Bai Wei forced Mrs. Su to go out first. Mrs. Su looked at Cheng Xue again and then left quickly.
The servants came in to collect the broken porcelain pieces on the ground. Cheng Xue was not in the mood to stay at the villa anymore and ordered a car to be prepared to go back to the city.
At the same time, in the Household Department, Li Hui was drinking tea comfortably and reviewing the accounts from the Rites Department.
He was the only one in the yamen, and after the court, he was like a loach, slipping away early with the help of Yan Mu. Cui Shangshu and Lin Chensong were not so lucky. They were caught by various ministries, and they thought they would not escape so quickly.
"Sir, the accounting issues of the Ministry of Rites have been sorted out a long time ago. But this thing left over from the previous dynasty..."
"As long as there is no trace of the money, the scapegoat still has a problem and must be taken out for separate calculations."
"But the whole family of the person who took the blame and committed suicide is gone. If we bring him up, there will be no evidence." Zheng Shuo told the truth.
"who?"
"Ma Feng."
"What did you do originally? Did you hold a high position in the former Ministry of Rites?"
"This official doesn't know. He only came to the Ministry of Household Affairs in the 17th year of Yongle." Zheng Shuo shook his head and replied.
Xu Enyang, a native of the capital who was dawdling on the side, came forward and said with a smile:
"If you ask Ma Feng, I am the only one who knows about the entire household except Mr. Cui."
"What, you met again?"
"That's not true, my grandfather..."
As soon as Li Hui heard the familiar opening remarks, he quickly interrupted:
"Okay, I know you have a great grandpa, hurry up."
"Okay, I'm just waiting for what you say." After Xu Enyang finished speaking, Nuanluo moved forward and said, "Sir, what I told you is all that I said. My father won't let me say anything. We have a good relationship.
, please don’t sell me out then.”
"If you keep nagging, I might have to sell you. What's wrong with you?"
Xu Enyang was completely reassured by his words, and whispered with a smile:
"This Ma Feng was a clerk in the Ministry of Rites of the previous dynasty, and he had the same official position as me. But he had real power, and I was just messing around, so the meaning is different. The money was originally proposed by Mr. Cheng Xiaokun to build a school, but the previous dynasty's emperor agreed in name.
, but in fact, he secretly misappropriated money to build an altar to help him ascend to immortality.
After the incident was exposed, Ma Feng was pushed out of the tank. Mr. Cheng has been proud all his life and has a clear sense of right and wrong. He doesn't want this matter to go by in confusion, let alone Ma Feng. But as you know, my lord, your arms can't break a thigh, let alone a fool.
When he came to power, the Ministry of Punishment hastily concluded the case, and all the Ma family members were sentenced to be beheaded. Mr. Cheng vomited blood in court and has never been able to recover from his illness.
My grandfather once visited his old man's home and retired to his hometown after he came back. My father was just a small editor at the time, so he got an opportunity after the founding of the new dynasty, so he went to the Ministry of Punishment and became the minister. I don't have that big ambition, anyway.
Just have something to do."
Xu Enyang finished speaking simply. Li Hui always felt that Mr. Xu would not go to see Mr. Cheng in vain. More importantly, Mr. Xu is now the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He does not think this is a coincidence.
"I'll give you two ways. One, you accompany me to find your father. Two, I will go find your father and sell you."
"...Huh?" Xu Enyang was confused, looking at him with a puzzled face, his mind went blank.
He knew that he was not motivated, but he regarded himself as a smart person, so he had been in the Ministry of Revenue for many years, and he was the most stable in this idle position. The reason why he was troubled today was nothing more than a disguised way of telling Li Hui that although he
He doesn't have much strength, but his gossip and connections can help him, so don't touch him.
The idea was perfect, but I didn't expect that the other party was so determined to sell him.
If you follow, you will inevitably get a beating when you get home. If you don't follow, you will still get a beating when you get home.
It's embarrassing to say that, even though he is now the father of two sons and a daughter, if his father is angry, he will still be beaten.
What a motherly dilemma!
"It's not right for you to do this, sir. I told you because I trust you. If you sell me like this, you will lose me."
"No, I will reuse you."
"Stop making trouble." Xu Enyang rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Even when he pretended to be sick and made trouble at the beginning, he knew that he would not be in the good graces of the Minister. If he had no expectations, he would not be disappointed. But now this person is going to kill him, this... this...
Don’t talk about martial ethics!
Li Hui ignored him, stood up, took the account book, and said calmly:
"I'll wait for you outside. If you don't come out after a cup of tea, don't tell me that I'm going to the Ministry of Justice for a walk."
"No, no, no, I'll go, can't I go? I really owed you my last life!"
Seeing that his face was full of bitterness and hatred, Li Hui smiled and patted his shoulder, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"Then you have to pay off the debt properly, otherwise I will be indebted to you in my previous life!"
ah?
Xu Enyang was completely dumbfounded.
I thought he was a shameless brother, but I didn’t expect that Mr. Li was even more shameless than him. It’s really awesome!
The two of them arrived at the Ministry of Justice by car. Xu Enyang learned from Chang Sui who was beside his father that Gu Wei was inside, so he took Li Hui to the room where his father was taking a lunch break. Each department prepares a certificate for officials of the third rank and above.
room to prevent them from having a place to rest while working on cases at night.
Li Hui knew that Gu Wei, his wife was Mrs. Gu, the daughter of the Su family, and that this person came to Xu Qing at this time. He didn't think it was a coincidence. He glanced sideways at Dexi, who immediately left the room.
Bored of waiting, Xu Enyang brought the white jade chess pieces and invited:
"Sir, kill two sets?"
Li Hui nodded, took the chessboard and put it on the table, and the two of them played chess peacefully in the room.
It is said that chess quality is like character. Although he knew that Xu Enyang was a second-generation ancestor, he discovered through his chess playing that this second-generation ancestor was not simple. He seemed to be hot-tempered and heartless, but in fact he was very brainy and smart.
If his performance hadn't been too intuitive just now, Li Hui would have thought that he deliberately brought him here today.
"How old is your eldest son?"
"I'm fifteen. My father has always been in charge. He will go to the martial arts exam this year. I heard that your eldest son will also participate. Maybe the two of them will be colleagues in the future."
"Is your family a military officer?"
"Well, my grandfather once fought alongside the emperor's father." Xu Enyang did not hide it. "But later my grandfather was injured, so he returned from the frontier. He worked as a sinecure in the Ministry of War to provide for his retirement, but later he had no money to support him in old age."
"You are so filial, complaining about your grandfather like this."
"I'm a dead pig now and I'm not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. I can't escape this beating. Of course I can just be happy."
Seeing that he was resigned to his fate, Li Hui rarely spoke kindly to comfort him:
"Don't worry, I won't let you get beaten."
"Don't beg for mercy. My father is a shameless person. The more he begs for mercy, the harder he will beat me. It's better to just let nature take its course. I can still have my life to serve you."
After finishing speaking, the door of the room opened, and Xu Qingzhong spoke in full -
"Wait outside, I have something to say with Mr. Li."
"Okay~" Xu Enyang put down the chess piece in his hand and walked away dejectedly...