dream of red mansion

Chapter 95
Jia Qing lay on Peifeng's lap with her eyes closed, listening to the bickering between the two maidservants, the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

It's just that before he had time to do more body odor, Xie Luan, who was at a disadvantage in bickering, pulled him up from Pei Feng's lap.

"Second Master, get up, it's time to take a bath!"

Xie Luan, who has always been docile, is not so docile after being angered by Pei Feng.After Jia Qing stood still, he looked at Xie Luan who was full of displeasure, and said:
"Okay, don't be angry, instead of trying to get angry with sister Xiaofeng, why not think about where to go to play later!"

Hearing what Jia Qing said, before Xie Luan could think about it, Pei Feng stood up from the stool in joy, and asked in surprise: "Second Master said that he wants to take us to the city to play?"

"Yes!"

Although they couldn't hear what Jia Qing said, but they also saw Jia Qing's affirmative expression, they both became happy, and instantly forgot the previous unhappiness, and chattered about what to go to the city to play and what to eat.

"Hey, hey... Do you need to be so happy? Don't wait for the master to take a bath, be careful that I'm going back on my word!"

"no!"

The two women said in unison.

……

In the palace square of the former imperial city of Nanjing.

Inside the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Cai Liting, the current Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing, is discussing matters with a group of officials in the yamen.

"My lord, is this essay meeting going to be held or not, and what should be done if it is to be held? It's time to come up with a charter today, right?"

The official who asked the question was a little dissatisfied, obviously troubled by the question he asked for a long time.

Cai Liting smiled as if he didn't notice it, and comforted him: "Master Sun, why are you so anxious, it's not too early for the original date."

Mr. Sun said: "It's getting late! Many people who want to participate in the cultural meeting have already arrived in the city. Such a sudden change has happened. It is better to give everyone an explanation earlier! Let's just keep silent what happend?"

"Indeed!"

"It's time to make a decision. In my opinion, it's better to cancel it..."

Several other officials in the hall who were in charge of related matters echoed.

Hearing the voices of discussion in the hall, Cai Liting, who is over 60 years old and took over the post of Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing after Fang Shou left office, also became a little dissatisfied.

Raising his hand to suppress the noisy voice, Cai Liting said: "I understand the feelings of colleagues, but this sudden change in the imperial court is unexpected! No, I have already sent someone to send an expedited express mail to Beijing to ask Lord Shoufu for advice. I believe I will get a reply within a few days, so please wait patiently!"

Zuo Shilang Wang Zhao said: "My lord, don't be upset, Mr. Sun and the others are also worried that the time is too fast, and they are afraid that they will not be able to prepare in time, so they have to ask your lord several times. It is understandable..."

Hearing that Mr. Sun also realized that his behavior was inappropriate, he hurriedly explained: "We are indeed worried about organizing the literary conference, so we have offended with our words. Please forgive me, Lord Minister!"

Only then did Cai Liting feel relieved, and then he said in a soft tone: "It's not that I don't want to cancel this literary conference directly, but I think that our mighty Chu Empire, with its vast territory, vast resources, and powerful armaments, should not be a mere barbarian tribe." According to the photo, even such a grand event as the Jiangnan Cultural Association did not dare to hold it.

Moreover, most of the well-known literati and inkmen have already come here, so it is not appropriate to temporarily cancel the literary meeting, so that everyone can come here in high spirits, and change it when they are disappointed. "

Sun Daren said: "Master of the department is right...Then the literary society will start planning after the qualification review work has been humbled, so as not to be rushed."

In fact, what he was thinking in his heart was, since you, Cai Liting, are determined to do so, then I will complete my duties first.In case the conference is still canceled at that time, then you have to explain it to everyone yourself!

It's understandable why Cai Liting didn't know what he was thinking, when he made this decision, he had already thought about how to deal with it.

The best thing is to get a positive answer from the capital!
So he nodded indifferently and said, "Alright!"

Just when they were about to continue discussing the next thing, a sharp voice suddenly came from the door:

"The decree has arrived~!"

The crowd was startled, they all got up quickly, headed by Cai Liting, neatly faced the main hall and knelt down on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a young father-in-law in eunuch uniform led several yellow doors and walked in through the door, passed through the lobby where officials were kneeling all over the floor, and turned around to face the crowd when he reached the front, and said loudly:
"Officials of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites accept the order!"

"The minister waits for the order~"

"By God's blessing, the emperor's edict said: Recently, between the black mountains and the white waters, the tribe of barbarians, with the power of the gleam of fireflies, dared to offend our great Chu Huanghuang Tianwei! To wipe out all the invading enemies!
It is also heard that the triennial Jiangnan Cultural Conference will be held in Nanjing soon, and Teming Er and others don't need to use the war as an excuse, but just feel at ease to organize this cultural conference for the imperial court.Only then can the civilization and prosperity of the great Chu be displayed on the top, and the posture of winning the border wars on the bottom.

Appreciate this! "

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Master Shangshu, please accept the order."

Cai Liting received the imperial edict with his hands up, stood up, handed the imperial edict to the person next to him, then squinted his old face, and smiled apologetically at the eunuch who delivered the edict: "What is the name of this father-in-law?"

"My maidservant's humble name is Wang Xin, and Master Shangshu can call me Wang San."

Seeing the eunuch's easy-going appearance, Cai Liting took out a bank note from his sleeve, stuffed it into Wang San's hand calmly, and said, "This is a wish from our Nanjing Ministry of Rites. Father-in-law accepts it with a smile."

Wang San smiled and said, "Master Shang Shu, you are too polite."

Then he took the bank note, glanced at the amount on it, and then the smile on his face grew stronger.

Seeing this, Cai Liting didn't know what was going on in his heart, but he kept smiling, and said: "I have a question and want to ask my father-in-law for advice, I wonder if my father-in-law can help me?"

"Master Shangshu, please speak, slaves should know everything."

"The old man just sent someone to Beijing to ask for advice on this matter three days ago. I don't know where His Majesty learned about this matter and made this decree?"

Wang San heard the words and said: "Oh, this is what the cabinet Fang Ge said to the emperor."

Cai Liting was puzzled and said: "The four elders in the cabinet also know about it, but they don't know who is the old man in this Fangge?"

"Hehe, speaking of this old Fangge, he is still your predecessor, Mr. Shangshu."

Cai Liting's eyes lit up and said, "Could it be the former Minister Fang Shou Fang?"

Wang San replied: "Isn't it? At the Great Court meeting half a month ago, the Holy One appointed Mr. Fang to enter the cabinet, conferred a supplementary bachelor degree in the Wenhua Palace, and became the fifth assistant minister in the cabinet!"

"Zizi, this is a big step forward. From then on, Mr. Fang can be regarded as an extremely human minister, and the rest of his life is enough."

Cai Liting sighed, and then asked: "Then why did Mr. Fang Ge speak to the emperor about this?"

"This servant will not know."

Seeing this, Cai Liting knew that he was too meticulous. Seeing Wang San standing in the hall with a smile all the time, he felt that something was wrong, so he asked, "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for speaking frankly. I don't know what your father-in-law is going to do next. If you want to spend two days in Nanjing, the old man can also send someone to be your father-in-law's guide."

Wang San shook his head and said: "No need, I still have an errand for this trip. The Holy Majesty ordered the servant to stay and observe this literary meeting, and report everything to the Holy Majesty after returning to Beijing. Therefore, I still have to bother Mr. Shangshu for a few days. gone."

"Where is."

(End of this chapter)