Hu Yawen did not expect that Liu Zhong would make things difficult for him and not give him face.
Trembling…
No matter what, he is a first-class official, not just a cat or a dog!
What's more, Qi Wen was promoted by him!
If you are so targeted, aren't you targeting yourself?
Now, Hu Yawen feels more and more that what Xu Wenqing said before is right!
"National Master, even if I am just assisting, I still have the right to speak!"
Hu Yawen clenched his fists, spoke word by word, and added, "If you are so unreasonable, I don't mind. I will go to the palace to meet the saint!"
When Qi Wen heard this, his heart was shaken. He didn't expect that a first-grade official would speak for him like this. It was really unexpected.
Liu Zhong paused, frowned and stared at Hu Yawen, "So, this matter has nothing to do with Qi Wen?"
Qi Wen's social background is relatively simple, so it is impossible to be related to him.
Hu Yawen was sure and said resolutely: "National Master, I believe in Qi Wen!"
He understood that once Qi Wen was taken for investigation, the construction site would inevitably face a shutdown.
In that case, the project will not be completed within the specified time.
Liu Zhonglian said three words, then shook his wide sleeves and said, "In that case, I won't investigate this matter anymore, you can solve it yourself!"
He gave Hu Yawen a hard look and left angrily.
In response to this, Hu Yawen sighed. It seemed that he had offended Liu Zhong to death... But he had to do this for the sake of his career. If he was weak and tolerant, he would definitely be treated like a soft persimmon, so in this kind of situation
Under such circumstances, all we can do is voice opposition...
Qi Wen got up from the ground and said, "Master Hu, what should we do next?"
Hu Yawen stared at Qi Wen and said meaningfully: "Tell me the truth. Do you know anything about what happened last night?"
Qi Wen's heart trembled, and he knelt on the ground again, "Sir, the sun and the moon can be used as a guide, I really don't know!"
"Also...Also, there was no attack on our hut, and we had a very peaceful night. But just like this, I don't know why so many people came to accuse us the next day!"
No attackers were seen at the hut?
In other words, those people were robbed and killed on the way!
After Hu Yawen thought about what Jiang Ning said in the Golden Palace before, he gradually understood.
"Okay...I understand..." Hu Yawen nodded.
"What about this artificial land?"
Hu Yawen patted him on the shoulder and responded: "It's the same as usual at the construction site. I'll take care of other things!"
"Also, if people from the Imperial Prefecture come to arrest someone, they must show them a note from the Ministry of Works!"
"Without a note from the Ministry of Industry, no one is allowed to take anyone with us!"
To put it bluntly, no one can be taken away without his consent.
The Ministry of Industry manages this area, and its status is naturally very important.
"Yes... sir!"
Hu Yawen took officials from the Ministry of Industry to inspect the progress of the project.
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Liu Zhong's side.
After leaving the East Village construction site and returning to the capital, he directly ordered people to turn the horses' heads.
Enter the palace to meet the saint.
He felt that now was the time to read Hu Yawen's book.
Not long after, the carriage entered the imperial city and stopped outside the palace gate.
Then he took long strides, walked through the square and the Golden Palace where he usually went to court, and came to the outside of the banquet hall.
The journey was smooth, and we stopped here to let the little eunuch make the announcement.
He didn't push the door directly, which was a sign of disrespect to the current Emperor Wu. If it were before, he would have just pushed the door open and entered!
When the young eunuch saw Liu Zhong, he felt as if he had seen a ghost and quickly reported...
When Jiang Ning learned that Liu Zhong had arrived outside the door, he spat in his heart. There were indeed his minions in the imperial city. Otherwise, how could he have come in so easily? It seemed that it was time to clear out these minions.
However, there was no other emotion on his face and he said calmly: "Let him come in!"
"Yes..." The little eunuch exited and informed Liu Zhong.
After a while, Liu Zhong walked into the hall. After meeting Jiang Ning, deep disdain appeared in his eyes. However, this emotion was fleeting and he said miserably, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me!"
Jiang Ning frowned, "Master, what happened? Why are you still crying?"
Liu Zhong's old face looked unspeakably aggrieved, and he said in a trembling voice: "You asked me to investigate the attack on the East Village construction site last night. I launched an investigation according to your request, but those people from the Ministry of Works refused to cooperate, especially
That Hu Yawen, relying on his position as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, disobeyed orders and openly protected his subordinates, which made it impossible for the old minister to start his work. Tell me, how can we conduct an investigation?"
Jiang Ning frowned deliberately and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Liu Zhong nodded, "Your Majesty, it's absolutely true. I'm a little suspicious now. The attack on the skilled craftsmen in East Village last night was entirely planned by him!"
Jiang Ning shook his dragon robe, "Hmph...I want to see how many heads this Hu Yawen has. Someone come and announce that Hu Yawen has entered the palace!"
"yes!"
Half an hour later, Hu Yawen hurriedly walked into the side hall. When he saw Liu Zhong not far away, he already understood what had happened, but he still knelt down and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty, Hu Yawen, see you here."
Emperor Wu, long live my emperor, long live my emperor..."
Jiang Ning opened his mouth and said directly: "Hu Yawen, I heard that you won't let the national engineer investigate the officials of the Ministry of Industry on the construction site?"
Since Hu Yawen had done it, he dared to admit it and responded: "Your Majesty, I did indeed do such a thing!"
Snapped!
Jiang Ning slapped the table with a slap that shook the side hall, "Hu Yawen, you are so brave. You dare to disobey my orders. Do you also want to take away the chair under me?"
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When Hu Yawen heard the sound, he trembled and knelt down, "Back to... Your Majesty, I definitely don't have this idea. I just feel..."
Jiang Ning interrupted, "Okay, if you can't give me a suitable reason today, I will definitely kill you today!"
Although Hu Yawen's heart was trembling violently, he still calmed down and said word by word: "Your Majesty, if we stop work now, wouldn't we be playing into the hands of those who secretly make trouble? All the officials and officials in the work area were taken away and all were examined.
At the end of the day, it won't be completed in less than a month. If this continues, the construction period will be extended, and some unnecessary manpower and material resources will be wasted!"
"Also...please ask for your Majesty's warning!"
Jiang Ning had already thought of what Hu Yawen said, but he was just playing Liu Zhong.
If you don't act, how can you hold him steady?
Jiang Ning stared at Hu Yawen, thoughtfully, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, what you said makes some sense. It is indeed not possible to arrest people on a large scale, as the impact will be bad!"
When Liu Zhong heard this, the pride in his heart was fleeting, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, I think this is just an excuse to be afraid of investigation!"