Chapter 875 Discussion
"Prime Minister!!!" Liu Ying walked into the Government Affairs Hall with cheerful steps, intending to find one of her designated strongmen to help her deal with the trouble.
The scene on the street involved too many things and forces, including retired soldiers, foreign elves, wives and concubines of generals, and playboys from aristocratic families...
She could understand it but her brain was overloaded, so she gave up thinking and asked for help.
"Your Highness!" The hardworking Xun Yu stood up and saluted respectfully. There were usually only two or three people stationed in the Government Affairs Office when there was nothing to do. Today, Guo Jia and Chen Xi were on duty with Xun Yu.
Normally, there is basically no problem. Even if there is, it is just some ratings or approvals, which are all based on legal grounds. It only requires a stamp of approval from an important person.
After all, any major issue cannot be resolved in a day or two. If this group of people are busy every day, it means that the country will soon be doomed .
Generally, they don't have too much idle time except at the end of the year or the middle of the year.
So of course Chen Xi couldn't be in the Government Affairs Hall... He and Guo Jia slipped out to "investigate the people's sentiments."
In fact, Xun Yu has gotten used to it. If he wants to ensure that Chen Xi and Guo Jia do not run around, he can only add another slacker. This way, the three of them can be trapped in a chain of suspicion and then restrain each other.
This is also the great wisdom of the scheduling staff. He is just a minor official, but he can arrange an amazing duty roster.
Putting the three lazy guys, Jia Xu, Chen Xi and Guo Jia, together can actually ensure that all three of them will stay on duty in the Government Affairs Hall.
"Ahem, excuse me, where is Chen Zichuan?"
The fragrance that filled the Government Affairs Hall made Liu Ying's face fall. Xun Yu was good in every way, a gentleman as gentle as jade, but why did he like incense so much? Didn't people say that this stuff is poisonous if you smell it too much? Why is he still doing it?
However, Liu Ying only briefly overlooked this fact. Who doesn’t have a hobby?
It’s not that Xun Yu is unreliable. It can be said that most of the problems that Chen Xi can solve, Xun Yu can also solve, and can even solve them better. But she estimated that this matter was not something that Xun Yu could solve.
Xun Yu raised his eyebrows. Liu Ying usually had something to ask the Government Affairs Office, but now that she saw him and wanted to ask Chen Xi, it was either that Liu Ying had a sudden whim and wanted to do something spectacular again, or something really happened.
However, he only thought about it for a moment and put it out of his mind.
Are you kidding? What could possibly happen to the Han Empire now? Most likely, Liu Ying is trying to create some spectacle again.
There is no need to rush financial matters like these. Although Chen Xi has repeatedly said that spectacles will not harm the country, most of the civil officials in the Government Affairs Office do not think so.
Although they didn't quite understand why something that used to cost the people money and time and harm the country and the people became a means to stimulate the economy in Chen Xi's hands, they still instinctively felt that it would be better to produce less.
"Your Highness, do you have something important to tell me? Do you need me to send someone to bring back the Prime Minister?" Xun Yu asked casually.
He just said it casually, wanting to get rid of Liu Ying so that she wouldn't get in the way of his research on incense.
Ever since being taught a lesson by Hua Tuo, he has started researching non-toxic incense and is currently at the final stage.
The deserted Government Hall was perfect for his experiments.
"Hmm..." Liu Ying's face puffed up. After thinking about it, she realized that this thing really could not be delayed.
" Then I'll leave it to you. Tell the Prime Minister to come back quickly. I have something important to discuss with you!"
Xun Yu's hands trembled when he heard that, and he looked up at Liu Ying in disbelief. You know, Liu Ying is a well-known slacker, and is no less than Chen Xi.
Cao Cao was so angry about the poor attitude that he even asked to work overtime today. Oh my god, something really happened!
"Someone, go and find the prime minister quickly. Chunfeng Pavilion opens today, so he should be at that place!" Xun Yu decisively stopped studying the incense in his hands and sent someone out to look for Chen Xi.
Although he was led astray by Chen Xi and others, he is a rare gentleman in the Han Dynasty. If something really happens, he will not pretend not to see it.
After a while, Chen Xi and Guo Jia hurried back.
Generally speaking, the Government Affairs Department has long formed an unspoken rule that they will not deliberately catch those who are slacking off unless there is something major. Once they do this, it is likely that something has happened.
"What happened? What happened?" Chen Xi shouted loudly while looking at Liu Ying and Xun Yu who were chatting in the Government Affairs Hall.
He and Guo Jia were happily eating hotpot, singing songs and watching the performance, when their peace was suddenly broken. The embarrassment of being caught while slacking off made him decide to take the initiative.
“…”
Liu Ying looked at Chen Xi speechlessly. They were all lazy people. Could they please stop pretending? They all knew who was who.
"It's like this..."
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"That's basically it. You have to find a way to solve this problem for me!" After Liu Ying finished explaining, she felt her mouth dry.
Diao Chan brought a pot of tea to the ground at the right time. After Liu Ying took a big sip, she felt much better.
"Your Highness, prepare to hold a court meeting!" Chen Xi sighed. This was no small matter and a meeting had to be held.
"So troublesome?" Liu Ying frowned. The reason she came to Chen Xi was to get rid of this matter and solve it quickly. She didn't expect Chen Xi to come up with such a result.
"Your Highness wants to listen?" Chen Xi raised his eyebrows and asked with a puzzled expression.
"Goodbye! Just give me the memorial when you're done!" Liu Ying immediately clasped her fists and ran away. How could she not know who Chen Xi was? He would rather lie down than stand up, and yet he wanted to hold a court meeting. How troublesome would this be?
After Liu Ying disappeared in a hurry, Chen Xi's face darkened. He knew more, so he saw more than Liu Ying.
"Zichuan, why don't we wait until the general comes back to deal with this matter!" Guo Jia pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.
"Yes, Zichuan, this matter involves too many things. If we can't cut the Gordian knot quickly, I'm afraid there will be some trouble left behind!" Xun Yu also spoke up.
"Humph!" Chen Xi snorted coldly, "They are treating me like a soft persimmon. It's time to teach them a lesson!"
Chen Xi also knew that there was nothing that could be done about it. All along, Guo Hao had been the good guy, Li Ru and Jia Xu had been the bad guys, and he had been the good guy.
Recently, all the good and bad guys are gone, and some people in Luoyang are getting restless again!
"It doesn't matter. This matter is aimed at me. If it is not resolved, I'm afraid there will be more monsters in the future!" Chen Xi shook his head and made up his mind.
"Confucians, you are really brave!" Chen Xi's face was as gloomy as water. Since you Confucians want to play, I will accompany you to the end.
This time, even if he didn't want to take action, he had to do it. He really couldn't just kill those great Confucian scholars, as that would break the rules of the game.
But as the price these great Confucian scholars have to pay for crossing the line, they will all be exiled to be educated. Since you want education, I will educate you, and give you more education than you can imagine.
Chen Xi used to respect these great scholars. After all, Han Confucianism was not rotten yet, and great scholars were serious talents in this era.
Although the role of these great scholars in the academy is more of a signboard and face, they have actually improved the overall moral and ideological level, and they have been very effective in teaching many talented students according to their aptitude.
In just three to five years, he sent a lot of talents to all parts of the country to provide the Han Empire with a great contribution.
However, this time Chen Xi really had no choice but to take drastic measures to make these people realize where the red line was.
The royal family and retired soldiers must not be allowed to suffer any harm. Even if it is to make an example of them, this time we must strike hard!
Next day
The court meeting was held again. After Guo Hao's last attempt to break the law, many more people came. Even those who did not come all had tasks to accomplish, or at least acceptable tasks.
Chen Xi nodded. There is no order without rules. This was the consensus he and Guo Hao reached last time. They both tacitly agreed not to violate some rules.
Although they all have the power to change the rules at any time, they all exercise self-restraint.
"Everyone, please look!" Chen Xi signaled Tong Yuan beside him to play the images, which were extracted from the memory.
This is also the latest research achievement of Taoism. They and Tong Yuan and Wang Yue's research on the secret arts is becoming more and more profound. Many abilities in previous myths have been realized by them one by one, although most of them cannot be popularized on a large scale yet.
However, for the overall development of secret arts, it is of great significance. Now any secret art that falls into the hands of the Han Dynasty can be reproduced within a year. Even if there is only one description of the effect, they can reversely infer it based on the effect.
"Everyone, please tell us what you think!" Chen Xi's voice was neither sad nor happy.
Everyone in the court was startled when they heard the words. After watching the video, they knew something was going to happen, but when they heard Chen Xi's tone, they realized that today's incident was probably no small matter.
Cao Cao's scalp was tingling at this moment. No wonder so many people came to him to plead for mercy last night.
You know, ever since he had screwed over a group of aristocratic families, Cao Cao's reputation among them has become really bad.
As a result, they came to him yesterday through their family connections, and he had originally planned to act as a go-between to settle the matter today.
This matter is neither big nor small. According to common sense, after such a mess, the noble family should apologize first, and then he should make peace, and the matter should be settled.
After all, nothing has happened and everything is still within the scope of reparation.
It was because the store owner was Ju Yi's concubine that Cao Cao advocated that the aristocratic family should apologize.
At first he thought these people were worried about Ju Yi's revenge afterwards. After all, this was a slap in Ju Yi's face. Who was Ju Yi? He was Guo Hao's capable general. Even if he was a concubine, not everyone could offend him.
In fact, Cao Cao was very tolerant of the young man. Everyone was a playboy when they were young. It was common for a boy to get into trouble with someone he shouldn't and his family to be forced to clean up the mess.
After hesitating for a while, Cao Cao finally stepped out. It was hard to repay a debt of favor, and he couldn't escape this matter.
"Your Highness, I have something to report!"
"Tell me!" Liu Ying raised her eyebrows. Even the prime minister of the current dynasty was involved.
"I think this matter can be big or small, and should be dealt with according to the law. Breaking into a shop, disturbing public order, and offending the wives and concubines of officers are three crimes. However, it is ultimately a civil matter and should be resolved by civil law. It is not easy to expand the concept."
Cao Cao paused, then continued.
"If the person involved comes to apologize publicly, the matter can be put to rest!"
When Cao Cao said this, many people nodded. They felt that there was nothing wrong with what Cao Cao said and it was worth mentioning. Although Chen Xi's attitude made them a little confused, they still decided to follow Cao Cao for a while.
"I reconsider the decision!" Many people immediately spoke up to support Cao Cao.
Chen Xi looked at Cao Cao speechlessly. The Confucians haven't spoken out yet, so why are you, Cao Sikong, the first one to speak out?
Do you think you are Liu Bei, a disciple of a great Confucian scholar, a pioneer of Confucianism, who comes out to resist the thunder?
Fortunately, Chen Xi did not remain speechless for long, as Lu Zhi took the initiative to stand up.
"I ask for your permission!"
"speak!"
Chen Xi nodded, and the main show began.
In fact, Chen Xi's views on the previous drama are basically the same as Cao Cao's.
Regardless of the purpose of that noble family, what they committed was merely civil, and was not worth raising to this level.
Although Ju Yi's concubine was involved, the people from the aristocratic family were not stupid. They didn't dare to raise a finger when they took action. They just assigned two veteran soldiers to resist the attack.
But this is just a surface problem; there are deeper things going on.
If Confucianism has a plan, it can completely proactively propose it. There is no need to use this method to test the intentions of the higher-ups. If it touches on the bottom line, it must be dealt with seriously.
The minor problems we have now are entirely because the empire is in its ascendant period and any problems can be covered up.
However, any small problem left unsolved will develop into a big problem in the future.
Of course, what Chen Xi didn't know was that Confucianism was just trying to kill itself in one go, not giving any chance for rebuttal from the higher-ups, and directly killing itself in the position of leader.
For this reason, great Confucian scholars including Lu Zhi planned to be martyred.
"I have heard about this. There are many foreigners living in Luoyang. There are many unidentified people in Luoyang, such as those in the video. There are also foreign merchants and other people..."
Lu Zhi talked eloquently, saying that they had conducted a detailed investigation and this was not an isolated case, but the people involved before were not important enough. Ju Yi's concubine was the one with the most pain points they found.
"Without rules, there will be no order. We, the great scholars, have drafted a draft of the identity based on the actual situation. Please listen to me!"
Lu Zhi spoke for a long time and summarized it as concisely as possible.
"I'll add two more points!"
Cai Yong then stepped forward to make more written supplements, conducting a detailed dialectical analysis of the possible situations that might be encountered, and even advocated the establishment of a special department under the Ministry of Justice to specifically handle such incidents involving different identities.
After these speeches, everyone in the hall was convinced.
It is impossible not to accept it. The plan jointly formulated by more than a dozen great scholars cannot be said to be perfect, but it is definitely what we want. Even if there are unexpected events, we can rely on the new department to make a quick decision. It can be said that all aspects have been taken into consideration.
The faces of several Legalists in the Ministry of Justice were grim. The Confucians were trying to snatch some power directly from them.
