After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

"Very good." Fu Yutang looked at the three people with satisfaction, then turned to the Ministry of Justice and said, "If the emperor asks if there is a suitable new candidate later, you don't have to worry about whether he or she shares the same stance as me. As long as the other person is upright and cares about the people, you can all mention him or her."

After a pause, he said solemnly, "The position of Jingzhao Yin is extremely important. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the patron saint of the people of the capital. We must ensure that the new Jingzhao Yin is fair and just, has good moral character, and does not curry favor with the powerful. He cannot be like Zhang Xiaoshuai, who only takes up space and does not do anything, and even arresting human traffickers is just a formality."

Hearing this, everyone in the Ministry of Justice nodded vigorously again. They had been unhappy with Zhang Xiaoshuai for a long time. Seeing that Fu Yutang was finally going to take action against him, they were full of energy and said in unison: "We understand."

The sound was so loud that it startled the young official who was dozing off in a corner not far away.

When he saw that it was Fu Yutang and his group, a complex emotion emerged on Qingjun's face.

He raised his head and met Fu Yutang's gaze. He glanced at Yan Zhen and Qi Shang, straightened his green official robe, and greeted the three of them in a distant but polite manner, "Master Fu, Master Yan, Master Qi."

Fu Yutang smiled and nodded slightly, "Morning."

The young official was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously gave a stiff smile in response, then bowed in return, turned around and walked away without saying a word.

"Who is he?" Fu Yutang asked, staring at his back.

"Yu Jiashan, the number one scholar who took the imperial examination in the same year as Ah Shang and I." Yan Zhen took a look and replied, "He is currently working as a compiler in the History Museum, and is a sixth-rank official."

Qi Shang added, "This man is very aloof and arrogant, with a bad temper. Whether he was studying or serving as an official in the court, he didn't like to socialize with others and always kept to himself. When he was the top scholar in the imperial examination, Qian Youcai was looking for a son-in-law for his granddaughter and he immediately chose him. However, he refused to obey and rejected Qian Youcai's proposal of marriage in public, which made Qian Youcai extremely angry. In order to teach him a lesson, he was sent to the History Museum to waste his days. Others knew that he had offended Qian Youcai, so they didn't dare to interact with him much. Some even deliberately targeted and isolated him in order to please Qian Youcai. Therefore, he was not popular in the court and was not doing well..."

The position of historian was a sinecure, with no benefits to begin with. In addition, Qian Youcai deliberately made things difficult for him, so Yu Jiashan had a hard time both in the court and in his daily life.

Even though he was a top scholar in the imperial examination and had served as an official in the court for several years, he still had to rent a house to live in and had no mansion of his own.

Fu Yutang nodded in understanding; she knew the name.

Some time ago, when she was searching for evidence of her original rebellion in the study, she found a small piece of paper in a book about the customs and habits of various places in Daning. On it were three big characters "Yu Jiashan" circled in red paint, and there were two tiny characters on the side - "Jingzhao".

Fu Yutang thought it was some kind of secret code and read that page of the book over and over again. He found that it only introduced that there was a jade mine in the north of Daning. The jade produced was extremely hard and needed to be patiently carved into a useful object. There was nothing special about it, so he did not take it to heart.

But to be on the safe side, she finally destroyed the note.

Now that I think about it...

Is the original body hinting at something?

Had she been planning to bring down Zhang Xiaoshuai for a long time?

Fu Yutang subconsciously looked in the direction of Yu Jiashan, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. And was he the one that the original body had chosen to replace Zhang Xiaoshuai and become the new Jingzhao Yin?