Alien King

Chapter 1163 The Seat of the Minister of Civil Affairs

Tang Fei stood in the courtyard of Jing An Ju, looking around curiously.At this time, Tang Fei, although she was still dressed like an ordinary girl, but in Ye Tian's eyes, she had no time to hide her beauty. Her face didn't need to be modified, and she naturally had a feeling of pure beauty.

Smiling, Ye Tian pointed to the west wing room, and said: "You will live in this room tonight, it was the room of my two wives before, and it looks like a boudoir, just right for you. "

Tang Fei bowed again and said, "Thank you, sir."

Ye Tian was not used to Tang Fei's many etiquettes, and at the same time, he sighed in his heart: Although he was born in an ordinary family, his temperament of being knowledgeable and courteous is something that many officials and children from rich families can't match. .

Taking a closer look at Tang Fei, Ye Tian saw that the clothes she was wearing were too torn. Although her hair was naturally smooth, it seemed to be covered with a layer of dust.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian called the two maids over and said, "Go get ready and let Miss Tang take a bath. Also, prepare a suit of clothes for Miss Tang."

Tang Fei blushed, and said in a panic, "Minister, don't dare to trouble your lord. Me, I don't need to take a bath."

Ye Tian stretched out his hand, pointed at Tang Fei with a contemptuous expression, and said, "Look at your hair, how dirty is it? Look at your clothes, how torn it is?" Once you enter the gate of my Yuhu Xiyuan, you have to make yourself beautiful and clean, and you are absolutely not doing it like you are now."

Hearing Ye Tian's words, Tang Fei bit her lip slightly, but a look of embarrassment appeared on her face.

The two maids took Tang Fei to the west wing to change clothes and take a shower. Ye Tian sat at the square table under the pear tree and began to think about the recent events.

According to Chen Zhongxiu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Chen Haotai wanted to cheat on Tang Fei before, but he failed.Later, Chen Haotai unexpectedly received a letter from Tang Fei, which said that she had encountered a bad person, and asked Chen Haotai to bring someone to help.

For Ye Tian, ​​this logic does not make sense at first.

Tang Fei had been bullied by Chen Haotai, so she naturally hated Chen Haotai to the bone. How could she write to Chen Haotai for help when she was being bullied by others?
What's more, when Tang Fei was being bullied, she still had time to write a handwritten letter and sent it to the mansion of the Minister of Civil Affairs. This is completely impossible.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian became more and more sure that Chen Zhongxiu was indeed wronged, and there must be more secrets in it.

But who is planting and framing Chen Zhongxiu and Chen Haotai and his son, Ye Tian still doesn't have a clear outline.It's just a preliminary feeling that this matter has something to do with the civil and military ministers of the Lin faction, especially the ministers of the Military Affairs Academy.

Ye Tian is very clear about Chen Haotai's personality.That is completely a dude of a high-ranking official and aristocratic family.When Ye Tian first came to Shangjing, the first time he went shopping with Meirou, he was almost molested by Chen Haotai in the street.At that time, if it wasn't for Mei Rou who was a high-level Saint Seiya, Chen Haotai might have really succeeded.

I don't know how many women in the capital have suffered at the hands of Chen Haotai.It is perfect for this stolen goods to be planted on Chen Haotai's head.

It is true that the wicked have their own wicked grind.

Just when I thought of this, the door of the west wing opened with a creak, and a woman in a light red dress came out gently from the door.

Coming to Ye Tian, ​​Tang Fei bowed profusely, and said again: "My lord, the daughter of the people has finished grooming, and I can tell my lord the ins and outs of my father's untimely death."

Ye Tian stared at Tang Fei's outfit, which was originally Meirou's clothes.

Mei Rou usually wears overly flamboyant clothes.Wearing this dress on Tang Fei's body, it looked even more gorgeous and full of fresh beauty.

At the same time, Tang Fei's hair, which had been moisturized and washed with high-quality hair lotion, was not completely dry yet, and there was a slight scent of water with a fragrance on it, which made Ye Tian feel a little distracted.

"Oh, please sit down, girl." Ye Tian forced himself to recover, and pointed to the stone bench beside the square table.

Tang Fei sat down gently, and then began to narrate.

"That day, I was entrusted by my father to go shopping for vegetables, and met Chen Haotai on the way. As soon as Chen Haotai saw me, he made teasing words and even started to fight. I couldn't get angry, so I started fighting with him."

"But he brought his attendants. I'm a weak woman, and I'm no match for them. I turned around and fled in horror. Chen Haotai led people to chase me to my house. Seeing that I was humiliated, my father took a pole and wanted to fight Chen Haotai with his life." , Chen Haotai gave up and led the people away."

"At noon, another group of people came to my house and clamored to take me back to the Chen Mansion. Naturally, I refused, and my father was very angry. He took the belongings and wanted to drive that group of people away. Unexpectedly, those people The man actually resorted to a killer and directly beat his father to death."

When she said this, Tang Fei's eyes became hot, and two lines of tears were about to flow out.

Ye Tian frowned, and asked strangely: "So, among the people who came for the second time, you didn't see Chen Haotai?"

Tang Fei shook her head, and said: "Among the people who came for the second time, there was indeed no Chen Haotai. But they kept saying that they would take me back to the Chen Mansion. Moreover, they were all wearing the uniforms of the guards in the mansion of the Minister of Civil Affairs. .”

Ye Tian nodded and said, "Okay, you can continue."

"Those people saw that my father was killed, they ignored me and retreated. Afterwards, I went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to report to the officials. The officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice only kept the criminal record, but they never came to investigate. Until this morning Only then did Her Majesty's imperial envoys come to inquire about the situation in detail. Then, then, and then I met you, my lord." Tang Fei's eyes flickered when she said this.

Ye Tian suddenly thought of an important detail, and asked again: "Your Majesty's imperial envoy, but found a short knife in your yard?"

Tang Fei thought about it for a while, then nodded and said, "I also feel a little strange about this matter. When those people beat my father to death, they obviously used sticks, but when I invited the neighbors to bury me When I was visiting my father, I found a dagger in the yard, and I didn’t pay attention to it at the time. The dagger has already been taken away by someone sent by Her Majesty the Queen.”

Hearing this, Ye Tian snorted, and thought to himself: Judging from what Tang Fei said, Chen Haotai was not among the people who killed her father, and the dagger was clearly left behind on purpose.From this, it can be inferred that this matter was indeed framed maliciously.

Chen Haotai is just a bureaucrat, nothing more.The real key to this matter is that Chen Zhongxiu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was implicated.When Ye Tian first entered the court, Chen Zhongxiu belonged to the Qin faction and participated in the suppression of Ye Tian.But then both Qin Ruhua and Lin Chengzhou had compromised with Ye Tian. Chen Zhongxiu had run the Ministry of Officials for many years, and he was very good at evaluating officials. This old man entered the Government Council with the No. 30 score in the imperial scientific examination more than 1 years ago. Yes, the old man's knowledge and management ability are obvious to all.

Ye Tian was also very clear about this point, so when Chu Yue ascended the throne, Ye Tian only took a small number of officials who were too corrupt and did not touch any of these capable veterans.

Corruption of officials has a long history, and character alone is unreliable, and needs to be restrained from the institutional level.At the same time, Ye Tian pays more attention to the talents of officials. In Ye Tian's eyes, he is a qualified official who can do things well and make political achievements.

Officials like Chen Zhongxiu are the ones Ye Tian is very willing to use.

If it was really done by people from the Lin family, Ye Tian was indeed very angry.Partisanship is fine, but moderate competition can promote administrative efficiency and put a certain amount of pressure on officials at all levels.But if the party fights too much, people will die, this is absolutely not allowed by Ye Tian.

Now Tang Fei's father was actually a victim of party struggle.

With a gloomy face, Ye Tian said: "You stay here first, I'll go and investigate, and I will give you a fair explanation."

Tang Fei's eyes turned red, she bowed gratefully, and said gratefully: "Thank you, sir, for being the master of the people."

Ye Tian waved his hand, then stood up and walked straight out of Yuhu Xiyuan.

At this moment, by the window on the third floor of Moxiang Pavilion diagonally opposite, Arnold watched Ye Tian hurriedly walk down the street with an expression of interest, then smiled slightly, turned around and walked out of the room.

Arnold did not leave Moxiang Pavilion, but turned around along the corridor outside the room, and came to the next room.

There is no furniture or bed in this room, but there is a big square table in the middle, which looks like a conference room.

It's just that the surroundings of the big square table are already full of people.It's just that everyone's eyes showed an extremely strange look, one was white and the other was black.

If Ye Tian was present, he would be very surprised.Because everyone here is at least an official of the third rank or above in the Imperial Council of Government Affairs or Military Affairs Council.

At this time, Arnold slowly came to the chair of the square table, sat down slowly, then glanced at the crowd, and said, "Tell me, how is the progress?"

The leader was none other than Zhang Pei, Minister of Civil Affairs, who said, "My lord, Her Majesty the Empress has brought Chen Haotai to justice, Chen Zhongxiu has been temporarily dismissed and returned home, and the seat of Minister of Civil Affairs is temporarily vacant."

Arnold nodded, and said: "Think of a way to let that girl Chu Yue hand over the position of Minister of Civil Affairs to you."

Zhang Pei nodded yes.

Arnold said again: "The position of Minister of Civil Affairs is related to the appointment of hundreds of officials at all levels in the future. It is very important. You must get this position."

(End of this chapter)