December 22 is the Winter Solstice Festival, which is not too impressive in Li You's previous life. But in the officialdom of the dynasty, it is one of the most important and irreplaceable words.

The Winter Solstice Festival and the New Year's Day, the Longevity Festival together, is the only three times a year of the Great Dynasty said, this day the emperor of the Imperial Palace, hundreds of officials into the congratulations, the end is very grand. According to etiquette, the Son of Heaven will also enter the Heci Holy Palace, and the hundred officials will also enter the Hedong Palace, but there is no prince now.

In fact, the most important significance for Beijing officials is that after the winter solstice festival, it is the annual holiday time! According to the paper regulations, the official holiday is three days of the Winter Solstice Festival, five days of New Year's Day, and ten days of the Lantern Festival.

From the institutional point of view, the Ming officials, who have been treated harshly by the Zhu family, have this official long vacation every year, or this vacation time. As the beginning of the holiday, the Winter Solstice Festival is naturally extremely sacred in the minds of officials.

But on the winter solstice, Lord Li, as the envied guide of the Great Dynasty, was half tired to death, and it is recorded that the walking route map is as follows:

Just after midnight, he entered the palace and walked to the Qianqing Gate, and joined others to welcome the Son of Heaven to the Jianji Palace, and teamed up with others to coerce the Son of Heaven from the Jianji Hall (this word is disrespectful) to the main hall of the Huangji Palace, and then coerced the Son of Heaven from the Huangji Hall to return to the Jianji Hall after the ceremony.

Then he continued to coerce the Son of Heaven from the Jianji Hall to go to the Cisheng Palace, and then came out of the Cisheng Palace to send the Son of Heaven back to the Great Inner Palace.

By the time Li Sanguan returned to his apartment after finishing his errand, it was already afternoon, and he didn't bother to take off his court clothes, so he went to bed like a dead pig and slept until the next morning.

On the 23rd, Li Zhongshu went to the cabinet and shook around. In the afternoon the cabinet began to seal and close. In the evening, according to the customary public money, a public banquet was set up, and all the people in the middle school were scattered after eating and drinking, and they went home for the New Year.

Without official duties, people will suddenly be idle in their hearts, and people will be a little more sentimental.

Li You, who was alone in the empty boudoir at night, couldn't help but sigh for a long time, it's time for the New Year again, and he misses his relatives every festival. If you have a firm position in Jingshi, will you buy a house and move the whole family to Jingshi next year?

In fact, after the freshness has passed, the capital is not interesting, being an official is not like an official, there is no pleasure of being a prestige at all, and there is no vanity and freedom in the place, not to mention this lingering sense of loneliness. Do you want to ask Xu Shangshu to find a place to return to Jiangnan?

On the twenty-fourth, Shang Baosi also had a banquet and warmly invited Master Li to participate. It is said that Li You's Shang Bao Si Cheng is a false title, and he doesn't need to participate in Shang Bao Si's activities, but he inexplicably took on the errand of the guide driver, which is fixed to Shang Bao Si, so he was also invited by Shang Bao Si without seeing it.

Shang Bao Si is mostly the son of the powerful Enyin joined, in other words, the temperament is very gentle, directly in the alley of the company, the beauty is all over the place, there is a wine tank, opera juggling is readily available.

In this regard, Mr. Li felt very appetizing, so he forgot about the tiredness of these days, and gladly accepted the invitation with great difficulty.

Laughter, staggered rewards, wine pond meat forest, where to wake up tonight... When Li You opened his eyes again, there was a beautiful and plump naked woman in his arms that he didn't know.

The two looked at each other, and she asked cautiously: "Is the master the Suzhou Li Caizi who works in the palace?" ”

Li You nodded subconsciously.

"Ahh The naked woman screamed excitedly, didn't care about wearing a dress or the cold outside, got out of bed and rushed out. I vaguely heard her shouting incoherently: "Mother Liu! The slave family slept with that Li Caizi in Suzhou last night! Everyone in the industry knows that he wants to make a round song! The blessing of the great immortal should be on the slave family! ”

Li Caizi was melancholy speechless, what kind of goods did those bastards arrange for themselves last night? The skin is good, but it has no connotation at all. Before anyone else could bother him, he immediately hurriedly put on his clothes and left.

Inserting a few words, since then, the name of "Xiao Yuanyuan" has been brazenly hyped in the courtyard of Liu's mother in the alley of the company, which has been passed into the ears of Lin Juma, and from Lin Juma's mouth as a joke to the ears of the eldest princess of Guide. His Royal Highness Chitose sneered a few times in his heart, didn't Li You say that the round song was only read for her alone?

And then, there was no more then. "Xiao Yuanyuan" suddenly disappeared from the capital overnight... No one knows where she went, and according to unreliable information, she went back to her hometown in Datong.

Hearing this, Li You suddenly felt... Maybe it's better not to take your wife and concubine to Jingshi?

didn't mention it later, but said that on the twenty-fifth day, Master Li, who returned to his residence from the alley of the company, belonged to the maidservant Xiaozhu, because according to the rumors of the neighbor's aunt, the temple fair of the capital city god temple opened today!

This time, Master Li is on vacation, and there is no excuse to shirk and not take Xiaozhu to see the excitement. Go and go, although there is no meaning for the New Year, but it is good to buy some New Year's goods and eat food.

A few days later, the accustomed surname of the cleaning and delivery of the stove. Until Chinese New Year's Eve, Li You really did not have the feeling of celebrating the New Year in his residence, missing his wife and concubine, and missing his parents.

"Go! You have put the god of the door away. Master Li greeted.

In this matter, Master Li showed a small face in his own alley again. Because his door god Zhong Kui is rewarded in the palace, it is said that it is the same as the door god style of the Qianqing Palace, which is well-made and eye-catching, with a small frame with gold edges.

Everyone is the envy of the officials who live in the grass rope alley, and I heard that only a few high-ranking officials and dignitaries have this honor every year to receive the royal reward, and it is really a blessing for Lord Li to have such a picture.

In the early morning of New Year's Day in the eighth year of Jinghe, Li You went to attend the court meeting, and when he went out, he found that his door god had disappeared, and he could only smile helplessly.

The New Year's Day Dynasty is, in short, just as tiring to Master Li. But we can't rest yet, it's time to pay New Year's greetings.

The atmosphere of New Year's greetings in the officialdom of Beijing is different from that of any other place, because the number of officials in any place is comparable to that of Beijing.

Master Li divided the work early. Officials and bigwigs who have a close relationship, Lu Shangshu, Xu Shangshu, Zhao Zongxian, Zhu Bulang, Cao Langzhong, Qin Sheren, Lin Juma, and the elders of the four major pavilions, he personally posted them, as for whether people see them or not, he said.

Zhang San's task is to carry a bag of famous thorns on his back, look at the door and post in the place where the officials' residences are concentrated, today in Xicheng, tomorrow to go to Dongcheng, to borrow the term of Master Li in his previous life, it is called "sweeping the streets".

Han Zong's task is to prepare a sack of pen and ink at home, receive the New Year's greeting thorn from others, and register it at the same time.

Not only Li You, many people in officialdom are like this. There are thousands of officials in Beijing, who can come over if they really want to pay New Year's greetings? All of them are prepared in advance to prepare the famous thorn or also called the famous post, and when it comes to the New Year's greetings, the servants go out to sweep the streets, and when they see the gate with a head and a face, they throw a piece of it.

The famous posts flying in the sky are like New Year's greetings in the previous life, and some truths and surnames are really the same in ancient and modern times, Li You felt funny and sighed.

There are so many officials at the door of Lu Shangshu's house, there are even more officials at the door of Xu Shangshu's house, and there are also many officials at the door of Zhao Zongxian's house... There are a lot of people at the door of their house, but they are all servants and the like, and the name card has received a sack.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Jinghe Tianzi personally carried out suburban sacrifices for the first time and worshiped heaven and earth. Master Li was unfortunate enough to follow him as a waiter.

This is more tiring than the Great Dynasty Meeting, and the civil and military officials, internal supervisors, guards, honor guards and other brigades of people and horses are mighty and stretching for miles. The spirit of beating tossed from early morning to night, tossed from the palace to the southern suburbs against the wind, and then tossed back to the palace from the Temple of Heaven in the southern suburbs.

At the celebration banquet in the Imperial Palace, Lord Li held the meal that symbolized the emperor's grace but was already cold, which was simply miserable and difficult to swallow. I once again considered the pros and cons of the Beijing official and the local official.

Speaking of which, Master Li has made a great contribution today. In the long and complicated process, the young man couldn't bear it halfway, and he was about to return to the palace with a little temper, and he was so shocked that a minister stopped under the hub and tried hard to admonish the king, and he was stuck there.

Master Li, a southerner, has been outdoors for a long time, and his brain is not clear, and he has become familiar with the emperor by virtue of his recent appearance, so he impulsively lies on the side of Luan Yu and whispers to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty! Life is like a little lady being raped, and if you can't resist, just close your eyes and enjoy it. ”

Jing and Tianzi looked at Lord Li again and again with strange eyes, it was the first time he had heard such absurd words from the minister's mouth, but it was not unreasonable to think about it. nodded with a concerned heart, and continued to move forward with a sad face.

Zhu Fanghe, a member of the Ministry of Rites in charge of the ceremony, wiped his hot sweat in the cold wind and quietly thanked Li You: "Thank you, but it's better not to lose your honor like that next time." Then he asked, "By the way, what did you say to Your Majesty?" ”

Two great dynasties and a suburban festival finally survived, and in a blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival. The light market outside the Donghua Gate is a must-see.

After the Lantern Festival, it is time for the whole court to take care of their hearts and go to work. But in the long peaceful years, there are no major events such as disasters and wars, so why be in such a hurry to work.

On the 21st, Li Zhongshu returned to the cabinet office, but his mind had not fully recovered from the vacation. Glancing at the few pieces of music on the public case, it seems that the other yamen have not fully recovered their operation, otherwise there would not be only so many notes.

Li You yawned and was stunned for a moment, reminiscing about the comfortable sleep he had yesterday. I slowly picked up the case and began to log in and distribute.

However, after seeing the topic clearly, Master Li's flabby body trembled and straightened again. The title of this piece is "Please Xingjing Chashu", and the author is Xu Tianguan, the secretary of the famous platinum god department in the imperial court.

It's finally time to begin... Li You opened it with a little nervousness and took a closer look-"Since Jinghe, although Lai Ci Shenggong has made great efforts, the world has been peaceful for a long time, the wind of laziness and slackness has spread all over the court, and the delay in government affairs has been endless. In recent years, although the country has nothing to do, once there is a change, it will be difficult to return. The ministers did not dare not be prepared for danger in times of peace, thinking that they must reinvigorate the discipline and refresh the rule of officials. ”

Li You repeatedly recited a few words in his mouth, "Revive the discipline and refresh the rule of officials", this is Xu Tianguan's slogan?

Once every six years, Jingcha was jointly presided over by the Ministry of Shangshu and the Imperial History of Zuodu. This is an all-round investigation of the officialdom of the Beijing Division, which is characterized by not showing merit but only finding faults, and setting a detailed comparison of the names and regulations.

In fact, most of the time in the dynasty, Jingcha will not be too serious, and the dignity of the minister will always be given. However, if Jingcha is serious, it will be extremely lethal, and many historical experiences have shown that a fierce Jingcha is often an important part of the Korean struggle.

People who don't know the truth may think that now that the year has come, Xu Shangshu came out to go through the motions. But Li You, who was branded by Xu Shangshu and sent to the cabinet by Xu Shangshu, was reminded by Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of War, of course, he had some understanding of Xu Tianguan's thoughts.

It's only been a few days, and it's time for something eventful again?

(To be continued)