At three o'clock, the sky had just shown a little light, and the light on the road was still a little dim, and Yang Cong had already appeared near the side gate of the Imperial City on West Chang'an Street in his brand-new official uniform.

Today was the first time he went to the morning court, and he naturally didn't dare to go too late, so he got up at the end of the day, and he set off at two minutes.

The Lu Mansion was originally close to the imperial city, and he arrived in less than a quarter of an hour, originally, he thought that he had come early enough, but he never thought that there was already a long queue outside the West Chang'an Gate.

There are people who came earlier than him, and these people don't know if they are trying to show it, or if they are really idle and panicking.

He shook his head secretly, and slowly came to the back of the line, and along the way, he didn't know a few unknown officials who greeted him, and he had to raise his hand to return the salute after walking a few steps, and he had to raise his hand to return the salute after walking a few steps, so it was not troublesome.

Don't look at him as a six-grade Hanlin Academy, there are a lot of Beijing officials who have a higher position than him, but his name as a champion is not fake, and his promotion can be much faster than ordinary people, plus his identity as Lu Song's son-in-law has spread, these Beijing officials naturally know that he has unlimited potential, so ordinary officials are very polite to him.

Fortunately, it is strictly forbidden to make noise outside the imperial city, and these officials do not dare to stop and chat, and if they miss the time to enter the imperial city, he will raise his hand and return the salute and it will be over, otherwise, he is afraid that he will be entangled by a bunch of people if he can't walk into the palace today.

The early dynasty generally starts at the beginning of the early dynasty, but the officials who participate in the early dynasty must stand in line in front of the noon gate in a quarter of an hour in advance according to the yamen and the grade, and they can't be chaotic at all, otherwise, they don't know how much time it will take to enter the palace, after all, the civil and military officials who participated in the early dynasty add up to thousands, and they have to swarm to the door, so it is strange not to block the doors on both sides.

Yang Cong had never participated in the morning court, and he was a little dumbfounded when he came to the noon gate, because he didn't know where he should stand.

Fortunately, just as he looked up, a white-bearded old man not far away raised his hand and beckoned to him, signaling him to come over.

This person is Mu Konghui, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Yang Cong has discussed with Nie Bao a few times for the matter of Nanjing's household book, he has naturally seen this big man in the Yangming lineage, it just so happens that this Mu Konghui is from the Hanlin Academy, and he doesn't have to look for the location of the station everywhere.

He hurriedly walked over, respectfully saluted Mu Konghui, whispered a few words to him, and then stood in the train of the Hanlin Academy and waited quietly.

When the time came, the noon gate three-way drum sounded, the left and right doors slowly opened, a group of officials lined up in a neat queue to enter the palace in an orderly manner, in front of the Jinshui Bridge, everyone stopped and automatically formed the whole team, and then came to the square in front of the Taihe Palace in turn, standing on both sides of the royal road.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of music sounded, Jiajing slowly came to the corridor in front of the Taihe Hall from the Zhonghe Palace, sat on the dragon chair, and the eunuchs on both sides whipped hard, and the Honglu Temple ceremonial officer immediately sang loudly: "Enter the class." ”

The civil and military officials turned around, performed a bow and three kowtows, shouted in unison, Jiajing raised his hand to signal everyone to flatten, and then entered the playing session.

Yang Cong looked at all this with great interest, feeling really novel.

He is actually very idle in the Hanlin Academy, and his main work is to repair history and write books, and sometimes the emperor will let him give lectures and feasts, and there is nothing else to do, this history and writing books are not a day's work, so even if he doesn't do anything for a few days or even months, no one will say about him, as long as the emperor summons him, he will behave well.

This performance has nothing to do with him, because he is not responsible for any specific government affairs, so naturally there is nothing to play.

However, he watched it with relish, because through playing the right game, he could understand a lot of important things in the court, after all, he couldn't be a lifelong cultivator in the Hanlin Academy, and if he understood the government as soon as possible, he wouldn't be blind when he was promoted in the future.

What he is most concerned about at this time is the ownership of Nanjing's Hubu Shangshu, because there has been news from Jinling for a long time, just a few days ago, the current Nanjing Hubu Shangshu Xu Wen has returned to his hometown, this position is equivalent to being vacant, Nie Bao has also communicated with several bigwigs in Yangming's vein after his persuasion, and is ready to fight for this position.

Yang Cong thought that this matter should not drag on for a long time, and in just these two days, the imperial court should discuss the candidates for the Nanjing Hubu Shangshu, but what is strange is that the crown prince and the prince, the official department Shangshu, and the Huagai Temple scholar Li Shi did not mention this matter at all when they played!

Is this just a drag on forever?

It is not only responsible for the distribution of salt, but also responsible for the collection of taxes in the southeastern provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and also responsible for the distribution of Cao Yun and the distribution of officials left behind in the imperial court in Nanjing.

At this time, Yang Cong was really a little anxious, because this was the first time he had "participated" in the court's major affairs, and this matter had a lot to do with it, but at this time, he didn't know what candidate Xia Yan would propose, and he didn't know what Jiajing's attitude was, let alone whether there were other forces that wanted to participate in the competition.

He waited anxiously for a long time, and the playing session was finally over, just when he thought he was going to be disappointed today, Jiajing suddenly said: "Nanjing Hubu Shangshu Xu Wen has already returned to his hometown, I don't know if you Aiqing has a suitable person to recommend?" ”

This!

This Jiajing is really not taking the usual path, it stands to reason that this matter should be raised by Li Shi, the secretary of the ministry, and then he asked the ministers, or organized the court push, he was good, and asked directly.

However, no matter who brought it up, this matter has finally begun, Yang Cong couldn't help but secretly look at the cabinet train in the distance.

Zhang Xuan, the first assistant to the cabinet, is already too old at this time, and he didn't say anything for the whole morning, and now it is even more like he is asleep, and it seems that he will not make a move.

Cabinet scholar Li Shi and Zhai Luan also stood there like two bodhisattvas, without any intention of moving, only the cabinet scholar and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Xia Yan coughed, walked out of the train, knelt in the middle of the royal road, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen recommended Liu Boyue, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, Lord Liu is an honest official and fulfills his duties, which is enough to take on this great responsibility." ”

As soon as he spoke, a large number of officials immediately walked out of the train, knelt behind him, and said loudly: "The minister seconded the proposal." "The minister seconded the proposal. "The minister seconded the proposal. ”。

Good guy, there are not only Tu Qiao, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, but also a few squires and the chief officials of the five temples, and the lineup can be described as very strong.

However, fortunately, Xia Yan mentioned only a little-known Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Works, and there was no obvious advantage.

Immediately afterwards, Nie Bao, the left attendant of the military department, also coughed, walked out of the train, knelt in the middle of the imperial road, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen recommended Zhang Shiche, the right attendant of the military department, Lord Zhang is loyal and patriotic, diligent and servant, during his tenure as the governor of Sichuan, he not only suppressed the Tusi rebellion, but also allocated grain and grass to help the victims, and he is quite familiar with household affairs, which is enough to take on a big responsibility. ”

As soon as Nie Bao's words fell, several people also walked out of the train, knelt behind him, and said loudly: "The minister seconded the proposal." "The minister seconded the proposal. "The minister seconded the proposal. ”。

This lineup is a bit shabby, because these people don't have high positions, not even a six-department squire, let alone a high-ranking official like the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.