309, Help
309, Help
When arriving at the new yamen, the first thing to do is naturally to pay a visit to the new superior.
Lu Mingfei still understands this workplace rule.
However, he came out of the palace early, so when he arrived at the Ministry of Justice, the Minister of Justice had not yet returned to the Ministry of Justice.
He simply stood at the door and waited. As soon as the Minister of Justice got off the carriage, he saw him and came to pay his respects to the new superior.
"Your humble servant, Lu Mingfei, greets His Excellency the Minister."
Minister of Justice Zhou Chunshan looked at the young official who appeared before him and knew that Lu Mingfei was standing at the door of the Ministry of Justice waiting for him.
Lord Zhou glanced at Lu Mingfei, said "hmm", and said nothing else. Then he raised his hand and gestured to go inside.
Lu Mingfei understood and turned sideways to let Shangguan go first. He followed behind and walked in with the new Shangguan.
The Minister of Justice walking in front of him was not tall and thin, and he walked very fast.
You can probably tell a person's personality from his walking posture and speed.
Previously, Lu Mingfei had only heard of some of the deeds of this Minister of Justice. He had heard that this Minister of Justice was fair and selfless in handling cases, and had handled many well-known cases. Therefore, this Minister of Justice had a good reputation among the people.
This was the first time he had such close contact with this adult, and this adult had now become his direct superior.
Although he is currently serving as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, as long as he works in the Ministry for one day, the Minister of Justice will be his direct superior, and they will probably work together for a while.
The two men entered the room. The Minister of Justice was sitting, and Lu Mingfei, the subordinate, was standing.
One standing and the other sitting can show where the two of them are at the moment.
"You just arrived at the Ministry of Justice and don't know much about the situation here." The Minister of Justice knew that Lu Mingfei was a person sent into the Ministry of Justice by the emperor. He could only accept it and could not drive him out.
Compared to the people stuffed in by Prime Minister Wan, he would rather accept the people stuffed in by the emperor.
Now, the six ministries were basically all run by Prime Minister Wan. After a morning court session, most officials acted according to Prime Minister Wan's instructions. If he said something outrageous, he would suspect that before long, the whole world would be ruled by the Wan family.
Therefore, the Minister of Justice was happy to see the emperor insert people into the six ministries, as long as the other party was not Prime Minister Wan's man.
"How about this? You spend two days getting familiar with the chores at the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry has been quite busy lately, and we'll need your help sharing some of the responsibilities."
"Yes, I will familiarize myself with the affairs of the yamen as soon as possible. If there is anything I need, please let me know." From the other party's words, Lu Mingfei understood the attitude of the Minister of Justice towards him, the person sent by the emperor.
It seems that not everyone in these six ministries follows Prime Minister Wan's lead. For example, the Minister of Justice in front of him is a royalist.
Once the news of the deposed emperor's treason was exposed, after the new emperor came to the throne, these former royalists became supporters of the new emperor.
Of course, there are also some people who are like fence-sitters, but there are also officials who are truly dedicated to the country and the people.
Seeing that there was nothing more to say and that he had things to do, the Minister of Justice began to shoo people away, "Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll arrange for someone to follow you. If you have any questions, just ask him."
"Master Cui."
"I am here."
A middle-aged man with ordinary looks and short stature walked in from outside, bowed respectfully, and stood in front of their Shangshu waiting for instructions.
The person who came was none other than Cui Zhushi mentioned by the Minister of Justice.
"Take Lord Lu to familiarize himself with the miscellaneous affairs of our Ministry of Justice." The Minister of Justice ordered.
"Yes." Cui replied.
"I'll take my leave." Lu Mingfei knew it was time for him to leave, so he bowed and when the superior waved his hand, he turned and walked out.
After walking out of the door, he paused for a moment. When Manager Cui came to his side, he turned around and looked at him.
Cui, the official, gestured for him to leave and said, "This way, sir. I will take you to where you will handle your official business from now on."
"Trouble." Lu Mingfei nodded and walked in the direction indicated by the person in charge.
Walking along the corridor and turning a corner, they entered another courtyard.
When the people waiting in the yard saw him come in, they came over to pay their respects to him, their superior.
"Your humble servant greets you, sir."
"Everyone, get up."
Lu Mingfei knew that the people before him were the team left behind by the former Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He had no idea what their abilities were, who they belonged to, or whether they could be used, so he could only keep them.
After entering the room and sitting down, he met these new subordinates one by one.
When he was in the Hanlin Academy, he was the lowest-ranked newcomer in the academy and had to bow to everyone he met.
But now it was different. He had come to the Ministry of Justice and had suddenly jumped from a small official of the sixth rank to the second-in-command of the Ministry of Justice. There was only one official above him, who was on par with the Right Vice Minister. The rest of the officials were of lower ranks than him and had to bow to him when they saw him.
This feeling is pretty good, right?
In the past, I was a younger brother to everyone I met, but now my status has risen suddenly and I can finally become the big boss.
No wonder everyone wants to be an official. After being a small official, they want to be a big official, because the feeling of being a big official is really different. Lu Mingfei finally understood why those officials tried their best to climb up.
On his first day at the Ministry of Justice, he spent his time getting to know his new colleagues, familiarizing himself with the new environment, and reading the various files of the Ministry of Justice.
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When the sun set, Lu Mingfei came out of the Ministry of Justice, got on the carriage that came to pick him up, and said to the guard driving the carriage, "Let's go to the braised food shop."
Go over there to see if his father is there, have a meal there and then go back to the yard.
"Okay, sir, please sit down." The guard driving the carriage in front reminded him before grabbing the reins and whipping the horse's butt.
"I'm so tired." After he relaxed, Lu Mingfei felt that the class that day was really tiring.
However, before their carriage could return to the braised food shop, it was stopped on the way.
“Whoa—”
"What's the matter?"
Feeling that the carriage had stopped, Lu Mingfei asked the people outside through the curtain.
"Sir, someone has stopped our carriage in front." said the guard driving the carriage in front.
Lu Mingfei lifted the curtain and looked out. He saw that the person blocking the way looked familiar. After thinking for a moment, he remembered that the person was the servant beside Fu Lianxin.
"Sir..." Seeing the carriage stopped, the servant ran towards the carriage.
However, before the servant could run to their master, the guard driving the carriage had already stopped him with a whip, preventing him from getting any closer.
"It's okay, let him come over." Lu Mingfei knew at a glance that the other party had something to talk to him about.
The street was crowded with people coming and going, so it was not suitable for talking, so he asked the visitor to get on his carriage.
As soon as he got on the carriage, the servant knelt down before Lord Lu, who had asked him to get on, and begged, "Please, Lord, save our young master..."
"Your young master? What happened to Fu Lianxin?" Lu Mingfei had just returned to Kyoto Prefecture two days ago, and he really didn't know what had happened to Fu Lianxin.
"Our young master has been arrested...and everyone in the Grand Tutor's Mansion has been arrested." The servant said crying.
"Everyone in the Taifu Mansion was arrested? Why?" When Lu Mingfei asked this question, he actually had some guesses in his heart why Fu Lianxin was arrested.
Fu Lianxin was a member of the Third Prince's faction. When the Third Prince was emperor, Fu Lianxin enjoyed a period of great success. But now that the Third Prince had stepped down, he was deemed a traitor and condemned by everyone. Those who had once been members of the Third Prince's faction were now considered traitors and were arrested by the new emperor.
So, it seems that Fu Lianxin is now in prison. No wonder his servant came to him in such a hurry.
"I don't know much either. I only know that our young master and everyone in the Taifu Mansion have been arrested."
The servant recounted what happened that day, "I went out to buy something on the orders of our young master. When I returned home after buying the things, I encountered the government officials coming to arrest someone."
"I was afraid of being caught, so I never dared to show up..."
The servant knew that the Lord Lu in front of him was a good friend of their young master, and that their young master had helped Lord Lu several times in the past, so he dared to come to Lord Lu for help.
Today he accidentally saw Lord Lu coming out of the Ministry of Justice, so he secretly followed him.
He guessed that this Lord Lu must have been working in the Ministry of Justice before he came out. If this Lord Lu really was working in the Ministry of Justice, then their young master and the others in the mansion would be saved.
Hearing this, Lu Mingfei didn't agree immediately, but he didn't refuse either. Instead, he asked, "Do you know which government office took your young master away?"
"No, I don't know."
"How about this? I'll help you find out tomorrow. First, find out which government office took your young master and the people from the Taifu Mansion away, and where they are being held now."
"As for you, don't stop my carriage on the street in the future. If you have anything to do, come to Chunxi Road and find me in the courtyard where I live."
If someone saw him and reported his contact with people close to Fu Lianxin to the new emperor, he would probably end up in jail. If he ended up in jail, there would really be no one to get Fu Lianxin out.
It’s not that Lu Mingfei is afraid of trouble, but he knows that only if he doesn’t get into trouble can he help his friends in trouble.
When Fu Lianxin was doing well, he had helped them a lot. Zhang Lingxuan was able to be transferred to a local official position so quickly, away from the muddy waters of Kyoto Prefecture, thanks to Fu Lianxin's help.
So now that Fu Lianxin was thrown into jail, he couldn't just ignore this matter.
It was obvious that this servant was hiding from others and probably didn't even have money to eat. Lu Mingfei untied the purse on his waist, took out two silver ingots from it and handed them to the other party, "Here, use this silver to buy food."
"I, I cannot accept your money, sir. I am already very grateful that you are willing to help our young master." The servant waved his hands hurriedly, not daring to take the money.
"Take it. You have to stay alive outside so that you can wait for your young master to come out." Lu Mingfei stuffed the silver into the other's hand without saying a word.
In order to avoid being seen, he did not immediately let the servant who hid in his carriage get off. Instead, he waited until his carriage returned to the braised food shop and stopped in the alley before letting the servant leave quietly. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, muah! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading
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