Lin Haoran knew that his official career was to overcome obstacles, and it was impossible for anyone not to be offended, let alone stammer, so he didn't pay attention to the hostility shown by Qin Minglei at all.

Not to mention that his status as the left attendant is higher than that of the other party, and the two have a clear division of labor in the Ministry of Rites, and there are no checks and balances on specific matters, so they can't pay attention to this right attendant who picked up the champion.

Due to the gap in status, this reception banquet is very restrained. Except for the bolder ones in the dragon pool, everyone else toasted in a proper manner, or said some flattering words like He Bin.

After taking office and dividing labor, the days seem to suddenly enter the daily work life.

Although Lin Haoran was promoted quickly, he went all the way very solidly, and Yin had already honed his ability to handle affairs from the prefect of Leizhou, the prefect of Guangzhou and the prefect of Shuntian, and he was also very good at the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites is actually a relatively idle yamen, and there are not many affairs of the ceremonial system and the host and guest officials, and the Huitong Pavilion and the Casting and Printing Bureau have nothing to bother him, Lord Zuo Shilang, for the time being.

The next morning, he took a sedan chair to the gate of Xiyuan again.

This time, he did not want to meet Saint Shane, but specially came to meet the first assistant of the current dynasty.

The cabinet was originally the secretary of the Son of Heaven, and the rank of the cabinet scholar was only the fifth grade. The six hundred officials reported to the emperor, and when the emperor did not understand something, he would ask the cabinet scholars.

It's just that it is impossible for every Son of Heaven to be able to take charge of himself like Zhu Yuanzhang, and the Son of Heaven is more and more dependent on the cabinet scholars to deal with these large and small affairs.

In the end, the Son of Heaven simply asked the cabinet scholars to deal with the recital directly, and wrote a small note on the repetition and then submitted it, which is the origin of the voting system.

With the maturity of this voting system, the status of the cabinet scholars has become more and more important, and they are already above the six ministries. Especially when the Son of Heaven was in power, the opinions of the Son of Heaven naturally would not be carefully checked one by one, so the votes of the first assistant were almost equivalent to the holy decree.

By the time he arrived in this dynasty, Jiajing had been out of power for more than 20 years, and he was obsessed with cultivation all day long. It is difficult for Lord Shangshu to see the emperor, let alone figure out the emperor's thoughts.

It is precisely for this reason that many officials first consult the Cabinet for their opinions before making formal statements, with the result that the current Cabinet has become a veritable leader of the hundred officials.

Lin Haoran is now serving as the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and it is reasonable for him to come to visit the two bigwigs in the cabinet, which can be regarded as a clear subordination between the two parties, and he maintains a superficial harmony with Xu Jie.

There is no room for the palace, and sandalwood rises.

"Xiaguan meets Motosuke-sama!"

Lin Haoran entered the duty room and saluted respectfully.

Xu Jie's body was wearing a luxurious python robe, his eyebrows looked very charitable, and the whole person looked very energetic, and when he looked up and saw Lin Haoran coming in from outside, he raised his hand like a spring breeze and said: "If you are foolish, you are here, please take a seat!" ”

"Lord Xie Yuanfu!" Lin Haoran gave another salute and sat down on the empty chair in front of the table.

Unlike Yan Song, who likes to emulate Jiajing and work cross-legged in front of the desk, Xu Jie insists on sitting at the desk. I don't know if he was disdainful, or if he didn't realize that he wasn't loyal, or if there was some other reason.

However, on the wall behind Xu Jie, the words "return the lord with prestige, return the ministers with government affairs, and return the public with the punishment and reward" are still hanging high, showing the difference between him and the "special minister" Yan Song.

Xu Jie asked his cronies to bring tea, looked at Lin Haoran with admiration, and said: "You went south to rectify the salt administration this time, not only dealt a heavy blow to those illegal salt thieves, but also solved the salt malpractice that has accumulated for many years, and the emperor is very happy about it!" ”

"The success of this salt policy is also thanks to the strong support of Lord Yuanfu, otherwise a lot of work would not have been carried out, let alone the smooth implementation of the Gang Salt Law!" Lin Haoran has never been arrogant, even if he complimented Xu Jie.

Although Xu Jie knew that the rectification of the salt administration did not have much to do with him, he was also very comfortable in his heart.

With Lin Haoran's words, I am afraid that in the history books of later generations, he also has a credit, after all, these things were completed during his tenure as the first assistant. Compared to those economic losses, it seems to have become less important again.

Xu Jie looked at Lin Haoran gently, and asked with concern: "Ruoyu, you have just joined the Ministry of Rites, can you encounter any difficulties?" ”

Lin Haoran picked up the tea cup on the table, and immediately smelled a refreshing aroma, knowing that no matter how bad the tea in this cabinet was, it was beyond the reach of ordinary people, so he responded positively when he heard the words: "There is one thing, so I came to ask Lord Yuanfu this time!" ”

Xu Jie said "uh", but he didn't know if Lin Haoran was making an excuse for this visit, or if there was really something tricky, so he just showed that he was very interested.

The cronie was adding a few pieces of silver charcoal to the brazier, and when he heard Lin Haoran's words, he also looked up at Lin Haoran with interest, wondering what difficulties Lin Haoran had encountered.

"Xiaguan was in charge of opening the sea in Guangdong, and once visited Nanyang Luzon and other vassal states, and many monarchs and chiefs of the vassal states learned that the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the son of the Holy Tomorrow, and expressed a very strong pilgrimage desire, but suffered from the loss of the survey. At that time, Xia Guan was just the deputy envoy of the Guangdong Patrol Road, so he didn't dare to agree, but he always kept this matter in mind! Today, the trade between the Ming Dynasty and Nanyang is frequent, if they can come to face the saint at this time, first, it can strengthen the prestige of our great tomorrow, and secondly, it will be conducive to the trade between this dynasty and the Nanyang domain, I don't know what Lord Yuanfu thinks? Lin Haoran explained the reason for the matter, and asked with a sincere face.

Xu Jie gasped, and then glanced at Lin Haoran deeply. Although he always knew that this kid would definitely not settle down when he returned to Beijing, he never expected that this was the first time he had officially met, and he had just taken office and directly threw out such a big thing.

He didn't respond immediately, but picked up the teacup on the table, and his mind was running quickly. The reason why the king of Nanyang wants to meet the son of heaven is naturally not serious, but I don't know what Lin Haoran's idea is to let the Nanyang vassal pay tribute.

But I have to admit that this kid is too capable of tossing, and it is far more difficult to deal with than Wu Shan. Maybe there was some kind of conspiracy in this, and he had to be on the lookout for this kid's tricks all the time.

Xu Jie took a sip of tea, and then asked in Taijiquan: "Ruoyu, have you ever discussed this matter with Li Shangshu?" ”