It was not unreasonable for Luo Ling to be so nervous. Once it was confirmed that Yang Fan knew about this beforehand, it would be detrimental to Yang Fan if word got out.
In every yamen of the imperial court, there was a board with the words "Honest, Prudent, and Diligent" written on it. This was to remind the officials to act according to these words. The word "honest" naturally referred to "incorruptible", and "diligent" referred to diligence. Then what was "prudent"? It was prudence and secrecy.
Years ago, there was a time when Emperor Qin climbed the mountain to relax and saw Prime Minister Li Si's convoy passing by. The scale was too grand and Emperor Qin was very dissatisfied and complained. A few days later, he saw Li Si's convoy again and found that it had been reduced. Emperor Qin was immediately alerted that someone had reported to Li Si. He conducted an investigation and did not find out who the informant was. He killed all the eunuchs at the scene.
During the reign of Emperor Yuan of Han, someone reported that a county magistrate had killed innocent people. Before the emperor could decide how to investigate, the county magistrate submitted a memorial to defend himself. The emperor immediately found out that someone in court had leaked the information. Once it was verified, it was the Deputy Prime Minister of the Imperial Censor who had leaked the information to the county magistrate. The emperor immediately ordered that the Deputy Prime Minister of the Imperial Censor be removed from his post, investigated, and imprisoned.
Ever since the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, the requirements for leaking decrees were even stricter. Once a decree of the imperial court was leaked, the lightest punishment would be dismissal from office, regardless of how serious the leak was.
For some cautious officials who entered the palace for the first time to meet the emperor or handle official matters, when they came out, their relatives and elders would ask them what species of trees were planted in front of the palace steps, they would resolutely refuse to answer.
For major events like the promotion of the Prime Minister and the appointment of the Minister of Justice, if the emperor had not issued an edict and Yang Fan knew about it, it was obvious that someone had leaked it. Once the emperor found out and investigated, it would be a serious matter. Luo Ling knew the severity of this and hurriedly refuted.
However, although the punishment for leaking government decrees was strict, there would always be people who leaked government decrees every year. Those who were well-informed and could know the news one step ahead of the others would also become people who could reach the heavens in the officialdom, and they would be respected by others. Luo Ling's rebuttal made everyone even more certain that Yang Fan had long known the news.
Someone had already come to a sudden realization. "I knew it! No wonder Yang Langzhong has been acting out of character recently. He has been working at the yamen punctually every day and has been studying the law diligently. I'm afraid … he already knew that the head of the Ministry of Justice was going to be replaced, so he deliberately put on a good show! "
"Yeah, looks like Yang Langzhong already knew about it."
"I say, don't talk nonsense. What level is this? This is a transfer of officials of the Prime Minister and Minister rank. Didn't you see Assistant Minister Cui's shocked expression when he received the edict from the palace to summon him in? Even he didn't know about it beforehand, so how could Doctor Yang know about it first? "
"Nonsense. That's why I said he's capable. Have you forgotten about Princess Taiping … "
"Shh! Be quiet, be quiet, disperse, disperse, disperse, do what you need to do, don't talk nonsense here! "
Some of the more experienced officials realized that they were getting more and more out of line and hurriedly spoke up to stop them.
The discussion at the door was heard by Yang Fan, who had already walked in. Tin Aino, who had followed him out, also heard it. Tin Aino followed Yang Fan back into the inner chamber with a faint smile on his face. Yang Fan couldn't help but explain, "I really have nothing to do with her!"
Tin Aino curled his lips and said sourly, "It doesn't matter if you have something to do with her. You don't need to tell me about this!"
Once a woman gets jealous, they would be unreasonable. Yang Fan tactfully put down the topic. He rubbed his nose and said thoughtfully, "Cui Yuan Zong will be transferred to the government hall to be the Prime Minister, Dou Lu Qinwang will be the Minister of Justice, and Tao Wenjie will be the Assistant Minister of Justice. It seems that my days of leisure are coming to an end, a war is about to start …"
Tin Aino sat down on the edge of the kang and pulled out a sharp knife from his boot. He tested the sharpness of the blade and carefully inserted it back. He muttered to himself, "Starting a war isn't scary. What's scary is waiting for a war every day and not knowing when your enemy will make a move …"
…
"Situ Liang is missing?"
Young Master Jiang lightly paced around the small building with his brows tightly locked. He asked suspiciously, "Why would Situ Liang disappear for no reason?"
Lu Bo said, "Young Master, could it be Shen Mu's people playing tricks?"
Young Master Jiang shook his head and said, "No, the person Shen Mu wants to defeat is me. There is no need for him to do such a senseless thing."
Lu Bo said, "This little thief is sinister and cunning. There is no dirty trick that he can't use. Young Master has overestimated him. "
Young Master Jiang shook his head and said, "He has no choice but to use those cunning tricks on you. He doesn't have an expert like you under him. Could it be that in order to show off his indifferent heroism, he will not do anything and wait for you to come and kill him? However, this matter is definitely not because of him. I have fought with him for so long and I know his character too well. Even if he sends people to Luo Yang, the person he wants to kill can only be me or you, and not Situ Liang. "
Lu Bo's white brows furrowed and said, "But if it wasn't like that, what else could happen to Situ Liang? Who can do anything to him?"
Young Master Jiang also furrowed his brows. He couldn't understand Situ Liang's disappearance no matter how much he thought about it. However, he couldn't think of where Situ Liang went or what he did.
From the start, Situ Liang was like a loyal and devoted guard dog. He was loyal to his master, and no matter what his master did to that woman, he could only silently watch and didn't dare to express his feelings. However, if others dared to bully or hurt that woman, he would immediately bare his teeth and let out a terrifying roar.
When Situ Liang was in the carriage, he had once suggested to him whether or not to kill Yang Fan to vent Tin Aino's anger. However, this matter had long been forgotten by him. Even if he remembered it, it was very difficult for him to connect this matter with Yang Fan. This was because he never thought that a dog that obeyed orders would also have feelings that belonged to him and would also have a time when he made his own decision.
At this moment, Situ Liang had already become a corpse under the yellow soil of the desolate forest. His body was being devoured by insects and mosquitoes. From the beginning to the end, his master did not know that he once had feelings, and the woman that he deeply loved also did not know.
"We need to continue to investigate Situ Liang's information, and we need to be more secretive about our whereabouts. When our people arrive one after another, we will move out of the princess' palace and find another secret place to stay! "
Young master Jiang muttered to himself and made a decision, "Our various plans cannot be stopped because of Situ Liang's disappearance. Quickly arrange for me to meet with that Zhang Yizhi!"
… …
The assistant minister of justice, Cui Yuanzong, was promoted to the prime minister. To Cui Yuanzong, this result was something that he was happy to accept. Although the Political Affairs Hall was currently controlled by Li Zhaode, the prime minister was still one level higher than the minister of justice. Only by being the prime minister in one's life could one be considered as an extremely high official. In the future, even if it was written in the family tree, it would still be an honor worthy of being respected by future generations.
Furthermore, this Great Zhou's Political Affairs Hall …
Cui Yuanzong sneered in his heart, "This Great Zhou Dynasty's prime minister is simply more diligent than the chives that are harvested from the fields. Today's Li Zhaode is so glorious, will he not have bad luck one day? At that time, he might even have the chance to become a prime minister. Today's chief official, Li Zhaode, wasn't he also a junior in the Political Affairs Hall? "
As for the fact that the Great Zhou Dynasty's prime minister changing so frequently, it also meant danger to him, but Cui Yuanzong didn't take it to heart. Any official would work hard like the waves of the ocean. As for how miserable the fate of those seniors who fell on the beach was, they instinctively ignored it. All the officials felt that he would be an exception.
Cui Yuanzong was satisfied and happily went to the Political Affairs Hall.
The new minister of justice, Lu Qinwang, and the new assistant minister of justice, Tao Wenjie, also took up their posts.
On the first day that the two officials took up their posts, they first met with all the officials in the yamen. On the second day, they held a small three-person meeting with Yang Fan.
In the third courtyard of the Ministry of Justice's yamen, there was a quiet and elegant courtyard on the right. This courtyard was where Cui Yuanzong's study used to be. The courtyard was very quiet. The myna that had been hanging in the corridor had already left the Ministry of Justice with Cui Yuanzong, who had just been promoted to prime minister. Only the marks left by the birdcage on the wooden frame were still impressively visible.
There were people standing guard in front of the courtyard door. In the study sat Lu Qinwang, Tao Wenjie, and Yang Fan.
Lu Qinwang was a very good talker. When he spoke, he was smooth and smooth and did not let anything slip. After all, he had been an official for so many years and often had conversations with the chiefs of the four barbarians and envoys from various countries. As a result, his words were very beautiful.
The three of them were not familiar with each other, but under his leadership, the three of them quickly became familiar as if they were old friends. The atmosphere in the study also quickly became harmonious.
The former Left Remonstrant Official Tao Wenjie's personality was very different from Lu Qinwang's. This person was serious in speech and manner and was not good with words. However, his words were always meaningful and his thinking was meticulous. This kind of personality had something to do with his many years of remonstrant work.
The imperial messengers of the Imperial Censorate supervised the officials, and the Remonstrant Official supervised the emperor. He was specifically responsible for giving opinions on the emperor's words and actions.
This official was very strange. It was insignificant yet incomparably important. Other than his mouth, he had no authority at all. However, his authority could be greater than anyone else's. All of this depended on whether or not the emperor was willing to listen to his opinions. Wei Zheng had been the Remonstrant Official in the past. Compared to this senior, Tao Wenjie was naturally much inferior.
In the eyes of the Ministry of Justice, these two officials were both newly appointed officials. Of the original officials in the Ministry of Justice, the authority of the Ministry of Justice was the most important. Yang Fan was the Left Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Aside from these two, he was the most respected official in the Ministry of Justice, so it was normal for him to be summoned to understand the situation in the yamen.
However, no one could have expected that the first, second, and third leaders of the Ministry of Justice's yamen would discuss matters that were not at all what they had imagined. If the matters these three were to discuss were to be leaked, it would be enough to cause great waves in the Great Zhou officialdom!
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