The Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, the Council Hall.

Li Chunfang sat in the center, Qin Minglei was on the right, and Lin Haoran was on the left, and these three bigwigs gathered here, making the legs of the scribe who came to deliver tea tremble slightly.

A booklet lay quietly on the table, making the atmosphere here seem a little oppressive.

Li Chunfang had just returned from the cabinet and brought back the "New Rules for Redefining the Sect's Domain" and Sealing the Knighthood, which had been submitted a few days ago, which caused the Ministry of Rites to be under tremendous pressure, and Qin Minglei was even more mournful.

Li Chunfang took a sip of tea and took the lead in breaking the silence and said: "The emperor was extremely dissatisfied with the plan we handed over this time, so he threw the booklet in front of Xu Ge Lao at that time!" ”

As soon as these words came out, it is not difficult for everyone to imagine how angry the emperor was at that time, and how dissatisfied they were with their "New Rules for Redefining the Rice and Sealing the Lord".

"Lord Zhengtang, where is the emperor angry?" Qin Minglei felt a deep headache and asked cautiously.

Li Chunfang pinched the lid of the tea and splashed the tea lightly, but shook his head lightly and said: "The emperor didn't say it explicitly, only said that let the Ministry of Rites think about it in the long run!" ”

"Does the emperor say anything else? Isn't there anything explicit? Qin Minglei's brows furrowed, and he asked seriously.

Li Chunfang stopped pouring tea, looked up at Qin Minglei and responded seriously: "No! ”

"Which one is the emperor angry about, could it be that this plan has been cut too far? I've heard that the emperor exempted King Yi from the crime of Ling Chi, and just reduced him to a commoner! Qin Minglei immediately speculated.

Li Chunfang took a sip of tea and admonished seriously: "Uncle Youzong, don't talk nonsense, these things are one yard to one yard!" The emperor does not punish King Yi, that is the emperor's benevolence! ”

"Lord Zhengtang, do you think the emperor thinks it's too light, or does he think we're too heavy?" Qin Minglei was already confused, and asked in distress.

At the beginning, he learned that the emperor clearly wanted to cut down the rice of the sect, so he took the initiative to grab this errand. But I never expected that it would be a hot potato.

Now, things are becoming more and more confusing, and even the emperor can't guess what he really wants, so he is helpless now.

Li Chunfang didn't answer Qin Minglei's question, in essence, he didn't know the emperor's true intentions, so he turned his head to look at Lin Haoran, who was calm and relaxed on the other side, and said, "Uncle Zuo, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Although Qin Minglei hated Lin Haoran very much, he also turned his head to look at Lin Haoran at this time, hoping that Lin Haoran could come up with a plan that could solve the current problem.

Lin Haoran didn't mean to gloat, and asked Li Chunfang again: "Lord Zhengtang, the emperor just asked us to think about it in the long run, and didn't say anything else?" ”

Judging from these feedbacks alone, he can't accurately figure out the emperor's thoughts, let alone what the emperor is angry about this time, so he needs more useful information.

Jiajing is widely regarded as the most difficult emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not only because this emperor is good at playing with power, but because his temperament is changeable, and people are simply unprepared to capture his true thoughts.

"Nope!" Li Chunfang faced Lin Haoran's gaze, but shook her head lightly and said.

Lin Haoran sighed secretly, and said helplessly with the teacup: "Maybe the emperor doesn't want to cut Lu rice, or maybe he thinks that we cut it too hard, and I'm not sure!" ”

The reason why he was reluctant to take over this matter at the beginning was because it was difficult to achieve a balance in this matter itself, and it was a big hurdle just to pass through the emperor's door, and it was difficult to come up with a plan that would satisfy the emperor.

Now that things have come to this point, he is helpless. If the matter is really so easy to solve, then Zhang Xuan, Xia Yan or Yan Song will have solved it, and it will not drag on until now.

Qin Minglei's heart moved slightly, his eyes were full of hope and looked at Lin Haoran and said, "Lin Butang, your head is more flexible than mine, why don't you take full responsibility for this matter?" ”

Li Chunfang glanced at Qin Minglei a little strangely, and when she thought it was a good thing, she was scrambling to snatch things over. Now that he knows that this is a troublesome matter, he wants to push the matter to Lin Haoran, which is really wishful thinking.

"There are a lot of official affairs, I'm afraid I can't do it, Uncle You still has to take responsibility for this matter to the end!" It was impossible for Lin Haoran to agree, so he blocked the rolling fairway.

Although Qin Minglei knew that this was such a result, he had already practiced a cheeky face that was unbreakable in the officialdom, but he said stubbornly: "Uncle Zuo, then you have to give me some advice, right?" ”

Li Chunfang knew that Lin Haoran had many ideas, so she also turned her head to look at Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran hesitated for a moment, knowing that this matter was also related to the interests of the Ministry of Rites, so he came up with an idea: "None of us can guess what the emperor means now, and the emperor said that we want the Ministry of Rites to take a long-term view, so let's hold on to the army and drag this matter first!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Qin Minglei frowned and said, "That's right, but this matter can't be dragged on forever!" ”

"The household department has already released this year's Zongfan Lumi according to the old rules, and there is no need to be too anxious about this matter, we just need to make the new law pass before the end of the year!" Lin Haoran took a sip of tea and said helplessly.

This is true of many things, the reformers are in a hurry, but the old-fashioned are not. Even if the regulations are now passed, they will not be implemented until next year.

"Uncle Zuo is right! Now the situation is unclear, for the sake of today's plan, let's drag it out for the time being! Li Chunfang took a sip of tea and nodded gently.

Qin Minglei looked at these two people with a bitter face, obviously aggrieved.

He had already made enough momentum outside, if things dragged on, Li Chunfang and Lin Haoran would have no problem, but he was afraid that he would be spit on by the scholars outside.

It was at this time that Chen Hong walked in from outside.

Seeing this, Li Chunfang and the three of them hurriedly got up from their seats, preparing to meet Chen Hong's holy decree.

Chen Hong stopped the three of them and said, "The three adults don't need to be polite! The miscellaneous family is here to pass on the emperor's message, and the emperor will personally plough the ceremony this year, and the Ministry of Rites must do a good job in related work! ”

The emperor personally ploughed the ceremony?

Qin Minglei's mouth opened slightly, and his eyes turned to look at Lin Haoran with jealousy.

thought that the cultivation ceremony was a thankless errand, so he took the initiative to give it to Lin Haoran. But he never expected that this kid was so lucky, and the emperor, who had not personally practiced the cultivation ceremony for several years, would make this decision.

"Yes!"

Li Chunfang was secretly taken aback in her heart, and returned the salute in a proper manner.

Lin Haoran was slightly surprised, but he kept his composure and followed Li Chunfang to give a salute.

As soon as this news came out, the officialdom of the entire capital was shocked, but they didn't want to be the son of today, so that many officials got the opportunity to meet the emperor.

Many officials have to look at Lin Haoran with admiration, and the things that Lin Haoran is responsible for always seem to be so unexpected, but they don't know what method they used to impress the current saint and make the current saint personally practice the cultivation ceremony.