Now whether Shao Xi wants to investigate the Tong family in Fengyang County is no longer the focus. The focus is whether Yu Ji will be involved in the investigation process.
Now that Yu Ji has made his attitude clear, whether or not this matter is investigated now becomes less important.
Xiao Changyi handed over the Fengyang County matter to Shao Xi to investigate, but he did not put any requirements on how long the investigation would take or whether the results must be found. This left a lot of room for maneuver.
Shao Xi was ordered to investigate and deal with this matter. Three months to five months would be enough, and a year and a half would be no problem. As long as Xiao Changyi didn't ask about it, Shao Xi would be able to investigate it for ten or eight years.
This means that when this matter needs to be resolved, it is all in Shao Xi's hands. As long as this matter is not resolved, Yu Ji will always have the handle in Shao Xi's hands.
This is the purpose of Xiao Changyi handing the matter over to Shao Xi for investigation, which is to let Shao Xi pinch the old guy Yu Ji and make him be honest in the future.
Of course Yu Ji knew this very well in his heart. Since Xiao Changyi handed this matter over to Shao Xi, he wanted him to control him through this matter.
As long as he is slightly careless in the future and makes Xiao Changyi dissatisfied with him, Shao Xi will be the knife Xiao Changyi uses to kill him, and it is also an extremely sharp knife that kills people without blood.
Although Yu Ji was unwilling to do so, he was powerless and could only accept the reality.
Shao Xi sent Yu Ji away from the Yintai Gate, and along the way he was still thinking about how to use the resources in Yu Ji's hands in the future.
The wealth in the hands of the Minister of Hubu is not small. Mastering the Hubu is equivalent to mastering the lifeblood of other ministries. It will naturally be much easier to do things in the court in the future.
However, Shao Xi also knew very well that Yu Ji would never be willing to be controlled by him, and he would definitely try every means to get rid of him.
Either he uses various means to eliminate the impact of the Fengyang County incident on him, or he looks for opportunities to use his leverage as a condition for mutual restraint. Shao Xi has to guard against both of these aspects.
The first thing to do is to completely control Li Rui, the governor of Fengyang County, in his own hands. He must not give Yu Ji a chance to silence him. As for wanting to seize his own leverage, Shao Xi believes that Yu Ji will still do it now. Less than that.
It seems that he will have to arrange for reliable people to go to Fengyang County to escort Li Rui back to Daliang, Kyoto. In name, he will be interrogated and imprisoned, but in reality, he will be protected from being poisoned.
Shao Xi soon arrived at the house of Zhang Yuzheng, the Minister of Rites.
Shao Xi left Beijing on a mission for half a year, and Zhang Yuzheng was overjoyed to visit him now, so he went out to greet him in person.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Shao Xi handed Zhang Yuzheng the list of various places compiled based on the detailed records of the tea carriages.
Zhang Yuzheng took it and saw that the states, counties, and counties involved were almost all over the Jingyuan Empire.
He asked Shao Xi with a puzzled look on his face: "What is the use of my nephew listing the place names of so many prefectures and counties? What is so special about these places that my nephew cares so much about them?"
Naturally, Shao Xi would not say that he wanted to secretly investigate someone in the court, but he had to call in spies and secret agents from all over the country without a reason.
So he smiled and said to Zhang Yuzheng: "This matter is still related to the previous investigation of the assassination of the Baiye Kingdom envoy under the orders of the Holy One. I recently received news from Dali Temple and suspected that someone was secretly passing on information under the cover of transporting tea to Kyoto.
"Uncle, you also know that the envoy of the White Night Kingdom was killed in our dynasty. This matter is not trivial. Someone must want to use this to create a conflict between our dynasty and the White Night Kingdom. No matter who the other party is, they use carriages to transport tea to collect spies from all over the country. It will be of no use to our government to pass on the information.
"So I would like to ask my uncle for permission to call the 'Jingcheng Division' spies in these places to secretly explore what information they are collecting in order to find the mastermind behind this case. The call of these people needs your uncle's approval."
Zhang Yuzheng heard what Shao Xi said and without saying a word, he wrote a list in front of Shao Xi and handed it to Shao Xi.
"These are the list of people in charge of spies and secrets in various parts of Jingyuan Kingdom in my 'Jingcheng Division'. As long as you get in touch with these people, they and their spies will no matter if you ask them to inquire about the information." , or let them carry out the assassination mission, they will act as ordered."
"Why didn't uncle ask me carefully what I wanted to do with these spies and hidden stakes?"
Zhang Yuzheng smiled faintly, patted Shao Xi on the shoulder and said, "Son, as long as you don't want to rebel, my uncle will try his best to help you no matter what you want to do.
"Your father has worked with me for many years, and our friendship is by no means comparable to others. Now that you have succeeded your father and continue to serve the Holy Lord, I will naturally help you if I can, so why bother asking?"
Shao Xi was quite moved by Zhang Yuzheng's words.
It can be seen that Zhang Yuzheng had a very good relationship with Feng Changlin back then. Now that Feng Changlin is gone, Zhang Yuzheng still misses the old relationship and still cares a lot about Feng Changlin's son.
"My uncle has always taken good care of my nephew. I really don't know how to repay my uncle."
"You and I are not outsiders, how can we repay this? No matter what difficulties my nephew encounters in the future, all he has to do is come to my uncle and tell me, and I will definitely help my nephew with all my strength."
Zhang Yuzheng said this not in a polite way, but from the bottom of his heart.
Originally, he didn't like to participate in the battles between the various ministries in the DPRK, but now he decided to bet on Shao Xi. He believed that Shao Xi's intelligence and ability would make great achievements in the future.
Coupled with the relationship between his father and himself, Zhang Yuzheng really had no reason not to help Shao Xi.
The reason why Xiao Changyi chose to hand over the "Respect and Acceptance Department" to the two of them from the Ministry of Rites was precisely because they never chose sides among the various forces in the DPRK.
And in this treacherous court, not choosing to take sides is a mistake in itself, and you will be targeted by all forces at the same time.
It is precisely because of this that Xiao Changyi put them in charge of the "Jingcheng Division" and was feared by all forces. At the same time, the relationship with the Ministry of Rites became more subtle.
Everyone is afraid of the "Jing Cheng Si", but at the same time, everyone also wants them to disappear, because their existence is like a bomb hanging over their heads that can explode at any time to those unclean people in the court. , there is no telling which day it will bring disaster to oneself.
Therefore, for many years, Zhang Yuzheng and Feng Changlin have been like disaster stars to some people. They neither dare to provoke them blatantly, but also want to get rid of them quickly.
In this kind of court environment, only if there is greater unity within the "Jingcheng Division", will it not be eliminated one day. Therefore, Zhang Yuzheng and Feng Changlin have always had a very close relationship.
When Feng Changlin resigned and returned home, although on the surface Zhang Yuzheng didn't know that Feng Changlin was continuing to work for Xiao Changyi privately, Zhang Yuzheng actually knew it.
Because after Feng Changlin resigned as the Minister of Rites, he did not resign as the inspector of the "Jingcheng Division". This means that Feng Changlin's resignation was inspired by Xiao Changyi, and there must be some unknown reason in it. s reason.
Although Zhang Yuzheng and Feng Changlin concurrently hold the positions of "Respect and Acceptance Secretary" at the same time, it is considered a secret, but in fact everyone in the court knew it well, so when something happened at Fengjiazhuang eleven years ago, Zhang Yuzheng knew that it must be It was Feng Changlin who found out something in court that caused him to be killed.
In the past eleven years, Zhang Yuzheng has been cautious and cautious, and has been looking for opportunities to avenge Feng Changlin.
Now Shao Xi's appearance has given Zhang Yuzheng hope. Xiao Changyi values Shao Xi so much, and Zhang Yuzheng understands that Shao Xi must be the person to take over the "Jingcheng Division" in the future.
Whether it was due to his friendship with Feng Changlin or his recognition of Shao Xi, he would fully support Shao Xi and allow Shao Xi to give full play to his talents in the position of supervising the history of inspection and lay the foundation for taking over the "Jing" in the future. "Chengsi" laid the foundation.
In addition to handing over to Shao Xi the list of spies and people behind the scenes that he had in his possession, Zhang Yuzheng also wrote a warrant and gave it to Shao Xi as well.
Shao Xi has the same rights as him wherever he goes with this warrant, which means that Shao Xi has the same power to supervise history as Zhang Yuzheng.
Although Xiao Changyi never mentioned this matter to Zhang Yuzheng, when Zhang Yuzheng knew that Xiao Changyi had completely let go of power over Shao Xi, he knew that Shao Xi had gained Xiao Changyi's full trust, and he no longer had any concerns about Shao Xi's actions outside in the future. limit.
Since the Holy One now has so much trust in Shao Xi, he should naturally transfer the power in his hands to Shao Xi gradually, allowing Shao Xi to fully utilize his talents in the "Jingcheng Division" and at the same time start to build his own. Prestige in order to truly take over the "Jingcheng Division" in the future.
Shao Xi was both grateful and pressured by Zhang Yuzheng's move.
Zhang Yuzheng's handing of power to his own hands also means that he has also put the responsibility of the "Jingcheng Division" into his own hands. In the future, he will have to face many things independently, and will no longer be able to rely on others to take care of him as before. .
When I first became an official, I felt the convenience that the power in my hands brought to me.
The incident in Qingshan County made Shao Xi long for real power in his hands, because only by having power in his hands can he better protect the people around him.
After this year, Shao Xi gradually began to feel the pressure that power brought to him, because having power in his hands not only brought convenience, but also brought more responsibilities and troubles.
The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the jade.
When you have something in your hands that others desire or even fear, others will try their best to win over and please you, and at the same time, they will do everything they can to bring down and eradicate you.
In the eyes of others, you are like a highway toll station. No one is willing to offend you, and they may greet you with a smile while handing the benefits to you.
But in fact, no one is willing to put this benefit into your hands. Underneath that smiling face may be a heart that wants to kill you.
Those who master the rules are destined to be hated by those who break them.
