This three-story building adjacent to the pond has become the center of power of the Ming Dynasty. It is the place where the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunxi handles government affairs and receives ministers every day. It is also like the Chunhe Palace where the prince Zhu Biao lived and the Fengtian Palace of the old man.
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The civil servants and generals who were waiting to be summoned were sitting in the palace, and the scribes and Hanlin who were coming and going were constantly walking. Government orders and administrative appointments were issued from this small building.
Suddenly, all the sitting courtiers straightened their backs.
Wang Bashi, the eunuch leader of the East Palace, came down from the second floor and stood not far away.
"Who is the candidate for Yunnan Salt Administration?"
The bastard asked shamefully, and a slightly stout middle-aged man among the ministers immediately stood up and said, "I'm here!"
"Come with the Zajia!" Bastard said calmly, turning around and going upstairs.
At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of someone winking at him.
He wanted to pretend not to see it, but he saw that the other party had opened his mouth slightly. If he pretended not to see it, the next second they would call him his nickname, Laowang.
Wang Bashi motioned to the others to take the Salt Administration candidate up, walked over there himself, and whispered, "Master Guo, what's the matter with you?"
"Old Wang, when can Your Highness see me?" Li Jinglong lowered his head and asked.
The shameless bastard looked around. Even though his status in the palace was now extraordinary, if someone was caught with the trick, he would inevitably suffer a lot. You, an internal official and eunuch, are talking to the noble ministers of the dynasty.
It's against the rules to talk and laugh.
"You are not on the list that His Highness wants to see today!" Wang Bashi said, "I guess His Highness will be busy until the rest of the day!"
"I'll wait!" Li Jinglong nodded and said with a smile, "As long as you see me, you'll wait no matter how late!"
Although there was a smile on his face, he could not help but feel a little lonely in his heart. Thinking back to the time when Li Jinglong wanted to see the emperor's grandson, why not just go in as soon as he came, why should he wait? Why should he sit in the lobby with a group of alternate officials who were sent out to wait?
At this moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.
An acquaintance came in outside. He had a straight face, as if everyone owed him money.
"Hey, Master Tie, you are here. Your Highness has urged you several times!"
The person who came was none other than Tie Xuan, the former East Palace aide who had been sent to Xi'an and now returned to Beijing.
"Yes. Thank you, father-in-law!" Tie Xuan nodded calmly. He also looked at Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and nodded slightly.
"Please stay here for a while, I am going to report to His Highness!" The bastard knew that this was the person Zhu Yunxi wanted to see, so he did not dare to neglect and went quickly.
The ministers in the palace were a little surprised to see the eunuch in charge of the East Palace treating a person wearing the uniform of a fourth-grade official with such courtesy. They couldn't help looking at him with their eyes, guessing who this person was.
Li Jinglong walked over quietly and said with a smile, "When did you come back?"
"My lord, I arrived in the city at midnight last night." Tie Xuan answered in a straight tone.
"You came back last night, why are you entering the palace now?" Manager Li frowned and said, "But the city guards blocked you and didn't let you enter the city?"
Tie Xuan smiled lightly, acquiescing.
"Why didn't you mention me when this happened?" Li Jinglong said regretfully, "The City Gate Army are all my old friends, and you are just talking about my friend, and they still dare to neglect you!"
"I don't dare!" Tie Xuan still said calmly.
"You are just as your name suggests, cold as iron!" Li Jinglong scolded with a smile, "What kind of friendship do we have? Are you still doing this?" He said with a low smile, "Call me for a urinal tonight, Lianxianglou will give you first.
You catch the wind, and then Sanxi Class will be happy. You have been teaching in Xi'an for so long, have you missed the Jiangnan flavor for a long time?"
Suddenly, Tie Xuan's face became embarrassed, "Master, please stop talking nonsense, I am a lowly official..."
"I know, I know!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "I know you are thin-skinned!" He continued to smile, "It's settled, I will definitely send someone to Lianxiang Tower to book the venue!"
"The official didn't agree..."
Before Tie Xuan finished speaking, the Bastard came over again and said with a smile, "Tie Xuan, Your Highness is waiting for you, come with the Za family!"
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Zhu Yunxi was wearing a blue cotton robe and sitting at the window. There were piles of memorials on the imperial desk, blocking his face.
"Your Majesty Tiexuan, I would like to pay homage to Your Highness!"
"The key stone is free of charge!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and walked out from behind the imperial desk. He helped the other person up with his own hands and pressed him on the round stool. He looked at it carefully for a few more times and said with a smile, "It's stronger and thicker!"
Tie Xuan is a tall man, and after several years of experience, he looks even more capable.
"Your Highness has lost weight!" Tie Xuan looked at Zhu Yunxi and said with emotion, "You are much thinner than when you summoned me last time!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and waved his hands, unwilling to talk more about this topic.
Worries about state affairs, endless busyness every day, and then at night...
"You have done well in Xi'an in the past few years!" Zhu Yunxi smiled while sitting on the throne. "The military affairs and logistics are meticulous, and the distribution of farmland also makes the soldiers feel fair and satisfied. You have reclaimed wasteland and built water conservancy projects. The local elders are full of praise. King Qin
I also kept writing memorials to Gu, saying that I would keep you for a few more years! During the end-of-year evaluation, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel both gave you a top grade!"
"I don't dare to make false compliments to Your Highness, it's just my duty!"
He has indeed made great achievements in the past few years in Xi'an. The people on the Qin vassal side were changed by Zhu Yunxi. The army's logistics and military supplies, the power of the garrison and farming and other matters were all transferred to the Chief Secretary. Among them, Tie Xuangong
It’s a must.
"Why do you have to be humble? If you do well, you will be rewarded!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
After saying that, he paused and said seriously, "This time I am called to Beijing, and you will be transferred to another place as an official!"
Upon hearing this, Tie Xuan quickly stood up, bowed his head and said, "My minister, it's all at your Highness's disposal!"
"You didn't even ask where you were going?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Rarely, Tie Xuan also showed a smile on his face, and whispered, "Wherever I go, I do it for His Highness and for the Ming Dynasty. Why bother asking, my minister!"
"Well said!" Zhu Yunxi stroked his palm, "Now the court lacks your kind of loyalty and uprightness!" He said with a wry smile, "Today's officials are all trying their best to come to Jiangnan, even in the poorer places.
I don’t want to go. I just listen to what those officials say. It’s unreasonable to go to those poor places to be an official and have to pay for it yourself!”
In fact, this is true. The salary in the Ming Dynasty was meager, and the cost of being an official was high, so people did not dare to take bribes. If you go to a wealthy place, you will always have some fun in being an official. But if you go to a poor place, it will be fine.
The place was really miserable.
If you go to border areas such as Yunnan, Liaodong, and Korea, you will even want to die.
"We all dislike the poor and love the rich," Tie Xuan said calmly.
Zhu Yunxi took a sip of hot tea and continued, "If you want to go to a good place, Guqiang won't let him go. The Yunnan Salt Administration just now was a first-class errand, but Gu asked him, regarding the Yunnan Salt Administration,
He pretends not to know anything about the local customs and customs. Well, he should stop being a salt official and go to Guangxi to be a county magistrate."
After saying that, he put down the tea cup and Zhu Yunxi continued, "Over in Xi'an, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will send someone to take over. This time, you go to Jiangnan, Zhejiang, and Zhang Shanna to be a deputy!"
Tie Xuan thought about it and said sternly, "But in order to implement the new policies such as divid
