The Imperial Stables, the Imperial Household Department, and the Imperial Horse Court were the three major institutions of the dynasty's horse administration and animal husbandry system.
Among them, the Imperial Household Department was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, the concubine's son Ning Yuanchen was the head of the Ministry of War, with the official title of the sixth rank.
He was so young and didn't enter the officialdom through the imperial examination. How could he have gotten a sixth-rank official position in the six ministries?
Because he worked hard enough and tried hard to please his father, the Marquis, a bright future was naturally within his reach.
There must be something bad going on when these three people get together.
The Shaoqing of Yuanma Temple was almost having his property confiscated, and the fate of the other two was foreseeable.
It’s a pity that the three of them don’t know that a disaster is about to happen and are still discussing the horse racing in late autumn.
The emperor listened to Censor Ding's request without any emotion. He asked the people to leave, but he withheld the memorial.
The key reason why Censor Ding has not been beaten to death despite being immersed in officialdom for many years is that he knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm.
The people he was involved in were all insignificant and the things he was involved in were insignificant. No matter how annoying he was, no one would really do anything to him.
In the past, he always stood at the back during court sessions, but today the emperor showed him special favor and took the initiative to summon him and asked about the memorial.
He was just making his presence felt as usual. When others submitted memorials, he followed suit.
He didn't care whether the emperor was busy, tired, or whether he would read it.
At his age, and in the position of Censor-in-Chief, the fourth rank is the limit of his career.
Without the hard-working spirit of his youth, he is no longer as radical as before.
However, the emperor's special summons and the act of keeping the memorial without sending it out seemed to give him a hint.
"Queen Rong will discuss it again", which means that this matter is not over yet, and the emperor really wants to punish the Shaoqing of Yuanma Temple.
This is a rare opportunity, and he can submit another memorial, or even make a memorial in court.
If he leads by example and helps Your Majesty solve problems, he might be able to move up in official rank before retiring.
Isn’t this the motivation to strive?
The emperor is quite adept at controlling these ministers.
Just a look, a gesture, and the rest will be left to the ministers to figure out the deeper meaning. He just needs to keep a steady posture.
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The files Tiezhu found in the Dali Temple were cases related to Ma Zheng in recent years.
There were not many cases that could be brought to the Dali Temple, and the cases related to the Taipu Temple were also taken away by the Ministry of War.
After Han Zeyu looked at the materials compiled by Tiezhu, he asked him to put the file back.
He has exchanged all the wild things for money, so it is meaningless to pay attention to such cases.
Tie Dongming entered the palace again and after getting the emperor's approval, he brought a team of people to negotiate with Su Shien.
As soon as he left the imperial city, his way was stopped. Su Shien had a smile on his face and did not show any sign of panic.
"Master Su, may I have a word with you?"
In full view of the crowd, Su Shien followed a group of soldiers and left without hesitation.
Everyone who saw this scene was inevitably shocked.
What crime had this man committed that warranted the dispatch of soldiers to the city gate to arrest him?
Some people were smart enough to see that Su Shien went with them on his own initiative instead of being taken away by force.
But the story became more and more mysterious and outrageous, reaching a certain level.
As a result, due to the spread of rumors by people with ulterior motives, Su Shien went from being a second-class successful candidate on the imperial examination list to a prisoner whose life and death were uncertain.
It's only been half a year, how unpredictable things really are.
Su Shien didn't say a word along the way. He knew that Tie Dongming came to him in such a high-profile manner, and there must be other deeper meanings.
This is also good, it can get him out of here and avoid retaliation.
Tie Dongming looked at Su Shien with interest. This kid was really calm.
But then I thought, if I tell him the terms of exchange, I don’t know if this person will turn against me.
Thinking of this, Tie Dongming gave up his desire to watch the show and could only smile bitterly.
As expected of the emperor, he threw the problem back to him. As a subject, what else could he do? He had to discuss it shamelessly!
A poor man has low aspirations, and a thin horse has long hair. Tie Dongming, who was not good at speaking, became even less confident.
After leaving everyone's sight, Tie Dongming guiltily stated his purpose.
"Master Su, can we discuss the conditions you proposed?"
Su Shien's expression was serious, and it was obvious that he refused to bargain.
He took out a confession from his sleeve pocket. This was a refined version to show them his strength.
Tie Dongming took the paper in confusion, only to see hundreds of words densely written on it.
The key point is that the content on the paper shocked him. Ao Ye is a tough nut to crack. How did they get the confession?
"How's that guy doing?"
Su Shien knew what Tie Dongming was concerned about and nodded affirmatively.
"I checked it this morning, and everything is fine now."
Tie Dongming wanted to ask, which "tomb" was it? But he held back.
Such a detailed confession is difficult to obtain even if you beat someone half to death. I really can't understand how these two people pried open Ao Ye's mouth.
Su Shien was very calm and tried to influence him with his sincerity, which meant winning people over with virtue.
"Do you want to come with me to pick someone up at a designated location, or do you want us to pick a location and drop them off?"
"Editor Su, wait a minute, there's no rush for this."
Su Shien shook his head: "It's still quite urgent. After all, if he stays in our hands for one more day, it means we will receive the money one day later."
Tie Dongming was ashamed. How could he convince these two to accept the emperor's promise?
"Well, there's really no rush. There's no rush for this, because..."
Su Shien frowned and asked tentatively, "You're not going to regret it, and then this person will fall into our hands, right?"
If there was a problem with the ransom, he couldn't guarantee that Yu Ge'er would kill the hostage manually.
Tie Dongming quickly denied: "No, no, it's just that the compensation hasn't been paid yet, but..."
Su Shien understood: "But you want to take the person away first and pay on delivery, right?"
Tie Dongming's face flushed red. He nodded first and then shook his head.
Su Shien immediately put away her smile. She had received the goods but had no money to pay!
"Are you planning to get something for nothing? Or are you going to ask us to donate for free?"
"It is paid, absolutely paid, but the compensation is still being actively prepared."
Su Shien doesn't dare to make the decision on this matter. If you want to negotiate, you can go to his house and talk to Yu Ge'er.
Tie Dongming really didn't want to come to the house. He was really afraid of Han Zeyu's unreasonable behavior.
But Ao Ye is in their hands, and he can't get past Han Zeyu, so he has no chance of taking him away.
Well, he can just lose face today!
Tie Dongming followed Su Shien with a fearless look on his face, his heart full of resentment. "Your Majesty, you have truly caused so much harm to others..."
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