Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 90

"Sinful minister, who has failed His Majesty's high hopes, deserves death!"

Qi Kangping was full of guilt, but he didn't regret it at all.

If it wasn't for the help from his neighbors, he might have starved to death long ago. It can be said that without those folks, there would be no Qi Kangping.

Doing something for the folks is the only way he can repay them, even if his way of repaying gratitude has seriously violated Zhu Houzhao's bottom line.

If he is greedy for three or fifty taels of silver, Zhu Houzhao will protect his life. After all, the salary of officials set by Lao Zhu is indeed very low, and sometimes it is not enough for expenses. Zhu Houzhao can understand and tolerate a little bit of money for living expenses.

But Qi Kangping was not only suspected of corruption, but also paid for murder, colluded with profiteers, abused his power and other serious crimes. Zhu Houzhao couldn't keep him, so he had to die.

Once Zhu Houzhao chooses to save his life, the civil society will take the opportunity to make waves, and it will become more difficult to reform and strengthen the country.

This is also the ultimate goal of the civil official group's calculation this time. To protect Qi Kangping or not to protect Qi Kangping, Zhu Houzhao can only choose one.

If Qi Kangping is protected, the road to reform will become extremely bumpy, and even die prematurely; if Qi Kangping is not protected, Zhu Houzhao will not even be able to protect the governor Yingtian whom he single-handedly promoted, and he will lose face!

No matter what kind of result it is, it is what the civil official group wants to see. Of course, what they want to see most is Zhu Houzhao's efforts to protect Qi Kangping.

In that case, the emperor Zhu Houzhao, who is the biggest supporter of the reform, took the lead in violating the new law, so what's the point of continuing the reform!

In order to rectify the law of the country and protect the New Deal, Qi Kangping must die.

"For the sake of your neighbors and folks, is it worth it to get yourself to where you are today?"

Zhu Houzhao asked, he, who has always upheld the idea of ​​putting interests first, did not understand what Qi Kangping did.

"It doesn't matter whether it's worth it or not. The criminal minister only knows that if it weren't for those folks, the criminal minister might have died long ago!"

"Your Majesty has the grace of knowledge and understanding to the guilty minister, but the folks are the grace of life to the criminal minister!"

When death was imminent, Qi Kangping's face and eyes were as calm as water, maybe he had expected that he would have today, and had made mental preparations early, even if he died, he would have no fear!
"For the grace of life, repay it with all your strength, you are a person who knows how to repay it!"

Zhu Houzhao was about to laugh angrily, "Do you know who the first Wang Lao Er who asked you for help brought from Shanxi to Jiangnan?"

"It's Jiang Haiping, a big family in Suzhou who gave you 10 taels of silver."

"He brought the villagers from your hometown to Suzhou one after another, and kept asking them to ask you for help, just to drag you into the water. Once you touch something you shouldn't touch, the wealthy gentry in the south of the Yangtze River behind Jiang Haiping will have a handle on you. .”

"You have not only done things for your hometown and neighbors these years, you have also done things for Jiang Haiping and the wealthy gentry in the south of the Yangtze River behind him!"

"From the very beginning, you have fallen into the big net woven for you by the wealthy gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, and now you have become a pawn for the civil servants to oppose me, you idiot."

Zhu Houzhao scolded Qi Kangping, and his anger was hard to calm down: "Shanxi is so far away from Suzhou, and how did your hometown and neighbors get to Jiangnan? Haven't you thought about the strangeness of it?"

"Arranging your hometown and neighbors from far away in Shanxi to Suzhou, your folks will have a better life, and the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will be satisfied, but you are all ruined!"

"You used your own future to repay the favor, but it happened to be used by others. You are doomed to die!"

"I can't save you either!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sighed up to the sky, feeling sorry for Qi Kangping from the bottom of his heart.

This person has good knowledge and ability, and his character is not bad, but he made a wrong step and fell on the words "sophisticated".

This is exactly the strength of the civil official group. Even the most indifferent people have their weaknesses. They only need to see the needles to use them for their own use.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, who were tightly bound by the civil official group, were like this, and so was Qi Kangping in front of them.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang's weakness is "reputation", Qi Kangping's weakness is his hometown and neighbors who have saved his life, and the civil official group has grasped their weaknesses very well, and they have repeatedly manipulated them, directly They pull into the water, making it hard for them to get out.

Money clears the way, coerces and lures, seizes its handles, and attacks its weaknesses. This tactic of the civil official group can be described as time-tested.

How many newcomers to the officialdom joined the civil service group in this way. They had a little conscience at the beginning, but when they couldn't get rid of it, they simply put it badly. He followed what the civil service group generally did. Corruption, bribery, and abuse of power are all basic Fuck it.

Its power is even more terrifying than the MLM organizations of later generations. MLM organizations want money to kill, and civil servant groups not only want money to kill, but also bring disaster to the country and the people.

"The guilty minister knows that he deserves to die, so he dare not ask His Majesty to spare his life. He only hopes that His Majesty will cherish it. Under the nine springs of the guilty minister, he will also pray for His Majesty and my Ming Dynasty."

"May my emperor live forever!"

Qi Kangping finally couldn't hold back any longer, tears streamed down his face, and wept loudly.

At the beginning, he was also an upright official who wholeheartedly served the country and the people, but he was dragged into the water by the design of the civil official group. Since then, he has never been able to look back.

It's pitiful, sad, hateful, and deplorable.

"Ugh"

Zhu Houzhao sighed slightly, if he knew today, why bother, when things have developed to this point, Qi Kangping will not die, it is beyond the law of nature.

It is true that he himself is clean and honest, and all his property is only 20 taels of silver, but he has committed crimes for his hometown and neighbors, which is still unforgivable. If he does not die, he will not be able to give an explanation to the world.

He waved his hand, causing people to be taken away by Qi Kangping, lying on the grand teacher's chair exhausted, and the young talent he single-handedly promoted turned into a corrupt official and criminal that he had to kill. This was a big blow to him.

"Liu Jin, King Jingjiang has made arrangements?"

If you are tired, you still have to deal with the problems that should be dealt with.

Qi Kangping was certain to die, and it was time for Zhu Yueqi, King of Jingjiang, who indulged his servants to kill government officials and blatantly yelled at Zhu Houzhao!

"My lord, it's already been arranged. The servant has arranged for King Jingjiang to stay in Qinghe Courtyard where King Ning lives."

Liu Jin quickly replied.

Qinghe Bieyuan was originally an abandoned official residence. After Liu Jin asked Dongchang to find someone to repair it, it became the residence of King Ning in the capital!
Although King Ning has taken refuge in Zhu Houzhao and has become a pawn in Zhu Houzhao's hands to call on the vassals to cooperate with the court's reforms, he has a history of rebellion after all, and it is already the limit for him to eat, dress, and live well.

It is completely impossible to build him a big palace with dozens of maids and servants. Zhu Houzhao is not so generous, and Liu Jin is even less likely to waste the funds for the operation of the East Factory.

"Go and see."

Zhu Houzhao's face was indifferent. The Qi Kangping matter made him angry, and King Jingjiang's clamor made him even more angry. He wanted to see why King Jingjiang dared to challenge him.

　For the character of Qi Kangping, the author largely borrowed from Qi Tongwei's life experience, but made a little modification, hoping that all friends who are struggling can be treated fairly and not forget their original intentions.

　　Another point of fame: This book is not a purely historical text, and some characters created by the author will be mixed in it, so don't spray it if you don't like it!
　　
　
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