Chapter 20 Qin Ye: You are still angry when I say you are young
"No need. We have your favorite white bud tea." Ye Ling'er pointed to the small door in the corner of the courtyard leading to the inner house.
Ye Zheng felt a sense of comfort in his heart.
What is the second...
"My mother insisted that I take care of him." Ye Ling'er added.
Ye Zheng's eyes froze.
Okay, I brought it after all.
He looked at Sun Liuwu and said, "Sun Liuwu, from today on, you will lead the household office, get the account books, and count the warehouse."
"Yes, my lord."
"He's not the only clerk in your fire patrol office, is he?" Ye Ling'er said with a smile.
“It’s not the quantity of soldiers that matters, but their quality.”
Ye Zheng was not able to explain in detail the cleansing of the Fire Patrol Office by the Inspection Bureau and Kyoto Prefecture.
Ye Linger nodded, "Fortunately, patrolling the fire is labor, and you don't have to do the actual work yourself."
The two walked into the inner house.
Although it is called an inner house, it is actually just a simple inner room divided into three spaces: a desk, bookshelf; a couch, a square table; and a bed.
All in all, although small, it has all the necessary facilities.
"Second sister has made great progress recently, that's good." Without Sun Liuwu's restraint, Ye Zheng's tone became relaxed.
"Ruoruo said so."
"Miss Ruoruo is visiting our house today?"
The two sat down, Ye Zheng opened the lunch box and said.
"It just so happened that you sent someone to deliver a message home. Ruoruo immediately asked someone to share most of the snacks she brought today." Ye Ling'er also helped to bring out the snacks and tea in the food box, and then said, "You, Prince Mo, avoided talking about other things. Why do you have to patrol the fire yourself? Mother asked me to ask you."
"It's official business, I..." Ye Zheng was about to say something vague, but then he thought, it's true that his mother and second sister care about him, or there might be something else. He thought again, "I'm afraid I can't go to the Shangsi Festival temple fair."
It’s not the first time that my younger brother has seen through this idea, so he just decided that this is his big marriage event.
She frowned, "You..."
"I'll tell you the truth, sister. Just now, a censor from the Censorate sent the son of Ningyuan Marquis to the Fire Patrol Office and sentenced him to two years of hard labor." After washing his hands, Ye Zheng wiped them with a white towel, picked up a spring roll, put it in his mouth and chewed it. He was stunned for a moment, and quickly chewed it up and swallowed it. He asked, "Why are the spring rolls made by Miss Ruoruo as good as those made by mother?"
"That's what mother made." Ye Ling'er was interrupted from her thoughts. She glanced at him unhappily. Seeing how he was eating with relish, she picked one up with her clean hands and said, "It's not a fine pastry, but you like it, so Chang Yang's mother made it for you."
"You're still trying to snatch it away even though you don't like it?" Ye Zheng was speechless, and then said in a deep voice, "Send me food in the future, and prepare an extra portion. It doesn't have to be very good, just enough to fill your stomach."
Ye Ling'er frowned even more. Why did he change the subject again?
"It will take time to explain the details. If you really don't understand, you can ask your father."
"The most important thing right now is that Wu Xi must not die in my fire patrol office."
Ok?
Ye Ling'er's expression suddenly became serious, "Okay, I will personally supervise the kitchen and there will not be any mistakes."
"How can we guard against thieves for a thousand days? His imprisonment is an imperial decree, and he has been patrolling the fire office. Can you still keep an eye on him?" She then asked in confusion.
Speaking of this, Ye Zheng sighed softly, "Before I came to take office today, I submitted a memorial suggesting that the 'recruitment law' replace the 'rotational labor by household' of firefighters. I really don't know what Your Majesty thinks?" If the 'recruitment law' is implemented, the labor of firefighters will no longer exist. He will immediately submit a memorial to propose the transfer of Wu Xi.
Go wherever you want to be a slave, but don't get involved with him!
But if Lao Deng did not adopt his advice, he would have to work harder himself and find an opportunity to deal with Wu Xi, such as "killing him from serious injuries while fighting a fire."
Ye Ling'er was confused. "You are just a small fire patrol commander, why is it so difficult and complicated?"
Hearing this, Ye Zheng shook his head slightly.
It's not that the fire patrol commander is dangerous and complicated, but the current capital city is dangerous and complicated. If Lao Deng is willing to let his Ye family leave the capital...
Overthinking, overthinking.
He picked up a piece of puff pastry with silver chopsticks. Hmm... it was extremely delicate and pleasing to the eye.
It melts in your mouth, with a perfect combination of sourness and sweetness, leaving a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth.
Ok.
……
Qin Mansion, Flower Hall
5:50 pm (6:15 pm)
"The boy is quite quick-witted." Although it sounded like a compliment, there was a hint of coldness in Qin Heng's eyes.
The news inside the Fire Patrol Office could not be investigated due to concerns about Ye Zheng, a junior master who was no less than the eighth rank.
But anyone who is interested can find out about the unusual movements among the firemen in each neighborhood by just asking around.
If you put in some effort, it won't be difficult to get some words out of Yu Sanhe's five people.
Beside Qin Heng, a sturdy man in shorts bowed and asked in a low voice, "Sir, what are the plans for today..."
"I didn't originally intend to kill that stray dog today. The flaw is too big and it will only arouse suspicion. It's better to find out what the kid from the Ye family has arranged." Qin Heng said in a light tone, as if he was sure of victory.
Just then, Qin Ye came in.
The sturdy man in shorts saluted and left. Qin Heng stood up to greet his father, and the two went to the inner room of the flower hall together.
"Father." Qin Heng poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qin Ye on the high table.
"Today, the commander of the fire-fighting patrol submitted a memorial." All the soldiers of Qin Ye's army, in the government office or in the court, might learn from the scholars, but rarely spoke eloquently at home.
"Fire patrol...he submitted a memorial? The six ministries approved it?" Qin Heng had been calling Ye Zheng 'the kid from the Ye family' and didn't react for a moment. It was not his fault. How could such a small official position catch the eye of the second young master of the Qin family?
Qin Ye ignored his son's questioning, took a sip of tea, and as if on purpose, he slowed down before saying, "Two, changing the 'rotational labor by household' to 'recruitment labor'; and presenting a picture of a creation, named 'Qing-style water dragon'."
"Qingshi Water Dragon? Recruiting... Recruiting... The six ministries have approved it, then, then has His Majesty approved it?" Qin Heng read it twice, came to his senses, and asked again.
Qin Ye glanced at his second son's expression, tutted, and said, "The memorial does have substance. There is nothing wrong with the wording and specifications. Damn it, the Ye family is not good enough to have a martial arts genius like Ye Wan, and now there is such a little monster, who is only fifteen years old. How can my Qin family..."
As he said this, he looked at Qin Heng with disdain again.
"Father." Qin Heng's face flushed a little.
"You still need to practice. It's not a big deal. Keep calm." Qin Ye took another sip of tea and said, "There are so many meaningful memorials like this submitted every day. The six ministries will not accept them. It just so happens that the Inspection Bureau and Kyoto Prefecture have also submitted memorials. There are more than one memorials. There are reports that the chief fire patrol officer and the clerks are corrupt and accept bribes, and the Kyoto Prefecture government arbitrarily uses the firemen to do other chores. There are so many people stuffed in the Inspection Bureau and Kyoto Prefecture prisons. Do you think the six ministries will accept them?"
Qin Heng's facial features sullenly grim, still puzzled, "This kind of small corruption is worthy of the Inspection Institute's action? What if the six ministries reject his memorial? The chief officers, clerks, yamen clerks, and officials who are involved in this should be arrested and executed, and then replaced with another batch."
Qin Ye sneered, "I told you that you are naive, but you are still not angry. It doesn't matter how much you embezzled. It doesn't matter what the Kyoto Prefecture thinks, what the six ministries think, and what the Inspection Bureau thinks. What matters is..."
(End of this chapter)