The Overwatch Tower is located nine miles east of the palace. This government office is neither the Sixth Department nor the Nine Temples, but it is a very special government office above the court.
There is no chancellor or temple minister, and there are three envoys: Zheng, Left and Right. Even the supervisory envoys are only in the fourth rank. The left and right supervisors are in the fifth rank. Most of the other supervisory envoys are in the seventh or even eighth rank. They can be called official positions. Extremely low.
The official position is low, but the right to speak is the most important. It is not the most powerful, but the right to speak.
If you ask which yamen above the court is the most noble, it must be the Supervisory Office.
The supervisory envoys are not responsible for money, food, or military preparations, and they don't even have specific duties. However, precisely because they don't have any, they don't care about anything.
To put it very bluntly, this is a group of professional trolls, and they can go as far as they can. Let’s put it this way, they can catch an official and say it directly, regardless of the facts, and ask me if I trolled you. Since I sprayed you, does that mean you are wrong?
The dandies are flying around in the capital. They can spray and spray in the court.
The rich and powerful families oppress the good, and they can complain, and they can do so with great righteousness.
Even if an official is disheveled, they can spray him to death without caring about the friendship between his fellow ministers.
Even if the emperor's jade crown is crooked, they can spray it. Of course, in theory, it can be sprayed, but in reality, no inspector has achieved this platinum achievement, at least not in this dynasty.
They can criticize the emperor at the top, the common people at the bottom, and officials in the middle. This is the supervisory envoy.
The truly awesome thing about supervisors is not that they can spray anyone, but that they can spray without evidence.
At best, it’s called hearsay, which means I’ve heard it, maybe I’ve heard it, I think I’ve heard it, anyway, I’m not sure, but I know about it, so I’m going to complain.
Whether other courtiers criticize or impeach, evidence is required, but the supervisor is the only one who can criticize whenever he wants. Especially when he is in court, he can be said to be a professional critic, who can criticize whenever he wants.
At this time, in a class room at the monitoring station, Li Yubo, a seventh-level professional troll, was furious.
Li Yubo was fifty-seven years old. After becoming an official in the imperial examination, because he was from a poor family, he joined the supervisory station during the selection of officials and observed the government until he became an official. After that, he served as the supervisor for twenty-five years. He had a certain appearance. It means not to be angry and to be proud. During his time as an official, he achieved great achievements and defeated many honest officials. He is well-known among the people in Beijing. When people mention this person, everyone will give a thumbs up and praise his ancestors!
"Absurd, extremely absurd!"
Li Yubo patted the writing desk, his beard and hair spread out: "His Royal Highness You Wang is young and has not experienced much in the world. He must have been bewitched by that treacherous child."
Sitting opposite him was the worried-looking young minister Wu Yong of Honglu Temple.
"What Mr. Li said is absolutely true. This is why I asked Mr. Li to inform you about this matter. That playboy named Han You really has evil intentions."
Although he was from the third rank Shaoqing, he took the initiative to stand up and pour tea for the seventh rank Li Yubo.
"If it were an official from another government office, I would even give up my official robe to inform the emperor of this matter. Prince You is the most favored by the emperor. How could I sit back and do nothing and let His Highness Prince You be deceived by a villain? It's just that Han You is not an official, and his father is the Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture. He is the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple and serves as a guest envoy. If this matter is mentioned in the court, it will inevitably be gossiped. "
"Yes, Han You is a white man, and his father is a third-grade official. Now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, he hates it when courtiers criticize each other."
Li Yubo took a sip of tea and continued: "But I am the supervisor of the DPRK. How can I stand by and watch when injustice, unfairness, and injustice happen? Let alone say that it is about the Tian family and His Highness Prince You. Tomorrow, we will be in court. Come on, I will definitely tell the Emperor of Heaven, don’t let that treacherous boy fool King You again.”
A hint of joy flashed across Wu Yong's eyes, and he looked like he was hesitant to speak.
Noticing Wu Yong's expression, Li Yubo couldn't help but said: "Wu Shaoqing is probably afraid of offending that reckless man Han Bairen. Just rest assured, I will never say that it was you who talked to me about this matter."
"Lord Li, you are worrying too much. Han Bairen is nothing. Even though he is a third-rank court official, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion is in the middle of the capital. He can't even fart, so why should I be afraid of him?"
After a pause, Wu Yong continued: "What I am worried about is another matter, which is related to the face of the Tian family. If this matter is reported to the court tomorrow, it will be said that His Highness King You hired a treacherous child without any statement. As a teacher in the palace, I am afraid that it will make the emperor..."
Li Yubo's expression changed slightly and he nodded repeatedly.
Needless to say, they are all veterans in the officialdom, so he naturally understands what Wu Yong means.
If this matter is really brought up in front of all the civil and military officials tomorrow, the Han family will not be able to afford it and walk away. The problem is that the emperor’s face is not good-looking either. Look at the stupid son you gave birth to. Why don’t you return it to the prince? 6. Find a teacher, not just a great Confucian scholar in Beijing, but a young man with a hairless mouth. It must be for fun and not for studying. How did you become a father? You are an emperor, and your son can’t understand it.
"Well said."
Li Yubo made up his mind as if the emperor would suddenly die in the palace if he left for a while: "I will write a memorial and present it to the emperor in the palace."
"Then there is Mr. Lao Li."
Wu Yong stood up, and after being polite with Li Yubo, he left the monitoring platform.
From beginning to end, he only said that Han You was ignorant and unskilled, arrogant and domineering at a young age, but he didn't mention anything about killing Liu's family.
This was also his scheming, only mentioning the teachers in the palace and not mentioning Han You's Liu family.
First of all, it was the supervisor who reported it to the emperor. No matter what the final result was, the Han family and his son could not be sure that it was Wu Yong who was behind the scenes. Even if they were to quibble, they would not be able to mention the Liu family's affairs or the grievances between the two parties.
If he were a brilliant emperor, the Han family and his son would definitely make a fuss about the Liu family's affairs, saying how domineering the Liu family was and how they bullied the people, and then there was a gap between them and Wu Yong.
Secondly, the importance of the supervisor is here. He stands on the moral high ground and is stricter than beneficial to others. He represents the light of righteousness, which shines on the earth every day.
If nothing else, let’s just talk about Han You’s age. Even if you are a talented literary star, you are still in your early twenties. You dare to be a teacher in the palace at this age. Bah, shameless!
Let's talk about Li Yubo. In fact, he felt like a mirror in his heart. He was being used as a weapon. Why did the young minister of Honglu Temple care about the palace's affairs when he had nothing to do? He was so idle that he definitely wanted to mess with the Han family and his son.
But Li Yubo didn't care, which was why he didn't ask in detail.
If you follow up, you will know the inside story. If you know the inside story, you will be an "accomplice."
If you don't know the inside story, no matter how this matter ends up, he is an inspector who speaks upright and upright, and he perfectly shows off his presence in front of the emperor, which is flattering.
