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Chapter 14 Could he really do such a thing?
Jiang Yinhua originally came from a humble background. When he first took a job elsewhere, he was ostracized everywhere and felt frustrated and unfulfilled.
Qin Xingyuan saw that he was capable and talented, and since he was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and responsible for the transfer of officials, he directly transferred him to the Ministry of Personnel.
Qin Xingyuan only considered ability when appointing people, not family background. Because Jiang Yinhua was exceptionally capable, he was quickly promoted to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
This person was promoted by Qin Xingyuan.
Jiang Yinhua often shed tears after drinking, expressing his gratitude to Qin Xingyuan for recognizing his talent and saying that he would repay him properly.
Jiang Yinhua is usually very good at dealing with people, and his colleagues have no complaints about him.
Although Qin Xingyuan and Jiang Yinhua are outwardly in a superior-subordinate relationship, Qin Xingyuan has long regarded Jiang Yinhua as a brother and trusts him completely.
Who would have thought he would do something like this?
This Jiang Yinhua was extremely adept at deception, fooling everyone. He was well-liked in the Ministry of Personnel, appreciated by his superiors and loved by his subordinates. In reality, however, he was ambitious and would resort to despicable means to achieve his goals.
He had long since pledged allegiance to the War King Xiao Dongqian, and later, when Xiao Dongqian successfully rebelled, he made significant contributions.
Qin Xingyuan remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was utterly shocked.
This completely overturned his understanding.
How could someone he trusted so much harm him like that?
Moreover, Jiang Yinhua did indeed invite him out. If his younger sister hadn't come looking for him, he would have left soon.
"Brother, I foresee that you will encounter something bad today. Has someone invited you out today? You must not ride a horse, otherwise you will fall off the cliff, not only breaking your leg, but also ruining your career."
Qin Xingyuan nodded: "Little sister is indeed incredibly insightful; someone did invite me out. If you hadn't come in, I would have left in a moment."
Qin Wanying felt a lingering fear. It seemed the novel wasn't entirely following the original plot anymore; she couldn't trust the novel's content too much and had to use the system's abilities to read it herself.
If I hadn't come to see my elder brother today, and had waited another day, it would have been too late.
How can I tell my elder brother that Jiang Yinhua is the one who harmed him? The problem is, this man is so good at pretending, and my brother trusts him completely. If I blurt it out, will my brother believe me?
Qin Xingyuan sighed. I've already witnessed my little sister's abilities. My elder brother already believes her.
[By the way, I can take a look at that Jiang Yinhua. Maybe we can see how he poisoned the horse, which will provide evidence to convict him.]
Qin Xingyuan thought about it and agreed that this was a good idea.
If Jiang Yinhua is truly such a treacherous and cunning person, he cannot keep him by his side any longer. He must get rid of him as soon as possible.
At this moment, a servant came in to report.
"Young Master, Vice Minister Jiang is already waiting outside," the servant reported, bowing his head.
"Tell him that my sister is coming back today and I can't go out for a while, so let him come in and wait."
Qin Xingyuan made up an excuse, but what he really wanted was for his younger sister to see this Jiang Yinhua.
After a while, the servant led Jiang Yinhua in.
Qin Wanying bowed to Jiang Yinhua: "Greetings, Vice Minister Jiang."
Then he silently observed the person.
[You won't believe it until you see it. This person, using his power in the Ministry of Personnel, has already placed Xiao Dongqian's people in various provinces and ministries.]
Last year, we placed someone in the Ministry of Justice named Sun Wei. We placed someone in the Ministry of Works named Yan Benying. This year, we placed someone in the Ministry of Rites named Wei Zhi.
Qin Xingyuan was startled again.
He knew all these people, but only one of them was recommended by Jiang Yinhua; the rest were not. These people were actually insignificant, holding unimportant positions.
He had no interaction with Jiang Yinhua normally.
But if they do things this way, quietly and steadily, sooner or later, every department in the court will be filled with the Sixth Prince's people.
Although they may seem insignificant when they are first placed in these positions, they are capable of promotions and may one day become people of high rank and power.
Xiao Dongqian is an extremely shrewd and calculating man. He's playing a grand game, and if he succeeds, the empire will be his sooner or later.
Qin Xingyuan began to feel a chill of fear. If it weren't for his younger sister, Xiao Dongqian would have truly stolen his empire.
He was determined to get rid of Jiang Yinhua first, and he would figure out how to deal with the people Xiao Dongqian had planted later.
[Jiang Yinhua also has a record of selling official positions. His family was poor and he needed money. Knowing his elder brother was incorruptible and hated evil, he dared not accept bribes. He only accepted one bribe; the person gave him too much—a total of two thousand taels of silver, which is now hidden in his family's cellar.]
[There was also the matter of drugging the horse. While the two were riding, they stopped at a post station to rest, and Jiang Yinhua drugged the horse at that time. The drug had peculiar properties, and no trace of it could be found afterward.]
Qin Xingyuan understood. So that's how it is.
It seems we'll have to ride out on horseback and catch him red-handed when he tries to poison us at the post station.
Qin Xingyuan called his younger sister aside and spoke to her alone.
“Little sister, I’ve known for a long time that Jiang Yinhua is a bad guy. I got advance notice that he was trying to harm me and poison my horse. I’ll play along and go out with him so I can catch him in the act when he’s poisoning the horse.”
"He also sold official titles and ranks. We'll settle all the old and new scores together then."
Qin Wanying's eyes widened.
So my older brother already knew. I thought he didn't know and I had to remind him.
Qin Xingyuan smiled almost imperceptibly.
It was only because you reminded me that I realized this; otherwise, I would have been doomed today.
Qin Wanying then gave her elder brother some more information. This surprised Qin Xingyuan greatly.
Later, Qin Wanying felt that something was wrong.
Why did the elder brother know in advance that Jiang Yinhua wanted to harm him?
According to the original story, the eldest brother always trusted Jiang Yinhua implicitly because Jiang Yinhua acted so well that no one suspected him. So how did the eldest brother find out?
But just as I was thinking that, my head suddenly started to hurt.
Qin Wanying held her forehead, a look of pain on her face.
"Little sister, what's wrong?" Qin Xingyuan asked with concern.
Qin Wanying's head only hurt for a moment, and the pain was gone immediately.
"It's nothing, I just had a bit of a headache, I should be fine after a rest."
"I'll have Yunzhu take your pulse later," Qin Xingyuan said.
Huh? What was I thinking about just now? Qin Wanying was bewildered.
Forget it, it's probably nothing important, I'll stop thinking about it.
At this moment, the system silently sighed to itself: It seems the host really has no idea that its thoughts are being overheard.
When trying to think about the truth, one forcibly blocks the thinking process.
Qin Xingyuan told Qin Wanying to go back and rest, then called a servant: "Go find Bai Boxuan, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and tell him this..."
"Also, take some men to Jiang Yinhua's manor..."