Idle courtiers

Chapter 321 A Busy Day Begins
The so-called silver boats with domestic funds were not unloading for a long time, and all the yamen at Tongzhou Wharf sent people to ask.

Seeing the imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate sitting on the deck in person, they all had a premonition that something was going to happen, so naturally they didn't dare to talk too much.Just ask if the pier has been banned, and it is not a solution to keep it closed like this.

The goods loaded and unloaded here are at least hundreds of thousands of catties every day, and the problem will become serious after stopping for a few hours.

After getting Gong Qing's nod, the pier returned to normal and began to be lively again.A large number of ships come and go, and everything seems to have never happened.

The boat loaded with money by Wu Xinhua and others also sailed smoothly, but at this time, Zhou Nan was already on his way back to the capital, but he didn't know it.

Zhou Nan knew that this matter could not be delayed, and he had to hand over Gong Qing's papers before Yan Song's party could react, and formally enter the impeachment procedure.Only in this way, Yan Song can only see his tricks within the framework of the system, and cannot use shady methods.

Although Feng Yudao promised to arrest the ship for two days, he was just a low-level second-in-command, how could he withstand the pressure from above.Even if it was Gong Qing, if Xu Jie didn't stand up immediately, he might not be able to handle it.

Xu Jie must be found early today.

At that moment, Zhou Nan didn't dare to procrastinate, and directly hired a carriage on the pier, and headed for the capital overnight with a lantern.

He didn't know how long he slept in the carriage, but was woken up by the coachman, saying that the capital had arrived.

Open your eyes and look, in front of you is the majestic city wall, and the sky is already bright.He asked, "May I ask what time is it?"

The coachman: "It's past Mao hour."

"It's still a bit late. Excuse me. Go directly to the imperial city. Hurry up. I'll give you more money later."

"Okay, sir, sit still."

By the time we arrived at the imperial city, the court had already dispersed.Zhou Nan went to the Department of General Administration to find Zou Yinglong and explained the matter roughly.He also handed Gong Qing's official letters and memorials to him.

Zou Yinglong knew it was a serious matter, so he took it and read it quickly.Then he turned his head and looked at Zhou Nan with piercing eyes.

Zhou Nan was taken aback by his expression: "Why does Yun Qing have such an expression?"

"You did a good job. I didn't expect to get the evidence of the Yan thief so soon. To eradicate the Yan Party in one fell swoop, Zimu is really a peerless national scholar! My teacher, the old man can finally wash away his notoriety."

Zou Yinglong had argued with others many times because of his teacher Xu Jie's weakness to please Yan Song, and had suffered all kinds of humiliation, and now he finally saw a day when he could feel proud.

Speaking of getting excited, Zou Yinglong's eye circles turned red, and he bowed to the ground: "Zimu, please accept my worship!"

"Oh, Yunqing, how can I bear it?" Zhou Nan was shocked, and hurriedly reached out to help.

But Zou Yinglong has great strength, how can he support him.

After the worship, Zou Yinglong said solemnly: "Zimu, I don't want to thank you myself. It's on behalf of my teacher, on behalf of some loyal people in the imperial court who are strict with the party and chaotic government. The heaven and the earth are majestic, and the righteousness will last forever."

Zhou Nan was a little embarrassed by his praise of "Unrivaled National Scholar", and thought, in fact, Yan Dang and I, Zhou, have no grievances.Since I entered the officialdom, I have been caused a lot of trouble by Qingliu gentleman.

Who told Yan Song that your grandson is going to marry Ah Jiu? For her sake and to save the master, Zhou Nan had no choice but to be her ear.

Zhou Nan: "Yunqing, you should immediately go to Enxiang to report this matter, where is Enxiang now?"

Zou Yinglong: "Master, he just finished his morning court and went to the Xiyuan cabinet to check on the room. I'm afraid it will trouble you, so you have to go there yourself."

Zhou Nan was in a bit of a dilemma: "Yunqing, I'm just an upright person, how can I get to Xiyuan? Or Yunqing, you go!" Xiyuan is the emperor's residence, the core of imperial politics, not you If you want to get in, you can get in.

"The official letter of Gong Yushi has to be delivered to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the memorial has to be forwarded to the cabinet by the Secretary of the General Administration. I also have to write a letter to impeach the strict party. In addition, I have to contact several imperial envoys to work hard together. This is the most important thing here." How can I get away?" Seeing Zhou Nan's worried expression, Zou Yinglong couldn't help smiling.

Xindao: Zimu has been working as a miscellaneous official below, but he is not clear about the central affairs.

He said: "If Xiyuan is full of high-ranking officials above the fourth rank, His Majesty will have no one to wait on you. Even if the cabinet is on duty, it will also enrich the daily walks of many non-ranking book offices. Later, you can use the pass Go there in the name of the Office of the Secretary of State, and I will issue you a Kanhe."

Only then did Zhou Nan suddenly realize that it was true, if low-level officials and scribes were not allowed to enter Xiyuan, wouldn't it be a mistake?
Immediately received the relevant procedures, out of the imperial city all the way west.

Thinking of going to Xiyuan, Zhou Nan felt an indescribable excitement.

Xiyuan is a royal garden built by Emperor Wuzong Zhengde. It is located on the Zhonghai and South China Seas to the west of the imperial city.Because of this, it was later called Zhongnanhai.That's not the Forbidden City, you can enter with just one ticket.

When I arrived at Xiyuan, I verified my identity and asked why.The soldiers guarding the gate said you just wait here, and I will ask the cabinet to be on duty.

After waiting for a while, the soldier came back and said, "Mr. Xu Ge told you to go in and see him."

Entering inside, it really is a big garden.

It's late spring now, but the trees are already green, the flowers in the garden are blooming, and there are bees and butterflies dancing.

The wind blowing from Zhonghai is warm, and the leaves are fluttering and swaying, which is indescribably refreshing.

Zhou Nan praised in his heart: "It's a good place, no wonder Zhengde and Jiajing refused to leave once they lived here, and I wouldn't want to go back to the Forbidden City."

Although the Forbidden City is resplendent and magnificent, living in it is not comfortable.

Especially the emperor's bedroom is broken and narrow, so it is impossible for him to live in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, right?
There are four major cabinet ministers in the cabinet, and under normal circumstances, all four of them will work in the imperial cabinet.However, because Xiyuan is the core of decision-making.Therefore, the elders of the four major pavilions come here in turn to work for a day, and today it happens to be Xu Jie's turn.

The value house is not big, it looks like a small courtyard house with six or seven rooms and three or four book offices.

When Zhou Nan arrived at the field, it was quiet inside, only a book office came to receive him, saying that Mr. Xu Ge had just received the emperor's edict to serve him, and Zhou Xingren waited in the duty room first.

Watched tea again.

Zhou Nan hadn't had breakfast yet, and was so hungry that he couldn't help stuffing the tea into his mouth, and asked, "When will Cifu come back?"

The secretary office: "It's not good to say, today the emperor has a funeral, and it won't take one or two hours to finish."

"Okay, then I'll wait here." Zhou Nan felt tired after eating, so he leaned on the chair and closed his eyes, preparing to gather his energy first.It seemed that Xu Jie would not be back until noon, and today would be a very busy day, for him and for himself as well.

I don't know how long I slept, Zhou Nan woke up suddenly.

It was so quiet that the entire value room seemed to be dead.There was only a middle-aged Taoist standing in front of the case, frowning and looking at an official letter on the case.

Zhou Nan fell asleep in a daze, couldn't remember where he was for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going?"

When he said this, the Taoist suddenly smiled: "This question is a good question. If you suddenly feel it, you will be like Zhou Ye. I don't know if Zhou's dream is Hu Die and Hu Die's dream is Zhou Yu? Zhou and Hu Die must have a difference. This is called reification"

The Taoist is talking about the allusion of Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly, and his voice is cool.

Hearing his voice, Zhou Nan woke up suddenly, only to remember that this is the cabinet's office.He looked at the Taoist again, he was about 50 to [-] years old, his hair was black and his beard was shiny, his face was rosy, and he looked extraordinary.

I wondered why there was a Taoist priest in this Xiyuan, so he said casually: "Is it interesting to call back and forth in other people's dreams?"

"Well said, is it interesting to call back and forth in other people's dreams?" The Taoist's eyes brightened: "You speak very Zen-like!"

After finishing speaking, he threw the official letter in his hand on the ground fiercely, and repeated angrily: "Is it interesting to call back and forth?"

Having said that, his whole face was twisted.

Zhou Nan wiped his eyes, and cupped his hands: "Zhou Nan, a pedestrian in the lower pedestrian department, dare to ask the immortal head's name?"

The Taoist hesitated for a moment: "My master Lan Daoxing, so you are Zhou Nan." After finishing speaking, his expression changed, and he looked up and down Master Zhou.

"Oh, it turns out to be Lan Xianchang, who has admired his name for a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you." Zhou Nan relaxed his body, this is one of his own!

(End of this chapter)