Concubine Gong's matter is really disappointing.

There is still a relationship between background and knowledge, and Concubine Wang Gong is not as good as Concubine Zheng of the small jasper.

Concubine Gong, who was born as a palace maid, is still narrow-minded and lacks a little insight after all, but it is impossible for a woman from a family of ministers to be elected to the palace.

At present, since Concubine Wang Gong is reluctant to even do this, Lin Yanchao has no reason to help her.

Lin Yanchao didn't put his bet on the eldest son of the emperor, as for helping Concubine Gong and Huang Yuanzi to speak back then, it was a convenient thing.

Not to mention Lin Yanchao's foresight of the historical events of the Wanli Dynasty, even if Concubine Gong herself becomes the queen mother, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Under the system of the Ming Dynasty, there were civil and official forces to suppress them, and even if the relatives and heroines were in power for a while, they could not turn the sky upside down.

Just as Concubine Gong's people were leaving.

Lin Yanchao paced and thought about it, and now called Chen Jichuan and Zhanming to order: "At present, I have just been promoted, and I need to be extremely careful and pay attention to my every move, and you must not give people the truth, you must restrain the people in the mansion and let others not make trouble." As for my brother and the Zhen family, they must also be reminded that they must be restrained, and they must not use my name to show off. ”

Chen Jichuan and Zhanming were both stunned. Chen Jichuan asked, "Master, are you worried that something will happen?" ”

Lin Yanchao took a sip of tea and nodded: "Yes, once the Ministry of Rites is vacant, your lord and I will be on the waiting list, and it will inevitably be hot at this time, so at this moment it is a very critical time, we must take precautions, don't give anyone a chance to take advantage of it, at this time, the slightest attack may be misunderstood, and the words of chasing after the wind and shadows are enough to make me fail and miss the opportunity, so don't go out if the people in the house have nothing to do recently, and you must be cautious when doing things outside." ”

Chen Jichuan and Zhanming were all overjoyed when they heard this.

Zhan Ming asked in surprise: "The fourth rank that the master has just been promoted, why is he going to be promoted again?" ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "The promotion of the five grades of Hanlin is not informal, and the prime ministers who are allowed to enter the cabinet will directly skip the first level of the fourth grade, and the official will be the third grade, not to mention the distance, such as Zhu Shanyin, the waiter of the Ministry of Officials, and Yu Dong'a, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, are directly promoted from the fifth grade to the waiter. ”

"So who are the officials who are running for the Ministry of Rites together with the master this time?" Chen Jichuan asked.

Lin Yanchao replied: "That's more, in the Han Academy, there are Xu Zhangyuan, Zhao Bachelor, and the Yellow Sacrifice Wine of the Southern Kingdom Zijian, in addition to the Hanlin of this Academy, the foreign official Jingqing is also qualified, if you count these people, then it is difficult to count." ”

Originally, the left and right servants of the Ministry of Rites and Rites were a word minister, a non-Hanlin, and maintained a balanced situation. However, after the cabinet took power, most of the attendants of the Ministry of Rites and Rites were appointed by ministers.

From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, the power of the Hanlin Academy of the Cabinet has reached its peak at this moment.

Therefore, there is also an iron law of officialdom that the secretary of the ministry must not be filled by Hanlin.

Chen Jichuan said: "Master, Xu Zhangyuan official for many years for the position of young uncle can be said to be aspiring, although Zhao is old, but the qualifications are over there, as for Nanjing's yellow sacrifice wine, although there is a friendship with the master, when he was in the Hanlin Academy, it was also very good, but at this level, even the brothers have to fight, fortunately he is not in Beijing, lost a little opportunity." ”

Lin Yanchao shook his head and said, "You still missed someone?" ”

Chen Jichuan asked, "Who is it?" ”

"In front of the Hanlin Hospital, Zhang Xinjian is still sick at home."

Chen Jichuan suddenly said: "Yes, I almost missed the calculation, but the old man is thoughtful." ”

Lin Yanchao stretched out his hand and pressed it: "Not to mention whether there will be someone among the foreign officials who will stab him, even if it is difficult to guarantee that no one in the Hanlin Courtyard will make a black hand to others, so I ask you to be cautious." ”

Zhan Ming said: "Master, our house is fine, Mrs. is strictly restrained on weekdays, and no one is allowed to act recklessly outside with the reputation of the master, but it is difficult to say about the Zhen family and the longevity of the master." ”

There is an elder brother in the family, if there is a living treasure, think about the glorious deeds of his cousin who even the emperor dares to scold, and what else he can't do.

Lin Yanchao said to Chen Jichuan: "You let Qiu Mingshan transfer capable people from the Cao army into Beijing, install them outside the two mansions to listen to the news, strictly monitor them, and protect them secretly, you come to the Zhen Mansion to remind me, my brother, every time you go in and out, someone must follow you, if there is anything, they will take care of it, and you must not let my brother get into trouble." ”

Chen Jichuan immediately said yes.

The next day, Lin Yanchao went to the Hanlin Academy.

The house where I rested was tidyed up.

The relationship between himself and Xu Xianqing on weekdays is neither good nor bad, but now everyone has the qualifications to compete for the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, so sometimes Lin Yanchao feels that it is better to avoid it between him and Xu Xianqing, and fame and fortune are currently brothers who will turn their faces, not to mention between colleagues who are not close to each other.

Lin Yanchao's house is in the back cover room of the Bachelor's Hall, which is perfect for a nap, the scorching summer is over, and it is a very nourishing thing to take a long nap here in the autumn.

Since he was appointed Shao Zhan, Lin Yanchao has continued the habit of being a Hanlin every day, arriving at the Hanlin Academy every day before the hour, and he must work for a while after Shen Shi before leaving the Hanlin Academy every day.

Don't look at the long working hours, it seems to be very diligent, but every day at noon, after a simple meal, Lin Yanchao takes a lazy nap in the house, or reads a book to avoid the heat, and does not go to the academy until after the time.

As for the rest of the Hanlin, they could only lie on the table and take a nap in the public room.

Therefore, don't look at Lin Yanchao, who is almost the earliest to come every day and the latest to leave the Hanlin Academy, but he is not tired at all, that is because as a bachelor, Lin Yanchao's time can be used freely.

On this day, Lin Yanchao woke up and lay in the public room and read for a while, and then put on his official robe and came to the Bachelor's Hall.

In the bachelor's hall, Xu Xianqing, the head of the academy, was reading the official documents with a fan, and when he saw Lin Yanchao, he smiled and said, "Bachelor Lin woke up." ”

Looking at the other party's sweaty appearance, Lin Yanchao persuaded: "Why don't you go to the public house to rest in the afternoon." ”

Xu Xianqing smiled slightly and said: "I'm afraid that if there is any official document issued, I don't dare to withdraw." ”

Xu Xianqing's words had a faint meaning of accusation.

In fact, a yamen like the Hanlin Academy is specially for the prince of heaven, and now the son of heaven is exempt from seeing the ministers, and everyone is idle on weekdays, even if there is any official document, it is okay to send a small official to wait outside at any time.

Of course, Xu Xianqing is also showing it to others, and it is also for Lin Yanchao to see, I am determined to win this waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and none of you should fight with me.

Lin Yanchao said: "In charge of the courtyard, if there is anything to order, the younger brother will be on call in the public house at any time, hey, it will be good after this autumn, the autumn tiger is powerful." ”

Xu Xianqing said with a smile: "Where do you dare to disturb Bachelor Lin's high sleep, Brother Fool has been in Beijing for many years, and he has long been accustomed to this climate, it doesn't matter, I deserve it here." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, then sat down behind his official case, picked up a fan and shook it: "The head of the court has been an official in the Han Yuan for many years, and there are still many places for the younger brother to learn from the head of the court, but how many people in this Ministry of Rites have eyes on here, at this time, we should be in the same boat, in case it is taken by outsiders...... In charge of the courtyard, forgive the little brother for his words, I am straight, I can't hold back what I have to say in my heart, if there is any offense, please do a lot of Haihan. ”

Xu Xianqing smiled when he heard this, he had been holding these words in his heart for a long time, but he didn't expect Lin Yanchao to take the initiative to open the skylight and say something bright.

As for what Lin Yanchao said about being straightforward and unable to hide his words in his heart, who believes this?

Xu Xianqing smiled and said: "Master Lin seems to have a little misunderstanding of the foolish brother, but this statement shows that Master Lin also has a desire to covet the position of the Ministry of Rites?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Eh, everyone has a self-motivated heart, if the intention is for me, can the younger brother still refuse?" However, the younger brother is self-aware of his qualifications, and his prestige is far less than that of the court, and the princes of the court still prefer to belong to the court. In addition, you and I are both the first people to rely on, if the head of the court can be among the Lang Bureau, the younger brother will be convinced and raise his hands in favor. Therefore, the younger brother will never make any stumbling blocks in this matter, but is happy to see it, can the head of the court understand what the younger brother means? ”

Xu Xianqing said with a smile: "Master Lin, with your age, it is a matter of time before you go out of the ranks, and it is not difficult to even enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, how dare the foolish brother offend you, but at the age of the foolish brother, I really can't wait." Today, if there is a word from Master Lin, then I will also put the words here, as long as Master Lin does not embarrass me, then the day of the foolish brother in Hanyuan, everyone will be in the same boat. ”

After saying Lin Yanchao, Xu Xianqing and the others laughed.

Lin Yanchao said: "Then the good little brother came this time, and I want to discuss with the head of the academy about the Han Academy's newspaper and the errand of reviewing Ji Daotong......

In the following month, several major events happened in the court.

The first thing is that at the urging of hundreds of officials, King Lu finally went to Henan, and the Son of Heaven ordered to withdraw 300,000 taels of silver from the household department in order to pay King Lu for the settlement fee, and then ordered Tianjin Cang, Linqing to support rice for King Lu's road.

The household department didn't say a word in the matter, and directly refuted the edict.

Song Qi, the head of the household, also said directly, if you don't have money, you have to die.

Empress Dowager Li was very angry, and made a fuss at the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven issued an order to ask 200,000 taels if it was okay, and the Son of Heaven just finished asking, Song Qi was just about to agree, and the officials also went up to impeach Song Qi, the secretary of the household department.

Song Qi had to resign from the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven ordered to keep, and finally reduced the settlement fee to 50,000 taels, and he took another 50,000 taels from the inner library, and finally King Lu was in Henan, and when King Lu left, Empress Dowager Li was very sad.

Because the vassal king is a vassal domain, he is not allowed to return to Beijing regardless of life or death, and even if the Empress Dowager Li is killed, King Lu cannot return to Beijing to worship.

The second thing was to run the newspaper, after some deliberation.

The imperial court allowed the Hanlin Yuan, the Ministry of Rites, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to run their own newspapers, while the General Administration Department no longer prepared the newspaper for the provincial officials to consult, but instead supervised the articles published in the newspapers by the three ministries and courts, whether there were any prohibitions or leaks, and allowed them to be published after review.

As for the focus of the newspapers run by the three ministries, there are also differences.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate focuses on current affairs, the Ministry of Rites focuses on education and rituals, and the Hanlin Academy focuses more on the imperial examination.

The last thing is insignificant in comparison, Hanlin reviewed Ji Daotong's order to Yunnan to comfort Tusi.

This errand can be described as a diagonal one-year tour.