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Yan Qi sipped her tea and looked at Kong Chen with an unhurried expression: "You do sit upright and handle official business, and you do not offer or accept bribes. You have no desire."
"But, it's still the same sentence: I still want to save you. It's a pity that your crisis is imminent, and you don't know it yet."
"oh?"
Kong Chen couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Yan Qi's solemn words: "Where is my crisis?"
Yan Qidao: "As for your crisis, you yourself have just said it, but it's a pity that you didn't distinguish it."
Kong Chen frowned: "Did I say that?"
Yan Qidao: "I said it in the first sentence."
"first sentence?"
Kong Chen thought for a while: "I came from Suzhou..."
"stop!"
Yan Qi put down the cup with a bang, and said word by word: "That's it. You came from far away from Suzhou, this is the original sin!"
"this……"
Kong Chen stared at Yan Qi, confused, and bowed his head and said: "Kong Chen is stupid, please give me some advice, Mr. Yan!"
Yan Qi stood up and said slowly: "If you make a mistake, you will be hated for eternity. If you look back, you will fall into the cesspool. Do you still remember this sentence?"
Kong Chen nodded: "Remember."
Yan Qi looked at Kong Chen and smiled coquettishly: "I think you will definitely think of the time when you competed with Di Renfeng for women, right? You didn't compete with Di Renfeng, so you made a mistake and regretted it for eternity."
Kong Chen looked embarrassed, but also very regretful, and said nothing.
In fact, he did think of this meaning.
Yan Qidao: "Actually, Master Kong misunderstood, I didn't mean this."
"Then what do you mean?"
"You came all the way from Suzhou, and from the moment you stepped into Jinling, you made a mistake and regretted it for eternity."
"oh?"
Kong Chen straightened his body: "I would like to hear the details."
Yan Qidao: "You have also seen that the Lotus Sect caused a big trouble, besieged the government office, and demanded an explanation. It even made the people angry and furious! If it is not done well, there may even be a danger of riots. This is a big deal. Dereliction of duty."
Kong Chen said: "But what does this have to do with me? I'm here to deal with things. These disasters were caused by Di Renfeng. This guy with a human face and a beast's heart, I must bring him to justice."
Yan Qidao: "Ignore whether Di Renfeng has a human face or a beast's heart, let's discuss the results directly. Even if you have dealt with Di Renfeng, so what? After dealing with Di Renfeng, is the matter over?"
Kong Chen was stunned for a moment, a little confused.
Yan Qi said eloquently: "You were appointed by the Suzhou Provincial Government to come to Jinling to put out the fire. You are wearing a hat and have the right to deal with emergencies. Am I right?"
"right!"
"That means you have the right to deal with danger, but at the same time, you must also have the responsibility and obligation to put out fires, right?"
"right!"
"Now, here comes the problem."
Yan Qi asked: "Even if you capture Di Renfeng, can you put out the fire in the Lotus Sect?"
Kong Chen was completely stunned: "This... seems..."
Yan Qi continued to analyze: "The fake masters and real liars of the Lotus Sect have been arrested. However, the people think they are real masters and are grateful to them. You must let them go. But the question is, do you dare to let them go?"
Kong Chen felt dizzy when he heard this. He thought for a long time before shaking his head: "You are right, I dare not let him go."
Yan Qixin vowed: "Of course you don't dare to let him go. Although the attitude of the imperial court toward the Lotus Sect is obscure, deep down, they definitely don't want the Lotus Sect to become bigger. If they catch big liars like the Lianhua Sect, the imperial court will You must agree. Now, if you release the Lotus cultists, you are going against the imperial court, the emperor, and the laws of Dahua. Unless you are tired of living a crooked life."
Kong Chen nodded.
Yan Qi's analysis can be described as hitting the nail on the head.
If he were to be released, he would be committing a very serious crime in line with the Dahua imperial court.
In the future, once he is held accountable, he may be beheaded, let alone dismissed from office.
Kong Chen gritted his teeth: "Then I won't let the Lotus cultists go."
"Don't let go? Then things will get even more out of control."
Yan Qi looked solemn: "The common people are already making trouble, thinking that the Lotus Sect has cured their diseases and is their great benefactor. It has even become their god and has reached the point of worshiping totems. Is it possible if you don't let him go?"
"This... doesn't seem feasible."
"Also, these so-called masters healed diseases and saved people without charging any gold or silver, and they were not flirtatious with women. It can be said that they took nothing for anything and devoted themselves to it. Not only did you not praise such a good person, but you even arrested him. This makes sense. Really? This is simply against the law."
"It seems...it doesn't make sense."
Hearing this, Kong Chen became nervous and sweat appeared on his forehead.
Yan Qi finally concluded: "Now let me ask you, will you let him go or not?"
How could Kong Chen answer it? He was so anxious that he almost cried.
"Let him go. The imperial court will definitely settle the score."
"Don't let him go. If the people don't agree, they will immediately start a riot. They will even risk their lives to find out. Once a riot occurs, the court will be very unhappy, and the responsibility will still be on you."
Kong Chen couldn't help but feel dizzy after thinking about it so carefully.
Damn it, isn't this getting into trouble?
Kong Chen stood up. The more he thought about it, the more serious the situation became. He shook his sleeves angrily and couldn't help shouting to vent: "Sure enough, one mistake will lead to eternal hatred, and if you look back, you will fall into the cesspit. Paralysis, Jinling is the place where you made a mistake, Lotus The teaching incident is a big cesspool. I shouldn’t have come, I shouldn’t have come.”
At this moment, he regretted it beyond words.
After Kong Chen finished venting, Yan Qi reminded with a smile: "Master Kong, I feel wronged for you. The Lotus Cultists are making trouble in Jinling. Jinling Prefecture Yin Jia Dedao has no responsibility at all and is relaxed; and you, who came from Suzhou, An official who has come all the way and is beyond reach should bear all the responsibility? It’s very funny when you think about it.”
Still funny?
I'm almost crying, okay?
Kong Chen walked away in a hurry and explained: "Before coming to Jinling, I didn't think so much. There was an impromptu meeting at the top, and I was randomly asked to come and put out the fire. Hey, why am I so unlucky."
Yan Qi shook his head: "You are randomly chosen to put out the fire? Mr. Kong, you are still naive."
"Innocent?"
Kong Chen was speechless: Is any official naive?
Who is not an experienced person who has insight into world affairs and is good at calculation?
Yan Qi reminded: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Kong has always been in charge of finance and taxation in Suzhou Provincial Government, right?"
Kong Chen nodded: "Yes, I have been in charge of finance and taxation for ten years."
"Have you ever been in charge of public security and people's livelihood?"
"Let alone being in charge, I have never assisted. This is not my expertise. Someone else has always been in charge."
Yan Qi smiled slyly: "Then you say, when the Lotus Cultists cause trouble, is it considered to be a matter of people's livelihood, public security, or finance and taxation?"
Kong Chen blurted out: "Of course it's people's livelihood and public security."
"The next question arises."
Yan Qiyi hit the nail on the head: "The Lotus Cult is causing trouble, and it obviously involves public security and people's livelihood. Why do you, the person in charge of finance and taxation, have to come over to put out the fire? Is this called just picking on an individual? Suzhou's officials in charge of public security and people's livelihood arrested a lot of them. , all of them are more experienced than you. If someone were randomly selected to come to Aurous Hill to put out the fire, it wouldn't be your turn, right? But, why did you be selected? My Lord Kong?"
Kong Chen was also a veteran. He stood up with a slap on the table, his face was livid, and he gritted his teeth: "I understand, someone wants to harm me, paralyzed, want to kill me! This move is poisonous and insidious enough."
