Fifteen days after Jiang Tian appeared in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, another court meeting was about to begin, and Jiang Tian had no choice but to get up early under all his reluctance, but this time he had an extra heart and ate something on the way to the noon gate to pad his stomach. After coming to the noon gate, there are still many officials standing here, this is the difference between the distance of the residence, those officials who live in Xiaoyongfang not only came more calmly, but also had a lot of flexibility in time, and there was no need to hurry like Jiang Tian at all. But don't look at him as a member of the officialdom, but today he still can't fit in with those people, seeing them greeting and chatting in groups, he is alone standing in the clammy and cold air. Originally, those imperial parties who were ready to make friends with him were just far away and did not get close, and even Liang Fan, the right attendant of the military department, who took the initiative to come over last time, stayed far away.

In fact, this can't be blamed on those imperial parties, fifteen days ago, Jiang Tian was just a showman who might become an official, but today he has become a second-class member, and last time he was left in the palace by the emperor to lock it out, during this period no one knows what the two said, only fools believe that they are reminiscing. Linked to the rumors that when discussing politics in front of the monarch, Jiang Tian used Zhang Juzheng to suppress the bigwigs, and now those traditional officials did not dare to be too involved with him, and the imperial party was not sure of the emperor's thoughts, and besides, there were no people who could talk to others in terms of rank except for some generals with military merits, so Lord Jiang, a newcomer in the officialdom, still stood aside like that and no one cared.

"Lord Jiang came early!" At this time, a warrior in armor walked over: "It seems that the distance you live in can't stop your loyalty to the country!" ”

Jiang Tian fixed his eyes and saw that it was none other than Liu Junding on duty, in fact, with his title, it was okay not to come to join in the excitement. But on the first and fifteenth days of the new year, he, who has always occupied a position, has to show his face, and this time is a good time to observe the dynamics of the court. It was only after observing Jiang Tian for a long time today that he decided to show up and chat a few words, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he made a challenge to the Ministry of Rites.

Jiang Tian also heard that he had something to say, and the family lived far away because Hu Jingyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was unwilling to find him a house, so Liu Junding's words were tantamount to openly challenging Confucian officials.

"It turned out to be General Liu, the juniors are so polite," Jiang Tian said and hurriedly bowed to ......the end.

Liu Junding thought to himself, you are still so clever, you don't call me a lord on this occasion, nor do you call me an adult, casually say that General Liu still calls himself a junior, is this for those wall grasses to hear? If you weren't of great use in science, wouldn't you have disturbed the sour people if you were in the court! After retracting these thoughts, Liu Junding was very comfortable to accept Jiang Tian's bow: "Lord Jiang doesn't need to be polite, this is the place where hundreds of officials make pilgrimages, and I am only responsible for maintaining the safety of the palace today, and there are no generals." Speaking of which, it is up to you civil officials to govern the country......"

"How dare you, how dare you! If there is no strategy and the officers and men of the three armies serving their orders, how can a powerless scholar like me come here to discuss politics? Although the world has seen peace for the first time, it is still inseparable from the founding ministers like you......"

The old and the young patted each other's ass, and the officials who were still whispering stopped talking, and they all stared at them. Many people secretly wondered in their hearts, could it be that the new crown prince Shaobao had taken refuge in the generals? In fact, even if there is no performance today, they will still think that Jiang Tian has a lot to do with the relatives, not to mention that Liu Baokai is commensurate with Jiang Tian as a brother if he has nothing to do, that is, just looking at the attitude of the fake prince Wu Yuan towards Jiang Tian can make people derive a lot of ideas, besides, the country is newly established, and the status of the military generals in the emperor's heart is still unmatched, if this royal junior brother does not have a good relationship with the relatives, it will not work.

Jiang Tian also knew the meaning of Old Man Liu taking the initiative to find him, this is to completely suppress those traditional officials in terms of strength, don't look at the fact that many positions in the six yamen are held by the imperial party personnel of the Conglong faction, but there are still many famous Confucians in it, if these people ascend to the heights, they will inevitably lead to a response from the Confucian students across the country, the emperor is not afraid of these guys rebelling, but many policies that could have been implemented have been fooled up by these people, isn't it a strict plan to drag down the country's rejuvenation? So Zhang Tao, who has not been on the throne for a long time, has not taken the initiative to tear his face with them. This is the time for the two sides to play each other's game for political capital.

Seeing that the time had come, the hundred officials began to line up according to their grades and positions, and Jiang Tian was embarrassed again. The last time he went to court, he was still a commoner without an official position, so he naturally stood at the end of the line. But this time is different, not only does he already have an official position, but he also has three positions, where should he stand? In fact, there is a rule here, that is, standing behind the leaders of the department, the fatal thing is that the direct bosses of these three positions are not in the court, the old man Song is allowed to sleep at home because of his age, and Zhang Qian, as a prince, should be the head of a hundred officials. However, he was also in charge of Gyeonggi defense, and he could not participate in politics unless he had a heavy military situation. The two leaders are not there, but they have to squeeze in with those petty officials of the Academy of Sciences, and their big red official clothes stand in the middle of the group of "green" and "green" officials...... Even if you want to, people don't dare.

Seeing his embarrassment, Liu Junding was not good enough to pat his ass and leave, so he stepped forward and said, "Lord Jiang is worried about not knowing where to stand?" ”

"The seniors are as wise as a torch, and the lower officials are embarrassed by this matter."

Old man Liu pretended to think for a while: "It is said that you are a second-grade official, and you should be at the same level as the six Shangshu." However, your position is far from the same, and you obviously can't stand behind them, but although the Academy of Sciences has the name of the Academy, its rank is equivalent to the seventh department of the imperial court, so I think you will stand behind the six squires! ”

If a certain inner guard doesn't know how to come up with an idea, these officials can scold this short-sighted guy to death, but Old Man Liu is not only a royal guard, but also has the title of Duke of Yipin. is considered a well-known figure in the circle of military generals, so he casually upgraded the Academy of Sciences to the seventh department, and no one dared to refute it face-to-face. At most, there are a few bold people behind him who are talking about the government and politics. Listening to his words, even if those officials are reluctant, they have to give up a position to Jiang Tian, and now the new yamen of the Academy of Sciences is considered a scenery, directly suppressing the administrative level such as Dali Temple and Honglu Temple, and becoming the second most important to the six departments. This can be regarded as a kind of reward for accompanying Old Man Liu to act just now. Even if it is reordered afterwards because of the opposition of other yamen, at least this face is enough today.

Many hardcore old-fashioned factions among the officials hate it to the root of their teeth, and they all know that a Liu Junding is already difficult to deal with, not to mention that behind this old man is actually a representative of the military - King Ji! But they were not discouraged, since ancient times, the founding monarch was most afraid of relatives who could fight well, and Li Shimin, who was known for his tolerance, only succeeded after killing his own brother. Therefore, they believe that as long as they wait, the emperor will naturally gradually distance himself from this younger brother, and then it will be an opportunity for Confucianism to turn over and control the government again, and see how rampant this Confucian traitor was at that time.

This time, because he was following the six parts, Jiang Tian did not stand outside the hall, but became a member of the hall that could hear the content, but he didn't prepare any scripts today, and he came to make soy sauce. So when the eunuch shouted: "There is a morning to play and no book to retreat!" At that time, he hoped in his heart that the pilgrimage meeting would end as soon as possible. The pestle of the province is a waste of time here.

But something disappointed him happened, and Ning Jiao, the head of the cabinet, knelt down and said loudly: "The minister begs His Majesty to allow Kaienke!" ”

Well, it's a bombshell as soon as it comes up. The officials in the hall all looked at the emperor with bated breath, as long as he hesitated slightly, many people would follow the review, causing a kind of crowd feeling.

The emperor didn't wait for them to perform enough before he smiled: "Ning Jiao, you are already fifty-six this year, right?" ”

The officials who just wanted to stand up and force the palace all subconsciously retracted their feet, how could they think that the emperor's reaction was a little weird.

Ning Shoufu also secretly screamed in his heart, this kind of crime should have been done by those minions below, and then he would have added fuel to the fire, but now many yamen are mixed with the imperial party and the Confucian party, and none of the yamen can fully support him, plus many people in the Shilin put pressure on him to take the lead in resuming the scientific expedition, so he had to go into battle in person. I thought that even if the emperor didn't allow it, I would be criticized at most, but I would be able to establish prestige among Confucianism. But the emperor did not answer whether he agreed or disagreed, and came up and asked what his age meant.

"Wechen...... I happened to be fifty-six years old this year. ”

"Fifty-six, it is said that the age is not too young, and it is not easy to climb to the position of the first assistant!"

As soon as these words came out, the old man's cold sweat came down, don't look at the cabinet seems to be very powerful, it is the former Ming Dynasty and not the Chinese Dynasty, this emperor is not only energetic and has a strong desire for power. Even if you are highly respected, he doesn't need you, can't you? Anyway, without you, the court will not be paralyzed. Hearing this, it is likely that the meaning is to lose the black yarn.

How do you know that the emperor's words changed: "You are only fifty-six years old, there are more than 1,000 acres of fertile land in your hometown in Zhejiang, and most of the children of the clan are studying in the private school you opened. At that time, if there are a few more clear streams in your clan, won't the fields and industries occupy Zhejiang Province? ”

Quiet! Surprisingly quiet! The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty didn't even have a person who shook their bodies, as if these people were all clay sculptures motionless, but Jiang Tian seemed to see a messy scene after the typhoon passed, whether it was the imperial party or not, for the emperor to casually report the family situation of an official, the fear in their hearts was infinitely revealed from their eyes, which emperor in the world could make the ministers so afraid? Many people think of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of Jinyiwei in history.

"Minister......" Ning Jiao knelt on the ground and trembled, and his speech was a little unfavorable: "Weichen...... Wechen's family business is accumulated by generations of ancestors...... Wechen is old and frail, and pleads with the beggar bones......"

The fifty-six-year-old head of the cabinet is definitely a young Zhuang faction. But he found that he still obediently resigned, don't look at the emperor did not ask how those fields came from, but he absolutely believed that the people on the dragon chair knew better than him, the landlord, that those peasants who worked to avoid taxes were not obliged to keep these inside information secret.

"Huh!" The emperor still looked happy, but unfortunately no one dared to stare at his face: "You are only fifty-six, you are still far from telling the old, how can you succeed if you are not the first assistant in the cabinet?" As for what you do, I have my own measure. ”

Ning Jiao staggered back to his mid-court courtiers, looking like a man in his fifties was as old as seventy or eighty. Since ancient times, it has been a common practice for ministers to resign from the Heavenly Family, and there are also some pretentious people who rely on the imperial court to resign if they have nothing to do, but today everyone believes that Lord Ning really wants to go back to farming, so that a cabinet leader who is at the peak of his political career can retire, and our emperor is also rare in the world. The point is that the kind of threat implied in the words can make the entire civil official group gasp, although all the officials in the world have read the books of the sages, but who is an official according to the teachings of the sages? Maybe this kind of person really exists, but he will definitely not be able to enter this Fengtian Temple.

The silence in the hall was terrifying, except for Jiang Tian, whose eyes were fluttering, everyone stood in their own position with their eyes and noses, noses, mouths and mouths, for fear that the next unlucky person would be themselves. Just waiting to hear the eunuch shout: "There is a morning music without a book to retreat from the court......"

"The minister has a ...... to start playing" Under the attention of everyone, Hu Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, knelt down helplessly: "The Holy Duke of Qufuyan wrote again, imploring the imperial court to give the word ......"

There is only one duke in Qufu, that is, the Confucian family of Qufu blessed by the ancestors, and the former Ming Dynasty has always given their family owner the title of Yan Shenggong, which is second only to the prince in the local area. Although the new dynasty did not deprive Yan of the title of Shenggong when it was founded, no one is more worried about the future of Confucianism than they are today, when science is highly regarded by the emperor. Then, according to the convention, since it is the establishment of a new dynasty, I implore the imperial court to arrange a word for the family tree, which can be regarded as a touchstone for exploring the trend. In all dynasties, even after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, until the warlords secessed the territory, they were given new generation rankings by the government at that time, which shows what kind of position their families occupy in Chinese history. Only the current emperor, as if he wanted to break this long-standing tradition, did not reply to Kong's request.

"What should the Kong clan name for, this is a family matter within their clan, and the court can't control it!"

There is only one sentence, which is comparable to the cold wind in the northwest in the ears of Confucianism, which means that the royal family no longer cares about the status and appeal of the Kong family, so do you still have to bother thinking about where the Confucian Society is going? In fact, Hu Jing knew early on that this would be the end. It's just that he, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has to report this matter, don't look at him Yan Shenggong is still in the Confucian Mansion as a closed lord, in fact, the decline of the Confucian family is already irreversible. Then no one played anything again, and the emperor waved his hand very casually, and the eunuch next to him announced his retirement. Jiang Tian was about to turn around and leave, but he heard the eunuch announce the names of the people in the study, and he was among them as usual. The officials who exited the hall looked at the big guys and Jiang Tian with a helpless look with complicated eyes, and many people muttered in their hearts, could it be that Shengxue was about to give way to Xinxue so soon? When he came to the study, the emperor continued to give everyone a banquet as if nothing had happened, but no one ate a few bites of this meal, especially Ning Jiao, who had just been hit, and he couldn't eat it even if you put out the delicacies of the mountains and seas now.

The emperor knew what they were thinking at a glance, so he grabbed a handkerchief and wiped his mouth: "Ning Jiao!" ”

The old man was excited, and quickly knelt down in front of the emperor: "The minister is in ......"

"You have been following me for five or six years, and you know the rules of the court, I didn't want to mention those things in your family, but you shouldn't have taken the lead in forcing me at the court meeting! If there is a next time, I will not spare you! ”

Jiang Tian sat on the side and nibbled on a spring roll, looking at the scene in front of him. It is said that this emperor is jealous and hateful, and he can't see greed @ dirt @ accept @ bribes, how can there be a situation where the net is open? Or is it that those so-called anti-@corruption measures are just for others to see, and since this Ning Jiao has followed him until now before he ascended the throne, it is indeed worth bending the law for personal gain. So is this predecessor pursuing the rule of man or the rule of law? But this Ning Jiao is a bit interesting, since he rebelled from the dragon a long time ago, why did he petition on behalf of Confucianism? What's the secret here? After breakfast, those people talked about military affairs again, all of which Jiang Tian couldn't interject. He was also happy to pretend to be deaf and dumb like an old monk, and the only thing that was gratified was that after the turmoil of the court meeting, no one wanted to make trouble for himself for the time being.

It's almost all about to be discussed, and Hu Jingyi seems to have suddenly remembered something: "Your Majesty, the last time the delegation from the Wa Kingdom hadn't left, but yesterday Tianjin sent a message, saying that there was another team of people claiming to be Fusang envoys landing at Dagukou, and now we don't know which team is real!" ”

He can still calm down due to such a big diplomatic incident, Jiang Tian admires his nerves very much, how lacking is this to put this matter to the end?

Unexpectedly, although Zhang Tao was surprised to raise the question of true and false envoys, he didn't have a very angry expression: "Oh? And this kind of thing! ”