Su Zongshan walked into the study slowly with his hands behind his back. After looking around, he quickly bent down and gave Lu Zhixian a deep bow, deliberately letting the latter see the paper filled in with his name that he was holding behind him.
The official documents were being wrinkled by the breeze and making a rustling sound.
"Master Shangshu," Su Zongshan spoke, which made Lu Zhixian feel scared. He forced himself to look at the other person's face calmly, with a look of worry, "Su is carrying a body as big as a sea of blood.
I have something to do with you, and I have specifically obtained some shocking news from Envoy Lian. This matter is very difficult, and I am afraid that it will affect the future of the adults, so I would like to discuss it with you to see if there is any solution."
"You can say yes to participating in politics." Lu Zhixian raised his trembling hands and rolled up his sleeves.
"You and I are both colleagues, so it is inconvenient to talk about this matter," Su Zongshan said, pressing the official document on his desk, "You will understand it after you take a look."
Lu Zhixian followed his gaze and timidly looked at the list. He saw the names of more than a dozen ministers neatly written on it, some of which were circled with red pen, and some that were incomprehensible were approved.
The text; more importantly, there was a seal stamped at the end of the book, which was exactly the one he had seen Lian Chongwen use before.
"I got this from Lian Chongwen through some special means," Su Zongshan paced back and forth in front of him, "He said, this is what will be discussed in two days - to force the court to depose those involved.
Official."
When Lu Zhixian heard the words he said word by word, it was like a thunder in the quiet night, striking straight at him, as if it penetrated from the Tianling Gai to his whole body.
He gritted his teeth, endured the dizziness, and tried to hold himself up from fainting: "This is not possible! Your Excellency met with him and didn't you even say a word or two to persuade him?"
Su Zongshan looked at the dignified Minister of Rites, who had become so lost. He couldn't help feeling a little pity and sighed: "He also came under the order of the other country, how can he make arbitrary decisions? Can he reveal some of the contents of the negotiation?
Leave it to this officer to handle it, and he has done his best."
"Please!" Lu Zhixian was at a loss and hurriedly raised his hand to him, "It's best to come up with an idea. Any means will do, as long as you can keep the hard-won position of the official!"
"Don't worry, I never want you to fall down. After all, we have the same opinion. Who knows who will be replaced? Purging the officials in this way will only allow traitors to take advantage of the loopholes. My words are not just to advise you.
One, let alone with many colleagues, only if we work together as a team can we avoid being bullied by others."
At this point, he carefully covered his mouth and turned away: "Let me explain to you again. Prime Minister Feng is worried that no one will blame him. If we don't take action, we will still be in disarray. Then wait for the letter of credence."
If it is submitted, he will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble."
After Lu Zhixian heard this heartfelt words, he didn't have the slightest suspicion. He held his hand tightly and said, "Sir Su, for the sake of the future of the official, you can speak out. It shows that you have no sense of family! You just give me orders, I will listen.
It’s yours!”
"You don't have to say it so harshly. I'm just working for the Prime Minister. I really can't take on the responsibility..." Su Zongshan sighed and patted the back of his hand, "Actually, what I want you to do is not something difficult.
It's a task, but it requires a little courage. He Lian Chongwen said that he can work with
I cooperated, but I had to ask the people on the list to come up with money, one thousand taels of silver per person. Only in this way would he give up the pursuit of responsibility for those involved, return to the country to conceal the report, and describe the officials who had recently resigned as
We dismissed him for fulfilling the contract, and one visit and two departures are enough to conceal the truth."
Lu Zhixian's eyes hesitated for a moment, not because he was stingy with money, but because he was afraid that he would be blackmailed by him if he had such a bribery relationship with the Liu Party people. But now he had no choice but to deal with Su Zongshan.
Trusting him, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll do it! I'll send someone to your house right now. If you have a banknote, I'll give it to you. If not, I'll pull a box and send it to you!"
After negotiating with the Ministry of Rites, Lu Zhixian felt that his rhetoric was very effective, so he took the list in hand and visited several senior officials, but they were all a group of mediocre people, and he was very scared.
So he listened to his own words. But he did not dare to provoke people with temperaments like Zeng Liang and Ye Yongjia, and behaved extremely
Be cautious. Even so, he did not expect this list to play such a magical role at first. With Liu Zhennianfang and his power, he has already attracted all the people on the list who can be persuaded to his side.
. But he was still a little dissatisfied, so he went back to Lian Chongwen to discuss it and see if he could change something.
It turned out that this so-called list was not a leaked credential at all, but was compiled on the spot after being bribed by Su Zongshan. Lian Chongwen, an officer, had never done such a good business, and he was even more willing to serve him. Damn
With many years of Chinese character skills, I was able to write out the names of more than a hundred people in one breath, using two pieces of paper and only taking half an hour.
It is ridiculous that there were more than a hundred officials involved, but Su Zongshan took advantage of this tense time when it was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, deceived each other, and successfully cultivated a private party that was beginning to take shape. He was satisfied and stopped.
I look forward to taking Niu Yuan’s place in the near future.
No matter what kind of turmoil arose in the court hall, the court meeting still started as scheduled. The prince of the prison came to the hall early, sat down next to the dragon chair, and looked at the noisy crowd who had not yet formed a queue with nervous eyes.
Liu Zhennian, who was sitting under his left hand, glanced at him disdainfully and muttered to himself: "This prince is so cowardly and has no prejudices. It's a joke for the emperor to ask him to supervise the country."
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The prince had been sitting there for a while, and the audience was still noisy. Ye Yongjia took the opportunity to come to the opposite side of Chen Tongpao, but his eyes were looking elsewhere, and he whispered: "Does Gao Shangshu know what you mean?"
"I didn't tell anyone except him," Chen Tongpao also pretended to look around, "even to keep it a secret, not even Zeng Xiangzhi knew about it."
"You can help me when the time comes. After all, I am still controlled by Liu Thief. I need to hide my strength and bide my time. I can't break up with him for the time being..."
"The Atlantic Integrity Envoy has arrived!"
Ye Yongjia hurriedly looked outside and saw Lian Chongwen stepping over the threshold and walking in. He quickly separated from Chen Tongpao; not long after, he had entered the civil service train.
"Please present the credentials." The prince ordered in a stiff tone, and the two accompanying eunuchs immediately walked down the steps to get the credentials.
Lian Chongwen was filled with a relaxed smile. He didn't seem to resist and handed the credentials to the eunuch without hesitation. Ye Yongjia frowned when he saw this scene - it seemed that things were about to get a little more complicated.