Sometimes the palace is sunny

Both excerpts were brought by Li Congyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of Wuyingdian University.

After passing it around among the ministers, it finally returned to the imperial case.

The young emperor sitting on the throne tapped lightly on the fold with his fingers, the sound was not loud, but it was more thrilling than the Dong Lei outside.

The two things His Majesty has been focusing on in the past few months, including promoting the entry of female officials into the court and checking the old accounts of the Taipu Temple, unexpectedly went wrong today.

His Majesty did not speak, and the officials below were also silent.

After a while, someone said: "Your Majesty, this case in Qingzhou is said to be a case of forcing women to select female officials. I ask Your Majesty to send imperial envoys to investigate strictly."

Without looking up, Li Congyuan knew that the speaker was Zhao Mingyin, a scholar of Duanjidian University.

"Your Majesty, I believe that this case is mostly due to the misconduct of local officials in Qingzhou. We should order Shandong to investigate strictly according to the Procuratorate and Military Preparations." The speaker was Yang Zhai, Minister of the Ministry of War.

What he meant was very simple. A woman who was forced to injure herself was not even a murder case in the final analysis, so there was really no need to send an imperial envoy.

Zhao Mingyin was extremely persistent, and said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty let the female officials enter the court. In this matter, it is an inexhaustible virtuous government to inherit from the Taizu and to care for the people. Today, the female officials are working hard to assist the state affairs, which is enough to prove that they can be used in the country. It is also the pillar of the country. How is the selection of female officials different from ordinary imperial examinations? The selection of a thousand female officials by the Ministry of Rituals is the benevolence of His Majesty, and it is a grand event of Dayong. mighty."

A group of men are in the hall, and Zhao Mingyin's words are sonorous.

This matter must be investigated, strictly investigated, and the investigation will be earth-shaking and earth-shattering, so that the people can know His Majesty's determination to use female officials.

If sprites and ghosts dare to act recklessly at this time, they will naturally step on their flesh and bones to build a platform and completely push the female officials in front of the world.

"Decrease the imperial envoy..."

His Majesty the Emperor on the throne pondered for a moment and asked:

"Li Shangshu, what do you think about this matter?"

Li Congyuan said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I think this matter really needs to be investigated in detail, and I should send an imperial envoy from the Sixth Division to Shandong."

"Okay, that's it."

Shen Shiqing nodded and asked again:

"As for the candidates for the imperial envoy...Chang Shangshu, do you have anyone to recommend?"

Hearing that His Majesty finished asking Li Congyuan and then asked Chang Shengning, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, many people in the hall felt a little uncomfortable.

Before, Chang Shengning was already an old man who was dying in their eyes, Zhang Wan's party had been eradicated, and he, a lackey in front of the imperial court, had aged to the point where his teeth had fallen out, so he should have posed no threat to them long ago.

Who would have thought that such an old bone would coincide with the occasion, once he received the grace of the saint, he would no longer have a headache, no breath, would not fail every time he went to court, and his shifts were not bad every day, and his whole body was covered in a The incongruity between the buttocks and the body is full of vigor, as if he can live another thousand and 800 years, turning himself into an unsightly iron nail in the court.

Especially Qian Zhuo, the censor of Zuodu, the six divisions have the position of supervising the six divisions, and they can be said to be one and two sides of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The imperial envoys are selected from the six divisions, so His Majesty should ask him.

Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at Chu Jiyuan, the new censor of the right capital standing beside him.

Aren't you invited back by His Majesty?
Don't you also have a holy family?

You're acting as a procurator for us all!

Chang Shengning on the other side stroked his long white beard, with a smile on his jealous old face: "Your Majesty, this imperial envoy must be familiar with the place and be rigorous in handling matters in order to find out the malpractice in the selection of female officials. I have a question. Your Majesty, do you want an imperial envoy who can ascertain this matter, or an imperial envoy who can not only ascertain this matter?"

Before Shen Shiqing could speak, Qian Zhaojing, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites who was standing behind, asked back: "Not only the imperial envoy who can investigate this matter? Chang Shangshu, the selection of female officials is when the Ministry of Rites works together. You said that the imperial envoy can not only investigate What else can I find out about the paralysis of the selection? The private affairs of my Ministry of Rites? This is just right. Your Majesty, I invite you to go south with the imperial envoy. I will use my official position as a guarantee. I will definitely find out what happened to the selection of female officials What happened, if the cause of the matter is really from the Ministry of Rituals, it is no different if the minister is willing to resign and await trial!"

Chang Shengning looked sideways.

Liu Kangyong, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, has only passed away for a few days, and Qian Zhaojing, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, has already shown some hard work. Although everyone in the court knows that he is too young to be directly promoted to the minister, he still seems to intend to be the new minister of the Ministry of Rites. Showed some skills before.

Not only did he put great effort into the preparations for the New Year's celebration, but Liu Kangyong's selection of female officials was slowly pushed forward intentionally or unintentionally. When it came to him, it was progressing almost every day. up.

Compared with Liu Kangyong, Qian Zhaojing is smarter and more enterprising.

Thinking of this, Chang Shengning quietly glanced at the throne.

His Majesty recently likes courtiers who are responsible and daring. Chen Shouzhang is like this, Chu Jiyuan is like this, Li Congyuan is like this, and so is Chang Shengning. Although he is not young, this energy is young after all.

Right now, this Qian Zhaojing is showing off his "youthful spirit" by using reasons.

Gee.

He shook his head secretly in his heart.

On the face, he smiled and said:
"Qian Shilang, I know your intentions in the selection of the female officer, not only the old man knows, but also Your Majesty. You are more worried than us when there is a slight change in the selection. But the official position is bestowed by Your Majesty, you are so easy I will use my official position as a security, I am afraid that I will be suspected of abandoning the official. Don't worry, Your Majesty is lenient to the courtiers. As long as we are the courtiers, we are careful and do not make mistakes. Whoever should be punished will be punished, and whoever should be imprisoned will be imprisoned, Your Majesty What a sage, how could you and the Ministry of Rites be wronged."

These words seemed to be comforting Qian Zhaojing, it sounded full of sincerity.

Qian Zhaojing's heart hangs.

There was another thunder outside, and Shen Shiqing looked at them.

As she sat upright, all the thoughts of the people in the hall seemed to be sent to her ears by the thunder.

With her eyes lowered, she twirled her fingers lightly.

"Chang Shangshu, I don't just want to find out about the selection of female officials this time, how would you recommend candidates for imperial envoy to me?"

"His Majesty."

Chang Shengning said two words first, then looked up at Li Congyuan.

Li Congyuan was inexplicable for a while: "Chang Shangshu, do you want me to go in person? I am naturally willing to go, but I really don't understand, let me go to Shandong, what else can I do besides finding out the matter?"

Chang Shengning slowly shook his head: "Old Li Ge is a minister of the court, how can he leave without permission in the center? I just have a question. Old Li Ge, if that person is very suitable, you would not do it for your own selfishness. And obstruct it?"

Li Congyuan felt even more baffled.

He is diligent and conscientious as an official, and he has done very few things out of selfishness in these years. If someone who has enemies with him is beneficial to the court, he will not deliberately suppress him.

Although it can't be said that he is a gentleman who resigns himself to his face, he can always be called a country regardless of past suspicions.

"Chang Shangshu, I don't understand what you mean."

He was puzzled there, but he saw Chang Shengning backed away slowly, and then bowed to him in salute.

Then, Chang Shengning saluted His Majesty again.

"Your Majesty, in recent days, there have been quite a lot of criticisms about female officials among the people. Many people swear that the so-called selection of female officials is just to enrich the harem for His Majesty. This is a replacement. The matter of men and women has been difficult to argue and clear since ancient times. The imperial envoy recommended by the humble minister can not only investigate the case, but also let the world know His Majesty's determination to reuse female officials. All people have great benefits. This person not only knows the selection of female officials, but also knows the way of teaching poetry and books.

Li Congyuan's heart suddenly jumped. He was originally a very smart person, but he just said that he was confused by Chang Shengning's behavior. It was in vain.

But he understood, but it was too late.

"The advantage is that the person is a woman. Your Majesty, I recommend Mi Xinlan, the Observatory of the Duanji Hall, as an imperial envoy."

For a moment, Li Congyuan was a little dazed.

In the Hall of Martial Heroes, when he heard his wife's name being spoken by someone else, he felt a little strange.

"Mi Xinlan? Who is that?" Dali Temple Shaoqing looked around in a daze, and saw Li Ge's face as if someone had poured lead on it.

"Mi Xinlan was born in an academy and studied under famous masters. Li Shangshu has said many times that he is not as good as Mi Xinlan when it comes to articles. Mi Xinlan and several close friends jointly compiled it. When she was young, she managed the academy's affairs for her father. She also had a lot of insight into the selection and cultivation of female officials. Her Majesty agreed to change the regulations of female officials several times. Your Majesty, I think she can For this imperial mission."

"Your Majesty, is Mi Xinlan a woman?"

"Your Majesty, imperial envoys are different from ordinary female officials. It is unprecedented for imperial envoys to have women. I think..."

Shen Shiqing picked up the teacup on the side.

Zhao Surui's body really has a poor capacity for alcohol, but it's just a few bowls of wine, it's ridiculous to be so drunk that he needs to take a nap, but he still has a loss of appetite the next day.

What is in her tea bowl at the moment is not tea, but the tangerine peel and kudzu root soup that she specially ordered Sanmao to fry.

While drinking tea, she glanced at Qian Zhaojing.

An accident occurred in the selection of female officers, and Liu Kangyong's handwriting was indispensable. This Qian Zhaojing was originally Liu Kangyong's right-hand man, but now he jumped out to investigate the matter by himself. mean.

As for making Mi Xinlan an imperial envoy...

"Mi Xinlan has only been a wind watcher for a few days, and has very little experience as an official. How can she be an imperial envoy?"

Shen Shiqing shook her head and put down the teacup.

When everyone below breathed a sigh of relief, she smiled and said:
"It's better to let Xu Gongling take the female officials who are in charge of selection in the palace to Shandong, so that the world will know what the female officials selected by me look like."

The winter thunder outside seemed to have stopped.

The civil servants in the hall seemed to have been struck by lightning.

"It's not just Shandong. Xu Gongling is in the prime of life, and the female officials are also young. It's not interesting to be confined in the palace. Let them walk around and look around... In this way, we have to send extra guards to escort them. Why don't we choose some more skilled women?" Martial arts women into Jinyiwei?"

Your Majesty thinks so carefully.

These ministers really want to die.

Minister of the Ministry of War Yang Zhai covered his face with his sleeve.

He also told his colleagues yesterday that His Majesty is much more reasonable than before.

Now he just wants to go back to yesterday and slap himself a few times.

Where is His Majesty being reasonable?
In a dream?
"Your Majesty, I think it's not impossible for Mi Xinlan to be an imperial envoy."

A deep voice sounded in the hall.

I don't know who let out a sigh of relief.

That's great, Li Ge Lao gave up his wife to benefit the court!
"Li Shangshu, are you sincere?" His Majesty seemed a little dissatisfied, "I think Mi Xinlan alone may not be as good as a group of female officials."

"Your Majesty, the female officers and counselors led by the Xu Palace Commander should not leave the palace easily. Mi Xinlan was originally a watcher and came from the Procuratorate."

"Ok."

Anyone can tell that His Majesty is not satisfied.

But he didn't say anything more.

Except for a few people, most people felt relieved.

"As for Jiao Ru, it is said that he is an upright official?" His Majesty's voice sounded again, "Why do upright officials still use the money from the court? He died as soon as he died, and he was greedy for 300 taels of silver. The temple is too slow to discuss the crime, but it allowed him to live longer, how can you three judges let the corrupt officials do it themselves?"

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