Chapter 41: Confession

Back to the Immortal Division, Rong Fei personally put Fan Li and the two household heads in prison. Wei Lin, who had tried hard all the way but to no avail, had no choice but to do her part first and take someone to hang the plaque. A large crowd of household officials stood outside the gate, waiting eagerly to see how the matter would end.

The thirteen catchers didn't stay or go, so they could only hide in the corner of the courtyard and pray secretly that the fire in the city tower would not harm their small pond fish.

Shan Zhongji, the head of the household department, got up late today, but when he entered the household yamen, there was no lively scene in the past and his subordinates who bowed their heads to say hello, and it was cold and deserted, which made people unaccustomed to it.

Just as he was wondering, he heard the sound of a hurried running behind him, which was the person who rushed to Shan Zhongji's Mansion to report the letter.

It's just that the path taken by this person is a shortcut, and it is staggered with Shan Zhongji's sedan chair.

"Big... My lord, something is wrong. Master Fan was arrested, as well as Director Zhang and Director Li. ”

Shan Zhongji's heart suddenly chuckled, and he hurriedly grabbed the person who reported the news and asked.

"Was it arrested by the Criminal Department or Dali Temple?"

"It's the Immortal Division."

"What did you say, the official didn't hear clearly, and again, who was arrested?"

"My lord, you heard it right, it was captured by the Immortal Division."

Shan Zhongji was stunned for a while, but then he seemed to think of something, hurriedly left the Hubu Yamen, and took a sedan chair in the direction of the palace.

"Your Majesty, Lord Hubu Shan asks to see you."

There is no court meeting today, but Zhu Sheng still came to the imperial study very early to deal with government affairs. Hearing the report of the chamberlain, Zhu Sheng put down the brush and said, and just took the opportunity to rest for a while.

"The old minister is incompetent, I beg Your Majesty to forgive me, I ask Your Majesty to forgive me."

When he came to the imperial study, Shan Zhongji knelt on the ground with a puff, kowtowed like pounding garlic and confessed.

Zhu Sheng blinked his eyes, he didn't know which one Shan Zhongji was doing, he just wanted to ask a question, and then he thought of the big adjustment and big plan of the court that he had been planning from last night to now, so he quickly stopped.

No matter why Shan Zhongji was so panicked, it was always a good opportunity to beat him, and listen to what he had to say.

Zhu Sheng remained silent, and Shan Zhongji was even more panicked.

How could the Immortal Division go to the household department to get people for no reason?

Those who hid in the yamen all day long didn't dare to borrow ten of their courage, so they could only follow Yu Qingzhi's orders.

Yu Qingyi has never asked about political affairs, and he doesn't even bother to take care of the affairs of the Immortal Division, why has he become diligent this time.

There seems to be only one answer, Yu Qingzhi was ordered by His Majesty.

Could it be that His Majesty was dissatisfied with his performance at the Tiantai yesterday? Arresting Fan Li and the two principals is just the first step, if you don't know it, the next step is to do it to yourself.

The more Shan Zhongji thought about it, the more afraid he became, and Zhu Sheng, who was on the throne, didn't speak, so he didn't dare to stop, kowtowing harder.

Shan Zhongji didn't say what happened, but Zhu Sheng didn't take the initiative to ask, and one gentleman and one minister were deadlocked.

After a while, Shan Zhongji became more and more sad. Xindao himself has achieved such a degree, His Majesty has no intention of relief or admonishment, and I am afraid that I really can't hide from it this time. For the sake of today, the only way to resign may be to calm His Majesty's dissatisfaction.

Zhu Sheng is also so depressed, he has something to say, what is the matter with a vigorous kowtow. Just as he was thinking about what kind of reason to find for Shan Zhongji to speak, his eyes caught a glimpse of Wei Lin's figure appearing at the door.

Wei Lin came back to make a business, and although she felt a little confused when she saw Shan Zhongji's ugly state, she also vaguely guessed that it had something to do with Rong Fei. Holding back a smile, Wei Lin walked lightly to Zhu Sheng's side and told the grievances and grievances that happened between the Immortal Division and the Household Department this morning.

Wei Lin didn't understand why Shan Zhongji was scared like this, but Zhu Sheng immediately guessed Shan Zhongji's thoughts.

It turned out to be a misunderstanding, it was Shan Zhongji who thought too much and scared himself. Rong Fei's guy is indeed too bold, and the three-grade waiter said that he would catch it!

However, it can be regarded as crooked. After the fall of the Yongdang, Zhu Sheng wanted to reorganize the dynasty, and the officials and households were the top priorities. Shan Zhongji's loyalty is acceptable, but his talent is ordinary, and he has been in charge of the household department for a long time, so it's time to change positions.

With a decision in his heart, Zhu Sheng knocked on the table and said.

"Okay, don't knock anymore, I have a headache when I knock."

Shan Zhongji was like Meng Dahe, shouting to thank His Majesty for his holy grace, and only then did he dare to raise his head.

It didn't matter if he looked up, but he almost crooked Zhu Sheng's nose. I saw that Shan Zhongji's forehead was smooth and clean, although it was covered with a thin layer of sweat, there was not a trace of bruising, and even dust was not stained.

Dare to kowtow just now, but how the knock sound came out made made Zhu Sheng puzzled.

"The old minister is incompetent, failed to manage the household department well, and failed to live up to the emperor's grace, and deserves death."

"Okay, okay, Shan Qing is not too young, don't talk about dead words at every turn. After so many years of sticking to the household department, it can be regarded as a high level of hard work, and it is time to make a move. Now that Gao Taiji is in prison, the old first assistant has not yet woken up, and the cabinet is vacant, so Shan Qing will report to the cabinet tomorrow and temporarily serve as the second assistant. ”

Shan Zhongji looked up in amazement.

What does Your Majesty mean by this, instead of blaming himself, he entered the cabinet as a second assistant?

Although it is only a cabinet subordinate, everything still needs to be the old first assistant to make a decision, and it is not as good as the household department Shangshu to hold real power, but now the old first assistant Liu Chuanfang is still seriously ill and has not woken up, as long as he does not wake up for a day, his second assistant can be regarded as the first assistant.

Shan Zhongji, who had turned evil into good fortune, woke up and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, moved to tears, but he forgot about Fan Li and the two principals being arrested.

"Okay, Shan Qing hurry up and go back to the household department to hand it over, and the household department will be managed by Zhang Mian, the right waiter, for the time being. By the way, tell Zhang Mian that it's okay not to provoke Rong Fei. Let's go down. ”

Shan Zhongji, who was kicked out of the imperial study, returned to the household all the way to the household and called the right attendant Zhang Mian to start the handover work.

After the handover was completed, I remembered that Fan Li was still locked up in the Immortal Division.

At the same time, another very important thing came to mind.

Who is Rong Fei?

Shan Zhongji relayed Zhu Sheng's original words to the right attendant Zhang Mian. When Rong Fei arrested someone this morning, Zhang Mian hid in the duty room and peeked, and naturally knew that Rong Fei was the head of the Immortal Arrest Division who captured Fan Li and the two principals.

found the other four principals who were working under Fan Li, and asked the reason for the matter, but it was only because he was in arrears for half a year, so frightened that Zhang Mian hurriedly ordered someone to spend the silver according to the amount in the account book and send it to the Immortal Division.

Good guy, just half a year's arrears of salary dare to arrest the squire and put him in prison, if he is in arrears for a year, he will not lift the entire household.

Seeing the two principals leave with the salary, Zhang Mian, the new head of the household department, couldn't help but show deep doubts on his face.

Who is this honor, and what kind of person is it, and the competition is so valued by the saint.

In the courtyard of the Immortal Division, Rong Fei changed into the golden jade crown suit given by the emperor again, pulled a chair and put it in front of the Zhenxian Stone, holding the book of the god hunting recipe that Yu Qingzhi threw to him this morning, and in full view of everyone, the big lama sat on the chair and read with interest while basking in the sun.

Is Rong Fei's arrest of Fan Li and the two principals always impulsive?

The answer, of course, is no.

The reason for such fanfare is twofold.

The first, of course, is to demand the arrears of the salary, and to make them dare not default again in the future.

Second, it is necessary to send a very important signal. The Immortal Division is no longer what it used to be, and it is no longer a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch.

As for whether he will accidentally get away with it, Rong Fei is not worried at all.

It has been more than 800 years since the founding of Dayan, and the wind of officialdom greedy for ink is prevalent, and the household department and the Ministry of Industry are the hardest hit areas.

There was once a saying that all the officials of the household department were cut off for the crime of embezzlement of ink, and perhaps one or two of them were wronged. But if you cut one after another, you will keep the fish that slip through the net.

Judging from what Li Xiang said, Rong Fei judged that Fan Li and the two principals must be unclean, even if the household department really wants hard steel, Rong Fei is not afraid at all.

It's a big deal to make some effort to check the accounts of these three people, with Rong Fei's ability, it is very easy to find out that they are robbing their families and exterminating their clans.

Another point, Rong Fei has just done Emperor Yan Zhu Sheng a great favor, and the relationship between the two is still in the honeymoon period at this time. Rong Fei believed that as long as he didn't cut Fan Li directly, Zhu Sheng wouldn't do anything to himself.

If it still doesn't work, Rong Fei still has Yu Qingzhi's hole card. As the chief arrester of the Immortal Division, it's time to do something for the Division.

Based on the above two points and three guarantees, Rong Fei will create this situation with such an arrogant and domineering attitude.

But Rong Fei has a spectrum in his heart, but others don't think so.

First of all, it is the thirteen catches of the Immortal Division, looking at the blocked gate, and then looking at the time is almost noon, the crowd is really crying without tears.

Then there were the household officials blocking the door, and there were other people from the yamen who came to join in the fun.

Yesterday, I just released the saint of Qiankun Temple, and today I arrested the waiter of the household, this immortal Si is going crazy.

Everyone was looking forward to seeing how the Immortal Division would end.

It was almost noon, and these officials estimated that the news had reached the ears of the upper-level bosses, and the counterattack against the Immortal Division should not be far away.

Sure enough, after a while, there was a sharp shout.

"Look, it's Director Xu and Director Zhou of the Qing Officials Division."

"Fan Shilang has been arrested, what is the use of the two principals."

"You can't let Lord Shangshu end up in person, I guess I came with a big killing weapon, I didn't see Director Xu carrying a package in his hand."

In the expectant eyes of everyone, Xu and Zhou, the two principals, separated the crowd and squeezed into the compound of the Immortal Division.

Both of them had seen Rong Fei in the morning, and at this time, they were almost blinded by his golden pig's crown suit.

"I've seen Rong Zhutou, here is the salary of twenty-one people of the Immortal Division for half a year, a total of 1,172 taels and 3 yuan, please take a look."

Seeing that the package brought by Director Xu was opened, revealing the silver ticket and broken silver inside, and respectfully presented it to Rong Fei, all the onlookers were shocked and their jaws dropped.

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