Chapter 756: Exiled to Mianzhou
After returning from disaster relief in Mianzhou, they investigated and punished a group of corrupt officials and profiteers. Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Chen, the legitimate sons of the Xie family, made another great contribution.
In the morning of the next day, the regent announced that Xuanyuan Chen would be promoted to Mianzhou magistrate. In August, he would go to Mianzhou to officially take office. He also selected several top three Jinshi scholars from the Ministry of Household Affairs who had passed the examination with Xuanyuan Chen and Xie Jin the year before. They are some young and ambitious men who have performed admirably in the past two years. Two of them have been promoted to magistrates of two counties under Mianzhou, and the others have received some auxiliary official positions, big or small.
Xuanyuan Chen didn't think too much about the arrangement of the regent, and only accepted the order respectfully. However, Xie Jin already understood that the Lord was starting to cultivate cronies for Xuanyuan Chen. No matter how strong his political achievements were, he could not do much by himself. Mingjun still needs enough strong ministers to assist him, let alone a small fifth-rank official like Xuanyuan Chen?
And if these young people who went to Mianzhou with him today perform well in the future, there is a high chance that they will follow Xuanyuan Chen back to the imperial capital and serve as officials in the capital. By then, Xuanyuan Chen will have two years of overseas service. With outstanding political achievements, one can naturally gain a firm foothold in the court and become the mainstay of the court.
Her Majesty the Queen has not been in court since she gave birth to the second prince. The regent's rise to power in recent years has left a deep deterrent in the minds of the ministers. Naturally, the other ministers will not have any objections to the arrangement of Xuanyuan Chen's release - even if There are some thoughts in my heart that I will never bring up in court.
But they all knew that the regent now trusted Xie Shoufu, Prime Minister Lu, Prince Jing and other cabinet veterans, and was also training young ministers. As long as they were capable and loyal, they would not worry about not having the chance to be promoted.
The Regent has his own rules and standards for employing people. Others can't even get in through the back door to build relationships, because no one dares to play these tricks under the nose of the Regent. Although countless positions in various departments of the court require people, and it is impossible for him to see every position, he can prevent anything he does not want to see happen by simply placing people he trusts in the power centers of each department. .
"Xie Jin handled the case of Shang Ningyun's family, and now he has contributed to disaster relief in Mianzhou. He has outstanding ability and courage. I am very pleased." Rong Yu's voice was indifferent and majestic, "Since Su Ce was dismissed from his post and investigated, the Ministry of Household Affairs has The post of Minister has been vacant for a long time. From now on, Xie Jin will temporarily take charge of the Ministry of Finance and will make adjustments later."
All civil and military officials in the dynasty were shocked.
This Xie Jin was promoted too quickly. How could he take over the power of the Ministry of Revenue?
"Thank you, the Regent, for your kindness." In front of the civil and military officials of the court, Xie Jin always had a humble attitude and perfect etiquette, making it difficult for anyone to find fault. "I will work harder to serve His Majesty and the Regent in the future, and I will do my best for the country and the people. Don’t say goodbye.”
Xie Shoufu, who was ranked first among the ministers, nodded quite proudly. His son was becoming more and more aware of being a minister. The scene in the court was described in detail. He used to hang out in the major brothels in the imperial city, which made all the young men jealous. Compared with the ninth master of the Xie family, he seems to have been completely reborn.
In just two years, he actually achieved the position of minister, and he was still in charge of two ministries at the same time. He was even more prosperous than he was back then.
Xuanyuan Yao was also happy for Xie Jin.
The most unhappy person is probably Mr. Ye, the Minister of Household Affairs. He originally thought that with his qualifications, he should be a minister, but he didn't expect that a rising star would usurp the position of minister. I was really upset.
Master Ye felt very uncomfortable when he thought that he, who was over fifty years old, would have to listen to the command of a young man who was still young. However, the regent's order had been issued, who dared to say anything?
Who allowed Xie Jin to be favored by the regent?
The discussion on disaster relief matters is over, and the commendation should be rewarded, and the warning should be warned. In any case, the case of collusion between profiteers in Mianzhou still sounded the alarm in the court. Rong Yu was telling them that even if the sky is high and the emperor is far away, even if he is hiding behind As long as you seek ill-gotten gains or do things that violate the law and damage people's livelihoods, no one can expect to escape.
Half an hour later, Rong Yu announced the dismissal of the court.
Some people said congratulations to Xie Jin, intentionally or unintentionally trying to get close to each other, someone said hello to Xuanyuan Yao who was standing next to Xie Jin, and several young people who were not yet qualified to be in the court but were summoned because of the release, were courteous and courteous. After meeting Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao, Di followed Xuanyuan Chen to Qinzheng Hall.
Although he will take office in August, it is always a good idea to prepare early.
Xuanyuan Yao and Xie Jin went to the Dazheng Palace to meet the Queen, just in time for the prince to finish class in the morning. Xuanyuan Qi was holding the prince Hao'er in one hand and his son in the other, and was standing outside the Dazheng Palace talking to Chu Hongyi.
"Prince, Prince." Xie Jin stepped into the palace gate calmly and nodded gracefully, "Prince, get out of class is over?"
Xuanyuan Qi turned around with a smile on his lips: "Thank you, Lord Yao."
Xuanyuan Yao looked at the two children standing beside him. Even if he didn't know who their father was in advance, he could tell whose son they were from the appearance of the two children.
Hao'er was carved from the same mold as his father. This has been recognized. There is no need to go into details. The two-year-old Zhan'er's face is also carved from pink and jade. He is almost exactly like Xuanyuan Qi, except for his eyebrows and eyes. Shen Yun inherited a bit of heroic spirit from Chu Hongyi, which is a perfect combination of the advantages of her father and mother.
Xuanyuan Yao knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness."
Hao'er glanced at him expressionlessly, and her soft and tender voice was naturally cold: "Uncle Yao."
Xie Jin raised his eyebrows.
The child on Xuanyuan Qi's right was a few months younger than Hao'er. When he heard the prince speak, he followed and called out: "I want... books."
Although the two-year-old child spoke clearly, he was not so fast in understanding vocabulary. He just followed the name. As for which word it was and what it meant, it was still a bit esoteric for them.
Xuanyuan Yao gently rubbed the two children's heads: "Be good."