"Your Majesty, the officials we want to investigate this time are the officials of this court! Do you think it's time for me to let go of my power to inspect history?"
When Yu Ji stood nearby and heard what Shao Xi said, his head buzzed.
He said in his heart that the inspector of the "Jingcheng Division" has been granted privileges by the emperor. Not only does he have the power to monitor and supervise all officials in the court, but he also has the special power to kill first and report later. Now you have to ask for power from the emperor. This is What do you want to do?
Yu Ji did not know about the previous agreement between Xiao Changyi and Shao Xi. Previously, Xiao Changyi only gave Shao Xi the power to investigate and deal with local officials, but did not allow him to investigate and monitor hundreds of officials in the DPRK.
In fact, what Shao Xi wants from Xiao Changyi at this time is this power, because if Xiao Changyi does not personally authorize him, if anything happens in the future, the responsibility will be entirely on himself.
Although the two of them were just acting for Yu Ji to see, Shao Xi also wanted to take this opportunity to get the power of inspecting Shi from Xiao Changyi into his own hands.
He was not interested in checking Yu Jiji or not. What was important was that once he had this power in his hands, it would be much easier for him to check other people in the court.
How could Xiao Changyi not understand Shao Xi's thoughts? Originally, the two of them were just putting on a show for Yu Ji to see, and had no intention of actually asking Shao Xi to check on Yu Ji. In other words, if they checked Yu Ji, they would not necessarily deal with him immediately.
Shao Xi must have other plans when he took this opportunity to ask for the power of supervising Shi. Xiao Changyi secretly laughed in his heart that this kid was using this opportunity to ask for power from him.
However, he has indeed done a lot during his mission to Nanzhao in the past six months, and it is indeed time to hand the power into his hands. I was not very confident about him before, but now I have no worries.
"Okay, from now on, I will completely release your power to inspect the history. No matter who you want to investigate, it is up to you to decide how to deal with it. What you say and what you do represent my will. This time Are you satisfied? Go to the East Palace to see the Crown Prince and King Cheng!"
Shao Xi knelt down in front of Yu Ji to thank him, bowed and left, and tried not to laugh when he walked out of the imperial study.
In fact, the main purpose of my trip to see Xiao Changyi was to give him a gift, and also to ask Xiao Changyi for the power to supervise history.
Unexpectedly, by chance, Yu Ji, the unlucky guy, bumped into him, which actually provided him with a good excuse.
Shao Xi left, leaving Yu Ji standing here, feeling extremely panicked.
The conversation between the Holy Sage and Shao Xi just now was heard clearly by him standing nearby. The Holy Sage had ordered Shao Xi to investigate the matter strictly, and had also relaxed his power to give Shao Xi full power to deal with it.
If Shao Xi finds out something in the future, what will happen to him? Yu Ji simply couldn't imagine it at this time.
At this moment, Yu Ji hates the Tong family and his son so much that his teeth itch. He said that he had told you to calm down a long time ago, but in the end, you insisted on committing suicide. It doesn't matter that you and your son lost their lives, but now you have to be blamed on me.
Shao Xi is notoriously difficult to deal with. Now that he holds great power and has a grudge against that brat Yu Ming, is it okay to continue like this?
It seemed that he was going to find Shao Xi to please him no matter what, and tried every means to establish a relationship with him. He only hoped that if he really found out something by then, he would be able to show his favor.
At the moment, the Holy Emperor is angry. It seems that it is best not to go against Xiao Changyi's wishes when it comes to allocating money to the Ministry of Works, so as not to cause trouble for himself at this juncture.
While Yu Ji was in a state of confusion, Xiao Changyi deliberately asked him with a straight face: "I asked Yu Aiqing to think of a way to allocate funds to the Ministry of Industry in the past two days. I called Yu Aiqing here today just to ask. Is there any progress on this matter?
"Building warships and strengthening coastal defense are important matters related to the safety of our Jingyuan Dynasty. This matter is urgent and cannot be delayed. I wonder what method Yu Aiqing can think of to raise money?"
Originally, Yu Ji was strongly opposed to allocating this money to the Ministry of Industry, because it would mean he would have no money and would have to worry about it.
It's just that Xiao Changyi had this idea. As a minister, he didn't dare to oppose it openly, so he used his power to repeatedly find excuses to delay.
For people like them, who regard self-interest as extremely important, the safety of the Jingyuan Empire cannot be compared with how much money they make.
Even if the country eventually collapses, as long as he has money in his hands, it doesn't matter whether he is the Minister of Household Affairs or not, he can live a good life wherever he goes.
An empire collapses because there are too many such people in the court.
But now Xiao Changyi wants to investigate the matter in Fengyang County, which suddenly makes Yu Ji confused. How can he dare to have other ideas at this time?
So he hurriedly bowed and replied to Xiao Changyi: "Replying to Your Majesty, there is indeed a shortage of silver in the national treasury, and there is no way to allocate money to the Ministry of Industry. But as Your Majesty said, building warships and strengthening coastal defense are related to me. The safety of the Jingyuan Dynasty is a major matter, and this matter cannot be delayed.
"So after Wei Chen returned, he worked hard and tried his best to save money from other ministries as much as possible. He could barely squeeze out some money. Although it was not enough to build all the money needed to build a warship, it could at least solve the current problem. Use.
"What is left is not enough, I will definitely think of a solution after I go back. I hope that the Holy One can tolerate me for a while. I will definitely try my best to raise money to solve the problems for the Holy One and repay His grace!"
Not only did Yu Ji speak beautifully, he also handled the matter very smartly.
Previously, Xiao Changyi asked him to allocate funds to the Ministry of Works, but he delayed it in every possible way and made various excuses. Now, although he agreed to allocate money to the Ministry of Works in order to calm Xiao Changyi's anger, he could not take out all the money at once.
Otherwise, my previous deliberate delay would have been too obvious.
If Xiao Changyi asked him, didn't you say you had no money before? Why did it suddenly appear? He really couldn't answer!
Therefore, he planned to divide the allocated money into multiple allocations to the Ministry of Industry, which would not only temporarily calm Xiao Changyi's anger, but also prevent his previous deliberate delay in allocating funds from becoming a talking point in others' mouths.
Yu Ji has been an official in the court for many years, especially in the position of Minister of Household Affairs. He is very familiar with how to use the money and grain in his hands.
Now, as long as the Ministry of Industry has the money needed to build warships, Xiao Changyi will focus mainly on Yuzhou's coastal defense, and will naturally pay less attention to himself.
If he then slowly allocates the money to the Ministry of Industry, Xiao Changyi's dissatisfaction with him will gradually disappear. He will then look for ways to deal with Fengyang County as smoothly as possible with Shao Xi. Disposal.
As long as his dirty secrets are not exposed to Xiao Changyi and he follows Xiao Changyi's wishes in building the warship, then this crisis will be over.
Making money is important, but your own life is more important!
Although after allocating a large sum of money to the Ministry of Industry, the amount of money he could make was temporarily reduced, as long as he got over the current difficulty, making money would be a long time coming.
Now in front of Xiao Changyi, it is best for him to be a good boy, otherwise he may lose his life to make money but not to spend it.
How could Xiao Changyi not know about Yu Ji's little thoughts? Xiao Changyi now knows exactly what Yu Ji is thinking in his heart.
This old boy just wants to protect himself temporarily. You can guess that he will definitely go to Shao Xi later.
The reason why Xiao Changyi deliberately handed over Fengyang County matters to Shao Xi to investigate in front of Yu Ji was because he wanted Shao Xi to teach this old man who had been in a high position for many years, had a dirty mind and couldn't figure out his position. Guy.
So when Xiao Changyi heard what Yu Ji said, he deliberately followed Yu Ji's thoughts, his face slightly turned from anger to joy, and his tone softened a lot.
"Yu Aiqing is worthy of being my loyal minister. She has indeed worked hard and tried her best for our Jingyuan Dynasty. You have done a good job in this matter, which makes me very satisfied!
"It's just that the amount of money used to build the warship is very huge. Yu Aiqing will have to work hard to ensure the smooth construction of the warship. If you have any difficulties, please just explain it to me. I'm not unreasonable. people.
"I just hope that Yu Aiqing can do her best for the country with an impartial heart. Our Jingyuan Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years and has relied on you loyal ministers and good generals. I hope Aiqing will not let me down!"
Listen to the sound of gongs and drums, and listen to the sound of speech.
Xiao Changyi said he was praising Yu Ji, but in fact the meaning of his words was very obvious.
Yu Ji is not a fool, so he can naturally tell that Xiao Changyi is using his words to impress himself, which means that as long as you don't go too far, I can turn a blind eye. If you continue to do this to me without knowing the meaning of the words If you keep doing it, don't blame me for being rude to you.
Yu Ji quickly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Xiao Changyi and said: "This is what Weichen should do. As a minister of the Jingyuan Dynasty, Weichen should work hard for our Jingyuan Empire.
"The things we have done are not worth mentioning. Wei Chen is not worthy of His Majesty's praise. We can only ask for His Majesty's help to solve his problems, and to assist His Majesty with all his heart, so that our Jingyuan Dynasty will last forever!"
At this time, what else can Yu Ji say besides nice words?
At this time, both the monarch and the minister were fully aware of the situation and tacitly understood it, but they did not express it openly.
Although it is impossible for Xiao Changyi to do anything to Yu Ji immediately, Yu Ji also knows in his heart that once he is on the blacklist in Xiao Changyi's heart, he will definitely not end well in the end.
The matter of building warships and allocating money this time has made Xiao Changyi dissatisfied with him. Now he can only try his best to make up for it. I hope Xiao Changyi can raise his hand and let him go based on the long-term relationship between monarch and minister.
In fact, this scene is very delicate. Neither the monarch nor the minister want to quarrel, and both hope that this matter can be handled in a compromise way.
In the psychological game between the two parties, the initiative at this time is completely in Xiao Changyi's hands. As long as Yu Ji is willing to take a step back, Xiao Changyi does not want to embarrass him too much.
"Ai Qing's life! From now on, the Ministry of Industry will have to pay for the money to build warships."
