Chapter 141 The Emperor's Thoughts
Chapter 141 The Emperor's Thoughts (Subscription Request)
"All right."
The Prime Minister seemed to have no reaction to Xie Quan's big words.
Xie Quan was not surprised at all and stood up slowly. He was just like that, always boastful and straightforward. If he did not recommend Xu Qing to the Prime Minister and talk about Xu Qing's merits, it would not be Xie Quan's style. Instead, the Prime Minister might catch him and ask him about Xu Qing.
Now that he said this, the Prime Minister would naturally ignore this matter.
People in the world, no matter how smart they are, will have their own inherent routines after doing things for a long time.
So is the Prime Minister, and so is the Emperor.
Even Xu Qing's thoughts are easy to guess. This person likes to grasp the core essence of the problem, choose the side that is beneficial to himself, and make others feel that it is beneficial to him. Just like controlling water, he is good at taking advantage of the situation.
In other words, people like Xu Qing are like water.
When you encounter high mountains, go around them; when you encounter big rivers, find ways to join them; focus on letting them flow continuously, thus developing an unstoppable momentum.
The Prime Minister is different. He is like a tough and towering mountain, and he wields the indestructible Tai'a sword.
This is also the difference in status between the two.
Xie Quan's mind flashed through his mind, and he took out two memorials from Inspector Feng.
One of the documents impeached everyone in Nanzhili.
The other one was a volunteer to help the court stabilize the situation in the southeast.
The Prime Minister read the two memorials carefully. After a long while, he said, "Feng Xifeng would not do such a thing. This must be the work of Xu Gongming."
Xie Quan nodded and said, "Grandpa Tai is very clear-sighted and can do no wrong."
What he said to Feng Xifeng before was naturally a deliberate joke to Feng Xifeng. In fact, this style can be guessed to be the work of Xu Qing.
Prime Minister: "I know what happened. You should prepare for the Spring Examination carefully and stay out of the public."
"Yes." Xie Quan breathed a sigh of relief. He knew in his heart that the matter was settled.
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Xie Quan came all the way here at full speed, only one day later than the 800-mile express mail received by the court.
Yesterday, a group of important officials knelt outside the Wanshou Palace for a whole night.
The emperor was very angry. Not only did he smash a lot of things, he also went to the tablet of Emperor Taizu and confessed for a full hour, crying very sadly.
He cried for an hour, and his important officials followed him and cried all night.
The Prime Minister didn't go, he was busy all night.
I didn't rest during the day and continued to handle official business.
Xie Quan came at the right time.
The Prime Minister came to the Wanshou Palace with two memorials from Inspector Feng.
When the important officials saw the Prime Minister appear, they all acted as if they had seen a savior.
The Prime Minister glanced at the important officials, then said to the eunuch guarding the door, "Eunuch Zhao, go and tell them that I am here."
The eunuch immediately agreed and entered the hall.
After a while, a heavy sound of golden bowl was heard in the hall.
The eunuch who delivered the message came out, "Lord Zhang, His Majesty wants everyone to come in."
Everyone followed the Prime Minister into the room as if they had been pardoned.
"You must be tired after seeing me angry all day." The emperor's words reached the ears of his important ministers.
"I deserve death."
The emperor waved his sleeves impatiently and said, "You should have been thinking about this matter today. I have also been thinking about this matter. Since everyone has been thinking about it for so long, you can tell me what should be done about it."
The important officials all looked at the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister said: "I think this matter is in response to the 'land survey'."
The important officials bowed their heads.
The emperor sneered, "The imperial court has only initiated a 'land survey', and they have dared to cause chaos in the southeast before it has been implemented. If I intend for officials and gentry to serve as one and pay taxes as one, will they come here to fight?"
The important officials kowtowed repeatedly and did not dare to reply at all.
The emperor looked at them and said slowly, "Don't kowtow anymore. It's annoying. Tell me what to do. Wang Gong, you are the Minister of Justice and a native of Nanzhili. Tell me how to deal with this matter."
Wang Gong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I think we should conduct a thorough investigation and severely punish the person behind this."
When the other important officials saw that Wang Gong, as the leader of the Southern Zhili faction, had expressed his position, they naturally had fewer concerns and quickly agreed.
"Master Zhang, tell me, since we need to investigate this case thoroughly, who should we send?"
The Prime Minister said, "Your Majesty, the investigation must be thorough, but the turmoil in the southeast cannot continue for too long, otherwise there is a danger of destabilizing the country. I think that at this time, we should first appoint an imperial envoy to sit in the southeast, quell the turmoil first, and then investigate the mastermind behind it."
The emperor asked, "Who in the court is suitable?"
The Prime Minister said: "If we send an imperial envoy from the central government, with a guard of honor all the way, it will take too long, and it may cause a lot of discussion in the world. If we go directly by sea, the pirates are pirates, and if they are bold enough, they will attack the imperial envoy. Therefore, it is best to appoint an imperial envoy directly in Nanzhili."
"Mr. Zhang's words are sincere and mature. Mr. Liang is still in Nanzhili and has not returned yet. Why not ask him to come forward?" Wang Gong recommended.
The Prime Minister shook his head and said, "I have received a letter from Liang Gelao about his return journey. He is going by sea. If we order him to return now, it will be difficult to find him and it will be dangerous. Besides, when Liang Gelao returns to Beijing, Your Majesty will consult him about the affairs of Nanzhili. The most important point is that Liang Gelao is too high-ranking. As an imperial envoy, the people behind the scenes may think that they are at the end of their rope and will do something desperate. Therefore, the imperial envoy should not be too high-ranking, nor should he have too many connections with the gentry and nobles of Nanzhili."
The emperor asked, "Since Lord Zhang said so, do you have a candidate in mind?"
The Prime Minister then took out the memorial written by Feng Xifeng, the inspector of Nanzhili, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the memorial written by Feng Xifeng, the inspector of Nanzhili, impeaching the officials of Nanzhili."
Immediately, an eunuch came to take the memorial and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor read it and said, "Then let's choose Feng Xifeng as the imperial envoy. What do you think we should do for him?"
The Prime Minister then took out another memorial.
After reading it, the emperor said, "This is a man who is truly loyal to the state. Let's follow his advice and appoint him as the military supervisor."
The Prime Minister said, "Your Majesty, you can order Xu Zhongyi, the prefect of Yingtian, to conduct a trial land survey in Yingtian Prefecture, with Feng Xifeng supervising. As for the land survey in Jiangning Prefecture, the memorial of Liang Gelao has been delivered. It is purely a voluntary act of the gentry in Jiangning, and there is no injustice involved."
Some of the important officials inevitably said, "Measuring the land in Yingtian Prefecture at this time may be detrimental to the overall stability."
The Prime Minister said: "At this time, those who intend to obstruct the land survey in Yingtian Prefecture, judging from their motives, must be closely related to the rebellion of the Japanese pirates in the southeast."
At this point, he bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I think you can issue a decree to 'clear the fields' and add what I just said."
"allow."
Thus, this major event that shocked the court was settled in a few words between the Prime Minister and the Emperor, and also brought to an end the dispute over "land measurement" that had lasted for many days.
The important officials all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this result.
Afterwards, the emperor ordered everyone to leave, leaving the prime minister alone.
"Your Majesty, I wonder what else you want from me?" asked the Prime Minister.
The Emperor: "I heard that Feng Xifeng is going to marry his daughter to Xu Qing, the top scorer in the imperial examination in Nanzhili?" "That's true. How did Your Majesty know about this little thing?"
The emperor glanced at the Prime Minister, then wrote down the four characters "Golden Jade Good Marriage", stamped them with his own seal, and said, "Send someone to give this calligraphy to the young couple."
The Prime Minister said quickly: "Your Majesty's grace is so great, how can Feng Xifeng not serve with all his might?"
The emperor nodded and said, "You have to worry about family and state affairs. You are tired. Take this calligraphy and go back to rest."
The Prime Minister quickly thanked him and took his leave.
After he left, the eunuch who was guarding the gate earlier came over to help him out. When he was about to escort the Prime Minister out of the palace gate, the eunuch said, "Sir, I am an old acquaintance of Xu Jieyuan from Jiangning, a fellow villager."
The Prime Minister looked at him, did not answer, and walked out of the palace directly.
The eunuch bowed his head and bid farewell until the Prime Minister disappeared from his sight. He touched his back and found it was soaking wet. He had just taken the risk of telling his origins just to take a gamble.
After he returned, not long after, an eunuch said, "Zhao Bao, the ancestor is calling you over."
Eunuch Zhao followed him, but just as he reached the door, he was caught by several eunuchs, who beat him with a stick and beat him half to death. The old man inside said quietly, "Zhao Bao, this Wanshou Palace can't keep you. Get well, take my badge and go to Prince Yu's mansion."
Eunuch Zhao cried, "Grandfather, I have done nothing wrong. Please continue to punish me, but please don't drive me away."
"Okay, just listen to my instructions. The fortune at Prince Yu's mansion is greater than mine."
Eunuch Zhao looked sad, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
He was able to quickly get the opportunity to serve the emperor in the Wanshou Palace within the imperial palace. In fact, there was a mysterious force behind him.
But the emperor's side was extremely dangerous, and the future was far inferior to that of Prince Yu's mansion, so it was a great blessing to be able to receive a beating and leave the Wanshou Palace.
He also told the Prime Minister about his origins, which was also a foreshadowing. Who knows what good opportunities he might get in the future.
After all, he had heard the emperor bestowing the calligraphy on Xu Qing and his wife and ordering the prime minister to pass it on.
It is expected that there must be a deep relationship between Xu Qing and the Prime Minister.
So I took a gamble.
As for the fact that he and Xu Qing have a deep hatred, this is probably a plus in the eyes of the big shots.
Anyway, he has no home or descendants, so he has to gamble bigger.
In fact, he himself had no intention of seeking revenge on Xu Qing. Now, he just wanted to keep climbing up to a position second only to the emperor and above everyone else.
In order to achieve this goal, cooperating with enemies is nothing.
He has suffered so much along the way!
Only the position of the eunuch ancestor is worthy of the bitterness and hardships he has experienced along the way.
It is also said that there is a supreme manual in the palace for eunuchs to practice. If practiced to the highest level, it can regenerate human flesh and blood. It has always been kept by the eunuch ancestor of the palace.
That was one of his goals.
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After arresting Gao Gongyuan's family and closing the case, Xu Qing suddenly fell into complete leisure.
He used the Han Yujue to help Feng Wu cultivate to the level of mastering the power of driving objects.
At this point, as long as the opportunity arises, one can be promoted to the realm of manifestation.
Xu Qing advised her to relax and not worry about it.
The two of them lived in harmony, as if they had already entered the state of husband and wife living in harmony.
This is also because Feng Xifeng himself is a person who does not follow etiquette. If he had a conservative father-in-law, he would definitely not allow the two to have too much contact before getting married.
However, Feng Xifeng also enjoys the time when his daughter is still at home.
From time to time, he could find his son-in-law to discuss the world situation and comment on people.
He hadn't been this happy in a long time.
Even though the chill of winter has arrived, it cannot dispel the warmth in his heart.
As the days passed, the wedding date drew closer.
Xu Qing followed the steps and prepared everything related to the wedding.
The place for the wedding is, of course, Jiangning Prefecture, and the invitation list has already been finalized.
Feng Wu looked at the long list and smacked his lips, "There are too many people here. You probably don't even know many of them. Is it a good idea to invite so many people like this?"
Xu Qing: "I know you don't like crowds, but this time, I hope you can be patient. It's not that I want to invite so many people on purpose, but the more people I invite, the more at ease everyone will feel. I hope that after this incident, the outside world will not continue to regard me as some terrible devil."
Feng Wu smiled and said, "Not only are you a troublemaker, you are also a bully."
Xu Qing smiled slightly: "Can I be a jockey?"
Feng Wu didn't react at first, but soon understood what he meant. Her face turned red and she said, "I've seen the pornographic pictures my uncle's aunt gave me. Don't think I don't know what those positions are."
Daughters from wealthy families always have to learn some skills to serve their husbands before they get married.
Feng Wu had no mother, so her aunt from her uncle's family took over.
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. This time, I helped King Lin with something. He plans to use the Four-curved Spiritual Ginseng to make medicine. He is already working with Danxi Weng and Xu Fu to speed up the process. He will try to present the medicine to you before we get married. Then he can help you."
Feng Wu: "No wonder you told me not to worry about the 'apparition' thing. It turns out you had already planned it."
Xu Qing smiled slightly: "I didn't mean to hide it from you. Besides, you haven't told me yet. What surprise do you have for me after you reveal yourself?"
Feng Wu: "After revealing, we can communicate with each other. Of course, there are more benefits than just this."
"Spiritual communication?" Xu Qing became interested.
Feng Wu: "Only after divine intercourse can we give birth to the most elite offspring. However, divine intercourse to give birth to offspring will consume a lot of cultivation resources during my pregnancy. You must be prepared."
"Don't worry, I will definitely take on this responsibility."
Feng Wu smiled and said, "I will definitely eat you up until you're broke."
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Don't be afraid."
Feng Wu knew Xu Qing was just trying to coax her, but she still felt happy. Perhaps being loved always makes people happy. However, Xu Qing didn't actually need to spend any cultivation resources.
Because at that time, she could call Xu Qing to open the Xuantian Treasure House.
With the Xuantian Treasure House, Xu Qing will surely be able to take it to a higher level of cultivation.
That was the treasure house of Taoist Xuantian, and my master lost his life for this secret.
Feng Wu knew that once this secret was leaked, it would attract the covetousness of many martial arts and Taoist masters.
Because of this, she had been holding back and not telling the truth until she was able to open the treasure house.
(End of this chapter)