"Brother Ximen is as rich as a country. This king has heard about it, but I wonder how much money is needed for this donation? What is it used for?" Zhao Zhenji thought to himself that it was just a few taels of silver, yet it caused such a huge commotion. Could it be that Zhao Ji had ulterior motives and wanted to make a move on him?
"With wangye's land, restaurants, banks, and pawnshops, I'm afraid wangye will have to donate fifty million taels.”Ximen Qiao started to demand an exorbitant price, 50 million taels.
Zhao Zhenji's expression changed drastically when he heard this. What was the difference between this and a house raid? He thought to himself that it seemed like Zhao Ji did it on purpose today.
"Hmph, Imperial Censor Ximen, please do as you please. If you can find five million taels of silver from this king, this king is willing to strip away his title and demote him to a commoner.”
"Haha, Your Highness, you are the wealthiest person in the capital. Five million taels is just a small amount of money. If you really calculate Your Highness's wealth, it would probably not be less than a hundred million taels of silver.”Ximen Qiao was secretly pleased when he saw Zhao Zhenji's sad face.
"Your Highness, I was just joking with you earlier. Don't take it to heart. However, one million taels of silver have to be donated. As an example for the officials, this censor will not make things difficult for Your Highness. There are a few wars going on and the Emperor is anxious.”Ximen Qiao said.
Zhao Zhenji was stunned. Without Zhao Ji's decree, Ximen Qing would never come to extort.
"Brother Ximen, this one million taels will be delivered to your residence in a while.”Zhao Zhenji said.
"Your highness, you're wrong again. It's not sent to my residence, but to the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue will directly put it into the treasury. Thank you for taking the lead to donate the silver, your highness.”
Ximen Qiao lifted his foot and left. Zhao Zhenji didn't stay any longer, still feeling heartache for his one million taels of silver.
Dai An had been waiting outside the manor with a horse.
Ximen Qiao wasn't used to sitting in a sedan chair, so he got on the horse and galloped.
He thought that with Zhao Zhenji leading the way, the other officials would follow suit. After a few days, there were still very few people who volunteered to donate. Although the official letters sent to Ximen Qiao were not torn, there was an endless stream of complaints.
In the Yamen of the Imperial Censorate, a plaque with the words " Enforce the Law Like a Mountain " was hung upright in the middle of the hall. Ximen Qiao sat upright under the plaque, and below it were all kinds of imperial censors.
"My fellow colleagues, I won't say anything else. I've gathered everyone here today for one thing, one standard, and one crime.”Ximen Qiao paused for a moment before continuing." One thing, catch corrupt officials. One standard. Those whose assets exceed the standard of their salary will be charged with corruption."”
"As you wish!" The people below said in unison.
"Whoever catches more corrupt officials will be promoted faster. However, there is one thing to remember. If the official is willing to donate one-tenth of his property, don't catch him.”Ximen Qiao decided to use a lightning fast method to earn money.
"Imperial Censor, what if there is resistance? I am worried about those military officials.”a subordinate asked.
"I'll capture low-level military officers as well. I'll personally capture those of Rank-4 and above!”Ximen Qiao stood up.
"Within ten days, you must screen all the officials in the capital. Remember, don't be afraid of offending others. All of you push the matter to me. If anyone wants revenge, tell them to come at me.”
"Yes! Lord Imperial Censor." The crowd shouted in unison.
According to the statistics from the Ministry of Personnel, there were a total of twenty-eight thousand officials in the capital. Ximen Qiao was in the Imperial Censor's Office every day dealing with the files that floated in like snowflakes.
This unprecedented G Storm began with the first snow in Tokyo.
Emperor Zhao Ji found that there were fewer people in court every day. He asked around and found that they were all squatting in the prison or raising money everywhere.
Tong Guan had also returned to the court when it was snowing heavily. Although he had heard some news about Tokyo from the front line, the closer he got to Tokyo, the more news he received.
The official position is not worth living!
Tong Guan had a deep background in Tokyo. When he heard the name Xi Men Qing, he couldn't help but search in his mind until he filtered through all the officials, but he still couldn't find out what kind of person this was.
His subordinates had reported to him that this Ximen Qing was Cai Jing's godson and Huang Jing's sworn brother.
This was nothing!
Tong Guan sat in the carriage and looked at the heavy snow. He ate a piece of roasted venison and lowered the curtain.
He was also short of money. This time, he had returned early to claim credit. Secondly, he was still short of ten million taels of silver that he had promised Empress Dowager Xiao to withdraw his troops.
He had meticulously written the good news for Zhao Ji. Fortunately, this unprecedented snow gave him the opportunity to sue for peace with Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom.
The cavalrymen and infantrymen outside the carriage walked with difficulty in the wind and snow. As defeated soldiers, they still had to return to Tokyo to pretend to be the victorious army returning to the court.
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