Chapter 287 Calculation
Li Nuo's rank was promoted, but not completely.
His official position rose along with him.
Who could have thought that the imperial court would be capable of such an operation?
This is too obviously targeted.
Fortunately, he still had more than 5,000 days to live, so he was not in such a hurry to go to the Ministry of Justice.
Moreover, he learned from An Ning that the Ministry of Justice had not had many cases recently. She was only in the Ministry of Justice to review the files sent from various places, and she herself did not even plan to go to the Ministry of Justice.
Even if Li Nuo went, there wouldn't be much for him to do.
The difficulty of each breakthrough for the Legalists increases almost exponentially.
In the whole Daxia, there are only two people who have reached the fifth level of Legalism.
One is An Ning.
The other was the Minister of Justice.
Being able to become an official of the Ministry of Justice will give you a certain bonus in your legalist practice. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will steadily improve their practice as long as they do their job well, do not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and do not murder loyal and good people.
Even so, it took the Minister of Justice thirty years to cultivate to the fifth level.
If An Ning had not benefited from the help of King Han and King You, it might have taken her ten or even twenty years to reach her current level of cultivation.
Unless she encounters earth-shattering cases one after another, she will never be able to break through to the sixth level in her lifetime.
Li Nuo's cultivation level is one level lower than hers, so there are still some benefits for him to go to the Ministry of Justice.
But his father, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, could kill anyone he wanted, but he could not let him hold any official position he wanted.
It is a miracle in itself that he can still maintain his current position despite offending two prime ministers at the same time.
My father-in-law is already the Minister of Personnel and can nominate a fifth-rank official, but he still has to go through the procedures of the three provinces.
As long as the Right Prime Minister disagrees, this matter will never be accomplished.
The Right Prime Minister is not like the King of Han and King You.
He has reached the fifth level of Confucianism, which makes him not only the pinnacle of Daxia's civil servants, but also the spiritual pillar of Daxia's Confucian students and officials. His disciples are all upright and righteous people in the court.
With such status and position, even His Majesty has to respect him, and my father cannot do anything to him.
It seems he will have to serve as the Secretary of the Honglu Temple for some time.
If he has the ability, he can get promoted next time and promote the Honglu Temple Secretary to the fourth rank, the fourth rank... If he can really get promoted, it doesn't matter if Li Nuo stays as the Honglu Temple Secretary.
When returning to Li Mansion from the Honglu Temple, Li Nuo saw a petite figure standing in front of the mansion gate.
Li Nuo jumped off the carriage, walked up to her and asked, "Have you completed your sentence?"
Gu Yanran nodded.
Li Nuo asked: "What are your plans for the future?"
Gu Yanran said: "I want to go back to Xuanzhou to take a look. This time I came to say goodbye to the young master."
Her father was an accomplice in the Donggong case.
However, when the Dali Temple tried the case, it did not pursue the family members of the Eastern Palace officials at that time, so she was released on time by the Ministry of Justice.
The King of Han has confessed that he used Gu Wenhan's wife and daughter as threats to force Gu Wenhan to surrender.
After Gu Wenhan was transferred, he sent people to gradually corrupt him, leading him step by step to become a corrupt official with full of evil deeds, and finally killed him through his father's hands.
Li Nuo originally wanted to give her some travel expenses, but she refused.
When she was serving her sentence and making meritorious contributions in the Ministry of Justice, she also had a certain income. Although it was not much, it was enough for her to return to Xuanzhou.
She had a strong sense of self-esteem, so Li Nuo did not insist.
Without waiting for Li Nuo to say anything, Gu Yanran slowly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Li Nuo several times, and said: "Young Master, I will never forget your kindness. I will work like a cow or a horse in my next life to repay you for your kindness."
She knew very well that she was alive today because of the young master.
Her father committed an unforgivable capital crime, but she tried to assassinate the young master without distinguishing between good and evil. However, the young master not only did not kill her, he also took good care of her.
She had no other strengths and should have served the young master all her life and repaid his kindness.
But she felt that she was not qualified to stay with the young master.
After she stood up, she tightened the small bag on her back, took one last look at Li Nuo, turned around and walked into the crowd.
Li Nuo sighed softly. This former lady from a wealthy family had a tragic life and was a pitiful girl.
Xuanzhou is more than 2,000 miles away from Chang'an. As a weak woman, it is still a question whether she can return safely.
He found Lao Huang and asked him to arrange a guard to secretly escort her to Xuanzhou.
That was all he could do to help her.
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The right prime minister promoted the rank of the Honglu Temple Secretary from the fifth rank to the fifth rank.
This matter soon spread to various government offices.
Although changes in official ranks occur frequently, this is the first time in recent years.
There must be some reason why the Right Prime Minister did this.
The reason behind this was revealed by the Secretariat only half a day later.
The Dali Temple Minister wanted to use the Donggong case to promote his son, who was the Honglu Temple Secretary.
He had just entered the officialdom for half a year and was promoted twice. This promotion was too fast. No one would be psychologically balanced, especially for the old officials who had been in the court for many years and had not been promoted.
The power of the Dali Temple Minister reached a new peak after the fall of King You and King Han.
After defeating two princes and killing countless powerful officials under the pretext of the Eastern Palace case, he did not stop there.
In the past two days, he has set his sights on Prince Gong's Mansion.
In today's court, the number of people who dare to openly oppose the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple can be counted on one hand.
I thought the Secretariat would compromise directly, but I didn't expect the Right Prime Minister to take action and resolve the matter cleverly in this way.
The Right Prime Minister was worthy of his title. He was dedicated to the public and did not care about the power of the emperor's favorite at all. After this incident, his status in the hearts of students and officials was greatly improved.
Once the son of the Dali Temple Minister holds a high position and father and son serve in the court together, he will probably have greater control over the government.
Fortunately, with the right prime minister around, the three provinces were able to hold on to the last bottom line.
Prince Gong's Mansion.
Prince Gong didn't care at all whether the Honglu Temple Secretary was of the fifth rank or the fifth rank. He sat on the chair, and as some news continued to come out, his brows became deeper and deeper.
In the past two days, some of his officials have been investigated by the Mingjing Bureau.
Many people have been found guilty and imprisoned in the Mingjingsi prison.
If there were only one or two people, it might just be a coincidence.
But the fact that more than a dozen people were investigated one after another is definitely not just a coincidence.
Over the years, he has been keeping silent and controlling things in secret, thus avoiding countless power struggles and almost completely retaining the power in his hands.
Li Xuanjing didn't have any chance to attack him at all.
Why did he suddenly point his finger at Prince Gong's Mansion this time?
Thinking back to the previous few days, when Prince Rui went to the Dali Temple unusually and had a secret conversation with Li Xuanjing for a long time, he couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart.
Could it be that Prince Rui realized that he was the one behind those two events and went to the Dali Temple to inform Li Xuanjing?
Prince Rui and Li Xuanjing have had a long-standing grudge against each other, and it is impossible for Prince Rui to go to Li Xuanjing unless there is something important.
Could it be that he really found some clues?
Prince Gong's eyes moved slightly. He had placed an undercover agent next to Prince Rui, so he knew all his movements and could successfully pin the blame on him every time.
I thought that with King Rui's brain, he would never find out.
Unexpectedly, he actually guessed that it was him...
Prince Gong couldn't figure it out, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "Use all your strength to find out what Prince Rui said to Li Xuanjing that day..."
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The Mingjing Division is a sharp sword hanging over the heads of Daxia officials. Naturally, many people are paying attention to Mingjing Division's every move.
In the past two days, they openly launched their attack on officials from Prince Gong's faction, which of course could not be concealed from the court officials.
Prince Gong had a low presence in the court and had no friction with the Dali Temple Minister. Although Li Xuanjing was overbearing, every time he took action, he would always have some legitimate reason to cover up his purpose of party struggle.
If he arrests people without even finding a reason, it will not be a good thing for the officials in Chang'an.
Fortunately, someone managed to get some information from the officials of the Dali Temple.
It is said that it was Prince Rui who went to the Dali Temple and swore to heaven, denying the assassination of the Dali Temple Minister, and pointed the finger at Prince Gong, implying that Prince Gong was behind everything and put the blame on him...
The officials of the Dali Temple said that the oath that Prince Rui swore that day was very poisonous...
The case caused a lot of uproar at that time, and everyone in Chang'an knew about it.
If what Prince Rui said was true, then it was no wonder that the Grand Justice took action against Prince Gong.
This is a deadly feud. Even if he can't find any hard evidence, he will definitely not let it go. Prince Gong is asking for it...
At Prince Gong's Mansion, after listening to his subordinates' report, Prince Gong narrowed his eyes, slowly stood up, and said, "Li Rui, Li Rui, I really underestimated you. You have learned how to divert trouble to others. In this case, don't blame me..."
Prince Rui's Palace.
Prince Rui had been keeping an eye on Li Xuanjing's movements, and he was the first to know when the Mingjing Division finally took action against Prince Gong.
It seems that a letter alone is not enough to make Li Xuanjing believe it.
He still has to show up in person.
Prince Gong, this old fox, usually pretends to be harmless and not very smart, but he is actually very sinister and has deceived everyone...
If the King of Han and the King of You had not fallen, he might not have suspected the King of Gong until now.
Prince Rui snorted coldly. He wanted to frame him. He was sitting behind the scenes and reaping the benefits. Don't even think about it. Li Xuanjing was not so easily deceived by him...
Although he didn't like Li Xuanjing, he had to admit that he was a smart and powerful opponent.
Just when Prince Rui was feeling proud, a figure quickly walked into the hall and whispered something in his ear.
Prince Rui frowned and said, "What? He framed me, and I haven't even settled the score with him yet, but he's actually looking for trouble with us?"
The feminine man said, "It's being rumored that it was your Highness who falsely accused Prince Gong of murdering the Prince Gong's family in front of the Grand Court Judge, which led the Grand Court Judge to attack Prince Gong. This could be Prince Gong's revenge..."
Prince Rui angrily said, "What kind of false accusation is this? If he hadn't been behind this, I would have eaten this table! Besides, I didn't mention him at all that day!"
The feminine man said, “But that’s what’s spread out there.”
Prince Rui was stunned for a moment, then seemed to realize something, a look of enlightenment appeared on his face, and he murmured: "No..., was I tricked by Li Xuanjing again?"
(End of this chapter)
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