This is actually true.

Although Xu Weijing and Hu Shiguang were both auxiliary officials of the cabinet and had great power, they accepted bribes from them all year round and had many unclear deeds in the local area.

If they come down to investigate these Shanxi merchants this time, they can use their privacy and call them back.

Kang Shen's words received support from four or five Shanxi merchants.

Qu Jingxin thought so in his heart. In February this year, his Qu family spent more than 2 million taels to manage officials from the court and local governments in the name of the Spring Festival.

Almost all those who received these were Shanxi ministers.

They were originally fellow villagers, and no matter how they were short-speakable and rude, they would basically turn a blind eye to doing things, which was enough to make Shanxi merchants make huge profits.

This is also the reason why although Shanxi merchants respected court officials, they were not afraid of them turning against each other.

After all, even if the court really wants to investigate, the latter will have to deal with it together. Speaking of which, the latter's sins are even greater.

Therefore, the activities done by Shanxi merchants will not know about the officials from the court to the local government?

Of course they knew, but for the sake of the squandering money, everyone chose to turn a blind eye and nodded. Who wouldn't be moved by a million or hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?

Anyone who dares to investigate and punish Shanxi merchants is blocking everyone's way of wealth and will definitely be collectively suppressed and isolated by officials at all levels.

In a word, Xu Weijing and Hu Shiguang didn't come for themselves, that's best.

If they want to be this fool, then we have the means to play with them. If they are not bad, who has the cleanest family?

......

After discussing the eleven families, they decided to wait and see.

However, after Hu Shiguang and Xu Weijing figured out Zhu Youxiao’s real intention this time, they couldn’t wait.

On the lunch mat, Shanxi Censor Yu Hongbin frowned, and was worried, and he was quite reluctant to put down the dishes carefully prepared by his wife.

At this time, his wife came, smiling, calmly and concerned about the food he had.

On the side, the maid also poured a glass of mellow wine.

"Master, have you forgotten the way of health care that Zhenren Zhang taught you?"

A few days ago, Taoist celebrity Li Zhenren came to Shanxi from Jiangxi. Yu Hongbin asked the Taoist people for several days, and finally met and asked for health care in order to prolong their lives.

Yu Hongbin knew that his wife mentioned Li Zhenren to relax herself and not think about the matter of the Criminal Office.

But how could she, a woman, know what she was worried about?

This comfort not only did not relax his mind, but instead made his brows frown tighter. Looking at the dishes on the table, he had no appetite, pushed open the dishes and sighed:

"well!"

"After all, I am not a practitioner of Taoism. I may not be able to have the open-mindedness that a real person has."

"You might as well tell you! Recently, the imperial court has strictly enforced Shanxi merchants and encampments, which have caused a lot of controversy in the official and business circles, and the court and the country are uneasy!"

"The Censorate of the Criminal Office is one of the three courts of the court, and it is the top priority. Many people dare not go to the yamen these days, just to avoid right and wrong."

When the lady heard this, she was also silent. No wonder the master was worried these days.

No matter what happened in the past, the master never told her about the official affairs. What happened today? Judging from her appearance, I am afraid that something big will really happen.

"Do you remember the current Dongge Grand Secretary Hu Shiguang Ge?"

Seeing the wife nodding, Yu Hongbin shook her head and said:

"When our son went to Beijing for the exam, he was one of the examiners and finally passed the Jinshi. He owed the grandparents a favor and great relationship."

"This time, the one who was ordered to investigate Shanxi's merchants was Hu Ge Lao. This really made me embarrassed. It's not a human inside or outside, alas!"

When the lady heard this, she understood completely and advised:

"Master, you are the censor. The way to investigate the department is your duty. What does the matter in the imperial examination have to do with you? How can you abandon the public for personal gain?"

"Oh, you are a woman, how can you understand the worldly ways?" Yu Hongbin said: "If you owe someone, you are also caught in the handle. If you are not careful, you will die!"

"It's really too unspeakable for Shanxi merchants! I heard that many officials have accepted bribes from them, even Mr. Hu is no exception..."

"Although commercial matters are difficult to investigate, for the supervisory department, there is no one who can see the joint clearance. In order to avoid suspicion, I didn't even dare to meet Mr. Hu this time!"

The lady asked, "Where did the master get the news from when Mr. Hu accepted bribes?"

Yu Hongbin was stunned and said:

"This Spring Festival, the Cao family in Qi County sent people to transport two large trucks of east and west to Beijing, which must be to clear the joints. Mr. Hu Ge was an important official from Jin, so how could he not be valued by the Qu family?"

"Is there any evidence?" the lady asked again.

Yu Hongbin murmured to himself: "Evidence?"

Suddenly, he suddenly opened his mind and slapped the table:

"That's true. Even if you accept bribes, the evidence will be at home. Mr. Hu must not be so confused and admits this. The rumors are just rumors. Even if the Shanxi merchants use this to ask for it, they are just one-sided words."

"In this way, I can not only repay this favor, but also say that I enforce the law impartially."

"Madam, you are really my good friend!"

After thinking it through, Yu Hongbin suddenly felt hungry, picked up the bowls and chopsticks and feasted. The lady on the side looked at him and said, "Master, according to my opinion, you still have to take the initiative to meet the old master."

Yu Hongbin also knows this.

Since the court wants to run a Shanxi merchant, there is no way out of business. If you have old friends with the old masters, you will never be out of your affairs. Sooner or later, you will have to choose a side to stand.

He ate like a sniff, and said vaguely:

"I'm going, I'm going--!"

After finishing his words, the maid walked in and said, "Master, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet said he was a man named Hu and was asking for a meeting outside the door."

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After discussing the eleven families, they decided to wait and see.

However, after Hu Shiguang and Xu Weijing figured out Zhu Youxiao’s real intention this time, they couldn’t wait.

On the lunch mat, Shanxi Censor Yu Hongbin frowned, and was worried, and he was quite reluctant to put down the dishes carefully prepared by his wife.

At this time, his wife came, smiling, calmly and concerned about the food he had.

On the side, the maid also poured a glass of mellow wine.

"Master, have you forgotten the way of health care that Zhenren Zhang taught you?"

A few days ago, Taoist celebrity Li Zhenren came to Shanxi from Jiangxi. Yu Hongbin asked the Taoist people for several days, and finally met and asked for health care in order to prolong their lives.

Yu Hongbin knew that his wife mentioned Li Zhenren to relax herself and not think about the matter of the Criminal Office.

But how could she, a woman, know that she is a wife?
Chapter completed!