Chapter 532

Imperial Censor Li Boxian happened to pass by the Meridian Gate and saw Xia Yingying, dressed as a bride, standing in front of the palace. Without any hesitation, he immediately rushed over like a hound that had smelled something.

Li Boxian was a very dutiful Imperial Censor. If he didn't find fault with a few people every month and write a few impeachment memorials, he would feel that he had neglected his duty. This attitude and behavior were similar to the administrative departments of some companies in the future. If they didn't organize several boring activities such as evaluation, meetings, tours, and learning, they wouldn't even be able to write a summary at the end of the year. They would feel that their achievements in the past year were nothing to write about.

Yesterday, Imperial Censor Li happened to find an impeachable matter and was about to submit it to the Cabinet. As an Imperial Censor, he had the authority to submit a report without going through the Office of Transmission.

Recently, there had been several heavy rains in the capital. To the rich, these heavy rains only made it more difficult for them to travel, but to the poor, it was a disaster. This was because many of the poor's houses had collapsed due to the heavy rains.

The winter in the north was very cold, so the roofs and walls of the houses had to be built very thick. Once a house collapsed, it was easy to cause death and injury. As a result, because of this heavy rain, some poor people were killed or injured. Many poor people became homeless and lived in poverty.

When Emperor Wanli heard the news, he ordered the Shun Tian prefectural magistrate to do his best to provide disaster relief. According to the standard of five buckets of rice and five coins of silver for each poor household, one stone of rice and one tael of silver for each person killed by a landslide, and seven buckets of rice and seven coins of silver for each person injured by a landslide.

Disaster relief was always profitable. Li Boxian heard that some low-ranking officials of the Shun Tian prefectural magistrate took advantage of the situation and reaped some benefits. Moreover, the Village Chief Baozheng of the Shun Tian prefectural magistrate also followed the example of their superiors. The old clothes and furniture donated by the nobles and gentry were first picked for themselves and their relatives to use.

When Li Boxian heard about this, he was very happy and wrote a memorial that very night, preparing to write an impeachment. As for which low-ranking official was greedy and which Village Chief was abusing his position, he didn't know. In fact, he also didn't know whether the news he heard was true or false.

However, he didn't need to go incognito and find all the evidence. Since he heard about it, he could sue. If he couldn't find the accused, he could sue the Shun Tian prefectural magistrate. Moreover, the Shun Tian prefectural magistrate was more important than some low-ranking official or Village Chief Baozheng of the Workshop Department.

If Imperial Censor Li's memorial was only hearsay and wasn of the truth, it would be fine. He was the Imperial Censor. The Imperial Censor could hear rumors and even if he was wrong, it would still be considered a political achievement. The imperial court had always been very lenient and protective of the Imperial Censor System that monitored the officials.

"Young lady …"

Li Boxian called out, and Xia Yingying turned around. Under the bead curtain, her pretty face was like a flower. Because of the bead curtain, she looked even more beautiful in the haze. The bright red cape added a lot to Xia Yingying's beauty. Li Of Li and Xia Xiu Xia, Cenary Li of Boxian Stage.

At this time, Yingying was wearing a gorgeous wedding dress. The dress was embroidered with white gold thread, gold thread and pearls to represent the auspicious dragon, phoenix and mandarin duck. She wore a phoenix crown on her head with a golden dragon and two pearls of phoenix on her back, making her look even more beautiful.

On top of the magenta peacock embroidered with clouds and gold tassels, the peacock spread its tail seemed to come to life, setting off her beautiful face, clear and bright eyes, curved eyebrows, long eyelashes, rosy skin, and lips as tender as rose petals.

The so-called national beauty was just like this. Xia Yingying was too beautiful. Li Boxian had seen her once before and recognized her immediately. Wasn't this the girl who rushed into the palace to see his mother?

With the sensitivity of the Imperial Censor, Li Boxian immediately realized that there must be a story behind this. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw another colleague rushing over. It was the Shandong Imperial Censor, Liu Huanyi. When he saw that he was already standing in front of Xia Yingying, he immediately stopped in annoyance.

Li Boxian smiled contentedly and asked, "Why is Young Lady dressed like a bride and standing outside the palace gates? Can you tell me? If you have any grievances, this official can uphold justice for you! "

Xia Yingying looked at him and asked bluntly, "Is your official rank high?"

"Huh?" Li Boxian was stunned by her question. He looked down at the green official robe he was wearing and did not know how to answer.

Xia Yingying said, "I heard that the officials of the court all wear purple or red robes. Only the minor officials wear green or green robes. If your official rank is too low, then you can't interfere with my affairs. It's better not to ask. I will stay here and block the way. There will definitely be a big official coming out! "

Li Boxian did not know whether to laugh or cry. However, Xia Yingying's naivety was not annoying at all. Li Boxian patiently replied, "Young Lady, you may not know, but my official rank is indeed not high. I am only a seventh rank official …"

Hearing this, Yingying was greatly disappointed. She lightly shook her head and said, "My husband is a sixth rank official. He was framed and imprisoned by the Emperor. You are only a seventh rank official and cannot help me. I don't want to harm you. It's better for you to leave quickly. "

"What? What?"

Li Boxian's beady eyes immediately shot out two laser-like rays of light. He heard a few keywords that caused his adrenaline to surge — — "sixth-ranked official", "emperor", "framed and imprisoned". Censor Li was so excited that he started to tremble.

"Young Lady! Young Lady, listen to me … "

Censor Li's face was red. "Young Lady, you may not know, but there are some matters in the court that cannot be managed by a high official or a low official. On the contrary, there are some matters that even if you are a high official, you will not be able to manage. On the contrary, only low ranking officials have the right to manage! "

Surprised, Xia Yingying looked at him and asked, "Really?"

Li Boxian puffed out his chest and said seriously, "I am Li Boxian, the Supervising Censor of Shaanxi Province. Naturally, I will not lie! Although I am only a seventh rank official, even if it is a first rank official, a relative of the Emperor, or a meritorious official, as long as they do something illegal, I can also manage them! "

From his words, Xia Yingying did not catch the keyword that she wanted to hear the most. She could not help but ask nervously, "What if the Emperor does something illegal? Can you also manage it?"

"Hahahaha …"

Li Boxian looked up to the sky and laughed. He almost blurted out the words that were in his heart. "Not only can I manage the Emperor's mistakes. All the civil and military officials in the court, the relatives of the Emperor, the meritorious officials, the village elders, the old officials, the famous scholars, anyone can manage it!"

What is the Emperor? The emperor was a special existence that stood in front of the entire world for everyone to find fault with! He is the best BOSS to farm his reputation! Moreover, compared to the BOSS of the Tang and Song Dynasties, this BOSS only has a bit more health. His lethality is far inferior.

However, Li Boxian did not say this to Xia Yingying. He could see that this young lady was a complete mess of innocence. She did not know much about the Ming Dynasty's official system. If he said this, she might go and cry out her grievances to the officials. How could he farm his reputation then? Ah no, how could he carry out the duties of an Imperial Censor?

Li Boxian's smile disappeared and he replied seriously, "Of course this official can manage it! This official is the Imperial Censor. My job is to investigate the mistakes of the Emperor and the officials. If the young lady has any grievances, feel free to tell me! "

Xia Yingying asked doubtfully, "Investigate?"

It was not that she did not understand the meaning of investigate. It was just that she did not know how much power this investigation had and whether or not it could make the Emperor retract his orders. Li Boxian saw her expression and misunderstood. He thought that this young lady did not read much and did not understand the meaning of investigate. He hurriedly explained, "This official is an official who specializes in finding fault with the Emperor and the officials!"

… …

"We … really like Lady Yingying, but Lady Yingying is already engaged to you. We hope that you can break off the engagement. We can guarantee that you will be fine for killing the four Chieftains!"

Finally, Wanli bravely stated his conditions. When he said these words, his face was burning, but when he said them, he suddenly felt a sense of relief. It was as if a huge mountain that had been pressing on his shoulders had finally been moved away.

Ye Xiaotian looked straight at the Emperor. This was not the first time he had seen the Emperor. He had never been so close to him and looked at him so impudently. The appearance of the person in front of him was both strange and familiar. However, in Ye Xiaotian's eyes, there was a little less respect.

There were some things that he could be tactful about and endure. However, there were some things that he could not give in to as a man, even if the other party was the Emperor. Since he would not give in, why should he lower his head?

Ye Xiaotian met the Emperor's gaze and said with a serious expression, "This official refuses!"

Wanli's face suddenly turned as red as chicken blood.

Ye Xiaotian said, "One cannot sell one's own woman. This is the duty that this official insists on! If this official cannot even do his duty as a person, then it is not strange for this official to not do his duty well. Isn't that right, Your Majesty? "

"Some people think that friends are like their hands and feet and wives are like clothes. Some people think that career prospects and fame are what a man should pursue. Everything else can be given up. However, that is not Ye Xiaotian. This official is such a person! "

Emperor Wanli clenched his fists and pointed angrily at Ye Xiaotian's nose, "Don't you forget who gave you glory and wealth! If We had not bestowed upon you the position of the Crouching Bull Commander, would you have the right to marry into the Xia family?

As long as you give up on her, you can continue to have everything. You can have any beautiful woman you want, and your descendants can be like my descendants, ruling the land and ruling the people generation after generation. This … is it not worth it for you to hand over a woman? "

"I can have any beautiful woman I want, but there is only one Yingying! I won't be able to find another one in this world! Handing over a woman in exchange for generations of glory and splendor? If that is the case, then this official's memorial tablet will not be enshrined with glory, but with shame! "

Ye Xiaotian looked at Emperor Wanli and said in a low voice, "This official's son's son, this official knows that he is this official's grandson, this official's grandson's grandson, this official knows that he is this official's great-great-grandson. After that, this official does not know what to call him. This official does not know him and he will not remember this official. This official is going to sacrifice my own woman for someone who does not remember me and I do not know who he is? Isn't that the biggest joke in the world? "

Emperor Wanli shouted sternly, "Our patience is limited. We will only ask you one last question. Do you want a woman that you are destined to lose, or do you want your family's life? Do you want your wealth and splendor? "

Ye Xiaotian slowly straightened his back. He gripped the iron shackles tightly with both hands and stared boldly at Zhu Yijun. He said word by word, "This official will also ask Your Majesty one last question. Do you want a woman who is destined to never give her heart to you and eternal infamy, or do you want your iron bucket of empire?"