It’s hard to have a noble son from a poor family

Jin Yiwei Zhang Cai went to the Jingjiang Palace in Guangxi to capture Zhu Yueqi, King of Jingjiang, and Gao Feng, one of the Eight Tigers, went to capture Qi Kangping, the governor of Yingtian.

Both of them were Zhu Houzhao's confidants, and their ability to do things was beyond praise. Soon King Jingjiang and Qi Kangping were escorted to the capital.

Zhu Houzhao did not want to talk to King Jingjiang for the time being, but took the lead in meeting Qi Kangping. He still had high expectations for this noble son from a poor family.

"The guilty minister Qi Kangping is here to see His Majesty."

Qi Kangping, who was dressed in a purple official robe, was only twenty-seven years old, had a serious and square face, and was quite majestic. He saluted respectfully, his head firmly touching the ground, and he did not dare to face Zhu Houzhao directly.

From the moment Gao Feng led people to arrest him, he knew that he was doomed. He had no face to face the Holy Grace and was unworthy of the emperor's trust.

"Aren't you going to explain yourself?"

Zhu Houzhao's tone was faint and full of disappointment. From that sentence "guilty minister", he gave up completely.

Qi Kangping lived up to his expectations and truly became a super corrupt official, a heinous official who deserved death.

"The guilty minister is ashamed of my emperor!"

Zhu Houzhao hated that iron could not become steel, and he had great expectations for Qi Kangping, hoping that one day Qi Kangping could rely on his own ability to step up to the court and become his right-hand man.

The betrayal and deception made Zhu Houzhao almost lose his mind, and he wanted to immediately draw a knife and kill this bastard.

"You suppressed the son of a neighbor who took advantage of your authority and robbed a girl in the street, even killing someone."

"All kinds of sins are committed by one person. I beg your Majesty not to harm innocent people."

Qi Kangping was a scholar from a poor family in the true sense. He was born in a small village in Shanxi. His family was poor since he was a child, his parents died young, and he grew up eating the food of hundreds of families.

Zhu Houzhao did not misjudge him. In the beginning, he really wanted to be a good official and use his talents and knowledge to benefit the country. However, things are unpredictable. In the big dye vat in Jiangnan, no matter how innocent he was, he would eventually be dragged into the water.

Zhu Houzhao knew him very well, and he also knew Zhu Houzhao very well.

"Innocent, what is innocent?"

But sometimes luck comes to a person and cannot be stopped. At that time, he met Zhu Houzhao who was out of the palace to relax. After a conversation between the two, Zhu Houzhao felt that he was a hidden gem among countless scholars, so he vigorously promoted him.

Zhu Houzhao said with emotion, and his voice became more and more angry: "Corruption and bribery, hiring murderers, colluding with profiteers, making money and encircling land, there is nothing else you have never done."

"In order to arrange for the neighbors and folks from your hometown in Shanxi to move to Jiangnan, you found someone pretending to be a bandit and massacred a village in Suzhou with a strategic location, and let your neighbors and folks live in it."

When Qi Kangping heard this, his pupils shrank, and he instantly realized that he had underestimated the emperor and Dongchang too much.

Only when he dies will everything he has done be buried and the people he wants to protect will be safe.

Even if Zhu Houzhao admires him again, there is no room for turning around. The rules are the rules. Once the rules are broken without punishment, who will take the rules seriously?

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Qi Kangping coldly and said: "I asked Gao Feng to check your family background. You only have twenty taels of silver in your home, and your clothes and furniture are all old things. It shows that you don't usually spend much.

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"Why did it become like this?"

Qi Kangping was guilty of several serious crimes and was suspected of cheating and betraying Zhu Houzhao. He had seriously violated Zhu Houzhao's rules. He must die no matter what.

"I don't understand why you committed such serious crimes when you lived in such poverty."

Unfortunately, what Qi Kangping did made him deeply disappointed.

Qi Kangping didn't make much excuse, he just wanted to die quickly.

"With the convenience of my position, I have arranged everything I can. Except for the elderly, children, and women, most of your neighbors and villagers have become people who eat the royal food in Suzhou Yamen. If you give you a few more years, will you take them?

The dogs in the village were also allowed to enter the yamen and receive a share of the royal salary."

"The Jiang family, a wealthy family in Suzhou, bribed you with one hundred thousand taels of silver, and you turned around and gave it to your neighbors to help them build buildings. A village is now comparable to a small town."

But he was talented and eager to learn, so he left his hometown to study in various places when he was young. Although he was looked down upon and despised due to his background, he still continued to make progress in his studies.

Zhu Houzhao was very unruly, and he would dare to change anything that did not suit his wishes, even if it was the ancestral precepts left by Emperor Taizu.

Smiling slightly, he understood that everything he had done could no longer be hidden. Not only was he going to die, but the people he protected would also die with him.

"Since Your Majesty knows everything, why bother asking more questions?"

At this point, Zhu Houzhao was furious and threw all the incriminating evidence about Qi Kangping collected by Gao Feng into his face.

Qi Kangping's face almost touched the ground.

In the face of Zhu Houzhao's anger, Qi Kangping always kept tight-lipped and said nothing, quietly waiting for Zhu Houzhao's verdict. He had committed several serious crimes and it was impossible for him to live!

But Qi Kangping, who was so favored by Zhu Houzhao and promoted many times, has now become a super corrupt official, and is also used as a tool by the civil service group to fight with Zhu Houzhao. This makes Zhu Houzhao not angry or angry.

At the same time, Zhu Houzhao is also a very disciplined person. He likes others to abide by his rules, because the rules he sets represent his will to a certain extent, which will make Zhu Houzhao, who has a strong desire for control, very happy.

Zhu Houzhao's face was extremely indifferent, "Since ancient times, China has always put human relations first, emphasizing that one person can achieve enlightenment, and chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven."

Qi Kangping, who was once passionate, dedicated to the country, caring for the world, and caring for the people, has died. What remains is Qi Kangping, a super corrupt official who was blinded by power and desire.

"You deserve to die for your sins, why don't you stop for your sins and deserve to die for ten thousand times? Even if you die ten thousand times, it's not enough."

"It's not that I can't understand that when you become an official and become rich, you have to take care of your neighbors and fellow villagers."

"The guilty minister has failed the emperor's favor and deserves death."

He was selected as the top candidate in the imperial examination of that year, entered the Hanlin Academy, and was awarded the title of auspicious scholar. After that, he quickly climbed to the position of governor of Yingtian. It can be said that he is a holy family member with great grace, great grace, and prosperous official career.

In the second year of Zhengde, Qi Kangping took part in the first imperial examination since Zhu Houzhao came to power. Originally, due to his background and some unspoken rules of the imperial examination, Qi Kangping would not have been admitted.

"I also know your past. You grew up eating a lot of food from hundreds of families, and you received a lot of care from your neighbors and folks. It's understandable that you want to repay your kindness when you become rich, but is this the way you repay your kindness?"

"You weren't like this before."

"I remember that when I first met you, you were a scholar with a world-wide heart and dreamed of doing more practical things for the people!"

"Qi Kangping, you are indeed very kind to your neighbors and people, so kind that I have nothing to say."

"But, are you worthy of my trust in you?"

"The reason why I appointed you as the governor of Yingtian is to let you sit in charge and do your best for the country and the people. I am not asking you to take advantage of your position to satisfy your own selfish desires."

Zhu Houzhao roared angrily, and the long-simmering anger completely exploded.
Chapter completed!