Qiu Xing, the Minister of Rites, finished discussing matters in the Imperial Study Room, then hurried out of the palace and went home directly.
On the way, the Prime Minister Chen Ziang wanted to have a conversation with him, but no chance was found.
It was already midnight when we returned to Qiu Mansion.
Mr. Qiu has always had the habit of going to bed early, and he has already gone to bed now.
However, Qiu Xing didn't bother to disturb the old man's rest, and went straight to his door and knocked on his door: "Father, father!"
Mr. Qiu was awakened by a knock on the door, "Okay, it's so late, what's going on?"
He knew that Qiu Xing was a filial child, and if the matter hadn't been extremely urgent, he would never have bothered him so late.
"Father, it's news about Wangjiang." Qiu Xing replied cautiously.
After a long time, there was a rustling sound in the house, and then the door was opened.
Mr. Qiu has already put on his clothes under the service of the maid, "Okay, come in and talk!"
"Father, the child just came back from the imperial study." Qiu Xing stepped forward, saluted Mr. Qiu, and then continued, "There is new news from Wangjiang."
The maid turned on the lamps in the room and helped Mr. Qiu sit down on the chair.
Qiu Xing walked up to him and told him exactly what happened in the morning.
Mr. Qiu's brows immediately knitted together.
"Father, I have read the report of Zhang Suxing, the governor of Lingxiao County." After a long time, Qiu Xing continued, "The emperor suppressed the report for so long, obviously he was not willing to let the Duan family control the army. , even hundreds of private soldiers are not willing. It’s just..."
"How will Wen Tianda perform today?" Mr. Qiu interrupted him directly.
"Master Wen?" Qiu Xing was stunned when he heard this. "There is nothing unusual! Today in the morning, a group of young ministers first came to give advice, and then Prime Minister Chen expressed their opinions. Master Wen remained silent the entire time."
"Even when he arrived in the Imperial Study Room, Grand Master Wen seemed a little taciturn." Qiu Xing's brows furrowed. "Father, you don't think so even if you don't tell me. Grand Master Wen usually likes to argue with Chen Xiang, but today he actually agreed with Chen. Many views of the phase.”
"Please tell me in detail." Mr. Qiu took the cup of hot tea handed over by the maid, took a sip, and then motioned for Qiu Xing to sit down next to him.
"Chen Xiang feels that Peng Dabeard can be so arrogant in the final analysis because he has many protective umbrellas in Dashun. Therefore, when Peng Dabeard is just suffering from psoriasis, rectifying the officialdom is the most important thing." Qiu Xing is in Mr. Qiu's body He sat down beside him and said slowly.
"I remember that Taishi Wen had always been disapproving of a thorough investigation of officialdom before, because he felt that if a thorough investigation was carried out, it would inevitably be widely implicated and shake the foundation of our Dashun Dynasty." Seeing that Mr. Qiu did not speak, Qiu Xing continued "But this time, Grand Master Wen actually agreed with Xiang Chen's advice, which is really surprising."
"This time has passed and that time has passed!" Mr. Qiu let out a long sigh, "Did you say anything in the imperial study today?"
"How dare I not listen to my father's teachings?" Qiu Xing shook his head, "My son is just a minister of the Ministry of Etiquette. He just needs to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette. Naturally, he won't talk too much."
"Okay, as long as you understand!" Mr. Qiu nodded and said no more words.
The room suddenly fell into silence.
"Father, this Wenjun is my sister's flesh and blood. Is it really appropriate for us not to interfere in this matter?" After a long time, Qiu Xing finally couldn't help but speak.
"Okay, I'm tired, you should go down and rest!" Mr. Qiu stood up, put out his hand for the maid to support, and walked towards the bed.
When he heard that Mr. Qiu had issued an order to expel guests, Qiu Xing did not dare to ask any more questions and had to walk out of the room angrily.
This night is destined to be a sleepless night.
After returning to the room, Qiu Xing couldn't sleep.
There are two ministers in the Qiu family.
Mr. Qiu was the previous Minister of Personnel.
However, he did not allow his three sons to serve in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and replace him.
As the eldest son, Qiu Xing was assigned to the Ministry of Rites.
After so many years of hard work, Qiu Xing finally climbed to the position of Minister of Rites.
Although he is also a minister, Qiu Xing appears to be very cautious.
And this is also related to Mr. Qiu’s constant teaching.
Do more, talk less.
Moreover, only do things that are part of the etiquette part.
When he was young, he was also very disgusted with Mr. Qiu's wise and self-protective approach.
But so many years of ups and downs have made him more experienced, mature, and conservative.
Therefore, he became more cautious in his words and actions.
In fact, people outside are spreading rumors that he has no desires and desires, and just wants to stay in the position of Minister of Rites until he grows old.
Because he has nothing to do with political affairs, but he is very strict about etiquette.
Whether it is when interacting with people on weekdays or in matters involving the Ministry of Etiquette, he is very strict.
Emperor Shun once praised that whether there were foreign missions visiting or Dashun on an envoy to other countries, as long as Qiu Xing was there, Dashun would be able to be in a state of "not being rude".
Therefore, in the position of Minister of Rites, not only others, but even Qiu Xing himself felt that he had no desires or desires.
It is precisely because of this that he does not care about many things in the court.
Just like this time to rectify the officialdom.
He was very strict with his subordinates, and the Ministry of Rites was also a Qingshui Yamen, so he felt that this kind of thing must have nothing to do with him.
He should have calmed down.
However, this matter involved Duan Wenjun, which made him feel uneasy.
Duan Wenjun is Qiuyun's son.
Qiu Yun is the most beloved sister of the three brothers of the Qiu family.
Back then, Qiu Yun, a talented girl from Kyoto, ran away from home and married Duan Daxiong, a small businessman in Wangjiang. This caused a sensation in Dashun.
But at that time, Qiu Xing was on a mission to Mo Country as the Minister of Rites.
By the time I came back, the work was done.
Mr. Qiu was furious about this matter, and had already announced that he had severed the father-daughter relationship with Qiu Yun.
In particular, everyone in the Qiu family remained silent about this.
After so many years, this has always been a stalker in his mind.
He wanted to know what happened back then.
He had watched Qiu Yun grow up and knew Qiu Yun's temper very well.
Qiu Yun is a filial girl. If she hadn't encountered something, she wouldn't have acted so decisively and angered Mr. Qiu.
A few years ago, the emperor issued an order to thoroughly investigate corruption among Jingzhou officials.
However, it seems that after experiencing it twice, there is no gain.
Apart from removing a few petty officials who were used as scapegoats, it had no effect at all.
This time, Emperor Shun was ready to thoroughly investigate the administration of officials.
Moreover, the first thing to do is to investigate Jingzhou.
The Duan family is located in Wangjiang County under Lingxiao County in Jingzhou.
Qiu Xing vaguely felt that all of this must be revolving around Duan Wenjun.
It's just that he didn't understand whether this was someone's deliberate plan to target Duan Wenjun...
