Huai'en Shangming was very happy to see Huai'en Shangming, who had returned from the dusty world with a large group of elites, and wanted to host a banquet. However, Huai'en said: "Sir, don't be in a hurry. Come out first to see the jade I brought back for you."
"Oh? It's jade? Are you serious? I've never seen any jade before. Why do I have to bother with this?" Shang Ming's expression was a bit disdainful.
But when he walked out and saw the jade that Wynn brought him, his jaw dropped in shock!
It turns out that what Wynn dedicated to him was a hut made of fine jade! (Based on the Tianshan cave)
"I don't know if you like it, adults. This is something that I brought to you with great difficulty~~~"
Shang Ming didn't say anything, but his face beamed with joy: "It's rare for you to have such filial piety~~~."
Wynn immediately lowered his voice: "My lord, there is also a secret to repay." After saying that, he looked around.
Shang Ming waved his hand gently: "Come, follow me~~."
After listening to Huai En's plan and ideas, Shang Ming nodded slightly; but then he gently shook his head: "If this plan fails~~The conflict between us and the Xuan Sect cannot be reconciled~~
Just in case~~."
"There is no chance~Don't worry, sir, I will beat the drowned dog hard and use several cards together! The Holy Emperor will be furious and kill him directly in the palace!" Seeing that Shang Ming's tone was a little loose, Huai'en quickly said something to firm up.
He wanted to eradicate the Xuan sect because he had offended the Xuan sect. If Shang Ming changed his mind, he would be in trouble.
Unexpectedly, Shang Ming smiled bitterly after hearing this: "You still don't understand how deep the water here is~~~~Okay, I will leave it to you to take full responsibility for eradicating the Xuan Sect. From now on, you will be the deputy governor of Dongchang and the Jinyiwei."
The Shen Zhang Camp is under your command, but you have to be careful! Don’t mess it up~~~or else~~~”
Wynn understands what Shang Ming means. If it works out, everyone will be happy, but if it goes wrong, he will never directly speak for himself, and he will have to bear all the responsibilities. Shang Ming can only think of ways to deal with himself afterwards.
Fish it out. Of course, the prerequisite is that Wynn is not killed directly.
But he had no way out: "Take your orders! Sir, please wait for my good news!"
When he thanked him and was about to leave, Shang Ming suddenly grabbed him and said: "Remember my words, don't chase poor criminals."
Wynn didn't understand what Shang Ming meant, so he nodded and walked out of the camp.
Outside the Dongchang Camp, Red Crow and others were waiting anxiously. Seeing Wynn walking out with a solemn expression, they all gathered around and asked, "How are you doing?"
"Good news: Your Excellency agrees with our approach to eradicate the Xuan Sect.~"
When the red crow heard something, he quickly asked: "What about the bad news?"
"The bad news is that we can only eradicate it ourselves, and he won't come forward." Wynn looked at the token of the Jinyiwei of God Zhang Ying that he had just been awarded and said helplessly.
"The arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Wu Chengjiao pointed to the box on the carriage, "If these evidences are not used now, they will be useless later."
Everyone looked at Wynn, and Wynn raised his head after a while: "I have to deal with some things, you go back first. Don't act rashly until I come back!"
"Yes, sir."
"Miss Liu, stay and follow me."
"Oh well."
Then he took Miss Liu to buy some gifts and prepared to visit Yan Guan Li Wei.
Miss Liu looked at the simple gift and couldn't let it go: "Sir, if you want to win over Yan Guan to speak for you, you have to prepare some decent gifts? Such gifts may be counterproductive!"
"You don't understand this. As far as I know, most of these officials are scholar-bureaucrats. They are very particular about integrity. If you bring too expensive gifts, it will make them think that you are a corrupt official who wants to win over them, and they will definitely treat you as a corrupt official.
You scolded me so much that you kicked me out." Wynn has been understanding the dynamics of the court and various overt and covert rules through Granny Hui, and he has a good grasp of the tempers of various factions.
After knocking on the door three times, a skinny old servant opened the door. He gave Wynn a cold look: "Excuse me, sir, who are you~~~."
Hua En said to him kindly: "Old man, please tell Mr. Li that the deputy governor of Jinyiwei has something to ask for."
The old man didn't say anything, and the door slammed shut.
Miss Liu was a little annoyed and muttered in a low voice: "What kind of attitude! The servant of a small official is so domineering~~."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Wynn lowered his voice.
At this time, the door opened, and a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing an official uniform and even thinner than the old servant, bowed slightly to Wynn and invited him into the room.
Huaien thought secretly: They all say that Yanguan is old-fashioned and arrogant, but it turns out that it is true when I see him today. Although he and I are both fifth-rank officials, we actually have much more power than him. He actually still treats each other according to the etiquette of his colleagues. It seems that
You need to be careful when dealing with them.
After all, Li Wei was also an official of the imperial court, but his home was unbearable to see: the wood carvings on the corridor were broken in many places but had not been repaired; the pool in the shabby little garden had long bottomed out; and there was no furniture in the house.
Most of them are shabby. A mahogany table is probably the most elegant piece of furniture in the hall, but it only has three legs.
The tall and dry old servant made a cup of crushed tea leaves for the three of them using a teapot with black cracks. Wynn just took a polite sip and put down the teacup with a small gap, while Miss Liu directly
I politely declined.
"Excuse me, what is the purpose of the deputy governor's visit to the humble residence?" Li Wei was obviously very disgusted with the eunuch, and he had a posture of telling Wynn to "speak quickly if you have anything to say, fart if you have any, and get out of here".
Wynn knew what they were most interested in: "Does Mr. Li know that there is a locust plague in Shaanxi?"
"How come I don't know that the local officials concealed it and didn't report it!" Li Wei slapped the table, "I know about that matter. You accidentally learned about it when you were out on official business and reported it to the court. If you hadn't asked for orders on behalf of the people, now~~hey!
It would be nice if there were more people like you who care about the country and the people among the people around the emperor. According to our official temperaments, we generally would not want to make friends with internal officials, but I appreciate your personality! It’s just me.
I would like to advise you, your actions have offended people~~~be careful~~~!"
"Thanks for the reminder, Sir, but someone has to stand up for the people? If you don't care about me, the victims will be displaced and starve to death. It is the crime of you and me as human subjects." Wynn spoke in Mandarin awkwardly, Miss Liu
Everyone around him was so tired for him.
But these words are very effective for people like Li Wei. He twirled his beard with his right hand. The expression on his face became friendly: "My Excellency the Deputy Governor and I have very good tempers. I never thought that Shang Ming has such a good minister of the country!"
Even I know the details, it seems that these officials are not idiots. Wynn thought in his mind and said: "I have also admired Mr. Li since I was a child, an upright scholar-official who is not afraid of cruelty and power! I actually
There is still a secret I want to tell you. Although telling this may put me in a desperate situation, for the sake of the country and the country! I will definitely tell it!"
"Oh?" Li Wei perked up as soon as he heard this: "But it doesn't matter."
"Li Yingchen, the prefect of Shaanxi Province, first concealed the locust plague and then embezzled and deducted the disaster relief food funds distributed by the court. In order to ensure the distribution of disaster relief food funds, I sent a special envoy to the court to supervise. One of my subordinates was selected as the special envoy.
, he was immediately coerced and threatened by them as soon as he arrived. They planned to pocket seventy-eight percent of the money raised for disaster relief. They also used heavy sums of money to buy and bribe the special envoys~~~~~~"
"That's unreasonable! These worms!" Li Wei was trembling all over. He didn't know whether he was angry or excited. You must know that the greatest honor of being a public official is to expose corruption and illegal things. When he heard this, he felt excited all over.
!
Wynn continued: "Fortunately, my subordinates understood the righteousness and told me everything, and brought over the evidence of their corruption and perversion of the law. I wanted to face the saint immediately, but Mr. Xi was afraid of offending them.
Yuan Ji, the Xuan sect in the background, didn’t agree~~~ But I really don’t want to see them get away with it!”
"I understand! Mr. Deputy Governor" Li Wei stood up, took Wynn's hand and shook it tightly: "You have taken a big risk by telling me all this. I am very grateful to you for showing me all this."
Trust me! Give me all the evidence, and I will make it look good for them tomorrow morning!"
Wynn held his thin hand and felt very hot: What supports the beliefs of these people?
In a word, what the scholar-officials group pays attention to is loyalty, filial piety and etiquette. Most of them are the children of powerful people from poor backgrounds. They have suffered from the sufferings of the lower class people since childhood. They have achieved fame and fame through their own efforts, and they have tried to change things through their own efforts.
Although their power is minimal, their persistence is their most powerful weapon, their sharp words are their trump card, and they are a group that will never die that no one wants to offend.
Huaien took Miss Liu out of the Li Mansion. He turned back and waved to Li Wei who came to see off the guest, and then lowered his voice and said to Miss Liu: "Okay, the first move is arranged. Let's go back and see Pan Ling's preparations."