Zhao Ning is a pragmatist.

What is a pragmatist?

It means that you can help me get things done, and if you make some mistakes in the process, as long as they are not big, it will be no problem.

Who can guarantee that he will not make mistakes?

If you don't want to make mistakes, you have to do nothing.

Luo Congyan also said that in governing the country, one should not severely punish people for small mistakes, but one must not let go of big mistakes.

Did Qin Hui make a big or small mistake in Jiangdong?

First of all, did Qin Hui take any money?

Hey, this is where Qin Hui is smart.

No one knows whether he took it or not.

Even if he takes it, he has already been cleared.

This chain has been turned over by many parties and is almost difficult to trace.

Without conclusive evidence, we can only assume that Qin Hui did not take the money.

After all, no matter how shameless Zhao Ning is, he will not do anything unwarranted like Qin Hui in the official history.

People can do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes, because this is a required course in politics, but people cannot have double standards.

Besides, Zhao Ning is a person who respects the system and justice very much.

Even if they go on a killing spree, there is enough evidence that they are well prepared.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Great Song Dynasty has not collapsed despite killing so many people.

Procedural justice is the most important thing to maintain overall stability.

Since there is no evidence of Qin Hui's corruption, as far as it can be written on paper, it is generally accepted that Qin Hui was responsible for the oversight.

The responsibility for oversight may be large or small, depending on the impact of the incident.

At present, the grain robbery case has not triggered a large-scale civil uprising. The county magistrate who committed the crime has been arrested, and other counties have restrained themselves.

Qin Hui was transferred back again, and the biggest obstacle to the investigation by the Su Provincial Academy and the Ministry of Household Affairs in Jiangdong was gone.

Risks are basically under control.

If Qin Hui is dismissed because of this incident, the psychology of other prime ministers will be more or less affected. Who would dare to let go and do things?

Now is still the stage when the New Deal is taking full advantage of it. We need to continue to encourage important ministers not to be afraid of making mistakes and to boldly try forward.

After all, people's hearts are like water.

There was a dead silence in the Hall of Wende, and the monarch and his ministers remained silent.

Ever since Zhao Ning traveled through time at the end of the first year of Jingkang and began to summon Qin Hui, before today, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers was pretty good.

At least they look peaceful on the surface.

It's different now.

Qin Hui truly felt the supreme pressure from the emperor.

He forced himself to calm down and said: "I know that I have committed a crime, and please punish me. I will never complain."

Zhao Guanjia sat there with a cold face and said nothing.

This silence lasted for a full quarter of an hour.

For Qin Hui, this quarter of an hour seemed as long as a century.

"You were the one who ran the Song Dynasty Daily at the beginning, and you also cleaned up and reorganized the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice later on. You were involved in paying cash to the countryside, agricultural loans, and the New Agricultural Policy. You were also responsible for the Luoyang case."

Zhao Guanjia's tone slowly returned to calmness.

"It is the duty of a minister to share your worries with the king. I dare not take credit for myself and be arrogant."

"I know you are loyal to me."

"It's all because of His Majesty's pity. If His Majesty hadn't promoted me in an unusual way, and I was still serving as an official at the Yushitai, there would be no chance to participate in the New Deal of the Song Dynasty or to assist Your Majesty." At this point, Qin Hui's voice had already trembled.

"Your Majesty has shown me a great kindness, which I will never forget."

"Get up."

Qin Hui knelt there and did not dare to move.

"Get up."

Qin Hui first picked up his official hat and put it on, then stood up: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

When Qin Hui stood up, his face was already filled with tears: "I have betrayed your majesty's trust in me."

"Do you know why I promoted Lu Yihao to the position of Prime Minister?"

"Xianggong Lu has the talent to govern the world."

Zhao Ning stood up and walked to the map, leaving Qin Hui with his back.

He looked at the map and said: "You must be wondering why the left prime minister is Lu Yihao after you have done so many things for me."

"Your Majesty's Holy Light illuminates the world, and I dare not make rash guesses."

"Zhao Ding has been in poor health."

Qin Hui was stunned for a moment, and his heart began to beat wildly, but on the surface he tried to remain calm: "The prime minister is concerned about the country and the people."

"But you didn't do a good job in Jiangdong." Zhao Ning said, "Not only did you get caught by others, your policy of converting rice to mulberry was ineffective. Now a lot of people are staring at you. Do you understand?

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"I am guilty, please punish me."

"Go down, go down!" Zhao Guanjia suddenly said impatiently.

"minister……"

"I'm tired." Zhao Ning waved his hand.

"I beg you to leave." Qin Hui had no choice but to leave.

When Qin Hui returned to the political hall, his colleagues still respected him, at least on the surface.

But the trend in Tokyo seems to have changed. Jiangdong's plan to convert rice to mulberry has collapsed across the board, and has been embroiled in corruption scandals.

For a time, there were rampant rumors in the capital about removing Qin Hui from power.

Wang was in tears all day long at home.

In October, Nie Chang and Qian Gai, with Li Guang's full assistance, searched Jiangning's house from top to bottom.

This matter is interesting. Not only Jiangning Prefecture, but other prefectures on Jiangnan East Road have also been implicated in corruption.

It can be said that at the end of the ninth year of Jingkang, half of the prefectures, local prefects, and county magistrates in Jiangdong were investigated and punished.

By the end of October, reports of corruption were sent to the capital one after another, which was shocking.

For a time, many fingers were pointed at Qin Hui.

During the political discussions in the early dynasty, Lu Yihao, the left prime minister, openly said to Zhao Guanjia: "Qin Hui Shangshu You Cheng should be dismissed from his official position."

No one dared to say this, but Lu Yihao dared to say it.

As soon as this statement came out, it caused an uproar.

Everyone in the court was shocked, and everyone lamented that if Qin Hui stepped down, the structure of the court would undergo great changes.

For example, officials in important positions such as Luo Ruji and Wang Cienweng will disappear from the court.

When Lu Yihao said this, Qin Hui could only stand up and resign.

Zhao Ning did not agree to Qin Hui's resignation.

In the next few days, Qin Hui submitted letters of resignation every day, but Zhao Ning detained them all.

October 28, Qin Mansion.

It was another sleepless night. Wang got up and went to the backyard to cry secretly.

Qin Hui also got up, took his cloak and went to the backyard to put it on Wang.

Qin Hui asked: "My dear, why are you so worried?"

"Nowadays, most of the people in the capital are making bad remarks about you. Is it true that all our hard work for so many years has been in vain?"

"My dear, don't worry, the officials have always trusted me very much."

"How do you know the officials still trust you?"

Qin Hui sighed and said: "To tell you the truth, last time the officials summoned me alone and said that Zhao Ding's position was reserved for me."

"Really?" Wang immediately became energetic.

"When the officials mentioned the appointment of Lu Yihao as the left prime minister instead of me, they immediately mentioned that Zhao Ding was ill."

"But now this capital..."

"You don't have to worry, those people are just a bunch of mediocre people who will follow the wind."
Chapter completed!