Chapter 1: Suspicion (1)
At that time, Master Zheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had just gotten up and was using some porridge. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info was still wearing the usual clothes at home, and after hearing that the newspaper came, he was unstable and almost fell to the ground.
In the next moment, he got up and ordered the little servant, put on his court clothes and went straight to the Ministry of Rites.
By the time Lord Zheng arrived, the Ministry of Rites had already arranged all kinds of affairs in an orderly manner.
Seeing Lord Zheng coming in a hurry, Lord Jing immediately greeted him with a confident smile.
"Lord Lawton. Saying that, he invited Master Zheng to the inner room of the Ministry of Rites, told him all about his plans, and told Zheng Shangshu to leave to stay in the Ministry of Rites to prepare for all the trivial matters, and not to participate in today's morning dynasty.
Zheng Shangshu was originally frightened, and hurried to the Ministry of Rites to prepare to deal with the mess brought by General Shubei. I didn't think that my subordinates had completed most of it, and at this time my mind finally settled down.
"Okay, good, that's a perfect arrangement. ”
After a big reward, Master Zheng hinted that he would definitely have all kinds of affirmation for Lord Jing in this year's assessment, and would try his best to ensure that he sat in the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.
Lord Jing never expected that the evaluation of the officials had not yet come, and the praise and recommendation of his immediate boss was almost certain. The mood is completely different from what it was just now.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will not fail in my mission. ”
When both of them came out of the inner room, they both had a calm and relaxed expression. Lord Zheng got up and went to the guest room specially prepared for the officials on duty in the Ministry of Rites to rest and prepare to go to court, while Lord Jing sat back in his place and prepared for the unfinished business.
While dealing with the matter at hand, Lord Jing casually pointed to his hand and asked the official next to him, "Who is that person, why don't I recognize him?"
The person who was questioned looked back at the direction that Lord Jing was pointing at, and said with a smile: "Who am I talking about when I am an adult, it is the Ming Jing that entered the Shi in the spring last year, and his name is Qiao Bai." The knowledge and literature are average, but the people are very smart, it's a pity. ”
Lord Jing only nodded, and then resumed the business at hand. But in my heart, I secretly thought that this person's mind was active, and maybe he could use it for himself.
It turns out that this dynasty can enter the official career through the Jinshi and Ming Jing examinations, but the former needs to read poetry and books extensively, and the current affairs debate is indispensable. The latter is slightly easier and doesn't have to spend too much time in the pile of old papers.
Therefore, in order to get the blue eyes of the future chief, most scholars will choose the former way to enter the office. Therefore, there are very few people in the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, and if there are, they are mostly excluded and despised by their colleagues.
Most of the people who have entered the Ming Jing through this have not a good future, so there are fewer and fewer people participating in the Ming Jing now, and it is a miracle that this subject has not been abandoned so far.
Lord Jing's current mood is the most comfortable in recent years, so he has a quick mind and can handle all kinds of affairs in a short time. At this time, he squinted his eyes and took a break while thinking, although the Ming Jing was despised by most readers, it was also a way to gather talents and talents, maybe he could pay more attention to it next year.
This Lord Jing was previously in charge of the imperial examination.
In the other corner of the palace in the capital on such a cold winter morning, in the Xuanjing Palace of Concubine Jing in the palace, the young emperor has not yet woken up. The people waiting outside the door were already ready to stop, just waiting for Concubine Jing in the inner room to summon them before they could enter and serve the two of them to get up. In about a quarter of an hour the emperor will wake up and begin his day's work. This is almost a routine that has never been disrupted since the little emperor came to power.
It's just that today a herald from the military department also joined the queue waiting outside the door.
Sure enough, at the end of the hour, Concubine Jing whispered "enter" from the room.
Because of the emperor's personal habits, there are never attendants in the room when sleeping, so things like summoning and opening the door can only be done by Concubine Jing.
The door was opened through a small crack from the inside, and servants with various utensils in their hands entered. And the herald of the military department, who stood at the back, was quietly waiting for a special summons.
He had already informed the general manager of the matter to the chief of the chamberlain and asked him to pass it on his behalf, and he had not left at this time, but it was for the special instructions of the secretary of the military department.
The decoration of the palace is the best material in the world, of course, this all depends on the extensive renovation of the previous generation, but fortunately, the palace of this dynasty is not as magnificent as the previous dynasty, otherwise the power of the whole country may not be able to meet the requirements of the previous generation.
The inner room was lit with clouds and candles, and the dim light was reflected on the white window paper, showing the busy figures of everyone.
Waiting silently is the most boring, and besides, in the early morning of such a cold winter, when he is alone, in order not to doze off, the herald tries to recall the wonderful scene after everyone heard the news when he was on duty at the military headquarters, and maintains his eyelids that are about to close.
After the general's junior future summoned the order to the council hall of the military department, when the loud voice conveyed the news of the general's arrival today to the officials on duty, the wonderful scene of the military department really exploded. Then the man took out two letters from his bosom, saying that it was the general who asked him to hand over Shangshu to him.
Everyone was at a loss, hearing the word Shangshu, they immediately came back to their senses, at this time, they must be in charge of the military department, what do they have to do with these people.
Therefore, after the people who sent the order were settled, the group of people immediately began to arrange the manpower to inform Shangshu and the squire, plus the people who went to find out where the general was. Thinking about it, it was also a matter that had already been decided, and the general was supposed to arrive in the capital in the middle of this month, why did he advance it half a month for no reason? This is not counting, there was no news revealed before.
This is not only a matter of time, but also the most important thing for soldiers to prohibit it. Not to mention marching and fighting, even if there is no rules and regulations in the early dynasty, it will be chaotic. The general is so willful and reckless, not to mention that he will come back with a third of his soldiers and horses, I am afraid that those who come will not be good.
Everyone is thinking like this, so they can't pay attention for a while. At this time, I can only hope that the military department Shangshu and the squire will come to take charge.
Fortunately, Shangshu of the Ministry of War soon arrived at the Ministry of War, and the scene immediately returned to order.
"All of them are in a mess, what kind of system. Go and call the herald, and I will question him. The old Shangshu of the military department, whose voice was sonorous and powerful, said calmly.
After only speaking, the messenger was taken back to the council hall of the military department.
Dismissed everyone around him, leaving only the squire of the military department standing behind him, Zhao Shangshu asked.
"How many generals have followed, where are they now? ”
After the young general who stood next to him clasped his fists and saluted, he said: "The general has 500 with Hu, and he has now arrived at the Wanli Bridge east of the Beijing Division, and the general ordered the department to make a slight repair from the spot. An hour later, we marched to Beijing again. ”
Hearing this, the brows of the soldier finally relaxed a little.
"Why is it never reported along the way, what are the routes you are taking?"