After listening to the words of the four scholars, Huang Liji was extremely surprised in his heart, only feeling that he was old and lacked brains.

The ministers of the court and the central government all have their own official seals, after all, in this era, the official seals are proof of the identity of officials. The official seal of the ministers of the DPRK and China is extremely difficult to forge, and no one dares to make official seals privately under the strict punishment law, Huang Liji has his own official seal, and everyone in the cabinet has official seals, so what is the seal that Zhu Youzhen gave to their cabinet for?

What else is that notice, what does this mean, the emperor's decree is the decree, through the cabinet is the holy decree, and if it is not passed, it is the middle decree, why did it come out with a notice?

The four bachelors looked at each other, and at this time, Cao Huachun took the seal letter from Xiaohuangmen and held the seal letter given by Zhu Youzhen to Huang Liji.

Huang Liji hurriedly took it with both hands, and secretly glanced at the big red man in front of the emperor in front of him, seeing that he had a smile in the corner of his eyes and a kind face, his hands were casually on his lower abdomen, and the floating dust in his hands looked at him quietly.

Huang Liji had no choice but to carefully look at the seal letter in his hand, this imperial seal letter is made of pure copper, and the seal is engraved with several ancient seals of the "Cabinet Office of the Ming Empire", but the engraved seal book is lined up in an arc from right to left, which is to use the ink to buckle on the paper and the words printed out are from left to right, what is the reason......

In addition, the seal part is neither carved with a beast nor engraved with auspicious birds, which is a pillar of optimus that is abruptly ground, without any appreciation value, compared with the private seals collected by officials, it is simply a world of difference.

Huang Liji suppressed the doubts in his heart and took the notice from a small yellow door.

I saw that directly above this notice was written "Ming Imperial Cabinet Office" nine big red characters, and then separated by a red line, and below it was a small number of words "Notice on the Spring Festival Yamen Rest and New Year's Gifts and Year-end Bonus".

These two lines should be the title of this notice, followed by a smaller word, which reads:

The Spring Festival is approaching, the whole world celebrates, for the ministers of the court and the central government to have a happy holiday, through the cabinet proposal, His Majesty with royal approval, the following arrangements are made:

First, rest time

From the 29th day of the lunar month to the first day of the first lunar month, it is a holiday for hundreds of officials, a total of three days.

On the 29th day of the lunar month, the cabinet and the six departments of Shangshu will be on duty normally, and the holidays will begin at noon on the 30th, and the rest of the officials at all levels will be on normal vacation.

Second, the distribution of New Year's gifts

Before the end of the work tomorrow, come to Chengtianmen to receive the New Year's goods of each department, and the welfare distribution standards will be publicized tomorrow.

Third, the year-end bonus is issued

After tomorrow's o'clock, each head will go to the household department to receive the details of the year-end bonus of each yamen, and the year-end bonus will be issued together with the New Year's goods, and the year-end bonus needs to be signed in person.

There is also a date in the lower right corner, which is not written in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, but on the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month of the year 2178.

The notice in his hand is not from the right up and down, but from the left and right, Huang Liji also encountered the same problem as Cao Huachun, how to look at it and feel awkward.

Cao Huachun stared at the stunned appearance of the scholar in front of him, and the bad taste in his heart was satisfied, so he asked in a low voice: "Huang Ge Lao, is there anything else you don't understand?" ”

Shi Fenglai saw that Huang Liji was distracted for a while and did not answer Cao Huachun's question, so he clenched his fists and coughed to remind him, but Huang Liji still frowned and did not reply, he couldn't help but feel curious, what was written in this notice of the emperor that made Shoufu so out of shape?

Seeing this, Cao Huachun smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the emperor's notice was sent to the cabinet, if you think there is nothing wrong after reading it, then use the seal to send it to the major ministries!" ”

Cao Huachun originally wanted to wait a little longer for these bachelors who were full of economic wealth to digest and digest, and when they finished digesting, maybe there would be something to ask for advice on himself. Like that date, can they understand what it means? And why is this notice written from the left, and do they know why?

Cao Huachun didn't say anything about sitting down and drinking tea, just the reaction of the old god when he watched the few scholars in front of him read the notice, it is rare to have a chance to make these cultural people deflated.

Just when Cao Huachun was secretly laughing in his heart, a small yellow door hurriedly ran in, approached him, and whispered in his ear: "Grandpa, the emperor called you!" ”

The eunuchs in the palace like to form gangs, but their generations are complicated, and the little eunuchs with little qualifications have always called several grand fathers "grandpa" to show their closeness. In fact, there is only one master in the palace, that is, Zhu Youzhen, who ascended to the throne at the beginning of this year, and several eunuchs who are close to Zhu Youzhen have always called him the emperor in private.

Cao Huachun's heart tightened when he heard this, and he hurriedly collected some thoughts and asked, "Did the emperor say anything?" ”

The little yellow door replied: "The emperor asked how the New Year's goods for the hundred officials were prepared, you supervised this matter, and others did not dare to intervene." ”

Cao Huachun snorted, turned around and arched his hand towards the four bachelors who were staring at the notice in a daze: "A few adults, the emperor has something to do with the slave maid, don't dare to delay here any longer, this matter has been done by our family, let's leave!" After finishing speaking, he didn't stop, and before a few scholars could send him, he had already gone out in a hurry.

At this time, the notice sent by Zhu Youzhen had been circulated, and when it reached Shi Fenglai's hands, Shi Fenglai glanced up at several people in the cabinet, raised the notice in his hand, and said with a wry smile: "Everyone, what is the emperor going to do?" ”

Zhang Ruitu was born when he was young, but he was born in the sea for decades, and now his face is round and straight, and his cheeks are full of concealment, only to see him holding his fat cheeks and thinking for a moment and then said cautiously: "The meaning of this notice is clear, the emperor is kind to give me a rest holiday, and I don't know why I have to reward the ministers at the end of the year, which is a good thing!" ”

Li Guopu frowned, but he didn't say a word. Since Wei Zhongxian was imprisoned, although he has a good official reputation and has not been in the same league as Wei Zhongxian, he is the only one in the cabinet who is not dead is Wei Zhongxian's fellow countryman.

Although he thinks that he is flawless and loyal, but he and Wei Zhongxian are fellow villagers This joint cannot be bypassed no matter what, and now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he is vigorously punishing the eunuchs, and the friendship with Wei Zhongxian has become his handle.

When Wei Zhongxian was in charge of the court, he did not attach himself, but it must be said that he was promoted by Wei Zhongxian because of his fellow villagers.

During his tenure, although he has never had much contact with the eunuchs, he has not been troubled by the eunuchs, and Wei Zhongxian must have taken some care of him for the sake of his fellow villagers. Therefore, Li Guopu has some contradictions in his heart about Wei Zhongxian's imprisonment, and these days, he has been silent in the cabinet, and he will not express his opinions easily.

Shi Fenglai saw that Li Guopu was silent, and secretly hated in his heart: "Since Wei Qiansui was imprisoned, this Li scholar has become more and more silent, as if working with us and others would humiliate him. Everything must be clearly demarcated with us, who in the DPRK does not know that he is a fellow countryman of Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian values him and promotes him exceptionally? ”

Shi Fenglai snorted coldly in his heart, but asked with a smile on his face: "Yuanzhi (Li Guopu's words), you have just read this notice from the emperor, but you don't know how to feel?" ”

Li Guopu frowned slightly and said: "The emperor's notice is concise and easy to understand, but there are a few places that I don't understand very clearly. ”

Huang Liji and Zhang Ruitu nodded while holding the teacup, and Shi Fenglai held the notice in his hand, and also nodded slightly and waited for the following.

Li Guopu continued: "First, the date is not the year of the Apocalypse, but it is written as 2,178 years, but I don't know why? ”

Huang Liji's hand plucked the tea suddenly, and suddenly said: "In the year 2178, isn't the emperor using the era of the birth of the Holy Prince?" ”

The other three people's eyes lit up after his reminder, and they echoed: "It should be so!" ”

Zhang Ruitu was puzzled: "If this date is not guessed by Lord Shoufu, it should indeed be so, but why is this notice written in such order...... Unique? ”

The four of them fell into deep thought again, and Huang Liji sighed lightly and said, "The saint's mind is unpredictable, and I don't know how to explain it. ”

Shi Feng said: "This matter is not unsolvable, just now Gonggong Cao said that if there is anything unclear, you can go to the emperor for advice." However, a few months ago, the emperor ordered me to compile the "Ming Dynasty Government Affairs Report" has been sent back three times, if we still have to bother the saint because of such a trivial matter, it will inevitably give the emperor the impression that he is not capable. ”

Zhang Ruitu raised his eyebrows and said: "Since the emperor's ascension to the throne, he has added a lot of official affairs that have never been done before. ”

The other three said in unison: "Who?" ”

Zhang Ruitu's round face shook and said: "Naturally, he is now the prince of King Fu, who is in the limelight in the court!" ”

Li Guopu was puzzled: "The Ming clan has always been jealous of the court, it turns out that King Fu is in Beijing to stir up the city, the battle for the country must be very auspicious, but I don't know why the emperor always treats this prince of Fu Wang differently." One center is loyal, and two centers are suffering, if this continues, the emperor will not be prepared for the gradual growth of the prince's henchmen, which is difficult to control, and will it endanger the society in the future? ”

Huang Liji and the three of them nodded, and they agreed with what he said, but the matter of the prince of Fu Wang was not a top priority, and the notice in his hand was important.

Zhang Ruitu continued: "The emperor has his own plans for the matter of the prince, but now that I am informed of this matter, I am afraid that only the prince can help me." ”

Shi Fenglai asked: "The last time you said that the report came back, it was the guidance of the prince of King Fu that made the emperor change?" ”

"Exactly, when I returned from the saint that day, I happened to meet the prince, who was smoking outside the temple, and when he saw me passing by, he said a few words. Later, I told him about the report, and he pointed out that the emperor did not like to read anything ornate and beautifully worded, and in the emperor's opinion, the more he quoted the scriptures, the more he had nothing to say. The emperor likes to look at the data, the treasury revenue and expenditure compared with last year's two are more or less, how much more, how much less, each undertakes to announce the increase and decrease of the population of the political envoys, taxes, culture and education, customs, transportation, ...... And so on, the more detailed the better, and later drew me a histogram of something. Only then did I find the right idea of the report, and the revised report was submitted again the day before yesterday. ”

Huang Liji sighed and said: "The prince may understand why this notice is made like this, but far water can't quench the thirst of the near, today's notice will be issued to all the yamen, if you go to find the prince now, I'm afraid it's too late." ”

Although Zhu Yousong can go to the court now, he only has a position to be sent and does not sit in the office, that is, this guy only received an errand from Zhu Youzhen, and does not have his own official office location. After the dispersal of the dynasty, if he is not found in the Ten Princes' Mansion, then it is estimated that he will run away, he may be in the palace, or outside the palace, even if he inquires about his whereabouts, it will be too late for them to go over, and when the time comes, he will be found, and the yamen of all ministries will probably go home.

After Huang Liji finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Ruitu, arched his hand and said: "The so-called two masters do not work for one thing, and it is better for Brother Lao Xian to go to the emperor to inform this matter." ”

Zhang Ruitu was unhappy when he heard it, and just said that he didn't want to give the emperor the impression that he was incapacitated, and he was going to push me out now, what is the reason? Then he excused himself: "It's not right for Shousuke-sama to speak like this, the report is a report, and the notice is a notice." How can they be confused? ”

Huang Liji saw that Zhang Ruitu was reluctant to go, and there was nothing to do, Zhang Ruitu had already gone twice, and he couldn't say anything about going again this time, so he had to look at Shi Fenglai again, Shi Fenglai looked at the beam of the house with both eyes, and said sadly: "Last night, the frost came to the cold and snow, and no one knew about it at home." The first report was handed in, and it was thrown at the feet of the emperor, and it was counted for a long time, and it has become a joke in the palace. ”

Huang Liji also heard about the events of that day, Shi Fenglai stayed up all night and wrote a flowery, gorgeous "Ming Dynasty Government Affairs Report" and sent it to the emperor, but was scolded by the emperor for being bloody. It was precisely because of this that Zhang Ruitu was later asked to take over his shift to deliver the report.

Huang Liji saw that Shi Fenglai was also reluctant to go, and it was not easy to force him, so he had to look at the last Li Guopu.

Seeing this, Li Guopu slapped his head and hurriedly said: "Look at my memory, I almost forgot that the emperor told me to hand over the excerpts of the money and grain statistics of the household department in the past year, and if I don't go today, I'm afraid it will be delayed, so I can't afford to bear it, you will discuss it slowly first, and I will go to the household department first!" After speaking, he got up and left, three steps into two steps, and looked at it like he was even more anxious than the reincarnation of a starving ghost, and he didn't give Huang Liji a chance to open his mouth at all.

Huang Liji stood up and wanted to call Li Guopu to stop, but he didn't expect that this guy was originally a civil official, but he escaped faster than a military attache on horseback, how could it really be unreasonable!

Li Guopu saw the opportunity to leave, Zhang Ruitu casually found an excuse and escaped, a big fat man walked with a tiger, just like a kung fu that would shrink the ground into inches, it was really difficult for him.

Huang Liji saw that Shi Fenglai hadn't left yet, and his heart was a little moved, and he thought that he could take over this thankless task, only to see Shi Fenglai stand up slowly and say: "Please leave this matter to Lord Shoufu, after all, the emperor's imperial seal letter is in your hands, if you don't know about this notice, how to stamp and issue it, and I hope that Lord Shoufu will not delay any longer, Li Guopu was reprimanded by the emperor when he presented the excerpt for the first time, and since then he has never met the saint alone, among the four of us, only you have not been alone, Try it today, there is always a first time for everything. ”

Huang Liji secretly hated in his heart, now the eunuch case is at a critical juncture, except for Li Guopu in the cabinet, they all have bad deeds, if they go to touch the emperor's mold now, and don't leave a good impression on the emperor, wouldn't it be to touch the tiger's buttocks, now it is only suitable for Mingzhe to protect himself, not to anger the emperor, because no one knows what has become the last straw that crushes the camel.

Obviously, no one in the cabinet now wants to put this straw on their backs, so he can only carry it himself.