Chapter 86: Destroy the Unspoken Rules

"The reason why I participated in the report was the new Hanlin Medical Envoy, Shi Yuanzhi."

As soon as these words came out, the hall was in an uproar.

It was not uncommon for King Jin to have such things as a minister. When he and Zhao Pu were fighting, there were many people who participated in each other's relationship.

What the ministers did not expect was that the person the King of Jin was involved in was Shi Wei, who had just been given the emperor's wine.

Only Shi Wei was very calm, and Zhao Guangyi's participation seemed to be expected.

He had been thinking about what method Zhao Guangyi would use to deal with him, but what he didn't expect was that it would be the charge of bribery.

This charge is obviously not convincing.

Since ancient times, except for a very rare figure like Hai Rui, there has never been a completely honest official.

The difference is that in the dynasties, officials were more greedy, while in the Qingming Dynasty, officials were less greedy.

An official of the level of Shi Wei is not worth mentioning to accept some bribes.

When he heard Zhao Guangyi’s report, Shi Wei stood up calmly and bowed: “Since His Highness, the King of Jin, is referring to the officials to receive bribes, I wonder who the officials should receive?”

The King of Jin looked generous and said coldly: "What I want to participate in is that you were charged with bribery from officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Li Yu when you went to the Southern Tang Dynasty to conduct an envoyment."

I see.

Zhao Guangyi's charge really made Shi Wei laugh and cry.

As an envoy to the Fan Kingdom of the Song Dynasty, this was already the default feud between officials. Just like Lu Duosun, the previous mission, when he returned from the Southern Tang Dynasty, he did not return with a full load.

Generally speaking, the king and the supervisory department only turn a blind eye to this. As long as the envoy does not do anything that harms the country, he will not be serious about it.

I don’t accept bribes. I rely solely on that little salary to support the whole family, how to be romantic and elegant in Fanlou, and how to be respectful to my colleagues.

If you take a step back, it is not good to be an official without accepting bribes. Who is stupid enough to be an official?

Shi Wei's mission was already "clean" enough. Except for the benefits of Li Yu and some ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, most of the rest were kept away.

Now that the King of Jin used this reason to be shocked, Shi Wei was really unhappy.

Shi Wei wanted to deny Zhao Guangyi's accusation.

However, just before Shi Wei could speak out for his own defense, Zhao Dezhao came out and said, "Uncle Wang, the doctor Shi was sent to the Southern Tang Dynasty to work hard and make great contributions. Such a crime is not easily added. I wonder if Uncle Wang has any evidence?"

After many indirect attacks by Shi Wei, Zhao Dezhao began to realize the threat of the King of Jin to him. He was no longer as conservative as before, and indulged Zhao Guangyi to do whatever he wanted.

Now that Zhao Guangyi was impeaching his confidant, Zhao Dezhao decisively stood up for Shi Wei.

Shi Wei was quite pleased with Zhao Dezhao's actions.

However, Zhao Guangyi raised his lips slightly, and a hint of pride flashed, as if he was waiting for Dezhao's words.

He immediately said to Zhao Kuangyin: "Emperor brother, there is no evidence, so I will naturally not participate in the report casually. I have a witness and am waiting outside the hall now. Please ask the emperor brother to summon him in and confront the Stone Medical Envoy in person."

Does he have any certificate?

Shi Wei was a little curious now and wanted to see who dared to prove him.

At this point, Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to order the witness that Zhao Guangyi said was passed into the hall.

After a moment, a middle-aged man stepped inside.

When Shi Wei saw the face of the "person testimony", he was shocked.

That person turned out to be Xu Xian!

"It turned out to be him..." Shi Wei, who was originally calm, could not help but flash a little shock on his face.

Previously, Shi Wei lured Li Yu to kill Xu Xian, hoping to use Li Yu's hand to get rid of this enemy.

But when Shi Wei asked again, he learned that Xu Xian had received the news in advance and didn't even care about returning home, so he escaped without knowing where to go.

When he was in Jinling, Shi Wei thought that Xu Xian was afraid of being blamed for the fall of the country, so he hid his name in hiding it, or that the Xu surnamed had already died in the chaos.

So after Shi Wei killed Xu Changqing, he no longer cared about Xu Xian.

Shi Weiwan didn't expect that this Xu man not only survived fortunately, but also appeared in front of the Emperor of Song Dynasty.

When Xu Xian walked past Shi Wei, a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes.

That look was clearly a provocation to Shi Wei.

Shi Wei suddenly figured out the causes and consequences of this matter.

After escaping from Jinling City, Xu Xian was unwilling to hide his identity for this, but he was afraid that he would be attacked by Shi Wei after showing up.

This old boy had been on a mission to Bianjing, so he naturally knew that Shi Wei was the second prince's man and was also the enemy of King Jin.

Therefore, Xu Xian, who was well versed in the officialdom, decisively defected to Zhao Guangyi, trying to find Zhao Guangyi's protection.

As for Zhao Guangyi, he was jealous of Shi Wei's meritorious service and was just using the card Xu Xian to stumbling to him.

With the same enemy, the two of them naturally hit it off.

"Submitted minister Xu Xian, pay homage to Your Majesty." Xu Xian, who walked past Shi Wei, stepped forward to greet the emperor without being humble or arrogant.

When Zhao Kuangyin heard him telling his family, he couldn't help but say wonderingly: "Are you the famous minister Xu Xian under Li Yu?"

Zhao Guangyi knew the Southern Tang Dynasty very well. As Li Yu's number one important minister, how could Zhao Kuangyin not know his name?

Xu Xian said: "It's the weak minister."

Zhao Kuangyin's expression became more strange and continued to ask: "When Li Yu surrendered, I had an order that all the old ministers of Li Yu could recruit talents, and all the talents like Qing could enter the court as officials. At that time, you didn't see you entering the court, but why did you appear now?"

"Brother, this is the case." Zhao Guangyi explained for Xu Xian immediately.

He said that Xu Xian offended many people because he was upright under Li Yu. After the city of Jinling was broken, he was afraid that his enemies would be murdered, so he had to hide his name and quietly come to Bianjing.

After arriving in the capital, Xu Xian wanted to reveal his identity and meet the emperor, but he was afraid that the emperor would punish him because he had advised Li Yu not to surrender, so he was hesitant.

Later, Zhao Guangyi, a person who was in Kaifu, accidentally recognized Xu Xian and invited him to the palace of King Jin.

Xu Xian expressed his concern to Zhao Guangyi, and Zhao Guangyi said that the emperor was the wise ruler and would never blame him, so he persuaded him to serve in office.

Shi Wei certainly knew that Zhao Guangyi was lying, but he had no evidence to expose it on the spot.

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly and asked, "Third brother, you just said that Xu Qing was the witness of your testimony against Shi Aiqing. Why is that?"

Zhao Guangyi winked at Xu Xian.

Xu Xian then stepped forward and bowed, "Report to Your Majesty, when I was an official in the fake Tang Dynasty, I had been in charge of the order of the disobedient Marquis and had mostly contacted Shi Yuanzhi. I can be said to be clear about the fake Tang officials and the bribes of the disobedient Marquis accepted by Shi Yuanzhi, so I can be a witness to His Highness the King of Jin."

The "Marquis of Disobedience" in Xu Xian's mouth is Li Yu.

After Li Yu was moved to Bianjing, although Zhao Kuangyin did not make things difficult for him, he hated him for his repeated persuasion and refused to surrender, so he granted him a humiliating title of "Marquis of Disobedience".

Shi Wei felt funny when Xu Xian's decision was made.

When he was in Jinling, Xu Xian was the most active one among the bribery troops, but today he became a shameless person and became a "stained witness".

Thinking of the four words Zhao Guangyi evaluated Xu Xian's "righteous and upright" just now, Shi Wei felt like he wanted to vomit.

He immediately made a statement of injustice and bowed: "Your Majesty, when I was an official in the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, I had a bit of a marriage with Lord Xu, so now, Lord Xu's so-called evidence is actually suspected of revenge on his own, and it is not worth trusting. Please give your Majesty a clear explanation."

Shi Wei decisively opposed Yijun, and he was not a lamb that could be slaughtered by others.

At this time, Zhao Guangyi said, "Shi Yuanzhi, someone is here. If you don't admit it, then let's ask Your Majesty to send someone to search your mansion to see if there is money other than your salary hidden in the mansion. If you are innocent at that time, you will naturally be clear."

Zhao Guangyi's words really shocked Shi Wei.

His move is really ruthless.

Not to mention that he was from Shi Wei's mansion, even if he was just taking a minister's house to search, the money and property he found would be more than his salary.

This is the unspoken rule of the officialdom, and Zhao Guangyi is breaking this rule.

As a result, Shi Wei didn't know how to respond.

He can't deny it. If he orders a search all day, wouldn't he be guilty of deceiving the emperor?

This crime is far more serious than taking bribes.

Just when Shi Wei was in a dilemma, Zhao Dezhao stood up again.

He scolded Shi Wei with a lesson-like tone: "Shi Yuanzhi, have you not presented the stolen goods to your father yet?"

swag?

Shi Wei couldn't understand Zhao Dezhao's sudden words for a while.

Zhao Dezhao then complained: "When you returned from the pseudo-Tang mission, didn't you say that Li Yu and others gave you many gifts? Do you plan to offer them to the country if you don't want to put them in your home?"

After these words, Shi Wei suddenly realized.

Dezhao's move is so wonderful. He is retreating to advance and expelling himself in a different way.

Shi Wei understood the gods and quickly apologized and bowed to the emperor and said, "I am sending a message to Your Majesty. I was on a pseudo-Tang Dynasty at that time. In order to win people's hearts, I had to accept some gifts. I originally planned to hand them over to the country after returning to the capital, but I was burdened by the medical camp in the south, but I forgot it for a while. This is my negligence, and I also ask Your Majesty to punish me."

After these words, Zhao Guangyi's expression changed.

Shi Wei's response was extremely clever, and he skillfully turned the serious crime of collecting bribes into minor faults that were not paid in a while.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin, who had not originally planned to punish Shi Wei, took advantage of the situation and said, "So that's the case. It seems that this is just a mistake made by Shi Aiqing. However, I rule the country with law and should not be neglected. Since Shi Aiqing has such a fault, I will punish you to hand over the money you collected to the state treasury as much as possible and fine you another three months of salary. Are you convinced?"

Shi Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is wise, I am willing to be punished."

Since the emperor had made a decision, Zhao Guangyi knew that Shi Wei was lying, but he had no choice but to do anything at this time.

Shi Wei, who escaped the disaster, secretly watched Zhao Guangyi's unhappy expression, but said in his heart: You Zhao Guangyi, you have to fight back if you plot against me like this.

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Chapter completed!