Chapter 334 Who to Use
Sheng Xian was peeling an apple for him. Hearing this, he turned his head and looked at Chu Jinyan: "What did the Third Miss say? Your Highness, please show me too."
Chu Jinyan gave him a look, folded the letter and put it close to his body, with a proud look as if saying, "This was written to me by Xiangxiang and I can't show it to you."
Sheng Xian: “…”
My Lord, I just took a look at what the Third Miss wrote. Is it necessary to be so stingy?
"Zheng Kuan bribed the jailer of the Ministry of Justice to poison the people in Ningxiang Tower, resulting in the death of three people. Once this happened, the Minister of Justice could not escape the blame. She asked me if there was a suitable candidate to replace the Minister of Justice. It can be seen that she also thinks this is an opportunity to place her own people."
"Miss Third's focus is really different from others." Sheng Xian said in astonishment.
He couldn't guess what other people's first reaction would be when they knew about this, but a normal girl would never discuss the issue of placing people with His Highness.
This was when she didn't know that it was His Highness who instigated this matter.
Could this be called telepathic communication?
"Your Highness, do you want to reply?" Sheng Xian asked.
"Yes." Chu Jinyan said, stood up and walked to the desk, spreading paper and grinding ink.
Since she asked him if he had any suitable candidate, he naturally had to answer well.
"My candidate is Ye Ming, the Junior Official of the Imperial Court. I don't know if you have heard of him. I just returned to the capital and haven't had much contact with him, but he is also favored by my father. If he replaces Cui Ye, the Ministry of Justice will be in my hands."
Chu Jinyan said so in the letter.
Then he recounted how Zheng Kuan had originally planned to set fire to the Ministry of Justice but he had changed the plan.
When Lu Xiang received the reply letter, he was slightly surprised when he saw the content of the letter, and then he chuckled.
I don't know whether to say that Zheng Kuan was unlucky to choose Chu Jinyan's people to do the work, or that Chu Jinyan was too capable. He just placed such a spy in the Ministry of Justice's prison and he was chosen just like that.
It seems that luck is also part of strength.
But this Ye Ming...
Lu Xiang couldn't help but think of his previous life. At that time, after Chu Jinyan became the crown prince, Ye Ming's daughter became the concubine of the second prince Chu Chengli.
Maybe the current Ye Ming is the talent cultivated by the emperor for Chu Jinyan, but this person is not loyal enough.
If he was loyal to Chu Jinyan, he would never switch to Chu Chengli's camp.
In his previous life, Ye Ming did not become the Minister of Justice, but he took over the position of Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.
Cui Ye had not committed any crime, and two of the three departments were in the hands of Liu Xiang and Chu Chengli.
Regardless of whether it was Chu Chengli's plan or Ye Ming's initiative to join him, this person does not seem to be the best candidate at the moment.
After thinking about it, Lu Xiang picked up his pen and wrote a reply to Chu Jinyan.
"According to my understanding, Ye Ming can be used, but not reused. Your Highness must be on guard. If you are talking about the most suitable candidate for the Minister of Justice, I think the Doctor of Rites can be considered. If Your Highness can recruit him for your own use, he will be a good general."
In her previous life, before she died, the fight between the Crown Prince and Chu Chengli had already reached a surface. Except for Xiao Muheng, the Crown Prince's tutor, who hid his intentions so well that even she, his partner, could not discover his treachery in the first place, all the civil and military officials in the court were divided into their own camps, and many took sides. The Second Prince, the Fifth Prince, and Chu Jinyan had the highest reputation, but there were also pure royalists.
There are also many people who do not take sides.
The Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites was the one who would not stand on either side, not for any other reason, but because he was too stubborn and could easily offend people with just three words. He also didn't know how to be tactful and flattering. If it weren't for his strong abilities, he would have been exiled to a remote place to be a minor official.
But Zuo Shiwen is very good at criminal justice.
The Ministry of Justice, as an office in charge of legal and criminal affairs, must first be upright and incorruptible, as every decision they make concerns a human life.
Chu Jinyan was stunned for a while when he saw the reply from Lu Xiang.
He looked up at Sheng Xian, who was cutting an apple into small pieces with a knife, and asked, "Is Zuo Shiwen the one who had an argument with the Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Censorate last month?"
Sheng Xian nodded without even looking up: "Yes."
This was already the fifth apple he had peeled. His Highness either complained that the apple he peeled was too ugly with all the holes and cuts, or that the way he cut it was not pretty. He held the knife with him for killing people, not for professional apple cutting.
There are so many palace servants in the mansion, why doesn't Your Highness ask them to do it?
Each one is cut to the same size and is beautiful and cute.
Sheng Xian seriously suspected that his master was deliberately torturing him because he was too idle.
"Why did Your Highness suddenly ask about him?" Sheng Xian placed the cut apple pieces carefully on the plate, then looked up and asked.
While speaking, he handed the plate in his hand to Chu Jinyan.
"Xiangxiang said that this person is suitable for the position of Minister of Justice." Chu Jinyan took a look at the apple in front of him and immediately showed a look of disgust: "Are your hands clean? Will I get diarrhea if I eat the apple you touched?"
Sheng Xian: “…”
I want to die.
How could he peel the apple without touching it? Your Highness, if you dislike it, you should have said so earlier.
"Your Highness, how about I change the fruit for you?" The kind that doesn't have the peel on.
"Cut the watermelon and send it over." Chu Jinyan said, "Call Yuanfeng over."
Sheng Xian responded and hurried out.
Run away quickly and let Yuanfeng be tortured by His Highness.
After Sheng Xian left, Chu Jinyan thought for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote a memorial to the emperor.
Yes, a memorial to promote Zuo Shiwen.
Yuanfeng carried a watermelon into the study room and said, "Your Highness, are you looking for a subordinate?"
"Send this memorial to the palace and bring it back after father approves it." Chu Jinyan said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Yuanfeng took it with both hands and turned to leave.
After Yuanfeng left, Chu Jinyan also walked out of the study.
Sheng Xian was hiding in his room eating watermelon when the door was suddenly pushed open and the high-pitched voice of the young eunuch rang out, "Guard Sheng, His Highness wants to see you."
“Puff…cough cough cough…”
Sheng Xian couldn't swallow a mouthful of watermelon, and he choked and kept coughing.
"What?"
The young eunuch blinked and said, "His Highness is looking for you."
Sheng Xian coughed until his face turned pale, and he finally made sure that he had not heard wrong.
Didn’t you call Yuanfeng?
Sheng Xian put down the watermelon in his hand and resigned himself to going to find Chu Jinyan.
"Your Highness."
"Let's catch the carriage and go to the teahouse next to the Ministry of Rites."
Chu Jinyan said this and limped onto the carriage.
Sheng Xian was stunned for a moment, looking at a servant who was already sitting in front of the carriage, he was completely confused.
Your Highness, I am driving the carriage, why do you bring a servant with you?
On the way, he asked in confusion: "What is your highness doing at the Ministry of Rites?"
In the car, Chu Jinyan's cold voice rang out: "Looking for Zuo Shiwen."
When Sheng Xian heard this, he took a breath.
No, Your Highness, you decided to use him just because Miss Lu San said he was suitable for the position of Minister of Justice, right?
Your Highness, are you sure you can chew this stubborn old man?
Sheng Xian expressed deep doubt.
What's wrong? "
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