Li Mu looked at Liu Yi and said with a smile: "Master Liu, these are tribute tangerines carefully cultivated by Nanjun. If a mortal can eat one, there will be no invasion of diseases within three years..."
Liu Yi was speechless for a moment, then finally sighed and asked, "Has Mr. Li thought about it?"
Li Mudao: "I once made great aspirations to serve the world and the people, but how could I just watch the heroes of the Zhou Dynasty being framed by traitors and leaving a torrent of infamy in history?"
Liu Yi reluctantly picked up the pen and said: "Give me two more oranges."
Li Mu stretched out his hand, and two more spiritual oranges appeared in his hand.
Liu Yi signed her name on the official document, shook her head and said, "I wish Mr. Li good luck."
Li Mu cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu."
Liu Yi waved her hand and said, "You're welcome. This package has to be submitted one after another. It's useless for me to sign my name..."
Li Mu added: "Please, Mr. Liu, please give this to Mr. Zhongshu Ling."
When he left the servant's office, he took away the orange peels on the table and threw them away for Liu Yi.
Liu Yi hurriedly said: "Master Li, wait a minute, I will keep the peel of this spiritual orange for soaking in water..."
It is true that ordinary people cannot even get the orange peels from the royal tribute oranges. Li Mu decided to finish the oranges and collect the orange peels. When he went to Liu Yi to do things in the future, he would give him a few taels each time. After all, he was asking for help.
It's not good to be empty-handed.
Li Mu alone cannot make the final decision in re-investigating an old case from fourteen years ago.
After he proposed it, it needed to go through the Minister of Public Affairs and Ling of Zhongshu first, and then it was handed over to his subordinates for review, and finally to the Minister of Secretariat for implementation. Only Liu Yi could handle these levels. Only Liu Yi could handle it.
The Liu family is one of the oldest surnames in the Zhou Dynasty, ranking among the ninth. Although the power in the court is not as powerful as the Xiao family and the Zhou family, it should not be underestimated. At the very least, Liu Yi does not need to be afraid of the old and new parties.
When the waiter's office saw Li Mu walking out, Liu Yi put away the orange peels, picked up the official document and went to another office.
He put the fold on the table and said, "Sir, this is the fold handed over by Li Sheren."
Zhong Shuling stroked the long beard on his chin, opened the book, looked at it, thought for a moment, signed his name on it, handed it to Liu Yi again, and said, "Pass it to the door."
After a while, the door was closed.
A letter from the Zhongshu Province was handed over to the Menxia Province and passed through many levels, finally reaching the hands of the two servants.
The waiter was the chief minister of the province. The two of them fell into silence as they looked at the book in front of them.
Li Mu, a member of the Zhongshu Province, requested a re-investigation of the case of Li Yi, the left servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who had collaborated with the enemy and treason fourteen years ago. He passed the resolution of the Zhongshu Province and submitted it to the Menxia Province for discussion.
If a high-ranking member of the fourth rank of the DPRK is falsely accused of exterminating his family or being framed for collaborating with the enemy and treason, of course he must be thoroughly investigated.
However, the involvement of this case is too wide, and both the old and new parties are involved.
If the verdict cannot be overturned, that's fine.
Once the verdict is overturned, two of the six ministers of the imperial court will be sentenced to death, and one of them is the crucial official minister.
In addition to the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of Industry, the two ministers on the left and right of the Ministry of Personnel are guilty of death, and the Minister of Punishment is guilty of death. Other officials in high positions in the court cannot escape severe sanctions even if they are not guilty of death.
If this happens, the court will inevitably be in chaos, which may give people with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Compared with this kind of thing, whether Li Yi was wronged or not is not that important anymore.
A waiter shook his head and said: "The overall situation is the most important thing."
Another waiter nodded and said: "Seal and refute."
Li Mu ate two oranges, but before he could reach the lower office, the fold he handed out was back in his hand.
His letter requesting a re-investigation of Li Yi's case was beaten back by the provincial government.
Among the three provinces, the imperial edict written by Zhongshu in the voice of the emperor must be submitted to his subordinates for review.
If the imperial edict is approved, the imperial edict will be signed by the Ministry of Education and sent back to the imperial edict, which will be handed over to the emperor. After the emperor gives his final approval, it will be sent back to the imperial edict.
If the Ministry of Education does not pass, the memorial will be sent back to the Ministry of Education. Sometimes, the Ministry of Education will ask the Ministry of Education to revise it before submitting it. Sometimes, it will be rejected directly with the word "refute" without giving any chance.
The fold on Li Mu's desk had the word "refute" written at the end.
This means that the province does not agree to re-inspection.
This kind of thing is normal. Not to mention the Central Secretariat, they even dare to reject His Majesty's opinions. It can be said to be the most unkind department in the court.
Of course, if the Queen is tough, she can also bypass her subordinates and give orders directly, but in that case, the order in the court will be disrupted, which is not what Li Mu wants.
Anyway, he didn't expect the provincial governor to agree to it. This letter was just a warm-up for him.
His purpose was just to send a signal to those people - he took Li Yi's case back then.
After that, Li Mu didn't mention the matter again, left Zhongshu Province and went home directly.
There are no secrets among the various departments in the court.
Li Mu wanted to re-investigate Li Yi's old case fourteen years ago, and the memorial was rejected by the provincial government. After going to the Yamen, it spread throughout the ministries.
Ministry of official affairs.
The right servant Gao Hong just learned the news about Menxia Sheng and said with a sullen face: "Then Li Mu really wants to overturn the case for Li Yi..."
Chen Jian, the left minister, sneered and said: "If he wants to overturn the verdict, he can't even pass the test of the province. None of the old guys there have matured with age. What they care about is the stability of the court. They don't care about Li."
A just injustice is not an unjust death..."
Gao Hong worriedly said: "Li Mu has the shadow of Li Yi from back then, and he is protected by His Majesty. Sooner or later he will become a serious problem for us..."
Chen Jian said coldly: "Let him keep jumping around. When he jumps to the point where he can no longer stand on both sides, he will be the next Li Yi. Just watch. As long as he dares to insist on re-investigating Li Yi's case,
If we don’t kill him, the court officials will let him die!”
Regarding this matter, other ministries also have many voices.
"This person is still so reckless. How many people are involved in Li Yi's case?"
"This Li Mu is Li Yi's second best. Li Yi back then was not as bold as him."
"It's just that this time, he is too whimsical. I just don't know if His Majesty will still obey him."
"Could it be that he poured some kind of ecstasy soup into His Majesty? How come His Majesty is so kind to him? Apart from being a little talented and handsome, there is nothing surprising. His Majesty is not so superficial that he is confused by his appearance?"
"If this old case is to be thoroughly investigated, it will have a great impact on the situation of the court. It will cause huge turmoil for both the old and new parties, which is not conducive to the stability of the overall situation. If your Majesty, for the sake of Li Mu, ignores the overall situation and the Zhou Dynasty..."
"This is chaos of government by favored ministers..."
"If he is not eliminated, the Great Zhou Dynasty will not be stable..."
…
Li Mu's proposal to re-investigate Li Yi's old case aroused widespread discussion in the court.
In the minds of some courtiers, the truth about Li Yizhi's case is no longer important.
What matters is whether His Majesty's love and favor for Li Mu has reached the limit that a minister should bear.
In many cases, there is no clear boundary between treacherous ministers and loyal ministers.
Although what he did was a just thing, if the imperial court collapsed and the Zhou Dynasty fell into crisis because of him, then he would be a traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people.
All the court officials should get rid of such traitorous officials.
In fact, many officials who had enmity with Li Mu were secretly plotting whether they should take advantage of this opportunity to unite with their respective parties, clear the emperor's side, and punish the sycophants...
However, during the morning meeting, Li Mu remained silent and did not mention a word about the old case.
This was not what some officials expected.
I'm afraid he also realized that if he wanted to investigate the case back then, it would involve too many areas. Not only would he not be able to find the results, but he would also be involved in it, and he would be afraid to back down...
This actually disappointed some people.
Rather than retreating despite the difficulties, they hoped that he would go all the way to the dark side, which would give them a chance to get rid of him.
In this way, the matter that aroused widespread discussion in various ministries yesterday was not mentioned by anyone in today's morning meeting.
Just when the courtiers thought that the matter was about to be revealed, Lord Mei walked in from outside the palace and walked into the curtain, seeming to say something to the Queen.
The Queen's voice soon came from the curtain.
"Xuan."
A figure slowly floated into the Ziwei Palace, bowed to the Queen behind the curtain, and said, "I have met Her Majesty the Queen."
This is a middle-aged man, wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, with his hair standing up in a high crown, and his whole person looks like an immortal.
On the left chest of his Taoist robe is embroidered the symbol of a white cloud.
"Baiyun Mountain?"
"Yuebai Taopao, a second-generation disciple of Fulu Sect, could he be the leader of which peak?"
"Head of the Talisman Sect, what are you doing here?"
…
The courtiers looked at the middle-aged man and were puzzled. Although there was cooperation between the Talisman Sect and the imperial court, it was limited to low-level disciples. This was the first time for them to see such an important Talisman in the capital of God, on top of the Golden Palace.
Send high-level officials.
The Queen asked calmly: "Why did Taoist Master Xuan Zhenzi come to the capital of God?"
Xuan Zhenzi said: "I came here for one person on the orders of the master."
The Queen asked: "Who is it?"
Xuan Zhenzi said: "Her name is Li Qing, and she is the direct disciple of the master brother."
Most of the officials in the court did not know who Li Qing was at this time. The expression of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel changed slightly, he stepped forward and said: "Then Li Qing killed many court officials and was a repeat offender of the court. Could it be that the Fu Lu Sect
Want to protect her?"
Xuan Zhenzi shook his head and said: "No, the Fu Lu Sect supports the Zhou Dynasty. If the disciples of the Fu Lu Sect break the law, the court can deal with it according to the law. However, the master brother learned that more than ten years ago, the family of Master Nephew Li died unjustly. I hope
The imperial court can also give her an explanation in accordance with the law, and also give me, the Fulu Sect, an explanation."
As soon as these words came out, the court became a little quiet for a moment.
The person the Minister of Civil Affairs mentioned just now should be Li Yi's daughter.
The Fu Lu Sect wants the court to give them an explanation. Doesn't that mean they want the court to re-investigate the case?
If Li Mu finds out about this matter, it will be over with the provincial government rejecting it.
But the Fu Lu Sect is no less powerful than the Great Zhou court. Baiyun Mountain is located in the extreme north of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The ancestral court of the Fu Lu Sect is the first barrier for the Great Zhou Dynasty to resist the ghost kingdom of the demon country in the north. Their orthodoxy spreads throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty and the imperial court.
Only do good, never do evil...
But for the Fu Lu Sect, re-investigating the case from that year would destabilize the court, and of course it was not an option.
The imperial court must lower its posture and calmly reason with the Fu Lu sect. Even if it refuses, it must let them see the sincerity of the imperial court.
In this way, even they cannot force the court.
A servant stood up, cleared his throat, and was about to speak when an angry shout suddenly came from the front of the hall.
With an angry look on his face, King Shou pointed at Xuan Zhenzi's nose and cursed: "Da Zhou is the king of the imperial court. The imperial court does things. Why do you need to explain to others that you Fu Lu Sect is nothing and you dare to teach the imperial court to do things...
