Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 462 Why haven’t you gone to court yet?
At the palace gate,
Hearing Gu Shangshu's words, Zhang Jinyu didn't know why, but she also knew that being courteous for nothing was either cheating or stealing. This was waiting for her. There were still holes to dig for co-authoring.
"I don't dare to trouble Mr. Pavilion to wait. It's getting bright and I can't wait for the court meeting. It's better to get in as soon as possible."

Zhang Jinyu preferred to advance before retreating. She didn't want to hear what civil servants were saying, so she urged them.

Shen Zhongxin felt anxious when he saw Mr. Hou trying to evade him. He wanted to speak, but was stopped by the teacher.

"Master Marquis, you are right. Now that we have met, how about we go together."

Seeing that Mr. Gu Ge didn't mention anything and didn't let Mr. Shen speak, Zhang Jinyu gave Mr. Gu a high look. He was still a face-conscious person. He nodded and said,
"Okay, Mr. Ge will ask for you first, and I will follow you later."

"Sure, Lord Marquis, I'm not polite,"

A group of people gathered together and walked straight to Qianqing Palace. Zhang Jinyu followed the Minister of Hubu, and this road was considered familiar.

There was no change in the surroundings. Seeing the old man walking in a natural and carefree manner, and actually not saying a word all the way, I felt relieved. It was considered a good idea. As for the bad things in the Hubu granary, it was better for the Hubu to take care of it themselves. , even if the food was found, it would have disappeared long ago.

Not to mention corrupt officials, the methods and speed of corruption are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even if they pull out the carrots and bring out the mud, they will not be able to escape.

Think about things and walk quickly.

After a while,
When they arrived outside the Qianqing Palace, they looked at the officials who were divided into two sides waiting to go to court from a distance. They were standing there tremblingly. The officials who were in poor health had sweat breaking out on their foreheads, which was heart-wrenching to see.

Zhang Jinyu didn't understand what was going on. Wasn't he talking about the court meeting? Why was he forced to stand? When Mr. Gu Ge saw such a scene, he smiled and asked,

"Master Marquis, are you curious after seeing such a situation?"

"That's not true. Judging from Mr. Ge's appearance, he must have expected this."

As they spoke, everyone arrived outside Qianqing Palace. In the silence, the footsteps of everyone seemed particularly harsh. Immediately, the officials and nobles from various ministries couldn't help but look back.

I saw Marquis Luo Yun and the people from the Hu Bu walking together, talking and laughing, especially the civil servants, who had strange expressions on their faces, and they were all wondering why the people from the Hu Bu were with Marquis Luo Yun.

Seeing everyone looking over, Gu Shangshu deliberately paused and stood there without leaving.

until this time,

Only then did Zhang Jinyu react, and her face became a little ugly. She understood what Mr. Gu Ge had meant. At this time, she was afraid that it would be useless to say anything. The yellow mud in her crotch was either feces or feces. Ginger was still hotter than old. The ancients did not deceive. I.

That's it!

Although they didn't say a word, just walking together had so many advantages. Zhang Jinyu really didn't know what to say, but instead smiled and said,

"Mr. Ge is very scheming and powerful. I have seen this for a long time."

"Forgive me, Lord Marquis, but don't you dare to go in?"

Gu Yichen apologized slightly, but the provoking method was too obvious.

Zhang Jinyu strode forward first, not losing out.
"You can go, and so can I!"

this matter,

The eunuch's shouts also sounded in Qianqing Palace,
"My lords, come to court!"

"Go up!"

The words were passed from level to level, and the waiting officials and nobles all bowed before entering the hall.

Entering the palace,
Standing on both sides, he had already seen Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong sitting on the dragon throne. When he saw all the people coming, Dai Quan stepped forward and shouted at the top of his voice,

"Go to court, worship!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Everyone knelt down and worshiped in the hall one by one. Zhou Shihong glanced at the people who were kneeling and took a brief look. They were all here, and then he replied,

"Zhu Aiqing, calm down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the courtiers got up, they thought that according to the usual practice, Dai Quan would say something else, if there was something to do, he would retreat if nothing happened, but unexpectedly, there was no sound for a long time.

Zhang Jinyu stood on the left side of Wu Xun. She was supposed to stand behind the Dukes of Xun Gui. Who knew that since the last time she was recommended by several old Dukes to stand in the front row, it has been fixed. Every time she wants to go back and stand If you put it down, there will be no seats. It is really nondescript.

Looking at the civil servants on the right, almost parallel to each other are the ministers of various ministries. Several cabinet ministers stood at the front with expressionless faces and did not speak to each other. Today's court meeting was a bit strange.

was thinking,

Emperor Wu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, waved to Dai Quan. Dai Quan understood and nodded.
"Please serve me with pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

Then from outside the hall, little eunuchs came in, carrying a small table with long legs. It was just the right height and didn't take up a lot of space. There were already pens, ink, paper and inkstones on it, and it was only about a foot wide.

There is one around everyone, including noble generals.

The civil servants were fine, but the nobles were in trouble, and the old princes began to whisper,
"Gong Xiu, what's going on? Do you still need to write an article?"

"How do I know? I can't write on such a small piece of paper." "I, Lao Liu, can't read a single Chinese character."

Li Guogong Liu Biao said helplessly.

Even Zhang Jinyu was confused and didn't know what the emperor was trying to do.

The reason why the civil servants were silent was because none of the officials present were well-educated and well-educated. Not to mention any articles, they could just point at someone at random and write it with their eyes closed. Therefore, they all knew what they were doing. Some of them even looked at it with disdain. Take a look at Wu Xun.

Emperor Wu saw the expressions of the officials present and spoke,
"My dear friends, I see that everything in front of me is ready, and the same is true for Wu Xun. I am not asking too much. Everyone should write a word for food. Food, food, food, write it now."

Hearing the emperor's words, the entire hall was in a state of solemnity, especially the people from the civil service and ministries, who looked at the household ministers intentionally or unintentionally.

But the movements were also swift. They all picked up their brushes, dipped them in ink, and began to write the word "food". Dai Quan, like a proctor, also walked down and watched in the hall.

Not to mention, on the civil service side, the handwriting of the officials of various ministries is neat and concise, and even the elders of the pavilion are full of dragons and phoenixes, each with his or her own strengths, which is quite pleasing to the eye.

Looking at Wu Xun's side, some of the old princes couldn't write, so they went around copying them. The handwriting was crooked and unsightly. Even Dai Quan's face turned black when he saw it.

Zhang Jinyu held the brush and wanted to finish it in one go, but suddenly she thought of the anomaly of Mr. Gu Ge from the Ministry of Revenue and Shen Shilang today, and then thought of the words the emperor wanted to write at this moment. Although the word "grain" for grain is better, the word "rice" plus "liang" will make it, but I don’t know if I have a good conscience.

It must be related to the fire in the granary last night, so Zhang Jinyu only wrote half of it, one word for rice.

Then he put down the brush and stood up straight.

Next to him, Niu Qing from Zhenguo was holding a writing brush as if he were holding a knife, and he was writing with great effort. When he was not careful, he cut the rice paper. He was a little embarrassed, so he could only spell it out and continue to write carefully. He just finished writing. After that, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head, and looked at the handwriting written by Luo Yunhou. He saw that the handwriting was very beautiful, but there was only one word for rice.

Niu Qing, who was in Zhenguo, thought he had written the wrong word. He hurriedly looked at the others and was relieved when he saw that the handwriting was the same. But why did Marquis Luo Yun write it differently? Didn't he recognize it, but he could write this? The person who typed the font must have been practicing for a long time. I wanted to remind you, but then, Dai Quan’s words came out,

"My lords, please stop writing."

Then he ordered,

"Present rice paper."

The little eunuchs who were waiting around them all took the words written by the ministers in the hall and raised them up in their hands.

Many officials also inquired about each other, but they were all the same, and the characters were written in different ways. Suddenly, someone discovered that all the people in the household department at the front had written the character "meter". Why?

"Let go, move away."

Dai Quan shouted again, and the little eunuchs still put down the rice paper, then removed everyone's tables one by one, and handed the rice paper to the officials.

However, the matter was not over yet. Another eunuch brought a large table, which was covered with yellow brocade cloth. The four treasures of the study were made by famous masters. If you look closely, you will find that they are Emperor Wu's imperial brushes in the imperial study.

Emperor Wu sat on the dragon throne and said in a deep voice,

"Someone may not have understood it just now. I saw it clearly from above. In this way, let everyone start writing again, starting from the elder, one by one."

But no one below dared to write. It was because the words written by the people from the Ministry of Revenue were different just now, and everyone smelled something unusual.

Dai Quan even started grinding it himself and stood solemnly beside the table. Emperor Wu snorted when he saw that none of the courtiers moved.
"Hmph, why doesn't anyone come out to pick up a pen?"

All the officials present lowered their heads silently, not daring to look directly at the emperor. Only the Minister of Civil Affairs seemed to have an idea. When he saw no one coming out, he moved his steps and stood up.
"Your Majesty, the emperor and his ministers are like heaven and earth. They cannot be turned upside down since ancient times. The four treasures of the study that the emperor took out are for royal use, especially the imperial brush. They are treasures for thousands of sacrifices. How dare I hold them with ordinary hands!"

With this remark,
All the civil servants nodded, and Zeng Zheng immediately came out.
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Lu Ge said is absolutely true. The imperial pen is the most important thing in the world. How can it be held by ordinary people?"

As soon as Zeng Zheng moved, all the civil servants and officials were eager to give it a try.

Emperor Wu laughed, stretched out his hand and pressed it,

"Today there is no distinction between ruler and minister, but there is no harm in writing. I just want to see if the calligraphy of the elders is still the same as before. Is it possible that I don't dare to write anymore?"

Lu Wenshan, the Minister of Civil Service, said with a solemn expression,

"Your Majesty, if you are merciful and spare my death, my old minister Lu Wenshan will write the word "yiliang" on Zhu Jian."

Emperor Wu raised his head, stared at Lu Wenshan, and repeated word by word,

"I have said that today the king and his ministers regard each other equally and want me to make another promise. You, Lu Wenshan, are so thoughtful!"

"I don't dare, I will write it now."

After saying that, he walked to the table with his waist bent, reached for the imperial pen, and wrote the word "food" in one breath. Then he stepped back, knelt down and kowtowed three times, and then returned to the team.

Dai Quan picked up the rice paper, showed it to the courtiers one by one, and then put it on the corner of the table. With No. 1 in the lead, there was naturally a second person, who came up to write in turn, including several ministers of the ministry.

The second one is Zhao Jingwu, Minister of the Ministry of War.
The third person is Wen Yongyi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
The fourth place is Song Zhen, the Minister of Punishment.

After a while, all the ministers had finished writing, but Gu Yichen, the minister of household affairs, never stepped forward to write. Li Chonghou, the chief minister of the cabinet, glanced at Gu Yichen, the minister of household affairs, and saw that he did not move. He moved over and wrote a With the word "Liang" in mind, he put down his imperial pen and returned to the team without saying a word.

He just glanced at the team of civil servants with complicated eyes, and saw that everyone was staring intently at the desk in front of them, quite interested in watching the excitement, and he sighed in his heart.

(End of this chapter)