Four hundred and seventieth chapters take their own plate
Chapter 475: Take charge of your own business
Xu Shoufu's words are definitely speaking for Li You. He would like to see Li You dismissed from office, but the government affairs process of the imperial court is interconnected after all. Read h-u-n with me*h-u-n
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If he drafted an edict here, it would be sent to the Sixth Section. Once it is reviewed and approved by the Sixth Section, it will be implemented by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Every time such an obviously unreasonable edict passes through a pass, it will be a question to him, attracting more criticism, let alone any
The Yushi Yanguan supervised. Again, it’s not worth it to be for Li You, and it’s not a crime to find stain on yourself.
Even when the Jinyi Guards were sent to prison and the emperor was the most unreasonable, he still had to put people in his eyes and send him to prison for trial before deciding whether to dismiss him from office. How could he not even go through the formalities?
Therefore, Xu Shoufu wanted to remind Queen Mother Qian that although the results are important, the procedures cannot be ignored.
Standing in the middle of the court, the words and deeds of the big bosses seem to be the same from a distance, but in private, their temperaments are different. If Yuan Geli encountered this matter in front of the emperor, he would definitely write it down without saying a word.
I should recite the edict and the infamy as I should, I just want to share the worries for the Lord.
Empress Dowager Qian smoothly changed her order: "You will wait for the imperial court to review the matter and find out whether Li You assaulted his relatives, and report the result to the Ai family before making a decision."
Questioning officials was supposed to be the job of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but Li You was now considered an official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so it was not suitable for the Metropolitan Procuratorate to do it, so Empress Dowager Qian ordered a higher-ranking bachelor to question him personally.
Moreover, this order only allows the academician to find out whether Li You made a move in order to complete the interrogation process. As for the final decision-making power, it still remains in his own hands.
Xu Shoufu was speechless. How could a bachelor be used to try such a trivial matter? But if he thought about it more carefully, it was hard to find someone else to try the case because of the fight between the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and his relatives, so he had no choice but to retreat after receiving the order.
Empress Dowager Qian looked at the memorial jointly signed by the Crown Prince of Wei, and thought that this Crown Prince knew how to seize the opportunity and was very thoughtful.
Last night, Li You walked away under the guard of the night patrol sergeants. How could all the descendants of Xun Qi swallow this sigh of relief? While Prince Xu ordered his servants to carry Gou Fei away for treatment, he thought to himself that this might be a good opportunity.
These people present are all the backbone of civil servants and relatives. They take this opportunity to make Li You an enemy and take the lead in sharing the same hatred, which is conducive to further forming cliques with each other.
It has to be said that Prince Xu and Li You had the same ideas.
In the Lu Mansion, Lao Shangshu and Li You confided: "The situation in the DPRK is complicated, with three major undercurrents intertwined with each other. The Queen Mother is in charge of the affairs of the emperor, and the vacancy of the bachelor's degree in the cabinet needs to be filled. You are promoting your relatives to the court. You are bold in your words and deeds, and you can see clearly.
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"The younger generation is inferior and weak, and the transfer of political affairs and the replacement of bachelor's degree are beyond the reach of the younger generation. But since entering the capital, it has always been unstable and often feels precarious. It cannot rely entirely on the support of the elders, so there are many
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Lu Shangshu sighed: "I can no longer judge whether you are right or wrong. I will give you a test, do you think it is possible to promote relatives in the imperial family?"
Li You replied without hesitation: "Obviously it can be done. Throughout the Holy Dynasty, no matter who the emperor wanted to promote, there was no one that could not be promoted. He relied heavily on eunuchs, and the ceremonial supervisors rose up; when he wanted to use factory guards, factory guards were rampant; when he used civil servants,
The cabinet is powerful, and all it wants is checks and balances. This time the cabinet wants to promote relatives, and the same reason applies."
"What the Queen Mother does is just to build momentum. When the emperor takes charge of the government, as long as he diligently monitors the court, has a number of honorary relatives to serve, and pays a lot of favors and inquiries, over time, it will naturally form a practice of honorable relatives to discuss politics! It should be noted that the country and the dynasty belong to the Zhu family.
, Conventions are all determined by the king's thoughts. This is true for the cabinet, the director of etiquette, and the factory guards. Is there such a thing as the early system? How difficult is it to create another honorable relative to discuss politics? "
Lu Shangshu applauded and said, "I feel relieved that you can see through this. I was originally worried that you would not know the way forward and do bad things recklessly."
Li You added: "This time the nobles will win, but the civil servants will not lose. The juniors will naturally understand and just use some momentum to gain a foothold."
Li You is right. Since the rise of the imperial examination, although various forces have moved from Hedong to Hexi for thirty years, the rule of the country by civilian officials has been the eternal theme. Compared with this cornerstone, everything else is just a revolving door.
Lu Shangshu finally warned: "You have the merit of saving the ancestral mausoleum, but you were suppressed by the Queen Mother and only got a third-grade honorary position. At this point, you are actually being treated poorly. But the great merit is here, as long as you don't rebel and rebel, Zhu
No matter what, it's not easy for your family to quarrel with you. It's not a problem to protect a small fortune, so you can take a little more risk than others.
But I still want to remind you that there is a difference between the Queen Mother Bingzheng and the Emperor Bingzheng. You should not be careless in this regard. You must know that the Emperor is the real Holy Emperor, not the Holy Mother who is half-empty and half-real in acting on behalf of the emperor. At best, the Queen Mother Bingzheng
He can only be considered a half-human being.
Since you became an official, you have only seen the Queen Mother in power, but never the real power of the Emperor. Be careful. I am afraid that you are used to dealing with the Queen Mother, but you will use the same tactics to deal with the Emperor, and mistake Feng Jing for a horse.
It’s too late to regret it.”
Li Youruo realized something, stood up and bowed his head and said: "I would like to be taught!"
He also secretly reflected in his heart that what the old minister reminded was indeed on point. As long as the Queen Mother Bingzheng was not Wu Zetian, she was an orphan and a widower, and it was relatively easy to bully her.
If you really want to deal with the adult emperor with the same vigor as you deal with orphans and widowed mothers, I am afraid that the consequences will be very miserable, and there are many in the history books. Zhang Jiangling just died early, and he did not suffer any serious crimes while he was alive.
Now it seems that the buffer of Princess Guide is very important and cannot be given up easily...Although it is a buffer that sometimes works but does not work, it is better than nothing.
After chatting with Lu Shangshu for a long time, it was already noon before he knew it, so the old Shangshu left a meal. Li You did not refuse and ate with the old Shangshu at the Lu Mansion before going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Inside the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I saw a person sitting in the corridor drinking tea with the Secretary Feng of the Department of Affairs. Li You also recognized that person. He was from the cabinet. His surname seemed to be Wang, and he was a former colleague.
Feng Siwu had sharp eyes. When he saw Li You entering the gate, he immediately stood up and saluted from a distance: "Mr. Qian Xian, the cabinet minister Wang Sheren is waiting for you here."
Li You's face twitched inadvertently when he heard the word "Sir". This Feng Siwu was good at everything. He was indeed an expert in doing chores, but this honorific made him extremely weird.
Li You showed a bit of a smile, and said to Wang Sheren in a relaxed manner: "It's been a long time since we've seen each other. Brother Wang is fine. What's the point of your visit today?"
Coming out of the center, Wang Sheren, who was supposed to be condescending, was actually very reserved. Li You's reputation in the cabinet was so great that he was touted by the cabinet ministers as a life-changing presence. "Master Li, I have been ordered by the chief assistant, especially
Come to deliver a message. Please come to the east room outside the Meridian Gate tomorrow afternoon."
Li You vaguely guessed that it was related to what happened last night, so he knew it and asked, "What's the matter to call you?"
"The Queen Mother has ordered the cabinet ministers to find you to verify some matters."
Li You nodded and said, "I understand." Then he continued walking towards the courtyard.
Feng Siwu hurriedly followed and said as he walked: "The room has been cleaned. Your Excellency's personal servants must be requisitioned from Jingxian County, and we still have to wait for two days. However, I have arranged for one person to be used in the corridor for the time being."
Finally, Sifu Feng also sent a message: "Mr. Jiang has left a message. When Qian Xian arrives at the government office, he will go to him immediately."
Li You murmured in his heart, yesterday he kept him at a distance, but today he is so close, something must be wrong. He turned around and headed towards the main hall of the General Constitution.
Jiang Xinyue, the imperial censor of Zuodu, saw Li You and greeted him warmly: "Master Li, please sit down!" and shouted to the servants: "Tea!"
Showing courtesy for nothing is either a traitor or a thief... Li You bowed and sat down and asked, "What do you think, Dazhong Cheng?"
"It has something to do with your errand. Yesterday I thought about it carefully and looked at your resume. I have served as a punishment official for many times, so I wanted to entrust you with the task of settling the case."
Deciding the case... Li You knew in his heart that there must be some difficult case and he wanted to take over it.
But Mr. Li always likes to let others take over, and does not like to accept other people's orders. What's more, even Zuodu Yushi wants to dodge something, which is definitely not a kind thing. He immediately declined and said: "You are young, and you are new here. Let's observe and compare for a few days.
good."
Jiang Zongxian was not led by Li You, and turned a deaf ear to Li You's refusal. He took on the posture of a superior and said directly: "Now the case of the remaining salt in the Huaihe River is urgently urged by the palace, so I will hand it over to you for trial. I have always been
You are not stingy at using talents. You have been an official in Yangzhou this year. You are more familiar with the inside story of the salt case than we are, so you are best suited for this matter. If you do it well, you will show your face in the court, and I will be honored."
Hearing this, Li You was stunned. What was going on in this case? If he didn't know, no one would know... He secretly exposed the case and then left it to the court to have a headache. He just wanted to get rid of his own business.
He never expected that after the case had gone full circle, others had also gone full circle, and they actually met again at the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It was the time when they were in bloom. Looking at this situation, Jiang Zongxian planned to force the case to him, and he
Is taking over one's own offer considered taking over?
Li You stayed for a moment, his mind was not idle, and he was thinking quickly.
Finally, I came to a conclusion, and I must take it! You can use it to derive endless benefits! It’s like pie falling from the sky! Could it be that starting from today, things finally start to change?
But he continued to decline: "This case has shocked the government and the public. How can a low-ranking official be so virtuous and capable as to be worthy of such a high responsibility?"
Jiang Zongxian changed his face and reprimanded: "How can young people be so unambitious! If you eat the emperor's salary, you have to share the worries with the emperor. You have no other errands, and you have to put things in your hands. How can I be put in charge of the investigation?
Shouldn’t it be considered a place where people eat and wait to die?”
Li You grimaced, "It's not that the lower official is lazy. The lower official has a concubine. Her father is Gang Shang with millions of dollars, which may be related to this case. The lower official must avoid suspicion."
How could the Chief of Justice be easily caught by Li You? He immediately retorted: "There are still two opinions on whether Lu's concubine is considered an in-law. What's more, the Queen Mother had issued an edict before, and Jin Guozhang was not guilty and was not among the plaintiffs and defendants, so
At most, it is just circumstantial evidence. In fact, this case has been pre-trial by the imperial envoy. When it comes to our Metropolitan Procuratorate, the emphasis is on sentencing and conviction after thorough verification. It has little to do with Jin Guozhang! So you don’t have to worry. If the government and the opposition have any objections, I will take full responsibility.
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Li You still had a look of reluctance on his face and said: "Dazhong Cheng, why do you have to suffer so much for your subordinates! How can your subordinates have the ability to try this case?"
Seeing that Li You was clumsy and refused to take over, Jiang Zongxian shouted sharply: "Li You! Do you dare to disobey your superiors and resist the errand? Beware of my superiors impeaching you for dereliction of duty!"
Li You was so shocked that he bowed repeatedly and complained: "The lower official is a low-ranking official. He is afraid of being criticized and interfered with in the trial of a major case. He also asked Dazhong Cheng to write a document as evidence to indicate that the case will be handed over to the lower official for his own discretion."
Seeing that Li You had surrendered, Jiang Zongxian's expression softened and he said, "No need to worry, I will issue a seal document to you right now. The errands of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have always been done by one person alone and without interference from outsiders!"
Seeing the young man go out with a sad face, Jiang Zongxian felt that the big stone that had been pressing on his chest for three months fell to the ground, and his whole body felt relaxed.
Jiang Zongxian did not see Li You's dimple-like smile with his back turned to him. If it were someone who was extremely familiar with Li You, he would never send the bomb to Li You for safekeeping...