After the previous guard went down, Zhao Zhenji immediately turned his eyes to the subordinate official and asked.
"Tell me, what are the instructions from the cabinet?"
Seeing Zhao Zhenji questioning him, the subordinate official immediately took out the impeachment memorial from his arms, placed it on the desk, and said cautiously.
"Sir, what the cabinet wants is for the Inspectorate to go and verify the authenticity of these impeachment memorials!"
After the subordinate official finished speaking, he respectfully stepped aside and said nothing.
"What?"
Although Zhao Zhenji had been mentally prepared before this, when he actually heard the news, he was still a little surprised and said to himself.
"Isn't this just hanging me, Zhao Zhenji, on the fire?"
"No matter what the outcome is, you will inevitably offend the other party in the end!"
The current situation is very different from Zhao Zhenji's original idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, waiting until both sides are defeated and afraid of injury, and then coming out to reap the benefits, so naturally it cannot be accepted by Zhao Zhenji.
But this is an instruction from the cabinet. If he explicitly refuses, he will offend both parties at the same time!
In this way, the gain will only outweigh the loss, so we cannot refuse it explicitly.
Zhao Zhenji said slowly after thinking about it for a long time.
"Okay, I know about this matter, you can go back and return to your life!"
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing Zhao Zhenji, the supervisory censor, nodding in agreement, the subordinate official immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
In his opinion, he had already fully realized what he said, and even if the higher authorities held him accountable, he would not be able to hold him accountable.
So, after this subordinate official saluted respectfully to Zhao Zhenji, he turned around and left the Inspectorate.
After the subordinate official left, Zhao Zhenji immediately turned his attention to the impeachment memorial on the table, rubbed his temples, and said silently to himself.
"Oh, this is going to be difficult!"
While Zhao Zhenji was still thinking hard about what to do, there was a burst of panicked footsteps coming from outside the door.
Immediately, a figure appeared in front of Zhao Zhenji, breathing heavily.
"Sir... Your Majesty, no... it's not good, there are suddenly a lot of impeachment memorials in the Supervisory Council!"
"And these impeachment memorials seem to be aimed at Qingliu. Even the name of Tan Lun, the governor of Fujian, is on them!"
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Zhao Zhenji's face was full of horror. He stood up from his seat suddenly and asked in a deep voice.
"What did you say?"
"Sir, what I just said is true. You can go and see for yourself!"
When the subordinate saw this, his face was full of eagerness and he said so.
"Well, take me over quickly to take a look!"
"Sir, please follow me."
Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of his subordinates, Zhao Zhenji immediately rushed towards the destination as quickly as possible!
Along the way, Zhao Zhenji's face looked very ugly. What happened now disrupted all his plans.
And when Zhao Zhenji entered the room and looked at the mountains of impeachment memorials in front of him, he couldn't help but murmur to himself.
"Now the two sides are really going to war!"
Seeing Zhao Zhenji, his immediate boss, arrive in person, all the officials in the room bowed respectfully to him, and among them, Hai Rui was naturally included.
"I'll wait, I've met the adults!"
"Um."
Zhao Zhenji just nodded slightly, then turned to Hai Rui who was aside, and asked in a deep voice.
"Hai Rui, I want to ask you, how long did it take for these impeachment memorials to appear?"
Hai Rui saw Zhao Zhenji asking him, and after thinking for a moment, he gave the answer.
"Sir, these impeachment memorials suddenly appeared half an hour ago!"
"Half an hour ago?"
After hearing Hai Rui's answer, Zhao Zhenji immediately fell into deep thought.
"These impeachment memorials must have been prepared in advance after the news spread in the palace that King Jing was about to abdicate."
"Let me just say, why has the court been so peaceful these past few days? They are all waiting here!"
"Mr. Yan Ge is worthy of being the chief minister of the cabinet who has controlled the government for more than 20 years. His decisiveness and ruthless methods are truly unheard of!"
Zhao Zhenji quickly figured out all this, turned his eyes to Hai Rui, and gave these instructions.
"Just before, the cabinet sent people over to convey instructions, saying that these impeachment memorials will be verified by our Supervisory Office!"
"Hai Rui, I plan to hand over this important task to you, are you willing?"
As soon as Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, Hai Rui responded in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency, I am willing!"
Hai Rui's decisive attitude made many colleagues present take a deep breath and break into a cold sweat for Hai Rui.
"Brother, do you dare to agree to this?"
"This is not an ordinary fight to impeach a few corrupt officials. What you have to face next are the two most powerful forces above the court!"
"If you're not careful, let alone getting promoted and making a fortune, you'll be lucky if you can barely save your life!"
At this moment, Zhao Zhenji was very satisfied with Hai Rui's performance. He looked around for a week before continuing.
"Is there anyone else who wants to participate?"
Many officials present lowered their heads after noticing Zhao Zhenji's gaze, not daring to look at him for fear that they would be slapped next.
After all, if you are not careful, your life will be decided here!
Just as the atmosphere at the scene became increasingly silent, Fu Fan, who had been silent all this time, gritted his teeth and stood up.
And he was the official who was secretly determined to have a good relationship with Hai Rui.
He stood up from the corner and said loudly.
"Sir, I am willing to participate!"
Zhao Zhenji had no impression of this person at all, and many officials present also cast sympathetic glances at this colleague who was usually taciturn and diligent.
"This Fu Fan is crazy about wanting to be promoted. Do you dare to gamble?"
"Having not been promoted for so many years has almost driven him crazy. If it were you, you would have to give it a try!"
"Rather than just being cowardly, why not seize this opportunity and give it a try!"
There was a murmur among the crowd.
Zhao Zhenji frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.
"Everyone, please be quiet!"
After hearing Zhao Zhenji's words, many officials at the scene immediately fell into silence.
"Is there anyone else who wants to participate?"
After Zhao Zhenji looked around for a week, he continued.
With Fu Fan as an example, several more officials stepped forward one after another.
Zhao Zhenji withdrew his gaze from these people and immediately gave instructions.
"I will now officially leave the important task of verifying these impeachment memorials to you!"
"In addition, I have now officially appointed Hai Rui as the official responsible for this matter. You must all obey his orders!"
When Zhao Zhenji said this, he seemed to be worried and added another sentence.
"Remember, you are now acting on behalf of our Inspectorate. You can be a little bolder in your actions. Don't panic when things happen. I have my own support behind you!"
After hearing what Zhao Zhenji said, those officials who had previously stood up and were willing to handle this matter all responded in a deep voice.
"Yes, sir, we understand!"
Seeing that his mission for this trip had been successfully completed, Zhao Zhenji nodded and immediately looked away, saying this.
"I still have some things to deal with next, so please do as you please!"
"Yes, sir!"
(End of chapter)
