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Chapter 100 Nine Temples and Five Prisons

"The way of doing politics is to benefit the people." This is the earliest interpretation of politics in China, which also means to control its politics and ban. Of course, it is said that the essence of politics is the act of maintaining national rule.

In ancient Chinese politics, in a large sense, was the activity of the monarchs and ministers in managing and ruling the country. This kind of politics was promoted to inherit the destiny of heaven, so that good governance can be in line with the will of heaven, while evil politics will violate the laws of heaven and will be punished.

Ancient Chinese politics permeated individuals' daily life, and morality was the standard for measuring political activities. Under this kind of politics, there was a lack of institutional norms, and the operation of politics relied more on moral norms.

So a very absurd scene appears, just a morally corrupt villain, who can do whatever he wants, but condemn him in terms of morality. A gentleman can deceive him.

Li Shimin was actually very clear that Chai Shao's assassination of Chen Ying was not right. But Chai Shao did not cause any real bad consequences. If at this time, the two of them had a feud because of assassination, they would likely have risen to a new level because of their personal grudges. For example, the Guanlong nobles and Shandong nobles fought more than 70 years ago. Because the two were in the camps of the two political groups, Guanlong and Shandong, any movement could turn into nuclear fission disasters and endless disasters.

Whether it is to consider the problem from the perspective of Li Shimin being the King of Qin or from the country of the Tang Dynasty, the Shandong Group and the Guanlong Group should not go to war, but should unite and work together to the outside world.

Li Shimin naturally believed that as long as he did something wrong, he would bear the corresponding price. As long as the price was sincere enough, the matter could naturally be solved perfectly. For example, the law of killing a commoner and killing someone to pay for his life will definitely not be used by the nobles. If the status of the two people is very different, then the problem is simple. Not to mention attempted murder, even if he really kills it, it is amazing to lose money.

However, the key to the problem is that Chai Shao is a nobleman, and Chen Ying is also a nobleman. If the rank is determined according to the Nine-rank Zhongzheng system, Chai Shao from Hedong is only equivalent to the middle-rank, while Hou Mo Chen is equivalent to the middle-rank, and the two sides are divided into two ranks of family members. This is the real fatal thing. Now it is equivalent to saying that Chai Shao is actually equivalent to the following offenses.

The following is more serious. To be honest, it is not too much to say that the car is broken or cut in half. Of course, the most ideal result is that Mr. Chen Ying doesn’t care about the villain and gently reveals this page. The key is how to operate it. Chen Ying’s attitude is particularly critical now. Li Shimin’s eyes are staring at Chen Ying straight.

Facing Li Shimin's sharp gaze, Chen Ying was not at all discomfort or fearful. Chen Ying smiled calmly and looked directly into Li Shimin's eyes.

Li Shimin stared at Chen Ying for half a stick of incense. Li Shimin smiled disapprovingly and said, "It's just what?"

"But, Mr. Chai seems to have some misunderstandings about me." Chen Ying carefully said: "If someone has provoked me, I would also ask His Highness the King of Qin to uphold justice for Chen Ying."

Listening to Chen Ying's reassurance, Li Shimin also breathed a sigh of relief. Since Liu Wenjing was killed, he was indifferent, and the hearts of the Qin Palace began to fluctuate. Although everyone did not criticize him, Li Shimin had already felt something strange. If Chai Shao was convicted again, it would inevitably make everyone feel that Li Shimin was mean and merciless.

Li Shimin raised the big bowl in his hand and said, "I have already asked about this matter clearly and have recorded the confession. Zhelou Qiji is not a Xianbei person. He is a Turkic person. Because his tribe was destroyed by General Chen, he hated General Chen. He took advantage of his position as a Mu Chai Shao to deceive Chai Shao against General Chen. Chai Shao did not argue about loyalty and evil people, and made a big mistake. If I rebel against Beijing, I will definitely submit a memorial to Your Majesty, dismiss his official position, and deprive him of his title."

After hearing this, Chen Ying knew that taking advantage of the assassination opportunity at this time, Chai Shao and his death were a little hungry. Li Shimin showed his greatest sincerity to dismiss the office and get a title, but this is temporary. As long as there is a chance in the future, whether it is a title or an official position, Chai Shao can still live a very comfortable life.

If it were Chen Ying from the past, he would definitely not be clear about this result.

However, with the different status and position, Chen Ying could not just do it casually. Chen Ying naturally thought clearly that Li Shimin wanted to protect Chai Shao, and Li Jiancheng did not want to kill his brother-in-law. If he kept holding on to this point, he would likely be less likely to be worn in the future.

Chen Ying was not afraid of wearing small shoes, but Chen Ying felt that getting rid of Chai Shao might not be just an open and upright method. Since Chai Shao was in the first day of the first year of the lunar calendar, he should not blame himself for being the fifteenth. Anyway, it was a life-and-death struggle, so he could only use means and use his own magical strategies.

When Chen Ying thought of this, he decided to sell Li Shimin first.

Chen Ying said: "Does Your Highness the King of Qin believe in this result?"

Li Shimin was slightly stunned, but there was no embarrassment on his face: "What do you mean?"

Chen Ying pondered: "It is better to make enemies than to resolve them. I also asked His Highness the King of Qin to visit Prince Chai..."

"You can understand it best. This is a beautiful thing. I have given you a brief explanation." Li Shimin smiled and said, "You may not be able to take the position of the General Manager of Lingzhou for a long time. General Chen's call for entering the center is getting higher and higher. Your biggest problem is that he is too young and has too shallow qualifications. Someone suggested that you be the General Qianniu of Zhuwei Yulin. What do you think?"

Chen Ying pondered for a moment and said, "I want to do something practical. If there is a vacancy among the Five Principles of Nine Temples, I want to make up for the Five Principles of Nine Temples!"

The so-called Jiusi Five Supervisors were also departments directly under the imperial court in ancient times. They were considered as equal or secondary departments with the Six Ministry and had no legal affiliation with the Six Ministry. However, their powers overlapped with the Six Ministry, and there was actually a division of labor and restriction relationship. The Six Ministry was in charge of government orders, and the Jiusi Five Supervisors were responsible for specific affairs in a certain aspect respectively.

Hearing Chen Ying say this, Li Shimin secretly said that Chen Ying is very smart. The three provinces and six ministries have too great goals. With Chen Ying's current actual position as a third rank, even if it is a transfer, the six ministries, the six ministries, and the censors are on the same level. However, no matter which official position, Chen Ying will be put on fire and form the target of public criticism, which will not be of great benefit to Chen Ying's future career.

However, the five magistrates of the Nine Temples are different. Among the nine temples, the Guanglu Temple, Weiwei Temple, Zongzheng Temple, Taichang Temple, Dali Temple, Honglu Temple, Sinong Temple, Taifu Temple, Taipu Temple, Secretary-General, Dushui Supervisor, Shaofu Supervisor, Weapon Supervisor and Imperial Supervisor are relatively smaller. Then the five magistrates of the Nine Temples have relatively little influence. Like the three provinces and six ministries, they have the power to reach Tianting directly.

However, the Nine Temples and the Five Supervisors are different. If the Nine Temples are equivalent to high-ranking units in later generations, then the Five Supervisors are equivalent to the department level. Chen Ying is not famous and has talent and knowledge, but he is still far from being the qualification to serve as the Imperial College. Basically, it can be ruled out that Chen Ying became the Imperial College Priest. Otherwise, once this nomination is made, all the Qingliu celebrities in the entire court will collectively oppose it. Shaofu Supervisor is Pei Ji's territory, and Pei Ji manages that water cannot be poured in and needles cannot be inserted. Li Shimin really can't satisfy Chen Ying.

The Secretary-General is Li Yuan’s back garden, and Li Shimin will not interfere in this department. In other words, the five prisons in the Nine Temples can be transferred to Chen Ying, but only Dushui and military weapons.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "There are no vacancy in the Nine Temples now. Among the five prisons, only Dushui Prison and Weapon Prison are vacant, but they are all fourth-rank officials..."
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