first minister

Chapter 157 The Real Hidden Machine Front

The carriage stopped a hundred steps outside the palace wall, Xia Jingyun got off the carriage, and walked towards the palace city together with Jin Zhong.

Looking at the towering palace wall in front of him, he couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts in his mind.

After coming to this world for half a year, I finally walked outside the palace city from the distant labor camp in Surabaya Prefecture.

Moreover, he is about to enter the palace wall.

From this moment on, what changes will your future usher in?

Jin Zhong looked at Xia Jingyun's slightly dazed look, and couldn't help feeling a little bit of pride in his heart.

No one could lose his mind under the pressure of the imperial power when he saw this majestic palace for the first time, even this Mr. Xia, who had already shown his genius, was no exception.

Jin Zhong said with a smile: "Young Master Xia, you will come here often in the future, and you will get used to it slowly."

Xia Jingyun smiled, of course he understood what Jin Zhong meant, and he also knew that Jin Zhong thought he was intimidated by the so-called glorious heavenly power, but he didn't know that he was the most indifferent person in the world to this majestic and towering palace city, and he was also the person who had the least awe of this so-called self-respecting imperial power.

But he was not stupid enough to argue with Jin Zhong, nodded, "Let's go, thanks to my father-in-law."

After showing his badge, Jin Zhong led Xia Jingyun into the palace wall.

Maybe it was because of Xia Jingyun's amiability, maybe it was because Xia Jingyun was standing behind the concubine De, or maybe it was the bag of gold and silver that had an effect, Jin Zhong whispered a thoughtful introduction to Xia Jingyun.

"After arriving at the place, the young master must not run around, and must not mess with all kinds of objects."

"The prelude is right under His Majesty, don't lose your dignity."

"You are entering the palace for the first time, so His Majesty will not criticize you harshly. How many of the important ministers of the central government are speaking incoherently for the first time. Don't be too nervous, Mr. Xia."

Jin Zhong whispered, Xia Jingyun listened silently, and after a while, he came to an open and bright room.

At the door of the room, an eunuch who was much older than Jin Zhong was standing. When he saw Xia Jingyun, he smiled and cupped his hands, "Young Master Xia, His Majesty ordered you to wait for him here, and he will arrive later."

As he spoke, he opened the door and stretched out his hand to invite her.

Xia Jingyun nodded goodbye to Jin Zhong and walked in.

Standing in the room, he naturally looked at the furnishings in the room subconsciously.

This is obviously a study room, with a large desk, an elegant layout, and the collection of antiques on the shelves that can attract countless people to snap up any one of them. With the bright yellow color that can be seen everywhere, it almost makes the three words [Yushufang] shine on the bright side.

On one wall hangs a plaque with the words [Sorrowful Hall] written on it.

Xia Jingyun was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

It seems that I have scratched the itch of this majesty?

But thinking about it, Fan Wenzhenggong's sentence is indeed a model of a minister, and the demeanor of a state scholar is proud of the king, and it is normal to spread it.

He knew it, and he wasn't proud of it.

Moving his gaze to the right, among the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, he actually saw the words that he gave to sister.

It is impressively the head of the water tune that he copied at the beginning.

There is also a big bright red seal next to it.

Xia Jingyun was also not surprised that such a masterpiece through the ages could win the favor of the current emperor, after all, it was the number one word for Mid-Autumn Festival in his world.

At the same time, he didn't feel any sense of pride. He was just a propagandist. It would be great if he secretly used it to help him express some emotions and complete some tasks.

But having said that, the word self is still okay.

Under the careful guidance of Mr. Yun, he has absorbed and digested the calligraphy art of this world, and his overall technique has become more and more proficient, which can indeed be called a good calligraphy.

With this little bit of pride, he continued to look around, and when his curious gaze landed on the study, his eyes suddenly widened.

I saw an open notebook on the bookshelf, and on the notebook was the article that I wrote in Sishui Prefecture analyzing the purpose and effect of the concubine's family visit.

This is 100% his own, Xia Jingyun blinked, wondering what he was thinking.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and immediately a middle-aged man appeared in Xia Jingyun's field of vision.

He is of medium build, not tall and mighty, nor short and thin, but a little tall, fair-faced, with a short beard, and quite calm and calm.

This is not nonsense, I am the only one, can you not be calm?

Xia Jingyun hurriedly saluted, "Grassman Xia Jingyun, welcome to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

One more thing, except for solemn occasions such as sacrificial ceremonies and receiving orders, the etiquette of Great Xia does not often perform kneeling and worshiping. Even at the beginning of the founding of the country, courtiers still had seats in court.

This made Xia Jingyun feel very good.

"Haha! No courtesy!"

Emperor Chongning seemed to be really easy-going, or he really admired Xia Jingyun, so he reached out to help Xia Jingyun up, then took advantage of the situation and held his hand, looking at him with satisfaction, "You are indeed a good-looking talent. Once you come, there will be so many rich and powerful daughters in the capital who can't sleep at night."

Xia Jingyun was a little flattered, and continued to be modest, "Your Majesty's virtues are all over the world, and within the four seas, there are many outstanding people who are far better than the grassroots."

"Haha!" Emperor Chongning let go of his hand with a smile, "We are all from our own family, so don't be restrained, let's sit down and talk!"

own family?
Xia Jingyun's heart skipped a beat, he sat down on the stool brought by the eunuch, and nodded his thanks.

Emperor Chongning reached out to pick up the booklet on the table, and said with a smile: "Before you came, I was reading your poems and essays. They are indeed good, talented, and insightful. More importantly, you have a heart of loyalty and patriotism, which I especially appreciate."

Xia Jingyun raised his butt slightly, "It's all thanks to the enlightenment of Guochao spreading all over the world, so that the grassroots can read and write, and know the etiquette by reading. They should be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and repay with thinking."

"It would be great if everyone thought like you!"

Emperor Chongning snorted, "Some people have been favored by the emperor, but they are domineering and domineering. They don't want to be loyal to the country, and they are greedy for power and amassing wealth. Last night, you suffered."

Xia Jingyun hurriedly got up now, "The matter of the grassroots has disturbed Your Majesty, and I am already extremely terrified. I have not yet thanked Your Majesty for upholding justice and returning the grassroots' innocence."

Emperor Chongning smiled, "I also know that you are not that kind of pedantic scholar, otherwise you would not be able to do what happened last night, so you don't need to be so polite in front of me."

Xia Jingyun sneered twice, "Your Majesty's eyes are like torches, and the careless thoughts of the grassroots naturally cannot be hidden from His Majesty's eyes."

Emperor Chongning got up and stood by the window, looking out of the window with his hands behind his back, "What you did last night was exactly what I wanted. The court needs balance. The Lu family is indeed too powerful, but you can't force it for no reason. You handed the knife just right."

He turned around and looked at Xia Jingyun, "The Lu family handed over three positions, one as Minister of the Ministry of War, one as General Huben Zhonglang, and one as General of the Central Guard Army. This matter is also considered your contribution. I can reward you with one of the positions. Of course, you can't take it yourself if you haven't passed the imperial examination, but you can give it to your sister and let her assign it. It can also be regarded as a meeting gift from you to her."

Xia Jingyun got up again, much faster than before, "The grassroots are terrified. The grassroots absolutely dare not speak nonsense about such a major event in the country, let alone get involved."

Emperor Chongning was a little impatient, "I appreciate you, so I tell you these personal things. These things are all well-known things, so why dare not speak nonsense!"

Xia Jingyun directly knelt on both knees, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, what the grassroots did last night was only for self-protection. They dare not speak out about the importance of the military and the country, and they dare not regard the official positions of the country as private possessions. The so-called whether the whole world is the king's land or the king's subjects on the shore of the land, this matter depends on His Majesty's decision. The grasslanders only want to be useful. Take it back!"

"You child!" Emperor Chongning felt helpless, "I'll ask you again, I missed this opportunity, don't blame me for not caring for Concubine De, and not taking care of you!"

you'd better never be sympathetic again
Xia Jingyun hastily said: "What Cao Min said comes from the heart, please forgive me!"

"Come on! Get up."

Emperor Chongning's attitude suddenly turned cold, "I'm a little tired, let Gao Yi take you to Changle Palace to see your sister."

Xia Jingyun stood up slowly, "The grassroots leave!"

Facing Emperor Chongning, he backed away slowly, exited the door, and let out a deep breath secretly.

Under the robe, the entire back was completely soaked.

In the imperial study room, Emperor Chongning leaned on the table, recalling Xia Jingyun's words just now, his eyes passed over the plaque of the Youle Hall, and he chuckled lightly.

(End of this chapter)