Hidden in the court

Chapter 146 New Type of Robbery

Ji Mingshang laughed dryly twice and smiled at Hu Die. Then he looked at "Su Xiao" behind him and ordered: "Mengyang, lead the horse in."

"Little girl, go in and warm the young master's bed..."

Rowling blushed and walked away with her head down.

Others didn't think there was anything unusual, as they had received the news before the two of them came. They even went to check on Hu Die and Ji Mingshang.

You don't know until you check. Once you check, you'll be shocked. Hu Die is the granddaughter of General Hu, and she was also named Princess Changle. Not to mention Ji Mingshang, the son of the King of Jin, the son-in-law of the Prime Minister, and the adopted son of His Majesty, the Marquis of Jiangning.

As for this, these people all understand that they are just sent down to gain experience and will have to leave after not doing much.

Especially this Ji Mingshang, who was famous for his greed and lust, and now that he finally got out, he must want to have fun. As expected, he brought a servant and a maid with him, which fits their stereotype of this kind of dandy.

In comparison, the attitude of Hu Die, who looked so serious just now, is hard to describe. This kind of person is difficult to deal with.

"I forgot to introduce myself just now. I am the governor of Qingzhou, Wang Xie. This is the chief clerk of Qingzhou, Zheng Jiao."

The four of them greeted each other, began to drink and eat, and flatter each other.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Seeing that the time had come, Hu Die asked me about the things happening in Qingzhou City.

"Governor Wang, we have seen countless temples and ancestral halls in Qingzhou City along the way. Why is that?"

Although they drank a lot, Wang Xie and Zheng Jiao rolled their eyes when they heard this question, and then they spoke:

"You two may not know that the land of Qingzhou City is full of spiritual charm. Whenever temples and ancestral halls are built, there will be good weather every year, and the people's prayers to the gods and Buddhas are also very effective. In addition, Qingzhou is a border town with many people traveling back and forth, and religion is widely spread. Many merchants and people have also spontaneously built temples and ancestral halls to worship the gods, so naturally there are more and more such buildings in the city."

How could their little action escape the eyes of Hu Die and Ji Mingshang?

I already had a lot of guesses in my mind, these places are definitely not simple. I didn't say anything more, but continued to eat.

After finishing their meal, the two brought Butterfly and Ji Mingshang to the Censorate's Mansion.

The next morning, Hu Die and Ji Mingshang arrived at the Censorate.

"Bring all the files stored in the Censorate. I want to read them all."

The subordinates didn't know what to say, so they just brought the files recording the actions of all current officials in Qingzhou.

This made Ji Mingshang very miserable. Even if he read ten lines at a glance, it took him an entire afternoon.

After reading the files, the two were surprised to find something.

The huge city of Qingzhou is full of honest officials, so there is not a single corrupt official?

Even Butterfly couldn't help but wonder if the Censorate had been completely corrupted.

"Do you think this is possible?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Qingzhou is so big, I don't believe that those officials didn't take a penny?"

This made Hu Die very angry. He immediately called his subordinates and asked, "How does such a big Censorate do things? Is it because the files are not detailed, or is it to protect some people?"

"Your Excellency is wronged. The work of the Censorate is very meticulous. They have investigated almost every aspect that can be investigated. There is really nothing we can do!"

"Okay, what a helpless person. Then we will increase our efforts starting from today. We will supervise the people at present and investigate the things in the past..."

Facing the furious Hu Die, Ji Mingshang expressed his guess.

"Old Hu, is it possible that they are not lying? Some things may really not be under the jurisdiction of the Censorate?"

Hu Die's anger subsided quickly. She calmed down quickly and thought about what he said.

"Are you talking about collusion between officials and businessmen?"

"We can't rule out this possibility. After all, the affairs of merchants are not under the jurisdiction of the Censorate. As for what those two people said yesterday, that ordinary people and merchants spontaneously built temples and statues to worship gods, no one would believe it. It's okay for ordinary people to build one or two temples, but did the money in the hands of ordinary people come from the wind? They can build temples all over the city.

As for merchants paying to build temples, that is even more impossible. Building temples is a job that only brings in money but never gives out. Not everyone is a good person, or they just want to put their heads on the clay statue as a sacrifice. "

"I know all this, but we can't control the temple. They can't be greedy for the money from the temple, right?"

Hu Die raised a question.

"Hey, don't say it, don't say it. It's really possible. Otherwise, you haven't experienced the baptism of society. Let me tell you a story.

A long time later, there was a group of people and things about temples. It was about that with the development of the times and the advancement of technology, temples and ancestral halls also kept pace with the times and developed new businesses.

For example, you need money to enter the temple, which is called a ticket. After entering, there will be a special route. Some places you can go, and some places you can't go, you have to pay extra. When you go in and pay all the money, thinking you can have a good time, a special guide will find you and serve you wholeheartedly. When you finally enter the main hall and want to worship, you will find out that incense, candles, paper and paper are all for money, and sometimes tribute fruit also costs money. You think that since you are here, you can't not worship, so you make up your mind and buy it.

I went to ask for a fortune and found out that it also costs money. Then you will learn that you can ring the bell yourself to pray for blessings, and after ringing the bell, something like this will happen, but the bell ringing is charged by the number of rings.

You finally made it to noon and are a little hungry. You can have a vegetarian meal in this temple. When you enter the canteen, you are served wild vegetables stewed with brown rice. Not only is it not filling, but you are also charged the price of meat and vegetables.

At a certain time, you are notified that you can go to the main hall to listen to monks chanting, so you have to spend a lot of money just to stand there and listen to a few old monks chanting something you can't understand for half an hour.

When your patience is almost worn out and you want to leave, you will find that the road you came from is full of people selling bodhi seeds, relics, talismans, statues, bracelets... The most important thing is that these are all "blessed by eminent monks" and can be with you all the way. The constant message is: "Donor, this item is destined to be with you..."

After hearing all this, Hu Die was stunned.

"Where did you hear these things?"

"Then don't ask me any more. It will only bring tears if I talk too much."

Hu Die fell into deep thought after hearing this. "According to you, these temples are for the purpose of making money?"

"It's possible, but we still need to investigate the details."

Hu Die couldn't help thinking, even if these temples were established to collect money, what can be done? The Imperial Censorate is responsible for supervising all officials. As long as the money does not flow into the hands of Qingzhou officials, she can't do anything to them.

But is it possible to spend money setting up these temples and ancestral halls to make money and then not spend the money?

"Tomorrow, let's go to those temples and ancestral halls together."

"it is good."