bookcurios Chapter 284 I will leave my safety in your hands
Chapter 284 I will leave my safety in your hands
"Master Shen, please save me, please save me."
"As long as you can live, I will give you all my money. If you want to redress the grievances of the late emperor and empress, I am willing to testify for you."
Even when death was imminent, Minister Sun still wanted to drag Shen Jinmo into the quagmire.
This is the doubt in my heart, and also the desire to survive.
Shen Jinmo's favorite minister is guilty, and the people convicted by Shen Jinmo will become innocent.
The threat from Minister Sun was not to be feared, because Minister Sun did not know how much effort Shen Jinmo had put in to clear the obstacles brought about by his surname and background.
If Xia Hong would still doubt him because of Minister Sun's unfounded speculation, then what would the several times he and Xie Nanxing escaped death mean?
Shen Jinmo lifted Minister Sun from the ground, his eyes fell on Minister Sun's legs that had lost support, and his lips pressed against Minister Sun's ear.
After another moment of silence, Shen Jinmo kindly reminded him, "Last time you spent 10,000 taels on me, I told you that the position of Minister of Revenue is not easy to sit on."
"Ten thousand taels of silver could have saved your life, but you didn't want it. Now that you've reached this point, you're still thinking of clinging to me. You really deserve to die."
He threw the man directly into the yard, took out a handkerchief from his arms, and wiped every knuckle of his hands carefully.
The black boots stepped on the winding blood, and the handkerchief in his hand was thrown into the blood: "Tie him up, throw him into the prison and wait for the emperor to judge him personally."
After arresting the two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, Shen Jinmo returned to the palace to report.
"Your Majesty, all the criminals have been thrown into prison, and all the silver is being transported to the palace, awaiting your judgment."
Xia Hong looked at the memorial that had just been submitted to the palace and said, "Wang Heng, ask Tian Ding to go to Dingxi County again to deliver the military pay for the next six months to Dingxi County, and allocate another 200,000 taels of silver notes for battlefield research."
Han Shu's description of the epidemic in the memorial and his praise for Tian Ding, the imperial envoy who delivered the silver, prompted Xia Hong to hand over the silver, which was related to the peace of the border, to Tian Ding.
"The minister obeys the order."
There was no separate account taken for the remaining silver, which meant that Xia Hong was completely planning to merge the national treasury and the private treasury into one.
It was not that the private treasury was merged into the national treasury, but that all the silver in the national treasury that had been embezzled by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War over the past decade became Xia Hong's own.
Looking down at Eunuch Lin, all the servants in the hall were taken out.
Xia Hong pointed to where Sui Yi was and said, "This is Sui Yi, the director of the Secret Guard Division whom I just appointed. You two fought each other in Yunhuai Village, so you can be considered as semi-acquaintances."
"In the future, I will leave my safety in your hands."
Shen Jinmo's eyes fell on Sui Yi, who was wearing a silver mask, at this moment: "Sui Yi, you are so great."
Sui Yi bowed to Shen Jinmo: "Master Shen."
The two of them bowed in an extremely cold manner, and Xia Hong suddenly wanted to make some fun of it.
"Wang Heng, Sui Fang just told me that someone told you something that shouldn't be said?"
The order for Sui Yi to be appointed as the chief of the Dark Guard Department was only issued today.
And Shen Jinmo, the commander-in-chief of the imperial city, is also confident of victory.
Sui Yi and Shen Jinmo should be in opposition, Xia Hong cannot put his life in the hands of one person.
The man who was usually not very emotional, frowned and approached Sui Yi a few steps, "Did you hear it with your own ears, Master Sui, or did you make it up?"
"It was my subordinates who reported it."
There must be very few people in the entire Dark Guard Division who could hear what Shen Jinmo said in a low voice without anyone noticing.
In the entire Dark Guard Division, there is only one year old who has such ability.
Shen Jinmo glanced at Sui Yi and said directly, "Sui Yi is really free now. Your Majesty, why don't you let Sui Yi take over some of my work so that I can have some time to accompany Xie Nanxing."
When people have power, they naturally stand up straighter.
Sui Yi directly rebuked: "Lord Shen is so bold now that he dares to question the emperor's order. Will he be like the two ministers in the future and become a traitor after being favored by the emperor?"
"I have no father, no mother, no children, no relatives, no friends, and only a weak husband. The grace given by the emperor is enough for me and my husband to live comfortably. I will never live up to the emperor's grace."
"Does that mean that Master Shen has no worries and does everything based on his own will?"
"I only wish to be someone who meets the emperor's wishes." Shen Jinmo looked up at Xia Hong: "I just don't know whether Lord Sui, who is truly free of worries, will be loyal forever."
Shen Jinmo still has something on him.
The handle is called Xie Nanxing.
Although Xia Hong felt like he had a thorn in his side because of Xie Nanxing, compared to someone of the same age, Shen Jinmo was indeed a little more controllable.
Sui Yi was left speechless by these words. He immediately knelt on the ground and prostrated himself, silently proving his loyalty.
Shen Jinmo naturally did not kneel, nor did he explain further about the matters at the Shangshu Mansion.
The simple sentence "he has no father, no mother, no children, and no friends" was enough to dispel the false accusation against Shangshu Sun.
Be it Shen Jinmo's parents, relatives, or even the man Shen Jinmo married, they were all chopped off one by one by Shen Jinmo himself in order to make Xia Hong happy.
What reason did Xia Hong have to doubt Shen Jinmo, an extremely capable minister, just because of the two people who betrayed him?
"Stand up, you are all my loyal subjects, I trust you."
His eyes wandered between the two of them for a while: "I also hope that you will not betray my trust."
As for the consequences of betraying Xia Hongzhi's trust, he is now imprisoned.
Shen Jinmo and Sui Yi left the Golden Palace, walked down the stone steps together, and headed in different directions.
Xia Hong suddenly asked, "Xiao Linzi, do you think Wang Heng and Sui Yi are too young?"
Eunuch Lin felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. The king of a country was getting older day by day, so his obsession with living forever would naturally grow stronger day by day.
"Lord Shen is only in his early twenties now, and indeed a little young. If the emperor wants him to gain experience for another four or five years, I think it's fine."
"Sir, you are almost thirty years old. In a special place like the Dark Guard Division, when you are old, people who are too smooth tend to be hesitant."
Xia Hong stood up with the help of Eunuch Lin and walked step by step towards the sun.
Xia Hong thought of Wu Cixiu, who had discussed the succession of the throne with him in the Golden Palace.
Xia Hong told Wu Cixiu countless times that for such matters, he could just go directly and there was no need to come and say goodbye to him in person.
But if he really thought of this possibility, Xia Hong's displeasure was beyond his imagination.
"Taifu hasn't attended the morning court for some time, but has he gone to Zhongqing Mountain?"
Faced with an increasingly unpredictable king, Eunuch Lin could only answer more carefully.
"After Xie Nanxing left the Taifu Mansion a month ago, the Taifu fell ill. You approved the petition for leave, but now it seems that it has been a while. How about I go to the Taifu Mansion to take a look myself?"
How could the Grand Tutor, who had attended the morning court without fail for decades, have been ill for so long?
Xia Hong thought this was really a new thing.
Thinking about Wu Cixiu's words and deeds over the years, Xia Hong, who used to think that Wu Cixiu was always doing things for the people, suddenly felt that Wu Cixiu seemed to be doing things for his own reputation.
Stepping on the king of his country to gain fame?
"Grandmaster has made great contributions to the country and the people. I have been too busy these days and have not been able to take care of him. I will go there today when I have time."