Idle courtiers

Chapter 369 Anyone Can Go Online

The chanting of the early court deliberations, how officials at all levels move, disciplinary inspections, and even the cleanliness of officials' clothes are all in charge of the etiquette department.

If an official violates the etiquette system, he will be ordered to rectify immediately and recorded in the assessment.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, many officials got into big trouble because they were impeached by the Ministry of Rites early in the dynasty.

On the surface, this matter seems to be for the sake of order, but if it is to be put on the line, it is disrespectful before driving, it is disrespectful to the king, and there is no ceiling for punishment.

Seeing that Mr. Huang was approaching violently, Zhou Nan knew that this matter was going to be bad.The mouth is born on someone's head, no matter how he wants to report to his head, he has no choice.Besides, he and Wen Qianhu were still discussing behind their backs about the future prince.

Since he was unable to resist this matter, he simply admitted it directly, so as not to make excuses for this guy.Zhou Nan laughed and asked, "Master Huang is going to punish me for several years' salary?"

Seeing Master Zhou's foolish look, it is obvious that he doesn't take the matter of punishing him for his salary to heart.Director Huang was furious, yes, he is an official with real power, and Zhou Nan is in charge of a yamen, and everyone does not live on the meager monthly salary of the imperial court, but is it a question of money?
"Shameless sycophant, you slandered your father behind your back and lost your manners before driving. My Ministry of Rites will report to the cabinet and punish you for exceeding the system."

Zhou Nan was annoyed, just now he said that King Yu and the Emperor took aphrodisiacs from the mouth of Wen Qianhu, why did you catch me with the surname Huang...Wen Qianhu...Damn it, the one surnamed Wen slipped away.

At this moment, Xu Jie and several officials came out of the hall, saw Chief Huang and Zhou Nan entangled, frowned, and shouted: "Master Huang, Master Zhou, what is this place, why are you making so much noise?"

Chief Huang: "Reporting to Cifu, Zhou Nan talked about the emperor's father behind his back and slandered the emperor. He can't escape the guilt. The subordinate officials want to impeach this subordinate."

Xu Jie looked at Zhou Nan gently: "Zhou Nan, is this true?" He stood aside with a smile.

Elder Xu Ge hated Zhou Nan in his heart, but he respected his identity and couldn't go into battle shirtless.His attitude was to let Director Huang attack Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan couldn't see what Old Fox Xu meant, and he also knew that if Mr. Huang continued to play, he would be charged with a serious crime.Immediately turned his face, and said to Mr. Huang: "Master Huang, if you want to impeach Zhou Nan, I will impeach you in front of the second assistant."

Mr. Huang sneered: "Zhou Nan, you have committed a lot of crimes, why should you submit yourself to the official?"

What Zhou Nan wanted was his question, and he shouted: "Master Huang, you are the head of the Ministry of Rites and the official of the ceremonial assembly. Let me ask you, the clan is under the control of the Ministry of Rites, right? Why doesn't your Ministry of Rites give advice when the prince abuses the prescription of immortals? You He is the real villain."

"This... this..." Mr. Huang was at a loss for words for a moment. There are not a few emperors in the past dynasties who abused gods and ate to death, especially the sudden sudden death of a monarch who died young, which would inevitably cause a civil strife.

For example, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, if he had not died at the age of 50 because he wanted to die forever, but lived for another ten years or so, naturally there would be no such thing as Empress Wu who would monopolize power and slaughter the clan.Without Empress Wu's dictatorship, there would be no later Tang Minghuang ascending the throne, and naturally there would be no Anshi Rebellion.If history can be assumed, Datang does not know what it will be like.

Because there are countless lessons learned from the past, the civil servants have always shouted at Shenxian Fang and the elixir, and they are absolutely merciless, which is politically correct.

However, today's Emperor Jiajing has a strong personality.Moreover, when he took the fairy medicine, he hid in the palace, avoiding foreign officials, so everyone pretended not to see it.

At this time, Zhou Nan retorted that the people in the Ministry of Rites did not offer advice, and they were sycophants.

Zhou Nan's words were obviously scolding Mr. Huang, but in fact, the entire Ministry of Rites and Xu Jie were involved.

Without waiting for him to refute, Zhou Nan pointed at Mr. Huang's nose and continued to shout; "Also, you just kept saying that I, Zhou Nan, slandered Junfu. I want to ask you, which sentence did I slander the Son of Heaven? Master Huang, King Yu Now I am only a prince, not a crown prince. The two dragons will not meet each other, and it is a national policy for Your Majesty not to establish a crown prince. What is your intention to impeach the crown prince and corrupt the great government? I want to impeach you, Mr. Huang, impeachment Your Ministry of Rites?"

"You, you villain, there is nothing wrong with you if you want to commit a crime... so good..."

There were a lot of people going to the morning court today, and Zhou Nan and Chief Huang's quarrel, with the cabinet's second assistant Xu Jie standing next to him, must have attracted everyone's attention.

Zhou Nan's words were from an absolute political height, his voice was loud and aggressive, and he seemed to be relentless.

Yes, when he made such a fuss, the problem became serious.King Yu is just a prince now, and Zhou Nan said behind his back that he took elixir indiscriminately.Not only was he innocent, but he also gained the reputation of being outspoken.

Master Huang said that the prince is the prince. Is this a slip of the tongue?Succession to the throne has always been a taboo, and it's not something you can discuss casually as a mere principal.

By the way, Mr. Huang is a member of the Ministry of Rites. Could it be that the Ministry of Rites intends to bring up the matter of establishing the crown prince again?
The Ministry of Rites is Xu Ge's basic board. Could it be that Xu Jie deliberately released it to test the direction of the court?

For a moment, everyone had wonderful faces, some were full of excitement, and some were thoughtful.

"You, you, you... villain, blood-spitting traitor..." Mr. Huang secretly glanced at Xu Jie, but he saw Xu Ge still had a kind smile on his face. This was exactly what he was most afraid of. Ge Lao had already treated him I have an opinion.

Suddenly trembling with annoyance.

At this time, an eunuch walked over quickly: "Lord Zhou, Eunuch Huang invites you to go to Xiyuan to inquire about something."

Zhou Nan won a big victory today, so naturally he didn't want to entangle with the surname Huang anymore.Otherwise, it would be too unseemly for you to choke me down at every word.It really angered the Ministry of Rites, so if you don't want to be fined, you have to make a note on the file.

Just laughed, ignored Mr. Huang, and saluted Xu Jieyi: "Mr. En, I will take my leave."

"Zimu go!" Xu Jie smiled and waved to him kindly.

When Zhou Nan left, Xu Jie caressed his long beard with an incomprehensible look on his face.

"I've seen Eunuch Huang, but I don't know what you can inquire about?" After Zhou Nan entered Xiyuan, he saw Huang Jin in the guard room of the Supervisor of Rituals, and saluted without humility or condescension.

In the Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs were very powerful, representing the emperor to approve the red and the king who was negligent, and they had the final decision-making power on military and state affairs.

Dealing with the eunuchs requires skill.

Too contradictory, and you can't talk about any future.

If you get too close, it will ruin your reputation.

Huang Jin signaled his subordinates to leave, pointed to the chair beside him, and said politely, "Master Zhou, please sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Eunuch." Zhou Nan sat down straight.

Huang Jin looked at Zhou Nan, and said slowly: "There are rumors in the palace that the reason Lan Daoxing and Lan Xianchang entered the palace to serve you was because you recommended him from Xu Xiang. Is this true?"

Hearing his question, Zhou Nan was startled and smelled a hint of danger.

Yes, Lan Dao marching to the palace was recommended by him, in order to put eyes and ears around the emperor, so as to help Xu Jie win the position of chief assistant of the cabinet.

This matter went very smoothly at the beginning, and I had to admit that Lan Daoxing was indeed a learned and capable man, and within a few days of entering the palace, he gained the absolute trust of the emperor and won many awards.

Later, when the incident was exposed, Jiajing was annoyed and drove Lan Daochang out of the capital.

It is a felony to speculate on the emperor's will, let alone plant spies around the emperor.

If it is pursued, it is possible to behead.

Zhou Nan had cold hairs on the back of his neck secretly, and wanted to deny it, but then he thought about it, paper can't cover fire, and he can't deny it. The key is how to say this, and how to choose himself out.

"Eunuch Huang, when I was in Huai'an, I presided over the sacrificial ceremony. After the people's investigation, I also dealt with related affairs. I met with Lan Xianzhang a few times and had a good chat. I know that he is a man of great virtue. , so I recommend it to His Majesty."

"Oh, so you know Immortal Master Lan, so you are also a person of cultivation?" Huang Jin asked casually pretending not to care.

Zhou Nan: "I don't dare to say that I have cultivation, I just know some things about Taoism." He started bragging, anyway, bragging doesn't have to pay taxes.Besides, I am very superstitious towards the emperor, and it is always beneficial to brag about this matter: "The lower official is now in the position of the right official in the Daolu Department, so naturally he can't be an outsider to direct the insider. These days, he is studying Daozang in the yamen. I have a little experience."

Huang Jin listened to Zhou Nan's bragging, with joy in his expression, he took a sip from the teacup and signaled Zhou Nan to drink tea.

Zhou Nan went out to court early in the morning, and his mouth was thirsty. You don't have to be polite, and chatted with Huang Jin while drinking tea and eating Ming Dynasty's green pastries without any preservatives and flavors.

He answered Huang Gonggong's several Daozang questions in one breath.

As the saying goes: red flowers, green leaves and white lotus root, the three religions were originally one family.

In order to integrate into the mainstream society, Taoism and Buddhism have broken away from the superstitions of primitive religions and become a philosophy that conforms to the values ​​of Confucianism.

These days, whoever is a learned Confucian has never studied Lao Zhuang and "So I say." If you don't know a little bit of Buddhism and Taoism, you are ashamed to say that you are a scholar.

Huang Jin has outstanding knowledge, no exception.

I tested and taught Zhou Nan a few questions, and heard that the answers were all correct. Obviously, he has a deep understanding of the scriptures, and many insights are also ingenious, which is quite interesting.

Huang Jin was sure that Zhou Nan was a person who was practicing, and said with a smile, "What does Mr. Zhou think about the immortal prescription and the elixir?"

Zhou Nan was taken aback. He had just had a conflict with Mr. Huang over the elixir this morning, so why did Eunuch Huang ask this question again.

In fact, according to Confucian orthodoxy and political correctness, his best response is to lash out at taking medicine.

But after thinking about it, Jiajing has taken the longevity medicine for so many years, why do you say that you are not against the emperor?

But if you agree to second the proposal, you are afraid that you will lose your own reputation.

Zhou Nan: "There is a limit to what you do, especially if you go too far."

Huang Jin's spirit was greatly lifted: "I still ask for advice."

"I can't afford to ask Mr. Huang for advice."

(End of this chapter)