Tyrant Reborn

I feel refreshed when I leave the palace this time, anyway, the queen mother and Xue Ruyu are not in the palace, I am the biggest in this palace, who dares to do anything to me.

After leaving the palace, I first went to the Prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. When I went this time, the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice looked much stricter on the outside. The guards standing outside the door were very dedicated, and those who could enter outside were all with official documents. , I thought about it, and walked over, Yuan Bao hurriedly followed.

The two guards glanced at Yuan Bao and me and asked, "Are you here to visit the prison? Do you have official documents?"

"You two servants, my young cousin has committed some crimes. Our young master wants to visit, but we haven't got the official document yet. I hope you two servants can make it easier for you." Yuan Bao said with a smile, and hurriedly took out some money from his pocket. He handed it over, but before he handed it over, the expressions of the two jailers in front of him changed drastically: "What do you want to do?"

Yuan Bao was taken aback and said: "Master, we just want to go in to see relatives, there is no other purpose, you can drink with this little thing."

"You guys are simply presumptuous, you want to kill us, don't you?" The short, fat jailer on the left stepped forward and said viciously: "No one in the capital knows that what the emperor hates most is taking people's money in. If you have official documents, we will let you in. If you haven't, hurry up, or we'll be rude to you."

"This..." Yuan Bao glanced at me, with a perplexed expression on his face.I glanced at the two of them and wanted to say something. The tall and thin man on the right also frowned and said, "Let's go, let's go, if you don't have official documents, let's go quickly. The two of us are just eating together, and we don't want to lose our heads. If you stay here again, we won't guarantee anything else."

I was very satisfied after seeing this situation, so I took a step forward and said, "Since that's the case, I won't hinder you two, I'll go to the Ministry of Punishments..."

Yuan Bao hurriedly said: "Yes, young master." The two waved us away.

Leaving the Prison of the Ministry of Justice, I smiled. I am satisfied with the changes here, at least I can enter the Prison of the Ministry of Justice at will without taking money. This satisfaction lasted until Xue Xun was so busy.

When I went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to find Xue Xun, he was busy reading the case files. I didn't ask Yuan Bao to inform me, but stood aside and watched quietly. He was very serious, almost meticulous. To be honest, I really admire him point.

Yuan Bao and I stood there for about half a stick of incense. He happened to look up when he was drinking tea and saw us.

I smiled and said, "Get up." Then I walked slowly over to look at the official documents on his desk and asked, "So many criminal records?"

"Returning to the emperor, it's not the recent case, but the old case of the past few years, I took it over and looked at it." Xue Xun said hurriedly.

I glanced at him and raised my hand to overturn the case. They are all old cases I have been in office for the past few years. It seems that I have accumulated a lot, and the amount is a bit depressing.Besides, Xue Xun has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a while, and I am afraid that he has already dealt with old cases these days, and has accumulated so many cases, it seems that I, the emperor, have caused a little more cases in the first few years of my reign.

Such a situation can't help but make my excited mood a little bit down, but because it's my fault, I didn't express much.

But Xue Xun is also a very smart person. Seeing my expression, he probably understood what I was thinking, so he changed the subject with a smile: "Why does the emperor have time to come to the Ministry of Criminal Justice today? But do you want to investigate any crimes?"

After hearing his question, I shook my head and said: "That's not the case, I just want to see how the Ministry of Punishment is governed under the leadership of the prime minister... Speaking of which, I just came from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Let's be clear."

"The Emperor Longwei is here, no one would dare to offend easily." Xue Xun said lightly.

I hummed, then looked around, then sat on his office chair and said, "You have been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a while, how do you feel?"

"Returning to the emperor, since the emperor issued a decree to reform the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, the efficiency of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs officials has improved a lot, and the accuracy of handling cases is also very good. It is really a blessing for the people." Xue Xun said.

I nodded and said again: "This can be considered a good thing, but since I came to the Ministry of Punishment last time, the position of secretary of the Ministry of Punishment has been supervised by the prime minister, but the prime minister is in charge of all civil and military officials, and there are many things. I am afraid that he cannot Concurrently. Xue Xun, you have been here for such a long time, do you think there is someone in this court who is qualified for the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment?"

Xue Xun looked at me in surprise after hearing my words, "What does the emperor mean?"

"I have no other intention." I said lightly, "I just really want to hear your true thoughts."

Xue Xun looked at me, lowered his eyes after a long time, and said with a wry smile on the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty, I have just entered the officialdom, and I am not very familiar with civil and military officials. I am afraid that I will not be able to be worthy of the emperor's love."

"I just want you to choose someone, not to let you be the minister. If you are not competent, just say it. I will forgive you." I tapped the table lightly with my hand and said lightly.

Xue Xun was silent for a while, then looked at me and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that officials from other provinces can take up the position of Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. As far as I know, there are many officials outside the capital with high reputations. Useful."

I raised my eyebrows and said: "Although it is possible to transfer officials from other provinces, it is difficult. You know, how important the post of Shangshu is. Officials waiting for this position in the capital can line up from the south gate to the north gate. Selected from other provinces, it is nothing more than a magistrate or governor. If it is an official below, it will jump a few levels. Even if I try my best to overcome all opinions, I am afraid that I will not be able to do well if I come to that position. Would that be a blessing for the people? .”

Xue Xun hesitated and said: "If the emperor can trust me, I will be willing to assist the new minister."

After hearing this, I smiled and said, "If I didn't trust you, why would I tell you these things?"

Xue Xun hurriedly thanked him, I asked him to stand up, and then said: "Then you write a booklet, and I will talk about it after I see the feasibility."

Xue Xun's face changed slightly, and then he responded with a wry smile.

I stood up and walked to him. Xue Xun lowered his head. I sighed and said, "If you think this is difficult or embarrassing, I won't force you."

Xue Xun looked up at me, smiled after a long time and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not, for the sake of the country and family, I will hand over this note, there is no such thing as reluctance."

I nodded, patted his shoulder, and said, "If you can think so, then I can rest assured." Xue Xun remained silent.

I know that Xue Qing is very powerful in the court, and he has many followers. I can get angry at them once, and reprimand them twice to weaken their rights, but if I do this for a long time, I will eventually cause trouble.I want to cultivate my own new forces, which will inevitably reduce their benefits. For example, when it comes to the selection of officials, Xue Qing must also want to let his own people enter the Ministry of Punishment to be the minister. For me, the easiest way is to Let Xue Xun write the booklet.

With such a sentence, I can get the person I want, and he won't be hated by Xue Qing.As for Xue Qing's followers, no matter how displeased they were, they would not dare to do anything to him because of Xue Qing and Xue Ruyu's face.

As for why Zhuo Lun was not allowed to participate in this matter, it was because Zhuo Wenjing was pregnant, and the Zhuo family was already attracting attention. If I gave them the position of Minister, I was afraid something would happen. That's why I thought of Xue Xun, Xue Xun In terms of Xunqi's identity, he has a kind heart. He wants to do something for the common people, so I brought this up, and he will agree after thinking about it.

It's just that this is embarrassing for him, after all Xue Qing and Xue Ruyu are his relatives.

Thinking about it this way, I feel a little indescribably complicated. I admire the person in front of me, regardless of his literary talents or his personality. If his surname is not Xue, I am afraid that he will have a better development.

Even if I want to eradicate the Xue family in the future, what should this person do?To kill or not to kill?It's really a headache.

Although I thought so in my heart, I didn't show anything on my face, but looking at this person's clear eyes, there was always an indescribable sigh, so I looked at Xue Xun and said with a smile: "Okay, let's not talk about these troubles. It's business, don't look at the case, go out with me for a walk."

Xue Xun looked at me and said, "I obey the order."

I smiled and said: "Don't talk about obeying the order, you are an ordinary person walking on the street, don't call me the emperor, I will call you Xue Xun, you can call me Huang San."

Xue Xun looked at me and smiled, then his eyes lightened slightly and said: "Since the emperor is out of the palace to relax, then the humble minister has a place to go, I wonder if the emperor can come."

"Oh? Where?" I suddenly asked with interest. Although I didn't intend to go out of the palace to play, it is also good to relieve my fatigue.

Xue Xun smiled mysteriously and said, "It's just on the outskirts of the city, but it's not far away."

"Long Live Lord..." Before I could speak, Yuan Bao called out worriedly from the side.

Xue Xun glanced at me, took a step back slightly, and looked a little surprised, probably because of his own proposal.

I glanced at Yuanbao, thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll go with you, but if it's a bad place, I'll punish you."

Xue Xundao: "This humble minister will definitely not disappoint the emperor's expectations."

I listened and looked at him and smiled.

After finishing speaking, Xue Xun hurriedly cleaned up the things on the table, put the file in the drawer and locked it, and then walked out with me. We didn't meet other officials along the way, which saved us a lot of trouble.

After walking out of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Xue Xun rented a carriage, bought some things and wrapped them up. I wanted to ride a horse, but Xue Xun and Yuan Bao disagreed. Xue Xun even said that he could not ride a horse. Seeing them like this, I Abandoned the idea.

Naturally Yuan Bao was driving the carriage outside, and I was sitting inside, Xue Xun was also going to sit outside, I said: "Xue Xun, let Yuan Bao drive the carriage, you and I can talk in the carriage." Xue Xun responded, Then before entering the carriage, he whispered a few words in Yuan Bao's ear. Yuan Bao glanced at me and agreed with a busy smile.

I think it's probably the travel route. Xue Xun probably didn't want me to know, so he didn't make a lot of noise. For me, I was really curious about that place in my heart.

The carriage moved away, and Xue Xun and I sat in the carriage silently, and the atmosphere was strange for no reason.

I watched what he wanted to say, but in the end he didn't say a word, just sat there so quietly, Xue Xun probably realized this problem, so he asked out of words: "Have you congratulated the emperor yet?" .”

I looked at him, thought for a while and said, "Does it mean that the queen is happy?"

Xue Xun nodded and said, "The emperor and the empress are deeply in love with each other, which is very enviable."

"I owe him a lot. This year, there are joys and sorrows. Rufei has a miscarriage and I feel bad. Fortunately, Zhuo Wenjing has another child." At this point, I fell silent and looked at him with a smile: "Say Come on, you are eighteen, and you don’t have any wives or concubines. Could it be that no one has proposed marriage? Or do you have someone you like, whose identities don’t match? If so, tell me, and I can propose a marriage for you.”

Xue Xun looked at me, his expression dazed for a while, and then he said lightly: "My minister thanked the emperor...it's just that I don't plan to get married yet."

I paused, and didn't ask him why he didn't think much about it, because Xue Xun is a smart person, and asking about many things is just to cause trouble for each other.

Seeing that I didn't speak, Xue Xun said again: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"What's the matter?" I raised my eyebrows.

"It's about the palace examination, about the result. I don't know what the final result will be?" Xue Xun smiled a little embarrassedly, as if he was a little embarrassed because of this question.

His face is three points similar to Xue Ruyu's, but four points more handsome than Xue Ruyu's. At this moment, when he smiled, he looked like a lotus flower in a pond. I squinted my eyes slightly. After a long time, I lowered my eyes and said lightly: "You What did you think at the time?"

"Weichen just said it casually."

"You said it so casually, but you said a champion." I smiled, and then said: "About that, in fact, the ending is very simple. The magistrate will kill the rich county magistrate and transfer the poor county magistrate to the county magistrate." In the rich county, the magistrate himself will make a plea for the crime, and go to be the magistrate of the poor county. Regarding the position of the magistrate, the court will send someone to do it...how do you think?"

Xue Xun looked a little dazed, and then said with a smile: "This ending is really unexpected."

"not good?"

"That's not the case, it's very good." Xue Xun said with a smile: "Although the magistrate of the poor county didn't know how to adapt, he was indeed a good official at that time. Poor counties, there will definitely become richer, and the magistrate will continue to be promoted in the future. As for the rich county magistrate, everyone knows that he is corrupt and perverts the law. If he is promoted, everyone will laugh and he will naturally die."

I hummed and agreed.

The magistrate of a rich county is mortal, no matter how rich he is as an official, the well-known corruption will naturally not keep him alive.He is also under the magistrate, with such a big corrupt official, the magistrate's hands and feet will not be clean, but if he pleads guilty and applies to go to the poor county on his own, that is another way of saying, he goes to the poor county, With his own contacts, even if there is no grass growing there, he will make every inch of land and gold if he thinks about it, and the poor county will definitely become rich, and whether he can be promoted in the future depends on his own luck.

In fact, this is also the fact that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. The magistrate is the one who knows how to be an official. He can see the officialdom clearly and can do it smoothly.

Just when I was thinking this way, the carriage was not going smoothly, stumbling, Xue Xun accidentally fell to the ground, I saw him and pulled him, and he hit my arms.

I froze for a moment, held his shoulder and didn't speak.