The matter of the crown prince has been decided, and the Ministry of Rites has been preparing.

There are many things, big and small, inside and outside, and there are many miscellaneous things.

But no one dares to have the slightest slackness, after all, this is not a trivial matter, it is the first prince since the founding of the country.

"These firecrackers, each firecracker has the word blessing written on it, and I should be careful when using it when worshipping my ancestors, and there is more than a month for me to store it carefully, and you must be careful for me, you can't light it." The waiter of the Ministry of Rites said loudly.

"Where?" A subordinate asked sweaty, this warehouse is full of things to be used to parade the streets, worship ancestors, that is really an unprecedented ceremonial event, the big guys are a little dizzy when they are busy, in fact, in the past, there were basically several months of preparation time, and this time the time was too hasty.

The emperor chose autumn to be able to pray to the heavens, it was a good harvest year.

It's this time of year again, everything is crowded together, one ritual department, and everyone is too busy to keep busy.

"Warehouse, warehouse." The waiter of the Ministry of Rites said impatiently: "How many times do you want me to remind you?" ”

"There are so many people there, it's full of stuff, what if something happens?" The subordinate asked.

"Won't you figure it out yourself?" The waiter of the Ministry of Rites kicked him and said coldly.

The subordinates looked around, but did not find a suitable place to store it, especially this thing, it is too easy to ignite, if it is not properly managed, the weather is dry and the firecrackers are set off in advance, maybe they will cause fires, these firecrackers are specially prepared for the ancestor worship ceremony.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites gave him a blank look, "You won't make a little space, hurry up and throw away all the useless ones for me, or move them to other places, and this time put all the things that worship the ancestors in one piece." ”

"Hey." The subordinate answered, hurriedly went to the warehouse, searched for a long time, and found some unneeded bronzes, which were already very old, and since last year they were replaced with a batch of new ones, these things were placed in the corner and covered with dust.

It was worthless, so he piled it up in the corner of the yard and found a cloth to cover it.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites took a look, "If these bronzes are doused with water, but they will rust, these are all royal things, and they can't be damaged, so after this ancestor worship ceremony, you can let people move back, and when it rains, you can put on more snacks, and you really can't build a shed." ”

"Okay." The subordinate nodded, absent-mindedly responding.

If you worship your ancestors, is the mountain road swept?

"Isn't that a month from now?" The subordinate asked.

"You guys are really not paying attention to each other, and you're going to do it in a month, so why don't you do it now? From today on, no, from now on, send someone to clean the mountain road every day, and after sweeping, take sandalwood and walk down from it. The waiter said.

"Is this necessary?" The subordinate asked suspiciously, isn't this a bit overkill?

"The royal affairs must not be bad in the slightest, do as I say." The waiter of the Ministry of Rites said.

"By the way, the capital guard is about to close the mountain, and the people from our Ministry of Rites often come and go, do you want to ask for convenience?" The subordinate asked.

"That's right, I'll ask again." The waiter shook his head and said.

After a busy day, when it was dark, they were busy, the Ministry of Rites was idle all year round, only when there was a ceremony to worship the heavens or a big celebration, the Ministry of Rites would be busy, and generally speaking, this is also an idle position.

In the past, he would also promote the concubines of the harem, accept concubines, and provide etiquette, but now the emperor is getting older and less concerned about the harem, so the Ministry of Etiquette has become more and more idle in the past two years.

Leisure has the benefit of being idle, but as long as you don't do things, there is basically no possibility of promotion and wealth, so this time, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites is full of strength to do it well, if he can win the favor of the emperor, maybe this position should be promoted, he has been in this official position for almost five years, but there are no other changes.

and the officials who came out of the exam in his first class have been promoted several levels, and he is still standing still. Ground floor

After everyone had finished counting everything and locking the door, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites left.

As soon as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites left, two men in black appeared on the wall.

This is the government of the Ministry of Rites, and there are not many people who usually guard it, and those two people are martial arts masters, so it is better to alarm the guards, and they quickly sneaked in.

They first ran to the warehouse where everything was kept, and when they came to the door, one of them looked around and said, "I'm afraid that something will go wrong with such a big lock." ”

"Otherwise, it will be smashed directly, with your and my force, it will not be easy to smash this lock?" Another said.

The man shook his head, "You can't make too much noise, you can't let people know that you've done something here, and you still need a key." ”

"If it's in the hands of the Lili Ministry squire, how can you get it? Did he just go out and steal? ”

The two of them quickly exchanged glances, jumped up the wall and left.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites had just sat in a sedan chair.

The two black shadows glanced at each other, "Don't worry, go back today at this time, wait for an opportunity tomorrow, and wait for the moment he comes out, I will go up and steal his key." ”

While he was talking, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites suddenly asked people to stop the sedan chair, hurriedly got off the sedan chair, and ran towards the palace.

The two of them thought he sensed something was wrong, and they couldn't breathe nervously.

Unexpectedly, after the waiter of the Ministry of Rites entered, he took out the key to open the warehouse, looked around carefully, and confirmed that there were no problems, then he breathed a sigh of relief and carefully tied the key to the strap of his underwear.

The two men watched dumbfounded.

"It's not easy to get your hands dirty."

"This grandson still hides the key so deeply, even if he finds an opportunity to steal it tomorrow, he can't steal it, even if he steals it, with his nervousness, I'm afraid he will find out that something is wrong at that time, how can we still succeed and why don't we startle the snake?"

"It's a difficult task."

The two grumbled and got off the roof, blending into the deep night.

In the forbidden garden of the imperial palace, a man dressed as a military attache hurriedly entered the imperial study.

"Found?" The emperor raised his head and glanced at him.

This person is Zhou Fang's subordinate Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin hugged his fists and said: "Qi Lichen has no father and no mother, and later suffered, it was his fiancée's father who saved him, and then made a marriage contract for the two, Qi Lichen was not willing to stay here, so he found a master to travel around, and usually went to Qi County, but he didn't stay for a long time, and he didn't seem to like that family business, and then somehow, he made a change and lived in Qi County for a long time. ”

"It's very simple, but the simpler the person, the more problematic it is, is there anything else?" The emperor asked coldly: "For example, who are his parents?" Where are you from? It can't be from Qixian County, right? ”

"That's not it, it is said that he has no father and no mother, because he traveled to the rivers and lakes with his master, so he also got to know a lot of people in the rivers and lakes, as for the rest, Weichen did not find out." Xiao Lin said and fell to his knees, "There is only so much that Wei Chen can find. ”

The emperor took a deep breath, touched his chin and said: "The origin is quite mysterious, I don't know why it is so mysterious, if you go to investigate again, you must investigate the facts of his parents." ”

Xiao Lin nodded, "It's just that it may involve the household registration done by the previous dynasty, and if you want to rummage through it, it won't be so easy." ”

"Front?" The emperor frowned, and his gaze became deeper and deeper.