The spy was lying on the ground, only to hear Shi Miyuan's calm voice slowly falling from a high place: "He just caught one person? Didn't he say anything?"
"He didn't speak publicly, but after talking to Mr. Xue, Mr. Xue asked us to send the message back quickly."
"What words?"
"He said... his hand was a little heavy for a moment, and he hurt the Prime Minister's person, so he found out a hidden danger for the Prime Minister."
The spy conveyed the message in vain, but did not know what it meant. He was worried that he had arrived in a hurry and had made some omissions in conveying the message. He also saw that everyone in the prime minister's house was pissing, and he knew that Prime Minister Shi did not look very happy, so he finished his speech.
He still won’t look up from now on.
He galloped all the way over, covered in sweat. At this time, sweat drops pattered on the stone floor from his forehead and temples.
After a while, Shi Miyuan said again: "I understand, just step back."
The spy was relieved, kowtowed, and walked out of the hospital on his knees.
Shi Miyuan continued to pace in the yard. The ceremonial guards and horses were ready, and even the sedans and carriages were on standby outside. However, hundreds of servants and guards did not dare to disturb him and just waited quietly.
Not long after, Shi Miyuan suddenly woke up due to being heated up by the sun and returned to the study.
"How about this Han Xi?"
Many close friends in the study turned to look at Yuan Shao.
"He is just an ignorant kid, but fortunately he is very knowledgeable. The reason why he is kept in Lin'an is because he cannot cause any trouble, but can show the generosity of the Prime Minister."
Although Shi Miyuan's nepotism has been widely criticized by the outside world, he has a good sense of recognizing and employing people. Regardless of the character of the people on his left and right, their ability to do things is generally outstanding. It has only been a month since Yuan Shao took over as the Yin of Lin'an Prefecture, and he is at the feet of the emperor.
There were so many things to coordinate and coordinate with all parties. But Shi Miyuan suddenly asked about an insignificant person, and Yuan Shao answered without hesitation.
Shi Miyuan nodded slightly and shook his head slightly.
He stared at Yuan Shao and asked in a low voice: "Have you ever thought about how this kid could get into Biyong because he is so ignorant? I don't understand now. How could he appear in the ranks of the imperial students who are making trouble since he is so knowledgeable?
inside?"
The so-called Piyong refers to the school established by the Emperor of Zhou in ancient times. In the Taixue of the Song Dynasty, there were outer houses, inner houses and upper houses. During the Chongning period, Emperor Huizong built Piyong and moved the students from the outer houses of Taixue.
Piyong lived and studied. Shi Miyuan casually mentioned that Han Xi was outside. This shows how vigilant the Song Dynasty's You Cheng was about his own stepping stone to the throne. Even though he was busy with everything, he did not forget about Han Yuzhou's son.
Obviously, there must be someone taking special care of Han Xi’s status as an imperial student. Shi Miyuan knew this very well, but for various reasons, he did not stop him. Thinking about it from this, Prime Minister Shi’s second question is really very complicated.
There is profound meaning.
Yuan Shao's heart trembled, and he quickly said: "Master Xiang, I was negligent in this matter. I will send someone to investigate immediately!"
"In the past few days, your attention has been focused on Li Yun's external communication channels. Ding Haijun and us have close contacts in maritime trade and are involved in many things. You must not act rashly. To arrest and torture, you can only rely on accumulation.
Manpower. These are the only people available in Lin'an Mansion. It's natural that we can't take care of other places."
Yuan Shao bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your understanding."
"Go! Go find out and report back as soon as possible."
"yes!"
Yuan Shao stood up, picked up the feet of his robe, and was about to set off.
After turning around and taking two steps, Shi Miyuan stopped him: "You've been working hard these past few days and haven't even had breakfast, right? Take these sesame balls with you to cushion your stomach on the road."
Yuan Shao burst into tears of gratitude and left in a hurry. When he crossed the threshold, he almost stumbled because his mind was not in his mind.
Shi Miyuan stood under the eaves and watched him hurry away and return to the study again, his face already as pale as iron.
Everyone knew that this was another test given by Shi Miyuan to Yuan Shao. After the new Lin'an Prefect left, the study was the real place to discuss secrets.
"Mr. Prime Minister, do we need to send someone to look after the eldest son and Mr. Ziyou?" The person who asked was Shi Miyuan's right-hand man, Hu Ju, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"The north is experiencing war. Guo Ning, the Duke of Zhou behind Li Yun, has so many common interests with us... Even though both sides have their own purposes, they must continue to cooperate after the competition. Li Yun has been detained by us for a month. It is just an excuse at this moment.
Acting and venting his dissatisfaction. Don't worry, he will never dare to seriously kill or injure my children and nephews. Xue Ji is around Chi'an, which is enough. If you want to take revenge, there will be thousands of opportunities in the future, so there is no need to rush."
The implicit meaning of this statement is that compared with political gains and losses, the life and death of your children and nephews should not be too concerned about.
Hu Ju quickly responded: "The Prime Minister has seen clearly."
Shi Miyuan stood in front of his seat. He did not sit down yet, but murmured: "However, Li Yun has a very deep understanding of the changes in the situation in Lin'an. This is definitely not based on what he could find out by eating, drinking, and gambling on the West Lake half a year ago.
Come out! There must be many people who are infiltrating the navy through maritime trade and are outside Yuan Shao's surveillance! We need to check carefully!"
Upon hearing these words, the officials present were stunned for a moment and exchanged secret glances.
It is true that the profits from the sea have been too great recently, and there are countless colleagues and family members who have benefited from it.
Just in case Shi Xiang gets a whim and blocks the maritime grain trade just like he did earlier...
Not to mention that there is no way to block the maritime trade routes now. The order of the Prime Minister cannot do it at all. It will only shake one's own prestige. Even if it is blocked, who will lose the most? The North's navy is just to raise fewer troops, and the South's is so
For a family with many officials, what they lost was real money, Huang Chengcheng’s money!
Among the money, the largest shares still belong to the people sitting in the study room of Geling Villa. These people will in turn provide a considerable part of it to Shi Miyuan and his relatives. This chain of interests has long been
The porcelain has already been created.
Just as the prime minister was extremely disgusted with the turmoil in the government, officials also instinctively opposed the turmoil caused by maritime interests.
While hesitating, Shi Miyuan pondered for a moment and pointed at Hu Ju: "Zhong Fang, I remember that you were an official in Qingyuan Mansion and Quanzhou back then."
"Yes, in the fifth year of Shaoxi's reign, I supervised the local wine industry in Qingyuan Mansion. In the third year of Qingyuan's reign, I went to Quanzhou and managed the local shipping department for a total of eight years. To be honest with the historian, I was barely able to
Governance performance."
"You start making preparations now. When the decree documents are complete within three or two days, you can become the prefect of Fuzhou."
"The prime minister has orders, and I will naturally obey them. However, what is the mission to Fuzhou?"
"The group of people who contacted Ban Jing Pavilion under the banner of Mingzhou Shipping Department did it to show us. Mingzhou is where my home is after all, and Zhang Liangpeng doesn't have the guts to do anything wrong. However, I know
Recently, in order to raise their own fleet, Lin'an officials have more or less borrowed ships from Fuzhou, and some have cooperated with Ya Ren Ya Xing from Fuzhou."
Shi Miyuan tapped on the table: "The person who really sneaked into the industry and acted as a secret agent with Li Yun must have come from Fuzhou. Zhong Fang, you should be the magistrate of Fuzhou, but don't interfere with the affairs of the Shipping Department. Just bring it with you."
Use your eyes to look carefully at close range. Don't worry about it. Once you understand it in two or three years, come back to the court and I'll guarantee you a bachelor's degree in the palace."
Hu Ju leaned over: "Yes!"
Shi Miyuan looked around at the rest of the crowd: "As for the driving force behind this riot among the imperial students, since Li Yun has identified a person and said that he has uncovered hidden dangers... he cannot be lying. There must be a clear direction in these words.
, and it is of great significance to us. Everyone, do you think the hidden danger is a boy named Han Xi?"
impossible.
When Han Yuzhou was in power, on the one hand he strictly prohibited Neo-Confucianism, causing a ban on the Qingyuan Party, and was at odds with the civil servants of the DPRK and China; on the other hand, he advocated the Northern Expedition, but lost the war, which led to a large number of ministers who were involved in the war being implicated and demoted abroad. The Prime Minister came to power
After that, Han Xi was used as bait to eliminate the remaining members of the Han Dynasty again and again.
Today, there are very few remnants of Han Zhouzhou. Even if they hate Shi Xiang deeply, they have not achieved much. At most, they can only cooperate with the simple-minded imperial students and become a tool for others to use. But this tool has two characteristics.
The first is that it is valuable, because it cannot be used by people with extraordinary status; the second is that it is useless, because even if it is used, it will not achieve any purpose, and the people who will put Han Xi in front must have no political acumen and do not really understand the political situation of Lin'an.
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Several people in the study thought of these two points at the same time, so they followed the clues and thought of someone, but they hesitated to say anything.
Xuan Zhen was older and didn't have so many scruples about what he said. He stood up and stood by the door of the study, made sure that all the servants preparing carriages and horses in the courtyard had dispersed, then turned back and solemnly said: "It can only be the heir of King Yi!
"
Shi Miyuan nodded.
"Why is Prince Yi so anxious? Could it be that..."
Shi Miyuan said with some regret: "The prince's illness is getting worse and worse."
