Chapter 83 Don’t panic

Wang Zaijin was sent to Nanjing that year, but because Yue Su returned to Dingyou, Fang Congzhe took power. When Sun Chengzong, the governor of Jiliao, asked himself to serve, Fang Congzhe suggested that Xiong Tingbi, the Minister of War, go to Liaodong to succeed Sun Chengzong and remove Wang Zaijin from Nanjing.

He was transferred back and took over Xiong Tingbi's position as Minister of War. e^See

Wang Zaijin was from Jiangsu, but because he was promoted by Fang Congzhe and was grateful, he joined the Zhejiang Party. His position was there, so after Fang Congzhe's death, he became one of the leaders of the three parties in Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, but he was only the top jo.

He must also be regarded as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Qi Shijiao, who has already entered the cabinet.

As the Secretary of the Ministry of War, Wang Zaijin made a lot of money. Of course, he should accept the filial piety sent by Mi Zhihuan. Now that Mi Zhihuan is in trouble, he must have given him a gift. This small amount of money is not a big deal. The key is

, what is mentioned above is that when the Tatars leave the Xuanfu, they, as the Minister of War, must be jointly and severally related. Whether this is a big deal or a small matter depends on who will interrogate it. Now it is clear that it is Yue Su who will interrogate it, so what?

There is a good one. I am a member of the Zhejiang Party, and I have always been hostile to the Yue Party. What is even more terrible is that my current position was held by Xiong Tingbi. Xiong Tingbi is the backbone of the Yue Party and the father-in-law of Yang Yishan, a disciple of Yue Su.

If something like this happened, how could Yue Su not take revenge? You know, when Xiong Tingbi suffered a defeat, he, the Minister of War, was the one who took the lead. If Yue Su could show mercy, Yang Yishan probably wouldn't do it either.

The officials who came to his house were all officials from the Ministry of War of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang. They were all distressed and hoped that Wang Zaijin would find a way out.

In the capital of Jin, the king thought that he was like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river and could not save himself, so he had no idea now. At this moment, a servant came in and reported that a scholar from the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Qi Shijiao, were invited.

Hearing that Qi Shijiao had been invited to the mansion, Wang Zaijin suddenly felt relieved and told the officials in the mansion to have tea in the hall first and then go to Qishuijiao's mansion by himself. If anything happened, we would talk about it when he came back.

Wang Zaijin hurried to the Qi Shijiao Mansion. At this moment, many officials gathered in the Qi Mansion, all of them were the backbones of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang. When they entered the hall, they exchanged words and sat down according to their official positions.

Qi Shijiao was sitting in the main seat, and his expression was not as nervous as the officials present. The reason was that this case had nothing to do with him. One thing I have to say about Qi Shijiao was that he had a bottom line in what he did.

He would collect money, and he was in charge of the promotion of officials. In addition to promoting his own people, he would occasionally sell a few people who were in need, but he didn't just sell them just for money. Sometimes he would also promote promising talents among several party members.

He did not accept money from the generals of soldiers from various places, nor did he accept money from Shanxi merchants. After all, he had the Li family behind him, so how could he accept money from other merchants.

Therefore, the matter in front of him has nothing to do with him, but the officials under him are different. Some of them have no bottom line. They accept money from everyone, including Shanxi merchants. Now they are all in trouble, and they all look to him for help.

Qi Shijiao glanced at the officials sitting in the hall and said: "I know that half of you have received money from Shanxi merchants, and some have received money from Mi Zhihuan, and some have good relations with Cui Jingrong. Now they all

Something happened. Yue Su is the one who is presiding over the trial. I have had a chat with Yue Su. To be honest, I still admire this man. When I returned to my hometown in civilian clothes, I wanted to rescue the son of an old friend. I didn’t want to hit a wall everywhere. It was Yue Su.

Su didn't care that I had an official position, he only looked at the black and white of kilometers, and finally found out the unjust case and rescued the person. At that time, he was just a governor of Henan, young and a fledgling boy. As time goes by, he has now

He became the second assistant of the cabinet, the minister of Tuogu, and took charge of the central committee. Originally, he and I were friends, but because of our power, we actually stood on opposite sides, the three parties of Qi, Chu, Zhejiang and the Yue party..." Qi Shijiao said this and shook his head slowly,

After a long while, he continued: "When Yue Su and Ding You were in power, we had been fighting for power with Yue Dang. He was not in the capital, so we could only fight to a draw with Yue Dang. Now that he is back, do we still have a chance of winning? This time, you are all guilty.

Once it's in his hands, haha..." Qi Shijiao smiled bitterly and said nothing again.

In the hall, as Qi Shijiao's laughter stopped, it became so quiet that you could even hear your own heartbeat.

"Sir Qi, you must find a way to help us tide over the difficulties this time. You also said that we could only fight to a draw with Yue Dang before, but now that Yue Su is back, he must find a way to eradicate us.

Just like what the Donglin Party did back then. Although we are in his hands now, we are just accepting bribes. We don't know at all about the Shanxi merchants transporting military supplies out of the customs. But Yue Su has a very clever name, and he

Make a big deal out of a small matter and catch us all in one fell swoop. Mr. Qi, we can't just sit back and wait for death," said an official.

"Yes, yes... we can't sit still and wait for death..." Immediately afterwards, the officials in the hall all echoed.

"Don't panic. Although you are not clean and are involved in this case, are the officials under Yue Su clean? I remember that after the fall of Zhangjiakou, not only the people who tried to protect Tian Xiu were ours.

, Liu Zongzhou, Zhang Zhifa, what we are trying to protect here is you two taking the lead." Qi Shijiao said in a deep voice.

Liu Zongzhou was a cabinet bachelor and a native of Zhejiang. Zhang Zhifa was a minister of the Ministry of Rites and a native of Shandong. Both of them were backbones of the three parties in Qi, Chu and Zhejiang.

When the two of them saw Qi Shijiao asking about it, they quickly and carefully said: "Exactly."

"Yue Su hadn't come back at that time. He didn't see the information about trying to protect Tian Xiu, but I saw it all. Here is Bai Yu's information. He was the third most powerful figure in Yue's party in Beijing at that time. Why did he do this?

Why do you want to protect that Tian Xiu?" Qi Shijiao said.

"Ah..." Upon hearing Bai Yu's name, the eyes of the officials in the hall lit up, and then excited smiles appeared on their faces.

Who is Bai Yu? He is from Yongping Prefecture. He was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Wanli. He is an upright man and one of the first people to join Yue Su's family. He was recommended by Yue Su and entered the cabinet. He is one of the leading figures in Yue's party.

First, his status is second only to Yang Yishan and Zhang Zhenggang.

When the officials of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang heard that Bai Yu had also been involved in this muddy water, how could they be unhappy? If you, Yue Su, want to touch us, you will have to cut off your arms. And with Bai Yu here, you, Yue Su, will

There will definitely be many people involved in the party. What will you do?

"General Tong, I wonder how Master Yue is doing? Could you please pass the message and tell Bai Yu to see me and that an adult would like to greet you?"

There are now more than a dozen officials gathered in front of Yue Su's mansion. The officials have different grades. The youngest one is also a fifth-grade official, but he has certain rights. The oldest one is Bai Yu, a cabinet scholar. Bai Yu is seventy years old.

He is a very old man, and he looks like he is about to retire. This old man has been waiting in front of the door for a while.

When he came, he wanted to ask to see Yue Su and asked the doorkeeper to send a message. The doorkeeper went to find Tong Zhou who was staying in the house. Now Tong Zhou was in charge of all the affairs of the house. Tong Zhou heard that it was Bai Yu.

When he came, he just sent him away immediately after finding out that it was not good. But Bai Yu is a cabinet minister and the backbone of the Yue Party, so he cannot be too negligent.

After coming out, Bai Yu had a kind face and wanted to say hello to Yue Su. Tong Zhou quickly raised his hands and said: "Sir Bai, the receptionist has just come in. Mr. Yue needs to rest for the past two days. He refuses to receive guests. Please let me know."

Come out and tell your Excellency, I will definitely invite you to come over for a banquet after you are well in two days, but you should go back first."

"This..." Bai Yu hesitated and said, "Okay, I'll take my leave first."

"I will send you off to my lord at last." Tong Zhou bowed and said.

Bai Yu left in anger, and the officials who came with him, not to mention, had no choice but to follow him.

When everyone came to Bai Yu's house and sat down in the living room, they started talking. The content of the discussion was naturally the rumors on the street. The gossip was pretty good. These people had received money from Shanxi merchants. Which one?

Don't be afraid. I just arrived at Yue Su's house. It was called to say hello, but actually I wanted to see if Mr. Yue was at home. If he was at home, the rumors would be broken, but if he couldn't see him, it would be hard to tell. Everyone was talking.

Everyone thought that Lord Yue was most likely not in the house. After all, regardless of Bai Yu's identity, it also depended on Bai Yu's age. If they came to see him, there was absolutely no reason why Lord Yue would not see him.

Bai Yu also felt that it was reasonable. If Mr. Yue was really not in the house, then the rumors among the people were true. His heart was pounding, and he was covered in cold sweat. In addition, the officials in the hall kept begging for permission.

, I hope he can think of a solution, it makes him even more upset.

"You all go back first and let me think about it." Bai Yu finally spoke.

Now that the expulsion order has been issued, those officials cannot stay any longer and can only say goodbye one by one. However, when saying goodbye, they cannot help but plead with Mr. Bai.

After all the guests had left, Bai Yu sat quietly in the hall. He took out a letter from his arms. The letter had already been torn open. He silently took out the letter paper inside, unfolded it and read it over, his face getting darker and darker.

It's getting more and more painful.

After a long time, he finally stood up and said, "Prepare the sedan and go to Mr. Yang's house." After saying that, he put the letter in his arms and walked out.

After leaving the mansion, Bai Yu rushed directly to Yang Yishan's mansion. When he arrived at Yang's mansion, the people in the mansion told him that Mr. Yang and his wife had gone out of the city to perform incense today, and they were still talking about whether they could come back tonight.

When he heard that Yang Yishan was not at home, Bai Yu was really at a loss. He originally planned to ask Yang Yishan for help, but he was not here and the matter was urgent. What should he do? After thinking about it, he could only say: "Go back."
Chapter completed!