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The empress signaled, and the eunuch in front of the palace waved his whip to signal the ministers to be silent.
The ministers became quiet, and the official's face was filled with joy.
The Minister of Hubu was dejected and had a plan in mind. If he could not serve as the official in charge, and something detrimental to him appeared in Chen Anbang's mansion, he would have to spend a lot of money to bribe the Minister of Libu. He would not be careless at all.
The empress looked majesticly, glanced at the ministers, and said in a deep voice:
"I quite agree with what my dear friends said, so that's settled."
The Minister of Personnel was overjoyed, and the officials were in an uproar. Then someone congratulated the Minister of Personnel.
Tongshi Shiren glanced at the indifferent Zhao Wujiang:
"After the dynasty is over, I will go to congratulate the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He will surely be brilliant in the future..."
"I declare." The Empress said majestically.
The voices of the ministers gradually became quieter, knowing that the emperor was about to give an oral speech.
The Minister of Civil Affairs puffed up his chest.
The empress spoke every word with a majestic face:
“Chen Anbang corrupted the country’s foundation and ransacked his home to show the public.
Secretary Lang Zhao Wujiang will be in charge of the house confiscation! "
"Congratulations, Zhao...huh?" Someone clasped their fists to congratulate the Minister of Civil Affairs.
The Minister of Civil Affairs was shocked. He suspected that he had heard wrongly. Who was Secretary Lang Zhao Wujiang? Does he have a fourth grade?
The Minister of Hubu was also stunned on the spot. He couldn't believe it. The emperor was clearly nodding, but why was Zhao Wujiang the official in charge?
The rest of the ministers were in an uproar. Four of the six ministers were connected with each other, and one of them had many ministers protecting each other. How could people believe that Zhao Wujiang could pick peaches?
Tongshiren opened his mouth and glanced at Zhao Wujiang beside him. He was trembling in his heart and wished he could slap himself twice. He just said something that offended the emperor's appointed officer.
The hall was boiling with excitement, and everyone was talking about it.
The shock in the heart of the Minister of Libu was suppressed, and he was suddenly dissatisfied. He had relied on many years of favor to get many courtiers to support him, and he also suppressed and targeted the Minister of Hubu. In the end, he turned out to be Zhao Wujiang's chief officer.
And this Zhao Wujiang is just a little secretary, why?
"Your Majesty, according to the laws of Daxia, when it comes to confiscating a house, the officer in charge must be one level below or above the official whose house was raided." The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel shouted loudly:
"Now Zhao Wujiang is just a little secretary of the sixth grade, he has no qualifications at all.
What's more, he is still a eunuch, how can he participate in such a big event? "
"Old minister thinks so too!"
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal."
"Sixth-grade secretary, how can you be so virtuous and capable?"
"..."
Many courtiers stood out of the queue.
The empress' face was slightly cold, and the imperial edict was already in the hands of the eunuch in front of the palace.
Zhao Wujiang also stood out of the queue. Yun Danfengqi walked forward and glanced at the ministers:
"How dare you question the Holy Spirit's oral instructions?"
The ministers were silent, while some gritted their teeth.
The Minister of Rites' eyes were cold and he said in a deep voice:
"I am not questioning the Holy One, but I am questioning you, a little eunuch from the sixth grade!"
Zhao Wujiang knew that some things must be tough, he said loudly:
"I am appointed by the Emperor. To question me is to question the Emperor's decision-making, which is disloyal!"
The Minister of Staff's eyes widened angrily, but he didn't expect to be bypassed by Zhao Wujiang again.
"When the Ministers of the Sixth Ministry of Finance all support the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, you directly refute it without giving the Minister of the Ministry of Finance any face. It is unjust to ignore the friendship of your colleagues!" Zhao Wujiang looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Affairs up and down:
"Your official career has been to reach the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs step by step throughout your life. It is unkind to suppress your colleagues in the sixth rank at this moment and try to make their official career more bumpy!"
The Minister of Personnel took a step back. He felt that after Zhao Wujiang finished speaking, many eyes were fixed on him, including the Minister of Hubu and those who had participated in the promotion assessment but he had failed.
"Just now, the ministers were discussing that you questioned the emperor loudly, and you neither said any words of respect, nor bent down or knelt down to salute!" Zhao Wujiang rolled his eyes:
“If you don’t respect the Lord of Heaven and Earth, my dear teacher, you are being unfilial!
What qualifications do you, an unfaithful, unfilial, benevolent and unjust person have to question the Emperor's decision-making and the people appointed by the Emperor? "
"You..." Shangshu's mouth went dry. He felt that someone among the courtiers around him was faintly laughing at him.
He said angrily: "According to the laws of Daxia, no matter what you say, you are not qualified!"
"Snapped!"
The great eunuch in front of the palace waved his whip at the instruction of the empress, and the ministers gradually became quiet. He spread out the imperial edict:
"In the case of Chen Anbang's embezzlement and confiscation of his house, the officer in charge was originally scheduled to be Secretary Provincial Secretary Shao Jian Lin Yu, but Lin Yu suddenly fell ill and could not afford it. The officer in charge of the story was Zhao Wujiang, the acting secretary and Shao Jian. He was given the title !”
The ministers were silent, and then an uproar broke out. The acting secretary, Shao Jian, happened to be fourth grade, which happened to be within the regulations of Daxia law.
Justified!
They were shocked in their hearts, understanding that this was just an excuse given by the emperor to Zhao Wujiang.
But precisely because of this, they were even more shocked. Why did the emperor value Zhao Wujiang so much that he actually used such excuses to force Zhao Wujiang to be the chief officer?
The Minister of Libu was stunned on the spot, his eyelids twitching. He still couldn't believe what he saw and heard. He paid a lot of price to get this result.
