"If that's all we need to do, then I think we can accomplish it if we try hard!" Yang Quanren suddenly realized and was about to say a few more words when he coughed violently again.
Yang Quanren couldn't hold on any longer because of the severe coughing. His eyes turned black and he fainted on the spot.
"Quickly call the imperial physician!" Jiang Chengxu shouted hurriedly.
Fortunately, the imperial physician was sitting in the next carriage.
After the imperial physician examined Yang Quanren's pulse, he shook his head pessimistically:
"He has not recovered from his old illness and is already weak. He was also bumpy all the way and had heat stroke... He is now unconscious and has a high fever. I can prescribe some medicine to reduce his fever, but he needs to rest. If we continue on our journey, I'm afraid..."
I’m afraid that I will die of illness on the way before I reach the southwest.
If you are sick and suffer from acclimatization, you are on the road to death.
"Imperial Physician, please save him!" Jiang Chengxu pleaded.
The imperial physician sighed and fed him a pill first, "I can only try my best..."
The leading official from the Ministry of Rites urged: "If we don't hurry up, we won't be able to reach Yucheng tonight. Let's set off quickly."
His job was to send Jiang Chengxu and others to the southwest and then report back to the Ministry of Rites.
So he urged them to leave quickly, as he wanted to go back early.
"Brother Yang is seriously ill, can he rest first..." Jiang Chengxu looked at him and discussed.
The official in charge interrupted impatiently, "Can you afford to delay important military matters?"
Yang Quanren had just taken the pills prescribed by the imperial physician and woke up. He reluctantly said, "I'm fine. Let's keep going..."
Rushing on the road doesn't necessarily mean death.
But if you are accused of delay, you will be in trouble.
Jiang Chengxu was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
At this moment...
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and a group of captains in flying fish uniforms rushed over and surrounded the whole group of people.
The leading captain held a Qilin Guard message and said:
"Your Majesty has ordered Jiang Chengxu and Yang Quanren to appear before Him!"
Everyone was stunned. Jiang Chengxu and Yang Quanren had never thought that they would have the opportunity to see the emperor...
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Ganxin Palace.
Jiang Chengxu and Yang Quanren were led by Wang Degui into the hall to pay their respects.
They fell to the ground trembling, not daring to look directly at the emperor.
Only from the corner of my eye could I see a corner of His Majesty's dragon robe and the trailing hem of his skirt.
"I saw that you were on the list going to the southwest, so I summoned you to ask, are everything ready?" Helian Qi asked in a gentle voice.
Helian Qi was kind and amiable to these low-ranking officials, fully demonstrating the monarch's generosity.
Yang Quanren hesitated for a moment.
If they told the emperor that they were forced to leave Beijing, they would completely offend Shangshu Yao.
At that time, Minister Yao will say one more thing, when the list is compiled, you are greedy for credit and are willing to take the credit, so it will be difficult for them to prove their innocence.
And if Minister Yao pushed the blame onto the officials below him, then at most he would have been guilty of negligence.
But now that they have left the Ganxin Palace today, they don't know how they will be retaliated against.
Ultimately, when it comes to sending officials abroad, the evidence is not solid enough to charge Minister Yao with a serious crime based solely on his selection.
"Your Majesty, please understand that I have a mother at home who needs care, so I asked a neighbor to look after her before I left. Although I miss her, I am willing to do my best for the southwest. But Brother Yang is in poor health, so I beg Your Majesty to allow Brother Yang to return to Beijing to recuperate." Jiang Chengxu kowtowed and complained directly.
Helian Qi looked at the two and asked, "You are indeed on the list of three people who should not go, so why were you sent to the southwest by the Minister of Rites?"
"The Minister of Rites accepted bribes and sent people without considering whether the officials were suitable. Instead, he sent out those who did not give him any money!" Jiang Chengxu said bluntly.
Accepting bribes is very common in official circles.
Officials often use connections, give gifts, and make arrangements when getting things done.
If we really conduct a thorough investigation, few civil and military officials in the court can stand clean.
Whether you are greedy or not is not the key point. What is important is whether the emperor wants to investigate you.
And the emperor didn't check most of the time.
The king wanted people who could get things done. As long as the people under him could do the things he asked them to do, he would turn a blind eye to many things.
He only looks at the results.
Once the emperor wants to change people, investigating corruption is the most legitimate reason.
Yang Quanren couldn't help but worry about his friend. Brother Jiang was too reckless. Although this was the case, they had no evidence. If they sued a Shangshu like this, I'm afraid...
"Tell Song Chengyi to thoroughly investigate the Minister of Rites." Helian Qi gave the order.
No evidence?
It’s okay, just check it out.
Yang Quanren was stunned. Huh? They only said one side of the story, Your Majesty, are you going to check it out right away?
"It is inconvenient for you two to leave the capital, so stay here and have a good rest." Helian Qi looked at the two of them and said gently:
"I will give you two a thousand taels of silver. Go back."
When the emperor learned that the minister's family was poor and that he had to spend money on medical treatment, he actually gave him a thousand taels of silver.
For a moment, both of them were so moved that tears filled their eyes. Your Majesty is truly a wise and enlightened monarch!
"Your Majesty, I have no money to take care of my mother. Now that Your Majesty has granted me this, I can ask my servants to take care of her. I will go to the southwest without any worries! I only ask Your Majesty to allow me to go to the southwest to give lectures and be loyal to Your Majesty!" Jiang Chengxu said excitedly.
Yang Quanren also wanted to go. If his body couldn't hold on any longer, he would have wanted to go with them!
"You are loyal, I agree." Helian Qi said with a smile.
The two men bowed excitedly and left the palace.
After leaving the palace, Yang Quanren was still a little dizzy, "Your Majesty is really wise..."
His Majesty actually summoned these two minor officials personally, punished the Minister of Rites, and gave them rewards...
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