Looking at Chu Qing with a playful smile, Wei Changfeng felt happy and worried at the same time.
Fortunately, Chu Qing became famous and became the deputy commander of Qianqiying. Moreover, this deputy commander may be there for a long time and is doing the right thing.
What's worrying is that Chu Qing "ascended" too quickly, flew too fast, and was too high.
Lao Wei is a real person, and his concerns are justified.
But what Wei Changfeng didn't know was that he was just taking the carrot instead of worrying.
Because he didn't know that Chu Qing's biggest backer was him, the Minister of Household Affairs, but the ones who really protected Chu Qing were a group of buddies with the prefix "Emperor", including the second prince Chang Xian, the prince Chang Yu, Ye Ye Prince Chen Laojiu, 1995 Supreme Huang Laosi!
Just take a look at this group of people. Each one is more dishonest than the last.
Chang Lao Er acts like a follower every day, calling Chu Qing teacher.
After the prince got up, he looked forward to sharing the happiness with his second brother in the evening when he returned to the palace. He wished he could switch with his second brother and run out of the palace every day to follow Chu Qing, but how could he cause trouble.
Chen Yan and Chu Qing are brothers, and they are almost in a romantic relationship. The former seems to be training a successor and delegating power to Chu Qing.
As for Huang Laosi, he now relies on Chu Qing to bring him happiness in life.
The reason why these four eldest brothers named Chang have been keeping quiet is because Chu Qing has not offended anyone worthy of their action.
As for being "used" by the emperor, it was Sun An's way of talking about it. Huang Laosi wanted to use Chu Qing, use Chu Qing to tell stories, use Chu Qing to teach him how to pick up concubines, use Chu Qing and him Let's study together how to punish people. The problem is that Chu Qing doesn't like Huang Laosi at all, and he always walks around the palace when he sees it.
Of course, not only Wei Changfeng didn't know about these things, but Chu Qing, the person involved, didn't know either.
"Yesterday, my subordinates have already told me about your inspection of merchants."
When they talked about business, Wei Changfeng asked in confusion: "Since it is a tax matter, why is Jingzhao Mansion the main one and Qianqiying the auxiliary one, instead of my household department being the main one and Qianqiying auxiliary one?"
This is what Wei Changfeng doesn't understand. It's not that the Ministry of Finance is not involved, it is involved. Chu Qing asked a doctor and several principals to be taken away yesterday, but in fact, the people in the Ministry of Finance are just transparent.
On the surface, Chu Qing asked the merchants to pay the tax money to Jingzhao Mansion, not the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It wasn't that Wei Changfeng thought how much money the merchants could make up, but that he didn't understand why Chu Qing didn't let the Ministry of Revenue take the lead.
"If you don't ask, I was just about to tell you that many merchants are backed by courtiers, so I thought that this is an offending job. If our household department is the main one, we will be on the front line. Once If you cause big trouble in the future, wouldn't that bring trouble to our Account Department? But if you get credit in the future, it will be our Account Department's people who check the accounts, so if you have credit, our Account Department can claim it. If something goes wrong, it will be postponed. Just be on top of Jingzhao Mansion, since Lord Ma wants it anyway."
Wei Changfeng's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly slapped his thigh: "It's too low."
"Ah?" Chu Qing asked, "What's so low?"
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, too." Wei Changfeng shouted with a look of great annoyance: "Since I was the eighth-grade Prime Minister, I'm too low, too low. If I had known this, I would have shamelessly asked you for one no matter what. The official status of a sixth-grade official is low, too low."
Chu Qing: "..."
What Lao Wei said was true. He felt more and more that Chu Qing was a treasure boy.
No wonder the people from the household department were called in, but they were not responsible for the main things. It turned out to be this idea.
In fact, Chu Qing only told half of the truth. Regarding this matter, he and Ma Rui discussed it. It was not about cheating Jingzhao Mansion, but about seeking wealth through danger.
Ma Rui himself said that the Jingzhao Mansion is just a decoration now, and its functions overlap with other deployments. It can take care of everything, but can't understand anything. Instead of doing this, it is better not to destroy or establish, but to investigate the merchants and let them Jingzhao Mansion takes the lead and when things are done well, the Ministry of Revenue takes the credit. If something goes wrong, Jingzhao Mansion takes the blame. Anyway, we are used to it.
Looking at it this way, Jingzhao Mansion seems to be unlucky, but in fact it is not the case. Once the matter is completed, Ma Rui can prove that Jingzhao Mansion can "do things". After this matter is done, he can intervene openly in the future. Other government offices may even take the initiative to do something, and at the same time, they can get other government offices to cooperate. The Ministry of Revenue may get the credit, but what Ma Rui wants is the right to speak.
Ma Rui doesn't want credit, he wants "rights", the power that can make Jingzhao Mansion "stand up".
He wants to send out a signal, a signal that Jingzhao Mansion is not seeking credit but just doing things. Jingzhao Mansion can take the blame, but it must do things. As long as it can serve the people, any government office can take credit, but for things, Jingzhao Mansion must do it!
And this is why Chu Qing admires Ma Rui.
Ask for orders for the people, regardless of gains and losses.
After a few more flatteries, Chu Qing left the main hall and entered Qiu Wanshan's squad room.
Pushing the door open, Qiu Wanshan had already made tea and was sitting on a stool with a smile, obviously waiting for Chu Qing.
"Tell me, who did you offend?"
"How do you know I have offended someone?"
"You took the initiative to look for Brother Yu. Either you have offended someone, or if not, you are about to provoke someone."
Chu Qing gave a thumbs up: "It's really like this, it might offend someone."
Qiu Wanshan instantly transformed into Maoli Di Rennan, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "The six bureaus and nine temples have no real power, so naturally they will not take the initiative to provoke you. The same is true for the military bureau, which has good relations with your father. Except for In our Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Personnel, a Zuo Shilang has just fallen. He will not stir up trouble at this time. The Ministry of Works does not have the courage. The Minister of the Ministry of Punishments has a good personal relationship with Mr. Wei, so he will not disregard human feelings. Could it be...that he is from the Ministry of Rites?"
"Damn it, God, guess again, who from the Ministry of Rites came to see me?"
"Zhou Youwei, the left minister who just left the Ministry of Rites, was originally not supposed to provoke Qianqiying, but yesterday you started to investigate the merchants in the capital, and..."
Qiu Wanshan's expression changed slightly: "Is it that old fox Zhang Songling, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites?"
Chu Qing was stunned: "Did you guess all this?"
Qiu Wanshan looked extremely confused and urged: "When did we meet, where did we meet, and what did we talk about, but we mentioned the materials shop in Beijing?"
Chu Qing was not a fool. There must be a reason why Qiu Wanshan directly brought up the matter of the stone shop.
Qiu Wanshan fell into silence after recounting what had just happened outside the mansion.
Chu Qing didn't push him, knowing that Qiu Wanshan was thinking.
After a while, Qiu Wanshan raised his head, with a hint of hesitation on his face.
Chu Qing: "It depends on what I do. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"My dear brother, don't investigate the merchant's tax affairs. Throw the Jingzhao Mansion out. In this matter, you should protect yourself."
"Is Zhang Songling so powerful that Qianqiying and the Second Prince can't afford to offend him?"
"No, you are now the deputy commander of Qianqiying. The one you provoke is the courtiers. Why can't you afford to offend? But Zhang Songling is not only the courtiers, he also represents the palace!"
