Guanglu Temple has two post houses, the Sifang Hall receives ethnic minorities and foreign envoys from the east, west, north and south, and is located in the Buzheng Fang outside the Shunyi Gate in the west of the imperial city, and is in charge of Chen Guangyin. The Zhiyuan Courtyard is even smaller, and it receives officials like Jiang Anyi who come to Beijing, just on the right side of Guanglu Temple, which is convenient for transmitting information.

After eating, saying goodbye to Jia Nan, Jiang Anyi lived in the official post of Zhiyuan Courtyard under the guidance of a small official, one bright and one dark, two rooms, tidy up, and the bedding on the bed was also newly replaced, the little official smiled: "Lord Jiang, Lord Jia specially explained to entertain you, so that you feel at home, what do you think of this?" ”

Jiang Anyi thanked: "It's really good, thank you very much." ”

took out a piece of silver from his arms and stuffed it to the little official, the little official took it, and the heavy pressure on his hand should be ten taels, sad that the people in Beijing said that this Jiang Zhuangyuan is still the God of Wealth. Grinning and putting the silver in his arms, the little official asked flatteringly, "Lord Jiang, what else do you have to order?" ”

"Please go to the Ministry of Rites and find the head of Tian Shoulou, and say that I have something to do with him." Jiang Anyi commanded.

The quality of the public chef can indirectly reflect the quality of the yamen, and the ability of the officials can also be seen, and many things such as corruption can be seen if they go deeper.

Tian Shoulou came quickly, he hadn't seen him for more than a year, Tian Shoulou had a black beard, his face was plump, he was wearing a light fur, wearing a light cyan official uniform, he looked full of energy, and he had long since lost the shabby and obscene appearance when he first saw Jiang Anyi.

At the beginning, he thought that Jiang Anyi was the master, Tian Shoulou originally had the idea of "hugging thick legs" and "burning the cold stove", and used his director to find out the news in exchange for a few pocket money, and later Jiang Anyi helped him become the head of the catering department, and a lot of money funded his family, Tian Shoulou walked for Jiang Anyi with all his heart.

Jiang Anyi subsidized Tian Shoulou with 100 taels of silver every month, and if he needed the money urgently, he would go directly to the perfume shop to get it, which made Tian Shoulou say goodbye to his overstretched life. With money, you can call friends, and the wider the contact, the better the information. When Jiang Anyi was demoted to Fuluo County, Tian Shoulou transmitted the news collected in Beijing to him once a month through the post road, so Jiang Anyi knew about the big and small affairs in Beijing.

Seeing Jiang Anyi, Tian Shoulou was a little excited, bowed and saluted: "Shoulou has seen the lord." ”

Jiang Anyi grabbed Tian Shoulou and looked up and down: "Brother Tian hasn't seen him for more than a year, his complexion is excellent, and it seems that his life is very comfortable." ”

"Thanks to the blessing of the lord, everything is going well, but I miss the lord a little." Tian Shoulou said with emotion: "The lord is becoming more and more heroic, and there is good news when he enters Beijing this time." ”

There was no need for Jiang Anyi to ask, Tian Shoulou took the initiative to explain the news he heard to Jiang Anyi. Hearing that he had missed out on the matter, Jiang Anyi was a little disappointed, and then heard that the Huazhou Assassin was killed, and the Son of Heaven intended to send him to temporarily manage the Huazhou Assassin as a five-rank official. Jiang Anyi's heart was beating wildly, and he crossed from the county order to the history of the assassination, this step cannot be said to be a step and a jump, it can only be described as flying.

Tian Shoulou saw Jiang Anyi's joy and sighed: "Lord, it is gratifying to be promoted, but no one in the Manchu Dynasty is willing to go to Huazhou to assassinate the history, which shows that this errand is not a beautiful errand. ”

"It's okay, I've been to Huazhou, and I've fought with the remnants of the Yuantian Sect, so be careful." Jiang Anyi's heart was hot at the moment, immersed in the joy of being promoted, where could he listen to Tian Shoulou's advice.

Tian Shoulou didn't say more, told Jiang Anyi in detail about the recent events in Beijing, and reminded Jiang Anyi that his appointment as Huazhou was suggested by Zhu Taiwei, and the right minister Kong Province and Zhu Zhipu agreed, especially the Son of Heaven persuaded by Kong Province.

The situation was almost over, Jiang Anyi said "hard work" to Tian Shoulou, suddenly thought of Huang Nan, and asked curiously: "Brother Tian, what is the origin of this right Shaoqing Huang Nan of Guanglu Temple?" ”

Tian Shoulou said with a smile: "This Lord Huang is a wonderful person, he was born in a wealthy businessman's family, he was Emperor Xuan's twenty-two years of Tanhualang, and the official was appointed as the head of the eight products in the political affairs hall, half a year later, this Lord Huang overstepped his authority to play the book "Six Things Shu", and asked the Son of Heaven to 'choose the official, Jun Gongtian, Hou Nongsang, repair military equipment, reduce forced labor, Qin Enxin' to implement the new policy, at that time it was already the last years of Emperor Xuan, the Son of Heaven was tired of government, and he was even more unwilling to change the law, and he was furious in court, and he wanted to detain Huang Nan for punishment. Wei Xiang persuaded the Son of Heaven that the speaker was not guilty, although Huang Nan was arrogant, he was kind with his intentions, and asked the Son of Heaven to be lenient. ”

Tian Shoulou is worthy of being a know-it-all in Beijing, this old incident more than ten years ago was told in his mouth, so Jiang Anyi pinched a sweat for Huang Nan, and asked himself, he was called the second stunned person in the officialdom, and this Huang Daren was even more stunned than himself.

As a result, this Lord Huang quickly removed Dengzhou Yixing County as the county order, Yixing County is a border county, close to the Northern Desert, and is often harassed by the Northern Desert. After the arrival of Lord Huang, Tuntian was self-sufficient, absorbing the displaced people, and recruiting strong people as martial arts among the displaced people, practicing in his agricultural slack time, and going to the city to assist in the war during the war. Lord Huang was in Yixing County, Wuquan County and other border counties for six years, seven times to repel the Northern Desert stragglers, defending the land and security of the territory, was recalled to Beijing as today's son, and was appointed to Dali Temple under the five products. ”

Jiang Anyi's impression of Huang Nan changed greatly, and he sighed: "In this way, this Lord Huang is a cadre, I thought he was a son of a family, which is really disrespectful." Why did he transfer from Dali Temple to Guangluqing again? ”

"In the sixth year of Fengle, there was a murder case in the capital, the descendants of the Cui family in Hedong trampled a pregnant woman to death on the street, and the people were angry for a while, and the Son of Heaven ordered Dali Temple to try it. Because the matter involved the family, no one in Dali Temple was willing to be tried, and Lord Huang volunteered to be the chief judge of this matter. The case is very clear, the verdict came out soon, and the troublemakers injured people's lives, and one corpse and two lives, should be beheaded according to the law.

The Cui family is one of the top ten families, and the power in the court is naturally not small, Cui Yuanzhi, who has not been known for a long time as the imperial historian, is the cousin of the prisoner, Wu Huayou, the secretary of the criminal department, is the son-in-law of the Cui family, and he is the uncle-in-law of the prisoner, and Cui Huawang, the supervisor of the capital, is his own uncle.

Under the pressure of almost half of the court, the Son of Heaven could not bear it, so he had to issue an order to be sent lightly, and this Lord Huang had no choice but to obey the holy order and be sent lightly, and the sentence was changed to forty rods and two thousand miles. After the people heard about the verdict, they scolded him for being a dog official and taking bribes to do things indiscriminately, and the Cui family secretly fanned the flames behind his back and destroyed his reputation. The Son of Heaven was quite satisfied with Huang Nan, and specially summoned him to comfort him, and wanted to promote him to the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. ”

"Alas", apart from a sigh, what else could Jiang Anyi say.

Just after midnight the next day, the eunuch in the palace sent an edict, "See you in Jiang Anyi Zichen Palace." ”

Zichen Hall is the place where the inner court deliberates, and it is the daily living place of the Son of Heaven, with office in the front hall and rest in the back room. Being able to accept the call of the Son of Heaven here and ask about politics is what is commonly referred to as "entering the cabinet", which is a very glorious thing, and the vast majority of courtiers do not have this honor.

Jiang Anyi stood outside the hall, looking at the railing of Bai Hanyu, the red-lacquered columns, and the beams painted with colorful decorations, he was still a little proud. Remembering the first time he came to Zichen Palace, Jiang Anyi was scolded by the Son of Heaven for his defeat because of Liao Jianhui in Huangsha Pass, and he was scolded by the Son of Heaven for killing the general, and it was that angry defense that made the Son of Heaven understand his loyalty and stand firm, and then Jiang Anyi's mission to the Northern Desert and the suppression of bandits in Huazhou regardless of safety left a deep impression on Shi Fangzhen, and he regarded him as a confidant of the countryman, which was not as good as the dry shares that Jiang Anyi gave to Niangniang Sancheng perfume. Now that he has stepped into the Zichen Palace, he is about to sit on one side in the year of the weak crown, how can he not let Jiang Anyi's heart be surging and his pride fly.

This was nearly an hour, Jiang Anyi was a little anxious, the warriors and eunuchs standing on the side did not move at all, everyone stood quietly, Jiang Anyi really admired their standing skills.

It was almost noon, and finally a eunuch came out of the palace and announced: "Spread Jiang Anyi and Jin to see." ”

Walking quickly to the palace, he came to the imperial steps and knelt down, Jiang Anyi kowtowed to the mountain and shouted "Long live".

"Jiang Anyi, don't be polite." Overhead, the voice of the Son of Heaven was heard.

Jiang Anyi stood up and quickly glanced at the Son of Heaven, who hadn't seen him for more than a year, Shi Fangzhen seemed to be older, and wrinkles appeared faintly on his forehead. Shi Fangzhen saw that Jiang Anyi's chin had a slight black beard, and he looked a lot more mature, and said with a smile: "Jiang Anyi, do you know why I summoned you back to Beijing?" ”

"The minister inquired and knew a little bit."

This is a jaw-dropping answer for everyone, you must know that the Son of Heaven is not allowed to spread the discussion with the ministers in the court, although including the Son of Heaven knows that it is impossible, but it is the first time that Shi Fangzhen has been exposed on the bright side.

After being stunned for a moment, Shi Fangzhen smiled dumbly and said, "You are very honest, aren't you afraid that I will blame you?" ”

"The glory of the ministers is all given by Long Live, if Long Live has an order for the ministers to go to the soup and go to the fire, how dare they lose their honesty to Long Live because they are afraid of blame."

Shi Fang's words made Shi Fang sincerely iron, and sighed: "Jiang Anyi, you have always been sincere and loyal, the most rare, I am very happy, I hope you can persevere, I will never blame you for your outspokenness." ”

The Son of Heaven's praise heard a special taste in everyone's ears, and one thing was very clear, Jiang Anyi's holy favor deepened again. Kong Xing showed a smile on his face, this Jiang Anyi is really a wonderful person, he has done an article and coaxed the emperor, and he is worthy of being the champion of Sanyuan and the first.

After asking a few words about Jiang Anyi's implementation of "tax as one" in Fuluo County, Shi Fangzhen turned to the topic and said: "Lu Liangzhen, the assassin of Huazhou, was attacked and killed, and the ministers recommended you to go to Huazhou to temporarily manage the assassination history, Jiang Anyi, you are willing to go." ”

Jiang Anyi knelt down again and replied categorically: "The minister must do his best and bow to repay the grace of the saint." ”

With confidence, loyalty, and determination in his words, Shi Fangzhen's last trace of hesitation disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Okay, Jiang Anyi will temporarily manage the history of the state assassination with the official body of the fifth grade." ”

After Jiang Anyi kowtowed and thanked him, Shi Fangzhen said again: "Jiang Anyi, I promised that the day you return to Beijing will be the time for your husband and wife to reunite, so I will remove Jiang Lu from the post of deputy commander of the secret guard, seal the second rank lady, give a leave of half a month, and leave for Huazhou before March 15. ”

Jiang Anyi happily kowtowed in thanks.