Li Chunfang came out of Xiyuan and took a sedan chair directly to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

If there is any court tycoon who has the longest working hours, I am afraid it is the current Jiajing Dynasty. Like Yan Song, the former first assistant, he almost lived in the West Garden, and accompanied Jiajing day and night.

When Xu Jie's reign, although it was not as exaggerated as Yan Song, he often stayed in Xiyuan. In addition to handling the affairs of the Yamen, Li Chunfang, Yan Ne, Dong Fen and other high-ranking officials often went to Xiyuan to take turns at night.

Even if it is the Spring Festival now, their group does not have any holidays, and they all go into the palace from time to time to write green words for the emperor.

"Meet Lord Lord!"

Lin Haoran and Qin Mingtang took the first step to the living room to have tea, and when they saw Li Chunfang coming in from outside, they stood up and saluted respectfully.

The current Ministry of Rites can be described as a spectacle: Li Chunfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is the champion of Jiajing for 26 years, Lin Haoran, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, is the champion of Jiajing for 37 years, and Qin Minglei, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, is the champion of Jiajing for 23 years.

"The three halls of the Ministry of Rites are all champions", although this cannot be said to be the one who has not come, but it is also unprecedented, so people with good deeds call it auspicious to Jiajing with this phenomenon, and Jiajing is also very happy.

Li Chunfang didn't have any arrogance, and gently returned the salute to the two, and then explained with humility: "If you are foolish and Ziyu, you suddenly asked you to go back to the headquarters today, it is really an important matter to discuss!" ”

Before Lin Haoran could respond, Qin Minglei was the first to say, "Please speak!" ”

Li Chunfang sat down at the master's seat, glanced at the two of them, and said directly to the point: "The emperor intends to reduce the rice of the sect, and Elder Xu Ge asked our Ministry of Rites to come up with a plan!" ”

When Lin Haoran heard that it was the reduction of the sect's rice, the corners of his mouth immediately flashed with a trace of bitterness. Although he had already guessed this, when the ball rolled over, he couldn't help but curse: This court is really not worry-free.

"Lord Zhengtang, does the emperor really want to cut down on the rice of the sect?" Qin Minglei's eyes flashed with excitement, and he seemed to be very serious about verifying.

In the Jiajing Dynasty, many officials clearly knew one thing: as long as they did their best to act according to the emperor's wishes, although they were not as generous as Zhang Xuan in the past, it was not a problem to be promoted and make a fortune.

Li Chunfang turned his head to look at Qin Minglei, whose eyes were full of hope, and nodded honestly: "The emperor is very angry about the Han royal family's troubles in Xi'an, and has clearly ordered Xu Ge Lao to come up with a plan to reduce the rice of the sect domain, and Xu Ge Lao handed over this matter to our Ministry of Rites. ”

Qin Minglei clenched his fist and slapped it on the palm of his other hand, and echoed excitedly: "If this is the case, it is the responsibility of our Ministry of Rites to come up with an effective plan and submit it to the emperor and Xu Ge Lao!" ”

There was no excitement on Lin Haoran's face, and he sat quietly next to him, slowly continuing to sip tea.

"Uncle Zuo, what plan do you have for reducing the sect's domain?" Li Chunfang's eyes fell on Lin Haoran's body, and she asked very seriously.

Qin Minglei heard Li Chunfang ask Lin Haoran first, and the excitement on his face immediately disappeared, and he looked at Lin Haoran who was meditating opposite him with hostility.

Qin Minglei, a twenty-three-year-old Jinshi in Jiajing, is in his fifties this year, and he has steadily suppressed Lin Haoran in terms of seniority and age, but he just robbed Lin Haoran of the position of the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

It's okay if Lin Haoran is incompetent, but Lin Haoran is still quite capable, so that he can't see any hope of replacing him, which really makes him grit his teeth.

Lin Haoran was originally sitting with his eyes and nose and nose and heart, but when he heard Li Chunfang's question, he seemed to have just reacted, and responded modestly: "Lord Zhengtang, this matter is very related and involves a lot, and the lower officials can't say why it is for a while!" However, we must reduce the clan Lumi, but how to reduce it, whether it is to reduce the prince or the lieutenant, and what is the extent of the reduction, these must be considered in the long run! ”

"What's so hard about that! In the opinion of the official, the prince's rice was halved; The rice of the county king, the prince's concubine, and the prince of the county under him is reduced by seventy; The general's and lieutenant's rice is reduced by sixty! Qin Minglei seemed impatient, and immediately said the plan to reduce Lumi.

Li Chunfang's brows furrowed slightly, but he didn't make a statement immediately, but looked at Lin Haoran and asked, "Uncle Zuo, do you think this plan is appropriate?" ”

Qin Minglei's heart swelled up with even stronger dissatisfaction, and he glared at Lin Haoran even more vigilantly.

"The right sect uncle has become a country, since he is so confident, I am afraid that there will be no big mistakes!" Lin Haoran seemed to respect Qin Minglei quite respectfully, and smiled at Qin Minglei and arched his hand.

Qin Minglei was slightly stunned, and suddenly found that Lin Haoran was not as disgusting as before, and seemed to have a little merit, so he couldn't help but look at Li Chunfang proudly.

Li Chunfang glanced at Lin Haoran, but he still didn't say anything, but said seriously: "According to Elder Xu Ge's meaning, this time is not only to reduce the rice of the sect, but also to hope that we will come up with a strategy that can make the Ming Dynasty plan for a hundred generations!" Uncle Zuo, you have the talent to govern the country, I don't know what good strategy you can do for this? ”

"The Lord of the Main Hall has been promoted, and the lower officials are also lucky to do some things. But when it comes to governing the world through the country, not to mention you, Lord Zhengtang, the right uncle is also above the lower officials! Lin Haoran immediately gave up his hand, and raised Qin Minglei again.

Qin Minglei was afraid of missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he immediately expressed his attitude to Li Chunfang: "Lord Zhengtang, if you can trust the lower officials, the lower officials are willing to share the worries of the main hall and draft a plan for the Ming Dynasty that can make a hundred generations!" ”

Li Chunfang glanced at Lin Haoran meaningfully, sighed silently in her heart, and finally responded to Qin Minglei: "Uncle Youzong, then this matter will be handled by you, draft a plan as soon as possible, and then the three of us will discuss it again!" ”

"The subordinate obeys!" Qin Minglei's eyes bloomed, and he looked respectful.

Li Chunfang saw that the matter was over, chatted some polite words, and then left.

Lin Haoran watched Qin Ming leave in a hurry, but shook his head gently.

Although it is Jiajing's intention to cut down the sect's rice now, this is what Jiajing said in anger, and he can only be regarded as a fart.

What was the original plan to reclaim the Loop? Xia Yan and the ministers were in full swing to prepare, and when they were about to prepare for action, Jiajing suddenly issued an edict: "Today, one set of thieves, is the teacher famous?" Do you have more than enough to eat? Is success a must? What is the slightest word, and what is the poison of the people?".

In the face of such a ruthless emperor, Jiajing is not the kind of Shengming monarch who wants to reform drastically, Lin Haoran knows that this matter of cutting the sect's rice is not a good errand, and it is likely that it will be difficult to ride a tiger.

The most important thing is that once the new issue of "Talking about the Past and the Present" adds a fire, the scholar's enthusiasm for reducing the rice of the clan will climax, and he must hope to make all the children of the clan smash their jobs.

It's just that Jiajing succeeds the big sect with a small sect, but it is impossible to easily smash the rice bowl of the clan, let alone easily change the ancestral system. At that point, the officials in charge of the matter could easily become a disagreeable centrist.

Lin Haoran clearly saw this, even if he wanted to say a few good words to Qin Minglei, he was unwilling to wade into this pool of troubled waters, and chose to watch the development of the situation silently.

Because Lin Haoran did not participate in the drafting of the reduction of Zongfan's rice, he went home directly to continue the holiday, during which he moved back to Jintaifang in the north of the city to live for a few days, and also went to the lantern festival on the side of the drum tower to take a look.

On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, there was news from Shaanxi.

Fengguo's general Zhu Rongxian refused to accept the edict, not only expelled the edict, but also beat the Pingliang prefect to pray for heaven. Chen Qixue waited for them to make a fuss to a certain extent, and Chen Qixue used the army to quell the chaos and enforce the law.

At this point, the farce of the Han Wangfu is over, but the matter of Zong Fan Lumi has been pushed to the forefront and has become the first hot topic in the forty-third year of Jiajing.