The next day, Qian Jin was sleeping and meeting with the silkworm girl, and suddenly felt a cold face. He woke up suddenly, only to see Bao'er standing next to the bed with a wet towel.

"It's almost time, and I can't get up yet." Bao'er said with a pout.

Qian Jinwu lay on the bed and hesitated for a while before struggling to get up. Bao'er brought a basin of water, watched her brother finish washing, and took the green-robed official uniform from the closet. After being busy for a while, Qian Jin was already fully dressed.

Bao'er looked at it for a while, and was quite satisfied, but complained: "Brother, you should also marry a daughter-in-law, it's not a matter to let your sister serve all the time." ”

"No one is up to catch up with you." Qian Jin stretched his face and said, "You said that you are a little girl, don't you be sleepy if you don't sleep at this point?" ”

Bao'er stuck out her tongue and whispered, "Brother, why don't we take Sister Emily from Guanhai City?" ”

"Nope." Qian Jin knew what his sister had in mind. A girl's family, it was fun at a young age, but she always learned from that old man to match everywhere. It seems that this sister is really idle, and she can't do it if she doesn't find him something.

At this time, Qian Jin had already packed up. He took off the Wind Thunder Knife hanging on the wall, and took out the Night Dagger and Musket from under his pillow and handed them to Bao'er for self-defense. After draping it neatly, he Shi Shiran walked out of the study.

The experience of meeting the old man on Qianmen Street yesterday reminded him that the capital is not safe. The courtyard is taken care of by Li Bin and Mu Qing, and nothing should happen for the time being. But it's himself, walking outside every day, and if he is not careful, he will drink hate. An inconspicuous old man, or a woman who goes to the street to buy groceries, can be the end of her own life.

When he was about to reach the porter, a dark shadow came out of the corner of the house, startling him. Just as he was about to draw the Wind Thunder Knife to respond, the black shadow shouted at him.

Looking through the dim light, it turned out to be a small yellow dog half the size of the child. Qian Jin smiled self-deprecatingly, he had a bit of a bow and snake shadow in the past two days.

Bao'er came out and whispered a few words, and the little yellow dog wagged his tail and retracted into the corner of the house.

"Where's the dog?" Qian Jinqi said.

"Xiao Lizi picked it up on the street a few days ago, and it was so hungry that I couldn't walk, so I was picked up by Xiao Lizi and raised." Boa explained.

Qian Jin couldn't laugh or cry. Not long after my mother came to the capital, she went to Fang Market to buy more than a dozen chickens and came back to lay eggs; In the backyard of the quadrangle there were two more horses, as well as a pair of pigeons; There was another dog at the front door. You can open a zoo at home.

Along the way, Qian Jin thought about how to deal with the attacks of the ministers in the court today. These days, he has been busy with the matter of "fines", and he has not bothered to find out much information. has raided the homes of more than a dozen Beijing officials, and if there is no movement in this court, it is unreasonable.

Unconsciously, Qian Jin had already come to Chengtianmen. After handing over the Wind Thunder Sword in the gatehouse, he followed the ministers to the Fengtian Temple.

Today's Fengtian Temple is full of cold silence.

Qian Jin glanced at the golden platform and saw the clue. On weekdays, there is only one right attendant and two outsiders who come to the court. Liu Shilang is naturally still locked up in the prison of the Zhenfu Division waiting for his fate. But where did Wang Shangshu go?

It's still the same old routines that go up to court. After all the officials lined up and stood up, Huang Wentao, the secretary of Honglu Temple, opened the prelude to today's court meeting with his subdued and frustrated tone.

The first bill is a matter for the Ministry of War.

Autumn came, and the barbarians in the north would often send cavalry to the Central Plains to loot in order to prepare for winter. Even if Da Chen built a nine-sided town and countless beacon batteries along the border, he could only look at the Tatar cavalry who came and went like the wind. Therefore, at this time of the year, the Ministry of Officials will ask for the dispatch of elite cavalry for guerrilla interception. Only cavalry against cavalry can reduce the speed advantage of the Tartars.

It is a major matter related to the soldiers, and His Majesty is naturally quasi-played, and the ministers have no objections.

The second motion was proposed by the emperor himself. Since his accession to the throne, the treasury has been empty, and even those who want to buy hearts and minds feel stretched thin. Now he has money. The emperor proposed to give a one-time holiday fee to every official in Beijing to comfort the civil and military officials. If you calculate it carefully, this item will cost more than 300,000 taels of silver.

The hundreds of officials in the court naturally applauded when they heard it, but only Qian Jin was distressed.

He had planned a good use for the emperor from the beginning. When the emperor was in power and the sea ban was broken, he would propose to open overseas trade. If you want to go to sea, you will inevitably have to build a sea ship, and it will cost a lot of silver. Your Majesty is good, as soon as Chrysostom opened, more than 300,000 taels of silver were gone.

The affairs of the court are carried out in such an orderly manner. What is surprising is that no one today has mentioned this case of selling official positions, and no one has participated in himself.

Qian Jin thought about it and finally understood the key.

Wang Shangshu didn't come to the court today, most of them were in a bad situation, maybe he had already been detained. You must know that without the instructions of the Queen Mother, no one would dare to touch a master of the second grade. Since the officials have lost in the case of selling officials, who would be stupid enough to touch the mold at this time?

At this time, the priest of the country, Jiu Mei Ruoting, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to do. Now Wang Shangshu has returned to seclusion, and the post of secretary is vacant. The minister thought that the ministry managed the civil and military officials on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and the post of Shangshu was even known as the heavenly official, so the non-honest person could not be competent. The old minister recommended Fan Gongming to serve as the emperor of the left capital. ”

Mei Saijiu glanced at the golden platform, and saw that the emperor listened carefully, so he continued: "Fang Shi, a disciple of the old minister, has both ability and political integrity, and now he is serving as an editor in the Hanlin Academy, and the minister recommended him to serve as the head of the Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of Officials. ”

Qian Jin wondered in his heart, it turned out that this Wang Shangshu had already resigned and gone into hiding, no wonder he had no news during the investigation of the official sale case. However, as soon as Wang Shangshu left on the front foot, this plum sacrificial wine had already arranged the official shortage of the ministry, and it was really fast.

Qian Jin took a closer look at Fan Yushi, and saw that he was in his fifties, with a slightly yellow complexion, a medium build, and a thin body wrapped under the wide red robe, which looked extremely funny. The most distinctive thing is his two jet-black eyebrows, ordinary people's eyebrows are flat and long, and his old man's eyebrows are downward.

I heard that after the Eighteen Bachelors case, the Inspectorate became famous because of Tianzheng Gong, from the imperial history to ordinary officials, everyone was proud of being from the Inspectorate, and Fan Yushi was no exception. After Liu Xuan's downfall, Fan Yushi dared to speak out, which made Emperor Hongzhi extremely troubled.

Obviously, Fan Yushi was also a little surprised when he heard that the plum festival wine recommended him. However, those who can mix in the court for a long time are not easy to match. Fan Yushi didn't say much, as if he wanted to see what other officials had to say.

Emperor Renwu obviously knew that Fan Yushi was powerful, and it is estimated that Emperor Hongzhi had already explained who not to mess with before he died. I saw him frown and asked, "What advice do you have for Aiqing?" ”

At this time, Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry stepped forward and said: "The minister seconded the words of everyone Mei. In addition, Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Officials was involved in the case of selling officials, and the position of the waiter was very important. ”

Ministers, you said a word, and it didn't take long for more than a dozen vacancies in the ministry to be divided. No wonder no one attacked them at all today, it turned out that they had already been staring at the fat piece of the officials.

After listening to the minister's recital, the emperor's face was a little cloudy. He glanced at Fan Yushi and asked, "Does Fan Aiqing have any objections to the position of secretary of the ministry?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old ministers of the Mei family dare not agree. The Inspectorate is in charge of the road, although it does not have much real power, but it is very important. If the old minister is appointed as the secretary of the ministry, the post of imperial history of the Inspectorate will be vacant, and who will take over next? If the new imperial historian is an official and decent, it would be easy to say; But if it is a person who sells his reputation and reputation, it will endanger the stability of my Da Chen Sheji. ”

Mei Saijiu's face was a little unhappy when he heard it: "Fan Yushi, I don't like to hear what you said. The old man kindly recommended you, but you were so embarrassed by what you said. Do you really think that without your Fan Yushi, the Inspectorate will not be able to turn? Are you really comparing yourself to justice? ”

Fan Yushi eats by mouth, how can he be knocked down by a few words of plum sacrifice wine. The plum festival wine is not vegetarian either. The two criticized each other in the court, and they really cited each other, scolding people without dirty words.

"You two don't have to fight anymore." Li Shoufu arched his hand towards the top of the golden platform and said: "The minister thinks, 'flowing water is not rotten, and the household hub is not beetle', and the official positions of the six departments and various departments are always exchanged among us Beijing officials, and it is not interesting, it is time to promote some local officials." Shicai Mei Sacrificial Wine recommended his disciples, and the old man had a good example, so he recommended Xu Baolu, the political envoy of Guangdong, to serve as the secretary of the ministry. ”

After Li Shoufu finished speaking, the officials were surprisingly speechless.

Shousuke has always been known for his impartiality. Although Shoufu's power is great, it is inseparable from the trust of the Queen Mother, and at the same time, he is inseparable from the support of hundreds of officials. Today, Li Shoufu recommended his students, which is inconsistent with his usual style. Could it be that Li Shoufu also changed sex?

Many officials in the court were whispering. The emperor coughed to stop the chaos in the court, and then he asked, "Could it be the one who presented the red-clothed cannon?" ”

"Exactly. The disciple of the old man is not only proficient in Wen Taowu, but also has been an official for a long time, and he is competent enough to serve as the secretary of the ministry. Li Shoufu replied.

"Hmm...... Although the last time I tested firing the red-coated cannon, I still appreciate its hard work. Since the first assistant recommends, the person's moral character must be good. Quasi-play! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."