Reincarnation of the powerful minister

A flash of lightning pierced the night sky, waking up the guard who was standing dozing.

The strong wind nearly extinguished the flame of the lantern, and in the fleeting flash of lightning, two unrecognizable figures in cloaks walked straight towards them.

The guard shouted: "Who is it? Stop! This is the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, who dares to trespass!"

The figure stopped.In an instant, a panting official of the Ministry of Justice came up from behind, nodded and bowed to the figure in charge: "My lord, you see that the weather is really bad, it's going to rain soon, or...you go back to the house first? Come back tomorrow morning, let's go down!" Officials can also report to their superiors."

The man didn't turn around, but just said: "Yes, or not, please give me an answer."

The official hesitated for a moment, then said discouragedly, "Okay. Your Excellency, please go ahead."

One of the guards wanted to say something to stop him, but a gust of night wind blew, and the moment they passed by, the hood on the figure's head was lifted back.

The guard froze completely.His companion turned his head to look at the dark entrance of the prison, and asked him: "Who is this? The one in the middle of the night doesn't even have a document, and Yuanwailang dared not stop him."

"It's the elder Ge... No, it's the elder Ge who has been suspended."

"Since he has been suspended, why should he be afraid of him?"

"You don't understand," the guard suddenly smiled, "It's a real ability for a retired elder to have two authentic elders help him with the sedan chair."

A bolt of lightning pierced the night sky, illuminating the stone lion at the gate of Beizhen Fusi.

The rapid sound of horseshoes shattered the quiet alleyway, Shen Qi was dressed in ink-dyed silver weave flying fish, and the skirt was blown up and down like black waves by the wind.

He got off his horse outside the stone steps, Gao Shuo who was waiting by the door immediately came forward and said in a low voice: "My lord, the emperor is in the hall."

Shen Qi asked: "Do you know the reason for coming?"

Gao Shuo shook his head: "The emperor brought only a dozen imperial guards. Shi Qianhu is on duty tonight. He brought someone to pick him up. Because he didn't know why the emperor came, he signaled me to report to your lord immediately."

At the second watch, the emperor arrived at Beizhen Fusi without warning.At that time, because Su Yan had greeted him in advance, saying that he had something to go out tonight, so Shen Qi went back to Shen's mansion alone to rest.After receiving the urgent report from the spies, he immediately got up and dressed, and rushed straight to the Yamen.

"My lord, I always feel that this incident tonight is quite weird. If the emperor wants to order me to do things, a secret order is enough. Why do you need the holy car to come in person?"

Shen Qi stretched out her hand, preventing Gao Shuo from asking further questions, and said indifferently: "What exactly is going on, I will know when I meet Sheng Sheng."

His right hand subconsciously pressed the handle of the Xiuchun knife, and then he went up the steps, walked through the wide front yard, and walked towards the hall guarded by the imperial guards.

"My minister, Shen Qi, kowtows to the emperor, please give me peace."

Zhu Helin sat in the main seat behind the case, which was exactly where Shen Qi usually sat, flipping through a newly closed case file.On the table in front of him are still many files of Beizhen Fusi.

"Show Commander Shen a seat." Zhu Helin ordered without raising his head, and turned a few more pages in his hand.

Shi Yanshuang and a group of Jinyi guards stood on both sides of the hall with their hands down, not panting.The imperial guard brought a round stool and placed it in the center of the hall, signaling Shen Qi to take a seat.

Shen Qi thanked En and sat down with a calm expression: "The emperor came at night, did some important case happen, or is there an urgent task for the minister to handle?"

Zhu Helin raised his eyes from the edge of the booklet and looked at him: "There is a big case."

"Excuse me."

"There are ministers colluding with rebels, sheltering, hiding, passing on news, killing officers and soldiers, and secretly helping them to plot against them. What crime should such a false loyal and treacherous person be?"

Shen Qi's face remained unchanged, and she replied: "According to the law, Ling Chi should be executed, and the Yi tribe."

Zhu Helin looked at him with a sharp and blatant coldness.After a while, he smiled slightly: "Since that's the case, please ask Commander Shen to deal with himself according to the law, and let him be restrained!"

Shi Yanshuang turned pale with shock, knelt down and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen is loyal to the court and to the emperor. It is absolutely impossible for him to do such a rebellious thing. There must be a misunderstanding. Who framed Mr. Shen out of thin air? This person has ulterior motives." emperor!"

"——It's me! Whether it's a frame-up or not, you, Shen Qi, know very well." Zhu Helin threw the file away, and jumped up, "Or do you not shed tears when you see the coffin, and you want to confront the Jin Yiwei spies who failed to silence you? "

Silence?Jin Yiwei?Shi Yanshuang looked at Shen Qi in astonishment: Could it be that what the emperor said was the three Jinyiwei spies who were accidentally killed by the thief when he was tracking down the thief who stole the jade documents a few days ago?They are not dead, and they still... accuse Mr. Shen of being the real murderer?

But no matter what, Shi Yanshuang still felt that Shen Qi was not a rebellious person, especially with Su Yan restraining her, how could she go crazy?He shook his head in disbelief, kowtowed to Zhu Helin and said: "There must be something strange behind this matter, the Emperor Wanwang will clearly investigate!"

Zhu Helin ignored him, but stared at Shen Qi firmly: "I should have thought of it a long time ago, since my father left... No, I'm afraid that when my father was still in power, you were already at both ends of the spectrum, secretly and in the vacuum Teaching and hooking up with the players. Otherwise, why did the prison car that escorted Mr. Crane end up in your hands and something went wrong?

"Also, the matter of the father... all depends on the edict in your hand. The edict is useless even to seal the seal. Who knows whether it is true or not? It can be said that you arranged this matter from the beginning to the end. All the inside information It's all your one-sided words, but no one can hear your father's voice, you are coercing the emperor to order—"

Zhu Helin paused for a moment, and suddenly burst into a loud shout: "—Shen Qi! How dare you!"

Everyone in the hall knelt on the ground, unwilling to face the emperor's wrath.Only Shen Qi got up slowly, with a pair of ferocious and fierce eyes, his eyes turned up from bottom to top, staring at the Tuanlong Buzi on Zhu Helin's chest.Under his handsome skin, it seemed that a ferocious beast would burst out at any moment and bite the dragon's body in two.

Under this gaze, Zhu Helin felt a sting of cold teeth and bones.But the young emperor did not shrink back, instead he took a step closer with murderous intent, and sneered at Shen Qi: "I came here today with only a dozen personal guards. If you want to strike, now is the best time. Miss it. At this moment, what is waiting for you is the punishment of [-] knives! Why, why don't you hurry up and do it?"

The hallway of the dungeon was damp and dark, with heavy iron bars on both sides, and the flickering light of the lantern illuminated another dark world.

The officials led Su Yan and Jing Hong to one of the cells and ordered the guards to open the lock. He smiled at Su Yan and said, "This is the one. The old man chatted slowly, and the next official asked someone to make a pot of tea." Send it here." After saying this, he and the jailer exited the cell together.

Jing Hongzhe quickly scanned the cell, but found nothing unusual, and didn't feel any threat, so she nodded slightly at Su Yan, and then stood at the door of the cell with her sword in her arms to prevent others from entering by mistake.

The cell was not big, but it was fairly clean, with a low table and a small stool in the middle, and a burning oil lamp on the table.In the corner of the cell was a simple hardwood couch, covered with dark blue mattresses and thin quilts.

Cui Jinping was lying facing the wall, and his official uniform had been stripped off when he was in court. Although he did not wear the prison uniform after he was imprisoned, he only added a rough cotton shirt over the center line.He seemed to be sleeping, but his sleep was restless, and he coughed a few times from time to time.

Su Yan walked over, took off the feather satin cloak on his body, and gently covered Cui Jinping.

Cui Jinping twitched his limbs a few times, woke up from the drowsiness, turned to see Su Yan, and said in a daze, "...it's you."

Su Yan sat down on the edge of the couch, reached out to prevent him from taking off the cloak, and said, "It's me. I heard that you caught the cold from the humidity in the prison. I brought medicine to see you."

Cui Jinping couldn't take off the cloak, so he wrapped it tightly and closed his eyes again: "I've figured it out these few days."

"Understand what?"

"I understand that you already knew everything. I understand that the so-called flaws are the bait you deliberately left for the enemy. I understand that I, Cui Pingshan, are a ridiculous clown in your eyes, Su Qinghe."

"Nonsense!" Su Yanbo scolded and patted his arm, "I have never underestimated you, let alone regarded you as an enemy. In Su Qinghe's eyes, Cui Pingshan is a veritable number one scholar in Jinke, handsome and arrogant, Talented, beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Cui Jinping let out a soft gasp from his throat, which then turned into a series of violent coughs.He curled up, pulling his cloak tighter.

Su Yan patted him on the back, waited for him to catch his breath, and continued: "And your wisdom and courage to rein in the precipice are also what I admire."

Cui Jinping couldn't bear it anymore, and gritted his teeth: "Even though there are so many benefits, it doesn't mean that you think highly of me. After you rise to the top, you won't see the old man in your eyes, and even a doorman can dismiss me at will!"

"I'm sorry, I made you angry with the servant." Su Yan apologized to him, "Now that servant has also betrayed me, it can be seen that he has a bad temper, and I blame my lack of discipline."

Cui Jinping rolled his eyes: "His parents haven't disciplined him well for more than ten years, so what does it have to do with you? You are a dignified cabinet minister, and you are still responsible for the character of every servant in the family?"

Su Yan smiled and said: "Yes, I have been taught. If my subordinates make mistakes in the future, I can only blame their parents for not teaching them. In short, they can't rely on me. Then why are you angry?"

Cui Jinping turned around and stared at him: "Don't make jokes, I know you very well, don't take this! Just answer me directly, have you never mentioned me in court, even once?"

Su Yan hesitated for a moment, and replied, "Yes."

"For what? Contempt, jealousy, or ambition?"

"neither."

"The emperor doesn't want to see me, so you play it safe and don't want to say something fair for me."

"Not at all."

"——What is the reason for that!"

Su Yan sighed: "If I say, just because I am the deputy minister of the Ministry of Personnel, I must be more cautious in promoting young cadres. In addition to their education and ability, they must also go down to the grassroots to experience people's livelihood and correct people. Thinking, training administrative ability, so as not to repeat the mistakes of "injury Zhongyong", but damage good seedlings, can you understand?"

Obviously, many words are weird, as if they were translated from foreign languages, but how can they understand the meaning of all the words?Cui Jinping was stunned, and suddenly lifted his cloak and sat up, staring at Su Yan: "You lied to me! This is an excuse you thought up afterwards."

"I really didn't lie to you." Su Yan said helplessly, "This idea has been in my mind for a long time, but I can't prove it to you. But one thing is confirmed - after the three Titang officials were interrogated by the emperor , Xie Shiyan and Jiang Chunnian put all the relevant responsibilities on you, saying that because you were jealous of Tongnian, you seized the transcript and delayed the military report without authorization, but they were only deceived by you and attacked me out of righteous indignation."

Cui Jinping was furious: "What! No, that's not the case...how could the two of them be so shameless, talking nonsense with their eyes open!"

Su Yan said: "Unloading the mill and killing the donkey, abandoning the pawn to save the cart, this kind of thing is rare in the past and present? The emperor was very angry. He was going to punish you severely, but I stopped him. I told the emperor that Cui Jinping may not be pure. Not necessarily selfless, but at least one thing I am sure of - he has a bottom line, and he will not easily break the bottom line."

"I...Actually, I..." Cui Jinping should not say anything for a while.

Su Yan put his hand on his shoulder, and said with a little force: "I know you. I also know my own problems. I always want to arrange everything properly. The more high-ranking I am, the more I am used to controlling everything. This kind of The 'big patriarch' type of thinking is not good, and we will take it as a warning in the future."

Cui Jinping felt a little ashamed, bowed his head and said: "I had evil thoughts in my heart, and I almost went astray, harming others and myself. You are right. Whether it is the judgment of the situation, the proficiency of government affairs, or the insight into people's hearts, I The Tao and deeds are still too shallow, and they really need to be practiced."

Su Yan held his hand, and said sincerely: "The past will be changed, and we will still be friends from now on?"

Cui Jinping shook his head slowly.

Su Yan was a little disappointed and a little sad.But Cui Jinping said: "Not friends, but best friends!" After he was startled, he laughed: "You are right."

"These are the pills prepared by the doctor. Remember to take them according to the doctor's advice, and you will recover soon. After you get out of prison in a few days, I'm afraid that your position as the general manager will not be guaranteed. After all, the general secretary is responsible for collecting the world's reports. The emperor will never let a Those who have detained military information will continue to stay in the Department of General Administration, then we will see—"

Cui Jinping interrupted him: "I've made up my mind."

"what?"

"After I get out of prison, I will ask the emperor for an order to let me out of Beijing. I will go to the poorest and most desolate place, and become a local official and parental official."

Su Yan was a little surprised: "It's not necessary..."

Cui Jinping laughed and said: "If a county can't be ruled, how can the world be ruled?" In the past, I only cared about yearning for "the dragon's leap to the golden scale", but forgot the sharpening, Accumulation and precipitation. Qinghe, you wait until I come back after being transformed into a carp into a dragon and reborn. Only then will I be qualified to stand in the court and fight with you for the country and the people."

Su Yan got up and shook the cotton wadding on his sleeves, and bowed solemnly, "wait for the good news."

Cui Jinping also got up from the couch, bowed his hands and returned the salute: "I live up to your will."