nashuaworldcup Chapter 486 Jiang An's Promotion
Chapter 486 Jiang An's Promotion
"The Minister of Rites, the two vice ministers on the left and right, and officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue have all requested leave."
The emperor looked at him helplessly, "This is the job of the Ministry of Personnel, why are you meddling in this?"
The old man straightened his back and said, "What I want to say is... these officials asked for leave because they were beaten by thieves at home or in secluded places."
"Some are seriously injured, even with broken bones, and can't walk!"
His Majesty pretended to be puzzled, "In broad daylight, in the clear sky... who dares to beat up an official of the imperial court in Kyoto?"
"Dali Temple... Ministry of Justice, come out and give an answer!"
Wu Heting and Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice stood up and said, "Your Majesty, we have not received any complaints from any officials."
If there is no case, they naturally won't investigate.
"Did you not come to sue, or did you not dare to come to sue?"
The old man looked at the two of them with sharp eyes.
"Since taking office, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice has been following His Majesty's orders to raid the residences of corrupt officials. There have been no assassination attempts in recent days..."
"Right Minister!"
Jiang An woke up from his drowsiness, opened his round eyes blankly, "Yeah... I'm here~"
"May I ask, Right Assistant Minister, are the people who assassinated you related to these officials, so you are taking revenge in this way?"
"My revenge?"
“Who am I taking revenge on?”
She looked at Wu Heting in confusion, as if she had not yet figured out the situation.
"Your Majesty, please don't blame me. I have been too busy these days with the house raiding. Look... the fat on my face that I worked so hard to grow is gone."
Jiang An pinched her watery face and moved closer to His Majesty.
The emperor rolled his eyes at her unhappily and continued, "Tell me, what did you get?"
"Also let me think about how to reward you and Lord Wu!"
Old man: Okay, okay...
You say something, she says something, you play me, right?
"In recent days, we have confiscated 21 officials and 378,300 taels of silver, 3,021 rare treasures, and a number of farms, shops, and land deeds. All of them have been handed over to the national treasury."
Jiang An took out a few thin pieces of paper from his sleeve and said, "These are two illegal salt mines that I found in the home of the Minister of War."
Private salt...
This Lao Deng!
The emperor clenched his fists, and a fierce look flashed across his eyes.
"You dare to open a private salt production and sell private salt!"
"Is there any family of the Minister of War left alive? I will kill all nine generations of his clan!"
There were whispers of discussions in the hall, and even the old man who was among the censors frowned.
As for the two newly appointed young masters...
They looked at each other. Was the first day so exciting?
The first thing that came was the Formosan Aboriginal Set Meal? ?
"His Majesty…"
An official bravely stepped forward and said, "The family of the Minister of War is a century-old family, and their ancestors even followed the founding emperor in founding the country."
"Isn't it too much to punish the entire clan..."
"I hope your majesty will think twice!"
There are only a few old aristocratic families in Kyoto, and the family of the Minister of War has always been on good terms with the Xie family.
Jiang An is going to cut off an arm of the Xie family!
"Founding merit... is of course rare."
The little girl laughed sarcastically, "I wonder if his ancestors would let it go if they knew that their descendants were doing this... doing something that would undermine the country's strength."
"If we follow what this gentleman said, he should be severely punished for the merits of his ancestors!"
"After all, my grandson brought shame to me, so he should be severely punished!"
"you…!"
Someone else stood up and said, "Your Majesty's words are really unreasonable. Do you want Your Majesty to explain this to the people of the world?"
"Have you ever thought about whether such an inhumane punishment would chill the hearts of the people in the world?"
"I think the Right Assistant Minister's actions are only going to erode the country's strength!"
Many officials spoke at once, their words full of accusations against Jiang An.
The old man among the censors saw that the situation was not going well, so he wanted to step forward to defend the little girl.
Although Jiang An went beyond the rules and didn't follow the rules in handling things...
But she was right!
The little girl didn't get annoyed when she heard everyone shouting.
Under the worried gazes of Wu Heting, Minister Li and others, she bowed slowly to His Majesty, then turned around to face the officials.
She changed into a scarlet official robe, looking very imposing, with her fingertips hooked on her waist belt, standing with her hands on her hips, a look of arrogance revealed.
"Oh My God…"
The son of the general and the second son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion...the newly appointed left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of War exclaimed in a low voice.
Look at his momentum!
This is not a court at all, it's clearly Jiang An's one-man show!
Jiang An glanced around, his lips always curled up with a nonchalant smile, "What you all mean is that Your Majesty should take into account that his family is a century-old family... and their power and clansmen are deeply rooted in Nanshang, and treat them with care... and bypass them to open a private salt mine?"
The officials dared not respond.
This is indeed the truth, but why did the words change in meaning after she said it?
After a few moments of silence, an official wanted to speak, but was swept by Jiang An's fierce eyes and instantly became a quail.
"May I ask, is this Nanshang from the aristocratic family or from your Majesty's Nanshang?"
"If the court wants to punish someone, do they have to consider your family's face?"
Jiang An's voice gradually became louder and echoed in the hall.
"Don't forget, everyone. Some of you are from humble backgrounds!"
"Among the scholars in the world, there are those from wealthy families and those from poor families..."
"Your Majesty is strict with the law and does not use his status to disrupt the national law. This will only make people all over the world admire you and make scholars all over the world see the prosperity of southern business!"
"well said!"
Amid the silence that filled the hall, two young men in official robes stepped out.
They saluted to His Majesty with smiles on their faces, and their every move was filled with high spirits.
Jiang Ling turned his head to look at the officials who were full of surprise, and said proudly: "If we talk about the achievements of our ancestors, my family has them too!"
Am I proud!
"Our ancestors made great achievements for their country and their faith, not for their descendants to use the family's influence to do evil things."
"It's ok to forgive minor crimes, but can serious crimes like privately storing salt mines and selling contraband salt be forgiven by just saying the merits of ancestors?"
"Does he have a golden medal of immunity from death or an iron scroll?"
All the southern merchants knew that the founding emperor was an emperor who could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, and he had long abolished those things that could exonerate the guilty ministers!
Looking at the two young men standing on the left and right, the little girl suddenly smiled, "My lords, do you have anything else to say?"
Her eyes were bright, filled with determination to win.
She is determined to cut off Xie family’s arm!
By doing this, she not only cut off a hand of the Xie family, but also warned those aristocratic families in Kyoto who were proud of their status to consider their own weight and whether they had the life to compete with her, Jiang An.
Finally, the imperial decree to punish all nine clans was issued...
His Majesty was very pleased in the court and not only rewarded Jiang An, but also rewarded the two newly appointed young men.
The difference is that those two were rewarded with gold and silver treasures, while Jiang Ande was also rewarded with a promotion.
The position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was vacant, so she was given the job.
She is probably the first person in the Southern Merchants' court to be promoted within a month of taking office.