Yu Wen Huaiqian asked in surprise: "Your Excellency, are you going to Jiangnan?" He thought that Qin Xiao was one step ahead of him, and he said with admiration, "Your Excellency, he was able to detect the differences in Jiangnan early. He is indeed a young talent. No.
In the past, when Jiangnan was investigating the Queen Mother Association, the most suitable person was the Purple-clothed Prisoner...!"
"Second Master, I misunderstood." Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "Before this, I never thought that the Queen Mother Society might penetrate into the south of the Yangtze River. I originally thought that a cult was at work, so naturally it would do better in remote places.
In places like Jiangnan and Gyeonggi, the Queen Mother Society would not dare to visit. Now it seems that my judgment may be wrong."
"I see." Yuwen Huaiqian hesitated to speak, but in the end he did not ask.
If Qin Xiao is willing to explain the purpose of going to Jiangnan, he doesn't have to ask, Qin Xiao will also tell him. If he is unwilling or difficult to explain, then naturally he can't ask more questions.
"Fortunately, the second master brought this picture today, which made me mentally prepared." Qin Xiaodao: "On this trip to Jiangnan, I have to pay more attention to whether the Queen Mother Society appears in Jiangnan. If they really take root in Jiangnan, what will they say?
We should also ask the saints to wipe them out from Jiangnan."
Once there is real turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River, regaining Xiling will be even more elusive.
Qin Xiao only hoped that no changes would happen to the empire within the next three years, and the imperial court had already made preparations to send troops to Xiling once the three years were up, so naturally he did not want Jiangnan to affect the plan to recover Xiling.
"Sir, there is a decree in the palace." Suddenly a voice came from outside: "The saint summons you to the palace."
Qin Xiao was a little surprised, thinking that Princess Sheyue had made it clear last night, and now that the saint was summoned, could things have changed?
Qin Xiao naturally did not dare to delay when the saint summoned him.
In the final analysis, he slaughtered everyone in Kyoto because he sensed the support and care of the saint. Without the support of the saint, he not only offended the Ministry of Punishment, but also indirectly offended Princess Sheyue, and I would probably lose all the grass on his grave.
grow out.
After entering the palace, he was led to the royal study by the deacon and eunuch.
Qin Xiao was actually very confused. Since arriving in Beijing, he has never seen the saint go to court.
In his mind, it is natural for the emperor to ascend to the throne and all officials to discuss affairs.
He is now the young minister of Dali Temple. In terms of rank, he is still a fourth-rank young minister. He should be qualified to serve in the court. Even if he is not qualified, Su Yu, the third-rank minister of Dali Temple, should be qualified, but he has never been.
Seeing Su Yu going to court, he had been in Beijing for a long time, but the saint seemed to have never been to court.
As always, the eldest grandson's house officer was waiting by the saint's side, and the saint was wearing casual clothes to review the memorials. The eldest grandson's house officer was there to help organize the memorials, and the reviewed memorials would be put aside.
Qin Xiao was kneeling in front of the case, but the saint didn't pay attention to him immediately. The eldest grandson, the official, didn't seem to see him either. He just walked back and forth, busy with what he was doing.
Fortunately, Qin Xiao spent the whole afternoon kneeling outside the royal study room last time, and he still knelt on the cobblestones. Compared with the last encounter, this time he knelt on the soft carpet, which was much more comfortable.
It was quiet in the imperial study room, and the only sounds could be heard of the saint opening the memorial and the occasional sound of the eldest grandson's official moving around.
Qin Xiao looked at the eldest grandson's official from the corner of his eye. The beauty in palace attire was graceful and busy. Most of the memorials reviewed by the saint were put aside. The eldest grandson Mei'er gathered around him. But if the saint handed the memorial directly to the eldest grandson Mei'er, the eldest grandson would
Meier would put down what she was doing, take the memorial with both hands, and read it carefully. The sage would not ask questions. After reading it, she would list the memorials. If the sage asked, she would also tell her concisely.
From their perspective, the two of them cooperated very well. After all, they had served the saint for many years, and Changsun Sheguan understood every look and every movement of the saint.
"When are you going to set off?" Suddenly the saint asked.
Qin Xiao knew that he was talking to himself, so he hurriedly said: "Report to the saint, prepare to clean up tomorrow, and set off the day after tomorrow." "This case is not trivial. It must be thoroughly investigated, and it must be kept secret. Don't make it known to everyone."
The saint put down the inscription, closed the memorial, then raised his head slightly, looked at Qin Xiao and said: "The princess should have told you that even if the truth is found out and people know about it, your mission will be a failure."
"I understand." Qin Xiao said respectfully, "I will do my best to complete the errand."
The saint's voice was calm. Jiangnan's inner treasury was stolen in an extremely bizarre way. However, the saint seemed to have asked Qin Xiao to handle the most common theft case. His face was calm: "Although you are on errands in Dali Temple, you are not promoted."
It was too fast, and no big case was really solved. The thing about Qingyi Hall is not how smart you are, but that you have no scruples because of my heavy use of you. If the Ministry of Punishment and even the Kyoto Prefecture really want to take action against Qingyi Hall,
Tsing Yi Hall has long since ceased to exist, so don’t think that you have really done anything great."
Qin Xiao thought that the saint was too straightforward. If there were just two people, it wouldn't matter. It wouldn't hurt to be spoken to by the Nine-Fifth Supreme Being. However, a great beauty like Changsun Sheguan was nearby, and the saint said this in front of her,
It makes me lose face.
I also want to lose face, especially in front of beautiful women.
"The case in the inner treasury is of great importance. Use your intelligence and talents on this case. If you can really handle it thoroughly, I will naturally reward you." The saint muttered for a moment, "Call Chen Xi to come in!"
The eldest grandson's officer immediately went out. Qin Xiaozheng was wondering who Chen Xi was, and heard the saint say: "Chen Xi is the young eunuch of the Ziyi Prison. He has stayed in Jiangnan for two years and is familiar with the situation there. In addition, he is also a purple prisoner."
There is a good case handler inside, I will ask him to accompany you there."
"Sage, since Chen... Chen Shaojian is good at solving cases, why don't you just let Chen Shaojian take charge of the case?" Qin Xiao said hurriedly: "I am not trying to shirk the blame, but I am really lacking in experience in handling cases. I can work with him.
Go to Jiangnan and be his helper."
This trip to Jiangnan is not only to investigate the case of the Neiku, but also to investigate the whereabouts of the Queen Mother Society in Jiangnan, so this trip to Jiangnan is inevitable.
However, if the purple-clothed prisoner Chen Xi goes there, Qin Xiao really hopes that Chen Xi will take charge of the internal treasury case. If it really cannot be solved or something goes wrong, Chen Xi will naturally take the main responsibility, and he can help himself to block this case.
Tribulation.
"Of course the princess also told you that if this case is not handled well, you, the young minister, will naturally not be able to keep your official position, and I'm afraid you won't be able to save your head either." The saint gave Qin Xiao a self-satisfied look: "Don't think about letting others share the burden.
Your responsibility."
Hearing the sound of light footsteps behind him, he soon saw an official in purple kneeling down next to him: "Slave Chen Xi, pay homage to the saint, long live my emperor!"
"Chen Xi, during this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, you will be Qin Xiao's helper." The saint said: "This case is being investigated secretly, and your identity as the prisoner in purple clothes should not be known to anyone. Someone in the court has already reached out to the prisoner in purple clothes for too long.
If you are dissatisfied, don't give them more excuses."
Qin Xiao saw that Chen Xi was in his early thirties, fair-faced and beardless. Although he was a eunuch, his appearance was quite handsome, and his eyebrows were full of heroism, giving people a sense of shrewdness and ability. Unlike other eunuchs in the palace, at first glance
It gives people a feminine feeling of missing out on a good chicken.
Although the sage only spoke a few words, Qin Xiao had already grasped the key points and knew why the sage did not let the purple-clothed supervisor investigate the case.
Needless to say, the power of the Purple Clothes Prison has become the sharpest weapon in the hands of the saints since its establishment. Although the various bureaus are wary of the Punishment Department, when it comes to the Purple Clothes Prison, the only thing left is fear.
However, Ziyi Jian's power was too great and his hands were stretched too far. While the officials in the court were frightened, it was inevitable that they would also be dissatisfied.
The court was not like when the saint first ascended the throne. At that time, there were countless forces in the government and the public opposed to the saint, and these forces were loyal to Li Tang. They were not only opposed to a foreigner ascending the throne as emperor, but also opposed to a woman ruling the world.
There was a lot of opposition inside and outside Kyoto, and many literati even cited scriptures to vigorously denounce the saint.
In that situation, if you want to stabilize the situation, bloodshed is inevitable.
Either the Xiahou clan will bleed, or the opposition will bleed.
Of course the saint chooses to let others bleed.
Therefore, in the next few years, while conquering the rebels and cleaning up the rebel ministers, those with hard words and strong hearts will of course be wiped out. However, it is not easy to regain the hearts of civil and military officials in a short period of time, so
The Saint chose the simplest and most effective method of killing. Whether it was the Criminal Department or the Purple Clothes Prison, they naturally became the Saint's most important force in those years.
But more than ten years have passed, and the graves of those truly courageous ministers have grown one foot high. Under the iron-blooded methods of the sage, the civil and military ministers have completely surrendered to the sage, at least on the surface. The sage has promoted trusted officials over the years.
, now the entire court is at least under the firm control of the saint.
If he could win over people's hearts and make the ministers willing to be loyal, the saint would certainly not want to choose iron-blooded methods. In recent years, he has become more and more tolerant towards the courtiers, and the saint also deliberately accepted many of the two sharp swords of the Purple Clothes Prison and the Punishment Department.
In particular, Ziyi Jian had a lot of blood on his hands back then. Many officials and literati who criticized and slandered the saint disappeared inexplicably or died suddenly, all because of Ziyi Jian's handiwork.
If the saint wants his ministers to be willing to be loyal, he will inevitably restrain the purple prison a lot. Compared with Lu Junzhong of the Criminal Department, Wei Wuya, the chief manager of the purple prison, is obviously much smarter. Without the saint's hint, he has already asked the purple prison to be as low-key as possible and try his best not to
To interfere with the various bureaucracies in the court, this sharp weapon was kept as unnoticed as possible, waiting for the saint to draw the sword again when necessary.
Of course, the ministers in the court also saw the saint's thoughts, knowing that the saint would never convict him just because he participated in the impeachment of the Ziyi Prison, and the Ziyi Prison did not dare to act rashly without the saint's will, so some officials fought for their names.
When he discovers that the prisoner in purple clothes reaches out to the court, he will jump out with advice, in order to gain the admiration of the officials in the court and improve his reputation.
This situation is what the saint wants to see.
The saint never wants any force in the court to be too powerful. This is the case with the Xiahou family, and the same is true with Ziyi Prison.
Investigating criminal cases is the responsibility of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. Once the Ziyi Prison's involvement is known by officials in the court, it is inevitable that someone will jump out. One more thing is worse than one less thing. Therefore, the sage did not explicitly order the Ziyi Prison to handle the Jiangnan Neiku case, but
Chen Xi was sent to assist Qin Xiao, but apparently he was still worried that Qin Xiao would not be able to control such a major case, so he sent young prisoner Chen Xi to help Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao knew the saint's intentions and felt a little grateful. However, he felt even more strange in his heart. The saint's kindness to him was unprecedented. He really didn't know what the saint liked about her and why he supported and cared for her so much.
The saint didn't say much. After arranging for Chen Xi to follow Qin Xiao to Jiangnan, he waved the two of them to leave.
After leaving the courtyard of the imperial study, Qin Xiao immediately held up his hands and said with a smile: "Young Master Chen, I was worried about my eyesight going dark during this trip to the south of the Yangtze River. I don't know how to proceed. Now that I have Young Master Chen to help me, I am really a magic weapon sent from heaven. There will be more to come from this."
Supervisor, please take good care of me."
"Lord Xiao Qin, you are so polite." Although Chen Xi is a eunuch, his demeanor is more like that of a Jianghu person. He said with a smile: "At this time, it is the picturesque season in Jiangnan. It is really great that I can go to Jiangnan with Lord Xiao Qin at this time to do business.
It's a good thing. Chen has to go back to get ready. The day after tomorrow, he will wait for you at Anhua Gate in the south of the city. Say goodbye!" Without any nonsense, he handed over his hand and walked away quickly.
Qin Xiao glared at Chen Xi's back, thinking that the person in Ziyi Prison was indeed cold and cold. He was about to leave the palace, but he took the first step. Could it be that he felt that I couldn't keep up with you? It seems that during this trip to Jiangnan, he and this
The young prisoner may not be able to urinate into a pot.
Suddenly, I heard a pleasant voice coming from behind: "Qin Shaoqing, wait a moment!"