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If the new emperor wants to conduct a thorough investigation, he will really start a thorough investigation without any delay or cover-up. He is not afraid to make matters worse because he wants to set an example to others.

Dongchang, Xichang, Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, none of the six yamen were spared.

The six leaders, dressed in court uniforms and official hats, gathered in the West Nuan Pavilion of the side hall of Wuwei Hall. You looked at me, I looked at you, and looked at each other.Everyone has their own ideas and positions, and the pleasantries between each other can only be clicked.

It is said that colleagues are enemies. One case, six yamen trials, can be quite lively.Chi Ning sat on the side and thought idly.He lowered his head and took a sip of the green tea in the teacup, then put it down rather disgusted, and only made an idea in his heart for the future His Royal Highness Wen Chen - he had to change it.

Yuan Jundao: [Daqi's redundant officials issue is indeed worth noting. 】

As for the matter of being in charge of the case, six departments in charge can be found at once. This is not the result of the clan mansion and the six doors that are actually entitled to participate in other bits and pieces.

Really too much.

More chaos.

Think about one of the disadvantages of the subjugation of the Song Dynasty, isn't there redundant officials?There are at least three officials at each level to check and balance each other. There is no need to worry about who dominates the family. But when the officials open their eyes every day, they only have to play with each other and talk. How can they spare their hands to do practical things? What about people's livelihood?

In the early days of the Great Enlightenment, Taizu learned the lessons of the subjugation of the past dynasties, and wanted to use all kinds of laws and rules to block all the ills, so strict that it was almost abnormal.

However, rules are dead, but people are alive.There is no set of things that is omnipotent and can be sunk forever. As long as it takes a little longer, loopholes will be found and exploited.The solution of Daqi's successive emperors is to constantly patch up and impose more restrictions. After all, the law of the ancestors cannot be abolished.

Daqi Guozuo has been in power for nearly 200 years, and has experienced nine emperors in the middle, and is now the tenth emperor. It is conceivable how complicated and contradictory the rules will be after such a set of patches is laid down.

Unconsciously, Daqi is about to repeat the tragedy of redundant officials in the Song Dynasty.

Chi Ning... Never thought about this question at all.He rested his chin, and told the truth to Mr. Yuan: [What I said just now needs to be changed, but I was actually talking about tea for courtiers, it's too bad. 】

Don't talk about whether new tea is new or not, at least make some famous products, who can be fooled by loose tea that can be bought casually in the streets and alleys?

Chi Ning doesn't have much of a noble character of worrying about the country and the people. He thinks it's good if he can take good care of his one-third of an acre of land.In other words, he can do as much as he has power. What kind of system and the future are all things that the emperor needs to consider, so what does it have to do with him?The new emperor saw that he could not count on it, and only hoped that His Royal Highness Wen Chen would be able to take on the important task with all his strength.

Of course, it doesn't matter if His Royal Highness Wen Chen really can't do well. Being an honest emperor who doesn't cause trouble is already very valuable.It's like Xindi doesn't understand.

The new emperor finally arrived, and everyone stood up to greet him, shouting long live.

"Everyone, please express your own opinions and share your thoughts on Wang Quan's case." The new emperor summoned people to discuss the matter, and his attitude was already obvious. He made up his mind not to let this matter be raised high, but hastily ending.

But the mainstream thinking of the courtiers was the opposite of the new emperor's. Wang Quan was just a white man, and his father was not an important minister, but a petty official who flattered the emperor. The case of this man really shouldn't alarm so many people.Everyone wants to turn big things into small things, so stop talking about it. After all, no one really killed Wang Quan directly, right?

The old Shangshu really bluntly said that the sentence should be as light as possible, suppress the whole case, and not provide future generations with new ideas for committing crimes.

Xindi sneered.Wang Quan was indeed unimportant, but his death was so special that it had never happened before.Xindi feels that this may become a classic case for future generations, and it will remain in history, so it should be treated with caution.

The eunuch Ma only followed the new emperor's lead. Seeing the new emperor's uneasy expression, he immediately stepped forward and surrendered. He felt that he should be dealt with more severely, so as to serve as an example to others.

The other two adults of the third department quit, and together with the old Shangshu, attacked the eunuch Ma, implying that he had a dark mind and was too mean.It's not that the adults in the third department have any relationship with the people involved in the case, or how they have been entrusted by others, they just have a kind of worry and anger that the rabbit dies and the fox mourns.The new emperor is getting stricter and stricter. He has lost control and must be suppressed.

A small case has inexplicably turned into a tug-of-war between the monarch and his ministers.

From the beginning to the end, Chi Ning didn't express much of his own opinions. What he is showing now is a neutral position, or it can be said to be "a grass on the wall".Help one for a while, point for another for a while, and don't let either party take the lead. The purpose is to allow both sides to be evenly matched and quarrel for a long time.

In order to avoid such arguing and clamoring into a headless case, Chi Ning must always pay attention to the new emperor, pull him into the battle, and maintain the participation and enthusiasm of the new emperor.

In the end, of course, there was no concrete result.

But the new emperor was already angry, he was stubborn and stubborn, he refused to bow his head to the officials, instead he continued to act violently.He made a final decision and asked the six yamen to submit letters at the same time, each giving a trial result that they thought was reasonable.

To put it simply, I am too lazy to listen to your quarrel, but I have made up my mind, this matter must be taken seriously, you can directly submit a letter and give the result, I will choose.

"This, this..." The old minister of the Ministry of Punishment is almost seventy years old. After three dynasties, the mantra he often said is, what kind of big wind and big waves have I never seen?He had never seen such an absurd holy will this time.Before everyone has a unified opinion, they rushed to the trial and said their results?In the end, isn't it your new emperor to choose what you want from them, and do whatever you want?So what's the point of letting them discuss it?

The new emperor stopped talking nonsense, but insisted on leaving a deadline, and then walked away.Chi Ning looked at the new emperor in admiration. When he felt that he was able to cheat the new emperor, he would often find that the new emperor could cheat himself better than him.

I admire you.

If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, Chi Ning couldn't help but want to applaud the new emperor.

In short, the result is exactly what Chi Ning wants most. He can participate in it and have a certain right to make decisions, but it won't become what he says.

And the public's understanding of this matter also tends to be that Xindi will definitely not only look at what he wants to see, and should still submit to the opinions of the majority by obeying the majority.

There are a total of six scriptures, the three divisions are tied, and the West Factory follows His Majesty. The East Factory and Jinyiwei represented by Chi Ning have become the most critical two votes, the one that can change the entire direction of the wind.This is an arithmetic problem that children can calculate. In any case, they must get the two votes in Chi Ning's hands. If the third division gets it, it will win. If the West Factory gets it, it can at least be evenly matched. With some off-site factors, it can also win of.

The four sons who worshiped Shenmu with Chi Ning that day first came to congratulate Chi Ning, and they will soon get their wish.

The other sons who did not pay homage, but also heard the stories from Su Ren one after another, although they still can't believe in Shenmu 100%, but they also inexplicably have more confidence in Chi Ning.

What Chi Ning needs to do next is to leave the memorial up for sale, and see how much others are prepared to pay to help him fill the memorial.

The days of waiting are the most leisurely. Chi Ning is either idle at home, or goes to the East Palace to see His Royal Highness Wen Chen.

In fact, the queen mother also felt that it was not good for Wen Chen to live in the palace where his biological mother committed suicide, but she had to endure it before, and once the establishment of the crown prince was completed, she arranged for Wen Chen to move to the East Palace without stopping.It can not only change the environment, but also show the status.

And the East Palace is next to the East Factory, only separated by a Donghua Gate, very close, it is much more convenient to visit than in the past.

Chi Ning brought Wen Chen a swing that day.

As a child, you can't always push him to study, you still have to combine work and rest, and reward some toys at the right time.In fact, Chi Ning didn't know what kind of toys the little boy would like, so he could only choose according to his own impression.As for Chi Ning, what he never forgets most in his childhood is the dilapidated swing under the old tree at the entrance of the village.

There is only one public swing in the whole village, and almost all the children will line up to play, and there have even been "wars" one after another for this "beautiful woman".

His Royal Highness Wen Chen is very lucky. He doesn't need to wait in line, and he doesn't need to fight with others. What he has is a luxurious and padded thing.

The child also seemed to like it very much, holding his chin and looking at Chi Ning expectantly.

"Do you like it?" Chi Ning tilted his head, while Li Shimei wasn't looking, quietly fed the child a small bite of pastry, and blinked at him, "This is our secret, huh?"

"Yeah!" The kid Wen Chen immediately beamed with joy, and nodded emphatically, no matter what he and Lin Lin do, he likes it.Revisiting the feeling of childhood is not easy to describe. Wen Chen discovered many problems that he never realized when he was a child, and changed many things. joy.

Chi Ning was also very satisfied.Although he has never raised a child in the true sense, but now it seems that he is probably very talented and has raised him very well.

Seeing His Royal Highness Wen Chen being pushed to high places by the palace people time and time again, and his laughter getting louder and louder, Chi Ning felt that it was worth it.

However, the happy time is always short-lived, and soon, requests from all parties will come again.It is definitely not possible to come directly to the door like before. At this sensitive moment when everyone knows that Xindi is waiting for the result, coming to the door with a gift is like saying openly to Xindi, "I just want to bribe".

But how could everyone have been officials in the court for many years without a few small means of contacting others in private?

Chi Ning was still guessing who would be the first to be unable to hold back. When the first one came to the door, Qian Xiaoyu had already "blocked" Chi Ning through Yu Xingchui.

Like his master, eunuch Zhang, Yu Xingchui has many hobbies, or in other words, none of the apprentices taught by eunuch Zhang can't enjoy life.Chi Ning is obsessed with luxury, Jiang Zhiwei is nostalgic for Xiaojia, and Yu Xingchui almost copied everything about Eunuch Zhang, including listening to the opera.

Now the most famous in Beijing is the Quanfu troupe, which is the Kunqu opera troupe that sang for Qian Xiaoyu for ten days on his birthday.

Quanfu Class has a fixed small theater in Liyuan, where they sing every night, full of guests and crowds of people.

Before Yu Xingchui left Beijing for Sichuan, he was a frequent visitor here, and now that he has returned to Beijing, he picked up his old hobby again.Almost as long as there is nothing to do at night, I will come to listen to a few passages, say hello, and be happy like a fairy.

What Yu Xingchui didn't expect was that the boss behind the Quanfu Class was actually Qian Xiaoyu. After "meeting" with Qian Boss one time, Yu Xingchui invited Chi Ning to come to Liyuan to watch a play.

In the box, the secret door connecting the two boxes was slowly opened, and Qian Xiaoyu walked from the box over there to this side in a graceful manner.Yu Xingchui was very knowledgeable and interesting, and took the initiative to go to the next door for Qian Xiaoyu, admiring the famous actress Huadan, singing and fighting, every move and every move was full of charm, which attracted bursts of applause, and fell like rain. Gold and silver jewelry on the table.

Yu Xingchui made people beat their shoulders and legs while half crooked, and at the same time ordered the servants to throw reward money on the stage from time to time.Qian Xiaoyu loves money, but at the same time he is also very generous. He has already said that he will pay for all the expenses tonight.These rewards were prepared for Yu Xingchui in advance.

This time it is no longer "The Peony Pavilion", but "Peach Blossom Fan".

"—I once saw the hawks singing in the Jade Palace in Jinling, and the flowers blooming in the Qinhuai water pavilion. Who knows that the ice will melt easily. Seeing him get up from the Zhulou, seeing him entertaining guests, and seeing his building collapse."

Sad and desolate.

Chi Ning doesn't like to listen to operas, but he is very willing to cooperate with his master and brother, two enthusiasts, and he is very familiar with "Peach Blossom Fan". .

Qian Xiaoyu was not in a hurry to get into the topic at first, but was attracted by "seeing him getting up from Zhulou, seeing him entertaining guests" on the stage.

He vaguely remembered that when he was young, he ran back and forth with Lan Jieting, and seemed to have seen such a grand scene.It's just that, in the blink of an eye, no matter how much the glory of the past has been, it has turned into a sentence "it's a pity" in the mouth of others.

The building of the Lan Jie Court finally collapsed.

How long can he last?

Chi Ning also subconsciously thought of Qian Xiaoyu's birthday banquet on that day, the ten-day banquet, everyone knew everyone, and every new servant in the palace was looking forward to the power and status of Lord Qian.

As everyone knows, Lord Qian also yearned for the life of Lord Lan.

Left and right are just one cycle.

Chi Ning sat under the lamp, picked up the candlelight with a small bamboo stick, and took the initiative to break the atmosphere suddenly changed by the drama: "I really didn't expect that you would come to me first."

Only then did Qian Xiaoyu come back to her senses, and she pursed her lips and smiled: "Because I'm not here to ask you to do something, but to remind you—"

Qian Xiaoyu's voice was soft and thin, completely like a woman, and his private attire also preferred flowers, flowers and willows.He only dared to make such a fuss because of his good looks, otherwise he really didn't see it.

"—I know what your brothers are thinking, but I still want to say, don't be too impatient."

Chi Ning's hand pulling the wick stopped for a moment, and then resumed, as if he was not affected at all, he said, "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Just pretend I'm talking to myself. Your master, eunuch Zhang, has gone very wrong. You haven't fully grown up yet, so you have to be nurtured..." Qian Xiaoyu said with a loving mother's brilliance, "You know I Yes, it hurts people the most."

Chi Ning can't compliment this.

"Although you don't want to be my son, I want to do it for your own good." Qian Xiaoyu casually picked up an orange and peeled it with her own hands. "I think you know, don't worry. It will happen sooner or later." Your time will come, but not this time, and not now. You think you have the key, but do you know what I'm asking for?"

Chi Ning shook his head truthfully. He had discussed with Su Ren before that the confrontation between the Wang and Fan families must have been written by Qian Xiaoyu.But how?What is he trying to set others against?

"My intention is to let that person know that they are connecting together." Qian Xiaoyu said it directly, which shows his arrogance.

What is the emperor's most taboo?The most taboo thing is that the eunuchs around him colluded with foreign ministers to deceive the saints.Qian Xiaoyu and Wang Yang have been enemies and friends up to now, largely for the purpose of showing the new emperor and reassuring him.You, Sun Erba, haven't entered the cabinet yet, you dare to collude with officials like this, speculate on what you want, who can be guaranteed to join the cabinet?What are you doing?

Throughout the ages, what good will happen to those who dare to specialize in the affairs of the emperor?

My heart is big, but I can't stay.

The eunuch's method is nothing more than that, you have the trust of a saint, then I will find a way to pinch this trust.To kill is to punish one's heart.

Chi Ning slowly opened his eyes wide, Qian Xiaoyu's move is really killing a wolf.

Qian Xiaoyu has already peeled the orange. The crystal-clear orange petals exude a sour and sweet fragrance: "Look, my purpose is so clear at a glance. I don't need any help, and I can let that see it."

Sun Erba is now like this orange without the skin. No matter how Wang Quan's case ends, Xindi will notice his unique relationship with Fan and Wang.

That is to say, Qian Xiaoyu's goal has been achieved, he doesn't need to ask Chi Ning for anything, and then Chi Ning's desire to join the battle will be useless.

But even so, Qian Xiaoyu came, and was the first to remind Chi Ning.More haste less speed.It doesn't matter whether you want the position of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, or you want to be the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, it's all the same, you can't do things recklessly.

"However, I am very willing to help you." Qian Xiaoyu changed the topic, paying equal attention to grace and power.

Chi Ning smiled and shook his head: "No, you need me."

"Oh?"

"If I'm really useless to you, why did you ask me out? It's just a reminder? Please, why didn't I know when your Master Qian changed his career and opened a shantang?" Chi Ning was almost bluffed by Qian Xiaoyu He stopped, but just after Qian Xiaoyu said the "but", he realized that Qian Xiaoyu was suppressing first, and then showing favor, and he was playing red and white face, wanting to be empty-handed.

It's not that he doesn't need Chi Ning, but he doesn't want to be led by the nose by Chi Ning.

Just like what Eunuch Zhang taught the three young apprentices, when looking at a person, never look at what he said or what he did, what needs to be analyzed is what he really wants.

Anything can deceive people, only the real purpose that is hidden layer by layer will not.

Chi Ning is now barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. What he is afraid of is not being used by others, but that he is completely useless to others.Fortunately, Qian Xiaoyu proved in reverse that Chi Ning is still a person worthy of his nonsense, and even trying to win him over by using some small tricks.

Even Chi Ning himself doesn't know what kind of treasure mountain he holds.

Yes, Qian Xiaoyu really doesn't need Chi Ning to influence the outcome of Wang Quan's case, but after Qian Xiaoyu smelled Chi Ning's intention to join, he immediately wanted to be a "loyal elder". What does this mean?Everyone understands.Qian Xiaoyu didn't want Chi Ning to know what he was holding, so he approached him layer by layer.

"Ha." Qian Xiaoyu smiled, not embarrassed by being exposed, nor angry from embarrassment, just as light as a gamer in the world, "I didn't get cheated."

Qian Xiaoyu is just holding the attitude of giving it a try, after all, if there is an advantage, don't you take advantage of the bastard.However, if he can't occupy it, he won't feel that there is anything.

"Then I'll just say it, Wang Quan's case is up to you, but in the end, Sun Erba will definitely not win."

Qian Xiaoyu's arrogance is natural, it is a kind of absolute self-confidence that ordinary people rarely have: "Ruolan's family is still there, and a stinky idiot like Sun Erba must have been beaten to death in public by now and fed to the fish. "

Anyone who dared to peek at the position of Lan Jieting, except for Zhang Jingzhong, basically didn't want to live.

"I'm different from Lan Jieting." After all, Qian Xiaoyu doesn't have the confidence of Lan Jieting, "I'll just let him die without knowing." What this means is, if you don't believe me, you can take a look, if you can cooperate The object is only me.

"Suppose..."

"No, don't assume, it's meaningless. We'll talk about it when you make up your mind." Qian Xiaoyu was not in a hurry.

***

On the way back to the palace with Yu Xingchui, Chi Ning was analyzing the feasibility of abandoning Sun Erba and directly supporting Qian Xiaoyu.

It is really difficult to make Zhennan's faction bow down to Mu Chen's faction.They can't and absolutely can't bow to Qian Xiaoyu first, what they need to do is to understand Qian Xiaoyu's needs, to become fair partners, not to live by him.

"But the question is, what exactly does he want from me?" Chi Ning fell into deep thought, do I have any value that I don't even know myself?

"Let's wait and see what happens. I don't believe Qian Xiaoyu said he's not in a hurry. I think he's still cheating on you." The only thing Yu Xingchui sees through is Qian Xiaoyu. Not as calm as he appeared.If he was really not in a hurry, he wouldn't have come to Chi Ning so early. He was still afraid that Chi Ning would be drawn over by Sun Erba.

Chi Ning nodded. Qian Xiaoyu is a person who is both good and evil. He can cooperate, but he can't talk to each other.

Within a few days, Chi Ning secretly met Sun Erba again.This time, it wasn't even Sun Erba himself who came, but Sun Erba's cronies.

Chi Ning's face was a little ugly at the moment, and he didn't hold back, he chose to avoid it and let Kucai do the docking.

He didn't even deserve Sun Erba's appearance in person, heh.If Qian Xiaoyu's self-confidence comes from this, then Chi Ning must say that Qian Xiaoyu... made the right bet.

Chi Ning can allow Sun Erba to ignore him when he and Sun Erba have no intersection. After all, they are indeed at different levels now.But he couldn't allow Sun Erba to put on airs when he needed something like this.What does he take him for?The little brother who can be dismissed at will?Who gave him Sun Erba's courage? !

Such a partner with insufficient IQ will make Chi Ning unable to bear to believe that Eunuch Sun is indeed not Qian Xiaoyu's opponent.

Not to mention that Qian Xiaoyu still has a big boss like Wang Yang.

Wang Yang!

Chi Ning had a flash of inspiration, that the woman who was being treated lightly was the aunt of the Wang family, the "king" of "Wang Yang".This can never be just a mere coincidence.However, judging from what Dongchang found, Mrs. Wang is indeed an ordinary person and should have nothing to do with Wang Yang.

If so, Zhao Wei would not dare to be so bold.

No, it's not right, Zhao Wei will find someone to top the tank, which itself is quite suspicious.

In other words, there is indeed a problem with the identity of Mrs. Wang, but this problem has not been known to people like Wang Quan, but Zhao Wei has already heard some rumors.

It is even possible that Zhao Wei did this because he wanted to marry Aunt Wang.This logic sounds stupid, but it is in line with the logic of people like Zhao Wei who take a slanted sword - your Wang family aunt is already a "dirty" person, and only I, Zhao Wei, who really like you, are willing to marry is you.

Oh man.