Chapter 673 It's Rare for the Eighth Master to Intercede for the Fourth Master

Instead, he said solemnly: "Half a year!"

All of a sudden, Master Shi was too scared to say another word.

Kangxi made up his mind, so neither the eighth master nor the ninth master dared to beg for mercy.

Otherwise, the tenth master might have to stay in the clan's mansion for a year, and I'm afraid they would be implicated.

In fact, it doesn't matter if Master Shi is in debt, if you want to blame Master Shi, you can blame Master Shi for selling property on the street and whipping Tian Wenjing.

These are not the most important, the most important thing is that he contradicted Kangxi in front of the princes and ministers.

Imperial power cannot be provoked by anyone, even if he is a prince.

This is the price paid for a collision with imperial power.

Whether he is a son or a courtier.

Master Jiu frowned bitterly, and said cautiously: "Huang Ama, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"A man is a real man, he speaks up when he has something to say, what does he look like when he shrinks back, he's not even as good as an old ten." Kangxi said displeasedly.

What he said made Master Jiu panic, so he had no choice but to say embarrassingly: "It's really wrong for the tenth brother to sell property on the street, but it shows that he intends to repay the debt. On the contrary, Tian Wenjing is too eager to ask for the debt, and in front of the common people , saying that the tenth brother is not."

"For the sake of tens of taels of silver, he went to other people's houses to make trouble. Even Minister Wei Dongting was too eager and unbearable to ask for debts. I heard that he even humiliated Wei Dongting. Such a person does not need to be tortured, just a few words can destroy people's will, It's too cruel, Wei Dongting's death is inextricably related to him, if he is not severely punished, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

As soon as the voice fell, several ministers echoed Jiu Ye's words.

It made it impossible for Kangxi not to ask.

He scanned the crowd, and finally landed on Tian Wenjing.

"Tian Wenjing, let me ask you, is Brother Nine's words true?"

"If you go back to the emperor, this matter was handled inappropriately by this minister. I am also deeply saddened by the death of Lord Wei, and I am willing to punish everything with the emperor!"

These days, he came to ask for debts and offended many ministers.

Shiye and Jiuye are close, and Kangxi and Shiye are father and son.

The old man himself can vent his anger on his son.

He is a courtier, to put it nicely, a minister.

To put it bluntly, he is a slave!

At this moment, he is alone and helpless, what else can he say.

Anyway, everything is wrong.

"It's good to be rigorous when working on errands, but you must always have a compassionate heart. It is not humane to force ministers who have made meritorious service to death for the sake of errands. Now you will be removed from your official position in the capital and the errands in the household department, and transferred to Shanxi. For the position of county magistrate, you must leave Beijing immediately!"

"Thank you, Majesty Long En!" Even if he was demoted, Tian Wenjing thanked him happily.

At this moment, Fourth Master, who had never talked much, finally spoke up for Tian Wenjing.

"Huang Ama, Tian Wenjing has been..."

"Okay, this matter has been decided." Kangxi looked at the front and said without hesitation.

When the emperor opened his mouth, he must have considered it carefully.

How could he change his mind so easily.

Fourth Master could only stop talking, and watched Tian Wenjing leave sadly.

After Tian Wenjing left, the prince struck while the iron was hot and said: "Huang Ama, my servant recently asked the Ministry of Accounts, and Tian Wenjing just obeyed orders, and the fourth brother was on the top. I think the fourth brother is too careless in doing things. Just wanting debts and forgetting benevolence and righteousness, that Tian Wenjing's personality is different from others, cold-blooded and ruthless, he messed up a simple matter, and even forced Wei Dongting to death."

Kangxi didn't follow what the prince said, but just looked down at the crowd.

He said lightly: "Huang Tiren and Xiao Guoxing, have you both paid off your debt?"

"No..." Huang Tiren, who was suddenly named, replied with a guilty conscience.

"Go back to Lord Long Live, the slave hasn't had time to return it yet." Xiao Guoxing said.

Kangxi snorted coldly, and said: "I didn't have time to pay it back, but I have time to cry in my Qianqing Palace."

"The slave is really short of money, I can't make it all up for the time being." Huang Tiren kowtowed.

"Don't think I don't know, you work in the Ministry of Punishments, and you take a lot of money for ignoring people's lives. If you encounter the death penalty, you will be given tens of thousands of taels of silver, and you can get them out, and put good people to death in the prison! Slaves like you who use power for personal gain are simply unworthy of being an official, and you will be demoted to common people immediately, and you will be imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, waiting to be punished!" A thunderous voice sounded outside the Qianqing Palace.

The whole ground of the Forbidden City trembled.

Kangxi's words were an indirect response to the prince, slapping the prince in the face.

I have a lot of bad deeds, but I have the nerve to pour dirty water on my brother.

"Huang Ama, my son is in charge of the Criminal Department, but he didn't know that the two of them are so ridiculous, it's my son's dereliction of duty." The crown prince disregarded the relationship with sincerity and fear.

The fourth master also said: "Huang Ama, this time to pursue the treasury, it is because of my lack of experience, I only want to pay off the debt, but I never thought... I didn't find out everything, let alone Without judging the situation according to the situation, Wei Dongting committed suicide just like this, and asked Huang Ama to deal with it!"

Even if he is on the cusp, he can take it calmly.

Moreover, he wanted to say that just now, but Kangxi was ahead of him.

Seeing that the fourth master took the initiative to plead guilty, Kangxi seemed to be casual and said: "Well, you really didn't manage well this time. People like Huang Tiren and Xiao Guoxing should be chased more eagerly. Loyal officials like Wei Dongting should take it easy. .”

Speaking of this, Kangxi sighed, "Forget it, this matter is over, it's useless to say more."

"I know my mistake, and I am willing to suspend my job for half a year." Fourth Master said.

At this moment, Eighth Master rarely spoke good words for Fourth Master.

"Huang Ama, although the fourth brother did not do things properly this time, it is for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, and it is for the sake of millions of disaster victims. And... this matter is really too difficult to handle, otherwise Chen and all the brothers, I would not recommend the fourth brother at that time. Although the fourth brother has failed to complete the matter, he has more or less recovered 40% of the debt, and he is already able to help the victims of the disaster."

"If there are still people who want to blame the fourth brother for being chased by the fourth brother, who will dare to work for the court in times of crisis in the future."

He had already understood that Huang Ama didn't want to punish the fourth brother at all.

Otherwise, he wouldn't avoid the topic of punishing the fourth brother when the prince was talking.

Sure enough, Kangxi showed a gratified smile.

Under the dazzling crown, a pair of eyes of the Ming Dynasty, the pupils are more stern and sharp.

The cold was so overwhelming that he didn't dare to peek any more, he said majesticly to everyone: "Did you all hear what Eighth Brother said?"

"What the eighth elder brother said is very true. The humble officials and others are not very impressed, so I ask the emperor to ask for permission."

Anyone who still dares to babble, because of debts and grudges, who dares to protest.

"Huang Ama, apart from these, I heard that Nian Gengyao did a good job in recovering the treasury this time. All the debts he asked for were basically paid off, and there was no trouble. Such a talent should be rewarded, and this person Skilled in both literature and martial arts, let him serve as an errand with the admiral Fei Yanggu of the Nine Sects, so he can hone his skills."

Ba Ye is a fake good man to the end, not only pleading for Si Ye, but also helping Nian Gengyao find an errand.