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After leaving the court, Emperor Wu found Xuanyuan Yi and said with satisfaction, "My son, it seems you have gained a lot from your trip to Jizhou. You have managed to recruit such a talented individual." Xuanyuan Yi respectfully replied, "I must first congratulate you here, Father. By the way, I have another talented individual to introduce to you." He then signaled for Jiang Chen to come in and meet Emperor Wu. Jiang Chen entered and bowed deeply to both of them, saying, "This humble subject Jiang Chen pays respects to Your Majesty and the Crown Prince. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live, long live, long live."
Emperor Wu nodded lightly at Jiang Chen and said, "No need for formalities, please stand and speak. Please introduce yourself first."
Jiang Chen slowly stood up and began to introduce himself, "This humble subject is named Jiang Chen, a native of Guangling County in Le'an County, Jizhou. I have just come of age this year."
Emperor Wu asked, "So, in which area are you proficient? Governance? Historiography? Or military strategy and warfare?"
Jiang Chen shook his head at the words and respectfully said, "No, Your Majesty. I am skilled in treating illnesses and saving lives."
Xuanyuan Yi explained to Jiang Chen, "Father, it's like this. When we first arrived in Jizhou, we were separated by the refugees. Changle fainted on the road, and Mr. Jiang saved her. Later, Changle and I reunited, and that's how we met Mr. Jiang."
After hearing Xuanyuan Yi's words, Emperor Wu instantly understood the situation. He then asked Jiang Chen, "So, Mr. Jiang, do you want to join the Imperial Hospital? I can arrange it for you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen hurriedly knelt down to express gratitude, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." But Emperor Wu continued, "Alright, in a few days, I will have someone take you around to get familiar with the place. If there's nothing else, you may leave for now." "Yes," Jiang Chen said, and then slowly retreated.
Emperor Wu watched as Jiang Chen's figure gradually disappeared, and sighed, "Ah, Yi'er, a single disaster relief effort has brought you into contact with two great talents. Truly, our ancestors are blessing you. Regardless of whether this young man surnamed Jiang can help you, even that little devil from the Tuoba family can be of great assistance to you!"
Thinking of Tuoba Xiang, Emperor Wu suddenly changed the subject and said in a low voice, "By the way, Yi'er, have you thoroughly investigated the background of Tuoba Xiang? He wouldn't be a descendant of the former dynasty, would he?" Emperor Wu's concern was not unfounded.
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Yi respectfully replied, "Father Emperor, according to my investigation, Tuoba Xiang is indeed a member of the former imperial family. However, based on my findings, he is a distant relative of the last emperor of the Great Zhen Dynasty, separated by five generations. In terms of blood relations, it is extremely distant. According to the locals, their family moved to Moshan County from the grandfather's generation."
"His father, on the other hand, was a local wealthy merchant. He passed the imperial examination in the third year of the Jingwu era and was subsequently appointed as the county magistrate of Moshan County."
"Hmm? What did you say?" As soon as Xuanyuan Yi finished speaking, Emperor Wu raised a question, "Are you saying that their family only went to Moshan County in the generation of their grandfather? Also, is it true that their family is distantly related to the previous dynasty's emperor? Where did this information come from?"
Xuanyuan Yi replied, "This minister has seen their family genealogy, according to which their family is indeed distantly related. This information should be reliable."
Emperor Wu frowned and said in a deep voice, "This is still not very reliable. Go to Moshan County and have the Imperial Guards investigate thoroughly. I don't quite believe this family tree. Although the Great Shaking Dynasty has passed for forty to fifty years, the remnants of the previous dynasty have been mostly eliminated, but there may still be some lingering. You still need to be careful. Alright, you may leave now, I'm tired."
"Understood. Then I will take my leave." Xuanyuan Yi said and slowly retreated.
The next day, Tuoba Xiang arrived at the Ministry of Personnel for his report. The Minister of Personnel, Yang Yu, proudly led Tuoba Xiang and introduced him to everyone, "Everyone, come over here."
The conversation hadn't finished, but before anyone could say anything, they all gathered around, looking at Tuoba Xiang with curiosity. They all asked Yang Yu, "Lord Shangshu, who is this young man?"
Yang Yu slowly replied, "This one? He is a great talent discovered by His Royal Highness in Jizhou, named Tuoba Xiang. And he has already been appointed as the doctor, dedicated to handling the issues in the Jizhou officialdom."
Issues in the Jizhou officialdom? What issues could there be in Jizhou now? Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled.
Yang Yu continued slowly, "According to the intelligence collected by the Crown Prince, it seems that almost all officials in Jizhou are corrupt. This is my fault, and it is also your fault. His Majesty has said that if we cannot handle this, we should all go back home and farm."
Upon hearing this, everyone present felt ashamed and embarrassed. As officials of the Ministry of Personnel, they should have maintained integrity in the government. But now, they were all implicated in this situation.
Yang Yu looked around and said calmly, "Alright, let's all disperse. Those who need to be familiar with their work in the future, return to your positions. Also, the two vice ministers and the left doctor come with me. Let's discuss the issues in Jizhou."
Several people entered the inner hall. After everyone took their seats, Yang Yu distributed the intelligence collected by Xuanyuan Yi to everyone and said slowly, "Take a look at the intelligence brought to us by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The group took the intelligence and began to read it carefully. After a while, Li Hao, the Left Privy Councilor, spoke up, "Lord Secretary, in my opinion, this matter should have involvement from His Royal Highness the Yan State's king."
Yang Yu, upon hearing this, said slowly, "And then? Go on."
Li Hao continued, "And now, Yan State's king has openly rebelled, and the Emperor has dispatched generals to suppress the rebellion. This means that Yan State's king will invest all his money in the front lines, and the officials in Jizhou will inevitably receive nothing. In the long run, Yan State's king will surely be dragged down by these parasites."
Yang Yu, not quite understanding Li Hao's point, asked, "Are we discussing the corruption in Jizhou or the rebellion of Yan State's king?"
At this moment, Tuoba Xiang, who was sitting in the corner, slowly spoke up, "Your Excellency, please allow me to say a few words."
Once this was said, Yang Yu looked at Tuoba Xiang. He did not dare to underestimate Tuoba Xiang, after all, he was a talent specially promoted by Emperor Wu.
Yang Yu signaled for Tuoba Xiang to speak. Tuoba Xiang slowly said, "You may be in a misunderstanding. You may think that the rebellion of Yan State's king has nothing to do with the corruption in Jizhou. But I believe there is an inevitable connection between the two."
"Or, this is part of Yan State's king's plan. Think about it, Yan State's king gained the support of all the officials in Jizhou by condoning the corruption in the entire Jizhou officialdom. Now, with only fifty thousand troops, Yan State's king dares to boldly attack Luo Capital, there must be a hidden move. In my opinion, the best way now is to delay, while at the same time vigorously eradicate the corrupt officials in Jizhou. This will put both Yan State's king and the officials of Jizhou in a state of panic."
After listening to Tuoba Xiang's words, everyone present except Yang Yu looked at Tuoba Xiang in disbelief. Initially, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel were very dissatisfied with the sudden arrival of doctor Tuoba Xiang, except for Yang Yu. But now, because of Tuoba Xiang's words, everyone at the Ministry of Personnel is starting to look at Tuoba Xiang with new respect.
The situation is two-fold, as the anti-corruption operation in Luo Capital has already been planned. Meanwhile, in Jizhou, a familiar figure suddenly appeared at Yan's Mansion. Surprisingly, the person turned out to be the same individual who appeared outside the tent during the autumn hunt - Zhou Ye, who is the younger brother of Zhou Fei.
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