Empress can't eat enough

Chapter 4 The Way of Being an Official
But Ah Man is also clever.When she found a white bone among the thorns in the bamboo forest to the west, she skillfully pretended to be shocked and frightened, and ran to tell the matter to the mistress Wei Liushi.

For such a major event, Wei Liushi naturally wanted to report to the lord Wei Yuan.Wei Yuan soon had someone report to the official.

It seemed logical when this matter got out.The next step to investigate the murder case is to mention the matter of the Xingsi government office.

It is true that Wei Yuan, who has repeatedly solved strange cases, gave many opinions based on his years of experience in solving cases, and soon Mr. Song, who was in charge of the case, had a direction to solve the case.

Within three days, all doubts point to Zhao Xiang'er, the daughter of Zhao Bai's direct relative, the third wife of the Pingning Hou Mansion.

This is where things start to get tricky.

The Marquis of Pingning is full of loyalty.Nine out of ten people standing in the ancestral hall sacrificed their lives for the country, and all those who survived at the age of sixteen crawled out of the sea of ​​corpses.What's more, Pingning Hou Zhou Fang has always been self-denying, and the family rules are very strict, even the sharp-mouthed royal officials in the court, never pointed out his mistakes.

How can such a family be offended by a small official in the criminal department?If it wasn't for the newly-appointed servant of the Ministry of Punishment who knew the whole story of the case, Mr. Song would definitely close the case hastily.

Not to mention Lord Song, even his elder brother Wei Yan began to persuade his father Wei Yuan not to intervene in this matter again.

"Father, we have just arrived in the capital and haven't laid a foundation yet. How can we have trouble with the Pingninghou's mansion because of this case? What the people of the Pingninghou's mansion committed is the family affairs of the Pingninghou's mansion. Hou is a man, he will deal with it himself."

Wei Yuan naturally knew this truth.But he has always acted in an upright manner, and he is also in charge of the judiciary. If he doesn't ask about this, he will really panic.

"Brother's words are wrong. A wise man died in his name, **********?" Wei Yingning didn't know when he came, and he had already listened to the wall.After she entered the room to salute her father and elder brother, she asked in jest, "The sage promoted my father to be an official in the capital, so he wants my father to follow the crowd and become a stupid official who follows the trend?"

"A'Ning!" Elder brother Wei Yan's face immediately fell down when he heard the words, and he scolded: "How can you allow a daughter like you to talk about things in the officialdom?"

"Yan'er." Father Wei Yuan signaled him to shut up, and asked Wei Yingning to continue.

Wei Yan shook his head, sat down angrily, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Hiss—" scalded his mouth.

"Father often said that there are four precepts for being an official: to be unclean, to be dishonest, to be undisciplined, and to be unfair. If you give in to power, you will allow the dead to be wronged. Not only is it unfair, but to my father, it is still undisciplined and dishonest. , Unclear, inaction. As the Minister of Criminal Affairs, you are in charge of the Xing Prison. You took over the lawsuit that Mr. Song, who was in charge of the criminal department, did not dare to take care of and did not want to take care of it, which just shows that you are upright..."

"Shut up." Wei Yan waved his hand, he couldn't listen anymore, "If you count too much, you won't win if you count too little, and you want to hit a stone with an egg if you don't count? If you see your father taking over this matter, then your father will take it. One's own officials and students make a bet."

"How can you not gamble?" Wei Yingning replied, "For what others dare not do, for what others cannot do, is exactly the key to father's quick establishment in Kyoto."

"Advance!" Wei Yan retorted, "If you are so aggressive, how can you stand up? I'm afraid you will be kicked out before you do anything. Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is the law of officialdom, and it is the law of being a Beijing official. "

"My elder brother has read more books than me, so I can't beat you." Wei Yingning decided to retreat, and just wanted to quickly end this fruitless argument. "Brother, have you ever thought about it, it is unprecedented for a sage to promote his father, which caused an uproar in the court?"

Wei Yan was silent for a while, and looked at his father Wei Yuan.

Wei Yingning then continued: "Whether father does or not, every word and deed, there are so many pairs of eyes waiting to see. Some people think that father is mediocre, while others see that father is a lonely peak. The saint broke the rules and promoted your official, presumably It's the latter. If my father keeps a low profile and doesn't show his sharpness, I'm afraid he will disappoint the saint's hard work."

"A-Ning, what you... said is not unreasonable." Brother Wei Yan finally turned around, but he still had concerns. "But this gun hits the bird in the head, and if you are not careful, it will be a disaster for the fish in the pond, a disaster for the top."

"It's you who are worrying too much." Wei Yuan had already made up his mind.He knocked on the court from a distance, and said sincerely: "I am a minister of a sage, and I should share the worries of a sage. The way of being an official, let alone seeking benefits and avoiding harm? The right way is not to violate the heart."

Wei Yan nodded thoughtfully, but felt a little ashamed in his heart when he looked back at his shrinking.

"Elder brother, don't worry about your father's affairs. On father's side, Aning will take care of you. Elder brother just study hard and prepare for the next year's scientific examination. At that time, you will be on the list and find an official position in the imperial court. It's not too late to relieve father's worries." Wei Yingning's eyes were shining, very bright.

"I didn't know that one day Aning would be able to protect his father." Wei Yan laughed. "In the past, I was afraid that my brother underestimated you."

"A-Ning was very wise since he was a child. If he was a boy, he might not lose to you in every aspect." His father Wei Yuan's eyes were full of approval, but he became preoccupied in an instant, "It's a pity..."

"It's a blessing, not a curse, what's the pity?" Wei Yingning knew that his father was going to lament his "pica" again, so he quickly cut off his words. "Now that King Huai'an is by his side to help me, I don't have to worry about food."

As for the ghost of Li Chongjian, King of Huai'an, his elder brother Wei Yan couldn't help asking: "A'Ning, did the King of Huai'an tell you when he would be able to get over this human thing? It often lives in our house, somewhat... inconvenient."

Wei Yingning said, "It's very useful for him to stay by my side. If he is willing, I want him to stay forever."

"This can't make it..."

"I think it makes sense."

A father is always dependent on his daughter.

And Li Chongjian's ability to be useful is not Wei Yingning's nonsense.This time about Zhao Bai's case, if he hadn't gone to Pingninghou's mansion to find out a lot of information, Wei Yingning would not have dared to persuade his father to get involved.

So, this is not a no-brainer battle.

The next day, Wei Yuan, who was the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, reported the case of mentioning the Criminal Division to his chief, Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Gu Qingzhi, Mr. Gu.

Although Gu Qingzhi was a senior official, he was somewhat polite to the servant who looked favorably at the emperor.Hearing that he wanted to take over the case, a pair of cloudy eyes could not help but overflow with excitement.

This newly-appointed servant actually wants to compete with Pingning Hou Zhou Fang?Really newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

He was noncommittal, quickly suppressed the excitement in his eyes, yawned leisurely, and then sighed, "Oh! I'm getting old and deaf. What did Wei Shilang just say?"

And just when Wei Yuan wanted to say it again, he said again: "This old man has long wanted to retire, and he just waits for His Majesty's golden words. In the future, Wei Shilang can make his own decisions about the Ministry of Punishment."

It's okay to watch the excitement, but you must not involve yourself in it.This Lord Shangshu has been an old fox after decades of ups and downs in the officialdom.

(End of this chapter)