It seems that Medical Officer Mu was convinced, only the devil knows. The days were calm. The case of Mr. Zuo, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was indeed as suspected before. Emperor Jianshi issued an edict and pardoned him, dismissed him from office, and left the capital within a month to return to his hometown for retirement. Sun Daoning and his subordinates went to Tianlao in person to welcome Mr. Zuo out of prison. We also booked a banquet at the restaurant. Mr. Zuo had no trouble, no court experience, no torture, and was released from prison smoothly. In this prison, it feels like you are on vacation, and other prisoners are envious of you. But Mr. Zuo was very dissatisfied. After learning the contents of the edict, he kept a coffin face and refused to give face to anyone. It won't work for anyone. After he finished washing and was released from prison, he saw Sun Daoning and immediately snorted, "Are you very proud?" Sun Daoning smiled calmly, "Just kidding. Today is the day you are released from prison, and everyone is happy for you. I specially brought everyone here to welcome you." As soon as he finished speaking, his subordinates stepped forward to congratulate him.
"Is there anything to congratulate?" Mr. Zuo said without pretense. He waved his sleeves and looked very angry. "I was dismissed from office and expelled from the capital. Is it worthy of congratulations?" Sun Daoning retorted unhurriedly, "Don't you know that you are congratulated for being spared from prison? Or are you dissatisfied with His Majesty's decision?" "I am very satisfied with your Majesty's decision. But I am dissatisfied with you villains! Don't think that I don't know what your plans are. I really think that if you drive me out of the Ministry of Justice, drive me out of the capital, and force me to take up my official position, you will be able to have peace. . Dream! Lao Hai, and that Xie Changling, they are all former East Palace officials, and sooner or later, all of you will follow in my footsteps." "You are really good at joking." Sun Daoning smiled lightly, obviously meant to ridicule, but his expression seemed very sincere, "No matter who is the prime minister, he needs people to do things. No matter how many officials there are in the East Palace, it is impossible to occupy the entire court. Besides, not everyone in the East Palace was talented." "Sun Daoning, I've been flattering His Majesty all day long. Your Majesty, please look at you one more time. Sooner or later, you will be done." Mr. Zuo had no scruples and cursed the other party in public. All the subordinates changed their faces one after another, whether they should speak out and reprimand him or should remain silent. Before the group of quails could make a decision, Sun Daoning took the lead and said, "I don't have to worry about it. Today, you are the loser, and I am the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Please go ahead, the banquet has been prepared and waiting for you." "The man surnamed Sun was competing for the position of Minister, but you used intrigues to steal my position. Don't be complacent for too long. Sooner or later there will be retribution." "If your skills are inferior to those of others, you should admit defeat." "It is absolutely impossible for me to admit defeat to you, not even in this life. You can keep your banquet to yourself, I will not accompany you." Mr. Zuo did not hide his bad temper at all. He pushed away his subordinates who were blocking the way, walked alone to the gate of Tianyao, got into the Zuo family's carriage that had been waiting for him, and drove away. Everyone:... Chen Guanlou came forward in time and invited everyone to the official room for tea. Then he led Sun Daoning into another official room and closed the door to talk. "Master Zuo has been dismissed from office, which means that apart from his fame, he is now nothing more than a white man. Why is he still so arrogant and doesn't give you any face? Are you not afraid that the Ministry of Punishment will concoct charges to prevent him from leaving the capital?" The implication is: Old Sun, you are so cowardly! Sun Daoning chuckled, "Do you know the family background of the Zuo family? The Zuo family in Jizhou is a powerful family in the world. The Zuo family, as well as their disciples and former officials, are all over the court. This is the confidence for those with the surname Zuo to dare to be arrogant. This official is different. He comes from a poor family, and his family background is far inferior to that of the Zuo family. Moreover, there are only a handful of my Sun family’s descendants who dare to compete with the powerful Zuo family.” "But you beat him!" "That's because His Majesty wanted to use me. His Majesty was afraid of the power of the family, so he appointed me as Minister. This is a check and balance of power, not all based on ability."
Speaking of this, Sun Daoning was also a little sad. Unexpectedly, his humble background would help him win the position of minister one day. "So, you don't intend to pursue it?" "Your Majesty asked him to leave the capital within a month. Why do I have to do unnecessary things? I only need to uproot the power of Zuo from the Ministry of Justice, and I will win. When the time comes, Tianlao logistics, you can consider changing yourself There is only one place for people to go up, please consider your choice carefully.” "Can't we give two more seats?" "I can't give it. Everyone knows that Tianlao's logistics is huge. There are too many people watching. Don't say that I am stingy and don't take care of you. I can get a position for you, but I have already used up the strength of nine cows and two tigers. , I almost had to exchange the quota with others. The water is deep here, and as the Minister of Punishment, I can't make a decision, so... you know." When Chen Guanlou heard this, he immediately said, "Old Sun, you are my good brother." "Presumptuous! You should practice discipleship." "But I want to be your brother more. Don't worry about it so much. Anyway, if you have an errand, just come to me. I will definitely stand by you, unconditionally. When will the candidates be reported?" "After the person surnamed Zuo leaves the capital, you will report it. As long as you know about this matter, don't tell anyone. There are many people staring at the Tianlao logistics position, including many of the lackeys of the princes and nobles. If the news leaks out, the position will be taken away. If someone takes it away, you can’t blame me.” "Old Sun, you must be my half-brother." "Nonsense!" Sun Daoning blew his beard and glared, "It's just nonsense, how can you talk like that? I told you to read more books, but you just didn't listen and couldn't even speak properly." Chen Guanlou laughed, not caring about the other party's scolding at all, "You are too serious, so you are hated. Occasionally, put down your official authority and your official burden." Sun Daoning had a stern face and was very serious. He was full of official authority. He slapped the table and said, "Nonsense! I am an official appointed by the court. I must always put myself in the right position and maintain the face of the court. Behind closed doors, you joke with me, I don't care. Open the door, you should be careful when you talk. Also, tell all the jailers to keep their mouths shut. I don't want rumors to spread about today's incident. If there are any, I will not care about the culprit, and I will determine that it was the Tianlao and your people who did it." "Old Sun, can you be reasonable?" Chen Guanlou disagreed and complained fiercely. As an official of the Ministry of Justice, he does things without considering evidence and relies entirely on prejudice. This is too much! "I won't reason with you. Because you never reason with me. Take care of your territory and don't let anyone catch you. To tell you the truth, there are many people eyeing your position. Privately, many people say that a ninth-rank warrior should not occupy the position of prison chief, and should not be a court official." "They are just jealous!" "It's good that you know it!" = || ; ({ mode: 'thumbs-feed-01', container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnail---300x250', placement: 'Below article thumbnail - 300x250', target_type: 'mix' }); Warm reminder: The website is about to be revised, which may cause the reading progress to be lost. Please save the "bookshelf" and "reading record" in time (it is recommended to take a screenshot to save). Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you!