Qin Xiao did not expect to gain the favor of the officials by accident, and said with a smile: "I already have the list of Dali Temple officials, but it will take some time to sort them out."
"With all due respect, most of the officials in Dali Temple now only work on royal rations and do not do errands." Song Shilian sighed: "Although Dali Temple has no real power in the past ten years, if there is a establishment in Dali Temple, the salary will still be large. Some
The best place for mediocre and incompetent officials is Dali Temple. Doing nothing all day long in Dali Temple will not show their mediocrity. They only need to receive a monthly salary. Su Yu is also a good talker and a noble person.
Or if a high-ranking official in the court opens his mouth, it would be easy for him to arrange some mediocre and incompetent people in Dali Temple."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "I have taken a look at the files in the past two days. Most of the officials' previous resumes were mediocre. Some were even directly assigned to work in Dali Temple. Some of them have never even read the Law of the Tang Dynasty."
He smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "Dali Temple has always been looked down upon by other yamen. Although the Ministry of Punishment has taken away many of the powers of Dali Temple, in the final analysis, everyone still knows that the officials of Dali Temple are a group of mediocre people."
"If we want to clean up Dali Temple, we will inevitably have to promote some new officials." Song Shilian led his horse and said as he walked: "Master Xiao Qin, have you ever thought about where to promote officials?"
Qin Xiaodao: "I haven't thought about this yet. Does Mr. Song have any candidates to recommend?"
"In addition to promotion from the local level, there are many candidates in the Imperial Academy in Kyoto, where you can choose." Song Shilian smiled and said: "But I really have someone to recommend to you."
"who?"
Song Shilian said: "This person is now serving as a foreign minister in the Ministry of Personnel. He is just a real official but has no power. He has always been unpopular in the Ministry of Personnel. This person once stayed in the Ministry of Rites for several years and was later transferred to the Ministry of Personnel.
He also stayed in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for almost ten years, and was promoted to Yuan Wai Lang the year before last. However, it made no difference to him whether the Yuan Wai Lang was promoted or not. It was just that his salary was a little more, but he never had real power in his hands.
According to the words of everyone in the official department, this person is the number one idler in the official department. Official Situ even gave permission for this person not to come to the Yamen every day to order Mao.
His errand."
Qin Xiao was a little stunned, thinking that this was really a strange person, and asked: "Is this person very mediocre?"
"On the contrary, this man is well-read in poetry and books, and he is humble and has a good reputation." Song Shilian said slowly: "Although he is taciturn and low-key, once he speaks, he is very sharp and to the point.
Insightful. At least my talents are far from comparable to his."
Qin Xiao was even more surprised. In Song Shilian's words, he obviously admired that person very much, and even bluntly said that his talents were not as good as that person. However, such a person was only a subordinate of Song Shilian, and he was also called the number one idler in the official department.
This made Qin Xiao very interested and asked: "Master Song, what is this man's name?"
"Yuwen Huaiqian!" Song Shilian said: "He is the younger brother of the old Marquis Changyi of Xiling!"
Qin Xiao's body trembled and he stopped, with a look of surprise on his face: "Master Song, who do you think he is? The biological brother of Marquis Changyi?"
"Exactly." Song Shilian said: "Seventeen years ago, the Wutuo people invaded Xiling and Xiling was in danger. At the time of crisis, the imperial court sent envoys to persuade the three families of Xiling to fully assist the Xiling guard army. Finally, General Black Feather attacked the king's tent at night
, drove the Wutuo people out of the pass. After the war, the imperial court established three counties in Xiling, and each of the three surnames in Xiling guarded one county. The one with the strongest strength and the largest land was Yuwen County, and the Yuwen family was also granted the title of Marquis of Changyi by the saint.
Titles are hereditary and not replaceable." After a pause, he continued: "The three surnames in Xiling have all obtained titles, but according to the agreement reached with the court, blood relatives must be sent to Beijing as officials, which is actually sending hostages."
Naturally, Qin Xiao knew everything about the Xiling incident. When Song Shilian said this, Qin Xiao understood instantly: "The Yuwen Huaiqian that Master Song mentioned is the hostage sent to Kyoto by the Yuwen family?"
"Exactly." Song Shilian said with a smile: "When Chang Yihou sent his own brother to Beijing as a hostage, he was arranged by the imperial court to be in the Ministry of Rites. Everyone, whether it was the imperial court or the Xiling family, was well aware of the existence of the hostages.
, so naturally they will not really arrange important positions for the hostages in Xiling, just give them false positions and send people to spy on them. Yuwen Huaiqian is by no means a mediocre talent. Some people say that his brother's talent is far inferior to Yuwen Huaiqian, so he will
Qian was sent to Kyoto because he was worried that Yuwen Huaiqian would compete for the position of head of the family if he stayed in Xiling."
Qin Xiao sighed inwardly.
He has a close relationship with the Yuwen family. When he went to Beijing, he was accompanied by Yuwen Chengchao, the eldest son of the Yuwen family. However, he met the Queen Mother Society on the way. In order to find out the truth about the Queen Mother Society, Yuwen Chengchao resolutely infiltrated into the Queen Mother Society.
In the mother meeting, they promised to go to Beijing to gather information after gathering information, but they never saw each other again. Qin Xiao also felt worried when he thought of Yuwen Chengchao.
Yuwen Huaiqian was the hostage sent to Kyoto by the Yuwen family, and he was also the uncle of Yuwen Chengchao.
Qin Xiao had no relatives in Kyoto, and he had never met Yuwen Huaiqian, but he was from Xiling, and now when he heard the news about Yuwen Huaiqian, he suddenly felt a sense of intimacy deep in his heart.
"As a hostage, it is not easy to survive in Kyoto, let alone hold any real power." Song Shilian sighed: "Everyone knows his identity as a hostage, and they naturally despise him in their hearts. Even everyone can stand in front of him.
Calling and calling. Yu Wen Huaiqian has been in Kyoto for many years. To be honest, he has suffered countless humiliations. However, he endured the humiliation and endured it silently without arguing with others. Later, everyone found out that he would not retaliate.
There is no point in scolding him, so his life will be easier."
Qin Xiao knew that when the Wutuo people invaded, the Xiling family made small calculations at first and did not support the protective army. Later, they made a private deal with the imperial court and took control of Xiling after the war. They also sent hostages to Beijing, but in Kyoto
In people's eyes, the Xiling family is a group of capricious villains. The Xiling hostages like Yuwen Huaiqian are naturally in an embarrassing situation in Kyoto, and it is inevitable to be bullied.
The imperial court was wary of the Xiling Family. After all, the Xiling Family almost betrayed the imperial court during the most critical period. Even though the two parties later reached an agreement and fulfilled their commitments after the war, both parties actually had doubts about the other party.
The heart does not trust.
Under such circumstances, it was certainly impossible for the imperial court to allow Xiling's hostage in Beijing to hold an important position, and it was reasonable to allow him to live idle with his salary.
"Is he still in the official department now?"
"Not in the Ministry of Personnel, but in Kyoto Prefecture." Song Shilian hesitated and finally said: "When he was working in the Ministry of Personnel, he had no real power. When he entered the yamen, he could only serve tea and water. After all, a man in his fifties
, being summoned here and there every day by a group of officials who are even younger than him, and it doesn’t look good on his face. Situ Butang allowed him not to go to the Yamen to order mao, so in recent years, he went to the Yamen less often.
He spends his days in a courtyard inside the village and rarely goes out to socialize with others."
"Minfang?"
"Although he has an official status, he is not as good as an ordinary citizen. As a hostage, although the Yuwen family in Xiling has no shortage of money, Yuwen Huaiqian keeps a low profile in Kyoto and lives an extremely frugal life." Song Shilian sighed lightly: "Xiling
Before the rebellion, the imperial court had people secretly monitoring it. After the Xiling rebellion, the imperial court received news that many aristocratic families in Xiling were involved. It did not fully understand the situation for a while. It was not known whether the Yuwen family was also involved in the rebellion, so the imperial court ordered that Xiling be held hostage in Beijing.
All those people were arrested. However, the saint was wise and did not let the Ministry of Punishment take care of the matter. He just put those people in the prison of Kyoto Prefecture. With their status, no one in the whole court would dare to intercede for them. "
Qin Xiao frowned: "So, Yuwen Huaiqian is still a boss in Kyoto Prefecture?"
"Exactly." Song Shilian nodded and said: "A few days ago, his old wife went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to see Situ Butang and wanted to ask the Ministry to save Yu Wen Huaiqian. But at this time, everyone was worried about himself and Xiling
Since she is related to the aristocratic family, Situ Butang will naturally not see her."
"But the Yuwen family did not participate in the rebellion. Instead, they were loyal to the imperial court and were at odds with the rebellious Fan family." Qin Xiao immediately said: "Yuwen Huaiqian is not a rebel, why hasn't he been released yet?"
"Now everyone only knows that the Xiling family rebelled. Although some people say that the Yuwen family is still loyal to the imperial court, no one can provide evidence. The situation in Xiling is in chaos. Some even say that the Yuwen family is loyal on the surface, but secretly must have participated in the rebellion."
Song Shilian said solemnly: "Those hostages are in prison, no one interrogates them, and no one dares to release them. Anyway, if it is not mentioned in the palace, the officials below will not take the initiative to mention it." Looking at Qin Xiao, he said: "
Yuwen Huaiqian is not in good health, and I am worried that he will die in prison if he stays in prison for a long time."
Qin Xiaowei pondered for a moment before saying, "Sir Song and Yuwen Huaiqian have a good relationship?"
"I can't say we have a deep friendship, but I usually like calligraphy. When he is in the Yamen, I will occasionally talk about calligraphy and calligraphy with him." Song Shilian said calmly: "Master Xiao Qin, Yu Wen Huaiqian has outstanding talents.
If you can rescue him from the prison in Kyoto Prefecture, or even promote him to work in Dali Temple, he will definitely be very grateful to you, and he will definitely become a useful talent around you in the future. You are both from Xiling, so you can be considered as a member of your hometown.
"People." He cupped his hands and said, "Although I'm presumptuous, except for Mr. Xiao Qin, I'm afraid no one can save Yuwen Huaiqian. I also ask Mr. Xiao Qin to help."
Qin Xiao already understood at this time that Song Shilian and Yuwen Huaiqian must have had a good relationship. Yuwen Huaiqian was implicated because of the Xiling Rebellion and was imprisoned by the court. Naturally, it was impossible for anyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty to uphold justice for Yuwen Huaiqian. Although Song Shilian had the intention,
However, there was still nothing he could do to rescue Yuwen Huaiqian, and he even got involved accidentally.
Now that Qin Xiao is the young minister of Dali Temple, he is even in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials in Dali Temple. Dali Temple is also the imperial judicial office. Song Shilian obviously seized the opportunity and then pleaded for mercy, hoping that Qin Xiao could help and save Yu Wenhuai.