West Garden, West Gate.

As the time for the court meeting approached, more and more high-ranking officials gathered here.

Originally, everyone was not in a hurry to enter, and they were all chatting in the square in front of this palace. I just saw that the dark clouds were overwhelming, and there was a burst of rolling thunder in the east, and I hurried into the palace to go to the Purple Light Pavilion.

Ziguang Pavilion was built in the Zhengde period and was originally a resting place for hunting. With the relocation of Jiajing to Xiyuan, it became the seat of the court meeting and the court push, and the triennial palace examination was also chosen to be held here.

A group of high-ranking officials in the capital saw a few drops of rain falling, and knew that the rain would come soon, so in order not to become soup chickens, they also hurried away regardless of their image.

Ah......

Qian Bangyan, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, was old after all, and he fell on the road and gnawed on a dog and gnawed off a front tooth.

Huang Guangsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, didn't know whether it was out of consideration for the stability of his relationship with Xu Jie, or because of the face of the Criminal Department, but he ran back to help Qian Bangyan.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! The rain is coming! ”

Some officials had already arrived at the Purple Light Pavilion first, while others were running against the rain, and this Purple Light Pavilion was like a warm harbor.

Bang......

After a few thunders, a summer rainstorm arrived as scheduled.

The raindrops the size of soybeans slapped on the palace and palace roads of Xiyuan, and the rainwater soon merged into a stream, flowing towards the low-lying areas, and finally entering the large liquid pool.

Taiye Pond is a collective name for the North Sea, the Middle Sea and the South China Sea, occupying most of the area of Xiyuan. Under the ravages of this torrential rain, the surface of the lake appeared to be potholed and filled with a thin layer of mist.

People in this era are undoubtedly insignificant, even if it is a high-ranking official in the court, in the face of a sudden rainstorm, they have also appeared embarrassed.

In particular, the officials who were drenched by the rain unbuttoned their black gauze hats and stood under the eaves to shake off the rain on their bodies, and at the same time felt a chill in this summer.

The presiding officer of the court meeting was Wu Song, the secretary of the ministry, and Yan Ne and Li Chunfang also came to observe, as for the first assistant Xu Jie and the second assistant Wu Shan, they were nowhere to be seen.

The officials who entered the Ziguang Pavilion first greeted the two pavilion elders, and then greeted Hu Song, the secretary of the ministry, and then chatted with the officials who were familiar with each other.

There are two camps in favor of Diao Minshu and against Diao Minshu, and because Gao Gong openly supports Diao Minshu, the situation is undoubtedly in favor of the camp of Diao Minshu.

It was for this reason that Zuo Shilang of the Criminal Department didn't care about the pain of losing his front teeth, but he immediately found Yan Ne to express his worries about this court meeting.

Although he is indeed old, his self-motivation has not changed at all, Hu Song can serve as the secretary of the ministry, and it is not too much for him to seek a household secretary.

"It's okay, let's wait and see what happens!" Yan Ne's pockmarked face did not have too much expression, and responded calmly.

Qian Bangyan saw that Yan Ne was so unconcerned, and he said a word in his heart, and took the initiative to find Li Chunfang and said: "Elder Li Ge, where is Lord Yuanfu today, what is the best plan?" ”

"There are a lot of recitals today, Lord Yuanfu is on the side of Wuyi Palace, but he didn't say anything, let me wait to participate in the court meeting as usual!" Li Chunfang maintained a just right smile on her face and responded decently.

Although his qualifications are not as outrageous as Lin Haoran, the Jinshi of Jiajing's twenty-six years is still "shallow" here, four years later than Qian Bangyan.

When Qian Bangyan heard that Xu Jie's negative attitude turned out to be such a negative attitude, he couldn't help muttering in his heart: "Is this to admit defeat?" ”

However, thinking that when Xu Jie's fight with Yan Song back then, Xu Jie's often adopted a negative attitude, although he felt a deep helplessness in his heart, but this practice was indeed very Xu Jie.

Outside, the rain was pouring down, making the light in the temple dim.

A few little eunuchs seemed to have been prepared for this, but they lit candles for the first time to illuminate the place, making this palace appear bright and warm.

Wearing a first-class official uniform, Shangshu Lei Li of the Ministry of Industry was standing outside the hall with his hands in his hands at the moment, but he frowned slightly and looked at the heavy rain in front of him.

He was not worried about the outcome of this Diao Min's court meeting, but looked up at the southeast, this rainstorm undoubtedly caused him to build Zichen New Palace.

The reason why after the fall of Yan Song, he, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, can still stand on top of the court is because of his excellent ability to supervise the project. Especially seeing the fate of Yan Shifan, Hu Zongxian, Yan Maoqing and others, he was even more cautious.

It's just that after going through so much, especially when he learned about Yan Song's fate, he suddenly felt a kind of tiredness in his heart.

For a long time, he can be said to have conscientiously built various large-scale projects for the emperor, and nearly half of the palaces as far as the eye can see here are from his hands.

But he knew in his heart that in order to build these palaces. Regardless of the local people, even Shuntianfu is unbearable to be tortured by "raising the levy higher than the regular tax", so many people in Shuntianfu have chosen to leave their hometowns.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the hall: "Huh? Why hasn't Dasi Nong been there so far? ”

After hearing this, everyone found out that Lin Haoran, the head of the household, had not yet arrived, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Although the Hubu Shangshu, who is the leader of the crown prince's title, can indeed come later with a shelf, the other five Shangshu have already arrived, and the time for the court meeting is approaching, so it is inappropriate for Lin Haoran to still not appear.

Even if it was raining heavily today, this was a court meeting, and he should have come on time despite the rain.

When Yang Bo realized that Lin Haoran really didn't show up, he immediately said sarcastically: "There is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not firm!" ”

"I'm afraid that Lin Shangshu can't come over on time because of something, should we go to Wuyi Hall and invite Elder Wu Ge to come over?" Sheng Ruqian, the Taifu Temple, proposed.

If there is no one of sufficient weight, things will undoubtedly be uncertain. Only when one of Lin Haoran and Wu Shan arrives, then everyone can form a joint force and successfully win the court meeting.

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

Just when everyone was hesitating whether to invite Wu Shan, Qing Jiangzhi of Guanglu Temple saw a figure hurrying over against the heavy rain, and said excitedly as if he had found the backbone.

When everyone saw Lin Haoran arrive, they also came to the door of the palace one after another, ready to greet Lin Haoran, the leader of the Diao Min's book.

When the visitor entered the hall, the face was clearly illuminated by the candles in the hall, and the officials realized that it was not Lin Haoran, the head of the household, but the left attendant of the household, Ma Sen.

Ma Sen's whole person was like a chicken in the soup, his eyes didn't know whether it was rain or tears, but he was looking for people in the hall, and finally his eyes fell on Yan Ne, Li Chunfang and Hu Song.