Chapter 109: Investigating Governance and Formulating Policies (6)
Cai Xianqing saw that he was free and his eyes were firm, and his heart gradually wavered. He lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a while, took a deep breath, and said to him, "Then the old man will listen to you this time." But please rest assured, if it doesn't work, I, the master, will never shirk the blame and share the blame with you! With that, he grabbed the confession at hand and tore it in half at once.
Cui Yi was moved by his decisive spirit, and admiration arose: "It is not easy for Cai Lao to make such a decision, Cui Yi understands it very well; We will do our best to repay the service and live up to today's words! β
After Cui Yi got Cai Shilang's order, he returned to the Criminal Department, released all the prostitutes on trial, and gave up his visit to the Jiaole Fang. Everyone was very puzzled, and directly raised objections to Cui Yi, but he refuted them sharply, and beat the little official who was the leader of the incident with ten sticks to set an example. But everyone was angry because of this, and they rushed to find Minghuiguang to avenge their grievances in order to seek justice. Ming Huiguang came back from the capital province at this time, and when he heard this, his heart was extremely evil, but he thought again: "After all, this matter was done by him, no matter how absurd it is, it has nothing to do with me." is unlucky to act like this, he is unlucky, so why bother to dissuade him. So he turned a deaf ear and only appeased them, and said nothing else.
Cui Yi was not very sure of this decision, and he was hit by another turmoil, and he was so nervous that he couldn't sleep all night, and his heart seemed to be tense, always paying attention to the news outside. Just when he was at a loss, he suddenly heard a report from the eyeliner: the East Palace sent a waiter out, holding a notebook, and went to the inner chamberlain.
Cui Yideng was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to his colleagues: "This is the opportunity I am waiting for!" Now that there is no leader in the East Palace, the performance will be out of the prince's will, and it should be of great use to take the opportunity to obtain it. β
"But the prince's status is precious, if you want to say something, you can just show it directly, why do you still write a song? Maybe not......" One official was afraid of provoking his anger, and his questioning was also in a cautious manner.
"You don't know," Cui Yi smiled slightly, "The reason why the prince refuses to face the saint must be because there is something unspeakable, and he is deeply afraid that the saint will blame him, so he entrusted the inner servant to hand it over and listen to the tone." But he did a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect us to hide in the shadows, but it relieved the official's worries. β
When his colleagues heard him talk about the key point, they suddenly stopped and couldn't help asking: "How did you get that note?" β
Cui Yi didn't mention it, just shook his fingers and said: "As long as Cui Mou uses a little trick and uses the most popular method, the Guan Bao book will be in hand in an instant." When everyone heard this, they looked at each other and wondered.
Cui Yi returned to the official office, secretly took four or five silver tickets, put them in his arms, and immediately entered the forbidden middle, and also came to the gate of the Inner Servant Province in the name of handing over, bought the eunuch guarding the door, and quietly mixed in. This province is not a small place, the roads extend in all directions, Cui Yi has been there, he can only be blind on all sides, he doesn't know where he is for a while, and he is about to turn back, when he suddenly sees Shen Jing coming out of the study, hurriedly hiding sideways behind the pine tree, and seeing that he took a few little eunuchs and walked in another direction.
Cui Yi covered his chest, only then did he dare to take a breath, looked at his back and said secretly: "The prince has something to trust, Eunuch Shen will not dare to slack off, he must have just finished reading the book, I should ask." β
So he walked to the study and asked the eunuch who was guarding, "This father-in-law, what did Chief Shen do?" β
The eunuch looked at him a few times and replied, "Chief Shen was originally in the account room to take care of official business, and when he heard a letter from the East Palace, he hurried over. Seeing that it was not a big deal, he went back again, waiting for the evening to be handed over to the emperor for details. β
Cui Yi's eyebrows moved slightly, took two steps forward, and said in a low voice, "Can I take a look at that recital?" There will be a big thank you below. β
Before the words fell, the eunuch heard a 'click' sound, and when he looked at it, he saw Cui Yi holding two silver tickets in his hand and leaning on his jacket.
But his eyes were quick, and he quickly accepted it, glancing at it that it was fifty taels, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. "Are you...... Who? β
"Cui Yi, the new head of the Criminal Department," Cui Yi relieved himself and stretched out his hand with a sly smile, "How about it, can you open some?" β
"Absolutely."
Cui Yi entered the study and walked to the front of the desk, and saw that the top of the pear blossom wooden table was brand new and shiny, and the notebook was placed in the center, and he didn't even bother to search around.
Fearing that he would be aware of the signs that someone had come, he carefully removed the papers piled up on both sides and opened the transcriptβindeed, as he expected, it was not the prince's own handwriting, but an anonymous secret letter:
Recently, the prince wants to set up Geng Wan in the palace as a partial concubine, because of her humble background, the palace ministers criticize it, and so far there is no agreement. Ranchen thought that the prince was not lustful, and he had no concubines, but now he could establish it, which was nothing more than filling the court room to show the nobility of the heirs, and this was also; Geng Wan is gentle and conscientious, advancing and retreating in a good way, virtuous and high-ranking are no different, these two are also. You can get both, so why ask for it! I hope that Your Majesty will be good at obeying the words of his ministers, and the name of Geng's maid and concubine will be registered, so as to stop the mouth of leisure......
The more Cui Yi looked at it, the tighter his brows became, and when he read the end, it was like a basin of cold water poured down from the heavenly spirit, washing all his thoughts into pieces, and the feelings of anger, hesitation and confusion were instantly mixed together, making him lie on the chair in a daze, at a loss.
"That's the,"
Cui Yi returned to the military department, and just sat down, he gritted his teeth and scolded, while pinching the bridge of his nose, "It took me a long time!" Fuck, you said that the prince asked for a concubine, why were you so cautious? I've also folded a lot of silver for nothing, it's ......."
"You can tell me how much money you want, and I'll share it for you," Cai Xianqing said in a bland tone, "But what news did you find out?" Say it again. β
"Old Cai, don't laugh. The prince is looking for a prostitute to be his little wife, what is there to ......"
"I'll let you say it again."
Cui Yi looked at him with a straight look, strange and scary, so he restrained his casual attitude and said honestly: "The prince sent someone to the Inner Servant Province to deliver the music, and asked the saint to be the concubine." β
"Oh, I see......" Cai Xianqing listened, seemed to have a slight understanding, patted his forehead and said.
Cui Yi didn't understand, lay on the table, approached and asked, "What do you know?" I was the one who confused you the other day, and now it's the other way around. β
"This is because there is new news," Cai Xianqing's eyes began to glow, "Mr. Liu Chenzhai reported to me a major event today, which is enough to solve our dilemma, would you like to hear it?" β
Cui Yi also became excited, and hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and said, "It seems that I regretted it early!" What a bright future! What great news, tell me quickly! β
Cai Xianqing lowered his voice and spit out a few words: "Cunzhao went to see the prince on the first day. β