Chapter Seventy-Three: Asking for silver, discussing resistance (3)
Cai Xianqing had no choice but to return to the check-in room and was ordered not to step outside until the matter was resolved before proceeding.
Jie Wenwu sat in the study and read for a while. His anger had gradually subsided, and he suddenly felt regretful. He picked up the two memorial books again, read them carefully two or three times, and clicked his tongue twice in depression.
"Is what I just did... gone too far?" He looked at the two confidants standing on his left and right with a sad look on his face.
"Cai Xianqing dares to deceive his superiors and deceive his subordinates, so he should be punished. But the prime minister cannot afford to offend him, so he should find ways to mitigate it."
"Why don't I go there personally with the letter and apologize to you."
"No, no, no," the two confidants said repeatedly, "Although the minister has apologized, Niu Yuan must not trust you. Sooner or later, he will come to the Ministry of War to ask the truth. Cai Xianqing has resentment in his stomach, so he will inevitably add wine and jealousy to the situation.
You have pushed the Liu Party to the opposite side."
"Then what should we do?" Jie Wenwu covered his head and asked helplessly.
"The only plan now is to summon Cai Xianqing, comfort him with gentle words first, and then take out gold, silver, jewelry and other items to appease him. After stabilizing the actor, he can go to the province to see Niu Yuan. Let's settle the matter.
The work is done to perfection and is beyond reproach; secondly, your Excellency has a good personal relationship with Mr. Ye, and Cai Xianqing must take this into consideration as he obeys his orders."
"You are still smart," Jie Wenwu moved his fat body, "hurry up and invite Chief Cai over. Remember, ask all the government officials to put on a smiling face and apologize."
"clear."
Cai Xianqing stood in front of the study door again. At this time, Jie Wenwu had become amiable, made tea, and ordered the clerk to set up an armchair and asked him to sit down opposite.
"A lot of what Shicai said is offensive," Jie Shangshu said with a smile, "I hope the principal will listen to my explanation."
"I was also wrong. After all, you are my commander. This memorial should have been handed over early. It would be better for you to send someone to deliver it." Cai Xianqing leaned over and sat down slowly.
Jie Wenwu hurriedly said: "Oh, why do you say this! Even so, how can I keep Du Dudu's letter? I should have read the memorial of Ye Shilang, but I was in a hurry, so my words were inappropriate, and you
I feel really guilty for making such a fuss." After that, he picked up the two memorial books from the table and gave his confidant a wink, and the latter went to the back room.
"Having said so much, I return the property to its original owner," General Jiewen stretched out the memorial in front of him. "You will still take it and send it to the Prime Minister. We will deal with the matters in the ministry behind closed doors, not to mention Ye
I have a great affinity with you, the Minister, and I don’t want him to be full of ambitions, and be misunderstood by outsiders. Wasn’t that why I was angry because of this when I was patrolling the border last time?”
Cai Xianqing was startled by what he said, and she retorted unreasonably. She had to take it in her hand and nodded slightly: "Jie Gong understands the overall situation, and I admire it."
"Come here, give the money to Mr. Cai as an apology!" As soon as he clapped his hands, the clerk who had just entered the room came out with a square box, placed it directly on the table and opened it, which contained more than ten bright white silver grains.
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Cai Xianqing was an actor by background, and he was not afraid of cashiers. After looking at him for a few times with great joy, he bowed to Jie Wenwu and said, "As a low-ranking official, I haven't made any achievements yet. How can I be so virtuous?"
"It's said to be an apology, but actually it's just a reward for your hard work." Then she pushed him and took it away.
Cai Xianqing went back to the check-in room first, secretly took out the silver ingot and weighed it. Sure enough, it was not heavy, so he put it safely in the drawer and went out to do his business.
He walked with his head down for a while, and when he saw that he had passed through a gate and was about to reach the lobby of Zhongshu Province, he thought in his mind: "Jie Wenwu is really smart, racking his brains to stop me. But I really don't know Tinglong."
No matter what my intention is, I came here under orders. It's best not to cause so much trouble for him. And if I accept his money, it means that the matter has been settled. It would be inappropriate to talk about it again...'
Having made up his mind, he walked quickly and went straight to the meeting hall. Seeing people coming and going around him, he didn't say much, so he only bowed to Niu Yuan and presented the two letters.
Niu Yuan didn't hear a word he said. He regarded it as an official document waiting for approval. Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the cover, the official's name suddenly appeared on the first line.
"Ye Yongjia..." He muttered the name, suddenly raised his head and took a closer look, and it turned out to be Cai Xianqing.
"Cai..." He was about to speak when he noticed the officials beside him. He coughed and ordered: "You all go to the back hall to find Deputy Hong to approve the official documents. I have important matters here."
Everyone obeyed the order one after another, rolled up their documents and left.
When there was no one around, Niu Yuan just pulled out a chair, motioned for Xianqing to sit down, and asked excitedly: "Why did the chief come back to Beijing again?"
"Shilang Ye asked me to take these two memorials and submit them to your lord, so I specially drove my horse back."
Niu Yuan quickly went to review the contents of the memorial. While reading, he continued to ask: "Have you gone to the Ministry of War?"
"Xia Guan is from the Ministry of War."
Niu Yuan frowned slightly: "Have you seen Jie Wenwu?"
"Master Jie only read Shi Lang Ye's memorial and didn't say anything..."
"That's good," Niu Yuan exhaled. "What I'm most afraid of is that he will use this to gather party support and oppose the New Deal."
"Then Mr. Ye's opinion..." After the last lesson, Cai Xianqing looked at him not so assuredly.
"I think it's very good," Niu Yuan replied without hesitation, "Now in this peaceful season, everyone is too idle, it's time to force them!"
The next day, a letter from Du Qing completely ignited the imperial court. When Niu Yuan showed this letter to the Prince of the Supervisory State, he deliberately hid Ye Yongjia's letter for the time being.
"It's so abominable!" the prince scolded angrily, "The imperial court allocated so much money to Shi Yiyi for the war, but he fooled us and my father like this! The new army has recruited so many people who can't even shoot a musket. How can it be decent?"
!If we don’t find a way to save the situation, Suidi will also fall into the enemy’s hands!”
As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was shocked. The ministers broke into cold sweat and looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with this difficult situation. Even Liu Zhennian, who was sitting under the prince's left hand, looked at him slightly nervously.
Niu Yuan, but the latter just shook his head to him, telling him to just relax.
"Speak!" Liu Zhennian suddenly raised his voice and shouted.
"Your Highness, I think," Liu Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, walked out of the train, stroked his gray beard, and looked straight at Niu Yuan, "The strategy of establishing a new army was originally praised by Niu Yuan, but it was a waste of money and energy and a waste of the national treasury.
"Nowadays, when there is something going on at the border, although the Ministry of War is responsible for it, the specific affairs are all taken over by the Prime Minister. Don't we have to take responsibility?"
"Liu Shangshu, what you said is strange. When a powerful enemy is approaching, shouldn't we think of countermeasures first? What's the point of being anxious to get someone to take the blame!"
"Then I hope Prime Minister Feng will come up with a solution."
"How? Let the princes see it immediately." He reached out and took out Ye Yongjia's memorial from his arms.