Of course, when in front of Liang Hanmin, no matter how dignified, wealthy, or old they are, they must bow obediently.

So far, Liang Hanmin has never given anyone except the Honorable King Liang Shi the privilege of "not having to kneel in front of the emperor".

Even senior ministers such as Su Zai and Wang Zai could only be given seats occasionally.

That requires preparation for a long discussion, and it is not a too formal occasion. Moreover, it also depends on Liang Hanmin's mood.

Liang Hanmin's mood was obviously not so good today, so he had no intention of granting seats to these two prime ministers, who could be said to be the most powerful people in the Chongqing court, both in name and in terms of authority.

Naturally, the little eunuch didn't dare to make his own decisions and kept his head buried in his knees.

Liang Hanmin raised his eyes and glanced at the four Chongqing ministers. There was no trace of anger on his face, and he just asked casually: "In which year did Chengdu County's military governor Wei Haobi go to Chengdu to take office?"

But in fact, his attitude was already a sign of anger in the eyes of Su Zai, Wang Zai and others.

They have served Liang Hanmin for so many years, and naturally have a good understanding of Liang Hanmin.

If they can't even grasp this, they won't be able to reach their current position, and it's still unknown whether they can survive until now.

In this era, imperial power was supreme.

But they didn't understand why Liang Hanmin suddenly asked about Wei Haobi.

Jun Wu said, especially in a place like the Imperial Study Room, everything Liang Hanmin said was more or less profound.

"Back to the Emperor, Lord Wei went to Chengdu County in April of the year before last to take up the post of Jiedushi."

Looking at Wang Zai and Su Zai, the two prime ministers did not speak. Xiang Lu, the official minister standing behind Su Zai, had to bite the bullet and speak.

Originally, their Ministry of Civil Affairs was in charge of matters such as the selection, qualification, and relocation of civil and military officials. Although the Zhongshu Ministry was actually responsible for such matters as the appointment of senior officials, he did not dare to let Wang Zai take the blame.

.Even if he is actually Su Zai’s friend.

"Who recommended it?"

Liang Hanmin asked again.

In fact, everyone knows this, and Liang Hanmin may not be aware of this.

As the military envoy of Chengdu County, Wei Haobi was one of the top officials in Dayu who ranked among the top ten in real power. As the emperor, it was impossible for Liang Hanmin not to be aware of his situation.

So, the emperor's knowing and asking questions is thought-provoking.

And I asked who recommended it.

This probably shows that what the emperor really wanted to find was not Wei Haobi, but the people who recommended him.

But why is this?

Xiang Lu didn't speak again this time.

Because Wei Haobi, who was the detoxifier of Chengdu County, was at the same level as him, their staff had no control over Wei Haobi's appointment.

Except for the conferral of officials of this level, it must be proposed and discussed by many departments, and then discussed by the Zhongshu Province, and the emperor finally makes the decision.

He barely had the qualifications to recommend him, and he clearly remembered that when the cabinet was discussing who would take over from Chengdu County, he didn't say anything at all.

This question can only be answered by Su Zai or Wang Zai.

At this time, the two decrepit prime ministers seemed to have just regained their composure, and they both slowly tilted their heads and looked at each other.

After looking at each other, they all turned their attention back to Liang Hanmin.

God knows what kind of communication was going on in their eyes when they just looked at each other.

But probably for two colleagues like this, eye contact is just the most basic thing.

Then Su Zai, who was also the minister of the province, bowed slightly and said: "Back to the emperor, I remember that it was the minister of the Central Europe who recommended Wei Haobi to be the governor of Chengdu County."

Menxia Shizhong, this is the chief official of Menxia Province. In terms of level, he is at the same level as Su Zai and Wang Zai.

However, Menxia Sheng is more like Liang Hanmin's secretarial agency, and its real power is not very great, so its momentum is far inferior to that of Zhongshu and Shangshu.

The servant Ou Xiuyuan is of course also a famous person in Dayu.

His reputation in the Confucian Academy was higher than that of Yu Yuanweidu. Even at that time, Ou Xiuyuan's influence in the Confucian Academy was only second to Xu Jinnian.

Nowadays, Ou Xiu is a noble man, and he is trusted by Liang Hanmin.

Listening to Su Zai's words, Liang Hanmin couldn't help but frowned, "You just recommended him?"

Su Zai paused and said: "It was recommended by Mr. Ou, but our cabinet also discussed it at the beginning. We thought Wei Haobi was a suitable candidate."

He knew that this was definitely not a good thing, but he didn't dare to let Ou Xiuyuan take the blame.

Because he knew very well that Ou Xiuyuan was actually the emperor's representative in a sense.

Without the emperor's permission, would Ou Xiuyuan recommend Wei Haobi for no reason?

Not his relatives!

And the emperor cannot slap himself in the face.

So they have to take the blame together.

"Yes."

Wang Zai also spoke at this time and said: "The veteran also clearly remembers that it was indeed discussed by the cabinet at the beginning."

"Um……"

Liang Hanmin nodded lightly, but then his eyes widened, "We discussed it... The discussion was good, the discussion was good! Send such an idiot to Chengdu County to help me take charge of the overall situation!"

He slammed the memorial in front of him to the ground.

Wang Zai, Su Zai, Xiang Lu and the housekeeper all quickly lowered their heads.

"have a look!"

Liang Hanmin pointed at Wang Zai and said: "I don't care who recommended this idiot or what kind of discussions it went through in the cabinet, but your Zhongshu Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the inspection! Such an idiot, you actually let his name appear in the cabinet! Appear.

Regarding my dragon case! You asked me to send him to Chengdu County, what do you do for food?"

"I am guilty!"

"I am guilty!"

Wang Zai and the housekeeper shouted quickly.

Wang Zai didn't move at all, but the housekeeper trembled a little.

Before any senior official is removed from office, his or her staff will conduct an inspection in advance. If there are problems with senior officials, it means they have failed in their duties.

This is especially true when problems arise within two years of taking office like Wei Haobi.

"Look first!"

Liang Hanmin was not in a hurry to convict him, he just snorted coldly.

Wang Zai reached out and picked up the memorial on the ground.

"this……"

After seeing it, even he couldn't help but look shocked.

And this look is not just fake.

The contents of the memorial really surprised him.

Xu Jingnian!

Xu Jingnian is involved.

That's all.

After Xu Jinnian was captured, he was rescued again.

At this moment, Wang Zai couldn't help but feel a chill in his back. He finally understood why the emperor was so angry.

Wei Haobi was not as simple as a fool, but as stupid as a pig or a dog.

Catching Xu Jingnian is no problem, it is a credit, and even being able to make decisions and kill Xu Jingnian is still a credit.

Will be commended by the emperor.

This is like Xu Chu killing Xu You.

And even if Xu Jingnian was rescued, it would not be a serious crime.

Xu Jingnian has been hiding for so many years, and the emperor is not so eager to kill him.
Chapter completed!