Minister

121【Seven years of Jiankang】

"My lord!" Chen Hu whispered: "It's hard to say, you should go back home."

When I arrived at the door of the house, I saw Tang He walking at the door: "Ouch! My Lord Wei, you are here!"

Wei Chi went in without knowing it, and inevitably became more anxious: "What's the matter? You guys are talking about it!"

"Aren't you outside the city? Yesterday was the first day of the big exam, and you caught a dishonest guy! It was already a big enough thing, but the bastard gave several people out before he even went to prison!"

A very bad premonition rose in Wei Chi's heart.

"...The boy from the Tan family has also been implicated, and is now in jail!"

Du Yun's fiancée Tan's family has only one male, and that is her brother—Wei Chi was stunned when he thought of this.

"..."

"Because of Du Yun's matter, their family was also in the capital, his parents cried and passed out on the spot, and his sister stumbled to beg me." Tang He blushed with anxiety.

Wei Chi took a deep breath: "...let's talk when we come in."

Tan's body was still covered with sackcloth, and she was even more haggard than the first time Wei Chi saw her. Seeing Wei Chi coming in, she no longer cared about the rules, stood up and knelt on the ground with a plop: "My lord! Wei lord!! Help! Save my brother, he was wronged!"

"Don't cry! Don't cry!" Wei Chi hurriedly ordered Zhu'er to help her up: "General Tang told me, I will try my best to find a way."

Mrs. Tan was sobbing: "My brother is the only man in our family. He is an honest man...My lord, my lord, he was wronged!"

Wei Chi felt that his heart was pulled by the crying.

"Du Yun is our best brother, we all treat you as our sister-in-law, don't say such unreasonable things. This is my maid, you go to rest with her first, I will rush to the examination room." Wei Chi said Immediately go to change the official uniform.

Wei Chi rushed to the examination room non-stop. The examination room was full of people from the Ministry of Rites. Wei Chi first went to find the heads of the Imperial College.The replies of several people were roughly the same as what Tang He said - a Jiangxi examinee was caught and entrained shortly after entering the examination room yesterday.There are three gates outside the examination room, and even the soles of the shoes have to be checked. Such a large piece of paper has slipped in, and the content contained is still the examination paper!The invigilator panicked on the spot, even people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple came, and the emperor knew about it.The Jiangxi examinee peed his pants on the spot and confessed to several accomplices. Of course he must be arrested for such a big matter, not to mention these examinees, the two servants of the Ministry of Rites were escorted at home.

Wei Chi was shocked: "Why didn't you tell me!"

"It will take a day to deliver the letter!" A chief Xu argued.

Only then did Wei Chi realize that this is not an official document, and it cannot be delivered at night: "I'm confused, I'm confused, is Master Lin here?"

Lin Xiao, Minister of Rites.

"The assistant minister has been detained, he must be here!" Several Xu Chang whispered: "Master Wei, it is a good thing that our Imperial College is on duty this time, and in the past we always have to rub against the invigilator room, if that happens, we will be miserable Thanks to the fact that we are all on foreign business this year, you see, we are the only ones who haven't changed places yet, those from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy have all turned around!"

"Hmm, um." Wei Chi pondered in his heart: "Don't panic, when other adults ask you, just say that I have returned from vacation, and if you have anything to do, you can find me at the Imperial College." Wei Chi thought about the people he knew... Minister of the Ministry Liu Min!I have the letter he wrote to Geng Zhuqiu in my hand!

Wei Chi left the examination room in a hurry, ran back home alone, and found the letter he received in Fengyi in his study.

This is the only person Wei Chi can turn to now, at most he has heard about him, will he recommend Lin Xiao for him?

Wei Chi sighed.

Thanks to Wei Chi's timely arrival, the official servant was about to go home, and Wei Chi almost stopped his sedan chair.

"You are?" Liu Min was surprised.

"The next official is... Guozijian's sacrificial wine, Wei Chi." Wei Chi panted heavily.

"I'm rude, I'm rude." Liu Min didn't know Wei Chi, but as a person who had been in the official department for more than 20 years, Liu Min still planned to work overtime and let him into the yamen.

"This..." Wei Chi himself also felt very abrupt: "Can we go to Mr. Liu's house to have a talk?"

Liu Min obviously hesitated, Wei Chi gritted his teeth, and handed over the letter.

"...You!" Liu Min did not expect that the secret letter he wrote to Geng Zhuqiu would be in the hands of this person.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, I do have a merciless request! My lord, please forgive me!"

The gate of the palace was indeed not a place to talk, so Liu Min could only say, "Master Wei, don't be too anxious, go to my house first, I'll be there later."

It was almost night when Wei Chi waited in the Liu Mansion until Liu Min came back. Liu Min patted the anxious young man on the shoulder: "Master Wei, you can't help with this matter, you go back."

"Lord Liu!" Wei Chi knelt down: "The examinee's younger sister has already guarded the family. If her brother is also beheaded now, what hope does the family have? Her husband is one of the righteous men , if he has knowledge under the spring, we will wait... How can we wait for love..."

Seeing Wei Chi kowtow, Liu Min sighed deeply: "Since you are willing to take out this letter, you have made up your mind to ask me to help you with this? How are you sure I will help you?"

"Your official is not sure. After all, my lord has never met my lord, so it's understandable not to help me... It's just that this is a matter of the widow of my best friend, and I should do it even if I know it. I hope that Lord Liu will sympathize with Du The general has dedicated himself to the country, and sympathizes with the Tan family's suffering!"

"Master Wei, you are too young. Even if I can introduce you to Master Lin, are you sure that Master Lin will help you?"

"..."

"Get up..." Liu Min rubbed his forehead: "Master Wei just came to beg me because I am the Minister of the Ministry of Officials? You don't think that the people in the Ministry of Officials can really do anything, right?"

"Master Liu... is someone I can only count as an acquaintance. General Geng knows that Master Liu is a man who saves people in danger... That's why I came here rashly. Please forgive me."

"I will not recommend Lin Xiao to you." Liu Min thought for a long time.

"grown ups!"

Liu Min suddenly smiled: "...Yes, you are indeed very similar to Ming Yan."

"……grown ups"

"Get up first," Liu Min pointed to Wei Chi's position: "Sit down, not all the people in the officialdom are like what you think, you go ask, if you ask sincerely, they will help. I know Lin Xiao well." Yes, he will never help you this time, not to mention helping you, maybe he is waiting for you to find him. Think about it, why didn’t the people from the Imperial College tell you about such a big thing? Why did you come back The people who begged you to tell you when you came to the capital? The two directors of the Imperial College are older than me. Will they tolerate you over their heads? It is necessary to send people from the Guozijian to the supervision field. I don’t need to say this. You also knew it when you took the exam a few years ago. Thanks to you, the people from the Guozijian were sent to the outfield. It is your luck to encounter such a thing this time, but don't forget that if there is no such thing, the power that those two old men have worked hard for several years to win can be generously given up by you this time. After you went out, do you think they hate you? Looking back, you said, the Ministry of Rites must have been involved in this matter, the problem was caused by them, the field was supervised by them, and the Imperial Academy was at best just a coordinator. They just can't find anyone to apportion the crime, isn't it a good time for you to take advantage of it? Do you think that under such a situation, your secretary will help you? Lin Xiao will help you?"

"..." Wei Chi lowered his head: "Du Yun is the savior of the lower official, this life was given by him, and I will give it back to him if it succeeds or not."

"Your Majesty knows about this matter, and it will be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate two days after the exam. From my experience as an official, let alone those examinees this time, even the Ministry of Rites Those high-ranking officials may not be able to keep them, Lord Wei, who can you keep Lin Xiao who is so hard to keep himself? Do you know... how deep is the water in the court?"

The sun gathers the last ray of light, and the sky is dark.

When Wei Chi walked out of Liu's mansion, he remembered the last sentence Liu Min asked him - do you think that Mr. Tan you wanted to save was really wronged?

Was he really wronged?

Wei Chi asked himself this way.

What can be done and what can't be done?

What is the intention?

Wei Chi returned to his house in a daze, and Zhu'er greeted him first: "Master, Mrs. Tan and General Tang are still here, have you eaten yet, Master?"

"Did they eat it?"

"I haven't eaten yet."

"Let's eat together."

Before Wei Chi could reach the hall, Tang He had already run out: "How is it? Hey... I kept crying and crying until I couldn't stand it. Now my lady comes and stays with her first."

There were four people at a table, and Zhu'er brought out the heated dishes.

Mrs. Tan didn't even eat, she looked at Wei Chi, hesitant to speak, Mrs. Tang was embarrassed by the scene, and hurriedly brought a bowl of rice: "Ms. We haven’t eaten yet, so everyone should eat something first to gain strength.”

"Yes yes yes!" Tang He also picked up a bowl of rice and stuffed it into Wei Chi's hand: "Eat! Eat!"

Wei Chi swallowed a mouthful of food with difficulty: "I went to see Master Liu Min, about this matter... I will ask about it later."

"This is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials!" Tang He said to Tan Shi: "The second in command of the Ministry of Officials is a person who has weight in front of the emperor!"

"Mr. Tan is a lucky person. This kind of small disaster will pass! Eat... Ah!" Mrs. Tang also chimed in.

Wei Chi saw that the already haggard woman wiped away the tears on her face with difficulty, then picked up the bowl, and began to eat in big mouthfuls.The emerald green bracelet shone dimly, leaving Wei Chi speechless for a moment.

The first time I saw her, she was in the mourning hall of Du's family. As far as I know, this Tan family didn't know Du Ran before, so Du Ran asked herself to retire on his behalf, but she insisted on refusing to allow it. Chi knew that this was a sacrifice she made for the family.But today, before the filial cloth on her body could be removed in the future, something like this happened to her again.

Was Mr. Tan really wronged?

Wei Chi knew that it was impossible for him to ask in this life.

Resentment...resentment for her unworthy brother, resentment for Du Ran.

It's you guys who made this teenage girl bear such a heavy burden, how can I help her...

The next day, Wei Chi still went to Lin Xiao's house, but Lin Xiao was not there, but apparently he had given orders, and he 'coincidentally' came back shortly after Wei Chi was seated.

"An eventful autumn, an eventful autumn..." Lin Xiao smiled amusedly: "I disturbed Master Wei's vacation."

"No, it's because most of the lower officials have neglected their duties." Wei Chi hurriedly saluted.

After taking his seat, Wei Chi asked doubtfully, "Has Mr. Lin seen anyone from the Imperial Academy?"

"Oh!" Lin Xiao said with a smile: "This matter has been handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, and there will naturally be a conclusion in the future."

"Already handed over to the Ministry of Punishment?" Wei Chi didn't panic: "Yesterday, I heard that Mr. Lin approached Si Ye of the Imperial Academy to discuss this matter."

Lin Xiao couldn't help laughing.

"Master Lin," Wei Chi said solemnly, "The servants of the Ministry of Rites are all at home now, and the Imperial College will not show mercy. This matter must be thoroughly investigated."

Lin Xiao secretly wondered, not knowing why he said this, and why he never mentioned the matter of pleading.

After Wei Chi left, it was only in the afternoon that someone told him that Wei Chi went to see Liu Min as soon as he returned to Beijing yesterday. It was strange that Liu Min actually met him and kept him very late.Knowing this, Lin Xiao was shocked, thinking about Liu Min's behavior these years, wondering what he was going to do with Wei Chi.

When Lin Xiao was surprised, Wei Chi was drinking tea with the two Siye in the Imperial College, Wei Chi didn't say anything about business, just exchanging greetings.The two Siye went in without knowing it, and when Wei Chi went back, they each found out that Wei Chi had met Lin Xiao.

Could it be that Lin Xiao has not sold the benefit to Wei Chi privately as promised?

Thinking of Lin Xiao's character, the two Siye couldn't help but think that way.

When Wei Chi returned home, Yiqing was waiting at the door: "Master Wei...General Tang and his wife have gone back for now, but..."

"Just what?"

"Ms. Tan is still here... this... doesn't seem so good."

"..." Wei Chi looked back at him: "What do you want to say?"

"I……"

Wei Chi walked sideways: "Where's Zhu'er?"

Zhu'er hurried over and knelt down: "Master!"

"I asked you to accompany Mrs. Tan, what are you doing in the outer hall?"

"...Master, I...I."

"Don't let me find out that there is a second time!" Wei Chi walked into the door coldly.

After entering the house, Wei Chi didn't care about changing his official uniform, poured himself a bowl of water, drank it, thinking about Mrs. Tan in the garden, and didn't know how he would answer her.In the end, Wei Chi mustered up the courage to walk to the backyard.

"Madam Tan," Wei Chi said, "Madam Tan, Madam Tan?"

"Ah?" Tan plucked the bangs in front of her forehead, and retreated from the bridge: "Master Wei is back..."

"Madam Tan, please sit down." Wei Chi felt that she had a strange expression, and hurriedly led her into the pavilion: "I haven't even finished the exam today, so some things can't be rushed... Madam Tan, if you trust me, I will definitely do my best .”

"It's hard work... Mr. Wei."

"... Mrs. Tan is also from the south, right?" Wei Chi felt that he had to talk about something else: "It's a good place over there. After this incident is over, Mrs. Tan will go back and take care of her parents."

"I'm not going back, I'm the daughter-in-law of the Du family, so I naturally want to stay in Beijing..."

"...cough, Du Yun asked me to come to you just to find you a good home, why is Mrs. Tan doing this?"

"...you men... don't understand." Tan suddenly sighed: "Can my brother survive this time? My life is over. If he doesn't survive, our family will be over."

"There is nothing that cannot be restarted, you have to open up a little bit!" Wei Chi didn't know how to comfort her: "I still understand some things, this world is indeed like this, but there is no need to take into account the world's vision to make yourself more bitter."

Tan's tears flowed down again: "I am the daughter of a concubine, and I thought it would be my blessing to marry the Du family... Even if I don't have a husband, it is my blessing to serve the two old people for the rest of my life. But where? I know, this happened again. I thought about it before, my father is getting old, so why not come to the capital, so that the two families can take care of each other, I get married, my brother takes a scientific examination, and there is a double happiness, how do I know... How do you know?"

Wei Chi hesitated for a moment, then took his own handkerchief and stuffed it into Mrs. Tan's hand: "It will be fine, it will be fine." Wei Chi looked at her, thinking that she was two years younger than him, but at this moment it seemed that she was already Ten years older than when I last saw her.

Just as she was talking, Zhu'er suddenly ran in: "Master, someone wants to see you."

Wei Chi gave her a wink, and Zhu'er hurried over: "Go and stay with Mrs. Tan, and stay close."

Pearl quickly responded, and ran towards the pavilion.

Wei Chi wondered who would be visiting, but when he got to the outer hall, he saw a tall woman of a different race—Alkey?

Alkey ignored Wei Chi's surprise, and bowed respectfully: "Master Wei, is he busy recently?"

Only then did Wei Chi realize that he had forgotten the lunch that Saul Hahan had mentioned, so he could only say awkwardly, "I do have some business, sorry."

"The contract will be signed at the end of this month, which means ten days."

"Please wait a little longer," Wei Chi touched the tip of his nose: "It is indeed some tricky business."

Alkey looked at Wei Chi meaningfully, and Wei Chi really couldn't take the time to think about what she meant.

"see a visitor out."