When he left the palace, Xu Qingnian still looked confused.
He didn’t know what the Empress of Wei had summoned him for.
Did she really just ask him if he had eaten?
That didn’t make sense.
Could it be that she wanted to take a closer look at her stunning face?
Xu Qingnian was really curious. They say that holy intentions are hard to gauge, but this was too hard to gauge, right?
The first thing to do is to go back to the inn and talk about it.
Meanwhile.
In the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
Three great scholars were sitting in the inner hall.
These three were Chen Zhengru, Sun Jing’an and Zhengming.
“Today in the court, His Majesty wanted Xu Qingnian to join our Ministry of Officials, but in the end it was changed to the Ministry of Punishment, what do you two think about this?”
Chen Zhengru spoke up and asked the two of them.
“His Majesty’s decision to allow him to join my Ministry of Officials is merely a retreat for an advance, of the six ministries, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Accounts and the Ministry of War are the most important.”
“However, His Majesty will not allow Xu Qingnian to join the Ministry of War in any case, the Northern Expedition of the Great Wei is not possible, and Xu Qingnian does not have such talent in the Ministry of Household.”
“Therefore, we can only look at the Ministry of Officials, but it is obvious that it is not possible to join the Ministry of Officials just after joining the court.
“Theoretically, he should have been a palm reader, but now he is a seventh-ranking official.”
“I can only say that His Majesty has used this trick well.”
Sun Jing’an spoke up, analysing the matter carefully.
“En.” Chen Zhengru nodded his head, he also thought so.
“But what is the point of arranging Xu Qingnian to the Ministry of Punishment?”
At this moment, Great Confucian Zhengming spoke up, his words filled with curiosity.
“The Ministry of Justice is responsible for reviewing all cases in the country, so it’s just a matter of letting Xu Qingnian go there to gain some experience.
“The company’s main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers.
Sun Jing’an was somewhat unimpressed, not because he was arrogant, but because that was the case.
“Not so.”
Chen Zhengru shook his head, he was thinking about so many things as the left prime minister.
“What His Majesty is doing today is by no means as simple as simply wanting to promote Xu Qingnian.”
“The battle for the Northern Expedition is almost coming to an end this 2012, basically without surprise, there will not be a Northern Expedition, but rather a Xing Guo, as can also be seen in this year’s government exams.”
“His Majesty still understands what Wei needs today, but if the Northern Expedition is confirmed, then many things in the court will have to change, and the Ministry of the Household will only leap to the top.”
“As for the Ministry of Officials, I’m afraid that there will also be huge changes, and we, the Confucian lineage, may be implicated as a result, perhaps His Majesty is giving us a signal, a warning.”
“If Xu Qingnian is competent in the Ministry of Penalties, we old guys like us may have to retire, this matter is by no means as simple as we thought.”
Chen Zhengru was keenly aware of something, something extremely different.
His Majesty intended to suppress the Confucian lineage.
He didn’t care what official position Xu Qingnian had arranged, even if he really came to the Ministry of Officials, so what? So what if it was a minister?
In the end, Xu Qingnian was still too young, but today’s incident made him feel inexplicably that His Majesty was trying to suppress the Confucian lineage, and if that was the case, it would be a disaster.
Sun Jing’an and Great Confucian Zhengming looked calm, especially Sun Jing’an, who spoke directly.
“Impossible, there are some things in the imperial court that cannot be done without us Confucians, just like the Ministry of Officials, selecting officials and appointing the wise, if we let other people come, we would not be able to pa*s just by asking the heart.”
Sun Jing’an denied it outright.
Among the six ministries, many important positions are given to Confucian students for no other reason than that Confucians are selfless, especially the great Confucians, and at this level, it is all about the state of mind.
Of course it is still the same, if both talents are available, using one of your own is not considered selfish, but for the sake of continuing the Confucian lineage in the dynasty, and it is convenient for your own use to be able to manage the world properly.
After all, who would think they were wrong?
“But what if there is a new school of thought?”
Li Zhengru opened his mouth, and in one sentence, he made Sun Jing’an speechless.
In a flash, Sun Jing’an frowned slightly and said.
“Mr. Zhengru, do you mean to say that His Majesty wants to support Xu Qingnian’s school of heart?”
Sun Jing’an thoughtfully understood.
“There is this meaning, but not necessarily, after all, Xu Qingnian’s school of heart cannot stand up to the school of Zhu Sheng, in other words, as several gentlemen above have said, Xu Qingnian cannot become a saint.”
“But the imperial court does not need a saint, as long as Xu Qingnian can become a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth without any problems, then we will be in complete trouble.”
Li Zhengru did not believe that Xu Qingnian could become a saint, but Li Zhengru also knew that the imperial court did not need a saint, and His Majesty did not want Xu Qingnian to become the new sage of literature, which would be a great challenge to the imperial power.
But as long as Xu Qingnian becomes a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, it does not matter whether he is a saint or not, he can support a group of students who will support him.
If one day one of Xu Qingnian’s disciples also becomes a great Confucian, then they will be completely finished.
This is the natural way of replacing the old with the new, and they cannot resist it, but they do not want to accept the change of the old with the new too quickly.
“Does Mr. Zhengru mean that Xu Qingnian is a pawn used by His Majesty as a test?”
Sun Jing’an asked.
“En.”
Chen Zhengru nodded, that was what he meant.
At that moment the two were silent.
And Sun Jing’an slowly spoke, “In that case, then wouldn’t it be better to let this pawn become a discard?”
His voice was slightly indifferent.
“How do you turn it into a discard?”
The Great Confucian of Zhengming asked.
“Since he has joined the Ministry of Justice, and I have a good relationship with the Minister of Justice, Zhang Jing, wouldn’t it be enough to have him review the Pingqiu disaster relief case?”
Sun Jing’an instantly thought of a solution and said this.
When this was said, the Great Confucian of Zhengming’s expression changed slightly and his brow could not help but frown, “This case, it is too big, to let Xu Qingnian handle it is not the act of my Confucianism.”
He was somewhat resistant because this case was very troublesome and troublesome, and to let Xu Qingnian take it on was a clear attempt to pit Xu Qingnian.
“Mr. Zhengming is wrong.”
“One, Xu Qingnian considers himself to be a great talent in the ancient world, so letting him take over the case is a way to consider his abilities.
“The second is that if he dares to overturn the case, it will solve a big problem, and it will show his talent and help the country at the same time.
“Thirdly, Xu Qingnian’s school of thought is a crooked and evil way, if we really let his school of thought establish the dynasty, then the Great Wei will be in complete chaos. Knowing that money is valuable, do you go and rob a house?”
“Sun is not selfish, for the sake of the Great Wei world, for the sake of the people, so this matter Sun thinks is feasible.”
Sun Jing’an found a long list of reasons to explain this matter.
The first two answers were completely muddled, but the last sentence poked at the hearts of Chen Zhengru and the Great Confucian Zhengming.
Only the two remained silent; after all, it was against the way of a gentleman.
But Chen Zhengru’s silence was all the more so because it seemed to mean something else.
“How about this, just now Grand Confucian Chen Xin told me that Xu Qingnian would go to him, if Grand Confucian Chen Xin can persuade Xu Qingnian, we will then see, how about that?”
Grand Confucian Zhengming was still reluctant to agree directly, but instead changed his approach.
Let’s see what Chen Xin says first.
“That’s fine.”
“In three days Xu Qingnian will be taking up his post, there is still time, so let’s listen to Grand Confucian Zhengming.”
Chen Zhengru and Sun Jing’an nodded and agreed to do so.
At that moment, the three got up and left, each with their own thoughts.
And at that moment.
Eunuch Li delivered the official uniform of the Ministry of Justice, as well as the official seal and the identity token and the corresponding documents.
As for the address, it is currently being cleaned and renovated, after all, His Majesty has decreed that it be changed into a schoolhouse, so that Xu Qingnian can live there and also teach people to read, etc.
It seems that he knows what Xu Qingnian has done at the State House, so he is doing it as a favor. After all, the empress of Wei knows which side she is on, and it is not good to keep taking favors from military officials.
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the market.
Li Xian was both happy and touched by the meal, and a bit terrified.
No one had ever invited people like him to dinner, and to be honest, which of these powerful courtiers did not see them as ants?
But Xu Qingnian was not only not disgusted, he even offered a toast from time to time.
In contrast, Li Xian felt that Xu Qingnian was simply the reincarnation of a saint.
What does it mean to be a gentleman?
This is what Xu Qingnian called a gentleman.
Li Xian was so moved that he wanted to cry, and at the end of the meal, he insisted on paying for it, but he couldn’t even stop him.
When he was leaving, Xu Qingnian took out another 100 taels of silver, and the court rewarded him with a thousand pieces of gold, but of course this thousand pieces of gold is actually just a thousand gold pieces, which translates to 100 taels of gold.
The name is better, a thousand gold pieces of gold.
A hundred taels of gold is a thousand taels of silver, and these thousand taels of silver are all silver tickets, which Xu Qingnian did not stint on giving directly to Li Xian.
Li Xian was terrified and refused to give it to him, but Xu Qingnian insisted on giving it to him, and in the end Li Xian cried.
“Lord Xu, you are really too kind to me, before we have always felt that the literati are all high and mighty and do not look up to us, sometimes when we go to court and accidentally bump into these literati, they rush to wipe, just like bumping into the god of plague.”
“There is no one in the world who doesn’t dislike us, but I never thought that you would be too kind to us, and we don’t know how to repay you.
Li Xian cried out, he was really touched, usually at the court accidentally met who who who, like avoiding the god of plague, and even cursed, especially the Confucian officials, in their mouths, his kind of people, not even a human being.
After all, without that thing.
But they also have a hard time, so very suffocating, and in the palace, in fact, is a group of no one cares about the lackeys, anyone can see a scolding, eunuchs of the suffering, ordinary people do not know.
However, Xu Qingnian not only did not dislike him, but also called him a bit of a brother, and even tried to stuff him with silver every time, the amount of silver is secondary, the focus is on the heart.
Xu Qingnian treated him like a human being, how could he not be touched?
The eunuchs didn’t care about silver or anything, what they cared about was the eyes of others, they didn’t ask for anything, they just wanted to be treated like normal people.
“Eunuch Li, I, Xu, am not an idle person, they look at people with dog eyes, I, Xu, will not.”
“Eunuch Li, there is nothing else that Xu can say, if one day, Eunuch Li gains power, don’t forget about my brother and I.”
Xu Qingnian said with a smile.
When this was said, Li Xian was even more moved, he cried out, Xu Qingnian had just said brother, there were actually people willing to be brothers with people like them these days.
“Lord Xu, no, I, Li Xian, will dare to call out Brother Xu, although old brother may not be able to gain power in this life, but if, if, if, if one day, I do gain power.”
“I will definitely not forget you, you are my own elder brother, more than my own elder brother I respect you.”
Li Xian said from the bottom of his heart, for no other reason than because Xu Qingnian had given him the respect he needed to be a human being.
“Don’t worry, Xiandi, my brother is very good at reading people, you will gain power, Xiandi, wipe your tears, it’s getting late, you should go back to the palace, lest you get told off late.”
Xu Qingnian said seriously.
And Li Xian nodded and took a few deep breaths, looking really moved.
As Li Xian left, Xu Qingnian planned to rest for a while and then went to find Great Confucian Chen Xin and Great Confucian Zhou Min.
Standing outside the window, looking at Li Xian’s back in the street, Xu Qingnian did not rush to do anything.
He would naturally make good use of Li Xian, but now was not the time to do so, and it was useless to be touched for a while.
He had to do something for Li Xian, to make Li Xian die for him, so that he could introduce the eunuch system.
This plan, Xu Qingnian believed, could not be rejected by the empress.
Especially after she went to court today, she discovered the situation in the court.
There were four parties in the court, which was obviously extremely bad for the imperial power.
Furthermore, Xu Qingnian felt the pressure of the empress.
The Confucian officials are aggressive and always swarm to do anything, and while there is one group of Confucian officials in the court, there is another group in the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
The empress wanted to undermine the power and status of the Confucian officials, but it was difficult to do so.
The military officials are better, they are older and when they pa*s away one day, their status will naturally decline, unlike the Confucian officials, even if the great scholars are no longer available, there are still new ones, after all, there are too many literati in the world.
But what Xu Qingnian fears most is not them, but the civic officials behind them, who are the wolves.
This group of civil servants are the wolves. They hide in the back and don’t say anything, quietly watching the struggle between the two factions, and when the situation has almost stabilised, this wolf will reveal its true face.
So Xu Qingnian could think that the reason why the empress was not in a hurry to determine the battle for the Northern Expedition was to hold back the legs of this group of civil servants.
It is true that these political players have complicated hearts, and Xu Qingnian would not have been able to handle it if she had not been a human being in two lives.
After a while, Xu Qingnian tidied up his appearance and then left the inn.
He went to find the address of the great scholar Chen Xin.
Chen Xin’s family lived in a remote area, not in the Palace of Literature, and if it was in the Palace of Literature, Xu Qingnian would not have gone to visit.
In his current situation, if he went to the Palace, he would be looking for abuse.
The core circle of the Great Wei Imperial City is divided into several areas.
The east and west are the Vermilion Bird Avenue and the Xuanwu Avenue, and down the road are the 72 workshops and the three main streets.
The Vermilion Bird and Xuanwu avenues are where the princes and lords of the state, important courtiers and relatives of the imperial family live, and are the areas where the core people stay.
The Seventy-two Square, on the other hand, is the area where the core people of the Great Wei live, second only to these core people.
As for the three main streets, they are where the ordinary people live, but of course this ordinary can only be considered ordinary within the imperial city, but outside the imperial city, they are also people of the people.
Lin’an Street, Guang Yang Street and Zheng Wu Street.
Xu Qingnian made some enquiries and was taken to the house of Chen Xin, the great scholar.
The house was not big, it was a small house compared to the Duke’s house, but it was not bad, at least it had a pavilion and a courtyard.
After asking the gatekeeper to inform him, Xu Qingnian entered the mansion.
The great scholar Chen Xin was playing chess in the courtyard, against a middle-aged man.
Xu Qingnian did not know this man, but he knew his identity.
The County King.
The only person who could wear the five-clawed python robe in Great Wei was the County King.
“I, Xu Qingnian, pay my respects to Mr. Chen Xin and to the County King.”
Xu Qingnian made a salute and bowed towards the two.
“Haha, no need to be polite, Shouren, sit aside, I will finish this game of chess with the County King of Huai Ping first, and then I will talk to you.”
Great Confucian Chen Xin smiled, looking very kind.
The Huai Ping County King, on the other hand, did not say a word, but gave himself a glance, only this glance was calm and even slightly …… not quite like the look.
Although he did not know why the other party would look at himself with such a look, Xu Qingnian’s heart was like water, he sat aside and waited patiently.
However, it seems that King Huai Ping County is quite hostile to himself, and he ponders over his chess game, often waiting a long time for a move to be made.
Although it is said that you have to meditate to play chess, this kind of meditation is really a bit deliberate, in addition to the fact that there is a guest coming, but also deliberately so, there is some deliberate target.
Xu Qingnian was a bit curious, when had he ever offended the Huai Ping County King?
The father of Prince Huai Ping is Prince Huai Ning, who has a huge background and is very powerful, not just an idle prince.
The Prince of Huai Ning even holds the Great Wei Kirin Army, which is no joke, and is considered to be the most powerful of the powerful ministers.
So it was a bad thing to offend Prince Huai Ping, but how had he offended him? Was he jealous of his good looks?
As Xu Qingnian was pondering, suddenly, a voice rang out.
“The County King is really good at chess today, I have lost.”
Great Confucian Chen Xin’s voice rang out with a slight smile.
“Mister is really overstating things, Mister is a great chess player, it’s just that someone came and didn’t care about the game, otherwise, my king wouldn’t have won against Mister anyway.”
The Huai Ping County King said in a calm tone, he looked very respectful to the great scholar Chen Xin.
“No, no, a win is a win.”
Great Confucian Chen Xin laughed lightly, then got up, twirled his beard and looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Shouren, do you know how to play chess?”
Chen Xin laughed.
“The student knows nothing about chess.”
Xu Qingnian shook his head, he did not know how to play chess, to be more precise, he did not know how to play Go, five pieces was fine, but for this kind of person, he could not win even if he played five pieces.
“It’s alright, try and see, I’ll teach you.”
Chen Xin laughed.
Xu Qingnian also did not refuse anymore, but got up and came to the side.
The Huai Ping County King sat in his original position without moving, but the coldness that radiated out was very obvious.
Great Confucian Chen Xin could see the King’s hostility, but he did not say much and taught Xu Qingnian how to play Go.
Once he had a general understanding of the game, Xu Qingnian began to play chess, with him playing black, but in fact Xu Qingnian also knew a little bit about the game, but only a little.
Chen Xin, the great Confucian, did not really get serious, but gave Xu Qingnian instructions.
Otherwise, it would be bullying.
Xu Qingnian played very quickly, almost without any thought, giving the impression that he could play wherever he wanted.
It was not that Xu Qingnian was messy, but that Xu Qingnian understood the truth that he could lose in chess, but he could not lose in momentum.
Great Confucian Chen Xin did not say anything, and the two of them were extremely fast.
It was not long before the board formed a siege position, with Chen Xin Dazhu besieging Xu Qingnian.
The game ended with Xu Qingnian losing by not much, just 40 or 50 moves, which Xu Qingnian thought was not bad, as he was at least facing a great scholar.
At the end of the game, the great Confucian Chen Xin slowly spoke.
“Shouren, the game of chess is like life. Although it is your first time playing chess, I can see that you are decisive, good at attacking, and on the aggressive side.”
“This is a good thing, the early stages are like dragons, but they reveal many problems. On your forty-fifth move, you were too aggressive, and I only needed to make one move to make it impossible to condense the momentum.”
“And in your seventy-eighth and ninety-fifth hands, you had this problem, as well as in your one hundred and fifth hand, although you beat me by five eyes, you also fell into my trap, resulting in a total loss.”
“Do you understand?”
Great Confucian Chen Xin spoke up, using the game of chess to say something implicitly, his meaning was simple, he hoped Xu Qingnian would not be too aggressive and would think it over.
“What you taught me, sir, is correct.”
“However, the student could see the problem at the seventy-eighth and ninety-fifth moves, but the student did not know the way of chess, so I had to choose what the student thought was the safest way.”
“As for the 105th move, although the student lost all the moves, the student believes that a chess board cannot be compared to life, and that life is as big as a chess board ten thousand times, and that a game of chess, perhaps, is only a process, not an entire life.”
Xu Qingnian could hear the advice of the great scholar Chen Xin.
But Xu Qingnian also used the game of chess to speak his mind.
A game of chess is a loss, but it is a loss because one is young and one does not know many things, so there is no regret in losing a game.
But life is not just a game of chess, but a million times more than this game.
These words of Xu Qingnian made Great Confucian Chen Xin feel a little emotional.
He nodded, wanting to say something, but not knowing whether to say it or not, he finally spoke.
“Shouren, if you listen to a word of advice from old me, you can actually consider abandoning your intention, or even if you don’t abandon your intention, you can still join my Zhu Sheng lineage, you are kind enough to learn it and merge its intention with that of Zhu Sheng, it is not a bad thing.”
In the end, the great Confucian scholar Chen Xin still said these words to dissuade Xu Qingnian from entering the Zhu Sheng lineage.
“Sir, Qingnian understands your intention, but since Qingnian has already made his words, he will not enter the Zhu Sheng lineage again.”
Xu Qingnian shook his head as he gave this reply. He came to see Great Confucian Chen Xin this time because he had made an appointment before, and because Great Confucian Chen Xin did not have any ill will towards him, so he had come.
But as soon as he said this, before Great Confucian Chen Xin could say anything, the voice of the Huai Ping County King rang out.
“Hmph, how arrogant is that?”
The Huai Ping County King’s voice rang out, causing the scene to be somewhat cold.
Xu Qingnian was silent, while the Huai Ping County King continued to speak.
“Zhu Sheng is the saint of my Great Wei, his will is as high as the sky, you are a mere Confucian student with a clear will, and you dare to speak about standing up for your words, the great Confucian scholar Chen Xin loves and cherishes your talent, but you are not eating your punishment with respect.”
“Xu Qingnian, don’t you really think you are a great talent of the ages?”
The Huai Ping County King spoke up and rebuked Xu Qingnian directly, not giving him any face and calling him by his first name.
“County King Huai Ping, I have no such intention, but it is the County King who has been inexplicably hostile from the moment I appeared.”
“I would like to ask the County King, where did I provoke the County King?”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, not fearful or scared in the face of the Huai Ping County King’s angry rebuke, but rather curious as to why the other party was so hostile towards him.
“You are right, I am indeed hostile towards you. If not for the presence of the great scholar Chen Xin, based on what you have just said, the king would have slapped you a few times and let you know what rules are.”
The Huiping County King did not hide anything, he indeed hated Xu Qingnian, and was extremely disgusted.
When he said this, Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but frown slightly, he was still talking and scolding, but this sentence was a bit disgraceful, rewarding himself with a few slaps? If you really dare, my name will be yours if I don’t kill you.
“Your Majesty, don’t be angry.”
“Shouren is just a little young, it’s normal that he doesn’t know the rules, when you’re young you’re all a little sharp.”
At this moment, the great scholar Chen Xin immediately rose to round up the situation, he looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Shouren, the Huai Ping County King’s teacher, is the Great Wei Palace of Literature, Yang Shan Xian Shi, is also a great scholar of heaven and earth.”
Great Confucian Chen Xin explained, and in an instant Xu Qingnian understood.
There were several truly ruthless characters in the Great Wei Literary Palace, great scholars of heaven and earth, and not just idle great scholars of heaven and earth, existences that had half a foot in the Saint realm and could become half-saints at any time.
Even if the empress wanted to eradicate the power of Confucian officials, it would be difficult to do so.
Now Xu Qingnian understood why the Huai Ping County King had hatred for himself.
It turned out that he was a close a*sociate of the Zhu Sheng line, so it’s okay, it’s justifiable to target him.
It was just that he was still unhappy.
“Qingniu understands, so it is the disciple of the late master Yang Shan, no wonder the county king of Huai Ping has such hostility towards Qingniu, since this is the case, please also ask the county king to do it, first kill Xu, and then kill all the literati in the world who do not support Zhu Sheng’s lineage as well.”
“It would be best to burn all the books of saints other than Zhu Sheng, so that from now on the world’s literati can study Zhu Sheng’s teachings in peace.”
Xu Qingnian spoke up, seriously making a suggestion.
“Arrogance!”
Boom!
How could the Huai Ping County King not hear Xu Qingnian’s mockery, he roared in anger, his terrifying aura was like a mountain, directly suppressing Xu Qingnian, the Huai Ping County King was not only a Confucian scholar, but also a martial artist.
At least a martial artist of the seventh rank or above.
Like a mountain torrent of aura suppressing, Xu Qingnian instantly felt the terrifying suppression, his legs couldn’t help but tremble amidst the ten thousand pounds he was carrying, this was the natural reaction of his flesh, fortunately he was a Great Sun Saint Body, otherwise it was estimated that he would have to kneel down under this aura.
“Xu Qingnian, you really don’t know how to live and die, do you think I don’t dare to make a move against you?”
The Huai Ping County King said in anger.
“That’s enough!”
But at this moment, Great Confucian Chen Xin opened his mouth, and a terrifying Hao Rong Qi filled the air, and this one voice rang out in the Huai Ping County King’s ears like a great yellow bell.
The next moment, the Huai Ping County King withdrew this mountainous torrent of aura.
Xu Qingnian, on the other hand, was incomparably pale, and although the pressure was gone, the feeling made his heart palpitate a little.
Great Confucian Chen Xin’s Haozheng Qi could not counter the power of a martial artist, but his prestige was still there, and a word made the Huai Ping County King withdraw his hand.
“Great Confucian Chen Xin, it is my king’s fault for using martial arts in front of you, and I hope that Great Confucian Chen Xin will forgive me.”
The Huai Ping County King believed in Zhu Studies, and his master was the late Yang Shan, so naturally he had particular respect for Chen Xin, and to be more precise, for all the great scholars in the Zhu Sheng lineage.
If it were not for the presence of the great Confucian scholar Chen Xin, Xu Qingnian would definitely not have had a good time today.
“Shouren, are you all right?”
Great Confucian Chen Xin supported Xu Qingnian, followed by a deep breath, and looked towards the County King of Huai Ping.
“Lord County King, Shouren is a guest of the old man, so I hope that Lord County King will not be blamed for the poor hospitality today.”
His intention was clear, giving the order to expel the guest.
“Great Confucian Chen Xin, this son has slandered Zhu Sheng, while we advised him to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, he still insists on doing so, so it is only reasonable for the king to teach him a lesson, I hope that Great Confucian Chen Xin will not be angry.”
On the contrary, he felt that Xu Qingnian had not done something right, and that the only thing he had done wrong was probably to strike in front of the great scholar.
“Well, the County King’s intention is understood by the old man.”
Great Confucian Chen Xin was indeed somewhat moved to anger, a gentleman moves his mouth but not his hand, and for the County King of Huai Ping to make a direct move, wasn’t this exacerbating Xu Qingnian’s ill feelings towards the Zhu Sheng lineage?
To be honest the matter itself was to take its time and speak to Xu Qingnian properly, but the result had not been expected to come to such a head.
“Great Confucian Chen Xin, I’m sorry for the many apologies, this king will take his leave.”
The king of Huiping County also did not say anything more, since the great scholar Chen Xin did not listen to his explanation, there was nothing more to say, so he just left.
The Huai Ping County King left, not forgetting to give Xu Qingnian a vicious glance as he was leaving.
After the Huai Ping County King had left.
Great Confucian Chen Xin looked towards Xu Qingnian and said with a slight apology.
“Shouren, I really didn’t know this would happen. What the Huai Ping County King did was just a moment of anger.
Great Confucian Chen Xin apologised towards Xu Qingnian.
“Sir, you have spoken too highly.”
“The student understands, and I thank you for standing up for the student, otherwise, I’m afraid I would have been beaten up.”
Xu Qingnian spoke up, he thanked the great scholar Chen Xin for helping him out, but this beam had already been made.
So what if the King of Huiping County?
Xu Qingnian naturally would not be willing to give up, only that he did not have any ability to fight back now, but he had to write it down and not forget it.
Especially an enemy like the Huiping County King.
This is an enemy in terms of intention, it’s about faith, it’s absolutely impossible to unravel, otherwise the Huai Ping County King is also considered a Confucian scholar, he opened his mouth to reward himself with a few slaps, his hostility towards himself can be said to be infinite ah.
“Ugh.”
How could Great Confucian Chen Xin not hear the meaning of Xu Qingnian’s words, he sighed, and then slowly said.
“Shouren, it is better to listen to the old man, go to the Palace of Literature to apologize and study properly, otherwise, the Confucian officials of the dynasty full of Confucianism are your enemies, and the Confucian students of the Zhu Sheng lineage in this world also regard you as an enemy.”
“The Huai Ping County King is one of them, and down the road there will be two and three more, how can you resist alone?”
Great Confucian Chen Xin advised.
Xu Qingnian still shook his head.
“Thank you, sir, for your kindness.”
A word that made his heart clear.
“That’s all, that’s all, Shouren, I won’t advise you on anything, but if you do encounter trouble one day and are willing to go to the Palace of Literature, I’m still willing to introduce you.”
Great Confucian Chen Xin knew Xu Qingnian’s intention, so he did not dissuade him, and let Xu Qingnian go.
“Thank you very much, sir.”
Xu Qingnian thanked him once again, and then both sides had no words, and Xu Qingnian also took his leave.
After these farewells, Xu Qingnian still went to visit the residence of Great Confucian Zhou Min.
However, like Chen Xin, Zhou Min, the great Confucian, also gave some advice, but Zhou Min did not give much advice, and his attitude was slightly indifferent after he clarified Xu Qingnian’s intentions.
This is the consequence of confronting the Zhu Sheng lineage.
Xu Qingnian did not blame Chen Xin and Zhou Min, at least they did not do anything, and even discouraged themselves, just because their paths were different.
But after this experience, Xu Qingnian understood his current situation even better.
He was in a quagmire.
Either he should take up an important position in the imperial court, or he should make a speech as soon as possible and reach the sixth rank, or even the fifth rank, of great scholars.
Of course, the force must not be slackened, and must speed up, otherwise, the next time he meets the Huai Ping County King, he will be pressed down and kneel down on the spot, and if this happens, Xu Qingnian would rather die than give in.
Even the emperor has never knelt before, but to kneel to a county king?
Xu Qingnian would not even be willing to die.
The crisis was overwhelming, making Xu Qingnian feel overwhelmed.
Back in the inn, Xu Qingnian began his martial arts training.
Taking this opportunity, Xu Qingnian directly opened his second qi vein, not too fast but not too slow either, just right.
After opening one more Qi vein, he would be able to hit the eighth rank himself.
He wanted to reach the eighth rank as soon as possible.
Or even the seventh grade, the sixth grade, the fifth grade.
To prevent this from happening again.
“The Huai Ping County King, right.”
“Give Mister Xu a moment to wait.”
Inside the guest room, Xu Qingnian clenched his fist.
It wasn’t that Xu Qingnian couldn’t stand insults, but this was so direct and completely unreasonable, this shame was far better than the others, at least everything had reason to speak of, if he had done wrong or wrong and was caught in the act, he admitted it.
Because it was his own problem, and could be made to submit by force, Xu Qingnian would only be more unyielding.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, three days pa*sed.
In the past three days, Xu Qingnian had been consolidating his cultivation, his second qi vein had reached its completion, and his strength had increased once again.
He had wanted to gather his weapon, but in the end, he decided to hold off for a while.
On this day, Xu Qingnian tidied up, took a hot bath, and then put on his official uniform of the Ministry of Punishment and headed towards the Ministry of Punishment’s Capital Inspection Court.
The courtyard.
It is the place where the Ministry of Justice is in charge, where all the files of the whole country are backed up, and as long as criminal cases are involved, they have to be handed over to the Du Cha Yuan for review.
In particular, if the case involves the killing of a person, the case will be jointly reviewed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Da Lisi Temple to make sure it is correct before it can be delegated.
Therefore, when working in the Ministry of Justice, one needs to be extra careful, because if there is any negligence, it could be an unjust case.
After arriving at the courtyard, there were dozens of rooms, large and small, where hundreds of people came and went in a hurry, each one extremely busy, alternating files, examining files, reviewing files, inside and outside, there was a lot going on.
“Dare I ask if you are Xu Qingnian, Lord Xu?”
At that very moment, a junior official came up, looked at Xu Qingnian’s official uniform, and went forward to ask.
“Precisely.”
Xu Qingnian nodded and replied.
“Lord Xu, I am Zhou Nan, the official in charge of the Ministry of Justice.
The official, who had no rank, could not call himself a subordinate official, but belonged to the category of odd jobs, and was responsible for selecting the files, reviewing them for the first time, and then handing them over to the chief officer, who would investigate them and, if there was nothing wrong with them, approve them and submit them to the top.
The last of these is to be reviewed by the official, and then reported to the Minister of Justice. If the Minister is busy, he can just say that it’s about right, or if he’s not busy, he can personally go through it and then approve and delegate it.
Xu Qingnian nodded and smiled gently as he followed the latter.
He soon arrived in a hut with three bookcases, all with volumes from all over the world on them, a main table and a secondary table on the left and right, for the volume officials.
“Lord Xu, the Ministry of Justice is now desperately short of manpower, and there are no officials from the Ministry of Justice at your disposal, so if there is anything you need to do, just tell me directly, and I will run your errands for you.”
Zhou Nan pushed open the door and wiped the dust off the main table with a flattering smile.
The general master was paired with two rollers and four constables from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but nowadays there was a shortage of manpower to match, which Xu Qingnian understood.
But still, he asked.
“Can I recruit my own master?”
Xu Qingnian asked.
The latter was stunned, but after thinking about it he replied, “Yes, but the person who is the main recruit must be a constable with an official position. If Lord Xu has a constable he knows well, it is possible to recruit them over, just go to the Ministry of Officials and do some formalities.”
Zhou Nan replied.
“En, good.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, it didn’t matter if he didn’t have any manpower, he could just recruit them himself, the two brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu from Nan Yu Province were considered loyal to him, they were his own people, it would be good to recruit them to help him do some work.
As for their recklessness, they can teach them a lesson, which is not a big problem.
Otherwise, with what happened yesterday, the titular county king almost turned on his direct opponent, there was no guarantee that someone would not mess with him, and arranging some yang-fang submissive people could totally disgust him.
“My lord, I will go and prepare the dossier for you.”
Zhou Nan didn’t say much more and went straight to the case library to fetch the dossier for Xu Qingnian.
“Good.”
Xu Qingnian settled into the main seat and began to prepare for her new job.
At that moment Zhou Nan left.
Just a little while later.
Zhou Nan came back.
But it did not come with a large pile of volumes as Xu Qingnian had imagined.
Instead, he was holding a copy and laying it in front of himself.
There was some confusion, but Xu Qingnian did not ask more questions, but slowly unfolded the dossier.
At once, a few big words came into his eyes.
[Pingqiu Disaster Relief Case]
