This time, Shisu quickly shook his head and said two words: "No." ”

Mo Ye naturally immediately asked three words: "Why?" ”

Zi Su lowered her eyes and was silent for a long time, and then she said slowly: "Brother Lin was a little injured that day, and he went to recuperate elsewhere, and he was not in the building. There is already an imperial doctor to treat it, and he sent someone to send a message to you today, so that you can rest assured, you must have woken up, and there is no major problem. ”

Mo Ye nodded thoughtlessly, and asked numbly, "Seventh sister, how long have I been asleep?" ”

Shisu said calmly: "One day and two nights." ”

Mo Ye's heart was a little relieved, someone from Master's side brought a message so soon, and it seemed that he was fine.

Seeing Mo Ye's preoccupied appearance, Zi Su immediately comforted him again: "You lie down for a while, the catastrophe the day before yesterday scared you a lot." ”

Disaster......

Hearing that word, Mo Ye's body trembled.

In front of me, I seemed to see Lin Shan's blood-soaked shirt again, panting like exhaustion.

There was a chaotic blade stirring in her heart, Mo Ye only felt that the heaven and the earth were suddenly turned upside down, her knees were sore, and she fell to the ground softly against Zisu's body, fainting.

……

The rain in Kyoto was pouring down for two days and two nights, and although the amount of rain was not large, it was not weak because of the long period of time. The streets were muddy where they were not covered with slates, and even in the slate-paved neighborhoods, the slabs were no longer smooth because the roadbed was soaked by the rain. Sometimes one foot on one end of the stone slab will splash half a man's height of mud on the other.

The drizzle, which I don't know how long it will take, has already caused travel trouble for residents living in the city, and some people are starting to get bored.

The general who garrisoned the capital, and the king of the country, these two people who would not be irritated by the difficulty of walking in muddy water and wet shoes, were not in much better mood these days.

Li Gai checked many places and walked a lot of roads, but the emperor almost did not hesitate to open the way for him in the slightest. Mobilize a qiē he needs to investigate the official office, the dossier.

Just after the national ceremony, something like this happened in Beijing, and it was still on that person's head, and the emperor was really the most angry person. Considering that there were still several foreign visiting envoys living in Beijing, the emperor could only express his anger by opening a channel for Li Gai to investigate.

Wan Defu, who had already been imprisoned, was somewhat surprised that he was not immediately executed, although the evidence for his conviction was sufficient, but the emperor's probation, which seemed to have the old feelings of the monarch and the ministers, was more of a determination to find out the vines and cut the grass and eradicate the roots in the eyes of some courtiers who were as clear as a mirror.

There is no suspense about the new secretary of the ministry, it is Gao Yu. This former courtier, who is equivalent to half of Wan Defu's protégé, was the first thing after being promoted. It is very ironic to investigate the past crimes of his disciples.

However, no one dared to show the slightest ridicule to him, because those who worked with him knew it. Many of Wan Defu's past achievements were given by this young official who has always been very low-key and stayed in the position of a waiter. This time his promotion was not that he was going to step on the door, it was the emperor's appointment, and such an appointment. Gao Yu once refused.

Sometimes, the damage caused by a friend's turn against him is more hurtful than an opponent's direct stab, Gao Yu knows a lot about Wan Defu, and now he must show some achievements to justify himself. It would be extremely unwise to say that Gao Yu wanted to give up his loyalty to the emperor for his friend. He is not a lone chivalrous man on the rivers and lakes, and the responsibility he bears is far more than righteousness towards his friends.

However, some courtiers may be able to sense a problem. In the past, Gao Yu gave Wandefu so many merits, which may also mean that his attitude towards Wandefu is not as profound as becoming a friend. But this does not mean that Gao Yu wants to suppress Wan Defu so much, he may prefer to be a low-key servant like before.

He's the same as Wonderford. There are traces of 'remnants of the former dynasty' on his body, judging from the changes in the court situation in recent years. Officials like them, the closer they are to the emperor, the better it is.

In short, the biggest vacancy in the ministry was quickly filled and reinstated, and it was absolutely difficult for Wandefu to turn over.

……

The change of the Ministry of Officials and the assassination of officials in Beijing have made the officials of the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Officials very busy these days, and Prime Minister Shi Jing, who usually has a very regular schedule and rest time, is also so busy that he almost forgets the time, until it is close to the time, the city is curfew, and he only takes his own sedan chair waiting on Xingshan Road to return home.

Shi Jing returned home, and the servants immediately went to prepare washing utensils when they saw it, while Shi Jing entered the study, and unexpectedly saw his third son waiting.

Shi Xin saw that his father was back, and was about to ask Yahuan, who was waiting outside, to bring in the soup, but was stopped by Shi Jing's voice.

Seeing that Shi Jing shook his head slightly, and then sat down at the desk, Shi Xin had to close the door of the study, turned around and approached, and asked with some concern: "Father, but what is wrong with you?" ”

"None of the things I have done in the past few days have been smooth." Shi Jing took a deep breath, spit out slowly, and said at the end: "If it weren't for the fact that I had been staying with the Portuguese envoys the day before yesterday and talking about the shipping routes that would be opened next month with their country, maybe the things I would have to deal with in the past few days would have been even more difficult." ”

"It's those people who are so rampant that they do things like crazy." As Shi Xin spoke, the hand hanging down his sleeve slowly clenched into a fist.

Shi Jing looked at his face and asked, "Have you found out who the main messenger is?" ”

Shi Xin shook his head when he heard this, and his hand clenched into a fist slowly loosened.

"Huh." Shi Jing suddenly laughed twice, but after laughing, he snorted coldly, and then said: "If you think with your nose, you can also know who did it." Although it is said that it is necessary to take dirt when arresting people, if the emperor really wants to know who did it, as long as he arrests a person and tortures him first, he will naturally get the evidence he wants. That's what it does, it's a bit beyond justice, but for those few people, there is no need to use justice to measure the way things are done. ”

Shi Xin was surprised and asked, "Father thinks the emperor doesn't want the truth?" ”

"Of course he wants to, but it's not something he can do if he doesn't want to." Shi Jing pondered for a while and continued: "San'er, let's tell you this for my father! You have a very good cook, but one day you know that after he has cooked a dish, he will always take a bite before it is served to the table, what do you do? ”

"It depends on who I am." A smile appeared on Shi Xin's face, "If I were the owner of the restaurant, and he didn't eat much, at least it didn't affect the appearance of the dishes, I guess I would forgive and reprimand at most." If I'm just a runaway, maybe I'll learn from him and steal food with him. ”

At this point, a smile faded on his face, and after a slight pause, he said, "If I were the head of his family, I would definitely not keep him any longer, but before I can drive him away, I must first find a cook who is also very skilled, and in order to prevent him from continuing to steal food, I must arrange for someone to watch him cook." ”

Shi Jing asked with some meaning: "Don't you consider directly telling him not to steal food, or punish him by deducting his wages?" If you hire another person, it may cost you more wages. ”

"Father, I believe that human shortcomings are more difficult to modify than their strengths, and that if I hire people, I do so for the good of workers, and it is not the duty of employers to educate people." Shi Xin's face reappeared with a smile, and he said meaningfully: "His Majesty is the biggest employer in the world, and his family is not short of money. ”

Shi Jing also smiled, raised his hand at Shi Xin, and said, "You are direct." ”

Shi Xin's face was embarrassed, and he was about to speak after a moment of silence, when there was a sudden knock on the door outside the study, and it was a servant who brought hot water.

After Shi Jing finished washing his face, the servant brought another basin of water. The servant crouched on the ground to wash his feet, but he called him outside to wait.

Watching his father remove his shoes and socks and dip his feet into the hot water in the wooden basin, Shi Xin couldn't help but say, "Father, let me serve you to wash your feet!" ”

Seeing Shi Xin approaching, Shi Jing waved his hand and said, "No need, I still have something to ask you, you sit down first." ”

Shi Xin hesitated for a moment, then sat down on the side according to his words, looked at his father, and waited for his orders.

Shi Jing let Shui loosen his feet that had stiffened after a day, and at the same time slowly spoke: "Tomorrow I will put aside the seal for self-examination, and you will be the day after tomorrow, the newly appointed official secretary and the superintendent." It's not a big problem over there, I just want to ask you, is the house ready? ”

Shi Xin nodded, "The house has taken care of it, and the self-examination is also expected." ”

"Well, you are doing things more and more calmly and carefully, and the Shi family is safe." A relieved smile appeared on Shi Jing's face. After relieving one of his worries, he lifted his feet soaked in hot water, took a towel to dry the water stains, and prepared to go back to the study to rest.

Waiting for the servant to enter the study to take away the wooden basin, Shi Jing also got up and prepared to leave the house, but when he was about to go out, he suddenly remembered something and asked casually: "That Cen Chi, how are you getting better these days?" Why don't you mention him? ”

Shi Xin's eyes moved, and he hesitated for a moment before he said: "Cen Chi suddenly became seriously ill the day before yesterday, and he was on bed rest for the past two days and didn't do anything. ”

Shi Jing stopped when he heard this, and looked sideways, "What's the matter?" ”

Shi Xin said softly: "At the time of the Lin family's accident, he seemed to have gone out for a trip, and when he came back, he suddenly had a nosebleed. ”

"You see?" Shi Jing closed the door of the study, turned around and looked at Shi Xin, "Are you okay?" ”

"I've been practicing restraint in that kind of emotion, and gradually it has some effect, and when I see blood again, I am not as flustered as before." Shi Xin bent the corners of his mouth, thinking of the blood that fell on his wrist that day, his heart was still slightly tense, and the smile he showed to Shi Jing also showed a hint of reluctance, "It's just that Cen Chi was a little sick this time, and when Lang Zhong came, his nosebleed hadn't stopped, and his whole face had become bloody." ”

ps：

Self-examination, self-censorship, in this article this is a set of rules that I have created myself, the person being tried needs to temporarily hand over the seal, but whenever there is a serious accident in the imperial court, there will be this process of supervision.

Other officials are equivalent to being supervised and examined by a higher or equal level of special departments, and the rank of the prime minister is only below one person, which is a macro level review. As a sign of respect, it is called self-examination. To put it simply, it means that the prime minister temporarily relinquishes power, accepts scrutiny as a powerless attitude, and makes a self-examination.

(The text of the above paragraph is free)