After all, Lu Zhen didn't stay at home for a long time, but just talked to Chu Yunrong and them for a while, and after explaining, he took people away. Still, he left five guards at home, and if any more of the blind guys came to the door, they would have to suffer a little.

After staying in the post station, Lu Zhen immediately ordered someone to send the relevant documents to the Ministry of War and the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials, and at the same time sent a copy of the note he had written earlier to the Department of General Administration, so that soon the emperor would know that he had arrived in the capital and would issue a decree to summon him.

The response of the imperial court was not slow, and it took less than two days for the decree to order Lu Zhen to enter the palace to see the driver. And this day also happens to be the day of the Great Pilgrimage.

Early in the morning of October 21, the sky was still dark, and the streets of the capital were already full of people, walking, riding horses, and riding sedan chairs...... Everyone rushed in the direction of the palace under the light of lantern torches. Today is the day of the Great Dynasty Meeting, and all the big and small officials in the capital have to be present, even if they can't enter the palace, they have to wait in the square outside the palace gate until the end of the court meeting.

The carriage that Lu Jin was riding was mixed in the middle of this large number of people, and slowly moved forward. Such days are already a little strange to him, although he has been busy as an official in Shandong for several years, he does not have to get up early to attend the court meeting, so his spirit is still a little sluggish at this time.

However, after having breakfast in the car, and then getting out of the car, he was blown by the cold wind that had already entered winter, and Lu Zhen quickly woke up from the nightmare. After straightening his robe and straightening the official hat on his head, he walked towards the palace gate with firm steps. He knew that he would definitely be criticized and embarrassed by many people when he met the Son of Heaven today, but even so, he did not have the slightest fear of retreating.

There was no difference from before, and the courtiers gathered in front of the palace gate at this time were all gathered in groups and said something. There are also those who have a good relationship, nodding and greeting each other a few times when passing by, but they also seem to be harmonious. But this kind of scene became weird with the arrival of Lu Jin.

Although he has not been in the officialdom of the capital for a long time, Lu Jin's reputation in the court is not small, and everyone will not forget him. Especially when Lu Jinhan nodded to a few colleagues who were quite familiar with him with a smile, although these people were also busy returning the salute, they just turned around, but their faces were a little embarrassed.

No matter how thick-skinned these people are, they were still shouting and shouting at Lu Zhen to kill them on the song before, but now that they see him in person, they naturally look a little embarrassed. Fortunately, as you go all the way in, this feeling gradually decreases, and those high-ranking officials who have been in the DPRK for many years have obviously cultivated their cheeks, even if they are undead political enemies, they can appear intimate and friendly on the surface.

Soon, Lu Zhen came to Yu Qian, Hu Hu and several other important ministers, after seeing him salute himself, Hu Hui's old face unconsciously showed a look of relief and worry: "It's good to come back, now the DPRK needs people like you who dare to fight and dare to do something practical." ”

"The lord of the ministry praised it falsely, and the officials were embarrassed." In public, Lu Zhen and Hu Hu are not commensurate with teachers and students: "Now there are mainstays like the old man and the big man Yu in the court, and the younger generations such as me are just acting according to orders." ”

Naturally, he couldn't make a mistake in what he said, even if he only mentioned the names of Hu Hu and Yu Qian, it was not easy for others to object, so they all laughed and agreed. It's just that it's hard to say how much of their smiles are sincere.

Lu Zhen just whispered to a few old ministers, although he was only in his early thirties, he didn't have the slightest sense of disobedience. This is not only because his original status and official position are not low, but also because of his experience in the governorship of Shandong in the past few years, which has given him more bearing and calmness that ordinary courtiers do not have. This is the temperament that can only be cultivated by being on the side of people for a long time and not having to grovel all day long to please others, and it is also extremely difficult for Beijing officials to have.

When the officials around the rear saw this scene, they couldn't help but show complicated expressions, some jealous and some worried...... This Lu Zhen was summoned to Beijing by the Son of Heaven because he was impeached by many people, and it stands to reason that he should be sincerely afraid, but today, it seems that this person is not the slightest flustered, does he already have a countermeasure?

Although Lu Zhen was gossiping with them, he was still paying attention to the eyes of the people around him, and he was quite satisfied with this. That's what he wants, so that he doesn't lose momentum when he faces impeachment questions later.

But suddenly, he felt a little strange again—in those eyes that looked at him, there was one that contained resentment and hatred, as if he wanted to kill himself directly. This made him a little surprised, it stands to reason that even if he really became an enemy, he hated to kill the other party, and with the cultivation of these courtiers, he wouldn't behave so directly, right?

This thought made Lu Zhen even more curious, and he couldn't help but turn his head and follow that murderous gaze to look behind him. Then, he saw a scarlet-robed official in his fifties staring at him fiercely, and even if he was discovered, he had no intention of avoiding it, and even more hatred.

Who is this man? I don't remember any grudges against him, could it be related to the businessman in Hangzhou who was convicted and beheaded for smuggling and colluding with pirates? With a thought in his heart, Lu Zhen just wanted to ask someone about the identity of this person, when a bell suddenly rang from the palace, making everyone who was talking to himself shut up in unison, and at the same time, the originally chaotic crowd was quickly divided into two rows according to the civil and military official positions.

The bell rings together, which means that the palace gate will be opened, and the ministers will enter the palace to participate in the court meeting. From this time on, there will be Feng Ji Yushi watching, and as long as there is any violation of the rules, they will impeach him, which is no joke.

So, when the palace gate slowly opened, the two columns had become silent and neat, and then silently entered the palace.

Today's court meeting seems to be no different from the past, the same time, the same place, the same monarchs and ministers, and even the right things are not much different from what we talked about a few days ago. It's nothing more than which yamen has dealt with something recently, and what disaster has happened in which place, and the imperial court needs to reduce or reduce local taxes or send people over to relieve the disaster......

Speaking one by one, not only the emperor, but also the ministers below felt tired of it from their hearts. But this is an indispensable thing in the imperial court, so everyone can only fight hard and deal with it slowly.

It wasn't until all these big and small political affairs that had been decided a long time ago had been said that the ministers were silent that the emperor straightened up, glanced down and asked, "Can Lu Qing attend the court meeting today?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the spirits of the officials who knew Lu Jin's arrival were also lifted, and they knew that today's major event was finally going to be staged. There were a few of them, leaning forward slightly, as if they were ready to stand up and speak at any time.

Lu Zhen immediately walked out of the minister's class, and gave a big salute to the emperor according to the rules: "The squire of the Ministry of Ministers, Lu Jin, the governor of Shandong, greets Your Majesty, long live, long live...... The minister arrived in Beijing on the 17th, and because of the edict, he entered the palace today to see the driver's order! ”

"Lu Qing is flat." Zhu Qiyu saw that he was still respectful to himself as before, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face: "Everything you have done in Shandong and those credits you have made, I know it, and all the officials in the court and the central government also know it. In the past few years, I have indeed worked hard for you and wronged you. ”

"Your Majesty praised it so much, and the ministers were ashamed. The minister thought that all this done in Shandong was what a minister should do. The minister believes that even if His Majesty is replaced by someone else to be the governor of Shandong and preside over the opening of the sea, he will do his best to do the errand as well as the minister. Lu Jinyu hurriedly lowered his head and clenched his fists and said modestly.

This statement not only satisfied the Son of Heaven, but also many of those ministers nodded. Hu Hu touched his beard with satisfaction: "This student has finally grown up after years of officialdom experience, and he is no longer as sharp as before, and it is easy to offend people." ”

However, he was not able to be happy for too long, as Zhu Qiyu and Lu Zhen asked and answered, and briefly said what Shandong had opened the sea over the years, many officials were already ready to move. Originally, these people have been using all kinds of rhetoric to impeach Lu Jin, but now that he has arrived, he will naturally not let go of this opportunity.

Just when the performance of the monarch and the ministers came to an end, an official quickly flashed out: "Your Majesty, Zheng Huachun, the Imperial History of the Supervision of the Shandong Provincial Supervision of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Governor's Court, has a play!" ”

Hearing this, all the ministers moved, and the emperor quickly frowned. It was this person who caused the ministers to impeach and attack Lu Zhen before, and now that he suddenly stood up at the court meeting, it is needless to say what his purpose is.

But Zheng Huachun, as the imperial historian, naturally has the power to do things, even the emperor can't deny this request, so Zhu Qiyu can only nod after a period of entanglement: "Quasi-play!" ”

"The minister wants to impeach Shandong Governor Lu Zhen for doing many bad things in the local area, so that the local people in Shandong have been degraded and the government has lost morality!" Zheng Huachun immediately read aloud the content of the note in his hand: "There are four crimes - encouraging business, putting the cart before the horse, causing the fields in Shandong to be barren, and one of his crimes; Arbitrarily using swords and soldiers, killing prisoners at will without consulting the court, is also guilty of two crimes; For the sake of profit, and make women go out to work, resulting in the loss of morality, the three sins are also; Greedy and excessive, appointing close people to go to sea to trade, and treating the interests of the court as selfish interests, his four sins are also! Your Majesty, these four charges are all true, the crime is extremely heinous, if it cannot be severely punished, the majesty of the court will not be guaranteed, and the people of the world are suspicious. As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and raised the impeachment of Lu Zhen in his hand high above his head!