People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 294 The Emperor's Informant, Reintroducing the Tax Payment Incident
help me?

Although Shen Wansan was terrified, he couldn't help wondering, could it be that these people tied him here just to save him?

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored it and asked directly:
"Are you looking for a way to go to Prime Minister Yang Xian's mansion to plead for yourself?"

Although this matter was not a secret, only a few people knew about it. Shen Wansan was startled by the horror of the people in front of him, and was speechless for a while.

If he didn't answer, the surrounding inspectors were not happy, and everyone raised their knives one after another, and their eyes shone coldly.

"Yes, yes...the villain just came to find the door in Yang Xiang's mansion..."

"Then let me ask you, why are you looking for Yang Xian?"

Yang Xian?

When Shen Wansan saw him calling Yang Xian by his name, he was taken aback. This person dared to call Yang Xian by his name, obviously he was not afraid of that prime minister?

Who is he?
Lao Shen's brain was spinning desperately, but he couldn't think of who this big man was?
But now that one's own person is in the hands of the other party, it is impossible not to tell the truth.

"The villain came to Mr. Yang to ask him to give him a way out. There are hundreds of people in my Shen family, and now they are in constant panic because of the pirate case!

If Lord Yang hadn't spoken, the family would be ransacked and exterminated in an instant!

I couldn't find a way in Zhouzhuang, so I had to go to Beijing to find a way..."

As Shen Wansan spoke, tears and snot began to cry.

A big fat man, but crying like a child.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed with emotion, the last time he saw this old boy, he was in high spirits at Chen Ke's auction house, spending money like water.

But now, like an ant.

But he didn't sympathize with these people, he just asked blankly:

"The Shen family violated the laws of the country, so naturally they deserve what they deserve, so what's the use of finding Yang Xian?"

Shen Wansan was a little unconvinced when he heard this sentence, he straightened his neck and raised his head:

"My lord, you can say other things about me, but Shen thinks that he has done something like a fellow wreck.

Shen does have his own business in the sea, but this business is a serious trade, and it is by no means to support the pirates.

If you don't believe me, you can send someone to Zhouzhuang to inquire. If I want to raise bandits, there will naturally be people around who will follow me to sea...

But everyone in my Shen family, including the servants, has a clear history, and there is absolutely no possibility of participating in piracy?

But even if I explain it in every possible way, it can't compare to people's money!
Just like the Song family in Songjiang, the Wu family in Suzhou..."

In grief and indignation, Shen Wansan named many people.

Zhu Yuanzhang in the room listened, his fingers clenched tightly, his fingertips turned white.

According to Shen Wansan, some people with unclean net worth can buy their lives through bribery, while some people who have nothing to do with pirates died unexpectedly because of this turmoil, and even their families were destroyed.

The chaos below, under the narration of Shen Wansan, is shocking.

Zhu Yuanzhang's breathing became more and more rapid, which showed that he was really suppressing his anger.

As this turmoil continues, there will always be unjust dead ghosts. Lao Zhu has some political awareness, but what he can't tolerate is that the person he wants to kill can be bought with money...

This approach is simply the best humiliation to his authority.

If there were no outsiders, Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to smash everything in front of him and vent his anger.

"go on……"

After Lao Zhu squeezed out these words, the temperature in the courtyard seemed to be a little colder. Shen Wansan grabbed his clothes, bowed his head and continued.

He explained in great detail, and to put it bluntly, a lot of information, people who are not in their circle really don't know.

The Shen family has been doing business at sea for so many years. It is reasonable to say that they are not involved in pirates, but it is impossible to say that they have not had contacts with Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen's former team, or even other pirates...

He also seemed to understand that the mysterious man in front of him might be his last straw, so he knew everything.

In the room, apart from Zhu Biao sitting beside Zhu Yuanzhang, there was also a group of clerks transcribing his confession in a corner that Shen Wansan could not see.

This interrogation did not tend to be completed until the third watch.

Shen Wansan, an old man, was already dizzy and his mouth was dry.

It's a pity that no one remembered to give him a sip of water, and he didn't dare to ask for this or that...

The emperor waited for him to finish and asked:

"I will check what you said, if you lie half a sentence, you will know the consequences.

I'm here to ask you again, is what you said true? "

Shen Wansan vaguely sensed the official's position, and he didn't care whether he would offend Yang Xian, so he quickly replied:

"My lord, I promise that everything is true..."

"Okay, I mean what I say. If you cooperate honestly, I will show you a way to survive!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he waved his hand.

The men in black who frightened Shen Wansan rushed over again and put him on.

Shen Wansan did not resist this time and let the man in black take him away.

After the others left, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao walked out of the room.

"How does the emperor plan to verify what Shen Wansan said?"

Seeing that the emperor had been silent, Zhu Biao couldn't help asking. Judging from Gao Jianxian's excitement today, he vaguely felt that his father had already made his next decision.

"Who do you think should check?"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and asked Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao was at a loss for words for a while.

If the situation below is as chaotic as Shen Wansan said, the current so-called regulatory channels have actually failed.

The most deeply involved in this piracy case is the Yushi Group of the Eastern Zhejiang School.

These people should be the ones who monitor the world's officials, but now everyone is in danger.

As for the bottom, Zhu Biao has given up hope.

"You understand now, deceiving the superior and the inferior, this is a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years in Chinese official circles, but my Ming Dynasty has only just begun..."

Every sentence of Lao Zhu's words is heart-wrenching.

Zhu Biao did not dare to refute, Zhu Yuanzhang continued:
"Prince, I actually listen to what you said, and it is not a very good idea to delegate authority to the school!

Calibration is a double-edged sword. If you let it go, you will hurt yourself sooner or later.

But I have the confidence to make good use of this sword!
If necessary in the future, I will destroy them with my own hands, don't worry! "

"Yes, Father!"

Zhu Biao had no choice but to bow down.

The father and son walked out of the courtyard, but this was a corner of the palace where no one came.

Outside the yard, the eunuch is waiting.

The emperor got on his dragon chariot and went back to the imperial study, leaving only Zhu Biao beside him, thoughtful.

On the other side, when Shen Wansan took off the cloth bag on his head, he found that he had returned to his house.

He looked around nervously, but there was no one there.

Gao Jianxian was covered in black clothes and a mask, so he couldn't see the other person's face clearly.

"My lord, where is my child? Where are my servants?"

"They are all safe, your child is asleep in the room, you should know, don't say what you shouldn't say, don't ask what you shouldn't...

When necessary, I will come to you! "

Seeing that Gao Jianxian was about to leave, Shen Wansan opened his mouth, wanting to ask the other party how to save his family's life.

The other party seemed to have expected his thoughts and left him a letter.

The men in black retreated silently.

Shen Wansan quickly opened the letter and saw that there was only one person's information on it.

The person on the information is not an expert, but the name of an old man in Yang Xian's mansion.

With this person's name, Shen Wansan finally found the key to Yang Xian's mansion, but he was confused...

So, the mysterious adult didn't want to save himself, but let him continue to bribe Yang Xian?
So is the other party trying to rule Yang Xian, or...?
"On the night of the curfew, I was sent to a place without anyone noticing, and then sent back safely. I'm afraid there are not many people in this city who can do this...

No, strictly speaking, there are only two, the one in the palace is impossible, and there is only one truth..."

Thinking of that person's name, Shen Wansan's body couldn't help trembling.

I seem to be involved in the most brutal power struggle in the Ming Dynasty...

If one is bad, a small businessman like him can't even leave his bones. He doesn't believe that something happened to him, and those big shots will save him?

"Bah, this year is really unlucky!"

It took Lao Shen less than a quarter of an hour to recognize the situation clearly.

He has no choice but to get on that lord's thief ship and become his pawn.

However, if you do well, you can indeed escape the catastrophe and go to the next level.

Thinking of this, Shen Wansan's mood immediately improved a lot.

"Li Xiang probably didn't expect that Shen would guess his identity so quickly...

Damn, being an official is not a good thing. Yang Xian is like this, and Li... is not much better.

If Lao Shen escapes this time, I will wait for those little beasts in the family, and if they don’t give the Shen family a Jinshi examination, it will be in vain that I will work hard for them..."

Shen Wansan woke up his unconscious son and his family all night, and strictly ordered them not to tell anything tonight.

He was still worried, so he asked people to pack up their things overnight, and sent those who might leak the news back to Zhouzhuang, and ordered Shen Rong to buy some servants tomorrow.

After doing this, he inquired according to the name on the envelope, and he found the old man in Yang's house.

After matching what he likes and promising benefits, the other party finally agreed to recommend him.

And the master who was calculated, Yang Xian, was in a good mood at this moment.

On the second day after the court, inside the Yang Mansion, Yang Xian patted Liu Yuanran on the shoulder and said loudly:

"Master Dao, Dao Dao!

Back then when Master Zhao refused to leave the mountain and appointed the Taoist priest to come to the capital, he still had doubts about the Taoist priest's ability!
I never thought that the truth would suddenly become clear after a Taoist ritual to put an end to disasters!
Sure enough, as you said, although there was a small calamity, he was reborn from the ashes! "

Liu Yuanran was dumbfounded by Yang Xian's praise, he didn't know that he had such ability?
But considering that Yang Xian has been in the limelight recently, it is no wonder that he understands it so well. Naturally, he will not refuse this kind of praise when it falls on him.

"Everything is due to Yang Xiang's great fortune and equal to the sky, not my credit!"

Liu Yuanran is well versed in how to advance and retreat, and Yang Xian liked him more and more when he answered this way.

This is really good, much better than the father and son in Chaotian Palace.

Thinking of being beaten by Lao Zhang, Yang Xian's face turned ugly, but he just took it as Liu Yuanran helped him resolve the disaster that should have killed him.

Yang Xian saw Liu Yuanran more and more pleasing to the eye, and the recent pirate case made him more confident:

"Liu Daochang, don't worry, as long as you support Truth, Truth will not be stingy with your benefits. The position of Xuanjiao Academy must be yours, and no one can take it away!

When you enter the Xuanjiao Academy, then the truth will help you operate, and slowly take away the authority of Taoism, the leader of Longhu Mountain! "

Liu Yuanran stood up and saluted Yang Xian slightly.

It is naturally a good thing to be able to enter the Xuanjiao Academy. This is probably the highest official position that the Taoist sect can get besides Lao Zhang's own position.

In this position, I may be able to develop my grand plans, carry forward the Taoism of Ziyang Temple, and even support the Quanzhen Taoism that has been suppressed for a long time.

But Liu Yuanran still remembered another thing. Taking advantage of Yang Xian's good mood, he went to intercede with him:

"In fact, compared with the matter of Xuanjiao Academy, Pindao wants to ask Prime Minister Yang for one more thing..."

Liu Yuanran knelt down and handed over the blood book signed by monks and Taoists.

Monks and Taoists pay taxes?

When Yang Xian saw the blood book, he knew what this Daoist Liu wanted to do?

This matter should have been the most quarrelsome matter in Ying Tianfu this year, but because of the outbreak of the pirate case, it was suppressed so that no one mentioned it.

Although no one mentioned it, the monks and Taoists didn't feel relieved.

There has been steady progress on this matter.

As soon as he thought about it, he understood what Liu Yuanran wanted, and smiled playfully:
"Liu Daochang, do you know the truth's position?"

"My lord's position may be different from that of Pindao, but Pindao only asks my lord to give Pindao a chance to speak out. Originally, this matter should not be done by Pindao, but Master Zhang..."

"Who told you the truth is different from your position..."

Yang Xian interrupted Liu Yuanran and laughed.

Seeing Liu Yuanran's confused face, he pretended to be mysterious:
"Do you know what the original intention of this turmoil is? It's those people in eastern Zhejiang who turned against monks and Taoists because the emperor rejected Zhongshu Province's proposal to improve the status of scholars in the imperial examination. This matter is not to trouble you in essence, but to borrow You persecuted the emperor...

This is the style of those people. They don't accomplish enough, but they fail too much, and they pick people's faults all day long.

Could it be that the truth is someone who is with them? "

When he said this, Liu Yuanran was thoughtful.

Yang Xian continued:
"I agree with elevating the status of scholars, but I don't agree with bringing Buddhism and Taoism into it!

Song Lian and other rotten Confucians are incompetent, that's their business, it's just a pain for you pond fish, this matter is actually done for you.

If you entrust Zhang Normal to do this, isn't it giving him prestige?

If you want to do it, you have to do it for the person you like, and let Longhushan lose face! "

Liu Yuanran smiled wryly when he heard the words, Master Yang in front of him was gaining power, and he had the tendency of being a villain. Zhang Yi's Zhongshan wolf poem was actually very suitable for him.

If there is a choice, Liu Yuanran naturally doesn't want to be close to a villain like Yang Xian.

However, if a person wants to succeed, a rich couple is not in the right place, and Yang Xian is the Taoist couple who guides his future, so he is reluctant to give up such an opportunity.

"Then thank you, Mr. Yang..."

Liu Yuanran bowed to Yang Xian, and Yang Xian was trying to comfort her. At this time, an old servant of Yang's mansion came over and said a few words to Yang Xian:

"The old man was able to find your way, Shen..."

Yang Xian was about to talk more, but found Liu Yuanran was there, so he shut up.

Liu Yuanran knew that he was not suitable to be here, so he said quickly:
"Yang Xiang, there is still something to do in the poor Taoist temple, so I will leave first!"

He bid farewell and left, before leaving, he saw a fat man waiting at the door, Yang Xian shook his head:
"This man is so ambitious, he is by no means the prime minister of a famous minister. It is best to keep a distance from him after this matter."

The fat man didn't attract Liu Yuanran's attention, he walked away on his own.

(End of this chapter)