According to Chen Weiwei's plan, more than half a month after Huo Mouyuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and others were arrested, the case came to light.
Chen Weiwei personally led a team to search the Huo family home and recovered a large amount of evidence about Huo Mouyuan's buying and selling of officials.
The case was reported to Xin Yanque, but Xin Yanque only replied with one sentence... handle it according to Dayu's laws.
This matter had caused a huge commotion in the office, but Xin Yanque seemed to be staying out of it.
Some of the more radical auxiliary political scholars in the office believed that it was obviously unreasonable that the case was so big that not many people outside the official department were involved.
Therefore, they requested that the case needs to be further investigated. There must be something more frightening.
Others believe that His Highness has just taken charge of the country, and if the case is made known to the whole country at this time, the people of the country will be disappointed in the court.
Some people even say that His Majesty has appointed officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs just after taking charge of the country. This is equivalent to making His Majesty’s face look bad. If we dig deeper, His Majesty’s face will be even worse. After all, Huo Mouyuan and others are Your Majesty.
Personally appointed officials.
Ning Weimo sat aside and listened to their quarrel, but he never said a word.
In fact, he couldn't quite understand how far His Highness wanted to expand this matter. Or, since His Highness used Chen Weiwei, it was determined that Chen Weiwei could not expand the case to an unlimited extent.
Chen Weiwei is indeed an outsider and a barbarian compared to Geling officialdom, but precisely because of this, he is too easily bribed by various forces.
Once a barbarian enters a civilized place, if he cannot destroy the civilization in one go, he will surely perish in the seemingly colorful and splendid civilization.
There is no second possibility for this kind of thing.
It's just like the winter vacation back then, no different.
Dongbo and Loufan were both countries founded by the Louran people, but after Dongbo occupied the northern part of the Central Plains, he began to learn the culture of the Central Plains. Over time, in their view, Loufan, who was from the same clan, was a barbarian.
Chen Weiwei has now plunged headlong into the famous world, using barbaric methods to scare some civilized people.
But as long as he doesn't directly destroy this civilized world, it won't take long for him to be corrupted by this civilized world.
Geling is full of lights, feasting and flowers.
Ning Weimo knew what Mr. Xin was going to do, and he guessed the emperor and Mr. Xin's true plan earlier than Lin Ye.
What he doesn't understand now is that Mr. Xin's use of Chen Weiwei means that Mr. Xin knew from the beginning that this matter must have a degree of control. This degree is that Chen Weiwei controlled the scope of the case after being bribed.
That degree.
If this is the case, then Ning Weimo must change his previous predictions and expectations.
The loud noise in the office did not affect him at all, and he was immersed in his own thoughts.
After a long time, unable to tell where this matter was going, Ning Weimo decided to explore Mr. Xin's story.
Because there are two things that Ning Weimo can't be sure about now.
The first is what he just thought, Mr. Xin wants to rectify the officialdom and take action on the noble and old clan. Is this possible or not?
The second is that when Mr. Xin uses Chen Weiwei, does he want to use it only for this moment or will he use it in the future?
He walked slowly among the noisy crowd, and the noise around him was in sharp contrast to his quietness.
After leaving the office, Ning Weimo was thinking about what kind of words he should start with.
After all, he doesn't know Mr. Xin very well yet. If he is facing the emperor at this time, he knows what he should say first and how to bring the topic to this matter.
As he walked, he suddenly came to his senses.
Sincerity is always a must-win.
When they arrived at Sihaitang, Ning Weimo saw Xin Yanque flying a kite while still outside the courtyard.
I have to say that in this cold winter weather, Mr. Xin's mood is really unique.
When he got closer, he saw that it was not just a kite, but a person on the kite.
That was a little eunuch. He must have been frightened and didn't dare to scream. He looked pitiful. However, Mr. Xin was very happy and smiled from ear to ear.
Gu Xiujin, who was standing next to Mr. Xin, didn't look very good.
After all, the flying ones were his men, and it was obvious that the little eunuch was really scared to death.
However, what made Gu Xiujin even more dissatisfied was not that his subordinates were treated as playthings, but that as the prince of the prison country, Xin Yanque's behavior had revealed the appearance of a cowardly king.
"Your Highness?"
Ning Weimo came closer and called out softly.
Mr. Xin looked back and said with a smile: "It's you. What do you think of this new kite I made?"
Ning Weimo smiled and said: "It's fun to watch. I feel itchy just looking at it. Who in this world can resist the desire to fly? Your Highness, why don't you put that little eunuch down and let me try it instead?"
Try it, I don’t know how to practice or martial arts, and I have always envied practitioners who can fly around."
Mr. Xin glanced at him: "You? How can you do it? It's such a windy weather and you're not freezing to death."
Ning Weimo said: "Your Highness, Kechen really wants to try it."
Mr. Xin thought for a while and shook his head: "Forget it, you are just a spoiler."
After saying that, he slowly retracted the line and let the little eunuch down. When the little eunuch landed, he couldn't stop shaking. He didn't know whether it was from cold or fright. His face was as white as paper.
Mr. Xin looked at Gu Xiujin and said, "This guy is interesting. He is scared but doesn't scream. I like him. I will reward him with a hundred taels of silver."
Gu Xiujin leaned over and said, "I thank His Highness for the reward on his behalf."
Mr. Xin threw the kite aside and asked Ning Weimo as he walked back, "Why did you come to me because you have something important that cannot be solved?"
Ning Weimo followed him naturally, and replied as he walked: "There was a quarrel over at the office. It was so noisy that I couldn't stand it, so I came to His Highness's place to hide for a while."
Mr. Xin asked: "Why are you arguing?"
Ning Weimo immediately told the matter truthfully, without adding any personal emotions. He just told Mr. Xin the opinions of the two groups, without adding jealousy or favoring any side.
Mr. Xin nodded after listening, and then asked Ning Weimo: "What about you? You are the chief minister. What do you think should be done about this matter?"
Ning Weimo said: "I think that this matter is all planned by His Highness, and His Highness must have made arrangements in advance."
Mr. Xin sighed and said, "His Majesty has long said that if you want to be able to speak, you have to look at Ning Weimo. I saw some of it today. You are indeed a flatterer."
Ning Weimo said: "Flattery is also a duty of a minister, and it is a duty that can be ranked among the top three."
Mr. Xin asked: "What are the other two things?"
Ning Weimo replied: "To be loyal to the king, you know how to act for the king; to be loyal to your ministers, you know what the minister's principles are and cannot be overstepped."
Mr. Xin smiled: "Sure enough, I can talk."
As he walked, he continued: "Since I have handed over this case to Chen Weiwei, I naturally have to wait for his closing statement before I can tell what to do."
Ning Weimo said: "That's true. We can't rush to decide how to deal with the matter when it's halfway through."
Mr. Xin said: "Actually, you want to ask me whether Chen Weiwei is suitable to use him to handle cases?"
Ning Weimo said: "I don't dare. I have never had such thoughts. The person Your Highness chooses cannot be wrong."
Mr. Xin curled his lips: "Too much flattery is not good either."
Ning Weimo said: "What I said is not flattery, but what I mean from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty should have explained to His Highness before leaving. His Majesty must have known about Chen Weiwei's use. Otherwise, His Majesty would have left Geling City even if he left."
If I do, I will ask someone back to ask."
Mr. Xin said: "It turns out that you are flattering His Majesty."
Ning Weimo said: "I took pictures of them all, I took them all."
Mr. Xin couldn't help but smile again. He didn't have much contact with Ning Weimo before, but now he understands what His Majesty's pleasure is in using Ning Weimo.
He looked back at Ning Weimo and said: "You are smarter than them all. Since you have guessed something, then follow the direction of your guess and think about how Chen Weiwei handles this case and how he wants to close the case. Then he will close the case."
Bar."
This sentence names Mr. Xin’s attitude.
Ning Weimo immediately leaned over and said: "I understand. When I go back, I will talk to the people in the office and ask them to stop arguing."
Mr. Xin said: "That won't work. Let them continue to quarrel. They must quarrel when they should quarrel. When they disagree, the more violent the quarrel, the better."
He stopped, looked at Ning Weimo and said seriously: "Your Majesty wants to establish this office because he hopes that his ministers will know how to do things."
"You are the prime minister. When you were in charge of the government in the past, who was not obedient to you? The officials were always harmonious. This is not a good thing. It will never be a good thing. Go forward ten thousand years.
, ten thousand years from now, this sentence will be true."
Ning Weimo thought carefully about the deeper meaning of these words, and his heart couldn't help but move.
Mr. Xin said: "You are the Prime Minister, but you are not the decision-maker. You are the one who gets more righteous judgment from their quarrels."
Ning Weimo leaned over and said: "Your Highness, I will keep these words in my heart. Just these words are enough for me to study for a lifetime."
Mr. Xin said: "This sounds like flattery, but if you really think so, then it is not flattery, but enlightenment."
He kept walking.
"The establishment of the Office is not just to assist me. If you think so from the beginning, you are all wrong."
"No matter who is used to investigate the officials, whether it is Chen Weiwei or anyone else, if you think it is just to get rid of some bad apples, you are also wrong."
"Your Majesty wants to rectify the officialdom, not what you see now. This is just the beginning. Ning Weimo..."
Mr. Xin looked into Ning Weimo's eyes and said word for word: "You are the person personally selected by His Majesty. Maybe you still don't understand what is important to you in this selection."
"However, if others don't understand the meaning of the office, I can understand it, and so can your majesty. If you never understand the meaning of the office, then it's a small matter for me to be disappointed, but it's a big disappointment for your majesty."
Ning Weimo took a deep breath, took two steps back, lifted his robe and knelt down.
"My lord, I really understand this time."
Mr. Xin said: "As long as you understand it, I think Lin Ye should understand it better than you. He is the second assistant of the service office, but he is a general leading troops outside, so he is not suitable to come to the service office every day."
Quarrel every day.”
"Then he won't come. I said before that it would be enough for him to come to Geling once a month. He understood by then, so he seemed willing to accept it. But you heard it, but didn't think about it deeply."
Ning Weimo was frightened but also realized.
He kowtowed and said, "My lord, thank you very much, Your Highness."
Mr. Xin stretched out his hand to pull Ning Weimo up and said: "I still hope you remember this sentence. You are the prime minister personally selected by His Majesty. You cannot let His Majesty down."
He said: "Another thing you misunderstood His Majesty is... His Majesty has never been worried about the powerful officials in the court. He just wants to see how these powerful officials hold power, how to decentralize power, and how to do a good job as such powerful officials. If Your Majesty
If I really don’t want to have powerful ministers in the court, why should I use you? Lin Ye? One inside and one outside. If they are used well, they will complement each other."