Daying's official boots were thick and hard, so his voice was sonorous and powerful. All they could hear was the footsteps outside the house, getting closer and closer, until they were close to themselves.

When the officials in the house heard that the elder had arrived, they all jumped up from their chairs and hurriedly tidied up their crowns.

Just when everyone was busy, an old man dressed in dark purple "Big Three Flowers" had already walked in.

“…… Everything must be regulated, all court officials, the third grade of the top of the purple wear, the fourth and fifth grades of the red, the sixth and seventh grades of green, the eighth and ninth grades of green. All colors cannot be overstepped......" - "Taizu Huidian"

According to the ancestral system of the Daying Dynasty, the color of the clothing of officials at all levels was quite considerate. Officials above the third rank can wear purple, and the official uniform of the third-rank officials is a "light purple small cluster flower". The so-called "small tuanhua" is to embroider a small piece of tuft pattern on the chest of the official uniform. Now Pei Yuangong is wearing such an official uniform; The clothes of the second-grade officials are "dark purple big flowers", as the name suggests, it is a large group of flowers embroidered on the chest of a dark purple official uniform; If it is a first-class official residence, the style of the official uniform is "dark purple big three flowers", and the style of "big three flowers" is embroidered on the shoulders on the basis of the second-grade official uniform.

The style of official uniforms of other grades is roughly the same, for example, the fourth-grade officials wear "Shenjiang Datuanhua", and the fifth-grade official's official uniform style is "Qianjiang Xiaotuanhua". Daying is very strict in the management of the color of officials' clothing, and if they do not reach the grade and misuse the color of clothing, they will be suspended from their posts and fined, and they will be impeached and dismissed at worst. And the old man in front of him is exactly the dress of the first rank of the dynasty.

Following the old man, several officials walked in at the door one after another, all in red robes.

Pei Yuangong stepped forward quickly and gave a deep look at the old man in the lead.

"Xia Guan has seen Tang Xiang!"

"The lowly rank has seen Tang Xiang!"

Pei Yuangong's words just fell. The officials in the room bent down and bowed.

The person who was called "Tang Xiang" by Pei Yuangong was Tang Zheng, the head of the cabinet of the dynasty, who was called by the emperor to discuss the matter all night, and his eyes were a little red.

"No need to be polite." Tang Zheng gently patted Pei Yuangong's shoulder, and then walked to the main seat inside and sat down.

"How's it going?" Tang Zheng looked at the overturned tea bowl in front of Zou Ji and asked lightly.

Pei Yuangong didn't dare to delay, and went straight to the secretary Lang and took away the record he had just memorized.

"It didn't take long, this is a record of Fang Cai."

"Well, sit down, all the adults." Tang Zheng looked at the records of the cabinet meeting and beckoned the officials to sit down.

"Hmm......" Tang Zheng nodded, and put the record in hand on the table noncommittally.

"Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, Shuntian Mansion?"

"The lower official is here!" Two officials walked out of the crowd and said respectfully to Tang Zheng.

"What about martial law in the city now?"

"Prime Minister Tang, since I received the order last night, my Shuntianfu and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division have imposed martial law on the whole city. Just ......"

"Just what?" Tang Zheng asked without raising his head.

"It's just that I don't have too many soldiers and horses in the second department, although martial law has imposed on the whole city at the moment, the defense in some places is still a little thin, if there is no Beijing camp to help, I'm afraid there will be mistakes."

Tang Zheng raised his eyes and looked at the two officials who bowed their heads in front of him, and pointed his finger at Fang Cai's record.

"If you know that there is a mistake, do your best to make up for it. Don't think about it, and I won't supply you with a single soldier. Now that Roule is not far from the Divine Capital, the old man hopes that your second department can do a good job in the city defense of the Divine Capital, if something goes wrong, you officials don't have to do it! ”

Tang Zheng's words were resolute and full of undoubted taste. Although the officials of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Shuntian Mansion were helpless after hearing this, they did not dare to defend anything, so they had to withdraw from the Tongzheng Pavilion, and it seemed that they were going back to do a big job.

After arranging the security of the capital, Tang Zheng followed the record again.

"I have always been relieved of your errand in the Ministry of Industry, and now that you Sun Shangshu is sick at home, the Ministry of Industry still needs you to pay more attention!"

Zhang Menghe, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, sat up when he heard this, and said categorically: "Prime Minister Tang instructed that my Ministry of Industry must do its best!" ”

"Well, I'll send a document to your ministry when I go back, and you can prepare it according to the number. However, it is a major matter related to military aircraft, and you must do things secretly. ”

After arranging the Ministry of Industry in a few words, Tang Zheng looked at the Ministry of Household again.

Zhang Zhifang saw that Tang Xiang looked at him, and hurriedly got up.

Tang Zheng looked at Zhang Zhifang in front of him and was not in a hurry to speak, but suddenly touched his beard, his eyes slowly moved downward, and finally landed directly on the blue brick ground at Zhang Zhifang's feet.

Seeing Tang Zheng like this, everyone didn't dare to disturb him, and for a while, the room was so quiet and maintained a strange tranquility.

Perhaps aware of his gaffe, Tang Zheng said to Zhang Zhifang with some apologies: "Hehe, when you are old, it is easy to get distracted when you think about something, and it is useless!" Meng Chuan, don't care! ”

Meng Chuan is Zhang Zhifang's expression, seeing that Tang Zheng hugged him and apologized, Zhang Zhifang hurriedly turned sideways and saluted back: "Tang Xiang has worked hard." ”

Si Shilang brought a tray of wrung out hot towels at the right time, Pei Yuangong, who was standing aside, took the plate, and then stretched out his hand and waved Si Shilang away.

Tang Zheng stretched out his hand to take the towel that Pei Yuangong was carrying, and after opening it, he spread it on his face. The heat from the towel was filling the room, gradually wrapping around everyone's body.

"Uh......h Much sober! Tang Zheng took off the towel on his face and wiped his hands.

"Your household department also has difficulties, the huge imperial court, all aspects have to be handled by your household department, it's not easy! Last night, I also discussed with you, Lord Liu, for a long time. In this way, you go back and try your best to raise it first, and then the rest of the court will figure out how to raise as much as you can. ”

Hearing that Tang Zheng didn't mean to embarrass himself, Zhang Zhifang breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart, and said yes again and again.

"Okay, you go back first, I think Master Liu is also waiting for you in the ministry." Tang Zheng looked at Zhang Zhifang with a smile and said.

Zhang Zhifang was stunned when he heard this, and then hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The lower official retires." After speaking, he brushed his official robe and walked out quickly.

After Zhang Zhifang left, Tang Zheng pointed out a few words to the other yamen one by one, and each yamen ended in only three or two sentences, all the points were to the point, and he didn't say anything long-winded, and waved his hand to let them disperse.

The Tongzheng Pavilion was calm again, Tang Zheng closed his eyes, and leaned the backrest behind him. Pei Yuangong looked at Tang Zheng, who looked tired, and did not speak, but just stood respectfully to the side.

After a few breaths, Tang Zheng opened his eyes.

"Is there tea?"

"Yes, someone!" Pei Yuangong agreed, and then turned his head to greet Si Shilang for tea.

"No need." Tang Zheng waved his hand.

"If you're thirsty, just your one."

Pei Yuangong didn't twist it, picked up the tea bowl in front of him and handed it over, he likes to drink tea on weekdays, and he doesn't know if the tea master in his tea bowl can get used to it.

Tang Zheng took the tea bowl, put it in his mouth and began to suck it out. It seems that he is really bad, and a bowl of tea has bottomed out in the blink of an eye.

Putting down the tea bowl, Tang Zheng let out a long sigh.

"It's so unbearable to stay up for only one night, thinking that when I was young, I didn't sleep for a few days and nights. Hey, that's an old man. ”

"The teacher is serious, this person in the Spring and Autumn Festival can't stand the fatigue, according to the students, your old man should go back and rest early."

"There's no hurry." Tang Zheng waved his hand.

"Your Majesty has another thing for me to ask you." As he spoke, Tang Zheng stood up.

"Pei Yuangong, the left attendant of the military department, listened."

Hearing this, Pei Yuangong hurriedly straightened his clothes, and then slowly fell to the ground.

"Pei Yuangong, the squire of the Ministry of Ministers, hears the holy teachings."

Tang Zheng immediately said loudly: "The way of heaven is unknown, so that the disaster will occur, now the northern barbarians have offended me, I want to send the general to cut it down, who can do it?" ”

After listening to this, Pei Yuangong looked up at Tang Zheng almost subconsciously, and seeing that Tang Zheng did not have any hints, Pei Yuangong slowly lowered his head again, and the information of one general after another quickly flashed in his mind.

Pei Yuangong knew very well that he couldn't talk nonsense at this time, his opinions might affect the emperor's decision-making, and it was also likely to affect the final battle situation. So in the face of this problem, he had to be cautious.

Tang Zheng didn't urge, quietly looked at the student kneeling at his feet, and there was no emotion in his eyes.

"Back to Your Majesty" Pei Yuangong finally spoke.

"The minister thinks that this time the use of soldiers should be led by the mighty general Peng Yu, Peng Yu has been in the military for a long time, and he is experienced in the use of soldiers, and he has the art of war and strategy. If you use him as your commander, you will be able to drive out the Northern Barbarians. ”

After speaking, Pei Yuangong lowered his head again, with a serious face, thinking that the answer just now was also weighed.

"Well, Your Majesty's words are over, Yuan Cheng, you get up."

"Thank you."

"I heard that you admire Lu Ping very much in Su Rili, why don't you recommend him this time?"

Pei Yuangong was shocked in his heart, and subconsciously looked up at Tang Zheng.

"Teachers ...... each other"

"It's okay, now this is just a whisper from you and my master and apprentice, and I also want to know what you think."

"Yes"

Pei Yuangong let go of his hands hidden in the sleeves of his robe and sorted out his thoughts.

"Teacher, if it is according to the student's heart, I really want to recommend Lu Ping. This man is like a fire, and he has many strange schemes, but he is a sharp knife that breaks the enemy. ”

"That?"

Pei Yuangong frowned slightly, and sighed softly: "Daying has been founding the country for more than 100 years, when has he fought such a battle?" Your Majesty is a face-heavy person, and if you lose face on the side of the Roule people this time, then our army will inevitably help Your Majesty get his face back. It's not enough to defeat the Jule army, Your Majesty wants to kill them all! ”

Tang Zheng was silent, with a thoughtful look on his face. Obviously, Pei Yuangong's words touched him in some ways.

"But victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and who dares to say that they are sure of winning every battle? This time, the Roule people are menacing, and even a big city like Chongzhou has been conquered in one fell swoop, this is no longer something that ordinary eagle masters can do, I suspect that there are still elite leopard divisions here, or even tiger divisions! ”

"So, do you want to protect this Lu Ping?" Tang Zheng said lightly.

"Teachers are discerning, and students do have this in mind. But more importantly, I want to maintain the stability of the overall situation. ”

"Well, tell me about it."

"This time, Your Majesty used the Beijing camp and the forbidden army, and it was determined to fight with Roule. Everyone knows that they are the elite of the Daying Army, but this group is arrogant! Backed by His Majesty and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, even our military department does not pay attention to it on weekdays, let alone the generals of the Northwest Army, and Lu Ping and the Five Military Mansions have always been incompatible, and he is selected as the commander at this juncture, I am worried that the Five Military Mansions may make a stumbling block; On the contrary, Peng Yu was born in the forbidden army, he is a general trusted by His Majesty, and the relationship with the five military governments has always been harmonious. Besides, Peng Yu is cautious in his use of troops, even if he can't break the enemy army in a short time, he will not make any mistakes, even if he can't break the enemy for a while, let's just find a way. ”

After listening to Pei Yuangong's explanation, Tang Zheng's face suddenly became solemn.

"You have a point......

Pei Yuangong saw that his teacher's face was solemn, and he knew in his heart that his thoughts were contrary to his teacher's thoughts.

"Master, I don't know who you want to be?"

"I don't have anyone in mind." Tang Zheng said.

"Yuan Gong, tell me, what do you think of Ma Zhixing?"