Lai Zongdao arrived at the cabinet duty room, and after returning to his seat and sitting down, he still had a look of excitement on his face that he was trusted by the emperor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Yang Jingchen and Li Biao and other pavilion elders came back with excited expressions when they saw Lai Zongdao, and they seemed to be walking with the wind, compared to usual, they were like two people. Judging from the state of Zong Dao, it is estimated that the result of the conversation with the emperor is good, and something good must have happened.

"Could it be that the emperor really happily approved the resignation request of the old man who came to the cabinet, and the old man finally got what he wanted, so he was so happy? However, the elder of the pavilion was too happy, could it be that the emperor gave the elder of the pavilion a heavy reward in order to let the elder retire in a glorious manner? ”

A few pavilion elders naturally knew that Du Ming wanted to resign from Lai Zongdao, even if Lai Zongdao never mentioned it to them, they could also guess it, because the situation of several of them was also very similar to that of Lai Zongdao - everyone was just a transitional pavilion elder, so it was a good thing for them to be able to get away from the officialdom as soon as possible and return to their hometown to enjoy their family. As for what other officials who didn't make it to the cabinet would think, they didn't care much.

Several pavilion elders speculated in their hearts, but they also wanted to care about what the emperor called Lord Shoufu to say, but considering that the pavilion elder had just come back to sit down, and his anger had not been straightened out, it was not too late to let the pavilion elder rest for a while, and then ask him.

It's just that the excitement of coming to Zongdao has almost calmed down, sitting firmly in the seat, and the qi has been straightened out, when Yang Jingchen and the others were just about to ask, Wang Chengen came again, saying that the emperor had invited him to take away Laizongdao, who had just come back and had not yet sat in the chair. Only Yang Jingchen, Li Biao and other cabinet elders were left in the cabinet duty room and looked at each other, not knowing what happened between the emperor and the cabinet elders.

Coming to Zongdao to follow Wang Chengen on the road, he couldn't figure out the emperor's intentions, obviously he had just played with the emperor, why did the emperor summon him so soon?

Could it be that the emperor was looking for a replacement for him so quickly, so he changed his mind and wanted to continue to resign? Such a thought just flashed in Lai Zongdao's mind, and Lai Zongdao himself knew that such a coincidental thing would definitely not happen, and the emperor was not the kind of unscrupulous monarch who went back on his word.

In short, I still followed the prince first, and after meeting the emperor, everything was understood.

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It was already past noon when Lai Zongdao left the emperor and returned to the cabinet duty room again, and Yang Jingchen, Li Biao and other pavilion elders could clearly see that Lai Pavilion's performance was even more exaggerated than the last time he came back: his eyes were red as if he had cried, but his demeanor could not hide his joy and excitement. Yang Jingchen and the others can be sure that when Lai Ge Lao went to see the emperor this time, something good must have happened again, and it was even better than the one in the morning, and Lai Ge Lao's eyes must have turned red because of the tears of excitement!

According to the speculation of Yang Jingchen and others, the emperor first called Lai Zongdao to agree to his request to resign, and then gave him a rich reward, and the elder of the pavilion was of course very happy. Then after Lai Zongdao just left, the emperor felt that these rewards were not enough, so he called the elder back again, and he must have given great grace - it is estimated that he promised to give a good word after a hundred years of coming to Zongdao, and posthumously awarded the title of "Taishi", in this way, the elder of the pavilion can be regarded as the third duke, otherwise, they are already the first assistant of the cabinet, how can the elder of the cabinet be so happy after seeing a lot of battles?

So the minds of Yang Jingchen and the others became more active, since the matter of coming to the old cabinet to resign is so smooth, and the emperor is also rewarding him richly, why don't I go back tonight and write an excerpt of resignation, follow the old man to the cabinet, and go back to my hometown to enjoy the family together? Even if he is not the first assistant of the cabinet, he is also a scholar of the palace, and the emperor will definitely let himself return to his hometown in style, right?

However, the protagonist among several people, the focus of Lai Zongdao, did not mention what the emperor said between him, but simply said: "The emperor will be in court tomorrow morning." ”

In this way, the other cabinet elders all "understood": it must be in order to let the old man return to his hometown in a glorious manner, the emperor will set up a court, personally announce the matter of coming to the cabinet to pay tribute to the old man, and I am afraid that he will have to give rich rewards in public.

This kind of treatment also makes Yang Jingchen and others envious, you know, the emperor has been unwell recently, he has missed the early court several times, and he fainted in the inner study hall yesterday, even so, he has to personally set up a court to see off the old man who came to the pavilion, in this way, it is inevitable that the old man will be so excited.

Of course, Lai Zongdao didn't know about the cranky thoughts of Yang Jingchen and others, and after briefly explaining a few words of "meticulous work", he began to deal with the affairs of the cabinet again.

Yang Jingchen and the others continued to exert their imagination, "It is worthy of coming to the pavilion, although the emperor has agreed to the request to resign, he still does his best to handle the affairs of the last day, and he is really a model for us......"

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As for Xiao Mu's side, after Wang Chengen arranged for someone to remove the cups, plates and tableware that had just been used, he personally sent the sect to leave under Xiao Mu's order, so Xiao Mu and Lin Yi were left in the entire hall.

The fact is obvious, the reason why Lai Zongdao was so excited was because the emperor left him to have lunch with him this time - it was a rare honor to get the emperor's banquet, and it was enough to write the family tree and let future generations admire it, although Xiao Mu knew that he would be very excited to come to Zongdao - that is, Xiao Mu would be able to have a meal or shake hands with the leaders of the country in the civilized society of later generations, and it was also worth bragging about and showing off to others for several years.

But Xiao Mu really didn't expect to be excited to be like this, although Lai Zongdao as the head of the cabinet, what kind of delicacies and seas have been seen, the ancient society was lacking in materials, even if it was the imperial food in the palace, I am afraid that it is not much higher than what Lai Zongdao eats on weekdays, but this is also a near-perfect dish made by Wang Chengen under the "high standards and strict requirements" of the imperial chefs, but Xiao Mu felt that Lai Zongdao must not have eaten any taste - this is because Lai Zongdao is too excited and nervous.

However, it doesn't matter whether he comes to Zongdao to eat or not, Xiao Mu was a little worried that Lai Zongdao would have a heart attack due to excessive excitement, so he kept staring at Lai Zongdao, as long as he was a little bit strange, Xiao Mu immediately shouted back the words "Passing on the Imperial Doctor".

Fortunately, until the end of lunch, what worried Xiao Mu did not happen, Xiao Mu breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he also made up his mind that in the future, he would not leave his courtiers alone to eat together, after all, the risk was too high.

At the same time, Xiao Mu was also secretly glad in his heart, fortunately, he didn't leave Xu Guangqi to eat with him before, Xu Guangqi's age seems to be much older than Lai Zongdao, if he really has three longs and two shorts, wouldn't he become a historical sinner who hinders the progress of Daming's science and technology?

"Hey!" Seeing Xiao Mu's uncertain face, Lin Yi thought that he was stunned again, and asked, "What is a person thinking there?" ”

"Oh?" Xiao Mu heard Lin Yi's shout, so he came back to his senses and said, "Ministers like Xu Guangqi and Lai Zongdao, they shouldn't be young, right?" ”

"That's natural, from reading and enlightenment, to the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination to obtain students, that is, the fame of Xiucai, and then to the township examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination to be admitted to the Jinshi, so many exams, I don't know how many years to be examined, after being admitted to the Jinshi, and then starting from the officials of the sixth or seventh grades, I don't know how many years, before I can rise to a high position like them. Therefore, how many of the ministers in the court, like Zhou Yanru, were so young that they were even two yuan, and then the official fortune continued? ”

Lin Yi told Xiao Mu all the processes from being enlightened to being an official, and in order to avoid Xiao Mu not being able to understand, he also deliberately explained the meaning of "student". However, what Xiao Mu wanted to say was not this,

"Of course I understand what you said, I mean, Lai Zongdao and Xu Guangqi are not young, if there are three long and two short, it will definitely be a loss for the imperial court, so I am thinking about whether to find some imperial doctors and give them a special examination."

Xiao Mu's idea is of course very good, and Lin Yi almost did not hesitate to express his approval: Anyway, there are not so many nobles in the palace who are sick all day long, and those disciples of Li Shizhen and Zhang Zhongjing's descendants in the imperial hospital are ready-made, and they are idle if they are idle, so it is better to organize them and check the health of the ministers, so that they can achieve "early detection and early treatment", and try to keep a few more talents for Daming.

In short, on this issue, Xiao Mu and Lin Ye's views have rarely reached an astonishing agreement, and the speed of agreement can also be described as "amazing".

"You say, how old did Lai Zongdao and Xu Guangqi live to their original history?" Xiao Mu seemed to think of something very heavy, and asked in a very depressed tone.

"Well, I don't know very well, but, according to the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty that I have heard, at least when the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs and the world was in turmoil, there were no deeds about them......"

Lin Yi's answer was very tactful, but Xiao Mu still heard the meaning of her words - Lai Zongdao and Xu Guangqi were already deceased at that time, and Xiao Mu, who had come to such a conclusion, was also very heavy.

"Didn't you think of a good way to ask the Imperial Doctor to give them regular check-ups? They must have lived longer than they had ever lived. Lin Yi also knew what Xiao Mu was worried about, so he opened his mouth and said comfortingly, "Besides, birth, old age, sickness and death are natural laws, and no one can violate them. Moreover, there are still many young and promising people in Daming, who will definitely be able to take over their banner in the future......"

"Not bad!" Xiao Mu also cheered up after listening to Lin Yi's words, "There are talents from all generations of rivers and mountains, and they have led the way for hundreds of years. After going to court tomorrow, come with me to see Li Shiyao and them, how about it? ”

"Of course." When Lin Yi heard Xiao Mu's proposal, he naturally agreed happily, so that he didn't care about Xiao Mu's crooked use of "ancient poems" just now.