Be an official

Just as the morning dawn broke, a fast horse in the distance rushed into the city gate that had just been opened. Fortunately, there were not many people on the street, so it galloped all the way, turned into a remote alley with the morning dew, and disappeared.

With his back to the people in the room, Shao Yan spread out the half of the letter left in his hand.

"My lord, I didn't expect that someone would intercept Mr. Jiang's letter halfway. The people sent there injured two people. As soon as the letter was sent out, there were people chasing and killing along the way."

This half of the letter was written by Jiang Cheng, one of the envoys sent by the emperor to the south for disaster relief, and it contained records of the collusion between the sent civil servants and the local government for corruption.

In his previous life, it was true that Jiang Cheng sued his fellow envoys for corruption, but he only wrote to the emperor after he returned to the capital. There was no proof, and the bureaucrats even said that he sued the emperor when his corruption was discovered and the spoils were unevenly distributed. However, there is no basis for this statement, and in the end the matter ended without a trace, and Jiang Chengcheng didn't seem to mention it in the court again.

Shao Yan never formed a clique in his previous life, even if the prime minister stood up and spoke out, there was no one to help him. From this point of view, even if the emperor believed in Shao Yan, he could not stand up to the denials of his officials.

But now, he needs to establish his own power in the court and train his ministers for the emperor, otherwise it will be too late when that person comes to the capital.

Jiang Cheng's character is upright and loyal. Although he is over fifty, his position is not high, which is also due to his reluctance to join forces with some ministers in the court.

Shao Yan didn't expect that someone already knew about Jiang Cheng's denunciation letter, and began to hunt down and kill the people he secretly sent, trying to follow the clues to find those who helped Jiang Cheng, and catch them all.

It was he who underestimated the power behind these forces. The turbulent waves behind the seemingly harmonious court could not be easily manipulated by a reckless man born in the battlefield.

"Qu Lu, didn't the people who were chasing after him catch one alive?" Shao Yan asked in a deep voice.

Qu Lu is a veteran brought by Shaoyan from the battlefield. After he became the prime minister, he helped him train his subordinates. People who are used to the battlefield will not be so easily injured by anyone, without defense.

"Return to my lord, no. But, this killer—" Qu Lu hesitated, and looked up at Shao Yan.

"Speak straight."

"Yes, the killers are all women. They belong to a killer organization in Jianghu. They are vicious and ruthless. Their moves are almost fatal, and they are extremely good at... disguise and tricks.

Shao Yan frowned, Jiangyue from outside the door came in and put a plate of dim sum in front of Shao Yan, saying, "The housekeeper let me eat."

He smiled and nodded, "Okay, you go out first and guard the door. By the way, tell the butler to make it lighter for lunch, and then go buy some sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice. You must time it well so that it doesn't get cold."

Jiangyue tilted her head, thought for a while, and replied, "My lord, Mr. Chen won't come back for dinner today, and I have already told the housekeeper."

Shao Yan smiled wryly. He didn't go out early in the morning. He said that he was sleeping late. He didn't catch Chen Huanluo for a while, so he let him run away, "I know."

After Jiangyue left, Shao Yan asked Qu Lu to stand up, and pushed the plate of dim sum in front of him, "Eat it. Try it, it's been a hard journey."

Qu Lu originally felt ashamed because he didn't finish his errands well, but now seeing Shao Yan's understanding, he asked, "My lord, what should we do now?"

Shao Yan held the pastry and took a bite, "Someone can actually spend a lot of money to get Huasha to send killers. I heard that Huasha's people are very expensive. They are one of the three major killer gangs in the world. All the killers are women, and they are all beautiful. Good at all kinds of unique skills”

Qu Lu turned away, coughed softly, with embarrassment on his face, "This, indeed, I met once..." He raised his eyes to see Shao Yan's expression of old god, and immediately bowed his head and said twice, " □□, emptiness is form”

"This time, you send people to check out the ministers mentioned in Jiang Cheng's letter one by one, and go deep into the investigation. Jiang Cheng first protects his life for the time being, and sends more people to send the letter back in full before they return to Beijing. By the way , Also, let your people keep an eye on the northwest side."

Qu Lu asked softly, "My lord suspects that these ministers are also related to the one in the northwest?"

Shao Yan shook his head, "I don't know at the moment, but I'm really curious about the person who has contacts with Jiang Hu. Then we have to re-plan the matter about him. Okay, you step down."

Qu Lu nodded, saluted and said goodbye, and slipped out of the window.

Shao Yan stared at the remaining blood on the half of the letter with deep eyes.A letter exposing the corruption of fellow officials can be blocked in this way. Who wants to save the lives of those adults?Or just to preserve their official rights in the court.

Outside the house, a bright corner of clothes lingered at the gate of the courtyard, daring to enter for a long time.

Shao Yan stomped on the ground with his left foot, lifted his trouser legs and removed the gauze inside, leaving only the thinnest inner layer. His foot injury has been healed for many days. He is an upright man with a strong body. Zhuang, pretending to be the wounded for many days, it will end soon.

"Jiangyue, change my clothes"

He changed into a pure black robe, the corners of which were rolled in gold, and the robe was embroidered with a large number of patterns in dark colors, which was low-key and luxurious, and he wore a black jade crown on his head.

"My lord, there is someone at the gate of the courtyard"

"who?"

Jiangyue thought for a while, and said obediently, "Woman"

Shao Yan clapped his hands, thinking of it, he looked at Jiangyue with a smile, and asked, "Then do you think she is pretty?"

Jiangyue tilted her head to think seriously, and then replied, "It's not good-looking."

He didn't expect to get this answer, so he deliberately asked him who he thought was the prettiest.

Without even thinking about it, Jiang Yue said, "Jiang Xing"

Shao Yan laughed loudly, and said as he walked, "You and Jiang Xing look exactly the same, you say Jiang Xing is pretty, isn't that a compliment to yourself?"

Jiangyue followed behind him, Shaoyan was tall and burly, striding far away, originally Jiangyue supported him when he was injured, but now Jiangyue was about to trot behind him, Jiangyue was afraid that Shaoyan would misunderstand, He quickly said, "Jiang Xing is good-looking, it's not me, it's Jiang Xing."

"Alright, alright, Jiang Xing is the most beautiful in the Prime Minister's Mansion, okay?"

"No, Jiangxing is the prettiest in Jiangyue's eyes. The mansion is the prettiest in adults"

"I'm not good-looking. My lord, I'm handsome and handsome. Do you understand that I'm not allowed to say that I'm good-looking."

"Oh…"

Shao Yan had a close talk with the emperor in the palace for nearly an hour, and took the emperor's lunch in the palace by the way. After eating, he walked slowly from the gate of the palace to the outside of the palace.

On the road, I happened to see the Hall of Virtuous Medicine emitting green smoke, so I turned directly into it.

In the Hall of Virtue Medicine, a row of medicine cabinets reaching to the roof are neat and clean, and there is a continuous bitter fragrance of herbs in the air, smelling it in the mouth and nose, which immediately makes people feel relieved.

Dried medicines were drying outside the courtyard, green smoke was burning in the house, and a small gold and copper scale was placed in front of a large table. Someone was constantly weighing, sorting, and collecting.

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry, I'm rude." It was Dr. Xu who was in the malaria case last time.

Shao Yan waved his hand, "I'm just here to take a look, Doctor Xu is too polite."

Old Xu asked, "What do you want to see, sir? Is there something uncomfortable?"

"No, no." Shao Yan looked around, walked to a place with few people with Xu Yuyi, and thought about asking him, "How did the medical officer in the Palace of Virtue Medicine enter the palace? I just remembered, just ask Ask, Doctor Xu, don’t be nervous.”

Doctor Xu thought, "My lord wants to ask how to become this medical officer?"

"Yes Yes"

"For example, the three generations of the minister's family are all imperial doctors, so the minister was appointed by the former emperor as the imperial physician..."

Shao Yan asked, "The unknown person, but with excellent medical skills, can he be recommended to enter?"

Imperial doctor Xu stroked his beard and said, "No, after all, the imperial doctor came to see the relatives and nobles in the palace. It is not easy for ordinary people, let alone people with unknown identities and no family inquiries, to come in. But , if the Prime Minister recommends someone—”

Shao Yan waved his hands again and again, "No, no, I just want to ask about the medical officer system. Where do newly promoted medical officers come from?"

"In addition to those who have been imperial physicians for generations, there are also medical officers who can pass the medical examination. Several chief physicians in the Palace of Virtuous Medicine will personally assess the situation in all aspects, and finally choose the medical officer who has excellent medical ethics and is loyal to the emperor."

Until Shao Yan walked out of the Hall of Virtue Medicine, he was still thinking about what Xu Yuyi said, and kept replaying all kinds of past life in his mind. He was not very clear about Chen Huanluo's identity, and he even sent someone to find out. In this way, Chen Huanluo will not single-mindedly seek rebellion.

In the end, what is the reason for him to have such a deep hatred.

It wasn't until Jiangyue spoke and interrupted his train of thought that he was surprised to find that the disturbing fragments in his mind were finally frozen in that scene - Chen Huanluo stopped him under the red corridor in the palace, and obediently put a box of medicine on him The appearance of smiling with light palms.