Chapter 583: Resuming the Revenge

Chen Ao rolled up his sleeves, arrogantly brushed the dust off his body before sitting back to his original position, and said loudly: "Continue to trial. The offender Cheng Jiang, I will ask you again, why do you say that the prince himself cannot protect himself? What is your intention? Is it a gloating? Or is it deliberately provoking the relationship between father and son in the palace? If you don't say it, you will be punished."

Cheng Jiang was beaten, after all, he was a scholar, so how could he endure this hardship? But he was unwilling to show weakness, so he simply did not speak, covered his bleeding nose and whined.

Chen Ao angrily said, "I asked again and again, but you are like this. Could it be that you look down on me?"

Chen Ao's face and tone were also meant to act recklessly. Several officials next to him were afraid that he would be beaten innocently, so they said, "Prince, if you have something to ask, they are all scholars, why bother to make trouble to this point." Another said, "Mr. Cheng, just say that the Prince of Penglai has a bad temper. If you continue to be in a stalemate, you still don't know what will happen!"

Cheng Jiang hesitated for a moment. When the scholar met the soldier, he really didn't know if he could walk out of the martial arts school. At this time, he could only give in and said, "It's just a temporary idea, and he has no intention."

Chen Ao clapped the table and said, "Is it because you think the East Palace has been neglected by the government and said this?"

It is well known to everyone that the prince was neglected, but such words cannot be admitted in formal occasions, just like the story of the emperor's new costume.

Cheng Jiang was silent for a moment and said, "I am stupid and don't know why I said such words. Maybe it's because I'm too tired and confused for a while, so I'm talking nonsense."

Chen Ao sneered: "I was confused for a moment, and I don't know which bastard recommended you. He is so confused that when I was taking the exam, I don't know how many turtles I would like to promote."

The officials next to each other coughed, all lowered their heads, and recommended Cheng Jiang's "bastard" as the Grand Tutor of the dynasty. It is said that he still has the position of His Royal Highness. Isn't this accusation? But at this time, Chen Lengzi was going to scold him, what can you do?

Cheng Jiang snorted coldly, and said nothing again.

Chen Ao just smiled faintly and nodded to the record doctor, saying, "Let him ban it and take the person down, so I can go into the palace to report."

The doctor immediately took out the recorded paper and sent it to Cheng Jiang. Cheng Jiang hesitated for a moment, finally shook his head and wrote his name with a pen.

Chen Ao said to the official of Dali Temple: "Sir Wang, Dali Temple must also be named. Should I sign a letter?"

"Of course you have to sign, but naturally you have to sign." Lord Wang nodded in disappointment, how dare you say no?

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The next morning, the news spread, and thirty-two people were reborn in the fame and fortune. It is said that they were all registered in Quanzhou. Fame and fortune are so important to scholars. Once they were eliminated, they really wanted to cry without tears. As for the others, they copied the Four Books and Five Classics, which was called revisiting the Saint's Way. However, anyone with discerning eyes knew that if they continued to copy like this, they still didn't know when they would copy it. Staying in the martial arts school for one day was roughly the same as going to jail.

It is said that the martial arts school does not provide food and ink, but people cannot come out, they have to eat, drink, defecate, and copy them. It is absolutely impossible to do without these. Therefore, if you want to release it earlier, everything costs money. Eat, money, ink, and water costs. A piece of rice paper, a one-month money, and a meal is also a one-month money. This means that it is definitely not enough to stay in this martial arts school without ten-month money a day. More than a hundred people, the price of the surname Chen, can make more than one thousand coins a day, and it is also a great fortune after a year and a half.

But at this time, compared to the removal of fame and fortune, this is a lighter punishment, and no one dares to have any objections. Fortunately, their wealth is large and they have no money, so who is still interested in talking? They don’t have to worry about not being able to afford it.

What was very popular was the incident of the Minister of Personnel being beaten. The prince and the Minister of the Court beat each other, but the Minister of the Court was beaten half to death. The people who talked about this were really talked about it, and there were all kinds of versions. Most of the people were gloating. When they saw that the Minister of the Court was high and even when they went out, it was also the way of gongs and drums, and the servants accompanied them. Such a noble status turned out to be beaten like ordinary people in the market. When people remembered, they couldn't help but beat their chests and fall.

Early the next morning, Chen Ao drove a horse into the palace. In Wenjing Pavilion, Zhao Ji heard Chen Ao’s visit, and this time he did not ask him to be turned away. He said to Yang Jian: “Take him in.”

Chen Ao walked in, saluted Zhao Ji, and then said seriously: "I'm here to report." He took out a confession and handed it over to Yang Jian for presentation.

Zhao Ji read the confession first and couldn't help but laugh: "Did you really hit him?"

Chen Ao smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty forgives your crime. As a minister, I am a man who stands tall and upright. In order to prove that he is not a woman, I have to do this."

Zhao Ji was stunned and shook his head and said, "It's so chaotic. Cheng Jiang is indeed not a good person, but it's wrong for you to hit someone. When you go back, ask someone to put him back."

Chen Ao thought to himself, you come to set up a archway, I will do it, I will take the blame, and you will still be a good person at this time.

Zhao Ji asked Chen Ao to sit down and then said, "It's just that I'll teach them a lesson. If someone criticizes you in the future, I will never let you go."

Chen Ao suddenly thought and said, "Your Majesty, it is better to be careless than to discuss politics. The reason why rumors and criticisms are everywhere is because some scholars take advantage of tricks. As far as I know, the ministers, ministers, and officials from all departments of the three provinces have set up Qingguans in their residences to serve as tea and chat. When these scholars saw the opportunity, most of them depended on the ministries and halls to serve as a step for the future promotion. In the past, wouldn't this Qing public opinion be all the ministers in the court? It is useless to say that going out of private doors is of no use to the country. Why not follow the decree and strictly prohibit the ministers from forming associations and supporting the scholars. As for the scholars' clear discussion, it is better to build a political consulting bureau, appoint officials to manage it, and allocate tea and ink funds every year to let the scholars go there to discuss politics. First, the court is easier to manage the scholars, and discuss politics, so as to avoid criticism from being criticized in the palace. Second, if you speak out from the public, at least there will be no unworthy people who are sow right. Besides, what the scholars say is not completely unreasonable. They can summarize their words every month and report them to the palace. You can also check it out in your spare time in the palace, which may be of great help to rule.

Chen Ao's words make some sense. For example, when Cheng Jiang set up a Qingguan, the so-called famous scholars flocked to him, they actually had selfish intentions and wanted to take the opportunity to get in touch with Cheng Jiang. Cheng Jiang has his preferences and interests. Of course, what everyone said was based on Cheng Jiang's leader. If you set up a political situation, although such things cannot be eliminated, it is considered a significant progress.

Furthermore, it is easier to manage and will not be as disorderly as today. The most important thing is that scholars have the right to speak directly in the palace, and the palace can also choose some statements to adopt, which can be regarded as an additional interaction between the palace and the scholars, so that people can avoid the time when someone says you listen to it and believe it.

Zhao Jihe nodded and said, "It's good to consult the political situation. Just put it under the censor's office. I will let the three provinces discuss and let them come up with a charter."

After saying that, he asked someone to give Chen Ao tea and said with a smile: "This is the Wuling Gladiolus sent by King Jin. It tastes great. Drink it."

Chen Ao had drunk too much tea and understood a little bit of the tea ceremony. He carefully blew away the tea foam, drank it lightly, and savored it. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Fresh and mellow, long-lasting taste, good tea. Why did King Jin be so peaceful these days? He actually brought tea to His Majesty?"

King Jin has always been strange in nature and is usually very stingy. At this time, he suddenly is so generous and shows his kindness without any trouble. He is either a traitor or a thief!

Chen Ao continued to smile and said, "The King of Jin must have something to invite him."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "You said it was a big hit. Princess Qinghe is not young anymore. The King of Jin is thinking about finding a marriage for Qinghe. This is probably the princess's thoughts. Qinghe loves to make trouble the most. She gets married early and takes care of her husband and children. She is not sure that her heart is better."

The royal family can’t get around the palace, and most of them are made by the inner court.

Chen Ao couldn't help but smile and couldn't help but say, "Princess Qinghe is the best to paint. If you want to choose a husband's family, you must also find someone with good painting skills." He was shouting in his heart. This prince is so handsome and has no other skills than his painting skills. Of course, this king is the most suitable one.

Zhao Jihe nodded and said, "So I am also in a dilemma. I have discussed many candidates with my mother." Then he smiled and said, "Well, this is the thing that my mother is worried about. I will draft an order at that time."

Then he talked about Quanzhou. Because of the purging of the Quanzhou area, and with the fact that there were many people going into the sea, Chen Ao predicted that the annual commercial tax would be 40 million guan, and there would be more in the future. Zhao Ji was very happy when he heard this. In the past, Quanzhou had only 6 or 7 million guan in a year. Chen Ao went there many times. With the surplus in the treasury, he would have done things much easier in the future.

At the end, Zhao Ji suddenly looked solemn and said, "Does the matter that Qing dynasty have anything to do with the Eastern Palace?"

This sentence was asked harshly, and while asking, a hint of coldness flashed across Zhao Ji's eyes.

Chen Ao took a deep breath and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I don't know if there is any connection between the Eastern Palace. I only know that Cheng Jiang, the Minister of Personnel, has a good relationship with the prince. Cheng Jiang's Qingguan is the most nonsense. Is the prince's instructive? Where can there be evidence? Perhaps these people are in favor of their preferences and deliberately want to curry favor with the prince."

Zhao Ji snorted coldly and said, "It's okay if it's just like this, but if the Eastern Palace instructs me, I really don't know what to do. I have so many sons but few who care about me, which is really heartbreaking."

Chen Ao pursed his lips and said nothing. It would be a bad thing to say too much at this time. Only by fully leveraging Zhao Ji's imagination.

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Chapter completed!