Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 141, There is no corruption, isn’t it just your internal fighting?
When it comes to investigating and punishing corruption, Fan Xian can be said to have considerable say.

He was rich, his father was the Minister of Revenue and was about to take charge of the Imperial Treasury, and he also had a bookstore that made money.

Even Fan Xian can live a fulfilling life without being corrupt.

Liu Hong hummed lightly and threw a few red dates into the teapot.

"If you don't want Lai Mingchen to die, then stop! You have already touched His Majesty's reverse scale."

"Ridiculous! Censor Lai and I punish corrupt officials. This is to help Your Majesty and sort out state affairs. How could Censor Lai die?"

Fan Xian sneered, and Fan Ruoruo's eyes sparkled with stars.

She admired her brother's confidence the most.

"You also said that it was you and Censor Lai. Don't forget that His Majesty made you a lone minister!"

Liu Hong took a sip of tea. Hmm! Without the red dates, it didn't become much sweeter.

Fan Xian shook his head. Even though Emperor Qing didn't want him to investigate the Second Prince, as his biological son, he still had illusions about Emperor Qing.

"Absurd! This time we will definitely purge the corrupt officials in the court."

Liu Hong rubbed his head.

Fan Xian was simply daydreaming. There were hardly more than a hundred officials in Kyoto who had never accepted gifts.

Although the censors in the Censorate appeared to be upright and incorruptible, in fact, some of them were secretly colluding with Liu Hong with a clear conscience.

I have already bought land and built a house in my hometown.

"There aren't so many corrupt elements. This is just an internal fight between you and the Second Prince."

If Fan Xian's standard of corruption were used, all the ministers in the court, including Liu Hong and Fan Jian, would probably be imprisoned.

"Okay, Liu Hong! If you want to dissuade me because of this matter, then please go back! Investigating corruption is the right way."

A sacred light shone in Fan Xian's eyes.

Liu Hong shook his head. Since Fan Xian was willing to try, he would see with his own eyes how Lai Mingchen died!
"I finally came to the Fan Mansion, I won't neglect the food, right?"

Liu Hong stood up and felt a little hungry.

Fan Xian spoke unhappily.

"Indispensable for you."

Fan Ruoruo was watching the two of them from the side. Her brother and Liu Hong had different political views, but it seemed that it did not affect their personal relationship.

After Liu Hong had dinner at Fan’s house.

He rushed back to the Minister's Residence and spent a few days organizing the personnel for the East Factory.

As for the gifts from dignitaries, we will never refuse them.

The eunuch in charge of the East Factory was undoubtedly Eunuch Hou, who was in charge of the thousand households and the hundred households. There were more than 40 people in charge of the shift, the foreman, and the office.

It was almost filled to the brim, even with the silver that the Qin family had stuffed in.

Liu Hong accepted it without hesitation and took it all.

Looking at the people on the list.

A sarcastic smile appeared on Liu Hong's lips?

"This group of people still dream of controlling the East Factory, but they forget that Emperor Qing is a suspicious person."

Apart from Hong Zhu, Liu Hong has almost no power in the palace.

This time, Emperor Qing asked Liu Hong to organize the structure of the East Factory, and was generous enough to let Liu Hong arrange the first batch of candidates for the East Factory.

Just like the Investiture of the Gods, whoever is on Liu Hong’s list will die.

Emperor Qing just wanted to warn some guys who were stretching their hands too far.

"Sir, I am very curious as to why you refused the princess's gift. Could it be that..."

Zhang Liang laughed jokingly.

The princess's romantic scandal became known to everyone after Zhuang Mohan came to Kyoto and Fan Xian spread the news.

Liu Hong shook his head.

"The princess managed not to be driven back to her fiefdom last time. If she is driven back because of meddling with the East Factory, all our hard work will be in vain."

Zhang Liang laughed softly.

Liu Hong sealed the list and submitted it to Emperor Qing.

"Today and tomorrow, I'm afraid many people will die."

Zhang Liang watched Ji Xin put away the memorial and spoke softly.

"Well! Lai Mingchen is a good man and an honest minister, but I will not save him." His fingers tapped lightly on the table, as if sentencing some people in Kyoto to death.

Ergouzi's name was already mentioned in Lai Mingchen's impeachment memorial.

He questioned why the man who had been stripped of his official position could become a fifth-rank commander in just a few days.

Faintly, the censors of the Censorate seemed to be sharks that smelled blood, and they all began to impeach Liu Hong.

Zhang Liang nodded silently at Liu Hong's action.

If Lai Mingchen was Liu Hong's man, Liu Hong would protect him no matter what.

But it’s a pity that he is a political enemy, and a political enemy who can be easily used as a gun by others.

The next morning, all the officials went to court.

Liu Hong also stood among the officials of the Ministry of Justice, responding lightly to the compliments from the officials below.

As the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Liu Hong tactfully gave in to the middle-aged Shangshu Wei, who had a strong desire for power.

My position as the Right Vice Minister was just a transition.

It's not worth making the Minister of Justice hate you.

Wei Wei was also very satisfied with Liu Hong's tactful attitude, and they got along very harmoniously for a while.

"My Lords, His Majesty has said that the grand court meeting has been cancelled recently. Officials above the fifth rank can just go to the Imperial Study to discuss matters."

Eunuch Hou's ruddy face showed a hint of joy, and he bowed to the officials.

The only person that Emperor Qing agreed with on the list submitted by Liu Hong was his trusted eunuch Hou.

With so much power in his hands, it's no wonder that Eunuch Hou is in high spirits.

"Master Liu, you have always taken care of me in the past, and today I am here to repay you."

Eunuch Hou bowed to Liu Hong, saluted, and spoke with a smile.

When the two people's sleeves were just in parallel, Liu Hong found that there was something extra on his sleeves.

It turns out that Eunuch Hou is also an expert in this art! No wonder he was able to serve Emperor Qing for more than ten years.

The Censor of the Censorate had an unpleasant look on his face. These people were of low rank, mostly around the seventh rank.

Emperor Qing's move was tantamount to destroying the human wave tactics of the Censor and others.

"My fellow officers, it's all right! We hold justice in our hands and believe in the truth. Even if I go to the imperial study alone, I can bring down a large group of rats in the court."

Lai Mingchen looked serious and bowed to his colleagues in the Censorate.

Looking around, all the officials stepped back.

Today, the Censorate is like a mad dog that can bite people to death. They are not easy to mess with.

Liu Hong smiled and looked at Lai Mingchen without any politeness.

"Humph!"

Lai Mingchen snorted coldly, and decided that he would bring down Liu Hong, the flattering little man, today no matter what!
As for the East Factory, let it disappear as well!

Fan Xian looked at Liu Hong and Lai Mingchen, and his heart skipped a beat.

He is the director of the Supervisory Council and has recently obtained a lot of information from Liu Hong.

Emperor Qing gave the task of setting up the East Factory to Liu Hong, and he would certainly be met with desperate opposition from all the officials.

But Liu Hong was quite smart. He opened the back door by paying money and satisfied the appetites of several bigwigs in the court.

In other words, once the East Factory is established, it will serve as the spy for all the high-ranking officials.

That group of people would naturally be delighted and support Liu Hong instead.

If Lai Mingchen used this incident to impeach Liu Hong, he would probably become the target of public criticism.

Only at this moment did Fan Xian have a deeper understanding of what his father-in-law Lin Ruofu said.

You can’t become a lone minister just because you want to. At least you have to have the ability!

All the ministers swarmed into the imperial study. Emperor Qing held the list of members of the East Factory in his hand and could not help but admire Liu Hong in his heart.

Let’s put aside the various names involved.

I didn't expect that Liu Hong, a military man, could set up such a complete spy agency, and this agency completely serves the imperial power.

For a moment, Emperor Qing even had the urge to abandon the Censorate and fully support the East Factory.

But it's just a thought. Ye Qingmei is dead, but Wu Zhu and Fan Xian are not dead yet.

What's more, Chen Pingping, this old dog, is loyal and easy to use.

Let’s take the East Factory as a supplement to the Supervisory Yuan!
(End of this chapter)