The lights in the Prime Minister's Mansion were also on today, and the staff gathered together. They had gathered here too many times because of Zhao Ji.

Although the emperor said that matters of the court should not be spread outside, the prime minister does not even take the emperor seriously, so how can he care about what the emperor says?

"I was reckless in this matter. I should have planned it in more detail!"

An aide in the Prime Minister's Mansion showed a look of regret on his face.

However, the Prime Minister did not say anything throughout the whole process. He just listened to his subordinates' heated discussions with a normal expression.

After a long while, the Prime Minister put down the teacup in his hand and said calmly, "Have all the chess pieces buried before been put in?"

The butler hunched forward and said, "The men have been hidden, and are now being used in various places. Are you planning to use these pawns at this stage?"

There was a hint of heartache and regret in the butler's tone.

How could the prime minister not feel bad? These chess pieces were all the prime minister's, and it took nearly ten years to get them to their respective positions.

I had originally planned to wait until later to pave the way for my future, but now I didn't expect that I would be reduced to activating this super powerful force in advance.

"Now I am at the mercy of others, and the emperor's attitude is ambiguous. If I don't suppress Zhao Ji now, will I wait for him to take my position in the future?"

As the prime minister spoke, his voice became louder, as if he saw Zhao Ji sitting in the position of prime minister one day.

The staff stopped talking. A few sighs could be heard from time to time, but the prime minister pretended not to hear them.

"Make arrangements. Make sure to bring Zhao Ji down before the Ghost Festival. Otherwise, I think it will be difficult in the future!"

The Prime Minister's voice came from afar, and on this slightly chilly night, it made the butler who was following his orders shiver.

Zhao Ji has received many rewards from the emperor recently, and the emperor must be feeling a little regretful.

So we can only make up for it in other ways.

For example, Zhao Ji was given another army, which was mainly responsible for guarding the imperial city.

It can be said that this is one of the manifestations of the emperor's formal trust in Zhao Ji.

After all, this is the imperial city! It was like the emperor had entrusted Zhao Ji with the responsibility of ensuring his sleep.

Zhao Ji did not dare to be careless when he received this task, and immediately began to reorganize the guard team.

This army is completely different from the one led by Tian Zhao, probably because they are located in the imperial city and there have been no rebels invading the royal capital for more than ten or twenty years.

Therefore, this army often just goes through the motions when on duty, and the overall atmosphere is lazy.

Speaking of the fact that we were able to obtain this army, it was also because Zhao Ji had mentioned it to the emperor many times.

As soon as Zhao Ji got the army, he immediately ordered it to assemble on the parade ground.

Then, without saying anything, he stood on the parade ground, looked at those lazy soldiers, and shouted loudly with a hint of anger on his lips: "Quiet!"

The internal force amplified the sound countless times, allowing everyone standing in the last row to clearly hear Zhao Ji's voice.

After showing off his skills a little bit, Zhao Ji saw that most of the guards were shocked.

After all, Zhao Ji came from the underworld, so his martial arts must be extraordinary, not to mention that Xiantian Palace is actually a top-level martial arts secret book. Now, Zhao Ji can last for an incense stick even if he fights ten people at once, let alone a hundred.

With Zhao Ji's deterrent move, the people of the Imperial City Guard gradually began to pay attention to the newly appointed Zhao Ji.

The discipline is much stricter than before.

On the other side, Zhao Ji went in and out of the Ministry of Personnel three times with a special gold medal. All he brought out were some old accounts.

Zhao Ji found that whenever he turned to the official evaluations of the past three years, the people in the Ministry of Personnel were somewhat uncooperative, either because they could not find the files or because they were not clear about the situation at the time.

Anyway, it added a lot of archival difficulties to Zhao Ji, but the good thing was that Zhao Ji had a special gold medal in his hand.

No matter how impatient these people from the Ministry of Personnel were, every time they saw the badge on Zhao Ji's waist waving left and right, they were still somewhat envious.

Who doesn't like supreme power?

The only people I dislike the most are those who have never had it.

After reading almost all the files, Zhao Ji had some idea in his mind that there was definitely a big problem in the Ministry of Personnel.

Zhao Ji can be said to be the emperor who visited late at night.

"Your Majesty, I have discovered something and I am afraid I need to discuss it with you..."

Your Majesty, this is not the first time that Zhao Ji has woken you up in the middle of the night. I have gradually gotten used to it. This time, I didn't even get angry when I woke up.

"If you have something to say, please say it quickly..." said the emperor, looking at Zhao Ji's tall figure.

Zhao Ji quickly recounted what had happened.

In fact, nothing particularly important was uncovered. It was just that Zhao Ji discovered some other things when he was checking internal documents and financial accounts.

"Your Majesty, I suspect that someone in the Ministry of Personnel is selling official positions!" As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor was no longer sleepy.

In the past, the Minister of Revenue was extremely wealthy. A small Vice Minister of Revenue could be extremely wealthy.

Is there still a problem with the Ministry of Personnel now? And selling official positions has been strictly prohibited before.

"It can be seen that my court officials are quite courageous, Zhao Ji. You must investigate this matter carefully. If there are really people who buy and sell official positions, I will definitely punish them severely!"

In fact, when Zhao Ji first found out that there was a phenomenon of selling official positions in the Ministry of Personnel, he was a little hesitant.

One reason was that the law did not punish the masses. Another reason was that Zhao Ji felt that he had been too aggressive recently. If he continued like this, he might be targeted by others.

So the reason Zhao Ji came to the emperor today was actually to test the waters.

If the emperor's disgust and resentment towards this matter were not very strong, then Zhao Ji might have to investigate these matters privately.

Fortunately, the emperor still takes this matter very seriously.

You should know that buying and selling official positions was extremely taboo in every dynasty.

But this is indeed a way to make money quickly.

There are still most people who can't stand this **.

Zhao Ji also heard this incident by chance in a cubicle of the Ministry of Personnel that day.

At that time, Zhao Ji was busy investigating the case and running around in various rooms.

We happened to have arrived at a relatively remote place, and there was nothing else in the room except written records.

Zhao Ji had no choice but to sit here and look through it carefully.

Just at this moment, I heard two people whispering.

"Zhao Chun from Huai Town has given something for the third time. His family is the richest in Huai Town, and he doesn't ask for much. He is just a small seventh-rank official... He gave too much..."

"Three thousand?" someone next to him asked in a low voice.

The man who had just spoken said again: "Three thousand, you underestimate this Young Master Zhao, it's at least three thousand taels of gold!"