Chapter 556 Nothing is absolute

Meng Huaining knew that the brothers of the Mo family cared very much about their sister Mo Hanyue.

"Don't worry, brothers. I promise to take good care of Hanyue and won't let her suffer any injustice."

The Mo brothers surrounded Meng Huaining and gave him instructions, and the local officials who came to curry favor with the King of Zhenxi were all dumbfounded.

It would be fine if the Mo family's ancestors were crowned kings, but Meng Huaining, the magistrate of Yuncheng County who was usually on equal footing with them, also became rich.

The Emperor personally ordered him to come to the capital, and surprisingly, he was appointed as the Prime Minister...

At this time, sweat was already on the prefect's forehead. All he could think of was the last time Meng Huaining asked him for help with money.

I thought it was all over. With his attitude at the beginning, he was driving people away like a dog.

If I had known that Meng Huaining would become rich, I would have been willing to support him even if it meant bankrupting him, not to mention asking him for help with just a few thousand taels of silver to buy grain seeds.

Sure enough, Meng Huaining holds a grudge.

After exchanging pleasantries with several of his uncles, his gaze fell directly on the prefect.

The sharp look made the prefect tremble all over, and then he knelt down in front of Meng Huaining.

"Master Prime Minister, I was blind at first. Please forgive me and let me go this time!"

The Mo brothers knew why the prefect had done this, but the county magistrates who came with him were completely bewildered.

Several people looked at each other, wondering what the prefect had done to offend Lord Meng, and why he was so scared after learning that he had become the prime minister.

Meng Huaining snorted coldly.

"You've done a lot of wrong things. I'll sort out the files and hand them over to the King of Zhenxi for disposal later."

Although he had been appointed Prime Minister by the Emperor, he did not want to act like a big shot in Ninth Brother's territory.

When these words were spoken, the prefect was so scared that he peed his pants and kept kowtowing to Meng Huaining and begging for mercy.

Meng Huaining didn't even want to look at this kind of person.

Now, it was Mo Jiuye's turn to be in trouble. He had thought that he would let Meng Huaining be the prefect temporarily to help him manage all matters within the fiefdom for a period of time. Unexpectedly, Nan Yu was even more anxious than him and summoned him to the capital so quickly.

Meng Huaining originally planned to help Mo Jiuye share his worries for a while. He was familiar with the situation in the northwest, especially since it was caught up in the war. The comfort of the people and their livelihood were very important.

After thinking for a moment, Meng Huaining suddenly thought of two people.

"Nine Brother, Uncle Fang and Uncle Xie have both been officials for many years, especially Uncle Fang. He started out as a county official. He definitely has the ability in this area."

How could Mo Jiuye not know this?

However, Fang Chuanzhou and Xie Tianhai are still prisoners exiled by the imperial court. Without the imperial court's order, they cannot continue to serve as officials even in their fiefdoms.

It seems that there is one thing he needs to do before he leaves, which is to let Xiaobai send a letter to Nanyu in the capital, asking for an imperial edict to pardon the Fang and Xie families.

Apart from them, Hu Cong's case was undoubtedly unjust, so there is nothing wrong with him trying to speak in good faith.

What's more, he believed that Nan Yu was a wise ruler. After receiving his letter, he would definitely arrange for appropriate officials to re-investigate the cases of several people and ultimately clear their names.

But right now, the fiefdom also needs a suitable person to manage it.

This really stumped Mo Jiuye.

Meng Huaining had thought of this a long time ago.

"Ninth brother, nothing is absolute. Although my two uncles cannot become officials due to their special circumstances, if they were to exchange their positions for stewards in the palace, that would be legitimate!"

Meng Huaining's words can be said to have awakened Mo Jiuye, who was dreaming.

"As expected of a capable minister favored by the new emperor, he has a sharp mind."

Mo Jiuye had to admit this.

Although he was born in a family of officials, his family members were all military generals after all, and they had never studied or considered these small issues, which led to his trouble today.

Now that he had a solution, Mo Jiuye immediately sent someone to invite Fang Chuanzhou and Xie Tianhai over.

In fact, there was no need to invite them at all, Fang Chuanzhuo and Xie Tianhai were also among the crowd watching the fun.

At this time, the two were helping the villagers who were confused about the situation.

"Did you see that? The golden character '王' on the armor of the Ninth Master of the Mo family represents the prince.

The words on the armor of the generals are also golden, which means general."

"Brother Xie, are you saying that Old Mo has become a prince?"

"No, isn't Mo Jia a criminal exiled by the imperial court? How can he become a prince?"

"Don't call me that! You can't use the name Mo Laojiu anymore. When you see him, you must kneel down and yell 'Long Live the Prince'..."

Fang Chuanzhou and Xie Tianhai only learned today that Mo Jiuye was named King of Zhenxi. While they were happy for the Mo family, they were also worried about the men in their family.

Since ancient times, going to war has always been a matter of life and death. The Mo family has finally reunited together, but no one can guarantee that they will come back alive after this expedition.

However, they felt that no matter what, the Mo family were all men of steel. If they were allowed to live a pastoral life like this for the rest of their lives, their abilities would probably be buried. No matter what, the Mo family had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, and being able to become the King of Zhenxi meant that their grievances had been cleared.

If it weren't for the fact that the Mo brothers were busy and so many local officials had come, the two of them would have gone over to congratulate them long ago.

Now, they don’t have to worry about when it’s convenient to go over and congratulate them, because Mo Jiuye has already sent someone to invite them.

When the two men approached Mo Jiuye, they first congratulated him, and then sincerely reminded the Mo family men to be careful when going to the battlefield, just like they were treating their juniors.

Mo Jiuye exchanged a few pleasantries with the two of them before getting down to business.

"My two uncles must have heard that the Emperor has granted me the northwest as my fiefdom.

This fiefdom needs capable personnel to manage, and although it's a bit of an overkill, I still want to ask you two uncles to help me with this."

Mo Jiuye's words were full of sincerity, giving the two of them enough face.

"Your Highness, in what capacity do you intend for us to help you manage your fiefdom?" Fang Chuanzhou was willing from the bottom of his heart, but he was also aware of his own identity. Although he and Meng Huaining had thought of the same method, he felt that it would be best for Mo Jiuye to say this.

"I will write to the Emperor later, asking him to have someone help overturn the verdicts against my two uncles. Until they are cleared of their charges, I will have to bear with you for a while."

Although Mo Jiuye didn't explicitly say how he would wrong them, both of them knew it.

Xie Tianhai was the first to express his opinion: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, even if I am asked to do these as the steward of the palace, I have no complaints."

In the Dashun Dynasty, the housekeepers of officials' families were very "powerful". In other words, they were very powerful because they relied on the power of their masters.