Two days later in the evening, Chen Ke returned to Bianjing.
When he got home, Chen Wu told him the whole story.
It turned out that Fu Bi and Tang Jie were ordered to investigate the cause of the Ergu River bursting its banks. As a result, officials from the Water Supervision and the Ministry of Works unanimously affirmed that there was no problem with the engineering design and the construction quality was strictly in compliance with the standards. The reason why the banks burst was
Because there was a problem with the new materials used.
The so-called new material is naturally cement...
Chen Ke was not surprised when he heard this, because Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Conggu needed to shirk their responsibilities now, so Chen Ke, who had provided the cement in the first place, was the perfect scapegoat! Moreover, he could beat Zhao Zongji down, so it would be strange if Zhao Zongshi didn't do this.
"How shameless!" Chen Yan, who had always been unfailing, was furious: "His Royal Highness gave you the cement formula out of public interest, but now they are using it to attack you!"
"Am I asking for trouble?" Chen Ke was not that angry. He just said helplessly: "Or do they think I am that easy to bully?"
"I have already said hello to Yi Gan, and Wang Yu has also agreed that we will write a letter together to plead your grievances." Chen Wu was obviously not idle these days: "They cannot cover up the Song Dynasty with one hand!"
"Don't be impatient," Chen Ke said with a wry smile: "They just questioned me and didn't come to a conclusion. Why are you so anxious and fussy?" He said seriously: "The officials and the rich husband are very angry now, you don't want to
Hit the muzzle of the gun."
"How are you going to clear up your grievances!" Chen Wu asked with concern.
"First of all, I'm going to get some sleep." Chen Ke said sternly, "Then I'll go to the Yushitai to report tomorrow."
"..." Chen You had a black line on his forehead.
"It's okay." Chen Ke comforted his brother softly: "Maybe it's not what you imagined."
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The next day was not a regular court day, so Chen Ke took a car early in the morning and went to the Yushitai Yamen located in the west of the imperial city to report.
Yushitai is also called Wutai. In the Song Dynasty, when there were no factory guards and spies, this was a place that frightened civil servants. But Chen Ke had no feeling about this place. The reason was very simple. Whoever had been impeached by more than a dozen censors
Zai, still unmoving, will no longer be in awe of this place.
It is said that in the eyes of the censors, he was already one of the "three most difficult candidates" of the dynasty, the other two being Fu Bi and Han Qi...
After getting off the bus outside the gate, Chen Ke and Chen Yi walked to the Yamen. Chen Yi showed his name and summons to the soldiers guarding the gate, and the two were led into the duty hall in the front yard.
Different from ordinary yamen that show prestige to the common people, the prestige of the Fengxian Yamen and Yushitai, which serves as a watchdog for hundreds of officials, is shown to the officials. As soon as Chen Ke entered the gate, he felt an oppressive solemn atmosphere.
The officials who came in and out all had frosty faces, not like the smiling faces of ordinary yamen.
The task of the Yushitai Duty Office is to register the various officials who come to the courtyard every day one by one and bring them to the corresponding department. Because most of them are 'criminals' who come to report on the matter, the duty is
The supervisory censor who was working in the office gradually developed a tone that sounded like he was interrogating prisoners.
The censor on duty saw a man coming in, wearing a fifth-grade official uniform. But he was surprisingly young... Unlike the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Song Dynasty was extremely difficult to rise to the official rank. Even if he passed the rank at the age of twenty, he could reach the fifth rank at the age of forty.
It can be said that he has arrived early. The person in front of him looks like he is only in his twenties. But he is already in the fifth rank and wears a goldfish bag! How can the young censor, who always thinks that he has achieved success in his youth, be so jealous?
The censor immediately recognized that the person who came was Chen Ke. He also knew that the two princes wanted him to take the blame for the breach of the embankment. Master Zhongcheng even signed the summons in person. He couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. Let you be proud of the spring breeze. This autumn breeze
Feeling bleak?
He put on the posture of interrogating a prisoner, without giving up his seat, and asked directly: "Which yamen are you from? What did you commit?"
"Can you speak?" Chen Yi became angry when he heard this: "Where are you, the interrogator?"
"Why did you follow me in?" The censor shouted like a fly: "Whoever comes, get out of here, if you dare to yell at Wutai again, slap me hard!"
Chen Ke was immediately furious. Just as he was about to show off, he heard a familiar voice shout: "Wang Yanfu, you are so majestic!"
Before he finished speaking, a tall young censor with an angry face stood beside Chen Ke. It was Wang Shao who was the supervisory censor at the censor station.
The supervisory censor Li Xing named Wang Yanfu was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Jiayou. Because of well-known reasons, the two Jinshi rankings in the second and fourth years of Jiayou were in conflict. Normally, Wang Yanfu and Wang Shao would not deal with them.
At this moment, seeing the opponent's elbow twisted outward, he thought it was a good opportunity to attack him, so he sneered: "I'm just following the rules, but it's you, do you want to roar in court?"
"Don't use a chicken feather as an arrow!" Wang Shao spat: "The reputation of Yushitai has been ruined by a bird like you who looks down on others!"
"Who are you talking about?" Wang Yanfu suddenly blushed and said, "How dare you say it again?"
"You are a bird!" Wang Shao naturally agreed. After speaking, he said to Chen Ke: "Please let me scold him. I have never seen such a bitch."
"It's cheap enough." Chen Ke nodded and said, "I can tell you if you're not satisfied."
"Birdman, birdman, birdman..."
"Bitch, bitch, bitch..." The two of them sprayed at Wang Yanfu together.
Wang Yanfu almost burst out of anger and shouted to the scribes and soldiers who came after hearing the sound: "Did you hear them insulting me?"
Now it was time to compete for character. Wang Yanfu was always very high-minded, and he was even more indifferent to the so-called humble servants. But Wang Shao was bold and generous, and he got along well with the officials. So there was no suspense, and everyone shook their heads.
, indicating that he has just arrived.
"Okay, you guys are colluding." Wang Yanfu was so angry that tears burst into his eyes. He stood up and ran inside: "I want to report it to Master Ming Zhongcheng!"
"Excuse me." Wang Shao shrugged his shoulders and said to the officials: "Let's disperse."
Everyone dispersed in a hurry.
Wang Shao and Chen Ke looked at each other and smiled. That's all. Chen Ke sighed softly and said, "Why bother wading into this muddy water?"
Wang Shao curled his lips and said: "I don't want to stay in this bird's place for a long time." He said with a sneer: "If I hadn't been this bird official, I wouldn't have spat at him just now!"
In Chen Ke's mind, the image of the handsome Wang Shaoxia in white clothes and killing without batting an eye suddenly appeared in his mind. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "We are indeed not suitable to be officials."
"So you don't have to worry about me. I don't plan to hang around here anymore, and I don't plan to be a civil servant anymore." Wang Shao said with a smile: "I still like to use the knife more than the mouth."
Chen Ke said leisurely and fascinated: "I will come with you." Jia Dan's death had a great impact on him, so much so that he became a little depressed.
"Don't do it. Without you as an official in Beijing, I wouldn't dare to carry a knife and kill people outside." Wang Shao pointed to the inner door with a smile and said to Chen Ke: "I will take you to see Mr. Zhongcheng."
"That guy can file a complaint."
"Sue it." Wang Shao said nonchalantly: "If you make me angry, I will break all five of his legs the next night!"
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When I arrived at the duty room of Censor Zhongcheng, I met Wang Yanfu coming out dejectedly.
"Why, the director didn't support you?" Wang Shao asked with a smile.
"No need to gloat about misfortune," Wang Yanfu spat: "You won't be able to laugh anymore!"
"Bitch..." Wang Shao whispered.
"Birdman..." Chen Ke immediately answered.
Wang Yanfu collapsed immediately, held his head in his hands, shed tears, and walked away in a hurry.
After driving away the annoying guy, Wang Shao straightened his clothes and went in to check the room. After some tea, he came out in a daze, patted Chen Ke and said: "Master Tai is so cruel, I have to go back and rest, take care of yourself."
"
Seeing Wang Shao being sprayed like this, Chen Ke felt a little worried. When the clerk called him in, he took a deep breath and strode into the duty room.
In the signing room, the boss of all the censors, Tang Jie, the censor of the Song Dynasty, was sitting behind the big case. Although his appearance was nothing special, Chen Ke clearly felt an incomparable sense of oppression.
In fact, the depressive feeling he felt when he came to the Yushitai was probably due to this old man. The shadow of the famous tree of people, Tang Jie is known as the "official butcher", and is recognized as the most powerful, simple and crude in the hundred years since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
There were countless officials who fell under his command, including Wen Yanbo and Zhang Yaozuo.
What makes Chen Ke even more frightened is that he is the most unscrupulous and lethal troll in history. Tang Jie is the kind of person who can kill someone with just one sentence without saying a word for half a year.
When he drove Zhang Yaozuo out of the capital and went to serve as the military governor, the officials were unwilling and said that the military governor was a rough official.
If he were an ordinary Yanguan, at most he would say that "Zhang Yaozuo is not a rough man", but Tang Jie said to the official on the spot: "... Jiedushi is not a rough official. Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong were both.
"The official family was immediately reduced to the status of unfilial descendants. They were ashamed of themselves and no longer dared to talk back to Tang Jie.
Later, after Zhang Yaozuo died, the officials lamented to Tang Jie: "You have exaggerated before. You all said that Zhang Yaozuo was Yang Guozhong. If I use him, he will become the second emperor of Tang Ming Dynasty. In fact, it is not that serious."
"Yes, your majesty is right." Tang Jie immediately replied: "With Zhang Yaozuo, there may not be trouble. But once trouble occurs, your majesty is not as good as Tang Minghuang! At least Li Longji has Tang Suzong who can clean up the country. May I ask your majesty to rely on him?
Who? Do you have a son?"
He directly scolded the emperor to tears... Of course, the background of Tang Jie's words was that Zhao Zhen and the ministers were arguing over the establishment of a heir apparent a few years ago.
It was such an old man who spoke hurtfully and was feared by both gods and ghosts, but at this moment he looked at Chen Ke... and smiled.