With the subjugation of Prime Minister Liao, Jingcha also ended. According to the usual practice, there will be rewards for the assessment officials who enforce the law impartially in the Beijing inspection and the general plan.

At the imperial meeting, the eunuchs were called all the way, and the people who were counted had different graces such as gold and silver property or small promotions, but only none of the people in the imperial history platform were ordered. And Yu Chengping, the imperial historian, naturally has no reward.

On the other hand, the officials are rewarded for their meritorious service. As for Shao An, the right attendant of the ministry, he was directly promoted to the position of the head of the household department.

When the eunuch finished reading Shao An's edict, everyone looked at Shao An in surprise. Only then did they suddenly realize that the youngest Shangshu of this dynasty was born.

"Your Majesty." Shao An bowed his head and bowed again, surprised by everyone's surprise, and returned to the left column with an expressionless face.

The eunuch said again: "Sun Yi, the secretary of the ministry, enforces the law impartially in the Jingcha,...... It's really a minister of the humerus......"

The officials listened to the eunuch's unchanged tone and listened to it drowsily, waiting only to hear the last words of worship. As a result, the last sentence of the eunuch was actually a reward for silver, and the crown prince was crowned Taibao. For the position of prime minister, there is not a word.

The officials were completely stunned, which one is this singing? But some sensitive people have already guessed that I am afraid that Sun Yi will be yellow nine times out of ten; On the contrary, Shao An's promotion this time is very likely to be a precursor to the competition for the position of prime minister.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Sun Yi looked very calm, and when he saw Shao An, he smiled kindly: "Junyi, congratulations." ”

"Master Sun, rejoice and rejoice."

Sun Yi shook his head and said in a low voice: "I congratulate you, not on your promotion to the head of the household." Rather, congratulations on your upcoming phase. ”

Shao An was surprised and looked directly at Sun Yi. I saw that his eyes were open, and he smiled with concern, and couldn't help asking, "My lord, why do you say this?" ”

Sun Yi said seriously: "The emperor has promoted you to a scholar, and you know best what he means." ”

"Over the years, the adults have also done their best for the emperor. And below, the qualifications are still shallow. ”

"When it comes to qualifications, if others don't know, will I not know? You have been by the emperor's side for many years, and you have fought on the battlefield with the emperor, from birth to death. For this reason you have suffered so much and suffered so many sins. Sun Yi thought of the eventful years in the past and sighed, "You deserve this phase." ”

Looking at Sun Yi's sincere eyes, Shao An was suddenly speechless, and he didn't know what to say.

"Lord Ni, Lord Ni." Ni Hongyu was about to leave the palace gate when he suddenly heard someone calling him. Looking back, it turned out to be Peng Yuanping, the left attendant of the ministry.

"Master Peng." Ni Hongyu gave a slight salute absentmindedly, he was disgraced and seemed to be sullen.

Peng Yuanping saw that he didn't want to talk deeply, so he didn't talk to him anymore, and said directly: "Master Ni, Peng really feels sorry for you." Shao An's erector, how can you occupy the position of your scholar? ”

In other words, Ni Hongyu stayed in the position of the left waiter of the household department for ten years. finally waited until the predecessor Shangshu Dong Ji committed an accident, and only then became the head of the household department for a few days. But because of the noon gate kneeling incident, he was demoted back to his original position. I thought that I would be promoted again in a few days, but I didn't expect to let Shao An take it over.

Ni Hongyu shook his head with his backhand, "Don't say it, don't say it." Since it is a holy decision, we can only obey. ”

"Lord Ni still has such a good temperament, if he is down, he will not accept it." Peng Yuanping said, "You see how long he has been in the office, and he has been promoted again and again." It only takes one year to achieve the achievements that others have struggled for a lifetime. Even many people spend their entire lives unable to reach such high positions. ”

"People have a background, doesn't your Sun Shangshu appreciate him very much?"

When Peng Yuanping heard this, he almost beat his chest, "It is natural for Lord Sun to be a prime minister, but now it seems that this matter will take a little trouble, and I am most afraid that Shao An will be allowed to reap the benefits in the future." Alas, poor Lord Sun thought that he was getting a loyal dog, but he didn't expect to raise a wolf. ”

Peng Yuanping's words seemed to be fighting for Sun Yi, but Ni Hongyu knew in his heart that he was actually complaining about himself. If Sun Yi can serve as the prime minister, then he, the left servant of the ministry, will naturally take the position of Shangshu.

Ni Hongyu didn't want to get involved in their struggle, so he didn't make any comments, and said to him left and right, "Ni is dizzy, and he can't tell what a wolf or a dog is." Ni is only willing to be a cow, and it is enough to run errands for the emperor diligently. ”

When Peng Yuanping saw Ni Hongyu's words, he didn't say anything more, said goodbye and left.

As soon as Peng Yuanping left, Ni Hongyu heard someone calling him again. This time, it was Yu Chengping, who had no friendship with him.

"Oh? It turned out to be Lord Yu. Something? ”

"It's nothing, it's just that as a person who has come over, I want to remind Master Ni." Yu Chengping said, "I'm going to do things under Master Shao soon, so be cautious." ”

Ni Hongyu was depressed, today they all talked to him about Shao An, and he was annoyed to death. Therefore, he said impatiently: "Thank you for mentioning it, Ni will pay attention." ”

"Shao An is a person who must be compared, but he can't just pay attention to get along well." Yu Chengping said sadly, "Just because the lower official once contradicted him for official business, he slandered the lower official to the emperor." As a result, the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory did not receive any rewards in this plan. Of course, the reward or something is secondary, and the most important thing is, where will the face of the Yushitai be placed? ”

Ni Hongyu didn't even want to participate in the affairs within the six departments, where would he care about the Yushitai, which was 108,000 miles away from him? Besides, what does it matter to him about the face of Yushitai? So Ni Hongyu had to comfort poor Lord Yu verbally without pain.

Yu Chengping listened to Ni Hongyu's reassurance, so he climbed up the pole and immediately narrowed the distance between the two, "Xiaguan is here to say a few more words, Shao An is a tricky person, and the whole person is done one after another, Lord Ni must be careful not to be tricked." However, in my opinion, he will not be able to do this household secretary for long, and Lord Sun of the Ministry of Officials is about to part ways with him, so let's see how they fight among themselves. ”

Ni Hongyu smiled and said: "Other people's grievances, this official is too lazy to care. As for how long he can be a household secretary, it depends on his ability. The official also had to rush to the household department to hand over the matter to Lord Shao, so don't go over it. ”

Shao An's news of the household department spread quickly, and before he stepped on the door of the household department, the officials of the household department already knew about it.

So Lang Zhong of the household department, Lang Wai Lang and others secretly gathered into a pile and discussed.

A member of the wailang protested loudly: "I actually let Lord Shao lead the household department!" Can he do it at that young age? ”

The rest of the people immediately covered the man's mouth, looked outside the door and saw that no one was passing by, and reprimanded him with a relaxed heart: "Dare to talk about the boss so loudly?" Be quiet. ”

The man said unconvinced: "Hmph, it's unprecedented to send a twenty-year-old Dang Shangshu." ”

"Yes, I'm really sorry for Lord Zuo Shilang, this good position was robbed."

Another Lang Zhong said: "You really don't underestimate this Lord Shao. As far as I know, the emperor asked Lord Shao to be a scholar in order to worship him as a minister in the future. ”

This sentence immediately stunned everyone, and the initially unconvinced staff wailang was even more frightened, and asked in disbelief, "Is this true?" ”

"Of course it's true. Therefore, Lord Shao is the future prime minister's preparation and the first assistant's choice. How dare you underestimate him? ”

Everyone panicked, but fortunately, someone asked more rationally: "What about Lord Sun?" ”

"Alas, poor Lord Sun finally brought down Prime Minister Liao and removed the scourge of the court, but in the end he made a wedding dress for others."

"Lord Sun and Lord Shao, aren't they good friends?" Some young petty officials still didn't understand, and continued to ask, "Why does Lord Shao want to snatch the position of Prime Minister of Lord Sun?" ”

"Who in officialdom can be really good friends with whom? I've seen enough of this kind of ungrateful person. ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and their hearts were very heavy. A foreigner asked, "At this time, how should we deal with ourselves?" ”

Na Langzhong pondered for a moment and said eight words, "Wait and see what happens, and protect yourself." ”

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In the following days, Shao An officially took office after completing the clearing and inventory in the household department. Ni Hongyu, the left attendant of the household department, was lukewarm to him, and the officials of all departments were also in peace; Therefore, these days, the household department is quite calm, and there are no suppression incidents predicted by others, which disappoints those officials who want to see the excitement.

Everyone in the household department was worried about the three fires of the new Shangshu and the new official, but these days, everyone found that the legendary fire did not even burn, and they were immediately relieved. As for Ni Hongyu, he is not afraid of the three fires, he is only worried that the new official will mess around for political achievements. However, at present, it seems that he is worrying about the sky, and after Shao An arrived, he acted in accordance with the established policy of the household department, and did not disrupt the pace of the household department.

In this way, the household department calmly completed the handover without causing a trace of waves.

However, some people in the DPRK and China were not happy to see that the household department was so calm, and they had to find something to do. The first to bear the brunt was naturally the tortured Yushitai, under the leadership of the adults, in line with the requirements of strict discipline, Shao An was strictly investigated. In the end, I didn't catch any illegal taboos. How could the people of Yushitai believe that Shao An would be so flawless? Of course, the truth is that no one is flawless. It's a pity that they don't have enough Taoism and can't fight Shao An.

If you can't do it, you can regenerate it. Since you can't find your Shao An's handle, you can always find the evidence of other people's crimes. Thinking of this, the people of the Imperial Historical Observatory swept away the previous sluggishness and threw themselves into the review of the officials of the household department like chicken blood. Sure enough, they found what they were looking for.

Taean three years, June. The Imperial Historical Observatory jointly impeached the officials of the household department, listing hundreds of charges such as corruption and bribery. For a while, the government and the opposition were in turmoil, and the people in the household were uneasy.

The emperor had the intention of saving face for Shao An, and did not arrest the impeached household officials. Instead, let Shao An rectify himself and review the interior. Those who are guilty will be handed over to the criminal department and severely punished.

Shao An received the order, went directly to the ministry after the next court, and convened a meeting of everyone. Everyone in the household department knew the purpose of this meeting, and everyone was frightened and ran to listen to the instructions of their superiors.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Shao An first conveyed the emperor's will, and then looked at everyone in the hall with a heavy face. Some people were so frightened that they hurriedly lowered their heads and avoided his eyes; Some people look at him calmly and look at him; There are also people who look wandering, as if they are indifferent.

Shao An kept everyone's performance in mind, and then said to everyone gently: "After this incident, you should reflect on it, change it if you have it, and encourage it if you don't." If someone has committed a crime, they must truthfully report to the official, otherwise once it is found out, Hugh blames the official for turning his face and being ruthless. ”

After saying something, everyone chattered, and Shao An accepted it when he saw it, "Okay, let's disperse, let's go back and think about it." By the way, Lord Ni will stay for a moment. ”

"The lower officials will retire." The difficult time was finally over, and everyone wiped the sweat from their foreheads and couldn't wait to retreat. Only Ni Hongyu will continue to suffer.

When everyone retreated, and only the two of them remained, Shao An asked, "Lord Ni, how much do you think today's impeachment of Yushitai is true and how false?" ”

"The lower officials think that five points are true, and five points are false." Ni Hongyu said bluntly, "If you want to say that the household officials are not corrupt and bribed, who believes it?" As for the other crimes, the lower officials vouched for it, but they categorically did not. ”

"The official knows that the household department is a fat man, and there are more people who send money to the household department. But is taking bribes a trifle? This time, we will take advantage of this incident to do a good job in rectifying the rule of officials and sweeping away the trend of corruption and bribery. ”

If these words were to be put in the past, Ni Hongyu might scoff at them. But in today's extraordinary times, even if Shao An doesn't say it, his subordinates know that it is really fatal to dare to be corrupt.

Shao An calmed his tone and continued, "Of course, the law does not blame the public, and the previous officials can not be held accountable. But the emperor will definitely have to explain. You must find out who has taken the most bribes, kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, and punish them severely. ”

When Ni Hongyu heard this, it was like taking a reassuring pill. Seeing that Shao An had the heart to protect his subordinates, he couldn't help but be grateful: "Your Excellency is wise, and your subordinates will definitely do a good job." ”

"In addition, we cannot allow others to be bullied. If we keep silent this time, there will be a series of attacks on the side of the Imperial Historical Tower, and this official will never allow this kind of thing to happen again. Therefore, from today, take out all the account books from a few years ago and recheck them. Especially those officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory, as well as their subordinates, relatives and friends, do not let go of any of them, and they must be investigated in detail. ”

Ni Hongyu was dumbfounded when he heard it, this trick was simply too ruthless. Then he patted his chest weakly, fortunately he was not pampered by Peng Yuanping and Yu Chengping at that time, and he was the enemy of Shao An. Otherwise, there will really be no place to die.