The gongs and drums troupe outside Yongding Gate are the masterpieces of Chen Wei, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, and the Jinyiwei commander Xu Kaiying who maintains order was specially sent here in order to establish a good relationship with Dongchang.
A while ago, I signed a joint letter to target him, and today I dressed in official uniform and lined up at Yongding Gate to greet him. This feng shui turn was all due to the emperor's words.
Standing at the front were the top ministers in the court.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the Minister of Household Affairs. Behind them are the ministers of various ministries with slightly lower official rank.
After that, there are all kinds of officials stationed in Beijing.
Hong Tianren, Secretary of the Ministry of War, is the oldest person among these people. Although the emperor once secretly persuaded him to resign, he has not mentioned it again in the past few days. Hong Tianren pretended to forget and did not take the initiative to hand it over.
Resignation.
Today is the day when the emperor's new favorite returns to Beijing. No matter what, he must seize this opportunity and perform well. Maybe he can turn things around and continue to sit firmly in the position of Minister of War. It is not impossible.
Looking at the noisy crowd around him, Hong Tianren wiped his hands on his arms.
In his arms, he held a thousand taels of silver notes.
Although it was only a thousand taels, this opportunity was Hong Tianren's life savings.
At this moment, he no longer had any big ambitions. He only hoped to meet the Colonel in Purple Clothes, make an appointment with him for dinner, and find an opportunity to give the silver note in his arms to the Colonel in Purple Clothes, as long as he said a few kind words in front of the emperor.
, so that you can slightly improve your impression in the emperor's mind.
Chang Wei, the Minister of Official Affairs, and Su Buwei, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, were talking to each other with smiles on their faces, but they had their own secrets in their hearts.
"Sir Chang, I heard that Xiao Chen, the purple-clothed captain, has a younger brother who is very smart and respects Wang Changlian, the Minister of Rites, as his teacher. In a few years, when that child grows up, if you can arrange a place for him.
As an official, Xiao Chen will definitely keep it in mind and think of you well."
Su Buwei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, smiled and looked at the other party.
"This kind of thing will have to happen several years later. How can I compare with you, Mr. Su? I heard that you have sent people to buy a piece of land in the capital to start construction. After the construction is completed, it will be given to the purple-robed captain.
Not to mention, Mr. Su has thought very well. As a purple-robed captain, he has a distinguished status. If he still lives in the compound of the 13th Army of Dongchang, I am afraid it will be a bit too shabby." Chang Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is not the same.
He was unambiguous and immediately countered.
Listening to the other party's words, Su Buwei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, smiled lightly and said with a trace of pride on his face: "Mr. Chang is right. He is wearing purple clothes. If he still lives in the Xiaowei compound, the emperor will not have any expression on his face.
It’s not about face. This is for our Ministry of Works to solve problems for the Emperor. I didn’t expect Master Chang to be so well-informed that he actually knew about it.”
"Is this really happening?" Chang Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was startled, and then he smiled broadly, "I thought that our Ministry of Personnel specially arranged for people to set up a school, and we were going to invite Xiao Chen's younger brother to enroll. He was already a good chess player.
I had a chance to win, but I didn’t expect Master Su to take the advantage."
"Each other..."
"Hahaha..."
"Hahaha..."
Both of them participated in blaming Xiao Chen, because they only waved the flag and shouted and did not rush to the front. In the end, although the emperor was furious, they were only fined one year's salary like other officials.
But even so, this is equivalent to being on the emperor's blacklist.
To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be removed. If you want to be removed from this blacklist, you can only work hard to build a good relationship with the purple-clad captain. Even if you try to please him in a lowly manner, it is a last resort.
At the very back of the crowd stood Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, who had been forgotten by the ministers.
Wearing the official uniform unique to a prince, it looks very bright and somewhat incompatible with the surrounding colors.
Although he is a prince, when he was in glory, which minister did he regard as someone else? Now he is suppressed by the emperor. Although he has obtained the qualification to participate in the morning court, with the prince in front, no one puts him at all.
In eyes.
He is just a worthless prince who was completely defeated in the battle to seize the throne.
Seeing everyone gathering together in twos and threes and whispering to each other, while he was the only one standing alone, Zhu Gaosui felt very uncomfortable.
A young man of fifteen or sixteen years old squeezed out of the crowd and quietly slipped to Zhu Gaosui's side.
"Your Majesty, why are you here to watch the excitement?" The person speaking was none other than Sun Wu, the vegetable market that was captured by Zhu Gaosui a few days ago.
He was already in a bad mood. When he saw Sun Wu, Zhu Gaosui said coldly: "You can come, why can't I come?"
"You can come if you can." Sun Wu said with a smile on his face, "I just said that I went to the palace to look for the prince, and the guard said that the prince has not yet gone to court."
Zhu Gaosui turned around and glared at Sun Wu: "What are you doing with me? Do you have no money to drink again?"
Sun Wu smiled awkwardly: "It's true that we don't have any money for drinks. However, my godfather came to see me today and gave me fifty taels of silver."
"Don't just run to the palace if you have money for drinks." Zhu Gaosui said coldly.
"Of course I don't dare to go to the prince if it's okay. Today, my godfather heard about my affairs and wanted to meet with the prince to thank you for not killing me. So, I went to the prince's palace." Sun Wu hurriedly said.
road.
"Oh?! Got it." Zhu Gaosui said neither salty nor cold, but his heart was filled with joy.
After taking a look at the officials standing in front of him, Zhu Gaosui turned around and followed Sun Wu out of the crowd.
Each one of you has a snobbish look. On the day when I win the throne and ascend the throne as emperor, you will all die.
Zhu Gaosui secretly swore.
Just when everyone was trying every possible means to express themselves and win the favor of the purple-robed captain, Jiang Qianxiao, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was sitting calmly on a chair under the central hall of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Opposite him sat Wanqing, the censor of the right capital.
With a serious expression, he seemed to have thought about it for a while, and finally couldn't help but said: "Sir, all the officials in the court went to the Yongding Gate to greet the purple-robed captain, but we, the inspector, remained motionless. Isn't it a little bit...
Not quite suitable?"
Drinking tea slowly, Jiang Qianxiao didn't even raise his head: "Is there anything appropriate or inappropriate? They went to greet them because they wanted to show off in front of the purple-clothed captain to gain some favors. I'm very busy with the affairs of the Procuratorate, so why?
I have time to do these superficial things."
"But, the emperor said when he left the court, everyone can go and greet the purple-robed captain if you have nothing to do. It's okay if you go. I'm just afraid that the emperor will know if we don't go." Wan Qing said worriedly.
"You know it if you know it. The emperor didn't say that he had to go. Why the emperor likes the purple-clad captain is because of his ability. In the same way, as long as we do things well, we will be appreciated by the emperor. Birun
It's much more dignified to go away from the servile flattery. Be prepared, the Ministry of Punishment will hand over the prisoners outside Yongding Gate, and our Procuratorate needs to supervise the whole process for the next trial." Jiang Qianxiao said calmly.
