I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Ning Zhiyuan's kneeling immediately caused everyone in the hall to change their expressions.

Jiang Yuan asked himself, even if it was him, if he was kicked down and then humiliated in public, would he be able to kneel down and admit his mistake as quickly and decisively as Ning Zhiyuan?

After thinking for a long time, Jiang Yuan sighed slightly. Ning Zhiyuan is indeed a character.

But there is an enemy like this that is really difficult to deal with.

"My dear Ning, please get up." Duanmu Yuanchen just spoke quietly, neither saying that Ning Zhiyuan was wrong nor that he was not wrong.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ning Zhiyuan patted his official robe and turned to look at Jiang Yuan, his face already filled with shame. "Thank you, Lord Jiang, for your words of advice today. From now on, I will reflect on myself carefully."

After saying this, Ning Zhiyuan turned around and bowed to Duanmu Yuanchen again: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"explain."

"Your Majesty, Lord Jiang has already demonstrated his unwavering loyalty, fairness, and fearlessness of power during his first appearance at court today. This has deeply shocked me. Upon reflection, I realize I'm not the only one in the court who has become complacent. Therefore, I boldly request Your Majesty to allow Lord Jiang to oversee all officials and rectify the atmosphere within the bureaucracy. This will surely bring about a new look for both the court and the people."

After Ning Zhiyuan finished speaking, everyone looked strange.

What's wrong with this old fox today? Did he take the wrong medicine?

He is almost pointing at your nose and scolding you. It would be fine if you didn't refute or retaliate, but why are you proposing to give him a promotion?

Even Duanmu Yuanchen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at Jiang Yuan with a smile on his face: "What do you think, my dear Jiang?"

Jiang Yuan looked at Ning Zhiyuan deeply. He was now in a difficult situation.

Who said that Ning Zhiyuan helped him get promoted out of kindness, and who said that Ning Zhiyuan did not retaliate?

Isn't this revenge?

To put it nicely, it's called supervising all officials, but to put it bluntly, this is blatant isolation!

To give a simple example, who would play with someone who likes to tell tales to the teacher when they are in school?

As long as Jiang Yuan agreed, he would have been standing in opposition to all the officials, and these people would unconsciously move closer to Ning Zhiyuan.

"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate!"

As a voice sounded, everyone looked sideways, even Jiang Yuan stared at the person who spoke in astonishment.

It wasn't Chen Liu, nor was it the Prince's Grand Tutor Zhou Chen or Lu Fang, but an old fellow that Jiang Yuan would never have thought of...

Lift!

"Your Majesty, although Lord Jiang is very talented, he lacks experience and is unlikely to be promoted to such an important position. I ask Your Majesty to hand over this important task to Lord Ning."

Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes and stood there without saying a word. Ning Zhiyuan was not a good person, and the same was true for Yang Cheng. Moreover, the two of them had a grudge against each other, so he would never be so kind as to help him. However, it was not clear what his plan was.

Duanmu Yuanchen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, glanced at Chen Liu. Chen Liu, who had already reacted, immediately shook his head slightly.

"We'll discuss this later, but let's get down to business first. Does anyone have anything to report?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an official from the Ministry of War stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"News from the border: food and fodder are running low..."

Less than half an hour later, as Duanmu Yuanchen dismissed the court, Jiang Yuangang turned around and left, and saw Ning Zhiyuan walking towards him with a smile.

"Lord Ning, do you have something to talk to me about?" Jiang Yuan also smiled.

Ning Zhiyuan smiled and nodded. "Thanks to Lord Jiang's frank words today, I am deeply grateful for waking me up. I wonder if Lord Jiang is free today? How about coming to the Ning Mansion and having a chat?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Ning. I really admire your ability to correct your mistakes. I believe that even without me, you would still be able to wake up. However, I have just arrived in the imperial capital and have many things to do. I will visit you when I am free." Jiang Yuan spoke quietly.

Ning Zhiyuan nodded again and turned to leave.

After all the officials had left, Chen Liu came out with an impatient look on his face: "This old fellow is really cunning."

Jiang Yuan deeply agreed with this. Since he came to Daduan, this old man Ning Zhiyuan was the first person who could compete with him in terms of intelligence and strategy.

And most importantly, this guy is also a shameless guy. As the saying goes, a tree without bark is doomed to die, and a shameless person is invincible.

He is indeed an old fellow who has been in the government for decades. He is really hard to deal with.

"It's very difficult to deal with. I'm afraid we have to take a long-term view." Jiang Yuan said slowly.

On the other side, Duanmu Yuanchen stepped down from the dragon throne: "Old Jiang, what do you think?"

Jiang Yuan shrugged helplessly: "There's no good solution for now. This guy is really hard to deal with because he's always trying to counter my moves. Maybe we can look for ideas from somewhere else."

"For example?" Chen Liu asked.

Jiang Yuan tilted his head, pondering for a moment: "Chen Liu, your East Depot should have collected a lot of information about the Ning family. Is there no evidence of any crime among them?"

Chen Liu spread his hands and said a little aggrievedly, "That's true, but the key is that at most it was a mistake made by some of the Ning family's children. If we really want to investigate, it won't hurt Ning Zhiyuan at all."

"But once they really start investigating, honestly, every official in the family has a few playboys, and it will definitely create a situation where everyone feels insecure."

"It's really difficult to deal with. We can neither investigate these guys too strictly nor let them off too much either. It's not easy to deal with." Jiang Yuan said softly.

Duanmu Yuanchen's eyes flashed with crazy murderous intent: "Old Jiang, I can forgive others, but Ning Zhiyuan, he must die!"

"I don't care what method you use, I want him dead! Even if it means that all the officials are in danger, the worst that can happen is that I will give him a sweet date afterwards."

Jiang Yuan looked at Duanmu Yuanchen and moved his lips. In just one morning court session, this guy had just experienced the supremacy of power, but he was gradually swallowed up.

"Well, I understand."

After saying that, Jiang Yuan and Chen Liu stood up and left together.

It was not until he walked out of the palace that Chen Liu looked back with a complicated expression, but he did not say anything, only let out a long sigh.

"Old Jiang, what are you going to do?"

Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment and shook his head: "At the moment, there is no good solution. I want to rescue my father as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you. Let's start tonight." At this point, Chen Liu no longer delayed.

He had already looked into Jiang Qiao. Even though he was in the imperial court, there was no black material against him. He was imprisoned simply because he offended the Yang family. But now the dynasty has changed, so it doesn't matter whether he is released or not.

"Jiang Yuan, it's not convenient for me to come out in person, so you need to lead people to do it yourself, but don't worry, I can ensure that you are safe." Chen Liu said, got on the carriage and left with Zhejiang Yuan.

After the morning court session, Jiang Yuan had basically nothing to do. After breakfast, he directly called Li Hu and Wang Gang. He didn't have many people available around him.

But fortunately, there was no need for fighting, and the two were called just in case.

"What?! Uncle Jiang is still alive?" Li Hu and Wang Gang's eyes almost popped out.

Jiang Yuan nodded heavily: "That's right! Tonight, let's go rescue them!"