Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Wen Xiang actually had a little dissatisfaction with Liu Ye in his heart. Since he met Liu Ye, Wen Xiang had helped Liu Ye a lot. Both of them were Prince Gong's right-hand men and had a good relationship. Wen Xiang was very talented and Liu Ye thought highly of him.

But, we already have a good relationship, knowing that Lu Mingsong is my man, and you still want to make a move? Even if he's a little ignorant, you can just point to the letter and I can make him behave in front of you. You actually want to use force on him. How will the ministers in the court see me? Am I just a slut before, just flattering you, and now you kick me out?

Lu Mingsong's cousin was a concubine of Wenxiang, and Wenxiang doted on this concubine very much. It was with the help of Wenxiang that a useless person like Lu Mingsong could rise to the top and become a fourth-rank prefect. Not only that, Wenxiang also planned to promote him to a higher level in the near future and send him to Henan to serve as a third-rank prefect. However, something went wrong at this critical juncture. A small action of Lu Mingsong completely ruined his career. Not only did his chances of becoming a prefect go to waste, but it was also uncertain whether he could keep his nickname.

These days, Wen Xiang was almost annoyed to death by his concubine. However, just such a small matter made Wen Xiang bow his head and beg Liu Ye for mercy, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. After all, Liu Ye was not Prince Gong, and their relationship was not that good!

Wen Xiang thought that if Liu Ye could just give him a greeting, it would be easy. He could say a few polite words to get Liu Ye to let go, and the rest would be a matter of a word from him. But Liu Ye refused to give him face and didn't even say hello. Wen Xiang was completely stuck and could only look towards the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. Quan Qing had a good relationship with him, so he just gave Quan Qing a greeting, thinking that with Quan Qing's position, it would be easy to handle such a thing. Unexpectedly, Quan Qing was already in a dilemma. It was really speechless.

Wen Xiang frowned, his face gloomy. What the hell is going on?

Wen Xiang said angrily, "Why, Master Quan, how should these officials be sentenced and arranged? Do we still need Liu Ye's instructions? Are we really going to sentence them according to Liu Ye's method?"

Quan Qing stammered, "My Lord, you know, this Liu Ye is really difficult to deal with. Relying on Prince Gong's trust, he has always been arrogant and domineering. Now Shandong has become his family empire. Li Junfeng was promoted by him, Zuo Baogui was promoted by him, Zhu Hai is his close friend, and even the current governor Guo Songtao is his close friend. The only one, Ding Baozhen, who is not his close friend, is now clinging to his thigh. You say that Shandong is now in collusion with each other. What can I, a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice, do?"

Wen Xiang pondered for a moment and replied, "There are ways. All the files are here anyway. If you can just give them all lenient sentences, wouldn't that be difficult for Lord Zhu? If you can't find the right people to transfer, then transfer some of them to Shandong. Then demote or dismiss those in Shandong, and then execute a few as a warning to others. As long as everyone can keep their official positions, wouldn't that relieve the pressure on you two?"

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The two men hesitated for a moment, and Zhu Fengbiao asked, "Master Wen, is this appropriate? Will Shandong discuss this with the court?"

Wen Xiang said in a deep voice, "That's all right, Master Zhu. You can first state the difficulties. There aren't enough people to fill the gaps in Shandong. Then, Master Quan, please step forward and ask for leniency for these officials. Demote them and transfer them to other posts. Leave behind the few without connections and silence Shandong. As for the court, I will naturally speak for you. I believe others will not refuse to give me this honor."

Yes, a Grand Councillor and a Grand Secretary, two Shangshu, are all considered to be powerful positions. In addition, the people below them all have intricate connections in the capital. Who doesn't want to protect their own people? Naturally, it's a win-win situation for everyone.

With Wenxiang's guarantee, the two men felt much more confident. At the very least, Liu Ye was Prince Gong's confidant, and Lord Wenxiang's relationship with Prince Gong was no worse than Liu Ye's. Moreover, Lord Wen was also the Minister of Military Discipline, which meant he was the Prime Minister of a country!

Zhu Fengbiao said in a sinister voice, "Master Wen, how about we also plot against Liu Ye? This guy is too arrogant. We can't let him go on like this. If you nod, I will mobilize my people to file a petition to impeach him!"

"Yes, Master Zhu is right. If Master Wen agrees, I'd also like to join in the denunciation of him. Damn it, he's the one who made the entire court so uncomfortable. He's truly a stinking, stubborn rat shit!"

Quan Qing said harshly.

Wen Xiang glared at the two of them and said unhappily, "You? You two are the only ones who think you can bring him down? Don't mess around. That guy is very stubborn. If you end up losing more than you gain, you'll be in big trouble..."

Zhu Fengbiao chuckled and said, "Master Wen, isn't it you who's in charge? Without you, how could we dare to do that? She's the apple of Prince Gong's eye. How many heads would we have..."

Wen Xiang suddenly said, "Well, it's okay to give it a try, but be careful not to make too much noise. Just hit him from one side. If we really escalate the conflict, it will be difficult to end well. If the prince blames us, we will all be in trouble!"

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As soon as he entered the court, Zhu Fengbiao was the first to pour out his grievances to Yi Xin: "Prince Regent, our Ministry of Personnel is having a hard time doing our jobs right now. Look at Shandong! They've arrested over a hundred local officials in one fell swoop. More than eighty of them have been dismissed or demoted. More than a dozen will be executed, and over twenty will be exiled to Ningguta. The Ministry of Personnel, which oversees the administration of the entire country, is already incredibly busy. Now Shandong has posed such a huge problem. How are we going to cope?"

Yi Xin was also very annoyed, secretly blaming Liu Ye for being so ignorant. He had just forgiven his offense, and you had already poked such a big hole. There were over a hundred positions, where could he find so many people? Moreover, the local officials were inextricably linked to the bigwigs in Beijing, and it was all linked to the whole body. Just look at the bigwigs in the court, they almost wanted to kill you! It was really worrying!

"Zhu Fengbiao, you are the Minister of Personnel. If you want to bring your own affairs to the court for discussion, then what is the purpose of you being the Minister?"

Yi Xin shouted angrily.

Zhu Fengbiao grinned and replied, "Your Highness, I really have no other choice. There are more than a hundred positions to fill, and I have to assess their performance and select officials of appropriate ranks. It's really a headache. This Liu Ye is really too worrying..."

"How dare you! Liu Ye is just the prefect of Dengzhou. How can he have the final say on these matters? Stupid!"