The gift of five hundred taels, although Li You didn't care much, he had to show gratitude... I didn't want to repay it, so I had to write (copy) poems to thank you.

There are almost no plagiarized masterpieces in this area, and not many literati can write poems to praise others and give silver... When Li You searched his intestines and scraped his stomach to find words, the middle-aged female official Wang Yannu bowed down and said to the middle of the hall, "It's late at night, I respectfully invite Your Highness to return to the palace", and she didn't give Lord Li a chance to buy and get it now.

In an instant, there were many men and women who came out of the surrounding darkness, and in a moment, Luan Yu was prepared, and there were more than a dozen pairs of various honor guards, neatly arranged in the court, waiting for the eldest princess to travel.

Looking at this pomp and circumstance, Li You can finally determine that the eldest princess of Guide must be very favored in the palace, how can those honor guards such as the golden gourd and sunflower fan canopy flags that he can't name be used privately? It is estimated that it was not given by the Queen Mother or sent by the emperor, no wonder the door of the Horse Mansion is wide, and if it is not lenient, it will not be possible for such a team to reach the front of the hall.

The eldest princess came out of the hall, Li You hurriedly lowered his head to avoid the road, and only saw a large cloak with a golden thread dragon and phoenix pattern in the firelight with a vague corner of his eye, and his figure seemed to be quite slender, but he didn't see his appearance clearly.

With a few shouts, the team slowly pulled out and gradually disappeared from sight. Lin Yuma said disdainfully to Li You: "If you are like a woman, you are contemptible!" ”

Hearing these unconscionable words, Li You was furious, "If it weren't for Mr. Fanghe's face, this official would care if you were dead or alive tonight!" ”

Lin Juma arched his hand casually and said, "Please take care of yourself, don't send it", and waved his sleeves away.

This person is really angry, is he psychologically sick? On the other party's territory, Li You didn't dare to do it, so he could only turn around angrily and leave the house.

At this time, a palace maid ran over in small steps, bowed to Li You on her knees and said: "Chitose has a saying, the Queen Mother will have a birthday next month, and all sides will congratulate her, please ask Lord Li to prepare a birthday poem on behalf of you." ”

It doesn't matter when you're a gunman... Li Caizi, who did not have the temperament of a literati, nodded and said, "Dare not be effective." ”

When he arrived at the gate of the Horse Mansion, he saw Cui Jiansheng, who seemed to be falling apart, sitting in the corner, and several subordinates were guarding beside him. Li You realized that on the way back to the Horse Mansion from the dead end, Lin Juma had already woken up, and Cui Jiansheng, who was also in the sedan chair, explained his identity to Lin Juma.

Moreover, Master Li can conclude that the idea of using himself as a shield is also from Cui Jiansheng's mouth, and Lin Yuma is just using it.

"Hugh has to take care of him, I'll wait to go back to the museum!" Li You beckoned his subordinates, and immediately thought about it and said to the door officer: "Mr. Cui has a meritorious job in protecting the horse tonight, how can you abandon it, you carry him in to take care of him, so as not to chill the scholars!" ”

It was already the third watch when he returned to the hall, and Li You was extremely tired, so he didn't ask Xiaozhu to fetch water to wash, and hurriedly lay down with his clothes. When I woke up again, I saw three poles outside the window.

Li You was lying down thinking about today's trip, the two letters from Xu Shangshu and Lu Sangongzi had been delayed for several days, and they had to be sent over, otherwise it would be rude and lazy.

got up and went out of the room, but there was a strange servant standing outside the door waiting respectfully, claiming that he was sent by Zhu Bulang to deliver the message. "My master said that he already knew about last night's events, thank you for turning around. After the horses have recuperated for two days, my master will set up a banquet and then invite the adults to the banquet. ”

Li You recalled that everything else was fine, but he only felt that Lin Yuma's words and deeds were too untidy. It's a pity that he doesn't have the prestige of a princess to beat him in public. When I turned around and saw Zhu Bulang, I wanted to talk about it well.

After eating, in the afternoon, Master Li went out again, and the palanquin man asked, "Where is the master going?" ”

"Officials!" Li You replied. At this time, the court meeting ended early, and Lord Shangshu was estimated to be in the yamen.

Like the Ministry of Rites, the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials is also outside the Chengtian Gate, but it is a few steps closer to the Chengtian Gate than the other ministries.

If the six departments are further classified, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites are probably one category, the work is relatively "virtual", and the status is relatively clear. The four departments of households, soldiers, criminal cases, and workers are roughly one category, and their work is more focused on practice.

In addition, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites have one thing in common, both of which have the fewest internal institutions among the six ministries, with only four divisions. However, the Ministry of Officials is more streamlined than the Ministry of Rites, and under the Ministry of Rites, there are many second-rate yamen such as Guozijian, Taichang Temple, Qintianjian, Honglu Temple, Jiaofang Division, etc., and there is no subordinate to the Ministry of Officials.

However, as long as there is one of the four divisions in the Ministry of Officials, it is enough to be proud of hundreds of officials. Perhaps in the eyes of the officials, the other yamen are all subordinates, and most of the officials are just symbols on the name files... It is used to make a fill-in-the-blank game of officialdom.

In today's officialdom psychology, from the last four Shangshu to the officials, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites are both second-class but also rising, so that even if the officials are not scholars in the cabinet, they can be regarded as extremely ministers; If the four books are moved from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, there will be a taste of denigration.

However, what is a little special is that the local government household department and the spring official rite department often fight for the status of the second boss, but it is certain that no ministry dares to compete with the official department for the position of the boss.

In the Ming official system, only the officials have the phrase "praise the rule of the Son of Heaven", and the other five departments do not. In the minds of those who are well versed in officialdom, the main power of the imperial court is actually concentrated in the three major departments of the cabinet, the ministry, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

At this time, Lord Li, a small bureaucrat of the seventh grade, went to deliver the letter, and the target of the letter was Lord Xu, who was such a person who sat in the hall of the yamen and was in charge of the election power on behalf of the Son of Heaven. Whether or not Lord Xu has the final say in the promotion, reassignment, demotion and dismissal of officials in the world, they must be passed through his hands.

At this time, you can feel what a big gift Chen Xundao gave Li You, and I don't know how many people in the world want to see Xu Shangshu at any cost.

I have to say that Li You is really nervous, even if he goes to see the Son of Heaven, he is not so nervous. offended others, maybe there was a chance to remedy, but it left a bad impression in Xu Tianguan's heart, I am afraid that there is no remedy, and there is no place to cry.

In the final analysis, his petty official position and the opportunity to sit in prison were not all given by Xu Shangshu. Not to mention that Li You is now holding the idea of resigning from prison to fill an official position, and it is best to return to Suzhou Mansion... So Li You sat in the sedan chair and was not idle, constantly thinking about various responses, rehearsals may encounter situations, Xu Shangshu talked about how to say this, Xu Shangshu asked how to say that... There was a famous saying in his last life that details determine success or failure, and he really didn't dare to relax at all.

Master Li got off the sedan chair, but when he saw Zhang San tiptoeing and looking north in the direction of Chengtianmen, Li You asked, "What do you see?" ”

Zhang San turned around and replied: "I heard Xiaozhu say that where the true dragon Tianzi lives, there are colorful clouds and visions, why can't you see it?" ”

"What a stupid talent, don't go to the famous assassin yet!" Li You reprimanded.

The area occupied by the officials is not large, but there are many officials of all kinds who come in and out, some are at a loss, some are depressed, some are elated, some are dancing, and some are standing under the door and scolding, and the world is vivid.

Zhang San cast a stab and inquired about the report: "I just finished this month's election of officials, and these are all to see the results." ”

Li You tidied up his clothes, closed his eyes and forced himself to wait for a reply calmly.

I don't know how long it took, the doorkeeper replied, "Master Shangshu said, today is busy with official business, the letter can be brought in by the small one, and the person who sent the letter will be gone." Please come back. ”

After doing his homework, Master Li, who was full of expectations and ambition, was stunned on the spot when he heard this, and he didn't know what it was like... Li Youyi has met Xu Shangshu countless times, how to speak, how to please, how to make the boss's tiger body shocked, and four or five sycophant poems... Unexpectedly, Tianguan Dazai didn't receive him at all, and he didn't even have a word of thanks.

Maybe if you don't have fame, you can't be considered backward... After knowing his position, Li You, who wanted to hug his thighs but couldn't, felt a little frustrated, and hung his head, walked out of the gate of the ministry completely.

Two old officials walked by on the side of the road and whispered to Master Li, "See?" Most of those with this kind of expression were elected to Guizhou and Guangxi..."

There was still a letter to send, and Li You cheered up and headed west.

In this year, most of the important ministers of the imperial court lived in the area of Yongfang in the west of the imperial city, close to the west garden of the Great Inner Palace, and the picture was that the road was close to the convenience of work. Moreover, the Son of Heaven often relaxes in the beautiful West Garden, and if he summons his subordinates at this time, the ministers will walk a few steps to arrive.

Although Li You didn't know where the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War was, he knew that it was right to go to the west to inquire. I asked a few vendors along the street, and sure enough, I found a place.

This letter was written by his mother-in-law to the cheap "brother-in-law" Lu Sangongzi, so it was impossible to alarm the old man of the Ministry of War, so he could only go to the house and vote for Lu Sangongzi.

Lu Sangongzi met with Master Li, but it was not interesting.

It's not that the owner is not enthusiastic and thoughtful, it's really that the three sons are introverted and shy and not good at words. He invited Li You to enter the room, the guests and hosts sat separately, and after a few words of greetings over tea, there was nothing to say, and Li You was not good at boasting about the guests.

Seeing that this "brother-in-law" was very cramped and uncomfortable in receiving strangers, and when he heard that Lu Shangshu was not in the mansion, Li You didn't stay long and left.

The day is almost over, but Li You always feels that something is missing today.

"There was no accident today, it's so calm, it's really strange..."Zhang San muttered to the old man.

"Shut the dog!" Li You scolded, but also some agreed with Zhang San's statement, in the past few days in Beijing, only today there have been no accidents and entanglements, except for being rejected by Xu Shangshu and some accidents, everything is smooth and nothing makes him feel unreal... This is normal life, or don't be suspicious, Master Li said in his heart.

Calm is indeed just an illusion, or it only exists in the place where Li You's eyes can see, where he can't see, there are very unpeaceful things happening.

For example, in today's morning court, with the name of Li You, a small person, as the fuse, a big scuffle broke out. Therefore, in order to avoid suspicion, Xu Shangshu did not dare to meet Li You at this time... It wasn't as Li You thought, Xu Shangshu looked down on him.

(To be continued)