front of the two majesties. I am afraid it will hurt the face of the old saint. At that time, because Tu Junpu is watching and listening, it is inevitable that the old saint will treat Tu Junpu. Gave him an ugly look.

However, if handled well, it may have a completely different effect.

While thinking about it, Lin Ruhai handed Zhen Yingjia's criminal evidence to the servant, and presented it to the old sage for his own reading.

The old sage originally thought that Lin Ruhai had made some achievements, so he showed it to himself.But when he got it in his hand, his face changed drastically in an instant, from dark to blue and purple, causing Tu Junpu who was beside him to look at Lin Ruhai worriedly.

Because Lin Ruhai didn't communicate with Tu Junpu in advance, he didn't know what was written in the memorial, so Tu Junpu could only ask the old sage in a hurry: "Father, what's wrong with you? The complexion is not very good? Can you send the imperial doctor to take a look?"

"I'm fine." The old sage took a deep breath and restrained Tu Junpu from calling the imperial physician: "There's no need to call the imperial physician, I'm not sick." Then, he squinted his eyes and raised the memorial in his hand , looking at Lin Ruhai with a serious expression, "Is everything said true?"

"I don't dare to lie to the saint. I found out everything in the memorial. If the saint doesn't believe me, I can check it again." Lin Ruhai clasped his hands, showing sincerity.

The old sage read the memorial several times, finally he closed his eyes, threw the memorial on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I know what you mean, you can do it yourself. Well, I am tired, All kneel down."

Tu Junpu frowned, and didn't know whether he should continue to ask the old sage for advice, or whether he should quit with Lin Ruhai.

The old sage was aware of his embarrassment. Although he didn't want to pay too much attention to it at this moment, he didn't want Tu Junpu to stay here any longer. I would embarrass Tu Junpu, so I waved at Tu Junpu, motioning him to leave.

Tu Junpu saw it, saluted and left.