Chapter 311: Drinking and Talking about the Past
Suddenly, a wine jug flew over.
Song Wang caught it instantly. He looked at the man who jumped down from the wall, shook the full wine jug, opened the cork, and the aroma wafted out. He asked, "Young Master Jiang, you are not ordinary people. You don't come here for no reason. What's the matter?"
"Drink with you." Jiang Jing said.
Song Wang chuckled, but his eyes became more sore: "I'm not a child anymore, I don't need to be coaxed anymore, I'm fine..."
Jiang Jing approached, and the hug between the men was full of passion. He patted Song Wang on the back and said, "Don't be sad. I won't go home until I'm drunk tonight."
"Okay." Song Wang's throat felt sore and his lips trembled as he uttered a word.
The two went to the front hall.
The butler served a table full of delicious food and looked at his master with heartache.
Jiang Jing asked, "What are your plans for the future?"
Song Wang stood up, raised his glass, and reached out to clink his hands with his.
"For the people, for the truth, I will defend the Ministry of Justice to the death, even at the cost of my life." He lowered his head, looked at Jiang Jing and smiled, "I have a little tidbit here, do you want to know?"
Jiang Jing drank the wine in his glass and tilted his hand to show him: "Go ahead."
Song Wang whispered, "Lord Yang followed the Butterfly Cult's lead and investigated the Dali Temple. The Dali Temple Minister was bribed by Xu Ji and became an insider. No wonder they always manage to evade investigations and leave no trace. In addition, everyone recommends you as the Dali Temple Minister and Xiong Che as the Junior Minister."
Jiang Jing: “…”
Unexpectedly, the news was accurate.
The next day, Emperor Xu held an extra morning court session and directly announced the crimes of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He angrily dragged the man out and beheaded him. He sat on the dragon throne and took a deep breath.
Finally calmed down the anger.
He met with the students and, after examining them, selected ten of them for important appointments.
Eunuch Shang read out: "Jiang Jing is appointed Minister of the Supreme Court, Xiong Che is appointed Junior Minister of the Supreme Court, Yu Bai is appointed Salt and Tax Commissioner, Kong Chengxuan is appointed Reader in the Imperial Academy, and Chen Youchen is appointed Magistrate of Suming County in Lingcheng..."
On his first day in office, there was a mountain of cases.
The former Dali Temple Minister accepted bribes and made many unjust, false and wrong judgments. They all needed to be examined one by one. Jiang Jing and Xiong Che stayed up all night to review the cases.
Jiang Jing looked up and said, "Xiong Shaoqing's wife is still pregnant. Why don't you go back first, wash up and rest for a while before coming back. I can also have some breakfast."
"Yes." Xiong Che nodded. In order to save time, he ran on the way home.
Jiang Jing sorted out the files on the table before getting up and walking outside.
There were not many pedestrians on the road. The Dali Temple was located in a relatively remote area. The two stone lions at the door had gone through a lot of wind and frost, and their colors were no longer fresh.
The yamen runner respectfully called out, "Sir."
The people here have been replaced, but even Jiang Jing finds it difficult to maintain interpersonal relationships. People are loose-knit and most of them are stubborn old subordinates, making them difficult to deal with.
Fortunately, however.
The entrance hall of the Salt Transport Administration Office is very close.
"Excuse me, please find Master Jiu."
Soon, the doorman came out respectfully, bowed and said, "Master Jiang, please come in. Our master is in the courtyard on the left side of the flower hall."
As soon as he entered the side yard, Jiang Jing heard the man's voice expressing his concern for Ah Su. He looked up and saw Ah Su lying on the table with a dull look on his face, listening to the newly appointed Salt Law Officer speak.
It's a big headache.
He curled the corners of his mouth and slowly stepped forward.
Yu Baidao said, "Sir, why is this salt so white and so fine? How is it made? Could you demonstrate it to me?"
Jiusu held up his chin and said, "No."
Yu Bai flattered, pouring water and serving tea.
"You drink tea, you eat cakes. I waited in a long line to buy these. The young ladies in Shengjing all like them. If you eat them too, you will definitely understand my intentions."
"I don't eat it." Jiusu frowned. "As for the salt issue, there's relevant information on the bookshelf. Take a look first, and then ask me if you don't understand."
Yu Bai stood to one side, his eyes fixed on the faint blush on her face due to her restlessness. With a slight fascination, he said inexplicably, "My lord, you are so beautiful. I can only marry one person, can..."
Suddenly, someone grabbed the back of his collar.
He was then thrown out of the house.
Jiang Jing glanced at him and said, "What can you do? If you don't understand something, just go to the Deputy Envoy. The Salt Transport Envoy is very busy and doesn't have time to solve your little problems. If you come to harass me again, don't blame me for telling the Deputy Envoy that you are exceeding your authority."
Yu Bai quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"I know I was wrong." Seeing Jiang Jing waving his hand, he quickly got up and ran away. Standing in the yard, stepping on the snow-covered ground, he looked back at the adult's face, his heart beating even faster.
He had never seen a girl become an official.
The inner worship is deeper.
Jiang Jing closed the door.
Jiusu reached out, hugged his neck, and hung lazily on him: "Ajing, I haven't seen you for several days. Have you grown a beard?"
She stood up straight, raised her hand, and touched his chin with the back of her hand.
It feels a bit tingly and comfortable.
"Yeah." Jiang Jing responded with a smile. This action was very cute in his eyes. He moved closer to her neck and rubbed it gently. Seeing her smile and raise her head, she almost fell down. He quickly hugged her waist, "Is it itchy?"
"What happened to Yu Bai?"
Jiusu sighed and scratched his hands, saying, "He came to report and kept trying to find topics to chat with. I was embarrassed to chase him away, but who knew he would say that?"
Alas, work is tiring already. Even if it’s an unoccupied job, it’s still like working like a beast of burden.
You also have to deal with colleagues and prevent workplace harassment.
Jiang Jing said: "I'll take you to dinner."
When they arrived at the downtown area, there were more people, so they found a wonton stall they often visited and had a quick bite.
There was a loud noise nearby. It turned out that the old man at the stall was kicked by a man and fell on the bench. The old woman quickly helped him up: "Are you okay?"
The old man said with a painful expression: "My waist hurts so much."
The man was a notorious bully. He was disciplined by his family and behaved himself for a while, but since yesterday, he's been acting like a tyrant. He said jokingly, "I just ate a bowl of wontons from your house, and you want to blame me?"
"I didn't mean to blame you," the old man said, tears welling up in his eyes. "Just pay for the wontons."
Zhuo Wenbao cursed, "Your wontons are so few, I can't even eat enough, and I'm giving you silver. What do you think? I'm lucky I didn't go to the government to sue you for fraud, and you still dare to ask me for money? Do you believe I'll put you in jail?"
The old woman quickly clasped her hands together, bent over and begged: "We don't want it anymore, we don't want it anymore..."
Jiusu asked in a low voice: "Who is this?"
"The Prime Minister's nephew." Jiang Jing said.
Jiusu suddenly realized, "It was because Song Wang had him thrown into jail that the Emperor got angry and dismissed him from his position as Minister?"
Seeing Ajing nod, she felt itchy to do something. She hated this kind of bad people the most, because they made the honest officials suffer injustice.
"stop!"
Zhuo Wenbao stopped and thought, the voice was nice, he knew it was a beauty. He turned around and was attracted by the woman who was speaking. The brothers around him whistled and cheered, and he smiled from ear to ear.
"Hey, little sister, what are you calling your brother for?"
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