After a while, Qu Tiange came back with a person in his arms, threw the person to the ground, nodded to the two people at the main seat and said, "Here we go." Xie Yan nodded with satisfaction, although Qu Tiange
Different from people who have been specially trained by the Secret Code Camp, Jianghu people also have their own way of doing things.
What's more, Qu Tiange is also Qu Fang's apprentice. He has done a lot of things for Bai Jingrong over the years with Qu Fang. Naturally, this little thing can't stop him.
There were no injuries on the man on the ground, but he was still shaking when he was thrown to the ground. The clothes on his back were almost soaked with sweat. He had obviously suffered a lot.
Wei Changting asked curiously: "Are you really Cao Mian's people?"
The man shook for a moment and said hoarsely: "It's... Xiao, this guy is... the guard officer of the Governor's Mansion, Cao An."
"Your surname is also Cao? Are you the leader of the guards? What kind of official is this? Does it mean the commander of the guards? The Cao family even calls them different from others?" Wei Changting asked.
Cao An said: "My great-great-grandfather and Mr. Cao's great-grandfather are brothers, so it stands to reason that... the younger one should call Mr. Cao my cousin. The younger one... is only in charge of a part of the mansion that specializes in guarding foreign missions. The Governor's Mansion, together with the younger one,
Generally, there are four more stewards.”
Wei Changting looked at Cao An with some surprise, "Are you and Cao Mian still related? The Governor's Mansion is quite large, and even the division of the guards is more regular than others."
It's just that this blood relationship is a bit distant. The Cao family was considered a big family at the beginning, and Cao An was probably a side branch of his great-great-grandfather's generation.
"Tell me, what is Chen Xun talking about?" Xie Yan interrupted Wei Changting's curiosity and asked in a deep voice.
Cao An's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but glance at Qu Tiange quickly, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, please forgive me! I don't know anything, I am just ordered to hunt down the fugitive!"
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Pursuit of fugitives is fair and just. Why do you say that they stole your master's things? Besides, why don't I remember that the pursuit of fugitives is not done by the Governor's Yamen and his officers and soldiers, but by the Governor's Mansion?"
The guards came to pursue them in person? Do you have the sea arrest documents from the governor’s office? Take them out and take a look?"
The Governor's Office and the Governor's Mansion are not the same place. There are some things that the people in the Governor's Office can do but the guards of the Governor's Mansion cannot. Anyone with a little common sense should be able to tell the difference.
Not to mention Cao An didn't have it. Even if he had him, how could he dare to take it with him?
The Governor's Mansion originally wanted to handle this matter quietly and suppress the news within Qingzhou. It would be troublesome if the sea arrest document was issued and spread to other places to spread the matter. The Governor of Qingzhou is here
Qingzhou can cover the sky with one hand, but other places may not give him this face.
This is why they only dared to disguise themselves and inquire secretly along the way, instead of directly asking local governments for help with government documents.
"Tell me, why did you arrest him?" Luo Junyao asked with a smile.
Cold sweat broke out on Cao An's forehead, but under Xie Yan's indifferent gaze, he couldn't even think of a lie. After a while, he stumbled and said: "Go back, Princess. Your Excellency said that the teachers and students of Yunhai Academy colluded with Hai.
Kou, gathered a crowd to conspire, and ordered all the people in the academy to be locked up and interrogated. I don’t want a few people to escape. The eldest son said... These scholars are cunning and will definitely ruin your reputation outside, and even falsely accuse you.
The younger one led people around to look for these…these thieves…”
In fact, no matter how much he tried to quibble, it was useless, because he could not explain why, if it was really a problem with Yunhai Academy, why Cao Mian did not directly order officers and soldiers to come and arrest the people, but instead asked people from the Governor's Mansion to come forward to negotiate with Yunhai Academy first.
.
The most important thing is that nearly half a year has passed since these things happened, but the imperial court has not received any documents or memorials from Qingzhou in this regard.
Xie Yan said: "What do you think of what Chen Xun just said?"
Cao An trembled and shook his head quickly: "There is absolutely no such thing! This is all Chen Xunxin's verbal slander against our Lord! Please give me a clear warning!"
Xie Yan said: "Is there absolutely no such thing, or do you want to deceive the court on behalf of Cao Mian? Since the matter has come before me, there is no reason to ignore it. Have you figured it out?"
Cao An lowered his eyes, staring at the ground and moving rapidly.
Several months have passed since the incident, and even the Regent's Palace may not be able to...
Xie Yan did not wait for his answer and said directly: "Take him to the dungeon of the royal palace and interrogate him again. Pass the king's order and send the secret battalion to Qingzhou immediately to investigate the affairs of Cao Mian and Yunhai Academy. In addition..."
Xie Yan glanced at Cao An who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Bring his family to Yonglai."
Hearing this, Cao An's expression suddenly changed and he was a little panicked and wanted to say something, but Xie Yan did not look at him again.
Changting, the guard next to him, said: "Don't you know how to scare off the grass?"
Xie Yan said: "If they can't even do this little thing, they will all go back to Suzhou to guard the border."
Wei Changting immediately touched his nose and waved his hand to signal Qu Tiange to take him away quickly so that His Highness the Regent wouldn't get into trouble.
Qu Tiange glanced at him coldly, stepped forward, picked up Cao An and left.
"Your new commander has quite a personality." Wei Changting looked at Qu Tiange's back and said, "But this is too taciturn, or..." Wei Changting suddenly stopped mid-sentence, and changed his words with a somewhat sad expression.
Said: "Why did the prince let him take over the Secret Code Camp? It's strange that he is not used to it."
Leng Shuang had already left Shangyong. She neither said goodbye to him nor left a single word on the day she left. She didn't even tell him the time of departure.
When he knew it, Leng Shuang had already left Shangyong for a day.
When Prince Wei was feeling sad, he did not see the look in Zhu Siming's eyes next to him: From the Zhenguo Army and the Prince Regent's Palace, aren't you, Prince Wei, the person who is most likely to cause trouble for the prince?
Xie Yan said: "Maybe it's because he can beat ten of you."
"..." Can it still make people feel sad for a while?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Siming coughed lightly, suppressing a smile and said: "Your Majesty, with Cao Mian's status, ordinary people may not be able to deal with him. If Mr. Chen did what he said,
It’s true, I’m afraid we need to send high officials from the DPRK to Qingzhou to take care of it.”
The governor is the highest military and political official in a state and the true emperor of the country.
If placed in troubled times, he could directly transform into a vassal town and dominate the party. If ordinary court officials want to go against him on Qingzhou's territory, it is basically like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.
Upon hearing this, Wei Changting immediately stared at Xie Yan warily, his eyes seeming to say: Don't even think about sending me!
Xie Yan glanced at him indifferently and said: "You have time to daydream, why not think about when your position as minister will be secure."
Wei Changting said angrily: "What does this have to do with me? The guy named Liao in the official department is deliberately delaying, what can I do?!" He hasn't blamed him for lying yet, because he promised to be promoted soon?
How many months has it been?
Xie Yan said: "You can't even take care of Liao Wei, are you sure you can manage the entire household department? If it really doesn't work, I can't bypass the official department and directly promote you to the position of minister."
The regent, like the emperor, could directly appoint any official. Although most of the time they only expressed their intention or asked ministers to recommend officials, and then the Ministry of Personnel would verify and consider them, then ask the regent for approval, and then issue an edict.
Quite a complicated process.
Wei Changting snorted softly and said: "No need, don't worry, the old man from the Ministry of Finance is more anxious than me. If Liao Wei keeps delaying, he can live directly at Liao's house."
"If I don't need to go, then who do you plan to let go?" Wei Changting asked curiously: "There are not many people who can be used in Shangyong nowadays, right? Luo Jinyan will leave soon, and Gu Jue will definitely not be able to do it. Chaozhong..."
Most of the people whose status can suppress Cao Mian are too old to travel far away, let alone deal with these things. There are also many people who are of the right age and have no ability. Seriously, there are very few people who have the right age, ability and status, not to mention that they may not be able to leave.
Gotta go.
Xie Yan said: "Let's take a look at the news coming back from Secret Word Camp. If there is really any problem, I will go there personally."
After that, he turned back to Zhu Siming and said, "Send a message to Dai Yunwen. After finishing the affairs in Yizhou, go directly to Qingzhou."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhu Siming immediately stood up and saluted, while secretly feeling sweaty for his colleagues.
Luo Junyao was sitting next to him and suddenly said: "I heard that the Cao family has many relatives in the capital. If the Cao family can't find Chen Xun and others, will they ask their relatives for help?"
Zhu Siming bowed and said: "Thank you, Princess, for reminding me. I will attract people's attention when I am lowered."
Because of the incident in Qingzhou, Xie Yan has obviously been in a bad mood these past few days. The people who can feel this most intuitively are the officials in the court who often have contact with His Highness the Regent.
But they didn’t know why the prince was in a bad mood. Apart from the incident involving the eldest daughter of the Luo family, there seemed to be nothing bad happening recently. For the regent, the incident involving the eldest daughter of the Luo family was not enough to affect his mood.
Bar?
Could it be that...the Empress Dowager is not well?
"My lord...what's bothering you?" In the royal study, Liao Wei looked at Xie Yan sitting behind the desk and couldn't help but frown.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has approved the promotion of Wei Changting to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance. This is a great thing for the regent to take charge of the government. Although he also took the opportunity to promote his student Fang Chun to the title of Minister of the Ministry of Finance, the two statuses are not the same.
Same thing.
Is Xie Yan still not satisfied?
Xie Yan raised his eyes and said calmly: "Nothing, I remember... Lord Liao and Marquis Wen Ding are in-laws?"
Liao Wei was stunned, not quite understanding why Xie Yan suddenly paid attention to his family affairs.
You must know that His Royal Highness the Regent is always concise and to the point, and he never chats with anyone in the imperial study room.
Some people think that such a person is vigorous and resolute, while others think that he is a little impersonal.
"The prince is right. My daughter has been married to Wen Dinghou's second son for three years. The prince was at the border at that time. It's really a pity that I couldn't invite him to a wedding drink." Although Liao Wei was puzzled, he still replied.
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Since we are in-laws, has Marquis Wen Ding written to Lord Liao recently?"
Liao Wei felt a little unhappy. Since he and the Cao family were in-laws, it was natural for them to exchange letters on a daily basis.
Is it possible that the regent also has to take care of this?
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. At the end of the year, the Liao family sent someone to the capital to send congratulatory gifts, and also sent a private letter from Brother Cao." Liao Wei had a smile on his face, but when he mentioned the word "private message", his tone was a little more serious. It was obviously
Remind Xie Yan that his daily dealings are not within the scope of the regent's interference.
After that, Liao Wei added another sentence, saying: "There are some words in the letter from the relatives to inquire about the situation in the capital. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I know the rules and will never disclose anything that should not be disclosed."
This was said very rudely. Liao Wei originally thought that Xie Yan would be displeased, but Xie Yan just said calmly: "Master Liao is overly concerned. It is a common thing for relatives to communicate with each other. I just asked him casually."
"..." The more he said this, the more Liao Wei didn't believe it.
I couldn't help but wonder in my heart what the deep meaning of Xie Yan's words was. Could it be that something happened in Qingzhou? Or was it that Xie Yan wanted to win over or deal with Cao Mian? Why?
He thought too much and had no time to care about Xie Yan's mood. After talking about the matter, he left the palace.
Watching Liao Wei go out, Wei Changting, who had been pretending to be a piece of wood, said, "If you ask Liao Wei like this, aren't you trying to scare the snake?"
Xie Yan said calmly: "It's just to scare the snake away."
"Do you doubt Liao Wei?" Wei Changting was surprised.
Xie Yan shook his head and said: "Liao Wei... Although he has political differences with me, he doesn't know the importance of it. What's more, he is still eyeing the position of prime minister. With Ruan Ting's experience, he knows what to do.
What not to do.”
Ever since Ruan Ting entered Tianlao, the position of prime minister has still been vacant. Xie Yan seemed to have no intention of promoting anyone, and the important officials in the court seemed to have forgotten about it and no one took the initiative to bring it up.
It is true that the talent pool in the court is withering nowadays, and there are really not many people who are qualified for this position. If I must say it, Liao Wei's current qualifications and abilities are indeed the closest.
Wei Changting said: "You seem to have concluded that Cao Mian has done something treacherous and unethical."
Xie Yan said: "I just suddenly remembered something."
"What's going on?" Wei Changting asked curiously.
Xie Yan said: "The Yingzhou Fang family's business has become more and more prosperous in recent years, but the news about it becomes less and less as time goes by."
Wei Changting was startled, then his expression changed slightly and he said: "If Qingzhou has been selling good girls to Yingzhou, and there are even some other undisclosed businesses, why hasn't the secret agent reported any news in these years?"
Xie Yan said: "I'm afraid it's still unclear whether the news I've received over the years came from my own people. Cao Mian has been an official for fifteen years, and has served as prefect, governor, and governor all in Qingzhou. He is qualified to be the governor of Qingzhou.
It was almost seven years ago, right?"
"this……"
When Liao Wei returned to his mansion and saw the steward coming up to him, he casually asked, "Have you received any letters from Qingzhou recently?"
The steward was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Is the master so well-informed?"
Liao Wei frowned, "Really?"
The steward hurriedly said: "Go back to the master, my father-in-law from Qingzhou sent someone to see the master, and he also brought the fourth lady something to pay homage to the master and his wife. The wife has already placed them in the guest courtyard."
There was not much joy on Liao Wei's face, but his brows furrowed even more tightly as he walked quickly towards the mansion.
