"Teacher!" Min Feng entered the outer study room, looked at Xia Qing standing by the window, and quickly stepped forward and shouted.
Xia Qing turned around and looked at Min Feng and nodded. She didn't say any more words of reprimand. She just nodded to a few people present to show Gu Chengyu the courtesy.
After receiving the greetings, Gu Chengyu sat in a corner of the room at Xia Qing's signal.
These people were either officials in the government or even teachers who had highly valued staff. He had no room to interrupt in front of these people.
Xia Qing was a little hesitant after hearing this. After all, he was his clansman, so how could he let it go?
Besides, the amount of silver required for side payments is so huge that even if all the money collected is handed over, I'm afraid it won't be enough.
If he takes out too much, the people in the world will definitely be angry about it, which will really harm his reputation.
The emperor would also punish him in order to silence the world and show fairness. Xia Qing frowned, he was already in a dilemma.
"This? It's really difficult to handle!"
Min Feng listened even more uneasily. He didn't know that the teacher had paid such a heavy price for this incident.
"Sir! In fact, it's your fault. The emperor is not asking you to make up for all your side payments. If you can't make up the money, the emperor won't really make things difficult for you. The Ministry of Household Affairs will pay for the rest. After all, this
This is a matter for the Ministry of Revenue, so how can you alone fill the national treasury?"
He Zhongkuan knew Xia Qing's concerns, so he analyzed the matter clearly to prevent Xia Qing from being indecisive, unable to attack his tribe, and missing a good opportunity.
When Xia Qing heard this, he suddenly realized. Yes! Isn't there also a household department?
This was not his job alone. He turned to look at Ji Yan. The calculation in his eyes made Ji Yan feel cold in his heart.
Li Wei and the others looked at He Zhongkuan in surprise. This man's strategy was really powerful.
No wonder even the chief minister thinks so highly of him and treats him with great courtesy.
If they had such resourceful staff in their palace, why would they worry about confrontation in the officialdom?
"Even if I want to kill my relatives out of justice, my clan members are far away in Yingnan Mansion and are beyond my reach!"
Xia Qing felt that this was the best way he could think of at the moment, but it would be difficult to implement.
The deadline given to him by the emperor was tomorrow. Yingnan Mansion was far away from the capital and he had no time to make arrangements.
"Sir! If you have made up your mind, this matter will not be difficult to handle." Li Wei also thought of a way at this time and quickly said to Xia Qing.
But we can't let one staff member be more beautiful than others, which will make these officials extremely useless.
He Zhongkuan was interrupted by Li Wei, but there was no displeasure on his face. He just picked up the tea bowl and drank tea again.
"Oh? Tell me!" Xia Qing raised his eyebrows. Li Wei's mind was also very active. If he could say this, he must have thought of a good idea.
"Sir! Write a letter right now and have someone travel day and night to send it to Yingnan Mansion. Your people went to Yingnan Mansion, settled everything, and then sent the man to the government. The capital is leaving Yingnan.
Nanfu is so far away, and it will take a long time for the news of Yingnan Mansion to reach the capital. By then, everything will be a foregone conclusion, so you don't have to worry too much."
Li Wei talked eloquently and described what Xia Qing was going to do at the moment, which was a way to please Xia Qing.
In fact, when things progressed to this point, Xia Qing could think of what happened next even if Li Wei didn't say it.
It's just that Li Wei is used to flattering people and is good at seizing opportunities. Xia Qing has now solved a major issue and is calm. After listening to his words, she naturally felt happy.
These words made You Shaofeng on the side secretly roll his eyes, and he couldn't help but secretly hate that Li Wei had taken the advantage again.
Xia Qing couldn't help but nodded, although this time the clan suffered a loss and a clan member had to be sacrificed.
But as long as the Xia family has him around, are they afraid of missing out on these benefits in the future?
Now that I have solved the current difficulty for him, he will just make more compensation in the future.
Once Xia Qing made the decision, he put aside his previous reluctance and hesitation and planned to arrange it in advance tonight.
"Sir! I have another suggestion!" Just when Xia Qing was about to ask everyone to go back, He Zhongkuan suddenly spoke up again.
Levi had already stood up and was about to leave, and they had nothing to do with the rest. Besides, it was already late at night, and there was a curfew coming soon, so they had to go back early.
"Mr. He, please speak!" Xia Qing was also a little confused and made a gesture to signal He Zhongkuan to speak.
"Sir! You said that the emperor asked you to go to the royal study room to give an answer after the morning court. I think this matter is inappropriate."
He Zhongkuan's eyes were clear and he did not feel inferior at all in front of a first-class official like Xia Qing.
Xia Qing was really surprised, "What's wrong with this?"
Even Li Wei and the others stopped to see what He Zhongkuan was trying to do.
"My lord! Do you think the more people know about this matter, the better, or the fewer people the better?"
Xia Qing looked a little embarrassed when he heard this. He was a dignified chief minister and could not restrain his clan members. He went to plead guilty to the emperor, but of course he could not let anyone know about it.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be a loss of face for him? Those officials were not fools. They would definitely know that he was forced by the emperor to hand over the money.
You Shaofeng was the first to be unable to bear it anymore, "Of course we can't publicize it everywhere!"
Such a thing is extremely embarrassing, so of course the chief minister must hide it. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke to all the civil and military officials in the dynasty?
This time Xia Qing did not scold You Shaofeng. Obviously, he thought so too.
"My lord! I think that your lord should not only let people know about this matter, but also handle it with great fanfare! It would be best to raise this matter at the court meeting."
Xia Qing's face couldn't help but darken. This was throwing Xia's face to the ground and trampling on it!
Of course he would not ask for trouble and let the civil and military officials laugh at him.
As soon as He Zhongkuan saw Xia Qing's face, he knew that Xia Qing was angry. He quickly said: "Sir! The emperor has made you suffer a big loss this time. Of course you have to take precautions before they happen. Who knows whether the emperor will take this matter into account in the future?
Are you planning to attack? It would be better to resolve this matter once and for all!"
Xia Qing thought about it carefully, yes! In fact, how can there be an airtight wall in the world? Even if he didn't tell the meeting, those people wouldn't know? He wouldn't be so naive.
Besides, the emperor asked him to report it to the court after the meeting, so he must still have the idea of bringing this matter out to hit him hard in the future.
He might as well follow Mr. He's idea and settle the matter completely at the court meeting. At the same time, he could cry in front of the emperor. Next time something like this happens, be sure not to target him.
Besides, everyone in the world must know about his righteous killing of relatives, right? Otherwise, how could he get such a good reputation?
"Sir, you are still very agile, I admire you!"
He, Xia Qing, boasted that he was very scheming and resourceful, but this man was so good at scheming that he was really convinced this time.