What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 59 Go Kill Su Mo (Please Read On)
Changping government office, inner residence!
Xue Shan refused to believe that such timeless poems could have been written by a mere clerk.

The question is, how did such a masterpiece reach Su Mo's ears, while no one else had ever heard of it?

Totally unreasonable!
Whether it's imperial power or the path of immortality.

Ultimately, this world belongs to scholars!

Scholars and intellectuals are the true class that governs the world!

When a masterpiece is published, scholars talk about it with great relish, and it naturally spreads by word of mouth, reaching the world at an astonishing speed!
How could a masterpiece that even a proper scholar like Xue Shan had never heard of have fallen into Su Mo's hands!

Just as Xue Shan was about to go to his study to reread the ancient classics and see if he had missed anything.

Suddenly, a servant announced that Dong Yangrong had something to ask of him!

Xue Shan was taken aback.

I just told him to organize today's case files, how come he found San Tang already?

Although the Houya Santang was part of the county government, it was the inner residence of the county magistrate's family.

Outsiders would not easily set foot here unless it was for something urgent.

Xue Shan, suspicious, had someone invite Dong Yangrong in.

Upon seeing Xue Shan, Dong Yangrong said in a strange voice, "Master Dong, the Embroidered Uniform Guard has arrived!"

Xue Shan's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief: "What?"

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard has arrived?"

Dong Yangrong nodded emphatically: "Here we are!"

"The person is waiting at the front office!"

He swallowed hard and emphasized, "It's a red-clad captain! He's carrying a centurion's token!"

"Chen Qianyu needs to be taken to the police station to assist with the investigation!"

Xue Shan was dumbfounded and speechless for a long time!

How long has it been!

All told, it's only about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, right?
Xue Shan instantly imagined Su Mo heading to the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

The whole process is as follows.

Su Mo left the county government office and hurried to the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) headquarters.

Then, he went directly to Lin Moyin, the centurion, and said, "Sir, please go to the yamen and fetch someone for me!"

Lin Moyin: "Okay!"

Then, the red-clad captain took the centurion's token and quickly went to the yamen to arrest the man!

……

Although the scene that came to mind was quite surreal.

But Xue Shan never imagined there were other possibilities!
It takes about half an incense stick's time to go from the county government office to the centurion's office and then back to the county government office!
Magistrate Xue, as steady and reliable as an old dog.

I couldn't help but blurt out "Holy crap!"
This must be the imperial court's centurion office, not Su Mo's centurion office.

Everyone thought that Lin Moyin, the centurion, was a sixth-rank official!
However, Xue Shan was well aware that the Changping County Hundred-Household Office was a high-ranking military post with a size of six or seven hundred people. When necessary, it had the authority to oversee the Hundred-Household Offices of several nearby counties!
Lin Moyin, holding the honorary title of fifth rank, was theoretically on par with the deputy commander of a thousand households!
Xue Shan took a deep breath.

A look of shock involuntarily appeared in his eyes!

This Su Mo's connections within the Embroidered Uniform Guard system are ten times deeper than I imagined!
No wonder she dared to confront the Cao family head-on, even as a woman!
……

Inside the office of the historian.

Ma Yingshi looked at his advisor Du Zhongbai with a shocked expression: "The Embroidered Uniform Guard has come to take someone away?"

Du Zhongbai's expression was solemn: "Yes!"

"Luo Lie had just brought the person back when the Imperial Guards arrived, demanding that Chen Qianyu be taken to the garrison!"

"Magistrate Xue has agreed!"

Ma Yingshi's expression became uncertain!
A high-ranking official of the imperial court was no match for a lowly servant!
The concubine's cousin was beaten to death in court.

How could Ma Yingshi possibly swallow this insult!

The consequences of losing power were immediate.

The official residence was empty all day long; you could hardly see a ghost!
Not to mention the clerks and servants of the Six Offices and Two Classes who came to greet him, even the jailers and servants of the prison ignored him, his superior!
I thought that Su Mo's woman had offended the Cao family and was definitely doomed this time.

Even the county magistrate dared not offend the Cao family!
Ma Yingshi thought to himself that he would make Chen Qianyu suffer greatly now that she had fallen into his hands.

Not only can it vent one's anger, but it might also allow one to get in touch with the Cao family through this matter!
The result was completely unexpected.

The Imperial Guards have intervened!

Seeing that Ma Yingshi's expression was uncertain and he hadn't spoken for a long time, Du Zhongbai hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Master, what should we do now?"

Ma Yingshi opened his mouth, as if he wanted to curse.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back, his brows furrowed as he looked at Du Zhongbai: "Mr. Du, what do you think?" Du Zhongbai gritted his teeth and said, "My lord should not make an enemy of that clerk!"

Ma Yingshi clenched his fist involuntarily: "Does the gentleman think that even the Cao family can't deal with that clerk?"

"Cao Sanjiang used to be the Imperial Censor!"

Du Zhongbai shook his head: "In my opinion, the Cao family is all bark and no bite!"

"In order to swindle money, they have disregarded all shame, colluding with gangsters and even sending their old servants to personally intervene. It is clear that they have reached the end of their rope!"

"That Su Mo has an extremely powerful background, capable of getting the Embroidered Uniform Guard to take action. It would be unwise to make an enemy of him!"

He paused, looked directly at Ma Yingshi, and said earnestly, "Regardless of whether he can defeat the Cao family."

"If the Master were to intervene, I fear..."

Ma Yingshi waved his hand to interrupt Du Zhongbai, his face bitter: "How could I not understand this principle!"

"but……"

"Even if I don't intervene, once those clerks gain power, will they let me go?"

He's simply bad, not stupid!

A fool can't become an official!

Don't assume that villains are necessarily stupid!
Du Zhongbai frowned and thought for a moment: "In my opinion, Su Mo, although he has achieved success at a young age, is not an arrogant or foolish person."

“To exterminate Dong Weng would not do much good except to establish authority.”

"In fact, he has already established his power and position. The next step is to build up his team and truly seize control of the bureaucratic class!"

Ma Yingshi nodded: "Continue!"

Du Zhongbai then said, "Does the Master have two strategies?"

"One strategy: to curry favor with Su Mo..."

Ma Yingshi snorted and interrupted him: "What is the second strategy?"

Du Zhongbai sighed inwardly and could only say, "Second strategy: send a letter to Yong'an and try to transfer him away from Changping!"

Ma Yingshi frowned and pondered for a long time before finally sighing, "It seems that this is the only way!"

Giving in to Su Mo is indeed a very likely way to survive in Changping County!
The problem is, he's an official, while Su Mo is a clerk!
He understood Du Zhongbai's thoughts.

However, different perspectives naturally lead to different ideas.

He was young, had connections in the prefecture, and his ambitions certainly went beyond being a lowly minor official!

If you give in to the clerks, how can you advance further in the future?
Ma Yingshi's gaze fell on Du Zhongbai, and he suddenly said, "Mr. Du, with your talent and learning, it is indeed a waste for you to follow me!"

"If you are willing to leave with me, I will be delighted."

"If you wish to remain in Changping, I will write to Su Mo. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Du Zhongbai was immediately taken aback.

After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and bowed deeply to Ma Yingshi: "This student will leave everything to Master Ma!"

Ma Yingshi suddenly lost interest, waved his hand, and said indifferently, "You can go out now!"

Du Zhongbai bowed to Ma Yingshi again and left the office of the historian with a complicated expression.

……

Cao Mansion.

Cao Sanjiang was once a high-ranking official of the second rank, serving as Censor-in-Chief and Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.

Upon hearing this news...

His face suddenly darkened, and he slammed the exquisite teacup in his hand heavily onto the ground!

"I'm furious! How dare these lowly clerks and servants bully me!"

His eyes flashed with a fierce light as he looked at the old man standing beside him with his head bowed, and he sneered, "Go and kill that clerk!"

"I... this old man will see what a mere commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard can do to me!"

The mighty Cao family, how could they be intimidated by a mere sixth-rank Jinyiwei commander?

How can anyone believe he still has the ability to recover!

The Cao family cannot back down, nor can they afford to!

A successful reinstatement requires not only money but also a good reputation.

Not fearing the power of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, their lackeys and lapdogs, is precisely the best reputation one can have!

The old man nodded expressionlessly: "Understood, sir!"

Brothers, please read on! Please read on! Please read on!

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