Shouren Academy.
Six figures appear.
It was Yang Bao Yang Hu and the others.
Since they received Xu Qingnian’s letter, Yang Bao and Yang Hu were extremely excited. When they were in South Yufu, Xu Qingnian stood up for them and did not hesitate to offend the great scholars of the dynasty.
They remembered this kindness to their hearts.
Now that Xu Qingnian had invited them to come and work for him, they naturally did not delay and rushed towards the capital almost day and night.
When they arrived at the capital, they were naturally shocked by the prosperity of the city.
But they did not forget the purpose of their visit, and after inquiring about Xu Qingnian’s location, they rushed here at the first opportunity.
Just as the crowd entered the school, Xu Qingnian’s figure appeared.
Yang Bao and Yang Hu both instantly half-kneeled down and bowed respectfully towards Xu Qingnian.
“Subordinate Yang Hu!”
“Subordinate Yang Bao!”
“See Lord Xu.”
The two opened their mouths, and the remaining four also knelt down at the first opportunity, their eyes filled with awe and respect as they looked at Xu Qingnian.
“You’re welcome.”
Xu Qingnian shouted, then slowly walked over and gestured for the crowd to go to the pavilion to rest.
The six of them got up and followed Xu Qingnian to the pavilion.
Xu Qingnian took his seat first and waved his hand, allowing the six to sit down in turn.
“Lord Xu, these two are brothers Zhao Da Zhao Er, who have been on duty for thirteen and fifteen years respectively, and these two are brothers Li Jian and Li Kang, who have also been on duty for ten years and are the strongest, already at the tenth rank of great perfection.”
“They were also involved in that incident before, and they are in awe and respect of Lord Xu, and are also loyal.”
Yang Hu got up and was the first to introduce the remaining four.
“We have met Lord Xu.”
The four men rose and bowed respectfully towards Xu Qingnian, their faces resolute.
“Good.” Xu Qingnian poured tea for the six men and spoke immediately afterwards.
“All of you have been running around all night and are tired from the journey, I have already asked someone to clean the guest room, so you can stay here from now on, don’t mind.”
Xu Qingnian spoke up and told them where to stay.
“Thank you very much, Your Excellency.”
All six of them spoke in unison, thanking Xu Qingnian.
“A small matter.” After they had taken a sip of tea, all of them also took a sip, they were indeed a little tired from the journey, and after they had taken a little breather, Xu Qingnian continued to speak.
“Brothers, since you have come here, there are some things that I would like to make clear.”
“You are recommended by Yang Hu and Yang Bao, and I, Xu, am not suspicious of anyone, so I have full trust in you.”
“But I am also clear that whether you are here out of respect or for other reasons, your true purpose is to climb up the ladder and get ahead, and this is clear to me.”
“I can guarantee that if you work for me faithfully, you will not be short of power and wealth, but please also remember one thing, Xu Mou doubts people and uses them without question, but if there is one betrayal, there will never be a second chance.”
Xu Qingnian said very seriously.
“We understand!”
The crowd nodded their heads.
“This is my token. Tomorrow, take this token and go to the Ministry to take information, then come and wait for me here.”
Xu Qingnian instructed.
“Yes, Your Excellency.”
Yang Bao received the token with some excitement.
“Go to the guest room and rest. Remember, when you come to Kyoto, wash up every day before you go to bed, don’t make a mess.”
Xu Qingnian spoke.
This group of martial artists were all rough men who tended to go straight to bed without washing their feet or bathing, so Xu Qingnian naturally had to give a word of advice, otherwise, wouldn’t this academy of his be a mess.
Personal hygiene still had to be taken care of.
“Okay, don’t worry Lord Xu, we will definitely not be messy.”
Yang Bao several people smiled and opened their mouths, followed by walking towards the guest room, and then walked out again, bringing their luggage in from outside and staying in the guest room with great enthusiasm.
Looking at them, Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but smile, and the quiet school hall became a little more popular.
But there was a new trouble that had arisen: there was no one to cook the food.
This could only be discussed later.
After getting up and stretching his muscles, Xu Qingnian didn’t say much, he left the school and went to the inn to talk to the innkeeper about bringing food over regularly for the next few days.
The rules were not originally in place, but Xu Qingnian is an official of the Ministry of Justice, so this rule is in place, and the silver or not to send food to Xu Qingnian is a minor matter, serving the official is the most important thing.
As for the disputes in the court, they have nothing to do with the common people, Xu Qingnian even if the court is full of enemies, it is impossible to say that even a mouthful of rice is not allowed.
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public.
It doesn’t matter whether he asked for it or not, there’s nothing for him to deal with anyway.
The next day.
Xu Qingnian woke up early and walked towards the Ministry of Punishment. Yang Bao and the others also woke up early, having slept early yesterday and waking up early too.
When they arrived at the Ministry of Justice, they went to the main office as usual.
In front of him were still the files of the Pingqiu disaster relief case.
Half an hour later.
“Good morning, Lord Xu.”
Zhou Nan smiled.
“En.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, revealing a gentle smile.
“Lord Xu, I will fetch the dossier for you.”
Zhou Nan smiled, still as usual, except that this dossier had been fetched for days.
“Good, but tell them that this dossier has been waiting for five days for this master, so even if they are busy, they should have a reply.”
“Also, tell them that just because I am good-tempered doesn’t mean I am always good-tempered. If you make it easy, we can still take care of each other in the future, but if not, don’t blame I am.”
“Remember, not a word was pa*sed on, I know you’re doing me a favor by saying good things to the other side, but if this continues, I can still stay in the Ministry of Punishment, but you’ll have a hard time.”
Xu Qingnian said a lot in one breath.
You have dragged me for five days to transfer a dossier, which is really a bit too much.
The actual fact is that you have to have a degree, whether it’s suppression or a cold bench, there’s no need to keep holding on to it.
“This …… My Lord, it’s better not to.”
“The person in charge of the treasury is the nephew of the Lord Squire, we really don’t need to do this.”
“My lord, I will go begging today and try my best to get it for my lord as well.”
Zhou Nan was in a bit of a dilemma, he still wanted Xu Qingnian to do something from the bottom of his heart, so that he could also benefit from the glory, but it was as if the Ministry of Penalties had agreed to do so, they were all cold to Xu Qingnian.
He has also suffered a lot of losses and received a lot of blank stares, and he was already a bit uncomfortable, but now he is even more uncomfortable.
If he hadn’t wanted to eat the official’s rice, he would have left long ago.
When he heard Zhou Nan’s voice, Xu Qingnian gave him a look and finally nodded, so he didn’t say anything else.
Little by little, time pa*sed.
Inside the officiating room.
As the noon hour approached, many people left towards the outside, and it was time for their meals.
Zhou Nan had not yet appeared, seemingly as usual.
It was not until the end of the day, when Zhou Nan slowly walked in with his head hanging, obviously useless again today.
“Lord Xu, my subordinate is incompetent.”
Zhou Nan said with some difficulty.
“All right, remember what I said today, and pa*s it on to them tomorrow.”
Xu Qingnian didn’t care, he got up and left, since he had waited for five days, he didn’t care to wait for one more day.
“My lord.”
Zhou Nan spoke, he still hoped Xu Qingnian would not be so impulsive.
“If you can’t do it right, I’ll have someone else do it tomorrow.”
Xu Qingnian slowly spoke, Zhou Nan was doing it for his own good, he knew this clearly, but to just tolerate is not a good thing, others will only become more and more arrogant, people are good at being bullied, horses are good at being ridden, this truth Xu Qingnian knew since he was ten years old.
Xu Qingnian left.
Zhou Nan was left sitting here in silence. After a while, Zhou Nan caught up with Xu Qingnian and tried to speak.
“Lord Xu, I will try again tomorrow, give me one last chance.”
Zhou Nan spoke out, but Xu Qingnian ignored him, only reaching out and waving his hand as he walked away from work.
A quarter of an hour later.
Xu Qingnian returned to the academy.
At this moment, the six Yang Bao people were sitting in the pavilion not knowing what they were discussing, and as Xu Qingnian appeared, the six Yang Bao people immediately got up.
“Greetings, Lord Xu.”
The six men clasped their fists and treated Xu Qingnian with unparalleled respect.
“How are things being handled?”
Xu Qingnian asked.
“Back to …… Your Excellency, we went to the Ministry of Officials today and they made us wait for a day on the excuse that they were busy with official duties and did not do the induction.”
“Please forgive me, my lord, it was our foolishness that failed to get things done and delayed your lordship’s business.”
Yang Bao spoke, his simple face full of self-reproach.
All six of them knew that Xu Qingnian had hastily summoned them here for the purpose of getting business done, but they had not expected to even get an induction done, so naturally their hearts were overwhelmed with guilt.
“Are you busy with official business again?”
“Although I knew that the Ministry had some opinions about me, I didn’t expect it to be targeted to this extent.”
Xu Qingnian muttered, and then spoke.
“For these two days you will just be tired and finish this matter as quickly as possible.”
Xu Qingnian didn’t say anything more as he told Yang Hu and Yang Bao to run around more.
“Yes! Your Excellency!”
Yang Hu, Yang Bao and the others nodded in unison, while Xu Qingnian had already gone into his room and started practicing his kung fu.
The daily practice was indispensable, and after running for three weeks, Xu Qingnian read for a while longer, squinted for half an hour, and then walked towards the Ministry of Punishment.
By all accounts, it had been six days since he had arrived at the Ministry of Punishment.
It was almost almost a week, and every day was nothing but a daze.
But Xu Qingnian didn’t mind, he wanted to see how long the Ministry of Punishment was going to find himself in trouble.
This day.
Zhou Nan was nowhere to be seen, Xu Qingnian didn’t care and borrowed a few books from a nearby academy.
[Dust World Dictionary, Book 1, Upper]
[Dust World Dictionary Book 1 Middle]
[The Dust World Dictionary Book 1 Lower]
This is a universal book, in which many things are recorded, such as national powers, the division of foreign races, various cultivation systems, and so on.
There were 175 books in total, each of which was divided into three books: the top, middle and bottom, and each of them was extremely thick, 20 to 30 times thicker than normal books.
Since he had nothing to do, Xu Qingnian intended to read more books and learn more about things, and could not really sit around and wait for death.
In a day’s time, Xu Qingnian finished the first book and gained a lot, knowing the division of the world’s powers.
The entire layout of the world was made up of five major divisions.
The Eastern State, the Southern State, the Western State, the Northern State, and the Central State.
Each of the great states is blocked by sea water, so they are five different large plates.
But the Central State plate is the largest, with the four states in the southeast and northwest adding up to just about the same size as the Central State.
That is why since ancient times, Zhongzhou has been the land of dragon prosperity and is also known as a holy land.
The five major states are so involved that it would take three days and three nights to talk about them, and they are all relatively quiet with each other, after all, they all have internal and external enemies, and even the strongest, such as the Great Wei, have not unified the Central State, let alone what conquering the whole world is such a foolish dream.
The conquest of the entire Central State alone is an unparalleled feat.
Of the five parts of the Central State, the Great Wei Dynasty is located in the central region and has the best resources, the Sudden Evil Dynasty occupies the eastern region and the Chu Yuan Dynasty occupies the northern region.
Especially now, it is even more troublesome.
The southern region is the most impoverished, with deserts everywhere, and many evil cultivators are in the southern region, which is more chaotic and not a place for normal people to go.
In the west, there are hundreds of countries, and some of them have defected to the Great Wei Dynasty, for example, the Pan and Hu people are all from the west.
At the height of its power, Great Wei did conquer the Sea Kingdoms of Heaven.
The Immortal Dao forces that Xu Qingnian is most concerned about are also recorded, and there are seven great holy places in the Immortal Dao.
Tai Shang Sheng Zong, Zhan Tian Jian Zong, Ru Yi Weapon Zong, Tian Gu Dan Zong, Tai Cang Rune Zong, Seven Star Dao Zong, and Gui Yuan Array Zong.
Each of the Seven Great Sacred Grounds has a different domain to call its own, but the Tai Shang Sheng Sect and the Seven Star Dao Sect are essentially the same, with the two competing against each other and the rest not interfering with each other, as they have different professions after all.
And the mountain sects where these seven holy clans are located do not belong to any dynastic power, and are equivalent to separate powers that do not fight for power and conspiracy, and cultivate immortality behind closed doors.
The three dynasties also have their shadows. In the Great Wei Dynasty, the Daoist Supervision Department is where they are based, and they usually take up some tasks issued by the dynasty, such as where there are demons, if the court is short of manpower.
If the court was short of manpower, they would issue a mission, and if they thought the price was right, they would take the mission.
Those who cultivate immortality always like to be clean.
He closed the book.
If I read it all, I wouldn’t be able to master everything, but I would at least know a little bit about everything.
Okay, I’ll try to finish the book.
I got up, left work, and was clean.
It doesn’t matter if Zhou Nan is coming or not, we’ll wait until Yang Hu and Yang Bao are on board, we can’t rely on Zhou Nan.
After returning home.
Yang Hu did not return, Xu Qingnian waited for an hour before they appeared in front of him.
As yesterday, they were still not inducted today, and the excuse was still the same, they were busy with official business.
“Continue.”
Xu Qingnian only left two words and went on to gnaw on a book.
Day eight.
As usual, but what made Xu Qingnian a little curious was that Zhou Nan still did not appear, but for Xu Qingnian, who was engrossed in reading, it did not matter.
Yang Hu and Yang Bao were still not inducted.
Day 9.
The usual.
Tenth day.
Vacation.
Eleventh day.
Same old.
Twelfth day.
Same old.
……
The fifteenth day.
The usual, but a letter from my senior brother advising that a few more counties in the South Yu Province had requested a lecture from teacher Zhou Ling, so he would have to come later.
Li Xin also sent a letter that the waterwheel project had been completely finished and was now waiting for the results, which looked good so far, at least the crops were enjoying the water source.
Zhou Nan has been missing for eight days, which is a bit odd, so ask around after work to see what he’s been doing lately. The probability is that he has resigned from his post, the job is too hard and he is not a human being, so it is normal to resign from his post.
After work, looking for someone to ask Zhou Nan’s situation, no one cares about themselves, then go home.
Day 16 ……
Outside the academy.
“Today you go to the induction again, directly to the official minister, just anyone, give him my token, inform them that there has been a delay of ten days, if it is not done today, tomorrow I will personally go.”
Ten days pa*sed in the blink of an eye.
Apart from reading a lot of books, the rest of them had made no progress, the Ministry of Punishment had hung itself out to dry for sixteen days, and the Ministry of Officials had hung its men out to dry for ten days.
And all of them are some trivial matters.
If it was a big matter, Xu Qingnian would not have any fluctuation, but this kind of small matter stuck to himself, it looks a bit ugly.
But it’s okay.
It was almost time, Xu Qingnian wasn’t going to toss and turn like this, he was going to start doing things.
“Yes! My Lord!”
Yang Hu nodded, this ten days they were also annoyed beyond belief, just one induction had dragged on for ten days, the salary and everything was fine, the main thing was that this feeling made people very unhappy.
Without saying anything, Xu Qingnian left the academy directly.
He walked towards the Ministry of Punishment.
As usual, he entered his master’s room and prepared for a new day of study.
However a letter appeared on the long table.
It was Zhou Nan’s letter of resignation.
Xu Qingnian was not too surprised that Zhou Nan had resigned, after all, it was Zhou Nan’s bad fate that he had followed himself, and even if he had not helped himself, he was still suffering from anger outside.
Otherwise it wouldn’t have dragged on for so long.
“Forget it, let’s go and see him.”
Xu Qingnian did not read the content of the resignation letter, anyway, there was nothing to do, so he might as well go and see Zhou Nan and apologise, after all, it was himself who had harmed Zhou Nan anyway.
Otherwise, even if he was not well received, he would not have resigned.
As he walked out of the main office, Xu Qingnian looked at the rolls of officials walking around and blocked one at random.
“Do you know where Zhou Nan’s family lives?”
Xu Qingnian asked, very straightforward, he knew that the Ministry of Justice was targeting him, everyone probably knew not to provoke him, so Xu Qingnian did not talk about anything, so as not to get hurt by it.
“Zhou Nan? My lord, I don’t know, I still have to deliver a letter, so I hope your lordship will forgive me.”
Seeing Xu Qingnian blocking the front, the rolled-up official was suddenly a little flustered, especially when Zhou Nan was mentioned, there was a flash of dissimulation in his eyes.
Almost instantly, Xu Qingnian sensed that something was wrong.
“Tell us what you know, this matter has nothing to do with you, if not, even if this official no longer has the right, it is still easy to get rid of you as a roll official.”
“You should know that the princes of the state are very close to me, right?”
Xu Qingnian’s tone inexplicably coldened, and a sentence was spoken with determination.
“This …… This …… My lord, my subordinate is really …….”
The roll official still wanted to explain, but when he saw under Xu Qingnian’s incomparably cold gaze, he couldn’t help but swallow his saliva at that moment.
“The first thing you need to do is to get the right documents from the library.
“Lord Xu, this matter really has nothing to do with me, I don’t know anything about it, I hope you will let me go.”
The other party said with some fear and trepidation.
“Fighting the sentence of twenty?”
In an instant, Xu Qingnian’s gaze grew colder and colder.
Zhou Nan was not a martial artist, just an ordinary person, and the Ministry of Punishment’s punishment was not a joke, a single stroke would not split the skin and flesh, but would definitely result in a purple bruise.
“Where does his family live?”
Xu Qingnian continued to ask.
“He lives in Linhe Street, but I really don’t know the details.”
The official was crying, it looked like he really didn’t know.
Xu Qingnian didn’t say anything else as he walked directly towards the outside of the Ministry of Justice.
The Linhe Street was not too far away, so Xu Qingnian picked up his pace a little and arrived at Linhe Street two quarters of an hour later, asking the people for information.
Zhou Nan’s house was a quadrangle of sorts, with more than a dozen families living together, and it was impossible for him to have a house in Kyoto on his salary.
When they walked into the courtyard, there were children playing, some old people sunbathing and a few young people doing some hard work, repairing tiled houses and so on.
When they saw Xu Qingnian, an official, approaching, they were inexplicably surprised and at a loss for words.
“May I ask where Zhou Nan’s family is?”
Xu Qingnian’s face was gentle as he asked the crowd.
“Zhou Nan’s house? My lord, it’s right there.”
Someone came back to his senses and pointed to the second room on the left and said.
“Many thanks.”
Xu Qingnian nodded and gave his thanks before walking straight to the front of the room.
He knocked on the door and waited quietly.
Soon, a voice rang out, rather faintly.
“Who is it?”
It was a female voice.
“The head of the Ministry of Punishment, Xu Qingnian.”
Xu Qingnian spoke, revealing her identity.
At that moment the door to the room opened and a woman looked at herself with some surprise, the woman’s eyes were red and she looked a little haggard, looking at Xu Qingnian with surprise and curiosity in her gaze.
“My lord, what do you want?”
The woman spoke, her voice slightly hoarse.
“This official is looking for Zhou Nan to discuss some matters.”
Xu Qingnian spoke.
“Please come in, my lord.”
Hearing that she was looking for her husband, the woman dared not say anything more and sidled up to allow Xu Qingnian to enter.
When she walked into the room, a strong smell of medicine hit her nose.
Immediately on the bed, there was a person lying on his back, and it was Zhou Nan.
“My lord! What brings you here?”
Zhou Nan’s weak voice rang out as he tried to move, but soon involved his wound and instantly frowned.
“Don’t move.”
Xu Qingnian immediately spoke, telling him not to move, lest it affect his injuries.
“My lord, my subordinate is ashamed of you.”
Hearing Xu Qingnian’s voice, Zhou Nan was somewhat touched, after all, he had suffered so much and Xu Qingnian still came to see him, so he was naturally somewhat touched.
“What exactly happened, tell me in detail.”
Xu Qingnian sat aside, he looked at Zhou Nan’s face, it was very weak and his lips were bloodless.
“My lord, it’s nothing, it’s because my subordinate can’t speak, I’ve been punished, I admit it.”
“My lord, my subordinate also has no role to play, now I have been dismissed by the Ministry of Penalty, there is nothing to think about, I only hope that in the future, if I do some business in the capital, my lord will take care of me.”
Zhou Nan seemed reluctant to mention it, he didn’t want to bring any trouble to Xu Qingnian.
“Zhou Nan, speak up.”
However Xu Qingnian took a deep breath, he shook his head and let Zhou Nan tell the whole story.
“My lord …… When there is really no need.”
Zhou Nan had been in the Ministry of Punishment for so many years, he knew that Xu Qingnian was holding his breath, but what he knew even more was that one person’s power could not change anything, instead of confronting, it would be better to admit to a little loss.
“Zhou Nan, your resignation letter, this official did not agree, so you are still a subordinate of this official, this official orders you to tell us all the circumstances of the matter.”
Xu Qingnian spoke in a calm tone, but his gaze was incomparably firm.
The words had come to this point.
Xu Qingnian did not want to nag any more.
Sensing Xu Qingnian’s attitude, Zhou Nan let out a long sigh.
“Lord Xu, five days ago, as usual, I went to the case library to fetch the scrolls for you.”
“But the Lord Treasurer, continued to delay in every way, so my subordinate could not help himself and said that there had been such a long delay that Lord Xu was a little angry.”
“But I had not expected that with just this remark, Lord Pao Ku became furious and insulted me, even slapping me twice.”
“However, I was not angry, I only hoped that after the Lord Treasurer had finished his rage, he would hand the dossier over to me again, but I did not expect that he would still not take it out, and told me to go as far away as possible.”
“Subordinate did not leave, he then drove me away, subordinate was also a moment of confusion, dead or alive, so the master treasurer punished me twenty battle sticks, subordinate body is already a bit bad, these twenty sticks fell.”
“Subordinate ……. Subordinate …… I am not worthy of death, but I thought of my wife, who will be alone in this world, so I held on to her.”
“Your Excellency, I am not asking you to redress my grievances, I only ask you to help me to regain my official position if you can.
Without this official position, it would be difficult for me to survive in Kyoto.” Zhou Nan was crying with grievance at the end of his sentence, and his wife was sobbing uncontrollably as she stood by.
Inside the room.
Xu Qingnian took a long, deep breath.
He closed his eyes.
To tell the truth, since the time he joined the Ministry of Punishment, when he learned that the Ministry of Punishment was targeting him and giving him small shoes, Xu Qingnian had endured!
He endured it for one day! He endured it even for ten days!
Even if they delayed themselves for another ten days, Xu Qingnian could still endure it.
When Yang Hu, Yang Bao and the others went to the Ministry of Justice to be inducted, they failed to be inducted for ten days, but Xu Qingnian also put up with it.
However, at this moment.
Xu Qingnian could not tolerate it anymore.
You can wear small shoes, you can play dirty, politics is like this, Xu Qingnian understands.
But targeting yourself was fine, but targeting a mere roll official was a bit too much, right?
Moreover, he was even seriously injured.
That was too much, wasn’t it?
In an instant, Xu Qingnian got up.
“My Lord, you ……” Seeing Xu Qingnian get up, Zhou Nan was a little surprised, not knowing what Xu Qingnian was going to do.
“To go and seek justice for you.”
“Recuperate your injuries at ease.”
Xu Qingnian spoke in a calm tone, then took out a hundred taels of silver cheque and handed it to Zhou Nan’s wife, not waiting for her to react, Xu Qingnian had already left.
He walked out of the courtyard.
In the middle of the street, Xu Qingnian’s face was indifferent.
His pace was extremely fast as he hurried towards the Ministry of Punishment.
A quarter of an hour later.
Xu Qingnian returned to the Ministry of Punishment.
Outside the Ministry of Punishment, the blazing sun shone brightly, and a file clerk, holding a large number of files, stood at the entrance, sweating profusely, but not daring to squeal.
When Xu Qingnian appeared, the official’s eyes were full of helplessness. This official was the person Xu Qingnian had just asked about.
Now that he was standing here, he could think with his toes that he was being punished because of himself.
Good!
Good!
Bravo!
This Ministry of Punishment is really good.
Xu Qingnian didn’t say a word as he crossed the crowd and went straight to the place where the Minister of Punishment was working.
“My servant Xu Qingnian, I have something to report.”
Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out, emotionless.
“Busy with official business, if you have anything, come back to me tomorrow.”
Also an emotionless voice rang out, a phrase about being busy with official business, pushing everything away.
“Lord Chen, five days ago, Zhou Nan, a subordinate of my official, was punished by the treasurer with twenty battles in the case library, and even beat up his subordinate, I hope Lord Chen will do justice.”
However Xu Qingnian paid no attention, he walked straight into the room and said in a calm voice.
Inside the room, a middle-aged man was reading a book, and upon hearing Xu Qingnian’s voice, he directly slammed the book in his hand.
“Xu Qingnian! Have you not heard what this official said just now?”
“I’m busy with official business, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
The other party’s gaze was indifferent as he looked at Xu Qingnian and rebuked him in this way.
“Please do justice, Your Excellency.”
Xu Qingnian ignored it and continued to ask the other party to do justice.
“Xu Qingnian!”
The latter stood up and looked angrily at Xu Qingnian.
“I still hope that Your Excellency! Preside over justice!”
Xu Qingnian spoke again, and he too looked at the other party, ignoring this indifference.
“You!”
The latter pointed at Xu Qingnian, but quickly lowered his hand and said indifferently.
“This matter is out of my hands, go find someone else.”
He did not want to entangle himself with Xu Qingnian, and with a phrase that was out of my hands, he wanted to send Xu Qingnian away.
“I’m disturbing Your Excellency.”
However, Xu Qingnian did not say more and turned around to leave.
This now made Lord Li a little curious, he thought Xu Qingnian would continue to pester him, but he didn’t expect him to leave like this?
However, he didn’t think much about it, he just said to himself, arrogant, and continued reading his book.
The next moment.
Xu Qingnian arrived outside another officer’s door.
“My humble servant, Xu Qingnian, has something to report.”
Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out again, and this moment drew the eyes of many people from the Ministry of Punishment.
“Busy with business, we’ll talk tomorrow.”
Exactly the same answer as before.
Business is busy, let’s talk about it tomorrow.
However, Xu Qingnian also walked straight into the room as she had just done before, and spoke about Zhou Nan.
But this time, the other party did not become furious, but said lightly.
“This matter is not under the jurisdiction of this official.”
With a single sentence, Xu Qingnian was dismissed.
“I’m sorry to disturb you, Your Excellency.”
Xu Qingnian’s face was expressionless as he exited the room and came to the third officer’s door.
This time, the voice was a minute louder than before.
In the case file library, many people came out to see what was going on, and many people from the Ministry of Punishment also came at the sound.
The treasurer of the case library even sneered and said.
“He’s really a fool, and a great talent of the ages, it’s obvious that he doesn’t want to deal with him, this kind of person, it’s better to go back to being a book nerd.”
The treasurer was a man in his thirties, somewhat obese, standing with his hands behind his back, watching Xu Qingnian’s jokes.
However, the third member of the committee also continued to have the same attitude.
Xu Qingnian directly sought the fourth member of the council.
But the answer he got …… The answer was also the same.
The next moment, Xu Qingnian walked directly towards the inner hall.
He went to the Official Secretary’s Office, but the attitude given by the Official Secretary’s Office was even worse.
“How can you ask me for such a thing? Xu Qingnian, don’t look for trouble.”
“The Ministry of Justice is busy with official business, if you have nothing to do, go to the case library and help lift and put away the files, don’t cause trouble here.”
“Don’t bother this official.”
A voice rang out, and the entire Ministry of Punishment was somewhat lively.
Xu Qingnian looked like a rash young man in their eyes, as one of the lords visited him, but he was shut out time and time again, and there were even more desperate lords who directly humiliated him, causing many in the Ministry to laugh.
At this moment, Xu Qingnian was still expressionless as he walked towards the place where the Right Servant was working.
The Left Servant was far away, and now only the Right Servant, Lord Li Yuan, was present.
“My servant, Lord Xu Qingnian, has something to report.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, his voice loud and clear, and by now, his voice had already spread throughout the entire Ministry of Punishment.
Yet within the room, Li Yuan’s voice rang out.
“Busy with official business.”
Four words, clean and crisp.
“The subordinate official’s subordinate, Zhou Nan, has suffered an injustice, and the subordinate official is seeking justice for him, so I hope that the Squire, Lord, will do justice.”
Xu Qingnian paid no attention, still coming up with this set of words.
“Xu Qingnian!”
“Do your job properly as your master, this official advises you one thing.”
Li Yuan’s tone was calm, he did not answer the question, instead he told Xu Qingnian to go back and do his main duty honestly.
“Lord Li, the subordinate official’s genus …….”
Xu Qingnian spoke again and ignored it.
“That’s enough.”
“If you want to make a scene, go back and make it yourself, don’t make any more noise here, this is the Great Wei Ministry of Punishment, not that crappy academy of yours.”
Li Yuan angrily reprimanded, outside of humiliating Xu Qingnian’s heart learning.
“Zhou Nan has been unjustly wronged, and I hope your Excellency will do justice.”
But Xu Qingnian remained calm and said.
“Xu Qingnian!”
Li Yuan raged, a powerful aura, pushing open the door of the room, the room Li Yuan looked at Xu Qingnian angrily.
“My lord! The subordinate’s subordinate.”
Xu Qingnian still spoke, while Li Yuan interrupted Xu Qingnian’s words.
“This official will not deal with this matter.”
After he finished his sentence, Xu Qingnian shut up on the spot and immediately looked towards the Shang Shu Room at the main door.
The door to the room was closed, but the Minister of Penalty, Zhang Jing, was sitting in it.
“Lord Shang Shu!”
Xu Qingnian had just opened her mouth when Zhang Jing’s voice rang out.
“Get lost.”
It was calm.
There was no anger, but this one word was a heavenly humiliation and disdain.
Who was he?
The Minister of Penalty, the top group of officials in Great Wei, wielding heavenly power.
And who was Xu Qingnian?
A chief minister.
You think that because you have won the dragon’s favour, you are not worthy of the title?
If Xu Qingnian hadn’t made such a fuss, he might still have some opinion of Xu Qingnian, but today Xu Qingnian is making such a fuss, and after all, isn’t it because he has been left out of the picture for a while?
Zhang Jing understood.
So with one word, Zhang Jing made Xu Qingnian understand once and for all who was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment!
What is he, the Minister of Justice?
And what is Xu Qingnian!
Outside the Shang Shu Room.
Xu Qingnian stood calmly as a burst of laughter rang out in the Ministry of Punishment, especially in the case library, where Shang Shu Zhang’s word “roll” made them unable to hold back any longer.
This moment.
Xu Qingnian’s gaze was calm.
He did not speak, but slowly folded his body.
“Brother Chao Ge, help me.”
Xu Qingnian spoke in his heart, a simple sentence that was transmitted to the Heaven and Earth Wen Palace.
In an instant, Chao Ge sensed something.
“Good.”
One word, clean and crisp.
At this moment, Xu Qingnian turned his gaze towards the crowd.
Those who sneered, those who snickered, those who disdained, those who looked at them as if they were ants, as if they were clowns.
These seventeen days.
Xu Qingnian could endure all the obstruction from the Ministry of Justice.
The government’s decision to use the Ministry of Justice as a means to stop the government’s actions is a matter of course.
The Ministry of Justice delayed the entry of his own subordinates, Xu Qingnian could also endure.
Even if the Huai Ping County King had broken the rules, he was qualified to break them.
But when Zhou Nan was punished for himself, and even more so when he was slapped and slapped in public, this was breaking the rules.
He himself did not mean anything, did not get angry at first, but looked for his superiors to deal with it, and the four staff members refused, the twenty-seven officials refused, and the right retainer refused.
Zhang Shangshu a word of roll.
Bravo! Good! Good!
Ten thousand thoughts flashed through Xu Qingnian’s mind, and at this moment a fierce wind swept in, with Xu Qingnian as the centre, a great wind swept in and yellow sand rolled.
The purple Hao Rang Qi burst out at this moment, flooding the entire Ministry of Punishment.
At this moment, the terrifying Hao Rang Qi, forming a whirling storm, coalesced into a writing brush.
And then a ruler and an ancient bell were formed.
Everyone’s faces changed, they did not know what Xu Qingnian was trying to do, and they were shocked that Xu Qingnian’s Hao Rang Qi was so dense.
“Xu Qingnian, do you want to rebel?”
Shang Shu Zhang’s roar rang out as a fierce wind blew the door to his room open, and he frowned and roared.
“There is righteousness in heaven and earth, and miscellaneous is endowed with flowing forms.”
However, Xu Qingnian ignored Shang Shu Zhang as his voice resounded with the Song of Righteousness.
The next moment, the writing brush in his hand ran, the ruler hovered to his left, and the ancient bell even vibrated with a clang.
Clang!
The terrifying sound of the bell was heard throughout the entire Imperial Capital of Great Wei at this moment.
Everyone was stunned, not knowing what had happened.
“In the year of Wuchang, on the twenty-fifth day of the fifth month, Great Wei Dynasty, at the Ministry of Punishment.”
“There are officials who have been wronged, and the Ministry of Punishment, up and down, is indifferent; the Minister of Punishment, Zhang Jing, as the head of the Ministry of Punishment, sees the injustice and does not move, his character is not good.”
“The right minister, Li Yuan, saw the injustice and did not move, his moral character is not good.”
“The twenty-seventh minister of the Ministry of Justice, when he sees an injustice and does not see it, is of bad moral character.”
“The four foreign ministers of the Ministry of Penalty, shirking their duties, disloyal and unjust, like pigs and dogs.”
“Today, I, Xu Qingnian, present a piece of writing to Heaven’s ears and implore the saints to show up for the injustice of the world, to show up for the injustice of the world, and to reprimand and punish the officials of the Ministry of Punishment for their injustice, so as to purify it.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, and with each word, he spread throughout the entire capital of Great Wei, his writing brush blossoming with ten thousand rays of haze, writing the crime above the vault of heaven.
“Xu Qingnian, you dare to deceive the sage.”
“Xu Qingnian, you have the audacity to use such great power to impeach us.”
“Xu Qingnian, have you gone mad?”
No one would have thought that Xu Qingnian would possess such great power, nor would anyone have thought that Xu Qingnian would be so furious over such a minor matter.
Shang Shu Zhang Jing, Langzhong Li Yuan, the 27 officials, the four foreign ministers, including some of the chiefs, all roared in anger.
Because in any case, Xu Qingnian’s words had spread throughout Kyoto and had a huge impact on their reputation.
However, at this moment.
Above the dome of the sky, Xu Qingnian’s written statement of guilt actually turned into rainbow light and shot up into the sky.
The next moment.
The Great Wei Palace of Literature trembled, it was the statue of the saint that trembled.
All the scholars in the entire Palace awoke with a start, looking towards the Ministry of Punishment, and some of the great scholars were even frowning.
Because the five statues of the saints were all trembling.
This kind of thing ……. It was almost impossible for it to happen.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was also at this moment that the five holy images, surprisingly at the same moment, burst forth with terrifying rays of light, surging towards the Ministry of Punishment.
The light was like a mane, shining on the officials of the Ministry of Punishment.
“No! My Hao Rang Qi! How come it’s all gone? What’s going on?”
Li Yuan, the minister of the Ministry of Penalty, let out a shocked voice; he had already made a clear intention and was of the seventh rank of Confucianism, among the highest rank of Confucianism among the civil servants, but now all the Hao Ran Qi in his body had been stripped away.
This caused him to feel a deep sense of shock.
And Shang Shu Zhang even aged a few years in an instant; he had no Hao Ran Zheng Qi, and it was his life expectancy that was deprived.
Shocking! Shock! Shock!
There were countless pairs of eyes throughout the Great Wei Capital looking over, and it was impossible for them not to notice such a great commotion.
In the State Dukes’ residence, the State Dukes stared at all this with wide eyes, stunned beyond measure.
All the liege lords were also in total shock, shaken by Xu Qingnian.
Some of the great scholars in the Great Wei Palace of Literature clenched their fists, hating, not that they hated Xu Qingnian for being so arrogant, but why the sage was willing to support Xu Qingnian in this move.
And in the County King’s residence.
A stormy voice also rang out.
“Xu Qingnian! You really have the audacity to cut down the qi of my Ministry of Punishment, this involves the fate of the country, are you looking for death?”
It was the voice of the Huai Ping County King.
His voice, too, spread throughout the entire capital of Great Wei.
At this moment, he was completely and utterly furious.
That terrifying pressure, like a mountain torrent, crossed a thousand metres and was directly placed on Xu Qingnian of the Ministry of Punishment.
But among the Ministry of Punishment.
Xu Qingnian was fearless, and he even took a step forward.
It was at this moment.
An unparalleled beam of light rose from Xu Qingnian’s body into the sky.
At this moment.
Xu Qingnian’s gaze was incomparably determined.
Do you like to suppress?
Do you like to target?
Since you like to suppress so much, then today you will make a scene until your Ministry of Punishment no longer dares to be arrogant.
Xu Qingnian can no longer tolerate it.
So …… No more patience!
