This Jin Yiwei is obviously super strong, but he goes too far. Chapter 476: New official takes office.
With an imperial decree, Lu Hanjiang was directly promoted from the governor to the commander. This was basically the highest level. He was a military official. If he went up further, he would only be able to live in his old age with a false title like Meng Yuan.
Although Meng Yuan's original intention was to disappear from people through the poisoning, his disappearance was also a complete disappearance. Not only did Lu Hanjiang never see his person again, but Qiu Qingyun also disappeared with him.
At this time, three of Jinyiwei's senior officials were gone and two were gone, leaving only one Tongzhi. Lu Hanjiang went to see him once and was so shocked that the corners of his eyes twitched.
"Master Lu, this is Zhu Tongzhi."
After introducing Lu Hanjiang, Wu Qiming respectfully stepped forward and saluted the old man with white hair and beard, and then said in a loud voice: "I wish you well, sir? Commander Lu is here to see you."
Lu Hanjiang was startled by this loud voice, but the old man looked senile and didn't seem to hear it. He just frowned, raised a pair of cloudy old eyes, looked at the two people in front of him and said, "Baby, what are you talking about?
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"hiss."
Lu Hanjiang quickly blocked his ears with two fingers. The old man was hard of hearing, but his voice was louder than Wu Qiming's. He almost didn't send him away when he screamed.
Wu Qiming smiled awkwardly, cleared his throat, and said a little louder: "I said, you are the new commander, Mr. Lu Hanjiang is here to see you."
"What?" The old man plucked his ears, but seemed not to hear clearly.
"Okay, just rest."
Lu Hanjiang quickly bowed his hands, took Wu Qiming and left. If he stayed any longer, his ears would be shaken and he would hear hallucinations.
After the two came out, Lu Hanjiang pointed speechlessly at the old man Zhu in the room who was going back to reading books, and asked: "What's going on with this old man?"
Lu Hanjiang has been a Jinyiwei for more than ten years. He knows two of the Jinyiwei's fellow acquaintances. Among them, Qiu Qingyun has many interactions with him. After all, they are Mr. Meng's best friends.
Another Tongzhi master I have never met, I only heard that his surname is Zhu, that he is very old, and often handles paperwork in the yamen and never goes out.
But when he saw him today, Lu Hanjiang realized how outrageous the rumors were. He was old. Looking at the old man Zhu, he must be in his eighties or nineties... He could not even be more than a hundred years old.
Although the two colleagues of Jinyiwei have no absolute requirements for force, it is too outrageous for you to bring such an old guy here, right?
Lu Hanjiang stuck his head out and looked into the room again. Mr. Zhu's hand holding the pen and ink was trembling. He was worried about him. Unexpectedly, a puddle of ink was splashed on the table.
"How old is this old man this year?" Lu Hanjiang asked Wu Qiming with a wonderful expression.
"Uh, I don't know for sure, maybe ninety?" Wu Qiming said with some uncertainty. Mr. Zhu was in the Yamen long before he entered Jin Yiwei.
The corner of Lu Hanjiang's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked: "What is the origin of this old man? At this age, don't you plan to go home and raise him?"
"I don't know much about this matter. I'm afraid I have to ask Mr. Qiu," Wu Qiming explained awkwardly: "But you don't need to pay too much attention to Mr. Zhu. He usually handles clerical work. In the Yamen
He never interferes in anything."
This is very strange. He is in a high position and is only responsible for some marginal writing work, so why is he occupying the position of a colleague for nothing?
It's just that although Lu Hanjiang has doubts at this moment, he is not in a hurry to answer it. Wu Qiming doesn't know about this kind of thing, and it is useless to ask other people. It is better to wait until Mr. Meng is willing to show up, and then ask him properly.
Anyway, he is one of Jin Yiwei's own. Since Mr. Meng has kept him, Lu Hanjiang does not need to be suspicious of him. Fortunately, Mr. Zhu does not participate in the decision-making, so he should just raise an old man to live in the house.
"well."
Lu Hanjiang let out a long sigh. Mr. Meng Yuan walked away gracefully, and Qiu Qingyun also ran swiftly, leaving the entire Jinyiwei Yamen to worry about. In just a few days, he didn't know how many people he had met.
He jumped two levels from the governor to the commander. A lot of people below him rushed to show their face to him, and there were still a mountain of affairs waiting for him to deal with.
Although Lu Hanjiang worked as quickly as possible to get Wu Qiming to return to his old job and concurrently take up the post of governor of Beizhen Fusi, this was just a partial rejection, and the real trouble was still outside.
After all, this was not Lu Hanjiang's first day as an official in Jinyiwei. The deputy Qianhu under his command, Guang Jiangxian, were not qualified, but Yan Feng, Ying Wushang and Qianhu were still able to do their job on their own, so he would not be in a hurry.
What is really tiring is outside, among the officials and the major forces in the capital.
As soon as Meng Yuan disappeared, Lu Hanjiang had no big tree to lean against to enjoy the shade. Now if he tried any tricks, they would all be directed at him.
Regardless of other matters, the invitations to invite him to a banquet have not stopped since the day the imperial edict came. Fortunately, His Majesty later issued an edict to thoroughly investigate Zheng Guogong and Nanshan Immortal.
Of course, there was no need to say anything. After Lu Hanjiang sent people to investigate privately for two days, he immediately arranged for people to ransack the house. The Jin Yiwei came out to attack the minister again. The entire capital was as quiet as ice, and more than half of the people who dared to come to the door were instantly reduced.
As he happened to be here today, he also asked about the matter: "Master Wu, how is the investigation of Mr. Zheng Guogong?"
It is not a secret that the old emperor seeks immortality. Everyone in the imperial city has begun to build Taoist palaces in a grand manner. No one is blind, everyone can see it, so from time to time, people will follow his fancy, or write Qing Ci, or recommend alchemists.
, send elixirs.
Of course, anyone who dared to do this was killed by the old emperor without discrimination, which made all the officials in the court shut up. After all, judging from this posture, His Majesty was just cultivating his mind and was not addicted.
Logically speaking, if Zheng Guogong has lived a stable life for such a long time, he should have understood His Majesty's intentions and should not be such a reckless person.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Zheng Guogong is just stupid," Wu Qiming shook his head and said seriously: "But that Nanshan Immortal seems to have some background."
"Nanshan Immortal, well, the name is quite intimidating." Lu Hanjiang said, touching his chin.
Wu Qiming smiled and said: "Although he has an astonishing reputation, this person has some real talents and learning. The official sent someone to check and found out that this Nanshan Immortal is a member of the Qingcheng Sect in Sichuan."
Lu Hanjiang suddenly said: "Qingcheng Sect, oh, Taoist people, then this alchemy question is indeed their special skill."
"According to the spies' report, Nanshan Immortal and the leader of the Qingcheng Sect of this generation are brothers. He was traveling down the mountain and happened to meet Zheng Guogong. When he saw that the other party was seriously ill, he gave him a few homemade elixirs. Unexpectedly, Zheng Guogong fell ill.
After he recovered, he would regard the elixir as an elixir, and he never expected that he would present it to His Majesty." Wu Qiming said with some regret.
Lu Hanjiang curled his lips and said: "How can there be so many coincidences in the world? Since Nanshan Immortal is innocent, what on earth did Zheng Guogong think?"
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"To put it bluntly, this matter is purely caused by Zheng Guogong's insolence. Don't you remember, sir? Zheng Guogong is the fourth prince's in-law."
Wu Qiming's reminder immediately reminded Lu Hanjiang that among the princes, he was the only one who had ever provoked Lu Hanjiang. As early as a year ago, the people around the fourth prince had dispersed, but Zheng Guogong married his daughter.
I couldn't leave even if I wanted to.
Now that he saw something happened to Meng Yuan and the Jin Yiwei seemed to be unstable, Zheng Guogong's mind was full of thoughts and he immediately thought of taking the opportunity to hug His Majesty's thigh to avoid disaster.
After all, not only those within Jinyiwei, but also outsiders could see that it was only a matter of time before Lu Hanjiang took over as commander.
Although the grudge between Lu Hanjiang and the fourth prince had passed for a long time, if he was still scheming, the more Duke Zheng thought about it, the more he became afraid, so he could only take this strategy and make a big gamble. Hearing that his majesty likes to practice Taoism, he took this unexpected opportunity into account.
The elixirs that arrived were sent up with some nonsense about their effects on longevity.
On the one hand, this elixir does work. He was seriously ill, but after taking one elixir, not only did the elixir cure his illness, but now he feels a hundred times more energetic, several times better than before. This shows that this elixir is indeed like the Nanshan Immortal.
It is said that it can cure all diseases.
On the other hand, from Zheng Guogong's point of view, even if His Majesty is displeased, he will not be punished for his good intentions. After all, those people who were beheaded for pleasing His Majesty were all gangsters from Baiding, or they were Qi Ba.
A good sesame official.
If this thing is done, and with His Majesty's protection, he doesn't have to worry about Lu Hanjiang settling old grudges after he comes to power. If it doesn't work out, he is a dignified duke. Even if he does something wrong and offends His Majesty, the most he can do is reprimand him.
The final result of Zheng Guogong thinking this way was to stay in prison, expropriate his nobles, ransack his house, wait for His Majesty's decree, and be beheaded on an auspicious day.
This incident happened suddenly. Wu Qiming initially thought that something big was involved. He interrogated him all night. After several days of tossing, he discovered that it was a false alarm.
Lu Hanjiang, who knew the cause and effect, was also speechless. Indeed, as Wu Qiming said, this is just making trouble for others.
He thought for a while and said: "In this case, Zheng Guogong deserves it. You can decide how to convict him and report it to Your Majesty. As for the Nanshan Immortal...it's bad luck for him. Your Majesty has a decree and he is someone else's."