After a sleepless night in the study, Lin Yanchao heard the sound of footsteps, looked up and asked, "Madam?" ”

But seeing Lin Qianqian holding his stomach and pushing open the door, he said with a little tiredness on his face: "Xianggong, why didn't you go back to the room to rest last night?" ”

Lin Yanchao helped Lin Qianqian sit down, and then said: "Because of the delay in official business, I have unconsciously reached this hour." ”

Lin Qianqian complained: "In the past, no matter how busy the public was promoted, no matter how busy he was with entertainment, he had to come to my side and say a few words, but now he sat in the study all night." ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "In the past, I was happy in my heart when I was promoted, and I wanted to talk to you, but today's promotion feels a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, so I can't sleep at night." ”

"Why is that?"

Lin Yanchao said: "In the past, when I was in the Hanlin Academy, I was just a prepositional minister, even if something happened to the court, I didn't come to be in charge, but now it's different, a decision in the temple, and even a sentence is related to the well-being of hundreds of millions of people in the world, how can you be so careless and cautious." ”

Lin Qianqian quipped: "The old man is still just a squire, if it is a Shangshu and a pavilion elder, then what?" You can't do the things in the court alone. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "Madam is right, maybe I thought too much, after all, there is still a small family to take care of." ”

Lin Qianqian said: "Since you entered Beijing as an official, you have become more and more busy, no more than when you return to Germany, you can still accompany him, teach him to read and write every day, and now it is difficult for him to see you every day, and he has grown up recently and his temper has grown, and you said that you asked him to ask for a teacher, and I don't see it......"

Lin Yanchao thought to himself, in the future, he will be a powerful official in the Ministry of Rites, and he will not be busier.

Listening to Lin Qianqian count himself one by one, Lin Yanchao knew that he had been too busy recently and neglected his family, so he could only sit aside and finish Lin Qianqian's words.

Lin Qianqian saw that Lin Yanchao was silent, and he was even more angry and pouted aggrievedly: "Say you're reluctant?" Yes, you are a third-grade member now, and you won't be able to listen to the flattery in the future, and everyone in the officialdom respects you for three points, so you can't listen to your wife's words. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "You have nothing to do, I told you when I got married, since you are married in this life, you should respect each other like guests in the future, no matter how big an official I am, it is just your father-in-law." As long as it's a good wife, I must listen. ”

"Then you mean I'm a bad wife?"

Lin Yanchao: "??? ”

After a period of appeasement and coaxing Lin Qianqian, Lin Qianqian said with a smile: "Don't forget, Xianggong, you have to enter the palace today to thank you, or you will leave again if you don't rest." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said: "I will never forget this matter, but it is too late to rest and sleep at this moment, I will freshen up and take the car into the palace." ”

"Wait a minute", Lin Qianqian said to Lin Yanchao, "Xianggong worked hard all day yesterday, and he didn't sleep all night, he must be tired when he enters the palace to thank him, so how can he see the Son of Heaven?" There was boiled ginseng soup in the kitchen, and the husband drank it before entering the palace. ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Madame thinks too much, the Son of Heaven has not seen the minister since the Wai Dynasty, even if he is grateful, he is just acting outside the palace gate." ”

Lin Qianqian said: "Then I can't say, what if I see you one day?" ”

"You ...... about this," Lin Yanchao said in his mouth, then thought about it and nodded: "What Madam said makes sense, it's not because the Son of Heaven can't see it." ”

Lin Qianqian saw that Lin Yanchao had adopted her opinion, and said with a sweet smile: "Since you have entered the palace to say goodbye, then the Xianggong will wear the flying fish suit given by the Holy Lord on his body to show his grandeur." ”

When Lin Yanchao heard this, he smiled and said, "What Madam said is true." ”

Lin Qianqian called: "Bring the master's clothes." ”

Soon after, Lin Yanchao wore an official uniform and sat in a car to meet the Son of Heaven.

There was no court meeting today, Lin Yanchao got out of the carriage, but saw that the entire right gate of Chang'an was deserted, and the cold moon was still hanging in the sky.

The wind is blowing, and it is a bit biting.

Lin Yanchao breathed the cold air, and couldn't help but feel that the winter in Beijing City was really cold, this was only the beginning of the Xiaoice River period, and the provinces were already suffering from disasters one after another, and in more than ten years, it was really unsolvable.

Thinking of this, Lin Yanchao's face was a little dignified, and he walked across the Jinshui Bridge at the moment.

In recent years, the imperial court has a clear text and strict access control, and only courtiers are allowed to bring four retinues into the palace.

And the rest of the officers had only two retinues.

Lin Yanchao only took Chen Jichuan into the palace in the past, but today he brought four people.

The gatekeeper who checked the door registration in front of the right gate of Chang'an had already learned the news of Lin Yanchao's promotion to the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and immediately said: "Xiaguan congratulates the lord of the ministry on his promotion. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and drew a charge on the door book.

Then go to the clerical office of Fengtianmen, and generally go here, and wait for a holy decree to go home.

Sanpin Kyodo and above are called courtiers. According to the rules of officialdom, courtiers must go to thank the Son of Heaven before they take office.

But immediately, the Son of Heaven did not look at the court for a long time, nor did he see the ministers, and the officials did not have the opportunity to thank Tian's grace, so the ministers generally thanked the ministers instead of thanking them.

But even if the emperor is gone, according to the rules, he should go to the palace. When Song Qi was appointed as the head of the household department, the Son of Heaven did not summon him in person, which made Song Qi very nervous for a while and did not dare to come to his post.

Later, the Son of Heaven issued a holy decree that Song Qi would directly enter the office to take care of the matter, without thanking him, so Song Qi took over.

Even the great Sinong, the Son of Heaven, who is in charge of the court's money bags, is gone, and it seems that the Son of Heaven is going to get rid of the list of not seeing the ministers, let alone the officials below the level of the Household Ministry.

Since then, after Song Qi, several scholars and servants took office, and the Son of Heaven did not meet him as usual.

As for the rule of summoning the right officials after the courtiers were promoted, they were not restored until Emperor Chongzhen was in power.

Today, Lin Yanchao thought that he was also going through the motions, but how did he know that a eunuch came from Fengtianmen and said: "Your Majesty's message, Lin Butang will go to the Qianqing Palace to thank you." ”

Lin Yanchao was immediately stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart that he wanted to be low-key this time, and he couldn't be low-key.

After Lin Yanchao entered the Qianqing Gate, he went to the minister's room in the south room of the Qianqing Palace and waited.

After waiting for a while, Lin Yanchao followed the inner supervisor to the Hongde Palace, the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, to meet the Son of Heaven.

After seeing the normal edict of the monarch and the minister, Lin Yanchao replied, but felt that the Son of Heaven seemed to have gained weight again.

The Son of Heaven looked Lin Yanchao up and down, and then said, "You are wearing a red robe and a lot more spirit than the original. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Your Majesty thanks for your compliment, the minister's red robe is the flying fish suit that His Majesty admired before, and the minister came to thank God today." ”

The Son of Heaven listened to Long Yan Dayue and said with a smile: "It turned out to be given by me, it looks like it fits, well, can you wear it on weekdays?" ”

"This robe is given by His Majesty, and the ministers don't dare to wear it more on weekdays, for fear of being defaced, and they only wear it on important ceremonies."

The Son of Heaven nodded when he heard this, very satisfied.

Lin Yanchao said in his heart, it seems that it is useful to listen to his wife's words.

This service is small, but it is not small.

In that year, Emperor Jiajing gave the agarwood leaf crown to Xia Yan and Yan Song, two cabinet ministers.

After getting this thing, Xia Yan didn't wear it. On the other hand, Yan Song not only wore it on his head, but also used a green sarong to show his love, which made Jiajing feel very comfortable.

And the Son of Heaven was indeed satisfied after seeing that Lin Yanchao cherished the flying fish suit he gave him so much.

The Son of Heaven immediately said: "Since ancient times, the appointment of ministers has been in the heart of the emperor, but the ancestors have the system of pushing the court, and the officials elected by the court are sometimes not very satisfied, but if I personally promote officials, it is against public opinion, so I have to hand over the power of employment to the minister, fortunately, this time the election of officials is very satisfactory." ”

Lin Yanchao was overjoyed when he heard it.

The following Tianzi said a few words briefly, this time there was nothing dry, just a formality, and then Lin Yanchao retired.

Although he couldn't summon half a cup of tea in person, Lin Yanchao knew that this move was very meaningful.

And the procedures for promoting the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites are complete.

When Lin Yanchao walked out of Fengtian Gate, it was already dark, and it was snowing a little, and standing on the steps, he could see that many officials were coming and going in the square in front of the door.

On the left hand side is the Wenhua Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion, on the right hand side is the Wuying Palace, the six branch corridors, and the Fengtianmen side is the clerical room.

Chen Jichuan gave Lin Yanchao an umbrella, and immediately he descended from Fengtianmen with his hands.

Although the Beijing official is close to Mu Tianyan, his official position is not high, and Lin Yanchao is wearing a scarlet robe in the entire square.

When the officials on the left and right saw Lin Yanchao, they all avoided the road on both sides of the steps, bowed down and saluted, saying that they had seen the lord of the ministry.

Lin Yanchao nodded slightly, and as for Chen Jichuan and the others holding umbrellas, they also followed closely behind them.

Little by little, the snow fell on the scarlet robes.

Lin Yanchao walked all the way, and many officials near and far stopped to take a look at the demeanor, and their faces were full of envy.

At Lin Yanchao's young age, most of them may still be studying hard in the cold window, or they have not been officials for a long time.

Before the age of twenty-eight, he wore vermilion purple, and this kind of pride and scenery is difficult for many people to look up to in their lifetime.

Therefore, from far and near, it is a sound of surprise and admiration.

At this time, Shu Yinglong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was stepping out of the Huiji Gate, and when he saw Lin Yanchao, who was dressed in a scarlet robe and was full of spirit, his face couldn't help but twitch a few times.

Unfortunately, the two happened to meet, and Lin Yanchao let him stand by the side of the road and saluted: "I've seen Si Kou!" ”

"Who is my Dao, it turns out that Uncle Shaozong!"

Shu Yinglong smiled, deliberately pronounced the few words a little heavier, and the entourage behind him also smiled knowingly.

"Did you enter the palace today to visit Motosuke again?"

In this sentence, the word 'again' is emphasized.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, Si Kou, today I am here to thank the Son of Heaven.

Shu Yinglong said with a smile, this is really a heavenly grace, I don't know if I have seen the saint.

See the word and then stress.

Chen Jichuan looked at the fire behind his back, and this person could still speak normally.

Lin Yanchao said lightly, and when he saw it, His Majesty also encouraged him.

Lin Yanchao arched his hand towards the imperial city to the north, and when he turned around, he saw Shu Yinglong's smile frozen on his face, and he didn't know if he was frozen or suddenly had a stroke.

When Shu Yinglong was appointed as the secretary of the Criminal Department, the Son of Heaven did not summon him.