It was noon when Wang Luoshen arrived at the main office. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the auxiliary ministers in the main office having a meal.
To be honest, whether it was just a show or it was real, he was shocked by this scene.
A group of auxiliary ministers, who are called first-rank officials, each are eating with a bowl of rice. The rice bowl contains rice and vegetables, one rice and one vegetable, but nothing else.
The first reaction that appeared in Wang Luoshen's mind was... Is it still interesting to be an official like this?
If a person reaches a high position as an official, but eats like a farmer in the fields, some sitting and some squatting, taking big mouthfuls of food from the bowl, is this what a high-ranking person should look like?
Where does such an official get his majesty?
Those who eat quickly will finish a bowl of food, take a sip of tea to clear their mouths, then turn around and go back to their desks to work.
Some of them were holding their rice bowls and eating bite after bite, but their other hand was still calculating on the abacus. They didn’t know what they were calculating, but it was obvious that they were concentrating on calculation and eating was just a casual activity.
Such a group of officials would probably drive most of the officials in Dayu's court to death.
This is Wang Luoshen's emotion.
"My father-in-law is here."
At this moment, Wang Luo Shen heard someone calling him, and then he noticed that Lian Ning Weimo was also among the crowd, as was the dignified chief assistant.
It's one dish and one meal.
Even the first assistant is like this, and the secondary assistants are naturally no different.
Wang Luoshen said: "How could Mr. Zaifu...how could he be so contemptuous of me?"
Ning Weimo put down the bowl and chopsticks, smiled and said: "My father-in-law has also seen it. The office is really busy. Eating is not important. Just take some time to deal with it."
Hearing what he said, Wang Luoshen became even more determined.
If such a group of people continues to control the power of the court, then the major families may not even be able to drink a sip of soup from the court in the future.
This not only breaks the dignity that officials should have, but also breaks the rules that officials should have for thousands of years.
If this continues, the noble old clan headed by his Wang family will really have no place in the court.
"Master Zaifu, the ministers and ministers are like this, and you are also like this. If you do this, the courtiers will imitate you more often when they see it, which is not good."
Ning Weimo smiled and said: "Why is it so bad?"
Wang Luoshen said: "How many people can really be like the adults in the service office? They can't learn how to do things, they only learn how to look. If things go on like this, they will deceive the superiors and deceive the inferiors."
Ning Weimo said: "What you said makes sense. I will pay attention to this matter. Now that I have time, I will talk to all the ministers."
Wang Luoshen then asked: "Master Zaifu sent someone to find me, but is there anything important that I need to do?"
"That's right."
Ning Weimo asked Wang Luoshen to find a place to sit down and ordered people to watch tea.
He lowered his voice and said: "Now there are various signs that indicate that His Highness is indeed not in the Jingzhou camp."
Wang Luoshen said: "Oh? Are you sure?"
Ning Weimo said: "Although it is not confirmed, there is really no evidence, so now General Lin Ye is a little angry. He has been sending people for many days to ask for approval from the General Office. He wants to lead troops into the city to find the whereabouts of His Highness.
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Wang Luoshen said: "The imperial court has long had rules. No matter how close the troops are to the Geling Mausoleum, they cannot lead troops into the city without His Majesty's permission. Anyone who violates this will be committing treason."
Ning Weimo said: "That's what I said, but now the General feels wronged and frustrated. If he is not allowed to come back and participate in the search for His Highness, he will definitely not give up."
Wang Luoshen said: "If he wants to come back, then he can just come back alone and bring troops back. Isn't it true that he has other motives?"
Ning Weimo said: "There are endless quarrels over this matter in the service office. Some people feel that if His Highness is really missing in Geling City, then the troops in the city cannot be trusted, so it would be extremely dangerous to ask the general to lead troops into the city.
Is necessary."
Wang Luoshen said: "It is understandable for the ministers to think this way. The main thing is to see what Mr. Zaifu thinks."
Ning Wei said at the end: "I, the Prime Minister, do not have the right to make decisions. Your Majesty has said that if there is any dispute in the office, the majority will win."
His voice became even lower: "Now most of the ministers feel that it is right to ask General Lin Ye to lead his troops back to look for His Highness."
Wang Luoshen said: "Then Mr. Zaifu came to me, what do you hope I can do?"
Ning Weimo said: "Although I have not served in the imperial court, I am highly respected and respected, and many of my ministers can be regarded as my disciples. So I thought, if I stand on my side and say
In short, the weight is enough, I don't want the general to come back with his troops."
Wang Luoshen nodded: "That's fine, I'm afraid I'm a light-hearted person, but if I say it, no one will actually care."
Ning Weimo said: "As long as the father-in-law stands by my side, then I am not alone."
Wang Luoshen said: "In this case, I will just help Mr. Zaifu once."
After the two reached a consensus, Ning Weimo stood up immediately. He clapped his hands and said, "My lords, let's come over to discuss this matter."
The people in the service office immediately put down their work and walked near Ning Weimo.
Ning Weimo said: "Previously, regarding General Lin Ye's request to lead troops into the city to look for His Highness, all of you ministers had different opinions. I just invited
My father-in-law, he is well-informed and thoughtful, so you can listen to my father-in-law."
After Wang Luoshen cleared his throat, he stepped forward to speak.
He was just saying those few words that were unreasonable and even more inconsistent with the rules.
Listen, ministers, these words are not new to Ning Weimo, they are nothing new.
"I don't think this matter is that simple."
The second assistant Yao Xinyuan said: "General, he may not have any other thoughts at first, but he has been wronged for no reason, and he is not allowed to clear himself of suspicion. If a person with no ideas is so oppressed, I am afraid something will happen.
idea."
Wang Luoshen asked: "What are the thoughts that Mr. Cifu said?"
Yao Xinyuan said: "My father-in-law knows what he is thinking. Before this, didn't he always talk about that idea?"
Before Wang Luoshen could speak, Ning Weimo spoke up and said, "Don't be rude to your father-in-law. You have to discuss the matter."
Yao Xinyuan said: "When we discussed the matter before, the father-in-law seemed to be filled with righteous indignation. How come today, when we have something to say, we don't just discuss the matter?"
Zhao Miaoxin, the second assistant, came forward and said: "Master Yao and I have the same view. If the general is not allowed to return to Beijing to participate in this matter, then if something happens, everyone present will be a sinner of Dayu and a sinner for the ages."
Wang Luoshen frowned and said, "Are you scared by him?"
Yao Xinyuan said: "Please sir, please speak and discuss the matter as it is."
Wang Luoshen was angry in his heart, but with his city, this anger would not be easily expressed.
The Second Assistant Xumi said gracefully: "Your Majesty once said that if there is a dispute in the office, the majority will win. In the morning, I proposed to raise my hands to make a decision, but the Prime Minister said that there was no time. Now I will propose it again.
, raise your hands and make a decision.”
As soon as he said this, other ministers agreed.
Wang Luoshen took a look and found that not only the secondary assistants, but also 70% to 80% of the assistant ministers approved of Lin Ye's return.
If the decision was really made based on the show of hands, then Lin Ye's decision to lead the troops back to the city would be settled.
"Ahem..."
Wang Luoshen cleared his throat and stepped forward and said: "I am not from the office, and I have no official position. There should not be a place for me to speak here, but since Master Zaifu invited me here, I cannot stay out of the matter.
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"My lords, have you ever thought that if the general is not allowed to lead troops into the city, he might be dissatisfied. If the general does lead troops into the city and something goes wrong, who among you lords will be responsible?"
He glanced at everyone and then continued: "Your Majesty does not know where he is at this time, and His Highness does not know where he is at this time. As far as I know, the office does not have the right to mobilize troops."
"Of course General Lin Ye has no bad intentions, but... what if something happens?"
Wang Luoshen glanced at everyone again: "My lords who agree with him to lead troops back to the capital, who will bear the responsibility that even the nine tribes cannot bear?"
No one responded, but the words seemed to have some effect.
"yes."
Ning Weimo said: "We are working in the office to share your Majesty's worries, to deal with current matters, and to prevent future events, so we must think deeply about it."
Xumi Pianruo was silent for a moment and said: "It's not appropriate to come, and it's not appropriate not to come, so how can Master Zaifu think it's appropriate?"
Ning Weimo said: "Isn't it up to me to discuss this with you ministers?"
Xumi Pianruo said: "Master Zaifu is not negotiating with us. It is clear that Master Zaifu does not want the general to return to the capital, so he went to ask the father-in-law to be a lobbyist."
Yao Xinyuan also said: "If Mr. Zaifu has no partiality in his heart, even if Ying Ying has already agreed to our request to raise his hand to make a decision."
Ning Weimo remained silent.
???????????????Wang Luoshen said: "Things are classified into serious and serious matters. Lord Zaifu has a far-reaching thought and there is nothing wrong with it."
Xumi Pianruo said: "Young master, what you are saying is that our thinking is not as far-reaching as Master Zaifu, so we are all wrong?"
Wang Luoshen looked at Xumi Pianruo and said, "Your Majesty chose Lord Ning as Prime Minister and Assistant instead of Lord Xumi as Prime Minister and Assistant. Maybe this has something to do with it."
Xumi Pianruo became angry and his expression changed.
Ning Weimo said quickly: "Let's discuss a way to solve the problem first. Don't think about quarreling in advance."
Xumi Pianruo snorted and turned away from Wang Luoshen.
"It's better than this."
The second assistant, Yao Xinyuan, thought for a while and said: "The general cannot be allowed to lead troops into the city, but the general cannot be allowed to enter the city either."
He looked at Ning Weimo and said, "Can we discuss with the general? You can bring soldiers and horses, but you are not allowed to bring any weapons or armor."
Wang Luoshen said: "This is not allowed, it is against the national law!"
Yao Xinyuan said: "This is the office."
Wang Luoshen was really angry this time, and his face showed a bit of displeasure.
The meaning of this sentence is that there is no place for you to talk here.
Whether it works or not has nothing to do with you. It's not your turn to make the decision.
Ning Weimo looked at Wang Luoshen, with a look of guilt in his eyes.
As soon as Wang Luoshen saw this look, he knew something was wrong.
Ning Weimo said: "There is actually some truth to what Mr. Yao said. People can come, but the number must be specified, and weapons and armor are not allowed. Everyone enters the city empty-handed, including General Lin Ye."
After he slowed down for a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind.
"If the general agrees to this matter, then we will also agree."
Everyone nodded.
Ning Weimo said: "Then, just raise your hands to make a decision. If you agree with General Lin Ye to bring a thousand troops into the city, raise your hands."
Most of the people raised their hands, but Zhao Miaoxin asked: "A thousand people, are there too few?"
Ning Weimo said: "A thousand people is a lot."
When Zhao Miaoxin said this, others also agreed, saying that a thousand people was really too few.
Ning Weimo insisted this time that there were only a thousand people, not one more.
In the end, the matter was resolved, and Ning Weimo sent someone to the Jingzhou camp to deliver a message to Lin Ye.