Early this morning, Lu Wenyuan and the other three members of the cabinet were working in the cabinet, and quietly, Shen Wenbin stood beside Fu Qian's side and whispered for advice, and Zhao Yongning was stacking the newly sent pieces of music in different categories. In the golden autumn season, from time to time, there is a sassy breeze blowing in from the open doors and windows, and there are occasional birds chirping on the pine trees in the courtyard, which makes the Wenhua Hall like a quiet holy place.

Lu Wenyuan was concentrating on the music in his hand, but suddenly heard a burst of human voices outside the courtyard wall, noisy, coming towards this side, The other three people in the pavilion also heard it, and they all raised their heads and looked at each other.

Lu Wenyuan was about to ask someone to go out and ask who was so bold and dared to make a noise in the palace, but when he heard that the voice of the people had turned into the courtyard in an instant, it immediately became clear and piercing, and the birds in the courtyard were startled. Before Lu Wenyuan could react, he saw a group of people stepping into the door, bringing up a cloud of smoke and dust, and the small cabinet was almost unable to fit in. The first two, whose faces were wounded, were blue and purple, and they were still holding their waists with their hands, and those behind them, although their faces were fine, they were also hunched over, and their mouths were full of sighs. Lu Wenyuan was shocked, and hurriedly stood up from behind the table and said, "What's wrong with you?"

The leader pouted and spit a mouthful of blood foam into the ground, originally to express his anger, but because he used too much force, he touched the bruises at the corners of his mouth, and he hissed in pain: "Lord Lu, you have to wait for me to give me an explanation for today's matter!"

Lu Wenyuan saw that this person had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a good black beard under his chin, and recognized it as Wang Shiqing, the right man of the Imperial Palace, and then looked at the other, polite and weak, it was Du Chunning, the chief bookkeeper of Guanglu Temple, who was a good white-faced scholar, but at this time he brought a black-eyed blue, and said: "Lord Lu, it just so happens that the four members of your cabinet are here today, so I came to give the lower officials a good praise and comment on this reason!" said, glaring at Wang Shiqing beside him, Wang Shiqing also glared back at him unceremoniously.

As soon as everyone behind him heard this, they also knelt down one after another, but they didn't all kneel, they sat and squatted, squatted, and bent down halfway and froze there crying out in pain, and they were all crying in their mouths: "The lower officials are really wronged, please ask Lord Lu to make the decision for the lower officials!"

Lu Wenyuan was confused, and it was easy to persuade them, and only then did he learn the truth from Wang Shiqing and Du Chunning.

It turned out that after Zhu Shiyang returned from the southern tour, he still followed the rules set before leaving the palace, and went to court every 5th or 10th. But during the southern tour, although Fu Qian and Zhao Yongning supervised state affairs, after all, they could not be compared with the emperor himself in charge of government, and all ministries and departments had saved a lot of affairs, and they needed to return to the emperor one by one. And the court is now politically clear, harmonious from top to bottom, hundreds of officials are encouraged, are attentive to government affairs, and there are more and more things to be returned every day, and on the days when they do not go to court, officials who enter the palace often queue up outside the main hall of the Qianqing Palace to wait for the summons, and the political secretary cannot be approved.

It's okay for a day or two, but now Zhu Shiyang has been back in Luan for more than half a month, but the officials who are waiting to be summoned every day have only seen more and not less, and the officials see the emperor, and they will delay for a while to greet him. In order to see the emperor as soon as possible, he got up earlier than the previous court, and as soon as the noon door opened, he ran to the Qianqing Palace. A few days ago, there were people in front of the noon gate over who entered the door first and who entered the door later, and today it was better to simply start outside the Qianqing Palace.

Things have to start with Du Chunning, the master of Guanglu Temple, he stayed in the ministry yesterday to settle the purchase fees of the inner court in recent days, and when he went home, he had more than two more, and had dinner again, and had a kiss with his mother, and when he fell asleep, he had more than three watches, and he did not get up on time the next day. His wife felt sorry for him for working hard for days, and he didn't call him, so he slept until dawn, who knew that Du Chunning planned to enter the palace today, otherwise why bother to count until midnight in the ministry yesterday, before going to bed, he also told his own lady to be sure to call him up earlier, and now when he opened his eyes and saw that the sky was bright, Du Chunning immediately became angry, and only scolded him for his wife is long hair and short knowledge, and the woman made a mistake. His wife was kind-hearted but was defeated, and when she was in a hurry, she rolled up and went back to her mother's house, and didn't even make breakfast for him.

Du Chunning was angry and regretful, so he had to leave for the palace first, and when he went to the Qianqing Palace, he was in a hurry, and the officials who had already lined up under the corridor outside the palace had already lined up, and there were still people who came one after another. Du Chunning didn't dare to delay any longer, he was busy standing in line, counting the officials in front of him, it was early to see the emperor in the afternoon, and he had to delay the day in vain, and his heart was half cold.

At this time, Wang Shiqing, the right man of the Imperial Palace, wore a four-grade official uniform, held a big belly, took square steps, and walked to the front in a leisurely manner.

Du Chunning saw that he was not in line, and was secretly wondering, seeing that he was talking and laughing with an official in front of him, he inserted himself in front of the official.

Du Chunning was shocked and angry, he was already hungry, and when he saw that in front of him, it was Wang Qiong, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who was standing. Wang Qiong is over the age of old, he is already a little confused, but he is also a well-known chronic son, speaking to quote scriptures, nagging, others can return to three things, he can't even finish one thing, let alone how much time to delay. Du Chunning was already angry when he stood behind him, but he got up late, and he could only admit that he was unlucky, and now Wang Shiqing came later than himself, but he was able to stand in front, of course he was not convinced, and immediately shouted at the top of his throat: "Why did you cut the line?

Wang Shiqing heard this shout, and it was clear that there was a ghost in his heart, the other party did not name him, he also looked back, and saw Du Chunning looking at himself from afar with anger on his face, he didn't want to pay attention to him, but when he saw that there were a few unconvinced people behind him, he was staring at himself with a gloomy face, so he smiled and said: "This official has not cut the line, but asked his colleagues to help him occupy the position in advance." As he spoke, he glanced at the person behind him and said, "Yes, Lord Lin?"

Lord Lin was wearing a seventh-grade Moqing official uniform, obviously his subordinates, nodded again and again when he heard the words, turned around and smiled: "It was agreed between me and Lord Wang, I came here early to line up, Lord Wang brought breakfast over, help each other, help each other." ”

When Wang Shiqing heard this, he squinted at Du Chunning, and his face was proud. Du Chunning saw that there was no bullshit breakfast in their hands, which was obviously an excuse that he had come up with temporarily, so he sneered and said, "Then according to your words, everyone can find colleagues for help?"

Although Du Chunning was not familiar with him on weekdays, in order to take a breath, he still walked out of the team, strode forward and greeted: "Lord Li, you came early, I bother you to help me occupy a place, but I forgot to buy breakfast!"

That Master Li was stunned, but Wang Shiqing heard that Du Chunning was mocking himself. He is also considered to be in a high position in the Metropolitan Procuratorate on weekdays, which one does not follow him, how can he have been ridiculed like this, and immediately a high-ranking man jumped up and said angrily: "You are a petty official from the seventh grade, don't be ashamed! Don't look at your own status and status, you dare to speak disrespectfully to this official, and is there any dignity and inferiority?"

Du Chunning did not show weakness, and sneered: "Everything is only reasonable, what is the difference between respect and inferiority, if the Heavenly King Laozi is unreasonable, I dare to argue with him! As a mediator and commander, you can't set an example, what qualifications do you have to impeach others in the future?"

Wang Shiqing said: "You ......" was speechless for a while, holding back a big red face, and he couldn't give birth to the stage in front of the full officials, so he became willful and willful, and he stepped forward to beat Du Chunning. Although Du Chunning was born weak, he was not a person to be provoked, he was not afraid to meet him, the two of them waved Wang Ba fist, you went back and forth after two moves, and the fight became more and more lively, and soon they all hung up the color, a punch was received on the corner of the mouth, and a hole was slapped on the eye socket, like a black-eyed chicken, and it was even more unbearable. The people around looked bad, hiding, persuading, and specially gathered around to see the excitement, and the outside of the Qianqing Palace suddenly became a mess.

Zhu Shiyang was checking the newly paid tax and silver in Taicang with the household department under the Xuan window, and he didn't understand the abacus, but now he was noisy outside, and he didn't know how much he calculated, so he was so angry that he dropped the abacus, drank Gui Xilai and asked, "Who is making noise outside?"

Gui Xi went out to take a look, at that time everyone was in a mess, it was really unclear, Gui Xi didn't dare to delay for a long time, so he had to come back first to report: "Back to the emperor, it seems that several officials have started fighting." ”

As soon as Zhu Shiyang heard this, it was strictly forbidden to even make loud noises outside the Qianqing Palace, but now he actually started to do it, this group of courtiers is so rampant, they are not allowed to enter their own dormitory in the future?

Gui Xi took the order, retreated outside the hall and waved his hand, summoned more than a dozen brocade guards, and went up to surround everyone. Du Chunning and Wang Shiqing were fighting happily, and those who were fighting were seeking to be angry, and no one noticed the Jinyi guards who were outflanked.

Gui Xi frowned, and gave an order, the brocade guards didn't care a lot, whether they were fighting or gloating, they all took it down with three fists and two feet, twisted and pressed to the ground, and there were more than ten people at one time. Before everyone could react to what the situation was, the board came down with the wind and started fighting, and after a while, the buttocks bloomed. Only then was he dragged by the guards like a dead pig and thrown out of the Qianqing Gate.

The person who was punished cried for a while, and the pain eased, and he gradually pondered the taste, and dared to accept it for others, so he was not wronged. That Du Chunning and Wang Shiqing can also be regarded as understanding people, they calmed down after being beaten, although they still looked at each other a little unpleasantly, but lying on their stomachs, the root cause of today's encounter is still in the emperor's inability to handle political affairs. If the emperor can clearly distinguish political affairs, will he still need us to enter the palace every day and wait in line for the summons? If we didn't have to queue up in the palace, naturally there would be no today's incident.

Then why can't the emperor finish handling political affairs? Everyone thought about it for a while, and then they also understood that the problem naturally came from the rules handed down from the early dynasty and thousands of years, and naturally there was a reason for their existence; the monarch and the ministers were in the same room, and the ministers were able to report on the government affairs in a centralized manner, so that the same thing would not be repeated many times, and the emperor would give instructions on the spot, which would save time and effort. But now the emperor is a five-day dynasty, and the political affairs saved during this period cannot be completed for a while, and the emperor is not a diligent politician, and he will go down to the court when he is tired, and if he does not have the turn to return to the minister, he can only wait outside the Qianqing Palace to wait for the summons, so that the subsequent things are also delayed, and if this continues, it will only drag on one day a day, and the backlog of government affairs will be more than that, how can there be no chaos? I really have to think of a way, let the emperor be diligent in the early court, everyone is hurt and painful, and they support each other to come to the cabinet and ask Lu Wenyuan to take an idea.

Lu Wenyuan listened to the reason, looked at the group of rabble in front of him, and couldn't cry or laugh. The other three members of the cabinet also turned their heads and covered their faces with their sleeves and snickered. Wang Shiqing and Du Chunning had already unified the front at this time, one with a crooked mouth, the other with black eyes, and Qi Qi pointed the finger at Lu Wenyuan: "Lord Lu, as the first assistant of my court, you have far more opportunities to see the emperor than us on weekdays, so you should always remind the emperor to be diligent in the early dynasty, do you have to wait for the official to say everything?"

How could Lu Wenyuan not be wronged? He had already heard about the queue outside the Qianqing Palace, and he also knew that it was because the emperor was too lazy in the early dynasty, so he had bitterly advised Zhu Shiyang several times for this, but Zhu Shiyang did not agree every time, either because he had just returned to the palace and had not yet rested, or when Lu Wenyuan was talking, he turned his head to do something else, and his face was full of reluctance.

Lu Wenyuan toured south with him, living in one place every day, and knew that the emperor was reluctant to get up early, and it would be early to get up every day, not to mention that he would get up before dawn. Lu Wenyuan had to smile bitterly at the moment and said, "What the two of you said is, but I didn't persuade the emperor, but the emperor refused to listen." The two also know that the emperor has just returned from his southern tour, and it is not appropriate to be too tired, and he has only been in the court since last year, so he should adapt slowly, and should not be in a hurry. ”

Du Chunning and Wang Shiqing disagreed. Du Chunning has always been powerful, and snorted: "Lu Shoufu sat in his current position by the grace of the emperor, so he should naturally face the emperor." What is the government affairs, let alone the well-being of the common people in the world, only messing around with the emperor's temperament is the most important thing. ”

Shen Wenbin has always been loyal to Lu Wenyuan, and he will have a seizure when he hears it. Lu Wenyuan hurriedly stopped him, but bowed his head and said nothing. Wang Shiqing, as a speech official, was not forgiving, and said: "Even the emperor can't persuade him, what do you want you, the first assistant, to do, isn't it suspected of being in a high position? Although the lower officials are incompetent, there are also several speech officials under him, today's matter, Lord Shoufu needs to wait for me to give an explanation, and persuade the saint to go to the court as soon as possible, otherwise, don't blame the lower officials for gathering his subordinates to impeach you!"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Lu Wenyuan, it was the other three people in the cabinet, and their faces changed for a while. Who doesn't know that the public opinion of the official is particularly terrifying, because it was used by Zhu Yuanzhang □□ to supervise the officials of the DPRK and China. Regardless of your high position, if you are really involved in a few books, it is enough to have a headache for a while, just because the bullet seals of the speech officials are not sent to the emperor, but to be copied in the palace newspaper, and distributed to the capital and local officials at all levels.

Lu Wenyuan has suffered this kind of hardship since he became the first assistant, and he didn't dare to be unconvinced at this time, and was busy saying kind words to the two. That Du Chunning and Wang Shiqing got cheap and behaved, relying on their own reasons, they wanted to vent all their grievances on Lu Wenyuan's head, but they only stiffened their necks and didn't speak, plus those officials who were involved were behind them, and the atmosphere in the cabinet was a little embarrassing for a while.

Lu Wenyuan didn't have a plan, but at this time, he saw Gui Xi stepping in from outside the door, and when he saw the scene in the cabinet at first glance, he was also stunned for a moment, and then he bypassed the officials who were sitting all over the ground, came to Lu Wenyuan and bowed down and said, "Lord Lu, dare to ask what's wrong?"

Lu Wenyuan smiled bitterly and told him the truth. Gui Xi knew about this, so he immediately pulled Lu Wenyuan aside and said in a low voice: "My lord doesn't have to take care of them, they are all their own sins, do you have to complain about others? I just received a beating from the emperor this morning, and I don't dare to talk nonsense if I forgive them, I just say that I am angry for a while." As he spoke, he said happily to Lu Wenyuan: "The slave maid came to give a message to the emperor this time, and the emperor asked the adults not to go back to the house after they dispersed, so they stayed in the palace tonight." ”

Gui Xi is the first confidant by Zhu Shiyang's side, Zhu Shiyang has always been more important than him, so he does not hide from him about his friendship with Lu Wenyuan, and since returning to the palace, he has also relied on him to communicate between the two, but there has never been anything wrong. Lu Wenyuan also trusted him, and immediately said that he would obey the emperor's arrangement. Gui Xi withdrew.

Du Chunning, Wang Shiqing and others saw Gui Xi coming, knowing that he was the emperor's person, and seeing him and Lu Wenyuan turn their backs and whisper in a low voice, they couldn't help but be very curious. Seeing Gui Xi leaving, he asked Lu Wenyuan: "My lord, what did Gonggong Gui have just ordered, but the emperor sent him?"

Lu Wenyuan was asked like this, and it was difficult to answer, but his heart moved and he had a plan. After thinking about it for a while, he thought about it even more and smiled with a pursed mouth. Seeing him like this, everyone couldn't stop asking questions, and Lu Wenyuan didn't answer, but only smiled: "You came to ask me today to persuade the emperor to go to the early court, it is really because of the concern for the society, since this is the case, how can Lu Mou let everyone live up to everyone's loyalty to the country? Tomorrow, when the time is right, you can just wait outside the noon gate, Lu Mou will definitely let you have a court, and then I will bother you to go around a few times, and inform other officials in the DPRK and China of the news, and Lu Mou will thank you here first." ”

When Du Chunning, Wang Shiqing, and the others heard this, they all looked at each other, not knowing what his idea was, why he was still very embarrassed, but in the blink of an eye, he dared to make this promise? The other three members of the cabinet also showed surprise on their faces, but Lu Wenyuan smiled calmly. Du Chunning and Wang Shiqing didn't want to make trouble anymore, and they went suspiciously. Lu Wenyuan and others continued to focus on business. 166 Reading Network