Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 372 A Little Too Much
Yang Yuan rushed over, knocked Zhang Mi to the ground with just one punch, and then sat on him.

In fact, Yang Yuan was holding back on his strength. He had to hit the target just right so as not to really kill the long-legged mantis.

So after knocking him down with one punch, Yang Yuan changed his fist to a palm.

"Pa pa pa pa", Yang Yuan slapped Dean Xuanzhi left and right, making him feel dizzy and screaming.

"How ridiculous! How ridiculous! How disgraceful! Pull him away!"

Qin Hui yelled in frustration.

Qin Hui came to Chengzhiyuan today because several sets of Song Dynasty historical materials compiled by Lin Yifei have been successfully completed.

All matters involving Qin Hui were tampered with or falsified.

The Southern Song Dynasty lasted only 27 years since its establishment, and Qin Hui served as prime minister for 19 years, including 18 years as the sole prime minister.

Therefore, almost all major events cannot avoid Qin Hui.

Under such circumstances, it was not easy to compile this set of things so that it could be seamless and stand up to scrutiny. But after several years, they finally completed it.

As long as what is passed down to future generations are the things compiled by them, Qin Hui will no longer have any stain on his name.

Nowadays, there are still many people secretly cursing Qin Hui, but thousands of years later, who will remember what he did?
Don't we still have to rely on the records in history books to judge him?

And this history book was written by Qin Hui's men.

Qin Hui came here to personally instruct Zhang Mi on matters such as subsequent printing, issuance, and storage.

As a result, before he could say a few words, a man suddenly ran out and started fighting with Zhang Mi. In such a hurry, Qin Hui couldn't tell who the man was.

After hearing the Privy Councilor's angry shout, several officials rushed forward and tried to pull Yang Yuan away.

Yang Yuan tried to block and kick, and stood up like a carp, and after a lot of struggling, he finally let go. The officials forcibly pulled him up from Zhang Mi's body.

"Don't stop me! I'm going to beat this beast to death!"

Yang Yuan yelled and waved his hands around.

The brim of Qin Hui's official hat was so long that it was hooked by Yang Yuan's fingers.

Then, the official hat on Qin Hui's head flew up with a "whoosh", spun several times in the air, and landed steadily on a bunch of flowers and trees!
Qin Hui was so angry that his face turned blue. He shouted angrily, "How dare you! Who are you to do this... Hmm? Yang Yuan!"

Qin Hui was stunned for a moment before he recognized Yang Yuan.

There was a clear shoe print on Lin Yifei's face. He said angrily, "You are so bold, so daring, so audacious! How dare you violate your superiors and beat up your superior!"

"What kind of superior is he? Pah! He's a beast in human clothing!"

Yang Yuan pointed at Zhang Mi, who was lying on the ground with stars in his eyes, and loudly accused people:

"This gentlemanly scoundrel actually coveted my woman. He first flirted with her with words, then moved his hands and feet. He even touched my woman's butt. This is intolerable!"

This sentence stunned Qin Hui and others at once. Hiss~ Is it so exciting?

The clerks and servants who were rushing over from all directions and preparing to rescue Zhang Mi also stopped in unison and pricked up their ears.

Qin Hui's face had become extremely ugly.

He knew that Zhang Mi could not control what was between his legs, but apart from his lustfulness, Qin Hui was very satisfied with other aspects of this person.

Whatever he was asked to do, Zhang Mi could handle it neatly, so he didn't care about any minor problems.

But... he molested other people's family members, which was a bit too much. Could it be that Zhang Mi had the same character as Cao Cao?

There is a newly published set of "Qu's Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in Qin Hui's signing room. He has read it and knows the joke about "Cao thief".

Qin Xi looked around and saw many clerks and runners gathered around him. He could not help but frowned and said in a deep voice: "Follow me, let's talk inside!"

After saying this, he turned around and walked towards the signing room of the dean of the imperial decree.

Several officials with disheveled hats and robes hurriedly helped the still dizzy Zhang Mi up. At this time, Zhang Mi's cheeks were red and swollen, like a pig's head.

Lin Yifei had a big footprint on his face but he was totally unaware of it. He waved his hand unhappily and said, "Disperse, disperse, disperse, all of you, don't you have anything to do? Disperse!"

Lin Yifei dismissed the clerks and runners, and several officials supported Zhang Mi and walked to the signing room.

Yang Yuan stared into the depths of a grove of flowers and trees, then dusted off his clothes, adjusted his hat, and walked calmly towards the signing room with a gait of a figure eight.

This time it’s a sure thing!
However, he didn’t expect Qin Hui to be there too, and the force of the beating in front of him seemed a bit too strong.

……

In the "Cicada Room" of the Speed ​​Machine Room, Xiao Luo stood among the crowd with a flushed face, describing the book vividly and gesticulating:
"At that time, the Prime Minister was also present, as were several high-ranking officials of the Privy Council, but Yang Chengzhi ignored them and rushed forward, grabbed Zhang Mi by the collar, and started thrashing him. He thrashed her so hard!"

"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise. Beating Shangguan was already impressive enough, and he did it in front of the Privy Councilor and a group of high-ranking officials. Could it be that Xiao Yang Chengzhi was so fierce?

Mr. Fan couldn't help but ask, "What happened next? When Yang Chengzhi beat up the dean of Xuanzhi in front of so many high-ranking officials, wasn't the Privy Councilor angry?"

Luo Tingxia said: "Of course I am angry, two officials from the Privy Council actually fought in public for a woman.

If this matter were to be made public, our Privy Council would become a laughing stock among all the departments of the imperial court. Wouldn't Prime Minister Qin feel ashamed?

Seeing that there were too many people in the courtyard, he asked Yang Chengzhi and Dean Zhang to go with him to the detention room to deal with them. "

When everyone heard that there was no further news, they felt very disappointed.

Luo Tingxia smiled complacently and said, "Don't you want to know what happened later?"

Wang Dashao was surprised: "Didn't they go to the signing room? Do you know what happened later?"

Luo Tingxia said proudly: "Others may not know, but how could I, who knows everything, not know? Later, Prime Minister Qin Shu asked about what happened. Yang Chengzhi said..."

Xiao Luo looked towards Xue Bingxin's signing room and said in a low voice, "Yang Chengzhi said that he and Deputy Chengzhi Xue had already secretly made a lifelong commitment.

Deputy Secretary Xue has now been removed from the palace, and will resign next year and become a woman of the Yang family..."

Everyone was shocked again after hearing this. They really didn't know that Xue Bingxin and Yang Yuan were together.

They didn't even know that Xue Bingxin had just been promoted to deputy secretary and was about to get married and leave the Privy Council.

Wen Tian's eyes lit up after hearing this. Once Deputy Secretary Xue left, perhaps everyone would have a chance to be promoted.

Then, as a receptionist, do I have a chance to move up to the position of secretary?
Sure enough, it’s easy to be an official following Yang Chengzhi!
Xiao Luo said: "It turns out that Envoy Qin has long known that Deputy Secretary Xue has been removed from the palace and will resign soon.

But he didn't know that Deputy Secretary Xue was Secretary Yang's woman.

In this situation, Dean Zhang was the first to insult Yang Chengzhi's woman, but Yang Chengzhi could have sued Dean Zhang and asked the superiors to administer justice.

He brazenly attacked and beat Shangguan in public, which had a very bad impact. This made Prime Minister Qin Shu very angry, and as a result..."

Xiao Luo dragged out the words and looked around, which made everyone annoyed.

Young Master Wang rolled up his sleeves and said anxiously, "What's the result? Tell us quickly, don't keep us in suspense."

Everyone urged him on.

Seeing that he had angered everyone, Xiao Luo did not dare to keep everyone waiting any longer, so he spread his hands and said, "In the end, Prime Minister Qin Shu can only give each of us fifty lashes.

Both Zhang Yuan and Yang Chengzhi were demoted. Zhang Mi, the president of Xuanzhi, was demoted to a "preparatory errand" and transferred to the "Ji Shang Ku" as a "supervising officer".

Yang Chengzhi was demoted to 'waiting for orders' and is now in charge of the east and west kitchens."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and the signing room fell silent for a moment.

The Privy Council has three positions specifically for reserve officials, namely "ready to serve", "ready to serve" and "ready to wait for service".

"Preparation for mission" is mainly used in the civil service sequence. Civil servants who have been demoted in the Privy Council and civil servants who have no suitable mission for the time being will be temporarily included in the ranks of "preparation for mission".

"Ready to be used" and "Ready to be at your service" are used in the military officer sequence.

Among them, "prepared to be used" and "prepared to be sent on a mission" also include demoted officials, but they are not necessarily demoted officials. They can also be officials to be selected.

As for "being ready to be ordered around", he must be a military officer who has made a mistake and been demoted.

Judging from the punishments received by Zhang Mi and Yang Yuan, Qin Hui obviously favored Zhang Mi.

Zhang Mi is now working as a supervisor at the "Jisangku", which is roughly equivalent to being the deputy director of the logistics department.

And Yang Yuan... is now the canteen director!
Everyone was silent for a while, and the secretary Zhang Fangxun couldn't help but sighed, "Yang Chengzhi is young and promising, and he really shouldn't be so impulsive. If he is really angry, he can report the matter to Zheng Ducheng and ask Zheng Ducheng to administer justice. Why does he have to hit him?

Or in front of the Privy Councilor, oh, there is such a bright future, why bother coming here? "

Clerk Guo Bochuan agreed and said, "That's right, my family opened a restaurant and my wife is the manager.

There was a drunk customer who got really drunk and pinched her butt, and I didn't say anything.

I followed him when he left, put a sack on him, dragged him into the alley and beat him. Yang Chengzhi is still too young..."

Before Guo Bochuan could finish his words, the door of Xue Bingxin's signing room suddenly opened.

Xue Bingxin walked out of the room with a calm face, but her eyes were red and there seemed to be traces of tears.

Fan Jiang, Wang Yeran and others hurriedly bowed and said, "Deputy Xue, please accept my order."

Xue Bingxin nodded, but didn't say anything and walked straight over.

Everyone looked at her back. Although she was wearing a female official robe modified from a male official robe, it was not as slim-fitting as ordinary women's clothing, but...

Well, no wonder Dean Zhang, just look at that butt, who wouldn’t want to pinch it?
If I were the dean, I would do the same.

Zhang Fangxun shook his head and said, "It was nothing that Yang Chengzhi beat Dean Zhang.

But he did it in front of Qin Shuxiang, which was a slap in Qin Shuxiang's face.

From now on, I’m afraid he will never be able to make a name for himself again.”

"That's all bullshit!"

Mr. Fan sneered disdainfully: "If Yang Chengzhi passes the imperial examination next spring, he will have to switch from military to civil service.

So what if Prime Minister Qin Shu is still able to suppress him?

"Do you think those civil servants who have their eyes on the top of their heads will take the records of our military officials seriously, no matter whether they are meritorious or guilty?"

……

At this time, Zheng Yuandong found Qin Hui's signing room.

Qin Hui was the Privy Councilor, and under him were a series of officials including the Deputy Privy Councilor, the Co-Director of the Privy Council, and the Signatory of the Privy Council.

Further down are the next level institutions of the Privy Council: the Chengzhisi, Xuanzhiyuan, Jianxusi, Bianxiusi, Piercingsi, etc.

The Chengzhisi has twenty-five departments under it, which is the subordinate agency responsible for national military affairs.

The Speed ​​Room is just one of the twenty-five rooms in the Privy Council.

However, the Speed ​​​​Room is also the only national intelligence agency among the "Twenty-five Privy Council Rooms".

Moreover, the Machine Speed ​​Room is directly responsible for the emperor. If there is any matter, it can report directly to the emperor without going through the officials of the Privy Council, so its status is transcendent.

Therefore, Zheng Yuandong has a say in front of Qin Hui.

Zheng Yuandong said, "Envoy Qin, my machine speed room was demoted according to the imperial decree, but Envoy Qin didn't even say hello to me first, which makes it very difficult for me to do my job!"

Qin Xi sneered and said, "Zheng Ducheng, your subordinates broke into the Xuanzhi Court and beat the president of Xuanzhi Court in public. This envoy and a group of officials were there, but he turned a blind eye. This makes it very difficult for this envoy to do his job!"

Zheng Yuandong said: "Yang Yuan is in charge of the Chanzifang, and the Chanzifang manages all the external spies of our Song Dynasty. I believe Qin Shushi is also aware of how important this position is.

Now that Yang Yuan has been demoted to the East and West Kitchens, if there are any mistakes in my foreign affairs espionage, how should I explain to the emperor?"

Qin Hui said disdainfully: "Since Yang Yuan entered my Privy Council, how many days has he been on duty? The Chanzifang has been doing fine.

What if Yang Yuan is gone now? Zheng Ducheng, you are exaggerating, aren't you? "

Zheng Yuandong said: "Since Yang Yuan entered the speed room, he has not been on duty much, but he knows how to use people well.

There is not a single mediocre person in the Chanzi Room, especially the Deputy Secretary Xue Bingxin, who manages the affairs of the Chanzi Room in an orderly manner, so that nothing goes wrong."

Qin Hui smiled: "Zheng Ducheng, you didn't come here to protect Yang Yuan, but to protect Xue Bingxin, right?"

Zheng Yuandong said: "I don't care who I protect or not. Everything is for the normal operation of the machine room."

Qin Hui said decisively: "Xue Bingxin, as the deputy secretary of the Chanzi Office, actually became the woman of the secretary Yang Yuan. What are they trying to do? Are they running a husband-and-wife business?

They committed such a big crime right under your nose, Zheng Ducheng, and you still want to protect her? Impossible!

Since she has been expelled from the palace and has been having an affair with Yang Yuan, she must leave the machine room as soon as possible. Unless..."

Zheng Yuandong asked: "Unless what?"

Qin Xi said: "Unless she is willing to sign a 'letter of pledge' to sever all ties with Yang Yuan from now on, and have no further connection with him in this life, and you, Zheng Ducheng, will be the guarantor.

Well, considering that the Mechanical Speed ​​Office is in need of personnel, I, the Privy Councilor, may as well make special arrangements and allow her to stay in the position and promote her to a higher rank, to the position of Imperial Secretary. Is that all right?"

Zheng Yuandong was silent for a moment, and said: "In this case, I can try to persuade her. However, even so, the Speed ​​​​Room is now in urgent need of capable personnel.

After Yang Yuan left, I am even more stretched and urgently need more manpower. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, I will be held responsible for failing to live up to your trust."

Qin Hui said coldly: "Your Speed ​​Room has always been responsible for the transfer and appointment of personnel. Why do you need to ask this envoy for instructions?"

Zheng Yuandong said: "The people I want to appoint this time are not the subordinate officials of my Mechanical Speed ​​Office. Without the transfer order of the Privy Council, I cannot transfer them."

Qin Hui frowned and asked, "Where does Zheng Ducheng want to select officials from?"

"Imperial City Division."

Qin Hui thought about it and realized that the Imperial City Bureau was also not under his control and was also the eyes and ears of the emperor.

Transferring them back and forth is just like robbing Peter to pay Paul. It is neither good nor bad for me.

At the moment, although Yang Yuan was wrong, it was understandable because it was his woman who was humiliated.

If a man is willing to swallow his anger even when his woman is insulted, he will be despised by the world.

Since ancient times, the hatred of having one's father killed, the resentment of having one's wife taken away, the enslavement of one's country destroyed, and the resentment of having one's family exterminated have been called the "four irreconcilable enemies."

In the Book of Rites, Confucius said that if there is an irreconcilable feud, no matter if it happens in the market or in the court, you should not quarrel if you can still fight. If you don't fight on the spot, but go home to get a knife first, then you are a grandson.

Therefore, public opinion is on Yang Yuan's side.

I have now severely punished Yang Yuan and lightly punished Zhang Mi, which is already unfair, but Zheng Yuandong has endured it, so I cannot go any further.

Otherwise, if he goes to the government to file a complaint against me, it would not be appropriate.

Thinking of this, Qin Hui took out a formal official letter of transfer order and asked, "Who do you want to transfer from the Imperial City Office?"

Zheng Yuandong said in a deep voice: "The head of the Imperial City Division, Kou Heiyi, and the officers Guo Xuzhi and Yuan Chengju!"

Qin Xi drooped his eyelids and quickly wrote down the names of these people.

Zheng Yuandong looked at him, a hint of a hidden smile suddenly flashing across his lips.

Yang Yuan saw that he was about to give up his military career and pursue literature in order to take the civil service exam.

He is Jie Yuan Gong. In the 25th year of Shaoxing, there is a high probability that he is one of the successful candidates in the imperial examination.

It is not a loss to use Yang Yuan, who will definitely be transferred within half a year, in exchange for Qin Hui's cooperation and transfer in three capable generals.

But... there is also Xue Bingxin.

These days, "Chan Zi Fang" is actually hosted by Xue Bingxin.

Zheng Yuandong saw her ability. As for this person, Zheng Yuandong loved her talent and was reluctant to let her go.

After Qin Hui finished writing the transfer order and stamped it with the seal, Zheng Yuandong took the transfer order, left the signing room, and rushed to the "Chanzi Room".

The last time Yang Yuan injured his leg, Zheng Yuandong went to visit him. I remember there was a pretty girl beside him, and she seemed to be his fiancée.

So, he is engaged? Yang Yuan already has a wife, so Xue Bingxin has no chance.

One is the head of the house and is in charge of the imperial edicts. The other is Madam Ru, who is of a humble status. Is there any need to choose?

I should be able to convince her to stay in the "Chan Zi Fang" and completely cut ties with Yang Yuan, right?
(End of this chapter)