Idle courtiers

Chapter 441 Which Pot Can't Be Opened and Lifted

Zhou Nan: "He is a member of the clan, a general of Fengguo in the Shanxi dynasty."

Shi Wenjiang patted his forehead: "Remember, last year the emperor issued an edict ordering the royal family in Qingzhang, Gyeonggi, to hide the imperial property. This Zhu Fengguo led the clan to make a fuss, and forcibly messed up the matter, and made Shenyang, Zhang Dazhong He was dismissed from office. He is really a strange person, and I would like to get acquainted if I have the opportunity."

Zhou Nan: "Everyone is here, what opportunity are you looking for, and I will introduce you to each other later."

Shi Wenjiang: "Today I made an appointment with the adults of Qin Tianjian to have a drink, and we agreed to watch the stars together at night. The time has come, but I don't have time to talk to Zhu Fengguo."

After all, he cupped his hands and hurried away.

Zhou Nan sighed in his heart, the two big men made an appointment to watch the stars together at night, and the GAY was GAY.This little history is so familiar that anyone can talk to it.Master Shi Jie is such a leisurely person, why did he give birth to such a son with ADHD, is it for the phone bill?

As soon as Shi Wenjiang left, the yamen servant brought Zhu Congjin in.

General Zhu Fengguo's eyes rolled when he saw Zhou Nan's joy: "Zimu, I haven't seen you for half a year, I want to be a brother, so don't come here to be safe?"

Zhou Nan: "How did Brother Zhu come to Beijing?"

Zhu Congchen: "What else can I do? Go to Beijing to celebrate the New Year and pay homage to the ancestral temple! When I arrive in the capital, the first thing I do is go to your house. But I was told that something happened to you and you were banned from the Daolu Department. Why don't you come over to see you?"

Zhou Nan immediately understood that according to royal rules, close relatives of the clan would go to Beijing to meet the emperor every New Year's Eve, and offer sacrifices to past emperors on New Year's Eve.

China is so big that transportation was inconvenient in ancient times.The kings whose fiefdoms are in Hebei and Henan are okay, that is, they can reach the capital in ten and a half months.But those who are sealed in remote areas are more annoyed, and they have to walk for a month or two on the road.Therefore, the imperial court allowed them to leave early.

It's only the beginning of September, and there are still four months before the Chinese New Year.

"Brother Zhu came a little too early, aren't you afraid that the people from the Ministry of Rites and the Department of Cleaning Up Officials will find you unlucky?"

"It doesn't matter if you find me unlucky, at most I will be fined some salary, anyway it's not much." Zhu Congba said carelessly: "Is it possible that I can be sent back to Datong? There are too many vassal kings who have come to the capital ahead of time, and I am not one more." ,D."

In the end, he added: "The capital city is so much fun, it's okay if people find bad luck, it's worth it."

Zhou Nan was speechless for a while. According to the Ming Dynasty system, princes and lords would be expelled from the capital as soon as they reached adulthood, and they would not be allowed to return to Beijing without an edict.

However, there were too many princes and royal families in the Ming Dynasty, and it was really troublesome to issue edicts one by one.Because everyone agrees to go to Beijing one month in advance, the Ministry of Rites doesn't want to care about it.

This capital city is the most prosperous place in the world, second only to Suzhou and Yangzhou. The royal family is all about leisure and pleasure, and they don't want to leave once they come.

Therefore, some people played tricks with the imperial court, staying in the fief for only one or two months out of twelve months a year, and at other times they were either in the capital or on the way to the capital to visit the mountains and rivers. Among them, Zhu The young nobles represented by Cong Jin are the most.

This Zhu brother can play, after all, he is a bad friend who eats, drinks and plays.Zhou Nan already guessed that he came to ask him to go out for a drink today, so he said: "Brother Zhu, I am under the control of the court now, and I have suffered a serious illness. I haven't fully recovered yet. I'm afraid I won't be able to go out with you. I only have a cup of tea." Hospitality."

"I can see that Zimuqing has lost weight, so it's important to take care of your health. Who do you think I am, and when I come to you, I just eat, drink, whore and gamble, but today I have a serious business."

Zhou Nan let out a haha: "Since when did Brother Zhu have something serious?"

Zhu Cong was so angry that he yelled, "Am I such a person?"
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and Wu Miao was seen happily leading two officials over.

He walked quickly, shouting as he walked: "Master Zhou is overjoyed, Mr. Zhou is overjoyed, the decree has come down."

Zhou Nan's heart trembled, and he hurriedly stood up to greet the visitor.

After the two men asked who Zhou Nan was, they said softly, "Master Zhou, we belong to the Ministry of Officials. The emperor's order has been sent down to the Ministry, and your decision on punishment has been made."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the document issued by the official department and read it aloud.The content is nothing more than what mistakes Comrade Youzheng Zhou Nan of the Ministry of Rites and Daolu Department has made. After introspection these days, he realized his mistakes.Based on the principle of learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones, curing diseases and saving lives, and working hard to save every comrade, he was removed from all positions.

With this thought, I read it all at once, and Zhou Nan's positions were exhausted from Sizheng, then to the shift in front of the palace, and then to Xuandelang, all the officials, positions, ranks, and dispatches.

After reading, the two officials shoved the dismissal documents into Zhou Nan's hands and left.

Zhu Congchi was stunned as he watched from the side. He hadn't seen Zhou Nan for more than half a year. Why did this old man get so many official positions and titles for him? They all printed them out. I'm afraid there wasn't enough space for the official photos.

However, Jinri was expelled by the last one?

This is why it is so prosperous, its... personnel changes!

Wu Miao said happily, "Congratulations, Mr. Zhou."

"My official was dismissed, what are you happy about?" Zhou Nan was bitter: "Are you happy when you hear that I am leaving?" Which pot do you open?

Wu Miao: "Master Zhou said where did you go, I immediately asked someone to prepare a carriage for you?"

Being kicked out in front of Zhu Congchen, Zhou Nan felt humiliated, and said coldly: "Master Wu, according to the court system, even if I want to leave, I have to hand over to you, and I still have to stay in the court these days. "

Seeing that he just refused to leave, Wu Miao felt very anxious: "Yes, yes, the handover is to be done, how many days will it take?"

Zhou Nan: "How do I know, it may take half a month if not ten days!"

"Ah, after such a long time, Mr. Zhou, are you burying me?" Wu Miao left angrily with a livid face.

Zhu Congjin is a really playful middle-aged man, he smiled and asked: "Zimu, you really want to stay here for another ten and a half months, how can you feel comfortable at home in this place?"

"You really think I'm angry with Mr. Wu?"

"Is not it?"

Zhou Nan smiled and said nothing, Dao Lusi is now the small treasury of the emperor and King Yu, and the sale of the degree certificate is suspected of selling official porridge. It is rumored that the reputation of the chairman of the Ming Dynasty is not good, how can it be easily handed over to the emperor? Wu Miao, something really went wrong, and she was the one who really couldn't bear to walk around.

Now sell the purchased share first, and then settle the money, which will take at least half a month.That is to say, he still has to come to the Daolu Department to work every day, and it is still the kind that no one pays and has no status.After half a month, the emperor and Yu Wang should send new people to take over.By the way, isn't Daolu still lacking a Zuozheng?

Zhou Nan sighed secretly: I actually still hold a certain amount of power now, but I don't have an official status, which is embarrassing.

Moreover, it is useless to do this job well, and now I can't even see the emperor's face, even if I ask for credit, I have no place to ask for it.It's fucked up, just wait to eat it!

But the business entrusted by the emperor, can you push it?
I think the emperor is black, and it won't come off if it touches it.

"By the way, I've been here with you for a long time, but I forgot the business."

Zhou Nan: "What business do you have, aside from writing the manuscript, my mentor has already returned to Taicang."

Zhu Congchen: "It's not this one, it's another one. You must be in big trouble. Just now I saw that Zimu was dismissed from all his official positions, so I guessed it right."

Zhou Nan: "Aren't my troubles still small? Don't be a snob, talk about something." The court's punishment finally came down, and the news made him feel mixed.The worry is that now I have completely become an ordinary person, and I am very frustrated.The good news is that Xiao Wanli finally escaped safely from this case.There are still a few months until the Jinshi examination. At worst, I will take the examination for fame and become an official again.

Although Xun Fangyu didn't say anything these days, he could not conceal the worry on his face, and he had to tell her the news as soon as possible to make her feel at ease.

Zhu Congchen: "I heard that Zimu is going to marry Xu Ge's granddaughter?"

Zhou Nan: "That's right, it's Ping's wife, and she's going to wait for this court turmoil to pass. Elder Xu Ge will do the marriage if he has nothing to do. At that time, I can't help but treat Brother Zhu to a glass of wedding wine."

Zhu Congchen, "Scholar-bureaucrats have one official wife, one ordinary wife, and four concubines. Zimu is so beautiful and blessed, so enviable. But, don't you want to live?"

Zhou Nan: "Why don't you want to live? If I marry a wife, I won't be able to live?"

Zhu Congchen: "Since you are going to marry Miss Jiu from Xu Ge's hometown, why are you teasing Princess Jiashan? Isn't this the old birthday star who eats arsenic and is impatient?"

Zhou Nan: "When did I tease her, I only met twice, and I didn't say three words in total."

The misunderstanding between him and Concubine Li and Princess Jiashan is hard to explain in one word, and it involves many secrets, so it is naturally inconvenient to talk to classmate Zhu.

"Don't lie to me. I still don't know your temperament. You are never clingy to brothel girls, but you can't walk when you see a good house, and you are very courageous. Besides, Jiashan is so lively, generous and beautiful. Are you willing Let it go?" Zhu Cong showed an expression that I understand you.

Zhou Nan: "Lively, generous and beautiful?" Are you blind?

After all, Jiashan is a clan and has blood relationship with Zhu Cong. Zhou Nan refused to be a son-in-law. He naturally shared the same hatred and said angrily: "I heard that after Zimu rejected Jiashan cruelly, Her Royal Highness has not thought about tea and food these few months. Especially It was after hearing that you won Juren and that you were going to marry Xu Jie’s granddaughter, you cried a lot and started a hunger strike."

"Hunger strike, how long have you been on a hunger strike?" Zhou Nan was taken aback.

"You started a hunger strike on the day you were elected, and it has been more than [-] days so far."

Zhou Nan was even more surprised: "Why haven't you..."

Zhu Cong was furious: "Did you say that? If something happened to her, Zhou Nan, do you think you can live?"

Zhou Nan was dripping with cold sweat: "It's really impossible to survive."

Zhu Congchen: "Although Her Royal Highness doesn't eat, she still needs some soup on weekdays. For example, chicken soup, stewed pigeon with Liao ginseng, and porridge with dried shrimps."

Zhou Nan: "Is this called a hunger strike?"

"Why didn't you call?" Zhu Congxi slapped the table and shouted: "His Royal Highness usually goes on a hunger strike for three to five days, eats enough food for one day, and then continues to go on a hunger strike for a few more days. After going on and on like this, now she has completely disappeared."

Zhou Nan was dumbfounded. What kind of hunger strike is this? Is this a relay hunger strike or a staged hunger strike?
(End of this chapter)