Guanglu Temple, the Ming Dynasty from the Sanpin Yamen, in charge of the court banquet. Although Guanglu Siqing is listed as one of the Nine Qings, it is really an inconsequential official position in Beijing, where Beijing officials are full of officials. On the surface, Guanglu Temple is a separate yamen, but in fact, Guanglu Temple is under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites. Guanglu Temple and Taichang Temple, one is in charge of banquets and the other is in charge of sacrifices, and they all work under the guidance of the Ministry of Rites.

Yes, Guanglu Siqing, although the rank has three grades, but in terms of the importance of power, it is not as good as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

Xu Liang looked at Xu Guangqi with a very hurt expression: "My lord, how can you be so dignified and give such an errand to the lower officials?" ”

Xu Guangqi stroked his long beard, looked at Xu Liang, and said slowly: "After the dispersal of the dynasty today, Your Majesty left the official and several cabinet ministers behind. Lord Sun Chengzong reported back on the identity verification of Jin Xiaobeile Gulkhin, although the identity of the little boy was true, but for the court, it had no effect. At that time, the official proposed to let you go back to Shaanxi and then go to your political participation. ”

Xu Guangqi said, drinking a cup of tea, his expression began to become weird, and he looked at Xu Liang and said: "This official originally thought that His Majesty would most likely agree to my suggestion, but he didn't think about it, but Lord Shangshu Wang of the Ministry suddenly proposed to recommend Xu Liang to Your Majesty as the secretary of Guanglu Temple." ”

"What do you say? This is what Wang Yongguang suggested? Xu Liang suddenly had the feeling of lifting a stone and hitting his own feet. A few days ago, he just visited Wang Shangshu, originally wanting to make a statement in front of the officials and fight for Wang Shangshu's protection, but he didn't expect Wang Shangshu to find himself such a fucking errand.

If you want Xu Liang to participate in politics in Shaanxi, you need people and money. It's not happy. And what is Guanglu Siqing, an official who is in charge of banquets. It's an upgraded version of the chef! What does it mean to be this kind of official?

Sun Yuanhua in the house. Yu Dacheng and the two sighed again and again when they heard this. Xu Liang stomped his feet and shouted: "My lord, Wang Shangshu has a bad idea, and you don't stop it?" ”

Xu Guangqi glanced at Xu Liang and said slowly: "Originally, the official also wanted to stop it, but after thinking about it, Xu Liang you offended Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui, and you were not treated by Yang He, the governor of the three sides. If you are asked to go back to Shaanxi again, it is difficult to guarantee that these two people will not join hands to find you. Besides, Guanglu Siqing is also one of the Nine Qings, so it is not a grievance against you. The point is. His Majesty also agreed with Wang Shangshu's proposal. Xu Guangqi saw that Xu Liang wanted to speak, so he stopped him and said in a deep voice: "Xu Liang, you are from a high background, and your original background is lower, plus you have been wandering around the local area for the past few years, and you have no experience as a Beijing official, which is extremely unfavorable to your future development." ”

Xu Guangqi's tone became serious, "Xu Liang." You and Yuanhua, most of them are young people that the old man admires very much. If you want to remember the old man's words, in our Ming Dynasty, we attach great importance to seniority. Qualifications. It is a necessary condition to serve as a senior official or local official. ”

He stretched out his hand to pat Xu Liang and said, "Xu Liang, you can rest assured that you can have some qualifications in Beijing." After a year or two, the qualifications are sufficient. The old man will play Your Majesty, and let you be the local governor. ”

Xu Liang from Xu Guangqi's tone and sincere attitude. also knows that Xu Guangqi is a person who is sincerely good for himself, although he is reluctant to be the secretary of Guanglu Temple, but it is undeniable that Xu Guangqi is also very reasonable. I offended Hong Chengchou and Yang He, and if I go back to Shaanxi, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat. And staying in Beijing, at least there are Xu Guangqi, Wang Yongguang, and Luo Yangxing in the DPRK and the central government to take care of them, so that they will not be bullied miserably.

Two days later, the palace really sent a eunuch to the Dongjiang Courtyard to announce the decree, and Xu Liang, the Guanglu Temple, was decided.

The next morning, Xu Liang reluctantly changed into court clothes, and rushed to the noon gate early, although Guanglu Siqing was an insignificant official, but he was one of the nine Qings, and he needed to participate in the early dynasty on time, although this kind of early dynasty was just a role for Xu Liang who only listened to and did not speak.

Greeting the various officials who got off the sedan chair outside the noon gate one after another, Xu Liang couldn't help but sigh deeply: From now on, our right to sleep lazily has been ruthlessly deprived.

When several high-ranking officials saw Xu Liang come forward, they congratulated him with false affection. Xu Liang cheered up and greeted the adults. After a while, the three official sedan chairs landed steadily outside the noon gate, and several high-ranking officials said, "It's Lord Shoufu who has arrived." ”

Xu Liangding stared at it, and saw Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Cao Yubian, the other two cabinet ministers, and Wen Tiren got down from their respective official sedan chairs. The officials hurriedly rushed up to salute and greet him.

One after another, officials arrived, standing in a heap outside the gate in the early morning, chatting softly.

Xu Liang huddled next to several newly-known officials, carefully observing the words and deeds of the adults in the capital.

After the meeting, Xu Guangqi, a scholar of Dongge University, accompanied by Sun Yuanhua, a squire of the military department, also arrived outside the noon gate. Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua saw Xu Liang and greeted each other with a smile.

While! While! While!

The bell of the morning dynasty rang. The officials who were chatting stopped talking, consciously stood in two rows according to their respective ranks, and slowly walked towards the Jinluan Hall with the palace door creaking open. Xu Liang's position, behind Taichang Siqing, is considered to be the middle position, and from his point of view, he can clearly see the white jade belt of the leading Shoufu Zhou Yanru. The old man also tied a plum purse around his waist!

The early dynasty was very boring for Xu Liang, a person who purely made up numbers. First, several high-ranking officials of the ministry began to explain a few things, and then the imperial history of the Inspectorate impeached some officials for their illegal acts.

Emperor Chongzhen was high above and issued instructions one after another to implement the things that the officials had played.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, there were two capitals and thirteen provinces, and there were too many things that happened every day. Even if Xu Liang did not deny the deciding efficiency of Emperor Chongzhen, when the nearly 100 officials in the court finished saying what should be said and what should not be said, the time was close to noon.

Xu Liang watched coldly, and saw several elderly talented ministers standing there with sweat on their faces, their legs and stomachs trembling, obviously their legs were numb after standing for a long time. Looking at Emperor Chongzhen above, Xu Liang carefully found that Emperor Chongzhen had changed several sitting postures in a row, and the frequency of replacement tended to accelerate.

Finally the hall was quiet, and no one played anymore. Xu Liang perked up and secretly said grandma's. It's coming to an end.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that no one was playing, so he suddenly remembered something. looked among the officials below and pointed in the direction where Xu Liang was standing. He said in a deep voice: "Who is that?" Has the new Guanglu Temple Secretary Xu Liang arrived? ”

The officials followed the direction pointed by Emperor Chongzhen, and saw Xu Liang there in a daze.

Fu Yu, the Taichang Siqing who was standing in front of Xu Liang, pushed Xu Liang and woke Xu Liang up from his stunned state.

After Xu Liang came to his senses, he saw that hundreds of pairs of eyes in the court were staring at him, and he hurriedly went out of the ranks, stepped forward and knelt down, and shouted loudly: "Xu Liang, the minister of Guanglu Temple, see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Xu Aiqing, hurry up!" Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "The former Guanglu Temple Secretary Liu resigned due to illness, and the post of Guanglu Temple Secretary has been vacant to this day. Fang has Xu Aiqing on top. Aiqing, I handed over a Guanglu Temple to you to take care of, can't you let me down? ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he had to break his front teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and on the surface, he had to make a grateful look, and knelt down again and said: "The ministers are grateful!" The minister will do his best to live up to the emperor's grace! ”

"Hmm." Emperor Chongzhen was satisfied, nodded with a smile, and suddenly pointed to Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, and said: "Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, recommended good talents to the court. 100 taels of silver! ”

Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, came out of the ranks, and said with a righteous attitude: "It is the duty of the old minister to select and employ people for His Majesty and the court, and the old minister does not dare to take credit." ”

"Hmm. Good, good. Emperor Chongzhen nodded and glanced at the ministers. Waving his hand, he said, "The cabinet minister stays, and the others disperse." ”

The little eunuch on the side shook his fingers. Screamed: "Retreat!" ”

On the way out of the palace, Xu Liang gritted his teeth with resentment towards Wang Yongguang from the bottom of his heart. But the performance of kung fu had to be done, and he deliberately caught up with Wang Shangshu's steps, and arched his hand: "Lord Shangshu's painstaking cultivation of the lower officials, the lower officials will not forget it!" ”

Wang Shangshu looked kind and said to Xu Liang: "Xu Liang, you are too polite. With your ability, it is still condescending to be a Guanglu Siqing. However, at present, there are no other vacant positions in the court, so I will wronged you to stay in Guanglu Temple first, and when there is a chance in the future, the official will find a way for you. ”

Xu Liang's face was suddenly grateful, "Lord Shangshu's kindness to the lower officials, the lower officials have nothing to repay, and they will take Lord Shangshu as the head of the horse in the future!" ”

"Oh, look at what you say." Xu Liang's voice was a little loud, and several officials who passed by couldn't help but hear it. A few strange glances fell on Xu Liang and Wang Yongguang. Even if Wang Shangshu was thick-skinned enough, he couldn't help but blush.

The two stopped talking and walked out of the noon gate. Xu Liang sent Wang Shangshu to the official sedan chair.

Unexpectedly, Wang Shangshu stopped, looked at Xu Liang and asked kindly: "The holy decree was only issued yesterday, Xu Liang, have you seen it at the yamen of Guanglu Temple?" ”

Xu Liang shook his head: "I rushed to the early dynasty early in the morning, and I haven't been there yet." ”

Wang Shangshu advised: "The Yamen of Guanglu Temple is near the Tai Hospital, it is still early today, Xu Liang, you might as well go and take a look." The text of the ministry went down to Guanglu Temple yesterday. If there is any difficulty, just go to the yamen of the ministry to find this official. ”

Xu Liang arched his hand and said, "Thank you, sir." ”

Wang Shangshu left in a sedan chair, Xu Liang greeted several Tsing Yi guards who were guarding outside the noon gate, found a hotel and filled in the Five Organs Temple first, and then set off for the Yamen of Guanglu Temple.

If it weren't for Xu Liang himself becoming the secretary of this Guanglu Temple by mistake, Xu Liang would not have paid attention to the fact that there was a Guanglu Temple in the Ming Dynasty.

When Xu Liang arrived at the gate of Guanglu Temple, Xu Liang further confirmed that Guanglu Temple was really biased and dilapidated. A small yamen was squeezed between the Tai Hospital and the Honglu Temple, like an angry little daughter-in-law. There were not even two soldiers on duty at the entrance of the yamen, and the two vermilion mottled doors were so open, as if welcoming Xu Liang's arrival.

Xu Liang got out of the carriage and took two Tsing Yi guards to look at the main gate of the yamen several times before frowning and walking in.

When you enter the gate, there is an empty courtyard, and the ground paved with green bricks is covered with moss, and the courtyard is extremely quiet, and there is no figure in sight.

Xu Liang didn't go to the wings on both sides to investigate, and walked to the second courtyard by himself.

Passing through an arched door, inside is a small square, and a straight path leads to a large hall facing the arch.

Presumably that is the lobby of Guangrokuji Temple. Xu Liang raised his feet and walked over, and suddenly saw a red-robed official walking out of the lobby. The man was about forty years old, with a short goat's beard on his pointed chin.

"Hey, who are you?" The middle-aged official was greatly surprised when he saw Xu Liang and the others, and looked at Xu Liang vigilantly and asked in a deep voice.

Xu Liang held his head high and said, "This official Xu Liang is the new Guanglu Siqing!" ”

"Ouch!" The middle-aged official was startled, took a few steps to greet him, stood in front of Xu Liang and bowed his hand: "Xiaguan Shen Congliang, who lives in the position of Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple." Greetings, Your Excellency! ”

Xu Liang looked at Shen Congliang and nodded slowly: "You are Shen Congliang?" Very good. The official has just arrived today, and he is not familiar with the situation in the temple, Lord Shen, you take the official to go around, and by the way, call out all the subordinate officials in the yamen, so that the official can recognize his face. ”

"Huh?" Shen Congliang sighed lightly, looked left and right, and said with an embarrassed expression: "That Lord Xu, the subordinates and the colleagues of the yamen didn't expect you to come today, and the people inside and outside here didn't have time to clean up the wine, it was dirty and messy, or wouldn't you look at it today?" Tomorrow, when this yamen is cleaned up, I respectfully ask the adults to check it, what do you think? ”

Xu Liang waved his hand and said, "It's okay." Benguan has never been the kind of person who loves to be exquisite. Lord Shen just took the official to see it. ”

"This ......" Shen Congliang's face showed an anxious look, his eyes rolled around, and when he looked at the sky, he said with a smile: "My lord, this is just a dispersal of the dynasty, right?" Have you had lunch? Why don't you go to the east by the lower officials today, and the lower officials invite you to come to the guest house to sit down? ”

Xu Liang heard that Shen Congliang had the intention of procrastinating, so he couldn't help but sink his face and said coldly: "What? This official wants to see his Guanglu Temple Yamen, is this kind of trivial matter very embarrassing to Lord Shen? ”

"Nope! No! Shen Congliang's face changed, and he waved his hand again and again. He said: "That's it, Lord Xu, if you want to see it, the lower official will take you there." ”

So, Shen Congliang took Xu Liang into the lobby of Guanglu Temple, pointed to the largest room inside, and said, "Lord Xu, this is your office." Our Guanglu Temple originally had a temple Qing, two Shaoqing, two temples, two books, a record, four offices, two bureaus, and a library. It's just that now His Majesty is strictly thrifty, and all the big and small banquets are light and simple, and there are not many things up and down Guanglu Temple. Originally, when Liu Siqing was still in the temple, plus the lower officials, and Ma Sicheng, there were three people in charge. Now that Liu Siqing has retired from illness, Lord Xu, you have taken over, and this Guanglu Temple Shangguan is you, the lower official, and the Ma Temple. ”

Xu Liang looked at the office room that belonged to him, and said in a deep voice: "Isn't Ma Sicheng in the yamen today?" ”

Shen Congliang hesitated and said: "Ma Sicheng has a headache today, and the lower official asked him to go back to the house to rest." ”

Xu Liang nodded, turned around and said, "Let's go look elsewhere." ”

The group then checked the book hall, chatted with one of the people inside, and then went to check the subordinate four bureaus, two bureaus and one library, and the more they saw the back, the more ugly Xu Liang's face became.

When he saw the last silver storehouse, Xu Liang pointed to a dusty utility room full of miscellaneous items, and almost roared: "Shen Congliang! This is Guanglu Temple's four offices, two bureaus and one library?! If this official is not mistaken, each of the four departments should have one director, four people, two bureaus, two bureaus, one ambassador, one deputy ambassador, and one ambassador in the treasury! ”

Xu Liang almost jumped to his feet and asked angrily, "Let me ask you, what about those people?!" Where's the silver ledger of the silver treasury?! (To be continued......)