Chapter 216 Don't rush to get up, the imperial edict hasn't been read yet.
The officials in the Ministry of Personnel were all terrified.
That's a heinous crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan!
Is that an imperial edict in the man's hand?
The officials from the Ministry of Personnel poured out in a flurry, all kneeling on the ground to receive the imperial decree!
Shen Lanxi kept a cold expression as she calmly watched more and more people run out of the building. Until no one else came out.
He didn't rush to speak. Weren't these people fearless and keeping their doors tightly shut?
She wanted to make them experience the agony of waiting!
Qiu Mingjue was kneeling in the crowd. He wasn't kneeling to save face for Shen Lanxi; he was kneeling to the imperial edict, to receive the emperor's boundless grace!
"General Shen, everyone from the Ministry of Personnel is here. If you wish to read the imperial edict, please do so now!" Qiu Mingjue urged with a dark face.
Shen Lanxi spoke slowly in a cold voice.
"No rush, just in case there are still people inside."
Qiu Mingjue was filled with rage: "Everyone is here, there's no one left inside!"
Shen Lanxi said calmly, "Wait a little longer. Vice Minister Qiu Mingjue is on leave today. I have already sent someone to his residence to summon him!"
Thinking back to the instructions given yesterday, Qiu Mingjue felt as if he had shot himself in the foot.
"General Shen, I am Qiu Mingjue."
Shen Lanxi glanced at him: "I don't believe it!"
Qiu Mingjue never expected Shen Lanxi to say that.
Qiu Mingjue suppressed his anger and said, "I am Qiu Mingjue, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Everyone here can testify to that!"
Shen Lanxi: "No matter who you are, don't rush to get up. I haven't read out this imperial edict yet."
Qiu Mingjue was so angry he almost vomited blood. Shen Lanxi was simply going too far!
“These two minor officials just kept saying that Qiu Mingjue, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is off duty today. All the people I brought can testify to that!”
The two minor officials were brought before the crowd, their legs already as weak as noodles. As soon as Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu let go, they collapsed to the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy in fear.
"My lord, spare my life!"
Shen Lanxi: "You two dare to speak up, who instructed you to obstruct me?"
“That person must be the real culprit in the theft of the Wei family army’s supplies. He made you stop me because he didn’t want me to investigate the Wei family army case. You two should speak up boldly. Once the real culprit is caught, I will definitely report to His Majesty and promote you to higher ranks.”
"Enough!" Qiu Mingjue roared to stop him.
If Shen Lanxi continues to spout nonsense, their entire Ministry of Personnel and even the families of everyone in the Ministry will be doomed!
Shen Lanxi's eyes were filled with sarcasm: "Lord Qiu, are you trying to stop me from investigating the Wei Family Army case?"
Qiu Mingjue angrily said, "Shen Lanxi, don't spout nonsense! Be careful, or I'll report you to His Majesty for slandering a high-ranking official!"
Shen Lanxi glanced at Shen Yuanjing, who immediately opened the scroll and read out the imperial edict.
After the imperial edict was read, Shen Lanxi said, "Lord Qiu, I now have reason to suspect that the Wei family army case has been investigated for more than two years without any clues because someone is obstructing it, with the aim of pinning the blame on our Shen family!"
"My Shen family is mortal enemies with the heavens, and we will fight to the death to stop those who obstruct the investigation!"
A thick aura of killing intent spread out, and Qiu Mingjue's heart trembled.
Thinking of Shen Lanxi's identity as a woman, Qiu Mingjue's attitude hardened again.
"You need to make an excuse. Our Ministry of Personnel and the Court of Judicial Review are jointly investigating cases and supervising each other. Do you know that with just one sentence, you could offend both of our supervisory departments?"
Shen Lanxi: "All I know is that I am ordered to investigate the Wei family army case. His Majesty's decree is here, ordering relevant personnel to cooperate. If you do not cooperate, you are disobeying the imperial decree!"
With accusations of disobeying imperial orders and threats of shared punishment, many officials in the Ministry of Personnel were reaching their breaking point and began to plead for help and exert pressure on Qiu Mingjue with their eyes!
If it weren't for Qiu Mingjue's terrible idea yesterday, the Ministry of Personnel's doors wouldn't have been closed. It's all Qiu Mingjue's fault. He doesn't get along with Shen Lanxi; don't drag them into this!
Now that the Shen family is in power, Shen Lanxi has regained favor, and she holds the imperial edict and wields power, so what if she is a woman?
If you're so capable, why don't you go fight a war? Why didn't you go when I sent you as a military supervisor?
"General Shen, please calm down! We know nothing about this!"
"Yes, yes, we were working peacefully inside when you arrived!"
"As for Lord Qiu, he was indeed off today, but he was summoned here due to urgent business, which the two junior officials did not know!"
Shen Lanxi looked at Qiu Mingjue: "Is that so?"
Qiu Mingjue felt as if he was so angry he was about to vomit blood, but he swallowed the blood back down. He was in so much pain that he was tearing his hair out, but he dared not show it.
"Lord Qiu, General Shen is asking you a question!" A wise person knows when to yield!
A colleague from the Ministry of Personnel reminded Qiu Mingjue of something and kept giving him meaningful glances.
His Majesty has ordered Shen Lanxi to thoroughly investigate the Wei family army case. Qiu Mingjue mustn't do anything foolish!
"Yes!" Qiu Mingjue lowered his head, feeling both annoyed and helpless.
Shen Lanxi: "I just came from the Dali Temple. They were very cooperative and showed me the case files of the Wei Family Army, and even had my people make copies. Your Ministry of Personnel, tsk tsk~" Everything was understood without words!
Qiu Mingjue was so angry that his vision blurred. How dare Shen Lanxi say that their Ministry of Personnel was inferior to the Court of Judicial Review?
How dare she?
"General Shen, our Ministry of Personnel is cooperating just like the Court of Judicial Review. Please don't hold it against us!"
Upon hearing that the Court of Judicial Review had cooperated obediently, the officials from the Ministry of Personnel dared not be arrogant anymore and quickly nodded in agreement, indicating their willingness to cooperate actively.
Before long, all the case files of Wei Jiajun were presented. She didn't need to bring her people to copy them; the Ministry of Personnel sent people to copy them all carefully!
Looking at his colleagues who were flattering Shen Lanxi, Qiu Mingjue felt his blood churning and his anger raging.
Didn't these people say before that Shen Lingnian was a woman and that they wanted to give her a warning so that she wouldn't be so arrogant?
If he hadn't been instigated by these people, why would he have had the door closed?
These days, they turn on you faster than flipping through a book. Where is their integrity? Where is their sense of shame?
Shen Lanxi asked the Ministry of Personnel officials some more questions. As the sun began to set, Shen Lanxi prepared to head home.
"General Shen, we have cooperated with you in the investigation today, so please do not hold a grudge against us for what happened before!"
The officials from the Ministry of Personnel looked at Shen Lanxi with earnest expressions.
In these turbulent times, self-preservation is the right thing to do.
Shen Lanxi nodded: "I have seen your cooperation. Tomorrow when I enter the palace, I will report your words and actions to His Majesty truthfully, especially Lord Qiu Mingjue!"
Qiu Mingjue's face turned pale. She wanted to explain, but couldn't find the words.
He is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. His Majesty will never believe Shen Lanxi's few words of slander!
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"Your Majesty, I went to the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Personnel yesterday and made a copy of the case file of the Wei Family Army!"
Even if Shen Lanxi doesn't come today, Emperor Renxiao will send someone to summon her!
The foreign tribes in the northwest are making trouble, and we must send someone to negotiate as soon as possible!
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