marquis of jingan

Chapter 1469: Hong Dechao's First Major Case

Chapter 1469: Hong Dechao's First Major Case
On the way home, the father and son sat in the same carriage.

Mr. Shen first glanced at his son, then asked, "Have you seen the eldest princess?"

The young marquis was a little surprised: "You know?"

"Your Majesty is a very sentimental person."

When he said this, Shen Yi paused for a moment, then continued, "He will definitely take the eldest princess's thoughts into consideration and arrange a meeting for you to talk things out."

At this point, Shen Yi also sighed: "I hope the princess can be more open-minded and find someone to marry as soon as possible. I'm afraid..."

The young marquis raised his head, looked at his father, and asked, "Dad, what are you afraid of..."

Master Shen glanced at him unhappily and said, "What else can I be afraid of? I'm afraid that she might become a nun someday."

"Are you afraid she'll commit suicide?"

"You think too highly of yourself, kid."

The young marquis scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

Shen Yi knocked on the window of the carriage with his hand, and then said quietly: "With the cooperation of His Majesty, the King of Goryeo has finally been forced to agree to station troops in Goryeo. The formal agreement has been signed. After you two get married, you will go to the Huai'an Army and select ten thousand-household camps to be stationed between Goryeo and Zhu Li Zhenren."

At this point, Shen Yi paused and continued, "Your trip there is to train your ability to lead troops, and also to let you know more about Zhu Li Zhenren, so that you will not be unsure when fighting with Zhu Li Zhenren in the future."

"But there's something more important."

Master Shen said quietly: "I have already chosen a suitable Goryeo prince. When the time comes, you, as his brother-in-law, will get to know him well."

The young marquis' eyes lit up, and then he looked at his father and whispered, "Dad, with only 10,000 people, I'm afraid we can't influence the Korean government."

"That's almost enough."

Shen Yi put his hands in his sleeves and said calmly: "I'm not asking you to go against the entire Goryeo Kingdom. You have to try to do it yourself. This kind of thing... you can never learn it by just teaching. You have to practice it yourself."

"Goryeo is not a big country. It is a good place for you to practice. I will give you two or three years to try to control the Goryeo government. If you can do it,

Master Shen said slowly: "Then it won't be that hard to deal with those old foxes in Dachen in the future."

The young marquis was still a little unsure. He blinked and asked, "Dad, what if I mess up?"

"That's okay."

Master Shen said calmly: "I only said to send ten thousand-household battalions, but I didn't tell them how many people there are in one thousand-household battalion."

"In our Huai'an Army, there are 3,000 to 4,000-man Qianhu Battalion."

Lord Shen smiled faintly: "It's a common thing."

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In the following period of time, King Goryeo went to Marquis Shen's mansion several times to meet with Shen Yi and Lu Ruoxi. The two sides formally decided on the marriage and agreed to get married at the end of the year.

Moreover, because Goryeo was far away, the King of Goryeo left his daughter in Yanjing and did not take her back.

When the wedding day comes, the King of Goryeo will not come to Yanjing again. At that time, he will most likely send his eldest son to participate in his sister's wedding.

After the King of Goryeo left, Mr. Shen also dealt with all the miscellaneous matters in the Governor's Office.

Now that my hands are free, it's finally time to do some serious work.

After that, Mr. Shen, who liked to sleep in, attended several court meetings on time. At the third court meeting, when Mr. Shen was standing in the first row leisurely, a familiar figure walked into the court and knelt in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

"I'll report to Secretary Luo Yong from your residence and come to see Your Majesty."

Luo Yong, Director of the Dibao Department.

As the status of the Dibao Division rose, the rank of the position of the Director of the Dibao Division also increased.

When Shen Yi first started to establish this government office, the Director of the Imperial Reporting Department was still an inconspicuous minor official of the eighth rank. Now, with the Imperial Reporting Department having been upgraded several times in rank, although Luo Yong has not been promoted for more than a decade, he is now an important official of the fourth rank.

His Majesty the Emperor sat on the main seat, frowned, and said calmly: "Although Luo Qingjia is a fourth-rank official, the Imperial Reporting Department has an exception and can not participate in the court meeting. Why did Luo Qingjia come to the court today?"

"Your Majesty, I have important information and I am reporting it with tears in my eyes!"

Luo Yong knelt down and kowtowed, his forehead touching the ground. He looked respectful, and there was a slight tremor in his voice.

His Majesty the Emperor was somewhat displeased and frowned, saying, "If there is anything going on in the Imperial Reporting Department, why don't you report it privately? Why bring it up at the court meeting?"

"His Majesty…"

Luo Yong's voice was already filled with tears. He lowered his head and said, "I have been in charge of the Imperial Reporting Department for more than ten years by the order of the Emperor. There are many things that I have kept to myself without the Emperor's order. Today, for the sake of the country of Dachen, I can no longer endure it!"

He pulled out a thick document from his bosom, held it above his head with both hands, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Reporting Department has been established for more than 20 years, and I have been in charge of the Imperial Reporting Department for more than 10 years. Now the Imperial Reporting Department is spread all over the world. As the head of the department, I can't help but find out some secret things."

"Before the unification of the country, under the leadership of Your Majesty, the Great Chen focused on the Northern Expedition, and the court could be said to be united. However, starting ten years ago, as the country was unified, some corrupt officials began to manipulate every link in the court!"

"Among them, there are even officials who attacked the former Huai'an Army's pensions!"

"I have been holding these words in my heart for ten years, but Your Majesty has been deceived by the traitors and has not issued any orders. Today, in front of the court, I am risking my life to speak up!"

"I have counted more than a hundred corrupt officials in the court. Most of them hold important positions in the court and exploit the people without limit! According to the statistics of the Imperial Report Office, the amount of money they have embezzled from the court is more than 10 million taels! I dare not imagine how much they have embezzled in secret!"

"I risk my life to make this suggestion. Your Majesty, please investigate it in detail!"

After saying this, he touched the ground with his forehead, and the clerk held it respectfully above his head without saying a word.

All the officials at the grand court meeting turned pale.

There are too few pure and innocent officials.

His Majesty the Emperor frowned and shouted, "The Imperial Gazette Department is only responsible for publishing imperial gazettes and gathering information. Who allowed you to monitor the officials without authorization?"

Luo Yong was trembling all over.

"I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Hong De looked very ugly.

The eyes of the court officials almost all fell on Shen Yi.

More than ten years have passed, and the Dibao Division is no longer particularly secretive. Everyone knows that this is the government office that was built up by Lord Shen, and Luo Yong, who is kneeling on the ground, is a subordinate that Lord Shen personally brought up.

Although the Palace Reporting Department had ceased to be under the jurisdiction of Lord Shen more than ten years ago, it was obvious who Luo Yong obeyed.

Even Zhang Jian couldn't help but glance at Shen Yi and frowned slightly.

He was worried about Shen Yi.

After a deathly silence, the Emperor was still a little annoyed and shouted, "Let's not talk about the documents for now. You will receive the twenty cane punishment first! After receiving the punishment, I will slowly punish you!"

Luo Yong lowered his head with tears in his eyes, and was taken away by the big general in the hall to be punished with a stick.

After Luo Yong was taken away, the emperor looked at his ministers with a frown on his face, "My Lords, how should we deal with this matter?"

No one in the hall said a word.

Including several prime ministers, no one dared to speak out at this time.

The emperor looked at several chancellors.

Prime Minister Song Yuan was silent for a long time, then he bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Reporting Department has exceeded its authority, which is against the rules..."

The others then began to speak.

Only the new prime minister Zhang Jian said nothing.

Finally, the emperor turned his gaze to Shen Yi and sighed: "Shen Qing, what do you think?"

Master Shen looked calm, bowed his head, and said, "Your Majesty, the court reports that the crime is committed."

"As for the document sent by the Imperial Report Department, I think..."

Shen Yi's voice was calm but powerful.

"Let's hand it over to the three judges."

The emperor sighed and nodded, "The Censorate, the Dali Temple."

He glanced at Zhou Yuanlang and named the last yamen.

"The Criminal Department."

The heads of the three yamen all stood up and nodded in response.

"you."