Inside the box was a dark cloak inlaid with mink fur.

The edge of the cloak is embroidered with silver and red threads.

Cen Yin stared at the auspicious cloud pattern with lowered eyes, and the girl's brisk voice suddenly sounded in his ears again: "Master Cen Gongzi, do you like the auspicious cloud pattern or the crane pattern?" ”

Cen Yin raised his hand and stroked the cloak, his fingertips gently rubbing on the slightly convex auspicious cloud pattern, again and again.

His movements are so gentle, so delicate, and the expression on that beautiful face is extremely complex, soft, forbearing, reluctant, cherishing......

In the study, there was silence.

Suddenly, the voice of the little scorpion sounded outside the door curtain again: "Overseer, it's already time." "Today, Cen Yin and several cabinet elders still have important matters to discuss.

Cen Yin grabbed the corner of the cloak, a trace of hesitation and struggle flashed in his eyes, picked up the cloak, and put it down again......

The little scorpion and another little chamberlain waited quietly outside the study, without urging again.

After a while, the curtain embroidered with bluegrass was finally opened, and Cen Yin came out of the study, wearing a big red unicorn robe covered with a black mank inlaid with mink fur, the edge of the cloak was embroidered with delicate moire, and the back was embroidered with a unicorn with teeth and claws, soaring through the clouds.

The unicorn with strands of gold thread sparkled in the sun, and its demeanor was majestic.

The little chamberlain beside the little scorpion smiled and praised: "Overseer, the unicorn on this cloak is really amazingly embroidered!" The craftsmanship of the four girls is really ingenious! He only thought that this cloak belonged to Duanmu Scarlet to honor Cen Yin's brother-in-law.

Cen Yin smiled slightly, took off his cloak casually, and strode forward towards the rising sun.

The horses had already been prepared at the gate, Cen Yin turned over his horse, and drove out of the east factory first, the dark cloak flying in the wind, and the hunting sound.

The little scorpion and a few Dongchang fans followed Cen invisibly.

Dongchang travel, everywhere I went, those people and passers-by avoided it, and the road was unimpeded, and they came to the palace gate after a stick of incense.

Today, they made an appointment to discuss in the Wenhua Palace, and several cabinet ministers such as Duanmuxian had already arrived, and they were drinking tea and gossiping in the east hall, and the tea in the hall was fragrant.

"Lord Cen Governor."

As soon as Cen Yin arrived, everyone got up one after another and greeted Cen Yin with a smile.

Everyone was smiling, but the atmosphere became solemn in an instant.

After Cen Yin sat down on a rosewood circle chair at the top, Duanmu Xian and the others sat back.

The hall was silent for a moment, Duanmu Xian cleared his throat, and took the lead in speaking: "Governor, the collusion between officials and businessmen in Jizhou, from top to bottom, is mostly like this, the evidence is conclusive, and that town is not a special case. ”

After the outbreak of the case of collusion between officials and businessmen in Fangjian Town, the officials of Fangjian County, to which Fangjian Town belongs, also sent people to act as county officials from top to bottom, detain those who were imprisoned, and question those who were guilty of crimes.

The problems of Fangjian County are easy to solve, and the real trouble is the whole Jizhou.

This really has to be seriously rectified, and Yizhou is afraid that it will have to be turned upside down.

Duanmuxian's face became more solemn, "Today's Dasheng can't withstand the chaos, and it is unlikely that all the officials in the entire state will be replaced for a while and a half, and it will only make Jizhou more turbulent." After careful deliberation, we felt that this matter still had to be thought out slowly. ”

You Junji and several other ministers also looked at Cen Yin, especially You Junji, whose heart was hanging in mid-air, not up or down.

Others only think that he is in charge of the appointment and dismissal, promotion, examination, honor, transfer and other affairs of the subordinate officials, how majestic he is, but this family knows his own affairs, and only he knows how difficult his position is.

For example, in Jizhou, if all the officials in Jizhou are really removed at one time, where should this ministry transfer enough people to take over the vacant positions in Jizhou......

Just thinking about it, You Junji felt that his brain began to hurt.

Cen Yin still has the usual calm and breezy appearance, so that all the ministers present can't hold his thoughts.

Duanmuxian and You Junji exchanged a tacit look, and You Junji said: "Governor, we want to warn those officials in Jizhou first......

Cen Yin raised his eyebrows slightly, leaned back in his chair leisurely, and still didn't speak.

You Junji only felt that his scalp was numb, and he had a vague premonition in his heart, and several other ministers present gave You Junji a sympathetic look.

You Junji stubbornly said: "It's to catch a few culprits first to kill chickens and monkeys, and the others will turn a blind eye first, forget what has happened, if you commit it again, you will be severely punished, and you will not tolerate it." ”

You Junji also knew that it was too cheap for those Jizhou officials, but this was also a way that could not be done.

"Why don't you use Jizhou as an envoy, participate in politics from the left, and start with the main book, what do you think?" You Junji finished his words with difficulty.

In fact, the cabinet came up with this idea after repeated careful consideration, and for the sake of the overall situation, it is relatively safe to deal with it in this way, and it is actually a good plan.

Cen Yin took a sip of hot tea, put down the teacup, and said lightly: "The chicken must be killed, and the monkey must also be killed." ”

In just seven words, the atmosphere was awe-inspiring, and the temperature dropped sharply.

There was a dead silence in the hall.

The ministers looked at each other, did Cen Yin mean that he really wanted to make a big move on Jizhou?

This outsider only thinks that Cen Yin is authoritarian and domineering, and he is the only one, but these cabinet ministers have a slightly different view of Cen Yin, they have worked with Cen Yin for many years, and they know that although Cen Yin is autocratic, he will also listen to their opinions on major affairs in the court.

Duanmu Xian pondered and said: "Overseer, if all the people are removed, I am afraid that there will be no suitable person to replace them in the imperial court." ”

Cen Yin had obviously thought about this question for a long time, and said lightly: "Aren't you still those waiting for Jinshi?" ”

The imperial examination is held once every three years, and occasionally there are Enke, those new science and technology scholars and fellow jinshi are not available to everyone, and there are also those officials who return to Beijing after three years and cannot wait, in fact, there are a large number of people to be vacant in the imperial court!

The ministers looked at each other again, and of course they understood what Cen Yin said, but-

"Lord Cen Governor, I'm afraid that Jizhou will be chaotic." Duanmu Xian said in a deep voice, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. Jinzhou has been chaotic, the north and south borders are not peaceful, and Jizhou can no longer be chaotic!

Cen Yin slowly brushed away the floating leaves on the tea soup with the tea lid, and the long and ghostly eyes looked unfathomable and profound against the water light of the tea soup.

"Let's use Mo Shichen to replace the political envoy of Jizhou." Cen Yin said lightly, as if he was not talking about a state's feudal official, but a trivial matter.

Mo Shichen?

Duanmu Xian subconsciously looked at You Junji, who quickly recalled and said, "What the overseer said was Zuo Senator Mo Shichen?" ”

As soon as he said that, Duanmu Xian also thought about it.

Mo Shichen is a senator from the fourth rank left in Yizhou, and has been in this position for ten years.

The collusion between officials and bandits in Yizhou has been going on for a long time, and in the past it was only a petty fight, and the emperor has always turned a blind eye to the reputation of "leniency", even though the local officials have become more and more emboldened, and their actions have become more and more rampant and unscrupulous.

This Mo Shichen is not really selfless, honest and honest, he is just cowardly, he doesn't dare to mix too deeply, he will take it when someone divides the silver, but he wants him to open the door of convenience, but he refuses.

has come and gone, and it has also blocked the financial path of many people, coupled with the fact that their ability is mediocre, they are suppressed from time to time. Seeing that his colleagues were either promoted or transferred, Yizhou almost changed all over the place, and he stayed in this position for ten years.

Can such a person afford to be a political envoy?

Duanmu Xian hesitated.

"Lord Cen Governor." Duanmu Xian pondered and said, "Mo Shichen's ability is mediocre, I'm afraid it won't work." ”

can be satisfied with a small subordinate from the fourth rank of the left to participate in the ceremony, this Mo Shichen must not only be mediocre, but also unenterprising, the political envoy is carrying a state's finances and civil affairs on his shoulders, and the responsibility is so heavy.

Cen Yin understood the cabinet's concerns, and said lightly: "Not to mention, Mo Shichen has been in Yizhou for ten years, and there must be no second person who is more familiar with Yizhou than him." As for mediocre ability......"

He chuckled indifferently, and said meaningfully, "Today's Yizhou does not need a 'capable' political envoy. ”

The casual laughter seemed to be a thunderclap in Duanmu Xian's ears, and he suddenly understood. Cen Yin didn't just say it, he was indeed going to make a drastic move against Yizhou, and he had already considered all aspects, including the turmoil that Yizhou would face.

Therefore, what he needs is not a political envoy with outstanding ability and all-round skills, but a puppet who is willing to obey.

As the so-called Tiangao Emperor is far away, if he is replaced by a person with an active mind, Cen Yin will inevitably have to spend some thought and energy to handle it, and it will be difficult to achieve the real order and prohibition.

On the contrary, people like Mo Shichen who have mediocre abilities but are timid and afraid of things are easier to control, and they will definitely implement orders to the end, plus Mo Shichen has been in Yizhou for many years, and using him to temporarily replace the political envoy is also more conducive to stabilizing the local officialdom.

Not only Duanmu Xian, but the other pavilion elders also figured this out and looked at each other.

Since the emperor became seriously ill and Cen Yin came to the court, his style of acting has become more and more tough.

If the emperor is here, I am afraid that at this moment, he will only find a way to make peace with Yi, as long as it does not affect his "prosperous life".

It seems that Yizhou is definitely going to move.

Thinking of the turmoil they would face, several ministers exchanged glances, and Duanmu Xian softened his throat, wanting to persuade again.

Cen Yin raised his hand, signaling that he didn't need to say anything.

His gaze fell on Duanmu Xian's body, the curvature of the corners of his mouth rose a few points, and he changed his words and asked, "Duanmu Shoufu, do you remember how much silver you copied from the officials of Fangjian County that day?" ”

Duanmu Xian didn't think about it, and said, "A total of 137,000 taels." ”

He dusted off his sleeves and took an elegant and calm posture, "This seat will order Jinyiwei and Dongchang to go to Yizhou to take people to raid their homes." ”

Duanmu Xian was stunned at first, then his eyes lit up, and his voice trembled excitedly, "That, what ...... from this robbery?"

"Naturally, everything goes to the treasury." There was a faint smile on the corner of Cen Yin's mouth, and he said, "Even if it is an ordinary person, if he is injured, he must remove the carrion so that the skin and flesh can grow and heal." If it hurts, endure it and it will pass. Duanki Shousuke, do you say yes? ”

Killing chickens and setting an example to monkeys can indeed make people jealous for a while, but when the rumors pass, it will only get worse!

Yizhou can't stand the repeated toss.

It's better to endure the pain for a while, and cut it!

"Yes, of course!" Duanmu Xian replied without hesitation, "Tick! It's time to tick! ”

The ministers looked at Duanmu Xian indescribably, You Junji couldn't help but take out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said in his heart: This Duanmu Lao'er is really poor and afraid, as soon as he heard that there was silver, he turned against him so quickly, obviously he told them yesterday that he must persuade Cen Yin to maintain stability!

However, the small Fangxian can copy out more than 100,000 taels of silver, this big Yizhou, I'm afraid it has to be a million taels, right?

Duanmu Xian is now full of white silver, and he can't wait to run to copy Yizhou in person.

Why didn't he think of it, what kind of Yizhou official is this, it's clearly a cornucopia!

Duanmu Xian suddenly became active, and took the initiative to propose: "Governor, if this is the case, then it is better to let Ruan Wenzhen temporarily replace the Yizhou envoy." Ruan Wenzhen was born as a Jinshi in the period of the first emperor, and his actions are quite tactful and very popular......"

Duanmu Xian said in a reasonable and orderly manner, from Ruan Wenzhen's temperament and conduct to his style of acting and family situation, everything was clear.

Cen Yin pondered for a moment, nodded, and agreed.

Duanmu Xian looked at Cen Yin with burning eyes, but he didn't ask when they were going to raid the house.

Even the first assistant defected, and several other ministers solemnly weighed the pros and cons, and could only admit it silently.

Cen Yin was not surprised by this result, and ordered: "As for the prefect, the governor and other candidates, the officials will sort out a list and hand it over to this seat as soon as possible." ”

You Junji hurriedly responded, secretly thinking that he would go to the Yamen later, and let people rearrange all the resumes of officials large and small in Yizhou.

Nearly seventy percent of the officials in Yizhou are going to move this time, and they will be busy next.

Cen Yin casually played with the purse, and continued in an unhurried voice: "If there is a shortage of Jinshi and Tongjinshi, the officials will also pick out some suitable ones, and send them to the political envoy first, and then they will take office one by one." There is no hurry. ”

The elders' hearts seemed to stop, and cold sweat broke out on the back of their necks.

Cen Yin's meaning is really clear!

I'm afraid that those Jinshi and Tongjinshi will all get seriously ill after reading the house.

Even the political envoys said that they would copy it, and when they took office, they would not dare to move around.

The atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall was a little frozen at this moment, as if even the air was frozen, but Cen Yin was still leaning on the back of the chair leisurely, his eyes calm.

In any case, the matter of Yizhou is decided for the time being, and it will be handed over to Cen Yin after the officials have selected a suitable candidate.

As for raiding the house or something, anyway, there are Dongchang and Jinyiwei, they don't know anything!!

It was almost noon, and the little waiter re-served hot tea and pastries, and the fragrance of tea in the Wenhua Hall was overflowing.

Qin Wenshuo, the servant of the Criminal Department, cleared his throat, he glanced at Cen Yin, who was as elegant as a noble son, broke the silence for a moment, and said: "Overseer, the eldest princess of Anping handed over a complaint to Jingzhao Mansion yesterday, and wanted to seal the peace with the concubine, and the two broke up unhappily. ”

The movement between Anping and the horse and the separation is really not small, and everyone in the capital has heard a little about it.

In particular, Anping proposed to let his only son Feng Yan change his surname, which caused those Qingliu, and the students were very dissatisfied, just the impeachment fold handed by the imperial envoy already has a thick stack, if it is not for the fact that the current ruling is Cen Yin, I am afraid that even the Jinluan Palace will be overturned.

Originally, the princess and the separation were just trivial matters, and they had nothing to do with the criminal department, so he couldn't mention it here, but he ......

Qin Wenshuo sorted out his thoughts and continued: "I went out during the curfew of the pre-seal yesterday, and was taken down by the Jinyi Guard and sent to Jingzhao Mansion. Early this morning, Feng Yuzhi insisted in Jingzhao Mansion that the eldest princess of Anping deliberately set up a bureau to trick him out in order to vent her anger......"

Hearing this, the corners of Duanmu Xian's eyes twitched.

Yesterday, when his grandchildren were discussing how to beat people with sacks, he was also there.

Hanxing's little girl, delicate, is actually bad, and all her bad ideas are her...... Ahem, the girl's family is too well-behaved and easy to suffer, like the Feng family, doesn't it just look at the four girls who are well-behaved and sensible, so they want to pinch her? !

Therefore, he deserves to be covered with a sack.

Duanmu Xian thought absentmindedly, and listened to Qin Wenshuo tell how badly Feng Yuzhi was beaten, and secretly applauded in his heart, but he looked innocent on his face, just as if he didn't know anything.

“…… Feng Yuzhi now accuses the eldest princess of Anping of ignoring the curfew and blatant violence in the imperial city, and demands severe punishment. ”

Qin Wenshuo quickly finished the process one by one, and waited for Cen Yin to make a decision.

The order to strictly check the curfew was issued by Cen Yin just a few days ago, in order to rectify the law and order in the capital. If, as Feng Yuzhi said, Anping deliberately coaxed him out of the house at the curfew because he couldn't get along with the matter of separation, and ordered someone to commit murder, he was openly slapping Cen Yin in the face.

He had to know Cen Yin's attitude before he could decide what to do next.

It has been a while since Shangshu of the Criminal Department was "assigned" to the northern border, and Qin Wenshuo knew that although he was only "temporarily" acting for the official duties of the Criminal Department, if he did a good job, who said that he could not replace him and enter the cabinet in one step.

This is his chance!

The blue and white porcelain three-legged incense burner in the corner of the Wenhua Hall is wafting wisps of white smoke, and the faint incense permeates the hall.

Cen Yin put down the teacup, the corners of Yin Hong's lips were slightly hooked, and said: "Feng Yu violated the curfew order, and framed others in order to get rid of the crime, so he should be punished for both crimes." ”

Cen Yin didn't seem to care about Feng Zhenzhi's accusations against An Ping, and directly determined that this matter was Feng Zhenzhi's lying, and he didn't even bother to investigate, which made several ministers present a little surprised.

More people said: Could it be that Cen Yin is protecting Anping? Probably not...... Except for the four girls of Duanmu, no one in the entire Dasheng Dynasty has such a face that can make Cen Yin look at him differently.

You Junji glanced at Duanmu Xian, wanting to ask him if he knew the inside story, but Duanmu Xianzheng's eyes were scattered, and he secretly thought about how to spend the copied silver, and he didn't notice it at all.

The Feng family is now a broken settlement, and it has long been marginalized in the court, and no one has tried to intercede for Feng Yuzhi.

Cen Yin's words were final.

"Yes." Qin Wenshuo complied.

He pondered, and in a while, he asked someone to mention Jing Zhaoyin.

The Dasheng Dynasty is now full of holes, and there are many things that must be dealt with every day, and a small seal is nothing at all, so this matter is gently revealed.

"Lord Governor, there has been no rain in the Huaibei area for March, and I am afraid that there will be a big drought this year, should we prepare for disaster relief first......

"When the emperor toured the south last year, he ordered the construction of several embankments, and the Ministry of Industry has sent people to take craftsmen to see ......"

"The governor of Jiangnan has made an excerpt, and this year's autumn tax is one percent more than last year......"

……

It was not until the end of the day that some urgent official duties were disposed of one by one.

Duanmuxian and the others were all tired, and they didn't even have lunch, and they were all hungry with only some pastries.

Cen Yin's expression was still the same as before, no matter how good he was in observing words and feelings, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, tired or tired at the moment.

Everyone in the cabinet stood up one after another and sent Cen Yin off together.

The little chamberlain who accompanied him immediately brought a cloak and carefully served him to put it on.

Duanmu Xian's gaze inadvertently fell on this cloak.

At this time, the cold wind outside the hall blew the cloak, and when it flew, the lifelike golden unicorn seemed to jump out of the dark fabric, especially its eyes, majestic and divine.

This is......

Duanmu Xian looked at this unicorn in a daze, as if it was a little familiar.

I remember that once a while ago, he occasionally saw Sister Jun also embroidering a unicorn, and at that time he felt that the eyes of the unicorn were embroidered exceptionally well, not only with gods but also with spirits, just like a picture, so that the unicorn immediately became vivid.

In retrospect, it was somewhat similar to the unicorn on Cen Yin's cloak.

The same golden unicorn, the same subtle Vishaw.

Duanmuxian was in a trance for a while, until You Junji quietly bumped him with his elbow, and then he came back to his senses and said, "Congratulations to the overseer." ”

Cen Yin got into the sedan chair and left first, while the others could only walk in the palace, You Junji walked to Duanmu Xian's side and asked softly, "What happened to you just now?" ”

"Nothing." Duanmuxian said casually, and said in his heart: The world is so big, even people are similar, and an embroidery is naturally a little similar, and he has only seen the unicorn embroidered by Sister Jun once, so he really thinks too much.

Seeing that his expression was free, You Junji thought that he was thinking about the silver again, so he didn't ask any more, and changed his words and said, "Duanmu Lao'er, do you know what Lord Cen meant just now?" ”

You Junji couldn't speak clearly, but Duanmu Xian understood as soon as he heard it, he was asking about Anping and Feng Zhi. Obviously, he was a little puzzled by Cen Yin's deliberate "maintenance".

Duanmu Xian smiled, did not speak, and walked straight forward.

You Junji was suddenly blessed from his heart, this Dasheng is up and down, who else can make Cen Yin openly protect him.

You Junji quickened his pace, followed Duan Muxian, and asked with eyebrows: "Didn't you ...... the four girls beat?"

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From the time I had the surgery to the present, I couldn't write a single word, which was too uncomfortable. I hope it can be better today, otherwise tomorrow's update will be over......