After resigning, I switched to fortune-telling

Chapter 32

In addition to the headache that fell into the hands of Shang Qingyao, who was an idiot under his own hands, Xie Tangru also encountered something that also bothered him.

——The former Minister of the Household Department was dismissed by the new Emperor Lei Ting and sent to prison. At the same time, all the affairs he handled had to be re-examined by the Secretary. The letter of approval for resignation that Xie Tangru still had in his hand was reduced to a scrap of paper.

Jianshuang couldn't help feeling worried.After all, it was her mission that went wrong.

Xie Tangru was the one who didn't care.According to Zhang Xianshi, he did not know where he was born in a gray gown, pretended to be blind, and went to sit under the bridge pier in the south of the city to tell fortunes.

——The art of divination is mysterious, and the more mysterious it is, the higher the requirement for talent.After Xie Tangru got it in his hand and looked at it horizontally and vertically for a long time, he realized that he really didn't have the talent for fortune-telling, so he simply memorized all kinds of nouns in the whole book.

Xie Tangru can't be a real god who counts his fingers, but Xie Tangru thinks he can still be a liar.

Within two days, Xie Tang's reputation as a fortune-teller gradually spread among his regular customers - regardless of how many beggars Jianshuang hired to spread rumors, many people in Beijing now know that there is a man in the south of the city who is only considered predestined half fairy.

When Zhang Xianshi heard the news in Wei Guogong's mansion, he doubted himself a lot - it took him five years to get started with the art of divination, so his talent is rare in the teacher's school for a hundred years.Unexpectedly, Wei Guogong's son had such a deep celestial relationship... Zhang Xianshi looked regretfully at Zhang Taoist who only knew how to bury his head in the third bowl of rice.

"What to eat! Eat less!"

Daoist Zhang stared at inexplicably: "..."

Xie Tangru's seven-rank editing is just a small position, not to mention resigning from an office is not comparable to buying and selling an official, so it stands to reason that it will not attract much attention.However, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is too greedy. The position of the local officials and the title of the imperial court are all transactions that can be bought and sold in his hands, and it is really impossible for people to ignore them.

Shang Qingyao had just ascended the throne, and it was time for all the officials in the court to wait and see the wind, and it was also the most suitable time for Shang Qingyao to set an example by killing chickens and monkeys to establish his prestige.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is the chicken that was strangled.

Shang Qingyao personally thoroughly investigated the serious crimes committed by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and all the relevant names were listed one by one. Every time one was caught, Zhu Bi would cross heavily on the list given by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, as if a death sentence had been pronounced.

In one day, as many as 120 people were imprisoned—this does not include those who are domineering in the local area and have not received any news for the time being.

At the end of the long list is the name of Xie Tangru, who was last added by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.Xie Tangru's matter was not serious, it was just for resignation, besides, Jianshuang did not give any substantial bribes to Minister of the Ministry of Officials.But the Minister of the Ministry of Officials used his chaotic mind to speculate about the new emperor—perhaps he was as afraid of the Duke of Wei as his father was.Just like when the late emperor asked Xie Tangru to be Tanhua Lang, it was not just because of that pleasing face, but to let the ignorant brat get stuck in the power circle, and finally forced Wei Guogong to come forward to protect him, so as to eradicate him in one fell swoop. Duke Wei's mansion.

It's a pity that the first emperor was seriously ill in bed before he could implement this plan.

If he offered an excuse to destroy Duke Wei's mansion, he might be able to save his life.

The intention of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is clear, and even Song Xuan can see it at a glance, and can't help but sneer: "Our Master Li is really a good dog trained by the late emperor to figure out the best!" He subconsciously glanced at Shang Qingyao, I thought to myself, the wishful thinking of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to step on Wei Guogong's upper position probably won't work.

Today's Majesty's mind is different from that of the late emperor.

What's more, he treats Wei Guogong's son...

Thinking of this, Song Xuan stopped in time, and curiously opened the memorial written by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials: "Why does the son of Wei Guogong insist on resigning at this juncture? If you say you don't want to be involved in the power struggle, you can go up when the first emperor dies." Please resign, as soon as you enter Beijing..."

Shang Qingyao put down the memorial, and said in a deep voice: "Have all the other officials involved in the sale and purchase of official positions been caught?"

"...No." Song Xuan's voice weakened.

"Then what are you still doing here?" Shang Qingyao glanced at him.

Song Xuan: "..."

Heh, it just hit my heart.Isn't it because you want to show your heart and soul to others, but in the end, Duke Wei doesn't like you at all and you can't avoid it.

Song Xuan packed up and rolled away.

Only then did Shang Qingyao lower his eyes to look at Xie Tangru's name circled by himself with a bright red vermilion pen.

The personnel involved in the case of Minister of the Ministry of Officials were personally reviewed by the new emperor, which was not beyond the expectations of many people.This matter is so extensive and harmful that ordinary people simply cannot handle it.In addition, although the new emperor has military power in his hands, he has few civil servants cultivated by himself. After all kinds of factors are combined, the emperor can only try the case himself.

These reasons are unassailable.

Only Song Xuan knew that there was still a little thought of His Majesty the Emperor hidden in it.

He insisted on forcing the person who was avoiding him to come to his door.

Wei Guogong's son was really unlucky for eight lifetimes.

But soon Song Xuan discovered that not only did he not know enough about the new emperor, but he also knew nothing about Xie Shizi's nature.

Xie Tangru didn't show up at all.

He asked people to tell someone that he was born in Tanhua, which was favored by the late emperor. He himself has no talent and virtue, and is unworthy of the position of courtier. He is really not worthy of entering the court, and he has no face to see His Majesty. He just waited outside the palace gate for His Majesty's reply.

A few words were repeated in front of everyone, and the sincerity made people think how outstanding his virtue was.

After hearing this, Shang Qingyao suddenly laughed.

This is indeed something that Xie Tangru can do.

Xie Shizi has done a lot of ridiculous things, and he can find suitable excuses for his actions.This ability is beyond the reach of half of the officials in the DPRK.

The case of Minister of the Ministry of Officials has nothing to do with Xie Tangru, and he does not have to be present.Shang Qingyao said calmly: "In this case, let him go back to the mansion first. We will discuss other matters later."

Xie Tangru immediately turned around and went back. As for how many people were involved in the case of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, how many mansions were confiscated, and how many nobles were imprisoned, Xie Tangru said that he would not ask any more questions, and indeed he did not.

When Wei Guogong saw him once, he wondered if his bastard's head was broken.Wei Guogong has always been clear about Xie Tang's virtues.

Wei Guogong pulled Jianshuang over and asked, "Was he rejected by some girl?"

Jianshuang: "..."

She really didn't know how to answer this question, so she had to tactfully change the topic, "Perhaps the prince is thinking about other things, and we have suffered a loss in the northern border..."

When she said this, Wei Guogong's face changed - because Wei Guogong personally selected the people sent to the northern border.

"That bastard Shang Qingyao caught me?"

Jianshuang felt that Wei Guogong might need some respect for the new emperor, and was about to remind him a few words, when Wei Guogong said in a nonchalant tone: "Forget it, anyway, the blame is on the little bastard, what does it have to do with me?"

After finishing speaking, he looked like he was letting go.

Jianshuang: "..." Is this my real father?

But what Wei Guogong said was right, the blame can only be counted on Xie Tangru in the end.

"The spies captured in Liangzhou refused to explain anything." A trace of cruelty flashed in Song Xuan's eyes.The opponent's lurking was almost flawless. If the things they inquired about were not so strange, Liangzhou might not have discovered it yet.

"No clues?" Shang Qingyao asked.

"Yes." Song Xuan said, "From the outside, they are completely Liangzhou people, their household registration is also in several cities in the frontier, and their accent is also the accent of Liangzhou."

To be able to achieve this level, the mastermind behind the scenes must be an extremely difficult opponent.What's even more frightening is that now they are in the light and the other is in the dark.

"In this case, we can only wait for clues to come to our door." Shang Qingyao's calm voice concealed coldness.

……

Rumors that some spies in Liangzhou were captured and the masterminds had already confessed their hiding places, and the new emperor decided to pardon these spies after arresting the masterminds were released at some point, and also reached Xie Tangru's ears.

Jianshuang and the head of the dark guards stood on the left and on the right, both thinking that Shang Qingyao had deliberately released the news.

"It's a trap." The head of the dark guard directly made a judgment while holding his sword.A trap that is not very clever and difficult to choose.

Jianshuang also thought that their people would not reveal anything.And because people's hearts are unpredictable, she reserved her hands as early as when cultivating the secret agents—even most of the secret agents didn't know who they really obeyed, and they only sent messages to specific people one-way.

In addition to strictly protecting the identity of the main messenger, this method has many disadvantages.Being caught without time to retreat is one of them.

"I know it's a trap." Xie Tangru's voice was as deep and cold as his expression. There was no doubt that this was the news Shang Qingyao deliberately released to lure people into taking the bait.

Unlike what Jianshuang thought were special spies, in fact these people had not undergone long-term professional training—most of them were ordinary people from the northern lands, who left their hometowns because of the war and joined Wei Guogong, and they have been with him all the time.Later, after Xie Tangru took over the power of Wei Guogong's mansion, they also became Xie Tangru's subordinates.

He is a retainer of Duke Wei's mansion.

It is Xie Tangru's person.

It was he who made these people go to the north for his selfish reasons, so Xie Tangru wanted to bring them back safely at any cost.

"But I have to go."

Duke Wei said softly.

Jianshuang wanted to persuade Xie Tangru to put the overall situation first, after all, even the lives of 1 subordinates were not worth the safety of one Xie Tangru, but she couldn't say the words.

Because she is also one of those 1.

No one wants to be the one to be let go.

Jianshuang and Xie Yuan looked at each other, then turned and retreated.

Only then did the taciturn head of the secret guard speak: "Is the son absolutely sure?"

"No."

Xie Tangru answered simply, without even a little hesitation.

"Then why do you want to risk your life?" Xie Yuan asked, "If something happens to you, we will need to spend more people to rescue you. After all, your safety is the most important thing to us."

Xie Tangru pondered slightly.

Xie Yuan: "Shang Qingyao won't press too hard for the time being, we still have time, why don't we discuss better countermeasures before we act."

Xie Tangru finally spoke slowly: "You mean to suggest that I discuss with Shang Qingyao? This is also a way."

Xie Yuan: "..."

No!He didn't mean that!

If the son went to discuss with Shang Qingyao, wouldn't that be called putting himself in danger?

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