Reincarnation of the powerful minister

That night, civil affairs officials and generals of the fourth rank and above in Qingshui Camp, Lingzhou, gathered in the lobby of the camp, knelt in the direction of the capital, and listened to the imperial edict.

"...Officials below the three divisions of Shanxi Du, Bu, and An are all in charge of you, and they are all subject to your restraint and commission. I respect this and obey." Su Yan rolled up the imperial edict, "My lords, have you heard clearly?"

The officials recovered from the shock and looked at each other with horror in their hearts.

It's not so much that he was shocked that Su Yan almost became the uncrowned king of Shaanxi by virtue of an imperial decree, but rather that he was inconceivable that the Holy One was so partial to Xinzhong, a new kid with yellow hair, and gave him unprecedented authority.

What followed was a surge of emotions—resentment, dissatisfaction, contempt, jealousy, and extremely unbearable speculation about the relationship between the monarch and his ministers because of the appearance of the young censor.

He wanted to return to his thoughts, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, he lowered his head and replied in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."

Su Yan sneered, "I know what each of you are thinking in your heart. It's nothing more than dissatisfaction. It doesn't matter, as long as my instructions are carried out to the letter, I don't care whether you are convinced or not."

"Get up, my lords." He put the imperial decree into his arms, and slowly walked past the rows of crimson and green beasts, "You don't have to accept me. If you feel like a stick in your throat, you can chew me behind your back as much as you want." The root of my tongue, although I have Jin Yiwei by my side, I will not waste my energy on spying on your secrets. The only thing I will never allow is disobedience, or obedience and obedience."

Su Yan's voice was clear, not loud, and he seemed unhurried, with a relaxed tone, matching his footsteps, as if stepping on everyone's heartstrings with every step.His voice and appearance still have a youthful air, but under the blessing of the soul of the two generations, his youthfulness gradually faded, and he began to show the majesty cultivated by power.

The officials spied on each other's faces, as if they were looking for an ally under new pressure, and many of them started whispering.

Taking advantage of his seniority, a sixty-year-old civil servant was the first to speak: "Su Yushi is too young, so he is too aggressive. You must know that Shuiman—"

"——If some adult bullies me when I am young," Su Yan interrupted him mercilessly, "just think of the new official as three fires, and think about throwing a pot of cold water on it; or think that I am stern, If you think that joining hands to resist behind the scenes will make me unavailable and difficult to follow, then you might as well listen to the fate of Master Lu Angao, who is known as the 'Iron-Blooded Censor'."

Su Yan stopped in front of Yan Chengxue, and said with a smile, "Siqing Yan is well informed, so do you know what's going on with Lord Lu?"

Yan Chengxue's face was livid, and she was extremely unwilling to hand Su Yan a whip to become the opponent's help in beating the officials.

But Su Yan stared at him, as if he would not leave until he got a satisfactory answer, so he had to grit his teeth and say, "Lu Angao was dismissed by Su Yushi, so he can't bear the word 'adult'. Pursue him for the crime of killing living people."

Su Yan nodded, "Adults, don't imitate him. Just keep your dissatisfaction in your heart, don't be a strong point, and be careful of hitting the head.

"Two pieces of advice for you: First, since you say 'Your Majesty is the Holy Spirit', you must trust His Majesty the Holy Spirit, and believe that he uses human eyes.

"Second, remember well what your original intention of becoming an official is. If you think you are for the country and the people, then if you have any objections to my decree, you can come to discuss and refute it. If you refute me, it doesn't hurt to listen to you If it's power for money, then shut up and do things quickly, at least you can keep the black hat on your head."

In the angry eyes of all the officials, Su Yan suddenly remembered something, and clapped his hands and said, "Everyone present, there should be officials from Taipu Temple and Yuanma Temple. Come on, raise your hand."

Under his glance, seven or eight hands were slowly raised in the crowd.

Qingshuiying in Lingzhou was not the official office of Taipu Temple and Yuanma Temple.But because the largest horse market in recent years is about to open, it involves a wide range of companies, not only the two temples, but also the tea and horse market, the salt department and the promotion department, etc.The imperial court attached great importance to it, so the heads of these bureaus had to go to Qingshui camp in advance to make adjustments in person.

Yan Chengxue, as the Minister of the Taipusi, felt that raising her hands would damage her image, so she kept a sullen face and did not move.

But Yuanma Siqing Li Rong was the fastest.With a big belly and a big belly, he turned his head to check whether his subordinates had raised their hands, and then called Yan Chengxue: "Master Yan, why don't you raise your hands? Oh, raise them quickly, don't be angry." The imperial decree clearly states that we will all obey the orders of Su Yushi. If you don’t follow Su Yushi’s orders, you don’t believe in His Majesty’s wisdom, and you are suspicious of the emperor. This is a serious crime!”

This is intentionally taken out of context, to set me up with cruel words!Su Yan snorted "Smiling tiger", and continued to say, "I'll tell you a piece of good news in advance - I'm going to invite your majesty, for the Taipu Temple, Yuanma Temple, and all the prisons and gardens under its jurisdiction. Officials, increase their salaries and promote their status.

"Yes, to put it simply, the two temples will be fully upgraded and raised."

Everyone present was stunned.

Soon, joy filled the faces of the officials of the two temples.

It has been a long-standing custom for scholar-bureaucrats to prioritize the inside over the outside. Originally, foreign officials generally underestimated Beijing officials.In addition, Taipu Temple and Yuanma Temple have no power, and other government offices are contemptuous. After a long time of practice, the two temples have gradually become places for relegating officials.The central government sent those officials who had low evaluations, offended the superiors, and criticized officials to the two temples like sweeping garbage, so they were even more disliked.

Even Yan Chengxue and Li Rong, two ministers of the temple, were said to have official positions of the third rank, only slightly lower than the chief envoy and inspector of the third rank.But in fact, as the real power yamen, the chief minister and the inspector are in charge of administration and finance, and the other is in charge of government and judiciary. look.

Yan Chengxue has a strong temper, so he simply stays away from the government office in Fucheng for ten months a year, and hides in the boundary of his friend Huo Dun to help train soldiers.

Li Rong didn't care about everything, and asked for sickness and leave all day long. An official under his command had been here for three years, and he didn't know what the minister of the temple looked like.

Now that the chief officials have become the hands-off shopkeepers, the officials of the two temples have lost their ambitions, neglected government affairs, and passed the day in a coma.The more they are like this, the more they are looked down upon by other yamen, it is simply a vicious circle.

The horse administration in Shaanxi has been abandoned so far, which is directly related to the low treatment and inaction of the officials of the two temples.

It was precisely after Su Yan found out this point that he planned to start the reform by purging the ranks of officials and raising the status and salary, so he threw out this sweet carrot in public.

— both carrots and peaches.

Two peaches kill three peaches.

Immediately, the eyes of the officials of the other yamen looked at the officials of the two temples suddenly changed, and many people muttered to themselves: Why do you only praise them?The government affairs of the two temples are almost deserted, and everyone from top to bottom eats vegetarian food, and now they have to give them a raise?So what is it if I wait for a year of hard work? !

Some people couldn't help but speculate: Could it be that Yan Chengxue and Li Rong secretly bribed the new censor to eat alone?Well, these two people usually have a murderous hand and a ghost, and a sleeping Buddha laughing at Maitreya, but it turns out that the kung fu of flattery is better than anyone else, and even the whole yamen has ascended to heaven!

It's no wonder that all the entrustment and praise just now gave Su Twelve a boost!

Li Rong looked at the unfriendly gazes from the other yamen chiefs, and felt a chill in his heart, knowing that he and Yan Chengxue would be pushed out from the "anti-censor alliance" that everyone knew, and now they would really be separated from each other. Bad luck!

He was so anxious that his forehead was sweating profusely, and he couldn't help but wink at Yan Chengxue, hoping that this irritable and scheming colleague would stand up and separate the relationship between the two of them.

Unexpectedly, Yan Chengxue pondered for a moment with a gloomy expression, and suddenly a soft smile rose from the corner of his mouth, and he cupped his hands at Su Yan and said, "Thank you, Lord Yushi, for your kindness! Everyone in the Taipu Temple in Shanxi must follow the lead of the Lord."

This is to surrender!Draw a clear line with other yamen... insidious, too insidious!Li Rong scolded in his heart, this guy surnamed Yan knew he didn't fit in well, even if he joined forces with other yamen, he wouldn't really be welcomed by them, why not take advantage of the east wind that Su Yan threw an olive branch, don't hug his thighs, take advantage of this How much benefit can be gained from the fire of the new official's appointment.

Taipu Temple and Yuanma Temple are in the same breath, so if I don't rely on Su Twelve, I won't be able to. If I continue to hesitate, I'm afraid there will be no place for him on either side.

Li Rong finally made up his mind, and with a face full of gratitude, he bowed deeply to Su Yan: "Master Yu Shi not only has a kind heart to solve the embarrassment of the two temples, but also focuses on the foundation and strives for innovation. Slightly, even though Guan and Yan Zaishi are still alive, they will not be able to catch up!"

Su Yan's skin was covered in goose bumps from this naked flattery.

He believes that all his achievements are based on the amount of knowledge accumulated in his previous life, the viewpoints he absorbed, and the historical process he has known. He can be regarded as standing on the shoulders of giants. But he, that's really shameless.

And Li Siqing, who can shoot such shameless flattery, is also a kind of "talent" in a sense!This is like the caretaker invited by the director of the program group, sitting in the front row of the audience, crying when you need to cry, laughing when you need to laugh, and relying on him to applaud at critical moments to drive the atmosphere of the scene. The lunch box let him go, very economical.

Su Yan smiled and gave Li Rong an encouraging look, and said, "Master Li is too much to praise, which makes me ashamed, ashamed."

Yan and Li expressed their position, at least Huo Dun, who joined the army in Lingzhou, would also stand by Su Yan's side.The officials of other departments had to start to recalculate. If they were also a hero who knew the current affairs, how likely would they be to make a profit?

Although this Su Twelve may have been lucky enough to advance, but the holy family is the holy family, and Lu Angao's lessons learned from the past are there, it is better to wait and see to see if His Majesty can really agree with his performance, and then decide on the future attitude.

Everyone had their own thoughts, and Su Yan was impatient to say more, so the first meeting between the discipline inspectors and local officials ended like this.

"People don't suffer from poverty but from inequality. No matter in ancient or modern times, this is true everywhere." Su Yan sighed, taking off the censor's uniform and handing it to Su Xiaojing, while Su Xiaobei held a new stewed pot Bing Tang pear soup came up to moisten his throat.

The two servants cried a lot because they were pleasantly surprised by their reunion with their master before, their eyes were still red and swollen, and they were still a little excited to see Su Yan at this moment.

Jing Hong chased after the sword, seemed to be lost in thought, frowning slightly.

Su Yan was about to take a bath at this moment, because the room was full of close relatives, and he felt that there was nothing to hide, so he took off his bun and only wore a white silk singlet, waiting for the two servants to fill the tub with hot water.

Seeing Jing Hongzhui's expression that hesitated to speak, he smiled and said: "Ah Zhui has something to say, just say it, why don't you still see me?"

Only then did Jing Hongzhui open his mouth: "The subordinates don't understand. Along the way, Lingwu Supervisor, Qingpingyuan, including Qingshui Camp, what kind of virtues are the people of the two temples? Yan Chengxue and Li What kind of thing is Rong, the adults are all clear, why should they praise them and accept the surrender of Yan and Li?"

Su Yan knew that he must have this question.

Although Ah Zhui has no interest in state affairs and political affairs, he used to be a killer who recognized money but not people, but now he only recognizes... well, to put it bluntly, he only recognizes "Master Su".His temperament seems indifferent and eccentric, but in fact he still has a chivalrous spirit, so he must not be used to the scene in the hall today.

Su Yan walked to the tub, reached out to check the temperature of the water, and said to Xiaobei and Xiaojing, "It's almost... don't sprinkle perfume! Don't even use flower petals! Soap is fine... OK, just put the towel here, I There is no need to wait for washing, you go to rest... What are you talking about, children, please sleep late and be careful not to grow taller."

Xiaobei and Xiaojing were kicked out twice by him, but he had no choice but to put down the bath towel and soap, and exit the room.

Before Su Xiaobei left, he glared at Jing Hong and motioned him to go out too.Jing Hong chased and didn't want to talk to him at first, but when she turned her head and saw behind the screen, Su Yan had already started to undress.Candlelight reflects the youthful and handsome silhouette on the translucent mica screen, rippling faintly.

Jing Hongzhui's blood boiled instantly, his throat was as thirsty as the Hetao Desert outside the Great Wall, and he ordered himself to look away from the screen over and over again in his heart, but his eyes didn't obey at all, and locked the figure tightly.

He suppressed his shortness of breath, squeezed the hilt of his sword into his palm, and finally regained some sanity, like a defeated army, he lowered his head and said with difficulty: "Subordinates, go first, leave."

"Wait," Su Yan's voice came from behind the screen, mixed with the uproar of water entering the tub, "You don't want to know the answer?"

Jing Hongzhui clenched her fists, "I want to..."

I want Master Su.

Thinking with hunger and thirst, thinking with burning body, thinking with almost death without regret.But he didn't dare, for fear of making a wrong step and falling into the abyss, after which he would completely lose the qualification to follow and the opportunity to secretly watch.

"Sit down if you want to, and listen to me to share with you."

Jing Hong retreated to the door as if he staggered, and sat down slowly while leaning on the corner of the table. The shadow on the screen burned his eyes, but he couldn't bear to blink any more.

"I intend to promote the two temples, but the promotion is the position, not the person. The two temples must be cleaned from top to bottom. Those that should be withdrawn, those that should be demoted, and those that should be replaced, including the strict Cheng Xue. He is a talent, but it is a pity that he is not suitable for the position. As a poisonous adviser, he can barely be trained. When he is a civil affairs official, he is completely harmful to the people. During his tenure, he must be held accountable for the failure of the horse administration due to his negligence, but not now.

"The horse market will open tomorrow. During these eight days, Qingshui Camp in Lingzhou will be a huge trading ground. Foreigners, Central Plains people, officials, traders, frontier soldiers, villagers... will pour in from all directions. It’s difficult to distinguish, the situation is complicated, if there are no officials like Huo Dun and Yan Chengxue who are very familiar with the local area, there will be problems.”

"Considering the work of maintaining security and stability during the G20 summit—" Su Yan turned on the radio suddenly, opened his drowsy eyes, and was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry for the drafts, I wrote too many official documents before... Anyway, for Qingshuiying The border is stable during the horse market, no matter how corrupt these officials are, they must first be suppressed and appeased, and everything has to wait until the horse market is over."

"Besides, I also planned a sideshow for this grand event." He turned and lay down on the edge of the barrel, and smiled towards the faint figure outside the screen, "Ah Zhui still remember what I said, if you can get back the imperial decree, you can Want to start a game that is sure to win and has no profit, let me be the banker, and let Shaanxi officials, big and small, be the players of this game? At that time, the 500 taels of silver that I bought you for the sword , it landed here."

Jing Hongzhui can almost imagine Su Yan's sly smile at the moment, and the feeling of water droplets rolling down from his smooth and naked shoulders and neck, the blue silk floating on the water surface like satin, half concealed, half concealed. Beneath the mist the... of...

He turned sharply and covered the heel of his leg with the scabbard.

"Hey, are you turning around and snickering?" Su Yan asked dissatisfiedly, "Do you think I'll draw a big cake for you?"

"No, nothing!" Jing Hong chased roughly, "I have a sore throat... My throat hurts, and the weather is too dry."

"Indeed, it's almost autumn, and the air in Lingzhou is dry and the wind is strong. By the way, Xiaobei's ice sugar pear stew is too much, I can't finish it, there is still a bowl on the table, you can drink it."

Jing Hongzhui pressed the scabbard with one hand, picked up the bowl with the other, and drank it down like pouring medicine.

As soon as he put the bowl down, he took a breath and said, "Resign, my lord, take a good rest." After finishing speaking, he left the room without looking back, and closed the door behind his back.

The night wind blew past, carrying the heat that could not go away in the last summer, Jing Hong looked down at the high raised crotch, gritted her teeth and cursed in a low voice: "Naughty animal!"