Ji Wenxuan was not tall, and was extremely thin due to the long and heavy workload. He looked even more frail in the large crimson official robe, but the hale light in his eyes made people feel...
Don't dare to look directly.
Sheng Shaoqing could feel Ji Wenxuan's arms in his sleeves trembling slightly. Ji Wenxuan stood up and still looked at Sheng Shaoqing with burning eyes. Sheng Shaoqing couldn't help but softly said, "Prime Minister, just don't worry. With me here, I will not disappoint you."
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Xue Wuji withdrew his gaze and asked, "But Fengchun is the territory of King Qinghe after all. If we rush to investigate, I'm afraid it will attract a lot of criticism."
"Although the previous assassination of King Qinghe has been found to be a misunderstanding, many people in the clan have criticized the result, believing that Dali Temple deliberately covered up the truth of the matter. This time, it was again on King Qinghe's territory.
I'm worried if something like this happens."
Princess Lin Yang nodded before Xue Wuji finished speaking and said, "Master Xue's words are true. After all, the third uncle was discussed by Emperor Wu as his heir, and his status is different from other kings, so his every move has attracted much attention. Over the years,
Third uncle has always been seeking immortality and medicine, and does not care about worldly affairs, so this has somewhat dispelled the suspicions of several late emperors."
Princess Lin Yang's words were not polite, and several adults and even Sheng Shaoqing knew this very well. After all, this prince had been trained as the heir to the empire, and the subsequent heirs would not have any doubts about such an existence.
It is impossible, but this suspicion has been controlled within a reasonable range by the self-restraint of several former emperors and the superior performance of King Qinghe. This is why the palace of Qinghe King can now be so prosperous and full of children and grandchildren.
However, this old man's physique is really good among the clan. He has survived three emperors and still enjoys happiness in the royal palace.
But Wang Ting suddenly stood up and said: "Princess, please be careful with your words, so as not to tarnish the reputation of several late emperors."
Princess Linyang looked helplessly at Wang Ting, why did Wang Ting get into trouble with her today?
On the one hand, the royal court received the signal of Princess Lin Yang's impatience, and on the other hand, it received the message that Lu Shichang was eager to compete with him. He quickly gave up and said, "However, the princess's words are not rude. This matter still needs to be done."
It’s better to think about it in the long term.”
When Lu Shichang saw that Wang Ting was withdrawing his troops, he also withdrew his bluffing fangs and said to Sheng Shaoqing, "This matter can be big or small. If King Qinghe doesn't check it rashly, people may think it's the imperial court."
Being suspicious of King Qinghe has caused a lot of unnecessary trouble. But whether King Qinghe is also involved remains to be discovered, and it would be inappropriate for him to send people to investigate. Therefore, if King Qinghe himself can write a letter asking the court to thoroughly investigate the matter,
It’s the best.”
Xue Wuji frowned, "As far as I know, all matters in the Qinghe Palace are now handled by the old princess. It is easy to convince the Qinghe King, but the old princess... I'm afraid..."
Princess Wu of Qinghe had an outstanding family background. When the two families were discussing marriage, Prince Qinghe was a popular candidate for the crown prince. After Princess Qinghe married into Prince Qinghe's palace, it pushed Prince Qinghe to the forefront of the debate.
Even though King Qinghe later missed the throne, the old princess did not lower her noble head and continued to have banquets as usual without any signs of decline. This also gave a lot of thought to many villains who wanted to take the opportunity to step on King Qinghe to please the new emperor.
However, King Qinghe became increasingly obsessed with cultivating immortals, so the old princess could only shoulder the burden of the palace by herself, and worked hard for many years to achieve its current prosperity.
Such a person has both determination and means, and will never allow anyone to tarnish the reputation of her Qinghe Palace. Wanting her to take the initiative to write a letter to completely shut down the chaos is tantamount to putting their face on the ground for others to trample on. .
When King Qinghe was assassinated, the old princess was dissatisfied with the explanation given by the late emperor. She knelt in the rain for half a day and asked the late emperor to conduct a thorough investigation again. The late emperor was forced to do nothing, so he had to let Dali Temple reopen the case file and Shen Qishi. At that time, the "murderer" was found within three days and handed over to the old princess. In anger, the old princess whipped the assassin to death and threw him into a mass grave overnight.
The old princess still didn't vent her anger enough, and threatened that if anyone dared to bully the Qinghe Palace again, he would be like this assassin, die without a complete body, and would not be allowed to die.
The late emperor was benevolent and did not pursue the old princess's crime of abusing lynching, but quietly asked Shen Qishi to give some money to the family of the death row prisoner as comfort.
After all, the original sentence was to be cut in half, but not to be beaten to death and then left to die in the wilderness.
As a result, Shen Qishi earned the title of "God Cuts the Blue Sky" for nothing, and the late emperor also rewarded him with a hush money: he was promoted to one rank.
From this, Shen Qishi summed up the true meaning of his life: good work is not as good as chance.
As long as he doesn't offend anyone, he will be able to grow old safely in his position as Minister of Dali Temple.
However, unfortunately, the matter that Sheng Shaoqing entrusted to him had almost offended all the aristocratic families in the capital.
Princess Lin Yang was a little hesitant to speak, but after thinking about it, she still said, "If you, sir, are in trouble, why not let Lin Yang give it a try. Although Third Aunt is a strong person, she is not unreasonable. I think it might be possible if Lin Yang goes to touch it personally and understand it with emotion and reason."
Ji Wenxuan and several adults fell silent. Princess Lin Yang's proposal seemed to be the best solution to the current dilemma.
No wonder the Queen Mother brought the princess here. Only then did the Wang Ting realize the Queen Mother’s intentions belatedly, but it was a pity that it was already too late.
It was almost dawn when everyone dispersed, but Ji Wenxuan didn't feel sleepy at all, and he invited retainers to discuss matters with him all night long.
Soon, the news spread throughout Great Liang that a major exam would be held in each state capital after the imperial spring plowing ceremony.
Ji Wenxuan's policy was perfect without any loopholes. Sheng Shaoqing would sigh every time he took it out and read it. Prime Minister Ji's decision to do this was definitely not a hasty decision made in one or two days. Without years of deliberation, how could he even make the decision between the state capitals? He sorted out the subtle differences in the exams by category.
Even how to release the news, who will react, and how to deal with it, Ji Wenxuan's policy points out a clear path for Sheng Shaoqing.
If this person didn't become prime minister, he would definitely be the best in other industries.
Sheng Shaoqing finally understood why it was difficult for the system to see into Ji Wenxuan's heart, because this person was probably not the reincarnation of Bigan with such a clear and exquisite heart.
The spring plowing ceremony cannot be missed. At this moment, Sheng Shaoqing is sitting on the carriage that continues to Chenliu. Princess Lin Yang has returned to the capital for more than three days, and Xia Yuhuai has also settled down in Fengchun.
Although it was a shame that Li Lingfeng was hacked to death, he was still an official of the court when he died and was not convicted. Xia Yuhuai had no choice but to let his family bury Li Lingfeng with the courtesy of the county magistrate.
The people of Tiancaihui also restrained themselves a lot because of Xia Yuhuai's arrival. They did not dare to openly deceive people on the streets and alleys, so they switched to a guerrilla sales model of shooting and changing places.
Sheng Shaoqing laughed secretly when he read the memorials sent by Xia Yuhuai on time every day. Li Dabao really took the essence of modern business warfare and used it.
The most high-end business wars often adopt the simplest methods.
But Xia Yuhuai also asked her a more difficult question: How to break the superstition in the hearts of the people who were deceived in Fengchun?
After all, the main reason why many people are willing to lose their money is because they have seen the so-called "miraculous effects" of Tiancai Stone. In their view, these miracles are gifts from God. They dare not disobey God's will and can only hand over their property obediently.
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When the Tiancai scam first appeared in Xia Yi, Xia Yuhuai suffered a big loss from the tough methods he used. Therefore, he did not dare to act rashly after Fengchun. Even Lu Qingfeng, who had been eager to try for a long time, was suppressed by him for a long time and was not allowed to do whatever he wanted.
Act recklessly.
The sky will be easy to get rid of, but the ghosts in people's hearts are hard to get rid of. Once people's anger is inadvertently aroused, the fire will burn even brighter.
In the past few days, he went out with his injured private suit and interviewed many farmers who were deeply involved in it and still felt that they were blessed by the gods. Most of them said nervously that "the sky colored stone is just an ordinary stone."
He shouldn't "speak wild words". If he offends the Stone God, things will go badly wrong. The Stone God will punish him!
"Mr. Sir, we also kindly remind you that you must not be ignorant of good and evil and end up angering the Stone God. That will be a disaster!"
"Seeing as you are new here, you probably don't know that our county magistrate, Mr. Li, was punished because he offended the Stone God."
Xia Yuhuai pretended not to know and asked, "Why is this?"
Several farmers who were enjoying the shade under the trees gathered together and talked about Mr. Li's fault. Xia Yuhuai suddenly asked, "But I have also heard in other counties that Mr. Li gave way to Tian."
The president of the Lottery Club?"
An older man looked around and then spoke mysteriously, "You know only one thing, but not the other."
"As for this Mr. Li, he is greedy for money and lustful. He is involved in everything, not least bullying men and dominating women. It is because he is so arrogant that even the Stone God dares not to look down on us, and even talks about us.
The stone god is an evil god!"
Several people around him nodded in agreement, "That's right! That's right!"
"The Heavenly Stone Messenger warned him many times, but he didn't take it to heart and kept going against our messengers."
"The messenger was kind-hearted. When he saw that the verbal warnings were ineffective, he asked the stone god to perform a miracle, which made many terminally ill people healthy overnight."
"Then do you believe Mr. Li?"
The old farmer shook his head regretfully, "Master Li, he is just a stubborn stone. He doesn't believe it at all! He doesn't believe this rock-like fact in front of him, really!"
The other people repeatedly asked the old farmer to take back what he had just said. How could he say the words "stinky stone" in front of the Stone God?
How unlucky!
How will it affect their image in front of the Stone God!
It's his fault if you can't get promoted to immortal!
The old farmer slapped himself twice in the face, "It's the believer who offended me, but the believer definitely didn't mean to disrespect the Stone God. Please ask the Stone God to judge!"
Xia Yuhuai sighed. Although Li Lingfeng did not cultivate personal ethics, he was extremely understanding on this matter. It was a pity that
Xia Yuhuai continued to ask, "Then Mr. Li didn't believe it, so why did he later say that Mr. Li personally gave up the position of county magistrate to the envoy?"
But the old farmer shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Then how do I know? Just now my nephew, who is a servant of the county government, told me secretly when he was drunk, eh!"
"No! What's the point of asking so many questions for a newcomer from outside the county?"
Xia Yuhuai saw that he had aroused suspicion, so he could only pretend to say, "The reputation of the Stone God is far-reaching. I also heard that there are miracles here, so I pursued it here. I heard some rumors and wanted to ask you."
The old farmer said excitedly, "Do people from other counties know about it too?!"
Xia Yuhuai could only nodded awkwardly, "Yes."
The people around him were also very curious. They kept approaching and surrounded Xia Yuhuai, asking again and again how popular the name of the Stone God was outside.
During the push, the pair of cards hidden in Xia Yuhuai's waist suddenly fell down. The old farmer looked older, but his hands and feet were much faster than Xia Yuhuai. He picked up the pair of cards like a monkey fishing for the moon, completely ignoring the reason.
Xia Yuhuai, who was injured and bent over to pull the wound, grinning in pain, stopped him loudly: "Give it back to me!"
The old farmer looked over the cards twice and said, "Hey, what does this sign say?"
Xia Yuhuai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed out a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to answer, a young man who appeared next to the old farmer at some point grabbed the pair of cards and said, "Xia - Yuhuai."
"You are an official!"
"Are you the new county magistrate who came to take over Mr. Li?!!"
The crowd that had just gathered together dispersed in a hurry, leaving only the old farmer and the young man who were talking staying where they were.
The old farmer turned around and asked the young man: "Did you admit your mistake?!"
The young man frowned and said, "Uncle, I have attended school for a few years, and I can still recognize these words."
The old farmer knelt down with a "pop". There was a lot of dust in the fields. The smoke and dust stirred up by this kneeling made the unprepared Xia Yuhuai choke and take a few steps back.
"My lord! My lord! The villain is blind! The villain can't recognize the great master Qingtian! It's all the villain's fault!"
Seeing that his identity was revealed, Xia Yuhuai had no choice but to take back the pair of cards from the young man's hand, and helped the old farmer up, "I'm not some Qingtian man, I just came here to relax in the fields. Don't be afraid. Just say whatever you want."
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The old farmer's eyes rolled, and he only cried out about grievance and ignorance, but he didn't know anything else.
Xia Yuhuai said helplessly, "Then you know what your name is, right?"
"I - the villain, my name is Li Shisan."
"Uncle Thirteen," Xia Yuhuai wanted to get closer and continue to ask, but Li Shisan made a show of kneeling down again, "I don't dare, how can I be worthy of Master Xia? Just call me uncle."
that is."
Xia Yuhuai had no choice but to follow the good example and said, "Li Shisan, what you just said to me is true?"
Li Shisan was stunned, "If the villain makes a false statement, let the villain be struck by five thunders from the sky. If you don't want to die a good death, ask the Stone God to throw the villain into hell!"
Xia Yuhuai saw that he could not ask any more questions from this cunning old farmer, so he turned his attention to the young man behind him.
"What about you? What's your name?"
The man saluted, bowed and said, "In response to your Majesty's words, my surname is Li and my given name is Xiaobao."
