amaotonovel Chapter 1493 The Water is Muddy
Chapter 1493 The Water is Muddy
Chapter 1493 The Water is Muddy
Shen Yi made his plans for Goryeo much earlier than anyone imagined.
As early as five or six years ago, he had spread the imperial report to Goryeo.
Of course, Shen Yi at that time had never thought of the current situation. At that time, he just wanted to tighten the living space of Zhuli Zhenren, so he had to monitor the Goryeo Kingdom near Liaodong.
To put it bluntly, it's just a spare piece.
It was not until three years ago, when Shen Yi decided to use Goryeo as his last retreat, that he began to send a large number of people to Goryeo, such as Cui Ling, the clerk of the Dibao Division.
The Dibao Division is now a fourth-rank government office. Luo Yong's division is of the fourth rank, and the subordinates are of the fifth rank.
At the beginning, Shen Yi called these clerks team leaders because the scale of the Dibao Department was still very small at that time. Now, every clerk in the Dibao Department is in charge of at least several hundred people, and they do not hold high positions or have great power.
Cui Ling is the third-generation team leader of the Dibao Department, a generation younger than Luo Yong.
It is worth mentioning that, unlike the first and second generation team leaders who were from the Internal Guard, many of Cui Ling’s generation of stewards were directly promoted and recruited by Shen Yi, especially Cui Ling. In his early years, he followed Shen Yi and was responsible for contacting the staff of the Dibao Division. He was an absolute loyal member.
And in fact.
After the Dibao Division was out of Shen Yi's control, the only people Shen Yi could trust 100% were Cui Ling's subordinates.
As for Luo Yong...
Of course you can use it, but you can't trust it completely when it comes to some relatively sensitive matters.
Cui Ling was invited into Shen Yuan's study. After bowing to Shen Yuan once again, he took out a thick document from his arms and said, "Young Marquis, please take a look. This is the information I prepared for you according to your instructions."
Shen Yuan recognized Cui Ling, having seen him once or twice at home. He immediately pulled Cui Ling to sit down and asked, "What kind of information is this?"
"The situation of several Goryeo princes."
Cui Ling said calmly: "There are also some situations in Kaesong, which are all recorded in detail."
Shen Yuan looked down at the documents on the table and asked, "Secretary Cui, will you continue to stay in Goryeo?"
"meeting."
Cui Ling smiled and said, "According to the Marquis's instructions, we brothers will follow you from now on, providing you with intelligence and warnings."
The young marquis opened the document and simply flipped through it. He couldn't help but sighed: "It's really detailed."
Cui Ling bowed his head and said, "Young Marquis has a large army under his command, and he is also the son-in-law of the Goryeo royal family. Once the Goryeo throne changes, it will not be difficult for you to control the Goryeo Kingdom with a little trickery."
"It sounds easy, but I've never done it before."
Shen Yuan scratched his head: "Let me try it first."
"If it doesn't work."
The young marquis smiled and said, "Then we have no choice but to use force."
Cui Ling bowed his head and said, "Young Marquis is smart, he will definitely succeed."
Shen Yuan stood up, looked out the window, and suddenly asked, "Secretary Cui, what do you think would happen if my father came to Goryeo and did what I am doing now?"
Cui Ling thought about it carefully, and then replied: "If the Marquis comes in person, there should be no need for the ten thousand-household camps."
The young marquis was a little absent-minded when he heard this.
"I really don't know what my father was like when he was my age..."
………………
In the city of Yanjing.
In addition to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince officially entering the Secretariat to observe government affairs, there was another major event.
That was Prime Minister Gao Sheng, one of the five ministers. Because he was implicated in a corruption case, the Emperor ordered him to be dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner.
At the same time, Zhou Yuanlang, the Minister of Justice, was promoted by the Emperor as an exception for his outstanding performance in handling cases and entered the Secretariat, becoming one of the five prime ministers.
This incident also means that the Hong Dechao’s first major corruption case, which lasted for more than half a year, has officially come to an end.
Not only did this major case last for nearly a year, but the investigation was also extremely intense. Leaving aside local officials, more than 20% of officials in Beijing alone were involved.
His Majesty, who was always kind to others, also became angry. Anyone found involved in the case by the three judicial departments was severely punished by the emperor's order.
In other words, more than 20% of the official positions in Beijing were suddenly vacant!
The door thresholds of several officials in the Ministry of Personnel were broken by people.
However, even two of the three officials of the Ministry of Personnel were implicated and were demoted and transferred by the Emperor, who then sent his trusted confidants to handle the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel.
Up to now, although these gaps have not been completely filled, about 60 to 70 percent of them have been filled.
Among them, nearly half were filled by former officials of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
By this time, some smart officials in the court had already realized why this major case had occurred and why it had caused such a sensation.
These smart officials have already lowered their heads and played dead, pretending that nothing had happened.
The rest, who were not very smart, complained in private, blaming Emperor Hongde for favoring the northerners.
The person who benefited the most from the whole thing was none other than Zhou Yuanlang.
This time, what Zhou Yuanlang got was not just a position of respectability, but the support of the entire Northern Qi surrendered ministers group!
He is the only one among the old ministers of Northern Qi who has achieved the position of prime minister, so he will definitely become a benchmark. It won’t be long before anyone who is a former minister of Northern Qi will become a disciple of Prime Minister Zhou!
While the court was in an uproar, Shen Yi, who did not intervene, quietly came to the palace and smoothly met the Emperor in Ganlu Palace.
After meeting the emperor, he took out several pieces of white paper covered with words from his arms and placed them in front of His Majesty the Emperor.
The emperor seemed to be in a stable state. He glanced at the papers and asked with a smile, "What is this that Shen Qing presented to me?"
“It’s a prescription.”
Shen Yi bowed his head and said, "I asked Xu Fu to find many doctors, including famous local doctors and Western doctors, but they are not of high status after all, so I dare not let them enter the palace. Therefore, I only told them the symptoms and asked them to prescribe a prescription."
"After summarizing the research, I wrote a few prescriptions and sent them to Your Majesty. It's not for Your Majesty to prescribe the medicine according to the prescriptions, but for the imperial doctors to use as a reference."
The emperor looked at the prescriptions in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he said leisurely, "This kind of thing is thankless, even the prime ministers would keep silent about it."
"Among the officials in the court except the Imperial Hospital, I am afraid that Shen Qing is the only one who is willing to worry about this."
He was quite touched.
"Thank you Shen Qing for your trouble."
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "This is what I should do. After the imperial doctors have read the prescription, if they think it is feasible, I will select two local doctors to come to the palace, take your Majesty's pulse, and then prescribe the prescription."
The emperor looked up at Shen Yi and asked with a smile: "Are you really not afraid of taking responsibility?"
"Of course I am afraid."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "But I hope that Your Majesty can get better."
"It's worth it for me to take some risks."
His Majesty the Emperor was quite moved and forced a smile on his face: "Sit down and talk."
Mr. Shen sat down as he was told.
His Majesty the Emperor lowered his eyelids and said silently: "I have tried several prescriptions in recent days. Some of them are indeed effective, but they don't last long."
"My body is still too weak."
"correct."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said, "It took the three judicial departments half a year to find a vacant position, but it has been gobbled up by those people in just a few days."
"I specifically asked the Ministry of Personnel to leave a few vacancies for me, according to what those ministers said."
The emperor smiled and said, "They are all lucrative positions."
"I will have someone list these lucrative positions for you, Shen Qing, and you can recommend them."
Mr. Shen quickly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I don't need these..."
The emperor frowned and said, "If you don't want fame or gain, then what does Shen Qing want?"
Shen Yi then bowed his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, I am grateful for your generous gift."
"You deserve it."
The emperor took out a few documents from the documents at hand, put them aside, and said, "The prince has recently begun to try to deal with memorials. This is what he has reviewed. Shen Qing, come and take a look."
Shen Yi thought about it and did not refuse. He went over and opened a few memorials and read them one by one.
"how?"
The emperor asked.
Mr. Shen paused and replied, "It's very stable."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said softly, "It's stable, but ordinary."
"This is because someone with great knowledge is guiding him."
His Majesty the Emperor coughed, covered his mouth with his hand, and his voice was hoarse.
"This is in Yanjing City."
“The water has become muddy.”
(End of this chapter)