"Mishi-sama, look at this."

As he spoke, Feng Changqing handed Cui Geng an official document with a seal of "Lingnan Provincial Government Envoy Cui Geng personally opened".

Some of the official documents exchanged by court officials are not sealed, and those who handle them can check them casually, and even tell the people according to the regulations.

Some official documents should be kept secret and sealed. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, if you look at something you shouldn't see, the most serious thing may be to lose your head.

But the general seal is just to write a "Lingnan Provincial Government Envoy Demolition".

In this case, Feng Changqing, as Cui Geng's personal guard and staff, can open it himself, and even sort it out and give instructions, as long as Cui Geng finally stamps it and approves it, there will be no problem.

But this official document is different, the seal is pasted with the words "Lingnan Provincial Governor Cui Geng personally opened", which literally means that no one is allowed to open it except Cui Geng himself.

Even Cui Geng himself had to stamp his big seal on the seal before tearing it open. The torn seal is then brought back for archiving.

In terms of the technical level of this era, it can be said that it is kept secret to the extreme.

To sum up, this is a very secret and extremely important official document!

Feng Changqing handed over the official document to Cui Geng, and said: "Eight hundred miles are sent urgently, looking at this posture, there must be something earth-shattering, my lord, take it apart and take a look." ”

"The political envoy of Lingnan Province is a supervisor, even if there is really any major military matter, I can't interfere."

Cui Geng was full of suspicions, stamped his big seal according to the rules, and then tore open the seal and took out the official document inside. But after he finished reading it, his doubts were not only unsolved, but deepened.

It turned out that this official document was sent by the Right Suppression Observatory to which he belonged, and the Right Suppression Observatory belonged to Di Xiangye.

The things explained in the official letter were not concise and to the point - so that Cui Geng and Chen Sanhe did not have to return to Beijing to report on their work after the expiration of their term of office, and they were on standby.

Do you need to keep this little thing so secret? Still 800 miles in an expedited? Or is it not that the deity must not be dismantled without permission? Isn't this a waste of the imperial court's public money?

No, there must be a demon when things go wrong!

Suddenly, an ominous premonition surged into Cui Geng's heart - could it be that I unknowingly offended someone on the other side of Chang'an, someone is ready to deal with me, and Di Xiang wants me to stay here for a while? Or did Hou Sizhi sue me again after returning to Chang'an, and the court was going to send some deposed envoys or something to investigate?

How can you break things one gear after another, how long has this just stopped?

For a while, Cui Geng's heart was in turmoil.

After this official document was handled and sealed according to the imperial court system, he simply stopped the matter of inspecting Lingnan Road, and returned directly to Qingyuan City, ready to deal with this sudden and slightly inexplicable crisis.

……

Cui Geng returned to Qingyuan County this time, but he didn't return to his hometown in clothes, but the officials in Quanzhou officialdom didn't think so.

Now he Cui Erlang is still the political envoy of Lingnan Province, and he still holds the power to supervise local officials. At this time, shouldn't these magistrates run more diligently to Cui Mansion in Qingyuan City? Don't come soon, I was given a small report by the surname Cui, so I can't make a mark.

As a result, there are people who come to give gifts, there are people who pat on the back, and there are even more people who listen to the news. It's like cooking oil in a blazing fire, and it's like a brocade of flowers!

This is something Cui Geng never expected!

On this day, Song Genhai and Feng Changqing came together, and brought a special guest, saying: "Cui Yushi, who do you think is coming?" ”

The man walked a few steps forward, made a big salute respectfully, and said, "Go down and see Cui Yushi!" ”

What does it mean to go down? He is the one who claims to be a servant for you to run!

Down? This claim is a bit of a humble.

As soon as the man raised his head, Cui Geng saw his face clearly, good guy, isn't this Yao Du, the scribe of Zhichong Mansion?

When he was the lieutenant of Qingyuan County, Yao Du and Song Genhai were equivalent to his right-hand man.

Later, Qingyuan County revoked the establishment, and both of them were in danger of being laid off and unemployed, so they jointly found their old boss. In the end, he arranged for Song Genhai to be the leader of the government soldiers, and Yao Du to be the scribe of the Zhichong Mansion.

To be fair, Yao Du is literate and familiar with the situation of officials, and his ability is much stronger than Song Genhai, who can only brag and pat horses.

Sometimes, though, luck is more important than ability.

Now that Song Genhai is following him to inspect Lingnan Road, he is very prosperous, Yao Du's situation is far worse, and he is still nested in Wurong Zhichong Mansion as his little scribe.

Cui Geng is a person who misses the old, and he hasn't seen Yao Du for a long time, so he hurriedly hugged each other and greeted happily: "It turns out that Lao Yao? Haha, hurry up. It's been a while since we've seen each other, so we're going to have a few drinks today. ”

After greeting Yao Du and Song and Feng to sit down, Cui Geng asked, "Old Yao, you came over today, but Guo Duwei sent you to deliver the letter?" ”

"Lord Qiyu......" Yao Du was about to stand up again.

Cui Geng's eyes widened slightly, and he feigned anger: "Old Yao, what's wrong with you?" Is it your old boss who is still the official? It's okay to see a ceremony with such a meaning, and there are so many fake models and fake styles back and forth, isn't that a raw point? ”

When Yao Du heard the reprimand, he smiled happily, as if he was honored to say: "It is precisely when you are the old boss that the students come to see you." To tell you the truth, I have already resigned from my position in the Oshichong Mansion, and I have come to join you today. ”

"What? Resigned from the post of Origui Prefecture? ”

Cui Geng raised his eyebrows slightly, and couldn't help but say: "Old Yao, you are quite a smart person, why did you do such a foolish thing?" I'm going to be the governor of Lingnan Province for a few days, and my next job hasn't been settled yet. Didn't you come to me at this time, didn't you follow a piece of blindness? ”

"Hehe, the adults have misunderstood, Lao Yao is a chicken thief, can you not think carefully about such a big thing?"

Song Genhai, who was sitting on the side, interjected with a smile: "It is precisely because your Lingnan Provincial Governor can't be the political envoy for a few days that he can't wait to resign." ”

Cui Geng was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Hmm, what's that saying? Yes, Feng Guard, I heard you say something before, what did you say? "Song Genhai was semi-illiterate, so he had to ask Feng Changqing for help.

Feng Changqing said: "My lord, don't forget, the imperial court has a rule that all foreign officials are not allowed to send relatives and guests to the office, and please occupy the field house, create a mill, and compete with the people for profit." To tell you the truth, not only did Scribe Yao hand in his resignation, but Song Teamzheng and I also resigned from the ministry of Wurong Zhichong Mansion through Scribe Yao yesterday. In the future, where you go, my lord, we will follow! ”

After the words fell, Song Genhai, Feng Changqing, and Yao Du knelt on the ground together, and said in unison: "I am willing to die for the adult, and please take it in!" ”

Cui Geng suddenly came to his senses.

Yao Du won't say anything, don't look at Song Genhai and Feng Changqing following him to inspect the state capitals of Lingnan Road, but their establishment has been hanging in Wurong Zhichong Mansion, one is the government soldier, and the other is the Changshi guard.

His term of office is about to expire, and this Lingnan Provincial Governor is considered to be at the end of his term, and according to the usual practice, he will definitely be appointed by other state capitals.

At that time, no matter how bold Guo Ke is, no matter how willing he is to help him, he will not dare to continue to lend his government soldiers and ministry officials to officials in other state capitals temporarily.

Therefore, if Song Genhai and others want to continue to follow him, they must first resign from the post of Zhichong Mansion. The reason why these people are in such a hurry is probably because they are worried that the quota will be preempted, right?

In order to avoid competing with the people for profit, the imperial court law stipulates that officials above the county level are not allowed to bring their relatives and guests to their posts.

However, there are policies and countermeasures.

You don't let you bring relatives, I'll take my concubine, right? According to the law, "a concubine is better than an animal", can you control how many animals I bring?

The so-called guests refer to the officials' doormen and advisers.

But the guests ...... You say it's a guest, it's a guest, right? We have a good relationship and are like-minded, where do I go, he goes, can't he? Can't officials make friends?

Therefore, this article actually only limits the scale of bureaucratic doormen, and cannot be completely banned.

In the end, what official can bring how many guests, officialdom has its own set of rules.

If Cui Geng is transferred out of the Yushitai, with the rank of the seventh-rank official of his Lingnan Provincial Governor, under normal circumstances, the minimum must be given to a local official who is transferred from the sixth-rank official, and he can bring four staff members to take office according to the regulations.

The number of places is limited, and if someone else takes the lead, these few people will regret it.

After thinking about the cause and effect, Cui Geng shook his head and smiled bitterly while letting them get up, and said, "It's not that the official said you, or you are too impulsive, why didn't you tell me in advance?" To be honest, the officials are a little difficult to protect themselves at the moment. ”

Immediately afterward, he explained the mysterious letter and his own judgment.

Song Genhai and Feng Changqing were fine, Yao Du was a little dumbfounded at the time, and muttered, "Can't you?" Di Xiang is also the official of the right political envoy, with him on his head, you transfer to a suitable position, is it not a trivial matter? ”

"Alas, don't listen to the wind or rain, in fact, the relationship between me and Di Xiang is not as close as the outside world...... Hey? I thought about it, that document...... That's right, Di Xiang!! ”

Like a lightning bolt passing through his mind, the doubts that had plagued Cui Geng for many days suddenly became clear!

The meaning of the official document is not that someone wants to deal with him!

It's someone who has to deal with his so-called backer - Di Renjie!

In the absurd dream, if I remember correctly, this year, Di Renjie seemed to encounter the biggest crisis in his life, and almost lost his life.

According to history, since Wu Zetian officially ascended the throne as emperor, the life of the Ku Officials Group has become more and more difficult, some people have chosen to be people with their tails between their legs, and some people are like Hou Sizhi, ready to go out of Beijing to avoid the limelight.

However, as the leader of the Cool Officials Group, Lai Junchen chose to fight back!

For this reason, he carefully concocted a big unjust case - Di Renjie, the local official Shangshu, Shi Renlinghui, the governor of Yizhou, Li Youdao, the winter official Shangshu, Yuan Zhihong, the Qiuguan Shangshu, Si Binqing Cui Shenji, and Wenchang Zuocheng Lu Xian, conspired to rebel!

Okay, the Tang Dynasty (Great Zhou) implemented a system of three provinces and six ministries, and this case involved three Shangshu and one prime minister, and the other two were also important official positions.

It is equivalent to half of the imperial court about to rebel, and after Wu Zetian heard the secret report of Lai Junchen, he was naturally frightened and panicked.

In order to turn this case into an iron case, Lai Junchen took the opportunity to suggest that these people were in high positions and had no credit to the imperial court and had hard work, and if they took the initiative to admit their guilt, they did not need to implicate their families.

Wu Zetian immediately nodded in agreement.

In the face of all kinds of torture invented by Lai Junchen, even if Di Renjie was an immortal, he couldn't stand it, so he simply took advantage of Lai Junchen's intention to complete the iron case, and directly admitted the crime of rebellion.

Then Di Renjie really deserved to be Di Renjie, he took advantage of Lai Junchen's relaxation, and secretly wrote a letter with a turban to tell his grievances, hid it in his cotton clothes, and let his family bring it out.

When his son Di Guangyuan was summoned by Wu Zetian, he took out the letter and avenged his father.

Wu Zetian was greatly surprised and asked Zhou Lin, a generalist, to find out the truth.

However, Zhou Lin was also afraid of coming to Junchen, so after a few hasty glances, he came back and lied to Wu Zetian that there was no such thing, and took out the confession that Junwen had forged in advance.

If there is no luck to help, a generation of famous ministers Di Renjie will have to die in prison.

Fortunately, the sky was pitiful, and Wu Zetian found out that he had mistakenly killed Le Sixue, the squire of Fengge, many years ago, and with guilt, he summoned Le Sixue's son.

Le Siyu's son hated the cool officials to the core, and took the opportunity to say good things for Di Renjie, saying that His Majesty was probably deceived.

In the end, Wu Zetian personally met with Di Renjie and said Why did you write a confession again, and said that you were wronged, you have been the prime minister, how to do things are so unreasonable?

Di Renjie said that I was afraid of being beaten, so I took the initiative to confess, and I admit it. But I don't admit to the confession, so why don't we check the handwriting carefully?

So far, the truth has been revealed!

However, Wu Zetian did not severely punish Junchen for this, and let Di Renjie and others reinstate their posts!

The final result turned out to be that Lai Junchen had no, but the six people who were framed were demoted to Beijing, and Di Renjie was demoted to the position of Pengze County Commander.

Rebellion is such a thing, of course, I have killed and never let go.

In fact, with Wu Zetian's suspicious and deceitful psychology, he didn't completely believe that Di Renjie and the others were innocent, and it was quite interesting to be able to spare their lives.

Cui Geng secretly pondered, I am afraid that the urgent mysterious official letter was urgently issued by Di Renjie when he felt that the situation was not good, and used the power of the prime minister to urgently send it, in order to prevent himself from being implicated in the muddy waters of Chang'an City.

smoothed out all kinds of joints, and inexplicably, Cui Geng had a little more respect for Di Renjie, the backer who was falsely rumored, and he was full of emotion.

But moving is moving, and now it's troublesome!

As soon as Di Renjie's towering tree fell, as a member of the Di family recognized by the outside world, what should he do at that time?