Chapter 2161 Sir, You Are so Cruel

After the officials were slapped in the face by Yu Qian last time, Jian Yi punished them harshly and found out a group of corrupt and derelict people.

Then the atmosphere among the bureaucracy tightened, efficiency increased greatly in the near future, and there were far fewer wranglings.

"You need to tighten it more!"

Jian Yi stood outside the duty room, looking at the orderliness outside, and couldn't help but feel less bad about Qian.

He opened the door to disperse some of the 'poisonous gas' from the charcoal fire, and took a breath of fresh air to boost his spirits.

While he was taking a long breath for air, a person came in front of him.

"It's time for adults to come out and take a walk."

The person who came was Xin Jian, the left minister. He held his hands with a smile and said: "Sir, Your Majesty has no objection to the list. Our staff can be considered proud and proud."

Many officials in Shandong were taken down, and the Ministry of Personnel discussed for a long time. Jian Yi himself spent every night thinking about the candidates. The roster was sent in the day before yesterday, but everyone was still worried.

For the officials, if the emperor accepts it, it means trust.

And if the emperor calls back and asks for a redo, he is almost ready to apologize.

Jian Yi felt relieved in his heart, but it didn't show on his face. He just said kindly: "You have been working hard recently. When things are settled, you can rest for a few days."

Xin Jian is his right-hand man, so naturally he needs to win over him.

Xin Jian said gratefully: "Don't worry, sir, but I'm not tired at all."

"You are getting older too, we are all getting old, how can we not be tired?"

Seeing that Xin Jian was still full of black hair, Jian Yi, who was in his sixties, suddenly felt that he was really old.

"I'm old. I just can't bear to see the laws of my ancestors being trampled on. That's why I've kept it till now. But it won't last long after all! I'll have to look at you in the future."

Xin Jian is young and powerful, and Jian Yi has been training him recently just to let him take over.

The two of them went in and Xin Jian closed the door behind them.

The charcoal fire was glowing red, and the temperature in the room gradually increased.

"You have something to say?"

Jian Yi is so old-fashioned. Just by looking at Xin Jian's expression, he could see that he was worried. Then he warned: "The more times this happens, the more calm and diligent you must be, but don't stand out. Take your time, officials." It’s a big department, what you need is maturity and prudentness.”

Xin Jian said gratefully: "Your Excellency, I will definitely keep it in my heart, but... Your Excellency... My Lord, back then..."

"who is it?"

Jian Yi asked a little annoyed.

The Ministry of Personnel involves official hats, and Xin Jian's unspeakable secrets are mostly related to this kind of thing. If it involves buying and selling officials, Jian Yi will really vomit blood.

The successor you had hoped for turned out to be a guy who sold his official position. This was a heavy blow to Jian Yi, who had been rigorous in his life and valued reputation even more in his later years.

Xin Jian stood up slowly, stood with his hands tied, and said: "Sir, Uncle Xinghe's father, Fang Hongjian, was the head of the Ministry of Personnel..."

Jian Yi closed his eyes, recalling what happened to his subordinate back then.

Yes, Fang Hongjian worked under Jian Yi back then.

But what he didn't expect was that the son of his old subordinate would crush him. This feeling was almost suffocating.

He thought for a long time and remembered that Fang Hongjian had been arrested because of a so-called conspiracy case.

That case...

"I remember that the case was later found to be unsubstantiated. Fang Hongjian was implicated only after someone reported him. He only lost his job afterwards. I felt it was a pity at the time... Could it be that you..."

Jian Yi has been the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for many years, and has seen all kinds of ugly methods used by officials of all kinds to get promoted.

He opened his eyes and stared at Xin Jian coldly.

Xin Jian smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, I made a mistake when I was promoted to official position..."

Jian Yi asked coldly: "Did you report Fang Hongjian?"

Xin Jian nodded and said: "Xiaoguan was obsessed at the time and regretted it afterwards. Later, he anonymously donated his salary to the Almshouse..."

Such methods of soliciting sympathy were just a naughty trick in front of Jian Yi. He sneered and said, "How many years have you donated?"

As soon as Xin Jiang opened his mouth, Jian Yi said: "I will check it out!"

Xin Jian lowered his head, clenched his fists, and whispered: "One month..."

"Shameless!"

Jian Yi gasped slightly, he was very angry, and even more painful and unwilling to misjudge the person.

Xin Jian said angrily: "Sir, do you still remember that when Fang Hongjian went to the Yamen and had no master, he was secretly behind the Yamen?"

Jian Yi thought for a while and realized that was indeed the case. He asked, "So you suspected him?"

Xin Jian nodded and said: "I can't check it, and I can't do it, so I wrote something and asked someone to hand it in..."

This is not a mistake, it is just a suspicion of disregarding the feelings of colleagues, which can be a plus in the sense of justice.

Jian Yi thought of Xin Jian's actions over the years and said, "You... take care of yourself!"

This is temporarily on record, but the follow-up depends on whether anyone will bring this matter up. At that time, Jian Yi will naturally decide his position based on the situation.

Xin Jian thanked him and then resigned.

After going out, he looked at the blue sky and burst into tears because of the cold wind.

He lowered his head, knowing that his dream of being a minister was probably shattered.

Jian Yi would not be vague about this kind of thing. He would not recommend a person with questionable moral character to take over. Instead, he would recommend...

He thought of Guo Jing, the right servant.

However, Guo Jing is not well-known and is more like an ordinary official.

Such a person has no prestige, how can he master the official title of Ming Dynasty?

He did not regret going to Jian Yi to confess what happened back then, because he was more afraid of Fang Xing's revenge.

He thought that what happened back then was flawless, but he was afraid that Fang Xing would be serious and would have to investigate thoroughly, and then go to Jinyiwei to look up the records of that year, so that the fact that someone reported it would not be concealed.

He wrote the report with his left hand back then, but he forgot one thing, that is, the paper.

The paper he used was the paper from his hometown, and experts could tell the difference.

I was so stupid back then!

This is also the reason why he confessed to Jian Yi, but Jian Yi's attitude disappointed him.

Fang Xing is the enemy of the Ministry of Personnel. I got his father, even if I did it in the past, I should be proud of it!

But Jian Yi's principle shattered his glimmer of hope.

Once a person loses motivation, he will become lazy and become decadent and don't want to worry about anything.

So Xin Jian became a little decadent, perfunctorily doing official business, and then just staring blankly in the duty room.

He is no longer afraid of Fang Xing, but the hopelessness of his career has become his heart disease.

It was not until the Right Assistant Minister Guo Yan knocked on the door that he sat upright and let him in in a deep voice.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, don't give up your dream.

This is the motto of those official warriors!

The door opened, Guo Yan walked in, and seeing Xin Jian's seriousness, he smiled and said, "Just now, the master called me over and said that you, Master Xin, are not feeling well? This official wanted to come and see."

Xin Jian's heart fell to the bottom, and he felt weak and empty.

This means that he wants Guo Yan to take over more affairs!

My Lord, you are too cruel and too impatient!