Lao Zhu is right, Ma Du is the same person who protects the calf as he is, and when he saw the injured Xiaobai, Ma Du didn't think about hitting Hu Weiyong's house to avenge Xiaobai's arrow.

can think that Hu Weiyong is just a grasshopper after the autumn, and he doesn't have much time to jump, and the nine clans of Lao Zhu Zhu are enough to relieve his anger, so he let go of his heart.

Who would have thought that he and Lao Zhu would be together, and the shameless Lao Zhu would use him as a knife, and it was estimated that when he ran out, his official title would enter the garbage heap of history together with the institution of Zhongshu Province.

Ma Du was depressed and reluctant in his heart, the family was just the opposite, Song Shuang heard that her husband had been promoted, she was overjoyed at the moment, and said that she would go to the tea party in the future, and her waist was a little stiffer.

The servants up and down the family were full of joy when they got the reward, and they stood at the door before dawn, holding basins and towels in their hands, toothbrushes and salt, soap and balm, and prepared to dress up the Hou Ye to go to the court meeting.

But Hou Ye was very disappointed, until the hot water in the basin was cold, the sun had sunburned his buttocks, and there was no one in sight.

"Get up!" This is the forty-eighth time Song Shuang has kicked Ma Du's buttocks, and seeing that Ma Du has not moved, he directly lifted the quilt and put his hands stained with cold water directly into Ma Du's collar.

Ma Du shook the spirit, and no longer felt sleepy, and complained dissatisfiedly: "What are you going to do?" ”

"Of course, I asked you to go to the court, it's too late now, beware that the emperor is unhappy and cuts your title again."

"Do you think I can catch up early in the morning, I am a little marquis, but I don't have the face to open the city gate, I have to be late when I get up early and get up late, what about my socks, which were obviously placed at the head of the bed last night."

"A new pair for you!" Song Shuang casually handed over a pair of socks, sighed and said, "Look at you like this, the emperor is really blind and asked you to be the prime minister." ”

"Women just don't know anything, they are Zuo Cheng of Zhongshu Province, and they are still one level away from the prime minister."

"It's only one level, my husband is so young, sooner or later he will become the prime minister."

Ma Du casually said perfunctory while wearing socks, "Yes! Sooner or later, you have to do it. ”

Put on official clothes, get into the carriage, and take a few more guards than usual to go straight to Yingtian City along the official road. From Hongwumen to the imperial city, it can be regarded as the center of the Ming Dynasty.

On both sides of the street are the six yamen, Taichang Temple, Dadu Governor's Mansion, Zhongshu Province, Zhang Wuliu slowly stopped the carriage, "Master Hou, Zhongshu Province has arrived." ”

"Don't be in a hurry to go to work, let's go to the palace first."

"But the carriage won't be allowed in front!"

"If you don't let you in, we'll go."

Ma Du got out of the car, took Zhang Wuliu with him, crossed the Outer Wulong Bridge, entered the Chengtianmen and crossed the Inner Wulong Bridge along the royal road, and finally arrived outside the Fengtian Gate.

Let the eunuch on duty at Fengtianmen make a sound, and after a while, he was announced to enter the palace, and Ma Du followed the eunuch until he reached the Jinshen Palace.

Crossing the high threshold, he lowered his head and lowered his hand until he reached the front of the imperial case, and kowtowed: "Weichen greets my emperor." ”

"Get up!" Lao Zhu raised his head and looked at Ma Du, and said with a smile: "Xuanzhong rarely comes to see me in such a formal dress, tsk, people rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, what a talent!" ”

There is nothing good about being praised by the old Zhu, Ma Du arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty has praised it falsely, Your Majesty really asked Weichen to be the seat of Zuo Cheng in Zhongshu Province?" ”

"Naturally, didn't you let Yuansheng pass on my message to you yesterday, I have always valued you, you know."

"The devil only knows that you value me!" Ma Du muttered in his heart and said: "But Weichen is too young and has no experience in governance, I'm afraid that he won't be able to do such an important position, and the emperor still makes it better to choose the meritocracy." ”

Lao Zhu said nonsense with a clear conscience, "It's good to be young, young people are enterprising, it doesn't matter if you don't do it well, it should be regarded as experience, I am old, the prince is still young, there are always some inconsiderate places, and your help will be indispensable in the future." ”

These words are too untrue, they don't seem to come out of Lao Zhu's mouth, Ma Du simply picked out and said: "The emperor's micro-minister is really not a good knife, at most it is a kitchen knife, it is really not good to use it to kill people, why do you need to pick micro-ministers." ”

Lao Zhu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, "Xuanzhong, what are you talking about, I don't understand." ”

"If the emperor doesn't understand, then Weichen doesn't understand it even more, so he went to Zhongshu Province to be on duty, and happened to drink and write poems with Zhongqinbo."

"Come back, come back!" Lao Zhu beckoned Ma Du back, and said with a smile: "I thought I could hide it from you, you are really smart, I can guess this." I said it bluntly, Hu Weiyong has formed a party for personal gain over the years, cracking down on dissidents, he is really not a virtuous minister, I deliberately changed him, but I always have to find a reason, so that you can go to Zhongshu Province to stare at him and find his shortcomings, so I can start it. When the matter is over, I will remove you from the official title of Zhongshu Zuocheng, and go back to the academy to teach you. ”

Lao Zhu's words are not true, but the last sentence is true.

"But Weichen doesn't know how to do government affairs, and it's useless to go to Zhongshu Province, how to handle him when the time comes, I don't know where to start!"

Lao Zhu said angrily: "Who let you start from government affairs, so that you won't stumble?" In short, just do it with him, let go and do it, with me to support you, there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

What I want is Lao Zhu's words, Ma Du is embarrassed and said: "But that Hu Weiyong is ruthless, last time he said in front of Weichen that he would kill people, but Weichen was frightened, and the soldiers on duty in Zhongshu Province were all at his disposal, if he jumped over the wall in a hurry, what if he killed Weichen?" ”

"Don't pretend to be cowardly in front of me, when it comes to the big scene, you still kill what you see, and you will be afraid that he will kill you, didn't you come out of Hu Weiyong's mansion last time. Don't nag, go to the middle palace to meet the queen, and go to duty. ”

"It's better not to see Niangniang, it's important to get down to business, Weichen will go to Zhongshu Province."

Lao Zhu nodded and said, "It's okay, by the way, I don't care when you respond every day, but you must come to the palace to see me after you release the ya." ”

"Wechen wrote it down!" Madu bowed and withdrew from the hall.

The smile on Lao Zhu's face quickly dissipated, and he only turned into a puzzled look, "He didn't go to see the queen, he didn't seem to want to cause trouble to the queen, he knew my thoughts, Yuansheng, did you tell him anything when you saw him yesterday." ”

Yuan Sheng knelt on the ground when he heard this, "The slave and maid are wronged, after the emperor's message was passed on yesterday, Weichen hurried back to the palace to serve you, Uncle Guo asked the slave and maid to stay for dinner, and the slave and maid refused, there is no chance to whisper at all, the emperor can ask the accompanying eunuchs and Jinyi guards, and then know whether what the slave and maid said is true." He slammed his head on the ground.

"Get up, I still can't trust you." Lao Zhu frowned and said to himself, "He probably guessed that I only killed Hu Weiyong." ”

Yuan Sheng said in his heart: "He is still young, where does he know that people's hearts are sinister." ”

If Lao Zhu is the mind of the Ming Dynasty, then Zhongshu Province is the heart of the Ming Dynasty, and it is naturally the first-class yamen.

Ma Du was about to enter the door, when the soldier suddenly stopped him with a horizontal knife and asked, "Who dares to trespass on Zhongshu Province!" This soldier's voice is not small, but his eyes are evasive, and he obviously has no courage.

I can guess with my toes that this is Hu Weiyong's "scaring Ma Wei", but this method is too pediatric, and Ma Du is not a small official of the ordinary people, and even the soldiers guarding the door are weak-minded.

Without Ma Du to speak, Zhang Wuliu kicked the soldier to the ground with one kick, "Blind your dog's eyes, you don't know the marquis of my family, and you should also know the complement on the official uniform!" ”

There are complements on the chest of the Ming official uniforms, civil officials are birds, military attaches are beasts, dukes, marquis, uncles, and horses are not commonplace, and the embroidered ones are unicorns and Bai Ze, just look at the complements to know the size of the other party's official position.

"Five or six don't beat him again, go outside to find food, come back to guard after eating, I will call you if there is something." Ma Du commanded and went straight into Zhongshu Province.

It happened to be just in time for the meal, and the handymen in the room ran to deliver the food one by one with trays. The official office of the Ming Dynasty has a working meal, and the food is quite good, which is the blessing of Thomas Feet.

She once advised Lao Zhu that even if he ate poorly, he should give good food to diligent office officials, but I don't know whether this good policy has been passed down.

Ma Du stopped a handyman and asked, "Ben Hou is the new Zuo Cheng of Zhongshu Province, where does he work?" ”

"Zuo Cheng is a big man, naturally inside, you just go through the porch!"

"Well, you go get busy." Madu didn't thank him, otherwise the handyman would have been so frightened that he threw away the tray and kowtowed to him.

As soon as he passed through the porch, he heard someone shouting from the east: "Xuanzhong, you are here, the old man has been waiting for you for a long time, haha......"