The six ministries are the product of the emperor's separation of powers and checks and balances, and the six ministries have the same official positions, each has a division of labor, and is not subordinate to each other.

But in the sixth, there is a serious chain of contempt.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials, performance appraisal, and despises the Ministry of Households.

The household department is in charge of household registration and taxation, and holds the finances in hand, and despises the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites was in charge of vassal exchanges, was in charge of foreign affairs, and despised the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of War is in charge of the registration and ordnance of the soldiers, coordinates the war, and despises the Criminal Department.

The Criminal Department is in charge of criminal law decrees and examines criminal names. It was supposed to be a department in charge of life and death, but because of the existence of the Nine Star Division, the power of the Criminal Department was infinitely reduced, and it could only be responsible for the execution of ordinary people and officials below the seventh grade, and it became an execution agency, and the Nine Star Division was the punishment body.

Therefore, the penal department is at the lowest point of the chain of contempt.

But! All five ministries collectively despise the Ministry of Works.

Unlike other departments that manage people, money, and soldiers, the Ministry of Industry is mainly responsible for the construction of engineering matters and the people's livelihood, and has no ability to restrain other officials.

is a proper tool man, a contractor, and a coolie.

Therefore, there are also rich households, noble officials, powerful criminal departments, military departments, poor ritual departments, and cheap industrial departments.

The position of the Ministry of Industry in the six ministries is still like this, and the officials in the Ministry of Industry are certainly even more unpopular.

From this, it is not difficult to know how humble Xie Xinzhi's status is among the gentlemen led by Ye Feng, and how insulted he is.

Now it seems that Xie Xinzhi appeared in the South Hall of the Purple Cloud Sword Sect, most likely to take revenge.

But then again, even if he came to seek revenge on Ye Feng, how could he take revenge?

His father was an official in the Ministry of Industry, and even if he used all the power in his hands, he would not be able to involve the Nantang of the Purple Cloud Sword Sect.

As for Xie Xinzhi himself, in the records of the Nine Star Division, it is shown that he does not have an official position in the imperial court, and he is also a commoner.

The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and he is also a commoner, Xie Xinzhi can't compare to the former young marquis no matter what.

But even so, Lin Xiyao still stood aside, observing the situation at all times, for fear that Xie Xinzhi would make some drastic moves.

"Young Marquis, I heard that the Ye family was demoted to a commoner, and you became a lonely person in Nantang, I feel really uncomfortable in my heart, I can't eat well or sleep well for a few days. I can't help but think of the help that the young marquis helped me back then, and now, I must repay the grace of a drop of water as a spring. ”

Xie Xinzhi kept sighing, his tone and expression looked very concerned, but listening carefully, it was full of ridicule of Ye Feng's downfall.

But how could Ye Feng be a person who was angry, and asked instead: "I haven't seen you for so many years, I don't know where the little crab lives now?" How can you repay me? ”

Xie Xinzhi smiled and waved his hand: "I don't have an official position, I just opened a pawnshop in the outer city of Shendu." ”

Pawnshop?

What can a pawnshop owner do?

After hearing this, Ye Feng also pretended to sigh.

Then, he took a step forward, looked Xie Xinzhi up and down, and said quietly: "After so many years, I thought that you would change something, and you could also be an official and a half-job." But now it seems that you haven't grown at all, it's just Cao Pi's daughter-in-law entering the vegetable garden - Zhen Ji pulling vegetables. ”

Xie Xinzhi was stunned for a moment, although he didn't fully understand what Cao Pi and Zhen Ji were, he also understood that there was no good intentions in these words.

"Don't be in a hurry if you don't pull out the vegetables, the young marquis still thinks about it, how to pay back the money you owe."

The sword was tense, Xie Xinzhi also put away his yin and yang weird smile, and said quietly.

"Owed money? Who owes you money?! Ye Feng roared.

Money is the root of Ye Feng's life, it's okay to die, but it's not okay to move money.

Xie Xinzhi smiled faintly and said in a deep voice: "Don't the young marquis still know?" The Purple Cloud Sword Sect used Nantang's house deed and title deed as collateral and took a thousand taels of silver from my pawnshop. ”

After speaking, he took a pawn ticket from the hand of a spiritual guy behind him and displayed it in front of Ye Feng.

Ye Feng was about to stretch out his hand to confirm, but Xie Xinzhi immediately took back the pawn ticket and handed it back to the spiritual guy behind him for safekeeping.

"Now that the time to repay the money has come, if the young marquis can't redeem it with another thousand taels, the pawnshop will take Nantang away. When the time comes, the young marquis will not have Nantang, and I am afraid that he will be driven out of the Purple Cloud Sword Sect......"

Ye Feng never expected this hand to appear, and he knew with his toes that this must be an attempt to drive himself out of the Purple Cloud Sword Sect, and it must have something to do with those three hall masters behind it.

This is not good, let's not say that the Purple Cloud Sword Sect is his own shelter, just say that he just promised the Nine Star Division to become an undercover agent, if he really loses Nantang and has no use value, the Nine Star Division will not directly turn his face and deny people?

and then through the investigation of the Lingyuan case and the case of the ordnance supervisor Tao Wen, he executed himself openly...... This kind of dirty thing of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, Jiuxing Division has done it.

"Who got the money, who do you ask for, and I don't do it, what money do you ask me for?"

Ye Feng was obviously a little flustered, but he was also pretending to be calm and Xie Xinzhi's theory.

Xie Xinzhi shrugged his shoulders, looking completely indifferent: "That's whatever, it's written clearly in black and white, if there is no way, I can only take Nantang away." Anyway, the south hall is also deserted, and no one wants it, so I reluctantly accept it and build it into a latrine. ”

In black and white, no matter how you say it, it is also your own fault, Ye Feng said with a sad face: "Then what should I do?" I don't have any money right now. ”

"After all, the old man is not a demon." Xie Xinzhi sighed and said: "For the sake of our old acquaintances, I'll give you five days." ”

Ye Feng showed a look of resentment on his face, and said in a loud voice: "Five days? I won't get a thousand taels in fifty days! ”

Xie Xinzhi's face was full of sadness, with an expression of wanting to find a way for Ye Feng, and he persuaded: "Go sell your ass, there are so many dignitaries and dignitaries in the Shendu who are good at Longyang, with the appearance and figure of the young marquis, one thousand taels, it is very easy." ”

These words reminded Lin Xiyao, who was secretly frowning on the side, the picture of Ye Feng and Jiu Mengzi in the warehouse that day with ruddy complexion and sweating profusely.

"By the way, I heard that the young marquis is running around all day for the development of Nantang, working day and night, and this time, I specially brought some supplements to the young marquis."

A smile appeared on Xie Xinzhi's face, and after speaking, he glanced at the spiritual guys behind him. Two of them, carrying a large wooden box, stepped forward.

Lin Xiyao was immediately alert, reached out and held the mandarin duck knife on her waist, ready to protect Ye Feng's safety at all times.

Ye Feng stared at the big wooden box, not knowing what it contained, it couldn't be a tonic anyway, and said stiffly: "You should keep the tonic yourself, I ......"

Without waiting for Ye Feng to finish speaking, Xie Xinzhi clapped his hands and ordered: "Come, make up for the young marquis!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the two spiritual guys opened the wooden box, and before Ye Feng could see what was inside, the two of them shook the wooden box with force, spilling all the items inside, splashing Ye Feng all over his body.

In the next second, a fishy smell rippled through the courtyard.

Countless crab shells slipped past Ye Feng's body, and some fell directly down his collar into his clothes.

Ye Feng stood there, very embarrassed, and didn't say a word.

"I remember that the young marquis likes to eat crabs, and today I specially prepared a box full of crabs for the young marquis. The young marquis doesn't have to be grateful, if there is any difficulty at the moment, you can raise it. Moreover, I know a few dignitaries who have the good taste of Longyang, if the young marquis has figured it out, you can come to the pawnshop to find me, and I will personally introduce the young marquis. ”

Xie Xinzhi said, a burst of arrogant laughter came out of his mouth, and several spiritual guys behind him also laughed loudly.

The gentleman took revenge, ten years is not too late, Xie Xinzhi did it.

After enjoying this pleasure, Xie Xinzhi reached out to help Ye Feng take off a crab claw hanging on the neckline, threw it on the ground, and pretended to straighten Ye Feng's clothes, and then left with everyone satisfied.