Most of the time, the military department is an idle yamen with nothing to do, and the subordinate staff department is even more so, as the chief officer of the department, Meng Zhijin didn't go to the yamen early to answer a mao, so he looked for an opportunity to run out, there are many fun places in Lin'an City, why do you want to stay there and mess around? With his net worth, he does not lack that share of money.

What is the state of the country, it is not the turn of an official of his level to worry about it, with a group of high-ranking slaves carrying cages and birds, bullying and dominating the market? That was Meng Zhijin's ideal when he was young, of course, he could only think about it, because if he really did it, his father Meng Heng would beat him so much that he couldn't even recognize his mother, and he would start in the dark.

When people reach middle age, they have experienced so many things, and this temperament has gradually calmed down, plus he is the second son who has been studying literature all the year round, and he has no tiger and tiger anger from the Jiangmen family, only a middle-aged fat belly left, he has long been unconcerned about this, anyway, the hope of the family is not on his head.

At this moment, he took an entourage to wander around the street, no matter where there was a bustle, he would go to get together, but today somehow, there were not many pedestrians on the street that should have been lively, and even the vendors were much less.

"Did you hear that? The people have already arrived outside the Yuhang Gate, and if they are not happy, they will not even have a place to step on. ”

"It's not like that, Lao Wang's guy next door ran away early in the morning, causing Lao Tzu to hurry up, and I don't know if I can see it."

"Te a lot of nonsense, go quickly, go quickly."

Just in doubt, a few men in ordinary clothes rushed by, Meng Zhijin's ears were tipped, and he faintly listened to it, but the words "outside Yuhang Gate" were still heard really, and it aroused his interest at once, and what could make the people of Lin'an rush to it, how could it be a mortal product, he put away the folding fan in his hand, and immediately counted it in his heart.

"Go and ask, what's going on?"

The entourage's legs and feet were very fast, and he directly caught up with those few people and asked, they were in a hurry, and they were entangled, so they threw down a few words, and listened to the entourage dumbfounded, and when he turned around and told Meng Zhijin, the latter's face immediately changed, and he kept urging one after another.

"Quick, go and bring the horses." The entourage was stunned when he heard this, and rode the horse on the royal street? Qing waited for the fight, Lang Jun was in a hurry or didn't care, Meng Zhijin saw that he didn't move, and kicked over.

"Lead the horse, Lao Tzu is going to greet the hero, who the dares to say a word?"

He didn't go far out, and led the horse from the yamen, Meng Zhijin thought about it after getting on the horse, and did not go directly to the direction of Yuhangmen, but turned the horse and went to the other end, and the entourage understood what he meant, this is the road to Xingqingfang, Lang Jun should be planning to go to Yefu first, then it will be fine, no one can say anything.

The political hall not far from the forbidden middle is still closed, and what is hidden by the thick door is the sound of arguments one after another, in which Chen Yizhong, who presided over it, bowed his head silently, looking at a military newspaper in his hand, for these quarrels in the hall, he not only felt bored, but also bored.

"Through heaven and earth? Cultivating virtue comes far? Combining rigidity and softness? Ethical? Or is it a courtesy, but it is sensitive and studious and can barely get on some edges, it is better to write it in it, is it a wish to fulfill? ”

"Phew, what are you, you dare to talk about Lao Pingzhang, I don't know who it was on last year's birthday, and you didn't accept the gift, and turned your head to stammer, but now you are a villain!"

"On the matter, on the matter, don't do a battle of will, the commission will not be counted, first set one, can there be any objections to the word 'loyalty'?"

Seeing that they were getting more and more biased, and they were about to stage an all-martial arts exercise, Chen Yizhong had to put down the military report, and stopped it, anyway, it was discussed for a long time, and the people in the hall were a little tired, but no one objected for a while, and this first word was passed.

"Can you add the word 'Wen', don't make a noise, just count it."

If there is no text to add body, it can be said to be a failure, Chen Yizhong deliberately set the word "loyalty" first, which actually increased the difficulty of passing, "Wenzhong" is a very high reputation, to be honest, he doesn't think Wang Entropy can get it.

Sure enough, after some counting, less than thirty percent of those agreed, and since no abstention was allowed, it seemed that most of the people in the temple were opposing, but in fact, most of them simply thought that the rectification was a bit excessive.

"That is the case, then with the theme of 'loyalty', you seem to have a difficult choice for a while, it is better to let the prime minister throw bricks and lead jade, Rou De'an said 'Jing', this 'Jing' word, do you have any objections?"

There was silence in the hall, and Chen Jingxing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, looked at this Zuo Prime Minister in surprise, this kind of approach is actually a word, as the first person in the political affairs hall, and he is so young, who would be full and unable to get along with him in such a trivial matter? Besides, 'Zhongjing' looks pretty good.

But Chen Jingxing knows that there is another way to say the word Jing, and Gong Si Xianyan can also be said to be 'Jing', Chen Xiang is not too much to satirize. I don't know if he is dissatisfied with the dead Pingzhang, or dissatisfied with today's matter, Chen Yizhong really thinks like this in his heart, he is really a little tired.

Surprisingly, this time it was brought to the palace, and the saint actually passed it without any objections, but with another news from the fat Huang Nei, it made waves in the lobby that had finally calmed down.

"There is a rule in the Zhenzong Dynasty, and the edict says, 'The civil and military officials are still in the book, the envoys of the festival are allowed to drop out of the dynasty, and the officials are allowed to be invited to the three grades.'" Liu Yuguan is only four grades, even if he is sealed, he is only a waiter, the meaning of the saint is to directly posthumously give Shangshu? Then do you want to drop out of the court to show grace? ”

"Extremely, the country is lost, the prime minister does not admonish, we are nameless, but we still know the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, this is a chaotic life, and we must not be edicted."

"Seal it back."

Chen Yizhong shook his head, he didn't know which tendon the saint was wrong, he came up with such an idea, even if he wanted to be gracious, he could do it in a few years, at that time, he could find a reason for it, this person had no news, and suddenly came to such a hand, no wonder the ministers were not convinced, he himself felt awkward.

"The envoy has seen it, please inform the saint, the ministers can't do it."

"Chen Xiangyan is serious, the saint is just a question, there is no intention of force, since you are unwilling, then so be it."

Huang Neishou looked at all this coldly, a smile always hung on his face, in Chen Yizhong's opinion, this was not respect for himself, but there was a taste of irony in it, until the person left, he was thinking, 'What is this like?' ’

Located in the forbidden Ciyuan Palace, the Empress Dowager Xie has just sent away a courtier, in fact, this person is not of high grade, and his identity is just a subordinate in the shogunate, but the chapter he brought was from the hand of Ye Mengding, the commander of the sea division, so he made an exception and came in to see it, of course, by the way, he asked about the situation over there.

Of course, this kind of courtier can enter the hall is already an exception, and it is not her turn to send it in person, sitting on the seat and reading through the chapter in his hand, Xie's expression is still very solemn, Ye Mengding's opinion He has always attached great importance to it, even if this person had objected to her listening to politics during the previous emperor's period, it was out of a public heart, but she was respected.

But this time, the country is in an eventful time! Xie stood up with some headaches, and walked around unconsciously with the piece in his hand. The old minister died, the Yuan people asked for the guilt, the court was hesitant to do anything, she didn't even have anyone to ask, and finally received his recital, and there was such a big problem, so that people don't know where to go.

As usual, there was a piece of music flowing in the hall, which seemed to have been the same rhythm since she ascended to the palace, Xie closed his eyes and listened for a while, and couldn't help but smile slightly, this girl! Just as she was about to lift the curtain and enter the apse, the female officer who was close to her suddenly stepped forward and reported to her a piece of news that she had just learned.

"What?" Xie Shi was suddenly surprised, she had expected this kind of result for a long time, but she didn't expect it to be so soon, it stands to reason that she had to wait until the news was confirmed, and she was not worried.

"Hurry up and order someone to go, and you must try to save people as much as possible." As soon as the words came out, she realized that something was wrong, this kind of thing was not accurate, and if she said too much, it would affect people's actions, and she believed that even if she said so, those people would definitely do their best, and if it was really fate, she could only go with the flow.

On the piano platform in the apse, a woman in white sat on the throne, two green fingers flying on a guqin, a pair of starry eyes slightly closed, and her delicate upper body rose and fell slightly with the music, obviously already intoxicated, and she didn't realize that someone had come in.

"Good, like Mount Tai, like a river." The song was closed, the woman still didn't open her eyes, her hands pressed on the strings, as if she was feeling the afterglow on it, Xie suddenly sighed, and the woman sat up in a panic when she heard it, and was stopped by her waving her hand.

"This song of mountains and flowing water, you are getting leaner and leaner, you must have not practiced less when you were healthy, right?" Xie Shi's words meant something, and the woman's face couldn't help but turn red.

"At that time, the old body was rewarded, and I was thinking in my heart, what kind of stupid cow will fall asleep soundly when listening to you play this song? This is also the first time, the old body has the mind to see him, and later he made meritorious contributions, went to Beijing, entered the meeting, and asked for marriage, all the way down, the old body has to admit that your vision is good. Hearing this, the woman raised her head in some astonishment.

"It's a pity that you're too timid." Xie Shi shook his head, and then said: "Someone from the Ye Mansion came to report urgently, saying that his wife had committed suicide by swallowing gold, how can people not know, the imperial doctor has passed, I hope that God will have mercy and help that little woman get out of danger." ”

"How so?" The woman in white was so shocked that her face was bloody, and she was so white that she almost didn't stand firm.

"The loss of her husband is in the front, the loss of the son is in the back, a woman who has been married for less than half a year, what else can she do, keep an empty house and live a lifetime?"

Xie Shi said with concern, although she herself is not her husband who died early, but she has also guarded an empty house for so many years, that desperate mood stumbles you all the time, how can you survive if you don't have a strong will, rather than this, it is better to break it early.

"The old body is a little curious, you refer him to him as a bosom friend, but he doesn't understand the music of the piano at all, even the poetry and articles are ordinary, and a single word is even more difficult to see, what is it that makes you like this? Does he know this piece of your heart? ”

Of course, I don't know, not only the woman knows this, but even the Xie family is also clear, otherwise this woman's appearance and life experience are not as good as the Ye family, not to mention that she knows her first, the woman's teeth bit her lower lip tightly, and she looked stubborn and didn't say a word.

"Forget it, don't say it, the old body is just worried that you will follow in the footsteps of the Ye family, don't be so stupid, there are still many good men in this world." Seeing her appearance, Xie couldn't help but persuade.

"Don't worry, the saint, the slave won't." The woman bowed her head and replied, and before Xie Shi could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard her say again: "This is the situation in his house, but on the first and fifteenth days of the new year, there must be someone who sweeps the tomb and offers incense, otherwise who else is willing to die for such a court in the future." ”

Xie Shi looked at her speechlessly, her calm eyes flashed with crystal tears, and the rules she had trained since she was a child made her every move impeccable, like herself when she was careless, and she was also an idiot, Xie gave up the idea of continuing to persuade, and everything went with her.

"Saint!" There was silence in the inner room, and both of them lost the interest in talking, and at this moment, the curtain was suddenly opened, and Xie's personal female officer hurriedly walked in, and she didn't even ask for permission, this is very unusual, what kind of news will make a person who abides by the rules like life mess up? Xie Shi turned around and looked at her sternly.

"The Imperial City Division is here to report, outside the city" The female official stepped forward and whispered without realizing it, which made Xie Shi stunned, and suddenly even a little overwhelmed.

"Immediately arrest someone, no, you go and see for yourself, whether it is true or not, the old body wants accurate news."

When she came back to her senses, she immediately ordered to go down, and the female officer took the order and left, Xie Shi glanced at the ignorant woman, and decided to wait for it to be confirmed before telling her, the matter was too strange, and she couldn't believe it until now.