Fan Li was startled, glanced at Gou Jian, and quickly lowered his head: "Your Majesty, this is my negligence."
He leaned down and said in a bitter voice: "When I asked for reinforcements from the court, I thought that the court would not do much for us. But I didn't expect that the Yellow River burst its banks and they suddenly increased their troops."
"Please, Your Majesty, punish your ministers for their dereliction of duty."
Once the grain canal is cut off, the capital will inevitably be short of food.
Everyone can see that the additional troops and horses sent by the imperial court are coming to Wuyue to eat food!
Gou Jian was speechless and hurriedly helped Fan Li up.
"Doctor Fan, don't worry, I'm just asking, I don't mean to blame you."
He sighed softly and explained: "With so many troops from the imperial court coming to ask for food, how dare I, the country of Yue, refuse to provide them?"
"It's just that the country of Yue has just experienced war and is in ruins, and it is necessary to supply these 300,000 imperial troops. I am afraid that it is not enough..."
Gou Jian tentatively said: "Why don't you go to the imperial army again and discuss it with them."
"After the imperial court conquered the Kingdom of Wu, part of the grain and grass was collected from the Kingdom of Wu, and part of it was ordered to be supplied by the Kingdom of Yue..."
Fan Li's scalp felt numb after hearing this.
The last time he escaped from the capital with a narrow escape, he was already hated by the generals.
Originally, he planned to wait for the imperial troops to arrive and then hide out for a year and a half to take refuge.
But now the King of Yue actually wants him to come over again?
This is no longer a meat bun beating a dog, but a meat bun directly thrown into the dog food bowl.
"Kings……"
Fan Li choked and his face turned red: "It's not that I don't want to go... but that I offended the generals of the imperial court last time. If I go this time, I'm afraid there will be no return..."
Gou Jian pursed his lips, but still said nonchalantly: "In that case, I will send someone else over to persuade them. Doctor Fan can rest in Zhuji for a while."
Fan Li was startled, then hurriedly leaned over and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Then he got up and walked out.
Halfway through, he suddenly heard a vague sigh coming from behind him.
"I don't want to be short of food from the imperial court, but it's just that it's too difficult for the country of Yue today..."
Fan Li stepped a little faster and hurriedly walked out.
…
Daqian Jingcheng.
Today is the day when the three judicial departments will jointly interrogate Song Min, the governor of Longxi County. Li Qian still takes this matter seriously. After all, it is related to his plan and the selection of the next governor of Longxi County.
Li Qian originally wanted to change this court hearing directly into a court meeting or a court meeting. Everyone would have a lively and lively meeting, and at the same time, they would stir up trouble and make chaos.
But he was afraid that the traces of his action would be too serious and that Cai Jing and Qin Hui would realize the disgraceful role he, the emperor, played in it, so he had no choice but to give up.
However, the three legal departments are the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai.
Since Yushitai can also participate, Li Qian felt that he might as well ask Wei Zheng to understand the situation later...
Today's Dali Temple Yamen is a bit busier than usual.
Anyone with some connections knows that the reason why Prime Minister Qin and Mr. Cai have been secretly in conflict these days is because of Song Min, the governor of Longxi County.
Those who are not involved do not want to get involved, but those who are already in the vortex not only cannot avoid it, but also come to cheer for their bosses and support their reputation.
Therefore, as long as they can gain some connections in the Sanfa Division, those who belong to Qin Hui and Cai Jing's team will have to come over to build up their momentum.
In the main hall of Dali Temple, Yan Maoqing, the minister of Dali Temple, was sitting on the main seat with a gloomy look on his face.
On his left is the gray-bearded Yushi Zhongcheng Lou Shide, and on his right is the tall Right Minister of the Ministry of Justice Gao Xun.
The left and right sides of the lobby were filled with officials from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and Yushitai.
When the time for the trial was approaching, Yan Maoqing weakly said to the officials outside the hall: "Take Song Min, the governor of Longxi County."
"Yes, sir." Zaoli responded and left.
The officials on the field all cheered up and thought that the real show was finally here.
After a while, Song Min, dressed in a scarlet robe, followed by two officials, stepped into the main hall.
"Your Majesty, Song Min, has met all of you."
Song Min was obese, had a small mustache, and had flat eyes that almost narrowed into a slit when he smiled.
Seeing him like this, a green-robed censor among the crowd of onlookers could not help but frown and shouted: "Prisoner Song Min, how dare you smile so playfully in court?"
Song Min turned his head and glanced at him, and replied with a smile: "This Lord Censor, I am not a prisoner."
"Today, the Three Justices Division only called me down for questioning, but they did not convict me. I am here today just to assist in the investigation."
The censor frowned and said loudly: "Several changping warehouses in Longxi were burned. Even if you did not take the initiative, you are guilty of negligence!"
"Isn't it wronging you to call you a prison officer?"
Song Min still didn't get angry, and replied with a smile: "No one is a saint, how can anyone be without fault? Just because of a moment of negligence, I will be sentenced to prison. I'm afraid this Master Yu Shi is too harsh?"
"Let me ask, how many officials in the world have not made mistakes?"
The censor was even more angry, his face turned red and he rebuked angrily: "Several Changping warehouses, accumulated by the people for several years, are now all burned in a fire. Can't you be convicted based on this..."
Yan Maoqing sat in the middle, stroking his beard and listening with interest. If possible, he would have let the two of them quarrel here all day long.
However, Gao Xun on the side couldn't stand it anymore.
If you continue to tangle with these censors, no matter whether you win or lose, you will end up with a bad reputation.
In this matter today, we have to cut through the mess quickly.
"Ahem~"
Gao Xun coughed twice, hinting to Yan Maoqing on the side, but Yan Maoqing was like a deaf person, pretending not to hear.
He glanced at Lou Shide on the left and found that the old man looked even more sleepy.
Good guy, what kind of teammates are these...
"quiet!"
Gao Xun had no choice but to pat the alarm bell himself: "No noise in the courtroom! What happened to Song Min will be determined by the judicial department after the trial."
After the two heard this, they stopped talking.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Yan Maoqing curled his lips regretfully, then cleared his throat and asked, "Song Min, Governor Song."
"The burning of Changpingcang has been concluded. I wonder if you have clearly investigated the causes and consequences?"
The fat Song Min lowered his head, took out a few thin pages of paper from his sleeves, and presented them with both hands: "Returning to Sir Tingwei, I have compiled it into a volume. Please read it."
A court official took the piece of paper and went up to hand it to Yan Maoqing, but Yan Maoqing had no intention of taking it: "Just read it out directly."
"Yes, sir."
The clerk unfolded the pages of the book and read slowly: "Since June, water leakage incidents have occurred frequently in Longxi County. On the night of June 2nd, a fire broke out at the Hebo Station in Zhangxian County, and everything inside was burned down. On the middle of June 3rd,
Fire suddenly fell from the sky on the southeast post in Wushan County, burning the post to the ground and burning to death one post official and three post soldiers..."
As the official read slowly, the expressions of many officials present gradually became subtle.
There seems to be quite a lot of cheating in Longxi, right?
The official's voice continued to spread slowly: "... After the two Changping warehouses in Wushan and Zhangxian were burned down, a fire broke out in the Weiyuan County government office. Just as the county magistrate was organizing fire-fighting matters, another fire broke out in Changping warehouse... Finally
It was completely burned down. The next day, fires broke out in several places in Xiangwu County. Fortunately, the county governor led his people to Changpingcang to take precautions and put out the fire in time, so it did not cause a major disaster."
All the officials in the hall were speechless. According to this, after burning so many places, not only did you, Song Min, have no fault, but you actually made a contribution to putting out the fire?
The corners of Gao Xun's mouth also twitched.
Idiot! Just say the situation, why do you have to add the last sentence?
You want the court to reward you for riding a horse? Doesn't this attract hatred?
Sure enough, another censor couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and raised his voice and asked, "Song Governor, if you burned three Changping granaries as you said, will the imperial court take credit for you?"
Song Min laughed and said: "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. It is my duty to protect Chang Pingcang on behalf of the herdsmen, so why should I ask for credit?"
The second half of the censor's words immediately choked back in his throat.
I originally wanted to scold him with these words, but I didn't expect that he would say it himself.
However, Song Min's shameless appearance was quite unpopular. Even Cai Jingfang's officials were a little dissatisfied.
You have this attitude when you are riding a horse, and you have no awareness of being caught in pigtails, making it difficult for others to help you!
Gao Xun also knocked on the table and looked at Song Min with a bit of dissatisfaction: "Sir Song, now that you are under suspicion, I hope that you can correct your attitude and accept the interrogation of the judicial department seriously."
"Other members of the court, especially the censor, should also abide by the order of the court and do not disturb the court order again!"
After both sides played a few big shots, he turned and looked at Yan Maoqing who was sitting in the seat: "Yan Tingwei, now that Song Min has given a testimony, please ask Mr. Tingwei to ask questions."
Yan Maoqing covered his throat, looked at him apologetically, and said in a hoarse voice: "Secretary Gao, it's not that I don't want to ask, but I suddenly caught a cold last night and my throat hurts."
"Please ask Mr. Gao and Mr. Lou to ask on their behalf."
I believe you as a ghost!
Gao Xun was speechless. He was talking fine just now, but now he suddenly feels cold?
Yan Maoqing ignored him and just leaned on the chair without saying a word.
In fact, he didn't want to come to the court today at all.
What's the difference between presiding over this kind of interrogation and putting him on the fire?
Yesterday, Yan Maoqing originally planned to claim that he was sick at home, but when he handed in his leave note, he was directly rejected by the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel.
Yan Tingwei scolded the Heshen gang members in his heart, it must be their fault!
In fact, Yan Maoqing didn't know that he really blamed the wrong person this time. It was actually Cai Jing who ordered someone to do this.
Just because if Yan Maoqing doesn't come, the young minister of Dali Temple will probably preside over today's meeting.
And this person is relatively close to Qin Hui...
Gao Xun had no choice but to look at Yan Maoqing's posture of cutting meat with a knife, and could only look at Lou Shide beside him.
But this old man was even more amazing. He was sitting on his chair and squinting his eyes, almost yawning.
Seeing that both of them were like this, Gao Xun felt helpless on his face and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Neither of them spoke, so this was his home court as the Minister of Justice.
Gao Xun looked at Song Min below, looked at him secretly, and then asked loudly: "Sir Song!"
"Your testimony said that almost every fire in Longxi County was caused by accidents or the coming of fire from heaven. I want to ask you about it."
"Where did this sky fire come from?"
Song Min immediately leaned over and said: "Returning to your lord, I have also sought an explanation from an experienced alchemist. He consulted the book of prophecies and came up with an explanation: Longxi is to the west of the capital, and the white tiger in the west controls gold, and June this year is the right time."
Zhurong, the God of Fire in the South China Sea, was at war with the White Tiger God in the West, and fire from the sky came down, which was the aftermath of the battle between the two."
"This is a fire at the city gate, which has affected our pond fish in Longxi!" Song Min looked sad.
Gao Xun looked surprised: "Is that so?"
"Then what method can be used to stop the two gods from starting a war? So that Longxi, our country, will no longer suffer the danger of sky fire?"
Song Min said in a deep voice: "We need to offer sacrifices to heaven to support the White Tiger of Longxi, so that the White Tiger God can defeat Zhu Rong, the God of Fire, and then ask the God of Heaven to mediate, so that the war can be stopped."
"When I was in Longxi, I was already working on this matter. However, I was summoned by the imperial court and had to interrupt my fasting and sacrifice and return to the capital to make a speech to you all!"
idiot!
Gao Xun's teeth are itching with anger. You insist on superfluous things. Why did you add that last sentence? Do you make it look like you are very capable?
According to what you said, all the adults listening to your speech are deliberately trying to cause trouble for you?
Regardless of whether they believed this rhetoric or not, all the officials noticed the resentment in Song Min's heart and frowned one after another.
But at this moment, Censor Zhongcheng Lou Shide, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes and asked with interest: "Master Song, I am quite curious about Tianhuo."
"According to your testimony, you went to Changpingcang in Xiangwu County that day to put out the fire. You must have seen what the fire looked like that day? Can you tell me, a mortal, so that I can also grow up?
experience?"
Song Min was startled, and then replied: "The so-called heavenly fire is actually similar to the fire in the mortal world. It is burned into a ball, and there is a broken hair of the fire god Zhu Rong inside, and suddenly it falls from the sky to Changpingcang.
Already."
"oh……"
Lou Shide nodded thoughtfully, then straightened up and stared at him with a smile: "According to Mr. Song, the sky fire slowly fell on Changpingcang, and everyone present at the time should have seen it, right?
"
Just as Song Min opened his mouth to say something, he suddenly froze, and a drop of sweat broke out on his plump forehead.
He made up the shape of the sky fire casually. At that time, he only agreed with the officials that there was a sky fire, but he did not say what the sky fire looked like.
What if everyone who came back to him saw it, and the court sent people to investigate again? Then there would be all kinds of explanations, wouldn't the secret be exposed?
"This... the fire was as fast as a stream of light that day, and maybe not too many people saw it..."
"oh?"
Lou Shide was greatly surprised: "Master Song can actually see the lightning as fast as the sky fire? Then Master Song must have very good eyesight?"
"That's natural... that's natural." Song Min wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied with a forced smile.
Lou Shide immediately wrote something on the paper with a pen, then lifted it up, shook it quickly, and then put it down. He asked with a smile: "Did Mr. Song clearly see what I wrote?"
"this……"
Song Min said in embarrassment: "It's too far away. I haven't had time to see clearly..."
"This is strange."
Lou Shide rubbed his chin, pretending to be curious: "Back in Xiangwu County, Master Song could clearly see a broken hair of the Fire God Zhu Rong from such a distance. Now that it is so close, Master Song cannot see clearly.
The words on the paper are too big..."
There were several suppressed laughs from the crowd of officials around.
Song Min was sweating profusely and hurriedly gestured with his hands to explain: "That's different... Zhu Rong is a god, as high as the mountain, and his hair is long, thick and black... Anyway..."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Master Song, are you sure you are seeing Zhu Rong's hair or some other object?"
"I didn't expect Master Song to have a sharp eye and see every detail clearly!"
"Not only does he have good eyesight, Master Song also has a very good mentality! In the courtroom of Dali Temple, he can also tell dirty jokes..."
There were bursts of laughter from the crowd, and the hall was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Many officials of Cai Jing's party looked at Song Min in the hall with hatred.
This horse is like a pig!
"enough!"
Above, Gao Xun slapped the gavel, his face darker than Zhu Rong's hair.
He really couldn't stand it anymore.
Just now Lou Shide mentioned three pitfalls in one sentence, but Song Min, the stupid pig, acted as if he didn't see it and just jumped into it!
Unfortunately, he couldn't interrupt Lou Shide, so he could only watch Song Min behave in an ugly manner.
"Zhu Rong is a god of heaven, and his body is naturally ever-changing, with abilities that ordinary people cannot imagine! Even ordinary people like us can't understand it. Maybe the sky fire is different in everyone's eyes!"
Gao Xun grimaced and reluctantly rounded his mouth for Song Min.
"Yes, yes, everyone may see it differently!" Song Min hurriedly agreed as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
Gao Xun glared at him fiercely, "What's the use of your reaction now?"
You've already said that stupid thing, how can I help you excuse it?
If I acquit you, I will let Dan Zhang drown alive tomorrow!
"Ahem~"
Yan Maoqing, who had been silent all this time, cleared his throat and raised his presence: "I would like to tell you, there are still many unclear aspects in this case, and there are many things that we have not had time to find out."
"Why don't we give it up today, stop the trial, wait for the court to investigate again, and then continue another day?"
Maybe we can get rid of the pot some other time.
"this……"
Gao Xun was still hesitating.
The task given to him by Cai Jing was to cut through the mess quickly, and it was best to take Song Min out of the business on the first day.
"I also think this is a very good move."
Lou Shide smiled and agreed: "Why don't you wait until the evidence is complete before starting the trial?"
Seeing that both of them had the same tone, Gao Xun had no choice but to agree: "Then let's try it another day!"
Under this situation, it is no longer possible to exonerate Song Min. If the entanglement continues, this stupid pig may come up with something stupid again.
With Mr. Cai’s protection, he has been in the local area for so many years, but he has degraded to this point, and he can’t even cooperate with a trial!
How stupid!
Many officials from Dali Temple, Yushitai, and the Ministry of Punishment left the door one by one. As they left, they did not forget to discuss with a smile the dignity of Master Song Min in the hall.
Gao Xun left the Yamen of Dali Temple, got on the sedan angrily, and headed towards Cai Jing's mansion.
However, when he came here, Song Min had already had an aggrieved explanation with Cai Jing.
"Sir, it's not that I don't work hard, it's just that Lou Shide is too cunning!"
Song Ming cried loudly and complained about what happened during today's court appearance: "Secretary Gao has tried his best to exonerate the official, but Lou Shide just keeps holding on to the official..."
Gao Xun heard his cries from a distance, and his anger subsided a little.
You still have some conscience when riding a horse!
"I've seen you, sir." Gao Xun saluted Cai Jing after entering.
"Dingchen, come and sit down!" Cai Jing greeted him with a smile and asked him to sit down.
Dingchen is the character name of Gao Xun.
Gao Xun's face was full of shame, and he didn't even touch the tea served by the servant: "I am ashamed of my entrustment, and I did not absolve Lord Song..."
"That doesn't need to be the case."
Cai Jing said with a smile: "Today, Master Lou suddenly attacked. Without preparation, it is difficult to deal with them one by one. You have done a good job."
"Lou Shide..."
Gao Xun gritted his teeth for a while: "This person didn't ask randomly at all, he must have come prepared!"
"Yes, sir!" Song Min also cried: "He has obviously already thought about how to make things difficult for him!"
"Sir, what should we do next? The official is at a loss and can only rely on your foresight and wisdom!"
Gao Xun looked at Cai Jing. Ever since he walked in, Mr. Cai had been smiling, obviously in a good mood.
Intuition told Gao Xun that he must have a solution.
"You are still smart!"
Cai Jing pointed at him with a smile: "Then Lou Shide suddenly became angry. It is impossible to say that he has nothing to do with Qin Hui."
"As long as we solve Qin Hui's situation, everything will be defeated!"
"oh?"
Gao Xun was startled: "Have you already made a decision?"
Cai Jing smiled and stroked his beard: "Dingchen, I'm afraid you don't know yet, right? My brother has already given in to me."
"Ah?" Song Min on the side was full of questions, not knowing what this meaningless sentence meant.
However, Gao Xun's face was full of joy, and he stood up and raised his hands to Cai Jingyi: "Congratulations, sir! Congratulations, sir! If you are of the same flesh and blood, you can cut through metal!"
Cai Jing waved his hand, motioning for him to sit down, and then said with a smile: "At such a critical moment, he asked someone to arrest the cousin of Qin Hui's wife. The man was involved in a murder case. He has been escorted to the prison cell of Jingzhao Mansion and will be arrested another day.
Question!"
"ah?"
Gao Xun was shocked and pinched Prime Minister Qin's braid!
He frowned subconsciously. How could a thoughtful person like Qin Xiang let others find flaws so easily?
Just looking at Cai Jing who was immersed in brotherly love and overjoyed, he still didn't mention this matter.
Song Ming asked weakly from the side: "Sir, how can one person like this coerce Prime Minister Qin?"
Cai Jing was in a good mood and very patient. He smiled and explained to him: "Hasn't he been sheltered by Qin Hui? Hasn't he done anything illegal with Qin Hui's prestige? As long as he falls into my hands,
I can get him and Qin Hui involved!"
Gao Xun also smiled and said: "Since Lord Cai Bian has shown kindness to you, then it's time for him to come over and ask to see you, right?"
Cai Jing smiled and shook his head: "You don't understand, I know this brother of mine best. He is the most face-saving and can't lose face!"
"However, since he has given in to me, I should let him go. Who calls me the elder brother?"
Cai Jing stroked his beard with a smile: "Just now, I asked Ju An to visit his uncle with gifts. He should be back by now."
Ju'an is the name of Cai You, Cai Jing's eldest son.
The smile on Gao Xun's face became even brighter. Just as he was about to say more, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the door.
"Father!"
A middle-aged man with fine features ran in from the door and said with a smile: "Father, the child is back from his second uncle."
Cai Jing put away his emotions, picked up the celadon jade-cupped bowl, took a sip, and asked casually, "What did he say?"
Cai You smiled and replied loudly: "Second uncle said that he will enforce the law impartially and will never let anyone who does evil go!"
On the word "justice", he specially emphasized his tone.
"well!"
Cai Jing put down the teacup, stood up and walked around the room for a few steps, his face filled with joy!
"I have long said that Yuandu is a brother who fights tigers, but he just can't realize it! Now that he has suddenly woken up, the prodigal son turned back, I really don't know what to say..."
Gao Xun and Song Min also stood up in a hurry and congratulated him repeatedly.
After being happy for a while, Cai Jing calmed down and said with a smile: "Now that I have Qin Hui's handle, it will be much easier to plan the story!"
"Yes, sir!"
Gao Xun smiled and said: "As long as Prime Minister Qin can no longer interfere in this matter, Mr. Song will be able to survive this crisis safely."
"Don't be careless."
Cai Jing sipped the clear tea in the cup, with a gleam in his eyes: "Qin Hui is the most cunning person, and he will never give up."
"But now that I have his tail in my hand, no matter what moves he has, I just have to follow them!"
However, Cai Jing did not expect that Qin Hui's last move would come so quickly...
Two days later, in Ziwei Palace.
Li Qian was discussing the memorial in Qin Hui.
He held this memorial letter admonishing the right official Feng Youyi to impeach Cai Bian, the official in the Jingzhao Prefecture, and asked Qin Hui curiously: "Prime Minister Qin, is there anything wrong with this memorial?"
"This Cai Bian is the capable minister and official you recommended to me last time. You also said that he has the courage to do his job and is not afraid of power. I remember your words and that's why I approved him like this!"
Zhu Pi wrote clearly on the memorial: "Reject!"
Qin Hui was speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Last time Li Qian asked him to recommend capable ministers and officials, he recommended a bunch of relatives of He Shen, Yan Song, and Cai Jing.
Now Qin Hui finally realized what it was like to shoot himself in the foot.
"His Majesty……"
Qin Hui thought about his words, then pinched his nose and said, "Your Majesty, please punish me. I made a mistake before and was deceived by this person."
"In recent days, someone looked through the files of Jingzhao Mansion and discovered that Cai Bian is a powerful and powerful person who has repeatedly committed illegal acts and is really useless!"
Qin Hui had heard that Cai Bian was at odds with Cai Jing, so he sent someone to negotiate with him in hope.
But the only response I got was a cold sentence from Cai Bian: "I will only handle cases impartially and will never let any traitor go!"
Qin Hui was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
Sure enough, these official rumors are all nonsense!
When it comes down to it, who wouldn’t care about brotherhood?
Therefore, he could only ask people to impeach Cai Bian and get rid of him.
"A rich man?"
His Majesty the Emperor suddenly grasped the key point: "Who is he attached to?"
Qin Hui subconsciously gave Cai Jing eye drops: "Of course it's his brother, Cai Jing!"
"This man is actually the younger brother of Cai Qing's family?" Li Qian was surprised.
Qin Hui subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but he still reported: "This person cooperates with Cai Jing and engages in corruption and perversion of the law."
"I think this trend cannot help the rise, and I also ask your Majesty to severely punish this thief."
"this……"
Li Qian hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said: "Prime Minister Qin, is there any misunderstanding here??"
"How could Cai Qing, a loyal minister of the country, let his younger brother do evil?"
When Qin Hui heard this, he felt goosebumps all over his body.
Your Majesty, isn’t it a bit too much to use your loyalty to the country on an old thief like Cai Jing? Please recognize his true face!
Li Qian continued helplessly: "Besides, since he is the younger brother of the Cai Qing family, he should be as loyal, honest, and capable as the Cai Qing family!"
"You specifically recommended him to me before, and I still want to promote him!"
"promoted?"
Qin Hui was startled. In fact, promotion and demotion made no difference to him. As long as Cai Bian could get out of his position as an official in Jingzhao Mansion, he would do anything!
"this……"
Qin Hui hesitated for a moment, then immediately changed his words: "If you go by what Your Majesty said, then there may really be some villain who is stirring up dissension and confusing the minister's hearing and hearing."
"This Cai Bian may really be a capable official!"
"Your Majesty, to what position do you plan to promote him to?"
Li Qian hesitated for a moment: "I haven't thought about this yet..."
Qin Hui leaned forward and immediately suggested: "This person is still in the sixth grade now, why not promote him to the Ministry of Punishment as a doctor. In this way, he will be in cahoots with Cai Jing..."
As he was talking, he let something slip. Qin Hui hurriedly coughed twice and changed his words: "It's a perfect match."
"I believe that with their brothers here, my punishments will be lenient, severe and appropriate, and the whole country will never see an unjust case again."
"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate..."
Li Qian stood up with his hands behind his back, walked back and forth a few steps, and seriously considered the issue: "Both of them live in the Ministry of Justice. Isn't it a waste of talent?"
Qin Hui was speechless, Your Majesty, throwing these two pieces of rotten meat into a pot can prevent them from harming more people!
After thinking about it, Qin Hui suggested thoughtfully: "How about letting Cai Bian take up the post of Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, the fifth rank?"
Taking care of those who cook big pots of rice, some waste heat can also be used.
"That's inappropriate." Li Qian shook his head gently.
Qin Hui frowned, thought for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth: "Why don't we promote him to a fourth-rank Shaoqing and go to Taipu Temple to show off his skills?"
Going to Taipu Temple to raise horses is considered a decent living, right?
"this……"
Li Qian was obviously moved.
Seeing this, Qin Hui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if you are promoted from the sixth grade to the fourth grade, jumping four levels in a row, I am afraid it will cause great controversy! If you want to take action, you can only lay the groundwork as soon as possible. Otherwise, let me do it?"
The fourth rank of a Beijing official, how many people are eyeing this position?
If Cai Bian was really promoted, Qin Hui would have spent a lot of money!
Li Qian's intention was not moved by Cai Bian, but by Gao Shilian.
But after thinking about it, he gave up the idea.
If it were proposed now to replace Cai Bian with Gao Shilian, Qin Hui would definitely notice that something was wrong. Wouldn't the secret be exposed by then?
He turned to look at Qin Hui, frowned, and suddenly said: "Isn't this a little too difficult for you? Prime Minister Qin?"
"How can hundreds of officials be convinced? How can those fifth-rank officials who are waiting for promotion be convinced?"
Qin Hui's heart was bleeding: "Cai Bian is the younger brother of Master Cai Jingcai, so he can only suffer a hundred officials. This is the imperial court's plan, and I believe they can understand it."
Li Qian shook his head again and said helplessly: "If that's the case, wouldn't it make others suspect that the Cai Qing family abused their power and promoted people close to them?"
Qin Huixin said this is what I want.
"Of course not, Your Majesty."
He said loudly: "Cai Bian is a man who has the courage to do his job and is not afraid of power. Interacting with him is like drinking sweet wine without knowing it. I believe that the adults in the court will not think so."
Anyway, Cai Jing's reputation is already terrible, I believe he won't mind if it gets worse.
Li Qian ignored it. He was still hesitating and thinking, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"By the way, Prime Minister Qin! I have thought of a perfect way!"
Qin Hui was startled and suddenly felt something bad in his heart.
You came up with a perfect idea, so what I said before turned out to be farts?
But Li Qian said excitedly: "To be suddenly promoted to the fourth rank of a Beijing official is too ostentatious and arouses criticism!"
"I heard that the rank of a foreign official is one rank lower than that of a Beijing official. Why not promote him to the fourth rank of a foreign official? Wouldn't it be too ostentatious?"
He took a few steps forward excitedly, looked at Qin Hui and said, "Isn't the one named Song Min not very good? Why not ask Cai Bian to replace him as the governor of Longxi County!"
The more Li Qian talked, the more excited he became. He clapped his hands and said, "In this way, everything is in order! Not only have Cai Bian been promoted, but Song Min, who is worried, has been replaced!"
“The best of both worlds!”
Qin Hui stared at His Majesty the Emperor dumbfounded.
Sure enough, His Majesty's ideas are so wild and unbridled that no one can catch them.
Qin Hui could not even imagine how he made such a sudden change in thinking and suddenly connected Cai Bian with the governor of Longxi County.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this move." Qin Hui advised in a deep voice.
"Why is it inappropriate?" When the perfect method was rejected, Li Qian frowned and stared at Qin Hui.
"His Majesty."
Qin Hui hurriedly explained: "In the main hall, there are many things that need to be decided on the spot and require rich experience in making decisions!"
"Although Cai Bian is brave enough to serve, he has no experience in serving as a Zhengtang official. Why not let him practice in two counties in the capital before sending him abroad?"
When Li Qian heard this, he was obviously moved, but he still frowned and said: "But the magistrates of Yongshou and Xing'an counties are only of the sixth grade. Pingdiao has wronged the younger brother of Cai Qing's family!"
Qin Hui wanted to jump anxiously. Why did the Cai Qing family become your favorite?
Why do you think about him all day long?
"It's not appropriate, it's still inappropriate..."
Li Qian frowned: "Let me think about it for another two days and see if I can give Cai Bian a good place to go!"
"this……"
Qin Hui wanted to persuade him again, but he still kept his mouth shut.
If His Majesty the Emperor wants to bring Cai Bian to Longxi again, it will be a bad thing.
You just took away one of Cai Jing's gang members, and now you take Cai Jing's biological brother?
Then it is better not to change the horse!
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qin Huanyian nodded and continued to talk about the next memorial.
…
This impeachment memorial did not go through the General Affairs Department, but was submitted directly by Qin Hui, so it had not been circulated before.
But after the results of the memorial came out, they quickly spread...
All the officials in the court were shocked, they did not expect that things would reach this point.
Dr. You Jianyi is an official of Zhongshu Province. If you think about it, you will know that this impeachment must have been the work of Prime Minister Qin!
After the last tri-jurisdictional trial, has the conflict between the two reached an irreconcilable level?
Even more rumors were released that Cai Bian, the younger brother of Mr. Cai Jing, had arrested Prime Minister Qin’s brother-in-law, which was why Prime Minister Qin took action like this!
Regardless of civil and military officials, everyone began to realize that a war seemed to be coming...
Cai Mansion.
"Qin Hui, this thief! He is really heartbroken and crazy!"
Cai Jing angrily threw all his beloved tea cups to the ground!
Gao Xun also wiped away cold sweat: "Fortunately, His Majesty is protecting us, otherwise this thief would have succeeded in a sneak attack!"
"How bold he is!"
Deng Xunwu, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, also said sadly: "Don't he know that he has something to do with Mr. Cai?"
"If you don't give him some color this time, I'm afraid he won't take Sir Cai seriously in the future!" Song Qiaonian, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, is also one of Cai Jing's party members and is Cai Jing's in-laws.
Cai Jing looked gloomy and looked at the broken tea cup in front of him bitterly.
"Starting from his wife's cousin, I don't believe that I can't find any flaws in Qin Hui! And those of his party members who are full of shit, do you really think others don't know about it?"
"Qin Hui is in the first year of junior high school, so don't blame me for being in the fifteenth year!"
…
As soon as the news came out that Prime Minister Qin wanted to impeach Cai Jing's brother, something happened in the capital that made the civil servants sensitive!
You advised the doctor Zhang Tao to stay at Huajie Street at night, and he was jealous of his younger brother, the deputy commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horse Division. He was beaten up by the latter's entourage and thrown into the prison of the Army and Horse Division!
As soon as this incident came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the officialdom of Beijing!
What does the official admonishment officer do?
This is a post that speaks bluntly and satirizes, and discusses government affairs. It belongs to the Qingliu sequence. This is an official post that raises hopes, and the most important thing is to be upright!
You are not upright yourself, yet you are making sarcastic remarks?
Moreover, this position is the fifth rank. If you follow common sense, you can work steadily in this position and accumulate reputation. If you move to the fifth rank in the next step, it will be regarded as a normal promotion. If you move to the fourth rank, you will be a ancestral grave.
…
But now that this incident has come out, Zhang Tao should stop raising his hopes and either resign or seek a job transfer!
Even if he were transferred, in his situation he wouldn't even be able to get a position as a county governor, so he would have to go to another place to become a sergeant.
It is really sad that a promising official in Zhongshu Province fell to this point overnight.
Of course, more civil servants suspected that this was the revenge of a certain minister who could not be named.
The characteristic of this gentleman is that he has a wide network of contacts and can be used in both civil and military circles.
With his energy, it couldn't be easier to create such a coincidence.
Many officials didn't know what Prime Minister Qin's reaction was, but when they heard that Wang Ciweng, the left minister of Zhongshu, who was Prime Minister Qin's confidant, went to the Bingma Division Prison to arrest someone, their expressions were terrifyingly gloomy.