"Forget it, don't talk about it, prepare a sedan car! I'm going to meet Shousuke-sama in person! "Wang Ji is also a minister of the eunuch party.

If he hadn't been qualified enough, he would have been qualified to enter the cabinet as the secretary of the Criminal Department.

As soon as Wang Ji arrived at Gu Bingqian's mansion, Wei Bao suddenly appeared.

It turned out that Wei Bao had long expected that the Minutes of the Criminal Department Shangshu Wang would come to Gu Bingqian to complain, and he was waiting here early.

"Lord Wang." Wei Baole came up and saluted.

Wang Ji knew Wei Bao, but he didn't speak, he never thought that Wei Bao would wait for him here, and snorted.

"I know that Lord Wang is angry at what I did this afternoon, and I have come to make amends." Wei Bao laughed.

Wang Ji was surprised, if you want to make amends, you should go to my mansion, why are you waiting here? Also, why did you do it when you knew you were wrong?

Wang Ji still didn't speak.

Wei Bao continued: "I know that Lord Wang is still angry with me, wonder why I am waiting for you here? I have just completed the personnel examination of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and in the future, many official affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple will still rely on the help of the Criminal Department, so I specially waited for Lord Wang to meet with Lord Shoufu and sort out many things clearly. ”

"Don't dare to be, I'm just a criminal department scholar, where can I afford you Lord Wei to wait in person?" Wang Ji said sarcastically.

"Hehe, Lord Wang, you are still angry, your prime minister can hold the boat in his belly, don't be like me." Wei Bao smiled, "This is not the place to talk, let's talk after we ask to see Lord Shousuke, shall we?" ’

Wang Ji and Gu Bingqian are both important ministers of the eunuch party, Wei Bao originally wanted to go to Wang Ji's mansion to talk to Wang Ji privately, but he didn't have time, so he simply went to Gu Bingqian's mansion to wait for Wang Ji, and he also had a lot to say to Gu Bingqian.

Now Wei Bao is already the actual executor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, although he is still only the official rank of the fifth official, he has to speak on behalf of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple.

"What do you want to say?" Wang Ji said coldly.

He really couldn't put a 15-year-old young man like Wei Bao in a position where he could talk and communicate with him.

"I want to say that I respect Lord Wang very much, and I definitely don't mean to provoke the Criminal Department, I'm here to explain." Wei Bao said indifferently.

Listening to Wei Bao's attitude at the beginning, Wang Ji's face softened a little, "Otherwise, let's go to my house to talk first."

"It's okay, there's nothing you can't say in front of Lord Shoufu, since we have arrived at the gate of Lord Shoufu's mansion, I'm afraid he will think too much." Wei Bao is very old.

Wang Ji thought about it: "Then go in." ”

If Wei Bao came to visit, he needed to wait for the communication, the relationship between Wang Ji and Gu Bingqian was not ordinary, although Wang Ji was younger than Gu Bingqian, and the two were not in the same year, but they had worked together for a long time, and Wang Ji often went in and out of Gu Bingqian's mansion.

So Wang Ji and Wei Bao can go straight in.

If you have to wait, you have to wait inside, and you don't have to wait at the door.

Gu Bingqian got the report, and sure enough, he quickly put down the things in his hand and let people serve tea in the hall.

"When did the two of them come together and come to me for what they are doing? Did they come to me for a lawsuit? Gu Bingqian asked the housekeeper.

"No, the two of them look quite polite, Lord Wang is a little cold, but the very young Lord Wei keeps talking with a smile." The housekeeper told Gu Bingqian what he had observed.

Gu Bingqian was even more strange, he had already heard that Wei Bao had swept the face of a group of officials of the Criminal Department in the Metropolitan Procuratorate this afternoon, and handled a large number of case files in a very short time, almost snatching, and wanted to take away all the cases of the Criminal Department.

Gu Bingqian originally thought that Wang Ji would definitely come to him today and complain to himself, but he didn't expect Wei Bao to come too.

Before Gu Bingqian didn't appear, Wei Bao had been arguing with Wang Jidong, and he had a lot of good things to say, but he didn't get down to business.

Wei Bao's eloquence is very good, ask Wang Ji where he is, and then ask about the situation at home, so as to start a chat.

Wang Ji couldn't help but say a little: "I have a good relationship with Lord Gu, if there is anything about Lord Wei, just say it!" ”

"Let's wait for Shousuke-sama to arrive and then talk about it together, otherwise we will have to say it twice." Wei Bao laughed.

Wang Ji could only wait for Gu Bingqian to come over.

After Gu Bingqian came over, he first apologized very kindly: "I have made the two adults wait for a long time, so bear with me." ”

"There is no time, just a cup of tea, the younger generation can have the honor to sit in the Shoufu Lord's Mansion and wait for the Shoufu Lord, it is already a three-life blessing, when I came back here last time, I was still just admitted to the Jinshi, and I had a banquet in the Shoufu Lord's Mansion, and I was not a person in the officialdom." Wei Bao saluted with a smile: "The lord is above, please accept the students' bows." ”

Gu Bingqian actually didn't talk to Wei Bao alone, he was similar to Wang Ji, but when he was the main examiner, he just said a few words to Wei Bao.

Hearing that Wei Bao was so polite and called the host, his expression eased a lot, and he was afraid that the two of them would come to him to fight a lawsuit.

The money caught by the Criminal Department actually has little to do with him, the first assistant, the Criminal Department is a very special system, and the first assistant wants to say that the most is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials is in charge of officials all over the world.

No matter what time it is, the officials must be the head of the six.

Although theoretically the Ministry of Officials only has the right to appoint and dismiss officials below the fourth grade, it manages the evaluation of all officials.

Moreover, basically all officials start from the fourth rank or below, and there is no reason to be a four-rank senior member as soon as they come up.

Even the top three in the imperial examination are interns in the Hanlin Academy, and the official rank is very low.

If you put it out, it also starts from the Qipin County Order.

After all, high-ranking officials above the fourth rank are a minority, and the vast majority of officials are below the fourth grade.

For these people, the Ministry of Officials is the department that directly determines the life and death of their political career, and it is far more important than the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, and other departments that cannot be beaten by eight poles.

Although the power of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty cannot catch up with the prime minister, he also has the right to establish his own set of teams.

Although there is an emperor above, it is already the highest rank administratively.

For China, the place is too big, the population is too large, and there are too many daily affairs, and it is impossible to deal with it by relying on the strength of one person.

Not to mention that the vast majority of emperors are not diligent in government, even if they are diligent, they have to delegate power.

The only difference is how much power is relinquished.

If you let go less, you are tired and things are still a mess, and you don't feel at ease when you let go more.

Therefore, the struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister in ancient China has never stopped, and even if Zhu Ming abolished the official position of prime minister, he would naturally give birth to a quasi-prime minister like the first assistant of the cabinet to fight against the imperial power.

Wei Bao thinks that in terms of feudal officialdom, no matter how big an official is, there is a limit to how many things he can manage, and the key is not in his official position, but in his prestige.

Like Gu Bingqian, he has no prestige, and he, the first assistant, is definitely not as powerful as Zhang Juzheng.

When you encounter the six Shangshu who are stronger, you don't have to dump any of them.

But if everyone respects this Shoufu, then everything can't be bypassed Shoufu, if Shoufu can really stabilize everyone in the officialdom, become a banner, and independently fight against the celebrant and the emperor, it is not completely impossible, but the system of the Ming Dynasty does not allow this to happen, unless the emperor trusts Shoufu very much.

"Lord Wei, you are polite, you are also an official of the imperial court, you don't have to be too polite, please take a seat." Gu Bingqian is still very kind.

Wang Ji also bowed to Gu Bingqian, far less flattering than Wei Bao, and could even be said to be flattering.

"Why are you two adults coming to me together, one of you is the main official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and the other is the chief official of the Criminal Department, you must take care of each other more in the future, discuss things slowly, and if things are slow, you must not quarrel. Master Wei, do you know how you got this Jinshi? Lord Wang is not an outsider, I can give you a bottom, you are the title of the gold list, the old man has made eight points of strength, you are a jinshi, and the old man has full strength! Otherwise, don't say that you will be on the B list, you may not be able to be on the C list! Gu Bingqian secretly suppressed the two of them first, still afraid that they would quarrel with him, and then began to take credit.

Gu Bingqian made great efforts in the process of taking the Jinshi examination by himself and in the process of the title of the gold list, although Wei Zhongxian did not tell him, but Wei Bao's silver was spent on Wei Zhongxian, which can be imagined.

Wei Bao got up again and sincerely saluted Gu Bingqian: "The grace of Lord Shoufu, the younger generation is unforgettable, the grace of carrying is like reconstruction, and the younger generation's heart is like a mirror." ”

Wei Bao said, taking out a silver ticket wrapped in red cloth, "Be careful, I hope the teacher will smile." Although I have already worshiped Master Sun Chengzong, the Governor of Jiliao, as my teacher, and I can't change the court, I regard Lord Shoufu as my mentor in my heart. ”

Gu Bingqian was very surprised by Wei Bao's move, and he was also very satisfied, no one didn't like silver, especially Wei Bao's silver ticket was still exposed, just by estimating, at least not less than 10,000 taels of silver!

Moreover, the gift of silver tickets can also fully reflect Wei Bao's goodwill to the Wei family, as long as it is easy to speak, what else is not negotiable?

Wang Ji's face also softened a little, although this silver was not given to him, he had no share, but he could feel Wei Bao's overture, he and Gu Bingqian were hardcore relations, and showing favor to Gu Bingqian was to show favor to him.

"Master Wei, since you are all your own people, let me say a word about you, you swept the face of all the officials of the Criminal Department like this afternoon, and beat Lang Zhong of the Criminal Department, which really made the face of the officials of the Criminal Department and the old man unbearable, you are still too young, you have just entered the officialdom, so sharp, it's not good." Wang Jidao.

Wei Bao gave up his hand again and again, "Lord Ministries has wronged me, the reason why I did this today is indeed for the officials of the Criminal Department, but there is absolutely no intention to target the people of the Ministry." ”

Gu Bingqian and Wang Ji didn't understand Wei Bao's meaning too much, anyway, from Wei Bao's various practices since he joined the company, they can be sure that Wei Bao is definitely not a member of the Donglin Party, if it is a neutral, it is also a neutral faction that tends to the Wei family, and it is half of his own people.

Therefore, they are willing to give Wei Bao a dialogue and give Wei Bao a chance to explain things clearly.

"Master Wei, you speak slowly, I'll listen." Wang Jidao.

Wei Bao nodded, and said loudly: "Lord Shoufu and Lord Wang must have known about my completion of the transformation of the understanding of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and the celebrant did not clearly agree with my approach, nor did he clearly oppose my approach, just to see if I did it, whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, wasn't it?" ”

Gu Bingqian and Wang Ji looked at each other, did not nod, did not shake their heads, their faces were expressionless, they are people who have been officials for decades, which one of them is not a deep cultivator? Generally does not show an attitude.

Wei Bao continued: "I really can't get used to the criminal department's way of handling cases, not to mention that the world is full of unjust, false and wrongful cases, anyway, some things are too much, and the cases I accepted this afternoon are one case and none of them are no problem, too partial." I understand that the Criminal Department is engaged in some silver, but it cannot be engaged in such silver. ”

Wang Ji couldn't sit still, "Master Wei, you can't talk nonsense, we all handle cases impartially." ”

Wei Bao smiled slightly: "Lord Wang, don't worry, this is private, it's just me, you, Lord Shoufu, there are no outsiders, it's not a confrontation above the court, I will tell me what I think, you listen patiently first, I think it's okay, I'm very happy, I think it's not, just laugh it off." ”

Gu Bingqian also said: "Lord Wang, just listen to what Master Wei said, Lord Wei is young and vigorous, but many ways of doing things also have some new ideas, it can be seen that the nine thousand years old also admires Lord Wei." ”

Wang Ji heard Gu Bingqian say the same, and endured not to speak anymore, otherwise, if a principal official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple said this about his criminal department, he would not do it, this is a very serious accusation, and it may not even be too much to kill him because of Wei Bao's words.

"I divided the Ducha Yuan and Dali Temple into the South Courtyard and the North Courtyard, and I believe that Lord Wang and Lord Shoufu already know about it. My approach is very simple, that is, to strive for fairness and justice, not to have unjust and wrongful convictions, to restore the truth, and whoever commits the crime will be punished! You can have silver, but you can't reverse right and wrong, you can punish how you want, everything must be spoken in silver, the sentence can be reduced with silver, the beheading can be offset with silver, the army can be reduced with silver, in short, you need silver everywhere! In order to control the scale and supervision, I set up the North Court independently, and the officials of the North Court do not participate in the sharing, and all of them are served by the latest officials, so that there is no cattiness, and every case is clearly decided! The money obtained is divided into two percent by the South Courtyard, three percent by the Yamen, and the remaining fifty percent by way of gifts, all of which are handed over to the palace in the form of gifts to honor Your Majesty! I hope that the Criminal Department will do the same in the future. Wei Bao said.

Shoufu Gu Bingqian and Shangshu Wang Ji of the Criminal Department were speechless, if you do this, do you ask every yamen to do this? Isn't this a blatant collection of dirty money by His Majesty? What do you think?

And, what are you?

We take it seriously, you are the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, if you don't take it seriously, aren't you just a five-grade official?