In the early days of the court meeting, kings set rules for it: a court meeting takes place every three days. However, the most indispensable thing from ancient times to the present is kings who are diligent and caring for the people.
In the middle period of the previous dynasty, there was an emperor who wanted to revitalize the country and set a precedent of one dynasty per day. Even when the penultimate emperor of the previous dynasty was in power, he had two dynasties per day. After the early dynasty, there would be another
One afternoon, the officials at that time were miserable.
Although the current emperor Chu Zheng has an almost paranoid love for handling government affairs, fortunately he has not reached the point of being crazy. He only takes one day every two days, which can still allow the officials below to rest.
There was no need to go to court today, so Lin'an Street was unusually quiet this morning, which made the already sparse Taishi Mansion even more desolate.
Lu Xiangrui's Grand Master's Mansion is really not big, not even comparable to the houses of fourth- and fifth-rank officials. Everyone in the capital knows one thing, that is, Grand Master Lu Xiangrui had a wife when he was young.
It was a pity that she could not leave him a son and a half, so she passed away. After that, Taishi Lu Xiangrui never married, even if the emperor acted as a matchmaker, it would be useless.
Apart from Lu Xiangrui himself, there are only four old servants in the mansion who have been with him since he was young. These four were his bodyguards when they were young. He also persuaded them to leave, but they were unwilling.
It is said that when I become your bodyguard, I will protect you for the rest of my life...
Very suddenly, a man whose face was unclear and wearing casual clothes and a hat appeared in front of the Grand Master's residence.
"Dong dong dong."
The old man at the gate looked at the man outside the door with some doubts. He knew about his master's situation in the court. He didn't have many friends at all. He knew most of them, but in his impression, there was no such thing as the one in front of him.
People!
"Who are you looking for?"
"I came to see the Grand Master with something urgent. This matter is of great importance. I would like to ask the old gentleman to go in and inform you. In addition..."
As he said that, the visitor looked around before lowering his voice.
"Don't make any noise!"
The old servant looked at him suspiciously and asked him to wait outside the door. He turned around and went in to report.
Not long after, the old servant came back and took the strange man in with him. In the study room, he saw Lu Xiangrui who was reading. To be precise, he was not reading, but finding fault, because the man who was brought in could tell at a glance that
I saw a four-word comment on that book: bullshit!
"Who are you? What do you want from me? What do you want to do?"
Lu Xiangrui's three consecutive questions brought the man back from his thoughts. He took off his curtain hat and revealed his true face, which made Lu Xiangrui on the opposite side recognize the person.
"It's you! I've seen you before. You seem to be a foreign minister in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Hey, what's your name..."
Lu Xiangrui slapped his head, looking like he couldn't remember.
"Master, my name is Qi Baihe."
"Yes, yes, it's you. Why do you come to me?"
Yesterday, Qi Baihe, who was reviewing test papers in the official office, took out a stack of papers from his arms.
"Grand Master, candidates in the Ministry of Civil Affairs are not allowed to bring out the test papers, so I secretly copied one and brought it out. You have a discerning eye and can see which of the two papers is the first one in this imperial examination.
Six."
Lu Xiangrui took the test paper and glanced at it before picking up Qian Dabao's answer sheet and said calmly.
"This is number six."
Qi Baihe's eyes flashed with surprise, and he suddenly felt that he was too ignorant to see the beauty of the song "Big Stone".
Lu Xiangrui laughed out loud at his reaction.
"If it was another test paper that got sixth place, you wouldn't come to me."
Qi Baihe suddenly realized.
"The Grand Master is indeed very kind."
Lu Xiangrui's laughter did not stop.
"It's not my opinion, it's just that you haven't mastered the official kung fu yet. Pick up these two test papers and come with me to the palace! This time, you gave me a chance. I won't break their teeth.
Even if they don’t grow!”
Qi Baihe looked troubled, as if he didn't want to go into the palace, because then he would be exposed!
"You're so scared. It's hard to talk to a fool like you. Since I dare to take you into the palace, I will naturally protect you and maybe even give you a good fortune. If others have such an opportunity, I'll give you a chance."
Just go behind my back and have some fun, and you idiot is the only one who is still here and can't see clearly the situation."
After being scolded for a while, Qi Baihe came to his senses and was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Grand Master, for your support."
…
When not attending morning court, Donghua Gate is
It's not open, but it's easy for people like the Grand Master to see the emperor. The guards took Lu Xiangrui and the others to the Regent Palace without any notification. It seems that Chu Zheng has already said hello to those people who want to see the emperor.
There is no need to report when you see him.
"Veteran Lu Xiangrui pays homage to the Emperor."
As soon as he entered the room, Lu Xiangrui saw Chu Zheng who was still reading the memorial. He thought to himself, I have never seen many people handing in memorials. So where did the emperor get so many memorials to review?
"It's rare for the old master to take the initiative to come into the palace to see me. I don't know what the old master will do this time..."
"Your Majesty, it's not the old man and I who are looking for trouble this time. It's the civil servant diplomat behind me who has something to report, but he's also afraid of being retaliated against later, so he asked the old man for me to act as a guarantor."
After Lu Xiangrui's reminder, Chu Zhengcai saw the little fifth-grade Yuanwailang behind him.
"Qi Baihe from the Ministry of Personnel, am I remembering correctly? If anything happens, I will vouch for you. Why bother the old master!"
"I don't dare!"
Qi Baihe was not Su Wang. Lu Xiangrui and other senior officials who were half the elders of Chu Zheng were so frightened by the emperor's joking tone that they immediately fell to the ground.
"Okay, okay, I won't scare you anymore, just tell me if you have anything to do!"
"Idiot, why don't you stand up quickly!"
Lu Xiangrui stretched out his foot and kicked Qi Baihe, and then he stood up tremblingly.
"Back to the emperor, this matter has to be dealt with..."
While Qi Baihe took out the two test papers from his chest and put them on Chu Zheng's desk, he told Chu Zheng what he had encountered while grading the papers.
"So, you mean to impeach Sun Liufang!"
After listening to the narration, Chu Zheng did not show any anger, and his tone remained calm. This made Qi Baihe wonder if his visit to the palace was a little inappropriate. Could it be that... the emperor has not yet taken up the subject of scientific examinations.
"Your Majesty, veteran Sun Liufang knows very well that he is not a good bird! According to what I see, he should have been pushed out and beheaded long ago."
"In your mind, Grand Master, I am afraid that half of the ministers in my Jinluan Palace will be beheaded."
Chu Zheng said as he looked at the old man who beheaded his head whenever he disagreed.
"Hahaha, how could it be? It's only one-third at most, but I don't dare to take more!"
Chu Zheng said in a playful tone.
"Is it because I dare not, rather than because I can't?"
After finishing speaking, he did not give Lu Xiangrui another chance to speak, but shook his head and said.
"Originally, we planned to resolve this matter after seeing the results of the academy in two years, but since you have already raised it, let's resolve this matter today!"
"Come here, go to the official department!"
Just leave! Soon, Chu Zheng and his party, under Wu Chan's arrangement, fought all the way to the place where the official office was.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Before they reached the door, Wu Chan's shrill voice had already spread throughout the official office. Soon, Sun Liufang and a large group of officials wearing various official robes were seen coming out to pick him up.
As soon as he came out, Sun Liufang saw one of his subordinates who was following the emperor. He suddenly felt that something was not quite right about what happened today.
"I see you, Your Majesty!"
Under the leadership of Sun Liufang, all the officials knelt at Chu Zheng's feet.
"Sun Aiqing, I came here today just to see the rewriting of the imperial examination, so don't bother me!"
No matter what you are afraid of, it seems that the young man named Qi Baihe really said something in front of the emperor.
Although Sun Liufang had already planned to get rid of Qi Baihe in his heart, at this moment, he was still feeling uneasy in his heart.
"How dare you bother the Emperor with the word "disturbing"? I wonder what the Emperor wants to know?"
"It's not a big deal. I just heard that Qian Dabao, who ranked sixth in this imperial examination, is very knowledgeable and talented, so I want to meet this person. Please ask Sun Aiqing to send someone to invite him!"
"this…"
Sun Liufang was a little hesitant.
"What's wrong? How about I send someone to invite you?"
"No, no, no, how dare you trouble Your Majesty? I will send someone to invite Qian Dabao right now!"
"Okay, then I'll wait here!"
After finishing speaking, Chu Zheng closed his eyes and took a rest on the Dragon Boat Festival. But Sun Liufang was already sweating profusely, and his legs were trembling.
In this extremely uncomfortable situation, Sun Liufang
After standing in a depressed state for about a quarter of an hour, Dabao, who had been squandering money in the Dream Tower during the day, was finally brought back.
"Qian Dabao, this is the emperor in front of you. Kneel down quickly and be careful what you say!"
The person who came was a fat man with a fat head and big ears. His expression was very silly, and drool would flow from the corner of his mouth from time to time.
This was Qian Dabao's first time in the palace, and he was full of curiosity about everything. It wasn't until Sun Liufang spoke that his attention was drawn back.
"I see you, Your Majesty."
Qian Dabao knelt down before even wiping the irritation at the corner of his mouth, and imitated the court officials he had seen and called himself a minister.
After he finished speaking, he stood up boldly without waiting for Chu Zheng to speak, and then stared at Chu Zheng, making Sun Liufang who was standing aside stamp his feet anxiously.
"You are Qian Dabao!"
"Back to the emperor, it's me!"
Because the person who called him said that the emperor appreciated his talent, Qian Dabao was still very happy at this time and was thinking about what kind of official position the emperor would give him.
"Hehehe, actually I called you here because I have something to ask you for help."
"If you have any questions, please tell me directly, Your Majesty. My father told me that there is nothing in this world that cannot be done with money, and the most important thing my Qian family lacks is money!"
Qian Dabao patted his chest and assured Chu Zheng.
"Hahaha, that's right, but it has nothing to do with money. I have a case in my hands that I can't decide clearly. I want you to come and take a look."
"It's done, it's done! Your Majesty, I'll take care of this."
"Okay, here comes someone!"
After Chu Zheng finished speaking, Lu Xiangrui and Qi Baihe, who had been prepared for a long time, came on stage.
Qi Baihe also had a piece of white cloth tied around his ears.
"Master Qian, Master Qian, you have to make the decision for me!"
The perpetrator played by Lu Xiangrui was the first to speak. It was obvious that his acting skills were very superb. After all, when he was young, he acted in front of Chu Tian with Su Wang and others.
"If you have any grievances, just speak up and I will make the decision for you."
"Sir, this guy falsely accused me of biting his ear!"
"Oh, why did you falsely accuse him of biting your ear?"
Qian Dabao turned to look at Qi Baihe.
"Sir, I...I didn't make a false accusation against him, he just bit my ear. Otherwise, why wouldn't I make a false accusation against someone else, but I would have to make a false accusation against him!"
Compared with Lu Xiangrui, Qi Baihe was too nervous when acting, especially in front of the emperor.
"That's right! Then tell me, why he only sues you and doesn't say goodbye to anyone else!"
Qian Dabao turned to look at Lu Xiangrui again.
"Sir, he really bit it by himself. Just like this, he bit his own ear while standing on the stool!"
As Lu Xiangrui spoke, he grinned toward his ears, which was extremely funny.
"Okay! How dare you tease me? How dare you make false accusations against others even though it was your own bitten ear? I won't..."
"enough!"
Before Qian Dabao's official addiction was over, he was interrupted by the extremely angry Chu Zheng.
"Sun Liufang, Sun Liufang! Is this the sixth place you selected for me? You even bit your own ear! Can such a pig head be the sixth place? Do you really think that I don't dare to take your head?
?"
"Old minister deserves death!"
Sun Liufang, who was sweating profusely, immediately fell to his knees and hit his head on the ground with a bang. In just a few strokes, the ground was covered with blood.
At this time, if you insist on not admitting it, you are the stupidest idiot. If you admit your mistake directly, you might still have a chance of survival.
Ignoring Sun Liufang who knocked his head to pieces, Chu Zheng turned to look at Qi Baihe.
"Qi Baihe! I will give you a chance. How about you come and evaluate the world's scholars for me in the future!"
Qi Baihe, who was hit on the head by a pie falling from the sky, was a little dazed and had not yet reacted. At this critical moment, it was Lu Xiangrui who gave him the decisive kick.
"Idiot, you still don't kneel down to thank me!"
"Your Majesty...Qi Baihe will definitely live up to the Emperor's high expectations!"
He also knelt down on the ground and banged his head on the ground, followed by blood flowing out, exactly the same as Sun Liufang's scene.
However, under the same scene, the two people's moods were completely different.