Don't underestimate this errand errand, the knowledge in it can be great, for example, two yamen lawsuits, erection of seedlings, the emperor asked Shen Mo to go down to ask questions separately, then when he replied, it is not wrong for Shen Mo to go back to which yamen first, but the principle of being the first and being a guest is not understood by the adults who are mixed into the fine.

This is just one example, and it is enough to show the key point, so no matter who you are, as long as you want to be an official in peace, no matter if you have something to do, you have to hurry up to deal with him, so as to leave a way back for yourself in advance. Anyway, no matter whether he is on duty or on duty and goes home, there is always a group of officials around him who say that it is not big or small, and the stars are chasing after him like the moon, and he can always think of a famous invitation to invite him to 'go to the banquet'.

There are countless gifts for him, from pen, ink, paper, inkstone, rare books to antique jade, a dazzling array of things, and nothing is missing. Shen Mo has been an official, and he knows that if he doesn't accept it, it will cause the other party to be uneasy, although there are some bastard logics, but the truth is such a bastard.

In the blink of an eye, in June, the proverb says: June dog day is the hottest time of the year. The temperature difference between the four seasons in the capital is very large, the dripping water becomes ice in winter, and the summer is so hot that it is sweaty, especially after the ambush, it is so hot that it is out of breath.

There are ice cubes in the elders' rooms to cool off the heat, and they can feel better. But in the room shared by Shen Mo Zhang Siwei and others, not only was it not airtight, but there was not even ice cubes, and as soon as Shen Mo entered, he felt like he had entered a steamer.

Looking at Zhang Siwei and the others who were writing inside, not only did they have a pu fan in their hands, but they also took off their official uniforms. Seeing Shen Mo looking over, Zhang Siwei, who nodded at Sven, smiled embarrassedly: "Yan Yun's 'summer mature gentleman', which means that the gentleman who is the most well-dressed and well-dressed, can be bareback in midsummer without being ridiculed." ”

Silently poured a bowl of strong tea, and then answered Zhang Siwei with practical actions - he took off his official uniform, and then took off his wet middle single, completely naked. While dipping in water to wipe his body, he complained: "This Yanjing City is much colder in winter than in the south, why is it hotter in summer than in the south?" As he spoke, he glanced at him and said, "You're all naked, you can take it off too." ”

Zhang Siwei put down the pu fan, took a bite of the 'Su made meat' that relieved the heat at hand, and said with a wry smile: "I was so hot that I couldn't sleep last night, and I found that there was still some cool breeze in the yard, so I spread out a mat and slept outside, who knew that I almost let the mosquitoes eat it." As he spoke, he pulled up his sleeves and said, "You see it's all red bumps, how can it insult your vision?" ”

Silently shook his head, splashed the water out, came back to dry himself, and put on a clean mid coat. Listen to Zhang Siwei ask, "Why have you been there for so long?" What's so delaying? ”

Shen Mo took a bowl of turtle jelly handed over by Zhang Siwei, sat on the chair and said, "Tomorrow the court will meet." ”

"Court Council?" Everyone looked up at Shen Mo and said in surprise: "It's been a long time, what is it for this time?" "The court meeting is the final way for the imperial court to decide major matters, and it is attended by scholars and six ministries and nine secretaries, and before Jiajing, the result cannot be overturned even by Emperor Yanjing...... Of course, under the fierce Emperor Jiajing in this dynasty, there is nothing that cannot be overturned.

"Two things." Shen Mo groped for the short beard on his chin, Ruohan said that he looked mature and calm when he grew a beard, so he grew his beard and said: "Yang Yi has left office, the candidate for the new governor of the southeast, after arguing for several times, the two sides are deadlocked, and the court will make a decision tomorrow; The second thing is that it has been arguing for a long time, and the issue of whether or not to open the sea ban must also be decided in the court discussion. ”

"Hey," Zhang Siwei sighed, "I hope I can get a good result this time." ”

"I hope so."

Early the next morning, the door of the Ziguang Pavilion Palace opened, and more than 20 red-robed high-ranking officials, including the four cabinet scholars, the six Shangshu and the Shilang, the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Secretary of the General Administration, and the Dali Temple, stood in two rows, and knelt down facing the still empty dragon chair in the north.

After three bows, the eunuch moved to Jindun for Yan Ge Lao, and the rest of the adults were only standing.

Yan Song looked at the veil in the west side of the main hall, and then everyone's eyes slowly looked at the veil.

I heard a crisp jade chime sound from inside.

As if hearing the signal, all the eunuchs walked like cats and gently retreated through the small doors on both sides, and then slowly closed the door of the temple, and also kept the rare wind outside, and the hall became stuffy at once.

This is actually deliberate by Emperor Jiajing, just to make these pampered guys unbearable, so hurry up and don't procrastinate.

There was another chime behind the veil, and Yan Song said in a loud voice: "Let's start the discussion...... This year can be described as eventful, the southeast is troubled, the north is hit, and there is a big earthquake, because of the earthquake, the Yellow River has also begun to flood, and several provinces have floods. To be honest, I don't even know how I got through this first half of the year. As he spoke, his gaze swept over all the adults: "The emperor is like the virtue of the sky, and he doesn't care about us when he eats and clothes, but we, the ministers, if we are helpless and helpless, I am afraid that we will have to resign." After a while, he set the tone of the court discussion, and then asked the second assistant Xu Jie: "Elder Xu Ge said, where should we start with these thousands of things?" ”

"Returning to the elders," Xu Jie arched his hand and said: "In the humble opinion of the following officials, the problem lies in the word 'money', without money, the border army is short of salaries, and cannot resist my answer; without money, the disaster relief has not improved for a long time; without money, the river embankment has been damaged and cannot be repaired, so it caused a flood." ”

A pleasant chime sounded ...... bell, Xu Jie seemed to be encouraged, and his voice raised slightly: "Why is the imperial court suddenly out of money?" Because the southeastern provinces, which account for eighty percent of the national treasury, are taking care of themselves in the ravages of the Japanese invaders, the income of the imperial court has plummeted. As soon as it caught up with the eventful season, it was stretched. Therefore, the most urgent task at the moment is to restore stability in the southeast. After a pause, he looked at the ministers and said slowly: "If the southeast is determined, the world will be determined, and if the southeast is chaotic, the world will be chaotic." ”

There was another rapid jade chime, and Xu Jie said softly: "So today, the candidate for the governor of the southeast must be decided, please put forward any candidates." ”

Li Mo, the secretary of the ministry, said very simply: "The official department pushes the imperial history of the right capital of the Imperial Palace, and is also the governor of Caoyun, Wang He, what are your opinions?" ”

Zhao Wenhua, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, immediately stood up and said: "I push the imperial history of the left capital, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, he is the most suitable person!" ”

Li Mo said in a deep voice: "Wang Huan is a jinshi in the second year of Jiajing, and when he was a member of the household department, he decided to mutiny in Datong, and he was successful, and the military department recorded his merits; After the governor of Gansu, he trained soldiers and horses, increased castles, defended the country, and made outstanding political achievements, and was given by Platinum Wenqi! He has been an official for more than 30 years, and he is the dry city of the country! Said with a sneer and said: "As far as I know, Hu Zongxian is a seventeen-year jinshi in Jiajing, and he has been torn between the magistrate and the patrol for more than ten years. ”

On the futon behind the curtain, there is Emperor Jiajing, and there is no trace of wind here, but he still wears a thick cotton robe, and he is not afraid of covering the prickly heat.

In addition to Jiajing, there was also an official wearing a seven-grade uniform, naturally Xu Wei, the third escort, who was already fat, and at this time he was sweating like rain, wiping his face with his sleeves, while taking advantage of this to peep at the emperor. He found that when Li Mo sarcastically mocked Hu Zongxianchao for leaving the relationship, Jiajing's eyebrows twitched a few times...... Obviously not very pleasant to the ear.

Of course, Xu Wei supports Hu Zongxian, but he knows better that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, especially a strange tiger like Jiajing who takes too many drugs, and even if you have a lotus tongue, it will only be counterproductive. So 'Xu Sanpao' honestly closed his mouth and waited for the result of the argument.

The ministers outside argued for a while, and they sweated one by one, but they didn't dare to lose their dignity in front of the king, and they still had to maintain their dignity in good clothes...... This sin was enough to bear, so much so that the ministers who had suffered so much ended the endless quarrel for the first time and took the last resort...... Secret ballot...... Can get to this point, which one is not an old fritter with eight sides and three knives? No one wants to offend the two bigwigs, so this method naturally becomes the last choice.

Cabinet Si Zhilang Shen Mo and Zhang Siwei took red beans and mung beans, and after each adult got one, Li Mo, the secretary of the ministry, said: "The red bean represents Wang He, and the mung bean represents Hu Zongxian, let's start." Shen Mo walked in front of each adult with a long clay pot, and everyone reached into the jar and put down a bean, and no one could see whether it was red or green.

After turning around, Shen Mo handed the clay pot to Yan Ge Lao, and Yan Song motioned for Xu Jie and Li Mo to count together.

There were a total of twenty beans, but they were also good to count, and in the end, Wang He won 11 to 9.

This is also within everyone's expectations, after all, compared to Hu Zongxian, who is young and far away in the world, he has deeper qualifications and connections, and he is in the main hall, this factor is enough to affect the choice of people outside the Yan and Li factions.

(To be continued)