I studied in modern times

Chapter 489 Cai Jing’s determination

The next day, Kaifeng Prefecture’s official office, Plum Blossom Hall.

"Is this really what the officials said?" Cai Jing's eyes flickered after hearing the message Shi Deyi brought.

Shi De nodded: "That's indeed what everyone said."

Then, he closed his mouth tightly.

The officials only asked him to deliver messages, so he just delivered messages.

This is the career experience of a big Diao Dang who has been in the palace for twenty years and is still standing strong.

"That's it..." Cai Jing couldn't help but take a step forward, his thoughts rising and falling like waves on the sea.

The official sent Shi Deyi to ask him how to remedy the situation in Kaifeng Mansion, which had the power to know. How to prevent something like this from happening again?

Cai Jing's first reaction was - the little official in the palace had something to say.

Since Cai Jing became an official, what he is best at is trying to figure out what he wants.

Therefore, he almost subconsciously thought of the case of Seng Lusi last November.

At that time, what was the result of the official's handling?

Through the case of Senglusi, the entire subordinate staff of Senglusi was completely purged.

Then, use open recruitment to replenish officials.

From then on, Seng Lusi became the most obedient official office in Kaifeng Mansion.

Seng Lusi always cooperates 100% with the orders issued by Kaifeng Mansion.

There are no longer the constraints of the past.

Therefore, the public recruitment of subordinate officials has gradually become the way for Kaifeng Mansion to supplement its staff.

However, it is difficult to replace Kaifeng Mansion in a short period of time.

Many government agencies and departments are occupied by in-laws with a complicated entanglement.

Cai Jing did not dare to push too hard, so he could only take it slowly and use various means to complete the staff recruitment bit by bit.

Unexpectedly, he showed his superiority.

Those people didn't appreciate his kindness at all!

It finally happened!

But during this process, there was someone who reminded him or even hinted at the case.

He wouldn't have fallen to this point.

I was caught off guard!

The two palaces were furious and ordered the capital to find out the whole story within ten days.

If the current situation continues and the case is finally closed, even if Cai Jing can barely pass the test.

But an evaluation of unclear employment and malfeasance cannot escape—such a big thing has happened.

Quan Zhi Kaifeng Mansion said he didn't know?

Ha ha!

Will the two palaces believe it?

Moreover, the most terrifying result of this matter is that the two palaces believed that he really did not know about it.

In this way, in the eyes of the two palaces, his image as a powerful and knowledgeable person in Kaifeng Mansion changed from a capable official to a mediocre person.

How can a mediocre person know the Kaifeng mansion for the sake of power? How to assist the emperor? How to be a minister of the country?

Absolutely not!

Therefore, he, Cai Jing, is now standing on the edge of the cliff. If he is not careful, he will be dismissed from his post as a foreign commander.

Moreover, it is very likely that he will never have the opportunity to return to Beijing to serve as an official in this life, let alone get his hands on the cool umbrella that has appeared many times in his dreams.

Cai Jing took a deep breath when he thought of this.

"I will never let this happen!"

He had a bright future ahead of him.

How could he be willing to fail like this?

When he was twenty-three years old, Cai Yuanchang came to Beijing from his hometown in Fujian to take the exam. It took him a full sixteen years to finally graduate from being a commoner and become one of the four leading scholars in the Song Dynasty.

Nowadays, he can often show his face in front of officials, and has many opportunities to confront, report and obtain orders alone.

Along the way, only Cai Jing knows how much he has paid to get these opportunities and climb to this position?

After taking a deep breath, Cai Jing said to Shi De: "We all know that please go back to report to the official family. I will not let the official family down."

"I will definitely come up with a solution that satisfies the officials to solve the current problem."

"It's still the same sentence - if I can't do it, I'll beg to kill you outside Xuande's door!"

He decided to risk everything he had, everything he had.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to place a military order in front of the king!

Whatever the official wants, he will definitely give it to him!

Even if he hasn't thought of it yet, Cai Jing knows that he will definitely find the answer.

He had to find that answer.

The answer the official wanted.

Because only in this way can he, Cai Jing, continue to stay in Bianjing, continue to be his authority in Kaifeng Mansion, and continue to have the opportunity to show his face in front of the king and serve his orders.

Shi De nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Then, he asked: "Where is Dali Temple..."

Cai Jing narrowed his eyes and said in a strange tone: "The minister of Dali Temple is a capable minister and official..."

Dali Temple has already tricked him twice.

The first time, the Seng Lusi incident made him disgraced and almost demoted from the capital.

Now this is the second time.

This time, it was more cruel than last time.

In the case of Seng Lusi last time, even if he pursued it to the end, he, Cai Jing, was just waiting to be punished and petitioned the county. There might be a chance and possibility of making a comeback in a few years.

But this time, they came directly to ruin Cai Jing's career.

No matter how good-tempered Cai Jing is, no matter how broad-minded he is, he can't swallow this breath.

Besides, he was not a generous gentleman to begin with.

Naturally, I looked for an opportunity to wear small shoes for Dali Temple.

Shi Deyi smiled and said: "Wang Xiaoxian, today he has gone to the palace to plead guilty. The compassionate saints of the two palaces have asked him to stay at home to reflect on his sins."

"Now, in accordance with the order of the Empress Dowager, Fu Zhongsi is temporarily stationed at Dali Temple."

This is what happened in Qingshou Palace this morning.

Wang Xiaoxian, the minister of Dali Temple, knelt down in front of the two palaces to apologize.

Finally, after discussion between the two palaces, Wang Xiaoxian was temporarily given this opinion.

He was ordered to stay at home, reflect on his crime, and wait for the review by the Central Division and the conclusion of the investigation by the Metropolitan Court.

But basically, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Wang Xiaoxian must have passed the test this time.

It's amazing. At most, he will be dismissed from the post of Minister of Dali Temple and appointed as a local prefecture or county.

Other than that, there will be no penalties.

I’m afraid there won’t even be a copper penalty!

After hearing this, Cai Jing's eyes darkened, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Wang Xiaoxian, this guy, it's great to have a name!"

Xiaoxian, Xiaoxian... just hearing this name makes the two palaces in the palace very happy.

Not just because Xiaoxian’s meaning is very good.

Both the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang were willing to keep him, even if it was just to seek good luck.

Also because, in the history of the Song Dynasty, there was a prime minister named Wang Xiaoxian.

However, that one was named Xiaoxian - the prime minister of Tuogu Ming during the Zhen Temple, the first child prodigy in the Song Dynasty to win three yuan in a row, and the great hero who assisted Zhang Xian Mingsu in expelling the traitors including Ding Wei - Yiguo Prince Zeng.

And now is another period when the young master is in power.

Therefore, Wang Xiaoxian just relied on the luck in his name. As long as he did not make any principled mistakes, he could be his official comfortably.

No matter it was the case of Seng Lusi last time, or this time the Dali Temple brought trouble again.

He doesn't lose anything.

In Cai Jing's heart, he was extremely envious, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Who told someone's father to choose a good name?

Moreover, it happened to coincide with this special period.

The palace wants a mascot and wants to get good luck.

He just fit the bill.

These thoughts in his heart turned around, and Cai Jing suddenly became alert.

"Why did Shi Deyi tell me these things?"

Cai Jing is a smart man.

He realized almost immediately that this was not what Shi Deyi said to him.

It can only be the officials in the palace who use this big Diao Dang's mouth to tell him this information.

So……

"Why did the officials ask Shi Deyi to tell me this?"

Logically speaking, if Shi De didn't say anything about this matter, he would know about it in the afternoon.

So, what are the officials hinting at?

Cai Jing's brain began to work at high speed.

Dali Temple Minister Wang Xiaoxian stayed at home...

He definitely can no longer handle the daily affairs of Dali Temple.

I will definitely be transferred away from Dali Temple in the future.

Now, under the imperial edict, the person who is inspecting Dali Temple is the most trusted minister of the Empress Dowager - Fu Yaoyu, a lonely minister in the Yingmiao era and the censor Zhongcheng.

But Fu Yaoyu still had to manage Yushitai. He simply did not have so much energy to pay extra attention to the affairs of Dali Temple.

Unexpectedly, Fu Yaoyu will definitely dig deep once he starts investigating.

Therefore, among the officials involved in the case in Dali Temple, except for Wang Xiaoxian, who may be able to escape safely, every one of them will be punished.

Especially those officials and subordinates who have specifically handled relevant affairs.

No one can escape Fu Yaoyu's selflessness!

Exile and assassination were their destined fate.

and so……

Cai Jing's heart kept beating.

He is a smart man.

And he is a purely political creature.

He could tell at a glance that Dali Temple would have a huge power vacuum and personnel gap in the next one to two months.

It's just like……

Kaifeng Mansion!

"Yes!" Cai Jing clenched his fists, as if he had thought of something.

"Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple will be turned upside down by Li Yong's case!"

The crow of Yushitai took action this time, but got extremely conclusive and irrefutable evidence!

Including Hu Ji's verdict and the verdict from Dali Temple.

These two verdicts are more absurd than the other.

Especially the verdict of Dali Temple is so shameful that those in Dali Temple don’t know what’s going on.

They wrote the verdict as if they were schizophrenic.

While recognizing the verdict of Kaifeng Mansion - Li Yong made a false accusation.

But on the other hand, the word "kan" was not written in the sentence - according to the system, since it was a false accusation, the word "kan" must be written in the sentence and then sent to the capital hall for review by the criminal department of the capital hall.

At the same time, Dali Temple also made an unacceptable fatal mistake in the verdict - they accepted Li Yong's evidence that Duan Chuyue was Duan Jilong's son, and should have applied for Duan Chuyue's request to go to the Yamen. .

But at the same time, the word "Shen" was not written in the judgment.

To be precise, they wrote it.

However, I don’t know who erased it!

It is raw and not wiped clean. Outsiders will know at a glance that it is the word "Shen".

Then this judgment, for some unknown reason, fell into the hands of Yushitai.

That's why the crows at Yushitai were so excited - unless you were blind, you would definitely be able to see such a big word "Shen" without erasing it.

Zuo Si's admonishment to Su Che directly stated it in the bullet - I saw that Dali Temple was worthy of Li Yongjing's Kaifeng Mansion, and Duan Chu made an appointment with his father to know about the case of Duan Jilong in Jizhou, and he recruited people to take over the purchase...

If the truth is known, Duan Jilong's crime is not light, and Li Yong is not guilty of false accusation. This is a common practice in lawsuits.

Now that Duan Jilong is not guilty, but Li Yong is sentenced and released, it is contrary to himself and is like child's play. He will suffer repeated consequences and will not wait until he is worthy of being impeached...

Today, Dali Temple is openly using emotion and confusing analysis, which is even more unbearable.

I truly believe that Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple are colluding with each other and corrupting the laws. I beg Your Majesty to conduct a strict and detailed investigation and punish them for their crimes of deceiving the emperor, neglecting their superiors, and corrupting the country.

What Su Che said is naturally very reasonable.

Cai Jing also had to admit this.

Because no matter who it is, as long as they have seen the series of fatal issues in the judgment from Kaifeng Mansion to Dali Temple.

Everyone knows that these people are just playing house with the Song Dynasty Xingtong!

In particular, Dali Temple's verdict simply insulted other people's intelligence and treated everyone like monkeys - Dali Temple not only recognized the verdict of Kaifeng Prefecture in the verdict, finding that Li Yong falsely accused Duan Jilong, but at the same time, it released the false accuser Li Yong. He will not be held guilty of false accusation.

After Cai Jing read those verdicts, his first feeling was that the people in Dali Temple could not wait to travel to Salmon Island.

How dare they!

Naturally, Cai Jing also smelled something very strange.

Because this thing is too strange.

There are countless questions that cannot be explained.

Obviously, the inside story here is difficult for outsiders to imagine.

Maybe even Hu Ji and Dali Temple were tricked.

But now, Cai Jing has no time to help Hu Ji and others escape the crime and find a way.

He is like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river, unable to protect himself.

He had to grasp the life-saving straw handed out by the palace and hold on to the official's thigh.

Only officials can save him.

This point is as clear in Cai Jing's heart as in the mirror.

So, these thoughts flashed through his mind.

Immediately he looked at Shi Deyi and asked: "I dare to ask Du Zhi, Guan Jia De Yin, if it is indeed the words Du Zhi asked? Are there any omissions?"

Shi De nodded and said: "Everyone in Deyin, let alone missing something, even saying the wrong rhyme of a word is a capital crime!"

Cai Jing closed his eyes.

He remembered the open recruitment of subordinate officials that was opened last year in the Senglu Department of Kaifeng Prefecture.

I thought of the current situation where Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple were destined to be purged.

He remembered what the official asked Shi Deyi to bring him.

"Official statement: Cai Jingke has spoken to Dou Zhi, how can we prevent similar things from happening again in the future?"

"When someone answered no, the officials ordered me to ask Kaifeng Mansion: Does Kaifeng Mansion have any remedial measures to prevent similar things from happening in the future?"

Then, Shi Deyi talked to him inexplicably about the measures taken by Wang Xiaoxian, the minister of Dali Temple, which should not have been mentioned, and the palace's arrangements for Dali Temple.

He even remembered the details of how the officials specially arranged for Shi Deyi, the big boss in charge of the Detective Department, to talk to him twice.

Everything is tied together.

Cai Jing's heart kept beating.

He felt like he understood.

but……

If he did such a thing, others might find out about it in the future.

All the scholar-bureaucrats in the world will criticize him verbally and writingly.

He will become the contemporary Shaozhengmao.

The second and third sons can beat the drum and attack!

In the history of Qing Dynasty, Cai Jing and Cai Yuanchang will probably be ranked alongside those treacherous ministers who deceived the emperor and fathers and brought trouble to the country.

Duke Rongyi's position may be replaced by Cai Jing.

Because, this is betraying all the scholar-officials, this is inviting the wolf into the house, and it is actively cooperating with the imperial power to suppress the scholar-officials.

But... but...

Cai Jing bit his lip.

Does he have a choice?

No!

If he doesn't do this, the officials will definitely not protect him.

Moreover, from now on, he will be regarded as an alien by the officials and labeled as disloyal.

And if he did...

From then on, he, Cai Jing and Cai Yuanchang, was the confidant of the emperor, the eagle and dog of the country, and the minions of the country.

His status in the hearts of officials will be even more extraordinary - a great loyal minister!

He dared to pick up a knife and stab officials, officials, and civil servants without changing his expression.

Must be a loyal minister!

In the future, Jane will definitely be in the heart of the emperor, and she will rise to great heights from now on.

What Qingluo Umbrella?

If Cai Jing wants to do something, he should be a prime minister who can serve as a king, provide peace to the people, and be courteous to all officials.

He should be granted the title of Duke of the country during his life and become the king of a county or even the king of a great country by his death.

Good man, that's it!

Even if you can't leave your name in history, you should still be infamous for thousands of years!

At this moment, the heroic words of the seniors echoed in Cai Jing's heart.

I have a long way to go at dusk, so I am doing the opposite - Wu Zixu.

I can't eat five pots of food in my life, and I will be cooked in five pots of food when I die - Lord Father Yan.

……

Cai Jing began to feel excited.

He looked at Shi Deyi, opened his mouth, and said in an almost trembling voice: "Please know, report back to the official's house..."

"I, Jing, will have my own reward. I would like to ask the officials to wait and see."

Cai Jing knows.

He is now like one of those people who wants to join a bandit gang.

He needs to hand over a petition to the palace, a bloody petition.

Only in this way can he save himself.

Only in this way can he prove to the officials that Cai Jing's loyalty has transcended the boundaries of being a scholar-official.

Shi Deyi looked at Cai Jing and nodded.

(End of this chapter)