"Forget it, let's not talk about it, prepare a sedan chair! I'll go to see the Prime Minister in person!" Wang Ji was also a minister of the eunuch party.

If he hadn't had enough qualifications, he would be qualified to enter the cabinet as the Minister of Justice.

As soon as Wang Ji arrived at Gu Bingqian's mansion, Wei Bao suddenly appeared.

It turned out that Wei Bao had expected that Wang Ji, the Minister of Justice, would come to Gu Bingqian to complain and wait here early.

"Mr. Wang." Wei Bao came up happily to salute.

Wang Ji knew Wei Bao, but he had never spoken. He never expected that Wei Bao would wait for him here and snorted.

"I know that Lord Wang is angry about what I did this afternoon, so I came to apologize." Wei Bao smiled.

Wang Ji was very surprised. If you want to apologize, you should go to my mansion. Why are you waiting here? Also, since you know there is something wrong, why do you do that?

Wang Ji still didn't speak.

Wei Bao continued: "I know Lord Wang is still angry with me, and I wonder why I am waiting for you here? I have just completed the personnel examinations for the Censorate and Dali Temple. From now on, many official duties of the Censorate and Dali Temple still rely on the Ministry of Justice for help, so I specially waited for Lord Wang to meet with the Chief Auxiliary and sorted out many things clearly."

"I dare not be a disciple of the Ministry of Justice. How can I afford to be your Lord Wei to wait in person?" Wang Ji said sarcastically.

"Haha, Lord Wang, you are still angry. You can hold a boat in your prime minister's stomach, don't be as familiar with me." Wei Bao smiled and said, "This is not a place to talk. Let's ask you to talk after meeting the Prime Minister, right?"

Wang Ji and Gu Bingqian were both important ministers of the eunuch party. Wei Bao originally wanted to go to Wang Ji's mansion to talk to Wang Ji in private, but before he could do it, he simply went outside Gu Bingqian's mansion to wait for Wang Ji. He also had a lot to say to Gu Bingqian.

Wei Bao is now the actual executor of the Censorate and Dali Temple. Although he is still the rank of a fifth-rank official, he has to speak on behalf of the Censorate and Dali Temple.

"What do you want to say?" Wang Ji said coldly.

He really couldn't put a 15-year-old young man like Wei Bao in a position where he could talk and communicate with him.

"I want to say that I respect Lord Wang very much and I have absolutely no intention of provoking the Ministry of Justice. I am here to explain." Wei Bao said calmly.

After hearing that Wei Bao expressed his attitude from the beginning, Wang Ji's face eased a little, "Otherwise, go to our mansion to talk first,"

"It's okay, there's nothing we can't say in front of the Prime Minister. Since we have arrived at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, we've left like this, I'm afraid he will think too much." Wei Bao was very mature.

Wang Ji thought about it and said, "Then go in."

If Wei Bao came to visit him, he would have to wait for the news. Wang Ji and Gu Bingqian had a very different relationship. Although Wang Ji was younger than Gu Bingqian and the two were not in the same year, they had worked together for a long time, and Wang Ji often went to and from Gu Bingqian's mansion.

So Wang Ji and Wei Bao could go straight in.

If you have to wait, you will also wait inside, and you don’t have to wait at the door.

Gu Bingqian was informed and quickly put down what he had done, making people give tea.

"When did the two of them come together? What do I do here together? Did they come to my place for lawsuits?" Gu Bingqian asked the butler.

"It's not like, the two of them look quite polite. Lord Wang is a little cold, but the very young Lord Wei kept talking and smiling." The housekeeper told Gu Bingqian what he observed.

Gu Bingqian was even more strange. He had heard that Wei Bao had swept the face of a group of officials from the Ministry of Justice in the Censorate this afternoon, and in a very short time, he handled a large number of case files, almost robbed them, and wanted to take away all the cases of the Ministry of Justice.

Gu Bingqian originally thought that Wang Ji would definitely come to him today and complain to him, but he did not expect that Wei Bao would come too.

Before Gu Bingqian appeared, Wei Bao had been talking to Wang Jidong and said a lot of good things, but he didn't talk about the serious matters.

Wei Bao was very eloquent, so he asked Wang Ji where the people were, and then asked about the situation at home to start a chat topic.

Wang Ji couldn't help but say, "I have a good relationship with Lord Gu. If Lord Wei has anything to do, just say it!"

"Let's talk together when the Prime Minister arrives, otherwise you have to say it twice." Wei Bao smiled.

Wang Ji could only wait for Gu Bingqian to come.

After Gu Bingqian came over, he apologized kindly: "I have let the two adults wait for a long time, so I'll be grateful."

"There is no time, just a cup of tea. It is already a blessing for me to be lucky enough to sit in the Prime Minister's Mansion and wait for the Prime Minister's Mansion. Last time I came here, I had just passed the Jinshi exam and had a banquet at the Prime Minister's Mansion. I am not a member of the officialdom." Wei Bao bowed with a smile: "The head of the seat is here, please accept a greeting from the students."

Gu Bingqian actually had never talked to Wei Bao alone, which was similar to Wang Ji. He just said a few words to Wei Bao as the chief examiner.

Hearing that Wei Bao was so polite and called him the head, his expression calmed down a lot, but he was afraid that the two of them would come to his place to sue.

The money the Ministry of Justice actually has nothing to do with him, the chief minister. The Ministry of Justice is a very special system. The chief minister has the most to be in charge of, and the Ministry of Personnel, which also manages all the officials.

No matter when it comes, the Ministry of Personnel must be the leader of the six ministries.

Although the Ministry of Personnel theoretically only has the authority to appoint and remove officials below the fourth rank, it manages the assessment of all officials.

Moreover, basically all officials start from below the fourth rank, and there is no reason to be a fourth rank official as soon as they come.

Even the top three in the imperial examinations are still interns in the Hanlin Academy, and their official titles are very low.

If you are out, you will start with the seventh-rank county magistrate.

After all, high-ranking officials above the fourth rank are a minority, and the vast majority of officials are below the fourth rank.

For these people, the Ministry of Personnel is a department that directly determines the life and death of its own political career, which is far more important than the department that cannot be beaten by eight poles such as the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works.

Although the power of the Ming Dynasty's chief minister could not keep up with the prime minister, he also had the right to establish his own team.

Although there is an emperor above, it is already the highest level in administration.

For China, the place is too large, the population is too large, and there are too many daily affairs, so it is impossible to deal with it by relying on the power of one person.

Not to mention that most emperors are not diligent in their work, even those who work diligently have to delegate power.

The only difference is how much power is released.

If you let go less, you will be exhausted and you will be a mess. If you let go too much, you will be worried.

Therefore, the struggle between imperial power and prime minister in ancient China has never stopped. Even if Zhu Ming canceled the prime minister's position like the prime minister, a quasi-prime minister like the cabinet chief will naturally be born to fight against imperial power.

Wei Bao felt that in the feudal officialdom, no matter how big the official is, the specific number of things he is in charge is limited. The key is not the official position, but the prestige.

Like Gu Bingqian, he has no prestige. He is definitely not as powerful as Zhang Juzheng as the chief minister.

When you meet the stronger six ministers, you don’t have to dump any of them.

But if everyone respects this prime minister, everything will not be avoided. If the prime minister can really stabilize everyone in the officialdom, become a banner, independently fight against the Silijian, and fight against the emperor, it is not completely impossible. It is just that the Ming system does not allow this situation to happen unless the emperor trusts the prime minister very much.

"Mr. Wei, you are polite. As both officials of the court, there is no need to be too polite. Please sit down." Gu Bingqian was still very kind.

Wang Ji also bowed to Gu Bingqian, far less flattering than Wei Bao, and even flattering.

"What are the two, come to see me together? One of you is the main officials of the Censorate and Dali Temple, and the other is the chief official of the Ministry of Justice. In the future, you should take care of each other and discuss things slowly. If things are slow, you will be smooth. Never have to argue. Lord Wei, do you know how you got the Jinshi? Lord Wang is not an outsider. I can give you a brief explanation. If you are on the Jinshi, I will give you eight points. If you become a Jinshi, I will give you all the strength! Otherwise, let alone being on the B list, you may not be able to get on the C list!" Gu Bingqian secretly suppressed the two people first, but was afraid that they would quarrel with him, and then began to make contributions.

Gu Bingqian passed the Jinshi exam and made great efforts in the process of the Golden List. Although Wei Zhongxian did not tell him, Wei Bao's silver money was given to Wei Zhongxian, which was conceivable.

Wei Bao stood up again and sincerely bowed to Gu Bingqian: "The kindness of the chief assistant is unforgettable for me. The kindness of the support is like a recreation, and my heart is like a mirror."

Wei Bao said, taking out a silver note wrapped in red cloth, "I am so kind to my teacher. Although I have already worshipped the elder Sun Chengzong, the general of Ji Liao, as my teacher, and I can't change the party anymore, but I think the Chief Auxiliary is my teacher in my heart."

Gu Bingqian was surprised and satisfied with Wei Bao's move. No one disliked silver, especially Wei Bao's silver notes were exposed. Just estimates, at least it was no less than ten thousand taels of silver!

Moreover, giving away silver notes can fully reflect Wei Bao’s intention to show kindness to the Wei clan. As long as he is easy to talk to, what else is there to discuss?

Wang Ji's expression also eased a little. Although the money was not given to him and he had no share, he could feel that Wei Bao's intention of showing kindness was that he had a hard-core relationship with Gu Bingqian. To show kindness to Gu Bingqian was to show kindness to him.

"Mr. Wei, since they are all their own people, I will just say to you. You wiped out the face of all the officials of the Ministry of Justice this afternoon and beat the doctor of the Ministry of Justice. It is really a shame for the officials of the Ministry of Justice and I. You are still too young and have just entered the officialdom. It is not good to show your strength." Wang Ji said.

Wei Bao bowed repeatedly, "Mr. Master of the Ministry wronged me. The reason I did this today was indeed for the officials of the Ministry of Justice, but there was absolutely no intention to target the people in the Ministry of Justice."

Neither Gu Bingqian nor Wang Ji understood Wei Bao's meaning very well. Anyway, since Wei Bao entered the officialdom, they could be sure that Wei Bao was definitely not from the Donglin Party. If he was considered a neutral faction, he would also be a neutral faction in the Wei faction, and he was half of his own.

Therefore, they are willing to talk to Wei Bao and give Wei Bao a chance to explain things clearly.

"Master Wei, please speak slowly, I'll listen." Wang Ji said.

Wei Bao nodded and said aloud: "Since Minister and Lord Wang must have known that I have completed the renovation of the Censorate and Dali Temple. The Sili Supervisor did not clearly agree with my approach or oppose my approach. He just wanted to see if I did this, was it a good thing or a bad thing, right?"

Gu Bingqian and Wang Ji looked at each other without nodding or shaking their heads. Both of them had no expression on their faces. Who, who had been an official for decades, was not a cunning person who had practiced? They generally did not express their attitude.

Wei Bao continued: "I really don't like the behavior of the Ministry of Justice handling cases. Not to mention that the world is full of unjust, false and wrong cases. Anyway, some things have been done too much. There are one case I took this afternoon, and one case is not a problem. It is too partial. I understand that the Ministry of Justice has some money, but I can't do it like this."

Wang Ji couldn't sit still, "Mr. Wei, you can't say this nonsense. We all handle the case impartially."

Wei Bao smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Lord Wang, this is private, only me, you, the Prime Minister, there are no outsiders, and it is not a confrontation in the court. When I talk about my thoughts, you listen patiently first, think it's OK, I'm very happy, think it's not OK, just laugh it off."

Gu Bingqian also said, "Mr. Wang, just listen to Lord Wei. Lord. Lord Wei is young and energetic, but many ways of doing things have some new ideas. It can be seen that Jiu Qiansui also admires Lord Wei very much."

Wang Ji heard Gu Bingqian say so, and he refused to speak anymore. Otherwise, he would not do anything about a Censorate and the chief official of Dali Temple saying this to his Ministry of Justice. This is a very severe accusation, and it may not even behead him because of Wei Bao's words.

"I divided the Censorate and Dali Temple into the South Court and the North Court. I believe Lord Wang and the Chief Minister already know. My approach is very simple, which is to strive for fairness and justice, and not to make unjust and wrong cases, restore the truth, and anyone who commits a crime will be punished! You can have money, but you can't turn the right and wrong into black and white, and you will punish whatever you should be punished. Everything must be spoken with silver. The sentence can be reduced by silver, and the beheading can be offset by silver, and the army will be given as a substitute.

You can use silver to reduce the exemption. In short, you need money everywhere! In order to control the scale and supervision, I independently set up the North Court. The officials of the North Court do not participate in the sharing of the share, and they are all served by recent officials. In this way, there is no trick, and every case is clearly concluded! The money obtained is divided by the South Court, the South Court divided by 20%, the yamen divided by 30%, and the remaining 50%, all are handed over to the palace treasury to honor Your Majesty by giving gifts! I hope the Ministry of Justice will do the same in the future." Wei Bao said.

The chief assistant Gu Bingqian and the Minister of Justice Wang Ji were speechless. If you do this, would you ask every yamen to do this? Isn’t this your Majesty blatantly collecting dirty silver? What do you think?

And, what are you?
Chapter completed!