Xiao Rui said in a neutral tone: "I've seen it before. The daughter of Prime Minister Wei is really like her father."
Miss Wei's pretty face turned red, knowing that she was to blame. She looked at Xiao Rui's cloth, curled her lips, and was too embarrassed to talk back.
Um? This situation? Wei Zheng was puzzled. The old housekeeper explained in a low voice, and Wei Zheng suddenly laughed.
"Hey, Old Wei, what do you mean? Your daughter beat me up for no reason. You just don't apologize, but you still have the nerve to laugh? Are you both father and daughter unreasonable?"
Miss Wei frowned slightly, cursing secretly in her heart, who is being unreasonable?
Wei Zheng laughed so hard that his stomach ached, but it was the old housekeeper who supported him that kept him from losing his breath, "Hahaha, oh, no, let me rest for a while and take a breath. Who are you, Xiao Rui? You can kill the Feng family by yourself. The murderous god with the corpses of two hundred private soldiers scattered all over the place, unexpectedly, was killed by my little girl...I, I can't do it anymore, please let me laugh a little longer."
"Old Wei, you've had enough! If this matter gets out today, I won't be done with you!" Xiao Rui really wanted to vomit blood, and Old Wei was no longer a thing.
Listening to her father's words, Miss Wei was filled with infinite curiosity. Why was he not a powerless civil servant? Where do you see that he is a murderer?
If he knew martial arts, how could he be surrounded and beaten by a group of maids? Why not fight back?
"Hey, are you really good at martial arts?"
Wei Zheng helped confirm: "The day before yesterday, I saw with my own eyes that one man could defeat a hundred people. General Yuchi personally admitted that this kid has the strength to defeat a powerful general with ten thousand people."
"Then why didn't you fight back?" There was a hint of grievance in Miss Wei's tone, as if she had been teased.
Xiao Rui said angrily: "Fight back? Hit a woman? Do you still want to be embarrassed? I, Xiao Rui, am a man and never hit a woman."
Wei Zheng nodded and said: "Although this boy is unruly, he is a gentleman with no moral character."
Just him? Still virtuous? Miss Wei expressed doubts.
Xiao Rui: "You praise me so highly, are you afraid that I will have to compensate you?"
"Where are you talking? How come you, Xiao Rui, are so familiar with this little girl? Come here, take Mr. Xiao to the living room to serve tea. I'll get dressed and come back later." Wei Zheng laughed.
Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "Don't bother. I agreed yesterday that I will pick you up and we will go into the palace together to ask for money from His Majesty. Those guys from the Ministry of Punishment asked them to come over and help ransack the house. Everything will be under my command. I thought everything would be fine. They were very cooperative, but I didn’t expect that they were all wilted and they actually took the money away secretly.”
Wei Zheng slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I forgot. Drinking is really causing trouble. Let's go quickly."
Under the service of the maid, Wei Zheng quickly put on his official robe and led Xiao Rui out.
Xiao Rui walked arm-in-arm and chatted, "Old Wei, I'm sorry, I won't call you Wei Heilian anymore. You were not sensible before."
When Miss Wei heard this, she couldn't help but look at Xiao Rui one more time and thought that was true. Although this person was rude, he had a good heart.
"Hi, it's okay, it's just a title." Wei Zheng was the prime minister, but Xiao Rui couldn't take it calmly.
"That won't work. I'll just call you Lao Wei from now on."
"You kid, don't try to flirt with each other. No matter how old or young you are, I'm friends with your father, Song Guoping, on a generational basis."
Wei Zheng patted Xiao Rui's arm and complained.
"What's the point? We are colleagues now. We have our own opinions. Wouldn't it be nice to call us Lao Wei?"
. . . Why is this guy so thick-skinned? When you first came to Yushitai, I thought you were deliberately looking for trouble, and you could call me whatever you want. But now that you are familiar with it, you are going a little too far, right? If you call me that, do I still have dignity in the Yushitai?
But then I thought about it, and it seemed that Xiao Rui's prestige had skyrocketed, and no one in the Yushitai was dissatisfied.
"Old Wei, I'm not too talkative. You should really take the time to take care of your daughter. She has such a weak name as Yanran but is reckless and unreasonable. You met me today. If it had been anyone else, you would have lost everything. ..."
The two of them gradually walked away and could not hear what was said behind them, but with these few words, Miss Wei's face behind her was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Gritting his teeth and watching Xiao Rui go away, he couldn't help but cursed: "Xiao Rui? Don't let me touch you next time."
In the small study room of Taiji Hall, Li Er listened to the report of the two men, and after a little pondering, he agreed to Xiao Rui's request, which was nothing more than extra gracious compensation to these victims. This time I only have hundreds of thousands of taels in cash. Not to mention bringing the house and land deeds with me. Do you still care about these few thousand taels? Accurate performance.
"Don't complain about the people in the Ministry of Justice. They confiscate everything and return it to the treasury. This is a rule. They act according to the rules. I will give you a note and you can just go to the treasury to withdraw it." Li Er explained.
Xiao Rui complained: "I'm not saying that they are not good, but there is still a gap in the deployment of the two departments. Can we also be assigned a small number of law enforcement soldiers to our Yushitai? This will make things easier in the future."
Is the Censor’s Platform equipped with soldiers? Li Er frowned slightly. It's not that he disagreed, but he had never thought about it before. The Yushitai only needs to advise and participate in the music. The Dali Temple is responsible for investigating the case, and the Criminal Department is responsible for handling the case. What do you want the soldiers to do?
"In the past, the Yushitai had heard of reports, and there were many people who made false reports, or people who publicly reported private vendettas, or there were unsubstantiated investigations, which were trivial. These things were a waste of time. The imperial court did not raise the Yushitai for free, but It is about doing practical things for the benefit of the country and the people.
Wei Chen and Dr. Wei discussed that in the future, the Yushitai's participation in the performance will be based on the actual evidence. Whether it is to verify corruption or to redress the grievances of the people, there will be no report without evidence. "
Li Er nodded in approval: "It makes sense. The Yushitai is a government office that handles practical matters."
Wei Zheng continued: "But whether it is to verify evidence or occasionally to prevent thieves from escaping and doing something cheap, manpower is needed. We, a group of civil servants, can't do anything practical."
After pondering for a moment, Li Er nodded, "If this is the case, we really need a team of law enforcement soldiers. The two beloved ministers will go to work for the time being, and I will convene a few relevant personnel to discuss it."
After leaving the palace, Xiao Rui went to the treasury to collect money, and Wei Zheng went to the Yushitai to take charge.
The Ministry of Justice heard about the carnival at Yushitai last night, and the officials from the Ministry of Justice who followed Xiao Rui on the mission looked a little unhappy.
"After investigating such a big case and making so much money, we were seconded to his Yushitai to handle matters. We also made great efforts. It's a good thing they forgot about us when they were celebrating. Whoever helps them in the future will be their grandson!"
"Yes, Yushitai? Let them play by themselves."
Many people have opinions.
At this time, Sun Wuji, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, came over and listened carefully.
Fatty Changsun scolded with a straight face: "You did it because you were greedy for merit. Have you forgotten your identity? It is the duty of the Criminal Department to search for corrupt officials, collect evidence and investigate cases. If it is because of the large amount of money seized this time, a banquet will be held to celebrate the success?" In the future, when the Ministry of Punishment investigates cases, will it focus on the rich instead of questioning the guilty first?"
All the subordinates lowered their heads and blushed.
Changsun Wuji snorted coldly: "The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the prisons of the Tang Dynasty and must be fair and strict. You are enforcing the law for the country and performing your duties well. The imperial court has its own procedures for rewarding merits."
"As for the celebration banquet held by the Yushitai yesterday, I have made it clear that it is not from the Yushitai. It is Xiao Rui who entertained his subordinates and colleagues in a private name."
Someone whispered: "The boss is openly entertaining his subordinates? Is he trying to win people's hearts?"
Changsun Wuji rolled his eyes at the other party: "If you feel it's inappropriate, you can attend the meeting and join in the performance."
The man smiled bitterly and lowered his head. Now Xiao Rui is obviously His Majesty's favorite. Who would get into trouble? However, I heard that last night was at Zuixianlou, the most expensive restaurant in Chang'an, and that guy was really rich.
If Xiao Rui knew about this, I'm afraid he would scold the gang of criminals in the Ministry of Punishment. You have carried away my hundreds of thousands, and you still want me to treat you to dinner? Beautiful you.
Then again, it's okay for Xiao Rui to invite his subordinates, but if he invites people from the Ministry of Punishment, it would really be suspected of forming a clique for personal gain.
After taking the money and returning to the Yushitai, he sent people to distribute the compensation one by one, and Xiao Rui drank tea leisurely.
Not long after, his subordinate Chief An came over and reported: "Sir, we have finished compensating Jin Jin, but these victimized women do not want to leave and want us to stay."
Xiao Rui asked in confusion: "Stay? We at the Yushitai are all old men. We don't need women, so how can we stay?"
