Idle courtiers

Chapter 368
He recalled the red spots on the emperor's body when he changed the emperor's clothes just now, and he felt scared.

He looked carefully at the red pill in his hand again, and saw that the red was like blood, shining bewitchingly under the light, and after looking at it for a long time, his soul seemed to be sucked into it.

Huang Jin is a standard Confucianist, and has always sneered at the theory of longevity.The Son of Heaven has a world wide and has enough resources to practice Taoism.From Qin Shihuang to Tang Taizong, there are too many kings who are good at this way, but I have never heard of anyone who finally ascended to the way.

On the contrary, many monarchs died suddenly because of taking pills indiscriminately.

Thinking of the serious consequences, Huang Jin's hairs stood on end.

At dawn, he summoned several alchemists who served the emperor in Xiyuan, and asked what the formula of this red pill was, and whether taking it for a long time would damage the body.

Several prescriptions took the red pill and studied it for a long time, and they said that this elixir was the house left behind by Immortal Shao Yuanjie when he was serving in the palace.Shao Shenxian has been traveling westward for many years, as for what happens after taking it for a long time, I dare not speculate.

Huang Jin asked again, do you know what medicine is in this elixir?

Several alchemists glanced at each other, and explained in a deliberate tone, that this elixir is an authentic immortal prescription of Taoism.

When they said that, Huang Jin was slightly annoyed. These people said that they learned from Zhu You, but in fact, they were just a group of liars who danced the witchcraft of the Great God.

Seeing that Eunuch Huang's face was not good-looking, a alchemist boldly said: "The Taoist Wai Dan is used, and it needs to be used in conjunction with the mind method to meditate and breathe. At the beginning, this task was all in charge of Lan Daoxing, maybe he knew the formula. .”

Huang Jin smiled wryly: "Isn't Daoist Lan already left the capital to travel around the world? Where can I find it? Forget it, why don't you all retreat?"

After talking for a long time, his body felt even more uncomfortable, his skin felt sore and itchy, it was already slightly red, and he was even more surprised.

After thinking about it, Jiajing said last night that Zhou Nan is a person of spiritual practice, and his heart suddenly moved: Judging from Zhou Nan's Taoist poems, they are full of immortality, and they are authentic if you think about them. You might as well ask him to come over and ask.

Just wave.

A little eunuch came in: "What's your godfather's order?"

Huang Jin: "Do you know Zhou Sizheng of the Daolu Department? Where is he now?"

The little eunuch: "If you go back to your godfather, my son knows that Mr. Zhou has been sent by the Banzhi in front of the palace, and he should be in the morning court now."

Huang Jin said: "Go for a while, and when Master Zhou finishes his court, he will be brought to Xiyuan, and he will say that His Majesty ordered him to accompany him."

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The early Ming Dynasty was an important discussion. According to regulations, all officials above the fourth rank in Beijing must participate.

Being able to participate in such a discussion means that you have stepped into the ranks of senior officials, which is a symbol of status.

In the film and television works of later generations, it seems that all major national affairs will be resolved in the morning.When the emperor ascended the throne, some eunuchs sang: "If there is something to do, let's play, and if there is nothing to do, we will leave the court."

At this time, a senior official with a white beard will usually jump out from the crowd with a "swoosh", holding a booklet in his hand and shouting: "I have a book to play."

Then, he talked about it for a long time.It probably touched the interests of another official, and that person didn't agree, so he also jumped out to refute.

So, the two began to pinch.

Later, another minister stepped forward, pulling up the fight, helping out, and the Golden Luan Hall suddenly became a vegetable market.

But film and television works are film and television works after all, and they cannot be taken seriously, at least in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.The reason is simple, the emperor has not been in court for more than 20 years, and even if you want to fight it out, you can't find a referee.

Besides, the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty was limited by the power of the prime minister. If the imperial decree of the emperor was not issued by the cabinet, it would not be legally valid, and the people below could completely ignore it.Therefore, the country's major affairs, the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonial affairs are handled by themselves.Encountering a weak monarch is purely a display.

Only a strong person like Jiajing can restrain the civil servants below.

In this way, the early court is not a place to talk about things at all, it has become a mere formality.

After Zhou Nan got the qualification to go to court every day, she was very proud at first.It wasn't until he was woken up by his family member Huangdou from his hot back bed before dawn, and rushed to the Meridian Gate in pain, that he didn't know that he had accepted a hard job.

This thing never comes every month except the first and fifteenth day of the month, 30 days a month, 28 days have to get up early.

This is simply inhuman torture, Zhou Nan unconsciously muttered in his heart: If I were the chief assistant in other years, I would have to change the morning morning to once every ten days.Anyway, this matter is just a formality, there is really no need to go through such fuss.

Besides, he is just a person who maintains order. To put it bluntly, he is a royal guardian, and the honor brought by going to court has nothing to do with him, Mr. Zhou.

Soon, Zhou Nan joined a group of on-duty personnel and Jin Yiwei, entered the Meridian Gate, and stood under the Jinluan Hall.

The officials who came to the early court came one after another, and under the organization of officials from the Ministry of Rites, several tofu blocks were formed.

Looking at the number of people, it is estimated that there are five or six hundred.

Zhou Nan was taken aback. There were five to six hundred officials above the fourth rank in Beijing.
At this time, his mind changed again.In fact, my old Zhou's biggest ideal in life is to eat and wait to die. Being the chief assistant is too tiring, how can I compare with Taiping Duke?
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden crisp sound from the other end, as if a small firecracker exploded in his ear, which made him tremble uncontrollably.

Looking closely, it turned out that it was an eunuch who was whipping hard on the ground with a whip more than one foot long.This is the so-called cracking whip, and it is estimated that it is used to promote everyone, so that officials will not lose their dignity due to lack of sleep.

After the whip is sounded, it is time to go to the Ministry of Rites to sing the ceremony and lead the officials into the hall to kneel and worship the emperor.

Naturally, the Son of Heaven would not appear, so everyone saluted to an empty chair.

There is also an order for entering the palace, according to the grade, according to the ranking of the title.The Ministry of Rites has its own regulations, and it is not for a small person like Zhou Nan to bother. He can be regarded as completing the task by being his own clay sculpture and wood carving in front of the temple.Xu Jie, Yuan Wei, and Li Chunfang, the three elders, naturally came to the front. Xu Yuan and Zhou Nan knew each other well, but they didn't know what Li Chunfang looked like.

Curious in his heart, he fixed his eyes on the past, but saw Xu Jie's sharp eyes projected over.

Zhou Nan felt a little guilty, and couldn't care less about seeing Mr. Li Ge.

Strange to say, Xu Jie nodded at him and smiled slightly, as if looking at his own nephew and disciple.

This old fox is a stable person. He is full of anger in front of him, and he may have hidden a knife behind his back. He is only willing to chop me up if he wants to kill Lao Zhou.

Zhou Nan gave a thumbs up in his heart, "Guixiang can endure what others can't, this kung fu is really admirable."

After the three elders of the cabinet, there are ministers of the six ministries and five temples.

Zhou Nan didn't know any of these people, but fortunately there was a hundred households of Jinyiwei who were Xia Yi's acquaintances, surnamed Wen.Just now, Zhou Nan and Zhou Nan were able to talk again, pointing at the side, not only calling out the name and official position of each adult accurately, but also attaching a [-]-word personal resume.

This opened Zhou Nan's eyes. This guy is really a god of ears, not inferior to Shi Wenjiang. If he has time, let him have a good discussion with Master Shi.

While silently memorizing the faces and names of all the officials, he said to Jin Yiwei, who was surnamed Wen: "Brother, you are really well informed. I hit you off right away. If you have free time, you can go to my Guangfu Palace for a sit. It’s very good, and it’s next to the Shichahai Lake, so it’s very cool, so it’s okay to live there for three or two days.”

The capital at the end of May and the beginning of June was like a furnace. The nobles and families in the capital fled this fiery world one after another, and went to Yuquan Mountain and Xishan Bieyuan to cool off.This Wen Qianhu is a descendant of a noble family, the kind whose family fortune has fallen, naturally there is no other courtyard to go to.

Hearing Zhou Nanzhi's invitation, I decided to take my family to his place to cool off for a few days.Knowing that Zhou Bo has recently become a holy family member, he might squeeze into the circle of Xun's relatives in the future, so he said happily: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. When we leave, I will send my wife and children to me. Zimu, don't you know? I am old and my baby is only six months old. Today is the first hot day he has encountered. He has prickly heat all over his body and cries all day long. I am crying so much, my heart feels like a knife stabbed in my heart, but you saved me My life is over."

Zhou Nan said: "Look, it will be hot for ten days and a half months, just stay here. By the way, it's not a solution for your child to cry like this. Is it because of a bad health? Why don't you go to the doctor for his pulse, don't delay."

"Why didn't I look for it? The pulse said it was fine. It was hot. Besides, the delicate body of a six-month-old baby is three-point poisonous. If you can't take it, don't take it. Your elixir, even if you are the descendant of the dragon, you will not be able to bear it." Wen Qianhu is a person who talks a lot and hides nothing at all, and said in a low voice: "I got an errand last night, and the emperor gave King Yu an elixir. I sent it over. The prince thanked you and took it on the spot. Guess what happened later?"

Without waiting for Zhou Nan to ask, Wen Qianhu said: "I have a relative's child who works as an errand for the chief of the palace, and that's why I finally got into the palace. Something happened to the prince."

"That's right. After taking the elixir that His Majesty rewarded, the lord was hot all over. He couldn't control it, and he rushed to the third daughter in one breath. Before the matter was over, he had a nosebleed. He couldn't stop it, so he hurried to ask for the imperial physician. After Shi Si knew about it, he stepped forward to admonish him, and knowing that the elixir was given by Long Live, that’s all.”

Zhou Nan's eyes widened: "King Yu seems to be in his early forties, so it doesn't seem appropriate to start taking medicine?" Cai Wenqianhu was right just now, the medicine is three-point poisonous, let alone this kind of fun Medicine, that is fatal.

Wen Qianhu also nodded: "How can aphrodisiacs be taken indiscriminately? In my opinion, this prince is also a licentious person. He doesn't look like a gentleman."

Seeing that he started talking outrageously, Zhou Nan felt that he was already suspected of slandering Jun's father, and felt that something was wrong, and was about to interrupt him.

Suddenly, a shadow fell.

Zhou Nan looked up, and it turned out to be Mr. Huang from the Ministry of Rites.

This is when enemies meet, and they are extremely jealous.

By the way, Mr. Huang is the discipline officer of the early court today.

(End of this chapter)