On the way back, Li You's mind flashed some of the words that Xu Cifu and Lu Ge Lao had said to him...

When the court pushed the imperial history of the admiral of the five cities, there was an opportunity to abolish the first assistant, but Xu Cifu let it go. Xu Cifu's explanation for this is: Now that we are in an alternate period, the Son of Heaven is a teenager, his preferences and interests are not necessarily fixed, and the courtiers have not figured it out, and sooner or later the Son of Heaven will have his own ideas for reshuffling. Therefore, it is very risky to be the first assistant in the early days of the Son of Heaven's pro-government, and others can avoid not facing the Son of Heaven head-on, but the first assistant can't hide.

He Li You beat Yan Shangshu with a stick, and sent Mr. Lu to the position of a scholar, and the old man smiled bitterly in private. also said to him: After all, the queen mother is not a real son of heaven, there are many congenital deficiencies, the courtiers have been accustomed to the weak queen mother in the past ten years, this time when they meet the real son of heaven, I am afraid that there will be an adaptation period, and it is a good thing to not see it at this time.

There is really a gap between Zhu Bulang and the two bigwigs, Li You said secretly after comparison. The two bigwigs foresaw the current situation from different angles early on, and consciously avoided risks, while Mr. Fanghe was worried about it until the end, which is the difference between high and low levels.

However, he said that the next day, Lu Yuanguang, the ambassador of the Chongwenmen Propaganda Division, had handled today's affairs in the department briefly, and then went into the city to look at Damingmen. It is said that Li Baixian has applied to the Ministry of Industry to name this place the Hutong of the General Procuratorate in an unnamed quiet alley west of the landmark Daming Gate.

Ambassador Lu handed over the name thorn at the gatehouse of the Yimen Gate of the Wucheng General Hospital, and also attached a number of red envelopes according to the rules.

Li You's special door official over the years is the accustomed Zhang San, and he has never changed people.

Uncle Zhang quietly and skillfully submerged the red envelope into his sleeve, and very professionally weighed out the weight in an instant, with a smile on his face, and said to Ambassador Lu according to the requirements of his master's "warm service": "This lord, it is unfortunate that my lord is not in the yazhong at the moment." ”

Ambassador Lu clasped his fists and saluted: "Dare to ask where you have gone?" When to turn around? ”

Zhang San replied truthfully: "Today is every Thursday, which is the day when the city in the palace opens, and my lord personally went to the town to maintain it. At least you won't be able to return until late afternoon. ”

Lu Yuanguang said with emotion: "The boss of the Xian is in a high position, and he still does it himself, he really works tirelessly for the country, and he is also a model for my generation." ”

"Yes, yes, my lord has always been diligent in his work, and he has a good reputation in the north and south." Zhang San said proudly. After a few more pleasantries, Lu Yuanguang said goodbye and left.

Since Li Baixian is not here today, then I will come back tomorrow to be careful... Ambassador Lu walked while thinking. When it's time to go out of the gate. ran into an acquaintance head-on. It was none other than Lu Zhaojie, the head of the Lu family.

At the beginning of the year, when Ambassador Lu took office, several leading figures of Western businessmen jointly entertained the East. Therefore, Ambassador Lu knew Master Lu, and when he saw someone, he greeted: "I haven't seen Lu Yuanwai for a long time, where is this going?" ”

Lu Yuanwai frowned. sighed and saluted: "I've seen Master Lu." The dog is not angry, and he has not been able to get out of the main hospital so far. asked someone to talk, but Li Baixian promised but never let go, which was sad. ”

How could Ambassador Lu not have heard of it, and when he heard it, he was surprised: "I heard that it was just a trivial matter of words, and he has not been released yet?" Li Baixian is not in the yazhong, you have run in vain this time. ”

Seeing Lu Yuanwai leave, he thought of himself again. Ambassador Lu shuddered suddenly, and an ominous shadow hung over his heart.

It can be seen from the affairs of the Lu family that this Li Baixian has a lot of revenge, he arrested his fellow villagers, and he didn't admit his mistake at all when he came to ask for someone in person, which is very inappropriate.

Although he finally gave Li Baixian face, but yesterday when he left. The attitude suddenly became cold. must be extremely unhappy in my heart, I guess I really didn't give enough face! ..., when encountering a narrow-minded person, especially a young and ambitious character like Li Baixian, the most important thing is to be faced, and not giving enough face is equivalent to a slap in the face!

Although he is the same villager as the eunuch Duan Gonggong of the ceremonial eunuch. In recent years, the power of internal supervision has declined, although Duan's father-in-law is favored by the Son of Heaven. But at present, his hand cannot be directly stretched out of the palace, and the far water does not save the near fire. If Li Baixian, who holds the power of supervising the judiciary, launches a fierce retaliation, Duan's father-in-law may not be able to rescue him in time, and it is not yet known whether the civil officials will buy the eunuchs' accounts.

So without further ado, the sooner you resolve the better! After thinking about it for a long time, Ambassador Lu, who had a lot of thoughts like Master Li, made up his mind again, turned around, and headed north.

In addition to the commercial areas lined with shops such as the Bell and Drum Tower, Qipan Street, and Chongwenmen, there are also some famous large markets, which open on fixed dates. The inner market is one of them, and it is also the most distinctive market.

The inner city is open every four days, and the location is in the east of the forbidden city, and the area of the imperial horse prison within the imperial city, and all the goods are listed along both sides of the gallop road. Every Thursday is the time when the palace transports garbage to the outside of the palace, and all doors are open, making it easy to enter and exit, so a market is gradually formed.

Therefore, the inner market is specially designed to supply the needs of the inner court, and the goods are known for their exquisite and valuable goods. The main customers are the palace figures, such as concubines, eunuchs, female officials, palace maids, etc., and later the powerful families of the capital often go to the inner market to shop, and the consumer group is relatively high-end.

When he first entered Beijing, Lord Li was very surprised by this, and there were three temple-like markets on the edge of the solemn imperial palace every month, and the Heavenly Family did not prohibit it. I can only sigh that people eat grains and grains, and the characters in the palace are also useful, have shopping needs, and it is inconvenient to ask the internal and external yamen to handle it at every turn, so such a trade opportunity is needed.

For things that can show his face, Lord Li has always had a keen sense of smell, and he has to do his work in the eyes of others, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of effort?

Therefore, on the fourth, fourteenth, and twenty-fourth days of each month, Lord Li, who is in charge of public security in the capital, often personally patrols the inner city and maintains the order of the market.

It is said that when Ambassador Lu found Master Li, he was sitting under a porch, painstakingly mediating between the two eunuchs.

It turned out that these two people were ordered by their respective masters to go out of the palace to purchase supplies, but there were conflicts over the goods, and they quarreled and scuffled with each other, so Li You saw it, so he found a nearby place to mediate the dispute.

In fact, Li You was very impatient in his heart, if the two beautiful palace maids quarreled, he was still interested in taking his time, and the two eunuchs would forget it. Suddenly, he raised his eyes and saw Lu Yuanguang walking towards him with a cautious smile, and bowed from a distance.

Yesterday the matter was over, why did he come to him again today? Master Li was very inexplicable, but his mind turned around, and he had an idea.

When Ambassador Lu walked in front of him, Li You didn't say anything, he still faced the two eunuchs, pointed at one of them and shouted: "You don't want to bully others, dare to disobey the mediation of this official!" What if you're the one waiting in Duan's public house? See, this is Duan's father-in-law's fellow countryman, Lord Lu of Chongwenmen, isn't he closer than you? He is very disobedient to his own official, and he is afraid that you will not succeed? ”

Ambassador Lu couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that Lord Li was also majestic in the imperial city, and unceremoniously reprimanded the palace eunuch until he was in the middle of a fart.

But what does it mean that Master Li is pulling himself out in a good way? With his boss's confidence and connections, he doesn't need to fight his own little flag at all, and he has to find an opportunity to explain to Duan's father-in-law this time.

At the moment, even if Lu Yuanguang is suspicious, he can't imagine that Master Li has taken a fancy to him...

"What is Ambassador Lu's purpose in looking for this official?" Li You asked. ..., Lu Yuanguang humbly replied: "Yesterday I was very considerate of the boss, and I regretted it in my heart, so I would like to apologize in person." ”

Oh... Li You clapped his hands, stood up and said, "If you come a little late, maybe I won't be here." Just as I was about to get up and go to the ministry, then let's go together, and I will invite you to eat and drink at noon. ”

Officials?! Lu Yuanguang breathed tightly, this temptation is not small, who in the world doesn't want to go to the ministry to be familiar? But most of them are just out of the way.

However, the invitation was both false and real, and Ambassador Lu could not be sure whether the invitation of Master Li was false or real. If it's false, it's too unethical to be invited. But it's a pity to be imaginary...

Some people may be surprised, although Lord Lu's grade is the most humble ninth grade, but sitting on the super fat shortage of the ambassador of the Chongwenmen Propaganda Division, it can be said that he will not change the county, what else do you think about in the officialdom?

But you must know that the ambassador of the Chongwenmen Propaganda Division at the foot of the Son of Heaven is customary to change it every year, and you can't ask everyone to eat it. Ambassador Lu took office at the beginning of this year, and it is now the end of the year, and when the term of office is approached, it is necessary to elect another official position, and the ministry is very important.

It can be said that a small official like him can't be considered in the court, and the promotion and honor are all in the hands of the officials, can he not be sensitive to the officials?

Li You glanced at Lu Yuanguang, who was full of entanglement, and said lightly: "Ambassador Lu has a high vision in Chongwenmen, and he looks down on me Li?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare! The lower officials are at their disposal! ”

Li You nodded solemnly, turned around and was about to leave with Lu Yuanguang, when he suddenly heard a female voice shouting: "Master Li, slow down!" ”

Looking back, I saw that the man was wearing a purple shirt with a regimental collar, lined with a cotton jacket, wearing a soft-winged gauze hat and a hairpin with silk flowers, but he was dressed as a female officer. When I got closer, I saw that she was fair and dignified, but I couldn't see her age for a while.

Female officials with good grades are different from palace maids, and they are selected from among the older women of good folk families who can read and write, so as to fill the palace to cope with the ministry, and they are generally selected from widows, especially in the Jiangnan area where the cultural level is relatively high.

Of course, the biggest difference between female officials and palace maids is that in theory, female officials are similar to ordinary people's inner court stewards, and they are not candidates for the harem of the Son of Heaven.

The female official walked up to Li You, bowed slightly, and said softly: "I've seen Lord Li, I recently heard that Lord Li is from Xujiang, and so is the concubine, so I dare to ask Lord Li to stay today." There are many presumptuous things, and I ask Lord Li for forgiveness. ”