Dingguo

Chapter 238 Night Training

Lou Mingliang took the servant and took a few quick steps, and the drunkenness dissipated when he was blown by the cold wind. 【】Thinking that envoy Li Qin would never make a fuss about such a trivial matter again, he must have been set up by Feng Tianyuan, so he couldn't help scolding Feng Tianyuan in his heart.

As for?It's just a rebuttal for someone who asked to pull out the charcoal basin. As for venting yourself like this?I am a small officer, how can I ask these things.Besides, when the posthouse didn’t eat some oil and water from it, this year it ate less, so it’s so exciting. The servant said: "Okay, you go back first! I am on duty in the department today, and I will sleep in the department tonight..." After finishing speaking, he walked towards the Shuxing... The Shuxing is located in the Forbidden City. It is just a short distance away, and you only need to go through two gates from the palace city to get there directly.In comparison, the Privy Council in the east of Ouchi has a slightly higher geographical location than Shusheng.

Since Jinling, the capital of the Dafeng Dynasty, the whole country has been in a state of stability and peace. Although the Privy Council and the Shuxing are called the Second Mansion, but when there is no war, the power of the Privy Council is being gradually reduced. Naturally, the Shuxing family is the only one. .

The Six Departments originally belonged to the Ministry of Shangshu, and there was another province under the Ministry to review government orders. Now the two provinces are all under the control of the Ministry of Books, so the officials of the Sixth Ministry only need to wait for the dispatch of the Ministry of Books.

The office of the Ministry of Education is called Zhengshitang.The few officials in the political affairs hall are the chief officials of the province. They are in charge of the administration of the whole country. Except for the military, other matters, regardless of size, must be gathered here... Wu Xiang, Zhu Xiang, the two of you They are the left and right prime ministers; there are seven assistant ministers who are the deputy prime ministers.Everyone has their own responsibilities, although they all have responsibilities, but for slightly larger matters, the two prime ministers still have to decide... The emperor is happy with the government, but the two prime ministers are in charge of many things, so the power can be said to be extreme.

In fact, these are a bit far away from Lou Mingliang. If Su Shilang hadn't been sent to prison this time, which shocked the entire Shu province, the hall officials wouldn't have so many people on duty at night, and it would be rare for him to get his turn. I was on night duty once... I walked through the main gate of Li, and entered Shusheng after walking a few steps.There are many courtyards in Shuxing. He is not qualified to go to the political affairs hall in front of him, so he just walked into the courtyard of the six department chiefs... There are more than 20 department officials in the six departments, and each department has two people on duty. There was no business at night, so everyone just sat in one room and chatted... The stove was burning brightly. As soon as Lou Mingliang walked in, he felt the heat flowing back from his body, and he couldn't help moaning comfortably... There were so many people, crowded A room.Everyone talked about their own things, and there were also older ones, who curled up and dozed off, not related to each other... Lou Mingliang did it himself, fetched boiling water, made himself a cup of strong tea, and then sat down to listen to the officials. A secretary placed the dragon gate.It's not just some old news from the officialdom, and there is no mention of the current big case... This is also the meaning of the question. At this time, the wind is tight, and before the situation is clear, everyone is here hanging on their hearts. How dare they be careless? Gossip.

On the contrary, Yu Shicheng Xu Zijing retired, and the next candidate became a topic of discussion.As we talked, everyone started to talk about this... Someone said: "I, this Yushicheng may not necessarily be the seat of Li Daoming... There are three courtyards in the Yushitai, Taiyuan, The palace courtyard, the procuratorate. Although Li Daoming occupies the Taiyuan, and has also been in charge of the censor's affairs these years, Zhu Guozhi of the palace courtyard and Hong Jinning of the procuratorate are also old censors who have accumulated many years... Moreover, He lowered his voice and said, "Besides, this time Li Daoming offended the prince severely, and if he really wants to pull him down, it's not just a matter of a few words!"

Lou Mingliang took a sip of his tea, and after listening to this remark, he felt that there was some truth to it.However, he didn't think that Zhu Guozhi had the right to be the censor.Dianyuan is the official who conducts self-examination of all things in the palace, and this opening is the censor who has offended people terribly.The censors placed in this position are all old and weak, wearing a hat from the third rank. In fact, they are the most silent censors. There has never been a precedent for being promoted from a palace servant to a censor. .

Therefore, if there is any competition, then Hong Jinning is the only one... He doesn't know which of these two will be the prime minister.But I feel that Li Daoming is more reliable. After all, Li Daoming's holy will is in full swing. If the emperor really has this intention, can the prince still go against it?

Thinking about these in my heart, but not expressing these thoughts... I just nodded my head in response to the speaker's intention, and whispered: "Well, it makes sense..."

Everyone was chatting about other gossips when suddenly an officer came in from the door and shouted: "Quick, get up, Prime Minister Wu just came out of the palace, and sent a message to all those on duty at night to go to the political affairs hall to listen to the training." ..."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay for a moment, listening to this tone, I am afraid that something serious happened.But what will happen next year?I'm afraid it's the number one case that day... After a while, various chaotic sounds rang out in the room.Some were looking for shoes, some were lazy, and some were wiping their eyes. It took a long time for everyone to tidy up.They all went to the yard, lined up, and walked towards the political affairs hall.

The political affairs hall was deserted, except for the waiter, only Wu Taiming was sitting in the hall... There is no charcoal here, and the place is big, so when I entered, it felt colder than outside... When Lou Mingliang came in, he raised his eyes The first prime minister took a look.Seeing his eyes slightly closed, his wrinkled old face showed no expression at all, just like an old tree bark... and everyone shouted together: "See Wu Xiang..."

Wu Taiming felt a little impatient when he heard the uneven shouts from the crowd, but his face remained expressionless.He raised his hand and said, "Well, is there any department secretary here?"

"There are two people on duty in each division, and now they are all here..." Someone replied.

Wu Taiming nodded, but he was not in a hurry to speak. Instead, he took a sip of hot tea and said, "Everyone has heard about Li Shilang's case these past two days. Since Hu Shichen exposed the case, It has been four days since today. Just now the emperor called Taiming in again, saying that the Jinling Mansion could not try such a major case, and that the three divisions would have to interrogate it. He also said: The matter was picked from the Dong Mansion, and it was the Dong Mansion who had the accident. For the people in the East Mansion, the East Mansion has to discuss it first. If Su Yizhen is a treacherous and evil person, he will always behave inappropriately at ordinary times... Well, these are the emperor's original words. If you are invited, the prophet will tell you Let me know, some people in Tiantang will discuss it first, and in two days, this matter will be discussed in the courtyard. If you have notes, please hand them over."

When everyone heard Wu Taiming's words, their hearts beat.Without a backer, would the inconspicuous Hu Shichen have the guts to expose this case?He is a small officer, how can he reach that level, it is only because someone wants to use his hand to expose this matter first, and then play it by ear.

Now it's the third division's joint trial, and it's time to discuss Su Yi again. The limelight is aimed at killing Su Yi... Lou Mingliang said, some people whispered, "When did you hear Su Yi say that?" What words', I took a breath in my heart.

Taiming Wu is in charge of the discussion, so naturally, bad words go up and nice words go down.Looking back, the emperor said those tongue-twisting words again, wouldn't the thunder be furious, and there would be no room for maneuver?No, this matter must be promptly reported to the boss of our department, Xu Shilang... After Wu Taiming finished speaking, he stopped talking and quietly listened to everyone's reactions.There are more than 100 people in the entire East Mansion who can be on the stage, and there are also errands below, enough to go to the official position to discuss affairs, and there must be 400 people to write notes. Among the 400 people, he knew at a glance who belonged to the crown prince and who belonged to the second prince.

"Well, this year is also at the end of the border, and many affairs have to be closed, and some bad debts have to be collected; the Privy Council is urging next year's food and grass to be deployed as soon as possible. The plans for next year in each department, It is necessary to report it quickly and then arrange it. However, within a few days of Chinese New Year, such a major event happened. Therefore, I asked you to be on duty at night, not to ask you to sit around and talk about the world. These things are not clear, you Can you sit with peace of mind?" Wu Taiming is already 60 years old. When the first emperor was alive, he entered the Zhengshitang as the left minister when he was in his 30s. It has been 17 years since he was in the dynasty. He is a veteran of the second dynasty. .After so many years in the officialdom, who would be afraid of making a big noise if you point out with a few words?

Everyone can only take orders together... "Tomorrow, Taiming will also receive officials from various houses to report on their duties. In this cold weather, everyone should be more attentive in doing things. Even if you are considerate of Taiming, it will be exhausting!"

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