Ning Tongyi is an extremely energetic person. He handles all government affairs by himself. He only sleeps for two hours a day and is very energetic. Even the mountains of difficult government affairs are handled in an orderly manner in his hands, so he never has to The master also despises the officials who use the master, and even more despises the master group. In fact, as he said, the master is a group of non-staff personnel who help the officials in charge to deal with the complicated government affairs.
But precisely because they are non-staff and hold a large amount of government power, this has led to more serious corruption!
If this group of people were taken out and beheaded, there would definitely be good people who had been wronged if they were all beheaded, but if they were to kill one by one, there would definitely be countless fish that would slip through the net!
In Daqi, powerful masters can even directly influence and control an official in charge, thus becoming a shadow official behind the scenes. They are more cruel and have no bottom line than these officials because they are hiding behind the scenes!
And often after they cause the downfall of an official in charge, most of the senior officials will just walk away because they are non-staff, and then go to the next official to continue to act as a dog-headed military adviser, or they will change their identity and use the money accumulated through corruption to Yin bought a large piece of land and became a squire landlord. From then on, he got away with it and lived a life of luxury.
It can be said that these masters have become a terrible cancer in Daqi's corrupt officialdom, arousing the collective hostility of many aspiring officials.
Ning Tongyi quickly put Ji Chen's matter behind him. After driving away the other officials, he knelt down and kowtowed several times, regardless of the dirty flood water on the ground. He choked and said, "Ning, the guilty minister." Tongyi's rescue came too late, please punish me, Your Highness!"
Zhao Hanqing smiled and said: "Get up quickly. What's wrong with Aiqing? But now that Ning Aiqing is here, I feel relieved and can have a good sleep!"
Ning Tongyi did not stand up, he still kowtowed and said: "Your Highness, never leave your guards and ministers behind for a private visit again, otherwise today's tragedy will definitely happen again!"
Zhao Hanqing smiled bitterly and said: "I know, I know I'm wrong. Get up quickly. The water on the ground is cold and very dirty."
Only then did Ning Tongyi get up. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, it is an act of sage to follow the good deeds."
Zhao Hanqing didn't like to hear flattery. He changed the topic and said through gritted teeth: "Prefect Li Tian is to blame for this disaster! I will severely punish Li Tian and skin him Ling Chi!"
Ning Tongyi seemed to have expected what Zhao Hanqing said. He bowed again and said calmly: "Your Highness... no!"
Zhao Hanqing's face suddenly darkened, he stared at Ning Tongyi and said, "Why not? Just because he is Gu, can Gu not be moved?"
Ning Tongyi sighed softly and said: "Of course you can move, but not now!"
Zhao Hanqing said in a deep voice: 'Why? '
Ning Tongyi was silent for a while, and then said in a tight voice: "The four princes have begun to communicate in private and are preparing to attack His Highness at the next court meeting!"
Zhao Hanqing's heart tightened. He immediately knew that his fourth brother dared to launch such an attack at the court meeting, which meant that this was a general attack. The fourth prince was about to go into battle naked, and the other party was obviously very confident!
Ning Tongyi said solemnly: "Your Highness, if the Fourth Prince succeeds, then Your Highness... I'm afraid there will be something unbearable to say!"
Zhao Hanqing squeezed his fist hard. He knew that although what he had done had allowed the people of the world to live a good life for a few years, his anti-corruption and property confiscation had long ago caused complaints from countless officials, and the huge reputation he had gained had also made him The emperor felt threatened. If the fourth prince's attack was successful, what Ning Tongyi said as "the unbearable thing to say" might be... deposing the prince!
Zhao Hanqing, who has been struggling in the field of power all year round, immediately understood: The reason why he cannot deal with the prefect Li Tian now is because the other party is likely to use Li Tian to make a fuss and use this as a breakthrough to attack the prince's camp. As long as Li Tian is If he is convicted, then the officials of the prince's family behind him will be implicated and pulled down one by one. The power of the prince's family will be hit hard, and subsequently, the entire prince's camp will collapse!
If you can't even protect your own people, who would dare to surrender to the prince
Rely on ideals? Is it about loyalty
Official battle is not like a battle of wits, nor like a war, but it is equally thrilling, starting from small to big!
How many times in ancient and modern times have there been great turmoils in official circles at home and abroad, and which one didn't start with the smallest breakthrough
The princes and Ning Tongyi, who are well aware of this, dare not be careless at all. The battle to seize the throne is extremely dangerous. If you win, you will become the emperor, but if you lose, you will not be able to be a good citizen!
Zhao Hanqing's eyes turned red, and he sighed helplessly and indignantly: "In order to keep the position of the prince, I... actually have to protect a bastard who is corrupt, perverts the law, is stupid and incompetent, and has killed countless people! What is the truth of this? , what kind of world is this!?"
Ning Tongyi felt the same way. His eyes turned red and he knelt down again: "I am guilty!"
Zhao Hanqing burst out laughing with grief and indignation: "You are not guilty! The guilty one is this bastard world that does not distinguish between good and evil!!"
Ning Tongyi was shocked, immediately turned to look out the window, and said to Zhao Hanqing in horror: "Your Highness, be careful what you say!"
Zhao Hanqing ignored the blood oozing from his neck due to excitement. He snorted coldly and changed the subject: "Where is your father? Does your father know the news here?"
Ning Tongyi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty already knows!"
Zhao Hanqing immediately asked expectantly: "What is your father's attitude?"
Ning Tongyi said: "Your Majesty did not say a word."
Zhao Hanqing was greatly disappointed, feeling painful and sad in his heart. He felt like an abandoned child, and even his father did not support what he did.
Zhao Hanqing slowly fell down and said bitterly: "What should we do now?"
Ning Tongyi had obviously already drafted the draft. He said without thinking: "Divide and unite, release friendship!"
Zhao Hanqing asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Ning Tongyi said solemnly: "This assassination incident is nothing more than a painful warning to His Highness: the great cultivator has officially entered the scene! In the past, the cultivators only watched from the sidelines during the battle between His Highness and the fourth prince for the right to inherit the throne. This time it is completely different. You can imagine the struggle that will follow. More practitioners will definitely enter the scene, and if His Highness does not have the support of practitioners at that time, I am afraid... the situation will change dramatically!"
Zhao Hanqing understood. He was stunned for a moment and said: "Aiqing means..." After that, he raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "No, you must not involve my little sister!"
Ning Tongyi also seemed to have anticipated Zhao Hanqing's reaction, saying: "When I came here, I heard that Li Chengfeng, a disciple of the Lingshan Sect, killed two demons. Can this person be win over?"
Zhao Hanqing was stunned again. He once again fell into entanglement and pain. He fell in love with Li Chengfeng at first sight and admired him very much. He was also very grateful to Li Chengfeng for fighting to the death in Taiyang City and taking action righteously. It was precisely because of this that he was unwilling to drag Li Chengfeng into this terrible spiral.
Once Li Chengfeng is involved, it will be equivalent to Li Chengfeng being forcibly pushed to the vanguard position of the prince's camp. He must face the hostility of the entire cultivation world. What awaits him will be the hostility of the entire cultivation world. attack.
And if Li Chengfeng is not wooed, then Li Chengfeng is very likely to be wooed away by the fourth prince, which is tantamount to siding with the enemy!
what to do
Zhao Hanqing was in a dilemma for a while, and heaven and man were at war.