Several ministers had withdrawn, and Emperor Deqing only left Xue Poye in the imperial study. The two sat face to face, with only the dragon table between them. The room was very quiet for a while, and the atmosphere was a bit stiff.
"Here comes tea!" Emperor Deqing finally broke the silence.
The eunuch quickly served tea. Xue Poye took the fragrant tea, thanked him, and still sat on the chair obediently.
"Have you guessed my identity a long time ago?" Emperor Deqing stared at Xue Poye and said with a smile: "I have always admired your wisdom. I believe that with your wisdom, my identity will be with you."
It’s not a secret in my eyes.”
Xue Poye stood up and said respectfully: "The holy dragon's body is hidden in the clouds. The humble ministers are blind and timid and dare not guess!"
"Haha...!" Emperor Deqing laughed and waved his hands: "Sit down, sit down, it's just you and me here. I have something to say to you, so don't be too formal."
Xue Poye thanked him and sat down. Emperor Deqing waved his hand to the serving eunuchs to retreat. After the eunuchs retreated, they closed the golden door of the imperial study room tightly.
Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment and said, "You have been in Kyoto for less than three months, but the favor you are currently enjoying from the emperor has been more than thirty years for others. You should know this."
Xue Poye nodded and said: "Wei Chen understands, and Wei Chen also knows that these are all gifts from the Holy One."
"From the moment you stepped into the gate of Kyoto, I had the intention to promote you and give you some power." Emperor Deqing got straight to the point and said without delay: "At that time, I was still considering how to give you power. After all, the imperial court
The palace is complicated, and sometimes I still have to think about the feelings of the ministers. Fortunately, my good son, my fourth prince, recommended you for some reason, and I agreed."
"I'm very grateful!"
Chief Guard, in the final analysis, it is His Majesty the Emperor who is willing to give himself this opportunity and this position that only His Majesty the Emperor can bestow.
"I have been giving you power, and I promise that I will give you more power in the future!" Emperor Deqing said word for word, even a little coldly: "But I want you to promise that the power I give you, you
You must hold on tightly, you must control it in your own hands, and don't become the puppet of others. I warn you, as long as you cannot firmly grasp the power I give you, you cannot firmly control it in your own hands and be controlled by others.
Then that's when you lose all power, even...!" Emperor Deqing's face was extremely stern, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "The power to live!"
Although Xue Poye was very courageous, he couldn't help but shudder at this moment.
Xue Poye himself didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse for Emperor Deqing to treat him so kindly. He still didn't understand why Emperor Deqing favored him so much and confessed his thoughts to him so much.
Is this luck or misfortune?
Perhaps many years later, there will be an accurate answer!
"The Holy One's kindness will be remembered by all the humble ministers." Xue Poye solemnly said: "The Holy One's golden words will be remembered by all the humble ministers."
Emperor Deqing nodded slightly and coughed again. After wiping the corners of his mouth, he whispered: "Just remember it. You must also remember what I said to you before and protect the people around you."
As soon as Emperor Deqing finished speaking, Xue Poye immediately thought of Xiao Shitou. He vaguely understood that Emperor Deqing's intention was simply to protect Xiao Shitou.
"What does the little stone have to do with the Holy One? Why does the Holy One care about him so much?" Xue Poye thought secretly in his heart: "If you talk about protection, why should I protect the little stone? Can't His Majesty the Emperor protect him? What is the Holy One afraid of?"
Xue Poye was a smart man, and the questions in the middle were swirling in his mind, but he was an even smarter man, and he knew that if Emperor Deqing didn't ask these questions, he couldn't ask them himself.
Emperor Deqing suddenly took the ink pen and wrote something on the royal paper, but he asked: "What are your plans to raise money from merchants this time?"
Xue Poye was stunned for a moment, but quickly said: "I will obey the Holy Lord's instructions in everything."
After Emperor Deqing finished writing, he pondered for a moment and said: "Go to the south of the Yangtze River. Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River is your hometown. You are very familiar with it. And the south of the Yangtze River is the prosperous place of our great Chu country. The merchants have a lot of money.
You go and raise money."
Xue Poye was startled and lost his voice: "Going to Hangzhou?"
Emperor Deqing raised his head and stared at Xue Poye, half-smiling but not smiling: "Don't you still have a lot of things to do in Hangzhou? Why, don't you want to go back and take a look?"
Xue Poye's heart skipped a beat, he frowned slightly and said slowly: "Your Majesty, this fund-raising is a matter for the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I belong to Yulin and have nothing to do with the Ministry of Household Affairs. If I go to Jiangnan to raise funds, there may be some overlords to do it for me.
I am afraid that the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs will blame Wei Chen for his meddlesomeness."
Emperor Deqing picked up the paper he had written on, shook it slightly, stared at the handwriting on it, and said slowly: "Are you afraid of the comments from the people in the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Xue Poye vaguely saw three or four words written on the paper, but he couldn't see clearly what was written. When Emperor Deqing asked, he could only say: "Yes, I am worried about the comments from the people in the Ministry of Revenue. No.
His position is not his own, and if I interfere, this... this is not good!"
"Not in your place?" Deqing laughed heartily, then turned the front of the paper towards Xue Poye and said slowly: "Then I will let you be in your place!"
Xue Poye frowned and looked at the piece of paper. There were four cursive characters written on it. The handwriting was strong and powerful, and the form and spirit were beautiful. They were the four characters "Servant of the Ministry of Finance".
Xue Poye was silent for a moment, and soon understood what Emperor Deqing meant, and immediately knelt down and said: "Weichen... Weichen doesn't dare!"
Emperor Deqing said calmly: "Why don't you dare?"
"Your Majesty!"
I am afraid that I have aroused the jealousy of countless people. Although I am not aware of this kind of honor, I also know that it is a rare thing in a hundred years. If the Holy Emperor can make me a minister again with the title of Minister of Household Affairs, it will be the same as the promotion of the great Chu.
The rules are not in compliance, and one more... Hehe, I'm afraid Wei Chen will be in a different place soon."
"Are you in a different place?"
"Yes."
We will receive countless impeachment tips every day.”
Emperor Deqing suddenly sneered, even laughed coldly, and said slowly: "Xue Poye, for the sake of your own safety, do you dare to abandon my emperor's order and ignore it? I told you, I will give you
Power, your task is to hold on to these powers, and as for other things, I will handle it!"
There are strict rules for the promotion of official ranks in Dachu. If the rules are broken, many courtiers will naturally be dissatisfied. What's more, Xue Poye was just a commoner a few months ago, but now he is appointed as the deputy chief guard of the Yulin Camp.
, Viscount Da Chu and the Minister of Household Affairs are one person.
These three officials have civil and military titles, and they also have the coveted noble status of Viscount of Da Chu. Among the civil and military officials, the most important ones are the command power of Yu Lin in Kyoto and the right to participate in the money of Da Chu. They can be said to be rich and noble.
It’s incomparable, and it’s also very important.
Just like this, Xue Poye felt uneasy in his heart. Firstly, he was worried that the jealousy of the courtiers would be greatly detrimental to his future future. The most important thing was that Emperor Deqing was so kind to him. What was the conspiracy behind it? He
What role does this chess piece play?
The future is unknown. In Kyoto, no one knows whether their future will be full of twists and turns or whether it will lead to rapid success.
Xue Poye looked at Emperor Deqing's sharp eyes and sighed in his heart. To this day, since the emperor expressed his stance like this, what else can he say, he can only say thanks: "Thank you, humble minister!"
Emperor Deqing smiled and nodded, saying: "The affairs of the Ministry of Finance are your business now. Wang Dezhao is cautious but timid, so he should be a good partner for you."
Xue Poye could only nod.
"You should deal with the matters here in Kyoto first, and you will set off for Jiangnan in the next few days." Emperor Deqing said slowly and authentically: "This time, you must do it beautifully for me. When your new official takes office, the courtiers will inevitably say three things.
Dao Si, you just take this opportunity to do something to shut their mouths."
Only then did Xue Poye realize that going to Jiangnan was just a move by Emperor Deqing to stabilize his position in the Ministry of Household Affairs and make the courtiers tighter.
In this way, this trip to Jiangnan to raise funds can only succeed, not fail.
"As for the Viscount's Mansion, you have also seen that the government cannot allocate money for the time being. We will ask the Ministry of Industry to build it for you after a while." Emperor Deqing looked very tired.
Under the Da Chu system, once a person is granted a title, he will have a residence given by the royal family.
Xue Poye thanked him again. Seeing Emperor Deqing's face looking tired, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body. I will leave you."
Emperor Deqing nodded and said: "You go down first." After a pause, he suddenly said: "Xue Poye, I like your flamboyant look better!"
Xue Poye was stunned, then suddenly laughed and said: "I will try my best to be more public in the future." Amid Emperor Deqing's laughter, Xue Poye slowly retreated and left the imperial study.
Someone actually sneaked into the empty warehouse of Hubu. This was a shameful thing, so Teng Xifeng quickly increased the number of troops.
According to the scene at that time, several Qinglian demons were looking for something, so with the help of professionals from the household bank, the Yulin guards carefully groped up and down the bank to find what Qinglian demons were looking for.
It's a pity that hundreds of people searched inch by inch and couldn't find anything of value.
In desperation, the Yulin camp had no choice but to defend the empty warehouse.
However, the Ministry of Punishment has sent people to the northwest to investigate the news about Gongsun City. In the streets and alleys of Kyoto, there are spies from the Ministry of Punishment and Ziyi from Kyoto Prefecture everywhere. The city of Kyoto is in turmoil, and the common people have kept their mouths shut, worried.
Saying the wrong thing can lead to life-threatening consequences.
Now everyone in the court knows that Prince Yin has completely fallen. Those who have even the slightest involvement with Prince Yin are trying their best to clear their relationship with Prince Yin. In the eyes of many people, Liu Ziyin is no longer a prince, but
He is just a commoner who will be sent to Yunzhou.
In the past, Prince Yin had a bustling house with hundreds of diners, but today, the house is deserted. Except for a small number of diehards, all those who should leave have already left.
Prince Yin naturally had no intention of paying attention to those things, so he went to see his grandfather Cao Muyan privately, but was turned away.
The old man understands that the emperor's expulsion this time was not a whim, let alone a sudden move, but was planned for a long time. No matter who tried to persuade him, it would be in vain.
Prince Yin was finally disappointed.
There are only a few people who can speak to the emperor, including the Prime Minister Cao Muyan, the Empress Dowager, the Empress and the eldest princess.
Except for Cao Muyan, of course the others would not speak up for him. Even his mother, Concubine Yi, would definitely be of no use in front of the emperor.
It's cold and freezing, the snow has stopped, and even a faint ray of sunshine appears in the sky, and the snow begins to melt. However, this melting is just a small episode in the long winter, and soon there will be heavy snowfall.
It's just that when the snow melts, it's even colder between heaven and earth. Popsicles as thick as arms are hung under the eaves. The sun shines and sparkles, but they are very beautiful.
A carriage drove slowly on the road, looking lonely and desolate. The driver wore a bamboo hat and waved a whip.
The carriage turned a few streets and slowly stopped in front of a courtyard. This was "Xue Garden", Xue Poye's house. To put it more clearly, it was the house given to Xue Poye by Prince Yin.
The carriage stopped under the big tree in front of the yard. The trunk of the big tree was extremely thick, but it was bare without a single leaf. The jagged branches were like the messy world, rushing upward one after another.
"Go!" A very tired voice came from the carriage, and the man in the hat immediately walked towards "Xue Yuan".
Xue Poye was studying "Book of Ecstasy" with Xiao Shitou in the room at this time.
He has already gone to the Ministry of Household Affairs to report and has been registered. Wang Dezhao, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is very enthusiastic. Although Wang Dezhao has been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for many years, he is a new official after all. The two of them have a close relationship. The most important thing is that now everyone in the imperial court
Everyone knows that Xue Shitou, who was born in civilian life, is very favored by His Majesty the Emperor for some unknown reason. Therefore, even though many people are dissatisfied, in terms of face, he is as humble as a subordinate should be.
The Ministry of Household Affairs is the place where money is made, so when Wang Dezhao takes office as a new official, he rarely says some words for the occasion. The words are obscure, but the meaning is understood by everyone. It is to ask all officials to pay attention to their conduct and not to commit theft while in prison.
The thing is, after all, you are in a place of money, and if you let your mind wander, you may very well do something corrupt.
Xue Poye only understood the concept of "Household Department" before, and did not know what the structure of the Household Department was. After reporting in the Household Department, he finally had a general understanding of the key departments of one of the six departments.
The Ministry of Households is in charge of the world's land, people, money and grain administration, tribute, and the difference between salaries and wages.
The Hubu has four branches, namely the Hubu, Duzhi, Jinbu and Cangbu. Each department has two inspectors and different chiefs. The Hubu has four chiefs, Duzhi two, and the Jinbu.
There are three people, including three people in Cangbe, and below them there are nearly a hundred officials, big and small.
The Ministry of Husbandry is responsible for managing the household registration and people's livelihood of the subjects in the world, and is also responsible for the land. In addition, it manages the statistics of the country's wealth and the allocation of money and materials. The Ministry of Gold is responsible for collecting money and taxes, while the Ministry of Finance is responsible for managing the country's wheat production.
Got political.
Officials of all sizes listened to Wang Dezhao's long and stern acceptance speech. When Wang Dezhao finished speaking, the new Minister of Household Affairs always had a few words to say.
Xue Poye didn't say much. Despite the deep-seated dissatisfaction of many officials, he remained calm and composed, saying some clichés, and then accompanied Wang Dezhao on a tour before giving up.
Although Chen Shangting, the former Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, committed suicide, Prince Yin wanted to be expelled, and the entire Ministry of Revenue seemed to have no one, and even if new officials took office, they still had the problem of inexperience, but Wang Dezhao had always been handling the previous affairs of the Ministry of Revenue, so
There is no doubt about his ability to do things.
The bank was stolen and the minister committed suicide. Wang Dezhao has always been frightened. He lamented all night long that he really didn't expect that the emperor would promote him to the position of minister of the Ministry of household affairs, so he thought of doing something good. No matter what, he can't be ashamed.
Such kindness to His Majesty the Emperor.
On that day, Wang Dezhao discussed at the Ministry of Household Affairs the matter of going to various prefectures and collecting donations from businessmen.
This matter was proposed by Xue Poye, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue. His Majesty the Emperor agreed, and Wang Dezhao took care of it personally. Even if the officials below felt that something was wrong, they could not say anything more and immediately selected capable officials under the banner of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
With His Majesty the Emperor as his backing, he began to rush to raise money for the land.
Xue Poye rested for a day, went to Fenghuo Camp, handed over the general management of the general affairs to the three captains, paid homage to the general guard Teng Xifeng, and then made arrangements to head to Jiangnan. This stop was naturally going to Hangzhou.
Originally, when he came to Beijing, he had to deal with the affairs of the Peach Blossom Girl and the Chrysanthemum Girl, but by some strange combination of circumstances, he managed to sneak into the court, where he won the favor of the Emperor, and it could be considered a glorious return to his hometown.
Needless to say, Chrysanthemum Boy is known to be under Prince Yin. As for what the plan is, I don’t know much about it at the moment. But fortunately, the military advisor Hua Xian is in Kyoto, so things have become much simpler. On the Peach Blossom Boy’s side, the military advisor
Hua Xian has already taken over, so there is no need to worry about it.
Xue Poye is worried about only two things now. One is that he accidentally killed Qinglianzhao's brother in Kongyin that night. Looking back, he doesn't know if Qinglianzhao revealed this incident. Once it is discovered, how to explain it? There is another one
, it is the poison of "Biyoujing" in the body.
Although there are still nine Great Yuan Pills in his body, this root cause must be eliminated.
Xue Poye originally wanted Mingxu to prepare an antidote. Mingxu had superb medical skills and might be able to prepare an antidote. However, as a member of Qinglianzhao, Mingxu asked him to crack the poison of the military advisor. He didn’t know if he would dare to do it.
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This matter was not urgent at the moment, so Xue Poye was not in a hurry to say it.
Returning to Hangzhou, Xue Poye originally wanted to go alone, but Lady Green strongly requested to go back with her. Xiao Shitou packed up his clothes as soon as he got the news. In desperation, Xue Poye had no choice but to agree to let the two of them go.
People went together, but Mingxu stayed behind.
Fortunately, Xue Poye had already planned on what he was going to do on this trip. From Xue Poye's point of view, the most important thing about this trip was to return to his hometown in this era and see Yuezhu and the little fairy.
, children, and their own flying business.
Of course, Xiao Suzhen is definitely the person Xue Poye wants to see the most.
The bustling and bustling Jiangnan, the beautiful people and sweet waters of Hangzhou...!
The three pages of "Book of Ecstasy" still have no clue. Both of them scratched their heads in annoyance, and at the same time they were extremely curious. What kind of Qimen martial arts were recorded in these three pages?
However, he didn't study for long when there was a knock on the door and he remembered that Xue Poye asked Xiao Shitou to put away the "Book of Ecstasy". After opening the door, he saw Manager Hu waiting outside with a smile.
Manager Hu was originally from Prince Yin, and was supposed to monitor Xue Poye's whereabouts. However, later on, Xue Poye was always surrounded by Yulin guards around the house, and both Xue Poye and Lady Lu were extremely alert.
Character, this old man got nothing.
Now that Prince Yin has fallen, Manager Hu naturally has to find someone to support him. After careful consideration, he feels that being loyal to Xue Poye is the best choice.
Who makes Mr. Xue so popular recently?
"Sir!" Manager Hu smiled as brightly as an orange blossom: "We have a visitor!"
Xue Poye soon saw the man in the hat, who was the driver of the carriage. Xue Poye recognized his identity with just one glance.
The man in the bamboo hat is Duan Kezhang!
As if he had a telepathic connection, Duan Kezhang saw Xue Poye approaching and turned around to leave. Xue Poye stopped the Yu Linwei who wanted to follow and followed closely.
Duan Kezhang is now revealed to be Prince Yin's man, why does he want to see him?
After leaving Xueyuan, Xue Poye saw that very ordinary carriage, parked quietly next to the big tree, desolate and lonely.
"Get in the car!" Duan Kezhang said calmly, and then he sat cross-legged on the shaft of the car, with his hands folded in his sleeves and his face covered with a bamboo hat. He looked like a very ordinary coachman.
Xue Poye stared at the car, and he suddenly knew who was looking for him.
At this time, Prince Yin suddenly came to him. What did he want? Xue Poye's mind was spinning, should he get in the car?
"Master Xue, won't you not even give Zi Yin a chance to speak?" A faint voice came from the carriage. It was not Prince Yin, but it was full of fatigue and seemed to be weak.
Xue Poye smiled bitterly in his heart, flew into the carriage, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? I have met the Second Highness!"
A gust of cold wind blew by, making the world desolate!dd