The sun is gradually setting towards the west, and there are not many food and drinks left on the table.
Xiao Chen and the three of them were still sitting together, talking nonsense here and there.
Figures moved at the door, and Xiao Lizi walked in hurriedly with a booklet under his arm.
"It just so happens that you are all here. Someone from the court is coming, so let's go to the Yamen."
"There is someone coming from the imperial court? Who is coming?"
"People from the Supervisory Office, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Works said they wanted to convict Marquis Dingxi. When they arrived, Wei Tongzhi came to the disaster relief department to greet them. I'll come back and invite you over." Xiao Lizi looked at the mess on the table and whispered.
"Given Xihou's conviction, aren't all the personal and material evidence stored in the government office? What are we going to do?" Duan Tianming was full and didn't want to move.
Xiao Chen pointed in the direction of the kitchen: "There's half a basin of meat left for you in the kitchen."
"Really?" Xiao Lizi looked happy.
"Yeah." Xiao Chen nodded, "Go, bring it out to eat, and we'll go there together."
"Hey." Xiao Lizi responded excitedly, put the pamphlet under his arm on the table, and ran towards the kitchen.
"Why does Eunuch Li carry a booklet with him?" Duan Tianming glanced at Xiao Lizi's back and then looked at the booklet on the table.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly: "He has been working on the construction front these days. This booklet is probably related to construction. Not to mention, with his dedicated attitude, he will have no problem serving as an official in Gongchang Mansion."
"If Eunuch Li is not a eunuch, we can really give the emperor advice and let him govern Gongchang." Duan Tianming said with a smile.
"Why are you staying in Gongchang? Isn't it nice to stay in Dongchang?" Du Shaoqin on the other side retorted.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment, then picked up the pamphlet and flipped through it.
On the first page, there is a simple outline of an on-site construction drawing.
The second page records today's project progress and the problems encountered.
On the third page, several improvement suggestions are listed in response to the problem.
"This little plum is really a pragmatic person. The records of water conservancy projects are very orderly. Putting him in the East Factory is a bit humiliating." Throwing the book in front of the two of them, Xiao Chen laughed.
While talking, Xiao Lizi came over with half a basin of meat.
He put the meat on the table and looked at the three of them shyly: "Let's all eat together."
"We have eaten and drank enough, you can eat." Du Shaoqin said with a smile.
Duan Tianming also stretched out: "You eat, this is specially reserved for you."
Xiao Chen didn't talk about the meat, but looked at Xiao Lizi with a smile: "You seem to be very interested in this project?"
"Yes." Xiao Lizi nodded, picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, "I think it is an achievement to make something that originally only existed in my mind on the spot."
"Do you like management, or do you just like to make projects according to your ideas?" Xiao Chen asked.
"I like to make ready-made things that don't exist."
"Which one do you like more, what you are doing now or what you did before in Dongchang?"
"I also like the things in the East Factory. However, now I have a greater sense of accomplishment by taking people with me every day and instructing them to build water conservancy projects according to the drawings." Xiao Lizi laughed.
"Do you want to go to the Ministry of Industry?"
"Ministry of Industry?" Xiao Lizi was startled.
"Yes, the Ministry of Works." Xiao Chen nodded, "The main function of the Ministry of Works is to take charge of construction projects. When you get to the Ministry of Works, you can participate in all the projects of the imperial court."
"It's just that I'm just an eunuch, so it's not appropriate to go to the Ministry of Industry." Xiao Lizi lowered his head with a sense of inferiority.
"My Dongchang supervises all the departments of the imperial court. I want to send a person to the Ministry of Works. How dare the Ministry of Works say no?" Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Didn't you just say that people from the Ministry of Works are here too. After a while, I
Go talk to the people from the Ministry of Works."
In the hall of Gongchang Mansion, there were three officials sitting in a row.
Wei Li, the governor of the government office, stood aside with a smile, cupping his fists and saluting the three of them.
"Master Wei, you are the Tongzhi of Gongchang, and you can be considered a landlord. Please sit down and talk." An official said with a smile.
"Your Excellency, you are joking. The three adults are from the Ministry of Justice, the Supervisory Office, and the Ministry of Works. They are high-ranking officials above the temple. How dare you sit down and talk with the adults?" Wei Li said very politely.
"Although we are from the capital, we are still officials of the imperial court. Besides, Mr. Wei is a co-president of the government and is the fifth rank. His official rank is higher than ours. How can we not sit down? Come on, sit down.
Let’s talk together.”
It turns out that the people from the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Work were just senior sixth-rank officials respectively.
Although the supervisory censor of the Supervisory Yuan has great power, his official rank is only seventh grade. In terms of official rank, Wei Li is really the person with the highest official rank among them.
Seeing that he could not refuse, Wei Li made some polite remarks and sat down.
"Sir Wei, the main reason we are here this time is to verify the witnesses and physical evidence regarding Dingxihou's rebellion. I wonder if Mr. Ziyi of Dongchang, who is in charge of the case, can come over today?" The head of the Criminal Department smiled and asked Wei Li.
.
"I've already met with you, Sir, and should be here soon."
"Several adults have been busy traveling and traveling, and as soon as they arrived in Gongchang, they started to get down to business without stopping." Xiao Chen's voice came from the door.
Several people hurriedly looked towards the door.
A thin young man walked in, followed by three people.
Several people were stunned.
How could this person, dressed as an ordinary school captain, walk into the government office hall so abruptly?
The tone of his speech seemed to be that he was greeting several of them?
By the way, if I'm tired of traveling and traveling, I'm afraid it's not your turn as an ordinary captain to care about it, right?
With this thought in his mind, he sat motionless and just looked over.
Wei Li, who made the move, stood up immediately.
Respectfully, he bent his waist slightly and raised his fists: "Sir, you are here."
"Yeah." Xiao Chen put his hands behind his back, smiled and nodded.
Seeing Wei Li being so respectful, several people were stunned.
Hearing Wei Li call the other party "sir" again, he was even more confused.
How could a dignified official of the fifth rank of the imperial court call an ordinary school captain "sir"?
Although they were confused, the three of them stood up in a hurry.
Shi Shi saw the doubts of the three of them, and Wei Li said with a smile: "Three gentlemen, this is the imperial envoy for disaster relief, Lord Ziyi from Dongchang."
The three of them were shocked and hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted: "I have seen Lord Ziyi."
"No gifts, no gifts. Everyone sit down." Xiao Chen smiled and cupped his fists in return.
Immediately, he walked straight to the top position and sat down.
"Three adults are from the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, and the Inspectorate respectively?" Xiao Chen asked.
"yes."
"We are familiar with the people from the Ministry of Industry and the Inspectorate. We are familiar with the people from the Ministry of Punishment. We handled the case of Ma Yunshan, the commander of the Jinyiwei Commander, together. We should be acquaintances. How come we don't recognize me?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
The head of the Punishment Department stood up hastily: "Although I have my name in the Punishment Department, I have been working in the Shaanxi Punishment and Prosecution Department in the past few years, so I was not present in the case of Jinyiwei Commander Tongzhi."
"Oh. So that's it. Sit down, sir, and talk." Xiao Chen smiled and waved his hand.
"How many of you came to Gongchang just to verify and confirm the crime of treason by the Western Marquis?" Xiao Chen asked again.
"Yes. The official and others were ordered by the court to verify the case."
"The witnesses, physical evidence, and confessions are all kept at the Gongchang Mansion Office. It's getting late today, so I'll ask Wei Tongzhi and several adults to verify them one by one tomorrow," Xiao Chen said.
"The lower officials will come as you please. In fact, the cases handled by your Excellency no longer need to be verified. However, there are voices in the court that do not want the emperor to take the title of marquis personally given by Taizu, the Marquis of Dingxi. In order not to keep any words, the emperor
, that’s why it has to be like this.”
"It's difficult for the Emperor too." Xiao Chen sighed, "The person who made such a sound in this court must be inextricably related to Dingxihou. After Dongchang is finished with Gongchang's affairs and returns to Beijing, he still has to
Help the Emperor and clean up the mess."
"Yes, yes, yes." The three people hurriedly agreed.
Xiao Chen looked at the patrolling censor: "Master censor, Master Jiang, the censor of Zuodu of the Inspectorate, how is your health recently?"
"Okay, very good." The inspection censor stood up quickly.
"In the case of the kidnapping of the prince, Mr. Jiang took great care of me in Dongchang. When the censor came to Gongchang, I took the initiative and prepared a pot of wild venison to entertain you and the other two adults."
"My lord Ziyi is so kind to me, I am deeply grateful to you." The patrolling censor said hurriedly.
Xiao Chen looked at the director of the Ministry of Works again: "Your Excellency is from the Ministry of Works, and must be here to guide the water conservancy construction in Gongchang. I have a small matter, and I hope you can help me."
The head of the Criminal Department and the inspection censor were stunned at the same time.
When everyone went out together, why did the head of the Ministry of Works suddenly become the most popular person?
Everyone in Ziyi wants to ask for something from him?
