Sometimes the palace is sunny

Chapter 93
The main hall of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was very quiet, except for the continuous leakage of sound, which suddenly sounded, and there was a kind of thrilling urging.

Zhao Mingyin looked over and saw a mythical beast that looked like a one-horned sheep engraved on the top of the oval carving. The name of this beast was "Xiezhi (xiezhi)". , if two people fight, it will attack the guilty party with its horns, and it has been regarded as a place of justice since ancient times.

just.

Looking at the animal head, Zhao Mingyin slightly raised his eyebrows.

Qian Zhuo refused to speak, but she wanted to say something.

"Qian Zongxian, when I read "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" when I was young, I was very yearning for the Xiezhi who could distinguish the straight from the wrong. I even thought that I could get the horns on the head of a Xiezhi, so that my emperor could distinguish between the loyal and the evil. Don't be fooled by the world."

Perhaps it was because Zhao Mingyin was only obsessed with gold and stone inscriptions in the deep house during the years of widowhood, which made Zhao Mingyin speak slowly. When she talked about Xiezhi, people immediately forgot the embarrassment in front of them. Zhu raised her head slightly, not knowing why she talked about her childhood thoughts to herself.

Zhao Mingyin suddenly changed his tone and asked him:

"Qian Zongxian, do you know whether this Xiezhi is male or female?"

Qian Zhuo was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she had such doubts.

A divine beast like Xiezhi is naturally male.

During the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, Tingwei Yushi had to wear a Xiezhi crown, how could it be the mother's?
"Male sheep and deer have horns, while ewe and ewe deer have no horns*. Since Xiezhi has long horns on its head, it should be male."

Zhao Mingyin nodded and said with a smile: "So that's the case. Xiezhi belongs to the public, the censor of the Manchu Dynasty belongs to the public, and the university scholars should naturally belong to the public, and they can only be public. Zongxian Qian, what I said Right?"

Qian Zhuo knew that these words were unacceptable, so he froze in place for a moment.

In the hall, apart from the censors, there were also female officials from Duanji Hall who followed Zhao Mingyin, Zhao Mingyin looked at them.

"It's really the right time for us to come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate today."

She got up from the seat, raised her feet and walked towards that moment, her tone was still soft and soft, without a hint of sharpness:
"Most of you are female officials who have been in the palace for a long time. When you are old, you can think about things. Your majesty has given you a new way out and a job. Those who are willing to tolerate you, the empress personally manages and teaches you. People are good, if there is something bad, endure it and pass it."

Walking up to that moment, she turned around, and the horse face skirt on her body was like a red cloud blooming in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Today, standing here in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you should know what the world is like. Xiezhi belongs to the public, and the imperial censor belongs to the public. You female officials are anomalies who risk the world. In the eyes of the world, You shouldn't exist, and all civil and military officials will only wait to see your jokes. When you enforce the law impartially, even the gods and beasts of Xiezhi will not protect you. This is your situation. There is no god in the world who can protect you. Your majesty and empress. However, even if you have the protection of the emperor and empress, you can't really live under the protection. In the year, you will also disappear in the history books, because everyone in the world thinks that Xiezhi is public, and Yushi is also public."

The female officials saluted her one after another:
"Thank you Zhao Xueshi for your teaching."

Qian Zhuo was in a hurry, Princess Yueqing didn't seem to be scolding him, but she was scolding him every word, if this word reached His Majesty's ears, he must be a villain.

"Princess……"

Zhao Mingyin raised his eyebrows lightly, with a smile on his face, he interrupted him directly:
"At this point, Zongxian Qian still refuses to call me a 'Bachelor'."

Impatient with Qian Zhuo talking too much, she raised her hand, took off the scarf on her body, and put it on the carved Xie Zhi's head.

Then, she distracted herself by taking a red treasure from her head, and placed it on Xiezhi's horn.

Being "dressed up" in such a way, the mythical beast, which symbolized justice, did not show any fanfare.

Leakage remains the same.

"It's just an old thing in the legend. From today onwards, what we have to do in Duanji Temple, or if people mention it, they think of the word "justice". Women can also do it. There are male Xiezhi and female Xiezhi in this world. Zhi, or, we have to create a new fetish, which is also the embodiment of justice and strictness. When people think of it and talk about it, they all know that it is female, it is female, and it is still Standing in the government office, people will feel at ease when they see it."

"Thank you, Bachelor Zhao, for your teaching! I will keep this in mind."

Amidst the voices of a group of women, Qian Zhuo was covered in cold sweat and didn't know what to do.

Outside the hall, Zhuang Changxin smiled, picked up his bowl and chopsticks and left the Metropolitan Procuratorate quietly.

At the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, apart from the BMW car brought by the eldest princess of Yueqing, there were also various people waiting to watch the play. The officials from Taichang Temple and Xiao Fan from Jinyiwei were all poking their heads, not knowing how many people were behind them. Waiting for them to bring news to go back for dinner.

It's just that they are not as bold as Zhuang Changxin, and they can go directly to the theater.

"My lord, what's going on inside? There's been no big movement for a long time, so it can't be the princess who cut people down directly?"

Zhuang Changxin smiled, and was as talkative as ever: "The princess is very reasonable, but there are some errors and omissions in the account book sent by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. She brought someone to ask and identify the door by the way."

"Recognize the door?" The person who asked the question looked puzzled.

Zhuang Changxin explained to him with a good temper: "Nowadays, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Duanji Hall are ordered to check the account books of the Taipu Temple. Naturally, frequent visits will be indispensable in the future. Naturally, we must recognize the family and people."

"Your Excellency, do you mean that women will often come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the future? Then, where will the Metropolitan Procuratorate become?"

"Naturally, it's a place to do errands." Zhuang Changxin pulled back the tightly covered cloak, accidentally revealing a corner of the sleeve of the robe. The person who was talking to him saw the red sleeve of the robe and was surprised that he was talking to him. It was a senior member of the third rank, and quickly bowed and retreated.

Zhuang Changxin didn't go back to the Ministry of Officials, but happened to meet a familiar colleague from Taichang Temple, and he put his bowl and chopsticks in that person's hand and went to the imperial city.

Princess Dachang scolded Qian Zhuo angrily, he naturally wanted to share such a wonderful scene with Li Congyuan.

When they arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhuang Changxin vividly told Li Congyuan about the "hustle and bustle" in the Metropolitan Procuratorate while the other two elders were away.

After listening carefully, Li Congyuan sighed:
"Princess Yueqing was very heroic when she was young, and she was determined to forge ahead at the age of three or two. At that time, Mingzong didn't like the late emperor, but loved the same mother and sister of the late emperor very much. He even said that if she was a man Then I can have no worries. When the first emperor ascends the throne, the princess will be rewarded more, but..."

Li Congyuan paused, and did not continue.

The first emperor was very kind to Princess Yueqing, not only let the female officials in the palace do their best to teach her, but also chose the Guo family with a clean and upright family style as her in-law's family.

But are these really good things for Princess Yueqing, whose temperament is different from ordinary women?
Li Congyuan shook his head secretly.

The first emperor seemed cowardly and gentle, but in fact he was good at power. His kindness to his sister seemed thoughtful and appropriate, but it was also a trap.

This point, Li Congyuan discovered after the princess made a great contribution to guarding the gate. That time the princess dragged her newly aborted body to guard the imperial city, and even went into battle and killed the enemy by herself.

The first emperor was overjoyed, but after he named her husband-in-law, he said that he would give her the title of "Princess Protector of the Country", which aroused opposition from all the officials. All the officials thought that although Princess Yueqing had made contributions, she was only a woman, and His Majesty gave her The reward from her husband's family is already enough, and there really shouldn't be any more seals on her.

In the end, Princess Yueqing made great military achievements, but only her husband was recorded in the history books.

People praised the achievements of others, but they didn't realize that Princess Yueqing didn't get any real rewards.

Only a few years after that, the consort passed away, and the princess became silent, as if she was only obsessed with gold and stones, and never cared about world affairs. Li Congyuan was very surprised that His Majesty invited her out to take charge of Duanji Palace this time.

"What method did His Majesty use to invite the princess out of the mountain?"

Li Congyuan couldn't figure it out.

Princess Yueqing, even if she had a little bit of ambition in the past, and was calculated by her own brother since she was a child, it should have dissipated by now.

Although he couldn't figure it out, it didn't delay Li Congyuan's work.

He took out a few notebooks and was about to read them when he heard Zhuang Changxin leaning down and asking himself in a low voice:
"My lord, if Princess Yueqing is like this, she will be criticized by the officials...how should we deal with it?"

"How to deal with it?" Li Congyuan repeated these four words, and then shook his head, "The Metropolitan Procuratorate was caught by someone's weakness first, if this continues, I'm afraid His Majesty will have a heavy hand against the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you I just wait and see what happens, the most important thing now is to select talents for His Majesty to join the Review Division, Zhao Xueshi's actions are much faster than ours."

The words "Xueshi Zhao" caught his ears, Zhuang Changxin smiled, and understood what Li Congyuan meant.

Duanjidian University Bachelor is also a University Bachelor.

The Xiezhi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate may all belong to the public.The birds on the chest patches of these civil servants are both male and female.

Zhuang Changxin's guess was right, the impeachment of the female officials in the Duanji Hall began again in the morning of the second day.

This time the censors changed their direction, saying that Zhao Mingyin, the eldest princess of Yueqing, was a fifth-rank bachelor, but when she arrived at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, she used the power of a princess to overwhelm others, and she was unworthy of being a bachelor.

The cold wind whistled.

Shen Shiqing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, listened to the censor below who spoke conclusively about how domineering Princess Yueqing was, her face was expressionless.

It's so cold.

When the north wind blows, the city of Yanjing looks as if every drop of water turns into ice.

That's right, the winter solstice is coming soon. After going through the complicated steps of the winter solstice to worship the heavens in my mind, the following censor finally finished his long story.

"Zhou Zhenshuo."

"The minister is here."

"I ask you, what is the reason why you stand in the court hall and say yes to me right here and now?"

The skinny Zhou Yushi was stunned for a moment by this strange question, and then quickly replied:

"It's because the humble minister is an official of the imperial court, and His Majesty..."

"Why are you an imperial court official?"

"Because the humble official took the imperial examination..."

His Majesty seemed to be playing a very new game. Although he was still sitting on the dragon chair, anyone could tell that His Majesty had started to "play".

Being questioned repeatedly, Zhou Zhenshuo almost collapsed. He didn't know what His Majesty wanted to ask, nor did he know what His Majesty's question had to do with his impeachment of Princess Yueqing.

"Because the minister's parents raised him up and have high hopes for him."

Shen Shiqing's tone was lazy: "Why do your parents have high hopes for you?"

"Because... because the minister is..."

Zhou Zhenshuo thought and thought, but didn't know how to answer.

On the dragon chair, Shen Shiqing waited impatiently, her knuckles tapped on the armrest of the dragon chair, she said with a smile:
"Because you are a man."

　Shen Shiqing: Spread your hands.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)