"Then let them go."
Xiao Yuan didn't say much about this and kept his words concise and to the point.
"Huh?" Lu Yunyan didn't respond.
Wang Ling was quickly informed by Xu Hu, demoted one level, and left on his own.
Sometimes, not getting angry is more effective than getting angry.
Upon hearing this order, both Liang Yuan and Yang Zhao were a little dumbfounded. After the former was stunned, he subconsciously asked: "General Xu..."
Xu Hu spread his hands and said that he didn't know either.
"This." The two became more anxious.
After standing outside for a day, at the end, the king disappeared again. This shows that the king is very annoyed.
Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but look at each other, with deep worry in their eyes.
On the way out of the palace, he couldn't help but sigh.
When he returned to the Duwei camp, all his subordinates gathered around him.
Knowing that he was summoned by the king, a small leader couldn't help but ask: "Sir, how is the situation?"
"Stop talking!" Liang Yuan interrupted him irritably, pointing at a group of people: "Everyone who participated in the fight will be fined three months' salary, and will be recorded as a major demerit!"
"Ah? Sir..." Everyone panicked. This fine was not bad, but recording a major demerit was no joke.
As a result, Liang Yuan became angry and said: "I don't know the importance of this thing! This time, I was almost killed by you! You almost killed the entire Duwei camp!"
"But, that Qingyi guard..." Some people were unwilling to accept it.
"They are not much better! Yang Zhao is more panicked than you now!" Liang Yuan said angrily.
He was right, Yang Zhao was definitely in a bad mood now.
In his opinion, when he first arrived in Qinzhou, he left a bad impression on the king, which had a great impact on the future of the Qingyi Guards.
After coming back, he slapped the leader hard and said coldly: "How many times have I told you not to conflict with the Duwei camp? Where are your ears?"
The leader was knocked to the ground by this slap, and he quickly got up and knelt down, bowing his head respectfully: "My lord, please calm down. I understand my sin because of my humble duty."
Yang Zhao took a deep breath and said, "This incident has a great impact on us. Fortunately, Liang Yuan is not a villain. If he takes advantage of this opportunity to meddle with us again, then we will be doomed."
Upon hearing this, the leader said cautiously: "Then, the Queen's side..."
Yang Zhao glanced at him: "If it weren't for the Queen, do you think this matter could be uncovered so easily?"
After finishing speaking, he gave the leader a dissatisfied look: "Be more peaceful from now on! You go down first!"
"Yes, I resign from my humble position." The leader was granted amnesty.
After the incident at Duweiying and Qingyiwei passed, a few days passed before the court meeting.
After all the ministers knelt down, Ding Rong was the first to stand up, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, sir, I have written a memorial."
"Speak." Xiao Yuan spoke concisely and to the point.
Ding Rong said: "The construction of the new official residence has now begun. However, after comprehensive consideration, I believe that some modifications and expansions are still needed in some places."
"Oh? What do you mean by this?"
Ding Rong continued: "Nowadays, many ministers and ministers have moved their families from Xuanzhou, and they have many family members and servants. We did not consider this thoroughly before. Therefore, the area of each mansion is, I’m afraid it needs to be expanded further.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Huaiming, the former Minister of Xuanguo and now the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, stood up and said quickly: "I agree with you. Lord Ding's words are reasonable. When we moved from Xuanzhou, we all sold them at low prices. The middle industry has no place to stay now. I hope the king will be considerate of his subordinates..."
"I second the proposal."
"I also second the proposal..."
For a time, many officials stood up. There is no doubt that this is a good thing for them. How can they disagree.
And Ding Rong came out to seek benefits for a group of officials, which was obviously a bit abnormal.
However, considering the current situation, what the ministers said was true. Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Is there enough space?"
"That's enough, as long as the king nods." Ding Rong returned quickly.
"Well..." Xiao Yuan pondered for a moment and was about to speak, but at this time, Liu Changqing stood up and said on the spot:
"I object. With the Qin official system, all official offices and official residences are funded by the state and have strict plans. How can we expand at will?"
"As for the newly built place, I have also visited it. Both the official offices and the mansion are impressive enough."
"If there are too many family members and servants, that is their own problem. If they feel that the place they live in is not big enough, they can spend their own money to build it. Why should they use the gold and silver of the treasury for their own selfish desires?"
Having said this, he glanced at Ding Rong and sneered: "In addition, Lord Ding, as the chief official of this new construction, should have been thrifty and considerate of the country, but instead he took the lead in extravagance and waste. Among them, I'm afraid There is an ulterior secret!"
"You! You're talking nonsense!" Ding Rong suddenly panicked.
Seeing his appearance, Liu Changqing chuckled and said, "I heard that Master Ding's house has been very lively in the past few days."
"For example, Mr. Fu Qingyi, the Minister of Rites, Mr. Hu Jinghu, Mr. Xu Zongcheng, and Mr. Xu have all been guests at Mr. Ding's house. Presumably, there must be a lot of personal connections among them, right?"
After saying this, he added: "That's right. I'm coming with a big gift, so Master Ding can't refuse it."
The meaning of these words has been made clear, that is, Xuan Guan asked Ding Rong to do something to expand the new land.
This involves corruption and profit transfer.
At this point, not only Ding Rong panicked, but the expressions of all the officials changed drastically. Fu Qingyi immediately said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, I did go to visit Lord Ding, but it was just a normal interaction in the officialdom, and it was definitely not What Liu Changqing said."
"Then Master Fu has nothing to do, so why go to Master Ding? You don't have any friendship with each other, or are you forming a clique in private?" Liu Changqing said bluntly.
These words were even more serious. Fu Qingyi was shocked on the spot: "You! You are so slanderous! I am going to Master Ding just to ask when the new building will be completed. Is it wrong?"
"Hmph! What a clever word!" Liu Changqing was not afraid of offending anyone at all.
This matter could be big or small, but Liu Changqing brought it up in court, not only impeaching Ding Rong for corruption, but also alluding to the official's gifting.
You know, Qin Xuan has just merged, so many people are trying to pull relationships with each other, but he is better! As soon as he came, he offended almost all the ministers.
Above the court, people looked at him in weird ways.
Xiao Yuan sighed secretly and said: "Since there is a suspicion of bribery in this matter, let the Supervisory Yuan intervene and investigate."
He did not let the Yushifu handle it, but asked Dou Jianzhang to handle it. His intention was obvious.
However, Liu Changqing still saluted straightly: "Your Majesty is wise——"
