Nanjing City, Fengtian Hall.
More than ten days have passed since the last time I went to court in Fengtian Hall.
Since the last time the generals were killed in the main hall, many officials in Nanjing City were frightened and sick when they returned home.
I was really scared to death.
After all, a hundred people were killed in that hall, and blood flowed all over the floor.
Of course, there are also many people who fish in troubled waters and refuse to go to court because they are sick.
However, Li Xiao went to court on time every day. Only half of the people who came to Fengtian Hall to attend court were mostly officials who were just hanging around, and a small number of them were officials from aristocratic families. They came here specially to see Li Xiao every day. What on earth do you want to say?
However, every day when Li Xiao went to court, he would just take a roll call, and then the tide would recede.
"Go to court——"
As the eunuch shouted, officials walked in one after another.
"I'll wait to see the Imperial Master."
All the officials bowed and shouted in unison.
"Roll roll."
Li Xiao stood beside the dragon chair and said calmly.
Then, the eunuch took out the roster and started calling names one by one.
That's right, it's really a roll call, from high to low, one by one.
"Jian Yi, the Minister of Hubu."
"I'm here."
"Li Xiang, the left minister of the household department."
"I'm here."
"Zhang Yu, the right minister of the Ministry of Finance."
"Zhang Yu, the right minister of the Ministry of Finance."
No one answered.
"absent."
The eunuch took a note and then called his name: "Zhang Yulei, a doctor in the household department"
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The roll call lasted for an hour before it was finished.
Then, the eunuch shouted: "If there is something going on, we will start, if there is nothing going on, we will leave the court -"
No one spoke in the scene.
The eunuch called again: "Retreat from the court——"
Just like that, the morning session ended quickly.
All the officials resigned one after another.
"What are you doing every day?"
"Yes, what kind of medicine is sold in this imperial master's gourd?"
"I haven't seen him issue any government decrees. He just clicks the digit on time every day. What does that mean?"
"You ask me, who should I ask?"
On the way the officials left, groups of three and five started talking quietly.
"Tell me, will it be the last ones who are absent who will be reckoned with?"
An official thought for a moment and said this.
As soon as this statement came out, others also agreed.
"Hey, it's possible. The Imperial Master acts without any rules and says the same thing. Fortunately, we come here every day."
"But my friend, he is indeed ill and cannot come. Do we have to deal with such a situation? That would be a bit too unkind."
"Will the Imperial Master be kind to us? Go and tell your friend quickly. If you are cured, come to court as soon as possible."
"That's right. Anyway, I only come here every day to order a meal. I don't have anything else to do, so I'd better come if you can."
"Keep your voice down and speak from your heart. We are not from aristocratic families, so we should follow the guidance of the National Preceptor. The National Preceptor is actually not dealing with us."
"Actually, I've already noticed that we don't want to be used as cannon fodder by those officials who come from aristocratic families. The Imperial Preceptor, who should be safe and sound, went to the Yamen to express his condolences to me yesterday. He is quite a nice person and asked me how I feel."
"What, there's this thing? Why didn't I know about this?"
"It should be your turn soon. Just wait patiently."
After the officials talked, they left one after another and went back to the Yamen to do their errands.
Half an hour later.
Hubu Yamen.
Li Xiao entered the household department and walked around at will. When the officials saw the imperial master coming, they all pretended to be serious about their duties and did not dare to fish.
That's right, Li Xiao is not idle these days, even though he just clicks the button when he goes to court in the morning.
While you're at it, remember each person's name and appearance in your mind.
[Host: Li Xiao]
[Strength: 35 (average 5 for ordinary people; 30 for first-rate warriors.)]
[Agility: 35 (average average of 5 for ordinary people; 20 for first-rate warriors.)]
[Intelligence: 35 (average 5 for ordinary people; 15 for first-class counselors.)]
[Current skills: Perfect Level Equestrian, Perfect Level Archery, Perfect Level Shooting, Perfect Level Calligraphy, Perfect Level Blacksmith, Perfect Level Carpenter, Perfect Level Arithmetic and Tai Chi Swordsmanship, Wudang Changquan, Through Arm Fist, Bajiquan, Wuqinxi, Xingyiquan]
With this attribute, his intelligence is 35 points, which is seven times that of ordinary people.
And it seems to be seven times, but the actual effect is not seven times.
There should be more than ten times, almost a photographic memory.
Therefore, Li Xiao can remember everyone, and with the list provided to him by Jian Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, he can distinguish who can be used by him and who cannot.
These days, after going to court, he would use the pretext of inspection work to wander around various yamen, and then began to secretly support his own strength.
In fact, it is the power of the emperor.
If the emperor wants to deal with one group of ministers, he will support another group of ministers.
The people Li Xiao wants to support are those officials who are from poor backgrounds and cannot be reused.
The way to win over is also very simple. It is nothing more than getting promoted and getting rich. In addition, some appreciation and appreciation are enough to win over people.
At this time, Li Xiao walked to a room in the Jinbu Division, where a boss was busy, and several staff members were settling accounts.
"Yu Shi, right?" Li Xiao looked at the anchor and asked.
When the master named Yu Shi heard this, he hurriedly stood up and saluted, and said respectfully: "See the Imperial Preceptor."
Li Xiao nodded slightly and said: "The Department of Finance of the Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of the treasury, cashier, measurement, and transactions between the two capitals, the mutual market, the He market, and the Palace market. Your burden here is not light."
The chief named Yu Shi was startled. He didn't expect that the Imperial Preceptor knew the Ministry of Household Affairs very well. He could tell the responsibilities of the Thirteenth Department of the Household Department at will.
Yu Shi cupped his hands and said: "Returning to the country, the work here is indeed quite busy, and we need to be cautious every day. I have to do my best every day, lest something goes wrong."
Li Xiao nodded slightly, picked up a ledger at random, and read through it carefully.
It looked like the Metropolitan Procuratorate came to inspect the accounts.
This made Yu Shi a little nervous and his palms became a little sweaty.
Li Xiao was surprised while flipping through the pages: "Yu Shi, your accounting is very detailed, you use this method well, you have your own set of things, and your ability is good. You have worked hard in the Ministry of Accounts for twenty-five years, why? Are you still just a boss now?"
After saying that, Li Xiao frowned and said, "It shouldn't be."
Yu Shi was shocked and said: "National Master. This is all within your scope."
Li Xiao pretended to be displeased and threw the account book aside, then walked out the door with his hands behind his hands, "Yu Shi, come out with my master."
This stunned the officials nearby. Is this Yu really going to be promoted?
Yu Shi walked out a little embarrassed.
Later, it was also seen by more officials.
It didn't matter, Li Xiao had no intention of hiding it.
Asking Yu Shi to take him to a deserted place, Li Xiao got straight to the point and said, "Yu Shi, is there someone suppressing you in this household department?"
Yu Shi was flattered, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he had to hand over his hand and said: "Returning to the country, I have never done this before. It's because the lower official is not capable."
"What is the lack of ability? This is obviously because the ability is not reused. Could it be that the yamen in Nanjing City are already so rigid that they can no longer tolerate capable people!"
Li Xiao's voice was so powerful that the whole household could hear it.
Even a fool can hear it. Li Xiao clearly told it to everyone on purpose.
Yu Shi was also shocked and didn't know what to do.
Li Xiao patted his shoulder lightly and said earnestly: "Yu Shi, you are a talent, talent cannot be buried. When our national division comes to Nanjing, in addition to promoting the dormitory area, we also need to clean up the officialdom of Nanjing city. According to the custom, the national division will not make things difficult for you, just nod or shake your head and tell the national division if anyone is suppressing you."
Yu Shi was actually suppressed, as Li Xiao could tell from the account books.
This person is capable, but he was born into poverty. If no one promotes him, he will be doomed to do nothing.
Yu Shi thought about it for a while, thinking about the conduct and toughness of the Imperial Master, and what he just said had been heard, so there was nothing to worry about.
He nodded slightly: "Yes."
"Okay, you don't need to say much, my master already knows what's going on."
Li Xiao nodded slightly, "Okay, please step back."
Yu Shi bowed deeply and withdrew anxiously.
"Wait a minute." Li Xiao shouted again.
"Master, what else can I do?" Yu Shi stopped.
Li Xiao took out a bottle of pills from his sleeve, handed them over, and said kindly: "I heard that your wife's cough is not getting better, so my master specially developed the medicine. You can bring it to your wife when you go back. Take one pill a day for five consecutive days." You should be able to recover in a day. If you still don't feel well, you can come to me at the military camp at any time."
Hearing this, Yu Shi was immediately moved.
Li Xiao was not only a national master, but also a master of medicine. He had visited the military camp many times before, not for promotion and fortune, but for his wife's illness.
But my own people speak softly and don't expect to see him.
But now, the Imperial Master is so kind.
"National Master, I would like to thank you on behalf of my wife. You are truly a kind-hearted doctor."
Yu Shi's eyes were red and he immediately wanted to kneel down and bow down to express his gratitude.
"Please get up quickly."
Li Xiao helped him up and said, "It's all a matter of hands."
After saying that, Fu Er whispered: "If there is anything dirty in the Ministry of Revenue, you can report it to me."
Yu Yong nodded forcefully.
Li Xiao patted him on the shoulder and then left in a swaggering manner.
Yu Shi also returned to the room where he worked.
Not long after, after Li Xiao left, Ke Ren, the Minister of Household Affairs, warmly invited Yu Shi to the room and poured tea himself.
"Yu Shi, what did the Imperial Master say to you just now?"
"It's nothing. The imperial doctor is kind-hearted. He knew that my wife was seriously ill and could not be cured, so he gave me medicine to cure her."
Ke Ren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, understood it as soon as he heard it.
This national master clearly wants to win over this person for his use, why not deal with them when the time comes?
He immediately smiled and said: "The Imperial Master is really kind, Yu Shi. In fact, I am also responsible for you not being promoted for so many years. In fact, the things here are very complicated and not as simple as they appear. In this way, you can rest assured, Imperial Master Since my lord recognizes your ability, in a few days I will think of some ways to help you improve."
For twenty-five years, I could not get promoted despite doing my best.
The imperial master came over and said a few words, and the minister would promote him.
For a moment, Yu Shi felt a little nauseous.
As the Imperial Preceptor said, the official atmosphere of the imperial court is really harboring evil and evil. Since the Imperial Preceptor is here to clean up the atmosphere and still trusts himself so much, how can he live up to such trust? ?
Thinking of this, he cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I won't bother you anymore. I am very satisfied with my current position."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Seeing how soft he was, Ke Ren, the Minister of Household Affairs, was a little angry.
As a minister, he had good words to persuade, but with such an attitude, he had no choice but to be tough: "Yu Shi, you really stink like a stone in a latrine. Do you think it is so easy to get involved in the officialdom? Do you think it is so easy to get involved in the officialdom?" With the help of the Imperial Master, you can achieve great success? What a joke, you are so naive! Come back quickly, I don’t need to care about what you just said."
Hearing this, Yu Shi also said forcefully: "Thank you, Lord Shangshu, for your kindness. I, Yu Shi, am easily satisfied and have never thought about becoming a successful person. Take my leave!"
Li Xiao doesn't win over people casually.
He specializes in winning over these tough-tempered and somewhat righteous people.
To put it bluntly, Li Xiao chose people with low emotional intelligence like "Tiedingshi" back then, who were like stones in a latrine, smelly and hard.
Just like that, Yu Shi turned around and left, and the angry Shangshu's eyes widened.
He cursed behind his back: "Okay, okay! Yu Shi, you are really tough. I want to see how long you can last!"
Next, you can imagine that Yu Shi was deflated in every aspect and started to be put into small shoes.
At night, the moon shines high.
A banquet was held at the residence of Zhao Jingkun, Minister of the Ministry of War, and high-ranking officials gathered.
"The National Preceptor has already started taking action. It's nominally to conduct inspections, but in fact, he's just recruiting people in my yamen for his use."
At the banquet, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites said.
"Yes, it seems that Li Xiao has done nothing during the day these days. In fact, he has been secretly observing, selecting officials, and waiting for opportunities to win over. And most of the officials who go to court these days are not with us, so Li Xiao Xiao means one pull is accurate."
Another official said that they finally understood what Li Xiao had done.
"Damn it, let's stop recuperating at home and go to court one after another to disturb the public and act according to the situation." The Minister of War suggested.
Afterwards, everyone responded.
At the banquet, several yamen officials talked about the people in the yamen who had been won over. Ke Ren, the secretary of the household department, also told the story about Bo Yushi, the head of the household department today, who had received favor from Li Xiao.
"Oops!"
After hearing this, Zhao Jingkun, the Minister of War, slapped the table and said: "Ke Shangshu, you have fallen into a trap."
Ke Ren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, asked: "How do you say this?"
Zhao Jingkun, Minister of the Ministry of War: "Didn't you notice? The people Li Xiao chose to win over were all from poor backgrounds, some were self-righteous, did not move around on weekdays, and were not lovable. Such people are not welcome in officialdom, but Li Xiao chose are all such people.”
Ke Ren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue: "Oh, that's true. What's Li Xiao's intention?"
Zhao Jingkun, Minister of the Ministry of War: "What you did today is tantamount to pushing Yu Shi to Li Xiao's side. When the things in the Ministry of Revenue are revealed to Yu Shi, won't you be caught by Li Xiao? "
Ke Ren, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, laughed and said, "What did you think you were talking about? I, Ke Ren, am a clean-blooded person, never greedy for ink, and do everything according to procedures. What can he really sue me for?"
Zhao Jingkun, Minister of the Ministry of War: "We have to be on guard. If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Are you sure nothing will happen?"
Ke Ren, the Minister of Household Affairs, was surprised: "I don't know for a moment."
Zhao Jingkun, Secretary of the Ministry of War: "Isn't that right? We are on errands in the imperial court. If we are intentional, we can always find some mistakes. When the time comes, Li Xiao will use the Jinyi Guards to arrest us. That will be very bad."
Ke Ren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, smiled and said: "Don't worry, Sun Dahai from a hundred households in Fusi, Beizhen, is my nephew. If there is any news, he will be the first to notify me."
Zhao Jingkun, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, nodded slightly, and then said: "It's not that I'm overly concerned. Other yamen are fine, but your household department is the highlight. The household department of the Ministry of household is in charge of household registration, land and fields, taxes, contributions, and exemptions. When the time comes, Li Xiao will take care of this Someone forcibly transferred Dao Hubu Department, and this person is against you, doesn't it mean that he has our lifeline in his hands?"
Ke Ren, the Minister of Household Affairs, was slightly startled, as if this was the truth.
The Department of Household Affairs manages the land and taxes in Nanjing and even in the Jiangnan area.
If the person using it is not one of your own, it will be very troublesome.
Thinking of this, he was worried throughout the banquet.
After the banquet ended, everyone left one after another.
Zhao Jingkun left Ke Ren alone.
The two entered the room to talk secretly.
In the room, two ministers sat down, and Zhao Jingkun asked in a low voice:
"Ke Shangshu, we have to discuss this matter carefully. Can Yu Shi's boss under your Yamen be bribed? At this juncture, we can't cause trouble. Now Jian Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has become Li Xiao's one Old dog, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is responsible for the promotion and transfer of officials. Li Xiao holds the sword of Shang Fang and acts without scruples. If he really occupies an important department and this person cannot be controlled by us, it will be very bad, and we have to guard against it. "
Ke Ren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult. During the day today, I scolded Yu Shi severely, and then transferred two of his staff away and asked him to take on all the duties. Having multiple jobs, this person must have a grudge against me.”
Zhao Jingkun said: "You are confused, how could you do this?"
Ke Ren snorted and said: "I was a little annoyed at the time. I took the initiative to extend an olive branch to a little boss, but he actually didn't take it seriously. I heard before that this person has an ugly temper and is not good at words. Today I saw it. He is smelly and smelly. hard!"
Zhao Jingkun whispered: "The matter has come to this, let's just do it."
He touched his neck with his palm, making a murderous gesture.
When Ke Ren saw this, he was horrified and said: "This is too blatant. During the day, the imperial master was trying to win over him, but he died unexpectedly at night. Even a fool would know that it was intentional, and everyone could guess it."
"That's right, we're just going to let everyone guess it! Knock on the mountain and shake the tiger!"
Zhao Jingkun said with a determined look: "The Imperial Master has taken action now. If he wants to recruit people to deal with us, we must return them. Kill the people and let everyone know that those who are attracted by the Imperial Master will die violently. Who will fight next?" Dare you be won over by Li Xiao?"
Ke Ren nodded, and then sighed: "It's a good idea, but if we are discovered, we can't afford to go around. We will be manipulated by Li Xiao and thrown into prison. We will be beheaded on the spot by his Shangfang sword." allow."
Zhao Jingkun said: "This matter is easy. If we send out dead soldiers, even if the matter is exposed, it will not affect us."
Ke Ren was shocked and said: "Do you have any dead soldiers?"
He did not expect that the Minister of War would raise dead soldiers.
Zhao Jingkun smiled slightly and said: "You don't need to know, just tell me where Yu Shi's family lives, and then leave it to me."
"Okay! Thank you, Brother Zhao."
Ke Ren didn't hesitate and immediately told the address of Yu Shi's house.
It's a dark, windy, murderous night.
Coincidentally, at midnight tonight, there was a strong wind and heavy rain, which was a good opportunity to kill.
Zhao Jingkun then sent out soldiers, a total of sixteen people, in groups of two.
They headed towards the homes of the eight people who had been attracted by Li Xiao these days.
Either don't do it, or do it absolutely and make everyone afraid!
He didn't have these dead soldiers. These dead soldiers were all from 'Mr. Liang'.
Zhao Jingkun had the greatest influence in the DPRK. After the Leiyu talks, he was the leader within the imperial court to fight against Li Xiao.
Mr. Liang is also generous. He gives money when he wants, guns when he wants, and people when he wants.
These dead soldiers were produced by Mr. Liang.
He has been hiding in his house and following his orders.
Sixteen people died, all of whom had extraordinary martial arts skills and had their tongues cut out.
It was obvious that he had been trafficked since he was a child and was specially cultivated. Even if the matter was exposed, he would not be able to confess to anyone.
It's midnight at night.
The sixteen killers sent out were wearing black clothes and hats.
In the heavy rain, I slowly entered the homes of these officials without being noticed.
The sword came out of the body, like a ghost, blooming with cold light in the dark night.
The eight people attracted by Li Xiao are in danger!
(End of chapter)
