Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 195 The Almost Happened Gang of Imperial City Ministers!The man who Li Gan thinks about day and night

The [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month is the busiest and most crowded time in Miyagi and Imperial City.

The reason lies in the sealing ceremony of the officials.

Zhongshu Province.

Today's Wenyuan Pavilion of Zhongshu Province is full of people. Even in the early morning, all the lanterns, torches, and candles in the hall are burning vigorously.

There are two incense burners in the middle of the main hall, each of which has three sticks of incense burning slowly, and the green smoke curls up. In the middle of the incense burners is a black wooden table, on which there is a white silk cloth, and there is nothing else on it. , are all large and small gold, silver and copper seals.

All the officials of Zhongshu Province lined up to place their official seals in order and in the designated positions.

After all these people had been released, Qin Hui held a wooden tray with a large sapphire seal on it, and a majestic stone tiger perched on it, and the seal buttons were the teeth of the stone tiger.

At this moment, most of the space on the table is almost taken up, leaving only a space in the center, on which is placed a large exquisite box, dark brown leather inlaid with patterned copper, and inside it is cushioned. Big red velvet.

Qin Hui picked up the Right Prime Minister's seal representing Zhongshu Province with both hands, carefully put it in the box, then handed the wooden plate to the person at hand, and took a few steps back.

At this moment, a group of officials in the rear had already arrived, and they all stood solemnly behind Qin Hui, facing north, facing the table full of official seals, but facing Qianyang Hall.

Officials in scarlet robes are at the front, the least in number, followed by green robed officials, and finally green robed officials.

The small main hall of Wenyuan Pavilion can't fit these people, they have already lined up on the white marble stone bridge outside the gate, if you look down from the sky above the palace city, it looks like a long stretch of Wenyuan Pavilion with black top and green ridges. , shit in black hat and green robe...

Normally there would never be so many people in Wenyuan Pavilion. The reason why they all came today is because all the subordinates had to participate in the sealing ceremony of the boss's yamen.

A little cold sunlight poured into Wenyuan Pavilion through the open door and carved window lattice, and the floating dust in the light beams swam in the air.

"seal!"

Qin Hui led many officials to bow to the official seal in front, and the green-robed and green-robed officials behind him followed suit.

After praying three times in this way, more than half of the sealing ceremony has been completed, and this ceremony is very brief.

Thinking about it, I know that there may be lengthy conferences and leadership speeches at the beginning of the school year, but there are generally no such things before the holiday.

Everyone wants to take a vacation as soon as possible, who has time to beep with you about what is there and what is not, what kind of ceremony is there?

After worshiping the official seal, all the burning objects were extinguished, and all the officials faced the north and slowly exited Wenyuan Pavilion.

In the end, Qin Hui, the right relative, entered the gate of Wenyuan Pavilion, and then a small official came out and sealed it with a simple seal.

Then someone took a bunch of firecrackers and lit them in front of the door.

The smoke scattered and the red confetti flew around. Amidst the crackling sound, the officials dispelled the exhaustion of the whole year, and walked towards the south in a relaxed manner, talking and laughing.

At the same time, the officials in the East Pavilion also came out from the other side of the street, and it seemed that they had just completed the sealing ceremony.

The relationship between the two sides is not very good. If it is normal, they have to deal with it with a sneer.

But today... the Chinese New Year is coming soon, let's forget it.

Moreover, there has been cooperation recently. It is the time when we are fighting against each other. We can't start conflicts internally, right?

Therefore, there are only awkward but polite smiles hanging on the faces of both parties.

The two sides continued to walk towards the south, and before reaching Chengtian Gate, they heard the faint sound of crackling firecrackers coming from the front.

The two provinces of Zhongshu and Menxia are in the palace city of the inner court, so they are still a little restrained. They just put a whip on it to get the meaning, but it is different in the outer court.

There are not many scruples here.

Moreover, there are not only six civil offices and five temples in the imperial city, but also the offices of the Sixteen Imperial Guards.

Those military officers set off firecrackers without restraint, so they must set off enough firecrackers before the holiday.

Even the civil servants' yamen was released, if you put more, you can put more, you can't even be compared with this, right?

Therefore, there were much more firecrackers set off in the imperial city than in the palace city, and the gray smoke rose in bursts, almost blocking even the sunlight.

Of course, not only the sound of firecrackers, but also the joyous chatter and laughter of officials, as well as the sounds of animals such as pigs, horses, and sheep, could be heard in the imperial city.

Whenever it is sealed, it is the most troublesome time for Taipu Temple and Guanglu Temple.Both of these two families have big businesses. The former raises a large number of horses, and the latter raises a large number of pigs, sheep and other spare food.

The other yamen are sealed for a long holiday, so they are going to the execution ground.

As soon as the crackling firecrackers sounded, the more courageous pigs and horses would be fine, they would just shrink their heads quietly, while the less courageous would have to howl.

But all of the above are nothing, and it is the pigs and horses who are the least courageous that make the officials of the two temples the most overwhelmed.

As soon as they heard the sound of firecrackers, not to mention feces and urine, they would run around and scatter their excrement everywhere.

The picture is so beautiful that the officials who have stayed in the two temples will be terrified when they think of it.

After the seal was completed, the other yamen returned home full of joy, but they returned home smelling of pig manure and horse urine, which is unlucky to think about.

Therefore, when Qin Hui and other officials from the inner court came to the imperial city, what they smelled was not only the choking smell after the firecrackers exploded, but also some feces and urine.

Many officials subconsciously showed disgust and walked forward with their noses covered.

In fact, they were a little apprehensive at first. After all, there has been a lot of friction between the six departments of the Inner Court and the Outer Court recently. It is very uncomfortable to walk on their territory at this time and be looked at by that kind of eyes.

It's just that there is only such a road from the palace city to the imperial city, and there is no way to go if you don't want to.

Coming to the Liubu yamen, the sealing ceremony of Liubu has not been completed yet, to be precise, it has come to the last step.

The firecrackers in front of the yamen crackled and exploded, and the red and yellow flames flashed from the gray smoke.

A large group of officials from the six ministries were all in front of their yamen, with their hands in their sleeves, talking and laughing with their companions, discussing which restaurant to go to for a good meal after the seal is finished.

Just talking, a group of people came out from the smoke of firecrackers, and the way of appearance was very cool.

But after the two sides looked at each other, they sneered and turned their heads away.

Since you hate seeing each other, it is better not to watch.

Qin Hui walked in the front, didn't care about these things at all, but discussed with several scarlet robe officials around him about the upcoming sealing banquet.

But unexpectedly, as they walked, the movement behind them became louder and louder, even to the point of a fight.

Qin Hui frowned, stopped and looked back.

Sure enough, there was a commotion...

The cause of the matter is naturally the contradictions accumulated by the two sides for a while.

In the beginning, Zhongshu and Menxiasheng still walked well, and everyone naturally understood the truth of being a human being with your tail between your legs in other people's territory.

Although they are two provinces, Shangshu Province has only one province, but their number is much smaller than Shangshu Liubu!

Even if there is a fight, they have to suffer.

Of course, Liubu also knew this truth, so many people made provocative voices, which was quite a good spirit to take advantage of and act obediently.

"All the adults in the Nei Dynasty have a good year, and there is no need to feel aggrieved after a new year!"

"That's right! Don't worry about it at all, and don't worry about it, you lose anyway... No, it's all over, what do you care about?"

"The grown-ups of the Inner Court finished sealing it so soon? Don't put a few more whips to get rid of the bad luck of the year..."

Civil servants like to swear at people with yin and yang. It sounds normal, but if you really want to be serious, you can't pick out any serious problems.

But coupled with their weird tone of voice, these normal words are endowed with a different kind of connotation, which makes people itch.

The officials of Zhongshu and the other two provinces are not very good birds, so naturally they can't be scolded in silence, even if they are on their territory.

They are all officials in the court, who is not a role anymore?
"It's useless to fire more whips, it's like being covered in shit and fart outside!"

"Don't tell me, this fart smells a bit strong, maybe the pigs in Guanglu Temple are not optimistic about it!"

"You can't keep scolding people at Guanglu Temple. The horses at Taipu Temple are pulling urine everywhere!"

"Regular horses are going to go to the battlefield. How can we let this mere firecrackers frighten us? Are you talking about a rotten horse? Pulling horses to piss everywhere, there is no virtue at all!"

"Hey~ That's what you said, but even if it's a plague horse, there are people who like it very much. I heard that there are some other books, and they run to the racecourse in the middle of the night..."

In terms of hurting others, the officials of the inner court asked themselves who they hadn't convinced.

A skillful yin and yang eccentricity continued, pointing at Sang and cursing Huai, and the blood pressure of the officials under the Sixth Department rose, and they glared at them one after another.

Are you still so arrogant when you come to visit the door of your house?
"A horse is still a horse no matter how plagued it is, and it is also an animal that can carry people to charge and make contributions on the battlefield. But if a pig suffers from plague, there is no way to save it. Not only will it be left idle, but it will not be eaten by dogs."

"That's right, some plague pigs are so sick that they run into the pig's brain. Not only is it useless to eat too much, but they also regurgitate the cud like the cows and horses. What they spit out is not food but stench. Those who don't know think it is What a fart!"

"Dog meat buns are usually good enough to cushion your stomach, but this plague pig is useless at all..."

The two sides were at each other's lips, and you were coming and going, rubbing against each other, like dry wood and fire, and a real fire was soon born.

According to this posture, it is not surprising that a hearty hand-to-hand battle will be staged. Even the military officers who are near here have begun to call for friends and prepare to watch the excitement.

But just when those few fiery officials were about to make a move, a loud shout came from behind.

"stop!"

Qin Hui walked forward with a sullen face, and looked coldly at the officials who rolled up their sleeves.

"Forbidden place in the palace, in public, what do you want to do?"

After being stared at by him like this, the officials who were blushing and thick-necked all of a sudden became dumbfounded when they were still aggressive just now. Even the officials from the Sixth Ministry did not dare to contradict Qin Hui under such circumstances.

At the same time, there was a rush of footsteps from the crowd of six departments, and the leader was Cai Jing. As he walked, the officials on both sides stepped aside one after another, forming a passage among the crowd.

"Qin Xiang, you are in good spirits today."

With his hands behind his back, Cai Jing walked out of the crowd of officials with a smile, followed by several ministers and servants.

Qin Hui narrowed his eyes slightly: "Lord Cai is also in good spirits."

Cai Jing stroked his gray beard, hehe smiled: "Qin Xiang, the casual jokes of the people below should not be true, Qin Xiang must not pay attention to it."

Qin Hui also smiled and said: "Where, how could I care about this? But what they said just now, Mr. Cai should be calm and calm, and don't be too impulsive."

Cai Jing was taken aback, obviously hearing something in Qin Hui's words.

But now is not the time to be cowardly, in front of so many people, you can't lose if you lose.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Qin, it's just some jokes."

Having said that, Cai Jing is not so calm in his heart. He has indeed made a lot of violent stories recently, and he is really afraid of being exposed in the public.

"It's all gone. Those who need to be sealed continue to be sealed, and those who are done should go home quickly."

With a warm smile on his face, Cai Jing looked around and said, "Everyone has been working for the court for a year, now that you have the time, why don't you go home quickly, serve your parents, and accompany your wife and children?"

Seeing that the bosses on both sides had spoken, the officials who had just confronted each other dispersed.

The smile on Cai Jing's face was a bit stiff, and he just looked at Qin Hui like this: "Qin Xiang, after the seal is over, there must be a banquet? How about going with the old man?"

Behind him, the eyes of many servants changed, as if they didn't expect Mrs. Cai to invite Qin Hui.

Zhongshu, the servants and officials of the two provinces under the door also looked at Qin Hui, their faces were also startled, and there was a bit of surprise in their eyes.

Qin Hui smiled softly and shook his head: "Thank you, Mr. Cai. But I just made an appointment with someone else, so I can no longer go to Mr. Cai's banquet."

Cai Jing seemed to have anticipated Qin Hui's reaction, the stiffness on his face disappeared, and he regained his confidence just now.

He smiled and shook his head and said: "It's a pity that Prime Minister Qin didn't come. I thought that Prime Minister Qin would be interested in the sealing banquet of Liubu."

Qin Hui frowned, as if he heard something in Cai Jing's words.

He turned around and walked towards the south of the imperial city: "The truth is that I still prefer the sealing banquet of my Zhongshu Province."

Zhongshu and the officials under his door were startled, and hurriedly turned around to follow him.

Cai Jing looked at the back of Qin Hui who never looked back, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth...

The order of the seals is from the highest-ranking official to the lowest-ranking official.

All officials and subordinates must attend the chief's sealing ceremony.When the upper-level officials finish the sealing ceremony, except for the officials in the yamen, everyone else must rush to the lower-level yamen to continue to participate in the sealing ceremony there.

As the seals go down step by step, the number of people participating in the ceremony will decrease, and until the lowest level, it is often dark.

After completing this procedure, the officials will hold a grand sealing banquet, in order to reward the self who has worked so hard to earn money for a year... No, the self who has worked hard for the court and the country for a year.

This is also the capital of Li Qian's confidence to take his two little secretaries out.

However, when he was walking on the street, Li Gan vaguely saw a face, that face, that temperament... They were all very similar to the person he thought about day and night...

(End of this chapter)