After rebirth, I became Little Marquis’s Bai Yueguang

Chapter 21

Yuan Lingheng didn't take this little incident outside the palace gate to heart. Not long after he returned home, the decree came from the palace.

Pei Zhao was promoted to the governor of Jingzhou and returned to Beijing, where he was granted the title of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.As soon as this news came out, there was a small wave in the capital.

In the Jiangnan Road case, all the officials were almost wiped out by the emperor.It is obviously impossible to be promoted from the official department, but if a minister has no qualifications, it is really difficult to convince the public.

Since there is no suitable candidate for the Ministry of Personnel, as usual, people with suitable qualifications from the other five departments will be promoted.

The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the selection and replacement of officials in the world. Therefore, it has a detached status among the six departments and is known as the Heavenly Official.

In the past few days in Beijing, all parties have been showing off their talents for the position of Minister of Civil Affairs.But no one expected that Emperor Jingyuan would quietly promote officials from outside the capital.

But if you think about it, Pei Zhao has been the governor of Jingzhou for many years and has made outstanding achievements. In terms of seniority, he should have been promoted long ago.His father, Mr. Pei, rose to the rank of Grand Master, and his tablet is still enshrined with royal incense in the Martyrs' Shrine.

As soon as the imperial edict came out, although there were still people in the capital talking about it privately, no one dared to openly deny the emperor face.

Yuan Miaoyi was also very indifferent, because her brother revealed the news to her just after he came back from the palace.

Yuan Lingheng returned to Shengjing because of the emperor's summons, but he was still an official on assignment at this time and could not leave Runzhou for too long.Now that the matter has been settled, Yuan Lingheng will set off back to Runzhou in the next few days.

Before leaving, he remembered the scene he had seen on the night of the Lantern Festival. He was afraid that his sister would be wronged after he left home but would not tell him, so he told her that his uncle would be promoted and returned to Beijing soon.

When Yuan Lingheng said this, he specifically mentioned that Xiao Yunyue had revealed the news to him privately in advance, and then went to see his sister's reaction.

Yuan Miaoyi's reaction when she heard Xiao Yunyue's name was extremely unusual. She knew that her brother was secretly friends with him.If Xiao Yunyue knew, the emperor had already made up his mind, and revealing it to them in advance was just to give them reassurance.

Compared with this, Yuan Miaoyi is more concerned about another thing: "When did you decide to thoroughly investigate Jiangnan Road?"

When Yuan Lingheng saw that his sister didn't have any special reaction when he mentioned Xiao Yunyue, he felt that he might be worrying too much.

After hearing his sister's question, Yuan Lingheng gave his sister a number.

Yuan Miaoyi looked at her brother's gesture and said, "Isn't it right now that I have just ascended the throne..."

Seeing her brother nodding, Yuan Miaoyi said thoughtfully: "No wonder my uncle asked you to go to Qingzhou as soon as your brother became an official. My uncle has stayed in a corner of Jingzhou for so many years. He has not been promoted or changed in several years, and he has never complained. .”

If Emperor Jingyuan had long since eliminated the ambitions of Jiangnan's wealthy families, then all this would make sense.

Whether it was Pei Zhao who saw it himself, or whether Emperor Jingyuan regarded him as a minister of the humerus and revealed it in advance, in short, Pei Zhao must have realized the emperor's determination to thoroughly investigate Jiangnan Road before many people in the court.

Even Emperor Jingyuan should have known about the problem with the official department earlier, but he could hold it back for several years.It wasn't until everything inside and outside the court was in peace, and Beizhu Rouran had eliminated the serious troubles in his inner circle, that he was ready to take action.

The former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was an old minister of the late emperor. Emperor Jingyuan had already changed this position to his own confidant. The Jiangnan Road incident was like a test paper issued by the emperor to see who could win the emperor's heart more in the game over the past few years. .

As a result, Pei Zhao implemented the new policy for the emperor in Jingzhou for several years, with outstanding political achievements and a clear official reputation.On the matter of Jiangnan Road, they also cooperated with Jizhou. Qizhou supported the emperor and was already in the emperor's heart.

Yuan Lingheng served as an official in Qingzhou. He did not join forces with the wealthy families in the Jiangnan Road incident, and he also served as a mediator for the emperor's secret envoy.Although he was not promoted to the capital, he had already left traces in Emperor Jingyuan's heart.Yuan Miaoyi couldn't help but raise her palms and sigh. The court game is like a chess game. It is no longer clear who is the chess player and who is the chess piece.

Yuan Lingheng has actually always been amazed by his sister's acumen in court affairs.Even if she only sees a small change, she can quickly understand the profound meaning.

"If you become an official, I'm afraid your achievements in the court will surpass mine sooner or later."

Yuan Miaoyi just smiled after hearing this. The so-called sensitivity to the court situation was all gained from her previous life experience.

In fact, she had also thought that even if there was no accident at the palace banquet, it would not be a sign of longevity if she spent as much effort as she did.

But in this life, Yuan Miaoyi only regards herself as a person who died once.What's more, in the Yuan family, it's not like they can't survive without fighting.

So over the years, she has been relaxing her mind, taking care of herself seriously, and never getting angry at unworthy people or things.

Yuan Miaoyi changed the subject and asked Aunt Cui to get the things she had prepared for Yuan Lingheng.

In addition to the knotted waist, there are also knee pads and drapes she embroidered.There is no mistress in the family, and Liu Shutang has never interfered in the affairs of the east courtyard, so Yuan Miaoyi has taken care of these trivial things over the years.

Yuan Lingheng put the things away carefully and told Yuan Miaoyi not to make such troublesome things next time.

Yuan Miaoyi smiled: "Whenever I have a sister-in-law, I won't have to worry about these trivial things anymore."

Yuan Lingheng only touched her head, sighed, and said no more.

In the Zhongcui Palace, Yan Xuanche, who was urgently called into the palace by his mother and concubine, asked Concubine De expressionlessly: "Do you want me to plead with my father and let my uncle be reinstated?"

Concubine De was wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes with a towel. Although she was no longer young, she could not hide her beauty after so many years of pampering.And because of the years, it has gained more mature charm.

At this time, his eyes were red and his hair was a little loose. Although his appearance was not neat, there was more of a feeling of pity for me.

It was just that the person sitting in front of her was not her husband but her son. Seeing that her son was angry, Concubine De was a little afraid, so she sobbed softly and said: "Your uncle, he didn't mean it. He just accepted some money from that person after being recommended by someone. . Originally, it was common for local officials to smoothen their relationship with Beijing officials. How did your uncle know what would happen next? "

That’s all?Yan Xuanche laughed angrily: "The Jiangnan Road incident involves so many things. My uncle accepted 10 taels of silver from the Jiang family, but was dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner. This is already an act of mercy from my father. What else does my mother want? Mother and concubine. You know, like your uncle, you have received money from others and you have been exiled even though you only accepted 3 taels of silver. Isn’t your uncle still not satisfied?"

Emperor Jingyuan was able to do this, firstly, because of Yan Xuanche's face. After all, he was the mother clan of the fourth prince, and Yan Xuanche's face would be tarnished if he handled it too much.

Secondly, the Ministry of Punishment found out that the brother of Concubine De had no knowledge of Jiangnan Road before the incident, and thought that the money was really a tribute to him.

In the end, he only accepted bribes and dismissed people from office if they were not honest officials.

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