Chapter 1574 The trivial matter moves to the court
After stretching his muscles a little, Xia Shang was ready to leave.
Suddenly a familiar voice came from outside: "Madam, the water has been boiled..."
Xiaoyue opened the door and came in such a hurry that she almost bumped into Xia Shang.
"Master..." Xiaoyue took two steps back and looked at Xia Shang with a bit of surprise. Then she looked inside the room and asked, "Where's Madam?"
"Not in there."
"Oh..." Xiaoyue nodded and looked at Xia Shang with doubts on his face, "Where are you going, Master? The hot water in the next room is ready. Do you want Master to wash up first?"
"No, I have to go back to the Japanese mission now."
"It's already the fourth watch, the young master still wants to leave?"
"Today is different from the past. Since we are working for the imperial court in the open, we cannot let anyone talk about it. As the reception minister, we should always follow the Japanese delegation. It is no longer appropriate to leave secretly today."
"Oh...that's it..." Xiaoyue raised her eyebrows, looking a little disappointed.
Xia Shang looked at Xiaoyue and thought that in the past, he could touch her head just by stretching out his hand, but now it is difficult to touch her head even if he raises his hand.
When Xiaoyue met Xia Shang's gaze, she blinked her eyes without any expression, but she made way for Xia Shang.
Xia Sang's hands were a little itchy, so he touched this girl's face when he passed by. It was so tender that it was no longer the girl's face in the past.
Xiaoyue shrank her neck, retreated further, and her face turned red.
"Okay, just stay at home and I'll be back in a few days."
Xia Shang didn't say anything more and walked towards the door of his house.
When we arrived at the door of the house, Xiaoyue's crisp voice came from behind: "Master, don't catch a cold."
Xia Shang waved his hand and did not look back.
Not long after leaving home, Chuntian, who had disappeared, suddenly appeared in front of Xia Shang.
"You haven't left yet?"
Chuntian frowned, glared at Xia Shang, and then became serious: "I stayed near you all night and saw no less than four sneaky people observing the situation at your home. It seems that your family came here to treat you.
Not a good thing."
"No fewer than four people are observing?"
Springfield nodded: "Anyway, you can take care of yourself. In the current situation, I need to reconsider our prince's request. It seems that cooperation with you is also a huge risk."
Big things.”
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Xia Shang went to the embassy and didn't know anything about his family affairs.
Just one night later, visitors came to Xia Mansion one after another.
Moreover, most of these visitors were women. After asking about their identities, we found out that they were the female dependents of some important officials in the imperial court.
It is estimated that Qin Huairou will have a busy day.
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Xia Shang overslept and woke up in the afternoon.
It was a rude knock on the door that woke Xia Shang up.
Springfield shouted outside: "What time is it? Didn't the Ministry of Rites send news yesterday that a batch of gold, silver and jade objects for weddings would be delivered this morning? What time is it? Why can't I see a single person?"
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Xia Shang was a little confused by this series of curse words. He rubbed his eyes and got up from the bed. As soon as he put on his clothes, the door was pushed open.
"What are you doing?!" Xia Shang was still lifting his pants, staring at Chuntian and asked cautiously.
"What are you waiting for? Lingsi said that before sunset, the supplies promised by Dahua must be ready, otherwise you, the reception minister, will be held accountable."
"Supplies..." Xia Shang was confused, remembering that he went to greet his family yesterday, but he didn't expect this.
However, there was nothing for Xia Shang to worry about in the preparations before the wedding. Everything should have been left to the Minister of Etiquette to complete.
However, Xia Shang was still receiving ministers in name, and he should be responsible for the preparations within the Japanese mission. If the promised jewelry was not delivered, he should indeed come to Xia Shang.
After a pause, Xia Shang finally regained consciousness.
This situation is not a problem. You only need to go to the Ministry of Etiquette in person and ask.
When Xia Shang went to the Ministry of Rites, he heard that the Minister was not there, and said that all matters were left to the Minister of Rites. As for why the promised jewelry was not delivered to the mission, the Minister of Rites said that it was because the Japanese mission asked for too many jewels.
It is precious and needs to be counted one by one without any carelessness, so some time will be lost in the process.
Xia Shang didn't think much about this statement. He just waited in the Ministry of Rites for an hour. After all the things were counted, Xia Shang returned to the mission with the jewelry.
However, Xia Shang did not expect that after he brought the jewelry back, he compared it with the list of the Japanese mission and found that several items were missing.
items.
So Xia Shang went to the Ministry of Rites again.
We went back and forth like this twice, wasting a lot of time in the middle, and finally got the jewelry for the princess dress ready.
But when I looked at the time again, it was night again.
This matter was promised by Dahua, but it was not completed within the promised time. The Japanese mission relaxed the time limit but still failed to complete it before the deadline, which gave Lingsi an opportunity.
One day later, Lingsi sent a representative of the mission directly to the court and presented yesterday's events to the emperor. He said that the reception minister had neglected his duty and hoped that Emperor Dahua could give an explanation to the Japanese country.
The emperor did not go to court, but the queen, who was still sitting behind the curtain, listened and looked. After the representative of the Japanese country explained everything clearly, she asked: "If the matter is really as the envoy said, how do you think we should handle it?
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"Replying to the empress, it is a matter of honor for the country. It should be severely punished. Not only the reception ministers must be punished, but Dong Guojin, the Minister of Etiquette who is responsible for this matter, is also involved." The speaker was an old man who served as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
He has been in office for more than 20 years and is one of the veterans who is most afraid of young officials taking office.
Dong Guojin stood in the middle of the official position. When he heard this, he stepped forward in fear and bowed first: "Although this matter has delayed some time, it is excusable. I am in charge of the officials from various ministries to prepare for the prince's wedding.
I strive to make everything safe, so I prepare some things too carefully, which leads to delays in time.
Although there was a delay in time, it did not have any impact after all. If officials are held accountable for this, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the people below. After all, they just don’t want there to be any mistakes in the preparation of the wedding. If they must be held accountable
, I am willing to take all responsibilities."
"Bear it? Can you afford it?"
"Ahem..." Prime Minister Fu Yu coughed twice and stood up, "This matter is just a trivial matter. As long as it does not delay the preparations for the prince's wedding, there is a slight error in time. I hope all friends in the mission will understand. After all,
The more detailed the matter is, the more we care about it. Returning to China is a reasonable and reasonable country. If we dig deeper into this matter, it will seem to be not generous enough."
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, this matter concerns the dignity of the court..."
Fu Yu glanced coldly and glared at the Minister of Industry who was speaking: "This matter needs to be investigated clearly, but not to convict anyone, but to ensure that the same thing will not happen again."