Chapter 88
In this oppressive atmosphere, Jin Yiwei's actions were particularly arrogant. With Zhao Huai at the head, other officials were quickly found out by Lu Heng for corruption. Teams of Jinyiwei dressed in flamboyant official uniforms roamed the capital, raiding homes everywhere. Pedestrians hide from a distance, and no one dares to face them head-on. At the worst time, Jin Yiwei copied three households a day.
Many families have not waited for the new year of the 12th year of Jiajing to be pushed into the abyss.
The fire got bigger and bigger, and finally, it burned to the first assistant Yang Yingning. The struggle between Yang and Zhang's two parties was almost intensified. Zhang Jinggong accused Zhao Huai and others of accepting bribes because they were instructed by Yang Yingning. Most of Zhang Yong and Xiao Jing's money actually went into Yang Yingning's hands. Yang Yingning made excuses for many times, and finally couldn't bear it, so he took the initiative to resign to the emperor to prove his innocence.
The emperor retained, but Zhang Jinggong immediately wrote to say that Yang Yingning pretended to beg for words, in fact, retreated to advance, in exchange for the emperor's trust. Yang Yingning was furious, and again begged to return home on the grounds of illness. This time, the emperor did not immediately dismiss it.
Yang Yingning suddenly sobered up. It turned out that it was not Zhang Jinggong who wanted him to die, but the emperor's dissatisfaction with him. Yang Yingning objected to the great ceremony many times, and even spoke to Yang Ting and his son, and finally annoyed the emperor.
The emperor wanted to give his biological father the title of God, but the old officials of the Zhengde Dynasty refused to allow it. This seems to be a question of honoring the title of the king, but in fact, it is a question of who is weaker than the emperor and his ministers.
And the emperor did not allow anyone in the court to ignore his words. If Yang Ting and Yang Yingning were disobedient, a group of obedient people would come up.
Thinking of this, Yang Yingning didn't try to justify it again. Just like Yang Ting many years ago, he resigned from the position of the first assistant and returned to his hometown to retire.
He resigned himself, but he could still keep his family wealth and dignity. If he waited for the emperor to speak, the one who would do it would be Lu Heng.
Rather than come on his own.
After Yang Yingning's resignation, the ever-expanding corruption case finally came to an end, and at this time, the New Year came.
A few families were happy and some were sad, and when the civil servants were struggling to sleep and eat because of the cabinet change, there was a warm and peaceful scene in the Lu Mansion.
On the morning of the 30th, Wang Yanqing got up early and came to pay Lu Heng New Year's greetings. In a joking tone, she said, "The imperial court has a holiday on the 24th, but I only saw my second brother at home today. Did the second brother set up another house and avoid me?"
Lu Heng laughed. He was investigating Yang Dang these days, and he was dizzy when he searched his home. The court holiday is for ordinary officials. For him, as long as the emperor needs it, he has to be on call.
Lu Heng smiled and said, "I wish I could build a golden house that no one knows about and hide Qingqing."
The author says:
Lu Heng: surnamed Lu, given name Heng, styled actor, nicknamed Lay Buddhist.
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The first corruption case + Tongjian case is basically over, let Lu Heng have a good year, and he can start the Shura field!
Chapter 33 Encounter
Lu Heng is different from the usual soldiers in the military. He always has a smile on his lips, and his sweet words are not repeated, which is very different from the unsmiling soldiers in Wang Yanqing's impression. She smiled, but there was a sudden doubt in her heart.
She is Lu Heng's adopted sister, why did Lu Heng use the words "golden house hidden charming"? Lu Heng said these words without thinking, which shows that she instinctively felt that it was not safe for her to live in Lu's house. But hasn't she lived here for the past ten years?
Wang Yanqing thought it was a little strange. Now that it's New Year's Eve, there are so many things to do. Maybe Lu Heng is too busy. Wang Yanqing didn't think much, and said to Lu Heng, "Second brother, don't make fun of me. Today's New Year's Eve, second brother has been busy for a year, so please rest."
These two days are probably the most leisurely days of Lu Heng's year. If he is busy during the New Year, it will only be more day and night in the future. Rarely in a good mood, Lu Heng deliberately didn't think about the Zhenfu Division, and said, "I've been busy with outside affairs these days and neglected Qingqing. I have time today, what do you want to do with Qingqing?"
This question stopped Wang Yanqing. She was in the house all day, and she didn't feel any difference between the New Year and the past. The only difference was that Lu Heng was there. She thought about it and asked, "In the past, what did I spend with my second brother?"
After Wang Yanqing finished speaking, she looked at Lu Heng seriously. Lu Heng was at a loss for words in an instant when confronted with these clear, clear, trusting and reliant eyes.
No matter how flawless a lie is, it cannot change the truth. If they were foster brothers and sisters who grew up playing together, they must have a lot of common hobbies, but Lu Heng was not.
Lu Heng only paused for a moment, then said with a smile, "There are a lot of pastimes, let's see if Qingqing is willing to accompany me."
Wang Yanqing took it seriously, and immediately said, "Of course I would. What does the second brother want to do?"
Lu Heng quickly went through the things he was good at, and felt that playing chess was the most suitable for men and women to be alone. Other reading, arrows, martial arts, too unpleasant scenery.
Lu Heng said, "You haven't played chess with your second brother for a long time. Would you like to have a game?"
Wang Yanqing nodded naturally. Lu Heng spoke, Lingxi Lingluan quickly set up a chessboard between the tips, Wang Yanqing sat beside the chess game, picked up Baizi and looked at it, instinctively feeling unfamiliar.
She doesn't seem to play chess often. This is strange, the second brother likes to play chess, even if she is not good at chess, she should not feel unfamiliar.
Lu Heng sat down, raised his eyes and glanced at her staring at Bai Zi, thoughtfully, his heart suddenly tightened. He was careless. Fu Tingzhou didn't like to play chess. It is estimated that Wang Yanqing had not had much contact with him before. Could it be that she found something wrong? Lu Heng didn't change his face, and said slowly, "Why, you don't want it anymore? You were always reluctant to play chess with me before, but now that you're grown up, don't you like it?"