In one sentence, Lin Shangli's question was incomprehensible.
In the Dongchang, in addition to eunuchs, there are also military officers and lieutenants who only know how to fight and kill. What the court lacks are civil servants. We in the Dongchang want to compensate us, but what kind of compensation can we get? We can't bring in a few young eunuchs or school lieutenants.
Let the etiquette department support the facade!
However, Xiao Chen reacted instantly.
The speaker has no intention of listening, but the emperor must have been thinking about the royal family chief of Qinghedian. No wonder he turned the Ministry of Rites upside down. It turned out that he wanted to give the royal family chief a place for self-development.
Not to mention, the head of the royal family cares about the world, is polite and polite, and is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, which is responsible for the culture, education, establishment, and imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty. He should be the most suitable candidate.
When he was in Yizhou, Mr. Ouyang suffered unfair treatment from the Ministry of Rites, which made him disillusioned with the court. He turned into a self-destructive and educated "waste" who only indulged in the love of his children. If the royal family chief could be in charge
The Ministry of Rites, among other things, will definitely not have any problems in bringing fresh blood to the imperial court.
Through a fair imperial examination system, the imperial court can attract a group of new people with advanced ideas and courage to innovate to participate in the governance of the country, and gradually replace those old die-hards who only pursue fame and fortune and are self-proclaimed. This should also be what the emperor is pursuing.
However, the royal family chief only promised to think about it. Who knows how long this consideration will take? Now, the emperor asked himself to compensate. It was obvious that he wanted the royal family chief to fill the vacancy of the chief officer of the Ministry of Rites. What could he do?
If you can be the leader of the royal clan, you will take office as soon as you are appointed.
At that moment, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and play careless: "Your Majesty, our Dongchang has absolutely no problem handling the case. No matter how big or complicated the case is, we can get to the bottom of it. However, people from the Ministry of Rites should be punished if they commit crimes.
, This is their own fault, but the compensation mentioned by the emperor will not be made by Dongchang. There are no civil servants in Dongchang who can preside over the operation of the Ministry of Etiquette."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Chen did not forget to wink at Lin Shangli next to him, telling him to improve his words.
After a long period of running-in, Lin Shangli had been swayed a lot by Xiao Chen's style, and he immediately answered: "Your Majesty, in addition to some eunuchs and Captain No. 1000 in Dongchang, there are also young men with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Treasury. Otherwise, I can compensate the emperor with the silver in the small treasury."
After saying that, he hurriedly stepped forward and stood behind Ming Chengzu, clenched his fists with both hands, and started beating them diligently.
"Alas." Ming Chengzu sighed, no longer staring at Xiao Chen, but squinting at Lin Shangli behind him.
"Xiao Linzi, you have been serving me for almost twenty years. You have always been well-behaved and honest. How come you have changed so much since becoming the admiral of Dongchang? Do I lack any money?
Forget about being such a protective person, you actually protected me all the time. It really echoes the old saying, a married girl throws water away, and I feel a little sad."
As he spoke, he let out a long sigh.
Xiao Chen suddenly felt a lot of pressure. The emperor actually started to stage a bitter trick on Dongchang.
You said you want the royal family chief to come to the capital to serve as an official, so you have to give me some time to persuade him. Besides, the most important thing the court lacks is civil servants who are well-read in poetry and books. You can just grab two of them and support them in the Ministry of Rites first.
, you have to force Dongchang to bring the royal family chief to you to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites. Dongchang’s strength is to arrest corrupt officials and arrest key criminals in the court. You can’t let me put a knife on the neck of the royal family chief to be the department of rites.
Chief, that’s not how things are done.
But Lin Shangli was different. His long career as the emperor's companion had already made his heart strings tense. When he heard the emperor say the word "sad", he didn't care to continue beating Ming Chengzu's back, and fell to his knees with a "pop".
"Your Majesty, it's not that this old slave wants to make the Emperor sad. It's that this old slave really doesn't know anything about the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. If the old slave has read poetry and books and is not a eunuch, he must go to the Ministry of Rites and be the chief official to relieve the Emperor's worries."
Looking at Lin Shangli who was kneeling on the ground with an aggrieved look on his face, Ming Chengzu couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"I know your loyalty, and I don't mean to blame you. Get up, my neck is a little uncomfortable, please continue to massage it."
"Yes." In response, Lin Shangli stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood behind Ming Chengzu again, and rubbed his neck seriously.
Looking up at Xiao Chen, who had a dull expression and pretending to be crazy, and then thinking about Li An's earth-shaking changes in the court, Ming Chengzu understood that the entire Dongchang had been "broken" by Xiao Chen.
Although I like this change in style better than the rigid and cliche ways of doing things, it would be somewhat unethical if I use this style against myself.
No matter how you say it, you are also the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He is the supreme being who speaks one thing. If you understand some things, the ministers below will all understand them immediately and implement them immediately.
But for Xiao Chen, he dared to pretend that he couldn't guess what he was talking about. But he really didn't say it clearly. He wanted to get angry, but he had no reason to get angry.
Forget it, since you want to pretend with me, I won’t pretend with you. I will go straight to the point and see how you refuse.
"Xiao Chen, this is the third time you have entered the palace. As the saying goes, once we are familiar with each other, we should be considered old acquaintances. Today, I just want to ask you, do you have someone in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette in your heart?
Suitable candidates?"
Ming Chengzu's face was full of smiles, enjoying the high-level massage brought by Dongchang Changgong, and confidently waiting for Xiao Chen's answer.
Even though I'm so direct, I still don't believe it. You still haven't told me about the hidden master from Qinghe Store.
"Not really." Xiao Chen shook his head and said seriously.
The smile on Ming Chengzu's face froze instantly. If it weren't for his status as emperor, he would really want to scold his mother.
In the court, Li An pretended to wipe his dry forehead three times. Ming Chengzu already wanted to scold him for being shameless. Today, Xiao Chen actually performed this shamelessness again in front of him. What's even more outrageous is that he also pretended
You look like you have been thinking about it for a long time. Did you forget what you said to me last time so quickly?
However, in the face of such shamelessness, although I knew it in my heart, I still couldn't find a reason to get angry. His expression was so serious and serious, how could I bear to get angry with him.
Ming Chengzu had to put a smile on his face again.
"You said last time that there is a great scholar hiding in Qinghe Store. He seems to be a descendant of Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He is knowledgeable and caring about people's livelihood. Is it possible to invite him to the Ministry of Rites and get some salary from the court to support the family?"
Ming Chengzu smiled, he didn't believe that Xiao Chen could pretend not to know anything this time.
He told himself all these things personally, how could he still find a reason to refuse?
