Chapter 296: Angry at the Right Prime Minister
Li Nuo had long known that the person who had been preventing him from entering the Ministry of Justice was the Right Prime Minister.
He looked at the Right Prime Minister and asked, "May I ask, Right Prime Minister, what happened to my father?"
The Right Prime Minister said in a deep voice: "Your father excluded dissidents, abused his power, abused his authority, murdered loyal officials, took human lives lightly, and killed innocent people. Which of these crimes is unjust to him?"
Li Nuo asked back, "As the right prime minister, you are in charge of the affairs of the court. You should be fair and just. I am the top scholar in six subjects. I am excellent in six subjects. According to the rules, I should be appointed to the central government of the three provinces. However, you have repeatedly prevented me from taking a suitable position. Isn't this excluding dissidents, abusing power and abusing power?"
The right prime minister was furious and shouted, "How dare you!"
Li Nuo was not afraid at all and continued, "As the head of all officials, you cannot be fair and just, and do not make the best use of talents. Instead, you abuse your power and abuse your authority. His Majesty and the people trust you and let you hold such an important position. Is this how you repay His Majesty and the world?"
The right prime minister pointed at him and shouted angrily, "Shut up!"
Li Nuo did not stop, and continued: "If it were not for me, the case of the second prince of Liang would not have been solved until now, and the relationship between Daxia and Liang would have been broken. How much loss would this bring to the court and how much hidden danger would it bury for Daxia? As the prime minister, don't you know?
Seeing that the right prime minister was speechless, he asked again: "Which of the Sifangguan case, the Donggong case, and the Liangguo embassy case was not solved by me? When I was solving the cases, what were the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple doing? When it comes to investigating cases, who in the court can compare with me? A mere doctor of the Ministry of Justice, am I not qualified to be one?"
Li Nuo did not deliberately suppress the sound, he even used his ability of music.
At this moment, the words he just said echoed throughout the Secretariat.
The two Zhongshu Shilang stared at their toes and even held their breath.
As expected of the son of the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, he dares to say anything.
The important thing is, although what he said was a bit arrogant, every word made sense...
He was the top scholar in six subjects, with excellent scores in all six subjects, and saved the imperial court from danger several times.
The imperial court should have made use of such talents.
But the right prime minister has always been severely suppressing him.
From his point of view, those who exclude dissidents, abuse power and dictatorship, and abuse their authority are indeed right-wing prime ministers.
Due to his status as the Right Prime Minister, no one dared to say or think these words, but today, he said them blatantly in front of so many people.
The entire Secretariat was in complete silence at this moment.
They had been in the court for many years, but had never seen anyone dare to speak to the Right Prime Minister like this.
Even the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple would give some face to the Right Prime Minister.
Sir Li is even braver than his father was in his youth.
The right prime minister's chest heaved, and his right hand trembled as he pointed at Li Nuo. He moved his lips, but found that he could not refute at all. He could only wave his sleeves suddenly and strode away.
The two Zhongshu Shilang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Li Nuo with admiration.
From now on, I’m afraid no one will dare to suppress him in the officialdom.
Anyone who is scolded by him in front of everyone would have to consider the impact.
However, apart from the right prime minister, no one had the ability to suppress him.
The entire yamen was silent. Finally, the left prime minister coughed lightly, picked up a transfer order from the table, handed it to Li Nuo, and said, "Your transfer order has already been drafted. Take it."
Li Nuo took the transfer order and said, "Thank you, Left Prime Minister."
After bowing slightly to the left prime minister, he turned and walked out of the yamen, as if nothing had happened just now.
As soon as he left the Secretariat, the Secretariat was in an uproar.
"Hiss, you're so brave!"
"I have been in the Secretariat for twenty years, and this is the first time I have seen someone dare to speak to the Right Prime Minister like this."
"The champion of six subjects, he really has the arrogance of the champion of six subjects."
"Tsk tsk, he is a young man after all, fearless. What he said just now actually made my blood boil..."
Several Zhao envoys stood in the Zhongshu Province courtyard, also in silence for a long time.
Even though they had only just met, this young Daxia official had left a very deep impression on them.
A young envoy looked in the direction he left, with a certain light flashing in his eyes, and whispered: "It must be him..."
At this time, two Zhongshu Shilang came out of the Yamen, bowed to the Zhao envoys, and said, "Dear envoys, please come in. The left prime minister is waiting for you in the Yamen."
Several people came to sign several important treaties on cooperation between the two countries.
Officials from both countries have already discussed the details of the treaty in the past few days, and they came to the Secretariat just to go through the process.
After seeing off the Zhao envoys, the Left Prime Minister put his hands behind his back, walked to the window, and looked deep in the eyes.
Compared to Li Xuanjing back then, Li Nuo is now more outstanding.
This is not surprising, because he today is not the Li Xuanjing of the past. He is not alone. Behind him stands the most powerful official in the court.
What surprised him was that the Right Prime Minister's reaction to Li Nuo's appointment to the Ministry of Justice was particularly intense.
Based on his many years of understanding of the Right Prime Minister, this was not something the Right Prime Minister could do.
There may be other reasons for this.
The Minister of the Left came in again, holding a file in his hand. He handed it to the Minister of the Left with both hands and said, "Sir, this is the file about Dongfang Bo that the Ministry of Rites found..."
The left prime minister took the file, walked to the table, and read it word by word.
The strategist who killed the second prince of Liang and wanted to make Daxia and Liang enemies was born and raised in Daxia. His ancestors were all Daxia people. All his experiences before he failed the imperial examination and left Daxia can be found.
This person is innocent and every part of his experience can be verified. He cannot be a spy for another country.
But it’s not all good news.
He even hoped that this person was a spy from any country, such as Zhao, Wei, Chu or Qi.
A strategist with great integrity, everything he did was for Daxia.
It makes people dare not think about it too much.
There must be accomplices behind him.
They started planning this more than ten years ago, or even earlier.
He didn't know what these people were planning.
But what he was sure of was that it must be a shocking event.
He thought of the look in Dongfang Bo's eyes when he committed suicide.
The great energy hidden in his body should have been revealed by him on purpose.
He still has some selfish motives after all.
Even if he could sacrifice himself for the cause in his heart, he didn't want to die in silence and be misunderstood.
Zuo Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "Who are you and what do you want to do..."
…
There are no secrets in Chang'an. The news that Li Nuo angrily criticized the right prime minister in the Secretariat soon spread to the three provinces. Not long after, the six ministries, nine temples and other government offices also knew about it.
The Left Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister can be said to be role models and examples for all officials.
Even if it is His Majesty, they dare to point fingers at him and scold him, and His Majesty has to accept the lesson obediently.
It was hard to imagine that someone would dare to speak so rudely to him.
For a time, all the major government offices were buzzing with discussions and the official business at hand was delayed a lot. After the officials from the Secretariat left the government office, they were stopped by colleagues from other departments and asked about the situation on the scene.
"What? He said that the right prime minister excluded dissidents, abused his power and abused his authority?"
"He also said that the Right Prime Minister betrayed His Majesty's trust!"
"As expected of the top scholar in six subjects, he is so confident. He can ask the court for any official position he wants..."
"Of course he has the confidence. He solved the Sifang Pavilion case, the Donggong case, and the Liang Embassy case. If I had this ability, I could be as arrogant as him..."
"The top scholar in six subjects served as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, and was later transferred to the Honglu Temple. It's too much to promote him and his official position at the same time. This time, I support the Honglu Temple Secretary..."
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While the outside world was talking about it, Chang'an, a simple and unpretentious mansion.
This is an ordinary courtyard. Even the residences of most ninth-rank minor officials are much better than this one.
However, the people living in this small courtyard are not ordinary.
The Right Prime Minister of Daxia lived in this ordinary house.
His Majesty had rewarded the Right Prime Minister with a mansion and servants several times, but he refused them all.
For decades, he has lived a poor and simple life.
At this moment, the right prime minister was sitting in the courtyard. On the stone table in front of him, there was only a bowl of porridge and a plate of pickles.
A figure walked in from outside, walked slowly to his side, bowed and said, "Teacher."
The right prime minister looked back and said, "You are here. Have you eaten yet? If not, sit down and eat something."
"I have eaten." The middle-aged official shook his head and said, "The Secretariat has issued a transfer order, and he eventually went to the Ministry of Justice."
The Right Prime Minister gently put down his chopsticks and said softly, "I didn't expect that no matter how hard we tried to stop him from going to the Ministry of Justice, we still couldn't stop him. The plan was ruined by him at Sifang Pavilion, and it was the same this time. Is this God's will?"
(End of this chapter)
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