A few days later, the letter from imperial envoy Cen Wenxing arrived at the DPRK.
"Everyone, today a letter came from Imperial Envoy Cen. The letter stated that Sun Junze, the magistrate of He County in Rongyang Prefecture, had neglected his duties, so that the disaster relief grains failed to reach the people of He County, causing public resentment." After telling the content of the letter, Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi looked at the civil and military officials in front of him, looking for a solution: "What do you think should be the best way to deal with it?"
Hearing what Zuo Xiang said, there was a sudden buzz of discussion in the court hall.
After a while, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, I think this should be treated as dereliction of duty."
"How should we deal with malfeasance of duty?" Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi asked.
"Prime Minister Zuo, since you have neglected your duties, you should be fined half a year's salary." I don't know if he didn't understand the situation clearly or for some reason, the Minister of Rites answered like this.
Listening to these words, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi was very dissatisfied.
Seeing that no official said a word except Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, Su Yunqi explained in detail the letter sent by his relatives: "The letter stated that Sun Junze was the magistrate of He County. He served for several years. He failed to win the hearts of the people and was often criticized by the people. Because of his fault this time, the food originally sent to He County was not received. He only told the local magistrate a few days after the incident that the people of He County I was very dissatisfied and even beat him up."
"Prime Minister Zuo, we have not received the relief food. I think we should send someone to investigate and find out who caused the disaster relief food to go missing." Du Antong, the governor, expressed his thoughts.
In fact, Governor Du Antong's idea was advisable, but left prime minister Su Yunqi disagreed.
As for what was specifically said in the letter, only he knew. When he revealed the contents of the letter, he did not say all of it, but only chose to reveal the important parts.
"No." A word of disapproval was shouted out.
At first glance, it turned out to be Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites.
Seeing Ding Liu's appearance, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi was very concerned about what he would say. He looked closely at Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, watching his every move.
"Why not?" Governor Du Antong didn't understand.
"Prime Minister Zuo." After bowing, Ding Shangshu continued: "What Governor Du said is unacceptable. Nowadays, there is not much money left in the Da Mo treasury. The money and food just collected from the eradication of Japanese pirates has been deducted for disaster relief. What if If we send people to investigate the case again, not to mention the consumption of consumables and effort, if there is a misunderstanding, wouldn’t it be lost in vain?”
Listening to Ding Shangshu's words, Su Yunqi, as the left prime minister, was very satisfied in his heart, but it was better to be calm on the outside.
"What Ding Shangshu said makes sense. If we send people to investigate, it will be too wasteful of materials and effort. According to the facts, it is better to find someone to replace the position of Hexian County Magistrate. As for how to deal with Sun Junze, Hexian County Magistrate , it’s better to think about it for a while before making a decision." Su Yunqi said.
It was said that he had given it some thought, but in fact he wanted to bring his own people over to discuss how to solve this situation.
"What the Prime Minister Zuo said is absolutely true," Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, said.
"Listen to the left prime minister." Guo Xingwen, the Minister of Punishment, also said.
Suddenly, all the officials said: "Listen to the left prime minister."
Now that Gui Yuanwei is no longer in the court, even if he disagrees, he can't suppress the voice of agreement.
The current Grand Governor Du Antong has already felt what the court is like without Gui Yuanwei.
If he were still here, perhaps there would be a group of officials in the court today shouting disapproval.
But in today's court, without the presence of Gui Yuanwei, Minister of War, one-third of these officials chose not to say a word.
After the court, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, called several of his senior officials to the prime minister's residence.
"Several ministers, you should know why I have summoned you, right?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, said.
I saw that the standing ministers nodded and responded: "I know."
"Well, I won't let you go." After saying this, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, looked at the officials of the Prime Minister's Office and continued: "What do you think, how should Sun Junze, the magistrate of He County, be dealt with? He is Sun Zhicai. eldest son."
Listening to what Zuo Xiang said, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, already understood what Zuo Xiang Su Yunqi meant.
"Prime Minister Zuo, my subordinates think he should be executed," said Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites.
After hearing this, Guo Xingwen, the Minister of Justice, looked at Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, in disbelief, but he didn't know what to say.
"Cen Shangshu, what do you think?" Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, looked at Cen Wenxing's eldest son, Cen Anze.
Cen Anze, the Minister of War, didn't know how to deal with it, so he agreed with Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, and said: "Return to the left prime minister, and the next official will be the same as Ding Shangshu."
Seeing that both of them wanted to kill them, Xu Yushan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, pointed out what he thought was wrong: "Prime Minister Zuo, Sun Junze, the magistrate of He County, is just derelict in his duties. Isn't this... a bit... a bit... …”
"Xu Shangshu, I don't think there is anything wrong with this, right? It is because of Sun Junze's dereliction of duty that the disaster relief food failed to arrive safely in He County, and the people complained about the court. Also, there are only a few hundred people left out of the 20,000 people. There are less than a hundred people left. Isn't it okay to sacrifice his life to pay for the lives of those people?" Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, said.
Hearing the tone and looking at the anger on Su Yunqi's face, Xu Yushan, Minister of Industry, no longer felt anything was wrong.
"That's what Zuo Xiang said." Xu Yushan, Minister of Industry, said.
"Then... who should be sent to deal with this?" Lu Xinzhi, the official minister, asked.
Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, thought for a moment and said, "Let's tell the emperor the truth about this matter."
"Eh."
"Now that we have discussed it clearly with you, let's all go back."
"I am resigning."
"I am resigning."
…
After watching them leave, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, stood up and headed towards the harem.
The harem can be said to be the emperor's home, while the outer palace is where officials work.
Although the distance is not far, this harem is not accessible to just anyone.
Today, only the two prime ministers of the current dynasty can come and go at will. The rest of the people who want to enter the harem must say something to the emperor and the emperor agrees before they can enter.
After seeing the emperor, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, told all the bad things about the county magistrate Sun Junze and the opinions of the officials.
After the emperor heard the news, he did what Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, thought.
A few hours later, Eunuch Li, the eunuch, was seen holding the imperial edict tightly in his hand, sitting on a carriage, followed by secret guards and eunuchs with swords.
This scene, that is the treatment that many eunuchs dream of.
A few days later, the carriage was approaching He County.
Watching the carriage coming from a distance, these hungry people gathered around to watch.
In He County today, as left prime minister Su Yunqi said, there are only a few dozen people left. If these hungry people were skinned, they would probably only have their skeletons left.
"County magistrate, a carriage has arrived." A yamen servant came over and said.
It could be seen from the voice that the yamen servant was very hungry.
After hearing the sound, Sun Junze, the injured county magistrate, stood up, stepped over the ruins, and walked slowly toward the empty road over there.
Seeing that the magistrate had gone, the officials, big and small, also hurriedly got up and left together.
They had been hungry for who knows how many days and it was difficult for them to walk. When they walked through the ruins, they saw a carriage and many secret guards and eunuchs standing in front of and behind the carriage.
Seeing this, Li Ziqiao, the cook who had never seen the world, felt a little panicked.
When they arrived, Eunuch Li, the eunuch, came out with the imperial edict in hand. After getting off the carriage, he looked at these officials, big and small.
I saw that all of them had wounds on their faces and bodies, and were still very thin, making them look a little pitiful.
"Who is the county magistrate Sun Junze?" Eunuch Li asked.
After hearing the sound, the county magistrate Sun Junze took a step forward and weakly said: "I'm here."
"Sun Junze, Magistrate of He County, Rongyang County, listen to the order!" Eunuch Li shouted.
After hearing this, these unclear officials knelt down.
"By God, the emperor issued an edict, saying: Today, the earthquake in Mozhang is serious, and the imperial court has sent disaster relief grains. Now the imperial envoy Cen Wenxing reports to the court that Sun Junze, the magistrate of He County, Rongyang Prefecture, did not do his job well, causing the disaster relief grains to fail to arrive safely in He County. It was used for disaster relief, and the people suffered heavy casualties. It was decided to remove him from the post of county magistrate and kill him! I do this!"
As soon as Eunuch Li said the word "Zhan", Sun Junze, the county magistrate, fainted and fell to the ground.
The surrounding officials and Li Ziqiao were shocked when they heard the news, but they did not dare to say anything.
Only the cook Li Ziqiao asked in confusion: "How is this possible? Sun Zhixian is a good official! How can this..." As he said this, Li Ziqiao was suddenly so sad that he could not speak.
Seeing this woman like this, Eunuch Li asked, "Who are you?"
"Cook." After saying this, Li Ziqiao couldn't help but shed tears.
"This is the emperor's order, and we are just doing things impartially." After saying this, he looked at the fainted magistrate Sun Junze in front of him. Thinking that Sun Junze had not yet received the imperial edict, Eunuch Li bent down and placed the edict in front of the magistrate Sun Junze. Then with a wave of his hand, the three secret guards came over.
Seeing that, two secret guards picked up Sun Junze, the county magistrate, and then one of the secret guards pulled out a long knife. In an instant, Sun Junze, the county magistrate, died completely.
Seeing that the matter was done, and then looking at the people watching one by one, Eunuch Li said: "The new magistrate will arrive with this disaster relief food in a few days, please be patient a little longer." After saying this, Eunuch Li got on the carriage, Went to the capital.
It was clearly visible that a trail of blood was left on the ground.
The cook Li Ziqiao hurriedly walked over, hugged the county magistrate Sun Junze in her arms, shook her and shouted: "Sun Zhixian, Sun Zhixian!"
She knew that Sun Zhixian was already dead, but Li Ziqiao couldn't believe it in her heart. She didn't believe that such a good official would end up like this. She didn't believe that the person she had fancied for several years would just leave like this. She I don’t believe that the relief food was lost because of him...
"Sun Zhixian, please wake up quickly, okay. You still have official duties to attend to. Sun Zhixian." Li Ziqiao cried sadly.
