Chapter 24 Emperor Qing: He has made good suggestions, contributed meritorious services, and is dedicated to his work, so he should be promoted!
The next day, the court meeting
"Your Majesty, I impeach Ye Zheng, the commander of the fire patrol. He is not good at judging people and neglects his duties, which led to assassins sneaking into the firemen and nearly killing Wu Xi, the son of Ningyuan Marquis. He also used vulgar firemen to push and drive away the pedestrians at the temple fair. How arrogant and domineering he is. I request that the new fire patrol policy be abolished!"
This is the Censor Chen Qing.
"Your Majesty, I impeach the Censor Chen Qing. He is ignorant of the dangers of fires and the hardships of firefighting, and yet he talks nonsense about fire policy. Such mediocre people who are in office for nothing have occupied the imperial court and blinded your wisdom. I request that he be dismissed from his position as Censor!"
This is Ji Jian, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.
"Minister Ji, do you want to block the way for speech?"
"Minister Ji, I am the Censor..."
Ji Jian's attack was a bit too aggressive, and the censors became very excited and started a verbal battle with all their might.
Fortunately, Ji Jian was not one of them. He was the Deputy Minister of Works, the Left Vice Minister of Works, and finally the Minister of Works. He was even more direct and did not give in to "confrontation" with him.
The benefits of the water dragon spread throughout Kyoto yesterday, and the people praised it unanimously. Some knowledgeable people even composed a poem for it, "Several people work together to move the key, and the breath is sent to the right." It's a bit white, but it's also a "name".
What a pity!
According to Ye Zheng of Nanshi, the Ministry of Rites submitted memorials several times, wanting to present a congratulatory message to the Emperor to spread the Emperor's achievements in education. The Emperor rejected it several times, but he relented in the past two days, which made the people in the Ministry of Rites very happy. They are flipping through books and quoting classics, intending to polish it.
This is a political achievement!
The construction department of the water dragon: I want~
Therefore, when Chen Qing impeached Ye Zheng with such trivial and unnecessary things, the Ministry of Works was the first to disagree!
A snarling man!
Dare you hinder our political achievements?
"quiet!"
When the two sides were arguing fiercely, Eunuch Hou's sharp voice echoed in the small hall.
People from all parties bowed their heads towards the throne, apologized, and returned to their seats.
Emperor Qing recalled the quarrel between his ministers with interest. After a while, he slowly spoke, "Prime Minister Lin, what do you think?"
Lin Ruofu, the head of the literary class, stood up from his chair and bowed to Emperor Qing. "Your Majesty has a wise mind, and I dare not speak nonsense."
Well… in other words, no opinion, you have the final say.
Emperor Qing smiled even more, nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Ye Zheng, the commander of the Patrol Fire Arresters, has made good suggestions, contributed his plans, and is dedicated to his work. He makes decisions and gives instructions calmly. I will promote him to the deputy commander of the Military Department and concurrently implement the new policy of patrolling fire..."
“…Long live, long live, long live!”
Ye Zheng was writing a report at the Fire Patrol Office, describing the cause of the fire for the temple fair, commending all the meritorious firefighters, and applying for compensation for the shop owners and vendors affected by the fire, when the imperial edict for promotion came unexpectedly.
"Master Xiao Ye, congratulations." Eunuch Hou handed the imperial edict to Ye Zheng. When he took it back, he found something extra in his palm.
He unfolded it and looked...
Three silver notes with a face value of one hundred taels.
Unable to hide the surprise in his eyes, he looked at Ye Zheng.
You are so good, Ye Zheng. I didn't expect you to have such thick eyebrows...
To be honest, because of what Nanshi said and his young age, Eunuch Hou never thought that Ye Zheng would be able to do anything.
However, Ye Zheng remained calm and said righteously, "Tea money, tea money, the fire patrol office is simple and we don't have good tea to serve you. Please don't blame me, eunuch."
"I've said too much, Master Xiaoye. I'm sorry for the trouble this old servant has to endure... In that case, thank you very much, Master Xiaoye."
"Master Xiaoye, I still need to pass on an oral order to the Ministry of Justice and Kyoto Prefecture. I will leave now."
"I'll see my father-in-law off."
"Master Xiaoye, please stay."
"... "
Standing in front of the yamen gate, he looked at the imperial edict in his hand. It was from the commander of the Bingmasi Patrol Fire Police to the deputy commander of the Bingmasi. The title omitted the word "Patrol Fire Police" and added the word "Deputy". However, his official rank jumped from the eighth rank to the seventh rank, a solid step forward.
Lao Deng is willful?
If you really think so, you are underestimating Lao Deng greatly.
Slowly scanned the dilapidated yamen.
We've only been together for a few days, and I'm still reluctant to leave.
Well, he could finally go home and take a good bath.
Don't worry, just write the report and hand it over, and the new stoker will continue to arrange the training.
The Ministry of Justice and Kyoto Prefecture also had to go there. Eunuch Hou brought the emperor's oral order, and there was finally an explanation for the treatment of Wu Xi.
5:30 pm
In another quarter, most government offices in Kyoto would be closed.
Ye Zheng took the documents and went to the Kyoto Prison to pick up Wu Xi.
In the dim candlelight and the dead silence of the Kyoto prison, one or two angry cries and wails could be heard occasionally.
"Master Mei, how can I trouble you? I'll just send a squad leader to lead the way."
This was the first time Ye Zheng and Mei Zhili met. According to the conventions of the Daqing Dynasty, the governor of Kyoto should be a descendant of the royal family.
Emperor Qing placed Mei Zhili in this position, which shows his trust in him.
It’s a pity that human greed is endless.
"Master Xiaoye is a young talent with brilliant literary talent. I have long admired him and I am so lucky to finally meet him today."
If Xiaomei Zhili had not joined the prince, Ye Zheng would have really thought that he was a person who loved talent and books.
"Lord Mei, your praise is truly unjust. I am a humble official of limited talent and knowledge, and will inevitably seek your advice in the future. I hope you will not disturb me." Ye Zheng had some guesses about Mei Zhili's intention of personally taking him to the prison, so he spoke first, using the same rhetoric as before.
As expected, the latter was slightly startled, nodded and smiled, "In that case, I will prepare the bed for you, Master Xiaoye."
"Sir, I really don't deserve this." Ye Zheng's face flushed slightly, and he looked flattered.
A hint of doubt flashed across Mei Zhili's eyes.
in the end…
"Wu Xi, patrol..."
"Ye Zheng, where have you been? Why are you here just now? Someone here wants to kill me! Someone wants to kill me~"
Fang stopped in front of a cell. Wu Xi, who seemed to have heard Ye Zheng's voice, rushed to the wooden gate, grabbed the wooden gate tightly with both hands, and asked loud questions repeatedly. Her tone was like a woman who was abandoned by a scumbag, and her tears were streaming down her face like a child weighing over 100 pounds.
This guy has a mental problem.
Ye Zheng took a closer look and felt that Wu Xi did not seem to be pretending.
Mei Zhili had never seen such a arrogant prisoner. He felt that he had lost face in front of Ye Zheng and immediately gave a look to the head of the prison guards.
The latter immediately stepped forward, grabbed Wu Xi's collar, and started beating him left and right.
Ye Zheng did not interfere. After the fight was over, he said, "Sir, I will take him out now."
"it is good."
Mei Zhili nodded.
When Wu Xi was taken out, he did not see him off.
Ye Zheng deeply agreed with this.
A high-ranking official of the third rank will not be pursued and wooed even if the person behind him gives the order, and will stop when the time comes.
Just as they passed through the side gate on the east side of Kyoto Prefecture, people from the Ministry of Justice rushed to the main gate, and Ye Zheng dragged Wu Xi over again.
According to the regulations, they reported their names and official positions to each other, and then submitted the transfer documents. Wu Xi was then returned to the Ministry of Justice, and where he was sent to do hard labor had nothing to do with Ye Zheng.
Probably because the head of the prison guards had been fanned, Wu Xi pointed at Ye Zheng, then at the officials of the Ministry of Justice, and said in an unclear voice, "You, you guys have done a great job in connecting the dots."
But when he saw Ye Zheng leaving, he went crazy again.
"Ye Zheng, where are you going!"
"Ye Zheng, someone wants to kill me!"
"Ye Zheng..."
The official from the Ministry of Justice immediately shouted, "Shut his mouth!"
Ye Zheng didn't look back.
Good and evil will be rewarded!
After leaving Kyoto Prefecture, he did not have to go back to the Fire Patrol Office. He walked straight home, passing through Nanshi, and bought a roast duck, roast lamb and pastries. The shopkeeper refused to take the money, so he threw the money and ran.
This is the benefit of fame!
At about five quarters past the evening, he returned home.
"If you like it, just ask the kitchen to make it. Why buy it outside?"
Upon hearing that he had returned, his mother Cui Yan hurried over and reached out to take off his robe and dust it off.
"Just ask Sister Xiaotao to do it. Why don't you come yourself... Someone is coming to the house? It's almost night and they haven't come back yet?" Ye Zheng let her go and realized something was wrong in time.
Cui Yan frowned. When Xiaotao undressed her son's outer robe, a faint smell of sweat came over her.
"Wash yourself up before meeting the guests."
After saying that, he left.
Ye Zheng was dumbfounded.
Please don't change your expression so quickly.
Looking at Xiao Tao, he asked, "Who came to our house today?"
Xiao Tao followed his habit and undressed him until he was left with only his white underwear and pants. She stopped and said, "Si Nanbo and his family are here."
(End of this chapter)