Chapter 2777 Demotion
Bai Shan reached out and held her hand, smiling, "Let's go back to the house too."
Manbao went back hand in hand with him.
After a quick wash, Manbao lay on the bed, flipping through a calendar. "Grandmother said she wants to have your coming-of-age ceremony. What date do you think is good?"
Bai Shan also lay beside her and read. After flipping through several pages, he said, "It's not possible these days. Just before I left the palace, Lord Gu sent someone to tell me quietly that His Majesty will draft an edict tomorrow. I'm afraid it's something important."
He paused and said, "Besides, there are still some loose ends to deal with regarding the Liaodong issue. I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time for the next ten or twenty days, and neither will the people in the court."
"The Chinese New Year will come soon."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Why not share it with your birthday gift?"
Manbao: "So is it my birthday or yours?"
Moreover, Manbao is turning nineteen this year, so it’s not a grand celebration. She will just have some longevity noodles in the morning, and her relatives and friends will just have a meal.
Bai Shan thought for a moment and then smiled, "How about the day before your birthday?"
Manbao glanced at him and asked, "Do you want to ask for leave?"
Bai Shan nodded repeatedly and said, "There is a holiday for the coming-of-age ceremony."
The Jin Dynasty was so humane. The coming-of-age ceremony was a grand ceremony, so when men reached adulthood, students in school had school leave, and officials in the court had official leave. In short, there were holidays, and they could be approved as soon as they applied.
Bai Shan thought about the hard work of the past few months and couldn't help but feel excited. "We haven't had a day off for a long time."
He moved closer, half pressing his body on her, and said in a low voice: "Don't you want to rest?"
Manbao was really tempted and nodded repeatedly. He was just a little worried, "Can I also take a leave?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "I'll treat you."
So the next day when Bai Shan went to the yamen, he was always prepared to ask for leave. He thought that the emperor must be happy recently, and maybe he would agree if he asked for leave at this time.
Who knew that when he entered the palace early the next morning, the emperor called him to draft an edict, which turned out to be two decrees of demotion.
Bai Shan carefully looked at the edict he had just written. One of the persons was Gong Yan, a fifth-rank lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. Bai Shan thought about it and realized that he knew Gong Yan. When he was in the Hanlin Academy, he was his superior's superior. He was directly demoted to be a county magistrate.
Another one is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Lord Ban Xinban.
The two Shizhong of the Menxia Province were of the third rank, second only to Lord Wei, and were already the backbone of the country. However, he was directly demoted to Shangzhou as the prefect.
Bai Shan watched quietly, and intuitively felt that this was not because of the logistical and food problems in the Eastern Expedition. They all knew that in the Eastern Expedition, the logistical problems were mainly at the local level.
Some places habitually cover up the situation and intercept passing food, grass and medicinal materials, which results in the food and medicinal materials being unable to reach the front line for a long time.
On the way back to the capital, the emperor had ordered Duke Zhao to bring all these local officials with him. Many of them were still in jail and there had been no time to investigate. The emperor would not be so hasty to deal with them.
Moreover, these two edicts did not give the specific reasons for their demotion, but only said that they had evil intentions, were sycophantic, and disregarded national stability for their own selfish interests.
If Bai Shan had not participated in the Liaodong War throughout, one would almost suspect that these two adults were secretly colluding with Goguryeo to betray the Jin Dynasty.
But when I think about it carefully, it seems very unlikely. What are they trying to achieve?
Unless they were after money, Goguryeo could have bribed them with money.
Bai Shan felt something in his heart when he thought of this, but he still drafted the edict honestly and then sent it to the Menxia Province for review.
Bai Shan stopped at the gate, walked around the nearest office, and personally handed a stack of documents to Wei Zhi's office.
Wei Zhi had a lot of documents piled on his desk. Seeing the documents in Bai Shan's hand, he couldn't help but frown, "Why did Mr. Bai come to deliver the documents in person?"
Bai Shan said, "There are several important documents that require your personal review."
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhi put down his pen and reached out to take it. Generally speaking, something like this was mostly a secret decree, escorted by a special person from the Secretariat, reviewed by a special person from the Ministry of Personnel, and then delivered by a special person.
When he came, Bai Shanduo brought two official documents. Wei Zhi glanced through them at a glance, and paused when he unfolded the last two imperial edicts.
He frowned slightly, "Your Majesty, what is the reason?"
Bai Shan: How would he know? That's why he personally sent it to Wei Zhi because he didn't know, okay?
Wei Zhi put the memorial down and thought for a moment before saying, "Master Bai, please go back. I understand this matter and will review it and present it to Your Majesty in person."
Bai Shan said goodbye and left.
Wei Zhi thought about it and decided to take the two imperial edicts to see the emperor.
The emperor knew that he would come. To be honest, the emperor felt a little regretful. He should not have burned the two memorials so quickly. He should have kept them for Wei Zhi to read.
However, he did not show any fear, and said confidently: "These two people have impure intentions and are unfit for use."
Wei Zhi: ...How many of those who can enter the officialdom have simple minds?
Even people like Zhou Man and Bai Shan will still work hard for their own future and interests. What does it mean to be simple?
It is hard to even say that he is unfit for the job. Let alone Gong Hanlin, he is a Jinshi, and his knowledge and ability are beyond reproach, otherwise he would not have passed the Jinshi exam and entered the Hanlin Academy.
Not to mention Ban Xin, he holds a high position in the Menxia Province, and has to handle countless government documents every day. He is one of Wei Zhi's right-hand men, so how could he be incompetent?
Wei Zhi looked at the emperor quietly.
The emperor looked at him silently, and finally waved his hand, not leaving Gu Zhong alone to let anyone leave. He spoke to Wei Zhi alone.
"Before returning to Taiyuan, I received two secret reports accusing the Crown Prince of being overbearing, asserting his authority, and of being close to the Imperial Guards," the Emperor said. "There's suspicion that the Crown Prince is dispatching troops to intercept me in Taiyuan."
The emperor looked at Wei Zhi and asked, "The Crown Prince is the Regent, and Wei Qing is the Prime Minister. You should know how the Crown Prince behaves, right?"
Wei knew: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has done nothing unbecoming. Even the decision to travel to Taiyuan to receive the Emperor was made after consultation with us."
He paused and continued, "Your Majesty has been away on the campaign for many days, and you have old injuries. Liaodong is bitterly cold, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried that you might not be able to withstand the cold weather and your old illness might relapse. That's why he has brought people to Taiyuan to welcome you in advance. I, your servants, have all agreed."
The emperor nodded slightly. "So, in your opinion, should they be demoted?"
"Your Majesty, have you asked these two whether they were indeed the ones who wrote the memorial?"
The emperor said, "The memorial was submitted anonymously, but this matter was discovered by Yin Li."
Wei Zhi remained silent. Yin Li's ability was unquestionable. If he had found out...
Wei Zhi was half convinced, but still didn't believe his own people would do such a thing, so he said, "Your Majesty, I want to ask Master Ban in person."
The emperor said, "Go ahead. I also want to know why."
Wei Zhi turned around and left with the imperial edict.
Seizing the throne is a big deal. Wei Zhi has always forbidden officials from the Ministry of Personnel to get involved. Even when the Crown Prince and Prince Gong were fighting the most fiercely, the Ministry of Personnel did not get involved in the dispute. Now that the Crown Prince has firmly established his position, why would Bansin do such a thing?
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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