According to Tang Ning's original plan, when he went to Guizhou to look for Su Mei, Su Ruzhongyi, Tang Yaoyao and the others went to Chu. By the time he came back from Guizhou, they had already joined Li Tianlan.
In this way, when he picks up Su Mei, returns to the capital, takes Zhao Man with him, and implements a small plan, he can escape from the Chen Kingdom. From then on, the world is as big as the earth.
However, plans often fail to keep up with changes.
He did find Su Mei, but Xiaoru and the others were also stopped, and the situation in the capital was completely reversed.
I can't say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. Let's call it a bad thing. The original plan of these people was to wait until Zhao Yuan grew up in three to five years and Emperor Chen would pass the throne to him. Now Emperor Chen is seriously ill and may die at any time.
He might die, and the day Emperor Chen died would be the time for the Fang family to take action.
The sooner Chen Huang dies, the sooner Duan Wang dies.
It was a good thing, but their plan was completely disrupted by Prince Duan, and the court was filled with smoke and smoke, which was also not the result Tangning wanted.
However, no matter what decision he would make in the future, he still needed to meet with Chen Huang first.
In addition, there was another issue that Tangning had to consider.
He and Xiao Ru can leave, but his father-in-law is Jing Zhaoyin. Do you want him to give up his hard-earned official career and wander around the world with them?
This is obviously unrealistic. Tangning hasn't thought much about telling her parents-in-law about this matter yet.
"What's wrong?" Zhong Mingli saw what was on his mind and asked, "Are you worried about King Duan?"
Tang Ning nodded and said, "Prince Duan has been recognized by His Majesty now. If he ascends to the throne, it will be difficult for his father-in-law to be Jing Zhaoyin..."
"You don't have to take care of me." Zhong Mingli waved his hand and said: "I have been tired of being an official over the years. If His Majesty decides to pass the throne to King Duan, I will resign and retire to accompany Yuxian and serve as an official.
Over the years, I have treated her too much..."
Tangning thought for a while and asked, "What if King Run is the one who succeeds?"
"Prince Run?" Zhong Mingli thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Even if I am not Prince Duan, I still have the intention of resigning. I want to see around with your mother-in-law. Staying in the capital is really meaningless..."
Since his father-in-law had already made plans, Tang Ning said nothing more. Watching him leave, Zhong Mingli stood up and walked towards the government office.
There is always a big gap between ideals and reality. He once had a dream of becoming a prince and prime minister, but he did not realize this dream. Instead, it came true in his son-in-law.
Now that he is nearly forty years old, he has taken these things lightly, and is also a little tired of the complexity of this officialdom. Rather than spending his whole life fighting with people in the court, it is better to resign as soon as possible to make up for the negative impact on his wife due to official business these years.
of debt.
Although he intends to resign, at the moment he is still Jing Zhaoyin, the official of the parents of the people in the capital, and he has never relaxed about matters in the yamen.
As soon as he arrived at the government office, a young Yin brought over a stack of files and said, "Sir, these are the case files submitted by various county governments in Jingzhao Prefecture last month. Please review them and use your seal."
For some serious cases involving Jingzhao Prefecture, the local county government is not qualified to make the final decision. Generally, the county government makes a ruling, and the case is closed only after the government office has reviewed and stamped the seal of Jingzhao Yin.
Zhong Mingli looked at each dossier carefully and made sure there were no problems before stamping it with a big seal.
"This case..." He picked up a file and said, "Why are there so few files?"
What he is holding is a file on a human life case. For a case like this, the review will be extremely strict, and the local government's investigation will be very detailed. It is unlikely that the final file will only contain this little bit.
Na Shaoyin said: "The ins and outs of this case and the cause and effect are very obvious and there are no doubts. Therefore, the local government closed the case quickly and did not accumulate many files."
After Zhong Mingli looked at it carefully, he found that the case was indeed simple and the facts were clear at a glance, so he didn't ask any more questions, picked up the seal and stamped it.
Jingzhao Shaoyin picked up the one with the seal and said: "I have taken it to the Ministry of Punishment for filing..."
Zhong Mingli nodded, thinking about when to resign, and did not notice that when Shao Yin turned his head, a strange smile appeared on his face.
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After Tang Ning returned to Beijing, he was not in a hurry to go to Shangshu Province to deal with government affairs. Now, his mind was no longer in Shangshu Province, not in the court, or even in Chen Kingdom.
What he was thinking about was whether his family would go to Guizhou or the grassland after things here were over, or he could also add another option to the Chu country.
After thinking about it carefully, he first eliminated the option of Chu State.
Although the Chu Kingdom can be regarded as a retreat, it is still someone else's territory. Li Tianlan is just a princess, not a khan, and not a saint. She cannot make the decision on Chu Kingdom's affairs alone.
Tang Ning no longer wants to live this kind of life of being dependent on others. Compared with Chu State, Guizhou Province or the grassland is obviously more suitable. Compared with the grassland, Guizhou Province is under the control of Su Mei and is safer.
But if she didn't go to the grassland to keep the appointment, Tang Ning was worried that Wan Yanyan would lead a hundred thousand cavalry to rush over. Fortunately, there were still two years left before the three-year appointment, so there was no need to rush.
Tangning took Zhong Yi and Su Ru to have dinner with her mother-in-law today, and unexpectedly found that her father-in-law was also there.
He is Jing Zhaoyin. He is busy with official duties and has many things to do every day. Not to mention lunch, he often even takes care of dinner at the county government office. How can he be at home at this time?
Not only Tang Ning was curious, but Chen Yuxian was also curious. She glanced at him and asked in confusion: "Why did you come back so early today? Is there anything in the Yamen?"
Zhong Mingli looked a little gloomy and said, "Something happened. I don't have to go to the Yamen for the next few days."
Chen Yuxian looked tense and asked, "What happened?"
Zhong Mingli shook his head and said: "There is a case and there are some problems..."
After listening to Zhong Mingli's words, Tang Ning understood exactly what happened.
My father-in-law is Jingzhao Yin. Each county government office in the capital can handle minor disputes on its own, but major and important cases must go through the Jingzhao government office and require Jingzhao Yin's approval and seal.
The problem this time lies in a case in a county under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture. This case, which has complete witnesses and physical evidence, has been concluded by the local county government, and a human life case that has been reviewed by the Jingzhao Prefecture, suddenly something unexpected happened.
Unexpected changes.
The prisoner who was identified as the murderer became the victim, while the identity of the deceased was that of a bully. When he was bullying the victim, he suffered from hysteria and died suddenly on the spot.
The family ancestor of the deceased was quite powerful in the local area. After some operations, the local county government confused the truth and identified the original victim as a criminal. They also produced witnesses and physical evidence, and soon made it a solid case.
Seeing that there was nothing suspicious about the case, the Jingzhao government office stamped the case and handed it over to the Criminal Department for handling.
If it were an ordinary case, it would end here.
However, the victim's family was dissatisfied with the government's actions and filed a complaint against several officials, including the local magistrate and Jing Zhaoyin, to the Dali Temple.
The case involved Jingzhao Yin. Dali Temple reported the case to the Shangshu Province, which quickly made a decision to immediately suspend Jingzhao Yin Zhong Mingli for investigation. As for the local officials, they were also controlled immediately.
This case seems reasonable, but it is full of doubts.
Dali Temple is different from Jingzhao Mansion Office. Dali Temple only handles cases assigned by His Majesty and does not accept lawsuits from the public. Let’s not talk about how that person came to Dali Temple. The Shangshu Province’s handling of this case is also abnormal.
Jingzhao Prefecture Yin is a fourth-rank official. Even if he has neglected his duties, the main responsibility does not lie with him. How could the Ministry of Secretariat make the decision to suspend the investigation...
Obviously, this is a trap, a trap aimed at the father-in-law, or a trap aimed at him.
In Prince Duan's Mansion, Prince Duan showed a sarcastic look on his face and sneered: "I want to see if you will help me with this or not..."
