That's what he said.
How could a monarch take back the king's order and the king's sword at such a time? That would not be a slap in the face.
When Liu Yuzhi heard this, he also showed a slightly strange look, and then pressed his hands slightly: "Master Liu, don't get excited, sit down first, sit down first."
Liu Changqing had no choice but to sit back again.
Liu Yuzhi said: "You have been an official for many years, from the county magistrate to the present, relying on your own political achievements and fairness in handling affairs, but have you ever thought about it. As a minister, the most important thing is to understand the emperor's will."
"I don't understand what the Prime Minister means." Liu Changqing frowned slightly.
Liu Yuzhi continued: "A jailer only thinks about how to take good care of the prisoners; a county magistrate only thinks about how to manage the affairs within his own jurisdiction; but a king only thinks about national issues."
In this passage, the reminder is almost obvious.
But Liu Changqing said: "Your Majesty the Prime Minister is right. I have received the king's order and I should go all out to investigate the matter of official rations to the end."
"You!" Liu Yuzhi was obviously angry.
Will Liu Changqing be a fool if he can achieve the official position he has today? Obviously, he understood, but deliberately pretended not to understand.
Whether it was the king's hidden instructions or the prime minister's reminders, he turned a blind eye.
This shows how upright and pedantic this person is.
At this point in the conversation, Liu Yuzhi understood that there was no point in talking anymore.
He nodded and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, even the truth can't persuade you, then Mr. Liu can figure it out by himself, but in the end, I'm afraid things will probably not be satisfactory."
"The Prime Minister is worried about his responsibilities." Liu Changqing said politely. After speaking, he extended his hand and said, "Prime Minister, please have some tea."
Liu Yuzhi smiled bitterly again and shook his head.
Although the prime minister has great power, there are some things that are beyond his control. To put it bluntly, Liu Changqing is the imperial envoy and has the King of Qin Sword in his hand. Unless Xiao Yuan explicitly orders it to be taken back, no one has the right to interfere with him in handling this case.
If this were placed on other officials, the Prime Minister would personally make a trip to give some instructions, but he would still have to nod and bow? But Liu Changqing didn't care and insisted on doing so.
After chatting with him for a while, Liu Yuzhi also stood up and left.
After personally sending him out of the house, Qi Ying beside him was a little dumbfounded and stammered: "Liu... Mr. Liu, you should be... the prime minister..."
Only he knew the pressure Liu Changqing was facing now. He stood at the gate of the mansion and watched Liu Yuzhi's carriage drive away. He did not move for a long time and then said after a while: "Let's go. Seal the official documents that have been sorted out."
After leaving here, Liu Yuzhi had no choice but to write a letter to Xiao Yuan, and then began to visit Li Yong, the magistrate of Liangzhou. Accompanied by him, he began to walk around and went to the countryside in person to inspect the local people's sentiments. .
The next day, a village in a certain county.
In front of him were endless fertile fields. The crops in the fields had been harvested. Liu Yuzhi said to the local village chief next to him: "Old village chief, is the harvest of the folks this year okay?"
"The harvest is good this year, thanks to the government's decree, which helped our village build some water conservancy, and irrigation nourished many crops." The old village chief returned.
But after hearing this, Li Yong said: "Judging from the scale of local fertile land, some of the political achievements of the county magistrate here are worthy of recognition, but when we go to the countryside, we don't even have any officials to accompany us. Where have those officials gone? They were all caught by Liu Changqing! Prime Minister, it is best to stop this matter in moderation. If it continues, the consequences will be disastrous."
Hearing this, Liu Yuzhi smiled bitterly and said, "Master Li, you must have met Liu Changqing before. I don't need to say more about what kind of person he is."
"He, how dare he disobey the Prime Minister's will?" Li Yong said slightly surprised.
"I have no right to intervene in this matter. I can only remind him. But whether he listens or not is his own problem." Liu Yuzhi said.
Hearing this, Li Yong also sighed helplessly: "Oh, this person is really devious."
Liu Yuzhi shook his head and changed the topic: "Let's go to other villages to see..."
On the other side, inside the Ruan Mansion.
Ruan Mingzheng was worried and paced back and forth in the hall.
Seeing him walking around in a dizzying manner, Ruan Yang couldn't help but said: "Father, anxiety is not a solution, you must always solve the problem."
"Can you not be anxious as a father?" Ruan Ming stopped, turned to look at him and said: "Younger, do you know what Liangzhou is like now? Do you know how many people Liu Changqing arrested? Every day, you can see A large number of troops rushed into the officials' mansions."
"Maybe tomorrow, they will rush into our Ruan family..."
Ruan Yang said: "How come? These arrested people are all related to the official grain case, and our Ruan family is not involved."
"Many of the officials who were arrested have had dealings with my father, and some of them have subtle connections. With the way Liu Changqing is doing things now, there is no guarantee that our Ruan family will not be charged with anything!" Ruan Ming said anxiously! : "Also, will he remember the gift-giving last time? Will he take action on this matter?"
Hearing this, Ruan Yang's brows also wrinkled, and his thoughts were changing.
Ruan Mingze continued to say anxiously: "Oh! What a disaster! Moreover, my father also heard that the Prime Minister has come in person and met with Liu Changqing. He wanted to stop, but Liu Changqing actually even contacted the Prime Minister. He doesn’t even give me any face, this, this, this, this person is a complete lunatic!”
Hearing this, Ruan Yang shook his head and said calmly: "Father, don't worry about Liu Changqing now. He holds the king's sword and is specifically responsible for the official ration case. It depends on the king's will to move the Ruan family. Therefore, we have to If you want to protect yourself, you need to do something.”
"What do you mean by foreigner?" Ruan Ming asked quickly.
Ruan Yang said: "In view of my son, my father should move the whole family, including my eldest brother and me, to Qinzhou and settle in the capital."
"Oh? You mean..."
Ruan Ming began to ponder first, and then his eyes lit up.
Xiao Yuan doesn't trust the Ruan family very much now, but if the Ruan family takes the initiative to settle in Qinzhou, it may be different.
Ruan Yang is a man with quick thinking. He is not afraid that the official grain case will involve the Ruan family. What he is afraid of is that the situation will be affected.
On the other side, after a quick process, Liu Yuzhi's letter also reached Xiao Yuan a few days later.
After the latter read it, he almost laughed out of anger and couldn't help but said: "Okay, this Liu Changqing doesn't even give the Prime Minister the face. Doesn't he know that this is the king's intention?"
"Then, what does the husband plan to do?" Gu Xue asked.
Xiao Yuan collected the letter, thought for a while and said: "He is pretending to be stupid. In this case, let him continue to investigate. It is impossible for me to withdraw the king's order openly now. Let's see how much trouble he can cause!"
