Idle courtiers

Chapter 232 Ah Jiu seems to be in trouble
In fact, nothing happened that afternoon. Zou Yinglong and the others just checked the numbers, and the data came out to the cadres. Everything speaks in numbers.

According to their work progress, the registration and inventory work will take another day, and they will not enter the interview process until the day after tomorrow.

When Shen Shi arrived, Zhou Nan went back to her room, packed up her things and prepared to leave work.

Guo Shuban's shiny head came closer again, and said in a low voice: "My lord, it's very bad for you to hear two pieces of news from my subordinates."

Zhou Nan: "What news, are you the God of Ear Reporting? Haha, Lao Guo, you are so well informed, why don't you go to Jinyiwei to work as an errand. I happen to know the people there, how about I recommend it?"

"The relationship is good?" Guo Shuban was overjoyed, and then stamped his feet: "Whenever, the adults are still teasing the subordinates."

"Tell me, what gossip."

Guo Shuban: "The first one, pedestrian, you only have one official business in your account book. At that time, Zou Yinglong was annoyed, saying that Zhou Xingren had been working in the pedestrian department for three months, how did he do one thing? Lazy administration. Also, I heard that Zhou Xingren only comes every day to make a point and leave, so where should he be a pedestrian?"

Zhou Nan: "What about the second one?"

Guo Shuban said: "The second thing is, I heard that some pedestrians in the department who failed to finish the errands at hand, or delayed the date, will visit Zou Yinglong's residence tonight to intercede, and some will go to other places for activities. Can you find a favor? If it turns out that everyone passes the test, and Zou Yinglong is not easy to deal with, then wouldn’t it be troublesome, my lord? My lord, why don’t you also find a way?”

Zhou Nan's heart sank, yes, there is a high chance that he will be caught as a model, and this must be avoided.

After leaving the office, he rushed to see Wang Shizhen with his books.However, the old servant of the Wang family said that the master will not be here for a few days because of something, and he ordered Mr. Zhou to study his homework at home by himself, and there is no need to come here for the time being.

If it was normal and there was no strict teacher restraint, Zhou Nan would probably jump for joy, but today he came here to ask Wang Shizhen if he could help to intercede with Zou Yinglong.

Unwilling to give up, he asked his teacher where he had gone and how to find it.

The old servant replied that the master went to Wuqing to visit an old friend, saying that it was for the sake of the old man.

The master he was talking about was Wang Shizhen's father, Wang Shu, the former governor of Jiliao. Wang Shizhen probably went to Wuqing to work on this case.

Without Wang Shizhen's help, Zhou Nan had nothing to do, and returned home sullenly, not expressing himself.

On the second day, Zhou Nan simply broke the jar, went to Sili to order a Mao, and then slipped away. He ran to find Wang Ruoxu to see him, but there was nothing he could do.

Wang Ruoxu is the head of the Ministry of Officials, although his rank is low, his power is not small, maybe he will have some connections.

But I don't want to, the official department is also in Beijing, and Lao Wang is also a little bit burnt out to cope with this errand.Listening to Zhou Nan's explanation of the purpose of coming, he gave a wry smile to express his love and inexplicable help.He also said that Zou Yinglong is a disciple of Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, and the Ministry of officials and the cabinet have always been at odds, so this matter cannot be done.

Hearing what he said, Zhou Nan suddenly realized and felt lost at the same time.

Lao Wang's words related to the mutual restraint and supervision among the upper power organizations of the Ming Dynasty. The central government organization of the Ming Dynasty had three major power structures: the cabinet, the bureaucracy, and the bureaucracy.

The cabinet makes decisions, the department supervises, and the official department is in charge of personnel.The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is called a heavenly official, and he is a grandma who can compete with the cabinet elders and the imperial envoys of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The Ministry of Officials and the Cabinet check each other. Usually, the officials appointed by the official administration are not approved by the Cabinet, and the procedures for officials to be promoted by the Cabinet go to the Ministry of Officials, but they are blocked by the Heavenly Officials. Over the years, the two sides have accumulated a lot of grievances.Among them, there is also the reason why the emperor deliberately let go and guided.

Seeing that Zhou Nan was in low spirits, Wang Ruoxu comforted him a few words, and seeing that it was already noon, he invited him to a restaurant outside for a light meal.

From ancient times to the present, as a person in the capital who can hit a seventh-rank official by throwing a stone at his feet, he is very sensitive to politics.Whether it is aristocrats, doctors, or traffickers, they are all keen to talk about politics.

People in the capital can talk about it, you just pull someone on the street, he can tell from what the emperor likes to eat, what woman he slept with tonight, to the list of members of the next cabinet, and even the one who does not drink water for an hour.

It's the same today, all the guests in the restaurant are talking about the big fire in Xiyuan last night, and the voice is very loud, it's hard for Zhou Nan and Wang Ruoxu not to hear it.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as a sinner with words, and everyone did not have to bear any responsibility for talking nonsense.

So, when everyone talked about it, it became more and more evil.Some people said that someone rebelled one night and led soldiers straight into the palace, and the two sides fought together.Seeing that the imperial guards were about to be defeated, at this moment, Emperor Jiajing personally put on his clothes and went into battle.The morale of the emperor's army was greatly boosted, and they fought back vigorously, and finally put down the rebellion.

"The dead people have gone to sea. Before dawn today, the corpses were transported outside by carts, and more than 100 carts were transported."

"No, no, what I heard was another story." Another guest shook his head: "But it's not a rebellion, you know, it's the emperor who is arresting rebellious ministers and thieves, do you know who was arrested last night?"

"Take who?"

"Yan Song." Seeing the astonishment on everyone's face, the man said mysteriously: "Yan Song is domineering and domineering, and he has turned his back on him for a long time. Your Majesty saw through him as a living Cao Cao and wanted to kill this beast. However, Yan Song's disciple Hu Zongxian is the commander of the army. General, don’t move. Therefore, if you want to destroy Yan, kill Hu first. Didn’t President Hu go to Beijing this time to ask for military pay, so the emperor hosted a banquet in Xiyuan to entertain Hu Ruzhen. When the wine was hot, the emperor saw Hu thief drunk and threw a cup For the sake of the number, swordsmen and axes rushed out."

"However, this Hu Zongxian is such a vicious man. It is said that he has the courage to carry a tripod. Even though he was drunk, he still killed more than ten guards before he was hacked to the ground. In the panic, The bright oil pot in the palace was knocked down, so the house was ordered."

"Si!" The audience took a breath at the same time, and then cheered in unison: "Well done, Yan Song's thief is here today!"

Zhou Nan and Wang Ruoxu were shocked when they heard this, and then laughed at the same time until tears came out.

Zhou Nan panted: "The dignified son of heaven illuminates the bright oil pot, isn't this the emperor's golden pole?"

Wang Ruoxu also shook his head and wiped his tears: "Hu Ruzhen is a weak scholar, when did he become the overlord of Chu? Although Yan Song is unbearable, Hu Zongxian is a character, and he has made great contributions to the country. It is a pity that these bastards have such a bad reputation. Annoyed. I am open to speak out, and I don’t think it is a good thing. Sometimes, public opinion also needs to be controlled.”

Zhou Nan was curious: "Master Wang, what happened to the fire last night?"

Wang Ruoxu said: "It's just ordinary water, it's not a big deal. It's a pity that Renshou Palace was burned down, and His Majesty is not happy."

"Renshou Palace, this place sounds familiar." Zhou Nan frowned and thought.

Wang Ruoxu: "I went there once on official business, but it was a good place. It was built the year before last and cost a total of 50 taels of silver. Your Majesty also likes that place, and has lived here for a long time. Qingxiu. There are also things that the emperor collected over the past 20 years. Daozang scriptures, and the treasures of heaven and earth used in alchemy. It is estimated that the fire was caused by those materials, but it is also helpless."

Taoist alchemists often use minerals such as mercury, lead, and sulfur, especially medicines such as sulfur and saltpeter are the most difficult to preserve.The Danfang room was surrounded by fireworks all the year round, and a spark would explode and burn in an instant, and the fire was extremely fierce.

Wang Ruoxu: "That's all. Among them, the most distressing ones are the original "Journey to the West of Changchun Real Man" written by the disciple of Changchun Real Man Qiu Chuji and the "Tao Te Ching" handwritten by Zhang Sanfeng. These two books were originally collected. It was supervised by the secretary, but was later borrowed by the emperor, and now it is gone."

Zhou Nan also sighed, and said casually: "The national treasury is empty, and there is no money in the internal funds. I am afraid that Renshou Palace cannot be rebuilt..."

"Huo", Zhou Nan stood up suddenly when he remembered something: "Master Wang, I have something to do, so I will take my leave first."

"Where to go?"

"Look for Zou Yinglong."

Wang Ruoxu smiled wryly: "Zimu and Zou Yinglong have too much grievance, what's the use of asking him?"

"Who told him to ask him?" Zhou Nan laughed and was depressed for several days, but he found the point that broke the situation: "By the way, boss, do you know where Zou Yinglong lives?"

"I don't know." Wang Ruoxu replied very simply: "Zimu, in your current situation, even if you go to Zou Yinglong, I'm afraid he won't want to see you."

"Don't worry, I have a solution." Zhou Nan thought of Mr. Jiu, isn't that what she does?
Soon, Zhou Nan arrived at Xu Jie's prime minister's mansion, and the concierge who received him was still the same as last time.

The concierge saw Zhou Nan and said with a smile: "Master Xiang is still in Xiyuan, and he won't be back until evening. By the way, even if the Elder Master returns to his residence, he might not want to see Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Nan: "But I'm not looking for Mr. Xiang, I'm here to look for Young Master Ninth, and ask her to do something."

Hearing that he came to look for Ah Jiu, the porter changed his face, and shouted: "What are you looking for, Mr. Jiu, we don't have such a man in our house, you hurry up, don't waste your time here."

"How is it possible?" Zhou Nan immediately sensed something was wrong. As far as he knew, this son and Mr. Jiu were comrades in arms who shared the spoils together. Why did they turn their faces and deny him now?
He hurriedly stuffed a piece of silver into the concierge's hand: "Sir, I don't understand, so please explain it to me."

Seeing Qian, the porter snorted coldly: "She is working in the other courtyard of Xiangfu now, I advise you not to go, and you won't see anyone if you go."

Zhou Nan was startled, work, what work?
This work and doing things are two different things, it seems that Ah Jiu is not doing well now.

He took out another silver coin and handed it over: "Sir, please make it easier, I really need to see Mr. Ninth on something important."

Seeing him being generous, the gatekeeper's face became more relaxed, and he said: "Ah Jiu has done something wrong and disobeyed Mr. Ge, I'm afraid I won't be able to come to see you...but..."

Hearing that there was something in his words, Zhou Nan cursed inwardly, gritted his teeth and handed over another coin.

Porter: "However, I can take you there to meet her."

Zhou Nan: "The inner house, isn't it appropriate?" He subconsciously remembered the situation when he was invited to dinner by the Yandao Experience Department in Anton, and the story of Lin Chong who entered the White Tiger Hall by mistake.

(End of this chapter)