Chapter 718 Helpless Enlistment
The next morning, until Sun Shaozong left, Jia Baoyu was still sleeping soundly in the guest room, and it seemed that he would not wake up before noon.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong ordered his servants to prepare a hangover soup for him, and then went straight to the yamen to report.
After arriving at the Dali Temple, they were supposed to follow the usual practice and go to the flower hall for a roundtable meeting. However, just after they signed their names at the check-in counter, the clerk on duty informed Sun Shaozong that not only was today's morning meeting cancelled, but all the next few days' meetings were also cancelled.
According to Lord Tingwei's opinion, it will not be too late to resume the morning meeting once the "poisoning case" is thoroughly investigated.
Tsk~
Wei Yi was indeed forced into a corner.
In fact, for Sun Shaozong, it would be more to his liking to never hold that kind of morning meeting.
Although modern morning meetings are full of the same old stuff and have nothing new to say, at least there are enough people present so that if you secretly doze off, it won’t be too noticeable.
That's great. Every day the three of them sit face to face, just like they are hosting a variety show. Not to mention taking a nap, even the leeks on their teeth can be seen clearly when they open their mouths.
It’s a pity that this case has a huge impact and it will definitely attract criticism if it is delayed for too long.
Otherwise, Sun Shaozong really wanted to delay it.
Stop talking nonsense.
But since the morning meeting was cancelled, Sun Shaozong naturally went straight to Zuo Temple. When he arrived outside his office, he saw a man coming up to him with a smirk on his face. It was Chen Jingde, who was abandoned yesterday. Who else could it be?
Yesterday, Sun Shaozong had made up his mind to use him as an example to scare the monkeys.
But seeing his pitiful appearance, she suddenly changed her mind.
It’s not that I feel sorry for this guy, but I really have no one under my command - after all, Chen Jingde has just been cheated by Wei Yi, and he will definitely not dare to collude with him again in a short period of time. It’s a good opportunity to recruit him first to alleviate the urgent problem of having no one available.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong's expression softened a little. Without waiting for Chen Jingde to speak, he raised his hand and let him in: "Go in and talk."
Chen Jingde quickly shut his mouth and stepped aside, waiting for Sun Shaozong to take the lead. Then he lagged behind with a hunched back and followed closely.
"Second brother."
As soon as he entered the door, another person came up to him. It was Liu Xianglian, whose face was filled with righteous indignation. He angrily accused: "Yesterday I received your instructions to go to Shuntian Prefecture to ask for the documents and records of the black post case. Who knew that the bird governor kept delaying, and when I finally got the documents back, it was already dark!"
This Ge Zhizhong is really giving up!
Because I have no ability, I hate my ex instead.
Even serious official business interactions have to be delayed by unreasonable means.
That is to say, as his predecessor, I cannot question him according to the rules, otherwise I will have to report him and make him pay for it!
Sun Shaozong was complaining in his heart, but he would not show it in front of Chen Jingde. He threw his sleeves and ordered, "Okay, put those files on the desk in the inner room first, and I will take a closer look when I am free."
As he spoke, Da Ma Jin Dao sat down in the middle, pointed at the chair below and said, "Deputy Temple Manager Chen, sit down and talk."
Although Chen Jingde had just obeyed obediently, he dared not do it again. He knelt down in front of Sun Shaozong and shouted without caring about his dignity: "I am confused and guilty! Please punish me severely!"
Generally speaking, those who demand severe punishment do not want to take any responsibility at all.
While he was banging his head on the ground, Sun Shaozong curled his lips silently, then became serious again: "Stand up and talk, you are still a sixth-rank official, don't lose the integrity of an official."
"Sir, I am a humble servant..."
Chen Jingde straightened up slightly and was about to blame himself a few more times, but Sun Shaozong pointed to the chair below.
Seeing that the attitude seemed very firm, Chen Jingde stood up hesitantly and took a half-hit on the buttocks tremblingly.
"Deputy Chen Si."
The official robe had just rubbed against the chair when Sun Shaozong called his name. He quickly jumped up again. Although he did not kneel down again, he was still hunched over like a shrimp.
If Sun Shaozong could find a suitable candidate, he really would not want to pay any attention to this kind of person !
Now he could only hold his temper and speak in an official tone: "To be honest, it is only natural for you to feel resentful towards me."
Plop~
Before he finished speaking, Chen Jingde slipped to the ground again, shouting like a sieve: "I dare not, I dare not..."
"Get up and listen to me!"
Sun Shaozong had to raise his voice, and after Chen Jingde stood up tremblingly, he raised his voice again: "Although I am new here and have not sorted out a thousand things, I have to put this case down."
"But you can just shirk your responsibilities. It's really hard for you, a deputy temple official, to investigate such a huge case on your own."
"Your Excellency's reputation!"
Chen Jingde knelt for the third time, this time with much more sincerity. He cried, "Everyone in the Ministry of Revenue is well-connected. I am just a sixth-rank official. Even if I have some clues, who can I dare to question?"
"In order to make up for the deficit, the Minister of Justice keeps pushing me to do it. I... I really have no choice!"
As he spoke, a few tears came out.
"Get up and talk."
Sun Shaozong stepped forward at the right time and personally helped him up, his voice becoming softer and softer: "It is precisely because I know that you have your reasons that I did not care about your behavior yesterday - as long as you do your job sincerely in the future, this matter will be over."
"Sir! I am truly ashamed..."
"But if you dare to shirk your responsibilities and ruin the work of our Zuo Temple in the future, I will never forgive you!"
When Chen Jingde heard Sun Shaozong specifically point out the words "our Zuo Temple", although he was not smart enough, he immediately realized it.
So he quickly turned over and knelt down, vowing: "From now on, I will follow the orders of Master Shaoqing, and I will never dare to deceive you again!"
The title of this lackey has been determined.
But whether he can be driven or not can only be known through careful observation.
Let's just make do with this for now.
"good!"
He mentally labeled Chen Jingde as an "apprentice", but Sun Shaozong just said "OK".
He turned back to his seat and ordered without question: "Since you have said so, I will not be polite to you - go to the prison immediately and send the two bodies that were brought over by the ship yesterday to the coroner for examination."
"I obey your orders!"
Chen Jingde responded promptly, then froze for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Sir, about Lu Jijian's case..."
"Confused!"
Sun Shaozong's face turned cold: "The news that the body floated to the Dali Temple has probably spread all over the streets. If it is not dealt with early, how can you and I have the dignity to call ourselves the top criminals in the world?!"
Then he waved his hand again and said, "Go down. Remember to let the coroner examine it carefully. I will check it myself later."
